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Julia | Lang.NEXT 2012 Julia is a dynamic language in the tradition of Lisp, Perl, Python and Ruby. It aims to advance expressiveness and convenience for scientific and technical computing beyond that of environments like Matlab and NumPy, while simultaneously closing the performance gap with compiled languages like C, C++, Fortran and Java. Most high-performance dynamic language implementations have taken an existing interpreted language and worked to accelerate its execution. In creating Julia
Andrei Alexandrescu: Three Unlikely Successful Features of D Designing a programming language has a strong subjective component. There are features - such as type and property inference - that many would agree are useful, subject to proper language integration. But then there are features of which utility is not immediately obvious, and that could go either way when it comes to community adoption and scaling up to real, large programs. This talk discusses three such features of D - seemingly unimportant, maybe greeted with a ho-hum by the communi
Shakespeare's Sonnets: Two loves I have of comfort & despair - Nicholas Fogg
Writer and journalist Nicholas Fogg, sheds light on the historical conundrums of Shakespeare's sonnets. The sonnets represent one of the great literary enigmas and have given rise to endless speculation and debate.
Seven Spot Ladybird Emerging From Pupa (Ladybugs)
This short video gives excellent real life footage of a Seven Spot Ladybird (Ladybug) emerging from its pupa. Ladybirds are perhaps the most well-known and popular of all beetles. This rounded beetle has bright red wing cases with 7 black spots, although some individuals may have more or fewer spots. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (0:43)
Barney--"The Airplane Song"
Students will enjoy this classic Barney song "The Airplane Song". Barney and friends sing and imagine what it is like to fly in an airplane. This is a great resource to use in the early childhood classroom in conjunction with nonfiction texts on transportation. (1:46)
SpaceX Dragon Briefing: April 16, 2012 - Part 2 With Q&A
On April 16, 2012, a preflight briefing regarding the SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle, followed by a question and answer session, was held at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Briefing participants were NASA's Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations Bill Gerstenmaier, International Space Station Program Manager Mike Suffredini, NASA's Commerical Orbital Transportation Services Program Manager Alan Lindenmoyer, SpaceX's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Designer Elon Musk and NASA Flight Direc
Reuters Breakingviews: Expect more foreign CEOs in Japan
April 20 - A string of frustrated foreign CEOs in Japan have left their companies. But don't blame the corporate culture - it's more about a move towards better governance. And foreign bosses will keep coming.
Toward Regulation of Nanomaterials: Patricia Maurice
Learn More: http://reilly.nd.edu/conference/nanomaterials
No Bullies
Andy Smith - 60 seconds research
Andy Smith, Senior Lecturer in Physical Activity, Exercise and Health at Leeds Metropolitan University has only 60 seconds to describe his research interests.
Chinese classical Instrument called a Guzheng
10th grade Lancaster Mennonite High School Chinese student Fu Xin, plays a classical chinese instrument known as a Guzheng. She has played since the age of 4...
First Grade Singapore Math Problems Addition Stories
A first grade teacher shares how she used a teaching poster for Least and Greatest to springboard math discussions for student written word problems. Students wrote a word problem, illustrated their work, wrote two addition sentences for the solution, and wrote number bonds to represent the solution. This is a great professional development resource. (1:28)
19.04.2012 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Donnerstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.
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Indien hat nach eigenen Angaben erfolgreich eine atomwaffenfähige Langstreckenrakete getestet. Der Versuch der Interkontinental-Rakete vom Typ Agni-V sei ein "hundertprozentiger Erfolg gewesen", sagte Vijay Saraswat, der Leiter der Entwicklungsbehörde des Verteidigungsministeriums (DRDO), die die Rakete gebaut hat. Sie hat eine Reichweite von me
Reteach and Enrich: How to Make Time for Every Student
This five minute video shows a step-by-step program that is used in one Arizona elementary school that gives its students the additional time they need to master core concepts and elevate their learning to the next level. There are several ideas presented in terms of time management and lesson planning.
Singapore Math Mats with Hives and Bees-Number Bond with 7
A kindergarten teacher explains a concrete level of teaching mathematics using a math mat strategy from Singapore. Math mats are designed to build number sense with numbers 0-10. This is a great professional development resource. (1:09)
The Science of Drug Politics - David Nutt
Prof David Nutt talks about the regulation of drugs including alcohol and tobacco.
The Tale of the Tulip - Russell Bowes
Freelance garden historian Russell Bowes brings the story of the tulip to life with power, passion and petals!
A nice cup of tea - Russell Bowes
Garden historian Russell Bowes talks about the horticultural history of the tea bag, from its origins in the foothills of the Himalayas right through to the modern tea bag.
GAB with ALisa - Profiles: College of Southern Maryland Coach of the Year Alan Hoyt
MetroCast Channel 10's ALisa Casas interviews College of Southern Maryland men's basketball coach Alan Hoyt about being named Coach of the Year by the Maryland Junior College (MDJUCO) Athletic Coaches Association, after leading the Hawks to a 10-6 regular season record and fifth-place conference finish. To read more about Coach Hoyt, visit: http://www.csmd.edu/news/archive/2012/e715551b6963d0821a3eecab4247c024da8a5592.html
