The Union Siege of Vicksburg
The heavily fortified city of Vicksburg is the gateway to the Mississippi River. To force surrender, Ulysses S. Grant holds the rebel forces under siege for six weeks. Grant will defeat the Confederate forces and gain control of the Mississippi River. In this clip, learn more facts about the Union siege of Vicksburg. (2:37)
Texting Study
Aaron Striegel, associate professor of computer science and engineering, discusses a study the Notre Dame Wireless Institute is conducting to analyze students' phone habits by tracking how that usage affects their face-to-face communications.
Panel V - U.S. Grand Strategy Options
Panel V - U.S. Grand Strategy Options
Moderator: Mr. Nate Freier, U.S. Army War College
Panelists: Dr. Steven Metz, U.S. Army War College; Dr. Christopher Preble, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, CATO Institute; Dr. Bernard Finel, National War College
Generating a Certificate on Moodle
A tutorial on generating a certificate from the editing mode in Moodle. In my demonstration I will show how explain step-by-step how to format the certificat...
Atmospheric Oxygen (Interactive)
How important is oxygen? Find out in this interactive. Most organisms have evolved to live in an environment that has a very specific set of conditions. Those creatures that breathe air, for example, have come to rely on that air containing about 21 percent oxygen. If this percentage were to change suddenly, most organisms would have difficulty coping with the new conditions. In this feature, adapted from Interactive NOVA: "Earth," see how important not only the presence but the
Breakingviews: Apple keeps rolling
April 25 - Jeffrey Goldfarb and Breakingviews columnists explain why investors can, for now, stop looking for reasons to sell Apple.
In Conversation: Danny Simmons and jessica Care moore
jessica Care moore, poet, publisher and founder of Black Women Rock!, and Danny Simmons, painter, author, and co-creator of Def Poetry Jam, host a Def Poetry Jam reunion.
For one night in Brooklyn, fifteen legendary poets and writers share one hot mic. This evening of performance, dialogue, and book signings features Carl Hancock Rux, T'kalla, Ekere Tallie, Sharrif Simmons, Kevin Powell, Willie Perdomo, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, Ras Baraka, Liza Jessie Peterson, Bonz Malone, Tai Allen, SirMumsil
Sackler Center First Awards
In commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, the first center within an art museum to be devoted to the exhibition and study of feminist art, the Museum is honoring fifteen extraordinary women who are first in their fields.
Presented by Elizabeth A. Sackler and Gloria Steinem
Hosted by Soledad O'Brien and Laura Flanders.
Award designed by Judy Chicago.
Honoring
Marin Alsop,
Connie Chung,
Johnnetta B. Cole,
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay,
Sandy Ler
Michael Moran: The Reckoning: Debt, Democracy, and the Future of American Power, Authors at Google
The age of American global dominance is ending. In recent years, risky economic and foreign policies have steadily eroded the power structure in place since the Cold War. And now, staggering under a huge burden of debt, the country must make some tough choices--or watch its creditors walk away. In The Reckoning, Michael Moran, a geostrategy analyst at Roubini Global Economics, the Council on Foreign Relations, and other leading institutions, explores how a variety of forces are converging to cha
Article :: How to Preview a Website for Mobile Screens in Adobe Dreamweaver CS6
Learn how to preview a website for mobile screens, including how to locate the finished layout using the Files panel, which lets you browse files without leaving Dreamweaver. You’ll also try the Multiscreen Preview, which lets you see how your site looks at multiple sizes at once.
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Power systems 1
Power systems 1
Open Classroom 2/22/12 #1 Introduction by Chris Bosso
Food and American Society an Urban Perspective
Topic for 4/25/12: Future of Food, Educating the next Generation
Lectures:
Didi Emmons - Founding Chef, Haley House Bakery Café and Founder, Take Back the Kitchen
Russ Eckel - Chair, Green Peabody
Dave Madan - Founder & Executive Director, TheMove
Kim Szeto - Farm to School Coordinator, Boston Public Schools
The Open Classroom Policy Series is a graduate-level public policy seminar that is open to the public. Each semester, the School of Public
26.04.2012 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Donnerstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.
In Pakistan hat der Oberste Gerichtshof Premierminister Yousuf Raza Gilani wegen Missachtung der Justiz verurteilt. Eine Gefängnisstrafe wurde aber nicht verhängt, wie das staatliche Fernsehen berichtete. Gilani musste sich seit Februar vor den Richtern verantworten. Ihm wurde vorgeworfen, neue Ermittlungen gegen Staatspräsident Asif Ali Zardari
Eisenhower in War and Peace
In this video clip, the United States Information Service presents newsreel footage of General Dwight D. Eisenhower on the run up to D-Day. Dwight Eisenhower was a decorated World War II general who successfully conquered the Germans on the beaches of Normandy. Eisenhower became the 34th president of the United States. (8:57)
Jane Pauley: Proud to be a Hoosier
In this States video clip, Jane Pauley talks about why she is proud to be a Hoosier from Indiana. She also discusses basketball and how big the sport is in the Hoosier state. (1:50)
Discrete Random Variables: Summary of the Discrete Probability Functions
Susan Dean,
Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D.
This module provides a review of the binomial, geometric, hypergeometric, and Poisson probability distribution functions and their properties.
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Admiral Kimmel Testifies - Pearl Harbor Hearing
Rear-Admiral Husband E. Kimmel testified before the Pearl Harbor
Investigating Committee regarding his actions as Commander of Naval forces at the time of the Japanese attack. This is a short clip of his testimony, included as the first item in a 14 January 1946. Some language should be reviewed. A great video to show after the study of this event is done by students.
Choosing an undergraduate major in Clemson's School of Design and Building
Clemson offers a welcoming and collaborative environment for students interested in professional careers as architects, construction managers and landscape architects.
Education as a Tool in Preventing Conflict: Suggestions for the International Criminal Court
Harvard Law School dean and professor Martha Minow delivers the 16th annual Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C. Lecture in Ethics and Public Policy at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies on March 16th, 2010.
