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BREAKING THE CODE... tells the dramatic story of the race to map and decode every gene in the human body and what that means for the future of medicine. The winners of this race will hold the blueprint to eradicate deadly diseases, manipulate genetic makeup and uncover genetic flaws in the embryo.
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Rachel's Story is an extraordinary and highly acclaimed film, which tells the story of Rachel Whitear, told by her mother, father, sister and a close friend. The film is a very honest portrayal of how drug use can have far reaching consequences for both the drug user and their close family and friends.
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Are teens affected by racism in their lives? This riveting show will give you some surprising answers.
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Covers the whys and hows of light-refraction, electromagnetism, dispersion, and the wave theory of light.
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Its not easy to find a cricket field in the streets of Bombay, one of the largest cities in India. Concentration is very important in cricket. Meditation is excellent for improving mind and body coordination.
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One tradition is the making and flying of kites, which is taken very seriously. Razali enters a very important kite competition adn trains diligently, demonstrating his skill at handling the kites.
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Man's epic quest to know his universe is revealed from its earliest beginnings through today and into tomorrow. Graphics bring to life the mighty saga of space missions, advanced robot spacecraft, and the incredible dreams of the future; international space stations and the possibility of life for humans on Mars.
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Magazines and advertising go hand in hand. Magazines are a great place for companies to place advertisements. You're introduced to both worlds in this episode. Find out what the job of a managing editor for a magazine is all about. Then hear about the responsibilities of an editor and how he keeps his magazine printing fresh, relevant articles. Advertising is one career path that interests many students. Talk to an advertising executive to see what qualifications are needed for this interesting profession. Do you think you could make a good commercial? An advertising director explains her typical day doing just this.
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Medicinal Chemist, Materials Scientist, Materials Engineer, Biochemist
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Using devices and technology this program explores the relationship between virtual reality, reality and the truth - in other words, that which we can sense, perceive, and makes up the real and unreal world.
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Beyond Mars lie worlds nothing like our own. What made the rings, intense radiation and strange magnetic fields around the giant gassy planets?
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This program recaps the series through the experience of a couple whose four year old daughter died of leukemia eighteen months previously. The couple reflect on the ways they found to deal with loss and outlines other people's reaction to them during their grieving. This program also explores the difficulties most people have in trying to rebuild their lives after a bereavement.
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They are ordinary people. And they have come from disparate corners of the globe, seeking an elemental need - the need to be safe, the need to feel safe. Their exodus from their homeland is the most painful journey they will ever undertake. If they have made a choice, it is simply the choice to live. These are their stories.
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Just as the Dutch master known as Rembrandt had the ability to make his subjects come to life on his canvasses, this new look at the artist projects the same vitality and fascination. There is the personal side of the man - his birth, his family education, marriage, work and his final days. But, most importantly, Rembrandt's own paintings are utilized to provide the story of his life and to reflect the importance of his work.
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What happened in Europe at the time of the renaissance and
how has it influenced modern man? This historical documentary
takes us back to one of history's most intriguing and crucial
chapters of Europe's history when doors opened to whole
new worlds; when man explored the stars, and traveled to the
ends of the earth.
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There are hundreds of species of reptiles, ranging from small lizards through to giant estuarine crocodiles. In this program the Wildlife Ranger looks at a number of different reptiles, such as snakes, lizards, tortoises, turtles and crocodiles.
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Meet some teens who have risen above the problems in their lives and have begun to take a new road to their futures, free of drugs and alcohol. Hear how they stuck with a program to help them gain self-esteem and create new goals for themselves.
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The retail business can be a great success or total failure. Crucial factors in this operation are: location, inventory control and markups, staff training, theft, market awareness and day to day management. We look at a variety of retail companies and discover their keys to success.
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This series describes the history of Christianity. The story begins in Jerusalem, and then traces the appearance and development of Pauls church within Europe.
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As mass media reach continues to grow, revolution is rife. The twentieth century saw two major revolutions in Eastern Europe alone. The power of one-party states in Europe collapsed along with the "Wall," and the eyes of the world have turned to the Far East. Interest is now focused on China's ambitious Agenda 21. Plans, in order to succeed, are dependent on the Chinese people having a say in their own affairs.
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A lively perspective on James II and his subjects, the ambitions of William of Orange, his fear of Louis XIV, and the residual upper-middle class English apprehensions concerning a restoration of Catholicism.
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Oliver Mayhew, one of the youngest soldiers of the Revolutionary War, tells the story of the fight for American independence. More than 250 years ago there was no United States of America, only a series of English settlements called colonies strung along the Atlantic coast.
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The Great Barrier Reef, the best known and least understood of the natural wonders of the world.
Marine biologist Alistair Birtles recounts his journeys of discovery among the magic mountains of coral, getting to know the inhabitants and the intricate patterns that weave their lives together.
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1969 - 1974 Reconciliation was the first goal set by Nixon. He succeeded in ending American fighting in Vietnam and improving relations with the U.S.S.R. and China. But the Watergate scandal ultimately led to his resignation.
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Asia is not experiencing a run-of-the-mill economic crisis, but rather the accumulation of many crises-culminating in a crisis of orientation. Even though this has been obvious for many years, there is no short-term remedy. Southeast Asia and Korea are looking to Japan, hoping for aid and advice from their role model. But even a massive program by the government in Tokyo to stimulate the economy might prove ineffective, and Japan itself might become the biggest problem of the whole Asian crisis and this a burden on the global economy.
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From Earth to Saturns amazing skies. Besides its rings among 22 moons, this planet hides an extraordinary secret world. Titan is almost a second Earth in deep freeze. Could it ever spring to life?
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The most agreeable city in Brazil was also the site of the most successful architectural creations of the 20th century.
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This segment describes the formation of rivers and other waterways and the role they and natural resources have played in economic development throughout the years. This program shows how different landscape features such as rivers, land drainage, flood plains, tributaries, and canals impact transportation. Descriptions of "flashes,"swing," bridges, sluices, locks and counterbalance tanks and how they are utilized are also included.
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13-year-old Danny Harmon explains the fascinating engineering process of why, how and where engineers build dams, locks, levees and dikes.
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Control of water is the ultimate weapon in the Middle East, and it is an issue which will continue to threaten stability. It is a region where each country has a spiraling population creating an ever-increasing demand for water, and each also has a steadily diminishing supply. If present trends continue, the region faces human and environmental catastrophe before the end of the century.
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How does propaganda create myths? Did a massacre at Jenin take place during the tumultuous events of April, 2002? THE ROAD TO JENIN interweaves candid Palestinian and Israeli interviews with archival footage to recount in gripping details the key events of the Jenin battle.
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How does propaganda create myths? Did a massacre at Jenin take place during the tumultuous events of April 2002? THE ROAD TO JENIN interweaves candid Palestinian and Israeli interviews with archival footage to recount in gripping details the key events of the Jenin battle. This film documents the action in the Jenin refugee camp in 2002. This area was a center of terrorist activities that produced more than half of the suicide bombers against Israeli civilians. There were claims that there was a "massacre." Official Palestinian media at first claimed 500, then 700 Palestinians killed and buried in mass graves. The United Nations and other international organizations concluded there were 56 Palestinians killed, 40 of whom were fighters.
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ROAD TO SUCCESS- Disappearing Frontier reflects on space disasters that have astonished the world. WHITE SANDS TEST FACILITY- The worlds finest facility for propulsion and materials testing is visited. Situated in the desert White Sands Challenges every aspect of each item signed for space.
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Born into a poor family in the little town of Alloway on the west coast of Scotland, Burns spent his youth working on his fathers farm. He wrote poetry which was eventually published when he was 26, and became an instant success. He went to Edinburgh and was lionized by literary society as a ploughman poet.
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Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, an only child of middle class parents. He gained a law degree from the university there but (despite his parents opposition and a lifetime of poor health) became a successful writer. He died in Samoa mourned by yound people the world over. His works include Treasure Island and Kidnapped.
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To the limits of knowledge with the most incredible machines ever built! Graphics and animation bring to life the potential for robot missions to explore worlds where no human could survive.
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Our solar system formed three other rocky worlds like earth, yet they're nothing like our home. A tour reveals how our solar system formed and envisions of the future for planet Earth.
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The Carpathian Mountains border the most savage forests in Europe, where wild bears and wolves still seek their prey and huge dogs guard the fields. Ancient machines still plow the land, settled in the 8th and 9th centuries. Buffeted by wild East Carpathian winds, this region is populated by a mixture of Rom, Hungarians, Slavs, and Germans, and suffered greatly under Communist rule.
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1981 - 1989 At the end of his two terms, Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan revolution, which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance upon government.
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I am Rosemary, I am an Igbo girl. Igbos live in southeast Nigeria. I am the first daughter of my parents. The Igbo people have a lot of respect for the first born daughter, called an "Ada."
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This program concentrates entirely on the Buddhist monastery at Rumtek, a small village close to the Capital, Gangtok. The monastery was founded by the Gyalwa Karmapa, a reincarnated lama who, with his followers, fled from Lhahsa, in Tibet, ahead of the advancing Chinese.
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This documentary explores non-conformist Russian art and features several Russian artists whose works are considered great masterpieces and classic examples of world conceptual art. Among interviewed artists are V. Komar, A. Kosolapov, O. Vasiliev, V. Bahkchinian, L. Sokov and others. The film also includes interviews with American and Russian art critics and contains works of more than 60 non-conformist artists from The Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University and private collections. It also tells the story of art collector Norton Dodge whose efforts have resulted in the largest collection of Russian-Soviet non-conformist art in the world located in the US.
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