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USA - Cutting Crime, Programs that Work |
| Episode Number: |
352 |
| Synopsis: |
World Report cameras talk to prisoners and experts to learn what rehabilitation programs work best for the inmates. Recidivism is still a crucial problem in the American penal system, but there are now some programs that seem to have high rates of success. |
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New Orleans - Big Brother in the Big Easy |
| Episode Number: |
351 |
| Synopsis: |
World Report cameras are in New Orleans, but they are far from the only cameras there. Surveillance cameras are going up everywhere and the most obvious result is a lessening in crime that has most residents cheering. But certain critics say this is just the latest step on the road to an end to personal privacy. |
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Colorado - To Rehabilitate or Simply Incarcerate? |
| Episode Number: |
350 |
| Synopsis: |
World Report cameras look at prisons in America and the challenge to rehabilitate offenders. Though crime statistics in many areas are "down," the number of prisoners being held is still on the rise. |
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Youth Court - Lessons in Justice |
| Episode Number: |
349 |
| Synopsis: |
World Report cameras are in Washington State to learn about a new system of peer justice. Teenagers in school serve as judges, attorneys and jury. Defendants are students as well, but students who have broken the law, and are judged and punished by their peers. |
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U.S.A. - Applying Science to Sports |
| Episode Number: |
348 |
| Synopsis: |
World Report cameras are at MIT where technological advances are being used to improve techniques in familiar sports. From cycling to golf, high tech tweaks are helping players and participants improve their games. |
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Kentucky: Vanishing in America - The Nation's Black Farmers |
| Episode Number: |
347 |
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World Report cameras are in Kentucky where small, family farms disappear each year, and none more so than those owned by black farmers. This is just the latest step in a centuries old battle by black farmers to overcome discrimination and to retain their farms and make them profitable. |
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Colorado: Mega Churches Are About Far More Than Prayer |
| Episode Number: |
346 |
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World Report cameras take a look at one new phase of religion in America, the so-called Mega Church Phenomenon. These facilities regularly host thousands of the faithful on any Sunday, and are learning to use their numbers and their power to their greatest advantage. |
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United States - Rough Ride For Recruiters |
| Episode Number: |
345 |
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World Report cameras visit a number of military recruiters to learn why enlistment numbers have plummeted. The conflict in Iraq has made it far harder for them to come up with the needed numbers of military trainees. |
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Bolivia - Issues for the Indigenous |
| Episode Number: |
344 |
| Synopsis: |
HDNet cameras are in Bolivia where rights for the indigenous majority of the population is a key issue in national politics. Though native residents make up a substantial majority, they are not in power in this land where unpopular governments fall very quickly. |
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Bolivia - Precious Metals, Early Death |
| Episode Number: |
342 |
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World Report cameras are in Bolivia, delving deeply into the mines where many residents make their living. The health risks are high, but for many it is the only way to earn money. The key question is: how many generations are doomed to repeat this cycle of poverty and early death? |
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Venice - Time and Tide Threaten an Eternal City |
| Episode Number: |
341 |
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World Report cameras are in Venice, where the artistic and architecturally renowned city faces a serious threat from the sea. The water that brings Venice its unique place in the world is now threatening to overcome the city and its treasures. |
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Arizona: Citizen Patrols on America's Southern Border |
| Episode Number: |
340 |
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World Report cameras are along the Arizona border with Mexico, where Project Minute Man is underway. Citizen volunteers have come to the border state to "help" authorities stop illegal immigrants from crossing into the United States. Critics contend the volunteers cause more problems than those they potentially help to solve. |
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America: Theories in Conflict...Evolution or Creation |
| Episode Number: |
339 |
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HDNet cameras visit America's classrooms to observe the debate over the theory of evolution. Surprisingly to some, the theory of evolution is not accepted in all schools and classrooms. Instead, religious teachings have their fair share of advocates across the country who view creation as the answer to the question of "how did we all get here?" |
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Israel...Diversity in the Holy Land |
| Episode Number: |
338 |
| Synopsis: |
World Report cameras are in Israel where some unique immigrants are joining the Jewish state. So-called black Jews from Ethiopia have been brought to Israel for many years, but now, Black Americans are also immigrating, but with their own style of faith. |
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Capital Cities...Don't Take your Car to Town |
| Episode Number: |
337 |
| Synopsis: |
World Report cameras are in London and New York, two capital cities of the world with a similar problem: too many cars. Drivers who travel each day to these cities have brought the streets to a virtual standstill. London has now instituted a daily tax for anyone who takes their car into the central city, and it seems to be easing the problem there. Would a plan like that work in New York or other American cities? |
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America's Southeast: Eating Away at Home Equity |
| Episode Number: |
336 |
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World Report cameras are in Florida to see the damage done to countless homes and buildings by small, but destructive, colonies of termites. Frequently, their work is concealed from homeowners until it is far too late to save the structure. |
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Iran - Inside a Changing Islamic Nation |
| Episode Number: |
333 |
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World Report cameras are in Iran for a unique program that looks at the evolution following the Islamic Revolution. What may seem to Western eyes to be little or no progress toward democracy, still seems hopeful to Iranians. They are able to see the slightest change in the nation's rulers that may lead to a more wordly, and less rigorous, Islamic state. |
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Indonesia...Like Fishermen out of Water |
| Episode Number: |
332 |
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World Report cameras are in tsunami-ravaged Indonesia, where traditional fishermen are having a difficult time returning to their trade. Many have had to repair or re-build their fishing boats, or even buy new ones. They have also had to cope with a drop-off in the fish market because people fear many fish have been feeding on submerged bodies of tsunami victims. And some simply fear another tsunami from the sea. |
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Sumatra...Cash for Work Helps Victims Recover |
| Episode Number: |
331 |
| Synopsis: |
World Report cameras are in Sumatra as the people recover from the affects of the tsunami. The Cash for Work program gives residents the tools they need to get back to work, and help their community recover. It is a part motivational, part common sense program that helps recovery at many levels. |
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Iraq: Freedom Still Depends on Security |
| Episode Number: |
329 |
| Synopsis: |
World Report cameras are in Iraq following the national elections, where residents are hoping for stability and peace. There are still countless great challenges for the people of Iraq, but many are now seeing that maintaining their own security is the key to their own freedom. |
