Alan Greenspan Was Right! (About Antitrust, Anyway) [Thomas DiLorenzo discusses his upcoming online Mises Academy class Competition, Monopoly, and Antitrust: The Austrian Perspective, a five-week course starting March 15.] For all his
Blinder Understates the Cost of a Carbon Tax In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Alan Blinder listed numerous alleged benefits of a phased-in carbon tax. Out of his entire column, he devoted a single sentence to the possible downside of his plan when he wrote, "No one likes to pay higher taxes." A more bala
Career Education for special education
Joy Heuer
This is a unit of career education lessons for a mod./severe special education class. These lessons are targeted towards a K-1 class. Included are lessons on name recognition, self awareness, […]
Marimba Beat: Jingchen Sun
In this performance video segment from From the Top at Carnegie Hall, 17-year-old percussionist Jingchen Sun plays a marimba, a percussion instrument with a fascinating history. The piece she plays, "Ultimatum I," is by German composer and percussionist Nebojsa Zivkovic. (04:20)
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
History of American Literature: Ernest Hemingway
A two minute video using quotes from Hemingway and an overview of his themes. A brief early biography.
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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.
Annotating images with community ontologies: experiences from neuroscience
Speaker: Dr. Maryann Martone, UCSD
Troubles close pyramids
Pyramids shut because of Egyptian unrest.
Birmingham Canal - Birmingham Canal Navigations
Photographs by Geoograph contributors taken along the canal from Aldersley Junction to Gas Street Basin.
Santander's Polish bank bid
Santander is preparing to officially bid for the remaining share in Poland's Bank Zachodni WBK with an offer of $5.8m, which would make Santander the sole owner.
Suicide blast strikes downtown Kabul
A suicide attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul kills at least two people and injures several others.
Plastic Pollution Introduction
A good introduction to plastic pollution on beaches. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and Scientist Chris Reddy help AquaKIDs take a critical look at plastics and their effect on our environment.
Cohort and case-controlled studies
This RLO explains what are case-control and cohort studies, and outlines the difference between them.
Intramuscular Injection sites (for adults)
Intramuscular Injection sites (for adults) is designed to help you correctly identify which muscles may be used to safely administer intramuscular injections.
Plastics. like Milk Jugs and Oil Containers Recycled into Fencing
The process to recycle milk jugs and other plastics into a durable plastic wood fencing product. This video gives students an idea of how recycled products are made into useful items. Teachers might want to show students what the recycle symbol looks like in the classroom.
Réduction de la mortalité maternelle – L’épisode code de la famille du Mali.
Historique du code malien des personnes et de la famille. Il faut remonter à l’indépendance, époque à laquelle l’inégalité de statut entre l’homme et la femme est considérable. Cela explique en partie les difficulté de l’évolution d’une société en pleine évolution.
Conférence enregistrée dans le cadre du Colloque International Interdisciplinaire : Droit et Santé en Afrique. Réduction de la mortalité maternelle en Afrique Sub-saharienne, mieux comprendre pour
Jobless man's trade fair for one
A French former marketing director stages a employment fair with a difference: a recruitment event for himself, where he is the sole exhibitor.
World Affairs Council Great Decisions 2011: Winning Without War: Do Sanctions Work?
"Winning Without War: Do Sanctions Work?" presented by Mike Shuster, NPR
