New Releases - October 2009 - Learningemall.com

"soft policing" tactics to be nice to the badguys. Is this rehab program working, andcan we trust the Saudis to protectthemselves, and us against Islamicextremism in the future?Item no.Format: DS06581961: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 30 minutesDurationAudience : Grades 9-12Copyright : 2009Price : USD 56.00NOW 2009: RETIREMENTAT RISKWithin two years the baby boomergeneration will be looking at retirement,but can they afford to? In this strugglingeconomy, boomers are rightfully worriedabout what they have left to retire on.NOW turns to two experts for help andinsight: Amy Domini, a pioneer in the fieldof socially responsible investing; andjournalist Dan Gross, who covers theeconomy for Slate and Newsweek.Item no.Format: DC06581962: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 30 minutesDurationAudience : Grades 9-12Copyright : 2009Price : USD 56.00NOW 2009: SEA CHANGEA rise in sea levels isn't the only impactglobal warming is having on the world'soceans. A growing body of evidencesuggests that climate change is alsoaffecting ocean currents and the chemistryof the seas, with potentially catastrophicresults on the way we live. NOW travelsdeep into our oceans with scientists andresearchers for a first-hand look at thisstunning sea change and what we can doabout it.Item no.Format: HL06581963: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 30 minutesDurationAudience : Grades 9-12Copyright : 2009Price : USD 56.00NOW 2009: STIMULUSROADBLOCKPresident Obama's stimulus money isnearly out the door and on its way to thestates, but will it be spent in the way it isintended? Cities and states, are cuttingback on mass transit even as it becomesmore popular with Americans. Will thegovernment's investment revitalize ournational travel infrastructure, or will statesspend the money according to 'businessas usual'?Item no.Format: WC06581964: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned)Duration : 30 minutesAudience : Grades 9-12Copyright : 2009Price : USD 56.00NOW 2009: STUDENT LOANSINKHOLE?According to the Department of Education,the average amount of an undergraduatestudent loan in this country is now morethan $22,000. Sudden changes in lenders'terms and rates can quickly turn apersonal debt into a financial sinkhole,grounding the dreams of many collegegraduates even before they've started.NOW follows the story of a single motherin Baltimore trying to dig herself out of a$70,000 student loan debt.Item no.Format: GT06581965: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 30 minutesDurationAudience : Grades 9-12Copyright : 2009Price : USD 56.00NOW 2009: TEENWORKERS AND SEXUALHARASSMENTA shocking statistic - teenagers are inmore danger from sexual predators attheir part time jobs than through theInternet. It's a vastly underreportedphenomenon, but some brave youngwomen are stepping up publicly to tell theirstories. This is the first report in a newNOW beat on women and men in thetwenty-first century we call "Life Now."Item no.Format: FK06581966: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 30 minutesDurationAudience : Grades 9-12Copyright : 2009Price : USD 56.00NOW 2009: THE PEOPLE'SSHERIFFOne of the most controversial figures inthe illegal immigration debate is JoeArpaio, whose aggressive hard line onlocal crime has received national attention.But has Sheriff Arpaio, who's made themost of federally-granted authority toenforce immigration laws, crossed the linewhen it comes to serving and protectinghis community?Item no.Format: GY06581967: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 30 minutesDurationAudience : Grades 9-12Copyright : 2009Price : USD 56.00NOW 2009: WALL STREETREFORM AND YOUThe Obama Administration recentlyreleased its proposal for financialregulatory reform, but before changecomes to Wall Street, a reform plan has toget through Congress. Zanny MintonBeddoes, of The Economist magazine,reviews the proposal and its ramificationsfor America. Beddoes encouragesstreamlining the regulatory system,leaving fewer but more efficient overseers.But where powerful interests are at stake,nothing is a sure bet.Item no.Format: SK06581968: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 30 minutesDurationAudience : Grades 9-12Copyright : 2009Price : USD 56.00NOW 2009: WHO KILLEDSISTER DOROTHY?Filmmaker Daniel Junge discusses 'TheyKilled Sister Dorothy,' his documentaryfocusing on a Catholic nun who was killedin 2005 on a muddy road in the BrazilianAmazon she worked to save. It's alsoabout the peasant farmers hoping topreserve their way of life in the face ofpowerful industry interests. Who will darestand up in the battle between the havesand the have nots, and will our world'secosystem pay the biggest price?Item no.Format: LY06581939: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 30 minutesDurationAudience : Grades 9-12Copyright : 2009Price : USD 56.00MEDICINE/NUTRITIONFRONTLINE: MY FATHER,MY BROTHER AND MEIn 2004, journalist Dave Iverson receivedthe same news that had been delivered tohis father and older brother years earlier:He had Parkinson's disease. In My Father,My Brother and Me, Iverson sets off on apersonal journey to explore the scientific,ethical, and political debate that surroundsParkinson's. And he has intimateconversations with fellow Parkinson'ssufferers like actor Michael J. Fox andwriter Michael Kinsley.Item no.Format: ZP06581690: DVD (Color, ClosedCaptioned): 60 minutesDurationAudience : Grades 9-12Copyright : 2009Price : USD 77.00________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email: inquiry@learningemall.comLearning Rendezvous LimitedWebsites: http://www.learningemall.com & http://www.learningemall.com.hk19