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annenberg media ♪ annenberg media ♪ oh, we could even wreckore. we cothis country,more. we're not going to do it, senator. schoumacher: in 1975, fed chairman arthur burns refused to open the monetary floodgates to fight rising unemployment. why was he holding back? four years later, chairman paul volcker set the fed on a course that would lead to the worst recession since the great depression. what could have been worth such a terrible price? on october 20, 1987, the heartbeat of the financial world nearly fluttered out. what could new fed chairman alan greenspan do to revive the patient? during the 1970s and '80s, the federal reserve adopted long-term policies to halt inflation and ease unemployment. but what would the fed do in an economic emergency? monetary policy -- how well does it work? that's the question economic analyst richard gill and i will investigate on this edition of "economics usa." i'm david schoumacher. the federal reserve board is responsible for deciding how much money the economy needs to grow. in the early 1970s, the fed held to a policy of using
annenberg media ♪ annenberg media ♪ oh, we could even wreckore. we cothis country,more. we're not going to do it, senator. schoumacher: in 1975, fed chairman arthur burns refused to open the monetary floodgates to fight rising unemployment. why was he holding back? four years later, chairman paul volcker set the fed on a course that would lead to the worst recession since the great depression. what could have been worth such a terrible price? on october 20, 1987, the heartbeat of the...
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annenberg media ♪ annenberg media ♪ in 1974, california water was cheap.t would californians pay now for water? after the 1973 arab-israeli war, the middle-eastern oil spigot was shut off. what did america do to get domestic oil producers to fill the gap?
annenberg media ♪ annenberg media ♪ in 1974, california water was cheap.t would californians pay now for water? after the 1973 arab-israeli war, the middle-eastern oil spigot was shut off. what did america do to get domestic oil producers to fill the gap?
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annenberg media ♪ by: era la agente de bienes raíces. empresario de los estados unidos está interesado en comprar la gavia. pero... todavía no está en venta, ¿verdad? narrador: bienvenidos a destinos: an introduction to spanish. primero vamos a ver algunas escenas de este episodio. aquí jaime. tengo muy buenas noticias. angela ha llamado desde el hospital. dice que roberto se despertó y que está muy bien. ibueno, qué alegría! se te ve muy bien. por lo menos estás despierto. sí. la verdad es que sí me siento muy bien. y yo lo puedo comprobar. se comió dos desayunos. ay, a propósito ¿no queda algo por allí? veo que la recuperación ha sido completa y rápida. también vamos a hablar un poco sobre el ballet folclórico de méxico. fundado por amelia hernández el ballet folclórico incluye música y danzas de diferentes regiones del país. ( se toca el jarabe tapatío ) ¿y carlos se fue así? ¿no te dio ninguna explicación? no, ninguna. ¿no lo has visto esta mañana? no, no he visto ni a carlos ni a gloria. captioning of this program is made possible b
annenberg media ♪ by: era la agente de bienes raíces. empresario de los estados unidos está interesado en comprar la gavia. pero... todavía no está en venta, ¿verdad? narrador: bienvenidos a destinos: an introduction to spanish. primero vamos a ver algunas escenas de este episodio. aquí jaime. tengo muy buenas noticias. angela ha llamado desde el hospital. dice que roberto se despertó y que está muy bien. ibueno, qué alegría! se te ve muy bien. por lo menos estás despierto. sí. la...
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annenberg media annenberg media ♪ schoumacher: it was the 1920s.ost of the nation seemed to be experiencing an era of unprecedented prosperity. what then could force tens of thousands of farmers to abandon their land? 1932, the depth of the great depression. while many of the poor went hungry, why were farmers dumping thousands of gallons of milk? since 1933, we have subsidized farming in america. is that a good idea? and who benefits? the small farmer, big agribusiness, or, at the end of the chain, the consumer? the story of the american farmer is one of the great ironies of the modern era. incredibly productive, but frequently unprofitable. it's a story that too often ends like this. "perfect competition and inelastic demand: can the farmer make a profit?" economic analyst richard gill and i will examine that question on this edition of "economics u$a." i'm david schoumacher. you can see the forces that control a farmer's economic wellbeing at work here at this farmers' market. taken together, it demonstrates a concept that economists call "perfe
annenberg media annenberg media ♪ schoumacher: it was the 1920s.ost of the nation seemed to be experiencing an era of unprecedented prosperity. what then could force tens of thousands of farmers to abandon their land? 1932, the depth of the great depression. while many of the poor went hungry, why were farmers dumping thousands of gallons of milk? since 1933, we have subsidized farming in america. is that a good idea? and who benefits? the small farmer, big agribusiness, or, at the end of the...
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annenberg media ♪ by: narrador: bienvenidos a otro episodio de destinos: an introduction to spanish.rimero, algunas escenas de este episodio. ino me grites así, juan! ya traté de explicarte los problemas de la producción en nueva york. no entiendo por qué actúas como un niño mimado. sólo roberto podría escoger una profesión tan peligrosa. ¿por qué no estudia para ser un médico, ingeniero o abogado como tú? en este episodio vamos a aprender vocabulario relacionado con las profesiones y las carreras. consuelo: ¿y sabes qué profesión tiene esta señora? maricarmen: esta es dentista. y ésta es enfermera. mira, y éste es un maestro. y éste, ¿sabes qué es? es un veterinario. ¿y éste, qué es? este es un periodista. trabaja en los periódicos, ¿no? sí. y ésta es actriz. y éste es actor. ¿y sabes qué profesión tiene este señor? no, mamá. es un hombre de negocios, como tu tío carlos. tío carlos es profesor. no, es un hombre de negocios. es un hombre de negocios. también vamos a aprender algo sobre otra civilización prehispánica: la civilización maya. los mayas habitaban la parte de méxico que se
annenberg media ♪ by: narrador: bienvenidos a otro episodio de destinos: an introduction to spanish.rimero, algunas escenas de este episodio. ino me grites así, juan! ya traté de explicarte los problemas de la producción en nueva york. no entiendo por qué actúas como un niño mimado. sólo roberto podría escoger una profesión tan peligrosa. ¿por qué no estudia para ser un médico, ingeniero o abogado como tú? en este episodio vamos a aprender vocabulario relacionado con las...
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funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: 97% of the earth's water is contained in the oceans. some forms of life flourish in this salty environment. but humans require an abundant supply of freshwater. less than 1% of all the earth's water is readily available for human consumption. in the semi-arid desert plains of the southwest united states, where rainfall averages just 2 1/2 centimeters per month, tom maddock studies this scarce resource. dr. maddock: the real problem that we have is that with increasing populations and shortages of water, we are becoming very vulnerable. in the southwest, there's a very unique vulnerability here, simply because where do we get the water if there is no water? narrator: across the country in northern florida, the quantity of water isn't an issue. rainfall averages an abundant 1 1/4 meters each year. wendy graham and her colleagues evaluate and model the impacts of industrial and agricultural land use threatening the world's largest collection of freshwater springs. dr. graham: r
funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: 97% of the earth's water is contained in the oceans. some forms of life flourish in this salty environment. but humans require an abundant supply of freshwater. less than 1% of all the earth's water is readily available for human consumption. in the semi-arid desert plains of the southwest united states, where rainfall averages just 2 1/2 centimeters per month, tom maddock studies this scarce resource. dr. maddock: the real...
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funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: agriculture provides us with the food we need to survive. to keep pace with an ever-growing population, scientists created new seed varieties that provided outstanding yields but also required increased inputs -- more fertilizer and more pesticides -- but at what cost to the environment? peter kenmore of the united nations food and agriculture organization has been working with farmers for 30 years to decrease the use of pesticides in rice production. dr. kenmore: we have been able basically to substitute brains for chemicals. and in that sense, the growth rate stays up but less chemicals are used. narrator: in the yaqui valley of mexico, researchers are finding that excess fertilizer runoff from wheat crops is affecting marine life in the gulf of california. so they are turning to technology to decrease fertilizer inputs without decreasing yields. dr. ortiz-monasterio: technology like this can result in a win-win situation where the farmer benefits and at the same time the
funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: agriculture provides us with the food we need to survive. to keep pace with an ever-growing population, scientists created new seed varieties that provided outstanding yields but also required increased inputs -- more fertilizer and more pesticides -- but at what cost to the environment? peter kenmore of the united nations food and agriculture organization has been working with farmers for 30 years to decrease the use of...
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funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: for thousands of years our capacity to alter the environment has gradually increased. during the last century, we've reached the point where our actions affect the entire planet. demographer martha farnsworth riche examines population dynamics in communities all around the united states a nation that has a disproportionately large impact on the ecosystem. dr. riche: population growth is heading towards some kind of stability as people replace themselves. but where it's located and how they consume -- that's the issue for sustainability. narrator: demographer deborah balk combines demographic and spacial data to examine how vulnerable populations in the coastal regions of developing nations will be affected by climate change. balk: prior work has predominantly looked at the causes of climate change. this study asks, what will some of the consequences of climate change be and what will those consequences be for human population and for human settlements? narrator: predictingut
funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: for thousands of years our capacity to alter the environment has gradually increased. during the last century, we've reached the point where our actions affect the entire planet. demographer martha farnsworth riche examines population dynamics in communities all around the united states a nation that has a disproportionately large impact on the ecosystem. dr. riche: population growth is heading towards some kind of stability as...
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annenberg media ♪ by: narrador: bienvenidos a otro episodio de destinos: an introduction to spanish.rimero, algunas escenas de este episodio. hola, raquel. i¿luis?! sí, raquel, soy yo. ivaya sorpresa! ¿y qué haces aquí? ¿has notado cómo se miran raquel y tío arturo? sí, hacen una buena pareja. arturo: ¿ud. también es méxicoamericano? no, soy mexicano. pero vivo desde hace muchos años en los estados unidos. claro, y ahí conoció a raquel. pues, sí. nos conocimos en la universidad de california. ¿te acuerdas? en este episodio vamos a ver cómo se pide en un restaurante. ¿en qué consiste una cena? ¿qué se dice en un restaurante? primero, viene el camarero a preguntarles a los clientes qué van a tomar. ¿desean algo de tomar? después, el camarero les pregunta si quieren un plato para comenzar. ¿no desean algo para comenzar? también les toma la orden para el plato principal. ¿están listos para ordenar? luis: después viví muchos años en nueva york por razones de trabajo. pero ahora he vuelto a los angeles para quedarme. captioning of this program is made possible by the annenberg/cpb project
annenberg media ♪ by: narrador: bienvenidos a otro episodio de destinos: an introduction to spanish.rimero, algunas escenas de este episodio. hola, raquel. i¿luis?! sí, raquel, soy yo. ivaya sorpresa! ¿y qué haces aquí? ¿has notado cómo se miran raquel y tío arturo? sí, hacen una buena pareja. arturo: ¿ud. también es méxicoamericano? no, soy mexicano. pero vivo desde hace muchos años en los estados unidos. claro, y ahí conoció a raquel. pues, sí. nos conocimos en la...
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funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: 97% of the earth's water is contained in the oceans. some forms of life flourish in this salty environment. but humans require an abundant supply of freshwater. less than 1% of all the earth's water is readily available for human consumption. in the semi-arid desert plains of the southwest united states where rainfall averages just 2 1/2 centimeters per month, tom maddock studies this scarce resource. dr. maddock: the real problem that we have is that with increasing populations and shortages of water we are becoming very vulnerable. in the southwest, there's a very unique vulnerability here, simply because where do we get the water if there is no water? narrator: across the country in northern florida, the quantity of water isn't an issue. rainfall averages an abundant 1 1/4 meters each year. wendy graham and her colleagues evaluate and model the impacts of industrial and agricultural land use threatening the world's largest collection of freshwater springs. dr. graham: rig
funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: 97% of the earth's water is contained in the oceans. some forms of life flourish in this salty environment. but humans require an abundant supply of freshwater. less than 1% of all the earth's water is readily available for human consumption. in the semi-arid desert plains of the southwest united states where rainfall averages just 2 1/2 centimeters per month, tom maddock studies this scarce resource. dr. maddock: the real...
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annenberg media ♪ by: ya verás las sorpresas que te esperan cuando despiertes, roberto.imero, conoceremos a nuestro abuelo. narrador: bienvenidos a destinos: an introduction to spanish. primero vamos a ver algunas escenas de este episodio. ¿cómo era rosario? bueno, mi madre... era una mujer llena de vida, afectuosa. a veces tenía momentos de tristeza y yo no entendía por qué. tú eres el esposo de raquel, ¿verdad? no, carlitos, yo soy soltera. entonces ¿son novios? carlos: mi hijito, ¿por qué preguntas esas cosas, eh? en este episodio, vamos a aprender el vocabulario relacionado con el dinero y los asuntos financieros. y aquí está la lista entera de gastos. muy bien. ¿y los recibos? están en este sobre. tuve que cargar mucho a mi tarjeta de crédito para no gastar todo mi efectivo. muy bien. ay, luis, ¿cómo estás? bien. quería decirles que ya he comprado mi pasaje para méxico. raquel se pondrá muy contenta de verte. ¿sabe ella que voy por allá? no, no, no, no. será una completa sorpresa. hasta luego. captioning of this program is made possible by the annenberg/cpb project
annenberg media ♪ by: ya verás las sorpresas que te esperan cuando despiertes, roberto.imero, conoceremos a nuestro abuelo. narrador: bienvenidos a destinos: an introduction to spanish. primero vamos a ver algunas escenas de este episodio. ¿cómo era rosario? bueno, mi madre... era una mujer llena de vida, afectuosa. a veces tenía momentos de tristeza y yo no entendía por qué. tú eres el esposo de raquel, ¿verdad? no, carlitos, yo soy soltera. entonces ¿son novios? carlos: mi hijito,...
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captions copyright 1989 educational broadcasting corporation annenberg media ♪ is by movado makers ofl design in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world. additional funding for this program made possible by the financial support of... and the following individuals and foundations... for more information on the college telecourse, and other annenberg media programs call 1-800-learner and visit us at www.learner.org. (narrator) toward the end of the first millennium b.c., a complex society sprang to life in mesoamerica-- imaginative, literate, philosophically-inclined and sophisticated. this eveevol ctu c out of the primordial forest and sunk its roots into the soil. today, we know the region by its countries-- mexico honduras el salvador, belize and guatemala. but long ago it was the world of the maya. not an empire, nor a country the classic maya culture flourished from the third to the ninth century
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♪ for information about this and other annenberg mediaams call 1-800-learner and visit us at www.learner.org. on december 8, 1997, our 7-year-old son, evan was murdered after signing up for basketball. it was very devastating, just very devastating, and the victims' program provided the resources for us to get the counseling that we needed. alec was also injured. they helped pay for alec's cornea transplant. they stood by us through the court process. if you or someone you love have been a victim of violent crime there is help available for you. usted tiene el derecho de permanecer callado. usted tiene el derecho de ser escuchado. cualquier cosa que usted diga... lo que usted diga será escuchado con dignidad y respeto. usted tiene derecho a información y asistencia. sin justicia para las víctimas de crimen no hay justicia.
♪ for information about this and other annenberg mediaams call 1-800-learner and visit us at www.learner.org. on december 8, 1997, our 7-year-old son, evan was murdered after signing up for basketball. it was very devastating, just very devastating, and the victims' program provided the resources for us to get the counseling that we needed. alec was also injured. they helped pay for alec's cornea transplant. they stood by us through the court process. if you or someone you love have been a...
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annenberg media ♪ ♪ ar's end the price tag will pass $200 billion. will we pay for world war ii? 1960. as president eisenhower talks of paying off the national debt the economy stumbles into a recession. how can a budget surplus hurt the economy? 1999. huge deficits turn to surplus. what would the government do with the money? almost every year the federal government spends more money than it takes in. year after year, the tide of red ink rolls on. "federal deficits: can we live with them?" we'll investigate that question with the help of economic analyst richard gill on this edition of "economics u$a." i'm david schoumacher. most of us have been taught that to spend more money than we earn is to court financial disaster but the federal government seems to play by a different set of rules. almost every year the country runs a deficit. yet we're told that deficit is necessary, even beneficial. but deficits piled one on top of another create a growing national debt. and the interest payments on that debt add more dollars to the next year's deficit. dur
annenberg media ♪ ♪ ar's end the price tag will pass $200 billion. will we pay for world war ii? 1960. as president eisenhower talks of paying off the national debt the economy stumbles into a recession. how can a budget surplus hurt the economy? 1999. huge deficits turn to surplus. what would the government do with the money? almost every year the federal government spends more money than it takes in. year after year, the tide of red ink rolls on. "federal deficits: can we live with...
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annenberg media ♪ and: with additional funding from these foundations and individuals: and by: and thennual financial support of: hello, i'm john lithgow. welcome to "american cinema." in 1946, hollywood didn't think a tv screen only inches in size could ever compete with a theatre screen 30 feet wide. movies were king. television was a novelty developed by radio industry. barely 6,000 sets were in use across the entire country. by 1951, it was a new world and television was a part of it. movie theatres were closing in waves, 55 in new york alone. to make matters worse, hollywood was coming apart. anti-trust action dismantled the entire studio system. the monopoly of the movies was over. hollywood's reaction to tv was like one of its plot lines. at first denial, then feeling threatened, followed by fierce competition until embracing the adversary. yet it was television that produced a new generation of movie directors that told stories in new ways, with movies like "the manchurian candidate," "bonnie and clyde," and "mash." the studios didn't disappear; they adapted. and so did the mov
annenberg media ♪ and: with additional funding from these foundations and individuals: and by: and thennual financial support of: hello, i'm john lithgow. welcome to "american cinema." in 1946, hollywood didn't think a tv screen only inches in size could ever compete with a theatre screen 30 feet wide. movies were king. television was a novelty developed by radio industry. barely 6,000 sets were in use across the entire country. by 1951, it was a new world and television was a part...
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annenberg media ♪ hola, tío pedro. hola, mercedes. hola, ramón. ¿qué tal? ¿cómo está fernando?do casi todo el día. estuvo el doctor. ya habló con el especialista de guadalajara. narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 32 de destinos. primero, algunas escenas de este episodio. ...el nieto de fernando y rosario estaba trabajando en una excavación arqueológica. ha habido un accidente. icuidado! pobre papá. si se enterara todo lo que está ocurriendo... es mejor que no se entere. sí, claro. pero si supiera... es demasiado: juan que no se lleva bien con pati carlos va a perder la oficina de miami los negocios andan mal nos aconsejan vender la gavia y ahora el nieto, el que todavía no conoce tal vez esté herido o... no te preocupes. verás que estará bien. también en este episodio vamos a aprender algo sobre una de las grandes civilizaciones prehispánicas de méxico: la civilización azteca. los aztecas eran gente trabajadora y también eran grandes guerreros. por doscientos años, trabajaron y lucharon. poco a poco, los aztecas conquistaron las otras tribus de méxico. para principios del siglo
annenberg media ♪ hola, tío pedro. hola, mercedes. hola, ramón. ¿qué tal? ¿cómo está fernando?do casi todo el día. estuvo el doctor. ya habló con el especialista de guadalajara. narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 32 de destinos. primero, algunas escenas de este episodio. ...el nieto de fernando y rosario estaba trabajando en una excavación arqueológica. ha habido un accidente. icuidado! pobre papá. si se enterara todo lo que está ocurriendo... es mejor que no se entere. sí,...
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annenberg media ♪ and: with additional funding from these foundations and individuals: and by: and thennual financial support of: hello, i'm john lithgow. welcome to "american cinema." the end of world war ii in 1945 brought an era of homecoming, of rediscovering family, of rebuilding. that year, hollywood premiered "the best years of our lives," a story of a returning veteran and his family that won the academy award for best picture of the year. but another picture premiered that year that portrayed a different version of america. it was called "detour," about a man who wandered from a life of little possibility to one of total doom. the motion picture association first reviewed the picture, they refused to give it a rating. it had broken a rule. the murderer was not brought to justice at the end. instead, he was left to wander aimlessly on american highways. for such stark stories, these films had their own look. though they were uniquely american, french film critics came up with the name that stuck: "film noir," which literally translates "black film." they were black and white, t
annenberg media ♪ and: with additional funding from these foundations and individuals: and by: and thennual financial support of: hello, i'm john lithgow. welcome to "american cinema." the end of world war ii in 1945 brought an era of homecoming, of rediscovering family, of rebuilding. that year, hollywood premiered "the best years of our lives," a story of a returning veteran and his family that won the academy award for best picture of the year. but another picture...
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funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: for thousands of years, our capacity to alter the environment has gradually increased. during the last century, we've reached the point where our actions affect the entire planet. demographer martha farnsworth riche examines population dynamics in communities all around the united states,
funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: for thousands of years, our capacity to alter the environment has gradually increased. during the last century, we've reached the point where our actions affect the entire planet. demographer martha farnsworth riche examines population dynamics in communities all around the united states,
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funding for this program is provided by annenberg media.7% of the earth's water is contained in the oceans. some forms of life flourish in this salty environment. but humans require an abundant supply of freshwater. less than 1% of all the earth's water is readily available for human consumption.
funding for this program is provided by annenberg media.7% of the earth's water is contained in the oceans. some forms of life flourish in this salty environment. but humans require an abundant supply of freshwater. less than 1% of all the earth's water is readily available for human consumption.
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funding for this program is provided by annenberg media.iculture provides us with the food we need to survive. to keep pace with an ever-growing population, scientists created new seed varieties that provided outstanding yields but also required increased inputs -- more fertilizer and more pesticides -- but at what cost to the environment?
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annenberg media ♪ by: era la agente de bienes raíces.rio de los estados unidos está interesado en comprar la gavia. pero... todavía no está en venta, ¿verdad? narrador: bienvenidos a destinos: an introduction to spanish.
annenberg media ♪ by: era la agente de bienes raíces.rio de los estados unidos está interesado en comprar la gavia. pero... todavía no está en venta, ¿verdad? narrador: bienvenidos a destinos: an introduction to spanish.
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annenberg media ♪ ♪ istory and the federal government refuses to act.n the cost of food threatens to jump beyond the average american family's reach, should the government put a lid on prices? when the nation goes to war, should the government institute total controls? what are the dangers of a well-intentioned price control program once it becomes entrenched? controls are to a politician like catnip to a cat. the politicians, in the end have very great difficulty resisting. economic efficiency-- what price, controls? with the help of economic analyst richard gill, we'll examine that question on economics usa. i'm david schoumacher. [loudspeaker] we got bargains over here! we have bargains over here! come on, girls. don't be shy. check it out. come on. pick 'em out. they all are cashmere. everyone enjoys the ritual and the give and take in a market like this one. it is a demonstration in its purest form of the free-market pricing system. consumers take the lead in this commercial dance looking for the best deal. the merchants follow their lead, the joki
annenberg media ♪ ♪ istory and the federal government refuses to act.n the cost of food threatens to jump beyond the average american family's reach, should the government put a lid on prices? when the nation goes to war, should the government institute total controls? what are the dangers of a well-intentioned price control program once it becomes entrenched? controls are to a politician like catnip to a cat. the politicians, in the end have very great difficulty resisting. economic...
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annenberg media ♪ gam made possible by the financial support of...nd the following individuals and foundations... corporate funding for art of the western world is by movado, makers of the movado museum watch, the watch dial design in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world. captioning made possible by the annenberg/cpb project lot 42. the claude monet nympheas of 1908. £3 million is bid for this lot. i have a bid of £3 million. 3,200,000. 3,500,000. 3,800,000. 4 million. at £4 million now. at £4 million. 4,200,000. 4,400,000. 4,500,000. 4,600,000. the paintings of this period are among the most familiar images in art. the greatness of the artists is a commonplace of western culture. it's yours. but the impressionists started out as radicals. when it was first exhibited, their art was rejected as disturbing, inept, incomprehensible, even immoral. why were people so hostile? what was the accepted art of the period? in mid 19th-century france, as so often in the story of the art of the west, art was a serious business loaded with poli
annenberg media ♪ gam made possible by the financial support of...nd the following individuals and foundations... corporate funding for art of the western world is by movado, makers of the movado museum watch, the watch dial design in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world. captioning made possible by the annenberg/cpb project lot 42. the claude monet nympheas of 1908. £3 million is bid for this lot. i have a bid of £3 million. 3,200,000. 3,500,000. 3,800,000. 4 million....
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annenberg media ♪ an with additional funding from these foundations and individuals: and by: and thefinancial support of: for information about this and other annenberg media programs call 1-800-learner and visit us at www.learner.org. funding for this program [with captioning] was provided by: additional funding is provided by: and: narrator: each video episode has three parts.
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annenberg media ♪ gam made possible by the financial support of...nd the following individuals and foundations... corporate funding for art of the western world is by movado, makers of the movado museum watch, the watch dial design in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world. captioning made possible by the annenberg/cpb project this is siena, a wonderfully preserved medieval city in central italy. at its heyday around 1300, it was one of the most civilized and prosperous places in europe. siena and other italian city-states can stand as a new beginning in our story of western art. hitherto, the old medieval world view had, put simply, divided the classes of society into the aristocracy at the top, the church, and the laboring peasantry at the bottom. in places like this, we see for the first time a new class, conscious of its own identity-- the merchants. these cities were no longer controlled by feudal lords. they were republics. here in siena, several thousand citizens were eligible for election to the governing bodies which met d
annenberg media ♪ gam made possible by the financial support of...nd the following individuals and foundations... corporate funding for art of the western world is by movado, makers of the movado museum watch, the watch dial design in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world. captioning made possible by the annenberg/cpb project this is siena, a wonderfully preserved medieval city in central italy. at its heyday around 1300, it was one of the most civilized and prosperous...
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annenberg media ♪ ♪ e was in the midst of a great drought.t would californians pay now for water? after the 1973 arab-israeli war the middle-eastern oil spigot was shut off. what did america do to get domestic oil producers to fill the gap? during the designer jean craze why would so many pay so much for so little? during the holiday season, shoppers descend on this store en masse ready to buy if the price is fair. the producers of every item try to predict what the shoppers want and what they'll pay. supply and demand: what sets the price? economic analyst richard gill and i will examine that on this edition of economics usa. i'm david schoumacher. rarely have americans had to worry about water. they take it for granted because it's plentiful available, and cheap. but for what water does, there is no substitute. what would it take to show how much water is really worth? 1975 marked the beginning of one of california's worst droughts. it's a semiarid state with a gigantic agricultural industry, dependent on water from its snow pack and winter
annenberg media ♪ ♪ e was in the midst of a great drought.t would californians pay now for water? after the 1973 arab-israeli war the middle-eastern oil spigot was shut off. what did america do to get domestic oil producers to fill the gap? during the designer jean craze why would so many pay so much for so little? during the holiday season, shoppers descend on this store en masse ready to buy if the price is fair. the producers of every item try to predict what the shoppers want and what...
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annenberg media ♪ gam made possible by the financial support of...nd the following individuals and foundations... corporate funding for art of the western world is by movado, makers of the movado museum watch, the watch dial design in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world. captioning made possible by the annenberg/cpb project as the 16th century ended and the 17th began, here in catholic rome there was a feeling of jubilation, a sense of rebirth. pope paul v, in the year of our lord 1612, has brought water 35 miles from the healthiest springs in bracciano through new and restored aqueducts. what better way to sigl the revival of the ancient grandeur of rome than to restore its renowned system for bringing water from distant mountains to the city streets? pope paul's new water supply, the acqua paola, or paul's water as it was called, was soon rushing into the daylight from fountains all around the city. the finest of these fountains was designed by sculptor and architect, gian lorenzo bernini. it was built in the piazza navona whi
annenberg media ♪ gam made possible by the financial support of...nd the following individuals and foundations... corporate funding for art of the western world is by movado, makers of the movado museum watch, the watch dial design in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world. captioning made possible by the annenberg/cpb project as the 16th century ended and the 17th began, here in catholic rome there was a feeling of jubilation, a sense of rebirth. pope paul v, in the year...
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for information about this and other annenberg media programs... funding for this program was provided by... at vacation retreats in ancient mexico, aztec kings bathe while their armies sack and burn a remote town. thousands of captives are marched to the capital where their hearts are offered to gods who sanctioned conquest. every city and town in the e
for information about this and other annenberg media programs... funding for this program was provided by... at vacation retreats in ancient mexico, aztec kings bathe while their armies sack and burn a remote town. thousands of captives are marched to the capital where their hearts are offered to gods who sanctioned conquest. every city and town in the e
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annenberg media ♪ gam made possible by the financial support of...nd the following individuals and foundations... corporate funding for art of the western world is by movado, makers of the movado museum watch, the watch dial design in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world. captioning made possible by the annenberg/cpb project "at first, the doctors thought it was sciatica, "and then they admitted it was gangrene. "the old man suffered greatly those last days, "and then, on the 31st of august 1715, "the clergy gathered around him, "and they began, timidly, to chant the ave maria. "all through the night, they carried on chanting. "then, at 8:15 in the morning "in the royal bed in the great chamber "in the center of the palace, "louis xiv, the sun king, died, like every man." so wrote a contemporary diarist. it's often said that when louis died, an age died with him. the age of absolute monarchs, the age of which versailles is a symbol, was drawing to an end. things would never be the same. for louis, versailles was intended first to
annenberg media ♪ gam made possible by the financial support of...nd the following individuals and foundations... corporate funding for art of the western world is by movado, makers of the movado museum watch, the watch dial design in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world. captioning made possible by the annenberg/cpb project "at first, the doctors thought it was sciatica, "and then they admitted it was gangrene. "the old man suffered greatly those last...
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for information about this and other annenberg media programs...unding for this program was provided by... in honduras, archaeologists piece together fragments of an ancient message. what secrets could these symbols reveal about life among the maya ? from ancient sumer clay tablets reveal astonishing details about daily life 5,000 years ago, and tell the story of the invention of writing. symbols can be the gateway
for information about this and other annenberg media programs...unding for this program was provided by... in honduras, archaeologists piece together fragments of an ancient message. what secrets could these symbols reveal about life among the maya ? from ancient sumer clay tablets reveal astonishing details about daily life 5,000 years ago, and tell the story of the invention of writing. symbols can be the gateway
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annenberg media ♪ ¿abuela? iabuela, ya llegamos!rrador: bienvenidos al episodio 22 de destinos: an introduction to spanish. dolores acevedo. mucho gusto. el gusto es mío. ¿y la abuela? en el nombre del padre, del hijo y del espíritu santo... en este episodio, no hay vocabulario nuevo que aprender.
annenberg media ♪ ¿abuela? iabuela, ya llegamos!rrador: bienvenidos al episodio 22 de destinos: an introduction to spanish. dolores acevedo. mucho gusto. el gusto es mío. ¿y la abuela? en el nombre del padre, del hijo y del espíritu santo... en este episodio, no hay vocabulario nuevo que aprender.
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. ♪ get up, get up, get up annenberg media ♪ by: ( murmullos ) hombre: ies villa! ies villa!lla y está bien! narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 29 de destinos. en este episodio, roberto castillo, hermano de angela queda atrapado en una excavación.
. ♪ get up, get up, get up annenberg media ♪ by: ( murmullos ) hombre: ies villa! ies villa!lla y está bien! narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 29 de destinos. en este episodio, roberto castillo, hermano de angela queda atrapado en una excavación.
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. ♪ annenberg media ♪ by: narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 27 de destinos.repasar un poco la historia del largo viaje de raquel rodríguez. ijaime!
. ♪ annenberg media ♪ by: narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 27 de destinos.repasar un poco la historia del largo viaje de raquel rodríguez. ijaime!
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annenberg media ♪ ¿y es muy difícil ser actor en puerto rico?difícil en cualquier parte del mundo. y dime algo de ti. ¿estás casada? no. narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 24 de destinos: an introduction to spanish. en este episodio raquel empieza a dudar de las relaciones
annenberg media ♪ ¿y es muy difícil ser actor en puerto rico?difícil en cualquier parte del mundo. y dime algo de ti. ¿estás casada? no. narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 24 de destinos: an introduction to spanish. en este episodio raquel empieza a dudar de las relaciones
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for more information on the col annenberg media ♪ by: narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 34.n este episodio, llevan a roberto a un hospital en la ciudad de méxico.
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for annenberg media ♪ provided by: narrador: bienvenidos a otro episodio de destinos: an introductionish. primero, algunas escenas de este episodio. aquí tenemos el dios del sol de los mayas, quirixajao. mujer: lo llamaba porque he hablado con mi cliente
for annenberg media ♪ provided by: narrador: bienvenidos a otro episodio de destinos: an introductionish. primero, algunas escenas de este episodio. aquí tenemos el dios del sol de los mayas, quirixajao. mujer: lo llamaba porque he hablado con mi cliente
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annenberg media ♪ ¿quieren decir que carlos nos engañaba a su propia familia? cálmate, mercedes.emos dicho eso. pues, ¿qué están diciendo, entonces? narrador: bienvenidos a otro episodio de destinos: an introduction to spanish. primero, vamos a ver algunas escenas de este episodio. ( suspira ) carlos, ¿qué te pasa? ino, nada! te conozco bien. algo te pasa. no me pasa nada. ¿nada? dime. tal vez puedo ayudarte. te llamé a tu habitación, pero no estabas. ¿qué haces a estas horas? estaba en la cafetería del hotel, platicando con arturo. ¿por qué está contigo? debe estar con su familia. mamá, por favor. ¿estoy hablando contigo o con la policía? también vamos a aprender más vocabulario relacionado con los asuntos económicos y financieros. pedro: en otra ocasión, sacó cinco mil dólares. señorita raquel rodríguez, tiene una llamada telefónica. ¿y ahora quién puede ser? captioning of this program is made possible by the annenberg/cpb project and the geraldine r. dodge foundation. en el episodio previo la familia castillo conversaba con arturo. como no sabían mucho de rosario le pidieron a
annenberg media ♪ ¿quieren decir que carlos nos engañaba a su propia familia? cálmate, mercedes.emos dicho eso. pues, ¿qué están diciendo, entonces? narrador: bienvenidos a otro episodio de destinos: an introduction to spanish. primero, vamos a ver algunas escenas de este episodio. ( suspira ) carlos, ¿qué te pasa? ino, nada! te conozco bien. algo te pasa. no me pasa nada. ¿nada? dime. tal vez puedo ayudarte. te llamé a tu habitación, pero no estabas. ¿qué haces a estas horas?...
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. ♪ get up, get up, get up annenberg media ♪ narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 31 de destinos.mero, algunas escenas de este episodio. ¿y la gavia? lamentablemente, nuestra recomendación es venderla. hace falta capital. mientras uds. ven y oyen la historia también van a aprender los nombres de ciertas tiendas. también en este episodio vamos a aprender algo sobre los méxicoamericanos que viven en los estados unidos. por razones históricas, la presencia mexicana es fuerte en el oeste de los estados unidos: california, arizona, nuevo méxico texas y otros estados. ¿todavía no ha llegado la licenciada rodríguez? no, pero ya no debe tardar. es que no quiero morirme sin conocer a mis nietos. captioning of this program is made possible by the annenberg/cpb project and the geraldine r. dodge foundation. en el episodio previo raquel intentó comunicarse con pedro y con arturo porque ninguno de los dos sabía lo del accidente en la excavación. ( teléfono suena ) no contesta. no está en su habitación. por fin, le dejó un mensaje a arturo. por recomendación del padre rodrigo raquel y angela fu
. ♪ get up, get up, get up annenberg media ♪ narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 31 de destinos.mero, algunas escenas de este episodio. ¿y la gavia? lamentablemente, nuestra recomendación es venderla. hace falta capital. mientras uds. ven y oyen la historia también van a aprender los nombres de ciertas tiendas. también en este episodio vamos a aprender algo sobre los méxicoamericanos que viven en los estados unidos. por razones históricas, la presencia mexicana es fuerte en el oeste de...