Savifadok: digital repository of South Asian Studies
Savifadok is a digital repository maintained by the Savifa - the Virtual Library South Asia. It a joint project of the University Library of Heidelberg and the South Asia Institute (SAI) at the University of Heidelberg. It aims to provide free access to information, and where copyright allows full text access to documents covering all aspects of South Asian studies. These include books, articles, reports, theses, dissertations and multimedia. All topics from the humanities and social sciences ar
Beginner - Meaning of your name In Arabic every name usually has a meaning, and it is sometimes interesting finding out the meaning of a particular name. Tune in to learn how to ask someone what their name means and how to give an answer.
Burglary project
This report outlines the process and findings from an innovative project for students. This work was part of the curriculum and involved students working with West Yorkshire Police as part of the safer Leeds project in designing and making a film for students n crime prevention and personal safety in Leeds
The impact of enterprise focussed modules
This presentation outlines the use of a tested research instrument (Bandura's self efficacy theory) and students own perceptions of their enterprise skills and abilities
The Dedication of Byrum Hall
Queens University of Charlotte celebrates the dedication of Porter B. Byrum Residence Hall with our special guest of honor, Mr. B!
Introduction This unit will introduce the notion of social citizenship in relation to rights and obligations within society, with particular reference to women and disabled people. The material is primarily an audio file, originally 23 minutes in length and recorded in 1998. This material is from our archive and is an adapted extract from Social policy: Welfare power and diversity (D218) which is no longer taught by The Open University. If you want to study formally with us, you may wish to e
Working in Hotel Food Service
This selection contains an interview with a woman who has worked in the hotel industry (food service) for twenty years. She describes her daily duties and pros/cons of the job. (02:54)
Digital Library Object - From theory to practice: the Powell doctrine.
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Introduction to Soft Systems Modelling
Introduction to Soft Systems Modelling
Corinne Bailey Rae Put your records on (2006) Music Video Analysis
Analysis of Corrine Bailey Rae’s (an english soul singer) music video ’Put Your Records On’ which wa sreleased in the summer of 2006, and debuted at #1 on the UK R&B charts. It was also used for a Special K advert.
V&A CultureCast: July 2006 (no images)
The July 2006 edition of CultureCast features design historian David Crowley discussing the image of Che Guevara within the context of 1960s culture and politics. It also has an extract from a tapestry gallery talk given by Sue Lawty, V& A artist in residence and an article about the cast of the Portico de la Gloria in the Cast Courts.
7.5 Religion: a ‘good’ thing or a ‘bad’ thing? In considering the value of religions, we can begin by saying that one of the first tasks of the critical student should certainly be to test the basis of judgements offered by other commentators. We saw earlier that the Church of Scientology has had problems gaining official recognition as a ‘religion’ in
Round Room
Mark Jarzombek Interim Dean for the School of Architecture and Planning, MIT enters the structure at the Round Room Exhibit at the Keller Gallery. The exhibit was designed by Matter Design & Quarra Stone and will up from 9/12-10/15 2014.
EMBO Molecular Medicine: Open Access Journal
EMBO Molecular Medicine is a peer reviewed, online open access journal dedicated to a new research discipline at the interface between clinical research and basic biology. It offers clinicians and researchers in this area the opportunities to publish their best work in a broadly distributed and highly visible forum, thus leading a strong impetus to this important and rapidly developing field and helping forge new links between clinicians and molecular biologists. Studies based on model organisms
Bionic kangaroo bounces on blades
Full story: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25356
A robotic kangaroo controlled by an armband uses elastic springs to bounce just like the real thing
Second Grade Guided Reading, Day 1
The sound could be of better quality, but the viewer may glean some tips. (09:19)
UbiCamp Academic Skills
UbiCamp Academic Skills
Chinese Foreign Minister in Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosts his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi for talks in Moscow. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
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Politics, the Economy and the Media.
The JOURNAl takes an in-depth look at the news of the week to sort out the media-frenzied hype from the facts the public needs to know. Factcheck.org's Kathleen Hall Jamieson and ON THE MEDIA's Brooke Gladstone dissect the campaign coverage. And, Georgetown University's legal and finance scholar Emma Coleman Jordan looks behind the headlines, and the politics, of the Wall Street bailout debate on the Hill and on Main Street. Plus, find out how you can make sure that you're voting-reading for t
6.2 The hierarchy of human needs A second approach is to look at the human needs and wants from a more theoretical perspective. One such model was developed in the 1950s and 1960s by Abraham Maslow. Although it exists in many variants it is generally known as Maslow's hierarchy of human needs. In the most common interpretations it places the fundamental material needs of survival, such as food, shelter and safety at the base of a triangle, rising through social needs of belonging in human society, to
