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Subjects: Global

  • Ecotourism

    Ecotourism

    A film which examines what constitutes ecotourism and what does not. Different types of ecotours; whale watching and sea kayaking in Canada, Coral islands in North Queensland, wildlife research in Mexico. This video will also examine the changing expectations of tourists and the effect on the environment, local communities and economies.

  • Rx for Survival – DVD

    At the dawn of the 21st century, the health of the world is at a critical crossroads. Malaria, tuberculosis, and other diseases virtually eliminated from developed countries routinely claim millions of lives in developing nations. More than 30 new or emergent diseases like Ebola fever, SARS, West Nile virus, and avian flu have appeared within the last 20 years. Strains of “superbugs” resistant to our best drugs mystify modern medicine, while HIV/AIDS still lacks a vaccine and continues to ravage the world. This six- part documentary series presents the compelling stories and real-life drama of those who are proving that solutions are indeed possible – and that lives can be saved right now, the world over. Includes: Disease Warriors, Rise of the Superbugs, Delivering the Goods, Deadly Messengers, Back to the Basics, and How Safe Are We?.

  • Bird Flu – How Safe Are We?

    During the past 100 years, life expectancy more than doubled in developed countries. In the last few decades, however, thirty new infectious diseases have emerged and one of them, AIDS, is becoming perhaps the most devastating epidemic in history. New diseases travel the globe with unprecedented rapidity, and older killers that once seemed controllable are roaring back with a vengeance. How Safe Are We? examines the most critical threats we face today, including avian flu, and the pressing need to strengthen global public health systems.

  • The Heroes

    The Heroes tells the real-life stories of unsung champions who protect people worldwide from the ravages of disease. Using highlights from the acclaimed six-hour Rx for Survival series, this unique two-hour program takes viewers inside the stirring campaigns that have saved countless lives and renewed hope for poor communities around the world. The Heroes shares the inspiring stories of individuals whose tireless perseverance and ingenuity are building a safer and healthier future for humanity.

  • Stephen Lewis on Community

    Stephen Lewis on Community is an inspiring engagement with Canada’s most compassionate speaker, Stephen Lewis. This one hour special features this activist’s talk on how the power of community can influence social change. Throughout the program Stephen Lewis shares both personal and global stories; about biting his leftist tongue when he met conservative Richard Nixon; about his exhausted rage at the world for allowing the AIDS epidemic in Africa to grow. Articulate, factual and heartfelt, Stephen Lewis on Community will embolden your spirit and empower you to take action in your own community.

  • Yoga for the Rest of Us with Peggy Cappy

    At last, a yoga program that anyone can do! Yoga for the Rest of Us will ease you into the world of yoga–whatever your age and ability–and can become your personal at-home yoga trainer. Use it in the morning or at night and discover how easily yoga can be incorporated into your daily routine and how quickly you’ll see the benefits for your body and spirit.

  • Here’s Looking at You

    Here’s Looking At You! is an entertaining, thought-provoking, and positive look at the many choices Americans are making to celebrate themselves by shaping, designing, and adorning their bodies. While other films have focused on the freakish aspects of body art, Here’s Looking At You! challenges audiences to think about adornment as a spectrum–a sliding scale on which each of us has some position we occupy. This is a warm and joyful celebration of the diversity and beauty of body art, capturing a full range of personal aesthetic expression–regardless of age, race, or economics.

  • The French Chef with Julia Child 2

    This special collection presents 18 of Julia Child’s kitchen classics from her groundbreaking series. In her signature style and with bloopers intact, Julia demonstrates such classic recipes as crêpes suzette, omelette gratinée, pâté de campagne, bûche de Noël and many more. Disc 1 – Starters, Sauces and Sides: Cooking Vegetables, Vegetable Adventures, Elegance with Eggs, More about Potatoes, Terrines and Patés, The Hollandaise Family
    Disc 2 – Main Courses: French Crepes I, Cooking Your Goose, Roast Suckling Pig, Fish in Monk’s Clothing, Cheese Souffle, Sole Bonne Femme
    Disc 3 – Breads and Desserts: French Crepes II, Buche De Noel, Croissants, Gateau in a Cage, French Bread, VIP Cake: Le Prantome
    432 min on 3 DVDs

  • Walking the Bible

    Both a heart-racing adventure and an uplifting quest, Walking the Bible presents one man’s epic journey–by foot, jeep, rowboat, and camel– through the greatest stories ever told. From crossing the Red Sea to climbing Mount Sinai to touching the burning bush, Bruce Feiler’s inspiring odyssey will forever change your view of history’s most legendary events.
    The stories in the first five books of the Bible, also known as the Torah, come alive as Feiler searches across three continents for the stories and heroes shared by Christians and Jews. You’ll visit the slopes of Mount Ararat, where Noah’s ark landed, trek to the desert outpost where Abraham first heard the words of God, and scale the summit where Moses received the Ten Commandments. A once-in-a-lifetime journey, Walking the Bible offers new insights into the roots of our common faith and uncovers fresh answers to the most profound questions of the human spirit. 168 min on 2 DVDs.

  • Misunderstood Minds: Understanding Kids Who Struggle To Learn

    You feel like the luckiest person alive: your seven-year-old is a bright, social, athletic child with countless friends. His potential seems unlimited, his future success unquestionable. Then one day a teacher calls you to tell you that your child can’t read. Misunderstood Minds illustrates the emerging view that specific identification and customized management of learning problems is the key to success for the millions of children struggling in school. Misunderstood Minds features leading experts in the field of learning problems, including Mel Levine, M.D., G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D., Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and Richard D. Lavoie, M.A. M.Ed.