Holy Land, Holy Bones, Holy Image: Byzantine Pilgrimage Art
Presented by Gary Vikan, director, The Walters Art Museum.
La recherche d'information, les moteurs de recherche et le pageRank
Dans cet exposé, Jean-Paul Delahaye, nous parle de l'information au sens usuel du terme et nous montre les problèmes mathématiques et algorithmiques qui depuis quinze à ving ans ont été résolus pour arriver à cette mise à disposition quasi miraculeuse de l'information, au fil de l'exposé il nous fait partager les autres notions d'informations et nous permet de partager les grandes idées qui font de l'informatique, la science de l'information.
Présentation à destinat
Uit jezelf communiceren : Training communicatievaardigheden Communicatie, ontwikkeling en zelfsturing spelen een heel belangrijke rol in het onderwijs en bij het opvoeden. Zowel de leerlingen als het personeel van de school, zowel de ouders als de kinderen, hebben er baat bij om duidelijk te …
1827, 1836, 1841: Documents Relating to the Business Affairs of Joseph Slocum
These images constitute a collection of documents which provide glimpses of the business dealings and reverses of Joseph Slocum, the father of Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage.,Joseph Slocum, Margaret Olivia Sage's father, was a clever inventor but commercial success eluded him all his life. Like many antebellum entrepreneurs his fortunes rose and fell with the volatile market conditions. Olivia was thirteen when, according to the Western State Journal reproduced here: "494 acres belonging to J Slocu
National Geographic- Leopard Frogs
Watch leopard frogs leap among the leaves and dive into the water in this video. This is a great video to help build background knowledge with our students. This video would work well in conjunction with a story about frogs and/or a science unit about amphibians. Students will enjoy this naturalistic video (1:09).
BoK surprises, RBA affirms rate hold
Bank of Korea surprises by holding interest rates, but hike seen in March as BoK acknowledges price pressures; Aussie tumbles as RBA says on hold for time being.
Prepare site files and orders
This topic looks at the documents that make up a site file at a building site. It also looks at producing purchase orders and how they are used to make the call forward sheet.
Siegfried Woldhek shows how he found the true face of Leonardo
This 4:21 video lecture is about the narrator's search for an image of Leonardo and the problem solving approach that he used. This is a wonderful video that shows students how they can use their powers of observation and deduction to reach conclusions.
1.221J Transportation Systems (MIT)
Approaching transportation as a complex, large-scale, integrated, open system (CLIOS), this course strives to be an interdisciplinary systems subject in the "open" sense. It introduces qualitative modeling ideas and various techniques and philosophies of modeling complex transportation enterprises. It also introduces conceptual frameworks for qualitative analysis, such as frameworks for regional strategic planning, institutional change analysis, and new technology development and deployment. And
1.203J Logistical and Transportation Planning Methods (MIT)
The class will cover quantitative techniques of Operations Research with emphasis on applications in transportation systems analysis (urban, air, ocean, highway, pick-up and delivery systems) and in the planning and design of logistically oriented urban service systems (e.g., fire and police departments, emergency medical services, emergency repair services). It presents a unified study of functions of random variables, geometrical probability, multi-server queueing theory, spatial location theo
Prince Edward Island Glass Bottle Buildings (3 of 3)
This bottle house on Prince Edward Island was made with 12,000 bottles.
"Life at Eighty" by John Whitworth (poetry reading)
The quotation is usually attributed to Kobayashi Issa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobayashi_Issa
A Haruspex was a priest in ancient Rome who foretold the future by inspection of the entrails of sacrificed animals. From Julius Caesar:
Caesar: "Go bid the priests do present sacrifice
And bring me their opinions of success."
Servant: "They would not have you to stir forth to-day.
Plucking the entrails of an offering forth,
They could not find a heart within the beast."
Statue is of Matsuo Basho
Video: Vanderbilt Orchestra: Mendelssohn’s “Symphony No. 4″
The Vanderbilt Orchestra, conducted by Robin Fountain, performed Symphony No. 4 by Felix Mendelssohn September 16, 2010, in Ingram Hall.
1.105 Solid Mechanics Laboratory (MIT)
This course introduces students to basic properties of structural materials and behavior of simple structural elements and systems through a series of experiments. Students learn experimental technique, data collection, reduction and analysis, and presentation of results. Students generally take this subject during the same semester as 1.050, Solid Mechanics.
5.1.4 History
Does the idea of essay writing put you off the idea of studying? This unit will help you to realise that essays are not to be feared. You will learn how important it is to answer the question that is set and that your style of writing is as communicative as possible.
2.5.2 Punctuation
Does the idea of essay writing put you off the idea of studying? This unit will help you to realise that essays are not to be feared. You will learn how important it is to answer the question that is set and that your style of writing is as communicative as possible.
Types of qualitative research
This RLO outlines the variety of types of qualitative research that there are. It's aimed primarily at students studying evidence based practice and research methods.
Congressman resigns over web scandal
Married Republican congressman resigns after sending flirty emails and photos to a woman he met on the Internet. Deborah Gembara reports.
Acids, Alkalis and Bases: Further Application
Examining the operation and application of acids, bases and alkalis, including neutralisation, acid/base reactions, and salts.
A Discussion about the Mummy of Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut
A discussion about the mummy of Egyptian queen Hatshepsut with Zahi Hawass, Secretary-General, Supreme Council of Antiquities and Catherine Roehrig, Curator, Department of Egyptian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art. This is a 26 minute video discussing the history of this queen. Students need to have some idea of Hapshepsut and what she accomplished. Very interesting in terms of content, but may be difficult for some students who don't understand Egyptian history. Older students might find the met
