Healthcare Politics and Trauma Care
Guided by host Dr. Sam Agnew, the lecturers discuss the impact of Healthcare reform on Orthopaedic Trauma surgery and its outlook for the future. Dr. Henley, M.D.,M.B.A., presents how changes in reimbursement strategies will impact trauma care delivery in general and for individual patients specifically. Dr. James Hughes, Professor and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Jackson Mississippi follows this with a critical evaluation of the recognition of Trauma surgery amo
UW Medicine Stroke Center: Innovators in Care
No one wants to imagine having a stroke. But survival depends on getting the right care within a few hours, and two patients can attest to the expert care provided by UW Medicine. The UW Medicine Stroke Center at Harborview Medical Center is the core of TeleStroke, offering 24 hour consultation and assistance to a network of other medical facilities around the region. Their access to newly developed technology, like the clot retrieval system that extends the window of time available to treat str
Process basic customer account enquiries
This learning object contains activities on processing customer account enquiries. Includes understanding the enquiry, accessing and providing information and escalating a call.
Will There Be QE3, QE4, QE5...? Recently, Ben Bernanke indicated that Quantitative Easing II (QE2) might be followed by QE3, etc. In an interview at the beginning of December, Bernanke was asked, "Do you anticipate a scenario in which you would commit to more than $600 billion?" Bernanke's answer was startling. "Oh, it's certainly possible," he said. "And again, it depends on the efficacy of the program.
Hello Panwapa Island!
A young curious monster named Azibo arrives on Panwapa Island, eager to make friends. But some of the animals that live on the island have never known a monster before-and they don't want to start now. If you would like to add more questions or share ideas about how you use Panwapa with your students, create or join a Panwapa group using Curriki's group tools. (Under the Member Community tab in the navigation bar on the left, click "browse groups" or "create a new group.") Run time 10:34.
Nature by Numbers
A movie inspired on numbers, geometry and nature. Music helps sets the tone. A great way to get students interested in geometry and see it in nature. Would be a great start to a research project or sharing idea of where there are other examples.
Duke Basketball Game Broadcast in Chinese
On January 15, 2011, the Duke Men's Basketball game against the University of Virginia was broadcast live over the web in Mandarin Chinese. The Duke student announcers for the broadcast were Jesse Sun, Yunze Chen and John Sheng. It was the first time in ACC history that a game has been broadcast in Chinese. Learn more at http://news.duke.edu/2011/01/basketball_chinese.html.
How to Make Math Meaningful
Making math meaningful is about relaying everyday events to concepts like money and current events. Foster a real-world connection with the use of mathematics using assistance from a math teacher.
Bomb Dropping Sea Worms/Rice Snorkels/Cell Battles
Shows video of deep sea worms and a defensive mechanism that allows the worm to release bioluminescent tissue. Also discusses adaptation of rice to avoid drowning and host cell infections by bacteria. This video could be used on animal adaptations and defenses as well as plant adaptations.
December 2010 Monthly Update on Global Capitalism
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Maoist rebels 'ready for peace'
Maoist rebels in the Philippines are optimistic about upcoming peace talks with government officials, but critics say it could be a ploy.
Kitchen Culture, October 28, 2010
The exhibition Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen explores the twentieth-century transformation of the kitchen as a bridgehead of modern thinking in the domestic sphere—a testing ground for new materials, technologies, and power sources, where designers could also exercise growing modern concerns for hygiene, efficiency, and the rational organization of space. This special dinner features live music, performance art, a napkin-folding workshop, and background on the exhibition, as wel
CI Days 2010 at Purdue Using CI at Purdue
CI Days 2010 at Purdue Using CI at Purdue December 8, 2010 featuring Gabriela Weaver, Chemistry; David Salt, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, and Matt Potrawski, Purdue Center for Prediction of Reliability, Integrity and Survivability of Microsystems.
How to Use Quotations in Essays
How to Use Quotations in Essays. Part of the series: How to Write an Essay. Learn how to include quotations in the introduction of an essay in this one-minute (and 7 seconds) video on writing essays.
5 new lines for Beijing's subway
Five new subway lines open in Beijing, with more planned as the capital struggles to balance transportation gridlock and residents' desire for cars.
Wise International Decisions: The Bigger, the Wiser? (audio)
La sagesse collective : principes et mécanismes
Colloque des 22-23 mai 2008, organisé par l'Institut du Monde Contemporain du Collège de France, sous la direction du Professeur Jon Elster.
Intervention de Ariel Colonomos, CNRS, CERI, 23 mai 2008
When he makes strategic choices, the Prince favors prudence. This is one of the basic conclusions of the realist school of international relations. Although this is highly debatable, classical realists consider that
enChanting Musical Artifacts in Unlikely Places: Rare Resources in MIT’s Lewis Music Library
There are times when it’s necessary to judge a book by its cover, or a single page, because that’s all that remains. Michael Scott Cuthbert and Nancy Schrock reveal some treasures from MIT’s early music collection which, while often incomplete or damaged, sing volumes about their origins and use.
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