New Research Points to Dinosaurs' Colorful Past
There's new evidence that dinosaurs, once thought to resemble scaly lizards, were in fact fluffy, colorful animals. Curator Mark Norell, who is chair of the Museum's Division of Paleontology and studies important feathered dinosaurs from Liaoning, China, shares his thoughts on the significance of two new studies about fossilized feathers reported in the current issue of Science magazine.
Dining for Dealmakers: Hong Kong hotels
Sept. 15 - Reuters Correspondent Fred Katayama discovers Hong Kong's best hotel restaurants with Tim Zagat. Experience local fare and french flare at The Peninsula, the Four Seasons and the Mandarin hotels.
Alamin Belhaj on governing Libya
The most prominent Islamist on the National Transitional Council explains why Sharia law should be part of Libya's new democracy
Hot Apps: Fight Game Rivals, Bad Trip, Multi Browser, Showcase'd, Bulls n Cows Hot Apps will feature 5 of the hottest apps each week for the Windows Phone 7. In this episode Laura takes a look at:
Aurora Australis Over Indian Ocean
Video of the Aurora Australis taken by the crew of Expedition 28 on board the International Space Station. This sequence of shots was taken September 7, 2011 from 17:38:03 to 17:49:15 GMT, from the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the South Indian Ocean to southern Australia.
An Introduction to Information Systems
This resource provides a useful backdrop on political communication, journalism and national development issues as priority areas for collaborative action in Africa and the Middle East. This course provides a business perspective of information systems and stresses how information systems can be used to improve their planning and operation. The nature and value of information, as well as the impact of Internet technology on organisations and society are also considered.
Episode 160: Delusions of development: Pro-market forces at work in the do-good industry Keynote: Energy Innovation in New Single-Family Development Literacy for Professional Purposes - a module summary Physical Science: Distance vs Displacement Isolating Multiple Strains of Escherichia coli for Coliphage Isolation, Phage-typing, and Mutant Rec Alphabetical Order Worksheets The Dark Ages - Part 10 - The Crusades e-learning 3 Johns Hopkins Story Swap - Like a French Restaurant Introducing a Triplet Formulation to the Traveling Salesman Problem Smith, P. (October 2011). Using Electronic Portfolios to Measure Growth in Leadership Standards and The Battle of Vienna 1683 The Historical Battle of Agincourt 1415 A Horse Connection
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A module summary for 'Literacy for Professional Purposes', with links to all of the module resources
This is a five-minute video concerning the physics of distance. The educator appears in a small window on the right side. It might be best to open the video to full screen. (04:46)
Recovery of Escherichia coli from a rectal swab begins a series of procedures combining mastery of technique with productive experiments. After isolating his/her own E. coli strain, each student recovers a unique coliphage from raw sewage and determines its host range, thereby revealing the genetic individuality of each bacterial and viral isolate. Colonies of virus-resistant mutants can often be recovered in regions where sensitive bacteria have been destroyed. After antibiotic sensitivity test
Series of worksheets on alphabetical order, prior to developing dictionary skills.
At its height in the second century A.D., the Roman Empire was the beacon of learning, power, and prosperity in the western world. This ten minute segment of this video series goes into detail about how the actions of the rich to intimate the poor brought work to the soldiers who were unemployed at the time. Provides good insights and debate topics as to why this time was called the Dark Ages.
e-learning 3.
Marcia Howes '86 and Kevin Howes '85 -- with daughter, Sadie Howes '11 -- discuss how some professors had permitted Marcia to bring her dog to class, just like one can do at a French restaurant.
Marissa Lawson,
Lyon Anderson
The objective of our research is to introduce a new formulation to model the Traveling Salesman Problem, a combinatorial optimization problem.
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Peter J. Smith
This study analyzed the pretest and posttest data from ISLLC Standards surveys and the Administrator Disposition Index surveys to determine the growth in knowledge, skills, and dispositions of […]
The large-scale battle won by Polish-Austrian-German forces lead by King of Poland Jan III Sobieski against the Ottoman Empire army are the subject of this 3:18 long video. There isn't any narration and the music may be a distraction and it can be muted without losing any of the data.
This 9:36 video is about this battle that took place after the Hundred Years Wars when the English King Henry battles the French army near the town of Agincourt. Though immensely outnumbered, King Henry's army manages to claim victory. Done with a narrator and animation. Good detail and should be of interest to students.
Five persons with special needs have their lives changed forever through a unique and engaging horse riding therapy program.“What is it we feel when we ride a horse?” This question opens ‘A Horse Connection,’ a documentary that explores the relationship between horses and persons with special needs. Nancy King, a specialist in Equine Assisted Therapy, introduces us to her riding therapy program, designed to assist special needs considerations. This includes au
