Searching for life in Lake Ellsworth, and dead whales
This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why scientists are planning on drilling three kilometres beneath the Antarctic ice sheet in one of the most ambitious exploration projects ever undertaken; and how worms that feed on dead whale bones at the bottom of the ocean may be distorting the whale fossil record.
PediNeuroLogic Exam: Newborn: Abnormal: Tone - Resting Posture
Although this baby's resting posture shows some flexion of the lower extremities, the upper and lower extremities are in more extension than flexion. The hips are fully abducted and there is little spontaneous movement. There are some gravity opposing movements but they are infrequent. This baby has a 'flat on the mat' appearance reflecting low tone and possible weakness. A neuroscience tutorial focusing on those aspects of the pediatric neurological examination that are unique to the child's ne
TRON:Legacy - An HTML5 Graphic Novel by Disney The Beauty of the Web shines with Disney's new Tron:Legacy site, a rich graphic novel brought to life online using HTML5 Canvas and audio tags (check out the music). The site, designed to mark the relaunch of the Tron:Legacy application, takes advantage of the power of modern PC hardware through Internet Explorer 9's full hardware acceleration so it feels interactive, immersive and responsive. Giorgio Sardo
278 GG Oddness When You Start a Sentence with "There Is"
Expletive Sentences
AMNH Scientific Expeditions 2010
Dr. Michael J. Novacek, Senior Vice-President and Provost of Science at the American Museum of Natural History, highlights some of the scientific expeditions led by Museum scientists throughout 2010. Fly with him around the globe, where he and colleagues dig up ancient fossils, excavate artifacts of past civilizations, and survey living animals and their habitats. Back in New York they analyze their discoveries with the help of new state-of-the-art technology.
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ENGL 200-01, Creative Writing: Introductory Poetry Workshop, Spring 2007
This class will introduce students to principles of good poetry,
including prosody, through readings of work by outside writers in Good Poems, edited by
Garrison Keillor, and through essays from Richard Hugo's The Triggering Town and
Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters To A Young Poet. You will complete writing exercises
assigned in class and in The Practice of Poetry edited by Robin Behn and Chase
Twichell. (4 texts) Students are expected to analyze and prepare to discuss the poems
and essays they rea
1.7 Taxation Another function of accounting is to provide the basis on which tax is measured. The link between taxation and financial reporting is stronger in some countries than others, and is typically much more pronounced in the accounting of owner-managed business than multinational groups. However, the tax issue can be a very significant shaper of accounting measurement. The relationship between tax and accounting is, like so many things, partly the result of an accident of history. In commercial cod
Steroid Synthesis - Preferred Pathways
An interactive animation depicting steroid synthesis and enzymatic pathways. Guide questions - What are the preferred pathways in the biosynthesis of biologically active steroid hormones? University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Reproductive Physiology Modules: Part 1.2.3.
Space Week: Mars Underground, Part 2
The president of the Mars Society makes a passionate case for a manned planetary mission.
SFAP 2011 – L’alliance soignants en soins palliatifs et l’accompagnement au deuil.
Titre : SFAP 2011 – L’alliance entre soignants en soins palliatifs et chambre mortuaire dans l’accompagnement au deuil.
Auteur(s) : C. MAURO (psychologue – Lomme - France).
Etablissement : Unité de Soins Palliatifs, Centre Hospitalier Saint Philibert, Lomme, France.
Résumé : La mort survient aujourd’hui le plus souvent en dehors de l’espace privé où l’on avait vécu, accompagnée de soignants investis pleinement auprès du patient et de sa famille. Les
Peter Sellars on "Desdemona"
http://calperformances.org/
Peter Sellars talks about the genesis of his new project with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison based on Shakespeare's Othello. The music is composed by African singer/songwriter Rokia Traoré who also stars in the production as the maid Barbary. Cal Performances is co-producer and commission of the project and will present the American premiere October 26-29, 2011.
5.2 Summary of Part D In Part D you have: examined how to read an Act of Parliament; studied the physical layout of Acts of Parliament and identified those features common to all Acts of Parliament; read sections of the Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 and the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; examined the importance of Schedules and the short statement at the beginning of the Act; studied the language
4.11.1 Procedural ultra vires This is where the enabling Act sets out the procedural rules to be followed by the body which has been given the delegated power. The court can find the delegated legislation to be ultra vires and void if these rules were not followed. In the Aylesbury Mushroom case (1972) Agricultural Horticultural and Forestry Industry Training Board v Aylesbury Mushrooms Ltd (1972) 1 All ER 280 delegated legislation required the Minister of Labour to consult ‘any organisation &#x
1.3.11 The significance of the near-death experience The sociologist Allan Kellehear (1995) observes that most studies have had a medical focus, investigating whether near-death experiences could be the result of a lack of oxygen to the brain or another medical or psychological cause. Kellehear suggests that the search for psycho-medical explanations has focused on psycho-neurological and defensive mechanisms emphasising altered status of consciousness or physical functioning and not taken into account the meaning of these experiences. Kellehea
Remains of a Libyan compound
June 20 - Libyan officials say at least 15 civilians were killed when NATO airstrikes hit a compound owned by a top Gaddafi aide. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Course: INST 6530 Spring 2011: Design & Development Studio
An advanced instructional design course for masters students. Targeted for preparation for jobs in higher education, in particular. Topics included backward design, problem-based learning, e-learning, learning management systems (moodle), multimedia learning, etc.
07 Adler Textbook Revision
Dialogue only.
Structure of the Atom
An introduction to basic atomic structure
The Research Topic
An outline for both teachers and students of the various stages in the choice, preparation and presentation of a Research Topic for the higher level, LC History examination.
Ukiyoe Japanese Painting
This video, done by a high school student in Santa Clara, California, looks at one of the traditional styles of Japanese painting - ukiyoe (oo-key-yo-eh). This video is part of the video collection at NextVista.org (http://nextvista.org), a proud partner of Curriki.
