Hitler's Economics [Day 9 of Robert Wenzel's 30-day reading list that will lead you to become a knowledgeable libertarian, this Mises Daily was originally published August 02, 2003.] For today's generation, Hitler is the most hated man in history, and his reg
Government Medical "Insurance" [Making Economic Sense (1995; 2007)] One of Ludwig von Mises's keenest insights was on the cumulative tendency of government intervention. The government, in its wisdom, perceives a problem (and Lord knows, there are always problems!). The government then int
CO 1069-286-225 The National Archives UK posted a photo: Description: Brantford. Prince of Wales' tour of Canada, 1919, a volume of photographs published by the Canadian Pacific Railway
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CO 1069-286-209 The National Archives UK posted a photo: Description: Duck shooting on the Prairies. Prince of Wales' tour of Canada, 1919, a volume of photographs published by the Canadian Pacific Railway
UA Bids Farewell to President Eugene G. Sander
Eugene G. Sander is retiring from a 25-year career at the UA that culminated in serving as its president. Colleagues and members of the UA community showed their gratitude at a farewell event, and Sander sat down with UANews to share a few thoughts on his years of service at the University.
Wilson Helmets
Video Tutorial on Analyzing Purpose in Professional Writing
Before students can understand specific aspects of successful professional messages (like organization or style), they need to grasp prerequisites about context. Building on Aristotle, this tutorial helps students think about a workplace document as one of three aspects of context represented by the rhetorical triangle, the writer and his or her purpose. It teaches students to analyze the four purposes for which professionals create written messages in the workplace.
Presentation by Deborah Green - Director of Marketing.
International Representatives Conference: Presentation by Deborah Green - Director of Marketing. The aim of the conference was to allow our international agents to experience a flavour of our academic offering and student experience, through meeting our staff and students and visiting our facilities and city, so they can better advise international students considering undertaking a course at Leeds Met University.
Representatives from countries including Bangladesh, China, Cyprus, Nepal, Sri L
Insert a Picture in PowerPoint 2007
This video clip demonstrates how to insert a picture in a PowerPoint 2007 presentation. It also describes how to resize and rotate the image as well as apply various styles and effects. (1:53)
Basic Review of Whole Numbers
This video shows animation on the basics of whole numbers including place value, standard form, word form, and multiplying/dividing numbers by ten. ( Teachers could use this selection to review concepts previously taught.)
Build It Yourself: Satellite! Game
This animation has three levels and teaches about the different types of instruments that can be placed on a satellite and what the data reveals. It takes some time to master. "Choose what science your satellite will be used to study, and then
decide what wavelengths, instruments, and optics will help you learn
the most about the science you've chosen"
Lecture by Farshid Moussavi
This lecture was recorded on February 13, 2012, at the San Francisco campus of California College of the Arts. The event was presented by the Architecture Lecture Series.
Farshid Moussavi is an internationally acclaimed architect and professor of architecture at Harvard University. As founder and principal of Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA), she works on a wide range of prestigious international projects integrating architecture, urbanism, and landscape design, including the Museum of Cont
Catholic Mass - 7/1/2012 (Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Duke Catholic Center
Fr. Michael Martin, OFM, celebrant
http://catholic.duke.edu
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 9pm
Service begins @ 17:31
Homily begins @ 33:26
Scripture:
First Reading: Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24
Psalm 30:2,4,5-6,11,12,13
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 8:7,9,13-15
Gospel: Mark 5:21-43
Hymns (from the the Gather hymnal, ©1994):
Processional Hymn: Sing of the Lord's Goodness (547)
Offertory Hymn: Be Light for Our Eyes (509)
Communion Hymn: O Taste and See (835)
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Professor Uses NASA Research To Conduct Fitness Research -- College of Charleston
Carwyn Sharp completed his PhD in Clinical Nutrition examining the molecular mechanisms which underpin skeletal muscle protein synthesis in response to increased amino acid and insulin availability. He then taught at Rice University (Department of Kinesiology) in Houston before working at NASA - Johnson Space Center - as the Exercise Countermeasures Project Scientist. After 3 years at NASA, Dr. Sharp moved to the College of Charleston where he teaches sports nutrition and various hands-on exerci
Breakingviews: Libor adds to U.S. bank valuation woes
Antony Currie and Agnes Crane discuss how the interbank lending rate scandal adds more pain for shareholders of BofA, Citi and JPMorgan.
Urban heat, ancient cave art, bold birds
This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: a look at how urban heat islands will alter under climate change, and how these changes might affect your health, as well as our railways, roads and energy supplies. Also: why Europe's oldest cave art might not have been painted by humans at all.
Alesia Latson Recorded 6/28/2012
The Exchange: Diving into Murky Waters
Antony Currie talks to "Dark Pools" author Scott Patterson about the rise of HFT systems that appear to be stealing a march on regular investors and whether regulators can keep up with Wall Street's tech revolution.
Mark Russinovich and Aaron Margosis: Sysinternals, Stuxnet, AMA | Channel 9 Live at TechEd Europe 20 Mark Russinovich and Aaron Margosis discuss Sysinternals tools, computer viruses, hackers, hacking and more with Charles Torre. Questions from a live virtual audience are addressed. This is a great example of riding tandem with the random, the theme of Channel 9 Live's TechEd 2012 coverage - it's pure C9. Nothing was rehearsed. No scripts. No plan (beyond the scheduling, and even that changed
Diego Velázquez - Pablillos de Valladolid
Descripción escrita por Arte Historia.
El excelente retrato de Pablillos de Valladolid también formaría parte de la serie de bufones - junto a Cristóbal de Castañeda y El bufón Don Juan de Austria - supuestamente destinada al Palacio del Buen Retiro hacia 1636. La actividad de este bufón o actor consistía en divertir a la familia real, en muchos casos actuando, como podemos deducir por la actitud declamatoria y su act
