26.04.2012 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Donnerstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.
In Pakistan hat der Oberste Gerichtshof Premierminister Yousuf Raza Gilani wegen Missachtung der Justiz verurteilt. Eine Gefängnisstrafe wurde aber nicht verhängt, wie das staatliche Fernsehen berichtete. Gilani musste sich seit Februar vor den Richtern verantworten. Ihm wurde vorgeworfen, neue Ermittlungen gegen Staatspräsident Asif Ali Zardari
Breakingviews: BTG Pactual pulls off hot market debut
April 26 -- Billionaire André Esteves' BTG Pactual raises $1.96 bln in Brazil's largest IPO since 2009. Rob Cox and Breakingviews columnists ask how much growth it offers investors.
Steve Jobs: Speaking from the Wilderness
Editor’s Note: Nearly 16 years ago to the day, I interviewed Steve Jobs at an investment conference in San Francisco, California. He was “out of favour,” in-between his bifurcated tenure at the helm of Apple, revolutionising movie-making as chairman and CEO of Pixar. In retrospect, we see that Jobs brought his Apple technology approach to the movies and took movie marketing with him back to Apple…
Admiral Kimmel Testifies - Pearl Harbor Hearing
Rear-Admiral Husband E. Kimmel testified before the Pearl Harbor
Investigating Committee regarding his actions as Commander of Naval forces at the time of the Japanese attack. This is a short clip of his testimony, included as the first item in a 14 January 1946. Some language should be reviewed. A great video to show after the study of this event is done by students.
Patrick Wilson (A'95) - 2012 Commencement Keynote Speaker
Carnegie Mellon University alumnus Patrick Wilson (A'95) will deliver CMU's keynote address for its 115th Commencement at 11 a.m., Sunday, May 20 in Gesling Stadium. Wilson, a critically acclaimed, award-winning actor, was most recently seen in Paramount Pictures' Young Adult and also starring in the CBS drama, A Gifted Man.
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Restoring Civics Education and Renewing Our Democracy - PSA
The Village Square at St. Petersburg College proudly presents: Restoring Civics Education and Renewing Our Democracy
Tuesday, May 22 6-8 p.m.
Seminole Campus Conference Center Seminole Community Library
A dinner event to launch The Village Square at St. Petersburg College
Keynote address by former Gov. Bob Graham
Question and answer session
Book signing for former Gov. Graham's books Keys to the Kingdom and America: The Owner's Manual
$30 for The Village Square members
$40 for guests
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'The Very Lonely Firefly' by Eric Carle Story Book Read Along
In this Story Book Read Along, students will hear "The Very Lonely Firefly" written by Eric Carle. Students will enjoy seeing the illustrations and listening to the sound effects. This is a great resource for the elementary classroom. (4:11)
"Youth in Low-Income Communities in Rio de Janeiro: Education and Job Prospects" (video)
A talk by Malcolm Bush, President of the Woodstock Institute. From the International Child Welfare Conference, co-sponsored by The Center for International Studies' Norman Wait Harris Fund, School of Social Service Administration, SSA International Social W
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Crown Forum: Scholar's Day
April 19, 2012
Scholar's Day Crown Forum
Truman Survives Assassination Plot
Secret Service agents battled two gunmen during a failed attempt to assassinate President Truman in 1950. In this video clip, learn more about the assassination plot and what happened to the two assassins. (3:35)
Counting to 5
In this computer animation video, students will be introduced to one on correspondence to the number 5. This is a counting to 5 activity using 5 frame boxes. Students will count the happy faces as the number is shown on screen. This is a great resource for the early childhood classroom. (0:38)
Lorrie Thomas Ross - MarkEDing: Marketing's new connective success strategy
Lorrie Thomas Ross presented "MarkEDing: Marketing's new connective success strategy" at the 2012 Public Affairs Conference: Culture of Connectivity.
The concept behind markEDing is that marketing with an educational twist is today's most successful strategy. We "connect" through informative and educational content.
This presentation will address how MarkEDing is part of websites, branding, social media (and more) in a thoughtful, idea-provoking way.
SMU Celebrates Founders Day 2012
Founders Day at SMU, held April 20-21, 2012, mixed family fun with tributes to SMU's founding, faculty presentations and the announcement of plans for the future. It included the dedication of the Centennial Cornerstone and groundbreaking of SMU's new Residential Commons complex.
The Hitchhiker (Part Two)
The Suspense episode "The Hitchhiker" is well known because the radio play was transformed into a television episode. Orson Welles, for whom the role was written, first performed "The Hitchhiker" on the CBS network's Mercury Theater on the Air in 1941, and then again on Suspense in 1942. (09:54)
Breakingviews: Aviva's different shareholder spring
April 30 - The UK insurer is the latest company to review executive pay in response to investor pressure. Robert Cole argues this is as much about long-term underperformance as short term pay excess.
Canals of the West Midlands (Birmingham Canal Navigations)
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Geologising on the Isle of Rum
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