3.4.1 A computer system is the combination of: the computer (with its processor and storage); other equipment such as a scanner or printer, the software programs that make it all work (software programs that are designed to help with some human task are often referred to as applications).
Jim Stanton, 2014 Minnesota Real Estate Hall of Fame
Please congratulate Jim Stanton, recipient of the 2014 Minnesota Real Estate Hall of Fame.
Jim Stanton is among the few who can take credit for shaping the terrain of a large metropolitan area. From Coon Rapids’ Riverdale Village in the north to Prior Lake’s Wilds Golf Course in the south, Stanton has developed more than 6,000 home sites in 28 different metro area cities. His numerous commercial and residential buildings dot the Minneapolis skyline.
2008.02.29-Migration Conference Keynote Address: Bridging the Gap
Conference on Migration, Rights and Identities: Examining the Range of Local and Global Needs.
Dust Bowl Narratives
This video clip contains stories, music and images from the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. (02:11)
There’s good news and bad news when photographing the upcoming solar eclipse
Vanderbilt’s director of photography says there are conflicting views about possible damage to your smartphone when photographing the eclipse.
Equinoxes and Solstices
Twice a year, day and night fall into perfect balance. Some claim that this astronomical phenomenon, called the equinox, inspires ancient structures to reveal hidden secrets. Run time 02:38.
Ukraine in dawn raids on rebels
Pro-Russsian separatists in Slaviansk man barricades as Ukraine military launches operation against them. Rough cut (no reporter narration)
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2014 Polis Journalism Conference - Holding Europe to Account - Holding Europe to Account [Audio]
Speaker(s): Cilla Benkö, Susanne Gelhard, Jukka Niva, Mike Mullane | Editor's note: We apologise for the missing ends to several of these podcasts. The 5th Polis Journalism Conference on the topic of Transparency and Accountability was the biggest and most successful yet. The LSE now hosts the UK's most important annual gathering of international journalists. There were at least 700 attendees throughout the day to watch more than 40 speakers from the media industry. Highlights of the conference
Marvelous metamorphosis
Most kids love insects. This integrated unit will enable students the opportunity to observe, identify, and describe the life cycle a mealworm goes through during his metamorphosis into a grain beetle.
Restoring the Mississippi River Delta
By: nsf Learn how experiments and computer models can help harness energy and restore free-flowing rivers. Assess the challenges and benefits of restoring lost wetlands in the Mississippi Delta.
Visitors cue for a chance to walk on the ceiling
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It's not a haunted house -- but everything here is upside down. Furniture, toilets -- you name it ... Visitors are lining up for a chance to see the topsy turvy abode, located just outside Shanghai.
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3 How heavy is your footprint? You've seen that individual and household carbon footprints vary widely both within and between countries. So, in this section you'll be working out your own carbon footprint using the computer-based calculator linked in the box below. This is the Quick version of this calculator. A more detailed and complete version is available when formally studying the Envir
Driehaus Prize Laureate Michael Graves' Acceptance Speech
2012 Driehaus Prize Laureate Michael Graves, the renowned architect and designer, gives his acceptance speech at the 2012 Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame Award Ceremony on March 24, 2012, at the John B. Murphy Auditorium in Chicago. Graves is the tenth Driehaus Prize Laureate.
The Story of Wakefield
A basic skills learning resource booklet with interactive activities designed to introduce the Wakefield Museum.
A Look at the Newly-Discovered TRAPPIST-1
This video offers an in-depth look at TRAPPIST-1 and its 7 earth-sized planets. (03:53)
Innovation in India and China - Asia's non-identical twins
The Centre for India and Global Business at Judge Business School in Cambridge is creating a new dialogue for Western understanding of the emerging markets in India and China. On the one hand the rise of India and China as fast-growing global markets and world-class sources of innovation threatens the West but on the other the West needs a greater understanding of how it can succeed in these new giant Asian markets. Each needs the other but economic and cultural differences often hinder business
Giving in the Digital World
For charitable organizations and initiatives, the Internet provides the opportunity to reach more people in more direct and personal ways. Are they grasping this opportunity? Following on the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, generous individuals around the world used their mobile phones to make more than $40 million in gifts to aid organisations. More than $1 billion in gifts came in the next four weeks, a large percentage of which was donated online. But the real stories of how digital tec
Notre Dame Commencement 2014: Laetare Speech
Kenneth R. Miller, professor of biology at Brown University, speaks after receiving the 2014 Laetare Medal, the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics at the 169th University Commencement Ceremony on May 18 at the University of Notre Dame.
A cell and molecular biologist whose research concerns problems of structure and function in biological membranes, Miller is a prominent and outspoken critic of proponents of the creationism and intelligent design movements who argue th
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Genocide Conference Panel 1: “Defining the 'Crime without a Name'"
This panel will compare various instances of genocide and explore the possibility of developing models that can be used to prevent the occurrence of genocide.
Marie Fleming, Professor of Philosophy, Florida State University;
Juan Mendez, President, International Center for Transitional Justice, New York, & former Special Adviser to the U.N. Secretar