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Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich [Audio]

Speaker(s): Chrystia Freeland | There has always been some gap between rich and poor but it has never been wider - and now the rich are getting wealthier at such breakneck speed that the middle classes are being squeezed out. Acclaimed business journalist and global editor-at-large of Reuters, Chrystia Freeland has unprecedented access to the richest and most successful people on the planet, from Davos to Dubai. She offers a timely insight into the current state of capitalism and its most wealth

Microsoft DevRadio: Using Xamarin to Create the Draw a Stickman app for Windows 8

Abstract:
Jerry Nixon welcomes CEO of Xamarin, Nat Friedman and President of Hitcen

Comparative Advantage

Steven Hinson
This module presents the concept of Comparative Advantage utilizing both written and numeric examples. Comparative Advantage is used to justify the bowed out Production Possibilities Frontier, […]

De Lees-beter-meter

Veel kinderen die moeite hebben met lezen leggen het succes van hun vooruitgang niet bij zichzelf neer, maar buiten zichzelf. Bijvoorbeeld bij de juf of bij hun ouders: Ik ga zo goed vooruit omdat juf me zo goed les geeft, i.p.v. ik ga zo goed …

Foreign Investment

[Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow (1979), Lecture 5 (1958)]

Some people call the programs of economic freedom a negative program. They say, "What do you liberals really want? You are against socialism, government interven

Obg0250: Fun with Java

Richard Baldwin
This is one of the modules in a collection titled "Programming Oldies But Goodies" that gathers many of my tutorials in their original HTML format into a common location to make them readily […]

Welcome Weekend 2012

Welcome Weekend at Missouri State University is full of events that introduce you to campus, life at Missouri State and prepares you for a great first semester of college. Begin the weekend by moving in to your residence hall, organizing your stuff and decorating your room. Hang out with your roommate and friends during Playfair and the outdoor movie Friday night. Explore campus and Springfield on Saturday before kicking off the school year at Bear Bash. End the weekend's festivities on Sunday

GCC prospects bright if policies change - First Solar

Jan. 17 - First Solar, the world's biggest thin-film panel producer, says the GCC is a major growth market but policies in the region must first change for the solar industry to really take off.

Welcome, President Mitch Daniels!

Students welcome Purdue's 12th president in true Boilermaker style. Boiler Up!

60 Seconds With.......David Molian - Growing your Business

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60 Seconds With.......Professor Richard Wilding - Supply Chain Collaboration

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60 Seconds With.......Dr Ruth Bender - Executive Pay

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SuperUROP project titled: Blends of Diblock Copolymers for Nanostructure Fabrication, presented by S

MIT EECS - Qualcomm Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scholar Kameron Oser presented his SuperUROP project titled "Blends of Diblock Copolymers for Nanostructure Fabricationd" at the Dec. 6, 2012 SuperUROP poster session in the Grier Room, 34-401. Kameron Oser's advisor is EECS professor Karl Berggren.

Yury Polyanskiy

Recorded 10/11/12

Protection

Public Seminar Series, Hilary term 2013. Seminar by Professor Bridget Anderson (University of Oxford) recorded on 21 November 2012 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford.

How Your T-Shirt Can Make a Difference

Did you know that the t-shirt on your back has a major impact on the planet? Producing it took 2,700 liters of water, plus it takes a lot of energy to get it from the cotton fields to your closet. But some of your t-shirt's biggest impacts are in how you care for it. Here's how you can help reduce its effect on the environment. (01:51)

Ping 164: IllumiRoom, Skype, Ballmer & Basketball, Surface Pro | Ping!

Sit back, relax and let the good times flow while watching Laura and Paul argue over everything under the sun. Ok, maybe not everything...but definitely a few things. Here's what's happening at Microsoft:

IllumiRoom is Uh-MAY-ZING [03:11]

[Mac10Professional] Back to Basics - Cover Letters

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Ennio Mingolla, Winemaker

In his spare time, Ennio Mingolla, professor and chair of the Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, makes wine, continuing a generations-long family tradition that started in Sava, Italy.

Message from Darden's MBA Admissions Dean: RSVPs

In this video blog, MBA Admissions Dean Sara Neher talks about the importance of communication and event attendance.

HST.S14 Health Information Systems to Improve Quality of Care in Resource-Poor Settings (MIT)

This course is a collaborative offering of Sana, Partners in Health, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). The goal of this course is the development of innovations in information systems for developing countries that will (1) translate into improvement in health outcomes, (2) strengthen the existing organizational infrastructure, and (3) create a collaborative ecosystem to maximize the value of these innovations. The course will be taught by guest speakers who are internationally

6.006 Introduction to Algorithms (MIT)

This course provides an introduction to mathematical modeling of computational problems. It covers the common algorithms, algorithmic paradigms, and data structures used to solve these problems. The course emphasizes the relationship between algorithms and programming, and introduces basic performance measures and analysis techniques for these problems.

Bentley Motors' global sales are rising as premium car buyers return to the market, with Europe still the exception. A look at the newest car for the rich and successful, with an accent on luxury.

Classic Sichuan Dishes at Weiyuan Restaurant

Fuchsia Dunlop shows us other Sichuan classics at a neighborhood restaurant called Weiyuan. Here they will encounter the use of fish-fragrant sauce, a hallmark of the Sichuan table. Healthful and fresh seasonal vegetables play a substantial role in the meal. For recipes, visit http://www.ciaprochef.com/WCA6

Tumor Treating Fields: New Therapy for Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma

Experts in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center now offer a new treatment for patients with recurrent glioblastoma, a deadly type of brain tumor that is resistant to chemotherapy and radiation. In this video, Dr. Minesh Mehta explains the treatment, known as Tumor Treating Fields (TTF), which is delivered to the patient via a device that fits over the scalp and emits alternating electrical fields to the tumor that disrupt