Activity 7 «Video documentation of work progress»
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Activity 8 «Mental notes about students»
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135: Who should shoulder the cost of bank bailouts?
INSEAD professor of finance Theo Vermaelen makes a case for his own version of convertible capital as the panacea to government bailouts when banks fail.
From Virtual Barnyards to Real Dollars: Andrew Trader on Zynga, 'Gamification' and the Power of Anal
By combining the might of Facebook with the narrative element of experiential computer games like Oregon Trail or The Sims, social gaming developer Zynga was able to become one of the fastest-growing companies on the Internet. Andrew Trader was a member of Zynga's founding team in 2007, and until last year served as executive vice president of sales and business development. Now an entrepreneur-in-residence at Maveron, a venture capital firm, Trader recently talked to Knowledge@Wharton about Zyn
Former Random House CEO Alberto Vitale: 'Paper Books Will Evolve into More Precious Products'
Alberto Vitale was running Bantam Books, the world leader in paperbacks, when the Newhouse family recruited him to become the COO of Random House. In that role, and later as the CEO of one of the world's top publishing firms, Vitale oversaw huge changes in the publishing industry. In this interview with Stephen J. Kobrin, publisher and executive director of Wharton Digital Press, and Knowledge@Wharton, Vitale discusses the rise of digital publishing, the future of bookstores and the globalizatio
Faculty Advising Session: Intellectual Property / Communications
Faculty Advising Session: Intellectual Property / Communications
Faculty Advising Session: Business / Antitrust/Corporate/Tax Law
Faculty Advising Session: Business / Antitrust/Corporate/Tax Law
Sweatshops in focus : if you don't come in on sunday, don't come in on monday: is contemporary cloth
This event featured two documentaries and an artist video revisiting the highly troublesome subject of clothing sweatshops. In the beginning of the twentieth century, signs on the New York City sweatshop doors infamously announced:If you don't come in on Sunday, don't come in on Monday.Since then, issues of exploitation in the garment industry have been subject to much criticism, debate and action, culminating in the 1990s labour legislation changes and formation of organisations such as the Fai
Light and electron microscope studies of host-parasite relations in a mycoparasite
Light microscope studies of the mycoparasite Piptocephalis
virginiana revealed that the cylindrical spores of the
parasite became spherical upon germination and produced 1-4
germ tubes. Generally t"l.vO germ tubes were produced by each
spore. When this parasite was inoculated on its potential
hosts, Choanephora cucurbitarum and Phascolomyces articulosus,
the germ tube nearest to the host hypha continued to grow and
made contact with the host hypha. The tip of the parasite's
germ tube became swol
Genetic variability in Larus argentatus and Sterna hirundo
Blood serum and egg-white protein samples from individuals representing
seven colonies of Larusargentatus, and four colonies of Sterna hirundo
were electrophoretically analysed to determine levels of genetic variability
and to assess the utility of polymorphic loci as genetic markers.
Variability occurred at five co-dominant autosomal loci. S. hirundo protein
polymorphism occurred at the Est-5 and the Oest-l loci, while nineteen loci
were monomorphic. L. argentatus samples were monomorphic at se
Completing the picture: the effects of video game practice on verbal and performance I.Q. scores in
The strength and nature of the video game practice
effect on tests of visual and perceptual skills were
examined using high functioning Grades Four and Five
students who had been tested with the WISC-R .for the purpose
of gifted identification and placement. The control group,
who did not own and .play video games on a sustained basis,
and the experimental group, who did own a video game system
and had some mastery of video games, including the -Nintendo
game, "Tetris", were each composed of 18
Guide to the Microfilmed Records of the Smithfield Congregational Church (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 1832-197
The collection consists of six microfilm reels containing information regarding baptisms, weddings, funerals, confirmants, and communicants; along with, baptismal and confirmation registers, records of internments, and information regarding Orphan's Home from 1832-1971.
Guide to the Papers of Michael Cherniavsky, 1922-1973
The collection contains the works of Dr. Michael Cherniavsky, including manuscripts, notes, articles, and lectures. Dr. Cherniavsky was professor of Russian medieval history with a specialty in 15th and 16th century Russian political theory.
Guide to the Records of Leonard P. Kane Relating to the Appraisal of Properties for Proposed Nike Mi
This collection contains the property appraisal records of Leonard P. Kane, appraiser, for private property to be used by the United States Army for the building of twelve Nike air defense missile bases surrounding Pittsburgh, PA, 1954-1958.
Guide to the Records of Collins and Wright, Inc., 1868-1938
The company was founded in 1838 and was known as the Pittsburgh Brittania Manufacturing Company; specializing in the manufacture of (salt and pepper) shaker and syrup jug tops, cream pitcher lids, mustard lids, and caster trimmings. The collection contains corporate history, corporate records, legal papers, catalogues, brochures, advertisements, price lists, photographs, and genealogical notes and family histories from 1868-1938.
Guide to the Papers of K. Leroy Irvis, 1946-1995
The Papers of K. Leroy Irvis document the life of one of Pennsylvania's prominent politicians. Among his achievements, Irvis was elected Speaker of the House in 1977, the only African-American to hold the position in the United States at that time. The collection contains a wide variety of material, including correspondence, legislative material, interviews, photographs, publications, and campaign literature.
Papers of Abraham L. Wolk, 1937-1968
Abraham L. Wolk was born in 1891 and was a Pittsburgh jurist and a former Pittsburgh city councilman whose interests included smoke control, industrial health programs, the "Pay-as-you-go" tax program, and the Civic Light Opera. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda and notes, writings, speeches, memorabilia, photographs and scrapbooks. The scrapbooks have been microfilmed.
Guide to the Papers of Senator Matthew Stanley (M.S.) Quay, 1836-1927
This collection includes biographical material, clippings, correspondence, letterbooks, memoranda, military service documents, notes, pamphlets, scrapbooks, speeches and telegrams primarily concerning Pennsylvania legislator and U.S. Senator Matthew Stanley (M.S.) Quay, 1833-1904. Also included in the collection is correspondence of M.S. Quay's secretary, Frank Willing Leech; Dr. John Oliver, University of Pittsburgh history professor and various Quay family members.
Guide to the Davison Sand and Gravel Company (New Kensington, Pennsylvania) Records, 1881-1925
The collection includes ledger books, a journal, business papers, production reports, statistics on Pittsburgh (Pa.) river commerce, and blueprints of steamships.
Guide to the McConway and Torely Company Records, 1889-1945
The McConway and Torley Company began in Pittsburgh in 1869 designing train couplers. This collection contains historical information, photographs, brochures, scrapbooks, catalogs, publications, patent applications and patent examinations concerning the train coupler industry.
