Ferguson and workers' rights protesters boycott Black Friday
Protesters boycott Black Friday sales nationwide to show solidarity with both Ferguson and workers' rights activists. Jillian Kitchener reports.
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Venezuela says 13 inmates die of overdose after robbing infirmary ward
At least 13 inmates die of overdose in Venezuela after robbing prison infirmary. Natalie Thomas reports.
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Panel 3: The Politics of Knowledge in a Global World
Panel 3: Uday Singh Mehta, Amherst College; Arjun Appadurai, New York University; Sheldon Pollock, Columbia University. Co-sponsored by the Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory (3CT), the Franke Institute for the Humanities, and the Nicholson Center for British Studies.
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Simple In/Out App for Android
'If your users forget to update the in/out board, you can’t rely on its accuracy. With Simple In/Out, our mission is to have the most accurate in/out board ever created.Being the most accurate requires removing friction. That means zero-click updates by utilizing smartphones your users are already carrying to keep your board up to date. For those without a smartphone, we automatically compile a list of recently used statuses to provide one-click updates.Removing friction also means being w
“Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty”
A talk by journalist and author Roger Thurow. For more than thirty years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet while the "Green Revolution" succeeded in South America and Asia, it never got to Africa. Now, an impending global food crisis threatens to make things worse. In the west we think of famine as
The Embrey Human Rights Program at Southern Methodist University
SMU is one of the few universities in the U.S. to offer an undergraduate degree in human rights. The University’s innovative minor, major and master’s degree programs in human rights and social justice are a model for others in higher education. The Embrey Human Rights Program, in SMU’s Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, trains students for careers in human rights through creative and interdisciplinary study, educational travel and public learning events underscoring the credo, “
SWIB14 - Eric Miller - Moving from MARC: How BIBFRAME moves the Linked Data in Libraries conversatio
By: SWIB As the Library of Congress looked to the future of MARC, they looked to Linked Data principles and Semantic Web standards as the foundation of BIBFRAME. Libraries have an extensive history with MARC as a sophisticated and highly customized descriptive vocabulary with billions of records spread across systems and providers. In order to recognize the value of connecting this legacy in new and contemporary ways, BIBFRAME’s design is intentionally extensible with Profile-based vocabularie
Evangeline Lilly, "The Squickerwonkers"
Evangeline Lilly came to Google NYC to discuss her new book "The Squickerwonkers": Meet Selma of the Rin-Run Royals, a clever little girl who is spoiled to the core. One day Selma stumbles upon a band of colorful marionettes, and gets more than she bargained for. The remarkable Squickerwonkers of the fabulous Squickershow are about to teach Selma that she’ll not always get her way.
Evangeline Lilly is a Canadian actress who starred as Kate Austen in ABC's Lost. Lilly is also known for her rol
Learn Biology App for Android
'Learn Biology easier with the help of Mnemonics. See how this simple application can help you learn up to 5X faster. Learning Biology can often be tough especially for beginners. We have collected a list of Biology Mnemonics to help you with learning Remember you can develop your own Biology Mnemonics or modify the ones we have provided to help you better learn Biology. Mnemonics carefully categorized into the following sections:• Krebs Cycle• Genetics• General Chemistry&bul
Cell Biology Study Guide App for Android
'You will use it from an undergraduate school all the way to medical school.AudienceIntended for everyone interested in Biology, particularly undergraduate and graduate life science students, medical students, nursing, and dental students.FeaturesFully illustrated.Written in clear, concise format.Difficult concepts are explained in simple terms.Detailed description on cell components and biochemical processes.Navigate from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrasesAccess the guide anyt
Chaotic scenes in Athens, as peaceful march turns into clashes
Greek protesters and Athens police battle it out as a demonstration marking the anniversary of a police shooting turns to clashes. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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Belgium seeks cultural prize for famous fries
Communities across Belgium are uniting in a fight for their country's fries to attain cultural heritage status. Jennifer Davis reports.
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MH17 families still want answers
Relatives of MH17 crash victims ask the Dutch government to appoint a U.N. envoy to lead investigations into the disaster. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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Thousands protest the government of Hait's President Martelly
Thousands of Haitians take to the streets of Port-au-Prince to protest the government of President Michel Martelly, as well as the government of Canada for supporting Martelly. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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Where next for public health in the era of austerity?
This event was the second in a series of master class lectures jointly staged by the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University bringing together relevant senior figures and academics from across the city and surrounding region.
The twenty-first century has seen a growth in political, environmental and economic insecurity in the context of global recession, population ageing and climate change. Responding to these threats involves rethinking how we work together, care for ourselves,
Atomic App for Android
'Try Atomic - simple puzzler with great graphics! A molecule is disassembled into its separate atoms and scattered around the playing field. You're objective is to reassemble the molecule.'This is a free app
21F.223 Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation (MIT)
This course is designed for high-intermediate ESL students who need to develop better listening comprehension and oral skills, which will primarily be achieved by detailed instructions on pronunciation. Our focus will be on (1) producing accurate and intelligible English, (2) becoming more comfortable listening to rapidly spoken English, and (3) learning common expressions, gambits, and idioms used in both formal and informal contexts.
21F.302 French II (MIT)
21F.302/352 is the second part of an introductory course to the French language and culture with an emphasis on the acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. The course is conducted entirely in French and students interact in French with their classmates from the very beginning. They also receive exposure to the language via a variety of authentic sources such as the Internet, audio, video and printed materials which help them develop cultural awareness as
21F.711 Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition: Perspectives on Technology and Culture (MIT)
En este curso el estudiante perfeccionará su comunicación oral y escrita mediante el estudio y la discusión de temas relacionados al impacto social y cultural de la ciencia y la tecnología en ciertas sociedades hispanas. Algunos de los temas que se considerarán son los efectos de los cambios tecnológicos en la estructura familiar y comunitaria, en las relaciones entre los sexos, en la identidad personal y cultural, en el mundo natural y en los sistemas d
Java4080r: Review
R.G. (Dick) Baldwin
This module contains review questions and answers keyed to the module titled Java4080: The Comparable Interface, Part 2.
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