Edward P. Jones, Author of "The Known World" Appears on the College of Charleston Campus
The College of Charleston selected "The Known World" by Edward P. Jones as its 2011 The College Reads! book selection. Jones was on campus for a public reading week and book talk on November 1, 2011. He remained on campus on November 2 to engage with students, faculty and staff.
Set in antebellum Virginia, 20 years before the Civil War began, Jones's debut novel examines issues regarding the ownership of black slaves by free black people as well as by whites. Caldonia Townsend is an educated b
NIS Intermediate 042 - La Mafia
We look at the extraordinary range of mafias in Europe and discover just how many there are, and what they are up to, in Spain. See notesinspanish.com for the accompanying transcript/worksheet.
WSU Researcher Investigates D.B. Cooper
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Forty years ago, a man in a dark business suit and tie committed one of the biggest whodunits in U.S. history. D.B. Cooper skyjacked a jetliner and bailed out at 10,000 feet between Seattle and Portland with a parachute and $200,000 in ransom money strapped to his waist.
For more about this story, click here:http://news.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp?Action=Detail&PublicationID=29054&TypeID=1
Algorithms and Data Structures
The aim of this subject is for the students to acquire new concepts and the necessary strategies to develop optimum solutions to numerous problems. In particular, the student should be able to choose correctly the necessary data structure and algorithms for a given problem with specific specifications.
Principios Básicos de Química (2011)
Resumen de los conceptos básicos de química. Se abordarán los conceptos básicos relacionados con:
- La estructura de la materia (estructura atómica y electrónica).
- La combinación de los elementos (tipos de compuestos, formulación orgánica e inorgánica, conceptos de mol y masa molar)
- Cambios químicos (Disoluciones, medidas de concentración, ecuaciones químicas, estequiometría y concepto de ractivo limitante)
- Procesos de equilibrio (Concepto de ácido y base, reacciones de neu
CIF vaccinologie 2011 - Efficacité vaccinale. (video)
Cours international francophone de vaccinologie.
Titre : CIF vaccinologie 2011 - Efficacité vaccinale.
Intervenant : René MIGLIANUI
L’auteur n’a pas transmis de conflit d’intérêt concernant les données diffusées dans cette vidéo ou publiées dans la référence citée.
Résumé : 29 mars 2011 - cours 26
Conférence enregistrée lors du DIU de vaccinologie le jeudi 31 mars. Hôpital d’instruction des armées du Val-de-Grâce - Ecole du
Reading Box-and-Whisker Plots
Using a word problem, Sal Khan demonstrates how to read a Box-and-Whisker Plot in this three-minute video.
Chemistry Review
This is VERY brief, sixteen-minute, overview of the chemistry needed for Real Science-4-Kids Biology.
U.S. stocks slide for third day
Dec 14 - Summary of business headlines: Stocks head for three-day slide on persistent euro worries; Gasoline demand falls - MasterCard survey; New Yorkers react to proposed ban on mobile phones while driving. Carmen Roberts reports.
Brain Teaser #13
Géologie des îles Kerguelen (video)
L'exploration géologique des îles Kerguelen (un des plus beaux modèles de magmatisme mantellique avec l'Himalaya) a permis de découvrir de remarquables complexes plutoniques (formés entre moins 500 et 2000 mètres) mis au jour par la poussée souterraine et l'érosion, particulièrement violente sous ces latitudes. Les coupes naturelles permettent de retracer la chronologie des événements géologiques. Etapes de la dérive de l'archipel depuis 40 millions d'années, à partir de la do
4pcb - Printed Circuit Quadrotor: New Digital IMU
Testing a new digital IMU (Pololu minIMU-9: http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1265) on 4pcb, a printed circuit board quadrotor. More info: http://scolton.blogspot.com/search/label/4pcb
500-Year-Old Sunken Ship Resurrected In 3-D
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Presidents Song
This selection contains a slide show of paintings/photos of the United States Presidents accompanied by a song. The paintings/photos are from the Library of Congress and the dates each President served are listed. ( :51)
Lecture 04 - 4/7/2010
Lecture 04
River Trent - The Nottinghamshire Trent
Continuing a journey down the River Trent from source to sea.
SML 2011 – 3ème Rencontres Lorraines de l’Epilepsie.
Titre : SML 2011 – 3ème Rencontres Lorraines de l’Epilepsie.
Intervenant(s) : Jean-Pierre MERCIER (Président de l’OHS de Lorraine)
Résumé : 3ème Rencontres Lorraines de l’Epilepsie.
L’auteur n’a pas transmis de conflit d’intérêt concernant les données diffusées dans cette vidéo ou publiées dans la référence citée.
Conférence enregistrée lors de la Semaine Médicale de Lorraine 2011 (SML 2011) et des 3èmes Rencontres Lorraines de l’
Arnica German
When American Airlines Declared Bankruptcy
When American Airlines declared bankruptcy on November 29, 2011, analysis of the event was provided to news media by Economist Bernard Weinstein and Senior Lecturer Mike Davis, both of SMU's Cox School of Business.
Trading at Noon: Nasdaq drops 2 percent
Dec. 14 - U.S. stocks fell, led lower by energy and technology stocks, with the Nasdaq down 2 percent as a sliding euro and rising Italian bond yields reflected persistent concerns about Europe's debt crisis.
