video: Forks Over Knives - documentary
Forks Over Knives - documentary
Forks Over Knives
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Tiger and goat sent as his prey forge friendship
A goat sent to a Russian safari park as live prey for a Siberian tiger has instead befriended the big cat and the two have become inseparable in a story that has captivated Russians.
Amur the tiger and Timur the goat now sleep in the same enclosure in the Primorsky safari park outside the Pacific port city of Vladivostok, and the pair eat and play together in the snow and this week even head-butted each other for fun. The story of the unusual friendship has touched hearts in Russia with the safari park releasing regular updates on the pair and planning to install webcams in their enclosure.
Staff at the park say the male tiger, who has been given live animals to hunt and eat twice a week for three years, did not touch the billy goat when it entered the enclosure last month because the goat did not show any fear. "No one had taught the goat to be afraid of tigers," the park said in a statement.
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video: Food, Inc. - Full Movie
Food, Inc. - Full Movie (720p)
In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of e coli--the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually.
We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults
Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield Farm's Gary Hirshberg and Polyface Farms' Joel Salatin, Food, Inc. reveals surprising -- and often shocking truths -- about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.
Directed by Robert Kenner
Produced by Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
Executive Producers William Pohlad Robin Schorr Jeff Skoll Diane Weyermann
Co-Producers Eric Schlosser Richard Pearce Melissa Robledo
Director of Photography Richard Pearce
Edited by Kim Roberts
Music by Mark Adler
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“I gave up the thought of ‘reviewing’ the film and decided to exhort you: SEE IT. BRING YOUR KIDS IF YOU HAVE THEM. BRING SOMEONE ELSE’S IF YOU DON’T. The sheer scale of the movie is mind-blowing. It’s the documentary equivalent of The Matrix.” – David Edelstein, New York Magazine
“MORE THAN A TERRIFIC MOVIE – IT’S AN IMPORTANT MOVIE. Essential and hard to shake.” – Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
“FINE, AMBITIOUS AND OFTEN INFURIATING. One of the scariest movies of the year.” – Manohla Dargis, New York Times
“**** It has the same flair for the dramatic and spirit of thorny urgency as ‘An Inconvenient Truth’.” – Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle
“**** ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FILMS OF THE YEAR. A vital, visually stylish piece of filmmaking that is as informative as it is fascinating, infuriating and, at times, heartbreaking.” – Rossiter Drake, San Francisco Examiner
“Smart and expertly shot, FOOD, INC. IS ESSENTIAL VIEWING.” – Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
“BRACING, COMPASSIONATE, WITTY AND COMPELLING.” – Mary Pols, Time
“After you see this film--and it is essential that you do--you will never again approach nutrition in the same way. This is information that you need.” – Jennifer Merin, About.com
“KEENLY ATTUNED TO BOTH THE PRACTICAL CHALLENGES AND PLEASURE PRINCIPLES OF SMART EATING – IT MIGHT CHANGE YOUR LIFE.” – Jessica Winters, O Magazine
"Does for the supermarket what 'Jaws' did for the beach." - Variety
“SEE IT. POWERFUL AND JAW DROPPING. It’s hard to believe you won’t have a significant and immediate reaction.” – Ben Mankiewicz, At The Movies
“***** STUNNING, VITALLY IMPORTANT AND EXCELLENT IN EVERY RESPECT.” – Pete Hammond, Boxoffice Magazine
***** UNFLINCHING AND ENTERTAINING.” – J. Bennett, Alternative Press Magazine
“An intelligent, visually compelling argument grounded in old-fashioned investigative research and journalism.” – Maria Garcia, Film Journal International
http://www.takepart.com/foodinc
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Italian Sailors Rescue Puppy Lost at Sea
A Labrador puppy lost at sea in Italy was picked up by sailors and reunited with his owner.
Sailors with RYCC Savoia caught the daring rescue on film and uploaded it to YouTube.
From the looks of it, they were hundreds of yards from shore.
The poor pup was believed to have been in the water for hours, according to Daily Mail.
It had been reported that the puppy had slipped from his collar aboard a ferry and fallen into the water, as the ship continued toward its island destination 20 miles from Naples.
He was returned to shore and warmed up with a hairdryer.
The pooch is said to have been reunited with his owner and doing well.
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Dog lies down in road for hours at spot where Florida accident claims his owner's life
A Florida woman was fatally struck by a big rig truck Friday and for hours afterward her dog remained at the scene, lying down in the road where the accident happened.
Deputies found the victim dead in the street around 6:15 a.m. near a Jacksonville gas station, ActionNewsJax reported. The family identified her as Kelly Black, 42, and told the Fox affiliate she was walking her dog Paco at the time.
Paco, who was uninjured, stayed with Black after she was hit. He remained there, lying in the road with a red bandana around his neck, long after her body had been removed, the station reported.
The station reported that Black’s family took the dog home. The family said the pair were inseparable.
The operator of the semi-truck was pulling out of the gas station when he apparently struck Black and dragged her more than 30 feet.
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World's Last Male Northern White Rhino is under guard 24 hours a day before Extinction!!
World's Last Male Northern White Rhino is under guard 24 hours a day before Extinction!!
Sudan's female companions, Fatu and Najin, live at the conservancy, where experts are scrambling to ensure the subspecies does not go extinct. The animals are under 24-hour protection by armed guards. Rhinos are targeted by poachers, fueled by the belief in Asia that their horns cure various ailments. Experts say the rhino horn is becoming more lucrative than drugs.
In addition to round-the-clock security, the conservancy has put radio transmitters on the animals and dispatches incognito rangers into neighboring communities to gather intelligence on poaching. The conservancy is also raising funds to help equip and train rangers who guard the rhinos.
On the verge of Extinction
At 42, Sudan is elderly in rhino years. Fatu, 15, is a spring chicken, while Najin is 25. Though the three northern white rhinos are physiologically healthy, age might be a factor, says George Paul, the deputy veterinarian at the conservancy.
"Sudan is currently old and may not be able to naturally mount and mate with a female," he says.
In addition, he has a low sperm count, which complicates natural and scientific efforts, experts say. Najin could conceive, but her hind legs are so weak, she may be unable to support a mounted male.
"There has been recorded mating between different pairs over the last few years, but not conceptions," Paul says. "Based on a recent health examination conducted, both animals have a regular estrus cycle, but no conception has been recorded."
And if one is not recorded soon, the beloved animal will go extinct.
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