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A Day of Thanksgiving
Another 1950s look at the Thanksgiving holiday but with a twist. A family with few resources discover they still have much to be thankful for. A good lesson for all to learn or remember. (13min)
Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam
Lewis Sorely presents "Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam," as part of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center's Perspectives in Military History Lecture Series.
Introduction to programming
Meseret Tedla
the module is for introduction to programming using C++ programming Language.
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Inside the News: Risk appetite lifted on Greek bailout hopes
Nov. 4 - Intense European pressure has forced Greece to seek political consensus on a new bailout plan instead of holding a referendum after EU leaders raised the prospect of a Greek exit from the euro.
Data analysis: as real world as it gets
In Data Analysis: As Real World As It Gets, we feature resources for teaching about data and statistics as supported by the NCTM Standards (NCTM, 2000). Data collection and analysis can be an avenue into the meaningful mathematics and problem-solving skills needed by students in the twenty-first century. And an answer to the student question, Why do we have to study math? can be found when teaching mathematics with a real-world statistics approach.
Repubican Rally, Capehart Farms, Daviess County, Indiana, August 27, 1938
Indiana Senator, Homer E. Capehart owned Capehart Farms in Daviess County near Washington, Indiana. On August 27, 1938, he organized the Republican Cornfield Convention to be held on his land. The many tents and activities that were set up drew thousands of visitors.,Daviess County Journey,On verso of photograph: "Republican Rally, Capehart farms, 8/27/38"
St. Joseph's College, Collegeville, Jasper County, Indiana
St. Joseph's College was founded in 1889 and opened in 1891. In its early years it was both a high school and junior college. It became a four year college in 1936 and remained all male until 1968. The current enrollment is over 1,000 students. The Main Building (now Drexel Hall) was constructed in 1888 and originally served as an Indian mission school.,Jasper County Journey
How to Fix the Housing Crisis The foreclosure crisis has crawled on for going on four years now with no end in sight. The S&P/Case-Shiller index for August fell 3.8 percent from a year ago. The index includes home prices for 20 US cities. "Continued house price declines could lead to even more defaults, foreclosures and distress sales, undermining wealth, confidence and spending," Willia
Wind-Driven Ocean Currents
In this activity, students create a model ocean over which "wind" will be blown, and observe the relationship between the wind and the resulting ocean surface currents. The activity reinforces the concept that surface currents in the ocean are mostly caused by wind. A materials list and instructions are provided, and links to a glossary are embedded in the text.
Proteins & Enzymes: Transglutaminase | Lecture 8 (2011)
Wylie Dufresne (wd~50)
October 24, 2011
Leonard Susskind on The World As Hologram
Leonard Susskind of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics discusses the indestructability of information and the nature of black holes in a lecture entitled The World As Hologram.
Albert Einstein: How I See the World (Part 3 of 6)
An excellent PBS documentary on Swiss genius Albert Einstein, most commonly known for his theory of relativity. Part 3 of 6. (09:57)
{Suresh 222} : Useful Vocabulary
Suresh {222} Useful Vocabulary उपयोगी शब्दावली ( Upyogee shabdawalee) वर्तमान (vartmaan ) present महसूस ( mahsoos) realize भोगना or झेलना (bhogna or jhelna ) to bear घमंड ( ghamand )...
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2011 Battle for Charleston: College of Charleston
The College of Charleston's young alumni have been challenged by the Citadel in a historic battle for Charleston!
Both schools will be competing based on young alumni giving participation. The winning school will be announced at the College of Charleston vs. Citadel basketball game on February 25, 2012. This is a participation challenge. That means a gift of ANY size makes a difference. Take part in the College of Charleston/Citadel young alumni giving challenge and make your gift by February 1
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Visits CMU
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made his first visit to Carnegie Mellon University on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. On a college recruiting tour for Facebook employees, Zuckerberg said Carnegie Mellon University was "at the top of the list."
For more on Mark Zuckerberg's visit to CMU: http://cmu.li/7neQG
Why study church history?
Two eminent modern church historians, Prof. Alan Ford and Dr Frances Knight, discuss the nature of their discipline exploring how it sits between the aims of historians and theologians: belonging to both disciplines, it has a distinctive task and voice.
After Broadcast News: The Full Interview
Co-authors Bruce A. Williams of the University of Virginia and Michael X. Delli Carpini, professor of Communication and Walter H. Annenberg Dean of the Annenberg School at Penn, talk about their new book, "After Broadcast News: Media Regimes, Democracy, and the New Information Environment".
Interviewed on October 28, 2011 at the University of Pennsylvania by Kurtis Sensenig. For more information, email kurtiss@upenn.edu.
View the video excerpt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EQGpVlXPmk
Calculus MA133 11/14/11
Pruis Calculus Class from 11/14/2011
Academic Writing Symposium, Chapter 11
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