Fool's Gold
Gillian Tett takes us inside the shadowy world of complex finance and derivatives and explains how the business of slicing and dicing debt led us to the devastating global credit crunch. Gillian Tett has worked as a journalist for the Financial Times for fifteen years. In 2008 she won the British Press Award for the Financial Journalist of the Year. This event marks the publication of her latest book Fool's Gold: How Unrestrained Greed Corrupted a Dream, Shattered Global Markets and Unleashed a
Progressive state reformers v ideological state retrenchers: framing the electoral choice between La
With less than a year to go before the next general election there is an urgent need for progressive policy debate and discussion in the Labour party to show it has the ideas necessary to meet the social, economic and political challenges of the next decade. Peter Mandelson, one of the government's key figures, will launch Progress's autumn lecture series by setting out how he sees the political divide between the main parties. Lord Mandelson is First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for B
MILDT 2010 – Rappel du cadre légal en matière de drogues et de vente d’alcool aux mineurs.
Thème : plan gouvernemental de lutte contre les drogues et les toxicomanies 2008-2011. MILDT (Mission Interministérielle de Lutte contre la Drogue et les Toxicomanies.
Formation interministérielle des formateurs en matière de drogues et de toxicomanies.
Session interministérielle visant la création d’une culture commune aux différents acteurs de l’Etat.
9 au 12 mars Ecole Militaire 1 place Joffre – 75007 Paris. Amphithéâtre Sabatier.
Titre : MILDT 2010
Physique et médecine : l'imagerie médicale (video)
L'imagerie médicale a sans aucun doute entraîné ces vingt dernières années une transformation radicale dans la façon d'aborder le diagnostic et le suivi thérapeutique. Un diagnostic de localisation d'une lésion cérébrale qui nécessitait un examen clinique long et minutieux par un neurologue expérimenté se fait aujourd'hui avec une précision millimétrique grâce au scanner ou à l'imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM). Là où le maître entouré de ses élèves démontrait
Using a Mobile Hoist. Part 7. Moving to Chair (Mobile Version)
This and related video clips demonstrate how to use a mobile sling and have been optimised for delivery on a mobile device.
De la parole à l'écriture: un saut dans l'impersonnel (Celan, Benveniste, Blanchot) ? / Fr. Dutrai
De la parole à l'écriture : un saut dans l'impersonnel (Benveniste, Blanchot) ? François DUTRAIT. Colloque international organisé par le Laboratoire ERRAPHIS (Equipe de Recherches sur les Rationalités Philosophiques et les Savoirs) et EuroPhilosophie dans le cadre du programme ANR “Su
The Power of Basic Science Applied to Medical Progress: Past Examples and Hope for Schizophrenia and
An exemplar of the purpose-driven life in medical science, Ed Scolnick details research milestones from a remarkably varied career, revealing how scientific insight and collaborative effort translate into life-saving solutions for millions.
This physician turned biochemist has held distinguished positions at t
Personalized Energy
Daniel Nocera is swimming very hard against the current of mainstream energy research. While many scientists are figuring out how to scale up wind, geothermal or biomass systems, Nocera is focusing on “personalized” energy units that can be manufactured, distributed and installed on the cheap. His main concern
Robotic Aortic Valve Bypass Surgery
Dr. James Gammie, a cardiac surgeon at the University of Maryland Medical Center and associate professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, describes how robotic surgery can be used in place of open heart surgery to perform an aortic valve bypass.
Dr. Gammie explains how robotic surgery allows patients who wouldn't normally be candidates for surgery get the treatment they need. Dr. Gammie also explains the differences between aortic valve bypass surgery and aortic val
Lecture 25 - 11/19/2010
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3.6 Features of speech: dysfluency Another of the differences between conversation and writing is sometimes referred to as dysfluency. This is the use of hesitators (sounds such as erm, urn), pauses and repetitions which reflect the difficulty of mental planning at speed. We can see all three of these dysfluencies in the next example. That's a very good – er very good precaution to take, yes. (Biber et al., 1999, p. 1053) How Obama used social networking tools to win Setting Up a Worm Composting Bin Lecture 24 - 11/17/2010 Lecture 32 - 11/17/2010 Lecture 24 - 11/17/2010
In his bid to help Barack Obama become the 44th President of the United States, Scott Goodstein spearheaded the use of new social networking and mobile media platforms, harnessing technological innovations to expand the audience base for the Obama campaign.
This video gives detailed instructions for setting up a Rubbermaid worm composting bin. The narrator uses a power point slide show with pictures to help with his instructions as he explains the materials needed to get a compost bin started. Some of the supplies include: 2 Rubbermaid bins, drill, cardboard, milk cartons, specified food, garden soil, spray bottle with water, and of course - worms. Run time 08:15.
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