Professor Nancy Millis and Professor John Langford discuss the need for radical changes in water management in Australia with Jacky Angus.Guests:
Emeritus Professor Nancy Millis AC MBE, Microbiologist and pioneer in fermentation technology in Australia
Professor John Langford
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Ash cloud hits Australia flights
The ash cloud from Chile's Puyehue-Cordon Calle volcano causes further chaos for Australian aviation. Paul Chapman reports.
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4 Key points
The important points this unit has covered include:
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Defining the entrepreneur in terms of economic function and role.
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Identifying the key characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial firms.
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Considering the role of entrepreneurial motivation in decision making and business behaviour.
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Identifying leadership and management styles appropriate to an entrepreneurial firm
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2 Entrepreneurial qualities
It is now widely accepted that, apart from the start up phase, most small firms in Europe are more concerned about survival rather than growth and relatively few are especially entrepreneurial (Gray 1998). Consequently, a lot of research in this field has focused on finding the characteristics that set entrepreneurs and their firms apart from others. Elizabeth Chell (1985, 1999), a social psychologist, has examined numerous psychological trait-based approaches and concluded that, whilst psych
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President Shelton Addresses UA Foundation's National Leadership Council
University of Arizona President Robert N. Shelton, PhD., addresses the University of Arizona Foundation's Board of Trustees and the National Leadership Council about the value of private philanthropy to the UA's research and scientific initiatives, including the Biosphere 2 and the Controlled Environment Agriculture Center.
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Texas A&M and UT-Austin: Partners in the Giant Magellan Telescope
Texas A&M University and the University of Texas and are founding partners of the Giant Magellan Telescope. This next-generation giant telescope, still in the planning and fundraising stages, will tackle exciting astronomical mysteries like dark energy, dark matter, and understanding extrasolar planets. For more information about this project, visit http://www.gmto.org
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Spaghetti Bridge
Civil engineers design and construct structures such as buildings, dams, and bridges. We can explore the field of engineering by making a bridge using spaghetti. This bridge is then tested based on the weight it can carry without breaking.
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PediNeuroLogic Exam: Newborn: Abnormal: Tone - Heel to Ear
This baby's tone is low enough that the heel can almost be drawn up to the level of the ear. The heel in a normal baby would only come to mid chest. A neuroscience tutorial focusing on those aspects of the pediatric neurological examination that are unique to the child's nervous system, with an emphasis on important neurodevelopmental milestones.
Author(s): Paul D. Larsen, MD,Suzanne S. Stensaas, PhD
The 2011 Beantown Blitz at Northeastern University
Northeastern University hosts the Beantown Blitz, one of the largest off-season robotics events in the New England Area. Northeastern also mentors the Nutrons, one of the teams competing in the event.
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Newton's First Law of Motion
This is a ten-minute video concerning Newton's First Law of Motion (Galileo's Law of Inertia). Mr. Khan uses photos and computer software for instruction.
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CIF vaccinologie 2011 - Calendriers vaccinaux de l’enfant dans les pays industrialisés. (video)
Cours international francophone de vaccinologie.
Titre : CIF vaccinologie 2011 - Calendriers vaccinaux de l’enfant dans les pays industrialisés.
Intervenant : Nicole GUERIN
Résumé : 29 mars 2011 - cours 17
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Conférence enregistrée lors du DIU de vaccinologie le mercredi 30 mars. Hôpital d’instruction de
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Seminar 8-USAWC Class of 2011
Ten months of readings, papers, exercises and complex seminar discussions paid off for the Army War College Class of 2011 as they graduated in front of friends, family, colleagues and international partners on the historic parade grounds of Carlisle Barracks.
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