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Time Management

2009-11-27T13:05:00.000-05:00

David Allen: Getting Things Done

2009-11-16T01:32:00.000-05:00

The life of Albert Einstein - part 5

2009-10-04T01:14:00.002-04:00

The life of Albert Einstein - part 4

2009-10-04T01:14:00.001-04:00

The life of Albert Einstein - part 3

2009-10-04T01:12:00.000-04:00

The life of Albert Einstein - part 2

2009-10-04T01:11:00.000-04:00

The life of Albert Einstein - part 1

2009-10-04T01:09:00.000-04:00

He is best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass-energy equivalence, E = mc2. Einstein received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect."

Einstein's many contributions to physics include his special theory of relativity, which reconciled mechanics with electromagnetism, and his general theory of relativity, which extended the principle of relativity to non-uniform motion, creating a new theory of gravitation. His other contributions include relativistic cosmology, capillary action, critical opalescence, classical problems of statistical mechanics and their application to quantum theory, an explanation of the Brownian movement of molecules, atomic transition probabilities, the quantum theory of a monatomic gas, thermal properties of light with low radiation density (which laid the foundation for the photon theory), a theory of radiation including stimulated emission, the conception of a unified field theory, and the geometrization of physics.

Clay Dyer - The Most Inspirational Fisherman Ever

2009-10-03T16:04:00.001-04:00

Nick Vujicic's Inspirational Talk-Life Without Limbs 4 of 4

2009-10-03T11:20:00.001-04:00

Nick Vujicic's Inspirational Talk-Life Without Limbs 3 of 4

2009-10-03T11:19:00.000-04:00

Nick Vujicic's Inspirational Talk-Life Without Limbs 2 of 4

2009-10-03T11:16:00.001-04:00

Nick Vujicic's Inspirational Talk-Life Without Limbs 1 of 4

2009-10-03T11:13:00.001-04:00

Dubai - Miracle of Mirage - part 5/5

2009-09-27T03:00:00.000-04:00

Dubai - Miracle of Mirage - part 4/5

2009-09-27T02:59:00.000-04:00

Dubai - Miracle of Mirage - part 3/5

2009-09-27T02:58:00.000-04:00

Dubai - Miracle of Mirage- part 2/5

2009-09-27T02:34:00.000-04:00

Dubai - Miracle of Mirage- part 1/5

2009-09-27T02:12:00.002-04:00

Surrounded by war zones, Dubai remains blissfully peaceful. This state which is smaller than the province of Prince Edward Island has become home to superlatives – the biggest building, the largest airport, the tallest hotel, the richest horse race are all situated in Dubai.

Forty years ago it was a sleepy backwater, now it is a magnet for the young and ambitious from around the world. But th More..is meteoric expansion comes at a price. To accommodate the tsunami of foreigners known as expats, Dubai, a Muslim state, turns a blind eye to some of these visitors’ excesses, often to the great displeasure of the locals known as Emirati.

This massive influx of expats which includes hundreds of thousands of indentured labourers from South Asia is crucial if Dubai Inc. is to reach its goal of becoming an economic and tourist powerhouse. It’s also led to an extraordinary phenomenon. Emiratis are now a minority in their own land. We meet some of these Emirati both young and old and some of the expats including a number of Canadians, as they work and play in this unreal world of Dubai.

Michelle Obama on Larry King Live

2008-11-07T02:12:00.001-05:00

Larry King carries an extended interview with Michelle Obama, covering a wide range of topics concerning the campaign, her family, and more.

A&E Biography Barack Obama

2008-11-05T13:21:00.000-05:00

When he called himself "a skinny kid with a funny name" at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, his political star was already on the rise. By the time he decimated the competition in 2004 race for the Illinois Senate, he was the bona fide golden child of a Democratic party desperately in need of a winner. In many ways, the story of Barack Obama is a uniquely American tale of the 21st century, where racial lines are blurry and the most interesting chapter is just beginning.

Barack Obama: Closing Argument (Full Speech)

2008-11-05T13:14:00.000-05:00

Barack Obama made his closing argument speech in Canton Ohio, making the choice in this election starkly clear.

Charlie Rose - An hour with Barack Obama

2008-11-05T13:11:00.000-05:00

An hour with Senator Barack Obama (D-IL). He discusses the speculation about a presidential run in 2008, his political ideology, the current state of American politics, the situation in Iraq, and his book, "The Audacity of Hope".

Crisis on Wall Street

2008-10-30T09:44:00.000-04:00

Princeton economists review recent events on Wall Street and assess the implications for the economy and public policy.

Panelists: Hyun Shin, Professor of Economics and associate chair of the Department of Economics; Markus Brunnermeier, Professor of Economics;
Harrison Hong, Professor in Finance;
Paul Krugman, professor of economics and international affairs; Alan Blinder, Professor of Economics and Public Affairs and co‐director of the Center for Economic Policy Studies.

Bill Moyers Journal - Mortgage Mess

2008-10-30T07:37:00.001-04:00

Bill Moyers Journal travels to ground zero of the mortgage meltdown — Cleveland, Ohio. Correspondent Rick Karr takes viewers to Slavic Village, one of the hardest hit neighborhoods in the nation when it comes to the spate of foreclosures caused by the subprime mortgage crisis..

Inspirace : by Karel Zeman

2008-10-30T02:28:00.000-04:00

Karel Zemans amazing short "Inspiration" (Inspirace), made in 1948, is a love-story set inside a single drop of water, which Zeman animated by heating and bending fragile blown-glass figurines.

The films of master Czech animator and director Karel Zeman (1910 - 1989) are a glittering jewelbox filled with wonders spun from ancient myth and modern science: moon men and underwater pirates, pedal-powered airships and diabolical engines of destruction.
In films like THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE and BARON MUNCHAUSEN, Zeman combined cartoon and stop-motion animation, puppetry, matte paintings and live action, creating a fantastic mechanical clockwork that anticipated the work of later animator/directors such as Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton. Born in 1910 in Ostromer, Czechoslovakia, Zeman began his career as a window dresser and poster artist, graduating to filmmaking in the mid-1940's with a series of shorts featuring his animated alter-ego, Mr. Prokouk. Inspired by the pioneering films of magician/director Georges Melies and the fiction of Jules Verne, Zeman began animating, art directing and often writing his own features in the early 1950's, overcoming miniscule budgets and rudimentary equipment to create his elaborate adventures. The joy of Zeman's work is often in the details: stop-motion owls against a crescent moon sky, a gold pocketwatch trapped in a bottle, a crew of sailors who literally paint their ship into existence.

Playing For Change: Music Revolution

2008-10-30T02:19:00.000-04:00

Conversations with History: Martha Nussbaum

2008-10-28T09:06:00.000-04:00

Conversations Host Harry Kreisler welcomes philosopher Martha Nussbaum for a discussion of women and human development, religious freedom, and liberal education.

Nelson Mandela's Vision

2008-10-20T09:31:00.001-04:00

Nelson Mandela's Vision
The education system in South Africa.
By Albert Wisco

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” said Nelson Mandela.

In 1994, Mandela became the President of South Africa, ending decades of apartheid. It was a result of the first all-race election in South Africa, an incredible event in global history. Now 90 years old, Mandela continues to fight for a world in which all children have access to a good education.

Recently, my family lived in South Africa. It was well over a decade after the end of apartheid, and I learned about the sacrifices parents make for their children – all children, for that matter.

Based on my conversations and reading, South Africans were most concerned about the following issues -- all interrelated, all having an impact on education: racism, crime, security, poverty, unemployment and HIV/AIDS.

Education has long been considered the key to improving lives. However, the quality of schools in South Africa varies greatly.

The government provides minimal funding, and it’s up to parents to pay school fees to improve on the basics. Nonetheless, there are still teacher shortages, over-crowded classrooms and poor school conditions. At the other end of the spectrum, the best state-run schools are priced out of reach for most people charging more than what most South Africans earn.

So what will parents do?

A friend who worked long hours as a domestic worker used her modest earnings to send her children and the orphans in her care to a school with conditions a step above the state school.

She awoke well-before dawn so that she could commute to work, and she made the return trip home often arriving after dark.

It can be said that the poor state of education in South Africa is rooted in segregation and the Bantu Education system. Although there’s no longer a legal basis for apartheid, the social, economic, and political inequalities between white and black South Africans continue to exist.

My friend, who is black and a single mother, worked tirelessly with the hope that education can improve the lives of her children.

A Conversation with Louise Hay

2008-10-19T21:18:00.000-04:00

Louise L. Hay - Loving Yourself

2008-10-19T21:04:00.000-04:00

Learning to love and accept yourself is the first step in bringing an abundance of Love, Peace and Joy into your life. Only by loving and accepting yourself first can you begine to love and accept others.

Louise Hay - The Law of Thinking

2008-10-19T20:05:00.000-04:00

Mind is a powerful tool. There is a universal law of thinking; when you learn how it works, miracles happen. What you think, and what you believe, is what will come true for you. Your thoughts create your life. Every thought we think, and every word we speak, is creating our own future. Our thoughts go out into the universe, and accepted, and brought back to use as experience.

Do You Want To Live Forever?

2008-10-11T12:34:00.000-04:00

Channel 4 Documentary following the revolutionary life-extension and immortality ideas of this somewhat eccentric scientist, Dr. Aubrey de Grey. This show is all about the radical ideas of a Cambridge biomedical gerontologist called Aubrey de Grey who believes that, within the next 20-30 years, we could extend life indefinitely by addressing seven major factors in the aging process. He describes his work as Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence (SENS). EngEdu Related websites: http://www.Mprize.org http://www.ImmInst.org http://www.sens.org Related topics include: Cryonics (cryogenics), anti-aging, caloric restriction, transhumanism, nanotechnology, technology, nanobots, immortality, Methuselah Mouse Prize, scientific conquest of death, longevity, fitness, health, population control, birth rate, death rate, rejuvination therapies, aging reversal, Aubrey de Grey, live forever, cancer research, technology, nanobots, research, gene therapies, disease, transplants, physics, chemistry, computers, computing, bioscience, nutrition, exercise, philosophy, sociology, politics, history, elixir, drugs, singularity, Ray Kurzweil, matrix, supplements, suspended animation, cryo sleep, scientific debate, MIT, Technology Review, Cambridge conference sponsored by Larry Ellison, overpopulation, 1000 year lifespan, thousand year lifespan, infant mortality, science breakthroughs, futurist, future, war on aging, medical, youthful, retirement, computer engineer, genetics, research, SENS, extreme life extension news.

Bush Family Fortunes

2008-10-11T12:32:00.002-04:00

his hour long documentary follows the award-winning reporter-sleuth Greg Palast on the trail of the Bush family, from Florida election finagling, to the Saudi connection, to the Bush team's spiking the FBI investigation of the bin Laden family and the secret State Department plans for post-war Iraq. These are the hard-hitting reports that have been seen in films like Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, broadcast internationally on BBC Newsnight television, and are found in Palast's international bestselling book The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.

Bush Family Fortunes

2008-10-11T12:32:00.000-04:00

Find Your True Self, Lift the Veils

2008-10-06T00:01:00.001-04:00

How to transform your life by understanding who you really are. Are you your ego? Are you your personality? Knowing yourself is the key! Eliminate the repetitive patterns that aren't serving you. You can transform yourself.

The Enneagram is a key to understanding the different personality structures, each with its own gifts, focus, purpose and internal beliefs. Which personality structure are you? Knowing this is the beginning of awareness. If you are seeking to attain consciousness, the Enneagram will help you in understanding the ego and eliminating it.

If you are a counselor, coach, therapist or a growth oriented professional, you can use this knowledge to help your clients reach a higher consciousness and eliminate the repetitive patterns damaging to them. Read Deep Coaching: using the Enneagram as a catalyst for change. The first book of its kind to help you and help your clients gain inner freedom.

Authors@Google: Michael Heller

2008-09-25T01:20:00.000-04:00

Professor Michael Heller visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book "The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Costs Lives." This event took place on July 18, 2008, as part of the Authors@Google series.

25 new runways would eliminate most air travel delays in America. Why can't we build them? 50 patent owners are blocking a major drug maker from creating a cancer cure. Why won't they get out of the way? 90% of our broadcast spectrum sits idle while American cell phone service lags far behind Japan's and Korea's. Why are we wasting our airwaves? 98% of African American--owned farms have been sold off over the last century. Why can't we stop the loss? All these problems are really the same problem—one whose solution would jump-start innovation, release trillions in productivity, and help revive our slumping economy.
The Gridlock Economy is a startling, accessible biography of an idea. Nothing is inevitable about gridlock. It results from choices we make about how to control the resources we value most. We can unlock the grid; this book shows us where to start.

Michael Heller is one of America's leading authorities on ownership. He is the Lawrence A. Wien Professor of Real Estate Law at Columbia Law School and has served as the school's Vice Dean for Intellectual Life. He lives in New York and Los Angeles.

Alien Planet

2008-09-24T13:29:00.000-04:00

Self-made millionaire at age 14

2008-09-20T23:46:00.001-04:00

The Last Generation Part 5/5

2008-09-18T09:43:00.000-04:00

The Last Generation Part 4/5

2008-09-18T09:42:00.002-04:00

The Last Generation Part 3/5

2008-09-18T09:42:00.001-04:00

The Last Generation Part 2/5

2008-09-18T09:40:00.000-04:00

The Last Generation Part 1/5

2008-09-18T09:39:00.000-04:00

The British Empire In Colour, 2002

2008-09-13T11:25:00.002-04:00

Produced by the innovative team behind the BAFTA Award-winning 'Britain At War In Colour' and the Peabody Award-winning 'Second World War In Colour' and narrated by Art Malik, this unmissable production uses original colour film - much of it previously unseen - to chart Britain's imperial path, from the zenith of the Indian Raj to the eventual disintegration of the Empire.

The series does not purport to tell the whole story of the British Empire in the 20th century. Instead, the footage is accompanied by personal diary extracts, letters and contemporary speeches to give a true flavour of what it was like to live under the British Empire, either as one of the rulers or as one of the ruled.

Programme 1: A Tryst With Dynasty
100 years ago, Britain was the most powerful nation in the world and the British Empire ruled over half the people on earth. All the pomp and pageantry of imperial rule is encapsulated in this first episode. Remarkable and rare film captures as never before such glorious occasions as the 1906 Trooping the Colour in London; the 1911 Delhi Durbar in India and a World War One victory parade in Paris in 1919. But as the century gets into its stride, the cameras are also there to record less magnificent events, among them the General Strike of 1926, which highlighted the social divide in post-war Britain. Even in India, the power of British rule is fading, as nationalism gains strength under Gandhi and Nehru. Although the Second World War temporarily unites the colonies and dominions in battle, victory ironically spells the beginning of the end for the Empire. In a new world order of American and Soviet power, India finally achieves her independence and Britain is left exhausted and fearful of the future.

Programme 2: The Wind Of Change
British fears are realised as they abandon a turbulent Palestine, become embroiled in a Communist insurgency in Malaya and are humbled in the Suez Crisis. The dismantling of the Empire continues as the winds of change start to blow across colonial Africa, from the peaceful rise of Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana in 1957, to the bloodshed of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. By the 1960s, much of the Empire has been handed back to its people.

Programme 3: Legacy
The coronation of Elizabeth II herald a new era, as the old Empire becomes the new multi-cultural Commonwealth. As emigrants flee the hardship of post-war Britain, tempted by the promise of Australian and Canadian riches, West Indian immigrants flood into Britain. The 1960s herald a time of changing racial attitudes and while Britain adjusts to its growing multicultural society, her dominions - Australia and Canada - strive for a new understanding with their own unhappy indigenous populations. In Rhodesia, the last painful pangs of the Empire are felt, as white and black nationalisms clash. In a rapidly changing world, the peoples of the former British Empire begin to realise the legacy of their imperial heritage.

Nova - Secrets Of The Mind 6/6

2008-09-13T04:49:00.000-04:00

Nova - Secrets Of The Mind 5/6

2008-09-13T04:47:00.000-04:00

Nova - Secrets Of The Mind 4/6

2008-09-13T04:38:00.000-04:00

Nova - Secrets Of The Mind 3/6

2008-09-13T04:32:00.000-04:00

Nova - Secrets Of The Mind 2/6

2008-09-13T04:31:00.000-04:00

Nova - Secrets Of The Mind 1/6

2008-09-13T04:30:00.000-04:00

"Secrets of the Mind" is really an exposition of Dr. Vilayanur (no, he's not a villain!) Ramachandrans research in behavioural neurology, explaining phantom limbs, blind sight and other visual perception related issues, the Capgras delusion and the hyperreligiosity tendencies related to temporal lobe epilepsy. But the real secret Ramachandran reveals, is that the mind whose normal working seems so commonplace and simple that we take it for granted, has a profoundly intricate and complicated root in our brains, that only reveals itself in the unfortunate cases of people suffering from perceptional and emotional issues.

The Story Of India Part-2

2008-09-13T03:30:00.000-04:00

The Story of India Part-1

2008-09-13T03:25:00.000-04:00

Michael Wood journeys through the subcontinent, tracing the incredible richness and diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes. Through ancient manuscripts and oral tales Michael charts the first human migrations out of Africa. He travels from the tropical backwaters of South India through lost ancient cities in Pakistan to the vibrant landscapes of the Ganges plain. In Turkmenistan dramatic archaeological discoveries cast new light on India's past.

Cracking the Maya Code 6/6

2008-09-13T03:19:00.000-04:00

Cracking the Maya Code 5/6

2008-09-13T03:18:00.000-04:00

Cracking the Maya Code 4/6

2008-09-13T03:17:00.002-04:00

Cracking the Maya Code 3/6

2008-09-13T03:17:00.001-04:00

Cracking the Maya Code 2/6

2008-09-13T03:14:00.000-04:00

Cracking the Maya Code 1/6

2008-09-13T03:13:00.000-04:00

Nova - Cracking the Maya Code: The story behind the centuries-long decipherment of ancient Maya hieroglyphs Part 1 (PBS)

The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script, carved on monuments, painted on pottery, and drawn in handmade bark-paper books. For centuries, scholars considered it too complex ever to understand—until recently, when an ingenious series of breakthroughs finally cracked the code and unleashed a torrent of new insights into the Mayas' turbulent past. For the first time, NOVA presents the epic inside story of how the decoding was done—traveling to the remote jungles of southern Mexico and Central America to investigate how the code was broken and what Maya writings now reveal.

The Money Pit (5/5)

2008-09-13T02:59:00.000-04:00

The Money Pit (4/5)

2008-09-13T02:58:00.002-04:00

The Money Pit (3/5)

2008-09-13T02:58:00.001-04:00

The Money Pit (2/5)

2008-09-13T02:57:00.001-04:00

The Money Pit (1/5)

2008-09-13T02:54:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Pilbara, money pit, engine room of Australia's prosperity and magnet to thousands of footloose men and women chasing serious pay for hard work.

Thousands more fly in to work two or three week bursts before flying out again, all cashed up.

But the town at the epicentre of the boom, Port Hedland, fears it's being lost in the rush. While the ore goes north to Asia, the profits head south and east as everyone takes the money and runs.

Milked by miners, treasuries and a transient, unsentimental workforce, Hedland has been trampled in a stampede that no one seems to have planned for.

House prices and rents have exploded. "This is my home town and I can't find accommodation," says Dave, who holds a job but lives at the homeless shelter. Other workers sleep in cars or tents.

Schools and health services are stretched and community facilities are scarce. Town leaders worry about a creeping soullessness as gaps widen between winners and losers.

"The heat, the flies, there's nothing here, there's no infrastructure here. I think it's a terrible place," complains Millie who lives in the caravan park. When reporter Matt Carney asks a bloke in the single persons' quarters what he likes about Hedland, he gets a blunt reply: "Money mate, not a lot else here."

Percy Julian - Forgotten Genius

2008-09-13T02:11:00.003-04:00

Derek Paravicini - The Musical Genius Part 5

2008-08-05T11:44:00.004-04:00

Derek Paravicini - The Musical Genius Part 4

2008-08-05T11:44:00.003-04:00

Derek Paravicini - The Musical Genius Part 3

2008-08-05T11:44:00.001-04:00

Derek Paravicini - The Musical Genius Part 2

2008-08-05T11:43:00.001-04:00

The Musical Genius - Derek Paravicini

2008-08-05T11:40:00.000-04:00

The Musical Genius - Derek Paravicini
Derek, now in his mid twenties, was born premature, at 25 weeks, and weighing just over half a kilogram. As a result of the oxygen therapy required to save his life, Derek lost his sight, and his development was affected too. It later became apparent that he had severe learning difficulties. However, he soon acquired a fascination for music and sound, and, by the age of four, had taught himself to play a large number of pieces on the piano, of some melodic and harmonic complexity (such as 'Smoke Gets in your Eyes'). Almost inevitably, with no visual models to guide him, his technique was chaotic, and even his elbows would frequently be pressed into service, as he strove to reach intervals beyond the span of his tiny hands!

Beautiful Minds: Stephen Wiltshire

2008-08-05T01:20:00.000-04:00

One legged dancer

2008-08-05T01:19:00.000-04:00

Impossible is nothing part2

2008-08-05T00:15:00.001-04:00

Impossible is nothing part1

2008-08-05T00:10:00.001-04:00

This is the story of Dick & Rick Hoyt, the most inspirational father and son team to race in an Ironman.

Naked Science -Telepathy

2008-08-03T17:51:00.000-04:00

The Iceman Murder

2008-08-03T17:49:00.000-04:00

Susan Polgar - My Brilliant Brain

2008-08-03T11:34:00.001-04:00

At 38 years old, Susan Polgar has reached heights that few women have ever equalled in the chess world. Despite the common assumption that men’s brains are better at understanding spatial relationships, giving them an advantage in games such as chess, Susan went on to become the world’s first grandmaster. Susan’s remarkable abilities have earned her the label of ‘genius’, but her psychologist father, László Polgar, believed that genius was “not born, but made”. Noting that even Mozart received tutelage from his father at a very early age, Polgar set about teaching chess to the five-year-old Susan after she happened upon a chess set in their home. “My father believed that the potential of children was not used optimally,” says Susan.

My Brilliant Brain - Born Genius - 47 min

2008-08-03T10:46:00.003-04:00

Marc Yu, a seven-year-old concert pianist. At two he heard "Mary Had A Little Lamb", and immediately played it back, flawlessly. A year later he was playing Beethoven from memory. Now with a repertoire of more than 40 classical pieces, the young maestro's astounding brain has intrigued experts, such as development psychologist Professor Ellen Winner and neuroscientist Gottfired Schlaug. Winner and Schlaug focus on Marc Yu's achievements, and ask whether hard work is behind his success, or was he simply born with a brilliant brain? They also look at a class of 50 children learning music, and discover a number of changes are taking place in their brains. The experts believe that, given the right nuturing, any one of the youngsters could grow up to become a musical genius.

Is It Real? - Superhuman Powers Part 5

2008-08-03T07:22:00.000-04:00

Is It Real? - Superhuman Powers Part 4

2008-08-03T07:21:00.000-04:00

Is It Real? - Superhuman Powers Part 3

2008-08-03T07:14:00.002-04:00

Is It Real? - Superhuman Powers Part 2

2008-08-03T07:13:00.000-04:00

Is It Real? - Superhuman Powers Part 1

2008-08-03T07:12:00.000-04:00

Ralph Merkle - Nanotechnologist part 3

2008-08-03T05:51:00.001-04:00

Ralph Merkle - Nanotechnologist part 2

2008-08-03T05:50:00.000-04:00

Ralph Merkle - Nanotechnologist part 1

2008-08-03T05:49:00.000-04:00

Rodney Brooks - Roboticist part 3

2008-08-03T05:47:00.000-04:00

Rodney Brooks - Roboticist part 2

2008-08-03T05:46:00.000-04:00

Rodney Brooks - Roboticist part 1

2008-08-03T05:44:00.000-04:00

The Battle Of Chernobyl

2008-08-03T01:52:00.000-04:00

Based on top-secret government documents that came to light only after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1999, THE BATTLE OF CHERNOBYL reveals a systematic cover-up of the true scope of the disaster, including the possibility of a secondary explosion of the still-smoldering magma, whose radioactive clouds would have rendered Europe uninhabitable. The government effort to prevent such a catastrophe lasted for more than seven months and sacrificed the lives of thousands of soldiers, miners and other workers.

THE BATTLE OF CHERNOBYL dramatically chronicles the series of harrowing efforts to stop the nuclear chain reaction and prevent a second explosion, to "liquidate" the radioactivity, and to seal off the ruined reactor under a mammoth "sarcophagus." The film recounts these nerve-racking events through newly available films, videos and photos taken in and around the plant, computer animation, and interviews with participants and eyewitnesses, many of whom were contaminated, including government and military leaders, scientists, workers, journalists, doctors, and Pripyat refugees.

Zhao Ling - The Secret of the Emperor's Tomb (6/6)

2008-08-03T01:41:00.000-04:00

Zhao Ling - The Secret of the Emperor's Tomb (5/6)

2008-08-03T01:40:00.002-04:00

Zhao Ling - The Secret of the Emperor's Tomb (4/6)

2008-08-03T01:40:00.001-04:00

Zhao Ling - The Secret of the Emperor's Tomb (3/6)

2008-08-03T01:39:00.001-04:00

Zhao Ling - The Secret of the Emperor's Tomb (2/6)

2008-08-03T01:38:00.001-04:00

Zhao Ling - The Secret of the Emperor's Tomb (1/6)

2008-08-03T01:37:00.001-04:00

World class trains - The Royal Orient express 6/6

2008-08-03T01:33:00.001-04:00

World class trains - The Royal Orient express 5/6

2008-08-03T01:31:00.000-04:00

World class trains - The Royal Orient express 4/6

2008-08-03T01:30:00.000-04:00

World class trains - The Royal Orient express 3/6

2008-08-03T01:28:00.000-04:00

World class trains - The Royal Orient express 2/6

2008-08-03T01:27:00.000-04:00

World class trains - The Royal Orient express 1/6

2008-08-03T01:26:00.000-04:00