El Nino-La Nina Sea Surface Temperature and Height Anomaly 3D Isometric Morph: December 1997 to Dece
An morph of sea surface temperature and height anomalies in the Pacific between December 1997 and December 1998, from NOAA AVHRR and TOPEX Poseidon
Irene's cost less than feared
Aug. 29 - While Hurricane Irene devastated roads, coastlines and properties its financial toll will be less the $10 billion in insured losses projected before the storm. Jeanne Yurman reports.
The Future of Nagorno-Karabakh
Still a controversial topic, Nagorno-Karabakh, according to Pulitzer Center's grantee Will Englund, is a de facto independent state but internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan. Englund presents different faces of Karabakh while narrating the Karabakhis' struggles and yearning for peace and recognition.
South Sudan cattle rustlers kill hundreds
Aug. 29 - A violent attack by Murle cattle raiders leaves 600 people dead, huts burned, food looted, and hundreds of Lou Nuer children missing in South Sudan. Nick Rowlands reports.
Learn Chinese for Kids : Counting 5-6-7-8
This is a fun, animated way for kids to learn Chinese numbers. (05:43)
"Sarabande on Attaining the Age of Seventy Seven" by Anthony Hecht (poetry reading)
The Sarabande is a stately dance. I suppose that when one gets old, then one considers one's age an accomplishment, our continued existence becomes more and more precarious. Harbingers are messengers bringing bad news, in this case grey hairs. He mentions other infirmities: wizening, tooth decay, loss of acquaintances. These things we have to look forward to. It's all downhill from here on, folks. The dance has to end sometime.
The picture of Anthony came from here, where there's a perso
Glosario de Conceptos de las Américas del OAAP
Lorena Gauthereau-Bryson
Esto es un glosario de los Conceptos de las Américas, creados para el archivo digital, el Our Americas Archive Partnership (OAAP) (http://oaap.rice.edu). Estas palabras claves permiten búsquedas […]
Teacher Tipster-Place Value Game-(Ones, tens, hundreds)
Here's a fun game to help teach place value (ones, tens AND hundreds). You will need a 3 compartment dip tray and matching colored dice. Students play against each other. This is a great opportunity to review place value and even greater than/less than activities. (3:30)
We Are Harvard
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Curated collection of BioMaths resources
This is an evaluated collection of links to resources for learning and understanding mathematics and statistics within a bioscience context. This forms part of the UK Centre for Bioscience OeRBITAL project.
Student Futures - Matt Pears - MSc Sports & Exercise Science
Matt talks about is time studying at Leeds Metropolitan
Curriculum Design and Educational Technology
Curriculum Design and Educational Technology is a course offered by the University of Washington Tacoma Education Program. The course recognizes the reality that K-12 teachers are often forced to alter or update existing curriculum or create units of curriculum from scratch. Knowing some methods of curriculum design and instructional design can assist teachers in meeting this need for both classroom instruction and online instruction.
Historical roots of 19th century genre painting relevant to John Ford's films
William Howze
This dissertation demonstrates John Ford’s use of images from a wide range of sources in many of his films. In particular, it examines Ford’s use of images based on the conventions of American […]
Holbein's 'Ambassadors' | Rendezvous with Death | Preview 1
Description: Sumptuously executed and dazzling in its detail, Holbein's masterpiece is also deeply mysterious. Become an art detective, unravel its riddles, and see how the artist uses his two protagonists - men at the cutting edge of science, politics and the arts - not simply to symbolise privilege and power, but to help us redefine our attitude to Death.
Produced in HD, this film is the most ambitious ever devoted to the painting. Taking full account of the latest research and thinking on it
privacy versus veiligheid
You can follow a radio report on a business event
Health@Google: "Women, Stress, and Heart Disease" with Dr. Atul Sharma
Join Women@ Google in welcoming Dr. Atul Sharma. In this talk, Dr. Sharma explores the growing scientific link between stress and the development of cardiovascular disease in women, and gives practical, real-world suggestions for improving heart health. Find out which diets work best, how/when/how much to exercise, and what are the proven stress reduction techniques and natural therapies that can help you live better.
Why I Chose ISU-Amanda
This was produced by a current student, Amanda Schappert, for the Admissions 'Why I Chose ISU" Video Contest. It was one of five finalists. Keywords: Student Life
Episode 58 - Exploring the Windows Azure Toolkit for Android Join Wade and Steve each week as they cover the Windows Azure Platform. You can follow and interact with the show at @CloudCoverShow. In this episode, Steve and Wade cover the recent release of the Windows Azure Toolkit for Android, along with updates to the Windows Azure Toolkits for Author(s):
Ronald DePinho, M.D., on employee expectations
On Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, Ronald DePinho, M.D., began his presidency of MD Anderson Cancer Center. Here he shares his expectations of MD Anderson employees.
DePinho is internationally recognized for basic and translational research in cancer, aging and age-associated degenerative disorders. He's the fourth full-time president of MD Anderson.
DePinho succeeds John Mendelsohn, M.D., who remains on MD Anderson faculty, returning to clinical and translational research as co-director of a new In
Teach your students anatomy with Google Body Browser
Google Body is a detailed 3D model of the human body. You can peel back anatomical layers, zoom in, and na
