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Join Ann Curry for dramatic reunions between people whose lives crossed paths as a result of the deadly eruption. Geologist Mindy searches for scientist David Johnston’s family to tell them how he saved her life, while Sue wants to find the brave helicopter pilot who rescued her from near certain death.

This film traces the journey of Stephanie Nyombayire, a young Rwandan anti-genocide activist who teams up with Sir Martin Gilbert, the renowned Holocaust historian, to travel across 15 countries and three continents interviewing survivors and descendants of the diplomats who rescued tens of thousands of Jews from the unspeakable horrors of the Nazi death camps. While Nyombayire embarks upon this quest in an effort to uncover potential solutions for...

Whales, dolphins, seal lions, and other creatures can become beached or entangled in numerous places along the California coast. And while a great many of those cases end sadly, the Los Angeles-based group known as Marine Animal Rescue has also saved thousands of marine animals from death. This video profiles MAR and its participation in the national whale disentanglement network as well as its educational presentations and community outreach programs....

This book provids an overview of all aspects of search and rescue procedures and equipment, It teaches the absolutely essential techniques employed by nearly all search and rescue personnel. This book offers an in-depth and practical approach to search and rescue and is recommended for all emergency responders. For both paid and unpaid professionals, this resource combines dynamic features with the latest comprehensive content.

Maryknoll lay missioner Pete Byrne and former child of the streets Andres Zuniga volunteer at a home for street children in Lima, Peru. This film provides an intimate look at life inside Hogar Santa Maria where the boys learn security, predictability, and a sense of belonging. Byrne and a team of volunteers focus on caring for the human rights of children.

The northern rainforests of the Republic of Congo are the habitat of the largest concentration of gorillas anywhere in the world. The region is also home to the IFO timber company and its employees, who rely on IFO for their income as well for the schools and medical center that IFO has established there. Environmentalists are concerned about tropical timber harvesting, but without IFO the human residents of the rainforest would be plunged into poverty....

Join Ann Curry for the reunions of people whose lives crossed during the eruption. Mindy searches for a scientist's family to tell them how he saved her life, and Sue wants to find the pilot who rescued her from near-certain death.