Summary: "Pets can be a wonderful source of joy, companionship, and fulfillment. And pet owners often enjoy secondary health benefits such as reduced risk of cardiac disease, increased amounts of exercise, and lowered blood pressure. That probably explains why 62 percent of American households have at least one pet. But these bundles of joy can also come with bundles of challenges--unlike humans, they...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.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: From spoken-word conversations to real-time video, a dazzling array of communication options are now available at the touch (or click) of a button. This video explores the concepts and technologies at the heart of fiber-optic communication. Demonstrations and discussions focus on basic principles of telephone systems and state-of-the-art optical technology; distances that light can travel...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Although the encroachment of technology into the natural world is always a legitimate concern, it is also worth examining the many ways in which electronic systems help improve environmental research as well as weather and climate monitoring. This program features two case studies that illustrate the helpful roles electronics can play in life science and meteorology. An in-depth look at the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: From the minutia of warehouse inventories to the training programs of the aeronautics industry, this program focuses on commercial applications for high-tech electronic systems. Two in-depth case studies are used. The first showcases a HUD or "head-up" display developed by British Aerospace Engineering, used in state-of-the-art flight instruction of civilian aircraft pilots. The second case...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Nothing can replace the skills of good doctors and nurses, but without digital technology and advanced electronic systems, the field of medicine would soon collapse. X-Rays, ultrasounds, CT scans, and MRI and PET imaging all use electronics to map different aspects of the human body and convert the information into a visual format. This program visits one of the world's leading research centers...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Imagine driving in complete darkness without worry-thanks to a virtual picture of the road projected on the windshield. It's an existing technology, not science fiction! With unprecedented access to top-flight engineering projects that are integral to the design of Jaguar cars, this program shows how electronics are taking the art and science of driving into the future. Viewers learn how...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: As technology progresses, printed circuit boards or PCBs are becoming ever more central to daily life. As such, an understanding of basic circuitry and how to apply it to PCB assembly is vital to almost any engineer or technical designer. This program highlights the importance of PCBs and follows their industrial manufacture from design brief to completion. It illustrates the benefits of new...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Most computer users are familiar with terms such as chips, hard drives, and RAM, but what exactly is a chip and what does it do? What does a hard drive look like and how does it work? With helpful graphics and a lively presentation, this informative, entertaining program goes inside today's typical computer to look at the functions of its main components. Close-up visuals show the inner...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: After a brief history of electronics starting with valves and vacuum tubes, this program explains the operation of semiconductors, diodes, and transistors. It covers the electronic band structure of conductors, insulators, and semiconductors; doping to boost the conductivity of n- and p-type semiconductors; the functioning of LEDs and photodiodes used in remote control devices and DVD readers;...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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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: 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: In this show, Lidia Bastianich, best-selling cookbook author, chef, and host of public television’s Lidia’s Family Table, will cook with the bounty of the sea to create a sumptuous seafood feast: shrimp and scallop gratinate and brodetto with lobster and corn. She teaches viewers about different kinds of scallops that make the gratinate and then starts her delicious lobster brodetto, assisted...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: In this episode of Lidia’s Family Table, best-selling cookbook author, restaurateur, and chef, Lidia Bastianich exclaims that if her grandchildren can do it, so can you! She makes fresh “middle class” pasta (which is not quite golden) into all kinds of shapes and then complements the pasta with an easy sauce of shrimp and scallions. Joined by her grandchildren, who assist with the shapes, Lidia...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In this episode of Lidia’s Family Table, it’s a day of marinara! Today chef Lidia shows a quick and versatile 20-minute marinara sauce; a bass marinara with olive and capers; and a chicken breast with marinara and fresh mozzarella.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Best-selling cookbook author, restaurateur, and chef, Lidia Bastianich begins this program devoted to the pleasures of summer fare by enjoying the calming view of Long Island Sound behind her home. She is celebrating easy summer dishes: a versatile, slow-cooked summer tomato and eggplant sauce that is used to make a pasta dish and an egg dish with ripe, sweet tomatoes picked from her garden....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: In this episode of Lidia’s Family Table, best-selling cookbook author, restaurateur, and chef, Lidia Bastianich is making gnocchi - one of the family favorites. She creates the traditional potato gnocchi; a sweet gnocchi filled with marmalade; and gnocchi with pesto green bean sauce.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Risotto is the star of this episode’s recipes. Lidia Bastianich, best-selling cookbook author and chef, shows viewers how a risotto has a lot more to offer than just plain rice. She cooks a basic risotto; risotto sar tu; and riso al salto. Risotto is all about technique and does require some attention over the pot, but when three delicious dishes can be created from this humble ingredient,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: Lidia Bastianich, best-selling cookbook author, restaurateur, and host of public television’s Lidia’s Family Table, loves her ravioli big and floppy, and today her mother, Erminia, will help her make it. Once the pastas are assembled, they prepare a sauce made of butter, sage and cheese and a fresh shrimp and tomato ravioli with a tomato sauce.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In this episode of Lidia’s Family Table, best-selling cookbook author, restaurateur, and chef, Lidia Bastianich offers advice for moms looking for interesting projects to do with their kids. Lidia says “Grandma knows best” as she joins her grandkids making meatballs. The sugo (sauce) with meatballs is a great and versatile dish. Then she makes celery and artichoke salad and a delicious...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: In this episode of Lidia’s Family Table, best-selling cookbook author, restaurateur, and chef, Lidia Bastianich cooks three plates of pasta, showing viewers they, too, can have dinner on the table in 15 minutes, especially since the ingredients are already in the pantry. On the menu, basic aglio e olio, or garlic and oil with capellini; cannellini beans with sun-dried tomatoes and cavatappi;...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Best-selling cookbook author and chef, Lidia Bastianich, shares her Bolognese Antica sauce - made with milk - and serves it over fresh spinach tagliatelle. She then demonstrates her favorite besciamelle sauce and begins assembling a delicious pasticciata, or spinach pasta lasagna. This ribbon pasta is enjoyed with her son Joseph who joins Lidia at the end of the show for some great wine...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Lidia Bastianich, best-selling cookbook author, chef, and host of public television’s Lidia’s Family Table, shares three of her favorite soups - which happen to be for all different seasons - giving viewers a variety of delicious choices throughout the year: white beans, garlic and olive soup; a hearty “frantoiana” or white bean and dried bread soup; and a summery zucchini white bean soup with...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: What harm could come from sitting leisurely at the computer, chatting with online pals? Unfortunately, many young people who spend hours in chat rooms or post sensitive information on the Internet have little or no idea of the risks involved. This program warns students about how vulnerable they are whenever they venture into the cyber realm-even when they think they're among "friends."...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007