Summary: The numbers alone are stunning: 8 million inhabitants, 70 percent of whom live below the poverty line; a life expectancy of 50 years; a 65 percent illiteracy rate; and a 70 percent unemployment rate. Such is the recent population in Haiti, which ironically had its origins cast in optimism: the Haitians were the first people to abolish slavery in 1797 and establish a black republic. Yet the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Bing Crosby and Bob Hope play Joke-a-Stroke Golf
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1952
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Summary: Bold claims about the curative powers of "superfoods" and other trendy products represent a daunting challenge for today's consumer. How reliable are these assertions? What happens when a no-nonsense medical doctor applies rigorous scientific testing to the health hype on product labels? This program takes viewers on an eye-opening journey led by Dr. Lesley Regan, a veteran physician and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This program examines current immigration policy within the context of our historical role as a melting pot for diverse nationalities. The growing political debate over the influx of illegal immigrants from Latin America is discussed by political leaders-some of whom advocate rights for the illegals, and some of whom do not. New York Mayor Rudolph Guiliani, Governor of California Pete Wilson,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: No episode of history illustrates the interplay between violence and radical idealism more clearly than the overthrow of Russia’s czar and aristocracy. Using vivid reenactments and colorized archival footage, this program depicts the seizure of power by a political party which, although initially representing a small fraction of the Russian nation, rapidly engulfed it. Viewers learn about the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The 2009 installment in Wide Angle's Time for School series reenters the lives of seven students in seven different countries, offering a glimpse of the worldwide battle to get what most American children take for granted: a basic education. These riveting case studies in India, Afghanistan, Kenya, Benin, Brazil, Japan, and Romania feature young teenagers embracing academic challenges that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: So what keeps the luxury business afloat in a recession? Experts point to two types of buyers: the super rich who can still afford the finer things, and aspirational buyers, the middle-income earners who save for a taste of the good life. Dive into the story of a Romanian immigrant Cornel Ceapa who hopes to net a good number of these buyers and build an empire selling Canadian caviar.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Hydrogen may be the fuel of the future, but what would it take to safely and efficiently make the transition from fossil fuels? In this program from the Scientific American Frontiers series, host Alan Alda takes a look at two ways to use the Sun's energy to extract hydrogen; meets with Stan and Iris Ovshinsky, inventors of a hydrogen storage method involving a solid metal alloy; and makes a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Back in the day, Run-DMC's mega-hit My Adidas promoted consumerism as a form of rebellion. More recently, however, as savvy teens lose interest in traditional forms of advertising, product placement in lyrics and music videos has become big, big business for manufacturers and rappers alike. Drawing on interviews with Russell Simmons, co-founder of Def Jam Records; Camille Hackney, of Elektra...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: The greatest Spanish work of the Siglo de Oro is here presented as a feature film that painstakingly and lovingly re-creates the medieval world of Lope's play. Spain's greatest actors are cast in this joyous production.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Nothing's more important than family, and nothing demonstrates the nuances of the Chinese language like talking about family. Whether it's introducing one's parents, grandparents, and children or the best ways to discuss marriage and relationships, this program illustrates practical techniques for talking about home life and family connections in Chinese. Cultural topics include: young people...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: When it comes to global warming, Bjorn Lomborg is a skeptical ecologist, a one-time Greenpeace member who is now at odds with the organization. Why? Though Greenpeace is trusted by 70 to 80 percent of people to be more accurate than government scientists and agencies, and even university researchers, Lomborg charges that it receives all its information from the media. Over a dozen scientists...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Combining beautiful location footage with original manuscripts, paintings, letters, readings, and scenes from selected performances, this program presents the life and works of Lope de Vega, the prolific playwright who single-handedly crafted a national drama for Spain.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Most people rely on television newscasts to keep them informed. Yet, a recent Gallup poll says that only 21 percent of Americans rated television media as "very or mostly honest. Faced with declining ratings, increased competition, and intensified attention to the bottom line, television news organizations have been criticized for turning daily newscasts into "info-tainment. This program...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Combining beautiful location footage with original manuscripts, paintings, letters, readings, and scenes from selected performances, this program presents the life and works of Lope de Vega, the prolific playwright who single-handedly crafted a national drama for Spain.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Unlike banks, community development financial institutions specialize in backing people whose future possibilities inspire more hope than their credit reports do. This program examines the workings of CDFIs through stories of borrowers considered "unbankable" by conventional lenders. Case studies from Seattle; Chicago; Philadelphia; Portland, Maine; Demopolis, Alabama; and Chester,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: What does the future have in store for the heart, the motor that powers the human body? What kinds of treatment can cardiology patients expect within the next decade? This program reveals a wide range of innovations for the treatment and cure of heart disease and cardiovascular disease. Viewers will discover a newly developed bypass system; a biventricular pacemaker that also incorporates a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Walk down the aisle of any supermarket or pharmacy and you are bound to be confronted by shelves full of nutrient supplements, from vitamin A to zinc. But are they worth the staggering prices many people pay for them? What exactly are supplements, and when should they be avoided? This program looks at a wide range of supplements that are currently available and examines their potential impact...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Where there is commerce, there is usually a degree of unemployment as well. Module one of this program presents an agency that develops the marketability of unemployed youth in Spain-victims of schooling/market mismatch and employer reluctance to provide training. Module two considers collective bargaining agreements in the Netherlands that have created employer incentives to hire out-of-work...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Perhaps more disturbing than the global statistics concerning blindness-for example, one child goes blind every minute-is the fact that much of it is easily preventable. This program shows how scientific and technological advances offer new hope for millions suffering from vision loss. Experts such as ophthalmologists David Yorston and Bruce Allan of London's renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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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...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Intellectual Nise and her seemingly featherbrained sister Finea are in need of husbands-a situation their mother has well in hand. It's the penniless poet and cavalier Laurencio for Nise, and the vain Liseo for Finea.until Laurencio learns about Finea's generous dowry. Wit and romance abound in Manuel Iborra's effervescent film adaptation of the classic La Dama Boba. Jose Coronado, Silvia...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: The 1950s in America were a time of nostalgia and neurosis. Factories poured out goods, the dollar was powerful, and the United States - filled with the heady optimism of victory in World War II - believed that it could politically, culturally, and militarily lead the world. But the decade also saw the solidification of the Iron Curtain in Europe, the entrenchment of Communism in China, years...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1984
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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