Charlotte Iserbyt is the consummate whistleblower! Iserbyt served as Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), US Department of Education, during the first Reagan Administration, where she first blew the whistle on a major technology initiative which would control curriculum in America's classrooms. Iserbyt is a former school board director in Camden, Maine and was co-founder and research analyst of Guardians of Education for Maine (GEM) from 1978 to 2000. She has also served in the American Red Cross on Guam and Japan during the Korean War, and in the United States Foreign Service in Belgium and in the Republic of South Africa. Iserbyt is a speaker and writer, best known for her 1985 booklet Back to Basics Reform or OBE: Skinnerian International Curriculum and her 1989 pamphlet Soviets in the Classroom: America's Latest Education Fad which covered the details of the US-Soviet and Carnegie-Soviet Education Agreements which remain in effect to this day. She is a freelance writer and has had articles published in Human Events, The Washington Times, The Bangor Daily News, and included in the record of Congressional hearings. www.prisonplanet.tv www.americandeception.com deliberatedumbingdown.com twitter.com Теги:CharlotteIserbytwhistleblowerAuthorFormerSeniorPolicyAdvisorEducationalResearchandImprovementDeptEducationAgenda21UnitedNations
No-one has done more for the cello than Mstislav Rostropovich, or Slava as he was widely known. As well as being arguably the greatest cellist of the twentieth century, he expanded and enriched the cello repertoire by the sheer force of his artistry and his personality and composers lined up to write works for him. In this film by John Bridcut, friends, family and former pupils explore the unique talents of this great Russian artist, and listen to and watch him making music. Contributors include his widow Galina Vishnevskaya and their daughters Olga and Elena; the eminent conductors Seiji Ozawa and Gennadi Rozhdestvensky; and cellists who attended his famous classes in Moscow, including Natalya Gutman, Mischa Maisky, Moray Welsh, Elizabeth Wilson and Karine Georgian. The film traces the development of Rostropovich's international career amid the political tensions of the final years of the Soviet Union. Bio: Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, KBE (Russian: Мстисла́в Леопо́льдович Ростропо́вич, Mstislav Leopol'dovič Rostropovič, March 27, 1927 -- April 27, 2007), known to close friends as Slava, was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. He was married to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya. He is widely considered to have been the greatest cellist of the second half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest of all time. In addition to his outstanding interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commissioning new works which enlarged the ... Теги:Mstislav RostropovichCelloSlavaBiographyBBCClassicalDocumentary
www.euronews.com Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic, is one of the poorest countries in Central Asia. On Norouz, the first day of the Persian New Year, Emomali Rahmon the President of Tajikistan spoke to euronews on the situation in the country 20 years after independence, relations with Russia and Iran and democratisation in the country. euronews: Your Excellency Emomali Rahmon President of Tajikistan, happy new year. Do you see the Norouz as an occasion to celebrate the national identity of the Tajikistan? Are the Norouz ceremonies these days the beginning of the restoration of Tajik identity which was so damaged by the former Soviet Union? President Emomali Rahmon: During the Soviet era, there were huge restrictions on performing traditions and national customs. These celebrations were banned and those who practised them were persecuted. But this celebration is in the heart of our people. Even during more than 70 years of domination, the soviet regime could not abolish this tradition. The same thing had happened even before the USSR, as it was thought to be against Islam, but finally it was accepted. Norouz is the celebration of the victory of virtue over the vice. It encourages good deeds. It is about forgiveness. Such a celebration is one of the rarest in the world. euronews: Iran has been under increasing international sanctions. Have they had an impact on relations between Tajikistan and Iran? President Emomali Rahmon: As far as we know, the Islamic Republic of ... Теги:euronewsinterviewPoliticsTajikistan
➜ World in Conflict Walkthrough - Part 5: Harvest 1/2 [Very Hard] The Russians move in the countryside of Washington state...where they encounter heavy resistance. =-=-=-=-= Director =-=-=-=-= Costin: goo.gl Facebook: goo.gl Twitter: goo.gl =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Теги:World in ConflictSoviet AssaultWorld in Conflict WalkthroughSerious gamingRTSVery Hard
➜ World in Conflict Walkthrough - Part 6: Harvest 2/2 [Very Hard] The Oregon National Guard is trying to breakthrough my lines to aid Colonel Sawyer...well I can't let that happen. =-=-=-=-= Director =-=-=-=-= Costin: goo.gl Facebook: goo.gl Twitter: goo.gl =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Теги:World in ConflictSoviet AssaultWorld in Conflict WalkthroughSerious gamingRTSVery Hard
