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The Age of Stupid - Taiwan Screening

“The Age of Stupid is the new cinema documentary from the Director of 'McLibel' and the Producer of the Oscar-winning 'One Day in September'. This enormously ambitious drama-documentary-animation hybrid stars Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055, watching 'archive' footage from 2008 and asking: why didn't we stop climate change while we had the chance?”

 

"The Age of Stupid is being hailed by many as a brilliant piece of environmental film making that will have an even greater impact than Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth." —Leonora Oppenhiem, treehugger.com

 

"Political incompetence and inaction can usher in disaster... Rome is burning, and Franny Armstrong is fiddling the right tune."—Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

 

“The message, never stated but constantly emerging, is that we all have our self-justifying myths… These myths prevent us from engaging with climate change.” —George Monbiot, The Guardian

 

“…a powerful and unforgettable film that leaves you honour bound to force governments to take action…”—The Grierson Awards Jury

 

"The most powerful piece of cultural discourse on climate change ever produced." —Mark Lynas, author

“The Age of Stupid looks us right in the eye and asks what kind of future we want for our kids.” —Anna, Laura, Steven, Ilyse, and the rest of the team, moveon.org e-newsletter

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129927634334&ref=mf

 

 【Event Venue】

Armed Forces Cultural Center

Chunghwa Rd., Sec. 1, No. 69, Taipei

Ximen MRT Exit 2

Free admission. Pre-registration recommended.

Donations welcome at the screening.

 

Please bring re-usable cups, plates, etc. for the post-screening reception.

 

【Tentative Event Schedule】

9/22(二)下午2:00～4:30

 

Time	Event	Speaker
13:30	Doors Open
14:00～14:10	Opening Remarks	Wang Wenhua (王文華), author
14:10～14:15	Co-Sponsor Remarks	Edward Dallas, British Trade and Cultural Office
14:20~15:50	Film Showing(90min)
15:50~16:00	Guest Speaker	(TBC)
16:00～16:10	Guest Speaker	350.ORG
16:10～16:30	Post-screening Reception
16:30	Conclusion

 

【Registration】

A.     Organizations：jwang@wildatheart.org.tw

B.     Individuals pre-register online：http://sites.google.com/site/ageofstupidtw/

Contact person:

Janis Wang王佳真

Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association台灣蠻野心足生態協會
Tel: 886-2-2382-5789 

E-mail: jwang@wildatheart.org.tw

www.ageofstupid.net

New Nestle Candy 'Stresses Health and Nutritious Value'

In a stunning example of superb, ethical journalism and corporate responsibility, a certain English paper in Taiwan recently published an article on Smarties candy entitled "New Nestle candy said to be healthy". Highlights include:

The snack — Nestle Smarties — is packaged and imported directly from Germany. Its sugar coating is made of natural ingredients and doesn't contain any artificial coloring.

Beneath its sugar coating is milk chocolate. “One would be overwhelmed with the aromatic rich chocolate the moment he or she bites into its crispy sugar coating. Its splendid taste guarantees that one would pop one after another non-stop,” Nestle says.

On top of that, Nestle says the candy's hexagonal package would grab children's attention right away.

Nestle says the Smarties is especially valuable at a time lots of snacks found in the market contain artificial coloring and preservatives.

Here at Taiwancorpwatch, we are just really happy that the product's "unique packaging seal design not only retains its wonderful taste, but also saves the kids from worrying that it'll melt and smudge their clothes even if they place the unfinished snack in their school bags, or pockets". 

This way, children only have to worry about rotten teeth and consuming empty calories. We don't need them to also have to worry about getting food smudged on their clothes. Oh, by the way, the article fails to mention exactly how the candy is nutritious.