Egyptians vote in parliamentary poll
Nov. 28 - The Arab League Secretary General, Nabil al-Araby, and Presidential hopeful, Amr Moussa, are among the early voters as Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections get underway. Nick Rowlands reports.
Electrodynamique quantique en cavité - Serge Haroche (audio)
Conférence de clôture du Congrès Général de la SFP Bordeaux-2011
• Electrodynamique quantique en cavité, Serge HAROCHE
Collège de France et Ecole Normale Supérieure, médaille d’or du CNRS
SFSP Lille 2011 – Les conditions du succès, les enseignements de l’expérience québécoise
Titre : SFSP Lille 2011 – Expertise, décision, action : les conditions du succès, les enseignements de l’expérience québécoise
Intervenant(s) : Dab William - Professeur titulaire de la chaire d'hygiène et de sécurité, Conservatoire national des arts et métiers
Résumé : De façon générale, la question des niveaux de risques et de preuves requis pour justifier des actions de santé publique est une des grandes questions qui se pose à tous les niveaux de nos so
Oshiro's Japanese Kanji
I've developed this quiz to test myself on the kanjis that I've learned while studying Japanese. As I familiarize myself with more kanjis and this program, I'll be modifying some things to this module later on. Feel free to use and I hope it helps you to better understand and recognize some kanjis that are used in Japan.
Social Movements in the Age of the Internet [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Manuel Castells | How are Social Movements shaped by the availability of horizontal communication networks based on the Internet and wireless communication? How can indignation become collective action by the connection between neural networks, digital social networks and urban networks? Which are the cultural and political consequences of these developments? Case studies in different contexts ground a theory of power and social change in the network society presented in th
L'esclavage et le conte créole guyanais
Les contes sont une forme de transmission de la mémoire et des faits historiques. Afin d'établir le corpus de contes créoles guyanais, il a été entrepris une collecte exhaustive en métropole, aux Antilles, en Guyane, dans les revues, les romans, les recueils... Pas moins de 250 contes ont ainsi été rassemblés depuis les années 1800 à nos jours, cependant relativement peu portent sur l'esclavage. La légende de la fontaine blanchissante est un conte prépondérant, il donne une explic
30.11.2011 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Mittwoch – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.Nach der Erstürmung der britischen Botschaft in Teheran durch protestierende Studenten hält Großbritannien seine Vertretung im Iran vorerst geschlossen. Mitarbeiter würden abgezogen, erklärte das Außenministerium in London. Trotz starker Polizeipräsenz vor der Botschaft war es rund 200 regierungstreuen Demons
Boiler Bytes: Reamer Club takes care of Boilermaker Special
The Reamer Club is dedicated to observing the traditions of Purdue. Club members learn the traditions and songs of the university during the pledge process. The club supports sports teams by sponsoring scholarships and cheering loudly at athletic events. Both the Boilermaker Special, the official mascot of Purdue, and the X-tra Special are cared for and maintained by the club.
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TGBD 2011: Question 2 of 11 - 21st Century Challenges
What new challenges do global leaders face in the 21st century? Panelists and keynote speakers share insights Nov. 10-11, 2011, at the inaugural Thunderbird Global Business Dialogue. For more about Thunderbird School of Global Management, visit http://www.thunderbird.edu.
CIHR Café Scientifique IRSC - Hamilton
What a Pain! Debate Around the Use of Opioids in Chronic Pain Management
Nov. 2, 2011 - McMaster Innovation Park.
IDS336 Session 13 Fall 2011
IDS336 Session 13 Jazz in the Modern Era Chet Hanley
Guest: Jeffrey Winston
Journeys Through Sociology: Yoshimichi Sato
In this interview Dr. Yoshimichi Sato (Tohoku University, Japan) emphasizes the power of quantitative sociology for making sense of social "puzzles", while also stressing the need to supplement quantitative analysis with qualitative approaches and knowledge of the local and national contexts being studied. He also discusses his own path to sociology and he was drawn to it as a way of addressing inequalities and understanding various forms of stratification.
This is part of a series of intervie
WSU students teach sustainability to Pullman second-graders
What do second grade students, garbage, Washington State University students and aquifers have in common? They are all part of a "Palouse Pollinators" science initiative in the three elementary schools of the Pullman School District.
"Palouse Pollinators" is an education partnership centered on sustainability and environmental education. The emerging school garden focus is entitled: "Growing, Learning and Being in Community."
For more about this story, click here: http://news.wsu.edu/pages/p
Loggerhead Turtles Digging
This short video clip shows close-up video of several loggerhead hatchlings digging their way out of the sand and heading to the water. There is no narration with this video, but the professionally-made video footage and sounds from nature help bring the baby turtles into the classroom for your students to observe. This video would be a nice compliment to the poem Over in the Meadow, where the mother turtle tells the baby turtles to "dig."
Circumference by Math Busters
This video explains finding circumference by using radius. A "real-life" example of finding circumfernce of a traffic circle is shown with video and explained. ( 2:42)
Beetlejuice - Beauty & The Beetle PART 2
Examines the use of irony and personification.
16.522 Space Propulsion (MIT)
Space Propulsion begins with a review of rocket propulsion fundamentals. The course then proceeds into advanced propulsion concepts, ranging from chemical to electrical engines. Propulsion system selection criteria and mission analysis are introduced. The bulk of the semester is devoted to the physics and engineering of various engine classes, including electrothermal, electrostatic and electro-magnetic. Specific topics include arcjets, ion engines, Hall thrusters and colloid thrusters.
SCIENCE OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS: SLAPSHOT PHYSICS
By: nsf One of the most popular team sports in the Winter Olympics is hockey. More than just a physical game, for scientists, it's a showcase for physics on ice--especially when it comes to the slapshot. Three-time Olympian Julie Chu, Thomas Humphrey, a senior scientist at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, and Katharine Flores, an associate professor in the department of materials science and engineering at Ohio State University, break down the science of hockey's hardest shot.
10.12.2011 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Samstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.Auf der Klimakonferenz im südafrikanischen Durban arbeiten die Unterhändler mit Hochdruck an einem Fahrplan für ein neues Klimaschutzabkommen. Nachdem in der Nacht kein Kompromiss erzielt werden konnte, sind die Verhandlungen mit einem neuen Kompromissvorschlag der südafrikanischen Präsidentschaft am Morgen wied
