Prof Snow Barlow, the University of Melbourne, backgrounds the sharp rise in food prices, and looks at how science and technology may provide solutions in feeding an ever growing global population. Also, Prof Rajinder S. Sidhu from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India, discusses the impact of elevated food prices on Indian society. W
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Students help Haiti
When the massive earthquake hit Haiti, a group of Harvard students working on a water purification project in the Dominican Republic switched gears to help transport supplies across the border.
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History of the Statue of Liberty
Dedicated to the United States by the people of France on October 28th, 1886, the Statue of Liberty has come to embody the ideals of freedom, justice and new beginnings. WatchMojo.com explores the history of this iconic monument. (03:43)
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Beryllium: Element
Beryllium is a toxic metal with some unusual properties and this video reviews them such as its metallic properties, being transparent to x-rays, but can cause an industrial lung disease. This 3:38 long video explains what this element and its value to society.
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Koning of president?: "Vous avez un roi ou un président?"
Op het einde van deze les kun je enkele verschillen en gelijkenissen tussen het Franse en het Amerikaanse politieke systeem opsommen. Aan de hand van enkele luisterfragmenten en dialogen worden constitutionele verschillen aangeduid.
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CAV 2011 – Robot et endométriose pelvienne profonde.
Titre : CAV 2011 – Robot et endométriose pelvienne profonde.
Intervenants : Pierre COLLINET (Lille)
Résumé : Nouveautés sur l’utilisation de la robotique pour l’endométriose pelvienne profonde, bilan.
L’auteur n’a pas transmis de conflit d’intérêt concernant les données diffusées dans cette vidéo ou publiées dans la référence citée.
Conférence enregistrée lors de la réunion thématique du Centre Régional Anticancéreux Alexis Vautrin
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Filmmakers@Google: Exporting Raymond, with Phil Rosenthal & John Woldenberg
Philip Rosenthal and John Woldenberg spoke to Googlers in Mountain View about the series Everybody Loves Raymond and their film Exporting Raymond. This is the Q&A following the screening of Exporting Raymond. Exporting Raymond's DVD release is August 2nd.
View the trailer at www.exportingraymond-movie.com .
About Exporting Raymond:
"Phil Rosenthal created one of the most successful sitcoms of all-time, "Everybody Loves Raymond." He was a bona-fide expert in his craft. And then.... the Russia
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