Dog Of The Midnight Sun, is the story of an icon, the Canadian Inuit Dog; from ancient roots in the Arctic as the working sled dog of the Inuit to its confrontation with modern technological society and sadly, it’s potential demise as a species.
Languages: English
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Car Insurance Fraud/Real Estate Fraud
Car thieves break into people’s homes to get their car keys and every year, hundreds of thousands of cars are stolen in North America. Learn how this affects car insurance rates and how to protect yourself. Also, in an ultimate breach of trust, a college professor defrauds the families of eight of his own students. After pretending to hire the students to work in his real estate company, he steals money from their family and friends.
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Drink Spiking: Awareness and Avoidance
Drink spiking has become an increasingly disturbing health issue. The immediate effects of these incidents range from mild sickness to temporary loss of consciousness but their hidden effects can linger for a long time. This informative and practical program explains what drink spiking is and how to recognize and avoid situations that may increase susceptibility to drink spiking. It explores the prevalence and nature of drink spiking, situations where it is likely to occur, the people who do it (including friends!) and how victims are chosen. Using expert opinion, narration and dramatized scenarios, the program delivers balanced information about the substances commonly used in drink spiking, potential health consequences to the victim and strategies to minimize the risks of it occurring. An empowering program about health in a young person’s world. Chapters: 1. Introduction 2. What is Drink Spiking? 3. Consequences for the Victim 4. Drugs and their Effects Part 1 5. Drugs and their Effects Part 2 6. Awareness and Prevention 7. Consequences for the Perpetrator
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Job Application: Looking Good on Paper
Applying for a job can be an intimidating process; especially if it’s your first job or if you have held the same position for a long time. How do you really know what they’re looking for? Well, the key to getting the first step right is a clear and concise job application, because employers simply don’t have the time to go through lengthy, unfocused submissions. This program will help you focus on expressing your skills and experience, writing applications that really stand out, and addressing the all-important selection criteria. It also examines online job applications. An up-to-date and practical program that will get the real you onto paper. Chapters: 1.Identifying Your Skills 2.Looking for a Job 3.Writing a Good Cover Letter 4.Addressing the Selection Criteria
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Fashionable Business: Young Designers, New Labels
The fashion industry is renowned for its competitiveness. So how do emerging fashion designers get a foothold when there’s so much competition? In this program we introduce three emerging fashion labels and the designers behind them. It examines the elements of design and manufacture design inspiration, the different types of fabrics used in manufacture, and the marketing and branding of the labels.
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Financial Reporting For Business
Accounting reports convey vital information about cash, profit and financial position to the owner and key stakeholders of a business. This program explores the content and format of the three key accounting reports: the cash flow statement, profit and loss statement and balance sheet. Insights are provided from real business owners/managers about how these reports are used within the business for analysis and decision making.
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Understanding Prejudice
Prejudice in the 21st century may not seem overt, yet we remain a prejudiced society. Whether it’s racial assumptions, views on gender, income, vocation, clothing, even whole cities or suburbs, all of us hold prejudicial thoughts. In this intelligent and thought-provoking program we explore some of the reasons why society chooses to ‘accept’ some people, but excludes and rejects others. Including a brief historical look at groups of people who have experienced prejudice, and why these views differ today, this is an excellent discussion starter for your classroom. Leading psychologist Andrew Fuller provides commentary on the impact of prejudice on individuals, how prejudice is perpetuated, what to do in the face of injustice and how to embrace and accept differences. Chapter: 1.Introduction 2.What’s In and What Isn’t 3.Ask the Question: Why? 4.What it Means to be Different 5.The Impact of Prejudice 6. What We Can Do About Prejudice 7.Conclusion
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Animal House
Animal House Secrets looks at an average suburban home owner from the perspective of the pet, among the other creatures who share, visit and borrow our kitchen, bedrooms and the spaces in between. From the roof to the basement, Animal House Secrets blends animal behaviour and environmental science with a sense of humour as we discover the biodiversity that thrives in our homes.
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Arctic Diamond Fever
This is the story behind the multibillion dollar fever that has led internationally renown geologists to the most unlikely place on earth – a land package the size of Texas in the empty, remote and vast barren lands of the Artic. Fueled by the fever of the hunt for that rare and precious find and in spite of deathly obstacles, geologists began what has become the biggest staking rush in world history. This is the search for the oldest, hardest, and most valuable gem in the world.