ISS Update - Dec. 16, 2011
The International Space Station video update for Dec. 16, 2011.
Mike Hopkins Interview
NASA Astronaut Mike Hopkins talks with Public Affairs Officer Nicole Cloutier about the astronaut application process and what it's like to be an astronaut.
NASA is accepting applications for the agency's next class for the Astronaut Candidate Program. Those selected will be among the first to pioneer a new generation of commercial launch vehicles and travel aboard a new heavy-lift rocket to distant destinations in deep space.
More info: http://www.nasa.gov/flynasa
Expedition 30 Prepares for Dec. 21 Launch
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers arrive at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to begin the final phase of preparations for their Dec. 21 launch to the International Space Station.
When their Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft docks with the station on Dec. 23, Pettit, Kononenko and Kuipers will join Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of NASA and Russian Flight Engineers Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin, who have been o
Science Bulletins: Earth's Green Carbon Machine
The seasonal growth of plants—both on land and in the ocean—is one of the most striking patterns visible on Earth from space. This green "pulse" of life is intimately connected with the planet's carbon cycle and changing climate. In this data visualization, watch plants grow and die with the seasons and learn about the resulting effects on carbon and climate. Visitors to AMNH may view the visualization in the Hall of Biodiversity until January 16, 2012. For background information, education
Cat litter - the latest weapon in crime fighting
Dec. 15 - Forensic scientists in Cambridge are researching the use of cat litter to detect the presence of petrol at crime scenes. Up until now, the only way to conduct their analysis was to cut up large slabs of concrete and transport them back to the lab. Now, the scientists say, it won't be long before the job can be done on-site. Joanne Nicholson reports.
Reputation Crisis Caused By Wal-Mart “Always Low Prices”
Reputation Crisis Caused By Wal-Mart “Always Low Prices”
CESU 2011: Conférence de clôture de Jean-François DENEF
XXIV Colloque national des CESU au palais des congrès de Strasbourg du 30 novembre au 2 décembre 2011.
CESU: Centre d'Enseignement des Soins d'Urgence.
CONFÉRENCIERS
Pr Jean-François DENEF
Président de la Société internationale francophone d’éducation médicale (SIFEM)
« Implanter une réforme pédagogique : de l’intention aux actes »
Pr Rémi GAGNAYRE
Médecin, professeur en sciences de l’éducation
Our best 2011 audio diaries
This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: we've got an end-of-year bumper edition featuring the best of our audio diaries from 2011. We feature scientists reporting their research from the Arctic, Sweden, Canada, Monterey Bay in California, and the Antarctic.
Thema wind : Proeven met eenvoudig materiaal Acht eenvoudige proeven worden uit de doeken gedaan, waardoor de leerlingen met materialen zoals een krant, spiegel of pingpongballetje meer inzicht verwerven in de basiswetten van de fysica. Per proef is er een werkblad voorzien voor de …
Cinémathèques et cinéphilies de demain. Table ronde
COLLOQUE INTERNATIONAL
Table ronde avec Romain Blondeau, Gian Luca Farinelli, Alexander Horwath, Luc Lagier, Jean-François Rauger.
Romain Blondeau est critique aux Inrockuptibles.
13 et 14 octobre 2011
Organisé par le Centre National de la Cinématographie et de l’Image Animée et la Cinémathèque française :
« Révolution numérique : et si le cinéma perdait la mémoire ? »
Gian Luca Farinelli est le directeur de la
Northrop through the years
Northrop Memorial Auditorium at the University of Minnesota is currently being renovated. The Revitalization will transform Northrop into a vital academic center of distinction and discovery that enlightens, challenges, and engages students, faculty, and the community.
Indicators, Human Rights, and Global Governance: Part 2
Indicators are rapidly multiplying as tools for assessing and promoting a variety of social justice and reform strategies around the world. There are rule of law indicators, indicators of violence against women, and indicators of economic development, among m
Indicators, Human Rights, and Global Governance: Part 1
Indicators are rapidly multiplying as tools for assessing and promoting a variety of social justice and reform strategies around the world. There are rule of law indicators, indicators of violence against women, and indicators of economic development, among m
Physical Therapist Job Description
Physical therapist job descriptions focus on using functional exercises and stretches used to heal people with a variety of injuries. This two minute video is an interview with a therapist as he explains what he does and his training.
Young Giant Pandas Playing
This very short video shows young Giant Pandas playing on a swing. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (Less Than 1 Minute)
American Black Bear Family Climbing Tree to Escape Dangerous Male
This short video gives excellent real life footage of an American Black Bear mother and her two cubs climbing up a tree to escape a dangerous male. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (Less Than 2 Minutes)
Harvard Library Copyright and Fair Use Tool
The Harvard Library Copyright and Fair Use Tool is a series of dynamic web pages, flow-charts, interactive exercises, and substantive information that can be used by Harvard faculty, staff and students to ascertain the copyright status of a particular item or to learn more about a particular area of copyright law. The finished product would lead the user, step-by-step, via context-sensitive questions, through an interactive copyright decision making process. The step-by-step process is designed
Emotions as the key to transformation of relationships
Dr. Marc Gopin discusses the role that emotions and mourning play in peace processes and the end of conflict.
Congressional showdown and negative ads
Michael Shank, Vice President at the Institute for Economics and Peace; and Guy Benson, Political Editor, Townhall.Com; discuss Congressional gridlock and the payroll tax cut, issues Congress should focus on, and the Republican Presidential field.
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