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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This program will give the nursing assistant the necessary information to increase and maintain mobility through client/resident incentives and the use of many assistive devices. Learn correct transfer techniques and elements of good body mechanics. An Appropriate for ALL healthcare environments.
3) Freightened
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
90% of the goods we consume in the West are manufactured in far-off lands and brought to us by ship. The cargo shipping industry is a key player in world economy and forms the basis of our very model of modern civilisation; without it, it would be impossible to fulfil the ever-increasing demands of our societies. Yet the functioning and regulations of this business remain largely obscure to many, and its hidden costs affect us all. Due to their size,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The automobile industry is going through revolutionary changes. The standard petroleum gasoline fueled engine has some new competition from gas-electric hybrids, electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, natural gas vehicles and even some automobiles that get some of their power from the sun. Alternative fuel vehicles produce less harmful emissions and are better for the environment. Many of these fuels can be derived from renew-able resources....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Public vans provide the traditional and sole means of city transportation in Dakar, Senegal. In a frenzy of activity, from the outskirts to downtown, people from all walks of life as well as fruits, vegetables, chickens, etc. are transported daily in these public vans.
Publisher
Java Films Exclusives
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Shocking undercover footage shows how animals exported from Europe as livestock are routinely exposed to inhumane conditions and abused. A ruling that EU animal welfare regulations should remain in place until the very end of the journey is not being imposed.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The “Great East River Bridge” was the largest bridge of its era, a technical achievement of unparalleled scope, marked by enormous construction problems, equally ingenious solutions and heroic human achievement. In unexpected and wonderful ways, the Brooklyn Bridge captured the imagination of all Americans, and in the process became a symbol in American culture of strength, vitality, ingenuity and promise. In Brooklyn Bridge, Ken Burns captures...
Publisher
NCircle Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Meet the machines that drive the highways and fly the skyways! See what it takes to transport a race car to the track, and watch the crew get it ready to scream around the track on the big day. Jet off to the airport and go behind the scenes as planes of all sizes prepare for takeoff. Fasten your seatbelts and hit the road with an 18-wheeler as it journeys on a long adventure.
10) Armored
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A group of veteran officers at an armored transport security firm pressure a new guard into stealing one of their own company's trucks containing $42 million dollars. Using a seemingly sure-fire plan, the men plan to make off with the money with no harm done until an unexpected witness causes their plan to come apart at the seams.
11) Margaret
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The story of a Manhattan teenager whose life is profoundly altered after witnessing a terrible accident. Experience an emotional teen's extraordinary journey to set things right as her innocent ideals come crashing against the harsh realities of the adult world."--Container.
12) Tickets
Publisher
Facets Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Italiano
Description
In this anthology film, an elderly businessman finds solace and a new insight into life when he meets a younger woman who arranges his train ticket after his flight is canceled. A young man is torn between an older woman who controls him and a younger one that attracts him. And three Scottish youths on their way to the football match of their dreams are forced to open their eyes and see the bigger picture when they meet an Albanian family. In each...
13) Look both ways
Publisher
Kino International
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Meryl is a lonely artist who literally envisions disaster around every corner. Nick is a photojournalist whose work keeps him emotionally distanced from the tragedies he documents. When the two meet in the aftermath of a real train accident, their lives, and the lives of a handful of other witnesses and victims, are revealed and transformed.
14) 3:10 to Yuma
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In this beautifully shot and acted, psychologically complex western, Van Heflin is a mild-mannered cattle rancher who takes on the task of shepherding a captured outlaw, played with cucumber-cool charisma by Glenn Ford, to the train that will take him to prison. This apparently simple plan turns into a nerve-racking cat-and-mouse game that will test each man's particular brand of honor.
15) Sorcerer
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Four men who, for various reasons, cannot return to their own countries end up in a dismal South American town where an American oil company is seeking out courageous drivers willing to haul nitroglycerin over miles of treacherous terrain. The four men have nothing to lose; and, besides, they'll be paid 10,000 dollars apiece, and be granted legal citizenship, if they survive.
16) Riddick
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Riddick must fight for his life after being betrayed by his people and stranded on a desolate planet and left for dead. On this unbearably hot planet, Riddick is up against predators of an alien race. Using his emergency signals, he summons two ships: one transporting a mercenary, and the other led by an old acquaintance.
17) The transporter
Language
English
Formats
Description
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is the best at what he does -- transporting dangerous or illegal goods with no questions asked. But his latest shipment, a beautiful young woman kidnapped by slave traders, brings deadly complications to his delivery plans. Frank must kick into overdrive and fight to save his cargo, and his life.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The phantom light: The disappearance of two lighthouse keepers on the coast of Wales is linked to the specter of a rogue beacon that lures freight ships to their destruction on the rocks.
Red ensign: David Barr conceives a radical new ship design to revolutionize the industry. A ruthless rival will stop at nothing, even murder, to obtain Barr's top secret design.
The upturned glass: Dr. Michael Joyce falls in love with the mother of a young patient....
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Takes a look at how a train works; the various parts of a fire truck; and how the mechanics of a bulldozer help it run. Fun and informative, this is a great way for kids to learn about some very important vehicles. The first sing-along DVD from Real Wheels shows young children how fun it can be to travel on various means of transportation.
20) Senior moment
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
After losing his license for drag racing around Palm Springs, a retired NASA test pilot is forced to take public transportation where he finds a second chance at love.
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