Thursday, May 31, 2012

Introduction: An American Perspective on Iraq, Dahr Jamail

On 8 December 2007 Dahr Jamail, an award winning American author and journalist who is best known as one of the few unembedded journalists to report extensively from the Iraq War, spoke to roughly 200 people at the Vancouver planetarium in British Columbia Canada about his book, “Beyond the Green Zone”, and the catastrophic occupation of Iraq.



The following are the videos available from this lecture:
  • Fallujah: US War Crimes in Fallujah - US Military and Western Mainstream Media trying to conceal War Crimes in Fallujah (Vengeance, Blackwater Style).

  • Lecture, Part 1 to 6: Dahr Jamail’ Full Lecture - An American Perspective on the Catastrophic Occupation of Iraq.

  • Q&A Part 1: Question and Answer Period: Part 1 - Topics covered in this series are: 1) How do we support the resistance in Iraq; 2) What drives US Foreign Policy; 3) On the fate of Iraqi refugees.

  • Q&A Part 2: Question and Answer Period: Part 2 - Topics covered in this series are: 4) How have you been received by US media? 5) How can Americans stop the US government? 6) Is the US hemorrhaging from Iraq, and what will happen with Iran?

  • Q&A Part 3: Question and Answer Period: Part 3 - Topics covered in this series are: 7) How difficult is it to do a body count in Iraq? 8) Will the US withdraw from Iraq? 9) What can Canadians do to stop the American Empire?

  • Q&A Part 4: Question and Answer Period: Part 4 - Topics covered in this series are: 10) What does the future hold for Iraq? 11) What is the education system like in Iraq? 12) Comments on Depleted Uranium and Gulf War Syndrome.

  • Q&A Part 5: Question and Answer Period: Part 5 - Topics covered in this series are: 13) Negroponte's US backed Death Squads in Iraq; 14) Democrats, US car bombings, US troop resistance; 15) Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Dahr Jamail's future.
  • Dahr Jamail Lecture: An American Perspective on Iraq

    The following is Dahr Jamail's lecture given on 8 December 2007 in Vancouver British Columbia Canada. Presented in six parts:

    Dahr Jamail lecture, Part 1



    Dahr Jamail lecture, Part 2



    Dahr Jamail lecture, Part 3



    Dahr Jamail lecture, Part 4



    Dahr Jamail lecture, Part 5



    Dahr Jamail lecture, Part 6

    Dahr Jamail on what happened in Fallujah: US Military and Western Mainstream Media trying to conceal War Crimes in Fallujah (Vengeance, Blackwater Style)



    I. Introduction


    Every time I read a story published in Western mainstream media about what transpired in Fallujah in 2004 during two US assaults on the city I feel sick.

    The evidence proving that the United States committed war crimes, slaughtering innocent men, women and children is irrefutable. The US military’s use of chemical weapons is irrefutable. The destruction of a city amounting to collective punishment is irrefutable. All of this occurred because four Blackwater mercenaries were killed by Iraqis who were trying to protect their city from what we now know as “America's Private Army”.

    I have tried to understand why Western mainstream media has remained complicit in its coverage and reporting of this event, and I believe I have found the answer.

    On January 2, 2008, The Washington Times reported that:
    “…a secret intelligence assessment of the first battle of Fallujah shows that the U.S. military thinks that it lost control over information about what was happening in the town, leading to ‘political pressure’ that ended its April 2004 offensive with control being handed to Sunni insurgents.”
    This propaganda piece continues to state that:
    “…the decision to order an immediate assault on Fallujah, in response to the televised killing of four contractors from the private military firm Blackwater, effectively prevented the Marine Expeditionary Force charged with retaking the town from carrying out ‘shaping operations,’ such as clearing civilians from the area, which would have improved their chances of success.”
    According to the article:
    “Crucial to the failure…was the role of the Arabic satellite news channels Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya… ‘They filmed scenes of dead babies from the hospital… Comparisons were made to the Palestinian intifada. Children were shown bespattered with blood; mothers were shown screaming and mourning day after day.’”
    The damning part of this article, which explains why Western mainstream media has continued to turn a blind eye to what happened in Fallujah is presented in the last two paragraphs (emphasis added):
    “…later in 2004, when U.S.-led forces successfully retook Fallujah, they brought with them 91 embedded reporters representing 60 press outlets, including Arabic ones. ‘False (sic) allegations of non-combatant casualties were made by Arab media in both campaigns, but in the second case embedded Western reporters offered a rebuttal,’ the authors said.”
    Did everyone catch that? While all other embedded and non-embedded journalists were reporting that innocent men, women and children were being massacred, “embedded Western reporters” were denying these reports. Do you feel sick yet? You should be by this time, especially if you remember that during World War II, Nazi ‘news’ sources never reported on German War Crimes, and if they did, they used words such as “false allegations”, “military action”, “informational battle”, “successfully retook”, and “presumably killed”. How appalling would those that died during World War II in the fight to stop fascism find his type of propaganda in the United States?

    If you would like to know what really happened in Fallujah, then watch the following short excerpt from a lecture by Dahr Jamail, an award winning unembedded American journalist who was in Fallujah at the time of the US assault.


    II. Dahr Jamail on what happened in Fallujah


    On 8 December 2007 Dahr Jamail, an award winning American author and journalist who is best known as one of the few unembedded journalists to report extensively from the Iraq War, spoke to roughly 200 people at the Vancouver planetarium in British Columbia Canada about his book, “Beyond the Green Zone”, and the catastrophic occupation of Iraq.

    I attended this lecture and was fortunate enough to film the event. The following is an excerpt of the talk on what happened in Fallujah in 2004 when the United States and Britain assaulted the city.

    Dahr Jamail on what happened in Fallujah: US War Crimes




    III. Two Documentaries


    Further information on American War Crimes in Fallujah through the following two documentaries:

    Fallujah: The Hidden Massacre



    Fallujah: Operation Phantom Fury



    Related Links and Information:
  • How to Populate Concentration Camps, from Fallujah to Lodz Ghetto

  • Dahr Jamail’s website

  • Remember Fallujah

  • How Did We Get Here? You have the "mainstream" media to thank for the Iraqi quagmire

  • The Censorship of Al Jazeera


  • Iraq War Question and Answer period with Dahr Jamail: An American Perspective, Part 1

    The following is Part 1 of the Question and Answer period that followed the 8 December 2007 Dahr Jamail's lecture in Vancouver British Columbia Canada. Topics covered in this post are:
    1) How do we support the resistance in Iraq.
    2) What drives US Foreign Policy.
    3) On the fate of Iraqi refugees.

    1) How do we support the resistance in Iraq?



    2) What drives US Foreign Policy



    3) On the fate of Iraqi refugees

    Iraq War Question and Answer period with Dahr Jamail: An American Perspective, Part 2

    The following is Part 2 of the Question and Answer period that followed the 8 December 2007 Dahr Jamail's lecture in Vancouver British Columbia Canada. Topics covered in this post are:
    4) How have you been received by US media?
    5) How can Americans stop the US government?
    6) Is the US hemorrhaging from Iraq, and what will happen with Iran?

    4) How have you been received by US media?



    5) How can Americans stop the US government?



    6) Is the US hemorrhaging from Iraq, and what will happen with Iran?

    Iraq War Question and Answer period with Dahr Jamail: An American Perspective, Part 3

    The following is Part 3 of the Question and Answer period that followed the 8 December 2007 Dahr Jamail's lecture in Vancouver British Columbia Canada. Topics covered in this post are:
    7) How difficult is it to do a body count in Iraq?
    8) Will the US withdraw from Iraq?
    9) What can Canadians do to stop the American Empire?

    7) How difficult is it to do a body count in Iraq?



    8) Will the US withdraw from Iraq?



    9) What can Canadians do to stop the American Empire?

    Iraq War Question and Answer period with Dahr Jamail: An American Perspective, Part 4

    The following is Part 4 of the Question and Answer period that followed the 8 December 2007 Dahr Jamail's lecture in Vancouver British Columbia Canada. Topics covered in this post are:
    10) What does the future hold for Iraq?
    11) What is the education system like in Iraq?
    12) Comments on Depleted Uranium and Gulf War Syndrome.

    10) What does the future hold for Iraq?



    11) What is the education system like in Iraq?



    12) Comments on Depleted Uranium and Gulf War Syndrome.

    Iraq War Question and Answer period with Dahr Jamail: An American Perspective, Part 5

    The following is Part 5 of the Question and Answer period that followed the 8 December 2007 Dahr Jamail's lecture in Vancouver British Columbia Canada. Topics covered in this post are:
    13) Negroponte's US backed Death Squads in Iraq.
    14) Democrats, US car bombings, US troop resistance.
    15) Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Dahr Jamail's future.

    13) Negroponte's US backed Death Squads in Iraq.



    14) Democrats, US car bombings, US troop resistance.



    15) Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Dahr Jamail's future.

    Wednesday, May 30, 2012

    Environmental News and Views: Introduction

    Since the turn of the century the environment has become a quintessential concern for all of humanity. The changes that are taking place in the ecosystem will affect every living species on this planet. The following is some food for thought:
    1) Colony Collapse Disorder: Why the Bees are Dying

    2) David Suzuki on the environment

    David Suzuki on the environment

    On 8 December 2007, I had the opportunity to attend the Vancouver environmental global day of action that was organized to coincide with The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali. I took my trusted little camcorder and recorded some of the event.

    The following video is the talk given at the event by David Suzuki, a world renowned “Canadian science broadcaster and environmental activist”, and the founder of the The David Suzuki Foundation: an environmental organization founded in 1990, “focusing on four program areas – oceans and sustainable fishing, climate change and clean energy, sustainability, and the Nature Challenge - the Foundation uses science and education to promote solutions that conserve nature and help achieve sustainability within a generation.”

    Colony Collapse Disorder: Why the Bees are Dying

    Below you will find a video and an article that I posted in 2007 regarding colony collapse disorder. Both are still relevant today but in need of an update. This is an important issue for me and I will continue to follow this story and at some point update the article. Some of the most recent and relevant developments below.
  • Jan. 7, 2016: The EPA Finally Admitted That the World’s Most Popular Pesticide Kills Bees—20 Years Too Late
  • May 16, 2015: Bee-killing pesticides: The fight ramps up - Debate over chemicals' role in bee deaths becoming an urban-rural divide
  • May 13, 2015: Survey: More than 40 percent of bee hives died in past year
  • September 3, 2014: Canadian beekeepers sue Bayer, Syngenta over neonicotinoid pesticides
  • June 25, 2014: "Neonic" pesticides are killing bees, harming environment, say scientists
  • May 20, 2014: Bee researchers raise more warning flags about neonicotinoid pesticides
  • May 9, 2014: Pesticides to blame for honeybee colony collapse disorder, not mites
  • February 19, 2014: Bee colony collapse viruses spreading to bumblebees
  • July 7, 2013: Elmwood, Ontario apiarist devastated at sudden loss of more than 600 hives (that's more than 37 million bees)
  • May 21, 2013: Monsanto, Bayer, Sygenta Fund Bee Research
  • May 14, 2013: Italian Pesticide Ban Improves Bee Colony Health
  • April 30, 2013: Researchers find high-fructose corn syrup may be tied to worldwide collapse of bee colonies
  • June 1, 2012: France to Ban a Pesticide in Effort to Protect Bees
  • May 20, 2012: Bayer CropScience and Bee Deaths
  • May. 16, 2012: 90 Percent of Corn Seeds Are Coated With Bayer's Bee-Decimating Pesticide
  • May, 2012: Beekeepers Win Ban on Monsanto's GMOs in Poland
  • April 19, 2012: Blamed for Bee Collapse, Monsanto Buys Leading Bee Research Firm
  • April 05, 2012: Researchers recreate bee collapse with pesticide-laced corn syrup
  • March 29, 2012: Studies show how pesticides make bees lose their way
  • January 25, 2012: The Buzz Behind the Monsanto/Beeolgics Acquisition
  • June 17, 2011: Honeybees Might Have Emotions
  • May 12, 2011: Honey prices at record levels
  • 2006-2012: Unit Honey Prices by Month - Retail
  • April 4, 2011: Honeybees 'entomb' hives to protect against pesticides, say scientists
  • December 10, 2010Wik-Bee Leaks: EPA Document Shows It Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Honey Bees
  • December 10, 2010 : Leaked Memo Sheds Light on Mysterious Bee Die-Offs and Who's to Blame
  • October 25, 2010: Complex mathematical problem solved by bees
  • October 8, 2010: What a scientist didn't tell the New York Times about his study on bee deaths
  • November 29, 2007: EPA Is Sued by 12 States Over Reports on Chemicals
  • 2006: EPA Library Closings Limit Researchers’ Access to Information


  • CCD, Why the Bees are Dying



    The positive side of Colony Collapse Disorder: The Gaia Principle

    All living organisms have self-preservation defense mechanisms to protect themselves from harm. Whether an organism survives an attack or contamination depends on its ability to contain or destroy an outbreak or infection.

    According to the Gaia principle, all “living and nonliving parts of the Earth are viewed as a complex interacting system that can be thought of as a single organism.” In essence the Gaia hypothesis states that the Earth is alive, implying that it also has a self-defense mechanism to protect itself from harm. If we take this into consideration, then it may shed some light onto the reasons as to why the honeybees are dying across the globe, and what we can do about it.


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    In the winter of 2006, a strange phenomenon fell upon honeybee hives” across the United States. “Without a trace, millions of bees vanished from their hives…The epidemic set researchers scrambling to discover why honeybees were dying in record numbers.”

    Four main categories stand in the foreground of the disappearing honeybee issue: EMF radiation; GM crops; diseases and pests; and artificial incursions of modern bee-keeping on overall hive ecology.” Upon examining the possible causes of this epidemic, investigations have revealed that “‘Natural’ beehives appear less affected” by this now global pandemic dubbed Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).

    There’s still no concrete evidence” as to why the bees are dying, but almost everyone agrees that it is because of us; by what we, humans, are doing. It is widely accepted that the epidemic is either due to our mass distribution of electromagnetic technology, our unconfined genetic experimentations, our chemical contamination of the environment, or our physical treatment of the honeybees that is causing them to die. I would like to add one more possibility to this list, and that is the increased global radiation that has been measured in many western countries, due to our use of Depleted Uranium munitions for the last two decades.

    A detailed survey conducted by Bee Alert Technology (pdf) indicates that disappearances have been the main cause of CCD. Results from June 2007 indicate that 43% of beekeepers surveyed in North America believe that the cause of their bee colonies collapsing has been disappearing bees, compared to 15% cause by Mites and 3% by pesticides. ‘Disappearing’ is the perfect term to describe what is happening, because we, as of this moment, do not know why the bees are not returning to their colonies. The data indicates that the severer the colony loss, the better the correlation with disappearances.


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    How serious is the situation? There have been reports that up to 80% of the bees in certain regions of Europe and North America have perished. Albert Einstein is said to have stated: “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man,” which clearly sums up the current predicament in no uncertain terms.

    There is a positive side to the story however; the death of the bees is an early warning signal. Insects are in general at the bottom of the food chain, therefore we, being at the top of the food chain, will usually not be immediately affected by mass extinction of a certain insect species. Bees however are different, they are not only at the bottom of the food chain. We use them as pollinators in our production of fruits and vegetables, and we also consume their labor of love, being honey, directly. This means that bees hold the distinction of being involved in all levels of human consumption. It is because we are so heavily invested in honeybee labor to produce our food that we have been lucky enough to become aware of this epidemic early.

    The reasons for why the bees are dying are likely a combination of what has been listed above. Knowing this, we remain bewildered as to why the bees are flying off en masse and not returning to the only thing that they know, which is a colonial life.


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    The Gaia principle provides some answers. Bees are the most efficient delivery system known on this planet. If they are infected with a virus, carriers of a pathogen, then there is a serious risk of contamination. If the Gaia principle is taken at face value, then the Earth will be aware of this infection and will do whatever is necessary to contain it. This includes committing euthanasia on one of its species (living parts) by signaling the bee colonies to eliminate themselves from the equation.

    The Gaia hypothesis is still speculation, but it does help us to understand the interconnectiveness of life on Earth. Since we, our lifestyle, is the most likely culprit of this pandemic, then we would be wise to modify our behavior before the Earth decides that the only way to prevent this infection from spreading is to eliminate the source and not the delivery mechanism.

    What is required are large-scale scientific investigations as to the cause of CCD and the consequences of the destruction of the ecosystem through our technology, scientific experimentations, and environmental contamination. We are slowly moving in the right direction with people beginning to realize the benefits of consuming organic food, the use of Genetically Modified seeds being suspended in France , and research into the dangers of EM radiation becoming more widely available, but we must begin to rapidly implement changes. We are approaching the tipping point with this crisis and should make it a global priority.

    Hopefully dealing appropriately with the CCD epidemic will usher in a time where we will value the health of the Earth above all else and learn to keep this planet from harm by reducing our ecological footprint.

    Monday, May 28, 2012

    October 27, 2007 Vancouver Peace Rally: First Nations with Laura Holland

    For additional videos see: Vancouver Peace Rally, 27 October 2007: Introduction

    First Nations with Laura Holland



    Links:
  • Hidden from History: Genocide of Aboriginal Peoples
  • Military recruiters target First Nations youth
  • October 27, 2007 Vancouver Peace Rally: War Resisters and Libby Davies

    For additional videos see: Vancouver Peace Rally, 27 October 2007: Introduction

    War Resisters



    Libby Davies, NDP



    Links:
  • War Resisters Support Campaign
  • Find your Member of Parliament
  • Libby Davies, M.P. Vancouver East
  • Canada’s military spending exceeds Cold War peak
  • October 27, 2007 Vancouver Peace Rally: Women’s Movement, 911 Truth

    For additional videos see: Vancouver Peace Rally, 27 October 2007: Introduction

    It's about Women



    911 Truth, Jagua



    Links:
  • CODEPINK
  • Raging Grannies of BC
  • 'Big-box' daycare coming to Canada
  • Canada’s military spending exceeds Cold War peak
  • Vancouver 911 Truth
  • October 27, 2007 Vancouver Peace Rally: Video Diary and Malalai Joya

    For additional videos see: Vancouver Peace Rally, 27 October 2007: Introduction

    "Malalai Joya (born April 25, 1978) is an activist, writer and a former politician from Afghanistan. She served as a Parliamentarian in the National Assembly of Afghanistan from 2005 until early 2007, after being dismissed for publicly denouncing the presence of what she considered to be warlords and war criminals in the Afghan parliament. She is an outspoken critic of the Karzai administration and its western supporters, particularly the United States."

    Recap & Malalai Joya - Part 1



    Recap & Malalai Joya - Part 2



    Links:
  • Defense Committee for Malalai Joya
  • Stop the War Coalition: Vancouver
  • October 27, 2007 Vancouver Peace Rally: Attending Peace Rallies

    For additional videos see: Vancouver Peace Rally, 27 October 2007: Introduction

    October 27, 2007 Vancouver Peace Rally: Introduction



    Links:
  • February 15, 2003 anti-war protest
  • Pentagon 'three-day blitz' plan for Iran
  • Plans for Redrawing the Middle East: The Project for a "New Middle East"
  • UN calls on the West to help four million displaced Iraqis
  • One of the main reasons behind the collapse of the US Dollar: Why the US wants to attack Iran
  • WW3 Has Already Started or: 18 Ways To Stop The Bomb
  • What an attack on Iran really means: Gwynne Dyer's Secret
  • Iraqi Deaths Due to US Invasion
  • Cold War II
  • World War III officially began in May 2006: Madmen call out for Madness
  • Creating the map of the New Middle East will cost 200 million lives: Turkey enters Iraq War
  • Was That Nuclear-Armed B-52 Flight Destined for Iran?
  • Vancouver Peace Rally, 27 October 2007: Introduction

    On Saturday, October 27 2007, I had the pleasure of attending the Vancouver Peace Rally. I took my trusted little camcorder and ended up filming the event. The following is some of the footage from that day:
    1) Attending Peace Rallies

    2) Video Diary and Malalai Joya

    3) Women’s Movement, 911 Truth

    4) War Resisters and Libby Davies

    5) First Nations with Laura Holland

    Vancouver Peace Rallies: 2008 and 2009



    Two differing perspectives on the Israeli offensive in Gaza that began on 27 December 2008



    From Vancouver, with Love: a prayer for Gaza from Elders of the Coast Salish Territory (2009)



    Saturday, May 26, 2012

    Soundwave 2008: Monday (Thugfucker)

    For additional videos see: Soundwave 2008: Introduction

    Soundwave 2008: Monday Morning (Holmar Filipsson - Thugfucker)



    Soundwave 2008: Monday Morning (Thugfucker)



    Soundwave 2008: Sunday

    For additional videos see: Soundwave 2008: Introduction

    Soundwave 2008: Sunday Morning



    Soundwave 2008: Sunday Morning (DJ 1)



    Soundwave 2008: Sunday Afternoon (DJ - Daega Soundsystem)



    Soundwave 2008: Sunday Afternoon (ill-esha)



    Soundwave 2008: Picking the Beat



    Soundwave 2008: Sunday Evening


    Soundwave 2008: Sunday Evening by chycho

    Soundwave 2008: Sunday Night (Longwalkshortdock)



    Soundwave 2008: Junction SM (Dandy Jack & Sonja Moonear)



    Soundwave 2008: Saturday

    For additional videos see: Soundwave 2008: Introduction

    Soundwave 2008: Saturday Morning (DJ 1)



    Soundwave 2008: Saturday Morning (Mykee)



    Soundwave 2008: Saturday Morning (Norrie Taylor)



    Soundwave 2008: Saturday Morning (DJ W.A.X)



    Soundwave 2008: Saturday (DJ 1)



    Soundwave 2008: Saturday Evening (DJ Trever)



    Soundwave 2008: Saturday Evening (DJ Trever)



    Soundwave 2008: Saturday Night (Thugfucker)



    Soundwave 2008: Saturday Night (DJ 1)



    Soundwave 2008: Saturday Night (JonH - Fort Knox Five)



    Soundwave 2008: Friday

    For additional videos see: Soundwave 2008: Introduction

    Soundwave 2008: Friday Evening (Longwalkshortdock)



    Soundwave Soundwave 2008: Friday Evening (DJ Natty)



    Soundwave 2008: Friday Night - Dead Prez "Hip-Hop" Remix (DJ Mat The Alien)



    Soundwave 2008: Introduction

    The following is part of a video series that was taken from July 18 to 21 at Soundwave 2008, a three day outdoor electronic music and visual extravaganza held on the west coast of Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada.
    1) Friday

    2) Saturday

    3) Sunday

    4) Monday


    Friday, May 25, 2012

    Soundwave 2007: 24 hours of light, music and dance

    For additional videos see: Soundwave 2007: Introduction

    The following is a brief record of approximately twenty-four hours of Soundwave 2007. The video and audio were shot in chronological order and edited as such.

    I hope to provide a list of the DJ's and visual artists from this short, so if you know who certain DJ's and/or visual artists are during certain segments, then please drop me a line or post a comment.

    Peace,

    chycho

    Soundwave 2007: 24 hours of light, music and dance, Part 1



    Soundwave 2007: 24 hours of light, music and dance, Part 2



    Music and Visuals:

    1) The opening Soundwave visual of "G-Force" is by "Shameless" from the Roadhouse campsite

    2) Thank you Michael for sending the following info: "You were looking for djs names for your segments... 1:27 Mike M ... after that is Xavier with the drum & bass ..."

    Soundwave 2007: Part 5 to 8

    For additional videos see: Soundwave 2007: Introduction

    Soundwave 2007: DJ Marlee, Liquid Soul Sound Stage



    Soundwave 2007: DJ Soundwarp, Daielektik Stage



    Soundwave 2007: Sunday Morning 1



    Soundwave 2007: Sunday Morning 2



    Soundwave 2007: Part 1 to 4

    For additional videos see: Soundwave 2007: Introduction

    Soundwave 2007: DJ Byron Deamweaver, Chill Stage



    Soundwave 2007: DJ Nikki, Vancouver Island



    Soundwave 2007: Friday Night, Vancouver Island



    Soundwave 2007: Matt Rose, Renegade Sound System



    Soundwave 2007: Introduction

    The following is part of a video series that was taken from July 13 to 15 at Soundwave 2007, a three day outdoor electronic music and visual extravaganza held on the west coast of Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada.
    1) Part 1 to 4

    2) Part 5 to 8

    3) 24 hours of light, music and dance


    Wushu & Tai Chi: Part 21 to 24

    For additional videos see: Wushu & Tai Chi: Introduction

    Xing Yi



    Xing Yi Wushu



    Master Li Rong



    Bagua: Master Nick Gracenin



    Wushu & Tai Chi: Part 16 to 20

    For additional videos see: Wushu & Tai Chi: Introduction

    Xing Yi Sword



    Xing Yi: Two Person Form



    Xing Yi Spear: Master Derek Cheng



    Students of Shouyu Liang Institute



    Xiao Yao System



    Wushu & Tai Chi: Part 11 to 15

    For additional videos see: Wushu & Tai Chi: Introduction

    Masters Pat Rice & Chenhan Yang



    Chin Na: Pressure Points



    Take Downs: Kuai Jiao (Chinese Fast Wrestling)



    Master Tony Chen



    Water Style: Master Helen Liang



    Wushu & Tai Chi: Part 6 to 10

    For additional videos see: Wushu & Tai Chi: Introduction

    Masters Cheng Aiping & Paul Wong



    Eight Gates



    Bagua: Vancouver Canada



    Master Mo Fan



    Masters Kelly Maclean & Mo Fan



    Wushu & Tai Chi: Part 1 to 5

    For additional videos see: Wushu & Tai Chi: Introduction

    Biggie and Tai Chi



    Grandmaster Shouyu Liang



    Master Jose Johnson



    Instructors of Shouyu Liang Institute



    Master Cheng Aiping



    Wushu & Tai Chi: Introduction

    On May 20th 2007 we had the pleasure of attending the 20th Anniversary Gala of the International Wushu Sashou Dao Association and the Shou-Yu Liang (SYL) Wushu Taiji Qigong Institute held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver British Columbia.

    The following are the videos produced for this series, 24 in total, presented in the following five pages. Hope you enjoy:
    1) Part 1 to 5

    2) Part 6 to 10

    3) Part 11 to 15

    4) Part 16 to 20

    5) Part 21 to 24

    Following a Game at the 17th World Diplomacy Championship and DipCon 40

    For additional videos see: Introduction to WorldDipCon 17

    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Game: Part 1



    Interviews at the 17th World Diplomacy Championship and DipCon 40

    For additional videos see: Introduction to WorldDipCon 17

    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Comments 1



    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Interview 2



    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Interview 3



    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Interview 4



    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Interview 5



    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Interview 7



    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Interview 8



    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Some History

    Footage from the 17th World Diplomacy Championship and DipCon 40

    For additional videos see: Introduction to WorldDipCon 17

    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Start



    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Images 1



    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Images 2



    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Images 3



    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Images 5



    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Images 6



    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Images 7



    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Images 8



    World Diplomacy Championship 17 and DipCon 40: Talk 1

    17th World Diplomacy Championship and DipCon 40: Introduction

    In August 2007 the 17th World Diplomacy Championship and DipCon 40 were held in Vancouver, Canada at the University of British Columbia.

    Initially I had planned on attending this event as a player, however, a few days before the games began I decided that instead of playing in the tournament I would film it. I wanted to document this event and hopefully obtain enough footage to be able to create a short instructional video to help promote this amazing strategic board game created by Allan B. Calhamer in 1954.

    I personally consider Diplomacy to be one of the greatest games ever created, and believe, along with many others, that it should be a mandatory part of our education system. In these times, when politics governs every aspect of our lives it would be prudent to teach the art of diplomacy, and what better way to achieve this task than by playing a board game.

    I have uploaded some of the raw footage into the following three sections. These videos should give everyone a pretty good idea of what this game is all about. Sometime in the future I’ll try and create an instructional video and upload additional footage:
    1) Images: Random Footage

    2) Interviews

    3) Following a Game

    News of Interest:
  • Armenia makes chess compulsory in schools


  • Series IIIb Description: What's Contained in this Series

    This series is a continuation of Series IIIa.

    Series IIIa and IIIb give you the power to be able to factor and solve polynomials of any degree. Factoring techniques included in this series are: the Difference of Squares, Complex Trinomial Factoring (4-step method), Quadratic Formula including The Discriminant, and Synthetic Division.

    In addition to the above, we also do an in-depth discussion of The Division Statement, Polynomial Long Division, look at the graphical meaning of factoring polynomials, use Let Statements and Substitution to factor polynomial and non-polynomial functions, and discuss The Remainder and The Factor Theorems.

    Extras included in this series are look at Why Math is Important and two tips on how to improve your study habits.

    Full list and links for all the videos contained in the series are provided below and are available at: Table of Contents: The Language of Mathematics - Series IIIb.

    See Videos Available for Download for information on the torrent for this series.

    Table of Contents



    Section 1: Recaps and Introductions





    Section 2: Difference of Squares
      Continues from Section 5 of Series IIIa




    Section 3: Factoring Complex Trinomials using the 4-Step Method


    Section 4: The Quadratic Formula


    Section 5: The Let Statement


    Section 6: Synthetic Division and The Division Statement

    Section 7: The Remainder Theorem and The Factor Theorem


    Section 8: Why Math is Important


    Section 9: Study Tips


    Section 10: Miscellaneous


    Series IIIa Description: What's Contained in this Series

    In this series we learn different techniques for solving equations, combine and isolate variables, talk about the equal sign, how to move around an equation, discuss the graphical meaning for solving equations, learn about restrictions, and how we would go about checking solutions.

    Also included is an introduction to polynomial equations and functions, a discussion of their classifications, and factoring techniques, beginning with the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) and Simple Trinomial Factoring (Factoring techniques for polynomials is continued in Series IIIb).

    In addition to the above, we also take a brief look at the difference between black holes and elementary particles.

    Full list and links for all the videos contained in the series are provided below and are available at: Table of Contents: The Language of Mathematics - Series IIIa.

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    Table of Contents



    Section 1: Summary of Series I and II, and Introduction to Series III


    Section 2: Black Holes and Elementary Particles


    Section 3: Techniques for Solving Equations


    Section 4: Solving Equations and Checking Solutions


    Section 5: Solving Quadratic Equations: Factoring Techniques


    Section 6: Introduction to Polynomial Functions


    Section 7: Miscellaneous


    Series II Description: What's Contained in this Series

    This series is all about exponents and radicals: how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide them; how to take a power to a power; and the process involved for simplifying radicals and large expressions.

    We also take a detailed look at how exponents and radicals are related to the Real Number Set. Please note that the videos for this part of the series have overlaps. Videos #40 and #41 discuss the importance of the subsets of the Real Number Set and how they translate over to the basic operations for exponents and radicals. The information contained in these two videos is repeated in videos #42-44, with the addition of examples. If you are familiar and comfortable with the basic operations for exponents and radicals, then videos #40 and #41 should suffice. If you would like the information to be presented with examples, then it will be worth your while to view the latter set. See Video #39 for more information on how the material is being presented.

    In addition to the above, five book recommendations (Part 1, Part 2).

    Full list and links for all the videos contained in the series are provided below and are available at: Table of Contents: The Language of Mathematics - Series II.

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    Table of Contents


    Section 1: Exponents and Radicals


    Section 2: Book Recommendations


    Section 3: Miscellaneous Videos II


    Series I Description: What's Contained in this Series

    The first part of this series deals with the absolute basics of mathematics: the Real Number Set; basic operations; prime numbers and their importance; and how to deal with fractions. This is where it all begins. Please be comfortable with this material before moving on.

    The second part of this series deals with basic geometry and trigonometry. Topics discussed include: right triangles and trigonometric ratios; parallel lines; congruent and similar triangles; the Cartesian coordinate system; and slope, midpoint, and distance of a line. We also take a quick look at three different types of proofs related to these topics; those related to triangles, lines, and the Cartesian coordinate system. (NOTE: at some point in the future an in-depth introduction to trigonometry will be produce.)

    In addition to the above, we take a rudimentary look at Zero and Infinity, and Why a Negative and a Negative Makes a Positive.

    Full list and links for all the videos contained in the series are provided below and are available at: Table of Contents: The Language of Mathematics - Series I.

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    Table of Contents


    Formulas and definitions used in this series (Direct link to full album. Four images total).

    Section 1: Introduction and Instructions


    Section 2: The Real Number Set


    Section 3: Zero and Infinity


    Section 4: Basic Operations


    Section 5: Prime Numbers


    Section 6: Fractions


    Section 7: Trigonometry


    Section 8: Basic Geometry


    Section 9: Coordinate Geometry


    Section 10: Proofs


    Section 11: Why a negative and a negative makes a positive


    Section 12: Miscellaneous Videos