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The 'Car Talk' brothers, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, visit the UC Davis lab of Andy Frank, inventor of the plug-in hybrid, to learn more about one of the possible ways we can transition our transportation system of off oil. Watch NOVA every Tuesday night on PBS. Or join us online at http://www.pbs.org/nova Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. To learn more, visit http://www.pbs.org/nova/car

FRONTLINE/World's Joe Rubin gets reaction from Bosnia on Karadzic's arrest, and hears from a journalist in Belgrade, Serbia, who thinks another wanted war criminal's arrest is soon to follow.

Garden correspondent Paul Epsom answers a viewer's question about the health of her weeping birch tree.

Harvard University sociologist Orlando Patterson places Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign in the context of Democratic Party history.

Harvard University sociologist Orlando Patterson places Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign in the context of Democratic Party history.

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http://www.pbs.org/wrenchturns Start your engines! PBS is bringing Tom and Ray Magliozzi, of "Car Talk," to TV with the new series CLICK & CLACK'S AS THE WRENCH TURNS. The animated sitcom, based on the hit NPR radio show, premieres Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings). This animated sitcom takes off from the hit NPR show "Car Talk" and follows the on- and off-air escapades of Click and Clack, the Tappet brothers (alter-egos of "Car Talk's" Tom and Ray Magliozzi), as they try to fix cars, fend off disgruntled customers and seek out increasingly creative ways to goof off. In this episode, airing August 6, 2008, 8 p.m. ET (check local listings): Crusty's beloved niece is coming to visit, thinking he's still a respected Harvard professor. Click and Clack help Crusty preserve this illusion, learning of a potentially earth-changing invention in his amazing past. For more, visit http://www.pbs.org/wrenchturns Author: PBS Keywords: auto car cartalk cheetham clack click dewey howe info mechanic online pbs talk Added: July 23, 2008

http://www.pbs.org/wrenchturns Start your engines! PBS is bringing Tom and Ray Magliozzi, of “Car Talk,” to TV with the new series CLICK & CLACK’S AS THE WRENCH TURNS. The animated sitcom, based on the hit NPR radio show, premieres Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings). This animated sitcom takes off from the hit NPR show “Car Talk” and follows the on- and off-air escapades of Click and Clack, the Tappet brothers (alter-egos of “Car Talk’s” Tom and Ray Magliozzi), as they try to fix cars, fend off disgruntled customers and seek out increasingly creative ways to goof off. In this episode, airing August 6, 2008, 8 p.m. ET (check local listings): Crusty’s beloved niece is coming to visit, thinking he’s still a respected Harvard professor. Click and Clack help Crusty preserve this illusion, learning of a potentially earth-changing invention in his amazing past. For more, visit http://www.pbs.org/wrenchturnsAuthor: pbs_usa Tags: pbs car talk cartalk click clack dewey cheetham howe auto info mechanic online Posted: 24 July 2008 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

From KETC's Facing the Mortgage Crisis special on July 15, 2008: What can homeowners expect from a visit to a housing counselor, and what questions might they need to answer? The process begins with a client in-take form which includes questions like: How many payments have you missed? Have you filed for bankruptcy? How much money will it take to bring the mortgage current? Have you received letters from an attorney? Author: FacingMortgageCrisis Keywords: KETC Mortgage Crisis PBS TV Foreclosure House Hosuing StLouis Added: July 23, 2008

Sitting on the sunny side of the Alps, Slovenia feels almost Tyrolean. In Ljubljana, Slovenia's capital and largest city with over 300,000 people, festivals fill the summer, sophisticated cafes thrive, and people enjoy Sunday strolls any day of the week. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.

Join QUEST in our latest photography feature about viewers like you who love documenting science, environment and nature imagery here in the Bay Area. This week, meet Erin Malone, who makes beautiful, impressionistic images in a place that many overlook or see as ugly-- the subtly hued mud and marsh of South San Francisco Bay.

We all rely on the water cycle, but how does it really work? Scientists at UC Berkeley are embarking on a new project to understand how global warming is affecting our fresh water supply. And they're doing it by tracking individual raindrops in Mendocino and north of Lake Tahoe.

Physicists can't see it and don't know much about what it is, but dark energy makes up 70 percent of the universe. Meet one of the country's leading scientists trying to understand dark energy and the role it plays in causing our universe to expand.

Reporter Alexis Bloom investigates the unlikely animals who save lives by sniffing for land mines.

NOVA scienceNOW host and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson gives his "Cosmic Perspective" on what an alien civilization picking up radio signals from Earth might think. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by Pfizer, the National Science Foundation, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Additional funding is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0229297. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. For more fun science stories, visit our Web site at http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow

NOVA scienceNOW host and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson gives his "Cosmic Perspective" on what an alien civilization picking up radio signals from Earth might think. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by Pfizer, the National Science Foundation, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Additional funding is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0229297. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. For more fun science stories, visit our Web site at http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow

Michelle Rhee talks with John Merrow about her controversial first year as DC Public Schools Chancellor and what she has planned for year two. AUDIO Duration: 16:29

The Arts Connection boards the Disney Wonder Cruise Ship to experience the magic of Broadway, Disney style. Then we get the chance to sight see the dance scene of Central Florida, looking at everything from the new baby disco craze to the established Orlando Ballet. Plus we take a stroll around the dance floor with the stars of the Orlando Opera. See all that and more on The Arts Connection, your source for all things creative in Central Florida.

Seth Shostak, senior astronomer for SETI, explains the organization's search for other intelligent life in the universe. Podcast produced by David Levin. Interview by Andrea Kissack. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by Pfizer, the National Science Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0407101. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. You can visit us online at http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow

Seth Shostak, senior astronomer for SETI, explains the organization's search for other intelligent life in the universe. Podcast produced by David Levin. Interview by Andrea Kissack. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by Pfizer, the National Science Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0407101. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. You can visit us online at http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow

Neil deGrasse Tyson embarks on a quest with leech expert Mark Siddall in the swamps of Connecticut to seek out the infamous decorated leech. Don't miss the new episode of NOVA scienceNOW, airing Wednesday, July 23 at 9pm on PBS. Watch past episodes of the program, try out interactives, and more on our Web site: http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow Video podcast produced and edited by Melissa Salpietra. Original footage and interviews for NOVA scienceNOW produced by Julia Cort. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by Pfizer, the National Science Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0407101. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

[This episode first aired April 12, 2008.] There's a frisson you get when you meet a word for the first time--feeling pleasantly stumped in between wondering, 'What the heck does that mean?' and hurrying off to find out. Martha and Grant talk about some terms that had just that effect on them: 'ucalegon' and 'cacoethes scribendi.' A recent college graduate from Portland, Oregon, calls to ask about a term popular on her campus. She and her classmates use 'sketchy' to mean 'creepy, shady, possibly dangerous,' as in 'a sketchy part of town' or 'that sketchy guy over there.' Grant and Martha discuss this term and how it lends itself to such variations as 'Sketchyville' and 'Sketchy McSketcherson.' In San Diego, a man says increasingly he hears the phrase 'down the pike' at work but suspects it was originally 'down the pipe.' Martha discusses another word she happily tripped over in the dictionary: 'spanghew.' Quiz Guy John Chaneski tries to stump the hosts with a puzzle called 'Cryptic Crosswords.' How about this one: 'Do-re-mi-fa follower + sneaker feature = comfort.'? Why are cave explorers called 'spelunkers'? How do you pronounce the word? A naturalist at Mystery Cave in Minnesota wants to know and in return she tells us how to 'tell a stalactite from a stalagmite.' A listener from Texas heard an NPR report from Asia in which an interpreter translated a speaker's words into English as 'a whole new ball game.' He wants to know if that's a literal translation from an Asian language, and if so, is it a reference to baseball or some other sport? Grant shares a strange word from the fringes of English: 'mofussil.' This week's 'Slang This!' contestant is asked to guess the meanings of the slang terms 'gauge' and 'head-up.' A California caller is curious about the words 'Shia' and 'Shiite.' Is there difference between them or are they interchangeable? A Michigan woman working a study-abroad program at a large university is bemused by the many applicants who write that they want to study overseas so they can be 'submerged in the culture.' She thinks there's a difference between 'immersed' and 'submerged' but wants to be sure. Are more and more people talking about 'standing behind a podium?' A San Diegan says the traditional rule has been that one stands behind a lectern and stands on a podium. Has this traditional rule changed? --- Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write 24 hours a day: (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673, words@waywordradio.org, or visit our web site and discussion forums at http://waywordradio.org. Copyright 2008, Wayword LLC.

Mark Siddall, a leech expert at the American Museum of Natural History, wants to change how you think about nature's most notorious blood-suckers. Podcast produced by David Levin. Original interview by Julia Cort. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by Pfizer, the National Science Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0407101. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. For more fun science stories, visit http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow

Mark Siddall, a leech expert at the American Museum of Natural History, wants to change how you think about nature's most notorious blood-suckers. Podcast produced by David Levin. Original interview by Julia Cort. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by Pfizer, the National Science Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0407101. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. For more fun science stories, visit http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow

Jill Tartar, director of the SETI Institute, has thought long and hard about what we could, should, and would say to an alien civilization. Don't miss the new season of NOVA scienceNOW, airing every Wednesday this summer. Watch past episodes of the program, try out interactives, and more on our Web site: http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow Video podcast edited and narrated by Melissa Salpietra. Original footage and interviews produced by Josh Rosen for NOVA. Stock footage: Morgan Lane Photography/istockphoto.com, David Baumber/istockphoto.com, Paul Rogers/istockphoto.com, NASA NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by Pfizer, the National Science Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0407101. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

FRONTLINE/World correspondent Stephen Gray investigates one of the darkest sides of the Bush administration's war on terror -- it's secret rendition program.

Host Jamie Durie discusses maintenance of this popular indoor plant.

In the wild, mating is anything but tender. Watch how one shark couple's attempt at mating leads to another shark's dinner.

My second YouTube poop, and the first one I'm doing on "Arthur," which is one of my favorite cartoons. Based on the episode "D.W. All Fired Up," the school is conducting a "fire" as they all refer to (and the Tibbles make D.W. even more nervous), leading into nightmares, vomiting just to get out of school, attempting to play hooky, and more! And on the day of the fire drill, everything turns out different than what D.W. expected! SONGS FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO: "Light My Fire" - The Doors "Chariots of Fire Theme" - Vangelis "We Like To Party" - The Vengaboys "D.W. All Fired Up," "Arthur's Vacation," "Arthur's Lost Library Book" and "April 9th" are copyrighted 1996, 1998, 2002 by PBS Kids/WGBH/Cookie Jar Entertainment/Marc Brown Studios "Mountain of Madness" is copyright 1997 by 20th Century Fox and Gracie Films. And of course, I do not own these properties or are affiliated with them. I hope I don't get in trouble over this! :P Author: wiley207 Keywords: YTP Arthur DW Tibbles fire drill alarm simplex preschool danger simpsons G.I. Joe mario PBS Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Added: July 17, 2008