When a slick new mega-franchise clip-joint opens across the street from his southside Chicago barbershop, Calvin and his crew must take a stand to save the shop from bankruptcy - and the neighborhood from a shady development deal.

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-Earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young...

"Response to Invervention (RTI) is an effective method for helping struggling learners achieve academic success. The good news is that RTI can also be a powerful management approach to challenging behaviors. This DVD focuses on TIER I techniques which can be used in the classroom to address: -- Rules, routines, and schedules -- Positive behavioral expectation -- Strategies for student behaviors which are: defiant/non-compliant, hyperactive/impulsive,...

Looks at the development of symbolic thinking and pretend play in the toddler. The child also learns to communicate with individual words and short sentences during this time period.

"Explore infant intelligence, information processing and memory. See the progression of infant communication from crying--to giggling--to euphoric babbling and their first words! Understand how language is learned and how caregivers can use infant-directed speech to foster cognitive development"--container.

This program spells out the Four Rs of child abuse--the harsh Reality of its presence in our society, the Results it leads to, the many ways to Recognize it, and the proper channels for Reporting it. Each of these concepts is explained through dramatizations and supported by interviews with education and child welfare experts.

This collection of 20 video clips (1 to 2-1/2 minutes each) takes a close look at breast cancer, skin cancer, and general cancer. Reports shed light on mammography, melanoma, the apoptosis-inhibitory protein survivin, cancer diagnosis at the DNA level, viruses as anticancer vectors, cancer risk factors, improvements in chemotherapy, and a potential cure for cancer.

Mistaken for a foreign correspondent, a mild-mannered wildlife writer is sent to a fictional African country on the eve of a war. He flounders through a sea of wild rumors and sleazy journalists desperate for a story.

"Learn a new language--American Sign Language--with this fully illustrated guide to the thousand most commonly signed words."--Publisher's website. An introduction to American Sign Language includes an extensive vocabulary section--organized by common themes--with each word clearly illustrated with two to four photographs showing the beginning, middle and end positions of the sign and instructional arrows to indicate movement, in a book that comes...

"Even though many experts recommend eight hours of sleep a night, getting that much often seems impossible. This program offers ten scientfic ways to get quality sleep, and more of it."--Container.