Tar Sands Action Protester Fears Another "BP Oil Spill"
Access to clean air, water, and soil is human rights, says Cherri Foytlin. She joins Tar Sands Action protest in fear of another BP oil spill, which has damaged a place she "love(s) more than anything else."
Tar Sands Action protestors continue their two week sit-in at the North White House fence. Environmental organizations, human rights activists and individuals opposing the proposal for the Keystone XL Pipeline will continue protesting until Sept. 3. Protestors want President Obama to rejec
Stem cell "zoo" could be last refuge for endangered species
Sept. 15 - Stem cell technology is coming to the rescue of the world's endangered animals. Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are building what they call a "zoo" of animal stem cells which could be used to repopulate species on the verge of extinction. Ben Gruber reports.
Le cerveau et le monde : Shining et après. Conférence d'Emmanuel Siety
Dans L’Image-temps, Gilles Deleuze voyait en Stanley Kubrick, à l’instar d’Alain Resnais, un cinéaste « de l’identité du monde et du cerveau ». En partant de Shining, nous questionnerons et prolongerons ce rapprochement en avançant trois autres noms de cinéastes explorateurs d’états limites du monde et de la conscience : David Lynch, Michael Haneke et Gus Van Sant.
Emmanuel Siety est maître de conférences en cinéma à l’université Paris 3 - Sor
Hot Apps: Fight Game Rivals, Bad Trip, Multi Browser, Showcase'd, Bulls n Cows Hot Apps will feature 5 of the hottest apps each week for the Windows Phone 7. In this episode Laura takes a look at:
An Introduction to Information Systems
This resource provides a useful backdrop on political communication, journalism and national development issues as priority areas for collaborative action in Africa and the Middle East. This course provides a business perspective of information systems and stresses how information systems can be used to improve their planning and operation. The nature and value of information, as well as the impact of Internet technology on organisations and society are also considered.
Episode 160: Delusions of development: Pro-market forces at work in the do-good industry Mariinsky Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev/Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 Literacy for Professional Purposes - a module summary Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview: Concurrency Visualizer This discussion about new Concurrency Visualizer features available in Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview includes team members James Rapp, Sasha Dadiomov, Matthew Jacobs, and Alexey Kamenev. Some of the new features include C++ AMP profiling support, an SDK for custom visualizations, and improved performance. See more details at the Concurrency Visualizer team blog: Author(s): I Need Help: A Clip From the Movie Ray German stage 2 semester A Isolating Multiple Strains of Escherichia coli for Coliphage Isolation, Phage-typing, and Mutant Rec An Interview With a Fashion Stylist Alphabetical Order Worksheets SeaWiFS Biosphere: Rotating Globe with Zoom to Pacific Ocean Penile Implant Surgery ISS Update - Sept. 21, 2011 Johns Hopkins Story Swap - You Didn't Vote for Me Smith, P. (October 2011). Using Electronic Portfolios to Measure Growth in Leadership Standards and A Horse Connection
Valery Gergiev conducts the Mariinsky Orchestra, (formerly known as the Kirov Orchestra) in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 (Winter Daydreams) in January 2010 at the Salle Pleyel, Paris. Gergiev and the Orchestra will perform all six Tchaikovsky symphonies in three performances during their residency at Cal Performances, October 14-16, 2011, at Zellerbach Hall on the UC Berkeley campus. This video clip is courtesy of the Mariinsky label. (Length: 4:21)
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A module summary for 'Literacy for Professional Purposes', with links to all of the module resources
When a young, blind Ray Charles falls and asks his mother to help him up, she decides to let him figure it out on his own. The themes of tough love, facing challenges, and tough love are addressed through this movie clip. ( 2:34)
This module is aimed post GCSE students in semester A and addresses common grammatical problems areas. The grammar exercises are also supported by audio, so that the pronunciation is underlined and listening skills are practiced. The transcript reader of the listening exercises allows students to identify words/passages they find difficult to understand.
Recovery of Escherichia coli from a rectal swab begins a series of procedures combining mastery of technique with productive experiments. After isolating his/her own E. coli strain, each student recovers a unique coliphage from raw sewage and determines its host range, thereby revealing the genetic individuality of each bacterial and viral isolate. Colonies of virus-resistant mutants can often be recovered in regions where sensitive bacteria have been destroyed. After antibiotic sensitivity test
This video contains an interview with a fashion stylist who primarily works with professional women. She describes her background and gives advice on acquiring background knowledge necessary for success along with detailing the type of work she does with her clients. ( The word sexy is used when she describes helping women choose appropriate clothes for the workplace.) ( 3:10)
Series of worksheets on alphabetical order, prior to developing dictionary skills.
SeaWiFS looks at the Pacific Ocean and monitors El-Nino and La-Nina.
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In this video, Dr. Andrew Kramer demonstrates his procedure of placing a 3-piece inflatable prosthesis, used to treat sexual dysfunction (impotence). This technique is done is about 20 minutes and the device never touches the skin. Dr. Kramer is the Director of sexual medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
The International Space Station video update for Sept. 21, 2011.
Bill Wexler '81 and his wife, Lisa Wexler '81, laugh about the time he did not vote for her for secretary/treasurer of a campus club.
Peter J. Smith
This study analyzed the pretest and posttest data from ISLLC Standards surveys and the Administrator Disposition Index surveys to determine the growth in knowledge, skills, and dispositions of […]
Five persons with special needs have their lives changed forever through a unique and engaging horse riding therapy program.“What is it we feel when we ride a horse?” This question opens ‘A Horse Connection,’ a documentary that explores the relationship between horses and persons with special needs. Nancy King, a specialist in Equine Assisted Therapy, introduces us to her riding therapy program, designed to assist special needs considerations. This includes au
