FACTBOX: NYSE enters the ICE Age
Dec 20 - IntercontinentalExchange struck an $8.2 billion deal to buy NYSE Euronext, a combination that will propel the commodities market powerhouse into European financial futures.
Glaciers, Water and Wind, Oh My!
This hands-on activity explores five different forms of erosion (chemical, water, wind, glacier and temperature). Students rotate through stations and model each type of erosion on rocks, soils and minerals. The students record their observations and discuss the effects of erosion on the Earth's landscape. Students learn about how engineers are involved in the protection of landscapes and structures from erosion. Math problems are included to help students think about the effects of erosion in r
Rate rise cycle halted
Sept. 8 - Jean-Claude Trichet has signalled an end to the cycle of rate hikes, announcing the euro zone inflation risks were no longer skewed to the upside and economic growth would be slow at best. Ciara Sutton reports.
Homogeneous Systems of Linear Equations - Trivial and Nontrivial Solutions, Part 2
Homogeneous Systems of Linear Equations - Trivial and Non-Trivial Solutions, Part 2. In this ten-minute video, the instructor shows how to find solutions to a homogeneous system of linear equations that has non-trivial solutions.
Explosion
Students are asked to explain how lava is involved in the rock cycle.
Alphabet Endings
Enjoyable worksheet with 26 geography questions whose answers start with each of the letters of the alphabet.
TAO-TRITON Array: Sphere View without Push
This animation was developed for a PBS NOVA episode on El Nino-La Nina.
San Francisco SeaWiFS True Color Stills
SeaWiFS true color still images of San Francisco for 20 dates from September 9, 1997 to August 8, 1998
Primary Lateral Sclerosis - Cranial Nerves Exam - Oculomotor, Trochlear, and Abducens (CN III, IV, V
This video features a 54-year-old white male who presented for evaluation of progressive spastic paraparesis. He stated that symptoms first started in 1997 when "things were different with my legs" (i.e., leg weakness, imbalance, and speech problems). Symptoms started in his left foot, when he couldn't keep time to music. His feet started dragging and he also noticed problems with balance. In 1999, he started falling and sought medical attention. He was diagnosed with spastic paraparesis after
Spastic Paraplegia - Motor Exam - Inspection Sub-exam - Patient 5
This video features a 54-year-old white male with a history of spastic paraplegia (diagnosed in 1994) and no previous history of heart disease or cardiac workup. He presented to the Emergency Room complaining of three days on-and-off retrosternal chest pain. Patient presented to the ER complaining of three days on-and-off retrosternal chest pain, rated 3/10, lasting approximately 30 minutes, occurring multiple times daily at rest or during activity. The first episode occurred three days before
085 GG Metaphors and Similes
Use metaphors and similes to spice up your writing.
{Suresh190} Names of relatives
Master Your Vocabulary. Take a look at: Vocabulary Quiz - Hindi->English; Picture->Hindi; Recording->Hindi; and more!Vocabulary List - Easy to study list with pictures and recordings for some words{Suresh190} Names  in...
02.09.2011 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Freitag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.Libyen kann auf seinem Weg in eine neue politische Zukunft mit breiter Unterstützung der internationalen Staatengemeinschaft rechnen. Vertreter von rund 60 Staaten und internationalen Organisationen versprachen den neuen Machthabern bei einer Konferenz in Paris Hilfe beim Wiederaufbau des Landes. Eingefrorene Gelder
Upper Intermediate Lesson S1 #17 - How Radical is Your Spanish?
Your son thinks he is so smart just because he has been learning Spanish in school. Every day he comes home with a new group of Spanish words to try out on you. But what your son doesn’t know is that you have been studying Spanish every night with SpanishPod101 after he goes to bed [...]
All Summer In A Day Pt. 1
Based on a short story by Ray Bradbury. It's a sad story. :(
The Money Song 2
This video features a fun money song that shows the relationship of coins and how their combined values make up the value of other coins. For example, five pennies make a nickel, 10 pennies make dime, etc. It is a great money counting lesson for young children. (1:42)
Cities - an intro for kids
Introduces the concept of cities to young children. Discusses such things as downtowns, skyscrapers, streets, monuments, and mentions many famous world cities.
Why? Because
This video uses a series of examples to introduce (for young children) the concepts of scientific explanation and cause and effect. Examples include giraffes, illness, gravity, and stalactites. (02:56)
Ameto Akpe on Opaque Financial Management of Water in Nigeria
Pulitzer Center grantee Ameto Akpe introduces her forthcoming reporting on opaque financial management in the Nigerian water sector and communities where improvements are sustainable. She is part of a Pulitzer Center team of six journalists investigating water and sanitation in West Africa.
Selay Kouassi on Water as a Tool for Peace in Ivory Coast
Pulitzer Center grantee Selay Kouassi introduces his forthcoming reporting on how water is used as a tool of peace and war in Ivory Coast. He is part of a Pulitzer Center team of six journalists investigating water and sanitation in West Africa.
