Third Annual Freedom of Information Day - Welcome and Opening Remarks / Introduction / Award Present
Welcome and Opening Remarks -- Daniel J. Metcalfe, Executive Director, Collaboration on Government Secrecy, Washington College of Law
Third Annual Freedom of Information Day - Panel One: Big Freedom of Information Act Litigation Cases
A wide-ranging discussion of pending issues in major FOIA litigation by expert government and private-sector litigators.
Third Annual Freedom of Information Day - Panel Two: Backlog Reduction Under the Open Government Dir
An inside look at the potential implementation of this major government-wide FOIA initiative.
Third Annual Freedom of Information Day - Luncheon Address
Norman L. Eisen, Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform and key official on the White House Open Government Initiative
Third Annual Freedom of Information Day - Panel Three: Pseudosecrecy, From SHSI to SBU to CUI
A review of the problematic proliferation of "safeguarding labels," from Clinton-era origins to prospective Obama Administration solutions (potentially in the form of an unprecedented executive order).
William J. Bosanko, Director, Information Security Oversight Office, National Archives and Records Administration; Michael German, National Security Policy Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union; Matthew L. Kronisch, Associate General Counsel for Intelligence, Department of Homeland Security, an
Lecture 10 - 11/29/2010
Lecture 10
Brian Kernighan: The Changing Face of Programming
The rapid evolution of languages, tools, environments, and expectations presents major challenges and opportunities for programmers and for software engineering education. This is true across all kinds of programming, but is especially so for Web systems, which are now routinely written in untyped scripting languages and include Ajax, mashups, toolkits, frameworks like Rails and Django, and a profusion of interfaces, all operating asynchronously on distributed systems.
For the past 7 or 8 years
7.1 Free Will, Determinism and Choice
Part 7.1. Explores the problem of free will and the ideas of moral responsibility, determinism and choice; the need for a concept of freedom to allow free choice, the problems associated with this and asking whether we really have freedom of choice.
2.4 Summary of Section 2
Water is arguably the most important physical resource as it is the one that is essential to human survival. Understanding the global water cycle and how we use water is essential to planning a sustainable source of water for the future.
2.3 Interception, evaporation and transpiration
Water is arguably the most important physical resource as it is the one that is essential to human survival. Understanding the global water cycle and how we use water is essential to planning a sustainable source of water for the future.
7.4 Making Sense of Free Will and Moral Responsibility
Part 7.4. A brief explanation of Hume's argument for sentimentalism and Robert Kane's views on free will and determinism.
7.3 Hume on Liberty and Necessity
Part 7.3. Looks at Hume's views on liberty and its relationship to causal necessity; that we have free will but it is causally determined.
Episode Fifty: December 2010
Changing scene: Canaletto and the theatre (with special effects). Plus window dressing as art, and paintings with stories to tell
Video: Caldwell steps aside as Vanderbilt head coach
Robbie Caldwell stepped down as Vanderbilt’s head football coach, effective after the Commodores’ Nov. 27 game with Wake Forest. Read the full release.
Video: Ingrid Betancourt talks about FARC
Guerillas belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC, kidnapped Ingrid Betancourt as she campaigned for the Colombian presidency in 2002. She was held captive six years in Colombia’s rain forest until she was liberated in 2008 with 14 other hostages in a daring rescue staged by the Colombian army. Listen tokeep reading »
Letter A Rap
This is a song that introduces the letter a and shows the letter in capital and lowercase forms as well as the varying sounds the letter makes. (2:23)
Brush Your Teeth
This video helps children see the importance of brushing your teeth. The children will be able to relate to the video and their daily routine. The music and voices are clear but the video is poor quality (blurry).
December Graduate Teaching For America
December 2010 graduate Brianne Welser discusses earning a competitive Teach for America position and some of her SUNY Oswego experiences.
The Ethics of Pregnancy and Childbirth: An interview with Maggie Little
Dr. Maggie Little discusses ethical dilemmas surrounding pregnancy, childbirth, women's bodies, and the emerging market for eggs.
2.5 Nicolas Malebranche and George Berkeley
Part 2.5. Focuses on Malebranche, a lesser-known French Philosopher, and his ideas on idealism and the influence they had on English philosopher George Berkeley.
