Reuters Asks: What does Draghi have up his sleeve?
Aug. 2 - Does Mario Draghi have a crisis-fighting bazooka in the ECB's arsenal, and will he fire it later today? His own words last week raised expectations that he does, and he will.
Reuters Today: It's D-Day....Draghi Day
Aug. 2 - Can ECB President Mario Draghi deliver on his pledge last week to do "whatever it takes" to save the euro? Plus, Q2 earnings roll in, Day 7 of the Olympics.
Breakingviews: China's economy - not as bad as you think
Aug. 2 - The latest data out of China might be fodder for those who predict the nation's miracle story is ending. But here's why things may not be that bad.
BNP Paribas CEO on Q2 earnings
Aug. 2 - BNP Paribas CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafe talks to Reuters about the bank's second quarter earnings.
Macau casino revenue growth tanks, but don't bail yet
Aug. 2 - Macau's casino revenue growth falls to its lowest rate since 2009, which means pain for casino operators and investors. But it's not yet time to pull out all your chips, say analysts.
The Mouse that Roared: PDP 1 Celebration Event
Introduced in 1959, the DEC PDP-1 computer is truly the mouse that roared, a powerful, easy-to-operate computer with a host of new abilities that allowed its users to interact with a computer all to themselves. This was a novelty in the early 1960s when mainframe-based batch processing was the norm and the idea of a computer dedicated to a single-user was heretical, akin to having a personal aircraft carrier. Our panel comprises key figures in the development and use of the PDP-1. Moderated by c
Alfred Hitchcock's Quiche Lorraine
Following Hitchcock's own recipe, BFI curator Nathalie Morris makes one of the director's favourite foods, Quiche Lorraine, in this film by Mike Bradley. See more of Hitchcock's favourite things at http://bit.ly/QLH1la.
From June to October 2012 the BFI celebrates Hitchcock's life and work with a complete retrospective of his feature films; gala events, including screenings of restorations with live music, educational projects and online initiatives. For full details see http://www.bfi.org.uk/h
Kim Novak on Vertigo
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Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece Vertigo has been voted the Greatest Film of All Time in Sight & Sound magazine's 2012 poll, considered to be the most trusted guide of its kind. Sight & Sound's worldwide poll of critics takes place every decade, and for the past 50 years has been topped by Citizen Kane...until now.
Here, actor Kim Novak recounts her starring role in Vertigo and how she felt "stripped naked" playing the part
The Old Deeside Railway
Photos and information about the The Old Deeside Railway
Nuclear Power after Fukushima | Special Series on Post-Disaster Japan
Program on U.S.-Japan Relations / Edwin O. Reischauer Insitute of Japanese Studies
Speaker:
Charles Ferguson
President, Federation of American Scientists
Moderator:
Susan J. Pharr
Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government
Time:
November 1, 2011 | 12:30-2:00pm
Location:
Tsai Auditorium (S010), CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street
Special Series on Post-Disaster Japan
Co-sponsored by the Edwin O. Reischauer I
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Market Pulse: Spanish yield spread at steepest in 20 years
Aug. 6 - The "Draghi effect" continues to be felt, pushing the Spanish 2y-10y yield curve to its steepest in two decades. So the immediate pressure on Spain eases, but September could be crunch time again.
Daniel Suarez: Kill Decision, Authors at Google
Daniel Suarez discusses his latest work, "Kill Decision." From Google Books:
Unmanned weaponized drones already exist—they're widely used by America in our war efforts in the Middle East. In Kill Decision, bestselling author Daniel Suarez takes that fact and the real science behind it one step further, with frightening results.
Linda McKinney is a myrmecologist, a scientist who studies the social structure of ants. Her academic career has left her entirely unprepared for the day her sophisti
El enamorado - un cuento folklórico de Argentina
Un cuento folklórico de Argentina en que un hombre elegante pasa sus días coqueteando con las mujeres que caminan por el catedral. Cuando una mujer se niega a sonreírle, el hombre desaparece y un jardín de flores aparece en su lugar. Bueno para principiantes y estudiantes de nivel intermedio de español. 1:25
Java OOP: ITSE 2317 Practice Test 2
Richard Baldwin
A practice test with solutions for ITSE 2317
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USI South Asia Matchmaking Conference: Day 1, Panel 1 On July 18th and 19th, J-PAL hosted the first regional matchmaking conference for its Urban Services Initiative (USI) at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Colombo conference brought together researchers and practitioners active in urban service delivery (particularly water, sanitation, and hygiene) throughout South Asia. The aim of the conference was to stimulate discussion on innovative micro-solutions to the need for better urban public services, and what collaboration opportunities might exist betwe
Fuel blind
Short-term fixes can resolve Pakistan's power crisis including changing the country's power regulatory regime which was introduced through what Dr Kamal Munir terms failed privatisation in the 1990s. Longer term, the fuel mix should be revised with greater roles for solar, wind and hydro, and the harnessing of Pakistan's massive coal reserves.
Session 3: The online peer critiquing environment: supporting peer learning In this session you will be introduced to peer assessment, also referred to as peer critiquing and peer feedback.
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NSAIDs Video Consult
By: Rxconsultnow This video will provide information on pain killers belonging to the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) class such as ibuprofen and naproxen.
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