Lecture 22 - 5/18/2009
Lecture 22
Lecture 21 - 5/15/2009
Lecture 21
L'avenir de l'Internet - Serge Champeau
Une conférence de l'UTLS au Lycée
L'avenir de l'Internet par Serge Champeau (philosophe)
Lycée Hôtellerie et Tourisme de Gascogne (33 Talence)
1984 Reagan for President Ad
In 1984, the economy was in an upswing. Oil prices were low, interest rates were high, and the lurking problem of the mounting federal deficit caused little public concern. The popular President Reagan was earning the label "the Teflon president" for his ability to escape unscathed from setbacks. (1:00)
Blitz Street Trailer
Photoshop's Eyedropper Tool
How to Teach Descriptive Writing
Homeschooling Teaching Tips. When teaching descriptive writing, it's helpful to show students how to bring in information through the senses. Teach a student to think about how something smells or feels with help from a writing instuctor and former classroom teacher. (02:04)
GW@MIT Leadership Conference: Keynote Address by Sophie Vanderbroek Dr. Sophie Vandebroek, CTO of Xerox and President of the Xerox Innovation Group, delivered the keynote address at the Leadership Conference on November 8, 2010, organized by Graduate Women at MIT (GW@MIT). Dr. Vanderbroek is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers and a Fulbright Fellow. She holds 12 US patents, is a member of the Board of Directors of Analogic Corporation, of Nypro Corporation, and is a member of The US National Academies Committee on Science, Techn
Immunities of State Officials, International Crimes and Foreign Domestic Courts
Dapo Akande, Lecturer in Public International Law; Co-Director, Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC), University of Oxford gives a talk for the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar Series
Kean Administration: Interview with Roger A. Bodman (January 27, 2009 Part 1)
Please find the second part of this interview at:
This interview is a part of the Eagleton Institute for Politics's Program on the Governor. For more information please visit their website: http://governors.rutgers.edu/
Town Hall - Response to question - 2.10.11
A clip from the Town Hall Meeting held by UT President Lloyd Jacobs on February 10, 2011
Global Warming and the Political Economy of Cities
Global warming will fundamentally alter the political economy of cities. A large number of cities will be in the front line of the most massive onslaughts of these changes. What do engineers and architects already know about how we can adjust our built environments? And how can ecological economists help to take us beyond the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change? Saskia Sassen is Centennial Professor at LSE and Professor, Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University. Her latest
Religion and the Market: are they in conflict?
The global revival of religion has been predominantly fuelled by the creation of a religious free market defined by entrepreneurship, choice and personal revelation. So can religion and the market sit together and what can economics teach us about religion? John Gray is emeritus professor of European thought at LSE and author of Gray's Anatomy. John Micklethwait is editor of The Economist and co-author of God is Back.
A Year after the Collapse of Lehmans: where does global capitalism go now?
The financial upheavals of the past two years have occurred against the background of a decade of crisis in global capitalism. The neo-liberal model has collapsed. What comes next, and what are the geopolitical implications? John Gray is emeritus professor at LSE and author of Gray's Anatomy: selected writings and False Dawn: delusions of global capitalism. This event is supported by the LSE Annual Fund.
Croix Rouge - Nancy 2011 : Prise en charge des mineurs étrangers isolés.
Vulnérabilité des enfants et des adolescents de parents migrants. Les mineurs étrangers isolés (MIE)
L’accueil: tout d’abord répondre aux besoins essentiels des mineurs (être logé, habillé, nourri) dans une situation d’urgence et face aux risques qu’ils encourent de se retrouver à la rue ou d’être contrôlés par des réseaux dont l’objectif est de les faire travailler.
Mais aussi sécuriser, donner un temps de repos, un espace qui replace l'adolescent dan
Bernardo Gradin: Our Goal Is to Become One of the 10 Most Valued Petrochemicals Companies
Brazil's petrochemicals industry has been going through active consolidation, a phase that is almost at an end. That process, however, has seen the creation and growth of Braskem, a giant of a firm that is the largest petrochemicals producer not just in Brazil but in all of Latin America. Bernardo Gradin, who has been part of Braskem since the company's formation in 2002, took over in July as its CEO. In an interview with Knowledge@Wharton conducted at the company's Sao Paulo headquarters, Gradi
Coloringpages24.com - Your online colouring book There is something for all subject areas and occasions.
I am taking my serious teaching hat off here for a moment and just recommending a great site to access hundreds of colouring / coloring pages depending if you speak the queens language.
15.450 Analytics of Finance (MIT)
This course covers the key quantitative methods of finance: financial econometrics and statistical inference for financial applications; dynamic optimization; Monte Carlo simulation; stochastic (Itô) calculus. These techniques, along with their computer implementation, are covered in depth. Application areas include portfolio management, risk management, derivatives, and proprietary trading.
Egyptian tourist town in dumps
Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh tourist resort town feeling pinch of few tourists.
Artifacts taken from Egyptian Museum
Prized artifacts are missing from the Egyptian Museum in Egypt's capital Cairo after looters broke in during recent unrest.
