1909-11-28: A Woman Inventor Who Plans - and Expects - To Fly
This image is a newspaper clipping about E. Lilian Todd and the airplane she designed and that Mrs. Sage financed.,E. Lilian Todd was an unusual woman for her day, or ours. From a modest background and largely self-educated, she became a stenographer and then worked for a firm of patent attorneys in Washington, D.C. But in her spare time, she designed and built model planes and by 1906 she had developed a model biplane and was seeking a sponsor to enable it to be built and test-flown. Olivia Sag
The Future of Sudanese Civil Society, North and South
Part 6 of the 2011 Sudan in Transition? Southern Independence, Conflict and Reconciliation Symposium. This podcast is part 6 of Addressing the Past, Preparing for the Future: War Crimes, Reconciliation and Human Rights section of the symposium
Guessing on the SAT Test? Don't do it!
A discussion of what is probably the most common piece of irrational
SAT prep advice: "eliminate and guess." Never guess on the SAT Test.
LabCollector LIMS - Building your own customized LabCollector Module
LabCollector can help you store, manage and share your lab information like samples, cells, plasmids, primers... This video shows how to create customized module in LabCollector to store any data. Visit www.LabCollector.com to see all LabCollector features. More than a database, it includes a storage manager, a stock/order manager tool, a barcode editor/tracker, bioinformatics tools and many more.
Fundamentals of Business Analysis
This course is designed to give people new to the business analyst role or those who supervise business analysts a basic understanding of the functions and business impact of this role. The course provides a special focus on business analysis functions as they relate to the development of information technology solutions and the business analysis project life cycle. Course topics include the role of the business analyst, gathering and documenting user requirements, modeling the business, busines
Top 10 Longest-Living Creatures
This video is a part of the All Time 10's series and focuses on the longest-living creatures. While I do not know how accurate these are, this video would be very interesting for younger students especially when comparing the human life to some of the other animals. (1:31)
Video: Vanderbilt Orchestra: Mendelssohn’s “Symphony No. 4″
The Vanderbilt Orchestra, conducted by Robin Fountain, performed Symphony No. 4 by Felix Mendelssohn September 16, 2010, in Ingram Hall.
The Life of Shakespeare
This student made video talks about the life of William Shakespeare. Unfortunately, there is not very much information on the great poet. The complete works of Shakespeare are widely considered to be the greatest stories and text ever recorded in the history of the written word. Lets take a brief look into the man behind the plays and learn a little about this artistic genius. (3:22)
Crowds react to Mubarak announcement
Thousands in Cairo's Tahrir square react to the announcement by President Hosni Mubarak that he is to transfer powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman.
Leaving the Presidential Palace
Egyptian protesters watch a helicopter leave the presidential palace shortly before news of President Hosni Mubarak's resignation. Katharine Jackson reports.
Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Orson Welles, Larry Jordan (1 of 5)
Larry Jordan's 1977 experimental film - using animated engravings of Gustave Dore with Orson Welles reading the timeless Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem. The albatross is a symbol of a burden weighing on the soul for wrongful acts done without thought or conscience.
Inside the National Weather Service
A great introduction to the Meteorology Group Project, this video describes the National Weather Service and how weather forecasts are issued. Examples of Ohio weather are shown in this video while the challenges of forecasting are described. (7:04)
Top 10 Bizarre Facts About Animals
This video is a part of the All Time 10's series and focuses on bizarre animal facts. Animals really do do the strangest things, check out this video to find out what they art. (1:39)
US to remove Sudan from terror list
Hours after South Sudan voted to declare independence, the U.S. State Department said it's initiating the process to remove Sudan from the U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list. Jon Decker reports.
Tobacco leaf-picking BL23660_007 TEAFANI & CO WORKS, Brixton. The Turkish Leaf room. Cigarettes and tobacco were regarded as vital war supplies and these women workers are contributing to the war effort by leaf-picking. Photographed by Bedford Lemere & Co in October 1916.
Bionic arm
A man controls a prosthetic arm which is rewired to his chest muscles. Read the full story here: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/02/bionic-arm-wired-to-chest-helps-amputees-regain-control.html
2.Valuing our teaching
In this video our academics reflect on the high standard of teaching on offer at Nottingham, and how important it is to them.
Real-life experiences in Valpo's geography program
Located in Valparaiso, Indiana near the southern tip of Lake Michigan, Valpo's geography department is home to the interrelated disciplines of Geography, Meteorology, and Geoscience. We are also home to Geology, American Indian Studies, and participate in the Urban Studies program. Our students receive rigorous instruction in the classroom, participate in exciting student organizations, and gain hands-on experience through field experiences and internships. Students might find themselves chasing
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