Profile: Dr Chris Gibson-Smith, Chairman, London Stock Exchange
Dr Chris Gibson-Smith, discusses his career and his role as Chairman of London Stock Exchange.
6.4 Case history: the Topper boat Replacement of one polymeric material by another may be undertaken entirely for manufacturing reasons, and this is what happened in the redesign of the Topper dinghy for thermoplastic polymer. The dinghy was originally designed for hand lay-up GRP in 1969 by Ian Proctor, a well known designer of small boats and yachts (Figure 61
4 Introduction (Please refer to Reading 4: Learning to act: managing and systems practice, by Andy Lane) This course teaches some aspects of systems thinking and practice. But what does it mean to be a systems practitioner, and is it different to being a manager? This reading attempts to answer those questions. First, I believe a good systems practitioner will be more competent at handling complex situations, more capable of managing their working and domestic lives, and more able to learn not only ho
John Adams and the Boston Massacre
Fame without Honor is the key phrase in this interesting look at John Adams as done by an actor using the president's writings to show how he acted and why. Very good, but this 4:38 video is best used to show the times and the nature of Adams.
Rodgers & Hammerstein: Carousel
In the sixth episode of a series of videos that explore the Rodgers and Hammerstein collections at the Library of Congress, Michael Feinstein examines the origins of the opening number from the hit musical Carousel, "Carousel Waltz." Produced by special arrangement with Imagem/Williamson Music Inc.
Speaker Biography: Michael Feinstein, the multi-platinum-selling, two-time Emmy and five-time Grammy-nominated entertainer, dubbed "The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook," is considered one
3.2 Competition from Calcutta
Britain was the first country to industrialise, and it acquired the largest empire ever during this same period. But its sphere of economic influence extended far beyond the boundaries of the formal British Empire. This unit focuses on the economics of empire, using a case study of one town, Dundee in eastern Scotland, to explore this huge topic.
SP.769 Photovoltaic Solar Energy Systems (MIT)
This class will study the behavior of photovoltaic solar energy systems, focusing on the behavior of "stand-alone" systems. The design of stand-alone photovoltaic systems will be covered. This will include estimation of costs and benefits, taking into account any available government subsidies. Introduction to the hardware elements and their behavior will be included.
Inside Cancer
Dr Momna Hejmadi, Dr Andrew Chalmers and Dr Lorenzo Caggiano summarise some of the latest developments in cancer research. This lecture was delivered as part of our MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), 'Inside Cancer: how genes influence cancer development'. https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/inside-cancer
2.2 The classic six-stage project management model This model also consists of stages, but, unlike the sequential flow of the project life-cycle, the six-stage model assumes that some stages are carried out simultaneously. In particular, the model (Figure 3) assumes that communications will take place throughout the project. It also assumes that team building, leading and motivatio
Suffer the children as schoolhouse hit in Aleppo
A schoolhouse is hit in Aleppo as President Bashar al-Assad's forces make gains outside Damascus. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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Onderzoekend leren : Case Based Learning Deze website omvat multimediacases (videobeelden en reflectietaken) om analyse en discussie op gang te trekken in de didactiek van onderzoekend leren. Iedere case kenmerkt een gelijkaardige structuur:
Hong Kong protest site opens up
Normality returns after Hong Kong police clear the main pro-democracy protest site but some defiant campaigners remain. Paul Chapman reports
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Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership
The United Kingdom Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) aims to coordinate research, evidence and policy advice on the impact of climate change on the marine environment. Its website lists partner organisations, scientists and government agencies, provides news, monitoring reports and climate projections. An ecosystems linkages page gives a basic outline of the links between climate change and impacts on the oceans.
Routage dans les petits mondes
Les petits mondes sont des réseaux - réseaux sociaux, réseaux d’ordinateurs ou autres - dans
lesquels on peut trouver facilement un chemin très court entre toute paire de points, sans connaître le réseau globalement.
1.3.7 Corporate connections continued One issue that might be added by a workers' organisation or trade union, for instance, might be that of freedom of association and the right of workers to organise. Another might be the right to collective bargaining. In fact, the coverage of the codes of conduct vary considerably depending on who instigated the code and the parties involved (Pearson and Seyfang, 2001). Most codes of conduct, it seems, are top-down affairs, drawn up by the companies involved or by trade associations. Some hav
1.5.3 The doctor-nurse relationship In reality, however, the nurse spends much more time with patients and often knows a lot that the doctor does not. Somehow the nurse needs to be able to communicate essential knowledge to the doctor, in the patient’s presence, without appearing to undermine the doctor’s ‘omniscient’ status. According to Leonard Stein’s research in America, they achieve this through playing ‘the doctor–nurse game’. T Longitudinal Data Analysis Homeworking mom 4.1 Family and meanings? We have considered the difficulties of pinning down family definitions and meanings. We now ask whether it is indeed important to explore and unravel these complexities. Do the varieties of family meanings – or the meaning of ‘family’ itself – matter, or do they just provide a minor intellectual diversion? You may like to pause here for a moment to consider how you would answer this question for yourself. Do you think they matter, and if so, in what ways? We consider this questi Drawing from Experience - Contour Line
Organised by ESRC National Centre for Research Methods, to be held at Centre for Applied Statistics, Lancaster University Lancaster United Kingdom from 2009-05-05 to 2009-05-06
Homeworking mom offers advice on employment opportunities to women with parenting responsibilities working from home. The site was created by Georganne Fiumara, founder of the MothersÂ’ Home Business Network, and contains sections on freelancing, internet work, and running a business. The site also includes The Real Deal, a blog devoted to aspects of homeworking.
This cartoon animation describes contour lines for young art students. (1:43)
