2.1 The Houses of Parliament In this unit we will be concentrating on how Acts of Parliament are made in England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have separate procedures for making legal rules, although they are largely similar. In England and Wales, Parliament consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The site of the Houses of Parliament is the Palace of Westminster in London. The Palace of Westminster was a royal palace and the former residence of monarchs. The UK Parliament dates f
Behind the Scenes: Landing the Soyuz
06/20/2011 -- NASA Public Affairs Officer Josh Byerly talks to ground support personnel and mission officials in Russia and Kazakhstan as they prepare for the landing of Expedition 27 on May 23, 2011. Crew members Dmitry Kondratyev, Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli returned home aboard the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft while space shuttle Endeavour and the STS-134 crew were still docked to the International Space Station.
Analyse de gaz par spectrométrie de masse
Il s'agit de montrer comment analyser les constituants d'un gaz en utilisant un spectromètre de masse. Le système est bien décomposé pour expliquer le fonctionnement et les utilisations possibles.
Vidéo issue du projet VideoManip dont l'objectif est la réalisation de courtes séquences filmées, montrant des expériences réelles, qui seraient à la fois trop complexes pour être montées et montrées en amphi, et pas assez riches d'enseignement pour justifier un TP de plusie
Signal Transduction and the Control of the Cell Cycle in Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae: A Collabora
This resource is a detailed protocol for carrying out a two-week laboratory exercise examining signal transduction in cells. It also introduces students to some of the realities of scientific endeavors by creating a collaborative working environment between advanced and introductory biology students in different courses.
CAV 2011 - Le cancer du sein chez la femme jeune. consultation médicale.
Réunion thématique du Centre Régional Anticancéreux de Nancy.
Titre : CAV 2011 - Le cancer du sein chez la femme jeune.
Intervenants : Anne LESUR (Médecin oncologue au Centre Régional Anticancéreux de Nancy (Centre Alexis Vautrin).
Virginie ADAM (Psychologue au Centre Régional Anticancéreux de Nancy (Centre Alexis Vautrin).
Résumé : Anne LESUR médecin oncologue prend en charge les patientes atteintes d’un cancer du sein en fin de traitement chirurgic
How to Speed Read
A three minute video that starts with getting a starting reading rate. Next it explains scans, and what not to read. Many good points practiced. Well worth showing students.
Eureka! Convection Episode 27
This program explains how the principle of buoyancy is responsible for the process of heat transfer called convection. Eureka was a series of short cartoons on physics that ran on public television in the 1980's. The video explains the concept in simple and well illustrated way. Good for students of any elementary school level.
Projectile Motion
Learn what a parabolic path is. Discover why a vector analysis of motion is useful. Learn how to do simple vector sums.
Comparing Fractions Using the Symbols for Greater Than and Less Than
Students learn to compare fractions using the greater than and less than symbols. Users click though the slides.
Macworld Video: DragThing
Watch Macworld Video: DragThing. In this episode of Macworld Video, Jason Snell gives you a brief tour of DragThing, what its Docks look like, and what it can do. (6:53)
A Revolution in Farming: Combines (6:23)
The combined harvester-thresher machine revolutionized farming in the
early 20th century. How did combines change things and what did farmers
use before their invention is the subject of this video and it shows how the invention came about and its impact on America.
Cornered in the Centre: aid and development in a rough neighbourhood [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor John Gray | In his lecture Toby Lanzer looks at the challenges of kick starting and managing a humanitarian and development campaign for one of the world's forgotten crises, that of the Central African Republic.
The Significance of Reconstruction after the Civil War in American history [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Eric Foner | Reconstruction after the Civil War is the least-known era in the American past. Professor Foner explains why an understanding of reconstruction is essential to knowledge of the course of American history, and American society today.
Constitutional Continuity: The Role of Lord Chancellor in a Modern Democracy [Audio]
Speaker(s): Jack Straw | Jack Straw was appointed as lord chancellor and secretary of state for Justice on 28 June 2007. He has previously served as leader of the House of Commons, secretary of state for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and home secretary. In Opposition he served as shadow home secretary, shadow environment secretary and shadow education secretary.
Talking to the Enemy: Violent Extremism, Sacred Values, and What it Means to Be Human [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Scott Atran | Editor's note: Unfortunately the first few minutes of the introduction are missing from the podcast. In this lecture Scott Atran will talk about his new book Talking to the Enemy |which is a courageous exploration of one of the most contentious issues of modern times. Scott Atran asks a question that he is uniquely qualified to answer: Why would someone take their own life through suicide bombing?
21st Century Statecraft [Audio]
Speaker(s): Alec Ross | Technology and innovation have changed the conditions for statecraft in the 21st century. Just as the internet has changed economics, culture, and politics, it is also transforming the practice of foreign policy. It is not simply the fact that more people are using ever more sophisticated technologies; the structural and demographic changes that have accompanied these quantum leaps in connection technologies are highly disruptive. Recent events in North Africa and the Mid
Zoom into Olympic National Forest Time Lapse: 1984 to 1995
Zoom into a 1 mile square area in the Olympic National Forest showing appearance on dates: 26 July 1984, 13 July 1985, 29 May 1986, 29 March 1987, 21 September 1987, 21 July 1988, 13 September 1990, 16 September 1991, 2 March 1992, 11 September 1995
Marshall Space Flight Center Wakes STS-135 Crew
The STS-135 Flight Day 2 wakeup music was "Viva la Vida" performed by Coldplay, a song picked by STS-135 Pilot Doug Hurley. The song was accompanied by a special good morning message recorded by employees at NASA's Marshall Spaceflight Center in Huntsville, Ala., the NASA center that has managed the space shuttle's solid rocket boosters, main engines and external tank throughout the program's history.
Next steps
The furore surrounding the so-called ‘mad cow’ diseases is an important and controversial episode of recent years. Although it peaked several years ago, the topic is still of great medical significance, influencing the way members of the public think about and experience science and scientists.
Distinguished Innovator Lecture Series: Shomit Ghose
Shomit Ghose, Berkeley Industry Fellow and Venture Partner at Onset Ventures
Mr. Ghose is a venture capitalist with technology operating experience. Mr. Ghose joined ONSET Ventures after 19 years of working at high-tech companies in Silicon Valley. During his career, he participated in several successful IPOs, including those of Sun Microsystems and BroadVision.
Most recently, he was Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer at Tumbleweed Communications, where he manage
