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David Carradine, Star of Kung Fu ,dies at 72







Food 4 Africa: Among various causes, David and his wife Annie are supporters of Food 4 Africa. An organization committed to working with other organizations to supply children with at least one vitamin and mineral enriched meal for every day.…

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Previously on LOST 4/8

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Ben returns to the island to be judged, while the smoke monster brings him visions of the past about Alex.…

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Very simple technology yet amazing to see in action. These devices produce energy and electricity from ocean waves. With all the energy problems, this seems like a really good solution. Global warming and climate change are causing problems on planet earth. So how do we extract energy from earth systems in a more sustainable way? In this program we see deep ocean water (DOW)employed as a condenser in an amonia turbine energy cycle. Sustainable… Continue

As the conflict in Darfur enters its sixth year, conditions continue to deteriorate for civilians. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, even by the most conservative estimates. The United Nations puts the death toll at…

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Today is United Nations Day, when we celebrate the much needed, but sometimes unrecognized, work that the UN undertakes every day in some of the most challenging circumstances on the planet.

Over the past 10 years, the United Nations Foundation and the United Nations have worked together to:



- Deliver 10 billion doses of polio vaccine to 2 billion children, virtually eliminating the crippling… Continue

RICE FIELDS AND METHANE EMISSION

GLOBAL 3000 / Biogas for China's Farmers



Methane may be produced by nature, but it is a greenhouse gas. The world climate council, the IPCC, estimates that half the world's methane emissions come from livestock and rice fields.



China is the world's biggest agricultural producer and is expanding its animal husbandry to provide its population with… Continue

Paul Newman Tribute



From the International Rescue Committee archive, Paul Newman serves as the host of this 2003 video overview of the IRC's history and operations. Drawing on film clips and photos, the video traces the work of the IRC from its founding at Albert Einstein's request in 1933, through its relief work in major refugee crises around the world and its resettlement of refugees in the United… Continue