Origami History
This 1:36 long video is about the art of origami and its rich history and tradition. This video teaches the words used, equipment needed and symbols. This is the first of six videos. The other videos show how to make various designs. A good starter video.
Expedition 27 Crew Profile
Expedition 27 is the first long-duration spaceflight for each member of the International Space Station crew.
STORRM Overview
A state-of-the-art relative navigation system will be demonstrated on the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station called the Sensor Test for Orion Relative Navigation Risk Mitigation or STORRM. The goal of STORRM is to validate a new relative navigation sensor based on advanced laser and detector technology that will make docking and undocking to the International Space Station and other spacecraft easier and safer. The demonstration is a test-run of the technology, and the STS-134 cr
Objects made from Lego-like blocks
Read more:
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/04/build-complex-objects-from-lego-like-blocks.html
Professor Hanna Yablonka - Choosing to Go Forward
Professor Hanna Yablonka - Historian, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel: After the Shoah- Choosing to Go Forward
The 6th International Conference on Holocaust Education
Teaching the Shoah -- Fighting the Racism and Prejudice
Day 3 -- Thursday, July 10, 2008
Building a Better World -- The Legacy of the Survivors and Celebrating Israel in its 60th Year
http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/education/conference/2008/index.asp
Footage from a memorial ceremony in Bergen-Belsen
Footage from a memorial ceremony in Bergen-Belsen; Rabbi Dr. Zvi Asaria- Hermann Helfgott appears towards the end of the footage- on the left in the group of the three rabbis.
For more information, click here:
http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/helfgott/index.asp
Film Courtesy of the Trustees of the Imperial War Museum
Activity 7 «Video documentation of work progress»
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135: Who should shoulder the cost of bank bailouts?
INSEAD professor of finance Theo Vermaelen makes a case for his own version of convertible capital as the panacea to government bailouts when banks fail.
Arab youths, revolutions, and the rise of the ‘second society’
The patterns of revolutions tend to be similar, focusing on the rise and fall of their leaders, a plunge into lawlessness, and finally a new order. Today’s movement in the Arab world is different. Sami Mahroum, Director of INSEAD’s Innovation & Policy Initiative in Abu Dhabi, explains why.
Faculty Advising Session: Litigation
Faculty Advising Session: Litigation
Aziz Cami Track 1 - Beginnings
Born in refugee camp in Blackburn: details. Parents: mother [Francheska Cami] from Sudetenland. Description of father’s [Viktor Cami] Albanian background; grandfather’s role in the attempted assassination of King Zog. Story about pure chance of seeing grandfather’s story as opera on television. Continues description of grandfather’s trial and subsequent history under the Albanian Communist regime.
Teaching and Professional Fellowship Report 2007-2008 :
Make the Numbers Count, Improving studentsl
Feedback on Library and Learning Resources (LLR) services and support at
the University of the Arts London (UAL) is received from a very extensive
range of sources. However, although a considerable quantity of information is
available for analysis, it remains very difficult for LLR staff to extract
meaningful data from these numerous sources, which can reveal, in depth,
the true, individual student experience of LLR services.
LLR is aware that there is a lot that is not known, or is not be
Investigation of the composition of linear alkylbenzenes with emphasis on the identification and qua
Linear alkylbenzenes, LAB, formed by the Alel3 or HF catalyzed alkylation of
benzene are common raw materials for surfactant manufacture. Normally they are
sulphonated using S03 or oleum to give the corresponding linear alkylbenzene sulphonates
In >95 % yield.
As concern has grown about the environmental impact of surfactants,' questions have
been raised about the trace levels of unreacted raw materials, linear alkylbenzenes and minor
impurities present in them. With the advent of modem analytic
Deviance of syntax in oral languages and oral reading behavior
The major hypothesis of this paper is that any deviance
in syntax present in oral language will be evident in oral
r eading behaviour. Using Lee and Canter's Developmental
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Sentence Scoring technique (1971) and Y. Goodman and Burke's Reading
Miscue Inventory (1972) linguistic competence was established
in t hree male children. ages 10 to 11. patterns of strengths
and weaknesses in reading were determined. and the relationships
t hat were established, were examined. Results of the study
i ndic
A Study of role conflict, role ambiguity, locus of control, job satisfaction and participation in de
This study was an investigation of individual and
organizational factors, as perceived by front-line vocational
service workers from Adult Rehabilitation Centres (ARC
Industries) for mentally retarded adults. The specific
variables which were measured included role conflict/role
ambiguity (role factors), internal/external locus of
control (individual differences), job satisfaction with
work and supervision (job attitudes) and participation
in deci~ion making (organizational factor). The explorat
Guide to the Records of the Kingsley Association, 1894-1980
The Kingsley Association was formed in 1893 by George Hodges as a Pittsburgh settlement house. The collection includes: administrative and annual reports, books, brochures, budget information, case studies, clippings, correspondence, directories, minutes, photos and surveys spanning intermittent years from 1894-1980.
Guide to the Records of the Civic Club of Allegheny County, 1896-1967
The mission of The Civic Club of Allegheny County has been "to promote by education and organized non-partisan effort a higher public spirit and better social order." This collection contains Civic Club by-laws and constitution; minutes of annual, board of directors, and committee meetings; records documenting The Civic Clubs's legislative campaigns and social services; and voter directories for general and primary elections between 1930 and 1973.
Records of the Neighborhood Centers Association, Pittsburgh, 1890-1954
The Neighborhood Centers Association, established in 1895 and incorporated in 1912, provided neighborhood centered services on the North Side in an effort to promote, encourage, and provide a means for individual and cooperative activities among residents of neighborhoods. The collection includes correspondence, minutes of the board of directors, records on Camp Bonsall, reports, settlement books and miscellaneous unpublished social studies and statistics.
Guide to the Papers of the McCabe Family, 1776-1945
The McCabe family came to the United States from Tyrone County, Ireland, prior to the Revolutionary War. After the war the family slowly migrated from central to western Pennsylvania where they became prominent members of the Middletown (Coraopolis) and Monessen communities. This collection includes biographical data, family photos, genealogical charts, deeds to the Big Spring tract in Bedford County, Pa, and scrapbooks outlining the history of Monessen, Pa.
Guide to the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company Contracts, Pittsburgh, PA., Collection
Business records of Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company, East Pittsburgh, Pa., 1892-1901. Collection documents acquisitions of machinery and technology such as cranes, presses, drills, and pumps. Records include blueprints, photographs, carbon copies of telegrams, signed forms, memorandums, and correspondence.
