CHIN 302-01, Advanced Chinese, Spring 2007
In addition to the same objectives as those in the first two years, we will continue to put more emphasis on listening and speaking. We will have speech and conversation time in class to give students chances to express their own thoughts and communicate with each other in Chinese. To improve the ability of using Chinese, we will play some small games based on the characters and text contents in class. In this way, we can develop not only students’ aural-oral skills, but also reading, understa
Let’s explore Silverlight 5! This is a recording from an MSDN Live Meeting broadcast from the Microsoft Belgium office on December 6, 2011. Abstract
With Silverlight 4 out for over a year now, some amazing applications have been built with it. It's time to take a look at the next version, which was released mid December 2011. In this session, Silverlight MVP Gill Cleeren will take you on a tour of the new features in the platform, including
Exponential Growth - Problem 1 of 3
This video is a continuation and demonstrates how to use the exponential growth formula to solve an example problem. (4:31)
INFO2009 Educational Resources
INFO2009 Educational Resources
Sunday Service- 12/4/2011-Helen Prejean
A service of worship in Duke University Chapel. The Reverend Sister Helen Prejean delivers a sermon entitled "Loving Enemies: Is It Possible for Ordinary People?
Opening excerpt from the sermon :( 42:45)
"It's a great joy for me to share with you this morning, we who try to follow the way of Jesus. When grace comes to us, we awaken. It's all about awakening. Advent the coming is all about awakening. Awakening when it happens is always grace. We cannot make ourselves be enlightened. We can go t
Paris launches self-service car hire network.
Dec. 4 - After the success of Velib' (bicycle hire), Paris introduces Autolib', pay-as-you-go rental from a fleet of eco cars. Andrew Raven reports.
Falun Gong, What the World Has Been Missing
On November 15, 2011, the University of Arizona's Honors College hosted this public lecture by Dr. Shizhong Chen. A regular United Nations speaker, Dr. Chen, discussed an ongoing abuse of human rights in China that involves illegal organ harvesting and a persecution of a peaceful and spiritual group known as Falun Gong.
Dr. Shizhong Chen has been active in projects concerning China for over 20 years. He has founded, co-founded, or been spokesperson for a number of organizations concerning Chin
Neuroscience Nursing Program
In this three-minute video, Greg Raymond, UMMC's Director of NeuroCare Nursing and Behavior Health Services, and Dr. Kojo Hamilton, an assistant professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, provide an overview of the Neuroscience Nursing Program at the University of Maryland Medical Center. They describe how the nursing staff works together as a team to provide relationship-based care to all patients and their family members, and build relationships with the other
Alumni Board of Directors Chair Jennifer McEnery Finn (MBA '00): A Special Message
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The Short American Century
In February 1941, Henry Luce memorably announced the arrival of the "The American Century." The phrase caught on, as did the belief that America's moment was at hand. Yet as Andrew J. Bacevich makes clear, that century has now ended, the victim of strategic miscalculation, military misadventures, and economic decline.
What did this age of reputed American preeminence signify? What caused its premature demise? What legacy remains in its wake? What did the forging of the American Century—with
Authors@Google: Michael Hiltzik
Michael Hiltzik visited Google's Santa Monica Office to talk about his book "The New Deal: A Modern History." This talk took place on October 13, 2011 as part of the Authors@Google program.
PSYC 309-01, Human Judgment and Decision Making, Fall 2005
You will study how people make judgments about themselves and others; how people attribute causation to human behavior; and how people make estimates and best guesses about uncertain outcomes. The layperson's intuitions and judgments will be contrasted with normative standards established by scientists, mathematicians, and philosophers. You will learn about 6 classic decision-making paradoxes, and you can participate in 6 class demonstrations where you can earn money (max $30) as well as lose mo
Lecture 15 - 10/27/2010
Lecture 15
OSIRIS-REx: Tapping Asteroid RQ36
Dante Lauretta, Ph.D. and professor in the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Sciences Laboratory, started his career at the UA as a math major. As a young student, he was accepted into the NASA Space Grant Undergraduate Research Program. Today, he is the principle investigator on the OSIRIS-REx mission to return a sample of pristine, carbon-rich material from asteroid 1999 RQ36. Such material may just contain precursors to key biomolecules that could tell us how life on Earth began. Th
SOC101 Individual in Society Session 13 12/05/11
SOC101 Individual in Society Session 13 12/05/11
Sergio Soto
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This square contains part of a well-wooded scenic valley, up which climbs the road with the longest continuous gradient in England. A former spa is an intere...
SML 2011 – Les maladies génétiques responsables d’une épilepsie
Titre : SML 2011 – Les maladies génétiques responsables d’une épilepsie
Intervenant(s) : Laetitia LAMBERT (Laboratoire de génétique – CHU de Nancy)
Résumé : Les maladies génétiques responsables d’une épilepsie
L’auteur n’a pas transmis de conflit d’intérêt concernant les données diffusées dans cette vidéo ou publiées dans la référence citée.
Conférence enregistrée lors de la Semaine Médicale de Lorraine 2011 (SML 2011) et des 3Ã
SML 2011 – Les causes de l’épilepsie de l’enfant. (audio)
Titre : SML 2011 – Les causes de l’épilepsie de l’enfant.
Intervenant(s) : Emmanuel RAFFO (professeur, service de neuropédiatrie, hôpital d’enfant de Brabois – CHU de Nancy)
Résumé : Les causes de l’épilepsie de l’enfant.
L’auteur n’a pas transmis de conflit d’intérêt concernant les données diffusées dans cette vidéo ou publiées dans la référence citée.
Conférence enregistrée lors de la Semaine Médicale de Lorraine 2011 (SM
Civic Media Lunch: "ZUMIX" (full version) ZUMIX is an East Boston-based nonprofit organization dedicated to building our community through music and the arts. A core belief is that music is the most powerful means of developing adolescent self-identity. Our award-winning music and creative technology programming is designed to equip youth with the tools necessary to reach their full potential, while creating a safe space for youth to explore who they are and who they want to be. Through community e
