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Africa On the Move Building trades ;. no.II Complete career & techincal education library ; Volume 1 Construction and building trades Geography of conflict Gerontology (New York, N.Y.) Meet the press, meets the presidents Opium: A Blessing and a Curse Piano master class Ultimate media librarian collectionFilter By Subjects
Adulthood Psychological aspects International relations Political activists United States History 20th century Political participation United States United States Foreign public opinion United States Foreign relations United States History 1945-1953 United States History 1953-1961 United States History 1961-1969 United States History 1969Filter By Series
Africa On the Move Building trades ;. no.II Complete career & techincal education library ; Volume 1 Construction and building trades Geography of conflict Gerontology (New York, N.Y.) Meet the press, meets the presidents Opium: A Blessing and a Curse Piano master class Ultimate media librarian collectionSummary: In this program, Joan M. Erikson describes her search for a better living situation for her frail husband, Erik H. Erikson, and then presents a poignant recounting of his subsequent death. She uses these experiences to suggest strategies to meet the physical and emotional needs of the fragile elderly and to support those who work with them. With a personal understanding of the challenges of old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1995
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Summary: “Wisdom and integrity are something that other people may see in an old person, but it’s not what that old person is feeling.” In this program, Joan M. Erikson offers a frank and personal reexamination of the last stage of the life cycle—a stage she believes that she and her husband, Erik H. Erikson, tended to romanticize when they formulated their eight-stage life cycle theory decades earlier....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1995
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Summary: CPD is one of the leading fashion fairs worldwide, and Manfred Kronen is its owner. To him, fashion equals emotion, so he never fails to market them together at his huge exhibition hall in Dusseldorf. This program features Kronen and the CPD staff in action, tracking them from final arrangements through the events of opening day, including a Toni Gard fashion show and a photo shoot for German...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: More and more Americans are looking for opportunities to exert some measure of control over where and how they die. In this program, veteran PBS journalist Bill Moyers unravels the complexities underlying the many choices at the end of life, including the bitter debate over physician-assisted suicide. Three patients, their families, and their doctors discuss some of the hardest decisions,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on five topics, as follows. Reel 1, Test Vehicle 3 of Project Vanguard explodes during launch. Reel 2, A British train collision leaves approximately 100 dead in "a fog-bound nightmare." Reel 3, The 75th anniversary of the Amsterdam Aquarium is celebrated. Reel 4, With stunning force, a gas explosion virtually levels Villa Rica, Ga. Reel 5, Prince Bernhard of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This overview of the biography and writing of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe from the Famous Authors series depicts Goethe as an avid student of arts and literature but less passionate about his formal studies of law. Love affairs caught him passionately and often triggered heartbreak and literary productivity, particularly his first great success The Sorrows of Young Werther, which established him...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Like George H. W. Bush before him and George W. Bush after him, President Bill Clinton had to contend with Saddam Hussein in Iraq and questions of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. These issues top the agenda in this edition of Meet the Press and are followed by discussion of hot-button topics of the day-aspects of which still resonate: the restructuring of Medicare and Social...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on seven topics, as follows. Reel 1, U.S. arctic radar defenses are rushed in Operation DEW Line--"they will sound the first alarm should air attack come." Reel 2, First films of the Northrop Snark intercontinental guided missile. Reel 3, President Eisenhower presents the Young American Medal to Patricia Ann Strickland, for bravery. Reel 4, The 75th diamond...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: The Rhapsody in B Minor requires a range of sensibilities, from lightheartedness to a propensity for shock value. In this program, virtuoso pianist Martino Tirimo leads an engaging master class at London's Royal Academy of Music-pushing his students to find the essence of the Brahms piece, while encouraging each performer to craft his or her individual approach. Artists from the United States,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program examines types of conflict that can occur at the local level, whether that locality is a single town, a region, or an entire country. After generally addressing armed conflict-different types of war, where they tend to proliferate, and kinds of weaponry used-Conflict on a Local Scale illustrates unarmed conflict through five examples. They include a clash of recreational interests...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Decades after Richard Nixon launched his anti-drug campaign, illicit opiates are cheaper, more potent, and easier to obtain than ever. Is it possible to wipe out addiction by keeping narcotics illegal, or has their ban caused more problems than it's solved? This program reveals how the war on drugs started and who its real targets were, examining its consequences and unintended victims. Afghan...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: World War II - American air base for the B-29 bomber planes built at Saipan, Pacific Ocean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1944
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Summary: In the pursuit of his work, celebrated photographer Frans Lanting has lived in the trees with wild macaws, camped with giant tortoises inside a volcanic crater, and documented never-before-photographed wildlife and tribal traditions in Madagascar. In this stunning TEDTalk slideshow, Lanting presents The LIFE Project, a poetic collection of photographs that tell the story of our planet, from its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: South Africa is now the most powerful commercial center on the continent and attracts eager investors from around the globe. In Soweto, meet a woman who began life sleeping with six siblings on one blanket, selling corn to black commuters. Today, Nancy Nxumalo is one of the most influential businesspeople in this energetic, storied township. The former anti-apartheid activist symbolizes the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Nuclear fusion has kept our Sun burning for five billion years. Might it be harnessed here on Earth as an energy source? This program illustrates the race to create artificial stars that can ensure humanity's earthbound survival. Several facilities and projects are profiled-including the Joint European Torus, or JET, which initiates nuclear fusion at a rate far higher than that inside the Sun;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Sheathing provides a nailing base for siding and roof covering. This program examines various sheathing materials, such as plywood composites, particleboard, and shiplap, and illustrates their installation. Correlates to the Competencies and Objectives of the National Center for Construction Education & Research.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Since leaving the office of U.S. Secretary of State in 2001, Madeleine Albright has continued her distinguished career in foreign affairs as a political adviser, professor, and businesswoman. In this TEDTalk she speaks bluntly about politics and diplomacy, making the case that women's issues deserve a place at the center of foreign policy. Far from being "soft" concerns, says Albright, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: In this episode of Meet the Press, George W. Bush stands on his record as Governor of Texas and decisively answers questions from moderator Tim Russert about what he would do if elected President. Discussion points range from Social Security and healthcare system reform, to his resolve to stand by Taiwan in the face of Chinese aggression and his plans for world security, to the promotion of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008