Unit 2 - Linking household food security with nutrition and livelihoods
This unit we focus on household food security and what the effect of food insecurity will be on households. These days the concepts nutrition, nutrition security, livelihoods and household livelihood security are also used when the bigger picture of household food security is discussed.
Unit 1 - Finding out about food security
The first unit of this module introduces you to the meaning and dimensions of food security. It also highlights the importance of these concepts to your work as a household food security facilitator, working as a community development worker or volunteer or any other position within communities.
Household Food Security Module 1: Introduction, acknowledgments and contents pages
In this module we will introduce you to concepts such as food security, food insecurity, nutrition security, livelihood security, food policies and programmes and the role of stakeholders and facilitators. You will gain the knowledge and skills required to gather information on many different levels, from the macro to the micro level. You will also, in time, become equipped to analyse community and household needs, understand the implications of policies and strategies for communities and househ
Household Food Security: Module 1: Introduction to Household Food Security
In this module we will introduce you to concepts such as food security, food insecurity, nutrition security, livelihood security, food policies and programmes and the role of stakeholders and facilitators. You will gain the knowledge and skills required to gather information on many different levels, from the macro to the micro level. You will also, in time, become equipped to analyse community and household needs, understand the implications of policies and strategies for communities and househ
Allometry in Biological Systems
This is a laboratory exercise appropriate for sophomore level students. No prior math is required, and lab exercise can be adapted if computer facilities are available.
Money talks: May 23rd 2011
In this week's programme: the race to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn continues amid a global economic slowdown and the Eurozone crisis
Introduction The key message of this unit is that different psychologists focus on different aspects of human behaviour in different ways. Take the topic of learning, some psychologists will study what happens in our brain when we learn, while others will consider how we learn within a social context. This unit will first highlight how psychology is now a very visible part of everyday life and then explore its diverse roots in medicine, philosophy, biology, psychoanalysis and e
Portable Sundial
Students investigate the accuracy of sundials and the discrepancy that lies between "real time" and "clock time." They track the position of the sun during the course of a relatively short period of time as they make a shadow plot, a horizontal sundial, and a diptych sundial. (The activity may be abridged to include only one or two of the different sundials, instead of all three.)
Introduction The aim of this tutorial is to help students new to statistics and new to SPSS to learn how to get started with studying statistics using the software package SPSS. For many students statistics represent an area that they are concerned about, either because they have had little experience of statistics before, or due to concerns over the mathematics that might be involved. Statistics learning often involves the additional issue of software such as SPSS. Although this helps to cut down t
The Making of the Modern Marine Corps
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674058279
The Marine Corps has always considered itself a breed apart. Since 1775 America's smallest armed service has been suspicious of outsiders and deeply loyal to its traditions. Undying faith in its exceptionalism made the Marines one of the sharpest, swiftest tools of American military power, but developing this brand did not come without costs. Aaron B. O'Connell, Assistant Professor of History at the United States Naval Academy and a lieut
Why are Chinese consumers crazy for Apple?
Chinese consumers are hungry for foreign brands but for Apple products, in particular, the demand is insatiable. What explains China’s love affair with Apple?
Global Business Dialogue 2012
About 400 business and government leaders gather May 25, 2012, in Berlin for the Global Business Dialogue, organized by Thunderbird School of Global Management, AmCham Germany and the U.S. Commercial Service.
A Magnet School Attracts Students to Careers in Health
This video explains how Bravo Medical Magnet High School in Los Angeles offers internships in medical offices and advanced research labs where students can learn real-world skills. The video offers some insights into how the school works, the strategies, and the types of lessons.
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Platon - Los dialogos parte 6 de 16
Entre sus obras más importantes se cuentan: la República, en la cual elabora la filosofía política de un estado ideal; el Fedro, en el que desarrolla una compleja e influyente teoría psicológica; el Timeo, un influyente ensayo de cosmogonía, cosmología racional, física y escatología, influido por las matemáticas pitagóricas; y el Teeteto, el primer estudio conocido sobre filosofía de la ciencia. (14:57)
Justices of the Peace, Carmarthenshire (2) The National Archives UK posted a photo: Description: From Justices of the peace, Carmarthenshire: address to Queen Victoria on her Golde
Georgia Tech Student Profile - Katharine
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Valparaiso University Chorale-Attention to Detail
Valparaiso University's Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Christopher Cock, will return to Germany for its fourth residency at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, celebrating the 800th anniversary of the church and its choir, the Thomanerchor.
Follow their journey at http://blogs.valpo.edu/choraletour2012/
Technology Inventions Over Time (Interactive)
In this interactive activity adapted from A Science Odyssey, learn how technology in the home has changed through the years. Scroll through a timeline from 1900 to 2010 to explore technological innovations in the home (such as phonographs, telephones, refrigerators, radios, televisions, and computers), and read about how they were developed and adapted and how they changed the way people live.
La Roma Imperial - parte 2 de 2
Documental didáctico perteneciente a la colección Exploradores de la Historia. Un buen video para los niños. Este documental ofrece una visión general de la Roma Imperial y tiene dibujos agradables. (8:00)
Biology Definition
This two minute video explains that biology is a natural science that studies the growth and function of life and living things. It studies everything from the basic building blocks of life to the interactions between communities and populations. Biology depends on many elements of Chemistry, since important physical processes rely upon chemical reactions. The video has a lecture format.
