Metal hammer
Metal hammer is the online version of the heavy metal music magazine, Hammer. Subscription details for the print version are available, along with details of how to order back copies. The website, which is regularly updated, is searchable and features the latest news, reviews, tour dates, competitions and interviews; some interviews are available as videos and there are also a number of podcasts available. Software is required to access these features. Additional features include an A to Z of ar
The Real Number Set - Part 1
This Language of Mathematics video the instructor goes 'back to basics' using the 'real number set'. He uses a chalkboard to model what real numbers are and how they are organized. Straightforward and easy-to-understand.
US greenhouse gas inventory
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) produces an annual inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and removals for submission to the United Nations in accordance with the Framework Convention on Climate Change. This website provides access to the current report and an archive of past reports back to 1990. The report can be viewed in its entirety or as individual sections and is available as PDF files.
Doing business in Japan
Historically, Japanese firms have not been prominent players in cross-border mergers and acquisitions. In industries where this is the normal route for expansion, this reticence has been holding its firms back. Determined not to be upstaged by countries like India, China and Korea in breathing new life into its companies, Japan is instigating global mergers in sectors as diverse as brewing, sheet glass, and banking. Dr George Olcott has been studying the issues and cultural differences behind th
Humbling the arrogant
The global credit crisis nearly destroyed the world's banking systems. Back then the "arrogant" bankers gambled with our money, now a new investment ethos means the "humble" will succeed.
Finding the Dew Point
With the help of Cyberspace's favorite weathercaster Stormy Gale, the CyberSquad learns how to make fog. Stormy Gale explains that as you cool down moist air you get fog, and if you warm up the air, the droplets evaporate back into the air and the fog goes away. The CyberSquad has to figure out how cold they have to make the air before fog will form. Using a can of water and a bucket of ice, Stormy Gale explains how to keep track of the temperature and how to use the dew point to predict when fo
Shaping the Education Bill - Reaching for Consensus
Back Bench Response to the Education White Paper: this document was published on 14 December, 2005, by a number of Labour MPs, Peers and other leading Labour Party figures. It highlights their concerns regarding the 2005 Education White Paper, and puts forward a number of proposals.
The Language of Mathematics (6): Adding and Subtracting
The instructor in this video is outside (in a parking garage) and uses a concrete wall and chalk for demonstration. He indicates that his videos are for a high school audience, but here he goes back to the basics of addition and subtraction.
Study support Attainment
Study support Attainment I am currently looking into whether or not school clubs/study support raise attainment in schools. I have searched the TTRB site, but have found nothing relating to this topic. I have found a couple of articles on the TES, Guardian and BBC websties, but no references to formal journal articles, books or documents, which would back up my thinking. I am looking specifically at KS3 and KS4. I will be focusing on sport and the performing arts.
The History of the Periodic Table - Part 1 of 2
This is part 1 of 2 of a video this student did for his Chemistry class back at community college for extra credit. It documents the history of the periodic table. Entertaining and educational and some good background and details.
The 'Hadow Report': The Primary School (1931)
With the publication of the 'Rose Review' of the primary curriculum and that of the Cambridge (Alexander) review, this is an appropriate moment to look back to the 'Hadow Report' on the curriculum for primary schools published in 1931, in order to reflect on the continuing key issues for primary education.
Observe Precipitation
Water that falls from the sky is called precipitation. As one aspect of weather, precipitation such as rain or snow can affect your daily life. However, it is also a vital step in the water cycle, returning water from the atmosphere back to Earth's surface. In this video you will observe three different types of precipitation — rain, hail, and snow. Sound but no narration. Run time 01:00.
Killing two birds with one stone
Tough cutbacks in public spending could be mitigated by a new Climate Change Tax says Dr Chris Hope. A Climate Change Tax of £75 per tonne of carbon dioxide would allow a drop in income tax and replace the need for a hike in VAT; infact it could lead to VAT being reduced back down to 15 per cent.
Climate change in northwest China over the past millennium
Around half of the world’s population lives under the influence of the Asian monsoons. The sustainability of water resources, which is intimately tied up with future monsoon variability, is a critically-important issue in northwest China where development is taking place at the margins of agricultural productivity and towards the fringe of the landward penetration of summer monsoon rainfall. Understanding the likely future behaviour of the Asian monsoons is therefore critical for the people of
Climate change in northwest China over the past millennium
Around half of the world’s population lives under the influence of the Asian monsoons. The sustainability of water resources, which is intimately tied up with future monsoon variability, is a critically-important issue in northwest China where development is taking place at the margins of agricultural productivity and towards the fringe of the landward penetration of summer monsoon rainfall. Understanding the likely future behaviour of the Asian monsoons is therefore critical for the people of
2006.09.26-From Maya to MEChistA: An Enduring Spirit of Inquiry and Activism
This presentation entails a historical overview of indigenous tribal communities in pre-conquest Meso-America, tracing the roots of contemporary issues within the Latino/a community in the southwestern U.S. back to the clash of indigenous tribes and ...
11/10/08: Dooce.com
Heather Armstrong started her blog dooce.com back in 2001. She was making a lot of money as a graphic designer then and living the single life in Los Angeles. She lost her job because of her blog, married, moved to Utah and became a stay-at-home mom.
Scaling relations from scale model experiments on equilibrium accretionary beach profiles
Movable bed, scale model experiments were conducted at three length scales, 1/8.5, 1/10 and 1/11, in a 90 ft-long wave tank to study scale effect and equilibrium profile characteristics under sinusoidal, accreting wave action. Geometric similarity, deep water wave steepness, wave Froude number, densimetric Froude number, and particle Reynolds number were preserved by selecting the same sediment and fluid in the model and prototype. Wave height was measured with parallel-wire resistance gauges wh
Laurier centre for military strategic and disarmament studies
This website, from the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies, contains a wealth of information on, particularly, Canadian military history and studies. The most valuable resource to academic users will be the journal Canadian Military History (CMH), which is indexed online, with tables of contents for past issues. There is also a range of information on the centre's publications and conferences, and information for visitors, staff and students interested in military iss
Highlights from 2009
In this week's podcast, we look back at some of the highlights from 12 months of Planet Earth podcasts, and look ahead to some of the big stories expected in 2010.
