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Since November 2010 we have been providing early funding to documentary filmmakers who have a compelling story to tell.
- Shaunak Sen
A story of Delhi's ecology through the black kite and the dragonfly. Two brothers, ex body-builders, open a healing-centre for kites in their tiny garage, treating thousands of injured kites each year. Elsewhere, an ecologist wages an absurd battle to move dragonflies out of Delhi.
- Emelie Mahdavian
- Su Kim
In the remote and rugged mountains of the American West, two young women work alone herding cattle.
Confessions of a Good Samaritan
- Penny Lane
- Gabriel Sedgwick
Confessions of a Good Samaritan is an exploration of organ transplantation – past, present and most of all future – woven together through my own experience of becoming a living kidney donor. Part scientific drama and part humorous personal essay, Confessions of a Good Samaritan tells the story of how scientists made organ transplantation possible, and how scientists will make organ transplantation a thing of the past.
- Nesa Azimi
Driver follows a dynamic community of women long-haul truck drivers. Threatened by routine sexual violence and bound by a system in which multibillion-dollar megacarriers and oppressive regulatory regimes conspire to leave the individual driver anonymous and disposable, one woman brings together a group of drivers to find strength, solidarity, and self-determination on the road.
Forgotten Margins
- Mark Grieco
One of Latin America's most important photojournalists heads out to Colombia's isolated and volatile countryside, where he risks it all to reveal the fallout from the country's historic peace accord.
- Johnny Symons
- Kenyon Symons-Rogers
- Daniel Chein
- Jon Ayon Alonso
As told through 17 years of archival footage and dialogue, a Black teenager and his white father intimately navigate an unusual journey to adulthood.
La Bonga
- Sebastián Pinzón Silva
- Gabriella Garcia-Pardo
Nearly twenty years after fleeing the violence of civil war, a displaced community embarks on a symbolic journey through the jungles of northern Colombia to resurrect a home that exists only in their memory.
- Alex Pritz
When a group of far right Brazilian farmers take control over a protected area of the Amazon rainforest, a vigilante activist and Indigenous militia fight back in defense of the land and an uncontacted tribe living deep within it.
Patagonia Park
- Stephanie Spray
- Sara Archambault
- Ryan Krivoshey
- Beata Gutman
- Andy Marks
A vast park is created to re-wild iconic animals. Patagonia Park is a portrait of labor driving the world's most ambitious contemporary public park project.
Storm Lake Untitled
- Jerry Risius
- Beth Levison
- Katy Drake Bettner
- Evan Neff
Dark clouds hang over the vast cornfields of Storm Lake, Iowa, which has seen its fair share of change in the 40 years since Big Agriculture came to town. Farmers blow their life savings on new equipment they hope will keep their livelihoods intact. Migrant workers flock here—welcome and not—for their slice of the American Dream. State and county politicians make compromises to appease growing commercial interests. The people of Storm Lake confront a changing community as corporate, political and environmental forces threaten to overwhelm their already precarious existence.
The Flag Makers
- Cynthia Wade
- Sharon Liese
The Flag Makers is a film about the unexpected people who make the American flag and invites us to ask the question: who is America and who is the American flag for?
Untitled Bruce Conner/Soul Stirrers Project
- Sasha Waters Freyer
- Henry Rosenthal
In 1984, artist Bruce Conner filmed over forty hours of rehearsals, performances and interviews for a documentary on the legendary gospel group, the Soul Stirrers. When he died in 2008, the project was shelved. Until now.
Untitled Nigerian Film
- Pietra Brettkelly
In a small town on the border between the Muslim north and the Christian south, nine brothers, sisters and cousins aged between 5 and 19 are writing their own narrative … and setting it in 2049. With a single mobile camera, little electricity and wild imaginations, THE CRITICS, as they call themselves, are escaping their lives where poverty and desperation have bred one of the most corrupt countries in the world, and creating unique sci-fi films.
Untitled Stasi
- Jamie Coughlin
- Gabriel Silverman
East Germany built a surveillance state by weaponizing citizens' private data. Thirty years later, a victim of the secret police investigates his file and confronts those who betrayed him.
Vivien's Wild Ride
- Vivien Hillgrove
- Janet Cole
- Dawn Valadez
When veteran film editor Vivien Hillgrove discovers that she is losing her sight, she embarks on an unconventional and magical documentary memoir. Beginning in San Francisco in the notorious 1960s, Vivien uses her adventures as an editor to reflect upon 50 years of Bay Area filmmaking, intertwined with a personal odyssey as she conjures ghosts, discovers her artistic voice, and develops a sensory survival manual.
A Bunch of Amateurs
- Kim Hopkins
- Margareta Szabo
The word "amateur" has an apologetic ring. But it comes from "amatore", Latin for "lover". Britain's oldest amateur filmmaking club struggles to survive, as its members grow old amid flickering memories and hardships. In the northern industrial town of Bradford, England, a handful of diehard amateur filmmakers desperately cling to their dreams, and to each other, in this warm and funny look at shared artistic folly that speaks to the delusional dreamer in us all.
A Place to Learn
- Kevin Shaw
A community struggles for equity when plans to convert a successful black elementary school into a high school favoring wealthier residents divides the neighborhood.
Born to be Second
- Fan Jian
- Richard Liang
- S. Leo Chiang
- Jean Tsien
After an earthquake razed a Chinese city to the ground, 3500 families try to replace the children they lost in order to move on with their lives. "Born to be Second" follows two of these families haunted by their painful past as they build towards a brighter tomorrow.
Colour of the Wind
- Claire Sanford
Colour of the Wind is a cinematic portrait of monstrous dust storms that rise from the deserts of Western China and the people that emerge from the dust along its path. Touching down in cities and towns from the deserts of western China to the shores of California, we meet characters confronted by the dust - from its most ominous form as an enormous, devastating storm in a drying desert to its tiniest incarnation as a speck studied under a microscope. More than a journalistic look at an environmental problem, the film is a lyrical journey that rides the winds of our changing planet, exploring what life is like under the dust along the way and the very relationship people have to the air they breathe.
- Drew Xanthopoulos
- Andrea Meditch
- Megan Gilbride
Fathom follows the world's most immersed whale researchers to explore their groundbreaking work and how a life at sea among whales has shaped them personally.
Ghost Wives
- Eva Weber
Walking the razor's edge between true-crime documentary and stylish noir mystery, "Ghost Wives" tells the story of a Chinese journalist who investigates the case of a real-life serial killer - Song Tiantang, a 53-year old man, who killed six women to sell their bodies for ghost weddings, an ancient tradition in parts of rural China.
Greener Pastures
- Andrew Cohn
- Sam Mirpoorian
Greener Pastures is an immersive dive into the lives of four American families, tracking the rise of suicide rates and growing mental health issues among Midwestern farmers.
- Sierra Urich
A deeply personal story following three generations of women, Joonam explores the tender and turbulent relationships between mother and daughter, Iran and America, and the immigrant experience as it ripples over time.
- David Petersen
- Mary Recine
Through the eyes of four young and homeless ballet dancers, Lift shines a spotlight on the invisible story of homelessness in America.
- David Osit
Mayor is a real-life political saga about a search for identity behind the battle lines of a global conflict. With startling and unprecedented access, MAYOR follows a charismatic leader's quixotic quest to build the city of the future in a land paralyzed by its past.
Pray Away
- Kristine Stolakis
- Jessica Devaney
Pray Away tells the story of the history and continuation of the reparative therapy or "pray the gay away" movement.
Razing Liberty Square
- Katja Esson
- Ann Bennett
- Hector David Rosales
Despite its eclectic mix of cultures, Miami is one of the most racially segregated cities in the United States. Over the course of three years we will follow three female protagonists who are trying to save one of Miami's last African American communities, historic 'Liberty Square,' best known as the setting for the Oscar winning film Moonlight. By challenging the city's plan how to wipe out the oldest public housing projects in the US, they are fighting to defend their community against the onslaught of Climate Gentrification and cultural erasure by reclaiming its place in Miami's past, present and future.
The Girl With Seven Names
- Madeleine Gavin
- Jana Edelbaum & Rachel Cohen
- Hannah Song
- Sue Terry
A visceral thriller centered around one woman's harrowing escape from North Korea. The film will span two decades and reveal a country's people who, even today, remain shrouded in mythology, mystery and repression.
The Grenada Invasion
- Greg Campbell
- Daniel Junge
The Grenada Invasion gives an insider's perspective on a pivotal yet often overlooked moment in the Cold War — the United States' military invasion of the island nation of Grenada and its lingering after effects.
Tour Guide
- Kimi Takesue
TOUR GUIDE explores the legacy of the Cambodian genocide through the eyes of local tour guides as they lead foreigners to the Killing Fields and other "dark tourism" sites.
- Lisa Leeman
In 1990, filmmaker Lisa Leeman intimately chronicled devout Christian Gary P's gender transition into Gabi in the groundbreaking documentary Metamorphosis (Sundance Filmmakers' Trophy). Twenty-five years later, Leeman revisits her subject and must confront thorny questions about the filmmaker/subject relationship and the responsibilities filmmakers have to the people whose lives they film.
Us Kids
- Kim A. Snyder
- Maria Cuomo Cole
- Lori Cheatle
Determined to turn unfathomable tragedy into action, the teenage survivors of Parkland, Florida catalyze a powerful, unprecedented youth movement that spreads with lightning speed across the country, as a generation of mobilized youth take back democracy in this powerful coming-of-age story.
Welcome to Chechnya
- David France
- Alice Henty, Askold Kurov, and Joy A. Tomchin
This searing investigative work shadows a group of activists risking unimaginable peril to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ pogrom raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic. Unfettered access and a remarkable approach to protecting anonymity exposes this under- reported atrocity–and an extraordinary group of people confronting evil.
Without Arrows
- Jonathan Olshefski
Three generations of the Fiddler family from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe reservation experience both tenderness and tragedy over the course of nearly ten years.
A Thousand Cuts
- Ramona S. Diaz
- Leah Marino, Julie Goldman, Chris Clements, and Carolyn Hepburn
Nowhere is the worldwide erosion of democracy, fueled by social media disinformation campaigns, more starkly evident than in the authoritarian regime of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Journalist Maria Ressa places the tools of the free press—and her freedom—on the line in defense of truth and democracy.
Flickering Lights
- Anirban Dutta
- Anupama Srinivasan
A village on the Indo-Myanmar border; 70 years after Indian independence, news floats in that electricity may arrive. Life flickers between hope and frustration, and humor is the only constant.
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni film
- Joe Brewster
- Michèle Stephenson
- Amilca Palmer
Through intimate vérité, archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of her poetry, Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Film pushes the boundaries of biographical documentary film to reveal the enduring influence of one of America's greatest living artists and social commentators.
Hail Satan?
- Penny Lane
- Gabriel Sedgwick
A look at the intersection of religion and activism, tracing the rise of The Satanic Temple: only six years old and already one of the most controversial religious movements in American history. The Temple is calling for a Satanic revolution to save the nation's soul. But are they for real?
Instant Life
- Mark Becker
- Aaron Schock
Instant Life tells the story of Yolanda Signorelli von Braunhut, the heiress to the Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys fortune, who is engaged in a David and Goliath legal battle with a large toy company to regain control over her husband's iconic aquatic novelty.
Life Overtakes Me
- Kristine Samuelson
- John Haptas
Facing deportation, hundreds of refugee children in Sweden have become afflicted with Resignation Syndrome, withdrawing from the world into a comalike state, as if frozen, for months, or even years.
Mississippi Red
- Kelly Duane de la Vega
- Jessica Anthony
Mississippi Red looks at American feminism through the lens of race, religion and the political establishment as a pair of bipartisan allies fight to pass an equal pay bill in one of the most conservative states in the union.
Off the Record
- Katy Chevigny
- Marilyn Ness
Weaving fictional elements with real-life scenes, enlivened by original music and grounded in a deep sense of place and time in America, OFF THE RECORD is an offbeat and funny character study of a brave songwriter carving a path to have her true voice heard.
Rebel Hearts
- Pedro Kos
- Kira Carstensen
- Shawnee Isaac-Smith
- Judy Korin
Rebel Hearts tells the story of an unlikely resistance group – Catholic nuns in Los Angeles who stood up to the patriarchy of the Church over fifty years ago, and continue to walk their talk today.
Riotsville, USA
- Sierra Pettengill
- Sara Archambault
- Jamila Wignot
- Jonathan Rapoport
Riotsville, USA is an archival documentary about the US Army's response to the riots of the late 1960s: take a military base, build a mock inner-city set, casts soldiers to play rioters, burn the place down, and film it all.
Searching for Saraswati
- Shirley Abraham
- Amit Madheshiya
In India, the Haryana state government is in quest of holy river Saraswati, believed to have been lost 4,000 years ago and since found only in myth.
Simple as Water
- Megan Mylan
- Robin Hessman
- Alaá Hassan
Portraits of Syrian families displaced and fractured by war create a meditation on parental love that is both urgent and timeless.
Sunset and the Mockingbird
- Jyllian Gunther
- Kali Holloway
- Sarit Work
Sunset and the Mockingbird is the love story of jazz legend Junior Mance and his wife, manager and soulmate Gloria Mance. As he loses his identity to dementia, she must reckon with her own.
The Ants Are Still Burning
- Jay Rosenblatt
The Ants Are Still Burning will explore a grade school event from 50 years ago and explore the nature of trauma, memory, and shame.
The Gold Rush Project
- Jon Else
- Camille Servan-Schreiber
This intense short documentary explores the deep roots of modern American excess through the prism of a John Adams and Peter Sellars's new opera about the California Gold Rush.
The Liegnitz Plot
- Dan Sturman
- Dylan Nelson
- Gary Gilbert
The Liegnitz Plot investigates a story dating back to the Holocaust: that a mysterious Nazi stole priceless stamp collections from concentration camp victims and then buried the stolen stamps somewhere in Poland. The filmmakers set out to confirm the story, recover the stamps, and return them to their rightful owners.
The Rashomon Effect
- Lyric R. Cabral
- Jessica Devaney
What happened when unarmed Black teen Michael Brown was fatally shot by White police officer Darren Wilson?
Through the Night
- Loira Limbal
- Jameka Autry
In today's economy, many Americans work longer hours across multiple jobs to make ends meet. The result is an unexpected phenomenon: the flourishing of 24-hour daycare centers.
Untitled Ghost Town Murder Film
- Keven McAlester
A mystery that forces viewers to examine their accepted views of crime, punishment, and justice—and whether these views shift from absolute to relative when a system designed to protect us all protects the seemingly wrong person.
Untitled Nicky Nodjoumi Project
- Sara Nodjoumi
- Till Schauder
Post adolescence meets post revolution. When violence became a language in the Egyptian streets, anger became Amal's destiny and destination.
American Factory
- Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
In 2014, a Chinese billionaire opened a Fuyao factory in a shuttered General Motors plant in Dayton, Ohio. For thousands of locals, the arrival of this multinational car-glass manufacturer meant regaining their jobs—and dignity—after the recession left them high and dry. American Factory takes us inside the facility to observe what happens when workers from profoundly different cultures collide.
American Saint
- Allison Berg
American Saint is the extraordinary story of Fulton Sheen, an Emmy-award winning Catholic Bishop on the verge of becoming the first American-born man to become a saint.
Crip Camp
- Jim LeBrecht
- Nicole Newnham
- Sara Bolder
Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, transforming their young lives and igniting a landmark movement.
For the Love of Rutland
- Jennifer Maytorena Taylor
As her small, blue-collar city struggles to emerge from the opioid epidemic and gets caught up in battles over change, identity, and self-mythology, FOR THE LOVE OF RUTLAND closely follows the story of Stacie Griffin – a remarkable and resilient woman who lives in the toughest neighborhood of the heroin-battered town of Rutland, Vermont.
- Shirly Berkovitz
- Noam Pinchas
Danny, an Ex-Hitman-Syrian-Muslim turned Israeli-Jew, sets out on an investigative journey to find out the truth about his son's murder.
Midnight Family
- Luke Lorentzen
- Kellen Quinn
The Ochoa family runs a for-profit ambulance in Mexico City, competing with other EMTs for patients in need of urgent help. While making a living in this cutthroat industry, they struggle to keep their financial needs from jeopardizing the people in their care. When a crackdown by corrupt police forces the family to try legitimizing their operation, their desperate financial situation pushes them into ethically dubious practices even as they continue providing essential emergency medical services.
Our Time Machine
- Yang Su
- S. Leo Chiang
When artist Maleonn realizes that his father suffers from Alzheimer's disease, he creates "Papa's Time Machine," a magical, autobiographical stage performance featuring life-size mechanical puppets. Through the production of this play, the two men confront their mortality before time runs out and memories are lost forever.
Punch 9 for Harold Washington
- Joe Winston
Punch 9 for Harold Washington tells, for the first time, the story of how Harold Washington, by becoming Chicago's first Black mayor, changed American politics. The coalition he forged transformed the local and national Democratic Party and helped launch the career of Barack Obama.
- Agnieszka Zwiefka
Vetrichelvi is a former LTTE terrorist, a handicapped victim of war and a writer. Her name means Mrs. Victory and she is about to go on a mission - to find her former comrades and write a book about untold stories of civil war in Sri Lanka, even if it means risking her life.
The Feeling of Being Watched
- Assia Boundaoui
- Jessica Devaney
Journalist Assia Boundaoui sets out to investigate long-brewing rumors that her quiet, predominantly Arab-American neighborhood was being monitored by the FBI — and in the process, she exposes a surveillance program on a scale no one could have imagined.
The Oldest Person in the World
- Sam Green
The Oldest Person in the World weaves together portraits of the people who hold the Guinness Record for being the oldest person alive, serving as a meditation on time and the poignancy of being alive.
The Quiet Zone
- Katie Dellamaggiore
Heavenly and earthly questions abound in the radio-silent town of Green Bank, West Virginia; while astronomers search for life beyond Earth, local residents contemplate their sublime connection to technology.
Those That Breathe
- Kitra Cahana
- Ed Ou
- Becky Korman
Set in the Canadian Arctic, against the threat of climate change, Those That Breathe is the powerful and intimate story of an Inuit community struggling to hold on to their culture and their land.
Time for Ilhan
- Norah Shapiro
- Jennifer Steinman Sternin
In November 2016, Ilhan Omar made history as the first Somali Muslim woman to be elected for state office in America. Time for Ilhan offers an inspiring look at her campaign and the changing face of American politics.
When We Walk
- Jason DaSilva
If you were an independent filmmaker and could no longer independently create—no longer see well, edit, or use the camera, but could still talk—how would you reinvent your creative identity as you battled against an ever-shortening timeline? I am living in the interiority.
XY Chelsea
- Tim Hawkins
- Julia Nottingham
Soldier, trans woman and prisoner - Chelsea Manning has launched an appeal against the US Military, challenging a 35 year sentence given after she leaked almost 700,000 US military and diplomatic documents. She is also undergoing Hormone Replacement Therapy, transitioning to the female gender she has identified with all her life.
17 Blocks
- Davy Rothbart
17 Blocks follows three siblings in inner-city Washington. D.C. over the course of 15 years, focusing on the youngest child, Emmanuel Durant, Jr., from age 9 to his tragic death as a victim of gun violence at age 19. It's a raw, intimate, and deeply personal documentary that illuminates an ongoing crisis in American cities through one family's heartbreaking, courageous, and ultimately redemptive story.
All We've Lost
- Preston Randolph
An aging mother, despite continuous denial, battles the State of Montana to free her son from prison while discovering their story has inspired historic change.
- Mohammed Siam
Post adolescence meets post revolution. When violence became a language in the Egyptian streets, anger became Amal's destiny and destination.
- Mo Scarpelli
A curious boy living at the very edge of the modern world seeks his place within it, exposing the hope, tension and a hidden fear of 'progress' engulfing his country.
Caring for Kathryn
- Adam Isenberg
- Noah Arjomand
A fearless portrait of the simmering anger and buried guilt of a New York family caring for the mother, Kathryn, who is paralyzed and terminally ill.
Charm City
- Marilyn Ness
- Katy Chevigny
Charm City takes viewers beyond the television headlines and over the front lines of violence in Baltimore; in doing so, it reveals the grit and compassion of the city's citizens, police, and government officials trying to reclaim their future.
City of the Sun
- Rati Oneli
The lives, dreams and destinies of several extraordinary characters unfold amid the ruins of a post apocalyptic mining town. Zurab, a music teacher is on a quest to destroy gigantic buildings to keep his sanity and provide for his family; Archil, a miner-turned-actor has to make a lifealtering choice between his dream and his day job; and two malnourished champion athletes have to overcome the odds and win the next Olympic games to survive.
Elephant Path / Njaia Njoku
- Todd McGrain
- Scott Anger
Against a backdrop of luminous natural beauty, pierced by callous human violence, an American biologist, a Bayaka tracker, a Bantu eco-guard, and an Israeli security contractor form an unlikely alliance. As their lives converge on the paths of the last wild herd of forest elephants in the Central African Republic, each will be tested by the realities of war and the limits of hope for the majestic animals they have committed their lives to study and protect.
- Dan Krauss
Extremis plunges viewers into the harrowing decision-making process faced by physicians, patients and families in urgent end-of-life cases, offering a uniquely intimate look at the intersection of science, faith, and humanity.
Freedom to Marry
- Eddie Rosenstein
An intimate and epic film that pulls back the curtain to reveal the masterminds of one of the greatest civil rights movements of our time as they embark on their final, thrilling battle to win same sex marriage for the entire United States.
How to Rob Banks for Dummies
- Maxim Pozdorovkin
- Jenny Lim
After several bank robberies carried out in the name of art (and money), video artist and former MIT professor Joseph Gibbons leaves prison, re-enters the art world, and tries to go straight for the very first time.
Pleistocene Park
- Luke Griswold-Tergis
An eccentric Russian scientists' quixotic quest to recreate a vanished ice age ecosystem and save the world from a catastrophic global warming feedback loop.
The Oslo Diaries
- Mor Loushy
- Daniel Sivan
- Hilla Medalia
The Oslo Diaries provides new insights as why peace has not been achieved in the longest ongoing conflict of our times. Personal diaries written by Israeli and Palestinian participants of the secret peace talks and archival footage create a dramatic journey into the backstage of Oslo accord.
The Raft
- Marcus Lindeen
- Erik Gandini
- Julie Goldman
In 1973 five men and six women went on a dramatic raft expedition across the Atlantic Ocean for 101 days to study human aggression and sexuality. This documentary reunites them forty years later to reveal what actually happened during one of history's strangest group experiments.
Wild, Wild Country
- Chapman Way
- Maclain Way
- Julie Lembi
On a quiet day in 1981, disciples of an obscenely wealthy religious guru named Bhagwan Rajneesh suddenly appear in the small, conservative Oregon town of Antelope, dressed in all red and with portraits of their leader hanging from their necks. This, of course, makes the townsfolk uneasy.
A Baby For Sarah
- Tracy Tragos
Spanning eight years, this film is the story of Sarah, as she grows from a 14-year-old girl to a young woman of 21, living on the edge of poverty in the heartland of America - chronicling her hopes, ambitions, challenges and compromises as a teenage parent.
Atomic Homefront
- Rebecca Cammisa
Atomic Homefront reveals St. Louis, Missouri's past as a uranium processing center for the atomic bomb and the governmental and corporate negligence that led to the illegal dumping of Manhattan film radioactive waste throughout North County neighborhoods. The film is a case study of how citizens are confronting state and federal agencies to uncover the truth about the extent of the contamination and are fighting to keep their families safe.
- Kirsten Johnson
- Mariyln Ness
Exposing her role behind the camera, Johnson reaches into the vast trove of footage she has shot over decades around the world. What emerges is a visually bold memoir and a revelatory interrogation of the power of the camera.
Dream Away
- Marouan Omara
- Johanna Domke
Dream Away follows a generation of young Egyptians to the surreal tourist hub Sharm El Sheikh on their search for a new identity.
Left on Purpose
- Justin Schein
Left on Purpose is a documentary film about the friendship between an aging anti-war activist who has decided that his last political act will be to take his own life and the filmmaker struggling to tell his story.
Night School
- Andrew Cohn
Indianapolis has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country. For adult learners Greg, Melissa and Shynika, finally earning their high school diplomas could be a life-changing achievement.
Once Upon a Time in Venezuela
- Anabel Rodriguez
- Sepp R. Brudermann
Swimming in oil, sinking in violence, one village, one country.
Pieces of a Man - Gil Scott-Heron Documentary
- Orlando Bagwell
As the 1960s fade, Gil Scott Heron emerges as a voice of truth through poetry and song. His art is liberating for many, yet, he can't free himself from a life at odds with an enduring legacy.
- Andre Hörmann
- Ingmar Trost
- Julie Goldman
- Carolyn Hepburn
- Vincent Assmann
- Tom Bergmann
RINGSIDE looks at the dangerous, volatile world of Chicago's South Side from the perspective of two remarkably gifted young boxers and the fathers who train them; as one begins a rising career in the ring, the other serves an eight-year-prison sentence for criminal trespass and burglary.
- Arthur Pratt
- Banker White
- Anna Fitch
- Lansana Mansaray
Through the eyes of Sierra Leonean filmmakers, Survivors presents a heart-connected portrait of their country during the Ebola outbreak, exposing the complexity of the epidemic and the socio-political turmoil that lies in its wake.
Tashi and the Monk
- Andrew Hinton
- Johnny Burke
Tashi and the Monk is the story of a remarkable community in the Himalayas created to heal trauma and give its young members the joys of childhood.
The First Angry Man
- Jason Cohn
- Camille Servan-Schreiber
The First Angry Man tells the story of Howard Jarvis and his landmark California ballot measure, Proposition 13, which launched a "permanent" national tax revolt and fundamentally altered the course of American politics to the current day.
The Reagan Show
- Pacho Velez
- Sierra Pettengill
The President struggles to win the Cold War. His weapon of choice is television.
Unlocking the Cage
- Chris Hegedus
- D.A. Pennebaker
Unlocking the Cage follows attorney Steve Wise as he mounts what is perhaps the most revolutionary lawsuit for animal rights: the first lawsuits demanding legal personhood for four chimpanzees in New York State.
- Josh Kriegman
- Elyse Steinberg
With unrestricted access to Anthony Weiner's New York City mayoral campaign, this film reveals the human story behind the scenes of a high-profile political scandal as it unfolds, and offers an unfiltered look at how much today's politics is driven by an appetite for spectacle.
When God Sleeps
- Till Schauder
When God Sleeps depicts the journey of Iranian musician Shahin Najafi who is forced into hiding after hardline clerics issue a fatwa for his death, incensed by a rap song that focuses on the oppression of women, sexism and human rights abuses.
- Alex Jablonski
- Kahlil Hudson
The film follows three young men – all part of a single wildland firefighting crew – as they wrestle with loyalty, fear, courage, love and defeat; all in the face of nature's most elemental force.
Ask the Sexpert
- Vaishali Sinha
A long time sex advice columnist gains popularity against the backdrop of a ban on comprehensive sex education in schools in several states in India.
Cold Rush
- May Abdalla
- Elhum Shakerifar
Cold Rush is set at the front line of the fast changing Arctic. As the UN decides how to divide up state sovereignty into the High North we travel into the lives of American entrepreneurs, Danish scientists and Russian priests who are investing in the thawing ice and the young island man who is trying to stop them. A timely documentary about the race for the last frontier.
- Cynthia Wade
- Sasha Friedlander
Mudflow chronicles a community's response to one of the word's largest man-made environmental disasters: a giant unstoppable mud volcano in Indonesia that has displaced 50,000 people.
I Carry You With Me
- Heidi Ewing
An epic love story spanning decades is sparked by a chance encounter between two men in provincial Mexico. Based on a true story, ambition and societal pressure propel an aspiring chef to leave his soulmate and make the treacherous journey to New York, where life will never be the same.
- Ramona Diaz
Motherland takes us into the heart of the planet's busiest maternity hospital in one of the world's poorest and most populous countries: the Philippines. It tells the story of the devastating toll on poor women as the country struggles with reproductive health policy and the politics of conservative Catholic ideology, exposing the harsh consequences of reproductive injustice.
The Force
- Peter Nicks
This is a film about police power and restraint, unfolding deep inside the famously troubled Oakland Police Department. We observe in intimate detail the rare perspective of beleaguered officers who are often viewed as oppressors in the community they serve, even as they and their young chief struggle to rebuild trust in the face of mass protests, budget cuts, and more violent crimes per officer than any city in America.
- Dawn Porter
- Marilyn Ness
U.S. abortion clinics are fighting to remain open. Since 2010, hundreds of laws regulating abortion clinics have been passed by conservative state legislatures, particularly in the South.
52: The Search for the Loneliest Whale in the World
- Joshua Zeman
- Adrian Grenier
- Lucy Sumner
An emotional quest to find the elusive 52-Hertz Whale. Scientists believe this whale has spent its life in complete solitude, calling out at 52 Hz – a frequency that no other whale can hear – and never once receiving a response.
Bei Bei
- Rose Rosenblatt and Marion Lipschutz
State vs. Shuai, a behind the scenes documentary, weaves an intimate personal narrative with the dramatic intensity of a high stakes criminal case, raising questions about "personhood laws", immigrants' rights, and the criminal justice system's treatment of the mentally ill.
Diamond, Silver and Gold
- Jason Kohn
Diamond, Silver and Gold weaves together the stories of the race to produce the first truly synthetic life-form with the budding and struggling industry of manufactured synthetic diamonds. It's a film that asks the fundamental question, from where does value come?
- Ross Kauffman
- Katy Chevigny
- Marilyn Ness
The E-Team follows the intense and courageous work of three intrepid human rights workers on the frontlines of identifying international human rights abuses. Dramatic and crucial, Human Rights Watch's Emergency Team work is custom-made for a compelling documentary film with a global perspective.
Indian Point
- Ivy Meeropol
- Julie Goldman
Indian Point looks at nuclear power by going inside the core activities at an aging nuclear plant and posing the simple question: is this safe?
Remote Area Medical
- Jeff Reichert
- Farihah Zaman
Over one weekend in Bristol, TN, thousands of uninsured line up to receive, for free, the healthcare they desperately need.
Solitary: Inside Red Onion State Prison
- Kristi Jacobson
Solitary is a daring exploration of the lives of inmates and corrections officers in one of America's most notorious supermax prisons, built to hold inmates in 8x10 cells, 23-hours-a-day, for months, years and sometimes decades.
The Overnighters
- Jesse Moss
Desperate, broken men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor risks everything to help them.
The Settlers
- Shimon Dotan
In one of the world's most volatile regions Israeli settlers threaten to ignite the powder keg created by a half-century of Israeli settlement and political lock-in in the occupied West Bank.
- Ashley York
- Kristina Goolsby
Comedian Tig Notaro announced her cancer diagnosis at what became a legendary stand-up set in 2012. Follow her search for humor amid devastating news.
True Conviction
- Jamie Meltzer
There's a new detective agency in Dallas, Texas, started by three exonerated men, with decades in prison served between them.
Anita: Speaking Truth to Power
- Freida Mock
The story is about a game changer who Spoke Truth to Power. This film is about the life and times of Anita Hill whose graphic, sensational testimony about sexual harassment in the 1991 Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill Supreme Court confirmation Hearings altered the trajectory of her life and our country's policies on sexual harassment and assault in the workplace, on college campuses and the military.
Art and Craft
- Jennifer Grausman
- Sam Cullman
- Mark Becker
When one of the most prolific art forgers in US history is finally exposed, he must confront the legacy of his 30-year con.
One Bullet Afghanistan
- Carol Dysinger
Part two of Dysinger's Nation Building trilogy, One Bullet, Afghanistan concerns the rule of law in a time of war.
The Ballad of Fred Hersch
- Charlotte Lagarde
- Carrie Lozano
The Ballad of Fred Hersch is an intimate portrait of one of today's foremost jazz pianists and his unlikely musical journey as an AIDS and coma survivor.
The Kill Team
- Dan Krauss
When a young soldier attempts to alert the military to war crimes his fellow soldiers have committed, his pleas go unheeded. Weeks later, he makes a decision that will change his life forever.
The Last Season
- Sara Dosa
Told through the personal stories of two former soldiers turned wild mushroom hunters, The Last Season is a journey into the woods, into the memory of war and survival, telling a story of family from an unexpected place.
The Path
- Senain Kheshgi
The former barber to Prime Minister of Pakistan singlehandedly aids women and children who have escaped from sexual trafficking, slavery and threats of "honor killing."
The Silence of Others
- Almudena Carracedo
- Robert Bahar
For the first time in history, in a groundbreaking international lawsuit, survivors of crimes of Spain's 40-year dictatorship seek justice and attempt to prosecute perpetrators.
Always in Season
- Jacqueline Olive
- Jessica Devaney
When 17-year-old Lennon Lacy is found hanging from a swing set in rural North Carolina in 2014, his mother's search for justice and reconciliation begins while the trauma of more than a century of lynching African Americans bleeds into the present.
Call Me Kuchu
- Malika Zouhali-Worrall
In Uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. David Kato, Uganda's first openly gay man, and retired Anglican Bishop Christopher Senyonjo work against the clock to defeat state-sanctioned homophobia while combatting vicious persecution in their daily lives. But no one is prepared for the brutal murder that shakes their movement to its core and sends shock waves around the world.
- Hannah Rosenzweig
- Jesse Erica Epstein
A trio of Hungarian astrophysicists, who normally search the universe for black holes, try to stop the world's most dangerous animal – with lasers. Mosquito follows these and other quirky, passionate mosquito warriors trying to win an age-old battle against man's deadliest foe.
- Sandi DuBowski
Rabbi follows 13 years in the dramatic life of Amichai Lau-Lavie, a 21st century rabbi who has achieved renown in reaching today's skeptical, secular, digital generation, reimagining the role of spirituality in our lives, and showing how religion, when radically reinvented for the modern world, can be a powerful force for human rights and global tolerance.
Ruins of Lifta
- Menachem Daum
- Oren Rudavsky
The mega-narratives underlying the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Holocaust and Nakba, are pitted against each other in the ruins of an Arab village emptied in 1948.
The Americans
- Carl Deal
- Tia Lessin
The Americans tells the stories of families and communities caught in the immigrant detention and deportation dragnet -- collateral damage in a political battle where politicians and media pundits exploit the worst fears and racism of voters.
The Genius of Marian
- Banker White
- Anna Fitch
The Genius of Marian follows Pam White in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease as her son, the filmmaker, documents her struggles to retain a sense of self.


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Hepatitis Home > Hepatitis A Cure
To date, the only hepatitis A cure known is time. Within a period of months, most people have successfully fought off the infection, and there are usually no long-term effects from it. Until scientists and doctors develop a different hepatitis A cure, prevention is the best way of avoiding infection. Vaccinations and good personal hygiene habits are keys to preventing the spread of the hepatitis A virus.
Is There a Hepatitis A Cure?When a person is infected with the hepatitis A virus, there is only one cure -- time. If signs and symptoms of hepatitis A (hep A) do occur, treatment consists of supportive care, which means treating the symptoms and possible complications that arise while the body fights the virus.
Fortunately, in most cases, the body is able to effectively kill the hepatitis A virus. In fact, most people who are infected never develop symptoms or they develop minor symptoms. Typically, there are no long-term effects from hepatitis A.
Prevention: The Best Hepatitis A CureThe best cure for hepatitis A is preventing it from happening in the first place. Methods to help prevent infection include:
- Getting vaccinated. The best way to prevent hepatitis A is to get vaccinated. The vaccine is effective and can keep you from ever getting hepatitis A. The vaccine is also available for long-term prevention against infection in people 12 months of age and older.
- Practicing good personal hygiene. Because so many cases of hepatitis A are due to close contact with an infected person, you should always practice good personal hygiene, especially by washing your hands after using the toilet and before fixing food or eating.
(Click Prevention of Hepatitis A or Hepatitis A Vaccine for more information.)

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Youth & Adult Sports Best Practices
Character Development
- All sports will incorporate the Core Values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility & Faith into their coaches trainings, and make sure these pillars are implemented into the program
- Programs will emphasize team work, good sportsmanship, and teach sport specific skills that will help each person gain the skills needed to become more successful in the sport
- Programs are encouraged to have maximum participation regardless of the skill level
- A small group discussion about a core value should happen at the beginning or end of each program
- All branches will be consistent with their basic prices based on season length and facility
- Program pricing will be recommended ahead of time by the Focus Group; and approved by the Executive Directors and
- Associate Service staff
- Season lengths will be consistent as much as possible among branches according to the availability of the facility and the needs of the community
- Rules will be specific to the sports being played and consistent among all the branches
- A coaches training and/or information will be provided for each sport explaining the rules and expectations of the program
- A parent meeting will be provided prior to the start of each program
- Branches will distribute program flyers to schools when registration for the program begins (if possible)
- Branches will contact previous participants of a program about the starting of the new program by mail, phone call, or e-mail
- Branches will do at least one PSA about new programs for each session
- Branches will promote their programs on their web page, Facebook account, and Twitter
- Branches will offer sports specific clinics as a kickoff to a season or as a means to give a sneak peak at a program to promote it the upcoming season
- Reach out to Judi Christy (firstname.lastname@example.com) about information to send out about programs, leagues, registration details, etc.
- Branches will give evaluation cards to participants or the participants parent at the end of each program
- Branches will give an evaluation card to volunteers and coaches at the end of each program
- Branches will use the SEI survey during sessions asked by Helena Peters
- Branches will provide training for programs of the directors choice to staff & coaches
- Training will be sports specific
- Training will incorporate the Y's Sport's Philosophy
- Training will incorporate the Y's Mission & Core Values
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Based on all the comments on my recent article Dealing With Difficult People, I realized that dealing with conflict is not only a fact of everyday life, but also takes many varied forms.
Here are the top 10 suggestions and reminders I received that were particularly insightful and helpful:
- Realizing we are all "difficult" at times and we never know what else is going on in someone's life at any given time.
- Recognizing and owning your own role in a difficult situation gets you further faster.
- Sharing ownership for finding a solution may avoid difficulty.
- Helping people feel safe when they may be vulnerable.
- Remembering to keep challenging interactions in a private space.
- Acknowledging there are people who enjoy creating drama, chaos and disruption; there are people who choose to be miserable; establishing boundaries to limit your exposure whenever possible.
- Demonstrating patience and non-judgment in difficult situations.
- Distinguishing whether the person is being deliberately difficult or having a difficult time herself? What are the motives or reasons behind the behavior?
- Dealing with difficulties as soon as possible and in a straightforward, yet respectful, manner. Keep it professional, not personal.
- Asking yourself "do you want to be right or do you want to be effective?" How can you work with others to get to the best result?
Dealing with conflict is clearly a challenge for many of us in our work and in our lives. And our responses run the gamut from dealing with it quickly to avoiding it at all costs.
For business leaders, unless you are working with your team on a regular basis to use conflict to your advantage, it can end up eating up much of your time while you play mediator among the warring factions.
In my next article, I will provide some guidelines for turning conflict from a negative force to a positive one in your organization. Stay tuned.
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The day before Thanksgiving was punctuated by the constant background notes of Led Zeppelin, The Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The dusty black radio perched on a shelf in the bakery was switched from its usual soft classical twinkle to the more raucous, louder classic rock drawl. It was a one day phenomenon, a fitting marker for the hectic pre-Thanksgiving rush that began that Wednesday morning in the cold darkness of 4am. The crooning noise of Stairway to Heaven and Free Bird reverberated around the steamy room, inspiring me subconsciously to move with just a bit more bounce. Beethoven's lyrical melodies leave me with a relaxed smile on my face as I delicately twist buttery dough into symmetrical rounds for Danish pastries. Bach conjures up images of crackling fires and windswept grain fields in the back of my mind as I roll out linzer dough to cut for holiday cookies. On that pre-holiday morning, however, The Rolling Stones gave me just a bit more oomph as I carted around stacks of pumpkin pies and frosted cakes with the speed of one who has a herd of turkeys nibbling at her feet.
The musical change in the bakery, surprising and short-lived as it was, is a good summation of my recent life. I've switched from a self-imposed classical slow to a more energetic rock of busy movement. Recovering at home after the accident was a calm (however depressing) endeavor, filled with quiet thought and slow healing. Since I discarded my crutches and began work in the bakery, my tune has changed. The bakery is a complicated balancing act of buttery pastry melodies. At home, Thanksgiving was a feast for 10; my mom and I stewed in the delicious (and minorly stressful) preparation of the aggressively planned meal. Butternut squash soup with brown butter and sage, roast turkey and sausage cornbread stuffing, sauteed beans with almonds, sweet potatoes with lime syrup, fresh cranberry sauce, apple and pumpkin pies, chocolate cake – they seemingly catapulted themselves out of the kitchen. Or perhaps that was just our laughingly wine-induced perception. And not even 48 hours later, still full of turkey, I had my first stint as a caterer.
About a month ago I received a phone call. A rusty, highly toned female voice: Hi Molly. I am a colleague of your mother's - I have heard your story and today I had the privilege of trying the cookies you made for your mother to bring to our meeting. I was wondering if you would be interested in catering a lunch for me. Surprised (the oatmeal cookies I had made on a whim for the meeting were simple at best) yet happy, I heartily agreed to make up a menu and get back to her the next day. And I found myself last Saturday running around with pans of marinated salmon and plates of sugar-dusted almond cakes. Manchego cheese had been grated into oblivion, candied walnuts broken into small pieces for salad. There was a sizzle of asparagus and the softly cloying melt of the parmesan sprinkled on top. Hiding my fear of making a mistake with a calm smile and measured rhythmic gate in the kitchen, I plated fish and vegetables, garnished with a sprinkle of toasted seeds, a dollop of balsamic syrup. Molly, this is the best salmon I've ever had. My face, I'm pretty sure, lit up with exhausted glee.
In the midst of these wonderful new things in life, I can't help but admit that I am frustrated. I am at times overwhelmingly disheartened by my lack of smell, the limping step of my left leg, my muted taste buds and the overwhelming exhaustion enveloping my body every evening when I fall into bed. A pang of annoyance resonates through the pit of my stomach with every exclamation of It smells amazing in here as customers waltz into the bakery. I would be lying if I said that my happiness and deep thankfulness (strong as they are) are not countered with those flutterings of frustration and annoyance. Perhaps this is because in my other life I would be moving to


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Come cheer on competing trebuchet-building teams as they fling pumpkins into the Carquinez Strait! Carve a pumpkin for Halloween! You've never had this much excitement in your life. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Cartooning in the Digital Age: 10/13 from 9-11am
Cartooning in the Digital Age is a two-hour program by veteran cartoonist Bill Barnes (Unshelved, Not Invented Here). The first part, from 9-10am, The Basics of Cartooning, is a fast and fun workshop, covering every step in creating a comic strip: creating memorable characters, writing dialog, lettering, pencilling, inking, and coloring. The second part, from … Continue reading
2015 Cal Maritime Photo Contest
Do you have favorite photographs from Cruise, International Experience, or Campus Life? Submit your photos for Cal Maritime's 3rd Annual Photo Contest! $1,400 in total prize money is available, and some of it could be yours. The deadline is fast approaching on October 16th, 2015, so visit csum.edu/photocontest for the entry details. Continue reading


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It's time. The wait is over. Man Or Monster has been unleashed – play it now!
We've followed the development of Man Or Monster from the humble beginnings of the Man to the rampaging, super-destructive Monsters. There are tons of great cities that you can protect or destroy, with cool items to collect and achievements to get. From London to Tokyo, you can use boats, planes and turrets to protect the world if you're playing as the Man, or power-up and stomp buildings to bits as the Monster.
Look out for all the homages to iconic monster films and old-school videogames that we've included!
Day One Award
Oh, and, if you play Man Or Monster on launch day (May 22nd), there's a special Day One award for you to win. All you need to do is play the game, beat the first level (Amsterdam) playing as either the Man or the Monster, and then hit submit score.
Remember that you need to submit your score immediately after beating the Amsterdam level in order to get the award – not after beating any other level. Good luck out there!
Man or Monster?
So here we are – the game is live and ready for you to play. Only one question remains to be answered… who will you be, Man or Monster? Choose… and join the action!
Still here?
Wait, you haven't gone to play Man or Monster yet? Okay then – how about watching our final trailer video, or checking out some of the developer blogs that outline the whole process of making Man or Monster, start to finish?
Or – why not add Man or Monster to your own website? Head to our webmasters page to find out how!
Man Or Monster: Launch Blog Post
Man Or Monster Developer Blog 1: Building A World
Man Or Monster Developer Blog 2: Who's the Man?
Man Or Monster Developer Blog 3: The Monsters!
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'Behind every successful business, is a PA'. Executive Assistants to Nelson Mandela, Bill Gates and Eric Schmidt, will take to the stage in London, March 20-21st, in a bid to lead change for Executive, Personal and Administrative professionals who often attract outdated, stereotypical judgment, and quite frequently go unrecognised for the middle-management expertise they deliver – highlighting why the PA industry is revolutionary, and has become instrumental in underpinning the success of multinational companies throughout the world.
The rise of those in middle-management roles has been under the spotlight since the recession hit, and those who now hold the real power behind multinational corporations, have been waiting in the wings, underestimated, and unrecognised for too long.
Zelda la Grange
Zelda la Grange, former PA to Nelson Mandela commented: "Being a gatekeeper to anyone is not easy. I was sensitive to criticism in the beginning but then realised that it was not a popularity contest I signed up for. I had to account to my boss and make sure he was comfortable with how I managed his professional world. Life equips you for the challenges you face, it is a journey of self-actualisation and personal growth. The key is to remain humble and grounded and realize that you always have something to learn."
Alongside Zelda la Grange, who was Mandela's most trusted assistant, Ann Hiatt EA to Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman, Google, and Lauren Jiloty Senior EA to Bill Gates, will take centre stage at Executive Secretary LIVE, hosted at the Grange City Hotel, where EAs and PAs from across the world will congregate to experience 2 days of intensive training and inspiration from the world's most motivational speakers. Taking advice from those that have led change across some of the world's most successful global businesses, and of course witnessing the true integrity and strength required to be a truly exceptional gatekeeper to high profile figureheads.
A far cry from the stereotypical mad men style typing pools, todays EAs, PAs and Administrative Professionals are career driven, business savvy executives with a thirst for success and recognition.
Director of Executive Secretary LIVE, Lucy Brazier commented: "The role of PA's and admin assistants has changed dramatically over the past 5 years, due to the effects of recession. Gone are the days of simply fetching the coffee and sitting at a type writer. Professionals who operate in this sector of industry are crucial to the success and profitability of a company, and it is important to continue investing time, effort and resources in to moving the profession forward."
From an awkward, terrified young typist in her twenties later chosen to become one of the President Mandela's most loyal and devoted assistants, spending most of her working life travelling with, supporting and caring for the man she would come to call 'Khulu', or 'grandfather', Zelda la Grange lead a truly insightful session on how to overcome adversity and deliver change.
Ann Hiatt
As EA to three of the world's most successful giants of technology, Ann Hiatt's 10 year career has been on quite a journey; currently Executive Assistant to Eric Schmidt (Executive Chairman) at Google, she is also the former EA to Marissa Mayer (CEO of Yahoo!) and before that she was EA to Jeff Bezos (CEO of Amazon.com). At the event Ann will share her story and tips for being a top level Assistant, leadership and personal effectiveness.
Lauren Jiloty
Lauren Jiloty Senior EA to Bill Gates, will also be sharing her story, and offering advice on how to get to the top and stay there. Jiloty will reveal the secrets of her phenomenal career: a career that has taken her from being a lowly volunteer for state and local political campaigns to Executive Assistant to New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton before landing her current role, overseeing all administrative aspects of Bill Gates' professional responsibilities to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Microsoft.
Other speakers at the Executive Secretary LIVE event include; Microsoft's renowned Office Master instructor Vickie Sokol Evans, Admin professional Lisa Olsen, Management Consultant Richard Arnott, US specialist PA trainer Kemetia Foley, PASFA President Anel Martin and event host and international PA trainer Lucy Brazier.
Executive Secretary LIVE is the leading international event for senior and aspiring Administrative Professionals and Executive Assistants, returns to London 20-21st March 2015, at the Grange City Hotel. For more details, and to book your place, please visit: www.executivesecretarylive.com


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Clean up Competition Launched in Central Manchester
Clean up Competition Launched in Central Manchester
By: Tamara Bailey | Jamaica Gleaner
November 22, 2014
Mandeville, Manchester:
In an effort to encourage civic pride and foster community development through self-help activities, the constituency of Central Manchester has launched a 'Clean up & Beautification competition' to be carried out in 19 communities from the month of November through to mid December.
With several areas in the division needing physical restoration, the programme will also, according to development officer at the Office of the Member of Parliament, Trishanna Archer, seek to strengthen and improve communities through a spirit of volunteerism and connect community members with members of the public and business sectors to help with financial and in-kind resources to assist communities in realising their goals.
According to member of parliament for the constituency, Peter Bunting, the project will seek to prevent the spread of the chik-V as well as reduce the frequency of criminal activities.
"The Central Manchester 'Clean Up and Beautification' competition will enhance the social capital of each community as it will allow constituents to work collectively in an effort to uplift the appearance of their communities and to prevent the further spread of the chikungunya virus in the region. Important also, from all indications, criminal activities thrive in disorder and we are determined to rid the constituency of any such haven for criminals."
The focal points of the competition include: environmental maintenance, leadership development, disaster preparedness elements, health and waste management, heritage and culture maintenance, improving educational facilities, youth development and organisation and management.
The Social Development Commission (SDC), which plays a major role in the project outline and completion is happy for such an opportunity and hopes that this will be the start of brighter days for these communities.
"The Social Development Commission will ensure all 19 community development committees across the constituency have an opportunity to apply and, as a result, be more responsible for their immediate communities," said SDC parish manager, Beverly Boothe.
With each group applying, recognised by the SDC as a community-based organisation, a tentative date of December 18, 2014 will see the presentation of $250,000 being awarded to the top community. Other cash prizes include $50,000 for most creative, $25,000 for most environmentally-aware and $25,000 for most organised.


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DOJ Orders Sputnik Affiliate to Register as Foreign Agent
by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman)
Last year, the Trump administration ordered RT America to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
At the same time, an FBI probe of Sputnik News was initiated to check for FARA violations.
Since then, Sputnik's Reston Translator, rebroadcasting its programs, was forced to register under FARA.
In December, Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc. (MRBI), carrying Sputnik programming, was told it, too, might be required to register under the law, information requested from the company at the time.
Last November, RT was stripped of its congressional accreditation to cover Capitol Hill, Congress citing its foreign agent status.
FARA requires agents representing foreign powers to disclose their relationship with other governments, along with information about their activities and finances.
Originally administered by the State Department, FARA later came under Justice Department jurisdiction.
RT and Sputnik provide reliable news, information and analysis, polar opposite the type rubbish US and other Western media provide viewers, listeners and readers – all propaganda, all the time on issues mattering most.
Enacted before WW II, FARA targeted foreign agent NAZIs and sympathizers at the time, not media operations.
In today's repressive US environment, Washington changed the rules, perhaps intending to target independent journalists ahead, wanting them silenced – the official narrative alone to be allowed, the way all police states operate.
DOJ's letter sent to RIA Global said the following:
"Based upon information known to this office, including press reports and other publicly available information as well as non-public information we gathered during our investigation, we have determined that RIA Global LLC has an obligation to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938."
"RIA Global's obligation to register arises from its political activities in the United States."
"Registration under FARA would not affect the content of any broadcasts or publications that emanate from Rossiya Segodnya in Moscow."
"Upon registration, Rossiya Segodnya and RIA Global may continue producing and broadcasting the content of their choosing, provided that each broadcast is accompanied by a requisite disclosure statement."
Sputnik asked me to comment on RIA Global ordered to register under FARA. I said the following:
The US Justice Department ordering radio Sputnik's RIA Global LLC partner to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) is another flagrant attack on media freedom in America.
It's also part of longstanding US Russia bashing – solely for its sovereign independence and opposition to US imperial aggression.
Bilateral relations are already dismal. Neocons infesting Washington want all sovereign independent countries replaced by pro-Western puppet rule – especially Russia and China, their unity able to effectively challenge America's imperial ambitions.
Speech, media and academic freedoms are already weakened in America, at risk of disappearing altogether.
Repressive policies threaten them. Independent journalists like myself are closely monitored. Another major false flag attack on US soil could result in suspension of the Constitution, martial law instituted in its place.
It's one of many reasons why today is the most perilous time in world history. A nation permanently at war against invented enemies threatens everyone.
The threat of nuclear war is ominously real. Hawks in charge of US policies make the unthinkable possible.
VISIT MY NEW WEB SITE: stephenlendman.org (Home – Stephen Lendman). Contact at email@example.com.
My newest book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III."


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A new post I wrote for SpecialNeeds.com:
Last week, my daughter had her first knitting class and she LOVED it!
Until now, my kids have only attended classes or groups if they are offered by groups that can manage my son's needs. My daughter has bugged me for years about joining swimming, gymnastics, knitting, etc classes. Each time, I would tell her that I would look into it, and hope the topic didn't come up again. I grew up doing A LOT of extra-curricular activities: ballet, skating, soccer, band, orchestra, etc. I was never home directly after school other than to grab my skates. 😉
In reality, so many thoughts went through my head each time she asked about extra curricular activities:
- How can I afford extra curricular activities on my single income?
- What other costs will be needed (uniforms, team snacks, etc)?
- Are you going to stop growing for a couple of months so we can maybe get through one season in the same pair of footwear/clothing?
- Who can I trust with my wonderful child?
The biggest barrier though was: What will I do with my son…
Read the rest of my post here: SpecialNeeds.com/GuiltofExtraCurriculars


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- Alqueva dam
Concrete dam measuring 96 m high.
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Construction of a conventional concrete vaulted dam (double curvature) with a maximum height of 96 m on its foundations and a total length of 485 m. It Includes two surface channel spillways, two half-bottom spillways, all with terminal "ski jump" structure; a bottom drain of up to 160 m3/s and five towers for the two half-bottom drains, a bottom drain and two water intakes for the hydroelectric power plant.
The project included the construction of a hydroelectric power plant at the foot of the reservoir for two reversible groups of 135 MW each. An intake tower was also built, as well as has half-bottom drain bodies, taking advantage of the current diversion tunnel.
It is the largest capacity reservoir in Europe with 4,150 hm3 and is mainly intended for the irrigation of 110,000 ha. in the Portuguese region of Alentejo. This strategic water reserve creates an artificial lake of 250 km2, 1,100 km of margins and a line of 82 km, leading to the town of Badajoz.
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New Port with a sheltered area of 100 hectares in the outer area of the estuary of El Ferrol. A Coruña. Spain.


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Pioneers of the Llano Estacado
My family history with Roosevelt County in New Mexico begins in the early 1900s, and I've always loved the stories of the pioneers. But I've never known much of the personal history from the late 1800s until very recently when I read the new book by Ruth Burns, "A Man Was a Real Man in Them Days". It's filled with quotes, tales, and photos of the people who came to the Llano Estacado 150 years ago.
Ruth's mother, Rose, found herself in Portales, surrounded by the people who had been the first settlers here – the ones who had worked the cattle in the days when fences were illegal, Billy the Kid was holing up at Portales Springs, and wagons brought flour in barrels, kegs of molasses and sacks of navy beans.
I'm so grateful she decided to interview them, and write their stories. I'm equally thankful that her daughter has compiled them into this beautiful book. If you have a love for this area as I do, this is a must-have book for your collection. Making the book even more special for me… the author commissioned a painting from my mother. It's of longhorn cattle coming into the water at Portales Springs, and this artwork graces the cover.
Wrapping up the stories, just like a grand musical on a stage, is that of the first community Christmas celebration in 1899. Santa on a donkey, a tree brought in from Tucumcari, bags of candy for every person there… a day "full of hope and joy and goodwill".
I had heard of this marvelous celebration before, and it's wonderful to have it on the printed page and in my collection. I believe I'll read the Christmas chapter each and every December from now on.
It's going to be very easy to get your own copy! Here are some outlets:
Ruth Burns at amazon.com
ENMU Bookstore
Portales Chamber of Commerce
Clovis Chamber of Commerce
Hastings in Clovis
Coyote Howling in Ruidoso
You might want to mention this to Santa Claus!
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You can also buy signed copies at the Portales Public Library, and a portion of the proceeds benefits the Friends of the Library. Ruth set that up herself, because it's the kind of person she is. The book is wonderful…highly, highly recommended!
I sure would like a copy of this for Christmas—-hint hint!!!!!
Thanks Sandy for letting me know about this book, gonna get somecopies today! For sure!!


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Lately, my husband and I have been out car shopping on the weekends. Just a couple of weekends ago, we went to a local used car lot and had a discussion with one of the salesmen. My story starts as we're sitting in the salesman's office:
Out of curiosity (and likely in an effort to judge how much we could spend on a car), the salesman asked my husband and me what we do for a living.
When my husband indicated he was a lawyer, the salesman nodded and smiled. When I told him I was a librarian, he laughed. Yes, laughed. As he leaned back in his chair, he went on to say derisively "ahh, I know Dewey is going the way of the dodo."
At this point, I felt like saying "I heard the same about used car salesmen". Or at least asking, "how do you think your sales pitch is going? Do you think you're doing a good job?" However, I simply stated reasonably that yes, while some libraries are moving away from Dewey, at this time our library has no intention of doing so. He seemed mystified and said something along the lines of "hanging on to a dying tradition" or some such comment. I encouraged him to visit our library.
How is it that when stating our profession, individuals find it laughable? In this instance, I am hoping to chalk it up to ignorance and the salesman's idea of coming off as clever. But I am assuming, however dangerous this might be, that there are plenty of other members of the public who also have little respect for our profession. Why this is and what can we do about is something we need to think about. Or do we?
In the end, my husband and I laughed it off (as a lawyer, he's learned you need to have a sense of humour). And we decided NOT to buy a car at that lot. I think the lesson learned is that all professions are made fun of or laughed at by some people. We can't take it too seriously as long as we continue to change, grow and learn, just as we have always done – trying our best and reaching out to as many people as possible.


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The construction of rhetoric
For example, the reason Social Justice Warrior is effective rhetoric that triggers the emotions of SJWs while derogatory terms like Social Justice Bully and Social Justice Crybaby do not is because "warrior" is a term that the SJWs gave themselves, and more importantly, it is how they see themselves. To hear the term used contemptuously, as an open form of mockery, is what causes the emotional pain that triggers them.
Fake News, which is arguably the most effective rhetorical term ever deployed against the media, is almost exactly the same. It is a term originally coined by the media, but stolen and deployed against them, and one that strikes at the very heart of their self-value and self-identification as devotees of truth and accuracy.
So, as an exercise, let's see if anyone can utilize this principle to come up with a rhetorical term for moderates that would serve as an alternative to Cuckservative, which is itself already an effective tag that is a play on a self-title rather than an actual one, but nevertheless strikes powerfully at the conservative's self-image as loyal and moral.
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A man was sitting reading his newspaper, when his wife comes up behind him and whacks him on the head with a frying pan.
"What was that for!?" he asks
"That was for the piece of paper in your pocket, with Mary Ellen written on it" she replies. "Don't be silly, at the races last week Mary Ellen was the name of a horse"
His wife is satisfied and apologises.
Three days later she does the same thing "what was that for!?" he asks "your horse just phoned!"
Three men were talking about how subservient they had managed to make their wifeÂ's and bragging about all the things they could get them to do.
One of the men boasts, that he has his wife so tamed he had got her to crawl on her hands and knees.
The other two men were so impressed they asked him how he had managed to achieve it "well" he says "I was hiding under the bed and she crawled towards me saying come out and fight like a man!"
A man was too drunk to drive, so he wisely left his car and was walking unsteadily home, when he was stopped by the police.
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"And who would give a lecture at this hour?" says the policeman
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I was born on the 28th October 1955 and grew up in Seattle, my father was an attorney and my mother as well as being a teacher was chairwoman of United way international.
I began programming computers at the age of 13 and in 1973 entered Harvard University where I developed a version of programming language BASIC for the first micro computer.
LAST MONTHÂ'S WINNER WAS: Mrs D. Poulton from Manilva - (answer: Oscar Wilde)


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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Restaurants have a cumulative impact on the environment, economy, and society. The majority of restaurants are small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). Review of sustainability and industry literature revealed that considering restaurants as businesses with sustainable development options is the most appropriate way to evaluate their sustainable practices or lack thereof. Sustainable development is the means by which a company progresses towards achieving an identified set of sustainability goals and harnesses competitive advantage. The purpose of this thesis is to identify barriers to implementing sustainable practices in restaurants, and explore ways that restaurateurs can incorporate sustainable business practices. Energy consumption, water use, waste …
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Spinal injuries often restrict range of motion, slow reflexes, shorten endurance, reduce strength and decrease performance. In recent years, chiropractic care has come front and center for the treatment of these types of injuries because it doesn't take a band-aid approach but instead is result-driven, providing the relief patients sorely need. Recognizing chiropractic's effectiveness in this field, professional sports teams, Olympic trainers, and competitive athletes are employing chiropractic doctors to help keep competitors at the top of their game.
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Episode 63 - Fiona (Fiona Flanagan)
As big as "hair metal" was in the late-80s, there were very few women singers that were as big as the boys and could hold their own next to them. That is, except for Fiona, who released a string of hard rock albums from the mid-80s to the early 90s scoring a couple moderate hits in the process. She is probably best known for her electric duet with fellow genetic lottery winner Kip Winger, "Everything You Do (Your Sexing Me)" which barely missed the top 40 in 1989. However, what makes Fiona Flanagan truly demand your respect is what all she accomplished when the music career petered out. She had the foresight to enroll in UCLA and become an accountant, which she did for many years before settling down as a mom to raise her kids in New Jersey.


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Veteran movie critic Roger Ebert says that he was a "fool" for talking about videogames in the first place.
Movie critic Roger Ebert earned scorn from the gaming community with a blog post in April that made the claim that games weren't art, and described the examples of "art games," titles like Braid and Flower, as "pathetic." But a few months, and a few thousand comments, down the line, Ebert has written a new post saying that while his opinions on videogames haven't changed, he didn't know enough about them to be able to comment.
"I was a fool for mentioning videogames in the first place. I would never express an opinion on a movie I hadn't seen. Yet I declared as an axiom that video games can never be Art. I still believe this, but I should never have said so. Some opinions are best kept to yourself ... My error in the first place was to think I could make a convincing argument on purely theoretical grounds. What I was saying is that video games could not in principle be Art. That was a foolish position to take, particularly as it seemed to apply to the entire unseen future of games. This was pointed out to me maybe hundreds of times. How could I disagree? It is quite possible a game could someday be great Art."
Ebert admits that he has no desire to play videogames, but that he was unable to come up with any definition of art that excluded games, while simultaneously including everything that he loved: "I concluded without a definition that satisfied me. I had to be prepared to agree that gamers can have an experience that, for them, is Art. I don't know what they can learn about another human being that way, no matter how much they learn about Human Nature. I don't know if they can be inspired to transcend themselves. Perhaps they can. How can I say? I may be wrong, but if I'm not willing to play a video game to find that out, I should say so."
It's never easy to say that you were wrong, and it's doubly hard to do it in public as Ebert did. There's a lot of humility on display here, and that deserves a lot of respect.
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