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All That Glitters Isn`t Gold

Documentary examines history of gold mining in Honduras.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - For the poor of Central America, perks of residing in the backyard of northern neighbors have over the past century included eligibility to serve as collateral damage in U.S. wars on drugs and communism and as guinea pigs in syphilis experiments.

Steven Schnoor’s documentary “All That Glitters Isn’t Gold: A Story of Exploitation and Resistance”, addresses other perks, such as cyanide leach mining projects and corresponding arsenic contamination and agricultural destruction.

`Out in the Silence` Builds Bridges on Gay Issues, Bullying and Teen Suicides

Meet the Filmmakers at this exclusive Klamath Falls free screening 11 November.

(KLAMATH FALLS) - “Out in the Silence”, a poignant and powerful Emmy® Award winning documentary film, will be screened at the Congregational Church – United Church of Christ for one day only, Thursday, 11 November.

Out in the Silence captures the remarkable chain of events that unfold when the announcement of filmmaker Joe Wilson’s wedding to another man ignites a firestorm of controversy in his small Pennsylvania hometown.

Charitable Biker Event Incites `Criminal Profiling` from Police

Profiling can happen in any community and is based upon the biases of local law enforcement. Such is the situation that occurred in our little town on Saturday, Oct. 23.

(CORVALLIS, Ore.) - Some would say that profiling is not common in our little neck of the woods, but others would suggest that it occurs every day.

Dissolvable Tobacco Dubbed `Candy` by Oregon`s Sen. Merkley

Merkley urges Oregonians to share concerns Over dissolvable tobacco products with FDA; comment period begins this week...

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week opened a 60-day comment period on dissolvable tobacco candy products. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley urged Oregonians to submit their stories and opinions relating to the sale, distribution, and use of tobacco candy to the FDA.

“Tobacco candy poses two significant threats to our children,” Merkley said.

EPA Fails to Address Wildlife Lead Poisoning, Then Announces Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

“EPA clearly is not ‘walking the talk'..." - Darin Schroeder, ABC

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - After denying a request supported by over 60 organizations and institutions nationwide to ban lead ammunition that causes massive poisoning of wildlife, the EPA has ironically just announced a campaign to prevent lead poisoning.

“If there was a prize offered somewhere for the most unabashed, ironic event of the year, this would have to be the winner...

Late Season Southern Hemisphere Delivers Big Swell to Chile

Many amazing waves were ridden...

(GIG HARBOR, Wash.) - I've just returned from Pichicuy, Chile where I met up with one of Chile's up and coming big wave underground chargers for the wave he rode at Punta de Docas, Chile this past August.

Tiny Timmy Little Benji Trick Treaties
Systemic Welfare Fraud and Financial Economic Corruption

Norman King C.1050 Real Estate Law Property Chronology.

(PHILADELPHIA) - Real Estate Law commences with conquest of "England in 1066 by the Norman King William." [1]. "William decreed that he owned all of the land in England by right of conquest. Not one acre of England was to be exempted from this massive expropriation.

The king struck a bargain with a lord for a large chunk of land. The lords that held their tenure directly from the king were called tenants-in-chief.

Creating A Ghost: Going Beyond the Case Study

Researchers looking for answers from "the other side" take a new approach.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In the year 1972, members from the Toronto Society for Psychical Research (TSPR), directed by Dr. A.R.G. Owen, conducted an experiment to see if they could create a ghost.

They did this by first creating a fictional character, which they named Philip Aylesford.

Wikileaks for Dummies

(LONDON) - A number of media outlets seem to go out of their way to make the best of a bad situation (for Pentagon officials) by derailing the essence of the message that comes out of the classified documents released by WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange.

They are desperate to downplay the scandalous actions perpetrated by the American forces with the green lights that go high up the chain of command, and try to divert the focus on the Iraqi side alone.

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