Meet a battle-tested Mighty Plane with a nose for adventure and danger. The P-3 Orion Kermit once hunted Soviet submarines but now hunts deadly weather. It slices through the eye walls of hurricanes with one objective in mind: to collect information that will save lives. Loaded up by NOAA with data sensors, recording devices, and airborne radars, this laboratory in the sky is one smart (and tough) cookie. Go where no plane was ever meant to fly as Kermit flies into todays worst tempests, including “Frankenstorm” herself, Hurricane Sandy.
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Trump 757
How do you tell one of the world’s richest men that his pride and joy is in pieces? Thats just one of the challenges facing pilot John Dunkin, captain of Donald Trumps lavish Boeing 757. Follow him and “The Donald” as they fly from Florida to New York to London, with a pit stop in Georgia for an inspection that doesnt go quite as expected. Tight deadlines and a demanding boss will push Dunkin to the limits. But when you work for the man who made the phrase “You’re fired” famous, you get used to the pressure.
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Teaching the Life of Music
Teaching the Life of Music follows El Sistema, a tremendously successful music organization that has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of children from violent and impoverished environments by giving them healthy lives, driven with passion and discipline, through music education. El Sistema’s mission is to promote the collective practice of music through symphony orchestras and choruses; their powerful model has influenced other programs like it in Ottawa and Toronto, and cities around the world. It has proven to positively impact not only the children it reaches, but also their communities.
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Let’s Talk About It
Director Deepa Mehta captures faces and voices of domestic violence in the documentary “Let’s Talk About It” by bringing for the first time intimate conversations between parents and children. Deepa Metha sums says: “Children are our greatest teachers and I hope this film helps to fuel meaningful action and commitment to stop the cycle of family abuse and give voice to every child and parent living in the unspoken despair of an abusive home.”
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HMCS Victoria
Climb onboard the HMCS Victoria and experience what it’s like to work inside Canada’s first fully operational diesel-electric stealth submarine.
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Belly Landing
Results from experiments with a model airplane simulator could help with belly landings of real aircraft in emergency situations.
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Immersion Chair
Want to test the buoyancy of crash survival suits? Try strapping yourself into this specially designed chair underwater.
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Mentos and Diet Coke
Candies and pop are not just for fun anymore. They can also be used to find out more about polar bonding.
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Freshpark
Love skateboarding? Bring the skatepark to you with foldable ramps in a box that can be taken anywhere and linked together.
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Delta IV Heavy Move
It is moving day for a massive Delta IV Heavy rocket as it travels from the horizontal integration facility at Cape Canaveral, Florida to the launch pad, and the operation is breathtaking.