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Numeracy in the Kitchen - Cooking with Fractions
A video created for educational purposes that focuses on numeracy, in particular fractions. Aimed for students, parents and teachers to use as a resource when teaching mathematics, home economics and ICT. (05:15)
Nepal: Adoption Fraud Leaves American Parents in Limbo
The U.S. State Department has suspended adoption of abandoned Nepalese children, citing numerous examples of unreliable and possibly fraudulent documents.
For American families who were in the midst of finalizing adoptions from Nepal, the new U.S. policy left them in limbo. The onus was now on those families to prove that the child they wanted to adopt is a legitimate orphan. Habiba Nosheen traveled to Nepal to meet American adoptive parents who are fighting to bring their adopted children home
Out for Ice Cream: Life Goes On Amid Killings in Afghanistan
Since late spring, the Taliban have been expanding their control over Balkh province, which, only a year ago, was considered the safest in Afghanistan. Now they are collecting a 10 percent tax from farmers and imposing a lifestyle guided by the strictest interpretation of sharia on cauterized villages that sprawl in the loess desert only a few miles outside of Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial capital. In July, a bomber on a bicycle detonated his device inside the city, killing three children and a
Expedition 28 Farewell and Hatch Closure
The hatches between the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft and the International Space Station were closed at 5:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 15 wrapping up 162 days aboard the orbiting outpost for Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko and Flight Engineers Alexander Samokutyaev and Ron Garan.
Expedition 28 Crew Undocks from Station
Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko and Flight Engineers Alexander Samokutyaev and Ron Garan undock from the International Space Station in the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft, wrapping up 162 days aboard the orbiting outpost.
Data show US kept slowing in August
Sept. 15 - A slew of data ranging from regional factory activity to foreclosures to weekly jobless claims show the economic recovery continued to struggle in August and early September. Conway G. Gittens reports.
Stem cell "zoo" could be last refuge for endangered species
Sept. 15 - Stem cell technology is coming to the rescue of the world's endangered animals. Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are building what they call a "zoo" of animal stem cells which could be used to repopulate species on the verge of extinction. Ben Gruber reports.
La prise de notes et son exploitation (video)
La prise de notes doit être un outil au service d'un travail efficace, qu'il est utile d'améliorer. Elle est le reflet de ce qu'on a besoin de savoir. Capter la parole, fixer l'essentiel par écrit, ce n'est pas tout noter, mais faire des choix, décider sans hésitation. Pour une bonne prise de notes, il faut être bien installé, en situation d'écoute maximale, imprégné du sujet. Comprendre et analyser la structure du discours : l'introduction, la conclusion, le plan etc... sont autan
Weird and wonderful art to go on sale in Paris
A large collection of vintage fairground art is exhibited in Paris ahead of an auction next week.Sharon Reich reports.
Francois le Vaillant and the Great South African Text(s)
Ian Glenn, Professor of Media Studies and Director of the University of Cape Town's Centre for Film and Media Studies, was guest speaker at this Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA) Great TextsBig Question lecture. He discussed the influence of eighteenth century French explorer and ornithologist, Franccedilois le Vaillant, on modern South African culture. Franccedilois le Vaillant, 1753 - 1824, came to the Cape in 1781 on behalf of the Dutch East India Company to collect sp
Landsat 7 Looks at Coral Reefs: (1 of 2)
Coral forms off shore from volcanic islands in tropical latitudes, developing a barrier reef thats separated by a growing lagoon. But over time, while the surrounding ocean wears away the main body of the island, the coral ring remains.
Mariinsky Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev/Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1
Valery Gergiev conducts the Mariinsky Orchestra, (formerly known as the Kirov Orchestra) in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 (Winter Daydreams) in January 2010 at the Salle Pleyel, Paris. Gergiev and the Orchestra will perform all six Tchaikovsky symphonies in three performances during their residency at Cal Performances, October 14-16, 2011, at Zellerbach Hall on the UC Berkeley campus. This video clip is courtesy of the Mariinsky label. (Length: 4:21)
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Founder, Former USA Today Editors at Ole Miss
Visionaries who helped transform American journalism reflect on the history of USA Today. Video by Mary Stanton
Literacy for Professional Purposes - a module summary
A module summary for 'Literacy for Professional Purposes', with links to all of the module resources
Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview: Concurrency Visualizer This discussion about new Concurrency Visualizer features available in Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview includes team members James Rapp, Sasha Dadiomov, Matthew Jacobs, and Alexey Kamenev. Some of the new features include C++ AMP profiling support, an SDK for custom visualizations, and improved performance. See more details at the Concurrency Visualizer team blog: Author(s):
ISS Update - Sept. 23, 2011
The International Space Station video update for Sept. 23, 2011.
Free Educational Tool Online
This news segment is from WTOK, Channel 11, out of Meridian, MS. It is a brief introduction to the website along with an interview with WatchKnowLearn's CEO, Dr. Joe Thomas. (0:30)
Authors@Google: Michael Ellsberg
"The Education of Millionaires: It's Not What You Think and It's Not Too Late "
Get Rich Investing in Your Own Human Capital
The richest billionaire executive on the planet and the lowest-status minimum-wage worker have at least one thing in common when it comes to work: they both have 24 hours in the day. So what distinguishes the high-earning executive from lower-paid workers? It's the amount of capital they are able to combine with that 24 hours each day. Not just capital in the form of mon
