Kidnappers free Mexican politician
Diego Fernandez de Cevallos, a prominent former Mexican presidential candidate, has been released seven months after being kidnapped. Jon Decker reports.
Opening the Mind’s Eye- Learning to See
It’s rare to find research that simultaneously advances basic science and brings good into people’s lives, but Pawan Sinha’s Project Prakash does precisely that. An investigator of human visual processing, Sinha is interested in how these brain mechanisms develop. For his work, Sinha realized the ideal subjects would
Shorenstein Center Workshop: Building an Online Community
Ben Wikler, campaign director for Avaaz.org
March 9, 2010
Le principe de précaution : une spécificité française?
Journée Santé Environnement
Quelques grandes questions environnementales des débuts du XXIe siècle
ISPED, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2
Alors que la majorité des pays voit dans le principe de précaution un principe de politique environnementale, la France elle, lui a donné un contenu essentiellement sanitaire. En appliquant
Welke bus moet ik nemen? De leerlingen bekijken de dienstregeling van de bussen op de website van De Lijn.
The Presidents Song!
A song to remember the names of all the Presidents of the U.S, set to the tune of Yankee Doodle.
Shorenstein Center Workshop: Essentials of Blogging
Lisa Williams of Placeblogger.com and the MIT Media Lab
Shorenstein Center Workshop: Digital Literacy for Beginners
Nicco Mele, Harvard Kennedy School professor and cofounder of EchoDitto
Harborview Medical Center: Pioneer and Leader in Trauma Care
Through an amazing constellation of circumstances, this former King County Hospital has blossomed from the only Level I Regional trauma center to one of the very top Trauma Centers in the world. Moderated by Dr. Bruce J. Sangeorzan, Dr, Mike Copass reflects on the beginnings of Harborview as a trauma center in the late nineteen-sixtees. Based upon advances in the development of portable electrocardiography recording devices, Seattle developed one of the very first integrated emergency retrieval
Education Reform in Haiti: Haiti's Lost Children
Haiti's post-earthquake tent cities house many willing students but lack accessible education. Alzire Rocourt has a passion for teaching. Working with nothing but her sweet voice, an old chalkboard and some cardboard posters, Rocourt teaches Haitian children about the music of Chopin, Beethoven and other classical composers. "School has become for them the way to hope," she said.
Learn more at: www.haitiedstories.org
Paul Franz was one of five grand prize winners in the Pulitzer Center/YouTube
How to Paint Faces With Oil Pastels
How to Paint Faces With Oil Pastels. Part of the series: Oil Pastel Techniques. When painting faces using oil pastels, begin by laying down a few light shadows, use a white pastel to block in the highlights, darken the shadows, and fill in with medium tones. (04:37)
Is Big Government a Myth? Lately the supporters of big government have deployed an interesting twist to their arguments, claiming that it is a dirty right-wing lie that government has grown under the Obama administration. Unlike arguments over economic theory, surely this should be an objective exercise in looking up the facts. As we'll see, yes Virginia there is indeed a big — and growing — gov
Visit a Dairy Farm
This video takes you on a walk through Richfield Dairy Farms, a custom-built state-of-the-art facility in England. (5:53)
Suresh – Lesson 46 – Health
HINDI LESSON 46 स्वास्थ्य: Swasthya = Health (See all the lesson from Suresh; See the First Lesson from Suresh; Build Your Vocabulary By Mastering 4 Words a Day) (Looking for [...]
Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten - 02.01.2011
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle vom Sonntag - als Text und verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei. NÜRNBERG: Deutschland muss sich 2011 nach Einschätzung der Behörden auf eine ähnlich hohe Zahl von Asylbewerbern einstellen wie im vergangenen Jahr. Nach vorläufigen Zahlen des Bundesamtes für Migration und Flüchtlinge in Nürnberg hatten zuletzt rund 40.000 Menschen Asyl beantragt, knapp 50 Prozent mehr als zuvor.
Brazil's First Female President
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff takes the oath of office to become the South American country's first woman president. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Deadly blast rocks Nigerian capital
Nigeria's president blames an Islamist radical sect for a fatal blast in Abuja.
L'indiscipline littéraire des Humanités au coeur de l'intellectualité diffuse / Yves Citton
L'indiscipline littéraire des Humanités au coeur de l'intellectualité diffuse. Yves CITTON. Dans "Les Humanités pour quoi faire : enjeux et propositions", colloque international organisé par le laboratoire Patrimoine, Littérature, Histoire (PLH) en collaboration avec le laboratoire Lettres, Langages et Arts (LLA). Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail, IUFM Midi-Pyrénées, 27-29 mai 2010.
Thème IV : Enseigner les humanités : contenus, méthodes, filièr
OHS Policy - Safety Audits
An introduction to occupational health and safety policies
and procedures in scientific and medical testing laboratories. Covers OHS
legislation and policy and safety audit procedures and documentation.
