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Series
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
The carnage of My Lai raises the issue of confidentiality between the soldier, his religious confessor, and military justice. Generals debate the clash between military tribunals and the right of confidentiality with Chaplain Timothy Tatum of the U.S. Army War College, the Reverend J. Bryan Hehir of the U.S. Catholic Conference, and others.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Coen was born with cystic fibrosis and later developed diabetes. With a lung capacity of just 20%, Coen spent a 1/3 of each day dealing with treatments of varying kinds. At age 15 he received a double lung transplant, a procedure that saved his life. Now a once painful hissing sound can be recognized as a laugh, a difficult walk now a full-on run, he can even wrestle with his little brother. Able to live like a normal teenager, Coen enjoys snorkeling,...
Series
Ethics in America volume II
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Should the executives at Casablanca Cruise Lines have asbestos removed from their ships by a company based in the former Soviet republic of Novostan? The cost would be 80 million dollars less than if an American company were used, but Novostani standards of worker safety are far less rigorous. What should executives at MaxiCorp disclose about accidents in cars using their device, which doubles the mileage of cars in which it is installed, when they...
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
The Ballerina had planned a “Pas de Trois” dance with the Strongman and the Clown but accidentally left out the Goblin. To get attention, the Goblin plays tricks on the other boys and the Ballerina ends up blaming the wrong person. But all is cleared up in the end and they include their friend Goblin in a “Pas de Quatre” dance instead.
Series
Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
Survival of the fittest is a phrase coined by economist Herbert Spencer and often used to imply that competition, not consensus, is the fundamental means of survival. But an age-old spiritual concept-that placing the common good ahead of self-interest will enhance both-has been getting new attention. In this program, Hazel Henderson and ethical investing leader Terry Mollner assert that even in the financial realm, cooperation can outperform competition....
8) Miss BG
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
BA's Mom plans to cut down the tree house and put up a jungle gym for all the kids to enjoy. BG and her friends try to sell BA on the idea of the tree house by inviting her up to play with them, so that she will convince her Mom not to do it. But the plan backfires and it seems all is lost, until BG learns that the unexpected support of a community on Christmas Eve can save the tree.
9) Atomic Betty
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
After a smash encounter with Dr. Cerebral and his 'Noggin Knocker', Betty takes Sparky and X-5 along to a rodeo with her Uncle Charlie. As revenge, Dr. Cerebral kidnaps Robo Betty and reprograms her to do his bidding! Using Robo Betty's homing device to locate the Galactic Guardian headquarters, Dr. Cerebral finds himself on Earth and in the middle of the rodeo. Robo Betty ties up Betty and her crew and Dr. Cerebral almost manages to launch them...
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
It's hard enough to land an interview when employers spend only seconds looking over your resume, but you may not even get that much consideration if your resume never makes it pass an automated tracking system. Keywords, formatting, and more go into crafting a resume that will pass muster with a computerized review system. Here are some things you can do to stack the odds in your favor.
11) World Challenge
Series
Language
English
Description
Double Cooked: Jompy Stove (Kenya) The Jompy Stove is a lightweight and inexpensive stove-top device that rapidly heats water. It sits between a cooking pot and an open flame. Invented by David Osborne, a plumber from Scotland, this incredibly simple technology could save millions who die from drinking contaminated water. Burn after Eating: Rice Husk Bio-power (India) In the state of Bihar in India, an estimated 50,000 villagers are lighting up with...
Language
English
Description
In September 2008, the collapse of Lehman Brothers was the biggest bankruptcy in history that sent shockwaves throughout the global financial market. Inside The Storm: Lessons from the Boardroom tells the story of what went wrong within America’s oldest investment bank and how it devastated even the common people living in Asia.
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
It's hard enough to land an interview when employers spend only seconds looking over your resume, but you may not even get that much consideration if your resume never makes it pass an automated tracking system. Keywords, formatting, and more go into crafting a resume that will pass muster with a computerized review system. Here are some things you can do to stack the odds in your favor.
14) Inside China
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
How has China transformed, inside 30 years, from developing nation to the world’s next largest economy after the USA? Includes interviews with historians, eye-witnesses and party officials. This program provides an overview of Chinese history, Chinese industrial development, and China in the 20th century.
15) Redwall
Series
Language
English
Description
As young Matthias discovers his destiny, the evil Cluny plots a sneak attack on Redwall Abbey. Follow the tale as Matthias solves the age-old puzzle of Martin the Warrior. See Matthias demonstrate strong leadership and quick thinking to foil Cluny's plot.
16) On the Issues
Series
Language
English
Description
Eager to please an important new client, an advertising agency faces some difficult decisions involving a clash of personal values, loyalties, and the company's interests. Among the key questions: What happens when a pledge of confidentiality conflicts with company needs? Does a romance between a worker and a client constitute a conflict of interest? Where should one's loyalties lie: with a friend or with an employer? Moderated by George Fletcher,...
17) No Choice
Language
English
Description
In this episode, Bill Moyers travels to China to learn about healing and the mind from another culture. “What I discovered in China was another way of thinking about mind and body, about health and illness and a phenomenon called chi,” Bill Moyers tells the audience in his introduction. Later on in the episode, in a park where hundreds are practicing Tai Chi, he observes: “I can see that although traditional Chinese medicine seems alien to Westerners,...
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In this final episode of the series, professor Diarmaid MacCulloch explores how the official Christian Church and Western society have moved apart on issues of sex and gender over the last 300 years. The Enlightenment encouraged people to question authority and that included the Church's teachings on sex. In the late 17th century, prostitution and homosexuality openly flourished in western cities - an open affront to centuries of Christian teaching....
19) Forward Thinking
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
How do we power a sustainable world? Bloomberg experts featured in part 1 include Seb Henbest and Jenny Chase of Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Part 2 features academic Tony Seba, author of "Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation". Part 3 features the world's largest solar plant in Morocco, which will supply energy for millions and shows how technology is harnessing the sun's energy 24/7. It also features a start up in South Africa that is using...
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Advertisements haven’t disappeared from TV just yet, but brand wars are now taking place on a different screen. The war being waged is a digital one. No brand can ignore the power of social networks—2 billion users in the world, an unbelievable sounding board. Social media has changed the rules of communication between brands and consumers. The digital era knows no respite, everything happens in real time, there is unrelenting exposure and interaction...
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