Inside a Japanese Nuclear Power Plant
Visit to the Largest Nuclear Plant - IDG News Service was invited to the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power station. This video provides a rare glimpse at the inside of the world's largest nuclear power plant. (03:38)
A Short History of US Credit Defaults On July 13th, the president of the United States angrily walked out of ongoing negotiations over the raising of the debt ceiling from its legislated maximum of $14.294 trillion dollars. This prompted a new round of speculation over whether the United States might default on its financial obligations. In these circumstances, it is useful to recall the previous instances in which this has occurr
PediNeuroLogic Exam: Newborn: Normal: Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important part of the newborn neurological exam. They can be technically difficult to do. The first thing is to use a reflex hammer, not a finger or a stethoscope. Ideally, the baby is in a quiet alert state with the head in the midline. The head turned to one side can reinforce the tone and reflexes on that side. I usually start with the knee jerk because is the easiest to obtain. Take control of the leg with the hand under the knee and the leg at about a 90 d
The middle ages of science, early modern science, and the Age of Enlightenment
Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor and scientist. The scientific method was created by the Muslims. It continues to provide an invaluable foundation for scientists all over the world even today. The Age of Enlightenment is the term given to that era because of all of the scientific and philosophical discussions and advancements.
HUM310 Theatre of Revolt Session 11 07/31/2011
HUM310 Theatre of Revolt Session 11 07/31/2011
Bill DeLuca
Rotating around the Tharsis Rise (False Color)
Push in and spin around Tharsis rise on a flat map of Mars MOLA topography with false color
Circumference of a Circle
In this video, a teacher demonstrates finding the circumference of two different circles. The circles are drawn on a white board, and the teacher explains step-by-step how to find the circumference of each. ( 1:58)
4th period Conversations
Beginner - Hot food The food is ready, and the host gives the go ahead. Everyone reaches out for the best part! It's a race for everybody to get just enough, but there are obstacles, one of them the food being too hot!
Guide to the Papers of Charles D. Palmer, 1942-1975
This collection contains the papers of Charles D. Palmer, who was Director and Chairman of the Board of the Port Authority of Allegheny County from 1964-1977. Palmer was instrumental in developing the Early Action Program and the Transit Expressway during the early years of the Port Authority. Palmer's papers are in the form of correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, studies, contracts, photographs, and film.
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.
Patterns of life
Each mp3 voice recording accompanies a PowerPoint slide or set of slides. These two files were bundled together with a transcript of the mp3s (mainly for people with hearing disabilities) and a printer-friendly pdf of the slides.
Each set of files is organised into topics, which are set out in two ways. For linear learners they are set out in a suggested order. For non-linear learners they are organised via an interactive “mind map”, which is a diagram showing how the different sub-top
The Holloway Series in Poetry - Annual Faculty Reading
The 2011-2012 Holloway Series begins the autumn season in poetry with a reading featuring UC Berkeley's own celebrated poets and teachers.
John Shoptaw
Lyn Hejinian
Cecil Giscombe
Robert Hass
Geoffrey G. O'Brien
John Campion
and Holloway visiting poet, Judith Goldman.
http://holloway.english.berkeley.edu/
Money talks: September 19th, 2011
Barack Obama's deficit-reduction plan, the latest in the euro-zone saga and annual meetings at the IMF and World Bank
It's Your Life
SFCO 2011 – La chirurgie de la carcinose ovarienne
Titre : SFCO 2011 – La chirurgie de la carcinose ovarienne
Intervenant (s) : Christophe POMEL (Centre jean Perrin – Clermont-Ferrand) et Gwénaël FERRON (Institut Claudius Regaud – Toulouse).
Résumé : une nouvelle terminologie mise en place dans la prise en charge des carcinoses ovariennes. problèmatique en rapport avec cette pathologie : définition d'un cahier des charges indispensable à connaitre pour la prise en charge des cancers de l'ovaire.
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Historical Boston - James Otis and a Cause of the Revolutionary War
This video explains Otis and his role in the Writs of Assistance and how this fit into the causes of the Civil War. A very good overview of this episode in time. The video is six minutes long and features a narrator. Excellent
Solving Problems and Solving Puzzles: The Need for Improvement Science
2011-2012 Provost's Lecture Series, Johns Hopkins University.
PETER PRONOVOST, MD, PhD speaks on Solving Problems as well as Puzzles. The Importance of Health Delivery Research. October 13, 2011
Dr. Pronovost is a professor in the schools of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing at Johns Hopkins, Senior Vice President for Patient Safety and Quality, and Director of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine.
A Job in a Million (1937) - extract
The story of an 'undersized' Cockney lad, John Truman, who, at a young age, joins the Post Office as a trainee messenger boy and serves a two-year probationary period.
Courtesy of Royal Mail Group Ltd.
