Professor John Rich: AMPAH Conference 2010
On 20 March 2010, the Department of Classics at The University of Nottingham hosted the Annual Meeting for Postgraduates in Ancient History, with nearly 100 delegates and 27 speakers from all over the UK.
The day concluded with a plenary debate between four leading UK Ancient Historians on the timely theme of 'Ancient History: Past, Present and Future.'
Careers with GEICO, Pt. III
Caitlin Carmody majored in Political Science and graduated in August 2009. Caitlin tells us why she applied for a position with GEICO, what she enjoyed most about the Supervisor Leadership Program and offers advice to students searching for a job or making career choices. http://career.arizona.edu/
Health Care Entrepreneurship
Thunderbird School of Global Management Professor Steven Stralser, Ph.D., talks about innovation and entrepreneurship in health care. Learn more about his 10-week course at http://www.thunderbird.edu/healthcare.
The Quest for Meaning
In this public lecture Tariq Ramadan, philosopher and Islamic scholar will talk about his new book The Quest for Meaning |in which he invites the reader to join him on a journey to the deep ocean of religious, secular, and indigenous spiritual traditions to explore the most pressing contemporary issues. Along the way, Ramadan interrogates the concepts that frame current debates including: faith and reason, emotions and spirituality, tradition and modernity, freedom, equality, universality, and
The Consolations of Economics
For six years, Tim Harford has been answering readers' personal problems in the pages of The Financial Times, using the latest economic research to provide advice on dating, etiquette, parenting and even personal hygiene. In a light-hearted but thoughtful lecture, Tim explains what he has learned about whether economics really can bring us personal happiness. Tim Harford is a columnist for the Financial Times, presenter of Radio 4's More or Less, and author of The Undercover Economist and The Lo
The Quest for Meaning
In this public lecture Tariq Ramadan, philosopher and Islamic scholar will talk about his new book The Quest for Meaning in which he invites the reader to join him on a journey to the deep ocean of religious, secular, and indigenous spiritual traditions to explore the most pressing contemporary issues. Tariq Ramadan is Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at Oxford University (Oriental Institute, St Antony's College).
The Case of the Pope: Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse
Editor's note: This lecture contains sexually explicit language and/or profanity, please do not download if you may be offended. The Case of the Pope delivers a devastating indictment of the way the Vatican has run a secret legal system that has shielded paedophile priests from criminal trial around the world. Is the Pope morally responsible or legally liable under domestic or international law for the negligence that has allowed so many terrible crimes to go unpunished? Should he and his seat o
FORMATIC - Paris 2011 : SIMADVF, former les professionnels du service à la personne. (audio)
FORMATIC - Paris 2011 : Sim ADVF, un «serious game» pour former les professionnels du service à la personne à la prévention et à la réaction en situation de danger pour les enfants.
Conférence enregistrée lors du congrès international FORMATIC PARIS 2011. Atelier TIC et pratiques innovantes au service de la formation des professionnels de la santé.
Auteur : LEMAITRE Cédric, MICHEL Georges, GUENOUN Karim.
Réalisation, production : Canalu UN/3S, CERIM
FORMATIC – Paris 2011 – Ouverture du colloque Jérôme CLEMENT, Pierre ESPINOZA (audio)
FORMATIC – Paris 2011 – Ouverture du colloque Jérôme CLEMENT, Pierre ESPINOZA
Conférence enregistrée lors du congrès international FORMATIC PARIS 2011. Ouverture du colloque : Jérôme CLEMENT Président de l'Association FORMATIC SantéPierre ESPINOZA (praticien hospitalier télémédecine Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou – Paris),
Réalisation, production : Canalu UN/3S, CERIMES
Quake survivor keeps wedding date
A Christchurch couple marry only days after one of them was pulled from the rubble of Tuesday's devastating quake.
Another recall for Toyota
Summary of business headlines: Toyota to recall 2.2 million vehicles; General Motors sees first annual profit since 2004; Mixed economic data shows U.S. recovery still faces headwinds.
Protests in Bahrain despite 'dialogue' talk
While the Bahraini government is reporting signs of progress toward dialogue with the opposition, protesters continue to take to the streets. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Assange to appeal Sweden extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said he will appeal extradition to Sweden to face sex crimes accusations, following a UK court ruling. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
STS-133 Daily Mission Recap - Flight Day 1
A video recap of flight day 1 of the STS-133 mission of space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station.
"Something Left Undone" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (poetry reading)
I have a great regard for Longfellow in spite of the fact that his work is unpopular with critics these days. In his day he was much more popular than Walt Whitman. He wasn't a great poet but he was a competent one. The way he chose to see the world seems laudable to me.
A mendicant means a beggar but the term is most frequently used for religious ascetics, such as monks or nuns, who live on charity. Saint Francis of Assisi was the founder of a mendicant Order of Friars. The painting of St
RBS profits hit by Ireland woes
The Royal Bank of Scotland may have returned to profit in 2010 but it is being held back by poor performance in its investment arm and debt charges in its Ulster division.
STS-133 "Star Trek" Wakeup Call
William Shatner, who played Captain James T. Kirk on the original Star Trek television series, provided a special message to the crew of space shuttle Discovery during the Flight Day 12 wakeup call.
As Alexander Courage's theme song played underneath, Shatner replaced the original television introduction with, "Space, the final frontier. These have been the voyages of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Her 30 year mission: To seek out new science. To build new outposts. To bring nations together on t
Literary Festival 2011 - Mirrors of Violence: Representations of Conflict in Contemporary Subcontine
With rapid developments in communication and publication technologies, the book – as conventionally conceived – is no longer the only point of connection between writers and their audiences. New media cross many geographical borders with ease, creating potentially global readerships. New communication technologies empower audiences to answer back, dissolving the traditional borders between writers and readers. And with this, the boundaries between forms of writing begin to be reconfigured. H
The Evolution of Financial Technology
An unmistakable glow of nostalgia rises from this reunion of “five of the founding fathers of modern finance,” in the words of Andrew Lo. The speakers reminisce about their start in economics, and their professional lives at MIT, a decades-long era of intense collaboration and creativity that both transformed the academic field and th
Finance in Action
Stewart Myers introduces the panelists as distinguished academics and practitioners who share not only their status as MIT alums, but also their innovative application of finance theory to entrepreneurship. “They were in the middle of the action,” says Myers.
Douglas Breeden “grew up in the chicken business” so
