What are the expenses of living in an apartment? What obligations come with signing on the dotted line? Is it good to have roommates? This video explains to first-time renters how to locate, lease, and set up an apartment while avoiding common problems. They'll learn about dealing with rental agents, evaluating a unit's condition, reading leases, getting renters' insurance, having the utilities turned on, and handling the roommate option. Information...

Stronger. Higher. Faster. Healthy, active living is on everyone's mind these days. And recession or not, people always want to eat well and take care of their bodies-and are willing to pay a premium to do it. With thousands of diet-specific food products on the market these days, diet food has become a multi-billion dollar industry. And within this health craze is the ever-expanding organic sector. As people look for natural alternatives to pesticide-laden...

Are your students getting ready to "take off" and live on their own? Anthony is! In this video, he asks a pilot, his father, and his friends for advice on how to make moving away a successful experience. In the process, viewers will get an overview of things to consider as they make their own plans: budgeting, time management, adjustment issues, support systems, and more. Correlates to all applicable National and State Educational Standards including...

A look inside the personal life of every first lady in American history, based on original interviews with major historians for C-SPAN's yearlong history series, First Ladies: Influence and Image. This book provides an up-close historical look at these fascinating women who survived the scrutiny of the White House, sometimes at great personal cost, while supporting their families and famous husbands-- and sometimes changing history.

"Discover how to engage in a faith-filled life in the era of social media from a group of young, consecrated Catholic sisters"--

"The Declaration of Independence identified "the pursuit of happiness" as one of our unalienable rights, along with life and liberty. Jeffrey Rosen, the president of the National Constitution Center, profiles six of the most influential founders--Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton--to show what pursuing happiness meant in their lives. By reading the classical Greek and Roman moral...

A critical concern for the planet today is global warming and its probable consequences, and whether warming trends are occurring because of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere or a cyclical change in the weather. Explorers accurately measure the thickness of the Arctic ice as loss of sea ice contributes to ocean warming, the rise of sea levels, and affects polar species. Global warming kills coral reefs in the tropics and melts glaciers in Bolivia...

"A farm is its own kind of exciting rural community, and readers discover what life is like for farmers and their families through accessible, relatable text and colorful photographs. Developing knowledge of different kinds of communities is an important part of early social studies curricula, and this topic is fun for readers to explore as they learn what happens on a farm. A detailed picture glossary helps readers understand farm life by clarifying...

An introduction to the different types of bugs that depend on other animals for their survival.

Learn how to build an audience, become an industry thought leader, and create new business opportunities with the live streaming capability on LinkedIn. Live streaming video is an incredible way to build an audience, become an industry thought leader, and create new business opportunities. In this course, LinkedIn Live streaming expert and personal branding consultant Cher Jones shows you how to use LinkedIn’s live streaming capability to look...