Darwin's Frog Camouflaging In Habitat
This short video gives excellent real life footage of a Darwin's Frog camouflaging in its natural habitat. Discovered by Charles Darwin in the thick, gloomy forests of southern-central Chile, Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) possesses a distinctive appearance and an unusual biology. The head of this species has a triangular appearance due to the presence of a pronounced, fleshy proboscis that projects from the tip of the snout. This is a great resource to help build background know
Redesigning the World's Largest Development Programme: EU cohesion policy [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Philip McCann | The special adviser to the European Commissioner for Regional Policy will discuss one of the great policy-making challenges of recent times. Professor Philip McCann is special adviser to Johannes Hahn and the University of Groningen Endowed Chair of Economic Geography.
3D moon flyover reveals greatest detail ever
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World's first electric car hits the road - again
Jan. 12 - The latest in electric-powered cars are being unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show this month but the vehicle that started it all is making a debut of its own in Germany. Engineers at a private museum near the city of Speyer, have recreated a working version of the world's first electric car, originally presented 130 years ago by two Englishmen, William Ayrton and John Perry. Rob Muir reports.
Oh Metadata! by Librarian Phil Shapiro: Metadata is data about data.
Running time 3:00. Metadata is data about data. Keywords, Tags, and Description are Metadata. Video Phil Shapiro sings a song about Meta Data that shot in the public library where he works in Takoma Park, Maryland. The melody is the old spiritual, "Oh, Happy Day." Watch Know Learn uses metadata to help catalog / sort your videos in their databases and retrieve the video when someone searches for a topic in Watch Know Learn. Tags can be used for sorting Metadata. As the v
Stocks rally; oil below $100
Jan. 12 - Summary of business headlines: Wall Street posts gain as oil drop below $100 offsets retail, jobless concerns; Target launches boutique shops within stores; US Air, others consider American Airlines purchase, sources say. Conway G. Gittens reports.
Darwin's Frog--Physical Appearance
This short video gives excellent real life, close up footage of the physical appearance of a Darwin's Frog. Discovered by Charles Darwin in the thick, gloomy forests of southern-central Chile, Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) possesses a distinctive appearance and an unusual biology. The head of this species has a triangular appearance due to the presence of a pronounced, fleshy proboscis that projects from the tip of the snout. This is a great resource to help build background kno
Cross Product Area - Problem 3 of 3
This video is a continuation and presents another example that demonstrates how to use the cross product to find the area of a triangle. (3:16)
Darwin's Frog--An Overview
This short video gives excellent real life footage of several Darwin's Frogs. Discovered by Charles Darwin in the thick, gloomy forests of southern-central Chile, Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) possesses a distinctive appearance and an unusual biology. The head of this species has a triangular appearance due to the presence of a pronounced, fleshy proboscis that projects from the tip of the snout. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real w
Affirmative Action Question MIT graduate student Melissa Edoh asks a question.
Black and Gold
Meet the soft-spoken member of the Vanderbilt a cappella group The Melodores who has taken on celebrity status at Vanderbilt for his remix of a popular Wiz Khalifa song into a Vanderbilt anthem. Get ready to have Nick Wells’ contagious hip hop remix “Black and Gold” running through your head all day.
Photo Slideshow: Thousands of Patches, Millions of Stitches
UA alumnus Paul Nosa is raising $7,500 via Kickstarter to travel across the nation to share his work: Sewing art powered by solar energy and a bicycle electric generator. Nosa's aim is to encourage people to tap more deeply into their creative and to also rely more heavily on alternative energy sources.
English and Black History: Reading "Roll of Thunder"
Lesson ObjectiveStudents examine elements of the American Civil Rights Movement. Questions to ConsiderWhat types of questions does Ms. Marquis pose to guide students in analyzing Roll of Thunder?How does "micro-teaching" by students make the lesson more meaningful?Notice that students complete additional research to prepare for "micro-teaching"Common Core StandardsELA.SL.8.1a
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Northeastern Men's Basketball Press Conference - at James Madison - Jan. 7, 2012
Northeastern men's basketball head coach Bill Coen and players Jonathan Lee and Quincy Ford meet with the media following Northeastern's 68-56 win at James Madison on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at the JMU Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Va.
Northeastern Men's Basketball Press Conference - at Hofstra - Jan. 11, 2012 2
Northeastern men's basketball head coach Bill Coen meets with the media following Northeastern's 64-62 win at Hofstra on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, at the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, N.Y.
Kemp's Ridley Turtle Hatchlings Emerging From Nest
This short video gives excellent real life footage of baby Ridley Turtles hatching and emerging from their nest in the sand. Kemp’s ridley turtle is the most severely endangered marine turtle in the world; in the 1980s only a few hundred females were observed nesting, although the population is now showing signs of recovery. It is also one of the smallest turtles, with adults weighing less than 45 kilograms. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make
Summer Institute Workshop 7/23/10
The Polite Academy
The manners of the parlor codify the feminine culture. Kristen Spivey keeps up appearances in The Polite Academy.
