cures today not someday
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significant advances toward cures for blood cancer patients many of which were funded by the leukemia amp lymphoma society lls over the past 65 years are among the dramatic highlights featured in ken burns presents cancer: the emperor of all maladies a film by barak goodman to air on pbs stations nationwide from march 30-april 1 the documentary series is based on the pulitzer prize-winning book by siddhartha mukherjee md the emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer lls has been a driving force behind treatment breakthroughs for patients with blood cancers including leukemia lymphoma and myeloma as the worlds largest voluntary health agency dedicated to finding cures for blood cancer patients lls has invested more than 1billion in research to advance lifesaving treatments and cures to view the multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7409151-lls-cancer-research-pbs-serieslls has been a driving force behind treatment breakthroughs for patients with blood cancers including leukemia lymphoma and myeloma as the worlds largest voluntary health agency dedicated to finding cures for blood cancer patients lls has invested more than 1billion in research to advance lifesaving treatments and curesto view the multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7409151-lls-cancer-research-pbs-series

35 years of a capitol fourth on pbs
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celebrating 35 spectacular years on air a capitol fourth will kick off the countrys 239th birthday with an all-star musical extravaganza hosted by emmy and sag award-winning actor bradley whitford the gala anniversary celebration will be headlined by music legend barry manilow who will open and close the concert broadcast with a special patriotic medley broadcast live on pbs from the west lawn of the us capitol the star spangled party will also feature performances by: the most successful country music group of all time alabama grammy nominated singersongwriter with over 70 million album sales nicole scherzinger five-time grammy nominee cma award winner and multi-instrumentalist hunter hayes vocal powerhouse meghan linsey the voice grammy award-winning and multi-platinum selling band fronted by the founder of the dance revolution kc and the sunshine band world renowned piano virtuoso lang lang and inspirational classical cross-over global star and irish tenor ronan tynan with the national symphony orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor jack everly in celebration of american icon frank sinatras 100th birthday the award-winning star of film television and the concert stage robert davi will pay tribute to ol blue eyes to view the multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7124754-capital-concerts-pbs-a-capitol-fourth-2015

montana pbs investigates the science of cannabis medical marijuana
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medical marijuana has seen an erratic history of late: an appeals court in michigan recently restricted access to medical marijuana there montana voters legalized medical marijuana in 2004 but have also had access stymied colorado voters meanwhile may see an all-out legalization ballot initiative in november others speculate massachusetts may seek to legalize the drug as well given the diversity of opinions on legalization and speculation about marijuana

harry reid amp sharron angle debate: nevada senate candidates face off video
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senate majority leader harry reid d-nev and republican sharron angle met for their first and only debate of the us senate campaign the event was held at the pbs studios in las vegas organized by the nevada broadcasters association and moderated by nevada pbs host mitch fox

how chilis got spicy and why we love the burn - youtube
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today chilis are the most widely cultivated spice crop in the world - grown everywhere from their native home in the americas to europe africa and asia b

that time it rained for two million years - youtube
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where are all the squid fossils - youtube
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check out otherwords a new show about language amp linguistics https:youtubed2ucctpnl4wit might surprise you but cephalopods have a pretty good fossil re

for these tiny spiders it039s sing or get served deep look
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male jumping spiders perform courtship dances that would make bob fosse proud but if they bomb they can wind up somebody039s dinner instead of their mate subscribe to deep look http:googl8nwxqtdeep look is a ultra-hd 4k short video series created by kqed san francisco and presented by pbs digital studios see the unseen at the very edge of our visible world get a new perspective on our place in the universe and meet extraordinary new friends explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small new videos every other tuesday during courtship the male jumping spider performs an exuberant dance to get the females attention like a pint-sized magic mike working for twenties he shimmies from side to side waves his legs and flaps his front appendages called pedipalps in her directionif she likes what she sees the female may allow him to mate but things can also go terribly wrong for these eight-legged suitors she might decide to attack him or even eat him for lunch

how germany became europe039s richest country
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as european debt crisis negotiations approach the 11th hour on yet another bailout for greece margaret warner reports on some of the people behind the economic success of germany -- europe039s richest country

why aren039t all cocktails served in the same glass idea channel pbs digital studios
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today039s episode has been sponsored by squarespace for more information visit http:wwwsquarespacecomideachannelivy also runs speedrack: a national cocktail competition featuring female bartenders in key cocktail markets putting them head to head in timed judged competitions it travels from city to city and there may be one near you soonhttp:wwwspeed-rackcom--------------------------------------------------------------------tweet us http:bitlypbsideachanneltwitteridea channel facebook http:bitlypbsideachannelfacebooktalk about this episode on reddit http:bitlypbsideachannelredditidea channel irc http:bitlypbsideachannelircemail us pbsideachannel at gmail dot comon this weeks idea channel we visited ivy mix at leyenda to have a cocktail and discuss a brief history of glassware in drinking culture as it turns out bar glassware has an interesting story cheers--------------------------------------------------------------------follow ivy:https:twittercomivymixhttps:wwwinstagramcomivymixfollow leyenda for updates:https:twittercomleyendabkhttps:wwwinstagramcomleyendabkhttps:wwwfacebookcomleyendabk--------------------------------------------------------------------come see mike and other pbs digital studios people at sxswhttp:schedulesxswcom2016eventsevent_pp53807pbs digital studios meetup: http:wwwpbsorgaboutpresseventspbs-sxsw--------------------------------------------------------------------tweet of the week:https:twittercomthreeoclockteastatus705139082259726336--------------------------------------------------------------------asset links:https:docsgooglecomdocumentd1uju5jmsdw2wimj48mmjum543xmafkpu0d3xhcgle6qkeditusp=sharing--------------------------------------------------------------------written and hosted by mike rugnetta mikerugnettawho also has a podcast reasonably sound: http:bitly1scn0bfmade by kornhaber brown http:wwwkornhaberbrowncom

hulu - nova sciencenow: how smart are animals - watch the full episode now
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video description: episode includes: how smart are dogs how smart are dolphins how smart is an octopus and profile: irene pepperberg and alex

hulu - the colbert report: wed sep 28 2011 - watch the full episode now
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video description: acclaimed filmmaker ken burns returns to the report to discuss his new pbs documentary

inside the night president obama took on donald trump the choice 2016 frontline
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donald trump was the focus of president obamas jokes at the 2011 white house correspondents039 dinner it was there that trump resolved to run for president adviser roger stone tells frontline in the choice 2016 coming to pbs sept 27 subscribe on youtube: http:bitly1bycsjwfrontlines acclaimed election series quotthe choicequot returns this fall with a two-hour film investigating what has shaped hillary clinton and donald trump where they came from how they lead and why they want to take on one of the most difficult jobs imaginable from veteran frontline filmmaker michael kirk quotthe choice 2016quot premieres tues 927 on pbs and online at pbsorgfrontline learn more here: http:topbsorg2berfwgtwitter: https:twittercomfrontlinepbsfacebook: https:wwwfacebookcomfrontlinegoogle: https:plusgooglecomfrontlinepostsfrontline is streaming more than 200 documentaries online for free here: http:topbsorghxrvqpfrontline is made possible by p

mexico reinstates party that ruled most of last century
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mexican voters seeking a change elected enrique pena nieto whose party ruled mexico for most of the 20th century as president he promised his administration would not be a return to a more authoritarian past

obama senate democrats balk at house gop039s version of payroll tax extension
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the republican-led house passed legislation tuesday to continue a payroll tax cut extension that affects 160 million workers but democrats balked at a separate provision that would force federal approval of the hotly debated keystone oil pipeline to run from canada to texas jeffrey brown reports