Earth Claire
1.3.2 Systems diagrams and diagrams helpful for systems work Diagrams are used extensively in systems thinking and practice. All of those types included in the animated tutorial, as well as other types not covered there, can or have been used in systems studies. As mentioned at the beginning of the unit the use of diagrams is very personal. For instance I find it helpful to group diagrams into three sorts depending on when they are to be used:
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Public Places, Alternative Spaces || Women Making Democracy || Radcliffe Institute
This discussion illuminates the ways that women's presence has democratized uses of space. It also questions the connection between revolution and the street by exploring virtual spaces such as the blogosphere and women's hidden activism in crevices of the city, where every space may be reenvisioned for its mobilizing potential.
00:00 Introduction by Hashim Sarkis, Aga Khan Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism in Muslim Societies, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Graduate
Diptongo
OSU Wind Ensemble performs "Currents" by Dr. Dana Reason
"Currents" is composed by OSU Director of Popular Music Studies, Dr. Dana Reason. The Wind Ensemble is conducted by Dr. Christopher Chapman.
Currents (2011)
You stand at the edge of the Northwest Pacific Ocean. The water is cold and dark, unpredictable; the wild wind howls and moans. Restless, aggressive waves attack, hoping to swallow you whole.
Currents reflects that mood. Things happen. You thrash about, fight desperately against the undertow, almost drown. But you survive. You create. Mi
Scaffolding for ELL
Multiplying Polynomials, Part 1
Part 1 of Multiplying Polynomials covers how to multiply a monomial by a monomial, and monomial by a polynomial. The instructor uses an electronic chalkboard to demonstrate several examples step by step. There are English captions at the bottom of the screen.
Global Health Hack Day
The Global Health Hack Day was an "open innovation" event run by the Humanitarian Centre (www.humanitariancentre.org) and Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club (CUTEC - http://cutec.org) as part of the Cambridge Science Festival. Seven teams were formed, bringing together students and professionals from backgrounds as diverse as laser physics, criminology and management studies. The teams took on seven real global health challenges facing NGOs, consultancies and businesses. Each
Carol Propper - 'Can governments do it better? Merger mania and hospital outcomes in the English NHS
Carol Propper (CMPO), joins Romesh Vaitilingam to discuss her research paper 'Can governments do it better? Merger mania and hospital outcomes in the English NHS' which has recently been published in the Journal for Health Economics.
The Weekly Examen
Harry Rissetto
Ignatius' Examen for High School Students
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The Modern Cabinet
This video, which is for high school students, is accompanied by text. "There are currently 15 departments in the Cabinet. The newest of these is the Department of Homeland Security, which was created after the September 11, 2001, attack on the United States. President George W. Bush signed the bill creating the department on November 25, 2002, after the Senate approved the bill with a 90-9 vote." (Video is of high quality with slides and narration.)
South Bend Director of Public Works Gary Gilot
South Bend Director of Public Works Gary Gilot explains the city's water management challenges that were solved by an innovative new technology system created by Notre Dame, the City of South Bend, IBM and Enmet.
A day in the life
Harvard Kennedy School's Student Government launched its first Shadowing Initiative program during the January term of the 2011-12 academic year through the Office of Career Advancement and the Alumni Relations Office. The program paired a student with an alumnus, with the alumnus hosting the student at his or her workplace for a half or full day. About 50 students participated in the program in its inaugural year. Student organizers hope to make this an annual event, matching pairings across th
Expedition 31 Crew Farewell
Expedition 31 Commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers bid farewell to their International Space Station crewmates and board the Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft to return to Earth after 193 days in space.
Lecture by Thomas Feichtner
Presented by the Interior Design Lecture Series, this lecture by Thomas Feichtner was recorded on March 1, 2012, at the San Francisco campus of California College of Arts.
Thomas Feichtner is a professor for product design at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Germany. He lives and works in Vienna. After attending school in Düsseldorf, Germany, he earned a degree at the University of Art and Industrial Design in Linz, Austria, Feichtner initially designed industrial goods and nu
UMMC Physician Profile: Leslie Rickey, M.D.
This short video introduces viewers to Leslie Rickey, M.D., M.P.H., an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and urogynecologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Some of Dr. Rickey's special interests include urogynecology, urinary incontinence and pelvic floor disorders. Watch this video to learn more about her practice at UMMC.
Related Links:
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Health
http://www.umm.edu/womenscenter/index.htm
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The Exchange: Diving into Murky Waters
Antony Currie talks to "Dark Pools" author Scott Patterson about the rise of HFT systems that appear to be stealing a march on regular investors and whether regulators can keep up with Wall Street's tech revolution.
Diego Velázquez - Mercurio y Argos
Descripción escrita por Arte Historia.
El lienzo con la historia de Mercurio y Argos fue ejecutado por Velázquez en 1659 para decorar el Salón de los Espejos del Alcázar de Madrid con motivo de la visita del Mariscal de Gramont a Madrid para pedir la mano de la infanta María Teresa para el rey Luis XIV de Francia. (2:38)
Mass murder of Kamenka Jews-part 2
Ilya Boltyanskii, who was born in 1924 in Kamenka and lived there during the war years, recounts how the old Jews, Jewish women, and Jewish children were locked in a pigsty and held there for several days without water or food, then taken to the Zlatoustovka ravine, and shot them. Most of the children were thrown into the ravine alive.
For more information: http://www1.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/murderSite.asp?site_id=449
Contracting and Signaling
Course prepares you to advise clients or your own organization on the design of contracts and screening policies when one of the parties has an information advantage over the other. For example, students study the design of patent licenses (the licensor knows more about the market), the design of social systems to reduce spam (the spam sender knows more about the content before the recipient decides whether to read), and the design of performance contracts for professional services (e.g., consul
