Summary: In the 2nd century BCE, the Cimbri and Teuton tribes began to move southward from their Scandinavian homeland, Jutland. Soundly defeating the Roman army at Noricum in 113 BCE, they set in motion an era of migration that spelled the beginning of the end of Roman military and political supremacy. This program examines the reasons why these Germanic peoples left their homeland, explores their...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: By the 6th century, the migrating peoples of Europe had begun to settle down, establishing the boundaries of their domains-but not of their ambitions. Who would become the heirs of the Roman Empire and the allies-and enemies-of the Church? This program reconstructs the development of key non-Roman kingdoms including those of the Ostrogoths in Italy, the Merovingians in Gaul, and the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: When Howard Carter entered the long-sought tomb of Tutankhamun, it did not take him long to confirm that it was indeed the final resting place of the legendary Boy King. But his knowledge of hieroglyphics had only been made possible by the enigmatic Rosetta Stone, deciphered precisely 100 years earlier by Jean-Francois Champollion. This intriguing, highly realistic program cinematically...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Designed to help caregivers in long-term care settings, this program describes the skills necessary to prevent residents from wandering and leaving facilities. A discussion of HIPAA initiatives and guidelines is included. After watching the video, viewers should be able to define the terms wandering and elopement; determine the difference between safe and unsafe wandering; identify triggers of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs & 5th Atomic Bomb tested (part 2)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1946
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Summary: This video examines THC and the cannabinoids marijuana, hashish, and hash oil. Expert commentary is presented by former NFL player Charles Hunt, a pharmacist, a police officer, addiction counselors, a historian, a pastor, recovering addicts, and others. Together, they explain the history and biological effects of THC, investigating its use, abuse, and hazards, and its reputation as a gateway drug.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Consecration of Tomb of Unknown Soldier, USA: Woodrow Wilson and Marshal Foch present.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1919
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Summary: This program uses footage of the caverns beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and other sacred sites, artwork, and expert commentary to analyze the historicity of Jesus' last days, the political context of 1st-century Jerusalem, and the emergence of Christianity as an institution. Jesus' execution, burial of the dead in Jewish tradition, the significance of Jesus' tomb, and two millennia of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: When the Huns charged into the lands of the Goths and then, in the 5th century, into Europe, they started a new wave of terror and tribal relocation. This program tracks the displacement of the Visigoths to Spain and the Vandals to North Africa. Both succeeded in defeating proud and once-mighty Rome in its own capital-but who would stop the hordes of Attila as they raced onwards into the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: At the time the Roman Empire supplanted the failed Republic, the Rhine River marked Rome's northern frontier in western Europe-until Emperor Augustus tried to push the boundary east to the Elbe. Focusing on the events during the 1st through 4th centuries, this program traces the movements of the Goths and the tribes of Germania, including the epic battle in the year 9 when Arminius, leader of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: On a British sitcom, two characters bottled tap water and sold it as Peckham Spring Water. More recently, Coca-Cola launched its purified-water lifestyle drink, Dasani, in the U.K. The connection was not overlooked. This program tracks Dasani's progressive PR nightmare in Britain-first as newspapers screamed "Coke Sells Tap Water for 95p," and then as Coca-Cola recalled 500,000 bottles due to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Ernesto "Che" Guevara was both a romantic and a rebel, honored by many for his commitment to liberation yet vilified by others as a rogue. This compelling program traces the life of a man whose idealism and determination gripped the imagination of an era. Interviews with family members, partisans, enemies, and others-including the photographer who immortalized him-share their recollections and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Britain's first hydrogen bomb test explosion
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1957
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Summary: U.S. Hydrogen Bomb testing; first explosion, at Eniwetok Atoll
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1952
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Summary: Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people, epicenter of a sprawling empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute control. But now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excess....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Video 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROMSummary: In the wilderness after a dramatic escape from Egypt, the story of the Hebrew people reaches a pivotal moment - one in which uncertainty and desperation threaten to derail the dream of a Promised Land. This program features author Bruce Feiler’s re-creation of that ancient, 40-year struggle for survival. Reflecting on places where God is said to have provided food and water for the Israelites,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The human population is likely to double by the middle of the 21st century, soaring past 10 billion people. How will all these people survive? Will there be enough resources to meet everyone's needs or will there be massive social upheaval, famine, and rampant pollution? These questions have been a consuming passion for biologist and environmental pioneer Paul Ehrlich, who set out decades ago...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Atomic bomb testing: people in small town see flash, are reassured not to worry
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1955
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Summary: World War II - US bombing of Ploesti oil fields in Nazi Romania
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1944
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Summary: World War II - Allied bombing of Western Europe [France/Belgium in this case]
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1943
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Summary: World War II - British Gov't film warning the public of the dangers of German antipersonnel bombs
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1944
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Summary: Noma is an acute oral infection that attacks young, malnourished children. If left untreated-which, tragically, is often the case in Africa-it devours bone tissue and permanently disfigures its victims. This unflinching program studies the impact of the pitiless disease and will help viewers assess the ability and readiness of the international community to combat the suffering. Graphic scenes...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Disorientation in an elder-care patient poses a wide range of risks-from difficulties in socializing with other residents to the dangers confused seniors face if they venture outside a care facility unattended. This program depicts common characteristics of dementia and demonstrates intervention techniques for dealing with them in an effective, compassionate manner. Problems outlined in the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Helping children to grow and bloom properly also means taking into account their biological rhythms. This program seeks out holistic approaches to education that more scientifically organize the school day and strike a better balance between intellectual and physical development. Educators, psychologists, a geneticist, a philosopher, and others consider topics such as the times of day when...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006