World's most expensive wine sold
July 27 - A 200 year old white wine, which is still drinkable, is sold in London for 75,000 pounds (123,000 U.S. dollars) - a world record for a bottle of wine sold commercially. Elly Park reports.
Walmart shrinks to grow sales
July 27 - Walmart is slowly rolling out a new smaller store format called Walmart Express aimed mostly at urban areas like Chicago, as the retailer struggles to end a two-year slide in U.S. same-store sales. Conway G. Gittens reports.
Sweet debut for Dunkin' Donuts
July 27 - Shares of Dunkin' Brands, parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, were snapped up by investors hungry for a piece of its value-priced recipe for success. Bobbi Rebell reports.
U.S. Day Ahead: Boehner debt plan to face tough opposition
July 27 - The House is set to vote on a plan from Speaker Boehner to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, but Reuters Correspondent Tim Reid says even if the plan is revamped, the bill faces a lot of opposition.
The horrifying AAA debt chart
July 22 - Reuters' blogger Felix Salmon explains the risks of believing that triple-A-rated bonds are risk-free in a world where more than half of all bonds are considered risk-free and the value of issued debt reaches $7 trillion per year.
Stormtroopers entangled in legal battle
July 27 - Star Wars director George Lucas loses copyright infringement lawsuit. Alicia Powell reports.
Winehouse on charts, Lucas loses in court
July 27 - The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Amy Winehouse back on the charts, George Lucas loses court battle, and James Franco returns to General Hospital. Bob Mezan reports.
Wall Street slumps as worries grow
July 27 - Economic worries, profit jitters, and the debt standoff in Washington sent Wall Street to its biggest drop in eight weeks. Conway G. Gittens reports.
DSK maid lawyer talks
July 27 - Defense Attorney for DSK maid says his client never said about Strauss Khan, "I know he has a lot of money and I know what to do." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The heat is on in Russia.
July 27 - Heatwave hits Russia. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Ball sinks to bottom of grain-filled tube
Read more:
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/06/born-to-be-viral-balls-sink-forever-into-sand-like-grains.html
Droplets dance in Tibetan Singing Bowl
Read more:
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/07/droplets-dance-in-tibetan-singing-bowl.html
Looking through skin
Read more:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128193.800-why-skin-is-a-better-lens-than-glass.html
SFAP 2011 – La sédation palliative : enjeux éthiques d’une pratique qui se banalise.
Titre : SFAP 2011 – La sédation palliative : enjeux éthiques d’une pratique qui se banalise
Auteur(s) : Danielle BLONDEAU. (Professeur en sciences infirmières et éthiciennes, Canada ).
Etablissement : Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Résumé : c’est une pratique encore mal connue et controversée. Il s’y prête beaucoup de confusion due à des nomenclatures et des pratiques cliniques variées, une diversité sur le plan empirique comme éthique.
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Boiler Bytes: Team to compete in international solar home competition
Purdue University is one of 20 teams chosen to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. The teams, from 16 U.S. and four foreign universities, will compete to design, build and operate the most affordable, attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered house.
http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2010/100419HutzelDecathalon.html
Boiler Bytes: More Purdue sculptures
Purdue's West Lafayette campus is home for many sculptures -- from statues of people who provided inspiration to students to commissioned pieces from internationally renowned artists.
http://www.purdue.edu/vic
Blasts kill at least 15 in Iraq's Tikrit
July 28 - Two suicide bombers killed at least 15 people and wounded more than 30 in Iraq's Tikrit city. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
South Korea classrooms to go fully digital by 2015
July 28 - South Korea is pushing forward with a plan to completely digitize its classrooms by 2015. The US$2.1 billion plan calls for supplying every student in the country with a digital tablet replacing traditional textbooks. The tablets will give the students access to a massive cloud-based network where students can learn online, even when they are sick at home. Ben Gruber reports.
Clashes in Chile
July 28 - Chilean students clash with police in latest in a series of protests over education budgets. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Exponential Functions Versus Linear Functions
A teacher talks to some students about some differences between exponential functions and linear functions.
