National committee for attending deportees
The "National committee for attending deportees" is a website dedicated to the activity and archive of this committee created in Budapest in 1945 (Deportáltak gondozó országos bizottság - DEGOB) to deal with the Jewish refugees stranded abroad and returning to Hungary after the war. DEGOB aimed to help repatriate Hungarian Jews; offer relief and support together with the National Jewish Aid Committee; and to record the testimonials of survivors of the Holocaust. The records kept by DEGOB are
DNA Mechanics and its Application to DNA Protein Interactions, II
By: icamvid DNA Mechanics and its Application to DNA Protein Interactions, II
Jean-François Allemand, École Normale Supérieure
Rhetorica Scandinavica
Rhetorica Scandinavica is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to promoting scholarly discussion of rhetoric, and research into role of rhetoric in shaping modern knowledge. It aims to bring together researchers across Scandinavia, and publishes information about relevant conferences, seminars and PhD presentations. Users of the online edition may access details of the contents of each issue and a summary of selected articles. The journal archive is searchable and contains issues of Rhetorica
Theoretical and conceptual advances in the cognitive neuroscience of self representation : represent
Theoretical and Conceptual Advances in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Self Representation: Representations of the Minimal Self in Self-Narrative is a research project based at the University of Central Florida. Funded by the National Science Foundation and the European Foundation, the project is an interdisciplinary collaboration between philosophers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and cognitive neuroscientists in the USA and Europe. It considers connections between the 'minimal self' (which inclu
Metaphor analysis project
The Metaphor Analysis Project was a ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) funded project which ran for six months in 2006. The project website provides details of the project's activities, plus some associated resources. An introductory section gives an overview of the reasons for investigating metaphor, a summary of the project aims and context, guidelines for good practice, and an annotated bibliography. Other sections give information about contemporary theories of metaphor via a select
Gestión Contable II (Curso 2011-2012)
Esta asignatura complementa los conocimientos de los Ingenieros Técnicos en Informática en el ámbito de la información contable sin que sea preciso que el alumno haya cursado la asignatura de Gestión Contable I ;
This month with the President: Student Mental Health Strategy
President Patrick Deane talks about the launch of the University's comprehensive Student Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy. Deane says the University needs to make change where it can in order to contribute to the mental wellbeing of people at the University.
What if you never met Alex and his droogs?
Chances are, one of your favourite books - like A Clockwork Orange - has been challenged or banned somewhere in North America. Celebrate Freedom to Read Week by checking out a challenged book, on display now in the lobby of McMaster's Mills Library.
Language and genes of the greater Himalayan region
This Web page outlines research using molecular population genetics to gain an insight into the prehistory of the greater Himalayan region, and the development and distribution of its incredible linguistic diversity. DNA samples were taken from populations within Nepal and Bhutan and compared with samples from India and China, allowing the genetic map of the region to be compared with the linguistic. The website includes links to published outcomes, and details of researchers involved in the pro
Egyptian economy and non-royal women: their status in public life
The online version of a lecture given 21 June, 1995, at Brown University, by William A. Ward deals with the status of women in ancient Egypt society. Although pharaonic Egypt was in most respects a male society, with men holding positions in public life while women dominated the private life, Ward points to the fact that there is plenty of evidence that women, throughout ancient Egyptian civilisation could own, bequeath and inherit land. Furthermore women seem to have been able to hold positions
Diasporas, Migration and Identities: Crossing Boundaries, New Directions
Organised by Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (CRONEM), to be held at University of Surrey United Kingdom from 2009-06-11 to 2009-06-12
1807 commemorated
This website, from the 1807 Commemorated Project, at the University of York, and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, provides a 'resource website for museum practitioners, consultants, outreach officers and all those with an interest in, or connection to, the heritage sector in Britain'. The website aims to 'ensure that future policies and practices within museums, libraries and archives are shaped and informed by the experiences of museum staff, consultants, communities and audiences
Military historical museums Pleven, Bulgaria
This website, from the Military Historical Museums in Pleven, Bulgaria, provides free online access to information about the town's military and museum history. The town is regarded as 'a memorial town and a town-museum' because of 'the Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878, which brought Bulgaria back to the maps of Europe and of the world' and because 'Pleven was of a great military, political and strategic importance'. The website presents some information on the town's history, but its focus is on t
Learning outcomes After studying this course, you should be able to: understand spoken descriptions of holiday resorts understand people talking about where and when they take their holidays and why write an informal postcard or letter identifying the advantages and disadvantages of a holiday resort and/or describing personal holiday plans make a short oral presentation about personal holiday plans question other people about their plans
Footsteps project
This is the website of the AHRC funded project 'In the Footsteps of Jesus and the Prophet: Sociality, Caring and the Religious Imagination In the Filipino Diaspora'. The Footsteps Project is a major two year research project funded within the AHRC Diaspora Programme, concerned with the experiences of Filipino carers living and working in the Middle East and the role that Filipino religious congregations play in creating sociality, community and social networks among fellow migrants, both local a
Acta historica Tallinnensia
The website "Acta Historica Tallinnensia" is the electronic version of this Estonian academic annual hosted in the Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL) database. The journal is peer reviewed and published in Estonian and English; it focuses on the history of Estonia, the Baltic Sea region and North Eastern Europe from the middle ages onward. The website give pay per view access to the following issues: 8/2004; 10/2006; 11/2007; 12 and 13/2008; and 14/2009. Summaries of articles ca
Season 3 – Lesson 19 – Coffee Break Spanish
Coming up in this lesson: In this week’s episode, Mark and Alba discuss some useful techniques for learning languages and share their ideas and advice with listeners. In the intermedio Alba talks about the northern Spanish city of Bilbao, and José introduces a construction which involves lo + adjective. Grammar points covered include the construction siempre que […]
La religion des Chinois en France: Implantations, croyances et pratiques (Vidéo) Projet ANR et CCKF coordonné par FANG Ling et Vincent GOOSSAERT. Colloque international du 18 au 20 mai 2016 au CNRS site Pouchet, Paris 17e et à l'INALCO, Paris 13e. Introduction : FANG Ling et Vincent GOOSSAERT
Mexico : Ministry of Tourism
This is the official website for Mexico's Ministry of Tourism. Information is categorised into Studies and Research, Tourism Culture, Tourism State Offices, International Instances, Destinations care and Tourism Products. The site also site contains a manual with everything visitors need to know about visiting the country (28 pages, PDF). Contents include general requirements, customs, entry by land, sea and air, special requirements and useful contact details.
Social Science Data Laboratory, University of Colorado, Boulder
The Social Science Data Laboratory (SSDL), sponsored by the Departments of Sociology and Political Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder, "provides a wide range of social scientific research and instructional support for faculty, students and staff, as well as broader academic and public communities". There are links to dataset websites and access to online methods resources, including an SPSSX starter kit
