13th century Medieval Music: Ductia
On viol and recorder by ernst stolz. There are no surviving manuscripts containing pieces labelled as ductias. Grochieo describes the ductia as like the estampie but more regular; perhaps this refers to an estampie with verses all of the same length. Musically speaking, it might be that an instrumental estampie with only three or four two-part verses (puncti) is a ductia (HAoM p220).
Grocheio also says (presumably about the vocal ductia): "The ductia is a melody that is light and br
Medieval French Song by Guillaume de Machaut (Dame, je sui cilz Fins cuers doulz)
This is one of motets of the french composer Guillaume de Machaut in 14th century.
Lady, I am the one who wants to endure your will.
and for as long as I may live;
but I do not believe that I will endure it for long
without dying, since you are so harsh to me
that you want me to withdraw far away from you.
without seeing any longer the very great beauty
of your lovely body, which has so much worth.
for you are of all good ladies the best.
PSA - Teen Prescription Drug Abuse
PSA - Teen Prescription Drug Abuse. Everyday over 2500 kids between 12-17 are trying a painkiller they find in their house. Twelve and 13 year olds are abusing perscription drugs. First time use can kill you. (2:44)
Prescription Drugs Misuse, Abuse, Overdose & Diversion Video
 When America entered the new millennium, it entered a new era in the world of drug abuse. Prescription drug abuse is a problem that's spilling out of pill bottles and into the lives of millions all across our country. Back in 2000, about 1.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs. Two years later, that number quadrupled -- to more than six million. That's a 400% increase. Thousands of people die each year because they overdose on prescription medications. (1:00:11)
Podcasts for your creative inspiration
Another new podcast channel has been added to the directory from Media Artist Secrets. Franklin McMahon hosts the podcasts, covering a range of topics and media arts. This includes directing, photography, web, design, desktop publishing, musician, music creation, artists, animation, broadcast, movie making, film and many other types of multimedia.
Quantum Scattering
Integral Schroedinger eq. and first Born Approximation
Preschool Activities For Learning-Hand Eye Co-Ordination Pre K Activities
Preschool activities and pre k early learning development activities for children and toddlers to increase hand eye co-ordination skills.
How to Make Scented Playdough
This video gives you step by step directions for making scented playdough using flour, salt, oil, and water. This video turns the playdough into a "holiday gift" but could be used at any time of the year. This is a great way to teach your kids about how things mix together (solids and liquids) and about smells. The instructor uses peppermint extract for her scent but also recommends variations on color and smell by using 1/2 cup of sweetened powdered drink mix (like grape.) Run time 04:24.
The Lehman fallout: blame the bankers, not the banks
The banking industry, post-Lehman Brothers, is going to be quite a different one going forward, because the impact of the banking crisis was so profound that changes are inevitable.
Beating the market with buybacks
Six months ago, we invested in a portfolio of 24 stocks that we expected to beat the market using methodology outlined in the Review of Financial Studies. The list of the stocks was posted in April 2009 on the INSEAD knowledge website. Our methodology essentially involves buying shares of US-listed companies that announce open market share buyback programmes, and where it appears that the buyback is driven by the fact that the management believes its shares are undervalued.
Buying companies for new competencies: Is it worth it?
In fast-moving industries, large companies are increasingly using acquisitions as a strategy to obtain new competencies from smaller firms.
When Rahul Kapoor, a PhD candidate in strategy at INSEAD, became interested in acquisitions, he noticed that although many promising hi-tech start-ups were being acquired, technological progress seemed to stall after the acquisition.
Emperors of the Antarctic – Emperor Penguins
Emperor Penguins are the largest species of penguin
and they live exclusively in Antarctica. These birds stand about 4 feet
tall and are all black with a white patch on their chest which usually
also has hints of yellow. The most amazing thing about these birds is
the commitment they have towards their eggs and their offspring.
Every year, a pair of penguins come together, mate, and once the
female lays the egg; she passes it on to the male. The male peng
Sustainable consumption: What incentives?
While most of the topics at this yearÂ’s European Business Summit in Brussels focused on climate change, one roundtable discussion on sustainable consumption had a strong consumer and, therefore, business angle.
The future of Chinese capitalism
China's emerging economy is an enormous success story and it’s remarkable, say two INSEAD professors, because it's really one big experiment.
In their book, The Future Of Chinese Capitalism, Gordon Redding and Michael Witt say that different parts of China are trying different things to find the best formula. "China does not have a grand plan for developing itself. It's very conscious that it's running the society as a series of experiments," Redding says.
BCG-K@W Procurement Report: Part 8: Peformance-based Logistics
These days, when the U.S. Department of Defense buys a fighter jet from Lockheed Martin, it doesn't simply pay Lockheed for the physical product. Instead, the government has a "performance-based contract" with the defense supplier, according to Serguei Netessine, professor of operations and information management at Wharton. This contract says, in effect, that the government's reimbursement to Lockheed hinges on the jets' performance -- that is, how often the planes are able to fly. In this inte
Light Years Measurement
Astronomers have more practical units of measurement, such as the light-year, to describe the vast distances between objects in the universe. Because light does not travel instantaneously—in a vacuum, light travels at a finite speed of about 300,000 km/s (186,000 mi/s)—it takes time for light to travel through the universe. One light-year is equal to the distance that light can travel in one year's time, which is nearly 10 trillion km. Thus, Proxima Centauri is about four light-years away. T
Changes in the Air: What Will Come of the Copenhagen Climate Summit?
More than 100 world leaders gathered in Copenhagen on December 7 for a two-week summit meeting whose ambitious aim is to renew the Kyoto protocol on climate change. The issues being discussed include reducing emissions of green-house gases and setting a price for carbon, among others. What are the likely business implications of these issues? What new challenges and opportunities will they create during the coming months? Knowledge@Wharton discussed these topics with Wharton legal studies and bu
Facts About the Pyramids of Egypt
The pyramids of Egypt were built originally as tombs for Pharaohs, but no one is sure exactly how they were built. Learn more about these wonders of the world with answers from an experienced history teacher. (1:19)
Digestive System Animation
A brakdown of the digestive process
Conversations with Michael Dukakis: The Manager and the Chief Political Executive
Leadership and the Public Manager
Sponsored by Northeastern University's Master of Public Administration Program (http://www.polisci.neu.edu/graduate/master_public/)
Interviewer: Marion Mason
Video Production: Nick Dantzer, MPA'12
