Bruce Aylward: Humanity vs. Ebola. The winning strategies in a terrifying war

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“Ebola threatens everything that makes us human,” says Bruce Aylward of the World Health Organization. With calm measure, he walks us through how the Ebola epidemic exploded — and how international alarm only fed the exponential growth of the problem. He shares four strategies critical to beating Ebola — and how they are succeeding, starting in Lofa County, Liberia, which was at the center of the outbreak but where no new case has been registered in weeks. The fight against Ebola is not won, he underscores, but if we do things right, we can look optimistically at our ability to fight back against epidemics.

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Ben Flips Out – Performance Food

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We’ve FINALLY managed to coax Ben out of the kitchen and try his hand at a high performance job!

So this week he’s flipping out and taking a tumble with twice world acrobatic champion, founding member of Britain’s Got Talent winners Spellbound and celeb on BBC’s Tumble (phew!), Doug Fordyce!

Amongst all their acrobatics, they even get to chat about diet and nutrition that helps keep Doug at the top of his game!

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KIDS REENACT 2015 OSCAR NOMINEES!!!

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If you’ve missed The Theory of Everything and the other Best Picture nominees, our talented cast of youngsters will give you a quick (and adorable!) primer. SUBSCRIBE: http://goo.gl/9AGRm

Our Kid Oscars Parody is a Co-Production of CineFix and Mom.me. Check out more kid and parenting content at http://www.mom.me

Let us know in the comments what you thought of our parody! What was your favorite re-enactment? What movie do you think will win Best Picture at this year’s Oscar cermony?

…And the Nominees are:

AMERICAN SNIPER – Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can’t leave behind

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the first and second World Wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING The relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.

BIRDMAN or (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) – A washed up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career and himself in the days leading up to the opening of a Broadway play.

THE IMITATION GAME – During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians.

SELMA – A chronicle of Martin Luther King’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.

BOYHOOD – The life of a young man, Mason, from age 5 to age 18.

WHIPLASH – A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student’s potential.

Cinefix Originals come at you every Wednesday, bringing you original takes on your favorite movies and movie-related phenomena.

Which of our tiny cast members do you think deserves to bring home a golden statue? What would you like to see us parody in future installments of Cinefix Originals?

CREDITS:
Directed and Produced by – Ethan Cushing http://bit.ly/1lnWHOy
Written by – Nora Nolan
Cinematographer — Burke Doeren
Hair/Makeup — Katie Vernon
Wardrobe and Production Designer – Chelsea Turner
Gaffer — Grant Babbitt
Sound Mixer – Luke Schlink
Studio Teacher — Christy Wyatt
Editor — David Lacey
VFX Supervisor — Mark Petro
VFX Artist— Dustin Parsons
VFX Artist — Burke Doeren
Title Design — Burke Doeren

Kids:
Bradley Bundlie
Bowie Bundlie
Shea Cassidy
Caroline Clark
Jaxon Floyd
Judah Goldman
Hayden Haas

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What is Leia’s Secret? STAR WARS 7 Spoilers You Need to Know (Nerdist News w/ Jessica Chobot)

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We’ve got some spoilerific STAR WARS 7 leaks! Find out who from the original trilogy is making a cameo in Episode 7, plus what’s Princess Leia’s secret?! Find out on Nerdist News with Jessica Chobot.

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