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Architecture Vocational guidance Construction industry Vocational guidance Engineering Technological innovations Engineering Vocational guidance Industrial arts Machine-tool industry Vocational guidance Manufacturing industries Vocational guidance Occupations Vocational education Women Economic conditionsSummary: Has the arms trade derailed America's national conscience? This program articulates a disturbing point of view: that for all its generosity and leadership, the world's wealthiest country is better known for a mammoth military budget that enriches weapons manufacturers and feeds destructive conflicts. Featuring appearances by several activists and dignitaries-including Elie Wiesel, Costa Rican...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Martin Sheen-impersonating the voice of author Dashiell Hammett-narrates this compelling docudrama on immigrant labor and anti-war politics in 1917. As a young employee of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, Hammett spied for the Anaconda Copper Mining Company in Butte, Montana, during the height of labor struggles there. Using a wealth of archival footage, first-rate dramatizations, interviews...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: American soldiers try to hold off Japan's invasion of the Philippines; after surrendering to Japan, an American army colonel organizes a Filipino guerrilla force; follows an elite group of soliders trained for anti-guerilla warfare in Vietnam; the crew of an American submarine head to Tokyo Bay to prepare for the Doolittle air raid.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2009
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA GRESummary: Industrial electricians must be focused, have good manual dexterity, and be able to solve problems creatively. This program describes the tasks of industrial electricians, including laying electrical lines and testing electronic equipment for the automotive, aerospace, medical, and communications sectors. The video also explains the apprenticeship system and spotlights women in the business.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: From choosing raw materials to designing assembly processes to inspecting the final product, the Manufacturing Cluster is the place where things get made. This program goes inside the diverse world of manufacturing by presenting the career profiles of a number of people who hold different jobs there. Correlates to the National Standards for Life Work.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program profiles three women who have fashioned successful careers in the textile industry: Nathalie Jacques, a planning manager for an upholstery and fabric manufacturer; Myriam Phaneuf, a research and development technician who creates new textile designs thread by thread; and Tarah Jakubiak, Vice President of Sales for an international fabric producer. Additional information from...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Industrial mechanic millwrights work in every manufacturing plant to keep production equipment running smoothly and to make replacement parts. This program explains what it takes-reading blueprints, problem solving, troubleshooting, and operating machines-to work in this fast-paced field. Rising demand for this occupational specialty is considered, and a female apprentice discusses her...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program lets students see what the manufacturing skilled trades have to offer, surveying the various occupations available and providing a quick sketch of each job, including general machinist, industrial electrician, industrial mechanic millwright, mold maker, pattern maker, tool and die maker, and industrial welder.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: A welding apprentice earns while learning on the job to build machinery and structures. This program introduces viewers to the business of industrial welding as a community college welding instructor describes the skill and artistic flair involved in the trade. Because there is great demand for well-trained welders, an apprentice can look forward to good wages and many opportunities.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The highly specialized trade of pattern making requires creativity, ingenuity, and a great eye for detail. This program explains how pattern makers turn a two-dimensional drawing into a 3-D object for a mold or prototype. The growing demand for pattern makers is also addressed, and two pattern makers-a journeyman and an apprentice-talk about what it's like to work in the trade.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Students would do well to meet three women who have found success in the rubber industry. This program profiles Catherine Dupont, an extruder operation manager in charge of an automotive rubber production line; Michelle Hennessey, a tire builder who also functions as a rotating safety monitor; and Nathalie Leger, a production specialist involved in several phases of the rubber manufacturing...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Insiders' observations of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the subsequent occupation, featuring commentary from high-ranking officials, Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. Examines the U.S. policy decisions surrounding the invasion and their consequences in Iraq, including such issues as low U.S. troop levels, the uncontrolled looting of Baghdad, the purging of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NOSummary: Mold making is the start of many manufacturing projects. This program covers required traits like patience, creativity, an eye for design, and good manual dexterity; job opportunities in industries ranging from automotive, to medical, to communications; and the apprenticeship system. In addition, a journeyman mold maker describes his experiences, from his apprenticeship to ultimately owning his...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Tool and die makers design, craft, modify, and repair dies, forms, cutting tools, jigs, and fixtures. This program takes a look at the skills and traits that go into becoming a tool and die maker; commonly used machinery, like drills, pedestal grinders, lathes, and welding equipment; and the impact of technology on the trade as it's performed today. Also, a pair of apprentices-one male, one...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In this program, three women with rewarding careers in the wood products business describe their work. Jodie MacDonald is a sawmill production coordinator who liaisons with sales and marketing; Marie-Claude Giguere is a composite technologist who tests and fabricates OSB boards; and Roxanne Fayant is a crate builder specializing in extremely large-scale work. Conversations with co-workers and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Machinists work in many specialized areas to make parts for the manufacturing industry. This program examines key skills, such as being able to measure with great accuracy and attention to detail; the outlook for jobs in the industry, which is wide open; and perks like good wages and company benefits.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In this program, three women with rewarding careers in the steel industry describe their work. Stephanie Sebastian is a production worker at a fast-paced galvanizing mill; Jennifer Zahra is a quality control inspector involved with steel tubing for automotive uses; and Christine Guerin is a research technician focusing on the chemical components of super-strong steel. Conversations with...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Welding is a fifteen-minute video which is part of the series, Vo/Tech: Ins and Outs.This fast-paced, entertaining, and intriguing series introduces several occupations in the vast career pathway of vocational and technical trades. Viewers are taken on a journey through many different facets of vocational interest areas including welding, masonry, electrical, residential construction, and HVAC....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Robotics has become a formidable force in the workplace. Some of your students may already use robots on the job or work with someone who does. This video takes a look at the changes that have occurred since robotics was first introduced. Students are given a refresher of the basics: terminology, concepts, system components, classification of robots. But then, new applications and work tasks...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: With over 13 million jobs in the U.S. alone, the Architecture & Construction Career Cluster is simply huge. This program offers a sense of how wide-ranging the opportunities can be by looking at the educational and training requirements, as well as the actual work of an architect, plumber, electrician, and construction and building inspector. Correlates to the National Standards for Life Work.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Technology is taking the field of biometrics to new levels of accuracy and efficiency. But is the price of such security, achieved by turning over unique bodily information to governments and private companies, too high? And is biometric data really as foolproof as its proponents say? This program travels the globe to showcase examples of high-tech biometrics in action, including electronic...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Blogs may be driving print journalists out of business, but they're doing wonders for the teaching profession. This program helps educators learn more about blogging and the best ways to integrate it into the classroom. Showing how blogs help communicate ideas and connect readers worldwide, the video focuses on the benefits of blogging for both teachers and students. Specific topics include...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Carpentry is a fifteen-minute video which is part of the series, Vo/Tech: Ins and Outs.This fast-paced, entertaining, and intriguing series introduces several occupations in the vast career pathway of vocational and technical trades. Viewers are taken on a journey through many different facets of vocational interest areas including welding, masonry, electrical, residential construction, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: When people decide whether or not to follow the crowd, what happens inside their brains? This ABC News program explores that question, highlighting neurological research that helps explain conformity and sheds light on the complex relationship between group and individual behavior. Placing test subjects in candid-camera style settings, the program illustrates how social pressures can alter...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006