The Letter "F" Is For Flea Circus
Sesame Street cartoon of a flea circus presenting words that begin with the letter "f."  (1:05)
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9.2 Absolute thresholds

The absolute threshold or absolute limen is the smallest value of a stimulus that an observer can detect. The concept of an absolute threshold assumes there is a precise point on the intensity or energy dimension that, when reached, becomes just perceptible to the observer and he or she responds ‘yes – I can detect the stimulus’. It follows that when the stimulus is one unit weaker it will not be detected. If this were the case then some form of hypothetical curve, like th
Author(s): The Open University

Hamas and Israel trade blame for truce failure
The Islamist Hamas group and Israel are blaming each other for the collapse of a 72-hour cease-fire, after just ninety minutes. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe More updates and breaking news: http://smarturl.it/BreakingNews Reuters tells the world's stories like no one else. As the largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters provides coverage around the globe and across topics including business, financial, national, and international news
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Expert says more could be done to curb African Ebola outbreak
The scientist who first identified Ebola says more should be done to combat the current outbreak in West Africa. Professor Peter Piot of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine says the response so far has not been firm enough. Rough cut (no reporter narration. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe More updates and breaking news: http://smarturl.it/BreakingNews Reuters tells the world's stories like no one else. As the largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters
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The Art of Breathing
How does your body control your breathing unconsciously? This album explores this complex process in fascinating detail using a battery of detectors attached to human guinea-pigs to monitor their breathing, blood flow and heartbeats. How does an anxious mind affect this system during a stressful situation? Whether stress is physical or emotional, the ancient “fight or flight” response is triggered. Physiologically, this can lead to the stress-related diseases which are getting more common
Author(s): The iTunes U team

IPL: In the footsteps of Galen: bringing medicine to modern gladiators
Professor David Gerrard's Inaugural Professorial Lecture. Tuesday, 1 April 2014.
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Animation Mondays - One more take
Welcome to Animation Mondays! If you're an animation fan or creator this is the series for you. Each Monday our graduate students hosts will be introducing you to the amazing world of animation - how works were created, different techniques used and more. In this episode of Series 1, Digital Media graduate Regine Clarke takes us through the torturous audition process that is "One more take". WATCH "ONE MORE TAKE": http://youtu.be/R2wdodAdHlw Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel: www.youtub
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Lumbar Puncture Demonstration Summer 2014 – Sanjoy Sanyal
Dr Sanjoy Sanyal Professor and Course Director of Neuroscience in Caribbean created this latest video of Lumbar Puncture demonstration on the Gaumard (R) digital mannikin.After a introductory panoramic shot of the students of Med 3 Neuroscience students in Summer 2014 semester, the LP Tuohy Needle was demonstrated, followed by the steps of Lumbar Puncture, till the simulated CSF was seen dripping out.Some caveats, pitfalls, precautions, preliminaries and diagnostic maneuvers are also highlighted
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Lesson FA-20-050 Cost Volume Profit Analysis - Part 1
This managerial accounting lesson is the first of three modules on cost volume profit analysis from evideolearning.com.  The titles of the three YouTube videos included with assocaited notes and worksheets are:  Clip 01 - Defintions of Fixed, Variable, and Mized Costs (7:18); Clip 02 - Analyzing a Mixed Cost Using the High-Low Method - Part 1 (10:27), and Clib 03 - Analyzing a Mixed Cost Using the High-Low Method - Part 2 (11:05).  To download the recommended materials, use the mi
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News #155 - The 1 Hack For Speaking Real-Life Spanish: Line by Line Scripts For Any Conversation
Have you noticed how most conversations use the same phrases and questions? For example, if you’re introducing yourself, you’ll use: “Hello.” “How are you?” “What’s your name?” Did you know you can take advantage of this predictability to speak better Spanish? Click here to get 20% OFF Premium & unlock unlimited SpanishPod101 access! In this Sunday [...]
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Thai surrogate vows to keep Down's syndrome baby
Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe A Thai woman who carried a baby with Down's syndrome as a surrogate mother says she was asked to terminate the pregnancy in her seventh month. Sarah Toms reports. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe More Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/BreakingNews Reuters tells the world's stories like no one else. As the largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters provides coverage around the globe and across topics including business,
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France and Germany mark 100th anniversary of WW1
French President Hollande warns that the world must learn from the mistakes of the First World War, at an event to mark 100th anniversary of the start of the war. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe More updates and breaking news: http://smarturl.it/BreakingNews Reuters tells the world's stories like no one else. As the largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters provides coverage around the globe and across topics including business, f
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