Tip of the Week: Update to NCBI's Cn3D Viewer
For more information on this resource see our blog post at http://blog.openhelix.eu/?p=8838. In the tip I use the myosin VI structure summary page from NCBI's Molecular Modeling Database (MMDB) as my example of how to use the updated version of the Cn3D interactive 3D viewer from NCBI.
Toby as Abstraction
Part of the Toby Jug series produced by Richard Slee based on 18th century pub ornament.
ENGL 201-01, Introduction to Fiction Writing, Spring 2007
In this classw e will read, discuss, write, and revise literary short fiction. Literary
fiction discloses truths about human experience in a moving and artful way. It strives for seamless mimesis while
simultaneously making resourceful and aesthetically sound use of all the various aspects story telling, including
language, point of view, plot, character, setting, metaphor, syrnbolism and tone. In short, you will endeavor to write
literature. For the purposes of the class, you cannot write genre
Health@Google: Domenica Catelli
Chef Domenica Catelli spoke to Googlers on May 6, 2011 about Practical Cooking Tips for the Busy Parent.
About the talk:
Celebrity chef Domenica Catelli shares easy kitchen tips for parents who are working, have children, and want to eat healthy but can't seem to find the time or the confidence to cook delicious meals. Domenica addresses typical challenges you may face, and offer easy solutions. She also discusses how to shop for healthy foods in a grocery store, transforming your pantry to be
Simulated marble run
Read more:
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/06/future-of-virtual-reality-make-a-crash-sound-lifelike.html
Whitaker becomes UN Ambassador
"The Last King of Scotland" star Whitaker becomes latest celebrity advocate for UNESCO. Kathi Urban reports.
Beetle preys on toad
Read more:
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/06/born-to-be-viral-beetle-in-death-battle-against-toad.html
Afghans mixed on U.S. withdrawal
June 22 - Kabul residents express mixed views on their country's future security ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement of a withdrawal plan. Simon Hanna reports.
Carlos Ghosn says no double-dip likely
June 22 - Nissan's CEO tells a Thomson Reuters event in Tokyo that he doesn't see the global economy entering another recession.
Nissan to Accelerate Growth in Brazil, says CEO Ghosn
CEO Carlos Ghosn tells Reuters he plans to make an announcement within weeks about expanding in Brazil.
Nissan's Ghosn Seeks Clarity on China E-Vehicles
Carlos Ghosn, Nissan's CEO, says he's waiting for firm rules governing the Chinese electric car industry before making a push.
Proyecto Salta Anniversary
Thunderbird MBA students mentor women entrepreneurs in Peru through Proyecto Salta, a one-year-old program that will give business training to 100,000 micro-entrepreneurs by 2014. Partners include Thunderbird School of Global Management, Mibanco, Australian Agency for International Development, and the Multilateral Investment Fund of Inter-American Development Bank. http://www.thunderbird.edu/about_thunderbird/thunderbird_good/peru
Next steps
What is emotion? This unit takes a philosophical approach to this question in an attempt to understand why people respond to events in a certain way. Is there a difference between an emotion and a bodily feeling or is one a consequence of the other?
U.S. budget talks collapse
June 23 - Summary of business headlines: Crude oil prices plunge as IEA opens reserves; U.S. budget talks collapse; Greece reaches austerity agreement; U.S. markets close mixed. Jill Bennett reports.
Too Many People in Britain? Immigration and the Housing Problem
This lecture will look at immigration and its economic effects including the contribution to population growth. Why does housing not keep up with population growth? More generally, why do we find it so hard to house our population decently? Stephen Nickell is warden of Nuffield College, Oxford and a member of the Budget Responsibility Committee at the Office for Budget Responsibility. Professor John Van Reenen is Director of the Centre of Economic Performance (CEP) at LSE.
Verão em Portugal (Text)
Verão em Portugal (Text).
Notizie dal mondo in rete
Notizie dal mondo in rete.
2.5 Living systems and information flows
There is increasing recognition that the reductionist mindset that is currently dominating society, rooted in unlimited economic growth unperceptive to its social and environmental impact, cannot resolve the converging environmental, social and economic crises we now face. The primary aim of this unit is to encourage the shift away from reductionist and human centred thinking towards a holistic and ecological worldview.
Digestion Simulation
To reinforce students' understanding of the human digestion process, the functions of several stomach and small intestine fluids are analyzed, and the concept of simulation is introduced through a short, introductory demonstration of how these fluids work. Students learn what simulation means and how it relates to the engineering process, particularly in biomedical engineering. The teacher demo requires vinegar, baking soda, water and aspirin.
