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Publisher
Real Time Health
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A stroke is a brain attack, which can affect thinking, movement, speech and/or senses, and is caused by blockage or rupture of a blood vessel within or surrounding the brain. Stroke is a medical emergency – getting to a hospital quickly is vital for a good outcome. A stroke can occur at any age, even in babies and infants.. These 'Speaking from Experience' video clips offer first-hand accounts from people who experienced stroke after the age of...
Publisher
Real Time Health
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) is a treatable condition marked by extreme changes in mood, thought, energy and behavior. It is called bipolar disorder because a person's mood can alternate between the "poles" of mania (high, elevated mood) and depression (low, depressed mood). These changes in mood ("mood swings") can last for hours, days, weeks or even months. There are two main types of bipolar disorder: people experiencing Bipolar...
Publisher
Real Time Health
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A stroke is a brain attack, which can affect thinking, movement, speech and/or senses, and is caused by blockage or rupture of a blood vessel within or surrounding the brain. Stroke is a medical emergency – getting to a hospital quickly is vital for a good outcome. A stroke can occur at any age, even in babies and infants.. These 'Speaking from Experience' video clips offer first-hand accounts from people who experienced stroke prior to the age...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Explore harmonic tension and resolution, and the dominant and tonic chords, through compelling examples in the music of Richard Wagner. Practice an important exercise for independent movement of the left hand fingers. Discover how three-note chords ("triads") can be constructed from the notes of the scale. Finally, play an original song using the material from this lesson.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to cook with what's on hand in your house - and elevate it with a simple fresh ingredient or two. By cooking with canned beans, jarred pesto, leftover bread, "planned overs," and more, you'll be able to create dishes ranging from a hearty frittata to a fresh take on minestrone soup.
Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Connect with your own natural healing abilities waiting to be uncovered and developed. This is the Reiki art of healing, rediscovered by Dr. Mikao Usui in Japan. Learn how Reiki can be used to transmit healing energies either through direct contact or without physical contact. Two Reiki Masters will introduce you to the philosophy and origins of Reiki and the differences between Reiki I and Reiki II. See actual 'Reiki Healings' with practitioners...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This video might be the best way to see infant development this side of becoming a parent. Our cast of infants demonstrate basic motor skills from rolling over to standing alone. They learn that objects can exist outside of their own experience, learn cause and effect, and slowly discover they are independent beings. Watch as they explore eye-hand coordination, feeding skills, a first smile, language understanding, baby talk, and the magical dance...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Having covered electron spin in the previous episode, now turn to orbital angular momentum. Again, a phenomenon familiar in classical physics relating to planets has an analogue in the quantum domain (although with profound differences). This leads to a discussion of permanent magnets, which Professor Carlson calls “a piece of quantum physics that you can hold in your hand.”
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Discover how anyone can learn to play the piano with the right guidance and a little encouragement. These 36 accessible episodes provide the building blocks you need to go from interested novice to expressive player. Blending music theory and history with hands-on examples and step-by-step instruction, Professor Pamela D. Pike shows you how to pick up this marvelous musical skill.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Your campsite might not be a gourmet kitchen with all the amenities, but with a few adjustments to your cooking regimen, you can cook some amazing meals outdoors. Survey the best way to set up your campsite kitchen, the basics of stove safety, and how to keep your hands and dishes clean.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Plunge into hydraulics, learning how force is transmitted from actuators to hydraulic cylinders through fluid-filled lines. Then use this knowledge to design and build a hydraulically powered mechanical arm that can grasp and manipulate a concrete block - controlled by four hand-operated syringes. Along the way, use 3D printing to fabricate several crucial parts.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
An Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is an injury to the brain which results in deterioration of cognitive, physical, emotional or independent functions. It can occur as a result of trauma, hypoxia, infection, substance abuse, degenerative neurological disease, brain tumour or stroke. This Speaking From Experience video offers offer first-hand accounts from ten people living with ABI. They discuss the impact it has had on their lives and the ways they manage...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In this lesson, you will refine much of your existing repertoire. You'll then try your hand at Liszt's Liebestraum. While this piece can be quite challenging for students, Professor Pike has created a special arrangement designed for your current level of ability. Work on adding musical expression to these Romantic-era pieces.
54) Borders of Love
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Czech
Description
Petr and Hana, who after years together share their unspoken erotic fantasies. What begins as an innocent conversation gradually turns into experimentation with other partners and increasingly pushing the limits of just how far the can go with a non-monogamous relationship before it gets out of hand..
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Clinical depression is an illness, a medical condition. It significantly affects the way someone feels, causing a persistent lowering of mood. Depression is often accompanied by a range of other physical and psychological symptoms that can interfere with the way a person is able to function in their every day life. The symptoms of depression generally react positively to treatment. This Speaking from experience program offers offer first-hand accounts...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Expand your understanding of Buddhism with an introduction to Zen. This path to Buddhahood is aimed at direct transformation. Knowledge is handed directly from mind to mind, with great emphasis placed on a teacher-disciple lineage that each Zen master can trace directly to Zen's originating moment.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Brompton is no ordinary bike. You ride it - you fold it up. Not so much a product - more a cult - and it's made in Britain! This is the story of how they make it - and why they're changing to a different approach to production. Design: The Brompton bike was the brainchild of ex-landscape gardener Andrew Ritchie. He failed to interest the big bicycle companies in the idea and set up his own company. The secret of the Brompton's success lies in...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
What do customers value most in customer service? Solving their problems. Recent research shows that handling customer problems quickly and correctly will retain or even build customer loyalty. Customers who don't get their problems solved will leave and not return. "So HELP Me" (Employee Edition) illustrates realistic customer service problems that can frustrate both customers and employees. The video provides solutions to these problems that satisfy...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Emmy® award-winning producer Barry Green, joined by co-host David Jimerson, take you through what you need to know to start seeing great lighting in your own projects! Through detailed instruction, tongue-in-cheek sketch illustrations, and hands-on examples, we'll show you the fundamentals of cinematic lighting and how you can use light as a paintbrush to tell your stories like the pros, with just the right look, exposure - and feeling! Lighting...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Migraine is a common yet very debilitating condition, with up to 3 million sufferers in Australia alone. Migraines are extremely severe headaches, often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, throbbing pain, and sensitivity to light and sound. They can last from a few hours to a few days. Migraines affect a person¹s ability to function in everyday life and are regarded as an intermittent disability. However, when not suffering, mirgaineurs enjoy normal...
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