Optimize a computer for Mercury Playback Engine
Learn how to set up your system to play back video, even layered HD video with effects, without rendering. This tutorial describes the best hardware and settings for getting the Mercury Playback Engine to deliver great performance and stability.
Walter Benjamin - 2006 RIHSS
Description: In his theses on the concept of history, Walter Benjamin wrote that "the 'state of emergency' in which we live is not the exception but the rule." This influential philosopher, who failed to gain admittance into the academy yet remains one of its most influential thinkers, wrote prolifically on diverse topics: from mechanical reproduction to childhood pastimes, from hashish to mourning, and, perhaps most importantly, on the question of political agency and action. In this lecture, D
2.6 Caravaggio's sexuality
Accounts of Caravaggio's life are filled with suggestions of murder and intrigue. But does knowing more about this dark artist's experiences help us to interpret his art? Or does understanding his motivations cloud their true meaning? This unit explores the biographical monograph, one of the most common forms of art history writing.
Temple at Jerusalem and Palestinian Miniatures, Ave Maria Grotto, Cullman, Alabama
This image is part of a series of colorized photographs of the Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman, Alabama. Postcard text: (front) Temple at Jerusalem and some buildings of the Palestinian Miniatures. From folder: Brother Joseph Zoettl, O.S.B., a Benedictine monk at Saint Bernard Abbey, began experiments with concrete miniatures early in the 20th century. Abbot Bernard Menges, recognizing the popularity of Bro. Joseph's work, ordered construction of a park on the hillside in front of Saint Bernard Coll
Hillis and Calderhead (2009) Helping to Keep History Relevant: Multimedia and Authentic Learning
Contents of a CD used for teaching History in secondary education with learning tasks that exploit the potential of technology. It draws on enquiry methods learning utilising investigations, critical skills and authentic learning. Multimedia drew the pupils in to explore, enquire and investigate. Authentic learning/critical skills enhanced these processes fulfilling its potential to present ‘real life’ challenges. Moreover, historical knowledge anchored authentic learning in a context provid
Hillis and Calderhead (2009) Helping to Keep History Relevant: Multimedia and Authentic Learning
Contents of a CD used for teaching History in secondary education with learning tasks that exploit the potential of technology. It draws on enquiry methods learning utilising investigations, critical skills and authentic learning. Multimedia drew the pupils in to explore, enquire and investigate. Authentic learning/critical skills enhanced these processes fulfilling its potential to present ‘real life’ challenges. Moreover, historical knowledge anchored authentic learning in a context provid
07 St Peter's College
A short overview of St Peter's College including its history and facilities.
16 Bodleian Library and Sheldonian Theatre
A brief history of the Bodleian Library and the Sheldonian Theatre including information about how students use them today.
12 History of the University
An overview of the history of Oxford University for prospective applicants who may like to know more about how the University has changed over the years.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Baseball has long been known as America's pastime, but like many of our country's institutions, it has a history of racial segregation. Today we consider a program from a 1950s game between two Negro Leagues teams.
21 Regent's Park College and St Benet's Hall
A short overview of Regent's Park College and St Benet's Hall, including information about their history, what life is like and the facilities you can find.
The Ashmolean Museum and the Museum of Natural History
An introduction to the Ashmolean Museum and the Museum of Natural History
V&A CultureCast: August 2006 (enhanced with images)
The August 2006 edition of CultureCast features a preview of the new Medieval and Renaissance Galleries, a new addition to the photography collection, and a number of museum visitors reminiscing about life and fashion in 1960's London.
8.592J Statistical Physics in Biology (MIT)
Statistical Physics in Biology is a survey of problems at the interface of statistical physics and modern biology. Topics include: bioinformatic methods for extracting information content of DNA; gene finding, sequence comparison, and phylogenetic trees; physical interactions responsible for structure of biopolymers; DNA double helix, secondary structure of RNA, and elements of protein folding; considerations of force, motion, and packaging; protein motors, membranes. We also look at collective
21M.263 Music Since 1960 (MIT)
This course begins with the premise that the 1960s mark a great dividing point in the history of 20th century Western musical culture, and explores the ways in which various social and artistic concerns of composers, performers, and listeners have evolved since that decade. It focuses on works by classical composers from around the world. Topics include the impact of rock, as it developed during the 1960s - 70s; the concurrent emergence of post serial, neotonal, minimalist, and new age styles; t
V&A CultureCast: June 2006 (no images)
The June 2006 edition of CultureCast features graphic designers discussing Korda's iconic image of Che Guevara, a curator discussing an Early Medieval standing cross and an interview with two winners of this year's Inspired By competition.
Governor John Carlin Interview
Kansas Governor John Carlin held office from January 8, 1979 to January 12, 1987. He was elected to the Kansas legislature in 1970 and was Minority Leader of the House from 1975-1977; then Speaker of the House from 1977-1979, when Democrats unexpectedly won a majority. In 1978, Carlin upset incumbent Governor Robert Bennett's re-election bid by only 16,335 votes. The interview is the basis for Dr. Bob Beatty's article, "Be willing to take some risks to make things happen," published in Kansas Hi
The First Stars and the End of the Dark Ages
In the history of the universe, there is a period which is extremely difficult for us to see because there were no sources of light. These cosmic "dark ages'' ended when the first stars turned on, providing the first view of the somewhat evolved universe.
Modern War & Modern Law
Warfare has become a legal institution. Law organises and disciplines
the military, defines the battle-space, privileges killing the enemy,
and offers a common language to debate the legitimacy of waging war -
down to the tactics of particular battle. At the same time, law is no
longer a matter of firm distinctions - combatant and non-combatant, war
and peace. It has become a flexible and strategic partner for both the
military and for humanitarians seeking to restrain the violence of
warfare. T
Vanishing Third World Emigrants? The Seventh H. W. Arndt Memorial Lecture
A secular decline in emigration rates from the Third World since the 1990s has gone unnoticed. The recent rise in unemployment in high-wage countries has accelerated the secular decline. These trends have gone unnoticed partly because observers have been obsessed with immigration rates, and partly because of their belief that aging in rich countries will augment the demand for more immigrants. This lecture shows that the Third World supply side matters even more, just as the previous two centuri
