Expedition 28 Farewell and Hatch Closure
The hatches between the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft and the International Space Station were closed at 5:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 15 wrapping up 162 days aboard the orbiting outpost for Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko and Flight Engineers Alexander Samokutyaev and Ron Garan.
Lagarde confirms support for Greece
Sept. 15 - In her first major economic speech as the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde says global growth is slowing and bold action is needed, meanwhile she remains confident Greece will stay in the euro zone. Bobbi Rebell reports.
La prise de notes et son exploitation (video)
La prise de notes doit être un outil au service d'un travail efficace, qu'il est utile d'améliorer. Elle est le reflet de ce qu'on a besoin de savoir. Capter la parole, fixer l'essentiel par écrit, ce n'est pas tout noter, mais faire des choix, décider sans hésitation. Pour une bonne prise de notes, il faut être bien installé, en situation d'écoute maximale, imprégné du sujet. Comprendre et analyser la structure du discours : l'introduction, la conclusion, le plan etc... sont autan
Does Africa Need the International Monetary Fund?
International economist Dr Mark Ellyne asks, "Does Africa need the International Monetary Fund" in this Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA) Great TextsBig Questions presentation.tEllyne has spent over two decades analysing African economies. His lecture questions why Sub-Saharan economies have not performed well even with considerable IMF and World Bank support. Some view the IMF as part of an international conspiracy to impose Western economic hegemony on the developing wo
DemOnline
The website catalogues both lecture demonstrations and VPython scripts. The lecture demo section contains descriptions of the setup and execution of various physics experiments, along with screenshots and a reference for finding the equipment in the UCT Physics labs. The VPython scripts section contains scripts that demonstrate various physics concepts.
CSL Kick-off meeting, Fall 2011
Alex Slocum introduces agenda for the F2011 Committee on Student Life meetings.
Landsat 7 Looks at Coral Reefs: (1 of 2)
Coral forms off shore from volcanic islands in tropical latitudes, developing a barrier reef thats separated by a growing lagoon. But over time, while the surrounding ocean wears away the main body of the island, the coral ring remains.
Government Participation & Green Housing: Policy, Promotion, Regulation
Moderator: Matthew Zaragoza-Watkins, California Air Resources Board Panelists: Max Auffhammer, UC Berkeley Cisco Devries, Renewable Funding, LLC Heather Larson, CA Home Energy Retrofit Coordinating Committee Hon. Carla Peterman, California Energy Commission
How the U.S. Can Solve Unemployment Part 1
Armstrong Atlantic State University, Dr. Daniel Skinmore-Hess, discusses the means by which the United States government can salve unemployment.
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Isolating Multiple Strains of Escherichia coli for Coliphage Isolation, Phage-typing, and Mutant Rec
Recovery of Escherichia coli from a rectal swab begins a series of procedures combining mastery of technique with productive experiments. After isolating his/her own E. coli strain, each student recovers a unique coliphage from raw sewage and determines its host range, thereby revealing the genetic individuality of each bacterial and viral isolate. Colonies of virus-resistant mutants can often be recovered in regions where sensitive bacteria have been destroyed. After antibiotic sensitivity test
Geithner: EU can contain crisis
Sept 16 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner meets with EU finance ministers in Poland, urging them to work closely together and with the United States to contain debt crisis. Kirsty Basset reports.
Scene after plane crashes at Nevada air race
Sept. 16 - Scenes right after a plane crashes at the Reno Air Races in northern Nevada. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
How to board a plane more efficiently
Read more:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20859
European Heart Journal - My Cardio Interview: Bertram Pitt & Piotr Ponikowski on EMPHASIS
Bertram Pitt in conversation with Piotr Ponikowski:
EMPHASIS - HF - Epierenone in chronic systolic HF
Robot octopus shakes your hand
Read more:
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/09/born-to-be-viral-robot-octopus-shakes-your-hand.html
The Thirty Years' War
This 4:30 video is an overview of the thirty years long war with Germany, Spain, Scandinavia, Holland, Scotland, and Switzerland and includes two parts. This war was mostly involved in Germany and it was also a conflict between Protestants and Catholics. Would benefit from a timeline and a word wall given all the names and events.
SeaWiFS Biosphere: Rotating Globe with Zoom to Pacific Ocean
SeaWiFS looks at the Pacific Ocean and monitors El-Nino and La-Nina.
