1 - Liberté d’expression et négation de l’histoire
Retours sur « l’affaire Dieudonné ... Liberté d’expression et négation de l’histoire. Retours sur « l’affaire Dieudonné » 1ère partie - intervenants 2ème partie - questions du public enregistré le mercredi 29 janvier 2014 à l'amphithéâtre
Endangered Species, Private Property, and the American Bison
The political debate over what should be done about endangered species seems to be continuing without end. Calls are already emerging this year to place a
multitude of species on the endangered list, including the emperor penguin, the Arizona Author(s):
Virtual Maths, Shapes, Space and Measure, Demonstration of a Theodolite Survey in action
Using a theodolite to calculate the height of a building, demonstration 'in the field', includes interactive simulation tools and formulae
Termite robots build castles with no human help
Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25052
A swarm of self-organsing robots can cooperate to build structures, making decisions based on their environment with no human control
Macroeconomics
OpenStax College
Principles of Macroeconomics covers the scope and sequence for a one-semester economics course. The text also includes many current examples, including: the housing bubble and housing crisis, […]
Radio Lingua Network News: 26 September 2008
Happy European Day of Languages to all our listeners! By way of joining in this international celebration of languages and language-learning we're delighted to introduce eight new podcasts today. We're adding Catalan, Danish, French, Japanese, Mandarin and Romanian to our One Minute Languages series; we're introducing our first podcast for English learners - Write Back Soon will help learners master Phrasal Verbs; and we're finally announcing the long-awaited sequel to Coffee Break Spanish: it's
Hijack drama ends in Switzerland
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Feb. 17 - Swiss authorities detain the hijacker of an Ethiopian Airlines plane forced to land in Geneva. Rough cut (no reporter narration)
More Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/BreakingNews
Reuters tells the world's stories like no one else. As the largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters provides coverage around the globe and across topics including business, financial, national, and international news. For over 160 years, Reuters
Spleen (J'ai plus de souvenirs) by Charles Baudelaire (read by Tom O'Bedlam)
There's a malady we all suffer from to some extent, in that we spend too much time thinking about minor misfortunes, trivial insults and catastrophes that are unlikely to happen. It seems that Baudelaire accumulated a burden of unhappy memories and notions as the years went by - he rarely seemed to think about anything else. I'm sure there's a psychological name for it - "Melancholia" perhaps - but "Spleen" works just was well. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Spleen
If you want to hear it i
Pope renews passport as a regular Argentine
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Pope Francis' passport is processed after he says he wants to travel the world as a regular Argentine and not in his official capacity as the head of the Catholic Church. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
More Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/BreakingNews
Reuters tells the world's stories like no one else. As the largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters provides coverage around the globe and across topics including business, finan
Creative enterprise in west Yorkshire Arts organisations
This report describes and theorises the findings of a workshop discussion, commissioned by WYLLN, into the views of arts organizations on the challenges they face in becoming more enterprising and less grant dependent.
The Bernoulli Equation
John Taylor
Presents the solution of a Bernoulli differential equation. Integration by parts is required.
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TWC9: Helios, Bing Code Search Extension, Azure Symbol Set and more... | This Week On Channel 9 This week on Channel 9, Brian and Dan discuss the week's top developer news, including;
William T. Cavanaugh | Religious Freedom and the Security State
Religious Freedom and the Security State
In opposing the contraceptive portion of the HHS mandate, the U.S. bishops have made a strong appeal to religious freedom. But might such an appeal prove detrimental to the Catholic Church's endeavor to free itself from state interference? In this lecture, Dr. William Cavanaugh will explore the benefits and potential pitfalls of such an appeal in the broader context of U.S. politics and the security state.
William T. Cavanaugh is a Professor of Th
25 years of chocolate
On Feb. 23, the MSU Museum marked the 25th anniversary of their Chocolate Party Benefit, a fundraiser to help them fund proper care of the museum's various collections.
To read more, go to http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2014/25-years-of-chocolate/
Dr. Patrick Awuah Jr. explains the importance of ethics at Ashesi University
Dr. Patrick Awuah Jr., recipient of the Elon University Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership, discusses the importance of ethics to Ghana and to Ashesi University. He also explained three ways that ethics are incorporated as an integral part of an Ashesi education
Elon dedicates Chandler Family Professional Sales Center
The center on the first floor of the Koury Business Center named for one of Elon's most devoted families is the centerpiece of a sales program that school leaders cite for helping to elevate the university's national reputation.
Pangloss's Song from Candide by Richard Wilbur (read by Tom O'Bedlam)
Syphilis was brought back by Columbus to Europe - allegedly. It was only one af many New World novelties such as chocolate, tobacco, cotton,sugar and potatoes. It is said that syphilis, in its heyday, affected one person in five. The effects of advanced syphilis are too gruesome to illustrate, with open sores and crumbling faces. Noses dropped off and were replaced by prostheses. It wasn't at all nice.
However, if you were one of the lucky ones, syphilis wasn't so unkind. There were two ma
Is Bad Weather Behind Weak US Economic Trends?
Some key US economic data shows visible weakening. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo sentiment index slumped to 46 in February from 56
in January.
The New York Federal Reserve Bank’s Empire State general business conditions index fell to 4.48 in February from 12.51 the month before.
