Documentary: GNU / Linux : The Codebreakers [PART 1/2] This Documentary shows the Benefits of Free and Open Source Software for development countries. The crew of the independent producers who made the film went to nearly a dozen countries around the world to see how the adoption of FOSS presents opportunities for industry and capacity development, software piracy reduction, and localization and customization for diverse cultural and development needs. Stories from The Codebreakers include computer and Internet access for school children in Africa, reaching the poor in Brazil, tortoise breeding programmes in the Galapagos, connecting villages in Spain, and disaster management in Sri Lanka. The documentary also includes interviews from key figures around the worl This Video was produced by the Asia Pasific Development information Programme. The Video is availible under an free creative commons attribution 2.5 Licsense. www.apdip.net www.tveap.org Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license
From Dreams to Reality - A Tribute to Minority Inventors (1986) Narrated by Ossie Davis, this tribute to minority inventors touches upon many inventions that have contributed to American science, technology, and medicine. Motivates junior and senior high school students (minority) to take scientific and technical subjects as preparation for careers in science and technology. Producer: US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Keywords: ntis.gov; uspto.gov Creative Commons license: Public Domain
Smithsonian Institution. Inside Hawaiian volcanoes. AVA19369VNB1, 1989. Narrated by Roger Mudd, this video is full of detailed, informative graphics and live action, that the volcanic history of the Hawaiian Islands (eg, Kilauea and Mauna Loa) chronicles. Producer: Smithsonian Institution. Creative Commons license: Public Domain INSIDE volcanoes in Hawaii is about the beauty of the surface eruptions and takes you deep under the earth where you will learn how volcanoes actually work in Hawaii. CutawayViews and transparent gelatin models of volcanoes you can see below the surface and find underground Kilauea volcanic plumbing system. Has a spectacular view of lava fountains and flows, scientists at work, and rare early 20th Century photographs of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory founder Thomas A. Jaggar working on the volcano. No other video shows how a wide range of topics related to the fascinating, what in volcanoes in Hawaii! This 25-minute color video wasproduced in 1989 by the late Maurice Krafft P., in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution and the U.S. Geological Survey. Narrated by Roger Mudd. Script and geological consulting to: Wendell A. Duffield (U.S. Geological Survey), Richard S. Fiske (Smithsonian Institution), and Donald A. Swanson (U.S. Geological Survey).
China: The Roots of Madness, National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (18/09/1947 - 04/12/1981); ARC Identifier 616 322 / 263-69 Local Identifier. This film covers China's political history including Mao Tse-tung, the Boxer Rebellion and the Nationalist - victory of the Communists. Possible by a donation from John and Paige Curran.Producer: National Archives and Records Administration Creative Commons license: Public DomainTV documentary. An introduction to the complex state andcultural ambivalence about China. The program covers a period of 170 years. The Visuals are lithographs and drawings from the early 1800's, still photographs from the mid-century, early footage of Burton Holmes, Pearl Buck, Reuters journalists and current shots. Experience made the American Journey through our country visual heritage in this historic recording by the National Archives of the United States persons. This film covers China's political history, including MaoTse-tung, the Boxer Rebellion and the nationalist-communist victory. From the Central Intelligence Agency, Securities and Exchange Commission. 1 January 1912, the Republic of China was founded, heralding the end of the Qing Dynasty. Sun Yat-sen of the Kuomintang (KMT or Nationalist Party) has proclaimed provisional president of the republic. However, the presidency was later Yuan Shikai, a former Qing general who had been secured the defection of the entire army of Beiyang,...
the workplace. A 23-minute documentary that provides an educational overview of the problem, it describes the cost of drugs on the job, the individual, and the public. Manufacturer: National Institutes of Health Creative Commons license: Public Domain drugs in the workplace. Public domain video. Drugs at Work - What Employers need to know. Drug abuse is a widespread problem in our society. It is estimated that 14.8 million Americans are currently illegal drugs users.1 ...