Burly Hurls
This video makes an upbeat comparison of different projectiles used in track and field events. Calculations are made to determine the energy required to throw a javoline, discus, and hammer (01:20).
Survey of London: volume 47 - Northern Clerkenwell and Pentonville
Details the architectural history of the north-western portion of the historic parish of Clerkenwell. It includes Islington High Street and the Angel, the Exmouth Market area, and the Pentonville westwards towards King's Cross. The southern and eastern parts of the parish are covered in volume 46.
This Day in History June 5: FDR Takes U.S. Off the Gold Standard
On June 5, 1933, the United States went off the gold standard, a monetary system in which currency is backed by gold, when Congress enacted a joint resolution nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold. The United States had been on a gold standard since 1879, except for an embargo on gold exports during World War I, but bank failures during the Great Depression of the 1930s frightened the public into hoarding gold, making the policy untenable. (1:00)
Extending the boundaries of research into higher education (Professor Sue Clegg - Inaugural Lecture)
In her inaugural lecture Professor Clegg argues the case for extending boundaries of research into higher education in terms of:
* the questions it asks - including those about what Erica McWilliam’s calls the ‘charming absurdities’ of higher education
* the theoretical resources it draws on - in Alex Callinicos’ evocative phrase developing ‘resources of critique’
* the different disciplines across which we engage in conversation.
The lecture demonstrates that not onl
336 GG Why We Have Both "Color" and "Colour"
British versus American spelling.
14.09.2012 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Angesichts der gewaltsamen Proteste in Libyen, Ägypten und weiteren arabischen Ländern hat UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon zu Ruhe und Zurückhaltung aufgerufen. Tötungen und Angriffe seien durch nichts zu rechtfertigen, sagte er mit Blick auf den islamfeindlichen Film, gegen den sich die Demonstrationen richteten. Der Film sei "hasserfüllt" u
Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Freitag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.
Advanced Audio Blog S3 #9 - Comida de la Sierra: Food of the Highlands
Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! During your travels through Spanish-speaking Latin America, you’re staying with a family in the Andes Mountains in Peru. They’ve taken you on tours and introduced you to their nearby family members and pets. You find out they raise guinea pigs, and you tell them you had a guinea pig named Sally [...]
U.S. Morning Call: Stocks soar on Fed's plan; dollar sinks
Sep 14 - U.S. stock index futures are pointing to a higher open this morning and is set to extend gains after the Federal Reserve's launch of QE3.
3XSQ: United Healthcare in, Kraft out
Sep 14 - UnitedHealth Group stock getting a boost on the announcement that it will join the Dow Jones Industrial Average as Kraft exits
Brushes and micelles II
By: icamvid Ekaterina Zhulina gives a series of lectures at the Boulder Condensed Matter Physics summer school 2012 about brushes and micelles.
Block Copolymers
By: icamvid Ekaterina Zhulina gives a series of lectures at the Boulder Condensed Matter Physics summer school 2012 about block copolymers
Natuurlijke getallen en kommagetallen delen : Hoofdrekenen Hoofdrekenen: oefeningen delen door 10, 100, 1000, 10000 maar ook door 0,1 0,01 0,001 en 0,5.
Oppervlakte van een cirkel Oefeningen bij de oppervlakte van een cirkel. Te gebruiken als aanvullende taak, huiswerk, hoekenwerk, ...
Science Bulletins: Protecting Wildlife in a Changing Climate
As the global climate changes, wild animals are shifting where they live—even beyond the protected areas that are crucial to their survival. This visualization highlights predictions and solutions for range shifts by an iconic species of North American wilderness, the wolverine.
For background information, educational resources, and more, visit Protecting Wildlife in a Changing Climate on the Science Bulletins Web site, http://www.amnh.org/explore/science-bulletins/(watch)/bio/visualizations
Witness: Worried in Shanghai
Sept. 18 - Reuters Shanghai senior correspondent Kazunori Takada gives his perspective as a Japanese resident of Shanghai, one of many Chinese cities to be rocked by anti-Japan protests.
Panel 3: TV || Siting Julia || Radcliffe Institute
On September 21, 2012, the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute, which houses Julia Child's extensive papers, sponsored "Siting Julia: A Julia Child Centenary Symposium" to celebrate the legacy of Julia Child on the centenary year of her birth. Authors, television producers, restaurateurs, and the Child's family and neighbors provided a behind-the-scenes view of the life and work of American phenomenon Julia Child, who brought her passion for learning and teaching French culinary arts
Passiv - online activity for German
Passiv - online activity for German.
UW|360 September 2012 - PRONTO
Watch life saving obstetric training with UW's PRONTO team. Watch the full episode online at uwtv.org/uw360.
Raising taxes: how hard should it be?
Michigan State University economist Eric Scorsone discusses the arguments for and against Proposal 5, which would require a two-thirds majority of the Michigan Legislature to raise taxes.
