HoloGlobe: Outgoing Longwave Radiation for 1988 on a Flat Earth
This is one of a series of animations that were produced to be part of the narrated video shown in the HoloGlobe exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and the Earth Today exhibit at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. This particular animation was not used in the final video.
Topics from Hegel's Philosophy courseguide
Topics from Hegel's Philosophy courseguide
What the Ancients Knew: City in the Hillside
This 1:25 video tells of how the ancient cultures built a city in the hillside using geometry to lay out the grid so that it could be easier to live in during the seasons. This same system is used in many cities today. The video could be used to show the use of geometry in daily life.
Listening to Indian Classical Music
Catherine Schmidt-Jones
For the Western listener, some suggestions for beginning to listen to and appreciate the classical music of India.
Some
Washington Street Looking East, Greencastle, Indiana
It was in Greencastle that Eli Lilly opened his first drug store in early 1861. In 1933, the Central National Bank on the courthouse square was robbed of $75,000 by John Dillinger, giving him the biggest payday of his criminal career.,Putnam County Journey
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Leaf cutter ants
There is much diversity between ants. Leaf cutter ants use their mandibles to cut leaf fragments and take them back to their home. They don't eat the leaves, but instead use them to grow fungus on. They then eat the fungus.
Hegel on Language and Logic
Hegel on Language and Logic
Chanson : Désolé, Sexion d'assaut De leerlingen analyseren het liedje Désolé van Sexion d'assaut. Het liedje is heel populair bij de jongeren (vooral bij moslims).
Samantha Oups! Au bureau Via de grappige sketches Samantha Oups! Au bureau (op YouTube) krijgen de leerlingen een introductie over werken op kantoor. Verschillende taken zoals telefoneren of steno komen aan bod. De transcriptie van de sketches is …
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.
Saving, Trade, and the Confidence Fairy The last-minute negotiations over the debt ceiling have brought the economic pundits out in force. In the midst of a terrible recession, the contrast between Austrian and Keynesian analysis is striking. The Austrians recommend the virtues of saving and investment, while Keynesians preach the opposite. Things are so topsy-turvy that in this article, I'm actually going to defend President Obama
Inside the News: Top Stories and Analysis
A look at the latest news that may affect the European markets, plus a trade idea, and a summary of Asia's trading day.
Mexico's largest marijuana farm
July 14 - Mexican authorities discover the country's largest marijuana farm. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Volcker: Common sense must prevail in U.S. debt debate
July 14 - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker says the risk of the U.S. defaulting on its debt obligations is real, but Washington will avert a default as common sense should prevail.
Former IMF chief now a hotdog
July 14 - A Paris delicatessen is cashing in on the scandal surrounding former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, with its own DSK hotdog. Gemma Haines reports.
Libyan rebels bury their dead
July 14 - Rebels bury their dead after a costly battle to regain the strategic town of al-Qawalish in Libya's Western Mountains. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Great Zoom into San Francisco, CA: Fishermans Wharf
Using data from different spacecraft and some powerful computer technology, visualizers at the Goddard Space Flight Center present you with a collection of American cities in a way you have never seen them before. Starting with our camera high above the Earth, we rush in towards the surface at what would be an impossible speed for any known vehicle. Passing though layers of atmosphere, the colors of our destinations shimmer with their own unique characteristics, and suddenly we find ourselves fl
Great Zoom into Park City, UT
Using data from different spacecraft and some powerful computer technology, visualizers at the Goddard Space Flight Center present you with a collection of American cities in a way you have never seen them before. Starting with our camera high above the Earth, we rush in towards the surface at what would be an impossible speed for any known vehicle. Passing though layers of atmosphere, the colors of our destinations shimmer with their own unique characteristics, and suddenly we find ourselves fl
Referendum sense and nonsense
At the completion of this chapter you will be able to give a personal opinion about political questions.
