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A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers Algebra applications (New York, N.Y.) Anatomy of the shoulder, hand, knee, ankle, and foot Andy Warhol Asia in transition End: media at the tipping point Palettes (Film for the Humanities (Firm)) Talk German Two thousand years Woodworking tools (New York, N.Y.)Filter By Series
A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers Algebra applications (New York, N.Y.) Anatomy of the shoulder, hand, knee, ankle, and foot Andy Warhol Asia in transition End: media at the tipping point Palettes (Film for the Humanities (Firm)) Talk German Two thousand years Woodworking tools (New York, N.Y.)Summary: During Europe’s Middle Ages, mathematics flourished primarily on other shores. This program follows Professor Marcus du Sautoy as he discusses mathematical achievements of Asia, the Islamic world, and early-Renaissance Europe. Topics include China’s invention of a decimal place number system and the development of an early version of sudoku; India’s contribution to trigonometry and creation of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: A decline in the population of honeybees, possibly due to colony collapse disorder, impacted the multimillion-dollar honey industry in 2006. This program investigates the bees' changing population as part of an exploration of variables, expressions, and equations. Then, expressions are used to analyze a river's meander ratio, or the ratio of its sinuous length to its straight-line length. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Quarterbacks have an intuitive grasp of quadratic functions-the path of a tossed football is a parabola, which is the graph of a quadratic function. In this program quadratic functions are used to model the arc of footballs and fireworks as they fall, and to determine how fast a car was moving at the time of an accident. In addition, a quadratic model for growth data charts a child's change in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: In Germany, trains, subways, and trams provide convenient ways to get around. This program looks at how to buy train and cable car tickets and how to order meals. Featured activities include sightseeing in the Bavarian Alps, lunching at the award-winning Paulaner Imtal restaurant in Munich, eating Kaiserschmarren in Oberammergau, and dining on Japanese cuisine at Munich's No Mi Ya restaurant.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In 2008 many American banks began to fail, the stock market plunged, and the country went into a recession, all following default by record numbers of homeowners on their mortgages. Why did these loans suddenly become so difficult to repay? In this program data analysis is used to determine what made subprime mortgages capable of wreaking havoc on the economy. Also examined: mortgage rates for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Emergency situations can occur at any time, and an untried health care trainee may be among the first to respond-in some cases, perhaps, the only source of aid available. This program will help medical support personnel build their skills and know-how in treating the injured. In addition to the three main principles of emergency care, the video presents field-tested strategies for dealing with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Part 1 of the documentary Andy Warhol delves deep into his impoverished upbringing in Pittsburgh, taking a rare look behind the façade of one of the most famous pop art celebrities in history. An often riveting and deeply moving portrayal, the film examines his early career as a commercial artist in the 1940s, where he produced his renowned silkscreen pop paintings (including the famous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Part 2 of Andy Warhol examines his prolific expansion into the world of art. Filmmaking, sculpture, performance art, playwriting, and publishing are among only a few of Warhol’s artistic endeavors. In addition to his famous paintings and sculptures, Warhol was the creator of many classics in avant-garde cinema as well as the producer of a multimedia show featuring the Velvet Underground (one of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The celebrated Grimm Brothers fairy tale is the inspiration for Engelbert Humperdinck’s most famous opera - and this segment of Opera Easy. With music of incredible charm and fantasy, the opera tells the story of two children who become lost in the forest and are captured by an evil witch. Thanks to the ingenuity and trickery of the children and the help of fairies and forest spirits, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program, filmed at the Cafe Tambosi and Rischart's Backhaus, the Englischer Garten, a christening, a beer garden, and the unique Corpus Christi boat procession in Seeburg, shows how to order and pay for food and beverages and how to express familial relationships and marital status. Commentary provides insights into Kaffee und Kuchen culture and other social events in Germany.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: At once banal and provocative, the works of Andy Warhol sardonically comment on the ubiquity of mass media in modern America. This program takes a look at the Pop Art movement and the life of Warhol through a penetrating investigation of his deadpan Ten Lizes. The painting exemplifies his fascination with-and his indifference to-celebrities as objects no less commodified than a simple can of soup.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This modern retelling of Humperdinck's fairy tale opera - described by Richard Strauss as "a masterpiece of the highest quality" - combines Romanticism, lyricism, and exuberant playfulness in a rich orchestration. Director Laurent Pelly places the siblings in a cardboard shack, and the iconic gingerbread house has been re-envisioned as shelves of child-enticing junk food. This popular...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Whenever a project throws you a curve, it's time to turn on the band saw or scroll saw. This video features both.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: When used with delicacy, the hand is capable of manipulation that goes far beyond what might be expected of its mechanical design. This program demonstrates how the hand functions, spotlighting the opposable nature of the thumb, and how the nerve network and blood vessels deploy. The pathologies of common damage, including carpal tunnel syndrome, wrist fractures, "mallet finger," and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: France's African Crisis Develops in Algeria and Morocco
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1955
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Summary: Ironically, the parts of the body we use the most also tend to be the most neglected, medically speaking. As we age, it becomes more and more important to address the wellbeing of our hands and feet, and in caring for the elderly it is vital to give attention to these frequently overlooked areas. This program identifies common hand and foot health problems, explains the changes that occur in...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Knowing what to do until medical assistance arrives is what first aid is all about. This video will prepare viewers to respond safely in emergency situations. Along with CPR and treating for shock, the program shows how to respond to minor injuries such as cuts, burns, sprains, and strains; how to recognize and care for heat and cold injuries; what to do in case of poisoning, bites, or stings;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Part one of this program presents the life of Jesus against the backdrop of first-century Judea, inhabited by the Jews and occupied by the forces of the Roman Empire. Was Jesus the long-awaited Messiah? After the Resurrection, Saul of Tarsus, later Paul, became a champion of a budding new religion based on Jesus' teachings: Christianity. Part two traces the spread of the faith and its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: In 1932, the United States had almost no provision by which the federal government could offer a helping hand to the victims of economic collapse. But with a staggering number of Americans out of work, soup kitchens and private charities were simply overwhelmed. Enter Franklin D. Roosevelt-a leader ready to act, armed with a New Deal for the country. Bill Moyers explores America's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Unlike its neighbors, Thailand has never been colonized or annexed-but keeping it that way has been a stern challenge. This program examines Thailand's political independence, which is based on democratic and generally peaceful rule by a culturally supported monarchy. However, growing dissatisfaction has caused grass-roots dissent, as demonstrated by the lyrics of pop music idol d Karabao, who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: In recent decades, more than 10,000 children reportedly were sexually abused by Catholic priests in the U.S. In this edition of Frontline, filmmaker Joe Cultrera gives a very personal account of how his own brother was molested in the 1960s by Father Joseph Birmingham, who also allegedly abused nearly 100 other children. At times raw and emotional, this expose puts a human face on a dark story...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Today's teens still listen to a lot of music, but it doesn't come from conventional radio. In this program, host Jian Ghomeshi takes the pulse of an industry that seems to be on the verge of dying as the shortcomings of airwave radio are measured against Internet radio, podcasting, satellite radio, and HD radio. Perspectives are provided by Bob Roback, of Yahoo! Music; Ralph Simon, of Mobile...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: How much oil might Americans use in the near future? This program demonstrates data sets and linear functions by graphing current oil consumption and then using the data to predict future demand. Providing an overview of the slope formula, the slope-intercept form of a linear function, linear regression, and linear graphs, the video also explains linear functions in the context of cyclists...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Surveying the uncompromising life and career of the erstwhile Amandine Aurore-Lucie Dupin, this program familiarizes viewers with her literary output, political beliefs, and the widely varied circles she inhabited. Beginning with her birth in Paris, the film describes Sand's semi-aristocratic upbringing, stifling marriage, turbulent romances, creative evolution, and visionary proto-feminist...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006