African Penguins
A children oriented video with lots of facts about pengins. The two girls doing the interview might give students an idea on what they could do for a project.
Studying Cheetahs
This two minute video is on studying and understanding an endangered species like the cheetah. Motivating for students as a possible career as well as showing that even studying wild animals requires taking good notes. Run time 02:08.
GoNU.TV Game Recap - Women's Basketball vs. William & Mary - January 9, 2011
Afreyea Tolbert posted a team-best and career-high 18 points while Jamie Conroy gathered a career-best 11 rebounds to power the Huskies past William & Mary on Sunday afternoon at Solomon Court, 69-56. Northeastern earned its first CAA win of the season and moves to 6-8 (1-2 CAA) while William & Mary falls to 1-12 (0-3 CAA).
Abel Wolman--A Hopkins Life
Circa 1970. Produced by the American Water Works Association, shot and edited by students of Dr. Richard Macksey at The Johns Hopkins University.
Jeremy Siegel on Bear Stearns, Rate Cuts and the Looming Threat of Inflation
The ongoing credit crisis in U.S. financial markets has claimed a huge and high-profile victim: Bear Stearns. After being slammed by what amounted to a run on the bank during the week of March 10, the Wall Street investment bank and securities brokerage firm agreed to be acquired -- for $2 a share -- by JP Morgan Chase over the weekend in a deal overseen by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates the same day -- and d
Jeremy Siegel on the Fed's Latest Cut, $4 Gasoline and the Best Strategy for Investors
The economy seems to be sinking toward recession, with new home sales at their lowest since the early 1990s. At the same time, inflation is picking up. Some Americans are paying $4 for a gallon of gas and coming home from the supermarket with sticker shock. Today, the Fed deemed recession the bigger worry and cut short-term interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, from 2.25% to 2%. Was this the right choice? How will it affect the financial markets? Should investors bet on a stock mark
China cashes in on UK royal wedding
Chinese factories increase their output of replicas of the Windsor royal engagment ring as world-wide demand for the sparkle remains high.
Lesson 72 – Coffee Break Spanish
Lesson 72 continues the story of Andrew and MarÃa-José and their blossoming friendship! MarÃa-José has been on vacation in France. The main topic of discussion in this lesson is the weather, using a variety of tenses. Once again, you’ll develop your knowledge and listening skills by listening to this conversation where language
UT President Dr. Lloyd Jacobs on new Ohio Governor
UT President Dr. Lloyd Jacobs on new Ohio Governor John Kasich
SP.725 D-Lab: Medical Technologies for the Developing World (MIT)
D-Lab Health provides a multidisciplinary approach to global health technology design via guest lectures and a major project based on fieldwork. We will explore the current state of global health challenges and learn how to design medical technologies that address those problems. Students may travel to Nicaragua during spring break to work with health professionals, using medical technology design kits to gain field experience for their device challenge. As a final class deliverable, you will cr
Learn how to Write an Essay - Thesis and Research
Different types of essays explains and how to state what the writer is going to do as a thesis statement. This is part of a series. This video moves rapidly and so students have a list of the information as they won't be able to take notes due to the speed. Consider reviewing all the videos in the series on the bottom of the opening page.
How Do Hybrid Cars Work?
Part of a series: This Green Car video show how a hybrid car combines an internal combustion engine with an electric battery, and the vehicles work by starting the car with the battery then switching the power source to the internal combustion engine. It a basic explanation, but not much depth.
Doing business in Moscow
Do not fear the vodka bottle
U.S aircraft carrier in S. Korea
The U.S.S. Carl Vinson calls in at Busan port while small protests greet a vist to South Korea by Japan's defence minister.
Let the iPhone battle begin
Verizon executives took the wraps off the top U.S. wireless operator's own iPhone 4, which will compete with AT&T for customers when it debuts next month.
Best science videos - December 2010
Watch our holiday round-up of the best science videos on the web. For up to the minute science videos, catch them first on our website www.newscientist.com
Testimony of Righteous Among the Nations Ida Brunelli-Lenti from Italy
Ida Brunelli-Lenti was only fifteen years old when she became the nanny to the Jewish children of Yuzzie Galambos. In 1944 their mother died, and young Ida found herself alone with three children in German occupied Italy. She cared for the children until liberation and handed them over to the soldiers of the Jewish Brigade. In 1998 Ida came to Israel with a delegation of fifty Righteous to mark the 50th anniversary of the State of Israel, and was interviewed by Yad Vashem.
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119: The gender gap
INSEAD Professor Herminia Ibarra, co-author of the WEF report, throws some light on exactly where different countries stand on the issue of gender equality in the corporate world.
