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annenberg media ♪ narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 48 de destinos: an introduction to spanish. en este episodio raquel le cuenta a don fernando y su familia de su investigación en españa. bueno, como uds. saben primero fui a españa buscando a la señora suárez. ioiga! ¿está la señora suárez? ioiga! no contestan. yo tengo que hablar con esa señora. no hay información nueva. escuchen a los personajes, mientras ven, una vez más algunas de las escenas que sucedieron en españa. aquí está una señorita de los estados unidos. tiene una carta tuya que le escribiste a un señor en méxico. dile que me visite a madrid. ¿a madrid? captioning of this program is made possible by the annenberg/cpb project and the geraldine r. dodge foundation. en el episodio previo don fernando por fin conoció a sus nietos, angela y roberto... y la relación entre raquel y arturo empezó a tomar un nuevo camino. deberíamos. pero no quiero hacerlo. quiero actuar. no quiero que me dejes. durante la noche se reunieron

annenberg media ♪ for information about this and other annenberg media programs call 1-800-learner and visit us at www.learner.org. mujme casé, trabajé, unacrié tres hijos.ena. trabajé mucho y lo planeamos todo. todo menos la degeneración macular de los ojos. me ha robado mi vista y mi independencia. y esta enfermedad de los ojos será una epidemia para cuando mis hijos alcancen mi edad. llame al 1-800-437-2423 para información gratis de la organización de investigaciones de la degeneración macular. tu palabra también es 'sipc'. ¿podría tenerla en otra oración, por favor? en el evento improbable de que su firma de corretaje cierre, sipc está ahí para protegerlo. s-i-p-k. ¿no conoce a sipc - securities investor protection corporation? no importa. se lo deletrearemos. visite nos www.sipc.org. annenberg media ♪ public opinion plays an influential role. it represents the pulse of the nation, and there are strong ties between public opinion and how government and politicians behave. today, public opinion reflects an american paradox -- on the one hand, we express a common f

annenberg media ♪ annenberg media ♪ they were immigrant garment workers-- uneducated, unskilled, and underpaid. how could they fight for a living wage? after publishing over a century, the prestigious new york herald tribune closed during a strike. did the union kill the herald tribune? for 40 years, united auto worker presidents walter reuther, leonard woodcock, and douglas fraser won higher pay for their members. why in 1979 would fraser agree to take less? employers and labor unions, like buyers and sellers, try to make the best deal for themselves. labor and management: how do they come to terms? with economic analyst richard gill, we'll examine that question on this edition of economics usa. i'm david schoumacher. fewer than 1/3 of american workers are covered by union contract. but organized labor's strength at the economy's pressure points-- the big smokestack industries, the arteries of transportation and communication-- make them a force to be reckoned with. for more than 75 years, labor unions have been a fact of american economic le. how d they get power? we are childn of

annenberg media ♪ annenberg media ♪ in maryland, state law protected home buyers from higinterest rates. how coulrapidly changi turn that law against them? for years, general motors got the most from investments by refurbishing assembly plants. why, then, would they spend $500 million on radical newlant?w coulans why, then, would they spend worth $300 million? a fundamental incentive of our economic system is to make money. it is why we work, save, invest, and take risks. individuals and institutions alike want to maximize the money they can get from the marketplace. profits and interest-- how do you get the best return? with economic analyst richard gill, we'll investigate that question on this edition of economics usa. i'm david schoumacher. the church first decreed that charging for the use of money was sinful. the concept of usury and its immorality is found in the bie. by the middle ages, it was churclaw. usury came to mean excessive interest rates. limiting rates to reasonable levels was adopted as government policy. what caused that policy to work against people it was designed t

annenberg media ♪ and: with additional funding from these foundations and individuals: and by: and the annual financial support of: ♪ ("american cinema" theme playing) ♪ ♪ (music plays) howard, what are you doing up here? (man) i'm thinking. well, don't think! talk. talk to me! jesus christ! you can't walk out of a meeting like that. you say, "excuse me." you say, "pardon me." otherwise they think it's something that they said. did they say anything? (man) no. howard, talk to me. listen to me. let me remind you of the upside here; okay? you put in a million dollars -- a year, maybe two -- three at the most -- you're walking out with four million bucks. i understand the math, lenny. i just want to rethink things; okay? ♪ (music plays) talk to me, howard. listen to me. let me remind you of the upside here. you put in a million. a year and a half, maybe two -- three at the outside -- you take out four million, maybe more. i understand the math, lenny. i just want to rethink things. ♪ (music plays) don't do it, howard. i said, "don't do it." i said, "don't do it." (man) do you kn

annenberg media ♪ narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 49 de destinos: an introduction to spanish. en este episodio, raquel sigue contándole a don fernando y su familia de su investigación. escuchen bien mientras raquel explica como conoció a arturo y como los dos emprendieron la búsqueda de angel. ¿qué querían? iangel! claro que lo recuerdo bien. era mi amigo. ¿sabe dónde se encuentra? captioning of this program is made possible by the annenberg/cpb project and the geraldine r. dodge foundation. ...y luego, fui a la argentina donde conocí a arturo. raquel: al llegar al hotel hubo una confusión con mi reservación. felizmente, lo pude arreglar simplemente sin problemas y le pregunté al recepcionista si conocía la estancia santa susana. siento mucho la inconveniencia, señorita. está bien, gracias. ah, se me olvidaba. necesito un carro para mañana. tengo que salir fuera de la ciudad. ¿para qué hora lo necesita? voy a una hacienda que se llama santa susana. sí, la conozco. es la estancia santa susana. está a unos cien kilómetros de aquí. ¿ud. conoce la estancia?

annenberg media ♪ annenberg media ♪ there's an old saying thathe best things in life are free -- things like fresh air, sunshine, clean water. a company in minnesota found that "ain't necessarily so." what happened, and who should pay the cost of cleaning up the environment? and what happened when the environmental protection agency ordered s angeles clean u, no matter what the cost? should we spend billio to mitigate climate change or wait and see what really haens? since the late 196 erhas been a consens among americans that the air we breathe and the water we drink should meet certain standards of cleanliness. but, like most things of value, those standards come with a price tag attached. pollution -- how much is a clean environment worth? economic analyst richard gill and i willxaminehat question on this edition of "economics usa." i'm david schoumacher. the united states has always been blessed with vast natural resources, including some things we used to take for granted, like fresh water and clean, healthy air. but not any longer. in the past few decades, we've learned that indus

funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: the world needs energy. and nearly 80% of it comes from burning fossil fuels -- oil, natural gas, and coal. but burning these fuels emits carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. how can we continue to supply our ever-growing need for power without damaging the environment? one possibility is to put the carbon dioxide back where it came from -- in underground rock formations. the midwest regional carbon sequestration partnership is investigating this strategy, which will help mitigate the effects of the continued use of fossil fuels for energy. renewable energy sources are another option. and in golden, colorado, the natural renewable energy laboratory is trying to scale up processes for creating biofuels from the products of american farms their goal is to supply up to a third of the country's gasoline needs within 25 years. both projects are pushing the limits of modern science in hopes of leading the way to a more sustainable energy future. 40%

funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: estimates on the tal number of different living organisms that inhabit our planet range from 8 million to 60 million or more. of these, only about 2 million have been described scientifically. there are a lot yet to be discovered. many of these discoveries could be made in tropical rainforests, where it is thought that over half of the world's species exist. but we are losing these bastions of biodiversity before we even know what's in them. and tropical biologist bill laurance is learning what impact en a small road can haven their viability. a lot of tree mortality, a lot of deaths. naator: the oceans, too small changes in a fragile coral reef ecosystem can have lasting effects. ecologist jeremy jackson is finding human impact on the world's oceans could be setting them on a path of drastic change that he calls the rise of slime. dr. jackson: if the world becomes a world of slime, then there's not much room for people. narrator: these studies -- one on land, the other in w

annenberg media ♪ by: narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 50 de destinos: an introduction to spanish. en este episodio raquel sigue contándole a don fernando y su familia de su investigación. escuchen bien mientras raquel cuenta como conoció a angela y lo que le pasó en puerto rico. carmen: en el nombre del padre, del hijo y del espíritu santo... ¿qué pasó? su hermano tuvo un accidente en la excavación. captioning of this program is made possible by the annenberg/cpb project and the geraldine r. dodge foundation. entonces, fui a san juan para buscar a angel. disculpe. estoy buscando la calle del sol, número cuatro. la calle del sol, es ésa que está en el frente. el número cuatro es a la derecha. ¿a la derecha? exacto. gracias. de nada. ( timbre suena ) señorita, ¿a quién busca? buenos días, señora. busco al señor angel castillo. ¿no sabe ud., señorita? el señor castillo murió. ¿cuándo murió? hace poco. es una pena, tan buenos vecinos que eran. nunca se repuso de la muerte de su esposa. ¿entonces era casado? sí, su señora era una mujer muy linda. era escri

funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: 97% of the earth's water is contained in the oceans. some forms of life flourish in this salty environment. but humans require an abundant supply of freshwater. less than 1% of all the earth's water is readily available for human consumption. in the semi-arid desert plains of the southwest united states, where rainfall averages just 2 1/2 centimeters per month, tom maddock studies this scarce resource. dr. maddock: the real problem that we have is that with increasing populations and shortages of water, we are becoming very vulnerable. in the southwest, there's a very unique vulnerability here, simply because where do we get the water if there is no water? narrator: across the country in northern florida, the quantity of water isn't an issue. rainfall averages an abundant 1 1/4 meters each year. wendy graham and her colleagues evaluate and model the impacts of industrial and agricultural land use threatening the world's largest collection of freshwater springs. dr. graham: r

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annenberg media ♪ provided by: ¿qué le estará pasando a fernando? nunca lo había visto tan desconfiado. es natural, pedro. quiere estar seguro y necesita pensarlo un poco más. claro. yo recuerdo muy bien mi reacción cuando vi por primera vez a raquel en mi casa en buenos aires. tal vez tengan uds. razón pero yo conozco muy bien a mi hermano. algo le está pasando. bienvenidos al episodio final de destinos. en este episodio concluimos la historia de raquel, don fernando y los otros miembros de la familia castillo. mercedes... diles a angela, roberto, raquel y arturo que los espero en mi habitación. por supuesto, papá. raquel: don fernando... la señora suárez me dijo que rosario nunca dejó de pensar en ud.... que siempre lo amó. captioning of this program is made possible by the annenberg/cpb project and the geraldine r. dodge foundation. y de la excavación, fuimos al hospital y de ahí, vinimos para acá y fue así, don fernando, como sucedió todo. muy interesante, raquel. te agradezco la paciencia y el interés que pusiste en este caso.

annenberg media ♪ annenberg media ♪ many elderly americans were too old to work. pensions were non-existent, savings gone. what was franklin delano roosevelt's answer to the needs of older americans? too many young people were untrained, uneducated, and unemployable. how could they get a place at the economic starting line? welfare reform. after 60 years of guaranteeing benefits to welfare recipients, the federal government wants them to go to work. has the new policy succeeded? we are the richest, most prosperous nation on earth. yet, in the midst of plenty, great disparities in wealth. "reducing poverty: what have we done?" with the help of economic analyst richard gill we'll investigate that question on this edition of "economics u$a." i'm david schoumacher. there have always been people left out of the american dream -- the young, the old, the ill, the untrained. and those who've just lost out in a competitive economy which has losers as well as winners. today we take it for granted that the government has a role to play in reducing poverty and we argue only a

annenberg media ♪ annenberg media ♪ ford's model t seemed like the perfect car. it never wore out, never went out of style. how could it be beat? the tva and other electric companies bought huneds of mlions of dollars worth of eipment every year. what lengths would the manufacturers of this equipment go to to make sure that the price was right? for 40 years, regulation protected the airline industry from the hazards of competition.

annenberg media ♪ annenberg media ♪ ford's model t seemed like the perfect car. it never wore out, never went out of style. how could it be beat? the tva and other electric companies bought huneds of mlions of dollars worth of eipment every year. what lengths would the manufacturers of this equipment go to to make sure that the price was right? for 40 years, regulation protected the airline industry from the hazards of competition. have 25 years of deregulation been an improvement? to paraphrase calvin coolidge, the business of america is big business. large and crucial industries are dominated by a few powerful companies, which have grown with the economy and rewritten the rules of competition. what are the economic and legal rules these companies live by? what has big business done for and to the consumer? "whatever happened to price competition?" with the help of economic analyst richard gill, we'll examine these questions on this edition of "economics u$a." i'm david schoumacher. there's no business bigger than the auto business. if you've shopped for a car r

funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: estimates on the tal number of different living organisms that inhabit our planet range from 8 million to 60 million or more. of these, only about 2 million have been deribed scientifically. there are a lot yet to be discovered.

annenberg media ♪ gam made possible by the financial support of... and the following individuals and foundations... corporate funding for art of the western world is by movado, makers of the movado museum watch, the watch dial design in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world. captioning made possible by the annenberg/cpb project the events of world war ii cast a shadow over the rest of the century and perhaps over the rest of history. inevitably, they changed the course of western art. in europe, the unbelievable scale of the nazi genocide against the jews left europeans with the task not only of restoring their broken cities, but of repairing their shattered culture. in america, the explosion of the first atom bomb in the deserts of the southwest meant that medieval man's fears might come true, that the world might be destroyed in a single terrifying apocalypse. it was against this background that the postwar artists created their art. while europeans couldn't forget their past, in america, artists turned their backs on what they

. ♪ funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: 97% of the earth's water is contained in the oceans. some forms of life flourish in this salty environment. but humans require an abundant supply of freshwater. less than 1% of all the earth's water is readily available for human consumption. in the semi-arid desert plains of the southwest united states, where rainfall averages just 2 1/2 centimeters per month, tom maddock studies this scarce resource. dr. maddock: the real problem that we have is that with increasing populations

funding for this program is provided by annenberg media. narrator: the world needs energy. and nearly 80% of it comes from burning fossil fuels -- oil, natural gas, and coal. but burning these fuels emits carbon dioxide,

annenberg media ♪ gam made possible by the financial support of... and the following individuals and foundations... corporate funding for art of the western world is by movado, makers of the movado museum watch, the watch dial design in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world. captioning made possible by the annenberg/cpb project the first 15 years of the 20th century saw changes in the theory and practice of art among modern artists in western europe which were so remarkable they've been compared with the great advances made in science and technology at the same time. there's no simple explanation for why this period was so dynamic, nor was the dynamism confined to one center. although paris had long been the focus of modernism, it had its rivals in brussels, barcelona, and munich. but it was a time of growing tension in western culture, of continued rapid industrialization, of imperialism abroad and rivalry within the states of europe, and, at the same time, scientific breakthroughs, which not only questioned our way of seeing the

annenberg media ♪ by: narrator: welcome to episodio seis of destinos: an introduction to spanish. most of what you will hear and see in this episode will be familiar to you as raquel reviews her notes on what happened in sevilla. ¿ud. sabe dónde está la calle pureza?

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annenberg media ♪ by: narrador: bienvenidos a destinos: an introduction to spanish. primero vamos a ver algunas escenas de este episodio. no ha sufrido más que unas pocas magulladuras. ¿entonces? entonces, ya puede dejar esta cama

for more annenberg media ♪ provided by: ¿qué le estará pasando a fernando? nunca lo había visto tan desconfiado. es natural, pedro. quiere estar seguro y necesita pensarlo un poco más. claro. yo recuerdo muy bien mi reacción cuando vi por primera vez a raquel en mi casa en buenos aires.

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for more information on t annenberg media ♪ narrator: welcome to destinos: an introduction to spanish. as our story unfolds most of what you hear will be in conversational spanish. bueno, es un poco tarde. tenemos que irnos. sí, es tarde, es verdad. camarero, por favor. hay un mensaje para ud., señora. you will not understand every word you hear.

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annenberg media ♪ narrator: welcome to destinos: an introduction to spanish. as our story unfolds most of what you hear will be in conversational spanish. hola. hola. ando buscando a una señora-- la señora teresa suárez.

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media ♪ tienes que ir directamente a ver a tu hermano cuando llegues a méxico. ¿cómo? no comprendo. narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 51 de destinos: an introduction to spanish. en este episodio, raquel resume lo que les pasó a ella y a angela

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annenberg media ♪ tienes que ir directamente a ver a tu hermano cuando llegues a méxico. ¿cómo? no comprendo. narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 51 de destinos: an introduction to spanish. en este episodio, raquel resume lo que les pasó a ella y a angela desde que se fueron de san juan. hombre: ies villa! ies villa! ies andrés villa y está bien! ( gritando ) iroberto! iroberto! iroberto! iroberto! captioning of this program is me possible by the annenberg/cpb project and the geraldine r. dodge foundation. raqueligue contándole a don fernando de su investigación. los demás escuchan atentamente. después, saliendo del hotel de san juan supimos que hubo un accidente en la excavación. jaime: iangela! me alegro mucho de encontrarte. ¿qué pasa, tío? estás muy preocupado. tienes que ir directamente a ver a tu hermano cuando llegues a méxico. ¿cómo? no comprendo. sucedió un accidente... en la excavación. raquel: cuando angela y yo llegamos a méxico alquilamos un carro y fuimos manejando directamente al sitio de la excavación. verás que tu hermano está bien. pronto pod

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annenberg media ♪ by: narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 50 de destinos: an introduction to spanish. en este episodio raquel sigue contándole a don fernando y su familia de su investigación. escuchen bien mientras raquel cuenta como conoció a angela

annenberg media ♪ ed by: iosito! narrator: welcome to the fifth episode of destinos: an introduction to spanish. as you know much of what you hear is in conversational spanish. yo voy por esta calle, y ud., vaya por ésa. sí, sí, pero espere. ¿dónde nos encontramos? en la giralda, a las once y media. you should not be concerned about understanding every word.

annenberg media ♪ narrador: bienvenidos al episodio 48 de destinos: an introduction to spanish. en este episodio raquel le cuenta a don fernando y su familia de su investigación en españa. bueno, como uds. saben primero fui a españa buscando a la señora suárez.