Long feared as an object of terror, sharks are gaining a new reputation as a species that is quickly disappearing. Cousteau and team travel to Polynesia and South Africa to explore the role of this keystone species. The Gray Whale follows the longest, most urban migration route, passing busy cities and ports. The Cousteau team follows the migration of these giants from Baja to the Arctic to investigate their sudden decrease of population.
Grade levels: Adult
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Administering Medications
Assisting in medication administration is an important role of the personal carer and carries significant responsibility. In fulfilling this role effectively and safely, the carer becomes a vital member of the health care team. This program introduces medication and looks at the five R’s principle of medication administration, the routes of administration and the various techniques of administering different medications. Students will gain insight into documenting the effects of medications, such as intended effects, side effects and allergic reactions.
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Vital Signs
The assessment of a patient’s health status is an essential part of the nurse’s or personal carer’s role. It includes observation of the patient and measuring the patient’s vital signs. This program focuses on the vital signs and how to measure temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure. It also outlines how to measure oxygen saturation, blood glucose levels and how to perform a urinalysis. Each vital sign is described, as well as how to use appropriate equipment and how to accurately perform procedures.
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Allemagne
Industrieuse et innovatrice, l’Allemagne est un véritable laboratoire de la construction mécanique ! Capables de refaire la surface d’une piste d’aéroport achalandé en quelques heures ou de concevoir un hybride de tracteur et de char pour se débarrasser des mines antipersonnel, les inventeurs et les designers allemands sont à l’avant-garde du progrês technique. La vidéo nous fait entre autres connaître le port le plus automatisé du monde, une usine automobile transparente, les freins d’un avion ultrarapide de même que la légendaire piste Nürburgring, un ensemble de circuits automobiles et motocyclistes ayant la réputation d’être les plus difficiles du monde.
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1421: The Year China Discovered America
This special examines the theories outlined by Gavin Menzies in his best-selling book. An amateur historian and former submarine commander in the British Navy, Menzies poses an argument that could change the way we perceive global history forever — that Chinese admirals discovered America and Chinese junks first circled the earth.
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Emotional Intelligence with Daniel Goleman
Clinical psychologist Dr. Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence, based on his best-selling book, focuses on emotion as a better measure of intelligence, redefining what it means to be “smart.” Goleman argues that strong interpersonal skills not just IQ shape destiny by improving health, professional prospects, and family life.
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Art of Quilting
Explore the diverse techniques and artistry reflected in contemporary American art quilts. Discover how the boundaries of traditional American quilt making have expanded to an art form that now adorns the walls of exhibit halls and art galleries worldwide. The Art of Quilting honors the artistry America’s contemporary art quilters by visiting art quilt exhibitions across the country and through personal interviews with noted fabric artists.
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Elie Wiesel: First Person Singular
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel reflects upon his life, work, and concerns for mankind’s future. The celebrated author of “Night” reconstructed his life after surviving Auschwitz to write, teach, and campaign for human rights. As a journalist, prolific author, and human rights activist, Wiesel focuses on how human beings dehumanize others in order to kill with impunity, and reflects on the re-emergence of terrorism after 9/11.
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Ernest Hemingway
More than 40 years after his death, Hemingway is one of the most widely read and written about American authors. Many of his works are still in print, some in as many as 20 languages, including A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises and For Whom the Bell Tolls. It is the art of Hemingway’s story telling that forms the heart of this film, the point of departure from which Hemingway’s work is uniquely explored.
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Design: e2
2 design season one examines the economies of being environmentally conscious in green building design. Includes all six series episodes: The Green Apple, Green for All, The Green Machine, Gray to Green, China: From Red to Green, and Deeper Shades of Green.