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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Complete drawing anterior, lateral, and posterior views of the human figure. Then, turn the flat shapes used to construct the figure into volume, to get a more naturalistic and three-dimensional figure. Study methods for proportionately drawing the head and conquering the complexity of the hands and the feet..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
[Galatians, Romans] Continue your exploration of Paul’s letters, this time by studying the correspondence he wrote to the Galatians and the Romans. In these letters, you’ll find some of Paul’s most provocative ideas about freedom and law—ideas that would play a profound role in shaping subsequent Christian communities.
63) Freedom
Publisher
Sound Venture International
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Freedom is a documentary art series featuring some of the most eccentric, electric and leading edge urban dance performers, movers, choreographers and dance companies. Freedom will take the viewer into the subculture of dance with the world as the backdrop.
64) The Railroad
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Ride the rails to learn why rail transportation continues to thrive, two centuries after the modern railroad was introduced. Trace the origin of the standard rail gauge used in the U.S., probe the forces a locomotive must overcome to get rolling and then stop, and chart the rise of a revolutionary way of handling cargo: the intermodal container..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Apply your knowledge and skills to a number of intriguing and complex drawing conundrums. Among a range of projects, create a still life of boxes, translate a complex figure painting into a line drawing, and draw a carefully composed self-portrait. Also consider common pitfalls—and their solutions—in drawing naturalistically..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Doctors are commanded to do no harm to their patients. What’s equally important is protecting themselves in those rare instances where a patient may do them harm. Get an inside look at how emergency doctors handle dangerous situations, including a patient acting violently and a patient suffering from a highly infectious disease..
Publisher
Videofashion
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In this issue of Videofashion Collections, Carmen Marc Valvo takes inspiration from the Viennese art movement for his Fall 2016 collection which is all about texture and silhouette. Elie Tahari infuses Victorian luxury with the richest of fabrics for his opulent Autumn/Winter 2016 collection. Rachel Zoe crosses the 1930s and 1990s with 2016 appeal, channeling Marlene Dietrich and legendary supermodels on her latest runway. Plus, Amy Smilovic casts...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Follow two lines of research that have put ideas about music’s origins to the test. Start with studies of music perception in monkeys. Then turn to an ingenious experiment with young children, designed to evaluate the theory that musical behavior enhances social bonds between group members..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Close by learning how to take the economic “stress test,” inspired by bank evaluations made in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. This simple exercise helps you anticipate the most significant reversals you are likely to meet, helping you approach uncertainty with confidence and calm..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Compare the three main methods of dealing with the 700,000 tons of solid waste generated every day in the U.S.: landfill, incineration, and recycling. Explore the distinction between recycling, which is practical with many metals, and down-cycling, which is the fate of most plastics..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
[Acts 1–10] Turn to subsequent texts of the New Testament, which take up the struggle to understand Jesus and what it means to live by his message. The Acts of the Apostles, you’ll find, is a fascinating narrative that shows the Christian community being transformed as it welcomed Jews, Greeks, and Romans.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Statistics are essential tools for dealing with uncertainty, but they should be used with caution. Put numbers such as the unemployment rate and consumer price index into context, probing how such statistics are measured and what the sampling error and confidence interval say about their reliability..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Dig deeper into object-oriented design, seeing how encapsulation—combining data and the functions that deal with data into a single package—is the basis for two other object-oriented features: inheritance and polymorphism. Apply these ideas to sports statistics.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Take an in-depth look at the world of writing and getting published: the history of the business, the competition in the modern market, and the major and minor players in the industry. Clear up some common misconceptions about what it takes to become a published writer and get an overview of what to expect if you pursue a career as a writer..
75) Social Robots
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Enter the brave new world of social robotics, where robots are built specifically to communicate with humans and other autonomous physical agents. With the help of the robot Baxter, discover how simple signals like spoken words, expressions, and body language can create a dynamic user interface between human and robot..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Government policies are a major source of uncertainty, since they can alter our lives in unpredictable ways. Study the surprising outcomes from several government interventions in the U.S. economy. In particular, look at the regulatory cycle model, which shows how a complex system responds to new regulations..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Turn to the most obvious way to find exoplanets: direct imaging. Explore the optics of telescopes to learn why spotting an exoplanet next to its parent star is so difficult. Then see how this limitation has been overcome in a handful of cases..
Publisher
The Skills Development Service Media
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Volume 1 of 2: Core Functions and Models of Clinical & Case Supervision.After watching this video you will:..Learn about history of Clinical & Case Supervision (CCS).Understand main the definitions from various professional bodies and benefits of CCS for your organisation.Explore the main functions for CCS and their pros & cons.Find out how to implement different models of CCS in your professional settings.Learn about the Triangle Model of CCS and...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Complete drawing a believable, proportioned environment from your imagination. Next, study two-point perspective, used to accurately draw planes that are angled to the picture plane. Finally, discover how to draw sloping or inclined planes, and learn about three-point perspective, which depicts what we see when we tilt our heads, looking up or down..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The next three lectures address the big question: What is the nature of the mind? Start with the celebrated "hard problem"of consciousness: How does the brain produce the mind? Investigate two possible answers and explore why many philosophers consider both to be problematic.
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