2.2.1 Positive integers: denary numbers

The number system which we all use in everyday life is called the denary representation, or sometimes the decimal representation, of numbers. In this system, the ten digits 0 to 9 are used, either singly or in ordered groups. The important point for you to grasp is that when the digits are used in ordered groups, each digit is understood to have a weighting. For example, consider the denary number 549. Here 5 has the weighting of hundreds, 4 has the weighting of tens and
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Un minut de ciència, si us plau!. La gravetat

1 min. Vídeo. National Film Board of Canada.
Aquest capítol tracta sobre la força d'atracció de la Terra sobre tots els cossos i la llei de la gravitació universal. Un projecte elaborat per la National Film Board of Canada ha creat la sèrie "Un minut de ciència", on videoclips d'un minut de Author(s): No creator set

Ebrary natural disaster and extreme weather searchable information center
This site has been created by Ebrary to provide a portal to information about natural disasters and extreme weather. It enables users to quickly search for government documents (mainly American agency) plus reports, guidelines, newsletters and manuals from inter-governmental agencies worldwide. Most items can be viewed online and downloaded free of charge. These cover all aspects of weather conditions. Sub--topics include hurricanes (including Hurricane Katrina); droughts, earthquakes, floods, c
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Babbage: The Jodie Foster moment
Clinical trials for drugs are not as closely scrutinised as they should be and a Russian billionaire is on the hunt for extraterrestrials
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Westward Expansion
By the mid-nineteenth century, the American economy that had been based on local commerce and small-scale farming was maturing into a dynamic, wide-reaching capitalist marketplace. As the industrial revolution in the northeast altered the economy and intensified the process of urbanization, an agricultural empire began to emerge in the west, and westward expansion began.  In this video you will learn about westward expansion and it's trials and tribulations.  (Video is  of high q
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Lesson 03 - One Minute Romanian
In lesson 3 of One Minute Romanian you will learn to say that you can speak a little Romanian. Remember - even a few phrases of a language can help you make friends and enjoy travel more. Find out more about One Minute Romanian at our website - http://www.oneminutelanguages.com. One Minute Romanian is brought to you by the Radio Lingua Network and is ©Copyright 2008.Author(s): No creator set

Tea 4 health
The website for the UK Tea Council presents information about the organisation and tea; history, growing, types of tea, health and nutritional benefits, antioxidants and hydration. There is a business area, which contains a directory of tea related businesses, information on the tea industry and a gallery of images. The Tea Guild section lists their members and their top ten places to drink tea in the UK.
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Kitchens, women and perception : from the inside, looking out
Subtitled 'A study of kitchens in a rural area of Cochabamba, Bolivia', this MA thesis by Mariana Butrón Oporto was presented at Lund University, Sweden in 2002. "The objective of the present research is to make a study of kitchens in rural communities of Chimore Bolivia. The research assumes that the women spend more time in the kitchens, and in consequence are the most exposed group to the kitchen conditions, and that the management and characteristics of the kitchen have effects on the healt
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What Is Broadcast Journalism?
Broadcast journalism used to be restricted to TV and radio
only, but now the Internet plays an integral role in the field of
broadcasting the news through blogs, videos and station Web sites.
A former TV news anchors explains the the definition of broadcast journalism with insider information in this clip.  Words shown on bottom of screen as we see the head shot of the CEO speaking.  (1:13)

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Aigine Cultural Research Center
The Traditional Knowledge in Kyrgyzstan website is maintained by the Aigine Cultural Research Center, a non-profit nongovernmental organization. It seeks to deepen knowledge about traditional knowledge pertaining to the ethnic Kyrgyz population. This includes coverage of ecological knowledge, traditional healing, ethno medicine, oral history and family practices. It is therefore of interest to anthropologists of the region. The site includes collections of video and photograph materials. Copyrig
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Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection online
The Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection at the University of Nebraska-Omaha is the largest collection of materials relating to Afghanistan in the USA. It was amassed by Mr. Paul [1898-1976] who served as an economic advisor to the Royal Government of Afghanistan and covers a wide range of topics relating to the history, culture and peoples of Afghanistan. A selection of the materials have been made free open access on the Internet via the institutional repository of the University of Nebraska-Oma
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Culture, identity and power in the Roman empire
This series of tracks concentrates on an ancient city, Thugga, and looks at the influence of the Roman Empire on the city and the existing culture. Material is taken from The Open University Course AA309 Culture, identity and power in the Roman empire. The iTunes U team.
First published on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 as Author(s): The iTunes U team

UNM live
UNM Live provides free access to audio recordings, podcasts and YouTube videos of events (conferences, lectures and meetings) involving University of New Mexico students, faculty, staff and guests. A wide range of subject areas from the social sciences are covered including politics and current world affairs, business and management and Latin American studies. There is also a large collection of materials relating to Anthropology. Topics covered by these include indigenous Native American Indian
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Microsoft's Google accusation
Microsoft officially filed a complaint with European Union regulators claiming Google is using its dominant position in Internet search advertising to block competition.
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Microsoft Campus Tours - The Connector

With thousands of employees coming to the Microsoft Redmond campus every day, getting around can be a challenge. The Microsoft Connector team manage a large fleet of buses, vans and on-demand cars to get people to and from their meetings, their offices and back home again.

Farming with horses.

A farm in Texas, U.S.A. continues using horses in farming processes. European draft horses have the power to plow large fields in a traditional way.

Doctor of the Dance
Dr. Rosemary Browne of the University of Arizona, and co-director of the Tir Conail Academy of Irish Dance, tear up the dance floor with high-kicking fancy footwork. This will certainly to get you in the mood for St. Patricks' Day.
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Distinguished Innovator Lecture - Gurbaksh Chahal
A. Richard Newton Distinguished Innovator Lecture Series Speaker-Gurbaksh Chahal, Founder & CEO, RadiumOne More information on this series: http://funginstitute.berkeley.edu/programs/distinguished-innovator-lecture-series
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Atlas Des Deutschen Reichs
This site provides access to an online atlas of the German Empire which was published by Ludwig Ravenstein in 1883. It was digitised as a special project of the University of West Madison Libraries and is suitable for downloading as PDF files. The site includes details on the scale of the map, its coverage and possible usage as a source for historians researching the boundaries of the German Empire and families living within it. In addition to Germany, the maps of atlas also cover the bordering
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