Amelia Earhart
In 1935 Amelia joined the faculty of Purdue University as a female career consultant. It was through Purdue that she purchased the Lockheed Electra airplane that she would use in her attempt to fly around the world.
In June 1937 she embarked upon the first around-the-world flight at the equator. On 2 July, after completing nearly two-thirds of the flight, Amelia vanished along with her navigator, Frederick Noonan.,Tippecanoe County Journey
Manteca performed by Timbason
Guest artist TimbaSon takes its name from son, the most influential form of Cuban music in the late 1800s, and timba, the Cuban version of America's R&B, soul, and funk. The 10-piece ensemble was joined by dancers from the Latin Ballet of Virginia and featured UR faculty member Mike Davison on trumpet. Here they performMantenca, composed by DIzzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo and Gil Fuller.
Environment Loving Corporate Management
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T4 Tips Podcast #43-We The People
We The People
This podcast was created by 6th grade students about presidents in our history. Since this month is President's Day month, I thought it would be fitting to post We The People. I loved how these three students collaborated and created a page to view, even though it is an audio podcast. They were very creative with how they organized and planned their podcast. There was was some editing done before it was posted to this site. (Hope you don't mind boys!)
Managing uncertainty
Why are we constantly surprised by the emergence of crises such as the current financial meltdown, and what are the lessons that we can apply when tackling these?
“Diversity is not diversity is not diversity”
Measuring diversity in terms of broad demographic categories such as gender, race or age fails to take into account the underlying dynamics that can play a more decisive role within groups of people – diversity in attitudes, skills, knowledge and power, for example. “It’s hard to just say ‘oh, there’s a group whose members vary in their age’ and to really understand what that dynamic will be,” says Katherine Klein, Professor of Management at Wharton.
"Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East"
A talk by Rashid Khalidi.
Rashid Khalidi is Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies and Director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia University, and is among the foremost U.S. historians of the modern Middle East. He is the author of numerous books on the region--several written during his many years on the faculty at the University of Chicago--
Panel 3: The Politics of Knowledge in a Global World
Panel 3: Uday Singh Mehta, Amherst College; Arjun Appadurai, New York University; Sheldon Pollock, Columbia University. Co-sponsored by the Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory (3CT), the Franke Institute for the Humanities, and the Nicholson Center for British Studies.Author(s):
The Secret Life of Machines: internal combustion engine This 1990 video is part of TV series on the workings and history of machines. This episode focuses on the internal combustion engine.
Museology and the Problem of Interiority
Museum and culture studies traditionally approach social issues related to national museum narratives by critically analyzing the historical development and orderings of collections and their functions. Studies may investigate museums' representational practices in interpretations of the 'other,' for example, or the role of official and state narratives in history museums' constructions of national identity, or scientific paradigms in natural history museums' orderings and material culture. Ofte
Using Spectrophotometry
This learning object covers how to determine the concentration of a substance in a mixture.
How to Calculate a Biodiversity Index
This brief online article show students how to use a formula called the biodiversity index to describe the amount of species diversity in a given area. The article starts with an explanation of why an environment with a single species of adapted plants is more at risk. Two sample calculations are given along with the formula, illustrating how the formula can be applied to a carrot patch or a forest area.
Alberta Community Specific Plan, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
This document is a city plan for the Greater Alberta Community in Tuscaloosa, Ala. adopted on February 19, 2007. Title on PDF: Specific Plan, The Greater Alberta Community, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Contents: Introduction -- Greater Alberta Community [description] -- Analysis and evaulation -- Major development components -- Green infrastructure -- Development focus areas --Use and development of land -- Strategies for implementing the plan -- Conclusion.
Beach couple
Two Pomona College students stand next to each other on a beach. The man is holding a wooden pole or cane.
Tropical Ecosystems
Students will read about two tropical ecosystems: the rain forest and the coral reef. The text, written by Mrs. Portera and created with Palm eBook Studio, will be read on Palm Reader. The students will complete a study guide as part of their reading experience. Students will create a Sketchy or PiCoMap as directed. Finally, students will take a test with the use of Quizzler.
SML 2010 - Agence Regionale de la Sante
Semaine Médicale de Lorraine
Intervenant : Jean-Yves GRALL : Médecin, Directeur Général de l’ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé Lorraine)
Résumé : l’ARS est la clé de voûte de l’organisation prévue par la loi HPST (Hôpital-Patients-Santé-Territoire), elle met en œuvre la politique régionale de santé en coordination avec ses partenaires. Après une présentation des différents services et de leurs missions, l’auteur décrit les principales attributions, ainsi
Lecture 28 - 11/29/2010
Lecture 28
Lecture 26 - 11/22/2010
Lecture 26
Internet Scout Project
From National Geographic, this WildWorld -- Sights and Sounds website offers visitors an immersion experience in "some of the world's most distinctive ecoregions through audio, video, photos, interviews, conservation tips, and more." The eight ecoregions include the Bering Sea, Eastern Himalayan Broadleaf and Conifer Forests, Amazon River and Flooded Forest, and Mesoamerican Reef -- just to name a few. Separate ecoregion sites provide a map with links allowing visitors to connect to clear photos
The Fluoride Ion Selective Electrode Experiment
This is an experiment for the determination of fluoride ion with an ion selective electrode (ISE). While some experimental guidelines are given, students are left to choose appropriate standard concentrations and sample type, and to develop their own experimental procedure.
