Another well done documentary by HBO. No matter which side of the fence you come out on as far as UAW and American workers and SUVs or whatever, when you meet the people, you cant help but relate. Its worth the hour, trust.
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Tracy McGrady is an NBA All Star, and forward for the Houston Rockets. Mr. McGrady has recently made a jersey switch for the upcoming season from #1 to #3 to promote his humanitarian efforts in the Darfur region of the Sudan and a documentary on his summer 2007 visits to refugee camps in the region. The documentary, “3 Points,” is set for release this fall. The title refers to goals of peace, protection and punishment
Have you ever heard of Cocaine Tourism? Neither had I, but my boy Paulie sent us an email about some spot in Bolivia called Route 36 thats an ever moving “cocaine bar.” Apparently this is the new craze and people get tourism packages and literally hit up dope spots around the world. Ish is crazy.. .. I could never do it (L7!) but the story is fascinating.. ..check out some excepts after the jump and the full story is here (more…)
“Us Now is a documentary project about the power of mass collaboration, the internet and its potential impact on society. Directed by Ivo Gormley, the film explores how the web is changing the ways we can organize ourselves and illustrates how online networks are changing the way we live together.
Us Now follows the fate of Ebbsfleet United, a football club owned and run by its fans; Zopa a bank in which everyone is the manager; and CouchSurfing, a vast online network whose members share their homes with strangers.”
Watch the full hour long documentary at Dotsub.
“If we lose this game, I think about half the people in this stadium will no longer vote for Ahmadinejad,” fretted a nervous Mahmoud Arjomandi, 38, a shoemaker and Ahmadinejad supporter from Iran’s western province of Lorestan as supporters banged drums and played loudhailers.
“In the U.S., go to almost any professional sporting event and look in the stands — just about everyone sits. But at soccer matches throughout the world, many fans prefer to stand.”
Tim Howard, goalkeeper of the United States national football team signs autograph during a practice with students of the Football Forever program at the Don Bosco Institute in Soyapango, a suburb of San Salvador on March 27, 2009. The US Soccer Association help the Football Forever program to prevent crime in violent areas of El Salvador.
Founded in 2005, located in San Salvador, Soyapango and Mejicanos, The Futbol Forever Programme uses football as a framework for children to learn. This is accomplished through a series of educational football clinics for children and training courses for coaches and volunteers who will run the clinics in each location. (more…)
