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LINK�TV'S WEEKLY CURRENT EVENTS COVERAGE
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What's New This Week In The Music Store
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The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
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Information and Broadcast Times
Through exclusive footage shot on
location in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and interviews gathered throughout
the Middle-East, Europe and the US, The Oil Factor questions the
motives for the U.S. wars in the Middle-East and Central Asia where 3/4 of the
world's oil and natural gas is located.� A Link TV exclusive, this
controversial film has never before been shown on US television.
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Waco: The Rules of Engagement
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Information and Broadcast Times
On April 19 1993, the Waco, Texas
compound belonging to the Branch Davidian sect burned down. Seventy-six
Davidians died, including women and children. The FBI maintained that the
Davidians killed themselves by setting fire to the building. This
Oscar-nominated film�suggest that the sect members were murdered. The
filmmakers also claim the FBI and others engaged�covered-up their
culpabilities�during the lengthy follow-up�investigations.
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In Focus: My Child Far Away
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Information and Broadcast Times
In Focus follows a German mother as she
journeys to New York to connect with the daughter she gave up for adoption 33
years ago.
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Being Caribou
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Information and Broadcast Times
An intimate perspective of an expedition
of caribou migration. A husband and wife team follow a herd of 120,000 caribou
to raise awareness of threats to the caribou's survival.�At stake is the
herd's delicate habitat, which could be devastated if proposed oil and gas
development goes ahead in the caribou's calving grounds in Alaska's Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge.
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New World Music Blocks!
Music Block 185: Visions
Broadcast
Times
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The use
of computerized effects and animations has grown more widespread in video
productions giving directors greater creative freedom. The Warsaw Village Band
(pictured) present an entire mini-drama with stop action puppets to illustrate
(and update) a folk song about the difficulties of relationships, interspersed
with jumpy edits of live performance. Maya
Arulpragasam (aka M.I.A.) is an art student as well as an up and
coming pop star, and she painted all the colorful animations that form the
matrix for "Galang"� in which her image is embedded. The tiger is most
probably a reference to the Sri Lankan rebel group the Tamil Tigers; in which
M.I.A.'s father was heavily involved.� While the Latin Cyberpunk band
Polvorosa is based in Barcelona, they are actually two Germans
and one Chilean. (Who had the distinction of being in a subversive band called
"Los Pinochet Boys.") Directed by Martin Persiel, "El Amor Se Demora" is a
combination of photo images and computer generated animation, creating a video
collage that's a treat for the ears and eyes. "Boomerang" by Senegalese hip hop
band Daara
J describes the journey of music from Africa to the USA and back
again, like a boomerang.� The video is an appropriate mix of African ethnic
and hi-tech images. Next the Czech band Cankisou takes us on a
hallucinatory trip reminiscent of 60's psychedelia, with "Anay Yo," one man's
journey to commune with crows. Mad horn lines riff alongside a Native American
chant, birds and people fuse into one another, and it all ends on the subway.
Don't ask. We close with a devilish, entry from Juanes.
Religious fanatics have frequently demonized music's power to control or move
people, and this video goes one step better. Juanes and company roll into town,
the music starts, and people disappear -- but not before they are trapped in a
visual wave of cumbia!
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Music Block
186: Traditions and Fusions
Broadcast Times
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is always dangerous terrain to talk about "tradition" as if it were a fixed
thing, allowing for no change. In this block we see examples of folk forms that
are presented either close to their roots, or in tandem with other musical
styles. Amadou and
Mariam are from Mali, and while there has been a lot of talk about
how closely Malian music resembles American Blues, in this case, Amadou paid his
dues learning Rock and R&B; and playing it in Malian clubs. To add to the
potpourri, this track "La Realit�" was produced by Manu Chao, who adds yet
another layer of his own. Jamaican singer-songwriter Abdel
Wright comes out of the reggae and toasting traditions, but has
added his own brand of troubadour style. And while Martires
del Compas may be grounded in flamenco there is a distinctive punk
edge to the lead vocals and none of the charactaristic melisma. Going further
into fusion territory, Fiamma Fumana
(pictured) from Italy put traditional songs from the north of Italy and
specifically Emilia Romagna into a blender with accordions, bagpipes and
synthesizers to come up with their personal and distinctively updated folk
fusion, in "1.0". And in our first entry from a Kurdish band, the Kamkars,
a family band that is tremendously popular in Iran sing "Ghazem Khan" a rousing
folk song in front of the Nobel Peace Prize Awards audience. We finish out with
a magnificent a capella song from the Oysterband, with
contributing vocals from Brit-folk diva June Tabor. "Bright Morning Star" is one
of those great melodies that can be sung solo, or in this case fleshed out
gloriously with lush part singing, recalling both English church hymns and
American sacred harp songs.
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Donate Your Car!
Got an old clunker taking up space in your driveway? Tired of that old
gas-guzzling SUV? Now you can simplify your life and support your favorite
channel by donating your vehicle to Link TV. Call (877) 546-5884 (LINKTV4) to find out how
it works. Ask about donating cars, boats, recreational vehicles - even farm
equipment. Donate your car so we can transport you around the world!
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Link TV Current Events Coverage
International Dateline
Timely investigative
reports from around the world. This long-running Australian international
current affairs program has a well-earned reputation for authoritative and
incisive reporting. A new International Dateline premieres every Sunday at
9PM ET (6PM PT). For more information about this series, click
here.
 Mosaic: World News From The Middle East
A
selection of daily news reports in English from a variety of Middle Eastern
broadcasters. MOSAIC currently airs Monday - Friday @ 10:30 PM ET (7:30 PT). For
more information about Mosaic, click here.
Watch Mosaic Online!
We now offer a broad
selection of Link TV's original programming, including "Mosaic: World News From
The Middle East," via streaming on our
website.
 Democracy Now!
A national independent news
program, hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez and
produced out of the Downtown Community Television Center, a community media
center in New York City's Chinatown. Democracy Now normally airs Monday through
Friday at 11AM ET (8AM PT) and Monday through Thursday at 6PM ET (3PM PT). For
more information, click here.
 Foreign Exchange
A weekly, half-hour
international affairs series, hosted by noted author, journalist and
international commentator, Fareed Zakaria. The series probes the global
questions of the moment from a profound, new perspective and examines
America's role in an increasingly complex and interdependent world. Foreign
Exchange airs every Monday night at 12AM ET (9PM PT). For more information,
click
here.
 Viewpoint With James Zogby
A live call-in
discussion program about Middle East and world issues hosted by Dr. James Zogby
from Washington D.C. and broadcast throughout the Middle East by Abu Dhabi
Television. U.S. viewers may call 1-800-528-2090 with their questions or
comments during the program. A new live installment of this program will air
every Friday at 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT). For more information, click here.
 DW Journal
Live broadcasts of Deutsche
Welle's live newscast to provide you with a European perspective on breaking
news. DW JOURNAL currently airs Mon - Fri @ 10PM, 4AM, 10AM, 4PM ET (7PM, 1AM,
7AM, 1PM PT). For online streaming of JOURNAL, please visit our Live Streams page.
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Video of the Week
Artist: Amadou and Mariam
Song: "La Realit�"
Country: Mali
View This Video Now!
With "La Realit�" Amadou and Mariam have written a song that seems contradictory --�rousing dance to fatalism. The lyric: "some will live, others will die, while some will laugh, others will cry-- while some will sleep, others must be vigilant, and that's reality," is set in a minor mode, and yet this is toe-tapping stuff, with Amadou showing off his blues chops, and urging everyone to dance. The video itself is a star studded affair, set in a suburb of France, where we find Manu Chao, Ivory Coast Reggae star Tiken Ja Fakoly, French actor Vincent Cassel, Writer, boxer and actor Rachid Djadani, and Rapper Doudou Masta (of hip hop band 113), all swarming around a combination hair salon and general bootleg merchandise store. In hindsight there is irony in this video -- Rachid Djadani made his reputation writing about the unrest in the Parisian suburbs. And while Amadou may not have had immigrant discontent in mind when he wrote the song, the video certainly seems somewhat prescient.
Premiere:�Monday, 12/19�at�7:55 PM ET (4:55 PM PT)
Repeat times are:
Tuesday, 12/20 at 1:55 AM ET (10:55 PM PT)
Tuesday, 12/20 at 7:55 AM ET (4:55 AM PT)
Tuesday, 12/20 at 1:25 PM ET (10:55 AM PT)
Remember that you can own much of the music featured on our music blocks by visiting our online music store. We have either CDs or 99 cent song downloads available for many of the artists on our 59 playlists. Check them out
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Best Viewer Comments Of The Week
(Keep them coming. Next week it could be yours!)
10-Dec-05
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10-Dec-05
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December 10, 2005
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25-Nov-05
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Program Schedule and Descriptions:
Daily Schedule
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To see the contents of all World Music Blocks currently being aired, click here.
How to reach me:
Robert Eisert
Senior Manager, Viewer Relations
Link TV
P.O. BOX 2008
San Francisco, CA 94126
For comments or questions about our World Music programming, please contact our Music Team at [email protected].
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