Shift to services vital for UK industry
New research reveals 12 steps for those who want to follow a business model innovation approach to service provision. The findings are also particularly relevant for policy-makers learning more about the shift towards complex services.
Obama deficit proposal a "non-starter," says GOP deputy whip
Sept. 19 - Representative Kevin Brady, a Texas Republican, says there is room for compromise in reducing the deficit, but Obama's deficit reduction plan is a "non-starter" with Congress and the American public.
Gas jets expand during star birth
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http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/09/time-lapse-tuesday-gas-jets-expand-during-star-birth.html
Olympians@Google: Kristi Yamaguchi
Olympic figure skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss her journey leading up to the Olympics, her charitable work, as well as her new book "Dream Big, Little Pig." This event took place on August 23, 2011, as part of the @Google Talks series.
Kristi Yamaguchi is an American figure skater and 1992 Olympic Champion in ladies' singles. She is also a World Figure Skating Champion in 1991-1992 and National Champion in 1992. In December of 2005, sh
Uniform convergence and pointwise convergence
The aim of this material is to introduce the student to two notions of convergence for sequences of real-valued functions. The notion of pointwise convergence is relatively straightforward, but the notion of uniform convergence is more subtle. Uniform convergence is explained in terms of closed function balls and the new notion of sets absorbing sequences.
The differences between the two types of convergence are illustrated with several examples. Some standard facts are also discussed: a unif
Politics in 60 seconds. China's responsibility
Dr Miwa Hirono defines a polical concept in 60 seconds for those with a spare minute to learn something new. This videocast considers China's responsibility.
Warning: video does contain bloopers and out takes.
May 2010
Suitable for Undergraduate study and Community education
Dr Miwa Hirono, School of Politics and International Relations
Dr Miwa Hirono is an RCUK Fellow at the Centre for International Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution at The University of Nottingham’s School of Pol
Paris revives Pompeii for exhibition
Sept. 20 - A major exhibition re-creates the atmosphere of ancient Pompeii, in the heart of Paris. Tara Cleary reports.
Learn About Triceratops Learn Abou
The name Triceratops means "three horned face". This video gives great facts about the Triceratops. Some of the facts include size (weight and height), eating habits, skull size, frill, predators, fossils, and herding habits. This is a great resource to work in conjunction with non-fiction texts on this subject. Students will enjoy this fun, informative video. (3:09)
"The Trolls" by Polly Horvath--The Pick of the Week from 60 second Recap®
In this video, teenage students will be introduced to "The Trolls" by Polly Horvath. Summary--Until Aunt Sally came along, the Anderson kids never knew they had such an interesting family. Actually, "interesting" may be an understatement. Between crazy Uncle Louis and his fiddleheads (don't ask), Grandma the champion pinball player, and Fat Little Mean Girl, "extraordinary" is probably a better adjective. But what the Anderson kids really aren't prepared for are Aunt Sally's stories about t
Prehistoric pre-school
Archaeological research reveals that 13,000 years before CBeebies hunter-gatherer children as young as three were creating art in deep, dark caves alongside their parents.
China's "bumpy" ride an opportunity for some, says JPMorgan
Oct. 3 - A "bumpy" economic outlook could lead to a rate cut in China, but some investors see a chance to buy, especially in real estate and infrastructure, says JP Morgan's head of institutional strategy.
Deadly tornado tears through South Africa township
Oct. 3 - An eight-year-old child is killed and hundreds of people are left homeless after a tornado tore through the Duduza township, east of Johannesburg. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Sylvia Nasar: 2011 National Book Festival
Author Sylvia Nasar appears at the 2011 National Book Festival.
Speaker Biography: From the author of "A Beautiful Mind" comes Sylvia Nasar's newest nonfiction work, "Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius" (Simon & Schuster), a sweeping history of the invention of modern economics that takes readers from Dickens' London to modern Calcutta. "A Beautiful Mind" which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for biography, was turned into an Academy Award-winning film that won Best Picture
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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Tongan Culture
This 2:27 video is about Togans, who are related to each other as 90% of them have extended families. Togan's social status is based on money and family. Their language is Austronesian and is their national language. In Tonga government, they have one king, 9 members of the
house of nobles, 13 members of the Privy Council, 21 member of the house of representatives, and 12 members in the cabinet. Preview the rap music for words. It also does not does not add to the content.
toxic waste
Blackboard 9.x NCLOR 5.0 Integration Building Block
This building block is to be installed by the Blackboard system admin on Blackboard 9.x systems. Please read the instructions document before installing the building block.
Jeff Immelt: More confidence, more jobs
General Electric's CEO, Jeff Immelt, talks about the President's Job Council's approach to unemployment: treat it like a turnaround in a company! Hear what he told Reuters' Chrystia Freeland.
Cape Blanco Lighthouse
Standing solidly nearly a century and a half after its completion, the Cape Blanco Lighthouse continues to serve as beacon for seamen. (5:18)
NTC fighters brandish Gaddafi's golden gun
Oct. 20 - Hours after Muammar Gaddafi was killed near Sirte, National Transitional Council fighters danced, fired guns and brandished a golden pistol they said they took from the former Libyan leader. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
