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This informative program from the National Archives and Records Administration features fascinating coverage of the USSTRICOM War Room at McDill Air Force Base in Florida. Produced by the U.S. Army, this video follows the airborne troopers from Ft. Bragg in North Carolina and Air Force fighters, tankers, and troop carriers from airfields all across the U.S. as they form a swiftly moving "Fire Brigade" to stop a simulated brushfire war before it can...
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This video from the National Archives and Records Administration features the episode "Men in Training: The U.S. Continental Army Command (CONARC), Part II" from the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series. General Herbert B. Powell welcomes viewers to CONARC Headquarters at Fort Monroe, Virginia and highlights training programs throughout the lower 48 states including basic training, Airborne Infantry, Army Rangers, Special Forces, Army Language,...
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The role of the Drill Sergeant in the system of personalized training created by the U.S. Army is featured in this episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series. This video from the National Archives and Records Administration also depicts the methods used in basic combat training.
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How does one balance two important but sometimes competing public interests, specifically the need to hold police officers and other public officials accountable for their actions versus the need to shield them from harassment and legal liability? In 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court laid the foundations of an answer in a case involving civil rights protesters who sued two police officers for arresting them at a segregated bus stop in Mississippi. Although...
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This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series follows a new recruit as he arrives on the scene of Army Basic Training. The cameras follow the recruit as he receives his first clothing issue, his first dog tags, his first GI haircut, his first meal of chow, the rigorous tests, and more. This video from the National Archives and Records Administration shows what these recruits do, what they say, and what they think for their...
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This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series encompasses the activities of an elite infantry paratrooper squad from the time they arise in the early morning until the day is finished. They are a small but important segment of the U.S. Seventh Army in Germany. They are on round-the-clock alert to repel attack from the Communist east and, by their example of readiness, to deter the enemy from launching such an attack. Story...
87) The Lie Detector
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In the early 20th century, researchers made a thrilling new claim: they could tell whether someone was lying by using a machine. Popularly known as the “lie detector,” the device was extolled as an infallible crime-fighting tool. Instead, the lie detector became an apparatus of fear and intimidation. The Lie Detector is a tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended consequences.
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This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series focuses on the education of its ranks. From its inception, the Army has stressed in its training those qualities which make a man a good soldier: courage, perseverance, discipline. But in a broadening era of science and discovery, when increasing demands are made on the citizen's ability simply to understand the facts that dominate his life, the bearing of arms also becomes...
90) Lily
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Meeting an untrained English cream golden retriever while on a beach vacation at the Fair Harbor Inn, Charles Peterson and his pet-fostering family work to teach the rambunctious pup what she needs to learn to find a permanent home. Includes tips for travelling with your dog.
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For both runners entering that first neighborhood race and elite marathoners, trainers Bob and Shelly-lynn Florence Glover's completely revised guide is the book on training to compete.
A book that's already sold close to 200,000 copies, The Competitive Runner's Handbook will now offer all the latest information needed to design basic training programs; special workouts to increase strength, endurance, and power; schedules and worksheets...
A book that's already sold close to 200,000 copies, The Competitive Runner's Handbook will now offer all the latest information needed to design basic training programs; special workouts to increase strength, endurance, and power; schedules and worksheets...
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"When Mason and Mia were babies, they pooped a lot--always in their diapers. Now that they're big kids, it's time to use the potty. But what is the potty for? Naps? NO. Books? NO. Playing the drums? No, no, no! Mason and Mia look ahead to official big-kid territory in this hilarious, instructive story with special emphasis on that momentous toddler milestone: pooping in the potty!"--
93) Donut
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Lizzie is excited for her trip to Aunt Amanda's sleepaway doggy training camp. But when Donut, a German shepard-Lab mix, is in danger of being left behind by her family, Lizzie will use her new skills to show the pup is well-trained enough for their new home.
100) Cobra kai: Season 1
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Thirty years after their final clash at the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, Johnny Lawrence is at his lowest point as a jobless handyman haunted by his wasted life. When he rescues a bullied kid from bullies, he is inspired to resurrect the notorious Cobra Kai dojo. It also resurrects his old rivalry with Daniel LaRousso. Daniel is a successful businessman who may be happily married but is missing an essential balance in life since the death of...