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Double Cooked: Jompy Stove (Kenya) The Jompy Stove is a lightweight and inexpensive stove-top device that rapidly heats water. It sits between a cooking pot and an open flame. Invented by David Osborne, a plumber from Scotland, this incredibly simple technology could save millions who die from drinking contaminated water. Burn after Eating: Rice Husk Bio-power (India) In the state of Bihar in India, an estimated 50,000 villagers are lighting up with...
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[2007], c1976
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English
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Polish immigrants were the driving force behind Chicago's remarkable industrial growth. But they never achieved political cohesiveness, and while a million Poles now live in Chicago, their political power is not commensurate with the number of votes they cast.
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[2016]
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English
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How do we power a sustainable world? Bloomberg experts featured in part 1 include Seb Henbest and Jenny Chase of Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Part 2 features academic Tony Seba, author of "Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation". Part 3 features the world's largest solar plant in Morocco, which will supply energy for millions and shows how technology is harnessing the sun's energy 24/7. It also features a start up in South Africa that is using...
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In this program, Hazel Henderson and Wayne Silby, lawyer and founder of the Calvert Group of socially responsible mutual funds discuss where these investing trends Silby pioneered, are heading. They discuss how these trends evolved , as both were colleagues at Calvert from its launch in 1982 , when Henderson served on Calvert’s Advisory Council with other experts , helping develop Calvert’s social screens . These screens helped steer portfolios...
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[2013]
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English
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Learn all about the major milestones in vaccines and antibiotics. Beginning with Edward Jenner and the immunization method against smallpox, this program covers the advances in vaccinations and immunotherapy. Learn about Waldemar Haffkine, who developed a treatment for cholera, and Almroth Wright, who developed a vaccine for typhus. Other treatments are discussed for many major diseases, including diphtheria, tuberculosis, whooping cough, yellow fever,...
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[2023]
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English
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Modern energy takes us on a journey to the final frontier. This episode traces the history of space travel, with a focus on the energy innovations making it possible. Energy is required at every step in space exploration, and new forms of energy must be developed to reach other star systems. Space exploration lets us examine earth-bound energy challenges like climate change.
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Shawn will visit a university where he meets an engineering student. He is part of an organization called Limbitless Solutions that uses 3-D printing to create prosthetic arms for children who either were born without an arm or lost one due to injury or disease. For prosthetic designs, see Enabling the Future. And Gracey will talk to a sales manager for a trendy women’s clothing manufacturer and see how he gets his company’s fashions in stores...
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Radial Arm Saw: Operation & Safety is a fifteen-minute video which is part of the series, Woodworking Power Tools. This series of live-action videotapes details both basic and advanced operational techniques for each of the five most important and useful power tools found in the woodworking shop. Clear, sharp, color video graphically portrays the proper operation of each machine, as well as the correct use of its associated accessories. Close-ups...
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[2006], c2003
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English
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Tool and die makers design, craft, modify, and repair dies, forms, cutting tools, jigs, and fixtures. This program takes a look at the skills and traits that go into becoming a tool and die maker; commonly used machinery, like drills, pedestal grinders, lathes, and welding equipment; and the impact of technology on the trade as it's performed today. Also, a pair of apprentices-one male, one female-talk about the tool and die making experience.
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[2018]
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English
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We move around… always going faster and further. Whether it’s in the air or even in space, research is progressing and giving us the ability to travel. But this traveling has a significant impact on the planet. Indeed, 100,000 plane flights take place each day, which means more than 3 million per year around the world. The impact of air traffic on the environment has doubled in 20 years and air pollution is constantly increasing. At the same...
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[2012], c2012
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English
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Jim runs the quality control lab at David Michael and Company, a food flavoring manufacturer. Aliah is a biomedical research technician at The Wistar Institute, a cancer research center in Philadelphia. And Tony, a production mechanic at New Jersey American Water, is the third featured case study in this exploration of applied science and technology jobs. What do all three have in common? They landed their well-paid, technically challenging positions...
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[2007]
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Español
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Framing is the fundamental building block in many aspects of home construction. This DVD will detail the basics of many framing applications, including layout terms and principles, construction techniques, and standard framing plans. A viewable/printable instructor’s guide is available online. Correlates to the Competencies and Objectives of the National Center for Construction Education & Research. A Shopware Production. Has Spanish narration with...
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CPD is one of the leading fashion fairs worldwide, and Manfred Kronen is its owner. To him, fashion equals emotion, so he never fails to market them together at his huge exhibition hall in Dusseldorf. This program features Kronen and the CPD staff in action, tracking them from final arrangements through the events of opening day, including a Toni Gard fashion show and a photo shoot for German Vogue. In addition, the program travels to Shanghai, where...
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[2014], c2013
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English
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Liz Bonnin delves in to the world of invention, revealing the people and technologies set to transform all our lives. She examines the conditions that are promising to make the 21st century a golden age of innovation and meets some of the world's foremost visionaries, mavericks and dreamers.From the entrepreneurs that are driving a new space race, to the Nobel Prize wining scientist leading a nanotech revolution, this is a tour of the people and ideas...
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