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In Understanding Software, Max Kanat-Alexander, Technical Lead for Code Health at Google, shows you how to bring simplicity back to computer programming. Max explains to you why programmers suck, and how to suck less as a programmer. There's just too much complex stuff in the world. Complex stuff can't be used, and it breaks too easily. Complexity is stupid. Simplicity is smart.

Why does the cinema have the power to move the heart, stimulate the mind, and dazzle the imagination? How did the art of film develop from its origins to the present day? This course covers the history and aesthetics of the movies. It traces the experiments and innovations that gave rise to the modern cinema, developing a vocabulary that helps explain the variety of choices filmmakers make when they construct shots and edit them together.

How do you know when students understand? Can you design learning experiences that make it much more likely that students understand content and apply it in meaningful ways? Thousands of educators have used the Understanding by Design (UbD) framework to answer these questions and create more rigorous, engaging curriculums. Now, this expanded 2nd edition gives you even more tools and strategies for results-oriented teaching.

In accessible language and with periodic references to Star Trek, motorcycle daredevils, and near-classic movies of the '80s, developmental molecular biologist John Medina explores the neurological and evolutionary factors that drive teenage behavior and can affect both achievement and engagement. Then he proposes a research-supported counterattack: a bold redesign of educational practices and learning environments to deliberately develop teens' cognitive capacity to manage their emotions, plan, prioritize, and focus.

Award-winning author Janice Hardy (and founder of the popular writing site, Fiction University) takes you deep into one of the most frustrating aspects of writing—showing, and not telling. She'll help you understand what show, don't tell means, teach you how to spot told prose in your writing, and reveal why common advice on how to fix it doesn't always work.

"Everything you need to know to get started with astrology and how to use it to plan and predict your life.Astrology is a divination method that studies the position of the Sun, Moon and planets at the time and place of your birth. Their placements are interpreted to give insights into your...

Gain the wine know-how you’ve always wanted in this comprehensive course. With thousands of wines on sale in the US today, choosing just the right one for each occasion can be a challenge even for the experienced. To help you master that challenge and deepen your appreciation of wine and its inexpressibly rich lore, Master of Wine Brian Wheaton recorded Understanding the World of Wine. Whether you're a seasoned oenophile or a beginner, you will discover new insights in this set of 36 easy-to-use audio lectures.

Nanotechnology is radically altering the world in ways almost unimaginable in only the very recent past. With applications in arenas from medicine and science to warfare and even the world of sports, nanotechnology opens the doorway to a vast array of breathtaking possibilities. In this series of clearly articulated lectures, Professor Deborah Gibbs Sauder explores the world of nanotechnology and all its astounding applications, while also examining the ethical issues raised by the science and the impact nanotechnology is having on big business.

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This podcast provides a comprehensive guide on understanding and responding to safety triggers in the workplace to enhance risk control. It outlines various types of safety triggers, including environmental, equipment, human behaviour, process, and incident-related factors, and emphasises the importance of recognising early warning signs. The material details procedures for pausing or stopping work, the immediate actions required, and the roles and responsibilities involved. Crucially, it explains the process of reassessing the job before resuming work, stressing the need for thorough risk ...

Child psychologist, Valerie Muter, goes beyond the classroom to offer a wealth of resources for parents to use at home to help engage their child in reading and writing. From giving you guidance on how to communicate with teachers about your concerns and requesting screenings and assessments to giving you lots of tips and tricks that you can implement at home to support your child's growth, this is the ultimate guide to answering all of the questions you might have about literacy difficulties and more.

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In honor of Dysphagia Awareness Month, June 2021, Dysphagia Outreach Project has pooled some of their great thought leaders together to inspire us all with a 10-part mini-series! Their mission: to ignite the passion in their fellow SLPs to evaluate and treat dysphagia, from the NICU to End of Life Care, with the highest evidenced-based practice available...all while motivating us to advocate for our patients and their caregivers through education and volunteering. Brought to you by SpeechTherapyPD.com, each episode is accompanied by an audio course which is registered for .1 ASHA CEU. Tune ...

One of the most difficult matters to confront with respect to family relationships is that you don’t control the entire relationship yourself. Whether the relationship thrives or withers isn’t up to you alone. As the saying goes, it takes two to tango. When major family relationship problems are encountered, it’s common to attempt a control strategy. You try to get the other person to change. Sometimes this approach works, especially if your request and the other person are both reasonable. But many times it just leads to frustration.

Why are English phrasal verbs so confusing? This podcast will answer that question, and show you exactly how to learn them and use them. Private Facebook community for introverted language learners: https://form.jotform.com/alyssapoco/facebook-group

Is the Book of Revelation obscure because we do not understand it or because we misunderstand it? This study will walk you step-by-step through the last book of Scripture. In uncertain times such as ours, Revelation anchors us in the hope of Christ and gives us abiding peace and joy. Prerequisite The Catholic Foundation Library is a definite prerequisite to a sound understanding of the Book of Revelation. It serves as a basis for grasping the way Scripture functions and since the Book of Revelation assumes a solid familiarity with the rest of the Bible, it makes sense to start with a ...

Welcome to Understanding How Google Search Works, where we break down the mysteries of the digital world into bite-sized, easy-to-digest conversations. I’m your host, [Your Name], and today, we’re diving deep into the magic behind the world’s favourite search engine: Google.Have you ever wondered how Google knows exactly what you’re looking for? How does it sift through billions of web pages in the blink of an eye to deliver the perfect results? Is it magic, or is it science?In this episode, we’ll explore the inner workings of Google Search, from crawling and indexing to algorithms ...

Discover all things Revenue Cycle. Gain knowledge from a Revenue Cycle Guru with over 15 of revenue cycle experience and over 10 years of coaching and training colligate students. Recovered millions for major health systems using my Revenue Cycle experience. You will learn: billing, coding, clinical documentation, denial management, charge capturing, credentialing, provider enrollment, appeal process, payment posting, compliance, registration, scheduling, A/R follow-up, KPIs, career placement.

Take. few minutes to understand the most overlooked part of our Shabbos morning with Rabbi Ya'akov Trump