Massive whale washes up in Karachi
Sept. 20 - Curious locals climbed on to the carcass of a 69-foot whale that washed ashore in Karachi. Deborah Gembara reports.
Nobel winner: why waste is a bigger threat than war
Nobel peace prize laureate Wangari Maathai's exceptional journey reminds us that taking world-changing action can begin with a simple act: planting a tree.
1.2.1 Target dates The overall plan will indicate the start dates for each group of activities, or each task. A useful way of focusing activities on achieving outcomes is to provide clear dates for completion of stages and of final outcomes. If there are a number of different types of team, these may start and finish tasks at different times. Where the work of one team depends on another having completed in time, there are important issues to consider. Although a good control system will provide information abo
Palestinians clash with Israeli police
Sept. 23 - Young men throw stones at an Israeli checkpoint as President Mahmoud Abbas's application for U.N. recognition provokes mixed reactions. Lily Grimes reports.
How to Edit Your Own Writing
Lecture- refresher course on self-editing skills. Reminders to check spelling, punctuation, capital letters, sentence structure and word usage. (1:18)
Maak seks lekker duidelijk : Filmpje, bespreking en opdracht Het filmpje is onderdeel van een Nederlandse sensibiliseringscampagne. In de presentatie wordt hier dieper op ingegaan. Dit materiaal is de aanloop naar een persoonlijke opdracht rond zelfkennis.
How to Write Limericks Song
A fun little song that teaches the limerick rules. A Irish character Nick sings how to write a limerick. Words appear on the screen as he sings. There are step by step directions given. This is a St. Patrick's Day theme but should be helpful in introducing limericks into the classroom. (0:45)
Episode 161: Stretch and squeeze: Sustainability vs. sprawl in crowded Asian cities Viewing the HALOE Instrument on UARS Abbas makes Palestinian statehood claim at U.N. Wind Tunnel Lite App for iOS Multitasking generation How to Assemble a Clarinet UK retailers feel the heat The Sun unleashes another X-class flare Jepson School of Leadership Studies reception welcoming Dr. Iwona Kuraszko An Interview With a Meteorologist LEGO Education WeDo : Basisfiche Deze didactische fiche met verwijzing naar eindtermen en leerplannen (voor de verschillende onderwijskoepels) leert je hoe je met LEGO Education WeDo kan werken. Excavating Ancient Armor Williamsburg's Blacksmith
The Halogen Occultation Experiment, HALOE, was designed to carefully monitor hydrogen fluoride and hydrogen chloride, byproducts of CFC destruction in the stratosphere.
Sept. 23 - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds up paper application for statehood to applause at the United Nations. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
'Turn your iPad/iPhone into a wind tunnel simulator !Watch the fluid flow around obstacles. Tap the blue button to bring application controls, letting you choose between particles or smoke rendering, and between different models. Interact with the fluid via single or mutli-touch.Fluid motion is computed by solving Navier-Stokes equations, at high definition (15000 particles moving in a simulation grid of 19000 cells on ipad) thanks to a well-optimized code taking the most out of CPU perform
Presentazione al Convegno SSF Rebaudengo - 23 settembre 2011 - "Più multitasking o più frammentati? Come ci cambia il web" si sofferma sull’analisi delle modificazioni cognitive e relazionali indotte dall’utilizzo delle innumerevoli risorse on line
This selection contains a video which begins by identifying the parts of a clarinet and then shows a clarinet being assembled. ( 1:30)
Sept. 30 - UK retailers fear a dip in winter clothing sales as Britain enjoys unseasonably warm weather. Kirsty Basset reports.
On Saturday, September 24 at 09:40 UT, the Sun blasted out a powerful flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory too images in the ultraviolet, which I pout together into this animation. Make sure to set it to high-resolution!
More info: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/09/26/awesome-x2-class-solar-flare-caught-by-sdo/
Credit: NASA/SDO/Helioviewer.org
The Jepson School welcomes Dr. Iwona Kuraszko, The Zuzana Simoniova Cmelikova Visiting Scholar in Leadership and Ethics, 2011-2012, at a reception in Jepson Hall. The video includes remarks by Jepson School Dean Sandra Peart, Mr. Robert S. Ukrop and Dr. Kuraszko. The visiting scholar program was made possible by the generous support of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Ukrop. Sept. 14, 2011
Watch this selection to take a virtual field trip to Colorado to meet a television weatherman. He describes his motivation to become a meteorolgist and background necessary for this career. Methods for predicting the weather such as Doppler Radar are explained. ( 4:44)
A broken helmet is discarded and forgotten, only to be resurrected 400 years later by curious archaeologists on Jamestown Island. Curator Michael Lavin describes the effort.
Williamsburg's blacksmith transforms crude metal into elegant, functional tools. Master Blacksmith Ken Schwarz details the trade.
