Conclusion We are biologically predisposed to provide for our offspring and may try to ensure that this provision continues after our death. However, our interactions with other members of society are wide-ranging and many people leave legacies to benefit the wider community. All species alter their environment to some extent because they do not live in isolation from one another. The study of the interactions between plants, animals and their environ
Markets rally as Greece backs down
Nov 3 - Wall Street had its best gains in a week as Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou backed down from a vote that could have thrown global financial markets into a tailspin. Conway G. Gittens reports.
The Castle by Edwin Muir (poetry reading)
Your enemy might not fight fair, so don't be too complacent. All it takes to defeat you is for someone you trust to be corruptible.
The paintings are just to provide atmosphere. The first is Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland. The second by Diego Rivera shows Cortez taking a bribe.
Photograph of Edwin Muir was by Mark Gerson:
http://www.npgprints.com/image/404606/mark-gerson-edwin-muir
All through that summer at ease we lay,
And daily from the turret wall
We watched the mowers in the hay
UMMC Physician Profile: Toby Chai, M.D.
This four-minute video introduces viewers to Dr. Toby Chai, a professor of surgery in the division of urology at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Dr. Chai's special interests include urodynamics, incontinence, female urology, bladder reconstruction. Watch this video to learn more about his practice at UMMC.
Related Links:
UMMC Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Health Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Surgery
http://www.umm.edu/womenscenter/div_uro.htm
How Can I Graduate?
"How Can I Graduate" outlines the steps toward graduation for CSUN undergraduates in the College of Health and Human Development. While the steps described here are generally consistent across campus, it is recommended that students from other colleges check with their advisors for variations unique to their colleges.
This video was produced for the Student Services Center/Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) in the College of Health and Human Development by CSUN VISCOM.
Music and sound by
Natasha Anita's Digital Storybook
Microsoft debuts new smartphones
Nov 8 - Microsoft adds four new smartphones to the Windows Phone portfolio, focusing less on apps and more on experience, as it tries to build its small take of the global mobile phone industry. Jill Bennett reports.
Kim Kardashian files for divorce
Oct. 31 - Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from NBA star husband after 72 days of marriage. John Russell reports.
Authors@Google: Chris Dixon, Ghost Wave: The Discovery of Cortes Bank and the Biggest Wave on Earth
Chris Dixon discusses his non-fiction book about Cortes Bank, the submerged mountain that is 100-miles southwest of Los Angeles. Said to create some of the largest waves on the planet, it is a dangerous and seductive place for "big wave surfers" who risk their lives trying to surf it. Chris researched the history of this mysterious place, from the ancient people that lived on the neighboring islands to the first sailors that attempted to map the California Coast and nearly died in the waves of C
Portrait of the 2010 Laureates in Economic Sciences
A look at the lives and work of Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides, 2010 Laureates in Economic Sciences. For more information see: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2010/#
Principal Interview
Gender diversity in the boardroom
Can the target set by Lord Davis to drive up the recruitment of female board members by 2015 be achieved, asks Professor Dame Sandra Dawson
Sunday Service - 10/30/2011 - Sam Wells
A service of worship in Duke University Chapel. The Reverend Dr. Samuel Wells delivers a sermon entitled "Forming, Norming, Storming, Reforming.
Opening excerpt from the sermon: (36:45)
"Stop me if I'm telling your story. You learned from your church or your parents that God the Father made you, nurtured you, and cares for the smallest detail in your life; that Christ came to find you, and died for you, and that when you see the nail-marks in Christ's hands you see how much God loves you; that
Kristen Rectenwald '09 on Religious Studies @ Elon
Religious Studies @ Elon: Kristen Rectenwald '09
SUNY Oswego Application Questions? We Have Answers!
SUNY Oswego students answer some of the most common application questions we receive. You can visit http://www.oswego.edu/apply for more information and application links, or ask us questions via Facebook, Twitter and Formspring. Good luck!
Keynote 02-Inserting a New Slide
Day of the Dead takes to the air
Nov. 2 - Guatemalans celebrates Day of the Dead with a giant kite festival, where kites are used to carry messages to departed loved ones. Tara Cleary reports.
IDS336 Session 9 Fall 2011
IDS336 Jazz in the Modern Era - Session nine 11/1/2011 Chet Hanley with guest Jay Rich
" When You Use Your Senses"- A Song About the Five Senses
This video contains a song which highlights which body parts are used for each of the five senses. The words to the song and illustrations appear as the song is sung. ( 1:27)
Automatic Knives sideways pressured hidden release firing system
The ‘sideways’ hidden release is one of the trickiest hard-to-detect. You put your thumb at the top of the folded blade and push the handle’s scale horizontally to the right. Voila!
