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Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 46 Comments: 0 Earth Focus: Episode 49: Meeting Renewable Energy Needs in Southern Africa Earth Focus: Episode 49: Meeting Renewable Energy Needs in Southern Africa The people and technologies shaping Africa's energy future. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Malawi on how energy from the sun, wind, water, and even garbage not only helps the environment but is just good business. Watch more at http://www.linktv.org/earthfocus. Feb 20, 2013 3:03 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 62 Comments: 0 Namibia Champions Solar Smart Grid Namibia Champions Solar Smart Grid Namibia's innovative new solar smart grid is eliminating the need for expensive imported electricity and promotes clean domestic sources of energy. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports. Watch more at http://www.linktv.org/earthfocus. Dec 5, 2012 4:02 PM
Headline Tag: Japan Rating: Amazing Hits: 2070 Comments: 4 Where the Hell is Matt? 2012 Where the Hell is Matt? 2012 The cities that didn't make it into the final cut will be in the outtakes video that we're putting up soon! Jun 20, 2012 11:33 PM
Headline Tag: Animals Rating: Good Hits: 907 Comments: 1 Animal Olympians: Gymnastics Animal Olympians: Gymnastics The desert sands of Namibia are home to a remarkable miniature acrobat. The Golden wheel spider turns on a performance that rivals the tumbling floor routine of any gymnast. User: Pantufas May 21, 2012 7:40 AM
Headline Tag: Politics Rating: Good Hits: 1558 Comments: 0 Colonialism: The Scramble For Africa Colonialism: The Scramble For Africa An excerpt from the film Uganda Rising showing in a (very!) brief overview the utter decimation of Africa that took place via colonialism and the so-called "Scramble For Africa." Despite the film's focus on Uganda, I think this excerpt sheds light on just how much of the violence that we see today actually has a colonial/European precedent rooted in exploitation and racism. It's also an instructive lead in, I think, to Darfur in 10 Minutes: An Overview of the Conflict in Sudan. Uganda Rising was produced by Alison Lawton. It was directed by Jesse James Miller and Pete McCormack (me). Jesse also edited the film, and I wrote it. For more about the film, visit www.ugandarising.com. User: TheNextDylan Mar 17, 2012 8:20 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 230 Comments: 0 Climate Change Solutions from Africa: Training & Research Climate Change Solutions from Africa: Training & Research The Gobabeb Training and Research Center in a remote corner of Namibia is providing climate data for scientists worldwide and finding new ways for Namibians to adapt to their changing environment. Jeff Barbee reports. Jan 6, 2012 12:04 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 244 Comments: 0 Climate Solutions from Africa: The Kaza Climate Solutions from Africa: The Kaza Five African countries -- Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe -- agreed in August 2011 to create the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. The area not only allows elephants to roam free across borders, but creates a framework to protect and share their precious water resources. The Kaza, as it's called, is 29 million hectares -- about the size of Italy. And it may provide a model for transboundary resource management that can address the challenges of a changing climate. Jeff Barbee reports. Jan 6, 2012 12:04 AM
Headline Tag: Animals Rating: Good Hits: 1473 Comments: 2 Transformer Owl Original: Amazing Video!! Transformer Owl Original: Amazing Video!! From Wikipedia: "The Southern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis granti) is a fairly small owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to the southern half of Africa. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Northern White-faced Owl (P. leucopsis) but the two are now commonly treated as separate species. "It is 22-28 centimetres long and weighs 185-220 grams. The upperparts are grey with dark streaks and there are white spots on the scapular feathers. The underparts are whitish with dark streaks. The face is white with a black border and black around the large orange eyes. The head has two short "ear" tufts with black tips. Juvenile birds have a greyish face. The Northern White-faced Owl is usually paler and browner with reduced streaking below. "The call is a series of fast, bubbling hoots. It is uttered at night and frequently repeated. The Northern White-faced Owl has a very different two-note call. "Its range extends from Gabon eastwards to southern Kenya and southwards to Namibia and northern South Africa. It inhabits savanna and dry woodland. It is usually seen alone or in pairs. It hunts for large invertebrates and some small mammals, birds and reptiles are also taken. "The eggs are usually laid in the old nest of another bird. The clutch contains two or three eggs which are incubated for about 30 days. The young birds leave the nest about a month after hatching. "The owl has the unique ability to modify its appearance in times of danger or threat. It may enlarge its body to ward off other owls, or it may make itself appear shrivelled to camouflage itself as a tree trunk or branch. "This owl came to popular attention when it was featured in a Japanese video titled 'Transformer Owl.' The owl in that video was named Popo-chan and came from South Africa." Sep 26, 2011 11:55 PM
Headline Tag: Cats and Kittens Rating: Good Hits: 1401 Comments: 1 Cute Baby Cheetah Kitten Mewing Cute Baby Cheetah Kitten Mewing So I was on Safari (photographic) in August of 2010 in Namibia Africa. I was staying with some people who had a huge mansion and roughly 44,000 acres of free land around them. Friends of them had found this with its mother, who had sadly been hit by a car. The people I had stayed with took this Cheetah in and cared for it, and this is how I came to have a video of it. Please feel free to comment if you have questions, and I will do my best to answer them. Also, this baby cheetah was only tied up during night hours, and before it was fed. It was walked regularly, and taken care of properly. This video was taken right before it was about to be fed, that's why its both tied up and making those adorable squeaks. Enjoy :) Sep 26, 2011 3:24 AM
Headline Tag: Politics Rating: Amazing Hits: 2514 Comments: 1 Earth As You've Never Seen It... in 1080p Earth As You've Never Seen It... in 1080p Catch these stunning images in 1080p! Since the space age began over five decades ago, we have endeavored to travel beyond Earth to discover its origins, and test our own mettle in hostile alien realms. To see what other planets are made of, and to see to the far corners of the cosmos. Satellites in space have given us ring-side seats in the explosive death of stars, in the formation of stars and planets, in the collision of giant galaxies. And yet some of the most striking views have come when we turned around and looked back at Earth. To see how breathtaking our planet can be, simply select a location. Okay, Australia. To the west, Shoemaker crater is the oldest known impact site. It was formed about 1.7 billion years ago... and is today dotted with colorful salt encrusted lakes. An early explorer followed a series of streams to a large lake in Western Australia. It too was laced with salt, so he named it Lake Disappointment. Now,two views of Russia. Winter in Kamchatka. A volcanic terrain is hidden under snow-covered peaks, while glaciers feed ice into the deep blue Pacific. Here's a cubist collage in Kazakhstan. Windbreaks of densely planted trees border farmlands in winter. Now over to China. A remarkable alluvial fan blossoms across a desolate landscape on the border of the Taklamakan Desert. Nestled at the foot of China's Bogda mountains, is a strange mix of salt lakes and sand dunes, all set below sea level. Snowy ridges and peaks shepherd the confluence of China's major rivers. Bordering Asia to the west, you'll find the Middle East. Down on the largely uninhabited Great Salt Desert of Iran, is natural canvas painted on which nature has painted shallow lakes, mudflats, salt marshes, and sinuous valleys. And here are the wadis of Jordan, dry meandering streambeds that may fill with the onset of drenching seasonal rains. Now down to the continent of Africa. In the country of Namibia, the Brandberg Massif is an intrusion of granite, graced with unique flora and fauna and pre historic cave paintings. Namibia's Ugab River only flows above ground for a few days each year. But its waters bubble up into hollows that sustain wildlife. Coursing through parched, landlocked Mali in Western Africa, the Niger River skirts the edges of the dune-striped Sahara Desert. In Libya, a mountainous outcropping rises 6000 feet above the barren plain. Rivers of sand race around it. Now South America from the warm Caribbean Sea almost to Antarctica. The Negro River in Brazil is one of the Amazon River's largest tributaries. Along the border of Chile and Argentina is a scattering of about 1,800 volcanoes, 28 of which are active today. Now we travel north, to Mexico. Snow-capped Colima, the most active volcano in Mexico, in the state of Jalisco. Legend has it that gods sit atop the volcano on thrones of fire and ice. In Sonora, hundreds of volcanic vents and cinder cones were formed when rising magma met underground water to create pockets of steam that blew circular holes in the overlying crust. Here, in southern Campeche on the Yucatan Peninsula is the immense Terminos Lagoon. Go North again to the Gulf of Mexico and the turbid waters of the Mississippi Delta. Marshes and mudflats take hold amid the shipping channels. Now, at the confluence of Alaska Yukon and the frigid Bering Sea, an intricate maze of lakes and waterways form a rich and priceless natural habitat. There is stunning beauty too in the landscapes of Europe. On the southwestern coast of the Netherlands, an elaborate system of dikes, canals, dams, bridges, and locks was designed to hold back the North Sea. Cold ocean waters reach into the mountainous coastline of northern Norway, defining ice-sculpted fjords that can be hundreds of meters deep. The Provence region of France dips into a network of finely sculpted bays and peninsulas on the Mediterranean Sea. Now, finally, our favorite in this series. Wind sweeping across Alaska's Aleutian Islands has created a natural masterwork... on a planet that is forever sculpting and adorning its surface. User: spam_vigilante Mar 29, 2011 12:59 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Animals Rating: No Votes Hits: 312 Comments: 0 Ted Talks: John Kasaona: How Poachers Became Caretakers Ted Talks: John Kasaona: How Poachers Became Caretakers In his home of Namibia, John Kasaona is working on an innovative way to protect endangered animal species: giving nearby villagers (including former poachers) responsibility for caring for the animals. And it's working. Jun 8, 2010 8:26 AM
Permanent Tag: Animals Rating: Good Hits: 937 Comments: 2 Cheetah Sets Record-Cincinnati Zoo Cheetah Sets Record-Cincinnati Zoo Sarah, the Cincinnati Zoos eight-year-old female cheetah, is now the worlds fastest of all land mammals. Today, Sarah earned her spot in the record book when she crossed the finish line in the 100-meter sprint with a time of 6.16 seconds in her very first attempt, breaking the previous mark of 6.19 seconds set by a male South African cheetah named Nyana in 2001. Then, in her second attempt she broke her own record with a time of 6.13 seconds. (For comparison, the Fastest Human on Earth, Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt, recently posted a 9.58 in the 100-meter dash.) Cheetahs are endangered and their population worldwide has shrunk from about 100,000 in 1900 to an estimated 9,000 12,000 cheetahs today. The Cincinnati Zoo has been dubbed The Cheetah Capital of the World because of its conservation efforts through education, public interpretation, and the captive cheetah breeding program. The Zoos Regional Cheetah Breeding Center is one of only four similar facilities in the United States managed by the Species Survival Plan. Since 2007, four out of only eight cheetah cub litters born in North America were born in Cincinnati, more than anywhere else in the world. In total, there have been 37 cheetah cubs born in Cincinnati. Since 1980 the Cincinnati Zoos Cat Ambassador Program has taken African cheetahs to schools and programs around the U.S, Canada, and Central America to spread the word that cheetahs are running for their lives. In addition, each summer the Zoo takes 22 school teachers to the Cheetah Conservation Funds headquarters in Namibia for a two-week conservation field study. Since 1990 the Cincinnati Zoos Angel Fund, named after our first cheetah abassador, Angel, has directly supported cheetah conservation in Africa. From South African & Namibia in the south, up through Kenya & Tanzania in East Africa, The Angel Fund has contributed more than $1 million in support for cheetahs in the wild. User: RabidMadness Sep 14, 2009 6:25 AM
Headline Tag: Television Rating: Good Hits: 8163 Comments: 2 Animaniacs: Yakko's World Animaniacs: Yakko's World Yakko Warner, of the Animaniacs, sings all the nations of the world (at the time anyway). Yakko's voice provided by Rob Paulsen. May 6, 2003 2:35 AM
 
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