This Day in History January 3: Noriega Surrenders to U.S.
On this day in 1990, Panama's General Manuel Antonio Noriega, after holing up for 10 days at the Vatican embassy in Panama City, surrenders to U.S. military troops to face charges of drug trafficking. Also on this day, NASA’s Mars rover Spirit touched down on the Red planet. (1:00)
Science off the Sphere: Yo-Yos in Space
NASA astronaut Don Pettit uses his off-duty time to practice his microgravity yo-yo skills. Through a partnership between NASA and the American Physical Society you can participate in Pettit's physics challenge and view experiments here: http://www.physicscentral.com/sots
China's shine fades for equity investors
Aug. 29 - Chinese stocks have tumbled to three-year lows, and analysts say the outlook will remain grim as long as corporate governance stays weak and locals stick to the sidelines.
Graduation: Sinjun de Aguiar - Veterinary Medicine & Science
Vet graduate Sinjun de Aguiar talks about his time at The University of Nottingham and his graduation day.
Connections Between Texts - Maya Lin and Jane Jacobs
Overview
Students watch two segments about two women who have influenced architecture and the physical look of a city. After a class discussion, students will write and perform a Readers' Theater script in which Jacobs and Lin talk to each other about their ideas about architecture and life.
Why is this an important concept?
It is important for learners to be able to recognize connections between or among texts so they can identify common themes and conflicting information in t
Symphony in Slang
This is a cartoon that uses figurative language. The story is about a man who goes to the gates of heaven and tells his life story in slang so that that St. Michael cannot understand him. This would be great for teaching idioms. (03:32)
Vail Collection: an Introduction A rare book collection is rediscovered
Ekaterina Paramonova: A nuclear networker
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Memphis Collegiate Vote 2012 and Mayor Wharton.
Memphis Collegiate Vote 2012 and Mayor Wharton.
Why Study FD Maurice with Frances Knight
F.D. Maurice (1805-72) was one of the more significant Anglican theologians of his day. Although not well known today, he was the pioneer of many of the ideas of Christian socialism, and one of the first theologians to build a theology of salvation on the love of God as father rather than on the threats of eternal damnation - a position for which he was much criticised in his lifetime.
ScienceCasts: Watch Out For The Blue Moon
The second full Moon of August--a "Blue Moon"--is just around the corner. It will probably look just like any other full Moon but, on rare occasions, the Moon really does turn blue? (03:36)
Snowy weekend
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Las energÃas renovables
Este vídeo habla sobre las siguientes energías renovables: las del sol, las del viento, y las del agua. El narrador explica como cada tipo llega al planeta y como usamos cada tipo de energía. (2:06)
Sesame Street - Juanes canta "Muevete" (manos, cabeza, pies)
En este vídeo de Sesame Street, Juanes canta la canción "Muevete" con Elmo y Rosita. La canción enseña las palabras manos, cabeza, y pies para enseñar vocabulario. La canción tiene palabras en inglés y español. (1:31)
Colombian superstar Juanes sings "Muevete" with Sesame Street's Elmo and Rosita teaching kids to get up and move with the music using their manos (hands), cabeza (head), and pies (feet). The song is sang us
Digital Physicality
Digital Physicality is the first volume of the conference proceedings of the 30th eCAADe conference, held from 12-14 september 2012 in Prague at the Faculty of Architecture of Czech Technical University in Prague. The companion volume is called Physical Digitality. Together, both volumes contain 154 papers that were submitted to this conference.Physicality means that digital models increasingly incorporate information and knowledge of the world. This extends beyond material and component databas
