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These hot vacation spots will take you off the beaten track of the same old places. Best of all, these destinations will surprise and take you on an adventure of a lifetime.These hot vacation spots will take you off the beaten track of the same old places.... more
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I would like to warn viewers that this pod contains disturbing images
Before jumping and condeming what is obviously a passion to many people around the world i felt the need to experience it first hand before forming an opinion. Hence I have come to the conclusion that although the intention is genuinely not for the chicken die and the owners do actually have some affection for their prize-fighters (e.g. When one man was giving his chicken CPR), it was still too much for me to handle.Having been to a Bullfight and admired not the killing but the matadors bravery and enjoyed the experience I found myself unable to enjoy the spectacle since the chickens are forced to fight with no alternative and the result is always a frightened animal in danger, as opposed to a Bullfight where there is the prospect of human risk.
I would like to warn viewers that this pod contains disturbing images
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Nicaragua's decision to ban all types of abortion including those medically necessary to save a woman's life, has had deep ramifications according to human rights groups in the second poorest country in the Western hemisphere. Since the ban was implemented in 2006, 82 women have died because they did not receive a life saving abortion. Some doctors have even denied medical services to pregnant women for fear that the possibility of an aborted pregnancy could lead to their incarceration. Nicaragua's decision to ban all types of abortion including those medically... more
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The aftermath of Nicaragua's decision to outlaw abortion has shaken this tiny Central American society to the core. Last year Nicaragua, a poor country mired in civil war for much of the 1980´s outlawed all forms of abortion, including operations to save a pregnant woman's life, after a campaign by the Catholic church. The law also established jail sentences of six to thirty years for women who terminate their pregnancies and doctors who perform the procedure. As a result the deaths of women who have undergone "back alley abortions" have skyrocketed infuriating human and women's rights groups all over the world. It is somewhat ironic that the Nicaragua´s newly elected leftist government approved the law. However this was largely due to their attempts to appease the powerful Catholic church in exchange for the church´s support for their anti-poverty measures. The Underground intends to film in the barrios of Managua and record interviews with the families of victims as well as mothers-to-be who are too poor to afford a newborn, human rights groups, representatives of the Catholic Church, and government officials.
The Underground is currently in pre-production to go to Nicaragua April 6th and begin this documentary pod with the help of Human Rights Watch, an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. We ask that current, EMI and Saul Williams consider scoring this pod in conjunction with Theme 2: Mother Hood: The Urban Family.
Reel and past pods:
http://www.lasrever.com/films/underground_tv/U_PRESENTATION.mov
http://current.com/items/87800041_the_underground_no_vote_left_behind
http://current.com/items/88854395_the_underground_4f
The aftermath of Nicaragua's decision to outlaw abortion has shaken this tiny... more
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During the Saint Lazarus celebration, one of Nicaragua's traditional festivities during Holy Week, the faithful dress their dogs and bring them to mass where they are blessed. The centuries-old celebration is tied to the biblical passage in which dogs licked Lazarus the leaper's wounds.During the Saint Lazarus celebration, one of Nicaragua's traditional festivities... more
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As the number of lobsters decline, divers on the Miskito Coast are forced to dive deeper. Many have been crippled or killed. And as the region's traditional economy begins to run dry, some are turning to an even riskier shadow economy, known locally as the "white lobster".
Current TV's Mariana van Zeller travels to this remote corner of Nicaragua to examine some very visible effects of overfishing and dwindling ocean resources.As the number of lobsters decline, divers on the Miskito Coast are forced to dive... more
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Hundreds of shirts and caps, which had been manufactured in advance to celebrate the Patriots' expected victory over the New York Giants, have ended up in the hands of poor Nicaraguan children.
No word on whether or not Bill Belichick helped hand out the shirts, or just walked away from the children in disgust 45 seconds before the job was finished.Hundreds of shirts and caps, which had been manufactured in advance to celebrate the... more
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Casillas Cigars is a family run business that takes pride in their shop and upholds the tradition of hand rolled cigars. This pod gives some insight into the world of cigar culture, from how the cigar is rolled, to how it is smoked.Casillas Cigars is a family run business that takes pride in their shop and upholds... more
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After being found guilty of murdering his Nicaraguan girlfriend, an appeals court freed Eric Volz citing reasonable doubt. Any one who has followed the case would probably agree with the appeals court. Now the Nicaraguan Supreme Court is investigating the judges who set him free. After being found guilty of murdering his Nicaraguan girlfriend, an appeals court... more
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A mix-up kept Eric Volz, 28, of Nashville, Tennessee, in custody after an appeals court reversed the ruling that found him guilty of the 2005 death of his former girlfriend Doris Jimenez.
Well, now he's home.
Happy Holidays.A mix-up kept Eric Volz, 28, of Nashville, Tennessee, in custody after an appeals... more
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A group of San Francisco Bay Area residents make it their mission to save a school from closing in what is dubbed as, "the WORST bario in Managua." Filmed on location in Managua, Nicaragua in February 2007.
www.hogardelosninos.orgA group of San Francisco Bay Area residents make it their mission to save a school... more
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Sorry, that was old and easy but I couldn't help it. Anywho... Dole is going to pay its field hands 3.2 million dollars. Nicaraguan field hands won a lawsuit alleging that a pesticide used to boost banana production made the workers sterile.Sorry, that was old and easy but I couldn't help it. Anywho... Dole is going to... more
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Mariana van Zeller and I were on the Miskito Coast back in March shooting Diving Too Deep and Fishing for Blow. I can only imagine what a Hurricane of this magnitude would do to the region. According to the AP report, residents say that the Nicaraguan authorities only sent out evacuation warnings after many lobster divers were already out to sea and others were trapped out on cayes, like the one featured in Diving Too Deep. Felix also destroyed crops, boats and drinking water that many of these isolated depend on for survival.
Diving Too Deep
Part 1 - http://current.com/items/diving-too-deep-part-1/76374162
Part 2 - http://current.com/items/diving-too-deep-part-2/76377782
Fishing for Blow
http://current.com/items/fishing-for-blow/76387062Mariana van Zeller and I were on the Miskito Coast back in March shooting Diving Too... more
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Rescuers searched for survivors of Hurricane Felix on Thursday as the death toll from the powerful storm rose to nearly 100, according to The Associated Press.Rescuers searched for survivors of Hurricane Felix on Thursday as the death toll from... more
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Hurricane Felix was downgraded to a Category 3 storm after making landfall Tuesday morning in Nicaragua as a potentially disastrous Category 5, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. (CNN)Hurricane Felix was downgraded to a Category 3 storm after making landfall Tuesday... more
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On the coast of Nicaragua, Mariana van Zeller looks into white lobster, the not-so-rare but valuable "species" typically found in the waters and on the beaches along the world's busiest cocaine corridors.On the coast of Nicaragua, Mariana van Zeller looks into white lobster, the... more
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What happens to U.S. school buses when they get old? Mariana van Zeller finds that in Nicaragua there is life after retirement.What happens to U.S. school buses when they get old? Mariana van Zeller finds that in... more
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As scientists warn of an alarming decline in ocean resources, Current's Mariana van Zeller travels to the Miskito Coast of Nicaragua where the depletion of lobsters is forcing local divers to take ever greater risks to earn a living.
Part 1: http://current.com/shows/vanguard/76374162_diving-too-deep-part-1.htmAs scientists warn of an alarming decline in ocean resources, Current's Mariana... more
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As scientists warn of an alarming decline in ocean resources, Current's Mariana van Zeller travels to the Miskito Coast of Nicaragua where the depletion of lobsters is forcing local divers to take ever greater risks to earn a living.
Part 2: http://current.com/shows/vanguard/76374162_diving-too-deep-part-2.htmAs scientists warn of an alarming decline in ocean resources, Current's Mariana... more
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