A Conversation with Ambassador Joseph Wilson, IV
Called by President George H. W. Bush - a true American hero, Ambassador Joe Wilson has been involved in international politics for more than twenty years. As the acting U.S. ambassador in Iraq during Operation Desert Shield, the massive U.S. buildup in Saudi Arabia after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, Wilson was responsible for freeing 150 American hostages seized by Iraq. He was the last American official to meet with Hussein before the first Gulf War. During his highly-decorated career, Wilso
The Rocky Road To Kansas, Part Two, Ellen Goodnow and Maria Felt: "advise those young men who brough
Ellen Goodnow and Maria Felt were early settlers sponsored by antislavery groups who wanted Kansas Territory to be admitted to the Union as a free state. Both of these women sent encouraging reports back east about their journeys to Kansas Territory and the new settlements there. Goodnow's husband Isaac was a co-founder of the town of Boston (later Manhattan), K. T. Goodnow quotes her husband as stating, "advise those young men who brought such doleful reports about Kansas, not to leave the s
Interview With Arthur Jones About Experiences In World War II
Arthur Jones served in WWII with the 219th Field Artillery, 35th Infantry Division of the Third Army. They landed in France shortly after Independence Day, 1944. Arthur's duty was to drive a Jeep that carried encoded messages back and forth between officers, under cover of dark. Hear his first-hand account of the 35th's push across France toward the German border, then their rush to Bastogne to assist the 101st Airborne during the Battle of the Bulge.
Art a GoGo Podcast #32 - Art in the News Please visit our blog at www.artagogo.com/blog for full show notes and links that we discuss during the show. Back to basics…All Art News today! Tags: art, arts, art a gogo, artist
Palmer Hall, Southestern, College of the Mississippi Valley, Memphis, Tennessee
This a south exterior view of Palmer Hall at what is now called Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.,Color postcard, with 108751 in the lower right corner of the front. The back is divided and unused. Publisher is the Memphis Paper Co. and uses a process by the C. T. American Art Colored of Chicago.
Private Universe Project in Mathematics: Workshop 2. Are You Convinced?
Proof making is one of the key ideas in mathematics. Looking at teachers and students grappling with the same probability problem, we see how two kinds of proofproof by cases and proof by inductionnaturally grow out of the need to justify and convince others.,Englewood, New JerseyTeachers Workshop Englewood, a town with unsatisfactory student test scores, is implementing a long-term project to improve math achievement. As part of a professional development workshop designed in part to give
Cabin of the "Tacoma"
Shown in the picture are Captain and Mrs. Gordon C. Greene, Tom and Chris Greene and Jesse Hughes. The Tacoma was built in New Richmond, Ohio in 1883. It operated for 39 years and was based in Cincinnati.,OVA photographs
Wood Works
In some years back the craft upholstery was used to describe the making of carpets, curtains, wall hangings, mattresses and the covering of furniture with fabrics etc. However, with the upsurge of specialization during the industrial revolution, which now dominates the industrial world, the word upholstery is limited to the manufacture and repair of stuffed furniture. The making of curtains and wall hangings has now become a specialized area for interior decorators whilst the production of mattr
The Underground Railroad
This three minute video uses a narrator and images to provide a good overview of the Underground Railroad and dwells on the people and causes of the movement.
Christmas in Color
'Black Nativity.'A Say Brother special presentation, 'Christmas in Color', features the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts' musical adaptation of Langston Hughes' 'Black Nativity,' which was performed in-studio. Additional segments include a mime performance by Halim Adbur Rashid (Fred Johnson) and a 'Christmas Cabaret' featuring four songs by vocalist Chip Garnett with back-up vocalists Cheryl Freeman and Sheryl Shell. Produced by Barbara Barrow-Murray.
Stroke - Mental Status Exam - Copy Design, Draw Clock Sub-exam - Patient 19
This video features a 65-year-old right-handed white male. He was in the Air Force from 1962 until his retirement in 1982. The veteran reported that in 1995 he was diagnosed with inclusion body myositis. He first reported a problem in the early 1990s when carrying his briefcase. He noted problems lifting his right leg up to step onto the bus. Falls began around1994, prompting him to seek medical attention. The initial evaluation showed primarily lower motor neuron findings. He underwent several
Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge
This site is a back-to-school effort to promote nutrition, physical activity, and learning. It includes a database of changes schools can make to improve nutrition and physical activity. Topics in the Resources to Improve Schools database include advertising, after school programs, a la carte foods, assessment tools, childhood obesity, family outreach, nutrition education, physical activity, physical education, school meal programs, and staff wellness.
Econometrics
This is a project to develop a document for teaching graduate econometrics that is "open source", specifically, licensed as GNU GPL. That is, anyone can access the document in editable form, and can modify it, as long as they make their modifications available. This allows for personalization, as well as a simple way to make contributions and error corrections. The hope is that people preparing to teach econometrics for the first time might find it useful, and eventually be motivated to contribu
Essential Science for Teachers: Physical Science: Session 2. The Particle Nature of Matter: Solids,
In-depth interviews with children that uncover their ideas about the topic at hand.,The segment provides examples of questions used to probe the student's ideas about particles, particularly, that substances such as air are made up of invisible tiny particles called atoms that are far too small to be seen through a regular microscope. When asked if he could draw air, the student responds that air cannot be drawn because it is just a bunch of invisible particles called atoms, but when probed furt
Alfred University Reunion Memories - 2009 - Friday
The first day of Alfred University Reunion is one of meeting up with good friends, golfing at the Wellsville Country Club, enjoying the delicious Flavors of Alfred picnic, and sharing memories at the Welcome Back party in the Knight Club. Through it all, Reunion events are about reconnecting with friends. View Saturday's reunion video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK0ohDedorA
Reunion 2010 - Saturday Part 1
Alfred University Reunion is always a great time for our alums to reconnect with friends. At the 2010 Reunion, we had hundreds come back to campus to enjoy a memorable event on three beautiful days. There are three slide show videos here for you to enjoy: Friday, Saturday Part 1, and Saturday Part 2. Come relive the memories if you attended, and if not, then perhaps you'll see some faces you recognize.
Burma votes 2010 -- 1 -- Des Ball and Morten Pedersen
Des Ball and Morten Pedersen are the guests in the first 'Burma votes 2010' vodcast. This video was recorded on 2 November 2010 and is hosted by Nicholas Farrelly. It is the first in a series about the 2010 elections in Burma.
'Burma votes 2010' brings together experts to discuss and analyse the poll and the political landscape ahead of and after the election day.
If you have questions or comments for the team you can leave them here or join in the conversation at asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newm
Talking Law and Ethics - Feeding Results Back to Participants
Nadja Kanellopoulou gives a talk for the Helex Centre where she talks about the issues involved in giving results of medical research back to participants
Montgomery County Courthouse, Clarksville, Tennessee
This is an image of the Montgomery County Courthouse, in Clarksville, Tennessee.,a 3x5 postcard
The New 'Jet'
John Ninos excitement is palpable. He cant wait to once again open the doors of the family restaurant, The Collegiate. The new Jet, that is. The next issue was how to insert The Collegiate into its new location. First, Ninos wanted to make the building look like it belongs in Alfred. After eyeing what locals call the Alamo building across the street and taking into consideration other structures along Main Street, he worked with architects to come up with a façade which mirrors some of the neig
