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This 26 part series enables students to learn about different cultures by going on exciting journeys of discovery with children who guide them through their everyday life. In each episode, a child introduces his/her surroundings, the architecture, favorite secret places, friends, family and everything that makes up a particular day in that city. < br >< br > In New York or Moscow, Paris or London, Hong Kong or Penang, walking around a city through our guide's eyes becomes an exciting adventure. It is an enchanting way to learn about different cultures around the world. After seeing this series the viewer will feel they "know" each city and family. < br >< br > Winner of a 1996 Parents Choice Award, SILVER HONOR.
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Most children in the world have one thing in common: school. But the similarity often stops there. There are as many different schools as there are countries in the world. However, school is an ideal way of discovering a country, its life-style, its culture. < br >< br > I LOVE SCHOOL takes viewers on a trip around the world to meet kids who us their schools, their environment and their daily activities. This series provides a way to discover the most interesting schools in the world.
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The design of an ice cream flavor is followed from the original marketing concept, into the development kitchen, through various taste testing sessions, and finally to the factory for mass production.
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Breaking the Mold
Is the choice between dreams and practicality really a dilemma? While the students and recent graduates feel a responsibility to fulfill their dreams, and their parents show concern for their livelihoods, we learn from the experts that there are practical ways to shape your career path in accordance with your abilities and passions. They offer methods to realistically assessing what occupation is right for you and steps to starting a career in the chosen field.
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In this three-part series, a group of young people share their experiences of making the transition from school to starting a career. Some went to college, some graduated, some entered the workforce straight out of high school, while others decided to change their careers and pursue education later in life. The series features Dr. Nadir Baksh, Psy.D., a Licensed Clinical Forensic Psychologist and Laurie Murphy, Ph.D. a Registered Nurse Counselor whose experience in private practice gives them a unique perspective on the issues young people have to face, and the consequences of having the wrong approach in choosing a career. They offer practical and realistic methods for building a career without giving up on one's dreams.
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Generation whY
The students discuss the important issues their generation is facing and the role high school & higher education play in preparing youth for dealing with real world issues. They speak of what they would like to see changed in the education system, and what is worth taking advantage of. The importance of critical thinking and an alert mind are crucial to the transition from the role of passive student to a member of the workforce. This episode promotes open discussion and invites a reexamination of the role one plays in society
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Race Against Time
This episode focuses on the importance of understanding financial realities and assessing the cost of education. The interviewees reveal their experiences in dealing with debt and discuss the value of a college education beyond earning a degree. The importance of experience and networking is indispensable as a degree doesn't guarantee a job. A featured topic is dealing with career changes because of a disability or going to college later in life. Experts examine the right and wrong reasons to invest in an education and give advice on perseverance
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Iisko's family raises reindeer. At the end of winter there will be a big get-together in which Iiskio will compete using the lasso.
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In their own words, young people talk about their disabilities and the importance of sports in their lives. The afflictions range from blindness and missing limbs to paralysis.
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Impressionism is probably the most well known and most popular style of art today. This eight-part series brings that world alive by looking at the movement through the lives of eight of the greatest Impressionist painters ever - MANET, MONEY, DEGAS, RENOIR, CEZANNE, VAN GOGH, TOULOUSE-LAUTREC and GAUGUIN. This series covers all aspects of "The Impressionists'" lives; their work, the development of their style, their characters, and their friendships. It also looks at a selection of each of the artists' paintings which are representative of their life and work. These paintings are all from a limited number of collections in Britain, Paris and Amsterdam.
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The functions of the eye and its parts are related to the telescope, camera and TV.
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Two dozen teenagers and three teachers go back in time, dress as the pioneers did, and travel by wagon train on the Oregon Trail from Wyoming to Oregon. Along the way they meet a variety of other people, from topographical engineers mapping the West to gold seekers headed to California, and Indians wanting to trade.
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A young girl is going on her first plane trip, an exploration into the wonder of air travel. An animated character and simple graphics help explore simple scientific principles of flight. He investigates how shape and weight influence flight, making comparisons between birds, gliders and other types of aircraft. The workings of a jumbo jet are made clear in the careful preparation for take off. The young girl goes through airport procedures and her plane's landing to a happy reunion with her father.
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This 13-part series follows the journey which Abraham, the first of the prophets, made some 4,000 years ago from Ur to Jerusalem and as far as Mecca. To make this journey again today means discovering all the vitality of Abraham's posterity and incredible flourishing of spiritual movements affected by thousands of years of religious quarrels, torn apart by internal differences, decimated by persecutions but preserved by geographic accident, movements which all stem from the same common origin.
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India is an ancient land of devotion, ritual, and tradition - but it is also in the throes of becoming the modern world's largest consumer economy. This program looks at both broad areas of progress (education, health care, information technology, urbanization) and concerns (illiteracy, poverty, the caste system, urban sprawl, damage to natural resources) and specific examples of each.
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Manish Arora is one of the biggest icons in the world of Indian fashion today. He is known for a rich palette of psychedelic colors and kitsch motifs in garments combining India and the West. With creations worn by stars like Lady Gaga, he now has international acclaim. In India on the Catwalk, Arora takes the audience back to where it all began, telling a personal story about his rise to fame the international fashion scene.
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In a land as colorful and rich with diversity as India, it is hard to believe that there is something which unites the country's one billion people. INDIA: LOVE AND DEVOTION shows that despite their religious and cultural differences, most Indians share a common sense of spirituality and devotion. From the Ganges River to the Taj Mahal, INDIA: LOVE AND DEVOTION takes viewers on a vibrant one hour journey through the crowded streets, bustling markets, and peaceful deserts of India.
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Capoeira is a martial art involving fighting while dancing to percussion rhythms. Slaves brought to Brazil from Africa invented the sport.
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The great colonial empires of the European powers. The industrial revolution and the new inventions which led to the huge increase in urban populations. The exodus of minions of Europeans for North and South America. The gradual destruction of the old empires. The growth of nationalism and consequent build-up of military power.
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A human body - a cooperative society of billions and billions of cells, numbers beyond understanding created according to the recipe found in the hereditary material of the cells.' Every human being, every organism, has its own unique pattern.
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INNOVATION LAB is a series that unveils the secrets of cre- ativity, design, technology and goes behind the scenes in companies that have successfully implemented cutting-edge business models. Innovation Lab gathers the most creative ideas and innovative companies from different industries.
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This episode delves into the discussion of what distinguishes art and design? Most good design is firmly rooted in the art world. Often, professional designers are inspired and informed by work that is created through artistic endeavors.
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Meet the founders of two startups created with the purpose of making life easier for business and people with the help of virtual technology innovation. Dan Greenberg is the founder of Sharethrough, a company that helps brands make their videos go viral on the web. Phil Libin has started Evernote, a mobile application that helps people remember and keep track of everything going on in their lives.
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This episode of Innovation Lab focuses on learning more about the latest trends in artificial intelligence and augmented reality. We take a closer look at two of the top companies in this field:
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Jamie Wong and Anthony Marinos: Meet two young professionals whose objective is to find the perfect match for people’s needs when traveling and working.
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Meet two of the most successful entrepreneurs in the food indus- try today. Gary Vaynerchuck and Tim McCollu stood out for having challenged the rules of how to produce, market and sell two historically traditional products: wine and chocolate
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In this episode featuring Google, we get to know some of the secrets behind this innovation machine. We speak with several of the executives from Google that are based all around the world.
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A great deal of today’s modern technology exists due to the extensive use of the abundant chemical element, Silicon. California’s Silicon Valley is where we find several of the world’s most innovative and successful technology companies that touch all areas of human needs.
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Recyclebank and Revolution Foods are two innovative companies that focus on rewarding people for taking ecological and healthy actions
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The Mesh, Collaborative Consumption, The Sharing Economy. These are important social trends that are at the forefront of many socially and ecologically responsible companies today.
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This episode focuses on the rich innovative history of the Silicon Valley
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What will the future look like, and who are those inventing it? Innovation Nation travels the globe to present an exciting, in-depth and visually stunning look at the scientific discoveries shaping our planet and our future. Can we stop or reverse global warming? How close are we to making robots that can perceive and think like humans? Will wind or algae-based biomass one day provide all our energy needs?
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Can we trust the robots of the future? Innovation Nation explores the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence, taking us into labs and workshops where innovators teach robots to perceive, think, and move just like human beings.
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Will we be able to grow all of our fuel in the future? Along with exploring bold new ways of harvesting energy from biomass, Innovation Nation uncovers an amazing biofuel jet truck, a record breaking flying machine, and a unique car made almost entirely of organic matter.
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Can we stop, or even reverse global warming? Innovation Nation follows the work of a Nobel Prize winning scientist on the Canadian prairies, an inventor in New York who has designed a unique synthetic tree, and a mega-project in Europe where CO2 instead of being sent skyward, is stored far out of harm's way deep beneath the sea bed.
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How will we communicate in tomorrow's world? As we become more digitally connected, at ever increasing speeds, new technologies seek to transform the way we interact with one another and our environment. Innovation Nation looks at the brave new world of augmented reality, robotic tele-presence, and technologies that can only exist in a future filled with 4G ultra-broadband.
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Can the wind provide us with all of our power? Along with cutting-edge wind farms and new turbine designs, Innovation Nation meets renegade inventor Doug Selsam as he builds the world's first flying turbine, a device that may just change our world.
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Will robots replace humans? Revolutionary new machines are being designed and built for the workplace of tomorrow. Along with visiting robotic labs around the world, Innovation Nation explores robot-human psychology and tests out an exo-skeleton, a robot that you can strap on and wear.
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ENERGY AND POWER - Join Dr. Knowledge as he takes young viewers on a fast-paced
adventure and learn about energy and electricity. Students
will observe real-time demonstrations and scientific explora-
tion in a fun and entertaining way.
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This in-depth five-part series takes a comprehensive look into this intriguing religion which encompasses 20 percent of the world's population. Focusing on Islam's history, culture, traditions, customs, ceremonies and the role of women, this series also describes Islam's art and architecture. Filmed on location in Morocco, Uzbekistan, Spain, Turkey, Lebanon, Iran, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
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An educational and motivational program focusing on five successful entrepreneurs with a diversity of ethnic backgrounds, whose companies range from the small home business to the large scale manufacturer, and with insightful commentary from Lisa Baskin, Business Consultant.
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Roy has suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for three years. Prescribed anti-depressants have not helped his condition. His GP, an outspoken critic of complementary medicine, meets a specialist in this area. For the first time Dr. May refers a patient to a complementary therapist. A month after Roy's treatment he reported an overall 70% improvement with no major relapses.
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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION- The tasks set for the crew that will soon occupy this orbiting marvel. ULYSSES ENCOUNTER WITH JUPITER- How this spacecraft used the gravity of Jupiter to bend its flight path. MAGELLAN OVER VENUS- Observe an unprecedented flight over Venus.
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Long despoiled by English invaders and decimated by potato blight, Ireland's cool green landscapes today are home again to potato farms, pubs filled with song and stout, and sheep herders roving on the commons. Beyond the peat and tidal muck of the coast; lobsters, mussels, crabs and shellfish are harvested.
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Who is this man with such a lively imagination and so many wacky stsories? Danish movie journalist Helle Retboll Carl went to see John Irving at his Vermont home, just as he hit the news again with the filming of "The Cider House Rules."
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From its birthplace in Arabia, Islam grew into one of the world's greatest empires. For five centuries it kept the flame of civilization burning while Western Europe entered the Dark Ages.
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Threats, murders and bloody attacks in the name of Islam - the phenomenon can be seen throughout the Islamic world. ISLAM IS THE SOLUTION is a film about the background to Islamic fundamentalism. It is set in Egypt, a country now confronted by a powerful fundamentalist movement.
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Since the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, confrontation between Israelis and Palestinians has brought deaths, violence and suffering. This film takes us from the roots of the conflict up to the current situation. In the middle of the troubles, men and women from both sides, often anonymously, are hard at work, despite fatigue and discouragement, to bring about encounters, exchange and respect.
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Italian Cathedrals is a visual portrait of two cathedrals; one in Venice and one in Florence. Learn about the architecture, art, interior design, and inspiration each has on it's city.
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The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower, the central cathedral of Florence, was constructed over eight centuries.
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After the Fall of the Roman Empire, an Eastern Roman province of Venetia survived the conquest by the Franks. It gradually grew to become a crucial trade center between the Byzantine Empire and Europe.
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Olive trees from the Byzantine age, pre-Roman cities, ancient recipes and nocturnal Easter illuminations mark the Gargano Peninsula with its own rugged individuality. The Adriatic provides seafood, the wheat makes possible unusual pasta (sometimes aired for up to two years before use), and a rare breed of cattle roam the fields.
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