Caesar part 3 of 5
In part 3 Julius Caesar formed an unofficial triumvirate
with Marcus Licinius Crassus and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
which dominated Roman politics for several years, opposed in the
Roman Senate by optimates including Marcus Porcius Cato and Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus. His conquest of Gaul extended the Roman world to the North Sea, and he also conducted the first Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC. The collapse of the triumvirate, however, led to a stand-off with Pompey and the S
Cortes
Is accomplishments in Cuba and Latin America. This has excellent graphics and gives a good overview of what Cortes faced in Spain and elsewhere. An indepth look at this explorer.
Hard Drives
In episode 5, we show you how to add a hard drive to a PC. Discussion about Serial ATA vs IDE/EIDE and external USB vs. Firewire. We suffer a power outage, get interrupted by our pizza guy and enjoy the company of a studio audience that helps out with lighting.Close
The Power of Words
When you know words really well, they give you the power to change the world around you. The narrator outlines the different ways that words can help empower your life with a background of the ocean.
Cell Phone Facts : How Do Cell Phones Work?
Beware of the ad at the beginning. Very political. Cell phones work by transmitting a signal to a tower, which in turn sends signals to either land lines to other towers. Find out why cell phones have trouble and how they work. World's worst artist does not help.
William Shakespeare: A Short Biography
A short Power Point biography with subtitles gives facts and identifies some of his most famous plays. Set to music (theme from the film Love Story) with no narration. Random illustrations from books, films, productions. No sources given. (1:52)
Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
This video explains the political, social, and economic activity of the Ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians. This video provides a introduction to the worlds first civilizations. (Amateur video that has good information and moving very quickly)
Medieval Woman (2)
Out of the 14th century has emerged one of the notable voices
articulating an early vision of full participation in the social and
political life for women--the proto-feminist, Christine de Pizan.
Television and Movies
Both big and small screens played a vital role in shaping the 1950s-era culture. Movies provided an entertainment outlet while serving up political metaphors, and television shows—and the commercials that funded them—taught people the "best" way to live.
The Panama Canal
This video is accompanied by text. "An important discovery that resulted from the Spanish-American War was America’s need to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. During the war, ships in the Pacific had to travel around South America in order to join the fleet in Cuba. The U.S. now had to protect and supply its far ranging territories in Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippines. The U.S. was also beginning to emerge as a world economic power and needed quicker shipping routes to meet
Roosevelt Corollary To the Monroe Doctrine
This video is accompanied by text. "Around the turn of the twentieth century, Latin American nations began defaulting on massive loans from European powers such as Germany and England. Many of these “Banana Republics,” including Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, had borrowed heavily and had no way or intention of repaying their debts. This issue came to the forefront in 1903, when German warships sank two Venezuelan vessels and bombarded a Venezuelan town. Their intention was to intimida
Central America and the Caribbean
This video is accompanied by text. "The Spanish-American War, the Panama Canal project, and the Roosevelt Corollary ensured extensive U.S. involvement in Latin America. Many Caribbean and Latin American countries seemed to be in a perpetual state of revolution and political upheaval. Due to its close geographic proximity, the U.S. felt compelled to get involved and exert influence in these conflicts. The significant financial investment that resulted from “dollar diplomacy” also required the
Beacon for green research
Helping the world's fastest growing economy develop greener building methods, the University has launched the Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies at its campus in Ningbo, China.
In this podcast Professor Jo Darkwa, director of CSET talks about this eagerly anticipated centre and how it will house some of the world's leading experts on sustainable energy research.
Professor Jo Darkwa
Who are the Greens?
Mr Anderson was speaking in the Centre for British Politics' Seminar Series.
The Seminar series is designed to give students and staff a balanced view of British politics by the people who practise it. Previous podcasts can be found in the 'Politics' cat
Continuing with the podcasts on the Centre for British Politics Seminar Series Paul Anderson explains the origins of the Green Party and their policies.
That sinking feeling
Professor Steven Fielding asseses the damage, and asks if, in the face of a stormy political future, British political parties are sunk?
Have British political parties become a joke? Recent controversies such as MP expenses, alleged email smear campaigns and the ongoing concern about the economy has led many to question the state of the political structures in Britain.
Stalin’s Russia: Society & Culture 13th century Medieval Music: Ductia Computer Maintenance Tips : How to Make Your Computer Faster Jefferson Vs. Hamilton :: Freedom Vs. Big Government Crisis, Clear skies and China opportunities
Stalin is famous above all for a remarkable programme of economic development – the establishment of a ‘command-administrative system’ that set targets for the transformation of the USSR’s economy in...
History as written and presented by current historians. Visit thehistoryfaculty.com for free downloads and more information.
On viol and recorder by ernst stolz. There are no surviving manuscripts containing pieces labelled as ductias. Grochieo describes the ductia as like the estampie but more regular; perhaps this refers to an estampie with verses all of the same length. Musically speaking, it might be that an instrumental estampie with only three or four two-part verses (puncti) is a ductia (HAoM p220).
Grocheio also says (presumably about the vocal ductia): "The ductia is a melody that is light and br
Beware of the political ad that starts the video. The video is about how to make a computer faster by checking the system's hard drive and eliminating unwanted items to free up space. Learn to make a computer run faster. Excellent for all ages and classes.
The debate over Central Banking and the Big
Government that naturally accompanies it is
as old as our Republic. Watch Thomas
Jefferson argue against a Central Bank and a
powerful central government and for an
economy based on Freedom. Alexander
Hamilton argues for a Central Bank, a national
debt-based economy and federal government
authority.
With every crisis comes a silver lining. While not everyone subscribes to that belief, Asian business leaders speaking at this year’s Bloomberg Leadership Forum in Hong Kong are certainly convinced of its validity.
