Market Pulse: perfect ten for European stocks
Aug. 10 - Europe's Eurofirst 300 blue-chip index racks up its tenth straight weekly gain - the longest winning streak since 2005.
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Making NASA History for Children
"Making NASA History" is a 12-minute video introducing kids to the key moments in the history of the American space program. This video combines historical footage, photographs, and audio files with narration by two spacesuit-sporting interns from the NASA History Program Office. The goal of this video is to inspire both kids and adults to appreciate and learn more about NASA's many accomplishments in space exploration and aeronautics. (12:01)
Making Drums
Guidelines for the making of drums in class with children subsequently exploring the different sounds that drums can make.
ISS Update - Aug. 14, 2012
The International Space Station video update for Aug. 14, 2012.
Edge Show 33 Windows Final Code Available | Edge News:
This week is a special episode of the Edge show because Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 have not only hit the RTM milestone, but YOU can download the final code for yourself to install.
Research & Relevance: Ed Freeman
Professor R. Edward Freeman talks about how we need to see business as a societal and human institution. He and others around the world have been crafting a new narrative for business through Stakeholder Theory. He is now looking at applying the theory to accounting, finance and other areas in business administration.
The Initiative for Business in Society (IBiS) is a research center dedicated to being the foremost global catalyst of thought, information and action on business' role in society.
The End of the Holocaust? Holocaust Memory in the 21st Century
The 8th International Conference on Holocaust Education
Telling the Story: Teaching the Core -- Holocaust Education in the 21st Century
http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/education/conference/2012/video3.asp
Dr. Tom Williams- Senior Leader Resiliency Day
Internationally-known experts who focus on motivating lifestyle and nutrition changes came to the War College for Senior Leader Resiliency Day Aug. 9 in Bliss Hall.
Bicycle Wheel Gyroscope
Another "nonintuitive" demonstration from Walter Lewin. Using a bicycle wheel gyroscope he demonstrates precession while spinning around on his stool. This is a great demo for every physics teacher to add to their list. (01:45)
Brewmasters@Google: Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery's Sam Calagione visits Google NY to talk about their new collaborative process surrounding their new brews, Urkontinent and Positive Contact.
FUTURE FORMS
A teacher talks about the future forms in English. He explains the different forms and how they are used. There are various examples. Run time 03:32.
El Primer Pozo - cuento en español con subtÃtulos
En este cuento un guerrero sale en busca de agua para salvar de la sequía a su reino. Trae a casa lo que creen es la "semilla de agua." Este cuento está en español con subtítulos en español. El vídeo es de buena calidad. 6:34
Essential Resume Writing Tips to Follow
By: jackslord Perfect Resume Writing Tips to Follow; you can see free examples anytime at: http://www.onebuckresume.com/
Exploring The Forces of Tension
Students will review their knowledge of tension and focus on tensile loads and failure caused by them.
Diabetes and Meal Planning
This patient education program explains and promotes healthy eating habits, especially in relation to diabetes. It reviews how diet effects diabetes, the food groups, what constitutes a healthy diet, the food pyramid, and blood sugar levels. This is a MedlinePlus Interactive Health Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine, designed and developed by the Patient Education Institute.
Finding Cures Is Hard
This video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" explains the difficulty of curing genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis.
The Macarena
Step-by-step instructions on how to perform the Macarena.
A Classic Showdown
School spirit runs high as classes resume on Purdue University's West Lafayette campus. What will happen when icons face off?
Authors at Google: Kevin Bleyer, "ME THE PEOPLE: One Man's Quest to Rewrite the Constitution..."
We think of our Constitution as the painstakingly designed blueprint drawn up by, in Thomas Jefferson's words, an "assembly of demigods" who laid the foundation for the sturdiest republic ever created. The truth is, it was no blueprint at all but an Etch A Sketch, a haphazard series of blunders, shaken clean and redrawn countless times during a summer of petty debates, drunken ramblings, and desperate compromise—as much the product of an "assembly of demigods" as a confederacy of dunces.
