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Stargaze - Hubble's View of the Universe

Actor: Ralph LaBarge
ASIN : B00004VWUF
Sales Rank : 30145
Studio : DVD International
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0647715072627
UPC : 647715072627
Number Of Discs : 1
Release Date : December 19, 2000
Publisher : DVD International
Manufacturer : DVD International
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Label : DVD International
Running Time : 60

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"StarGaze" brings the beauty and majesty of the universe to your home theater, direct from the Hubble Space Telescope. With over an hour of the most incredible images of the universe you'll ever see, from gaseous clouds to more than 200 other astronomical objects, plus Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound music from popular new age group 2002, "StarGaze" will quickly become a favorite in your DVD collection.

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It looks like all that money NASA spent on the Hubble Space Telescope was worth it after all--at least from an aesthetic standpoint. Stargaze: Hubble's View of the Universe captivates the viewer with stunningly high-definition color images of galaxies, nebulae, and heavenly bodies closer to home. Each shot pans and lingers over the richly colored pictures as unobtrusive narration in English, French, German, or Spanish explains the history of the Hubble mission, its targets, and what we've learned so far. The music by 2002 is harmless and quiet, though viewers pathologically averse to New Age will scramble for the audio control. Including screensavers and Web features, Stargaze will keep spaceheads happy and entranced for hours, and convert the unbelievers. --Rob Lightner

Modern Marvels - The Manhattan Project (History Channel)

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At 5:30 a.m., July 16, 1945, scientists and dignitaries awaited the detonation of the first atomic bomb in a desolate area of the New Mexico desert aptly known as Jornada del Muerto--Journey of Death. Dubbed the Manhattan Project, the top-secret undertaking was tackled with unprecedented speed and expense--almost $30-billion in today's dollars. Los Alamos scientists and engineers relate their trials, triumphs, and dark doubts about building the ultimate weapon of war in the interest of peace.

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IMAX Presents - Straight Up: Helicopters in Action

Actor: Martin Sheen
ASIN : B000EQ5U8M
Sales Rank : 16964
Director : David Douglas
Brand : Ryko Distribution
Studio : Vista Point Ent
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0063390099108
UPC : 063390099108
Release Date : December 25, 2006
Publisher : Vista Point Ent
Manufacturer : Vista Point Ent
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Label : Vista Point Ent
Running Time : 42

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Straight Up! Helicopters in Action features more than a dozen helicopters in a series of pulse-pounding adventures that demonstrate the many roles that these powerful aircraft play in our lives. Fly along with skilled helicopter crews as they carry out sea and mountain rescues apprehend drug smugglers repair high voltage lines save endangered animals deliver humanitarian aid and undertaken a military reconnaissance mission. Learn how helicopters are flown.Straight Up! Helicopters in Action is narrated by Martin Sheen and directed by David Douglas.Re-mastered from a new High Definition transfer. Presented in anamorphic widescreen format.Spectacular picture and sound quality that is perfect for high definition and standard home theaters.Extras:Taking Off: Behind the Scenes of Straight Up! Helicopters in ActionCareers in Action FeaturetteFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MISCELLANEOUS/SPECIAL INTEREST UPC: 063390099108 Manufacturer No: CAV9910

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NOVA - Everest: The Death Zone

Actor: Martin Sheen
ASIN : 1578071976
Sales Rank : 18578
Studio : WGBH
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9781578071975
ISBN : 1578071976
UPC : 783421287495
Release Date : December 28, 2000
Publisher : WGBH
Manufacturer : WGBH
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Label : WGBH
Running Time : 60

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Get ready for a (literally) breathtaking trek up Mt. Everest, from Base Camp at 17,600 feet; through the chilling, corpse-strewn Death Zone; to the very pinnacle of the the Earth, five and a half miles above sea level. For those brave souls who survive the harrowing climb to the top of the world, it is a transformative experience. But can the excruciating ascent—through frigid cold, blasting wind, blinding sun, and severe lack of oxygen—cause permanent, damaging changes to the human brain and body?

In the wake of the 1996 disaster that took eight climbers in a single day, scientists follow a team of hikers to measure, for the first time ever, the toll high-altitude climbing takes on the heart, lungs, blood, and brain. Why do seemingly rational people make poor, sometimes fatal decisions as they approach the peak? And the danger doesn’t end there—as NOVA discovers during the descent, when one climber's respiratory illness takes a terrifying turn on the isolated mountainside. ''Even with the best technology, the best training,'' says team member, producer and director David Breashears, ''you can still end up frozen to death at 27,500 feet. That's what makes Everest Everest.''

Special DVD features include: scene selections; access to the Everest: The Death Zone Web site; and English subtitles.

On one DVD5 disc. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: 4 x 3 full frame.

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"Because it is there" is the reason so many men and women have risked death to climb Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on earth. NOVA follows a scientific investigation of high-altitude physiology in Everest: The Death Zone, which examines the biological and psychological changes experienced by a group of climbers during their ascent. Jodie Foster's narration accompanies the team as the NOVA photographers capture the stark, alien beauty of the mountain; the drama reaches a crescendo on the descent as it becomes unclear whether or not an ill climber will make it. Well worth watching by anyone interested in mountain climbing or the limits of human endurance, Everest: The Death Zone is at once cautionary and inspiring. --Rob Lightner

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NOVA: Newton's Dark Secrets (2005)

Actors: Scott Handy, Chris Oxley
ASIN : B000BKDNY4
Sales Rank : 25195
Studio : WGBH Boston
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9781593753238
ISBN : 1593753233
UPC : 783421389199
Release Date : December 28, 2006
Publisher : WGBH Boston
Manufacturer : WGBH Boston
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Label : WGBH Boston
Running Time : 56

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He was a 17th century Einstein, who reduced nature’s chaos to a single set of laws and revolutionized the thinking and outlook of his age. But in the midst of his astonishing breakthroughs in physics, optics, and calculus, Isaac Newton was also searching out hidden meanings in the Bible and pursuing the covert art of alchemy, or the changing of base metals into gold.

With vivid docudrama scenes starring Scott Handy (Henry VIII) as Newton, NOVA recreates the unique climate of late 17th-century England, where a newfound fascination with science and mathematics coexisted with extreme views on religious doctrine. Unknown to most, Newton shared both obsessions.

Besides revealing his secretive and vindictive personality, this NOVA special shows how he made the bold intellectual leaps that transformed science, such as the universal law of gravitation. Newton’s Dark Secrets also recreates one of Newton’s little-known alchemical experiments using his secret recipes, which have only recently been deciphered. With these lively glimpses of a brilliant and obsessive mind, NOVA explores how Newton became the giant on whose shoulders all later scientists would find a place to stand.

Special DVD features include: materials and activities for educators; a link to the NOVA Web site; scene selections; closed captions; and described video for the visually impaired.

On one DVD5 disc. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: Letterboxed.

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GARBAGE WARRIOR

Actor: Michael Reynolds
ASIN : B001CB96LK
Sales Rank : 13747
Studio : Morningstar Entertainment
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0063634020950
UPC : 063634020950
Release Date : December 11, 2008
Publisher : Morningstar Entertainment
Manufacturer : Morningstar Entertainment
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Label : Morningstar Entertainment
Running Time : 90

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Garbage Warrior is a feature-length documentary film telling the epic story of maverick US architect Michael Reynolds and his fight to introduce radically sustainable housing. An extraordinary tale of triumph over bureaucracy, Garbage Warrior is above all an intimate portrait of an extraordinary individual and his dream of changing the world

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Most Evil

Actor: Most Evil
ASIN : B001BEK8CO
Sales Rank : 14145
Studio : Discovery Channel
Format : Black & White, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0014381440225
UPC : 014381440225
Release Date : December 23, 2008
Publisher : Discovery Channel
Manufacturer : Discovery Channel
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Label : Discovery Channel
Running Time : 641

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Since time began, people have been fascinated with the question, "What drives someone to kill?" Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Michael Stone explores the answer to this mystery and much more with his groundbreaking "index of depravity" that decodes the killer's mind, method and motive. These 14 intriguing episodes from Seasons 1 and 2 dare to look into the many different faces of evil, ranging from our most notorious serial killers to real-life cannibals and vampires.

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The Geometry Tutor - 9 Hour Course - 2 DVD Set - Learn By Examples!

Actor: Jason Gibson
ASIN : B000WWGSFC
Sales Rank : 10911
Director : Jason Gibson
Studio : Jason Gibson
Region Code : 0
Format : Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0733792781399
UPC : 733792781399
Release Date : December 17, 2007
Publisher : Jason Gibson
Manufacturer : Jason Gibson
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Label : Jason Gibson
Running Time : 560

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Geometry is frequently a frustrating subject for students because the problems almost always involve a complicated figure that intimidates the student. Compounding the problem is that Geometry involves definitions that make things seem harder than they really are. The Geometry Tutor is a 9 hour course that takes things step by step so that no one gets lost. The definitions and theorems are presented with examples so that the student does not simply memorize the terms but rather he or she truly understands the material. Since each example problem uses a figure just as a textbook does, the student gains familiarity and confidence with reading figures, which is one of the main sticking points in this course. Finally, the Geometry Tutor is like a personal tutor in your home teaching you the logic behind Geometry that you can pause and rewind as needed.

Disk 1
Section 1: Lines, Rays, and Planes
Section 2: Working with Angles
Section 3: Complimentary and Supplementary Angles
Section 4: Working with Intersecting Lines
Section 5: Types of Triangles
Section 6: Congruent Triangles
Section 7: The Pythagorean Theorem
Section 8: Introduction to Polygons

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Section 9: Quadrilaterals
Section 10: Similar Triangles
Section 11: Perimeter
Section 12: Area of Rectangles
Section 13: Area of Parallelograms
Section 14: Area of Triangles
Section 15: Area of Trapezoids
Section 16: Area of Prisms
Section 17: Volume of Prisms and Pyramids
Section 18: Circles and Circular Figures
Section 19: Cylinders, Cones, and Spheres
Section 20: Geometric Proofs

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National Geographic - Dinosaurs Unearthed (Dino Autopsy / Dino Death Trap)

Actor: National Geographic
ASIN : B000Z7G88G
Sales Rank : 36098
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0883929005451
UPC : 883929005451
Release Date : December 11, 2008
Publisher : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Manufacturer : Nat'l Geographic Vid
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Label : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Running Time : 100

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National Geographic showcases two new groundbreaking dinosaur discoveries together on one disc. "Dino Autopsy" provides a fascinating, in-depth look at a fully mummified, 70 million year old dinosaur the worlds most intact dinosaur mummy ever unearthed. Then, in "Dino Death Trap, " National Geographic travels to Chinas Gobi Desert to uncover the never-before-seen remains of Jurassic dinosaurs stacked four and five deep ? believed to be the aftermath of a catastrophic volcanic eruption. Its an entertaining collection of headline-making dinosaur discoveries perfect for all ages.

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The Probability and Statistics Tutor - 10 Hour Course - 3 DVD Set - Learn By Examples!

Actor: Jason Gibson
ASIN : B0016G8HX4
Sales Rank : 13862
Director : Jason Gibson / MathTutorDVD.com
Studio : Jason Gibson / MathTutorDVD.com
Region Code : 0
Format : Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0733792782099
UPC : 733792782099
Release Date : December 08, 2008
Publisher : Jason Gibson / MathTutorDVD.com
Manufacturer : Jason Gibson / MathTutorDVD.com
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Label : Jason Gibson / MathTutorDVD.com
Running Time : 630

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The Probability and Statistics Tutor is a 10 hour video course that teaches the student how to tackle probability and statistics through fully worked example problems.

Most students have problems with probability because almost every problem is a word problem. This requires the student to read the problem and truly comprehend exactly what is being asked before any solution can be attempted. In addition to this, the concepts in probability are usually completely foreign to the students as they begin class. The result is that students usually have an uneasy feeling when beginning to study probability. This DVD is guaranteed to improve your understanding is essential for any student taking Probability and Statistics at the high school or university level.

This DVD set is very comprehensive at 10 hours long so you can be assured that the topics are covered in detail. All topics are taught by fully worked example problems which helps the student improve problem solving skills immediately. This DVD set also serves as a reference as students work homework problems - offering practical advice every step of the way.

Disk 1
Section 1: Permutations
Section 2: Combinations
Section 3: Fundamentals of Probability
Section 4: Addition Rules of Probability

Disk 2
Section 5: Conditional Probability
Section 6: Bayes Theorem
Section 7: Mathematical Expectation
Section 8: Mean, Median, and Mode
Section 9: Standard Deviation and Variance
Section 10: Random Variables and Introduction to Probability Distributions

Disk 3
Section 11: The Binomial Probability Distribution
Section 12: Mean and Standard Deviation of the Binomial Distribution
Section 13: The Poisson Probability Distribution
Section 14: The Normal Probability Density

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Stargaze - Hubble's View of the Universe

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Modern Marvels - The Manhattan Project (History Channel)

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IMAX Presents - Straight Up: Helicopters in Action

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NOVA - Everest: The Death Zone

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NOVA: Newton's Dark Secrets (2005)

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GARBAGE WARRIOR

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Most Evil

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The Geometry Tutor - 9 Hour Course - 2 DVD Set - Learn By Examples!

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National Geographic - Dinosaurs Unearthed (Dino Autopsy / Dino Death Trap)

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The Probability and Statistics Tutor - 10 Hour Course - 3 DVD Set - Learn By Examples!

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