Translating Africa in Global Contexts
Although African myths and folktales have long been trivialized as childish, translators today are revealing new insights, which show that Africa led the world in the invention of the most sophisticated literary styles. Critics now particularly value the figurality, or use of metaphor, which dominates the African literary imagination. The ethics and politics of translating African oral literature, or folklore, are a microcosm of ethical and political problems around the world. Populations of the
Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption
William Cope Moyers spiraled into a crack-cocaine binge that threatened to destroy his life. After multiple attempts at rehabilitation, Moyers was finally able to recover from his addiction and make sobriety the center of his life. Moyers discussed his story.
Speaker Biography: A former newspaper journalist and writer at CNN, Moyers is the vice president for external affairs at the Hazelden Foundation, a renowned drug-treatment center, and executive director of Hazelden's Center for Public Advo
How to Draw a Sneaky Gray Cat
This video shows a tutorial on how to draw a sneaky gray cat using the online coloring page at http://www.timtim.com by Tim Newlin (1:26).
Wintry weather could chill economy
Bad weather is creating a stormy environment for a lot of different American businesses this winter.
Table ronde : Repenser enseignements et filières. Filières universitaires
Table ronde "Filières universitaires". Dans "Les Humanités pour quoi faire : enjeux et propositions", colloque international organisé par le laboratoire Patrimoine, Littérature, Histoire (PLH) en collaboration avec le laboratoire Lettres, Langages et Arts (LLA). Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail, IUFM Midi-Pyrénées, 27-29 mai 2010.
Thème IV : Enseigner les humanités : contenus, méthodes, filières, perspectives. Repenser enseignements et f
Intel beats, but faces heat
Summary of business headlines: Intel reports fourth-quarter results; Bernanke lifts forecast; Top Wall Street bankers compete for AIG role; Judge approves Madoff settlement. Stocks snap two-day rally.
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Swiss banker hands Assange secrets
A whistleblowing Swiss banker hands supposed offshore banking secrets to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at a London news conference on Monday.
Work ethically
This content supports three performance criteria from the
element HLTHIR1A/01: Work ethically, from the Health Training Package. It provides
an introduction to policies, procedures, standards and legislation that apply to
entry-level employees to the health care industry.
Codes & Specs for Boilers & Pressure Vessels
Welcome to the module Codes and Specifications for Boilers and Pressure Vessels (EA 822) for the Welding Supervisor's Certificate. This module aims to provide knowledge and skills necessary for the interpretation of rules set out in the following Australian Standards: AS 1210 - Pressure Vessels; AS 1228 - Boilers - Watertube; AS 4037 - Boilers and Pressure Vessels - Examination and Testing; AS 4041 - Pressure Piping; AS/NZ 3992 - Boilers and Pressure Vessels - Welding and Brazing Qualificati
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Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms
Symptoms of Type Two Diabetes include an increase in thirst, an increase in urination, a decrease in weight, tiredness, lethargy and blurred vision. (01:11)
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Réduction de la mortalité maternelle, Dakar 2010 - Discussion finale
Conférence enregistrée dans le cadre du Colloque International Interdisciplinaire : Droit et Santé en Afrique. Réduction de la mortalité maternelle en Afrique Sub-saharienne, mieux comprendre pour mieux agir. Discussion finale.
Organisé avec le partenariat de l’UMVF et le FSP mère-enfant du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères.
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U.S. workers' grammar, punctuation and spelling are so bad that Fortune 500 companies spend more than $3 billion a year training employees in basic English. NBC's Roger O'Neil reports on this growing epidemic. The video reflects on how the computer has impacted American language. Some examples of common errors are also explained. This might be a nice, motivational video to show students or to help reinforce the importance of grammar in the classroom. (03:03)
In this video Huckle and Lowly Worm learn about brass instruments. There are many kinds of horns-tubas, french horns, trumpets, and trombones. Horns need air to make their sound. Blow into the smaller end and the noise comes out the big end. Push down the valves to change the sound. This is a good teaching resource for an introductory music lesson on brass instruments. (1:06)
This learning object introduces educational journals and describes three types: Academic, Professional and Subject. The examples used are drawn from the area of nursing, but the concepts are cross-discipline.
On September 30, 2010, a NASA space telescope called the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, completed its sweeping goal: to record observations of the entire sky in infrared light. The WISE science team is now sifting through the telescope's two million images to spot objects that no astronomer has ever seen before. WISE's most intriguing finds will include mysterious objects called brown dwarfs, blacker-than-coal asteroids, and the Universe's brightest galaxies. All told, WISE's data
Formula one car racing team operator Williams Grand Prix Holdings has set the price range for its initial public share offering in Frankfurt next month at 24 to 29 euros a share.
