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Allied health series (Meridian Education Corporation) Amnesty International global ethics series Applied psychology (New York, N.Y.) Health collection (New York, N.Y.) Internet Research and Information Literacy, Effective Strategies and Cautionary Tales Jewish Law (New York, N.Y.) Nutshell series Preventative parenting series (Cambridge educational (Firm)) Top careers in two years (Cambridge Educational (Firm)) Ultimate media librarian collectionSummary: Proper dental evaluations and hygiene are vital aspects of caring for an elderly client. Neglecting signs of oral health puts patients at risk for heart disease as well as more common problems like halitosis and bad breath, which can be embarrassing and could cause social and psychological problems. This program discusses specific conditions and diseases of the mouth, provides nursing and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Levine, Arthur D.
Summary: With Mental Health, Inc., award-winning investigative journalist Art Levine delivers a Shock Doctrine-style expos©♭ of the failures of our out of control, profit-driven mental health system, with a special emphasis on dangerous residential treatment facilities and the failures of the pharmaceutical industry, including the overdrugging of children with antipsychotics and the disastrous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.89 LEVSummary: This groundbreaking special presents viewers with profound moral, ethical, and social dilemmas to spark conversation about the tough decisions each of us face in this modern world. The show fuses dramatic storytelling, web interactivity, and expert panel discussions to create fun, enlightening debates in which viewers can participate. With daily revelations of fraud in corporate boardrooms,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Summary: What does it mean to be an industry leader in the 21st century? Having the greatest market share is no longer enough-a successful business must now set an example as a good corporate citizen. This program examines key policies and practices that integrate ethics and responsible management into all aspects of business operations. Viewers are introduced to Australia's Corporate Responsibility...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: "Provides basic consumer health information about dental hygiene, preventive care, and oral health concerns for children and adults, with facts about surgical, orthodontic, and cosmetic dental procedures, and diseases of the mouth and jaw. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.6 DEASummary: Many businesses abide by a code of conduct, either company-specific or industry-wide. This timely program distinguishes between ethical behavior and social responsibility by spotlighting two well-known Australian businesses that exhibit both qualities: Bendigo Bank and its Community Bank initiative, a cooperatively spirited venture that teaches solid commercial principles to franchisees, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Moral philosophy lies at the heart of today's most heated issues-abortion, human cloning, assisted suicide, financial conflicts of interest, and environmental stewardship. In this program, Harvard University's Frances Kamm; Rutgers University's Larry Temkin; and Richard Sorabji, honorary fellow at Wolfson College, the University of Oxford, describe the three major categories of ethics:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Along with the interventions that can sustain the life of a terminally ill senior citizen or a severely impaired premature baby have come a host of ethics-related dilemmas, and chief among them is when to suspend treatment. In this program, renowned theologian Martin Marty, of The Park Ridge Center; members of Lutheran General and Good Samaritan Hospitals' ethics advisory teams; hospice...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Baggini, Julian.
Summary: In [this book] Julian Baggini, one of Britain's best-known philosophers, condenses complex, contemporary issues of right and wrong into 20 key questions. He examines how we can start to answer them, what they might mean to us and how they influence the way we choose to live our lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quercus 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 BAGBroome, John
Summary: Discusses the climate change debate, including the science of greenhouse gasses, offsetting carbon emissions, and the choices facing policymakers by filtering the issues through the universal philosophical standards of goodness and justice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179.1 BROMannix, Kathryn
Summary: A palliative care physician draws on stories from her own practice to explain how to enable a gentle and peaceful death and how modern medicine, augmented by traditional palliative approaches, can restore dignity, humanity, and meaning to the end of life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304 MANSummary: Is Orthodox Judaism obsessed with rules and regulations? This program explores historical and spiritual concepts behind the Jewish mitzvot, demonstrating that strict faith can reflect humility and compassion rather than blind obedience. Through interviews with rabbis and members of their families and congregations, the video provides information about the prayer shawl, the tefillin, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: For a generation raised on the ideology of “open source” and the ability to quickly cut and paste, the concept of plagiarism may seem foreign or passé. And that, of course, can lead to trouble. This video examines the behaviors that constitute plagiarism, their consequences, and the best ways to avoid them. Showing how accidental copying as well as willful plagiarism can occur, the program lays...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Scalia, Antonin
Summary: "By any measure, Antonin Scalia lived an extraordinary life. A Supreme Court justice for three decades, he transformed the way that judges and lawyers think about the law. Married to his beloved Wife, Maureen, for more than fifty years, a father to nine children, and a grandfather to dozens, he was devoted to his family and his faith. He was gregarious, energetic, and a friend to people of all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Forum 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 815 SCAQuinn, Zoë
Summary: A widely recognized indie developer and leading advocate against online abuse traces the story of her experiences at the center of the Gamergate controversy while outlining recommendations for combating online harassment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 QUINN, ZOE QUISummary: Nothing can warm a parent's heart like a child's smile. But that beautiful smile needs help. Dental Care for Kids is an adult's guide to children's teeth: how they develop, the care they need, and the diseases that can spoil a child's mouth. It gives useful information about proper dental care from the prenatal period through the development of primary teeth until permanent teeth come in. This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The job of the dental hygienist is just as hands-on as any dentist's-and it offers an outstanding springboard for a career in the healthcare and dental fields. This program shows what a dental hygienist can expect as far as training, duties, and compensation, while outlining the personal qualities and people skills that any successful D.H. should possess. Featuring interviews with experienced...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: In this program, host Ted Holmes profiles organizations, companies, and colleges that are working hard to help preserve the environment, provide equal opportunities for employees, stimulate small businesses, create low-income housing, and promote ethical domestic and overseas investments. Featured guests include representatives of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, the Center...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Covers the Associated Press rules of grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, abbreviation, and word usage, as well as social-media guidelines and information on media law, libel, and copyright infringement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Every year, hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting patients develop an infection during a hospital stay. Using hidden cameras, this program ventures into supposedly state-of-the-art hospitals and exposes procedural lapses that place lives at risk. Dr. Michael Gardam, director of the University Health Network's Infection Prevention Unit in Toronto, shows viewers how easily microbes can be spread...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Psychological experiments have shown that the natural human desire to conform can lead people to mistrust their own experiences, turn a blind eye to the suffering of others, and even inflict harm on the defenseless. But these findings have come at a price: the potential emotional damage of those being studied. This three-section program grapples with some of the thorny ethical issues arising...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Imagine that it’s the week of the football championship game, and a star player may have an undisclosed head injury. Everyone wants him to play. If you were the coach, would you let him? Or picture a talented WNBA hopeful who has torn her ACL—for the third time. Add in bouts of bulimia and her lifelong dream of going pro. As her adviser, what would you do? These are only two of the agonizing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Canby, William C.
Summary: "This guide provides a reliable resource on American Indian law. Its authoritative text covers the essentials of this complex body of law, with attention to the governmental policies underlying it. The work emphasizes both the historical development of Federal Indian Law and recent matters such as the evolution of Indian gaming, issues arising under the Indian Child Welfare Act, and the present...
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Publisher / Publication Date: West Academic Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 348.7326 CANSummary: Former Democratic senator Bob Kerrey is making his case for a refocused mission in Iraq. The 9/11 Commission member and Vietnam war veteran tells Bill Moyers why having U.S. military forces in Iraq is necessary in fighting terrorism, but calls for a bipartisan plan to end U.S. policing and occupation in the war-torn nation. Also on the program: Joan Claybrook, one of Washington's most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007