Dancing in the Street - Kimberly 16 years old

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Kimberly who performs with the Network for Young Artists in San Antonio, sings this peppy song Dancing In the Street , written by Marvin Gaye in 1964 and made famous by Martha and The Vandellas.  This is a popular song among Karaoke singers.

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Black Swallowtail Butterfly Morning Brew

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Video number 3 featuring butterflies. Sometimes, if we are lucky, we get the beautiful swallowtail visiting the garden in the morning for a drink from our flowers. Set to the musical piece Nocturne in E flat by Frederic Chopin.

Espanol: Video numero 3 de mariposas en el jardin. Esta Mariposa Negra que se llama “Swallowtail” tiene lindos colores que lucen sobre las flores. La musica que escoji es de Frederick Chopin.

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Southern Dogface Butterfly Morning Brew

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Video number 2 featuring butterflies. Another visitor to the garden in the morning is this pale yellow Southern Dogface Butterfly. Set to the musical piece Gnossienne by composer Erik Satie (1866-1925), played by Lebanese violinist Claude Chalhoub. For more background on this video see our other blog 411productions.blogspot.com

Espanol: Video numero 2 de mariposas en el jardin. La musica que escoji es con mas melancolia, con musica del compositor Erik Satie. El violinista es Claude Chalhoub de Beirut Lebanon

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Monarch Butterfly Morning Brew

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Early morning outside my house I am greeted by this Monarch butterfly having it's morning brew.

Espanol: Cada manana fuera mi casa me encuentro con esta mariposa tomando desayuno.

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Barbara Renaud Gonzalez - The News Media

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Hear commentary at the Media That Matters film screening held in August 2006, by Barbara Renaud Gonzalez, freelance journalist and blogger, on how the mainstream news media has changed during the past decade, how it has pushed out coverage of local issues and viewpoints and has become "corporate".

To read Barbara's blog go to www.lastruestories.blogspot.com

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The Fight for Public Access Television - Part 5 (3 min)

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Hear the rest of the commentary (3 minutes) at the Media That Matters film screening held in August 2006, by Patsy Robles, producer for the 411 Show, which airs on public access television and as a videoblog, about how public access television and videoblogs work and what the public may not be aware of on the issue.

 

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Save the Internet - Part of the Battle for Public Access

This is a repost from You Tube. Do your part to keep the Internet neutral.

The Fight for Public Access Television - Part 4

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Hear commentary at the Media That Matters film screening held in August 2006, by Patsy Robles, producer for the 411 Show, which airs on public access television and as a videoblog, about how public access television and videobloging works, how the public can get involved in these mediums and what they may not be aware of on this issue.

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Belly Dance Drum Solo - S.T. Shimi

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Watch this electric Middle Eastern (belly dance) drums by S.T. Shimi of Karavan Dance Company. Shimi dances to the piece “Sahra Saidi” by percussionist Gamal Gomaa of Egypt. Belly Dance drum solos because of their quick and subtle movements of the torso, tend to be short in length, usually 3 minutes at the most. This performance is a great example of fusion dancing, where movements from other styles of dance are infused. Shimi does a great job of adding a modern touch to her dance and gives a very commanding performance. For more information on Karavan Dance company go to www.karavansa.com or to stshimi.com

Espanol: Vean este baile del vientre a tambor con toque moderno por la bailarina S.T. Shimi, quien baila con Karavan Dance. Shimi baila a la musica de el percusionista Gamal Gomaa de Egipto.

Belly Dance with Veil - S.T. Shimi

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Watch this beautiful veil dance by S.T. Shimi of Karavan Dance Company. She dances to music by Lebanese violinist Claude Chalhoub. This piece is titled “Don’t Wake me Up”. Karavan Dance Company of San Antonio has shows twice a year they call “Give Belly Dance a Chance”. The shows demonstrate the beauty and versatility of expression of Middle Eastern Dance. For more information on Karavan Dance go to www.karavansa.com or stshimi.com

Espanol: Baile del Vientre con velo. Vean a S.T. Shimi quien baila con Karavan Dance Company bailar a musica de el violinista Claude Chalhoub de Beirut Lebanon. La cancion se llama ”Don’t Wake me Up” (No me Despiertes).

Biological Agents -Part 3 of Show 1 (4min)

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Part 3 of 3 of our 1st show on this issue. With the bestsellers “The Hot Zone” and “Demon in the Freezer,” many people are now aware of biological agents, (deadly viruses) and what they can do to humans. Discussion on the book The Hot Zone and the Ebola virus. Featuring Chris 16 years old as host and Ashley 15 as guest. Produced by A discussion by youth on Biological Agents and their potential effects on humans.

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Biological Agents -Part 2 of Show 1 (9min)

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A discussion by youth on Biological Agents and their potential effects on humans. Part 2 of our 1st show on this issue. With the bestsellers “The Hot Zone” and “Demon in the Freezer,” many people are now aware of biological agents, (deadly viruses) and what they can do to humans. Discussion on Anthrax, Bird Flu, Ebola and other bio agents. Featuring Chris 16 years old as host and Ashley 15 as guest. Produced by 411 Productions for the 411 Show.

Biological Agents -Part 1 of Show 1 (9min)

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A discussion by youth on Biological Agents and their potential effects on humans. Part 1 of our 1st show on this issue. With the bestsellers “The Hot Zone” and “Demon in the Freezer,” many people are now aware of biological agents, (deadly viruses) and what they can do to humans. Discussion on Anthrax, Bird Flu, small pox and other bio agents. Featuring Chris 16 years old as host and Ashley 15 as guest. Produced by 411 Productions for the 411 Show.

The Fight for Public Access Television - Part 3

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This is a repost from youtube.com.
The 411 Show started out and still is a Public Access Television Show in Texas.

Indian Dance-Krisha 10 years old

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The 411 Show. Watch beautiful Krisha dance this intricate Indian dance. Krisha dances with The Natyanjali School of Dance. Many Indian dances tell stories with their hand movements. Check out her dazzling costume with the fan pants. Krisha will no doubt go on to great things. Maybe we'll see her in a Ballywood movie next!

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Espanol: Vean a esta nina Krisha de 10 anos bailar este baile de India. Krisha baila con el Natyanjali Escueal de Dance en San Antonio.

Chris-16 years old "Jonny B Good"

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Watch Chris, a energetic, easy to watch singer, sing Jonny B Good from Chuck Berry. Chris is a young talented musician who performs with Network for Young Artists in San Antonio Texas. He also plays with a mariachi group at his high school.

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The Fight for Public Access-Part 2

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Only July 7, 2006, the Public Access Channel in San Antonio Texas, after being off the air for over 6 months, went back on the air. A sigh of relief was breathed by all the public access producers, who waited and waited and waited for this day. However, the battle is far from over and the landscape for Public Access Television has had a dramatic change. We here in San Antonio consider ourselves to be the “test subjects” or the canary in the coal mine, (due to being the 1st city that the franchise agreement ended, activating the provisions of the bill) in the battle to keep public access television alive and thriving. I believe that few people outside of the media activist realm, that is the general public, understand the significance of what has happened, and what’s in store for the rest of United States. There are four other states that have passed similar legislation to Senate bill 5 . They are Indiana, Kansas, South Carolina and Virginia. Numerous other states have had similar bills introduced to their state legislatures. And now we have it on a national level, the COPE bill.

These are some of the questions that remain unanswered and still perplex us. We are working toward trying to understand how to take control of public access television so that it does what it’s suppose to do, be a voice for your local community.

Some of the questions we still have:

• 1. Why did the Texas State Legislature, along with the other 3 states mentioned above pass this state law (or a similar form) that basically weakened cities rights with cable/telecom companies, bypassing them and forcing them to also go into the broadcasting business? Why didn’t the cities raise their voices, since this basically took power away from them? Were they asleep at the wheel?
  

• 2. Why was it that in the City of San Antonio, where we were the 1^st live case to test Senate Bill 5, there was virtually no action on part of the City to ensure that ALL the PEG (Public Access, Educational, Governmental ) channels remained on the air. In mid December 2005 when local access producers went to the final city council meeting for the year, the urgency and concern of the Mayor was that the llocal government channel stay on the air, which it did. So why didn’t the Public Access channel stay on the air?

• 3. Did Time Warner Cable, who is the major cable company in town, intentionally allow the public access channel to go black, so that the channel would be forced to comeback as a digital and not analog? If so, why? What did they have to gain or lose from that?
  

• 4. The funds from the franchising fees that are to go for capital improvements, what is happening to those funds, which are at least $426,000 a QUARTER? Are they being thrown into the general fund for the city? They certainly have not spent that much on equipment. They have spent about $50,000, maybe.
  

• 5. Do we want the City government dictating how the public access channel is run? Most of us agree that this is a worst case scenario and want to be able to manage the channel ourselves. Working with a government agency takes too long to get anything done.
  

• 6. Producers were told in May that no new producers were going to be allowed FOR A YEAR. Why? Is that part of the state law that passed or was that just a decision on the part of the City. Now the city is stating that new producers are allowed, however they are definitely not encouraging it.

• 7. The new channel came back as a digital channel, however now anyone who does not have digital cable (at $59.95 monthly), has to 1^st call the cable company to state that they want the digital public access package, go pick up a digital box at a customer service center, then install it on their television. How are we going to get that information out to the public who have basic service at $14.95 monthly? Can’t we do better such as have a special mailer go out to these customers where they can return it to get the box and the digital channel? So far there is no publicity campaign being offered for this.

• 8. In some other cities, the public access channel is run by a local non-profit organization, which is created specifically for the public access channel. How do we go about following that model, and how do we get the funds from the franchise fees that are set aside for this?

• 9. The local producers were told that they would be kept in the loop for new developments, however that is not what has happened. Letters we have gotten are received well after any decisions have been made and all other decisions being made are not with consultation with any producers. We want to be able to express our concerns and have a say in the decision making process.

This is of course just the beginning of a long road. I hope that other states and cities are taking heed and gearing up for what is coming their way. Meanwhile, here is Texas, we’ve all got miles to go before we sleep. Stay tuned.

The 411 Show is now airing in San Antonio on cable channel 20, on Thursdays at 12:30 pm.

The Reluctant Window Dresser (Signmaker) (4 min)

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Watch this Star Trek/Star Wars themed video starring Chris the reluctant window dresser.

This a comedy short.

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Immigration Issue Part 3 (12 min)

Immigration Issue Part 3 (12 min)

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411 Show. Part 3 of the debate on immigration. With Host Ashley 16 and Guest Jessica Marie 16.
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The Immigration Paradox

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This is the paradox we face, maybe without realizing it.

Espanol - Este el el paradoja que enfrentamos.