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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Mining is one of the oldest applications of practical geology. Find out how metals are classified and how most are associated with igneous and metamorphic deposits. Some metals, like gold, can be mined in a pure-"native"-state that requires little processing. Discover how and where to go prospecting for gold, using the panning process perfected by the Forty-Niners in California.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
With the technological development of sensors, feedback control, Bluetooth, and machine learning, we can now network not just computers, but "things" as well. Discover the enormous advantages this "Internet of Things" can provide-from health care to transportation to manufacturing-if we can adequately address the significant concerns regarding privacy and security.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Continue your whirlwind tour of Iceland with stops along the eastern and southeastern parts of the island. This stage of your journey includes a fascinating art installation of egg sculptures, the largest ice cap in Europe, a dangerous beach with unpredictable waves, and the only waterfall where you're virtually guaranteed to see a rainbow.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Words like Naturopath and other less traditional terms to describe the healing process once were shunned by modern medicine and the general public. Today they are much more common and accepted. Procedures like acupuncture are prescribed by doctors routinely nowadays.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
What do animal dung in Israel and leftover cooking oils in North America have in common? Both are being used as bio fuels for powering industrial equipment and motor vehicles. Combine this with efforts to process coconut oil from Uganda and soy from Argentina and you have the hopeful beginnings for fossil fuel independence.
Publisher
Monster Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Henry meets a Daffodil. He is getting ready to welcome some new plants to the garden when they arrive a day early. Henry becomes a Gardener for the day, lays some plants and even has to negotiate with a sleepy rain cloud to save the garden!
Series
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Learn everything you need to know about starting an insect collection and making your own observations about your local environment. Discover how to start a collection of preserved insects using materials you probably already have at home. From nets to aspirators to pitfall traps, you'll have everything you need.
15) Harvie Krumpet
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The biography of an ordinary man seemingly cursed with bad luck.
16) 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
Australian Children's Television Foundation
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Mum's still in hospital and it's really starting to take its toll on Phillip: his bedwetting has been getting worse. Lockie takes it upon himself to cheer his little brother up, entering them in the Annual Angelus Fishing Competition. Out in the boat, things soon go awry when the boys' find themselves stranded. The stressful situation forces Phillip to reveal what really is worrying him, paving the way for Lockie to cushion Phillip's pain - with...
Series
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Explore the rich cuisine of 19th-century Brazil with its indigenous American, West African, and Portuguese influences. From the Cozinheiro Imperial, first published in 1838, learn to cook vatapa with mandioca flour, green beans and shrimp, and a delicious black bean stew using every part of the pig, including tail and ears.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Unlike most structural catastrophes, the 1986 Challenger disaster occurred on live TV. Explore behind the scenes to learn about what led to this catastrophic result. It will become clear that this disaster-which killed seven people and threw the entire US space program into crisis-was as much a failure of organizational decision-making as it was an engineering failure.
20) The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World: Episode 22,Living in Hellenistic Egypt
Series
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Revisit Egypt in the years after Alexander the Great, an era when Greek (Hellenistic) culture spread throughout the region. Tour the city of Alexandria, which was arguably the greatest city of the ancient world and which now lies mostly beneath the sea. Then explore the ethnic tensions between the Egyptians, Greeks, and Jews.
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