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Recommended Reading...


DISTANT VISION: Romance and Discovery on An Invisible Frontier
By Elma G. “Pem” Farnsworth

An eye opening biography about the "Father of Televion" Philo T. Farnsworth written by his wife and confidant Elma G. "Pem" Farnsworth. Fascinating reading with great historical content...

Excerpt:
http://www.farnovision.com/chronicles/fusion/fusion_future.html

Recommended Viewing...
A MUSICARES PERSON OF THE YEAR TRIBUTE HONORING JAMES TAYLOR...
(DVD)

Great live  tribute to James Taylor and his music...performances by India.Arie, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, Jerry Douglas, Dr. John,
Carole King, Alison Krauss, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Sting and Keith Urban.  Pres. Bill Clinton opens the event ...and the concert ends  with a grand performance by the man of the hour himself, James  Taylor.

Excerpt (India.Arie):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrGfKWAT_GM

Recommended Reading and Listening...
In Celebration of Victor Guillermo "Yomo" Toro...


"My name is Yomo Toro. I was born in the southwestern part of Puerto Rico, in a  village called Guánica, in a neighborhood called Ensenada where there was a
sugar cane processing factory--one of the largest in the Antilles--actually, I  think it was the second biggest (the biggest was in Cuba), the second biggest of
the Antilles. It was in Guánica. It was called the South Porto [sic] Rican Sugar Company. The neighborhood folks made their living there, they worked at the
processing factory. Some did one thing, others did something else. My father was a "technician," in other words, he drove. He was a driver, he drove the machines
that loaded the cane that arrived for the mill. There were four sugar mills...My whole name is: Víctor Guillermo Toro Vega Ramos Rodríguez Acosta. There: my
whole family. Well then, I began when I was six years old. It all began with the fact that my uncles all worked at the sugar mill. And then on weekends they'd
get together... "

Excerpt (from THE PUERTO RICAN CUATRO PROJECT Website):
http://www.cuatro-pr.org/node/264

LA CUESTA DE JOSEFINA - YOMO TORO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ymfdOJ1zgzg

Recommended Viewing...
RSA - Changing Education Paradigms

In an effort to address the challenges of archaic educational systems, Sir Ken Robinson and RSA present an interesting perspective on changing educational paradigms and the impact of modern technology on education.    

RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U

Recommended Listening...
A Chaplin Gem 

Here's a tune to remember when you feel like life's little challenges are wearing you down...

SMILE...CHARLIE CHAPLIN / MICHAEL JACKSON
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu-rLA4POkI

Recommended Reading...
Writing the Powerless Out Of History


Some food for thought on historical bias and exclusion...

Teaching Tolerance article
http://www.tolerance.org/blog/writing-powerless-out-history

Recommended Viewing...
Paper Clips (Documentary)

A powerful documentary about society and the Holocaust...

Paper Clips Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP15cY3f7UA&feature=related

Recommended Viewing...
El Norte [The North]

A poignant film about the plight of the immigrant in the US...

El Norte
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyGW2JIEXws&feature=related

Recommended Reading...
How The Other Half Lives (Jacob Riis)

An excellent book by Jacob Riis documenting the "appalling living conditions in the Lower East Side...
turn-of-the-century New York City."

How The Other Half Lives
http://tenant.net/Community/Riis/title.html

Recommended Viewing...
The Making of SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME | PBS


Behind the scenes for the making of the new American history documentary Slavery By Another Name...

The Making of SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBJpDtxH_Ac

SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME...PBS Preview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSOwAJAn6as&feature=relmfu

Recommended Reading and Viewing...
The Borinqueneers


Some facts about the 65th Infantry Regiment and the Puerto Ricans that fought for their country...

The Borinqueneers
http://www.borinqueneers.com/film

More on the The Borinqueneers...
http://www.elboricua.com/Borinqueneers.html

Recommended Viewing...
Sicko (Documentary)


Michael Moore's documentary on the state of health care in the US...

Sicko (Pt I)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8NPXr25PsQ&feature=related

Recommended Viewing and Reading...
Don Quijote de la Mancha (1948)

1948 Version of Man of La Mancha (Spanish) with Juan Clavo, Sara Montiel, Fernando Rey, Manolo Moran...

Don Quijote de la Mancha (por Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvNcrqOhsOs&feature=related

Man Of La Mancha Script - Dialogue Transcript (English)
http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/m/man-of-la-mancha-script-transcript.html

Recommended Viewing...
Back to STAX: Memphis Soul
The history of Stax Records

The history of Stax Records...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBPRcKpNOYU&feature=related

Recommended Viewing...
Before The Music Dies
Music documentary...

http://www.hulu.com/watch/62945

Recommended Viewing...
Earth Mother - Anuna


For Peace and relaxation...

A short healing video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEgWbob_RL0&feature=player_embedded