Archive for July, 2010

After The Fall:

After The Fall:
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after-the-fall.jpgTo some Romania is a place best known for drugs, communism, corrupt business and vampires. In the far reaches of Eastern Europe on the Black Sea there is so much more going on than stereotype. Romania over the past 20 years has been a global leader in developing a methodology for containing pediatric HIV. This working knowledge has come honestly. In 1992 Romania possessed 80% of all pediatric AIDS cases in the world. Something had to be done and Romania did it. Tomorrow Pictures INC. in conjunction with The Speranza Foundation and The International AIDS Trust have recently produced a film for a generation of HIV children that tells their story. This story is unique, quite familiar and extraordinary. Ashica and Mioara are friends for life (the familiar) but they live in the cloud of the possibility their lives will be cut short due to HIV (the unique). The extraordinary is this, they don’t care. Continue reading ‘After The Fall:’

THE POWER OF BICYCLES:

THE POWER OF BICYCLES:
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tendai.jpgUS AUDIENCES VIEW THE POWER OF BICYCLES DURING 2010 TOUR DE FRANCE! In order to go to school, Tendai lives with her grandparents in Chilikwela Village, nearly 5 miles from Chiyota Basic School. She is separated from her family, with her mother and two brothers near Zambia’s capital city of Lusaka, more than 12 miles away. Tendai dreams of completing primary school in order to go on to teachers college. Each morning before school, Tendai fetches water for the household. Midday, she returns home to cook lunch for herself and her grandparents, and to fetch more water. In the afternoon, she returns to school for preparatory classes for major exams in order to advance. “I used to walk long distances to school, and because of that, I would be very tired when I go into class which made me fall behind in my studies,” she tells World Bicycle Relief. Continue reading ‘THE POWER OF BICYCLES:’

Rape By Deception:

Rape By Deception:
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murales-telaviv-large.jpgA Palestinian man has been convicted of rape after having consensual sex with a woman who had believed him to be a fellow Jew. Sabbar Kashur, 30, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday after the court ruled that he was guilty of rape by deception. According to the complaint filed by the woman with the Jerusalem district court, the two met in downtown Jerusalem in September 2008 where Kashur, an Arab from East Jerusalem, introduced himself as a Jewish bachelor seeking a serious relationship. The two then had consensual sex in a nearby building before Kashur left. When she later found out that he was not Jewish but an Arab, she filed a criminal complaint for rape and indecent assault. Continue reading ‘Rape By Deception:’

Mooch Goes to Hollywood:

mooch_021.jpgMooch Goes to Hollywood, a television movie, serves as a promising forerunner to Benji, the 1974 major motion picture and entertaining children’s film, which also featured Higgins the dog. At the time Mooch aired, Higgins was well known for his stint on the CBS-TV sitcom, Petticoat Junction, as the mutt who played Uncle Joe’s foil, but yet adored by Kate and her daughters. MOOCH begins with the pooch wandering the streets of Hollywood, guided by the advice of Zsa Zsa Gabor. Zsa Zsa serves as the film’s narrator who and Mooch’s inner voice in guiding the mongrel to meet the right people to become a star. Continue reading ‘Mooch Goes to Hollywood:’

Resignation of Shirley Sherrod:

Resignation of Shirley Sherrod:
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0723-sherrod-sue-breitbart_full_380.jpgThe forced resignation of Shirley Sherrod from her position as Georgia State Director of Rural Development for the United States Department of Agriculture occurred after conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart posted video excerpts of Sherrod’s address at a March 2010 NAACP event to his website.  The NAACP condemned her remarks and U.S. government officials called on her to resign. Upon review of the unedited video with context, the NAACP, White House officials, and Tom Vilsack, the Secretary of Agriculture, apologized soon after and Sherrod was offered a new position. The excerpts were posted by Breitbart on July 19, 2010, shortly after the NAACP passed a resolution “calling on Tea Party leaders to repudiate those in their ranks who use racist language in their signs and speeches”. Continue reading ‘Resignation of Shirley Sherrod:’

Sarah Palin Smash-Up!

sarah-palin-240.jpgLets see: BP oil well capped, war rages on in Afghanistan, Korea is on the verge of war, the Euro and the American dollar are failing, flooding in China and immigration is the hot button issue of the week in the US. Oh wait one more thing, “Did Sarah Palin get a boob job?”  Really? No Really? Really? Well according to the Former Governor of the great state of Alaska the answer is, “You betcha…not!”  “No, I have not had implants,” she said in an interview with FOX News host Greta Van Susteren, who asked the media darling point-blank about speculation she’s had breast implants.  Continue reading ‘Sarah Palin Smash-Up!’

To Profile or Not to Profile:

To Profile or Not to Profile:
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t1larg1.jpgThe Obama administration’s challenge to the controversial Arizona immigration law goes before a federal judge Thursday.  The Justice Department’s lawsuit, seeking to stop the law from going into effect, is one of two challenges scheduled for a hearing Thursday.  The first challenge by a group of more than 100 individuals and civil rights groups will be heard Thursday morning. In the afternoon, the Justice Department’s lawsuit will have a hearing in a Phoenix federal courtroom.  Both cases will be in front of U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton, according to court documents.  Continue reading ‘To Profile or Not to Profile:’

Explore Georgia Labor History in Cabbagetown!

CabbagetownMay 1st is International Worker’s Solidarity Day, and to celebrate, we’re taking a trip to Cabbagetown!  This industrial neighborhood east of downtown Atlanta originally consisted of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill and the housing built for the factory workers. While Cotton had always been King in the South, that generally referred to the agricultural production of the plant. The actual milling of cotton, the process of turning plant fiber into cloth, was done in the Northern states and even overseas.   Continue reading ‘Explore Georgia Labor History in Cabbagetown!’

Celebrate Bastille Day with Jerry Lewis!

Celebrate Bastille Day with Jerry Lewis!
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Dean Martin and Jerry LewisJuly 14 is Bastille Day, wherein the fine people of France try to forget their massive World Cup soccer failure by celebrating the storming of the infamous Bastille Prison during the height of the French Revolution.  In their honor, we present France’s favorite American, Jerry Lewis, going gonzo on the Colgate Comedy Hour, with a little help from Dean Martin and Burt Lancaster!  Bust out the baguettes, Bordeaux and brie with The Escaped Lunatic on TomorrowPictures.TV!

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