Monterey Bay Aquarium
California travel tips host Veronica Hill takes you inside the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Cannery Row, just two hours south of San Francisco beside the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Almost 2 million people visit here every year, making it one of California's most popular attractions. More than 623 marine species are on display, so allow at least 3 hours to fully enjoy the aquarium's galleries, touch pools and exhibits. You can easily spend the entire day here.
Researching Your Speech Topic
Researching Your Speech Topic. Part of the series: How to Pick a Public Speech Topic. Evidence is important to any speech. Get tips for finding evidence for your public speaking occasion in this free video clip from a professional public speaker.
Lincoln-Douglas Debate of 1858
This video is accompanied by text. "The Dred Scott case played a pivotal role in the 1858 Illinois senate race and in the 1860 presidential election. Eyeing Stephen Douglas’s seat in the Senate, Abraham Lincoln challenged the incumbent to a series of debates. The two politicians differed in almost every respect. Lincoln, a tall and lanky Republican with a high-pitched voice, relied on his wit and integrity to provide a comforting sense of sincerity. Douglas, meanwhile, was a short, barrel-ches
Spots, Spots, Spots
In this video, a librarian recites a fingerplay about a leopard's spots. (0:26)
Stars from Les Miserables
This is a live performance of the 10th Anniversary Concert of Les Miserables. While the singers are in costume, this is not a stage production of the musical. The orchestra and singers are both on stage together with the orchestra behind the singers. This is a very interesting live concert production with occasional excerpts of footage from the stage production. Performance is sung in English with English captions. (3:29)
French Lesson - Dans la Ville (In the City), Part 6
Learn French by learning vocabulary words for buildings in the city. As the native French speaker recites the words, the words and the appropriate images appear. There is no English spoken. Each French phrase is spoken once. For beginning to intermediate learners. This video features a picture within the picture, so the viewer may want to open the video to 'full screen' to see the smaller image.
Dino Math
Kindergarteners team up in buddy pairs to explore addition combinations using a "dinosaur math" mat. They work with basic addition facts and use a part-whole concept to perform the addition. NCTM standards: whole number computation, number sense and numeration, communication.
History of Africa
This video is a brief history of Africa. Ancient kingdoms and culture are discussed past and present.
Internet Tip: Google Shortcuts
Google searching shortcuts to help you get the most out of your searches. Some are weather, stocks, phonebooks, tracking information, definations of words, movie locations and times, calculations, and more. (8:03)
Subtraction With Manipulatives
Using counters, students will learn how to write a subtraction problem and determine the answer. Count the objects in the whole group, cross out to take away and write how many are left. 9 - 4.
Freshman First Day
Megan Graves of Athens, Ga began her college career at the University of Georgia on Monday, August 18th, 2008 along with just over 4,800 of her freshmen classmates.
L150U8A04
Understanding and consolidating the specific terminology used in job advertising; Practising the interviewer and candidate role in a mock interview.
Reims 2011 – Modèle européen d’expertise. (audio)
Titre : Reims 2011 – Modèle européen d’expertise : construction et influence sur les juridictions internationales.
Intervenant : Eve TRUILHE-MARENGO (chargée de recherche CNRS).
Résumé : Rôle du juge et liens que celui-ci entretien avec la réalité extra-juridique en particulier dans le domaine sanitaire et environnemental. Projet de recherche financé par la mission droit et justice.
L’auteur n’a pas transmis de conflit d’intérêt concernant les donn
1.2.1 The Beveridge report
This Unit looks at the work of William Beveridge in reforming the field of social welfare after World War II. Particular attention is paid to the attitude towards women and immigrants to the United Kingdom.
The Mediaeval Church Encounters the Classical Tradition: St Augustine and Roger Bacon
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A Life in Science
Prof. Sir Brian Heap : Course
Amanda Knox's family disputes testimony
June 27 - Amanda Knox's mother says a key witness in her daughter's murder appeal lied to an Italian court. Deborah Gembara reports.
The Pivot of the 20th Century [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor David Kennedy | Winston Churchill said in 1945 that 'the United States stands at this moment at the summit of the world'. Yet just five years earlier America had been an economic catastrophe and an isolationist bastion. How that transformation came about, and its consequences, will be the subject of this lecture. David M Kennedy is Donald J McLachlan Professor of History at Stanford University.
Obama and the Empire of Liberty [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor David Reynolds | A new president. A new era? David Reynolds will introduce the Obama presidency against the backdrop of America's epic, tangled history. David Reynolds is professor of international history at Cambridge University and a fellow of the British Academy. His most recent book is America, Empire of Liberty: A New History.
The Future of Christianity [Audio]
Speaker(s): Diarmaid MacCulloch | Barack Obama came to office determined to change America's relations with the Arab and Islamic worlds. The Arab world has responded to his message of "mutual interest and mutual respect" with enthusiasm and conviction. Part of the success of Obama as a communicator lies in the sensitivity he shows to recent Arab history. This lecture will examine the Obama factor in addressing the many challenges facing US policy towards the Mid East, and Arab relations with the
