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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
From the American dust bowl of the 1930s to the relentless expansion of the Sahara in Africa, drought represents severe weather that can stretch out for years. Explore what’s going on in the atmosphere to create extreme drought, which is associated with heat waves and dust storms.
42) The Joy of Math
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Professor Benjamin introduces the ABCs of math appreciation: The field can be loved for itsapplications, itsbeauty and structure, and itscertainty. Most of all, mathematics is a source of endless delight through creative play with numbers.
Publisher
Videofashion
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In this issue of Videofashion Collections, Pamella Roland designer Pamella DeVos is inspired by the contemporary architecture of Tokyo for her Fall 2016 collection, crafting garments that evoke the effect of light reflecting off the surface of a building. Sweet pastels, a checkerboard motif, and sumptuous shearling and fur give a playful and multi-textured feel to Son Jung Wan’s collection. Inspired by individuality and sustainability, you’ll...
Publisher
Videofashion
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In this issue of Videofashion Collections, BCBGMaxAzria's Max and Lubov Azria craft a glittering, glamorously bohemian and eco-friendly collection for Fall 2016. Inspired by pixilated graphics and sporty minimalism, Felipe Oliveira Baptista keeps it retro yet modern for Lacoste. Take a first look at J. Crew’s Autumn/Winter 2016-17 collection. Plus, both witty and functional, high necklines and pleated plaids create a quirky and feminine collection...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Not all aspects of musicality mature in the brain at the same rate. Trace the developing music faculty in infants, who have already learned to recognize their mother’s speech patterns and singing while in the womb. Examine research showing that singing is more effective than speech in calming infants..
Publisher
Youth Sports Club
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Soccer Fast Footwork Drills provides some of the most creative individualized offensive skills of the game, including basic and advanced footwork drills for shaking defenders, as well as developing ball control, which will lead to more scoring opportunities in games. Many of the drills in this video are used by some of the best players in the world, and can be performed in a confined area with limited players. Covered in this program are: basic footwork...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Investigate 51 Pegasi b, the first planet detected around a Sun-like star, which shocked astronomers by being roughly the size of Jupiter but in an orbit much closer to its star than Mercury is to the Sun. Probe the strange characteristics of these “hot Jupiters,” which have turned up around many stars..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Music is an integral part of humanity. Every culture has music, from the largest society to the smallest tribe. Its marvelous range of melodies, themes, and rhythms taps into something universal. Babies are soothed by it. Young adults dance for hours to it. Older adults can relive their youth with the vivid memories it evokes. Music is part of our most important rituals, and it has been the medium of some of our greatest works of art. Yet even though...
51) Bio-Terrorism
Publisher
NEVCO Education
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has identified particular viruses as high-priority agents for bio-terrorism. This program identifies and explores those agents.
Publisher
The Skills Development Service Media
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"Really good practical approaches. I feel that this course has improved my skills for dealing with difficult people and has provided me with ideas which I hope to apply when faced with similar circumstances at my workplace. Thank you!”G.F., Nursing
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Art photography can be lyrical, fun, dark, or surprising—but it’s always about going beyond the obvious. Follow Professor Sartore on several shoots and discover how to take photos with a more artistic eye, how to playfully deceive viewers—and how to do it all without the aid of digital post production..
Publisher
The Skills Development Service Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Expert demonstration of the use of the principles discussed in the interview by Prof. Dryden in a LIVE client session with a REAL procrastinating client. The session starts, unfolds and finishes in front of the viewer. Prof. Dryden does not have any additional information about the client before he starts the session
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Examine tools that professionals use to hedge against financial risk, such as forward contracts and financial options. Study the suitability of these instruments for individuals. Then probe a more flexible strategy: real options, which are opportunities that can be seized or declined as conditions warrant..
56) What is Islam?
Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Islam has 1.6 billion followers around the world - so perhaps it's where host Tevya will find the answer's he's looking for. He starts out with a visit to the Taric Islamic Centre where he learns why it is important to cleanse himself before prayer, what Halal is, an introduction to the history of Muhammad and the devotion it takes to be a Muslim..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Study how artists think structurally in building a drawing, tying the drawing’s content to the geometric underpinnings of a given rectangular shape. Learn about focal areas, focal points, and compositional balance, and how this kind of structural understanding serves to unite the parts of a drawing, creating a unified whole..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Wind shear is the ingredient that turns an ordinary thunderstorm into a monster. Study the mechanisms that underlie this transformation. Then evaluate the crucial difference between a severe weather watch versus a warning, and put yourself in the shoes of a forecaster calling the shots.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Melodies and harmonies combine pitches according to rules that we have internalized through experience. Listen to musical examples that demonstrate unresolved and resolved expectations. Consider the analogy to grammar in language, and search for a connection between music and language in the brain..
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