Green Berets: Men of Honor (2:12)
The Green Berets are a dedicated group of special forces soldiers who put their lives on the line and this video shows interviews with some of them and gives the students a chance to see real soldiers tell their story.
DSK locked out, media to the rescue!
July 6 - Former IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives at his New York townhouse with his wife Anne Sinclair late Tuesday -- but thanks to a stuck key, the couple needs the help of a crowd of journalists and photographers to open their door. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Japanese Consumer Health Information
This Web page from the 24 Languages Project out of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library provides access to sound files on various consumer health topics including chickenpox and hepatitis B vaccinations. A QuickTime plug-in, Real Media, Windows Media, or other MP3 player is needed in order to use the resources.
Mathematics Diagnostic Test 05
A mathematics diagnostic test examining pupil's competency and attainment in the areas of: Test 5 Minutes in an hour, half hour, quarter hour, 2 hours etc. Time - a.m. and p.m. e.g. 20 past 7 in the evening is 7.20 p.m. How many minutes from 3.30 to 3.55 How many hours and minutes from 24 hour clock Analogue to digital clock Hours and minutes - addition and subtraction
Jobs put brakes on Wall Street gains
July 8 - Wall Street finished lower for only the second time in nine sessions after dismal U.S. job creation and a rise in the jobless rate revived worries the recovery is stuck in neutral; Euro stocks fell on Italy concerns. Conway G. Gittens reports.
DSL History Series: Religious Life (3 of 3)
Robert Randolph, Chaplain to the Institute, presents a history of religious life at MIT. This is the first of a series of presentations about the history of student life at MIT, presented by the staff of the Division of Student Life.
http://studentlife.mit.edu
Part 3 of 3. Shot May, 2011.
EurekaFest 2011 - Pike Central High School InvenTeam
Pike Central High School InvenTeam students present their lightweight, portable emergency shelter at EurekaFest 2011 at MIT.
Gates/Hillman Centers
Opened in 2009 by Bill Gates himself. See the unique building design complete with helix, green roofs and the Randy Pausch Bridge connecting to the Purnell Center.
Bee getting nectar from a lavender flower
The bee obtains nectar to take to the beehive where it is used to make honey and provide food for the bees. The bee grabs pollen and transfers it to other flowers. This is called pollination and helps flowers reproduce.
Asia: Week ahead
July 8 - China's inflation, economic data and Asian central bank meetings dominate, with Australia's carbon tax also in focus. Cathy Yang reports.
Jean Potocki et la Russie ou L'identité en crise / Remigiusz Forycki
Jean Potocki et la Russie ou L'identité en crise / Remigiusz Forycki. In colloque "Jean Potocki. Pérégrinations", organisé par la section de slavistique de l'UFR de Langues, Littératures et Civilisations Étrangères de l'Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail dans le cadre de la "Semaine polonaise". Toulouse : Université-Toulouse II-Le Mirail, 14-15 avril 2011.
Thématique 2 : A la recherche de l'identité 2, 14 avril 2011.
The Writing Process
Outlines the steps involved in the writing process approach.
The Marriage of Preservation & Access
The close alliance between preservation of cultural heritage collections and the provision of access to them will be explored, with particular reference to the ways in which the grant programs of the Division of Preservation and Access at the National Endowment for the Humanities exemplify that alliance. The results of a recent strategic planning effort, which included attention both to physical preservation and to preservation of the digital cultural record, will be presented and shown to have
Celebrations at the birth of a nation.
Thousands celebrate on the streets in South Sudan, marking their long-awaited independence. Marie-Claire Fennessy reports
6.2 Alerts
This unit will help you to identify and use information in business and management, whether for your work, study or personal purposes. Experiment with some of the key resources in this subject area, and learn about the skills which will enable you to plan searches for information, so you can find what you are looking for more easily. Discover the meaning of information quality, and learn how to evaluate the information you come across. You will also be introduced to the many different ways of or
Prince William and Kate Middleton arrive in LA
July 8 - Britain's Prince William and Kate arrive in Los Angeles at start of U.S. visit .Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Ex-Cameron aide released on bail
July 8 - British Prime Minister David Cameron's former communications chief Andy Coulson was bailed until October, after being arrested over allegations of phone hacking while he was editor of the News of the World newspaper. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Basics of Astronomy: The Stars
This video, using computer animation, explains the beginning events of a star forming. (06:33)
Carla Peterson: Black Gotham: A Family History
Part detective tale, part social and cultural narrative, "Black Gotham: A Family History of African-Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York" (Yale University Press, 2011), is Carla Peterson's account of her quest to reconstruct the lives of her 19th-century ancestors. As she shares their stories and those of their friends, neighbors and business associates, she illuminates the greater history of African-American elites in New York City.
Speaker Biography: Carla L. Peterson is professor of Engl
Managing customers globally
Professor Kaj Storbacka of Vectia Ltd and Hanken School of Economics talks about how successful global growth focuses on customers and the standardization and integration of processes according to market segments - part of the Key Account Management Best Practice Club Speaker Series: http://bit.ly/h0iHSn
