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The 2021 Global Supply Chain Crisis: Causes and Challenges
Learn about the major factors behind the global supply chain crisis of 2021, from a rapid shift in customer demand to a global worker shortage and the limitations of the just-in-time model. Discover how the pandemic disrupted shipping,...
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Building and Maintaining Our Community: Essential Workers
This video introduces the workers who help build and maintain our community, from construction workers and utility workers to garbage collectors and mail carriers. Learn how these community members keep us safe, provide essential...
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Keeping People and Animals Healthy in Our Community
This video introduces the community workers who help keep people and animals healthy, including doctors, school nurses, pharmacists, dentists, and veterinarians. Learn how each of these professionals provides care, from checkups and...
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The End of the Great Depression and the Impact of FDR’s New Deal
This video outlines how FDR's New Deal programs helped stabilize the US economy during the Great Depression. It also discusses the United States' entry into World War II and how the increased demand for workers contributed to the...
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Inside the Beehive: A Complex Society
Explore the intricate organization of honeybee hives, where thousands of bees work together in a bustling community. Learn about the three key members of the colony—the queen bee, female worker bees, and male drone bees—and their...
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Revolutionizing Parisian Food Retail: From Félix Potin to Les Halles
Explore how entrepreneurs like Félix Potin transformed the Parisian food industry by introducing innovative retail concepts, direct supply chains, and luxurious yet accessible grocer’s shops. Delve into the bustling life of Les Halles,...
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The Rise of Parisian Bistros: A New Era for Working-Class Dining
As Paris grew into an industrial hub, bistros emerged to serve the city's expanding working-class population, many of whom migrated from regions like Auvergne and Brittany. These establishments offered affordable meals and a sense of...
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Balance of the Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco s Golden Gate Bridge takes its name from the narrow opening to San Francisco Bay. It links the city with Marin County. When it opened in 1937 it replaced a ferry service that had been in operation for more than a 100 years....
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Football Shorts - Episode 95 WORLD CUP STADIA
FIFA PRESIDENT SEPP BLATTER VISITED THE SITE OF THE PLANNED NEW STADIUM IN DURBAN RECENTLY AHEAD OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAW FOR THE 2010 WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA. WORKERS HAD RECENTLY DOWNED TOOLS, BUT A STRIKE WAS AVERTED AFTER SUCCESSFUL...
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Concurrent and Parallel Programming in Python - Queues and Master Scheduler
In the previous lessons, you learned how to set up our Wikipedia reader and the Yahoo Finance worker; we will now systemize the process and create separate process entities. You will learn to create queues, take elements, and place them...
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Concurrent and Parallel Programming in Python - Creating a Yahoo Finance Reader
After learning how to create the Wikipedia reader, you will learn how to write a threaded class to extract the price from a Yahoo Finance portal.
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Concurrent and Parallel Programming in Python - Creating a Threading Class
After learning how to write our first threading program, you will learn how to use classes as our threading tools.
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Learn Azure Serverless Functions in a Weekend - Introduction to Azure Service Bus
This video provides an introduction to Azure Service Bus. This clip is from the chapter "Azure Service Bus" of the series "Learn Azure Serverless Functions in a Weekend".This section focuses on Azure Service Bus.
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Did All Those Masks Help with Covid or Not?
Headlines recently blared about the new review that looked at how effective masks are at preventing the transmission of flu-like disease. Cochrane reviews are well respected, and the media coverage about the recent review has been hard...
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The Tempest Act 2: Ambition
This video essay delves into the ambitious characters and intricate plot of Shakespeare's "The Tempest," highlighting how personal desires for power and revenge set the stage on a mystical island. As we explore Act Two, we analyze the...
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The Eradication of Smallpox: A Triumph of Medicine and Collaboration
This video provides a brief history of smallpox, highlighting the efforts of ancient civilizations and the breakthrough discovery by Edward Jenner that led to the development of a smallpox vaccine. It also discusses the global initiative...
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Our Economic System
Dr. Forrester describes the manner with which the economy of the colonies was established and how our country’s economy grew. She talks about the growth of corporations, the rise of labor unions, and the importance of the banking system...
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Mother Jones and the American Labor Movement
Dr. Forrester tells the stories of Mother Jones and Samuel Gompers. She describes “The Haymarket Affair,” and talks about the accomplishments of our country’s labor movement.
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What is 'flextirement' and how common could it become?
Until recently, retirement was seen as an on-off switch for your career. A new trend, called 'flextirement', allows workers to transition from full time to part-time work as they ease into full retirement. But how widespread could it be?
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Revolutionizing the Cotton Industry: The Impact of the Cotton Stripper in Gujarat
Inventor Mansukh Bhai Patel has revolutionized the cotton industry in Gujarat with his innovative cotton stripper, reducing physical hardship for workers and increasing cotton production. The machine efficiently removes unwanted lint,...
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Giraffe Rescue and Conservation Efforts
This video highlights remarkable giraffe conservation efforts, focusing on a daring rescue operation in Kenya and the relocation of endangered giraffes in Uganda. It details the innovative techniques used to transport giraffes over water...
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Exploring Communism: Origins, Principles, and Global Impact
This video examines communism, focusing on its origins during the Industrial Revolution, criticisms of capitalism, and the ideas of Karl Marx. It outlines the rise of communism in Russia, the role of dictatorships in communist countries,...
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Work Orientation Theory: John Goldthorpe and How Attitudes affect Motivation
John Goldthorpe and his colleagues offer us a sociological model of workplace motivation: Work Orientation Theory. Goldthorpe's theory is culturally rooted in 1960s Britain. But I do think the principles underpinning it are worth bearing...
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William Ouchi: Theory Z Organizations and Motivation
One of our most popular videos is the one about Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y. As a result, people have asked me about Theory Z. Theory Z, which was developed by William Ouchi, to describe the adoption of Japanese ideas of...