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Links
Here are some sites that I visit regularly and recommend highly. Independent
Media/News/Documentaries
PBS.org Bill Moyers Journal Democracy Now with Amy Goodman Documentary Heaven Documentary Film Network Mavericks of the Mind -- Thought-provoking interviews by David Jay Brown with over 40 of the leading thinkers of our time on the subject of consciousness. GritTV with Laura Flanders Brasscheck TV Antiwar
and
Peace
Sites
(with
a
focus
on
veterans)
Iraq Veterans Against the War Sir, No Sir -- Focuses on G.I. resistance against the Vietnam War and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Veterans for Peace -- Lots of good links for vets, resisters, and teachers ESL
Jim Becker's language learning site -- There are thousands of ESL sites on the web, but this one is the one I go to first. A wealth of useful links for English (and other language) learners and teachers. Hepatitis C
As someone who has gone through the excruciating Interferon-Ribavirin treatment for a year and a half and emerged virus-free, I know how critical it is to be informed about the disease. Here are three portholes to visit for finding out what the facts and your options are. Lots of links, articles, videos, etc. Hep C BC -- Peppermint Patty's FAQs. Detailed answers to almost any questions you might have. Hepatitis C Advocate Hepatitis C University Student Projects Every year Fukuoka International University holds an English speech contest for university and high school students. Below are videos of five speeches from our junior college and university students at the 2009 contest. Also, there is a five-minute documentary of the 2008 contest. It was done by a Digital Media Dept. student and includes some interviews at the end. Speech 1 Speech 2 -- The 3rd-place winner Speech 3 Speech 4 -- The 1st-place winner Speech 5 2008 Speech Documentary When I was teaching in the Digital Media Department at FIU, my 4th-year seminar students created and published print and online magazines for four years. All editions are in Japanese and still online. 2008 edition: Six Mix 2009 edition: Journey 2010 edition: Zaifu 2011 edition: Neko no Negai |