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Art of communicating Behold humanity! a sociological perspective Career options for women Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy Great Philosophers Kitchen and Food Safety (New York, N.Y.) Medical mavericks South-Western introduction to business Southwestern introduction to business The Living BodySummary: In this program, host Susan Turgeson and a group of students demonstrate six easy food-based experiments, and explain the science behind them. Experiments include Sensory Evaluation; The Biochemistry of Milk: Mozzarella Cheese; Hand Washing and Food Safety; The Scientific Method: What Makes Popcorn Pop?; Emulsions: Mayonnaise; and Fermentation: Root Beer. The video also features a tour of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worse race riots in the city to date. For ten straight nights, American sailors armed with make-shift weapons cruised Mexican-American neighborhoods in search of “zoot-suiters”—hip, young teens dressed in baggy pants and long-tailed coats—symbols that blurred cultural lines and pushed the boundaries of race and class. Their posturing and self-assurance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Summary: During the late '90s and onward many countries fell victim to the repercussions of "hot money"-funds that were shrewdly managed for short-term profit in spite of their tendency to increase market instability. Economic meltdowns in Africa and elsewhere were so severe they eventually sparked humanitarian groups to call for cancellation of the poorest countries' debt. In this program Hazel...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The world's third most popular ingredients after salt and pepper, onions and garlic have long been used for medicinal as well as culinary purposes. And while idealistic Motown fans might see the world as "just a great big onion," Alexander the Great considered the bulbous root essential to a soldier's diet. This video illustrates the diverse uses and benefits of onions and garlic, explaining...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Europe's Muslim population has doubled in the last decade, with the largest numbers settling in France. This Wide Angle documentary reveals the hopes, frustrations, and political aspirations of French-born Muslims and explores their potential to alter the landscape of France's national identity. Focusing on the recent decision to ban the wearing of traditional Muslim headscarves in public...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: When renowned psychologist Paul Salkovskis offers three agoraphobics a base from which to battle their fears, each sufferer embraces the opportunity to utilize the professor's "safe house." There's only one problem-getting there. This program illustrates the paralyzing anxiety agoraphobics typically experience when stepping outside their cloistered comfort zones. After Simon, Su, and Archana...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: How improbable is it that life arose on Earth from inorganic matter? Could the process have involved a type of chemistry different from that which is known today? Using an expansive definition of life, chemist Lee Cronin is exploring these questions by attempting to create a fully inorganic cell using molecules that can assemble, replicate, and compete. In this provocative TEDTalk Cronin shares...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Underachievement: a persistent discrepancy between a student's perceived ability and academic performance. This program examines the root causes of this problem, its early warning signs, and the curricular impact of mistakenly assessing it as a learning disability or as ADHD. Constructive communication strategies teachers and parents can use to investigate indications of underachievement are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: How do you tell if a banana's ripe? Is it OK to buy apples and cut out the bruises? Will a tomato or a pear continue to ripen? Can anyone really pick a ripe watermelon? Should grapes be washed? Different fruits and vegetables need different kinds of selection guidelines and storage procedures. Viewers of this video will learn how to properly select many types of fruits and vegetables; how to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Language is a social construct. It unites the individuals of a given community through a code that is understood by those who use it, ranging from street slang to the prescribed usage of grammar by an elite. This program examines language in a historical context and as a political tool. Since the advent of the printing press and, most recently, the Internet, English has become the universal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This video takes a step beyond An Introduction to Food Science. Topics include microorganisms, methods of food preservation including irradiation and freeze drying, functions of nutrients, emulsions, mixtures, additives, toxicology, and other chemical reactions. Laboratory experiments demonstrate mold growth, food spoilage, and the role of acids and bases in food production. Career...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: More and more consumers are turning to organics as fears escalate about genetically modified foods, chemical pesticides, and the antibiotics fed to animals. In this program, farmers and an inspector explain how organic crops and livestock are raised-and why produce, dairy and meat products, and processed foods certified as organic cost so much more than their non-organic counterparts. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2000
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Summary: Vehement repudiation of Christian and liberal ethics; the detestation of democratic ideals; the celebration of the "superman"; the death of God; and a life-affirming "will to power" are the philosophical legacies of Friedrich Nietzsche. In this program, world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and Nietzsche philosopher J. P. Stern discuss these concepts as the genesis of existentialism,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Despite multibillion-dollar investments in the prevention of hacking, one of the root problems of cybersecurity has been largely ignored: the actual people who write malicious code. In this TEDTalk underworld investigator Misha Glenny profiles several convicted hackers from around the world and reaches a thought-provoking conclusion about their motivations. Suggesting that coders with advanced...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: By ensuring customer safety, a food business also protects itself-from bad publicity, sinking profits, and even legal action. This program guides viewers through sanitation tools and procedures that are essential to the management of any food-related enterprise, including both food service outlets and food manufacturing facilities. Incorporating interviews with a cafe chef, a quality manager at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: In this program, two women with rewarding careers in agriculture describe their work: Deanna Johnson, a marketing representative who assists and makes purchases from grain producers; and Julie Couillard, a production coordinator who manages soil preparation, seeding, watering, and fertilization for an organic vegetable farm. Conversations with co-workers and supervisors add to the descriptions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: No one wants a burger with a side of salmonella or a taco topped with E. coli, but that's what you can get when food isn't prepared correctly. This video describes common-and serious-food-borne illnesses, how they're spread, and how they can be prevented through careful food handling and proper food preparation. Salmonella, Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia coli, and shigella are discussed,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Humans used to get their food directly from natural sources. Today, however, a great deal of what we eat is not only processed, it is manufactured. Many complex steps lie between what grows and what reaches the table. This program tells us about cheese-making and shows new ways of preserving food, extending its freshness. It also discusses the effects of cholesterol on health.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The maxim "You are what you eat" could have originated with a few hungry self-experimenters who proved that nutrition is critical to good health. As this program illustrates, one of the most prominent of these scientists was Dr. Joseph Goldberger, an early-20th-century researcher who ate the feces and scabs from patients with pellagra in his quest to prove it was not infectious. Viewers will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points protocols evolved from a system developed in the 1960s and implemented by NASA. This program explains and demonstrates the HACCP system, which identifies and isolates specific hazards throughout the process of food production in order to ensure consumer safety. The seven HACCP principles that restaurants and food vendors should implement are discussed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Can defrosted leftovers be refrozen? What is trichinosis? And if a pan catches fire, what is the best way to put it out? This concise program explains the importance of proper food handling, storage, and cooking in order to prevent spoilage, waste, and potential food poisoning. Good kitchen safety habits are detailed as well, which can help in avoiding common accidents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The simple fact is most food-borne illnesses can be avoided by applying common sense at every meal and snack break. This video illustrates how to shop for the freshest foods, store them wisely, and prepare them correctly. Topics include signs of freshness and contamination; proper storage in the refrigerator, freezer, and pantry; ways to safely thaw frozen foods; how to avoid...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Microsoft has allegedly made predatory use of its monopoly power to stifle competition, integrated its own browser software into Windows' core code, and manufactured Internet Explorer with embedded Microsoft-oriented hyperlinks. This Emmy Award-winning NewsHour program, which combines footage of top Microsoft executives and their opponents with a hands-on examination of the Windows operating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This, the first of two programs on the senses, looks at those sense receptors that depend on contact with the immediate world: taste buds, touch sensors, and olfactory cells. These receptors also sense heat, pain, and pressure. The complex world just beneath the skin is re-created with realistic models, showing events like the pulling of a hair seen from the viewpoint of the root.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005