Age of Piracy
Pirates seek treasure both sunken and sea-going, from the 17th century through today. William and Mary Professor Kris Lane draws the connections between the old traditions and the fresh emergences of piracy.Author(s):
Modeled Arctic Sea Ice Thickness from 1940 through 2060: View #2
Part of the ongoing research into polar ice trends encompasses evaluation from sophisticated computer models. At the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at Princeton University, run by NASAs sibling agency, NOAA, researchers modeled a 5,000 year period to see how polar ice might behave over time depending on several different variables. This visualization shows a 120-year slice of that complete model, essentially offering a research window on to experimental processes that require longer time
1 John (Part 2) - Bruce Winter
This is the 9th and final part of the Culture vs. Cross Culture series by Bruce Winter, this time focusing on 1-3 John, James and Jude. The writers of 1,2 and 3 John, James and Jude instructed first-century believers how to deal with the Trojan horse that seeks to destroy love, truth and fruit. The same antidote is needed today.
1 John (Part 1) - Bruce Winter
This is the 9th and final part of the Culture vs. Cross Culture series by Bruce Winter, this time focusing on 1-3 John, James and Jude. The writers of 1,2 and 3 John, James and Jude instructed first-century believers how to deal with the Trojan horse that seeks to destroy love, truth and fruit. The same antidote is needed today.
George Washington's Farewell
George Washington's 1796 Farewell Address teems with advice that rings true today. Listen to interpreter Ron Carnegie read excepts from the timeless epistle.
Detroit True Color Time Lapse from SeaWiFS
Transitions between relatively cloud free true color scenes of the Detroit region from SeaWiFS
Seminar 14- USAWC Distance Education Class of 2011
One more challenge faced the senior officers as they celebrated completion of two years of internet-based studies at the Army War College's distance education program. The largest graduation class in college history received their diplomas on a day of record-breaking heat, July 22, at historic Carlisle Barracks.
Seminar 15- USAWC Distance Education Class of 2011
One more challenge faced the senior officers as they celebrated completion of two years of internet-based studies at the Army War College's distance education program. The largest graduation class in college history received their diplomas on a day of record-breaking heat, July 22, at historic Carlisle Barracks.
4 Useful addresses Advisory Centre for Education Ltd (ACE) Tel: 0808 800 5793 (2–5pm, Monday to Friday) 1C Aberdeen Studios, 22 Highbury Grove, London N5 2DQ. Website: www.ace-ed.org.uk/ An independent advice centre for parents, offering information on state education
in England and Wales for 5 –16 year olds. Produces a Special Education
Handbook. Alliance for Inclusive Education (Allfie) Tel: 020 7737 6030 336 Brixton Road, London SW9 7AA
Teacher Tipster-Silly Band Spelling-Creative Center Ideas
These silly bands can be used for good! They don't have to be a distraction! Mr. Smith shows teachers how to use the overhead and ABC silly bands as a spelling center. It keeps students motivated! (2:14)
Imaginary students
Imaginary students
Advances in Turbulent Transition I
Advances in Turbulent Transition I
CMS.608 Game Design (MIT)
This course provides practical instruction in the design and analysis of non-digital games. Students cover the texts, tools, references and historical context to analyze and compare game designs across a variety of genres, including sports, game shows, games of chance, card games, schoolyard games, board games, and role–playing games. In teams, students design, develop, and thoroughly test their original games to understand the interaction and evolution of game rules. Students taking the
Authors@Google: Robert Lustig
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30 years of the SFU Pipe Band
Jack and Terry Lee Reflect back on 30 years of the SFU Pipe Band
Fate of Italy, Spain key to markets, not QE3: SocGen
Aug. 9 - A recovery hinges on convincing markets Europe will not allow Italy and Spain to default, and not on waiting for QE3 alone, says Société Générale chief Japan economist Takuji Okubo.
北海道大学公開講座 アジアのなかの日本・北海道（2011年度）第6回「アジ
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Where do all the salmon go, and making CO2 bricks
This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how scientists are using fish scales to figure out why the UK salmon population is falling; and how carbon dioxide emissions from power stations could be used to make household bricks.
It Really Works: Movie Clip From Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
After a lifetime of failed inventions, Flint's latest endeavor to cure world hunger surprisingly works. This movie clip addresses the themes of persistence, ambition, and dedication. ( 3:13)
End This Agony [Sign up to attend Robert Murphy's Friday August 12 web conference on The State of the Economy.] In the wake of the stock-market plunge and S&P downgrade, economic pundits of all stripes are rushing to explain events. But as so often happens in economics, "be
