Leaf-Cutter Ant Reproduction
This short video gives excellent real life footage of the reproduction and life cycle of leaf-cutter ants. Atta cephalotes is a leaf-cutting, fungus-growing ant, with one of the most fascinating and complex social systems known to science. Colonies of this leaf-cutter ant species contain millions of individuals, making it possibly the most dominant invertebratein Central and South America. A colony is made up of different classes of ant, known as castes, i
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.
Clinton and Qatar's prime minister speak on Syria
Jan. 11 - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said an Arab League monitoring mission in Syria cannot continue indefinitely and dismissed a recent speech by Syria's president as "chillingly cynical." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
"Attack" by Siegfried Sassoon (poetry reading)
AT dawn the ridge emerges massed and dun
In the wild purple of the glow'ring sun,
Smouldering through spouts of drifting smoke that shroud
The menacing scarred slope; and, one by one,
Tanks creep and topple forward to the wire.
The barrage roars and lifts. Then, clumsily bowed
With bombs and guns and shovels and battle-gear,
Men jostle and climb to meet the bristling fire.
Lines of grey, muttering faces, masked with fear,
They leave their trenches, going over the top,
While time tick
"A Charleston Affair Weekend" 2012 -- College of Charleston Alumni Party
Join the College of Charleston Alumni Association in its countdown to "A Charleston Affair Weekend" -- Friday, May 4 - Sunday, May 6, 2012. The weekend is an exhilarating schedule of events and programs for all alumni and friends. Mark your calendars and make your reservations for a sensational weekend in the best city on the planet!
Find out more: http://www.acaweekend.com/
Zoe Strauss: Ten Years
January 14, 2012 - April 22, 2012: Zoe Strauss: Ten Years is a mid-career retrospective of the acclaimed photographer’s work and the first critical assessment of her ten-year project to exhibit her photographs annually in a space beneath a section of Interstate-95 in South Philadelphia.
SBS318 Session 2 Spring 2012
SBS318 Session 2 Spring 2012
Frank Billes
Les jeunes et les addictions - Bertrand Lebeau
Une conférence de l'UTLS au Lycée
Les jeunes et les addictions par Bertrand Lebeau
Lycée Salvador Allende (62 béthune)
The Joy of Reading with Jon Scieszka
Lesson ObjectiveA literature expert and writer shares how to make reading fun. Questions to ConsiderGet inspired by the passion of Jon Scieszka, U.S. Literature Ambassador, best-selling children's literature author, and former teacherHow can writing be both tough and fun?How does Mr. Scieszka inspire students to read and write?
(4mins)
Rosary Pea
Team Teaching Shakespeare
Lesson ObjectiveAnalyzing iambic pentameter to understand Shakespeare. Questions to ConsiderWhat connections did students make between plotting syllables and understanding the characters?How did the lesson draw in the more math-oriented students who might resist studying literature?How did the teachers distinguish their individual roles in the lesson?
(6mins)
Female Loggerhead Turtle Laying Eggs
This short video gives excellent real life footage of a female Loggerhead Turtle laying her eggs in a sandy nest. Students will get a close up and candid shot of this amazing process. The loggerhead is one of the most widespread of all the marine turtles and also the most highly migratory, with individuals known to cross the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This turtle's common name comes from its relatively large head, which contains powerful jaws. This is a great resource to help build backgr
Battle of the Little Bighorn - Part 4
This 9:39 long video does an excellent job of recreating the battle using evidence from the Little Bighorn battlefield that suggests
that members of the 7th Cavalry may have retreated in panic at "Calhoun Hill."Eyewitness testimony, from the warriors, indicates the cohesiveness of Custer's fighting units changed at Little Bighorn. Those observations are also confirmed by the physical evidence. At some point during the battle, Custer's troops moved from "tactical stability to t
Music Conversation: Allen Toussaint & Larry Appelbaum
Prior to a concert by Allen Toussaint and Henry Butler at the Library of Congress, Toussaint sat for an interview with Larry Appelbaum about his hit records, life in the recording studios, the New Orleans piano tradition, Professor Longhair, the challenges of songwriting and producing and the impact of Hurricane Katrina.
Speaker Biography: Allen Toussaint (b. 1938) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and one of most influential figures in New Orleans popular music. He has worke
Lisa Yee: 2011 National Book Festival
Lisa Yee appears at the 2011 National Book Festival.
Speaker Biography: As a kid, Lisa Yee loved reading, opening brand new boxes of cereal (to get the prize) and riding the teacups at Disneyland. She once shared a prize for cake-decorating, and at Walt Disney World she sometimes got to play Mickey Mouse. But what she likes doing most is writing. Her accolades include the American Library Association's Notable Book Award, a USA Today Critics' Pick, a Best Book of the Year Award from the Chinese
Motor Exam: Abnormal Examples: Upper Extremities - Testing for Pronator Drift
With an UMN lesion there is pronation and downward drift of the outstretched supinated arm. This is because the pronators overpower the weaker supinators. Another name for this sign is a pronator Babinski. The first principle of neurologic diagnosis is regional or anatomical localization. In order to become skillful the student must understand how structure relates to function of the nervous system. The neurologic examination permits "dissection" of the nervous system and localizes the disease w
Reuters Breakingviews: Glenstrata facing shareholder threats
Feb. 7 - Glencore, Xstrata's merger faces shareholder veto threats, if merger goes ahead regulators could tie it up in red tape for months, and UBS's Q1 warning bad for industry say Reuters Breakingviews.
How to Occupy the Economy: According to Richard Wolff
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Jim Madigan & Luke Eibler • Beanpot Consolation • Feb. 13, 2012
Northeastern finished in fourth place at the 60th annual Beanpot Tournament after a 3-2 loss to Harvard on Monday afternoon at the TD Garden. The Huskies have finished fourth 30 times in the tournament's history.
Sophomore Luke Eibler turned in a two-point effort with Northeastern's 15th power play goal of the game and an assist on junior Robbie Vrolyk's fifth tally in four games. Juniors Alex Tuckerman, Justin Daniels and Drew Ellement were the Huskies' other point getters in Monday's consolat
