Brazil's First Female President
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff takes the oath of office to become the South American country's first woman president. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Boiler Bytes: FIRST Lego League Competition
Purdue FIRST Programs have been a successful collaboration between Purdue University and the surrounding community. Through the Robotics, and Junior Robotics programs as well as the regional events, Purdue FIRST Programs has been and will continue to be an innovative program.
http://www.purduefirst.org/
Hopi Polacca bowl
Polychrome red and brown on tan bowl with interior design; minor exterior marking notch on side with hole possibly for hanging. Goog [condition] some surface hairline cracking inside and outside" -- From the Museum catalog.,Gift by John A. Morgan to the Museum
Jar signed Tina Garcia-Trujillo
"Seed Jar - highly polished "pink" with three Santa Clara bear paw impressions - small neck on jar. Bottom not polished. Signature on bottom "89 Tina Garcia-Trujillo San Juan/Santa Clara" Condition: Excellent"--From the Museum catalog.,Gift by John A. Morgan, 2002
Understanding Leisure Consumption 5
Ian Gilhespy
Producer (requires Internet Explorer).
Developing the themes from the work of Bourdieu, this object takes in perspectives from the field of cultural economics before examining the emergence of postmodernism and populist perspectives. Throughout the object, the theme of evaluation is maintained.
References and Further Reading
See No.6 below
A Brief Introduction to Semiotics
Ian Gilhespy
Producer (requires Internet Explorer).
This learning object may be viewed or listened to as an introductory piece concerning the role of semiotics in relation to research methods or as a starting point for understanding an approach to analysis usually associated with media/cultural studies that has applications to leisure and sport more generally. It may be useful to consume this learning object alongside the object about the status of visual data in the study of leisure and
European Research for diabetes patients
The prevalences of obesity, Type 2 diabetes and the metablic syndrome are rising rapidly both in Europe and worldwide. There is evidence that this is due to the population taking less exercise and becoming more sedentary, coupled with the increased consumption of high fat, low fibre foods (fast food or convenience food). The EXGENESIS consortium aims to provide insights into the reasons why poor diet and lack of exercise contribute to increasing levels of obesity and diabetes.
Great Sciatica and Lower Back Pain Treatment Relieves Sciatica & Back Pain Straightaway
A lower back pain and sciatica treatment an alternative to painkillers, remedies, acupuncture, massages and surgery is here. Dr Allen’s device for lower back pain care and sciatica relief is a natural back pain treatment for people of all ages. Fine treatment offers this unique lower spine treatment which tackles the cause of pain and treats intervertebral discs and the Sciatic nerve in lower back area without any adverse side effects.
Dr Allen’s Devices for Lower Back Care and Sciatica Rel
Benko on the Microsoft Touch Mouse One of my New Year's resolutions is to get more Hrvoje Benko on Channel 9. Every time I see Benko at MSR he's playing with the coolest (and often very secret) new toys, and he's always happy to talk about the interesting new things he's working on. You might remember Benko from our Mouse 2.0 interview, or our Author(s):
Division Rap
This video provides a clever way to remember the steps for long division—divide, multiply, subtract, and bring down—with a division rap. (0:55)
Going Into Detail: Developing Proofreading Skills I got his from the excellent NY times lesson bank by By SHANNON DOYNE AND HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO Author(s):
Forgotten creatures: A survey of microorganisms
Microorganisms are often overlooked in the study of biology because they are not visible to the human eye. In fact, there is a great diversity of microorganisms. Microorganisms include bacteria, protozoa, algae, lichens, and fungi.
History of the Arrow: How to Make an Arrow
This video shows how to make a real arrow. Teachers must make sure that they only show this to students who are mature enough to benefit from the step-by-step lesson.
How to Figure Out the Perimeter of a Circle
When figuring out the perimeter, or circumference, of a circle, the goal is to find the length around the shape. Use the radius and the diameter to figure out the perimeter of a circle with help from this author and teacher.
OERC Symposium 2010: The future of personal wind appliances
Bill Currie speaks at the the 2010 Otago Energy Research Centre Symposium.
Held November 24, 2010.
Italians worry over bombs
Romans tense on Christmas eve after bombs explode at two of their embassies.
Silverlight TV 59: What Goes Into Baking Silverlight? Ever wonder what goes into making Silverlight? This week on Silverlight TV, we go behind the scenes with some folks who are responsible for testing and getting the Silverlight bits out to the public. Andy Rivas, Program Manager on Silverlight, shares what he does and how the bits get "baked" and into your hands. He also discusses the various ways you can provide feedback (bugs, requests, questions, etc). Other topics Andy discusses include:
The Mayans
An overview of Mayan history as we know it. Cartoon video includes topics such as their disappearance, concept of zero, forms of writing, and 365-day calendars.
