Research for a World in Transition
This presentation provides an overview of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis' (IIASA) accomplishments and its new strategy, focussing on policy relevant research on three global problem areas: food and water; energy and climate change; and poverty and equity. Detlof von Winterfeldt is director of IIASA and centennial professor of operational research at LSE.
We Don't Know How To Solve Global Poverty And That's A Good Thing.
This lecture argues that occasions when development economists were more certain about 'the solution to global poverty' have often led to harmful consequences for the world's poor in the long-run. Sceptical criticism is a creative force that redirects attention and effort away from centrally-directed expert solutions towards effective decentralised problem-solving.
Holocaust Survivor Testimony: Zvi Unger
Zvi Unger was born in 1929 in Sosnowiec, Poland. In 1941 Zvi and two of his brothers were sent to stay with relatives in the Świerzawa ghetto. In August 1943, the ghetto was liquidated. They tried to hide in an attic, but were discovered a few days later.In September 1943, Zvi was sent to Birkenau.
In January 1945, Zvi was sent on a death march to Germany. After ten days, the inmates were put on a train for Buchenwald. He remained there until the camp was liberated by American soldiers.
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French Costume: Le Seigneur chez son fermier
French Costume: Le Seigneur chez son fermier
Easby Abbey J870557 EASBY ABBEY, North Yorkshire. Refectory from the South West.
The Machine Is Using Us - Web 2.0 A visual explanation / demonstration of Web 2.0 in less than five minutes.
Autumn colour N072054 KENWOOD HOUSE, London. General view of the park with autumn colour.
Orígenes de opúsculos políticos, textos anónimos y secretos: Palafox y Mendoza
Sobre orígenes de opúsculos políticos en el siglo XVII. Textos de encargo, anónimos, y "secretos" : Juan de Palafox y Mendoza. Maria Soledad ARREDONDO SIDOREY. In Dire, taire, masquer les origines dans la péninsule ibérique, du Moyen Age au Siècle d'Or, colloque international organisé par l'Équipe de recherche "Littérature Espagnole Médiévale et du Siècle d'Or" (LEMSO) du laboratoire France méridionale et Espagne : histoire des sociétés du m
Orígenes de opúsculos políticos, textos anónimos y secretos: Palafox y Mendoza
Sobre orígenes de opúsculos políticos en el siglo XVII. Textos de encargo, anónimos, y "secretos" : Juan de Palafox y Mendoza. Maria Soledad ARREDONDO SIDOREY. In Dire, taire, masquer les origines dans la péninsule ibérique, du Moyen Age au Siècle d'Or, colloque international organisé par l'Équipe de recherche "Littérature Espagnole Médiévale et du Siècle d'Or" (LEMSO) du laboratoire France méridionale et Espagne : histoire des sociétés du m
Big Sky Above, Bad Land Below (Jonathan Raban)
In this 1998 interview from the University of Washington, host Ross Reynolds talks with Jonathan Raban, author of "Bad Land," winner of the 1996 National Book Critic's Circle Award for non-fiction and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award. He lyrically recounts the struggle of the countless homesteaders lured into the unforgiving landscape of eastern Montana in the early 20th century.
A Renegade History of the United States Adm. Mike Mullen, CJCS, addresses USAWC 2010 NSF ADVANCE Workshop: Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position - Agenda Countdown to MIX11: Get the Goods (including a free pass) in 10 Minutes Find out the deets on MIX this year by tuning in to the Countdown show with @anyware and @ritzy each week. The inaugural show gives an overview of the conference this year, but let’s fast forward to the good stuff: how do you get your hands on that complimentary ticket? Well, MIX is a mix of things and we know it’s so much more than just the best web conference in Vegas. Tweet a creative A look at three performance demos for IE 9 Release Candidate An overview of three new Test Drive demos shipping alongside the Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate. Preschool, Maze Solver and City of Videos highlight different aspects of browser performance using hardware acceleration. To get the latest version of Internet Explorer 9, visit: http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/ Libya: Past, Present, And Future. 1964 Johnson Campaign Ad My Symposia Interview: Drugs and Devices - Novel Targets in Hypertension The Varieties of Medical Images: A Research Perspective Direct Chemical Vapor Deposition of Graphene on Dielectric Surfaces
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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, , spoke to an Army War College audience as part of the Commandants Lecture Series, which this year is focused on officership and the profession. The tremendous sacrifice of servicemembers and their families, the changing and challenging nature of warfare and the ability to attract and retain quality military and civilian leadership were all topics discussed by the military's top officer during a talk in Bliss Hall Feb. 10.
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The agenda for the 2010 NSF ADVANCE Workshop: Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position.
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Saif al-Islam Alqadhafi is currently Chairman of the Gaddafi International Foundation for Charity and Development based in Tripoli, Libya. He received his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics in 2009. The topic of his thesis was The Role of Civil Society in the Democratization of Global Governance Institutions: From ‘Soft Power’ to Collective Decision-Making? He received a Masters Degree in Business from Vienna’s IMADEC University in 2000. He graduated with BSc in Engineering from T
The most famous of all presidential campaign ads, Lyndon Johnson’s “Peace Little Girl (Daisy)” is based on the simple but stunning juxtaposition of a little girl picking petals off a flower with a countdown to a nuclear explosion. This was also the first time that a child was used in a campaign ad. (1:00)
Luis Ruilope Michael Böhm in conversation with Frank Ruschitzka
Drugs and Devices - Novel Targets in Hypertension
Speaker: Dr. Brian Chapman, UCSD
Direct Chemical Vapor Deposition of Graphene on Dielectric Surfaces
