The New Food Wars - Globalization GMOs and Biofuels - Vandana Shiva -...
Violence takes many forms - physical... symbolic...structural. Hunger is a structural violence resulting from current international trade laws...
Violence takes many forms - physical... symbolic...structural. Hunger is a structural violence resulting from current international trade laws formulated by corporate greed. The various forms of violence also implies that the moral activists around the world cannot afford to focus on only one front - while neglecting other - of the prevailing global injustice. --- Across the world food riots are taking place. Scientist and activist Vandana Shiva explores whether the future will be one of food wars or food peace. She argues that the creation of food peace demands a major shift in the way food is produced and distributed and the way in which we manage and use the soil water and biodiversity which makes food production possible. 17th Annual Margolis lecture at UC Irvine. July 2008.
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Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land - Part I - English
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by...
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - English
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Peace Propaganda Promised Land - Part III - English
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by...
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Peace Propaganda Promised Land - Part II - English
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by...
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - English
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Peace Propaganda Promised Land - Part IV - English
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by...
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Peace Propaganda Promised Land - Part V - English
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by...
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Peace Propaganda Promised Land - Part VIII - English
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by...
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Peace Propaganda Promised Land - Part VI - English
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by...
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Peace Propaganda Promised Land - Part X - English
For an analysis of the situation and available solutions (one state or two?) see GazaAwareness.blogspot.com. Peace Propaganda and the...
For an analysis of the situation and available solutions (one state or two?) see GazaAwareness.blogspot.com. Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Peace Propaganda Promised Land - Part VII - English
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by...
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Peace Propaganda Promised Land - Part IX - English
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by...
Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East by zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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The Story of Stuff - Ch.1 - Introduction - English
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of the consumer-driven culture in the US and the increasing consumerism and materialism in...
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of the consumer-driven culture in the US and the increasing consumerism and materialism in the rest of the world - from resource extraction to iPod incineration - exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff. -- ISLAM is against materialism because it results in social injustice and oppression. But also because Islam wants to nurture the inner spirituality and other potential noble qualities in human beings - and materialism - that is the slavery of this world - takes them in exactly the opposite direction. Often non-religious movements choose to resist materialism because of its consequences on society - that is they resist materialism for instrumental - means to ends - reasons. Islam however places importance on simplicity and modesty because they are valuable in themselves for human perfection. Hence even if the world becomes full of resources and everyone has more than what he or she needs Islam would still stress on simplicity and modesty in the lifestyles and pursuits of its followers. With its ideals of human perfection and emphasis on the eternal life in the hereafter Islam provides a powerful rational and emotional stimulus for individuals to abstain from materialism and channel their self-interest into attaining lofty human ideals and qualities. For more on this see Shaheed Mutahhari-s following works available on al-islam.org - a. Spiritual Discourses b. Perfect Man.
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The Story of Stuff - Ch.2 - Extraction - English
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of the consumer-driven culture in the US and the increasing consumerism and materialism in...
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of the consumer-driven culture in the US and the increasing consumerism and materialism in the rest of the world - from resource extraction to iPod incineration - exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff.
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The Story of Stuff - Ch.3 - Production - English
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of the consumer-driven culture in the US and the increasing consumerism and materialism in...
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of the consumer-driven culture in the US and the increasing consumerism and materialism in the rest of the world - from resource extraction to iPod incineration - exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff.
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The Story of Stuff - Ch.4 - Distribution - English
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of the consumer-driven culture in the US and the increasing consumerism and materialism in...
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of the consumer-driven culture in the US and the increasing consumerism and materialism in the rest of the world - from resource extraction to iPod incineration - exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff.
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The Story of Stuff - Ch.5 - Consumption - English
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of the consumer-driven culture in the US and the increasing consumerism and materialism in...
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of the consumer-driven culture in the US and the increasing consumerism and materialism in the rest of the world - from resource extraction to iPod incineration - exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff. -- ISLAM is against materialism because it results in social injustice and oppression. But also because Islam wants to nurture the inner spirituality and other potential noble qualities in human beings - and materialism - that is the slavery of this world - takes them in exactly the opposite direction. Often non-religious movements choose to resist materialism because of its consequences on society - that is they resist materialism for instrumental - means to ends - reasons. Islam however places importance on simplicity and modesty because they are valuable in themselves for human perfection. Hence even if the world becomes full of resources and everyone has more than what he or she needs Islam would still stress on simplicity and modesty in the lifestyles and pursuits of its followers. With its ideals of human perfection and emphasis on the eternal life in the hereafter Islam provides a powerful rational and emotional stimulus for individuals to abstain from materialism and channel their self-interest into attaining lofty human ideals and qualities. For more on this see Shaheed Mutahhari-s following works available on al-islam.org - a. Spiritual Discourses b. Perfect Man.
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The Story of Stuff - Ch.6 - Disposal - English
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of the consumer-driven culture in the US and the increasing consumerism and materialism in...
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of the consumer-driven culture in the US and the increasing consumerism and materialism in the rest of the world - from resource extraction to iPod incineration - exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff.
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The Story of Stuff - Ch.7 - Another Way - English
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of the consumer-driven culture in the US and the increasing consumerism and materialism in...
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of the consumer-driven culture in the US and the increasing consumerism and materialism in the rest of the world - from resource extraction to iPod incineration - exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff. -- ISLAM is against materialism because it results in social injustice and oppression. But also because Islam wants to nurture the inner spirituality and other potential noble qualities in human beings - and materialism - that is the slavery of this world - takes them in exactly the opposite direction. Often non-religious movements choose to resist materialism because of its consequences on society - that is they resist materialism for instrumental - means to ends - reasons. Islam however places importance on simplicity and modesty because they are valuable in themselves for human perfection. Hence even if the world becomes full of resources and everyone has more than what he or she needs Islam would still stress on simplicity and modesty in the lifestyles and pursuits of its followers. With its ideals of human perfection and emphasis on the eternal life in the hereafter Islam provides a powerful rational and emotional stimulus for individuals to abstain from materialism and channel their self-interest into attaining lofty human ideals and qualities. For more on this see Shaheed Mutahhari-s following works available on al-islam.org - a. Spiritual Discourses b. Perfect Man.
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The Story of Stuff - Full Version - English
From its extraction through sale and from use through disposal all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad. Yet most of this...
From its extraction through sale and from use through disposal all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad. Yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute fast-paced fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It will teach you something. It will make you laugh. And it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. For more info see www.storyofstuff.com
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Insulation Equation - Life Inc. - Douglas Rushkoff - English
Look forward to watching this. From the trailer it seems that the argument is not a nostalgia for the past. It is deeper. I liked the fact that the...
Look forward to watching this. From the trailer it seems that the argument is not a nostalgia for the past. It is deeper. I liked the fact that the documentary seeks to bring in the larger historical and social context in the picture. Compare that to documentaries like Consuming Kids that focus mostly on hyper-consumerism. Hyper-consumerism I believe is a manifestation of something much larger and deeply pervasive what may be referred to as MATERIALISM. Now how to define and trace the source of materialism are challenging questions. The documentary seems inclined on the rise of capitalism. But it does hint toward renaissance and the transformation in cultural outlook. Would be interested to see how material and cultural are combined in the narrative of this book and movie.
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Adobe Photoshop CS5 PatchMatch - English
PatchMatch: A Randomized Correspondence Algorithm for Structural Image Editing quickly finding approximate nearest neighbor matches between image...
PatchMatch: A Randomized Correspondence Algorithm for Structural Image Editing quickly finding approximate nearest neighbor matches between image patches.
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[26 Nov 2013] Iran urges reforms in the structure of ECO after almost...
The 21st ministerial meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization-ECO!
On Tuesday, the 21st Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the ECO was...
The 21st ministerial meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization-ECO!
On Tuesday, the 21st Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the ECO was held on in the Iranian capital, Tehran. The council accounted for the reports of the ECO and its institutions on progress achieved in the main activity area of the organization that focus, among others, on transport, trade, energy, environment and agriculture. The meeting was started by a short speech by Iran\'s President, Hassan Rouhani who urged some reforms in legal, structural, institutional and planning aspects of the organization after some three decades of activity.
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