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That will never work: the birth of Netflix and the amazing life of an idea / Marc Randolph

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The birth of energy: fossil fuels, thermodynamics, and the politics of work / Cara New Daggett

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Energy justice across borders / Gunter Bombaerts, Kirsten Jenkins, Yekeen A. Sanusi, Wang Guoyu, editors

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The politics of fossil fuel subsidies and their reform / edited by Jakob Skovgaard, Harro van Asselt

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Solar energy conversion systems in the built environment Ion Visa, Anca Duta, Macedon Moldovan, Bogdan Burduhos, Mircea Neagoe

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Technologies and Materials for Renewable Energy, Environment and Sustainability: TMREES19Gr: 4-6 September 2019, Athens, Greece / editors, Adawiya J. Haider, Akram R. Jabur, Chafic-Touma Salame and Georgios Vokas

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The corporate energy strategist's handbook: frameworks to achieve environmental sustainability and competitive advantage / Jimmy Y. Jia

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Sustainable energy and environment: an earth system approach / edited by Sandeep Narayan Kundu, Muhammad Nawaz

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Recent developments in mechatronics and intelligent robotics: proceedings of ICMIR 2019 / Srikanta Patnaik, John Wang, Zhengtao, Nilanjan Dey, editors

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Renewable energy from the oceans: from wave, tidal and gradient systems to offshore wind and solar / edited by Domenico Coiro and Tonio Sant

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Age of Piracy

Pirates seek treasure both sunken and sea-going, from the 17th century through today. William and Mary Professor Kris Lane draws the connections between the old traditions and the fresh emergences of piracy.




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First Do No Harm

Restoration presents a paradox when repairing old instruments could mean erasing their stories. Conservator John Watson walks the fine line.




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An Enduring Spirit

Edith Cumbo was a rare individual in colonial Virginia: a free African woman. Learn about her life and her stature in this interview with Emily James.




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Great Hair

Hear tales of hair farms, shaved heads, yak fur, and wigs rigged with live ammunition, told by wigmaker Betty Myers.




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Fire in a Crowded Century

Old-fashioned fire engines had to do much the same jobs as today’s, but they relied on classic physics and plenty of manpower. Curator Erik Goldstein describes the fire engine at the center of a new exhibit at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.




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Pirates Amongst Us

A disgruntled pirate’s haunted history lingers in the town where his shipmates met the hangman. Carson Hudson and Willie Balderson team up for “Pirates Amongst Us.”




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The Virtual Republic

Students discover the power of citizenship when they review policy, suggest changes, and find ways to get involved. It’s all happening on a new website: The Virtual Republic.




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The First Oval Office

George Washington slept here, ate here, planned here, and plotted here through the eight years of the Revolution. A joint project with the Museum of the American Revolution is reconstructing the tent that Washington called home during the war. Learn more about the great man when you see his life in the field.




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Giving Thanks in Colonial Virginia

Though Thanksgiving as we know it would not become a national holiday until Lincoln declared it in 1863, colonial Virginians found many occasions to give thanks. Journeyman cook Barbara Scherer tells us what was on the table, and explains that technically, you’re probably not roasting your turkey at all.




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Before the First Shots are Fired

Retired US Marine Corps General Anthony Zinni has some sharp insights and powerful ideas to share in his new book, “Before the First Shots are Fired: How America Can Win or Lose off the Battlefield.” Listen this week as he previews some of the philosophies he shares in his fourth book.




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Happy Birthday, Peter Pelham

The heart of a church is its organ; and the heart of its organ is its organist. This year we celebrate the 300th anniversary of Bruton Parish Church, and the 293rd birthday of the first man to grace its organ bench: Peter Pelham. Colorful and well-connected, this musician was at the center of the American […]




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Three weeks after clashes,new births offer new hope in Muzaffarnagar



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Clashes kill 3 after bid to assault Dalit girl in UP



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Girl, boyfriend shot dead in UP, her brother main accused



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Youth rapes minor girl in Uttar Pradesh



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DGP faces flak but many gaps in Badaun girls’ murder probe



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Badaun Gangrape: AIIMS fixes autopsy for July 17 as river rises next to girls’ grave



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Body of 16-yr-old Shamli girl found, younger sister still missing



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UP govt assures no demolition, Valmikis refuse to call off stir



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Girls outshine boys as UP Board 2015 results come out



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Minor girl gangraped by hospital ward boys in Uttar Pradesh



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Over 100 houses gutted in massive fire in Uttar Pradesh, one reported dead



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Minor girl untraceable after crocodile attack in Katarniyaghat Wildlife Sanctuary



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Cop murder case: Congress MP’s son held, accuses father of hatching conspiracy



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Kannauj clash: BJP leaders booked for firing, inciting violence



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Minor girl burnt alive in Uttar Pradesh



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FIR filed against Amanmani in wife’s death



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State govt does not follow Constitution in letter and spirit: UP Governor Ram Naik



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Denied admittance, woman gives birth at health centre gate



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Teenage girl, youth tonsured and paraded in UP for eloping



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Muzaffarnagar riots: Build-up started 4-5 months before, says Sahai who submitted inquiry commission report



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Web Directions Code ’20 session spotlight–The Magical World of Web Animation

The Magical World of Web Animation Milly Rowett, Senior Developer REA Group Back when we were kids, we used to have fun browsing the web, it was a magical playground full of colours, moving parts and games. Now we see browsing as a reluctant job to be done; finding a house, searching a recipe. Utilising […]

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Web Directions Code ’20 session spotlight–JavaScript debugging the hard way

JavaScript debugging the hard way Marcin Szczepanski, Principal Developer Atlassian Error on line 1, column 6532112 of bundle.js? Out of memory error trying to load a CPU profile into the Chrome debugger? Two minutes to see wait and see if a change you made fixed a bug? While upgrading our complex web application from Webpack […]

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Web Directions Code ’20 session spotlight–Making Single Page Apps Accessible

Making Single Page Apps Accessible Jess Budd, Front End Developer HBF Javascript frameworks get a bad rap when it comes to accessibility. But is it the frameworks creating the barriers, or us as the developers? Follow me on a journey through div soup, past the lost focus and under the unchanged titles. Find out: is […]

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Web Directions Code ’20 session spotlight–Know Your HTML

Know Your HTML Chris Lienert, Front End Technical Lead Iress HTML didn’t stop at version 5 and it continues to evolve. Chris Lienert will review a number of HTML elements and attributes that are new and (somewhat!) ready to be used. About Chris Lienert Chris started out as a web developer when Netscape ruled the […]

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Web Directions Code ’20 session spotlight–The State of the DOM

The State of the DOM Marcos Caceres, Standards Engineer Mozilla The DOM, while not quite as old as the Web itself, has been with us for the entire professional lifetime of almost every web developer. But its far from fixed in stone. Now the responsibility of the WHATWG it continues to evolve in response to […]

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Web Directions Code ’20 session spotlight–Evolving Web APIs for everyday developers

Evolving Web APIs for everyday developers Michael Mifsud, Senior platforms engineer Redbubble JavaScript is evolving quickly, and with it so the Web APIs. In just a few years it’s grown from humble callbacks to include generators, async iterations, and async functions. With this growth has come fragmentation not just in the availability of APIs but […]

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Web Directions Code ’20 session spotlight–Tuning web performance with just browser APIs

Tuning web performance with just browser APIs Yaser Adel Mehraban, Lead Consultant Telstra Purple As web applications become more complex, with a corresponding increase in required bandwidth and bundle sizes, to meet users’ expectations the need to consider web performance has never been more important. Yes, there are third-party tools that can help with performance […]

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Web Directions Code ’20 session spotlight–Web Assembly at the Edge

Web Assembly at the Edge Mark Nottingham, Principal Engineer Fastly Full session details coming soon About Mark Nottingham Mark Nottingham has helped develop the Web and the Internet since the late 90’s. He has written, edited or substantially contributed to more than twenty IETF RFCs and W3C Recommendations about topics like HTTP, caching, linking, Web […]

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