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African American families Government policy African American families Social conditions Automobiles Maintenance and repair Vocational guidance Blues (Music) Dwellings Heating and ventilation Ethics Perkins, Frances 1880-1965 Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945 Social work with African American children United StatesSummary: This program weighs the financial savings of a reformed welfare system against our responsibility to those who need help. Political and religious leaders discuss the feasibility of establishing a new system that works to eliminate the problems of crime, drugs, poverty, and unwanted births. Critics and supporters of current reform efforts discuss their views. Those interviewed include a New...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: While politicians grapple with reforming welfare, those who receive benefits worry about how welfare reform will affect their lives. Critics of welfare argue that it has created a psychology of dependency, and that it is rife with fraud and abuse. This program traces the history of welfare beginning with the Depression, then examines the complex issues involved in reforming it. Experts discuss...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Ness, Mike.
Contents: The devil in Miss Jones -- Don't think twice / Bob Dylan -- Misery loves company -- Crime don't pay -- Rest of our lives -- You win again / Hank Williams -- Cheating at solitaire -- No man's friend -- Charmed life -- Dope fiend blues -- Ballad of a lonely man -- I'm in love w/my car -- If you leave before me -- Long black veil / Dill/Wilkin -- Send her back / Al Ferrier.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Time Bomb Recordings 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK NESCallahan, David
Summary: While there have always been those who cut corners, the author shows that cheating on every level--from the highly publicized corporate scandals to Little League fraud--has risen dramatically in the last two decades. Why all the cheating? Why now? Callahan pins the blame on the dog-eat-dog economic climate of the past two decades. An unfettered market and unprecedented economic inequality have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 174 CALDawkins, Marian Stamp.
Contents: No room on the agenda -- Seduced by words -- The trouble with anthropomorphism -- Why consciousness is harder than you think -- Consciousness unexplained -- Emotional turmoil -- Animal welfare without consciousness -- The two pillars of animal welfare --What animals want -- Animal welfare for a small planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179.3 DAWWelfare, Simon
Summary: "A unique and fascinating look at Victorian society through the remarkable lives of an enlightened and philanthropic aristocratic couple, the Marquess and Marchioness of Aberdeen, who exhausted their vast fortune buying homes around the globe where they entertained the rich and famous while also campaigning for the poor and disadvantaged. As the Marquess and Marchioness of Aberdeen, John and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.1081 WELGupta, Sanjay.
Summary: In this riveting book, Dr. Sanjay Gupta--neurosurgeon, chief medical correspondent for CNN, and bestselling author--chronicles the almost unbelievable science that has made seemingly miraculous recoveries possible--from experiments with therapeutic hypothermia to save comatose stroke or heart attack victims to lifesaving operations in utero to the study of animal hibernation to help wounded...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wellness Central 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.02 GUP1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 616.02 GUP
Weinstein, Bruce D.
Summary: Your parents say one thing, your teachers say another, and your friends say something else entirely. Is it okay to tell a friend that her cookies taste awful? How should you respond when you see someone cheating on a test? And what's the big deal with downloading music for free? Bruce Weinstein, Ph. D., answers these questions and more with his five Life Principles - simple rules that can be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 170.835 WEIViagra Boys
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK VIASummary: With this program as a foundation, students will be well on their way to careers as heating and ventilation service technicians, installers, or even system designers and engineers. The program illustrates several different types of heating systems, including forced-air gas furnaces, high-efficiency furnaces, and hot air systems. Different types of ignition and fuels are covered, along with the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Berry, Joy Wilt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier Enterprises 1988
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Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Acuff-Rose 1952
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMSummary: This program complements the information given in the diagnosis and operation videos and includes service methods for heating systems, component replacement, and flushing heater cores.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Contents: I'm movin' on / Clyde McPhatter -- Whiskey, women & loaded dice / Joe Ligins and His Honeydrippers -- Jambalaya (on the Bayou) / Damita Jo -- Going home / Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm -- Night train to Memphis / Bobby Hebb -- If he holds your hand / Lou Rawls -- Catch em young, treat em rough, tell em nothin' / Mabel Scott -- Goodnight Irene / Cecil Grant -- Uncle Bud / Billy Bland --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES RHYSummary: In the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Frances Perkins as US Secretary of Labor, the first woman to sit on a presidential cabinet. Against overwhelming odds, she became a driving force behind the New Deal social safety net, including Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, the 8-hour day, minimum wage, and unemployment compensation. Featuring compelling interviews...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SUMSummary: In this video, viewers are shown three of the key areas to inspect when buying a home—the electrical service, plumbing, and the heating system. Beginning in the basement, our home inspector, Alex Welsh, closely checks the electrical service. He reviews the condition of the fuse box or circuit breaker box to ensure that it is properly assembled and that there are no loose connections or frayed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program covers basic inspection, checking control head and air door action, feeling and measuring line temperatures, listening for normal and abnormal sounds, as well as other techniques for finding trouble. Compares R-134a refrigerant systems with the older R-12 systems. Viewers also learn how to use a manifold gauge set to complete a performance test to diagnose system operation.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program covers physical principles, the basic refrigeration cycle, and the function of major parts, and compares the two major system classifications, expansion valve and orifice tube. Includes theoretical and service information on R-134a refrigerant systems.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Kittle, James L.
Summary: Covers selection, installation, safety tools and servicing of heating and air conditioning systems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tab Books 1990
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Summary: Interest in residential geothermal systems has grown as more people realize they can replace their fossil-fuel heating system with one that is three to five times more efficient and doesn't require a chimney to exhaust noxious fumes. Currently in the USA there is a federal 30% tax credit that applies to the total installation cost. These newer, safer systems provide heating as well as cooling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pangea Publications 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 697 STOHaddam, Jane
Summary: Former FBI agent Gregor Demarkian, fleeing from his own wedding preparations, is hired to review a case--one that he finds has little evidence--in what may be the most compelling case of his entire career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP M HADMcClain, Rand
Summary: "In Cheating Death, McClain shares the best drugs and supplements, treatment methods, and devices-approaches that are backed by extensive research as well as Dr. McClain's own work with his patients"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 MCCWilson, David Sloan
Summary: David Sloan Wilson, one of the world’s leading evolutionists, addresses a question that has puzzled philosophers, psychologists, and evolutionary biologists for centuries: Does altruism exist naturally among the Earth’s creatures? The key to understanding the existence of altruism, Wilson argues, is by understanding the role it plays in the social organization of groups. Groups that function...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576 WILThomas, Dirk
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alan C. Hood 2006