Breakingviews: Defrauding Uncle Sam
Breakingviews columnists discuss the latest twists in the U.S. mortgage mess involving Citigroup and Bank of America.
Bob Shea: 2011 National Book Festival
ob Shea appears at the 2011 National Book Festival.
Speaker Biography: Bob Shea is the author-illustrator of "Dinosaur vs. Bedtime," "Dinosaur vs. the Potty," "Dinosaur vs. the Library," "Race You to Bed!" and "New Socks." He also wrote "Big Plans," illustrated by Lane Smith.
For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5400.
Recherches sur les bases moléculaires de la "sucrosité" des vins secs
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Valentijn: Kortfilms over liefde en vriendschap In deze oefening wordt gewerkt rond kortfilms (animatiefilms) die op Youtube te vinden zijn. De opdrachten die erbij horen, zijn vooral schrijfopdrachten: de inhoud samenvatten, hun mening weergeven, een paar inhoudsvraagjes. Daarnaast wil ik de …
This month with the President - February 2012
President Patrick Deane talks about the importance of the 3M Teaching Fellowships and congratulates McMaster's winners: social sciences' Marshall Beier and the Centre for Leadership in Learning's Susan Vajoczki.
Rememering The High Lonesome
Profiles filmmaker, photographer, artist, and musician John Cohen. The film examines the birth of a new artistic ethic and counterculture through John Cohen's involvement with the Beat Generation, abstract expressionist painters, and the Folk Music Revival, and it explores the role of an outsider documenting the life and arts of an Appalachian community.
Music, Narrative & Verbal Arts, Folkmusic Revival / Appalachia / 2003
27 minutes
Sadobabies: Runaways in San Francisco
A 1988 8mm video documentary about the street children of San Francisco. The video documents the expressive traditions of a group of young runaways who formed an alternative family in an abandoned high school building near Golden Gate Park. Shot in an urban setting with a "one-person crew," Sadobabies demonstrates small-format, low-budget production.
Customs, Children, Children, Family, Urban Life, Urban Life / West / 1988
30 minutes
Salamanders: A Night at the Phi Delt House
Teachers are advised to review content:
An annual, weekend party at a college fraternity, which includes swallowing live salamanders develops into a competition among coeds that has sexual overtones. A George Hornbein/Ken Thigpen film.
Customs, Festivals/Customs, Play / Middle Atlantic / 1982
12 minutes
The Sea Bright Skiff: Working on the Jersey Shore
The Sea Bright-style skiff dates back to the mid 1800s along the North Jersey Shore. Charles Hankins still hand-crafts these boats of New Jersey cedar and green oak, though they no longer serve as fishing vessels. He demonstrates the process of building the skiff, step by step.
Arts & Crafts, Traditional, Work / Middle Atlantic / 1991
28 minutes
Mussolini Dagger
THE DETECTIVE: Wes Cowan THE PLACE: Reno, Nevada THE CASE: In the late spring of 1945, in some of the bloodiest fighting of World War Two, Allied forces move north through Italy, liberating towns from Fascist control. Italy’s leader, Benito Mussolini, is in hiding. A deadly cat and mouse game unfolds as members of the American spy service, the OSS, hunt for Mussolini, to try him as a war criminal. But Il Duce has terrorized Italians for twenty one years – and the US Military are in a
OrganWise Guys Shorts: Pirates of the Carrot and Bean
Come learn about health and nutrition with the OrganWise Guys! In this short: Health Pirates sail the produce isles in search of high fiber foods. (1min)
Wetlands
This video segment explains why Native people regard wetlands not only for their important ecological function, but for their spiritual value as well. For many tribes, wetlands represent life. They consider wetlands to be sacred places that must be protected from external sources of pollution, such as runoff from landscaping businesses and municipal discharges. The video segment was adapted from a student video produced at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. (1:21)
UT Recruits Students from Pittsburg and Chicago
Toledo recruit
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University of Toledo's Recruitment Video for Chinese Students. ©University of Toledo, 2012
Bianca's Body Math
In order to solve a mystery about a suspect's footsteps, Jackie, Inez and Matt look for body matches. After some experimenting, they reason that the length of each of their heads match the length of their foot. (1:!7)
Cómo actúan los campos magnéticos (en español)
Se llama campo magnético a la zona que rodea a un objeto imantado y en la cual se manifiestan sus propiedades magnéticas. Si alguna vez te has preguntado cómo funciona un imán cuando atrae objetos metálicos, este vídeo te explica de una forma sencilla. Perfecto para niños. (1:15)
From Tissue Slide To First Molecular Analysis within 24 hours. Fact or Fiction?
By: LUMC_PA_MD For a number of cancersubtypes it is crucial to determine if a mutation is present in genes like KRAS, EGFR, BRAF and PIK3CA. The testresults will be consequently used to predict the response to therapy. We demonstrate the workflow of this process in the Molecular Tumour Diagnostics group in the department of Pathology at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands.
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LUMC_Pathology
SLMP.nl (Dutch only)
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Y a-t-il un impact de la biodiversité sur le climat ?
Science en Question: "Changement climatique et biodiversité"
Le Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, le GIS Climat-Environnement-Société et La Huit ont le plaisir de vous présenter leur co-production audiovisuelle grand public intitulée "Sciences en questions - Changement climatique et biodiversité", conçue et coordonnée par Anne Teyssèdre. En quelques minutes, une douzaine de scientifiques sélectionnés pour leur expertise, répondent à des
Who Comes to the Feeder?
Young children can learn a great deal by observing the world around them. In this video from KET, students learn a few basic facts about the types of birds attracted to a simple backyard feeder. (2:30)
'Brandwashed'
Martin Lindstrom calls for an ethical line in the sand for the future development of brands using social media
