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Arctic patrol : Canada's fight for Arctic sovereignty / by Jamieson, Eric,1949-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In the 1920s, Canada's claim on the Arctic archipelago was tenuous at best. In 1880, the United Kingdom had handed over control of the area to the expanding dominion, though much of the area was still unoccupied and unexplored. The North-West Mounted Police, later to become the RCMP in 1920, were assigned the territory by the Canadian Government. For years, little was done to assert this control; over time, remote detachments were established throughout the archipelago and annual ship patrols were conducted to resupply these posts as well as to demonstrate to the world that Canada was indeed administering to its Arctic. But the need to reinforce sovereignty--and quickly--was driven by increasing threats on the horizon. The Americans, Danish and Norwegians were particularly active in the Arctic, posing sovereign challenges from both individuals and their nations; Dr. Donald MacMillan, American, went north with an American Naval Aviation Unit in 1925 with a stated objective to search for new land. He had somehow, concerningly, avoided applying for permits to enter the Canadian Arctic. The Danish Anthropologist and polar explorer Knud Rasmussen was rumoured to be populating Ellesmere Island with Greenland Inuit (Inughuit) to the obvious threat of both the Muskox population there as well as Canadian Arctic sovereignty. Meanwhile, the Canadian Government was wrestling with the Norwegian Government, as well as Norwegian explorer Otto Sverdrup, over ownership of the Sverdrup group of islands. Something drastic had to be done. Legendary RCMP Inspector, Alfred Herbert Joy, joined by young but robust recruit Reginald Andrew Taggart of Ireland, as well as the renowned Inughuit guide, Nuqaqpainguaq, embark on an 1,800-mile dogsled patrol to the outer fringes of the archipelago. As tensions rise and negotiations with Norway threaten to escalate, the three men face treacherous conditions and unexpected obstacles on a journey that takes on mythic proportions. In Arctic Patrol, Lieutenant Governor's Medal winner Eric Jamieson uncovers the fascinating history of Canada's fight to secure its Arctic territories in this thrilling tale of international politics, polar exploration, and human endurance"--
Subjects: Self-determination, National;
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Dirty 30. by Bush, Andrew,film director.; Helbig, Grace,actor.; Hart, Hannah,actor.; Hart, Mamrie,actor.; Lionsgate (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart, Mamrie HartOriginally produced by Lionsgate in 2016.On the eve of Kate's (Mamrie Hart) 30th birthday, friends Evie (Grace Helbig) and Charlie (Hannah Hart) offer to throw her a party. But the celebration quickly spirals out of control.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Comedy.; Motion pictures.;
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Cruise Boom. by Mehta, Atman,film director.; Frankenstein, Ellen,film director.; New Day Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2023.A small Alaskan town braces for a rapid expansion of cruise ship tourism, pushing residents to grapple with benefits, impacts and what they can control. A portrait of a community on the cusp of change in the face of the global tourism industry.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Travel.; Instructional films.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.;
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The Avengers. by S. Chechik, Jeremiah,film director.; Ejogo, Carmen,actor.; Shaw, Fiona,actor.; Broadbent, Jim,actor.; Fiennes, Ralph,actor.; Connery, Sean,actor.; Thurman, Uma,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Carmen Ejogo, Fiona Shaw, Jim Broadbent, Ralph Fiennes, Sean Connery, Uma ThurmanOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1998.John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) has been called to investigate some very strange goings-on in Her Majesty's kingdom: The weather seems out of control, foul, deadly—even for England. Someone is controlling the weather to bring the world to its knees. Everything points to Sir August De Wynter (Sean Connery), former Ministry man, very rich, very odd, entirely too smart. Now, preparing to fight fire with fire, Steed pairs with the unflappable Mrs. Emma Peel (Uma Thurman), a master of jujitsu, a doctor of meteorological science and a body made for haute couture.Two amazing secret agents. One diabolical madman. Conditions are dark. The forecast is deadly. Tea, anyone?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; War films.; Horror films.; Science fiction.; Satire.; Science fiction films.; Action films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Action and adventure films.;
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Jack Has a Plan. by Berman, Bradley,film director.; Video Project (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Video Project in 2022.When Jack Tuller—a man with a terminal brain tumor for the past 25 years—takes control of his destiny by choosing the time and means of his death, his family and friends struggle to accept his decision. Jack's best friend documents his three-year quest to die with dignity, culminating in a permanent going-away party. JACK HAS A PLAN is an inspiring and entertaining exploration of the nature of love and friendship, and the relationship of the personal and political.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Documentary films.;
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Surveillance state : inside China's quest to launch a new era of social control / by Chin, Josh,author.; Lin, Liza,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Josh Chin and Liza Lin's Surveillance State is a groundbreaking work of investigative nonfiction on life in China's burgeoning surveillance state People living in democracies have for decades drawn comfort from the notion that their form of government, for all its flaws, is the best history has managed to produce. Surveillance State documents with startling detail how even as China's Communist Party pays lip service to democracy as a core value of "socialism with Chinese characteristics," it is striving for something new: a political model that shapes the will of the people not through the ballot box but through the sophisticated-and often brutal-harnessing of data. On the country's remote Central Asian frontier, where a separatist movement strains against Party control, China's leaders have built a dystopian police state that keeps millions under the constant gaze of security forces armed with AI. Across the country in the city of Hangzhou, the government is weaving a digital utopia, where tech giants help optimize the friction out of daily life. Award-winning journalists Josh Chin and Liza Lin take readers on a journey through both places, and several in between, as they document the Party's ambitious push-aided, in some cases, by American technology-to engineer a new society around the power of digital surveillance. China is hardly alone. As faith in democratic principles wavers, advances in surveillance have upended debate about the balance between security and liberty in countries around the globe, including the US. Succeed or fail, the Chinese experiment has implications for people everywhere"--
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Electronic surveillance; Internal security; Social control;
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Henpocalypse!: Last Bride on Earth. by Cooke, Callie,actor.; Berrington, Elizabeth,actor.; O'Flynn, Kate,actor.; O'Rourke, Lauren,actor.; Haque, Mariam,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Callie Cooke, Elizabeth Berrington, Kate O'Flynn, Lauren O'Rourke, Mariam HaqueOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2023.A fractious gang of women on a hen-do have survived the apocalypse. But will they survive each other? The world’s population has been halved, and only a few survivors remain. Tucked away in a remote holiday cottage in Wales, a group of sort-of-friends on a Hen Do have escaped the virus. Now they’ll need to band together, take control of their limited resources and find a way to procreate (with a little help from ageing stripper Drew). On top of all that, they’ve got the hard-core Pilates group – holed up nearby – to contend with. But it’s not all doom and gloom! The end of the world is doing absolute wonders for everyone’s weight loss regimes.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.;
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Run. by Chukwu, Uche,film director.; Ojefua, Gregory,actor.; Udegbe, Kelechi,actor.; Omeili, Kiki,actor.; Destinations Flag (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Gregory Ojefua, Kelechi Udegbe, Kiki OmeiliOriginally produced by Destinations Flag in 2019.An uptight young woman who lives a dull, routine life goes on a run one night and witnesses something that puts her in situations she has never been in, and sends her lifespiraling out of control.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Motion pictures--Africa.; Action films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Motion pictures--Nigeria.;
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The Passengers [electronic resource] : by Marrs, John.aut; CloudLibrary;
You’re riding in your self-driving car when suddenly the doors lock, the route changes and you have lost all control. Then, a mysterious voice tells you, “You are going to die.”   Just as self-driving cars become the trusted, safer norm, eight people find themselves in this terrifying situation, including a faded TV star, a pregnant young woman, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an undocumented immigrant, a husband and wife, and a suicidal man.   From cameras hidden in their cars, their panic is broadcast to millions of people around the world. But the public will show their true colors when they are asked, "Which of these people should we save?...And who should we kill first?"
Subjects: Electronic books.; Action & Adventure; Suspense; Technological;
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Listen to your sister : a novel / by Viel, Neena,author.;
"For fans of Jordan Peele's films, Stranger Things, and The Other Black Girl, Listen To Your Sister is a laugh-out-loud, deeply terrifying, and big-hearted speculative horror novel from electrifying debut talent Neena Viel. Twenty-five year old Calla Williams is struggling since becoming guardian to her brother, Jamie. Calla is overwhelmed and tired of being the one who makes sacrifices to keep the family together. Jamie, full of good-natured sixteen-year-old recklessness, is usually off fighting for what matters to him or getting into mischief, often at the same time. Dre, their brother, promised he would help raise Jamie -- but now the ink is dry on the paperwork and in classic middle-child fashion, he's off doing his own thing. And through it all, The Nightmare never stops haunting Calla: recurring images of her brothers dying that she is powerless to stop. When Jamie's actions at a protest spiral out of control, the siblings must go on the run. Taking refuge in a remote cabin that looks like it belongs on a slasher movie poster rather than an AirBNB, the siblings now face a new threat where their lives -- and reality -- hang in the balance. Their sister always warned them about her nightmares. They really should have listened."--
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Novels.; Danger; Nightmares; Siblings;
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