Arab League suspends Syria
Nov. 12 - The Arab League of Nations suspends Syria's membership and threatens political and economic sanctions after Damascus fails to halt violence against dissidents. Jessica Gray reports.
Fighting On and Off the Field
In Nepal, millions of girls suffer in extreme poverty, deprived of even the most basic human rights. Many are abandoned, abused, or forced into child labor. University of Notre Dame women's soccer player Lindsay Brown and her 2010 national champion teammates are doing more than just hoping for a better life for Nepali girls; they're helping them to achieve it.
Through a series of campus fundraisers, the women's soccer team sponsored the education of several girls at the Nepal's Kopila Valley Sc
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
This video includes text, narration, and images to a small portion of the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by Frank L. Baum. The book is part of the text exemplars listed on the corestandards.org website for grades K-1. (04:33)
Sample performance tasks for this story include:
After listening to L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, students describe the characters of Dorothy,Auntie Em, and Uncle Henry, the setting of Kansan prairie, and major event
John Seely Brown Lecture on Learning in the Digital Age
Noted writer, speaker, and educator John Seely Brown discusses learning in the digital age at a guest lecture at IU. Moving from Students as Passive Absorbers of Knowledge to Collaborative Creators of Knowledge. Skip first 4:30 minutes (Total 1:16 minutes)
07.11.2011 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Montag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.Der frühere Vizepräsident der Europäischen Zentralbank, Lucas Papademos, ist griechischen Medienberichten zufolge Favorit für die Nachfolge des scheidenden Ministerpräsidenten Giorgos Papandreou. Papademos werde schon am Dienstag das Amt übernehmen, berichtete die Tageszeitung "Ta Nea" ohne Angabe von Quellen. A
"I" Sounds
Starfall's excellent interactive treatment given to the letter "I i”, with emphasis on the sound of the letter. Several examples and very clear pronunciation.
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Research Abstracts from the DOE Genome Contractor-Grantee Workshop IX
Research abstracts from a recent Department of Energy (DOE) genomics workshop are now available online. Researchers presented updates on DOE-funded genome research at this January 2002 workshop. Abstracts can be viewed within topical categories or by author name. Abstracts include title of the talk, author name, and contact information.
USC Institute for Creative Technologies: Graphics Lab
The Graphics Lab is part of the University of Southern California's Institute for Creative Technologies. The lab performs research on computer graphics and modeling techniques such as image-based lighting, range scanning, and animation. This is all made possible by a U.S. Army contract "to advance the state of immersive training simulation." The Lab's homepage offers many details on the various projects within each research area; there are several publications that can be downloaded to complemen
Schernbrueker Gorge The National Archives UK posted a photo: Description: 'Photograph of Schernbrueker Gorge of The Hundred Falls, Orange River, South Africa'. Author of work: Lulu Farini.
Who or what is the Tea Party movement? Survey offers some answers
They’re called patriots, extremists, conservatives, libertarians. So who really makes up the Tea Party? Vanderbilt sociologist Steven Tepper surveyed some two thousand people and found four major traits that make up a Tea Party supporter: authoritarian, libertarian, fear of change and strong anti-immigrant sentiment. He also found that one of the strongest influences in thekeep reading »
Gastric Lavage Procedure Animation This resource can be used to illustrate the gastric lavage procedure. Gastri Sequential Vocabulary: Lesson I Stocks sliding on Italy fears Strijdbewijs Tweede Wereldoorlog Een verzameling van nuttige informatie m.b.t. de Tweede Wereldoorlog. De website startte ooit met 'Tour Langs de Landingsstranden van Normandië' en 'Het Ardennen Offensief'. De inhoud werd verder aangevuld … Academic Writing Symposium, Chapter 12 Overview of electronic medical records – Sanjoy Sanyal Human Brain Papez Circuit Demonstration – Sanjoy Sanyal Newbie Lesson S4 #26 - Japanese Self-Introductions: Make a Great First Impression Elephants clear Thai flood debris
Understanding words is necessary for success in every discipline. Learning to identify and define word parts empowers a student to unlock the meaning of unfamiliar words. This process teaches a life skill rather than memorization of definitions. Sequential Vocabulary: Lesson I is designed to be taught with Sequential Vocabulary: Lessons II, III, and IV.
Nov. 9 - It is shaping up to be a nasty day on Wall Street with investors not convinced a planned change of leadership in Italy is enough to stop the European debt crisis from spreading. Conway G. Gittens reports.
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Gives an overview of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) / Electronic Health records (EHR) / Patient Health records (PHR), with company screenshots and specialty specific EMR examples. Presented at a seminar in Seychelles in 2008.This is a constantly evolving issue, and some things mentioned here may have undergone modification since the time of their original publication.Tags: emr, mapping engine, Electronic Medical Record, EMR, Electronic Health record, HER, Patient Health record, PHR, Sanjoy San
This is a demonstration of the structures in the human brain (formalinized specimen) constituting the Papez Circuit. The commentator is Dr Sanjoy Sanyal, Professor and Course Director of Neuroscience in the Caribbean. Cameraman is Mr. Mark Lessard, IT Administrator, with his high resolution Sony HDR XR 520 video camera. The video has been rendered from its original MTS format to MPEG format for ease of uploading.Tags: Papez Circuit, James Papez, Human Brain, Sanjoy Sanyal, Professor, Neuroscienc
As you know, you only get one chance to make a great first impression. When you’re in Japan, you’ll need to quickly and confidently tell people who you are, where you’re from, and what you enjoy doing. These three simple facts about yourself are enough to form lasting friendships. Sentences as simple as, “My name [...]
Nov. 10 - Hundreds of residents, and some elephants, start the clean-up of Ayutthaya in central Thailand, while Bangkok braces itself for flooding in the central business district. Nick Rowlands reports.
