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Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
The much-celebrated peace agreement runs Colombia into chaos. FARC guerrilla Ernesto, poverty-stricken coca farmers, a mysterious aristocrat, and a passionate right-wing politician struggle at the edge of their morals as they reach for contradictory dreams for a better Colombia. What happens to a very fragile peace in an unequal country if doing the ‘wrong’ thing may easily be justified as the only viable means of struggle?
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
How did two world-class pilots coax their glider to a new altitude record? Focus on this feat as a lesson in the key principles of winged flight - including angle of attack, lift, drag, thrust, and weight. Also explore "the miracle on the Hudson," when airline pilot Chesley Sullenberger glided his jet to an emergency water landing. Close your first lesson with an investigation of the control inputs: yaw, roll, and pitch.
43) The paper tigers
Language
English
Formats
Description
As teenagers, kung fu disciples Danny, Hing, and Jim were inseparable. Fast forward 25 years, and each has grown into a washed-up middle-aged man seemingly one kick away from pulling a hamstring, and not at all preoccupied with thoughts of martial arts or childhood best friends. But when their old master is murdered, the trio reunites, soon learning that avenging their sifu will require conquering old grudges if they are to honorably defend his legacy....
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Dig deeper into aerodynamic science so you can choose an airfoil shape and appropriate wingspan, aspect ratio, fuselage length, and stabilizer dimensions for your model plane. Pay special attention to aerodynamic stability and such factors as the dihedral angle of the wings, noting these features on full-size aircraft. Then build the airframe, using wood, tissue paper, and metal wire.
45) Ip Man 2
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.
46) Three Musketeers
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The power in tai chi comes from your intention-your mind and will-not the physical exertion of your body. Muscular tension and emotional stress inhibit the flow of chi and waste your energy, making you weaker. Feel the strength and power within softness as you move with a weighted tai chi ball. Learn the next two form movements: white crane spreads its wings and brush knee and twist step.
49) Things To Come
Publisher
NYX Channel
Pub. Date
1936.
Language
English
Description
It’s Christmas 1940, and Everytown resident John Cabal (Raymond Massey) fears that war is imminent. When it breaks out, the war lasts 30 years, destroying the city and ushering in a new dark age of plagues and petty despots. But there is hope in the form of Wings Over the World, a group of pacifist scientists and thinkers lead by Cabal. Their dream is to build a utopian society on the ruins of the old. But first they’ll have to unseat the latest...
Publisher
Cargo Film & Releasing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This film debunks the conventional wisdom that staging a World Cup in compliance with the FIFA model delivers sustainable benefits to the population of the host country. It reveals the real legacy of the FIFA World Cup - state of the art stadiums that were built to stage a four-week tournament will stand idle for decades to come, soaking up funds needed for health, housing and education.. Filmed primarily during the high energy protests against the...
51) Don's Party
Publisher
Umbrella Entertainment
Pub. Date
1976.
Language
English
Description
When you mix a left-wing teacher, a loud-mouthed sex maniac, a mild-mannered accountant, a failed philosopher, a promiscuous 19-year-old, a frustrated wife, a drunken pornographer, a sexy temperamental artist and an arrogant dentist with a lot of booze...anything can happen! Adapted by David Williamson from his own hit stage play and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Bruce Beresford (*Breaker Morant, The Club*). Nominated for a Golden Bear at the **Berlin...
Publisher
Hybrid Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The 2nd Republic begins with great hope, in Barcelona and across Spain. For the first time in anyone’s memory, working and lower classes are afforded a voice, and the opportunity for a brighter future. However, left and right-wing politicos are butting heads at every turn, and an ideological tug-of-war begets brinkmanship, ushering in the failed military coup that becomes the Spanish Civil War.
53) Musafir
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Musafir is the name given to a group of folk musicians from different castes and religions in Rajasthan, India. Hameed Khan, a tabla player who divides his time between Paris and Jaipur, is constantly searching for the best musicians who he then takes under his wing and teaches them the Musafir repertoire.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Roll up your sleeves and learn how to design an aircraft, using an approach that has hardly changed in a century of building new airplanes. Start out by determining the weight values, maximum lift coefficient, wing loading, and thrust-to-weight ratio. Next lay out a configuration. Finally, iterate, making modifications and adjustments to perfect your vehicle.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In 1914, Germany is arming itself for war. Karl Liebknecht, left-wing revolutionary Social Democrat and workers' leader, a virulent antimilitarist, is one among 110 SPD members of Parliament who vote against approving war loans. From then on, he is considered un-German and a traitor to the fatherland, and his own party's leadership turns against him. Despite threats, Liebknecht speaks up against the war and writes the manifesto The Main Enemy...
56) Seasons
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Français
Description
Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud (Directors of the Oscar-nominated, *Winged Migration*) return to the lush green forests that emerged across Europe following the last Ice Age, when the ice retreated, and the cycle of seasons was established. SEASONS is the awe-inspiring tale of the long shared history that binds humankind and nature. Nominated for the Films4Families Youth Jury Award at the **Seattle International Film Festival.** *"Another testament...
Publisher
Monster Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When Jupiter’s paper airplane lands by a birds nest in the garden, the curious trio’s attention is drawn to something rather unexpected and exciting… a little baby bird’s first flight! Which gets Luna wondering, just how did that baby bird learn to fly? And how do birds fly anyways? They’re going to have to fly into their imaginations and become little baby birds themselves to get the answers they’re looking for.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Apply concepts of lift and drag to propulsion, focusing on the internal combustion engine and propeller - still the most efficient power plant for aircraft flying at low speeds. Study the four-cycle engine and the design of propellers, which are rotating wings twisted to present an optimum angle of attack across their entire length.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The Fabaceae family is so diverse and so prevalent in the Northern Hemisphere that it deserves its own episode. Home to important crops such as soybeans, green beans, peas, and alfalfa, this fabulous family is easily recognized by the "wings, banner, and keel" arrangement of the flowers.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Continue with the Frolic of the Five Animals. Then delve into the concept of harmony and balance embodied in the idea of yin and yang, which inspires the philosophy and practice of tai chi. Close with Crane Spreads Wings in the short form routine.
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