Northeastern Research 3Qs: Steve Vollmer
Assistant Professor of Biology, Steve Vollmer, discusses his research on the spread of White Band Disease throughout coral reefs as well as his findings on its prevention.
Le fruit dans les vins rouges
9e matinée des Œnologues - Bordeaux
>> Goût du vin : les dernières avancées de la recherche
Jean-Christophe Barbe, Le fruit dans les vins rouges
Michael Jourdes, Tanin du bois : évolutions et perceptions sensorielles
Produit de consommation et produit du patrimoine, le vin se doit de s’adapter à la demande du marché et de répondre aux attentes des consommateurs
Looking at an advertisement
After looking at an advertisement you learn: - to recognise the advertisers' aims and strategies; - to examine the terms of the publicity; - determine the target audience.
23.06.2011 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Donnerstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.Nach fast zehn Jahren Krieg in Afghanistan beginnen die USA im Juli mit dem Abzug ihrer Soldaten aus dem Land. Noch in diesem Jahr solle die Truppenstärke am Hindukusch um 10.000 Mann verringert werden, sagte Präsident Barack Obama in einer vom Fernsehen übertragenen Rede an die Nation. Bis zum Sommer 2012 soll
Summary - Fair Use as a Complement to Open Licensing
Summary of Steve Foerster's post on the American legal system’s concept of fair use of copyrighted materials as it relates to education.
TRMM Hurricane Alley: September 2, 1998
In one remarkable pass on September 2, 1998, TRMM captured data from four hurricanes: Howard, Isis, Earl, and Danielle.
Natuurramp in de wijnbouw: "Quelle catastrophe!"
Op het einde van deze les kun je het verhaal van een plaatselijke wijnboer verstaan en er vragen over beantwoorden. Je leert verschillende weerkundige termen en woordenschat over de wijnbouw.
6.830 Database Systems (MIT)
This course relies on primary readings from the database community to introduce graduate students to the foundations of database systems, focusing on basics such as the relational algebra and data model, schema normalization, query optimization, and transactions. It is designed for students who have taken 6.033 (or equivalent); no prior database experience is assumed, though students who have taken an undergraduate course in databases are encouraged to attend.
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Fly Down into the Marianas Trench (Deepest Part of Pacific Ocean)
This is a flight down into a data visualization of the undersea mountains and trenches of the Pacific Ocean, ending up in the deepest part of the ocean, the Marianas Trench. The "Challenger Deep" is measured at 35,813 feet below the surface, or 10,915 meters. Courtesy of NOAA's Marine Geology and Geophysics Division. (47 seconds)
JACOTES 2011 – Le traitement de maintenance dans le CBNPC : étude SATURN.
Titre : JACOTES 2011 – Le traitement de maintenance dans le CBNPC : étude SATURN.
Intervenant : Laure FAVIER (Oncologue CGFL de Dijon).
Résumé : Etudes comparant les traitements prolongés, versus des traitement courts.
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 des 2ème Journées d’Actualité en Oncologie Thoracique de
Models for Relating Science and Faith
Revd Dr John Polkinghorne : Course
China premier gets military honors
June 28 - China's Wen Jiabao is greeted in Berlin with military honours by Angela Merkel ahead of the first inter-governmental talks between the two countries. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
6 Conclusion This unit has highlighted some of the fundamental aspects of dance skills, and given you ideas as to what to include and possible approaches to developing such skills in class. It has also looked at the development of performance skills and the use of feedback. You might like to use the Unit Forum to discuss and debate any dance-related issues, share ideas or ask questions.
Further reading
Dance UK, ‘Warming Up and Cooling Down’, Information Sheet 3, Articles by
5 Giving feedback In order to develop and improve dance skills, students should also be involved in evaluating one another's, and their own, work. Performing for one another in class as part of an evaluation and feedback process can be beneficial to both the students and teacher. When done on a regular basis, students can become less self-conscious about performing in front of others; this is important in terms of building confidence in young performers. Feedback is an important part of the i
JACOTES 2011 – Perspectives et Conclusions.
Titre : JACOTES 2011 – Perspectives et Conclusions.
Intervenant : Arnaud BEDIN (Industrie pharmaceutique, Laboratoire Roche).
Résumé : Rappel de l’histoire du traitement du cancer bronchique. Apparition des lignes de traitements chimiothérapiques. Nouvelles approches en cours ou à venir : émergence des thérapies ciblées. Importance du diagnostic pour l’approche thérapeutique et en particulier du typage cellulaire précis.
L’auteur n’a pas transmis de
American Policy Toward Israel: the power and limits of beliefs [Audio]
Speaker(s): Dr Michael Thomas | Most scholars explain America's nearly unconditional support of Israel either as a result of inordinate influence by a small pro-Israel lobby or as the product of strategic choices by presidents. Studies of the Reagan and first Bush administrations demonstrate a more useful way to understand American policy and to predict when it might change. That method involves analysing how policy advocates redefine, institutionally embed, and enforce versions of long-standing
Energy Crisis: Resource Scarcity Oil Wars and Climate Change [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Mary Kaldor, Yahia Said; George Soros; Professor Sir Nicholas Stern | This event seeks to encourage a more holistic approach towards thinking about energy security, and will mark the launch of the publication Oil Wars, edited by Mary Kaldor, Terry Karl and Yahia Said.
Macedonia - tests passed and the challenges ahead [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor John Gray | The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), Antonio Miloaoski, will present a picture of the political and economic situation in this small but fascinating Balkan country, of the relations in the region, as well as of the impending challenges on its road to full-fledged membership of the European and Euro-Atlantic family.
Field Notes: Human rights defenders speak [Audio]
Speaker(s): Mandira Sharma, Arnold Tsunga | In this seventh 'Field notes' event held in conjunction with Human Rights Watch UK, frontline human rights defenders will discuss monitoring human rights violations in Nepal and Zimbabwe: their different personal experiences, methods of collecting and evaluating information and the ways in which they develop advocacy campaigns both locally and at an international level.
The Modern Commonwealth: challenges in the 21st century [Audio]
Speaker(s): Don McKinnon | On the eve of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kampala at end-November 2007, Secretary-General Don McKinnon will set the 53-nation family of nations in the context of the challenges facing a fast-changing, interdependent world - above all in entrenching a genuine culture of democracy and in bringing the benefits of economic and social development to the world's poor, with 800 million Commonwealth citizens living in official poverty.
