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Preparing and Testing for Oxygen Properties of Oxygen, Reacting with Iron Reacting Carbon with Oxygen Properties of Hydrogen Peroxide.
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This 15 part chemistry tutorial is designed to supplement actual classroom chemistry experiments, as well as study those which cannot be actually performed in the classroom due to size, safety or accessibility. Each video is explained by experts, offers vivid depictions of the actual experiments, therefore promoting an appreciation of the beauty and intricacies of chemical compounds and their behavior.
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The preliminary subjugation of northern Africa by the French and British, and the frantic efforts of latecomers such as Belgium, Germany, and Italy. Cecil Rhodes and his "Cairo to Capetown" dreams of British hegemony influenced the course of colonization.
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Sea turtles, an endangered species, are monitored by sea turtle rescuers to ensure their survival. Once the female turtles are full grown, they go to the beach to lay eggs. The female leaves the nest before the eggs are ready to hatch and it is up to the babies to find their way to the ocean.
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The Sea seeks to increase our understanding and appreciation of various aspects of the sea. Different shorelines as well as depths of the sea are examined as places which support great diversity of life, has adapted to different environments; as places to find food, and as places to have fun.
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This comprehensive five part series offers an in-depth view of the Middle East in the past century, with a judiciously balanced perspective on its endless conflicts and turmoil. Commencing with the end of Ottoman rule, it depicts the stability of the Holy Land prior to World War 1.
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THE SEARCH FOR GRAVITY WAVES illustrates in laymans terms some complex ideas in astro-physics and communicates the awesome task scientists face in trying to detect the movement caused by a passing gravity wave. <br><br> Detecting gravity waves will bring us closer to an understanding of the origins of existence, where we all come from and where we might be going.
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Sebastian attends a flying school; his passion has always been to fly an airplane. He finally gets to hold the throttle himself and it is one of his greatest thrills.
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Midway, El Alamein, the monumental struggle at Kursk, the Allied triumph in the Battle of the Atlantic. The atomic bombs which brought Japan to unconditional surrender. A final segment considers the stunning toll of losses, the horrors of the Holocaust, and the long-range results: the development of the two superpowers.
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Covers the European theater with references to the pre-war Nazi annexations of Austria and Czechoslovakia, and the rapid German conquest of Poland. Reasons for the Allied collapse are cited. The Japanese war in China and triumph over the British in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore.
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A strict prohibition on divulging the doctrine, and the practice of dissimulation have always contributed to the constant misunderstanding of this mysterious sect which stems from Islam . For the first time, a film reveals this unknown sect, the most secret in the Near East.
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The earth's nearest star is the sun, that colossal fireball of nuclear fusion with the might of a million hydrogen bombs. It gives us light and makes life possible, and, at its death, will destroy the earth. We journey to the sun and to others, discovering how stars are formed and evolve.
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For the service based company quality, cost and public relations are the key ingredients whether the service is pet grooming, landscaping or production managing feature films. This program focuses on these key elements along with all the basics of planning, financing and marketing.
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There is precious little material on the subject, perhaps because as a society we’d like to imagine that the disabled don’t have the same sexual needs as the rest of us. Yet the first question a newly paralyzed man will ask his doctor is inevitably, ‘Will I still be able to have sex?"
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Do you know who your neighbors are? With the rash of child molestations and rapes in general, it is becoming more prevalent to have a sexual predator living right next door to you. The Internet has also become a stomping ground for sexual predators who prey on unsuspecting youngsters who may not realize what they are becoming involved in. Listen to our teens discuss this important subject and hear how they think laws need to be changed.
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Pamela Travers was the creator of the universally-loved fictional character, Mary Poppins. Yet the whimsical fantasies of the sugar and spice nanny bore no resemblance to her real life childhood.
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Its main focus is on the plight of the Palestinians which can be seen as the most enduring residue of the modern encounter between the Arabs and the West. Edward Said traces the course of European involvement with the Near East via the Crusades to Napoleon's campaign in Egypt and the French and English entrepreneurs, adventurers and empire builders who came in his wake.
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SHADOW ON THE CROSS is a powerful documentary program which looks at the tragic story of Christian-Jewish relations, as seen by Christians, across 2,000 years. Filmed with the cooperation of leading church figures and scholars of various denominations, SHADOW ON THE CROSS plots the story of Christian anti-semitism, the ambivalent role of the church during the Nazi period and the tentative path towards reconciliation between Jews and Christians in the post war era. The program includes rare archival film of the period never seen before. It challenges the church to re-examine Christian-Jewish relationships and to acknowledge responsibility for two thousand years of anti-semitic teaching and preaching.
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Shah Jahan was something of an enigma. After murdering several relatives to secure the throne for himself, he built the world's most famous monument to love, the Taj Mahal, in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz, who died giving birth to his 14th child. His reign was the very peak of Moghul architectural achievement.
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In the new China open to the West, Shanghai is developing apace in a 21st century architectural style.
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SHAPE SHAPE SHAPE is a mathematics series for elementary school students exploring two and three dimensional shapes. Two characters playfully examine the qualities of various shapes, making the concepts understandable to young children and preparing them for higher mathematics.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of optimism and pride for African Americans has been tarnished and, in the case of many black youths, virtually shattered.
Inspired by MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech, youth worker Ian Brewster introduces us to the youth of Glendower, a town where stories of drug deals, playground shootouts, and SWAT team takedowns are chillingly common. Brewster stops short of trying to provide easy answers to a seemingly impossible problem.
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I am Sherif and I was born in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt is a country with a very long history of which we are very proud. I go to am American school and enjoy playing tennis, swimming, and the internet.
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Sherpa Sirdar Ang Tsering, is one of the men ever to stand atop the very summit of Everest. In 1975 Ang reached the summit with a Japanese woman, Junko Tabai, the first woman ever to climb Everest. The film shows Ang Tsering making a pilgrimage from his home village to the mountain.
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The first dissidents within Islam, Shiites had been opposed to the authority of the Sunni caliphs and more generally to power of any kind
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A young girl and her father visit a major shopping center and explore what the architects took into account in its design. Fire safety features, facilities for people in wheelchairs, the value of signs and maps, and the deliberate use of certain building materials. Information is delivered through conversation between the narrator and the girl's inquisitive toy, which comes to life after being accidentally left behind in a supermarket.
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The work of architects and interior designers is highlighted in this program. They plan and supervise the building of a new suburban shopping complex, with all the design considerations entailed.
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Sickle-Cell Disease does not only affect Black Americans. It is a disease that knows no boundaries. Meet some youngsters who live with this disease every day. A nine year old girl with Sickle cell and her sister describe how they deal with the situation. Meet the 1996 Poster Child for Sickle-Cell and listen to this eight year old's experiences.
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SIGHT BY TOUCH features several blind and sight impaired participants who show the value of Braille as a means to independence, education, literacy and opportunity. Invented by Louis Braille, himself blinded at the age of 3, braille is a system of six basic dots formed into a basic cell and then combined with other cells to form words.
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Signs of the Times traces the evolution of communication, revealing the developtment and cultural significance of alphabetic and pictographic scripts. From hieroglphics and cuneiform came the first alphabets of Egypt, Phoencia, and Geece, reflecting their world and its values. A thousand years later Gutenberg's printing press and its diffusion of ideas set the stage for the Renaissance, the Reformation, ans the age of revolutions...call for more details.
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Sigrid Undset, one of Norway's most illustrious writers, achieved universal acclaim for her great writings. In 1928 she received the Nobel Prize for literature for her epic masterpieces KRISTIN LAVRANSDATTER and OLAV AUDUNSSON. She began her great trilogy from the Middle Ages, KRISTIN LAVRANSDATTER, in 1920; it tells a vivid story of love and religion in 14th-century Norway.
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Jews had been living in Arab lands for thousands of years. There were approximately a million Jews living in Arab countries between 1946 and 1974 who had accepted their fate in good times and bad times. Some Jews even considered their survival a miracle; many were expelled from the Arab world. But for others, 1948 marked the beginning of their exodus with the birth of the state of Israel. These Jews did not get special status. They came from Aden, Yemen, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Iran, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya. Though they had lost everything and sometimes even relatives, it was in Israel and the West that they were able to rebuild their lives.
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Jews had been living in Arab lands for thousands of years. There were approximately a million Jews living in Arab countries between 1946 and 1974 who had accepted their fate in good times and bad times, enduring pogroms and persecutions for hundreds of years. Some Jews even considered their survival a miracle; many were expelled from the Arab world. But for others 1948 marked the beginning of their exodus with the birth of the state of Israel.
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12 year old Silvia has been studying for 7 years at the Prague Athletic University. Seeking superstardom, she trains for 5 hours a day.
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Singapore is home to 2.7 million and may be the financial center of southeast Asia. This film explores the reasons for this phenomenal success. The population is multi-ethnic and also multi-religious. Its cuisine is as varied as its ethnic kaleidoscope. The Singaporean government has restricted striking and gambling, and even chewing gum is banned. Selling certain illicit narcotics can bring a death sentence. The government has gradually altered its educational emphasis from the primary to the secondary and technical level. Its'one university has grown into three. Singapore is positioned to become the world's fourth largest center of trade. Shopping and merchandising are a great preoccupation.
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Scott, who began his literary career as a poet, was financially successful for most of his life until an investment in a publishing firm ended in disaster and he died in debt.
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Through the words of 11-year-old Amy Oakley we learn what life was like on a Southern plantation in the 1850s, from the privileged life lived by owners in the Main House, to the hard scrabble world of the slaves.
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Teens who smoke and programs available to helpthem stop or never start is the focus of this video.
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There are many different kinds of snakes. The largest snake is the anaconda. It lives in the Amazon and can weigh up to the equivalent of four adults. The viper is poisonous and injects poison into its prey and enemies. One of the snakes' biggest predators is the snake eagle that kills to feed its young.
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The solar system is alive. At its heart is our Sun, offering the very mol-
ecules of its body to create the energy fueling the system. The planets
are the concentrated remnants of an enormous cloud of dust and gas
that had transformed into a disk, condensed at its center until finally ig-
niting into a star.
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Chilies. Peppercorns. Ginger. Mustard. Horseradish. What's the appeal of these foods that are so painfully good and spicy? Here's a profile on some burning culinary traditions.
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Today, the African continent supports a wide range of both democratic and undemocratic societies. In many places democracy has fallen victim to poverty. But the advent of Nelson Mandela and South Africa's about-face has combined to prove that democracy can triumph.
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The development of the Boer republics and their humiliating defeat of British regulars by the use of commando warfare. Kitchener's starvation of thousands of Boer women and children in concentration camps.
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How big is the moon? This series offers a fascinating look at the world above us and explains the sun, the moon, the stars and space travel. Taking special care to relate to the lives and interests of children, this series makes learning enjoyable.
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Experience the drama and discovery of space exploration and challenge your perception of Mars, Saturn and Titan with these four programs. A powerful team of award-winning science journalists report on a mixture of stories highlighting science breakthroughs and investigating their implications, ethics and politics behind them. The series also provides a profile on scientists at work in the field.
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