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A History of Christianity Brazelton on parenting Hybrid auto repair Meet the press, meets the presidents Parenting challenges South-Western introduction to business Southwestern introduction to business Top careers in two years (Cambridge Educational (Firm)) Understanding hepatitis Victory in the PacificSummary: The high-tech revolution is led by children, many of whom possess skills that baffle their parents. From chat rooms to Web pages to kid-created Internet companies, this video explores computer-assisted learning and the value of the "virtual classroom.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Over the course of just a couple of decades, technology has totally transformed the workplace-and the world. This program talks tech with a webmaster, a multimedia specialist, a computer-aided drafter/designer, a network/systems administrator, a cybersecurity expert, and a computer repair technician-a few of the people working with today's high-end hardware and software to shape the present and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Computers: everyone uses them, but how do they actually work? This video goes beyond the desktop and program software to grapple with the system hardware itself. After a quick history of the computer, Inside a Computer takes a close look at the motherboard, with its central processing unit, RAM, and system clock; input devices such as the keyboard, mouse, and joystick; output devices like the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The history of computers is not just the story of a specialized machine but of a great idea and the people who made it happen. Initially designed as large-scale calculators, computers have quickly become indispensable tools in every field of endeavor. This fascinating program traces the course of technological innovations leading up to today's computers, from Charles Babbage and his analytical...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: No email, no Facebook, no blogging. No Google for researching term papers, even. From here on out it's pencils, spiral notebooks, typewriters, and good old-fashioned library books. What twenty-something in his or her right mind would partake of such insanity? Answer: three college students who have volunteered to spend 30 days without touching or using a computer. Documenting their "digital...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: The most common blood-borne infection in the United States, hepatitis C is also one of the most frequent causes of chronic liver disease. Nurses encounter patients infected with HCV in a variety of health care settings. Many are actively involved in providing either inpatient or outpatient care for HCV-infected persons and therefore risk exposure through needlestick and sharps injuries. This...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: With helpful live-action footage and 3-D computer animation, this program shows students how to analyze scan-tool data retrieved from OBD II vehicles. Topics covered include: the concept of cybernetics, or how computerized monitoring systems are modeled on the human senses; active and passive sensors; the role of computers in antilock brake, suspension control, climate control, hybrid drive,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: At Dell Computers, four hours is all it takes to build, test, and ship a custom PC. In this program, NewsHour correspondent Tom Bearden investigates Dell Computers' direct sales model and its impact on retailers and manufacturers. Visionary Michael Dell and top industry executives from Compaq, Gateway, and Circuit City stress the vital importance of improving supply chain management, providing...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Most people associate cirrhosis with alcoholism-but another cause of liver scarring and failure is HCV, one of the most severe strains of hepatitis. This program provides a basic medical understanding of the virus, presents various ways that it is transmitted, and explores what many call a groundbreaking method of Hepatitis C treatment. Veteran researchers and doctors-Professor Eugene Shiff of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: More harmful and resilient than its alphabetic precursor, Hepatitis B is usually transmitted sexually or through other close bodily contact. This program explains what distinguishes HBV from other hepatitis strains, how it can infect the human body and still go undetected for decades, and how it can be prevented with vaccines. Physicians specializing in hepatitis research and care-including Dr....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: In June of 1944, a vast American army began the siege of Saipan in the Mariana Islands located in the central Pacific Ocean. This airfield would put American bombers within range of Tokyo and the end of the war against Japan finally seemed in sight. Told by the voices of WW II veterans along with author Richard Frank, Death Before Surrender, a part of the PBS American Experience, Victory in the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: With two separate power sources, a hybrid automobile needs two separate cooling systems-so technician training is twice as challenging. This video provides a solid instructional foundation in hybrid computer and cooling system inspection, maintenance, and repair. Overviewing electronic control modules for the power train, battery, transmission, brake system, and power steering system, the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: General George C. Marshall, the subject of this Biography program, was instrumental in the Allied victory in World War II. In 1948, as Secretary of State in the Truman administration, Marshall initiated a program of economic and technical assistance to speed rebuilding of the postwar European economy.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1997
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Summary: This technical program provides a step-by-step explanation of the infrastructure of computers and how they actually work. An overview of the processor includes discussions about how its interconnections make memory possible. Other topics include the bus and binary works and memory storage locations. Using excellent computer graphics, we see how the arithmetic and logic unit (ALU) adds two...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Lyndon B. Johnson tried and failed to win the Democratic presidential nomination in 1960. Instead, he was chosen as a running mate by the man who beat him: John F. Kennedy. In this edition of Meet the Press, Senator Johnson circumspectly discusses aspects of the Kennedy/Johnson presidential platform as he states his views on the civil rights movement, Vice President Richard Nixon, the federal...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: World War II - Reel on the effective B-17 "Flying Fortress" bomber
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1943
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Summary: World War II - President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks before Congress of Churchill's visit to America and the US war effort.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1942
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Summary: This program is designed to show people without health care training how best to respond to an emergency before Emergency Medical Services arrives. The video covers the use of gloves and other barriers to prevent disease transmission; checking an accident victim for an open airway, breathing, and circulation; clearing an obstructed airway; controlling bleeding and managing shock; dealing with...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Australia's largest independent digital media and entertainment company, destra, relies on a robust network for its day-to-day business. Using destra as a case study, this program begins with an overview of computer networks and then introduces issues involving architecture and infrastructure, processes and procedures, maintenance, security, and disaster recovery. An informative illustration of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Kwabena Boahen wants to understand how brains work - and to build a computer by reverse-engineering the human nervous system. His group at Stanford is developing Neurogrid, a hardware platform that will emulate the cortex's inner workings. As Boahen explains in this TEDTalk, his quest to mimic the brain's supercomputing powers in silicon must take into account the messy, redundant processes...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In this highly acclaimed program, ABC News correspondent Lynn Sherr takes us on a lively trip across America to visit the landmarks and places that celebrate famous American women. She maps out a unique tour of the nation following in the footsteps of these women, and in doing so creates mini-biographies of them. In four different categories, seven women are featured. Adventurers and Athletes:...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Some data thieves break into PCs electronically from remote locations, while others walk right in the front door during business hours. This program addresses the vulnerability of data stored on hard drives, on file servers, on removable media, and in computer memory, as well as of data passed over the Internet. Case studies of both large and small companies provide an opportunity for computer...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Divided into five short segments for easy inclusion in lectures, this engaging and accessible program uses computer-rendered models to illustrate five essential topics in mathematics. These include how the Golden Ratio is calculated and has been applied to architecture, art, and design; the ratio of similitude and how it relates to the Pythagorean Theorem and fractals; defining pi using...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The Reformation was a period of rebellion, upheaval, and war - all sparked by one man whose revolt against church authority led to the creation of Protestantism and ultimately, to a reinvigoration of the Catholic faith. This program travels to churches in Europe, Britain, and Mexico to explore the key figures, philosophies, and movements of the Protestant Reformation. It looks at the issues...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009