Cristina Fernandez sworn in for second term as Argentina's president.
Dec. 10 - An emotional Fernandez breaks with protocol as daughter presents her with presidential sash. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
4.602 Modern Art and Mass Culture (MIT)
This class provides an introduction to modern art and theories of modernism and postmodernism. It focuses on the way artists use the tension between fine art and mass culture to mobilize a critique of both. We will examine objects of visual art including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, and video. These objects will be viewed in their interaction with advertising, caricature, comics, graffiti, television, fashion, folk art, and so-called "primitive" art.
Reuters Summit: Harley president plans to reduce product development cycle
Dec. 12 - Matt Levatich, COO & president of Harley-Davidson, says the company is instituting processes to reduce its product development cycle from five to three years for its major brands.
European Union Summit and the World Economy
Jeffrey H. Bergstrand, one of the world's top experts in international trade and the international economy, and a finance professor at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, analyzes the recent EU summit and explains his predictions for western Europe and the world economy.
http://newsinfo.nd.edu/for-the-media/nd-experts/faculty/jeffrey-bergstrand/
ANSO 105-01, Introduction to Sociology, Spring 2006
This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.,There are two primary objectives of this course, both of which are identified by our college’s new core curriculum: critical thinking and the ability to understand the “other.” These objectives will be pursued by studying the three classical theoretical orientations in sociology and then applying them to critically investigate a variety of social issues, including an issue you personally
Pruis Calculus 12/12/2011
Pruis Calculus Class from December 12, 2011
Learn About the Windows Azure Service Bus from Clemens Vasters Come listen to this interview with Clemens Vasters to learn what's new with the Windows Azure Service Bus in the Dec 2011 release.
Palestinian flag raised at UNESCO
Dec. 13 - President Mahmoud Abbas attends the Palestinian flag-raising ceremony at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Nick Rowlands reports.
SDSU Geological Sciences - Thesis Defense - Marck Maroun
By: tcarrasc Saprock: A long term recorder of ground shaking, Peninsular Ranges, southern California
Marck Maroun
ABSTRACT
Saprolization is commonly viewed as an isovolumetric process. However, it has not been studied extensively in seismogenic areas. Hence, we undertook a detailed study of five sites located at disparate distances to the seismically active Elsinore fault. Data obtained during this study along with the results of earlier investigation of five additional sites, support the ide
Primate Behavior
Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Primate Behavior" in the Department of Anthropology. This course explores the social lives of the nonhuman primates. It begins with an introduction to primate evolution and taxonomy and behavioral ecology. It further examines select groups of living primates through topics such as conservation, social behavior, cooperation/competition, reproduction, ethnoprimatology, and evolution of social organization.
Woody Allen receives Golden Globe Directing nom
Dec. 15 - The Golden Globe nominees for Best Director of a dramatic film. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Le goût du vin : produire et consommer du vin "bon, propre et juste" (video)
9e matinée des Œnologues - Bordeaux
Jean Lhéritier, Quelle place pour le goût dans notre civilisation, production, éducation
Fondé par des italiens à la fin des années 80, le mouvement Slow Food se développe en France en 2003. Association de lutte contre la standardisation du goût, elle encourage la biodiversité et une agriculture de qualité.
La 9e matinée des œnologues est l’occasion pour Jean Lhéritier, président de
Le goût du vin : produire et consommer du vin "bon, propre et juste" (audio)
9e matinée des Œnologues - Bordeaux
Jean Lhéritier, Quelle place pour le goût dans notre civilisation, production, éducation
Fondé par des italiens à la fin des années 80, le mouvement Slow Food se développe en France en 2003. Association de lutte contre la standardisation du goût, elle encourage la biodiversité et une agriculture de qualité.
La 9e matinée des œnologues est l’occasion pour Jean Lhéritier, président de
Intro to Information Privacy
This course gives an introduction to computer and network security from the perspective of a Internet user and individuals who plan to work in industry positions where understanding network risks is of great importance.
Medicine and Public Health in American History
Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Medicine and Public Health in American History" in the History Department. This course offers an introduction to differing conceptions of disease, health, and healing throughout American history, the changing role and image of medicine and medical professionals in American life, and the changing social and cultural meanings and entanglements of medical science and practice throughout American history.
Introduction to Peace Studies
Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Introduction to Peace Studies" in the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. This course surveys: (1) the major causes of deadly conflict around the world; (2) various definitions of “peace” and the conditions under which it occurs and is sustained; and (3) the style and comparative success of various strategies such as building peace movements and nonviolent social change as ways to achieve peace.
RSC Wednesday Seminars 2011: The re-invention of the Kurdishness through the transnational Kurdish m
This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's fifth Wednesday Public Seminar of Michaelmas Term 2011 This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre on Wednesday 9 November 2011.
C-Suite Conversations: Michael Dan
"C-Suite Conversations" are unscripted interviews with leading decision makers in central Virginia held in the Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond. Throughout five installments in the 2011 - 2012 academic year, Senior Associate Dean Richard Coughlan and each executive will discuss business-related topics on stage in the Ukrop Auditorium at the Robins School. These hour-long interviews will focus on leadership, decision-making, strategy and other areas that contribute to an o
Beginner S6 #25 - Desperate Times at the Japanese Bank
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You have been shopping like crazy lately to buy a new wardrobe for your job in Japan, and you’re starting to worry about whether you’ll be able to cover your rent at the end of the month. You ask your landlord for a short extension in Japanese, and he agrees. Now [...]
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