RT Interview: Richard Wolff on 90th Anniversary of Lenin's Death
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Megan Follows: The Many Mauds: The Life and Times of Lucy Maud Montgomery (1996)
Megan Follows, the actress who played Anne in the "Anne of Green Gables" movies, talks about Lucy Maud Montgomery, the author of the books on which the movies are based. The actress details her intellectual, emotional and psychological empathy with the author in the historical period in which Ms. Montgomery lived: L.M. Mongomery "allowed a child to have a voice that was of equal importance to the grownups around her." Photos of the author, clips of animated film and live action film base
IPL: Sex Matters to the Heart
Professor Alison Heather's Inaugural Professorial Lecture. Tuesday, 20 May 2014.
Sharon Salzberg, "Real Happiness at Work" | Talks at Google
We will explore a path to finding real happiness at work. Despite the many hours we tend to spend working, that arena of our lives may not be the source of great fulfillment or meaning. We will look at the qualities that can turn that around, including mindfulness, compassion, resiliency, integrity, and open awareness, and learn practices that help cultivate each of these. Suitable for both new and experienced meditators, the workshop will consist of guided meditations, talks and time for questi
Rick Atkinson: 2013 National Book Festival
Rick Atkinson appears at the 2013 Library of Congress National Book Festival.
Speaker Biography: A three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Rick Atkinson has received plaudits for both his contemporary reportage as well as his historical writing. Atkinson has been a reporter for The Kansas City Times and The Washington Post. His first book was "The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966. Time magazine and The Washington Post both labeled the book "brilliant." In 2002, Atki
Suzy Lee: 2013 National Book Festival
Suzy Lee appears at the 2013 Library of Congress National Book Festival.
Speaker Biography: Award-winning picture and book illustrator Suzy Lee is this year's National Book Festival poster artist. Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea, and her books have been published internationally in many languages. In 2010 her book "Shadow" was selected as a Best Illustrated Children's Book by The New York Times. "Wave" was chosen in 2008 as a Best Children's Book by both School Library Journal and Publisher
Susan Cooper: 2013 National Book Festival
Susan Cooper appears at the 2013 Library of Congress National Book Festival.
Speaker Biography: Susan Cooper is the author of the classic five-book series "The Dark Is Rising," which won a Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor Award and two Carnegie Honor Awards. Cooper has also received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association for a "significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature." Born in England, Cooper was a reporter and feature writer for the London Sund
Pre-Concert Conversation with Nico Muhly & Daniel Hope
Violinist Daniel Hope and pianist Jeffrey Kahane join composer Nico Muhly for a pre-concert conversation.
Speaker Biography: Nico Muhly is an American contemporary classical music composer and arranger, who has worked and recorded with classical and pop/rock musicians. He currently lives in the Lower East Side section of Manhattan in New York City.
Speaker Biography: Daniel Hope is a British classical violinist. He was born in South Africa and now lives in Vienna, Austria.
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Oral History with Harmonia Band
Members of "Harmonia" discuss the band's origins and the traditional folk music of Eastern Europe.
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2013 Library of Congress Literacy Awards: Introduction & David Baldacci
Best-selling authors and literacy advocates David Baldacci was a featured speaker at the 2013 Library of Congress Literacy Awards. Speaker Biography: David Baldacci is a 2011 inductee of the International Crime Writing Hall of Fame and winner of the 2012 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award. He and his wife Michelle are founders of the Wish You Well Foundation for family and adult literacy.
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2013 Library of Congress Literacy Awards: Reach Out & Read
The Reach Out and Read organization is the 2013 recipient of the David M Rubenstein Prize, one of three Library of Congress Literacy Awards. Speaker Biography: Perri Klass is medical director of Reach Out and Read, a national childhood literacy program that works through doctors and nurses to encourage parents to read aloud to young children, and to give them the books they need to do it.
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2013 Library of Congress Literacy Awards: 826 National
826 National is the recipient of the American Prize, one of three??2013 Library of Congress Literacy Awards. Speaker Biography: Gerald Richards is CEO of 826 National, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, with expository and creative writing.
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1.2 The growth of the legal system The legal system plays a significant and growing role in society as our lives become governed by an increasing number of laws. As our society has become more sophisticated, a greater number of laws have been required. This in turn has resulted in our legal system becoming increasingly more complex. Changes in technology, the way in which we live and the types of relationships we have are all reflected by the law. Society expects the law to reflect its ideas, values and culture, so the law has
Part I: The Obamacare Challenge for Employers – Employers with 50 or More Full-time Employees
The Affordable Care Act — or Obamacare — is dramatically changing how small- and mid-sized businesses must handle health care benefits.
Liedje voor vaderdag Dit is een liedje voor vaderdag op de melodie van 'De poes van tante Loes'.
Campus Crossroads Project - Student Center
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Campus Crossroads Project - Hospitality West
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Campus Crossroads Project - Game Day in Stadium
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Aggregate Demand in Keynesian Analysis
OpenStax College
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Fortune teller singulier pluriel U kent ze vast wel, fortune tellers, die knijpers met ludieke vragen: Met wie zal je later trouwen? Hoe oud zal je worden? Deze sjablonen zijn te gebruiken in een les Frans, als inoefening op enkelvoud-meervoud. Voor de werkwijze, kijk bij …
