Charles, Videos

Growing up on an isolated farm in Canada, young Charles Ross was starved for entertainment. The television lacked reception and his family owned just three VCR tapes, one of which was the first Star Wars. Ross watched the film more than 400 times, committing every line to memory. And what was once a childhood obsession has now become a career. The actor's One-Man Star Wars Trilogy takes fans on a whirlwind adventure through a film franchise that has preoccupied the imaginations of so many children around the world. It runs from November 24 to November 29 at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

Twelve-year-old Ugandan soccer star and malaria survivor Charles Ssali, together with Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, is making a stop in New York today to formally launch the United Against Malaria campaign in the United States. Starting with a breakfast event in Times Square, Ssali will be welcomed to the United Nations by avid soccer fan, Deputy Secretary-General Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro.This initiative is a partnership that aims to harness the popularity of soccer and the excitement leading up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaTM as a way to raise global awareness and build worldwide commitment to ending malaria, as well as increase the use of prevention tools and malaria treatment in Africa. To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/thegatesfoundation/41028/

Australia, hogar de los osos koala, los ornitorrincos, famosos bandoleros y actores, continúa despertando la curiosidad de viajeros alrededor del mundo. Pocos conocen el caso de Paul Charles Denyer, el habitante de una localidad cercana a Victoria, convicto por los homicidios de tres mujeres cometidos durante siete semanas de 1993. Lo insólito de sus crímenes en estas latitudes le valió el apodo de “el asesino serial de Frankston”. En esta nueva emisión, los Testigos del Crimen analizan y discuten este acontecimiento poco habitual en la nota roja australiana, ejemplo claro del odio contra la mujer e insatisfacciones no resueltas.

The Hon. James David Manning, PhD discusses the political cartoon about the police commenting on the 2009 recovery stimulus bill while shooting a violent chimpanzee. This message comes from The Manning Report 18 February 2009. Here is the link: http://atlah.org/media/manningreportarchivespb.html