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Zipline Canopy Tour through the Alaskan Rainforests in Juneau. Glacier Bay National Park. AMAZING!!!

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Zipline Canopy Tour through the Alaskan Rainforests in Juneau. Glacier Bay National Park. AMAZING!!!

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Two police officers were charged in the death of a mentally ill homeless man in Southern California who was beaten and repeatedly shocked with a stun gun during his arrest, authorities said Wednesday.

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said Officer Manuel Ramos was charged with one count each of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of 37-year-old Kelly Thomas after a violent confrontation on July 5 with officers.

Police Cpl. Jay Cicinelli was charged with one count each of involuntary manslaughter and excessive force.

The prosecutors said Thomas was acting “in self-defense, in pain and in a state of panic. His numerous pleas of `I’m sorry,’ `I can’t breathe,’ `Help’ `Dad’ — all to no avail. Screams, loud screams, didn’t help.”

Six officers were placed on paid administrative leave after the incident that occurred while police were investigating reported vehicle break-ins at a transit hub.

Thomas suffered severe head and neck injuries and was taken off life support five days later.

Thomas suffered from schizophrenia and lived on the streets even though he received support from family and friends.

Police said Thomas ran when officers tried to search his bag. A struggle followed when they tried to arrest him for investigation of possession of stolen goods.

Video from a bystander’s cell phone taken from a distance showed parts of the bloody encounter in which Thomas can be heard screaming for his father.

Surveillance video aboard a bus showed agitated passengers telling the driver that officers beat and repeatedly used a stun gun during the arrest.

After the incident, the police chief went on medical leave and the embattled City Council hired a law enforcement expert to investigate Police Department practices.

Incensed community members held demonstrations and started an effort to recall the mayor and two councilmembers over the incident.

Ron Thomas, the father of the dead man, filed a claim seeking damages from the city.

He has previously released his son’s medical records showing Thomas suffered broken bones in his face, choked on his own blood and was repeatedly shocked with two stun guns.

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Two police officers were charged in the death of a mentally ill homeless man in Southern California who was beaten and repeatedly shocked with a stun gun during his arrest, authorities said Wednesday.

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said Officer Manuel Ramos was charged with one count each of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of 37-year-old Kelly Thomas after a violent confrontation on July 5 with officers.

Police Cpl. Jay Cicinelli was charged with one count each of involuntary manslaughter and excessive force.

The prosecutors said Thomas was acting “in self-defense, in pain and in a state of panic. His numerous pleas of `I’m sorry,’ `I can’t breathe,’ `Help’ `Dad’ — all to no avail. Screams, loud screams, didn’t help.”

Six officers were placed on paid administrative leave after the incident that occurred while police were investigating reported vehicle break-ins at a transit hub.

Thomas suffered severe head and neck injuries and was taken off life support five days later.

Thomas suffered from schizophrenia and lived on the streets even though he received support from family and friends.

Police said Thomas ran when officers tried to search his bag. A struggle followed when they tried to arrest him for investigation of possession of stolen goods.

Video from a bystander’s cell phone taken from a distance showed parts of the bloody encounter in which Thomas can be heard screaming for his father.

Surveillance video aboard a bus showed agitated passengers telling the driver that officers beat and repeatedly used a stun gun during the arrest.

After the incident, the police chief went on medical leave and the embattled City Council hired a law enforcement expert to investigate Police Department practices.

Incensed community members held demonstrations and started an effort to recall the mayor and two councilmembers over the incident.

Ron Thomas, the father of the dead man, filed a claim seeking damages from the city.

He has previously released his son’s medical records showing Thomas suffered broken bones in his face, choked on his own blood and was repeatedly shocked with two stun guns.

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This movie had to be reloaded with new background music due to copyright claims by unknown parties. I say unknown because of this:

During the first week in January, I was notified that someone had claimed copyright infringement on a portion of my audio. Since the only music used was the recording of the kids in Osnovna škola Bilje and Israel “Izzy” Kamakawiwo’ole’s version of the song Over the Rainbow, I contacted Mountain Apple Records. I asked them for permission to use the song — even offering to pay a reasonable copyright fee if necessary.

The people at Mountain Apple were very nice and said they were glad that I “thought enough of the song to want to include it in your project. But,” they said, “Mountain Apple only controls the master rights to the song. EMI Music Publishing controls the publishing rights. In order to use the song, you must first get permission from the publisher.” They told me who to contact at EMI (Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.), and said after I received permission, they would let me use the master.

All I heard back from EMI was that “this song is not available for this use.” And then they directed me to their website where they said they were “certain you will be able to find another composition that will work for your website,” for which they “would be happy to quote a fee.”

Well, wait a minute!! Meanwhile I hear back from Youtube, who tells me that the copyright claim was made by WMG (Warner Music Group).

I looked on Amazon, and they list Amazon Digital Services, Inc, and SONY BMG Music Entertainment Downloads LLC as the sellers.

So who owns the rights to Iz’s music? I don’t know. I couldn’t find a listing of his name at either EMI, or WMG’s websites.

It’s just a shame that for Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, “Izzy”, “Iz”, “Brudda Iz”, whose music became as popular worldwide as it is due to — not record sales — but because of it’s use and exposure in movies, commercials, and in Youtube videos and tributes, his musical legacy is being stifled by the greedy corporate executives in the recording industry. It is their dispute with Youtube over compensation that has caused this, and other people’s videos, to be removed or changed.

But I still love Brudda Iz’s music. The original (and officially sanctioned) version of the song “Over the Rainbow” can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Baz6T_QOQ

At the end of the video, it shows his ashes being scattered in Hawaii after his death in 1997, at the age of 38.

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GCT school visit.

Our visit to this Croatian school happened well into our vacation. When we got home and started organizing the photos and videos, I had to make this movie first because of the impression the kids and the people (and the food too) of Croatia made on me.

I hope they enjoy my tribute to them as much as we enjoyed our visit.

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