PBS: New Heroes: Inderjit Khurana - Train Platform Schools India 01/02
Project: Ruchika School Social Service Organization (RSSO), Train Platform Schools Location: Orissa, India As a schoolteacher, Inderjit Khurana used to take the train to work. And each day, in the stations, she would come into contact with dozens of children who spent their days begging from train passengers rather than attending school. She learned that it was not a rare or isolated problem and that millions of children in India live on the streets. Convinced that these children would never be able to escape their conditions of poverty and homelessness without education, and realizing that it would be impossible to enroll these children in school, Inderjit decided to create a model program for “taking the school to the most out-of-school children.” Khurana’s “train platform schools” aim to provide a creative school atmosphere and equip children with the basic levels of education necessary to allow them to work productively, enjoy many of life’s pleasures, and become positive contributors to their communities. Khurana’s ultimate goals reach far beyond the 20 platform schools she and her colleagues have created in India’s Bhubaneswar region. She is determined that her program become a model for effectively changing the lives of the poorest children throughout India and the world.
PBS: New Heroes: Inderjit Khurana - Train Platform Schools India 02/02
Project: Ruchika School Social Service Organization (RSSO), Train Platform Schools Location: Orissa, India As a schoolteacher, Inderjit Khurana used to take the train to work. And each day, in the stations, she would come into contact with dozens of children who spent their days begging from train passengers rather than attending school. She learned that it was not a rare or isolated problem and that millions of children in India live on the streets. Convinced that these children would never be able to escape their conditions of poverty and homelessness without education, and realizing that it would be impossible to enroll these children in school, Inderjit decided to create a model program for “taking the school to the most out-of-school children.” Khurana’s “train platform schools” aim to provide a creative school atmosphere and equip children with the basic levels of education necessary to allow them to work productively, enjoy many of life’s pleasures, and become positive contributors to their communities. Khurana’s ultimate goals reach far beyond the 20 platform schools she and her colleagues have created in India’s Bhubaneswar region. She is determined that her program become a model for effectively changing the lives of the poorest children throughout India and the world.
Biomimicry in the Built World: Consulting Nature as Model, Measure, and Mentor
CED 50th Anniversary - Visualizing the Future of Environmental Design: Biomimicry in the Built World: Consulting Nature as Model, Measure, and Mentor Janine Benyus, President and Founder, Biomimicry Institute Biomimicry is the science and practice of asking, How would nature solve this design challenge? Architects, city planners, and building engineers are at the forefront of this emerging discipline, inviting biologists to the design table to create dwellings that learn from the genius of the place. Native organisms become models for buildings that gather water from fog, capture sunlight with their skins, clean themselves with rainwater, and weather hurricanes with grace. Commercialized products include fans inspired by whale flippers, glues inspired by marine mussels, and solar cells based on the inner workings of leaves. In one of the most exciting new fronts for biomimicry, planners are consulting nature as measure, setting the bar for city performance by quantifying the ecosystem services of native ecosystems. Biologists pull data on tons of carbon stored, gallons of water absorbed in a storm, degrees of summer cooling, millimeters of soil formed, etc., and these ecological performance standards become the new goal for cites. Working together, buildings, hardscapes, and landscapes must provide the same level of services as the ecosystem that would have naturally grown there. When our cities are functionally indistinguishable from the wildlands that surround them …
Event Planning is Getting Better Than Ever Before
Event planning in the Bay Area seems to have escalated to some delightfully novel heights.
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Event Planning is Getting Better Than Ever Before
Top 5 Female Comedians of All Times
Comedy is one of the most difficult acting zones and the active period of a comedian is also short lived. The period of recognition for a comedian is short lived due to many reasons.
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How Can I Avoid Fake Celebrity Signatures?
Nowadays, lots of people are interested in the weird and wonderful of celebrity and most people would be able to name their favourite star or a person in the limelight who they idolise. The lives of our favourite celebrities are daily splashed across the newspapers and magazines and celebrity gossip really has been made a lot more available. This is why the celebrity signature and memorabilia industry has taken off as the interest in celebrity has continued to grow.
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Erik Akkersdijk - Solved the Rubix Cube in Less Than 2 Seconds!
Because many people are still interested in completing the rubix cube in a more challenging manner, the cube is no longer just a toy for some.
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Erik Akkersdijk - Solved the Rubix Cube in Less Than 2 Seconds!
Tips on How to Solve a Rubix Cube
The Rubix cube is actually a mind game that everyone could enjoy. It does not need a genius to figure out how you can properly arrange the colors and solve this puzzle.
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Lynn University’s Project Runway Fashion Show
Lynn University showcases designs by talented student designers from its Fashion Program. Student models compete to become Lynn University’s next top model.
How to Become a Scientist
The first video I ever made. Quality is not great, but I am putting this up by request. Note: this process is the US process. The process in other countries is distinctly different. To get your first tenure-track faculty job, you will need: 4 years to BS or BA 2 years to MS or MA (optional) 3-4 years to PhD 4-12 years of post-doctoral research 2-6 years as Associate Professor or Research Fellow. If you start at 18, you could be tenure track as early as 31, or as late as 46. That’s a HEAP of …
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