Lesson 04 - One Minute Luxembourgish
In lesson 04 of One Minute Luxembourgish you will learn how to say that you don't understand something. Remember - even a few phrases of a language can help you make friends and enjoy travel more. Find out more about One Minute Languages at our website - http://www.oneminutelanguages.com. One Minute Luxembourgish is brought to you by the Radio Lingua Network and is ©Copyright 2008.Author(s):
War and Peace in Time of Ecological Conflicts [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Bruno Latour | Although it is still useful to insist on the distinction between science and politics, the scale and importance of ecological mutations make it more and more difficult to use it effectively. The problem is that the alternative requires a redefinition of the two terms "science" and "politics". The lecture will explore in which way an alternative definition could help us to cope with the geopolitical debates that will become more and more intense in the future.
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R.G. (Dick) Baldwin
The only purpose of this collection is to experiment with a variety of cnxml tags such as exercise tags and video tags. In particular, I need to know how those items are treated in the […]
Jackie Robinson: Last Words
In this video clip, see how Major League Baseball marked Jackie Robinson's 25th anniversary of breaking the league's color barrier by inviting him to throw out the first pitch at Game 2 of the 1972 World Series. (3:47)
How to Measure the Area, Perimeter & Volume of a Triangle
The presenter in this video explains how to find the area, perimeter, and volume of a triangle and triangular prism (volume). (03:54)
Surface Area Vs. Volume
The presenter in this video explains the distinction between how to find the surface area of a three-dimensional shape vs the volume of a three-dimensional shape. (02:16)
Black Hebrew Israelites - Wikipedia Article
Black Hebrew Israelites (also Black Hebrews, African Hebrew Israelites, and Hebrew Israelites) are groups of people mostly of Black African ancestry situated mainly in the United States who believe they are descendants of the ancient Israelites. (17:37)
Pope John Paul I - Wikipedia Article
Pope John Paul I (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. I, Italian: Giovanni Paolo I), born Albino Luciani (17 October 1912 – 28 September 1978), reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and as Sovereign of Vatican City from 26 August 1978 until his death 33 days later. His reign is among the shortest in papal history, resulting in the most recent Year of Three Popes. John Paul I was the first Pope to be born in the 20th century and the last Pope to
Who's Afraid of a Big Black Hole?
This video is from the BBC. Black holes are one of the most destructive forces in the universe, capable of tearing a planet apart and swallowing an entire star. (59:07)
Journey Through The Milky Way | | COSMOS AMAZING
Beautiful, awe-inspiring computer-animated images of a journey through space. (43:10)
Charles Guiteau: The Unstable Assassin
In this video clip, learn more about how James Garfield, an extremely popular president, was gunned down by an extremely unstable former employee, Charles Guiteau. (04:34)
John Wilkes Booth: The Actor/Assassin
John Wilkes Booth was born May 10, 1838 in Bel Air, Maryland. At age 17, he made his acting debut. In the 1850s, he joined the No-Nothing Party. During the Civil War, he was a Confederate secret agent. In March of 1865, his attempt to kidnap President Lincoln failed. On April 14, 1865, he assassinated Lincoln at Ford Theater. Booth was killed on April 26, 1865 in Port Royal, Virginia. In this video clip, learn more about John Wilkes Booth. (5:31)
Journey Through Space HD
Teachers will want to preview this first. You may also wish to push the 'play' cursor to access different parts of the video. This is a slow-moving video that could be used in the following ways: as a 'teaser' to introduce students to the science of astronomy, to show students the rotation of the Earth, to show younger students the 'night' side of the Earth, and to show students the what the planet looks like at night powered by electricity. According to the producer, this is a marvelous journey
Indira Gandhi: Betrayed by Bodyguards
In this video clip, learn more about India's first female prime minister and how she led the nation for 15 years only to be shot down by her own bodyguards. (5:12)
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George Lakoff on the 2012 election
George Lakoff talks about the 2012 election, and the differences between Republican and Democratic styles of politics, with the Center for Latin American Studies at UC Berkeley.
George Lakoff is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley. An expert on political communication and framing, he is the author most recently of "The Little Blue Book: The Essential Guide to Thinking and Talking Democratic" with Elisabeth Wehling.
Protein Folding Pioneer
Cures for neurodegenerative diseases are more likely to be found when scientists better understand protein folding mistakes in cells. UMass Prof. Lila Gierasch is a leading authority on how proteins fold and why they misfold.
Skip Counting By 12 Song
The "Counting By Twelve" Song by Have Fun Teaching is a counting song that teaches skip counting by twelve. The video counts up to 96. Great for learning fact families. (03:30)
The Marxian Strategy [This article is excerpted from volume 2, chapter 12 of An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought (1995). An MP3 audio file of this chapter, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach, is available for download.] Reuters Today: IMF, EU spar over how to fix Greece
Nov. 13 - Eurogroup's Juncker and IMF's Lagarde are at odds over how to ease Greece's debt burden, with European leaders now aiming for a meeting on November 20th to strike a deal.
