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The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)

Sat, 10 May 2008 00:44:03 GMT

The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)

George McWhirter Fotheringay, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that he can perform them. After being thrown out of a bar for what is thought to be a trick, he tests his powers and eventually sends a policeman to Hades by accident. Worried, he sends the police officer to San Francisco, and seeks advice from the local clergyman, Mr Maydig. Maydig, after having Fotheringay’s powers demonstrated to him, quickly planning for reform of the world by means of miracle, but eventually Fotheringay orders a miracle which, due to clumsy wording, backfires. He relinquishes his power and returns to the time before he had it.

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THX 1138 (1971)

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:41:56 GMT

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THX 1138 (1971)

The human race has been relocated to a underground city located beneath the Earth’s surface. In the underground city, the population are entertained by holographic TV which broadcasts sex and violence and robotic police force enforces the law. In the underground city, society controls all life, all citizens are drugged to control their emotions and their behavior and sex is a crime. Factory worker THX-1138 stops taking the drugs and he breaks the law when he finds himself falling in love with his room-mate LUH 3417 and is imprisoned when LUH 3417 is pregnant. Escaping from jail with illegal programmer SEN 5241 and a hologram named SRT, THX 1138 goes in search of LUH 3417 and escape to the surface, whilst being pursued by robotic policemen.

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Hemp For Victory

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:53:07 GMT

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Hemp For Victory

Hemp for Victory is a black-and-white film produced in 1942 by the USDA outlining a plan to distribute 400,000 lbs. of cannabis seeds to American farmers with the goal of producing 350,000 acres of cannabis by 1943 — all for the war effort. The USDA even went as far as to urge 4-H clubs to grow at least half an acre, but preferably 2 acres of cannabis. All American farmers were required to see the film, sign a paper saying that they had viewed the film, and read a booklet on the matter. Farmers who agreed were waived from serving in the military, and all their family members were also exempt. They received farm equipment at a discounted price, and sometimes for free.

However, before and after the war — the same plant was considered “demon weed” and the killer of the same kids that were pressed into service to grow it during the war.

Nick Begich: Cellphones What They Don’t Tell You

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:46:05 GMT

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Nick Begich: Cellphones What They Don’t Tell You

Have you ever noticed how different your ear or head feels after talking on your cell phone? Dr. Nick Begich reveals the findings of studies the cell phone companies don’t want you to know about and they aren’t good. Johhny Cochran, the high profile lawyer for O.J. Simpson, died in 2005 from brain cancer and he was notorious for spending hours on his cellphone. It is interesting to note that his tumor was on the same side he used his cellphone.

Hofmann’s Potion (2002)

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:19:43 GMT

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Hofmann’s Potion (2002)

Discovered in 1943 by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, D-lysergic acid diethylamide (or LSD) was first used by researchers as a powerful tool to help unlock the mysteries of the human mind. It was considered an effective tool to treat alcoholism and drug addiction; it was also used to better understand the nature of schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. (Much of that pioneering research was done by a team of researchers based in Saskatchewan.) While researchers were determining the medical benefits of LSD, others — like Aldous Huxley and Timothy Leary— promoted the drug as a powerful tool for self-understanding.”

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Last Hippie Standing

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:10:26 GMT

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Last Hippie Standing

“Last Hippie Standing” is a video clip style portrait about the hippie generation. Thirty years ago, this was a movement which came to Goa to find something they couldn’t find at home. Many returned, a few stayed. Goa, the hippie paradise of the 60’s is our point where we start to search for “the last hippies”. This former Portuguese colony in the south of India was for many the final destination after adventurous travels through Greece, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Dreamlike untouched beaches promised to be a new holy land, which was also the spritual basis for Alex Garland’s novel “The Beach”. After viewing historical Super8 material we started searching for the famous beaches and found a new youth culture which seemed to be similar to the old hippie culture.

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Ted Gunderson: Oklahoma City Bombing

Fri, 09 May 2008 10:28:34 GMT

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Ted Gunderson: Oklahoma City Bombing

Ted furnishes the latest information on the Oklahoma City bombing; never before available to the public.

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