Wealth Strategies: Mortgage biz, cost cuts to boost banks
Oct 11 - A jump in mortgage refinancing and cost cutting will help banks boost earnings relative to last year, but poor market conditions and a weak economy will mean a drop in M&A revenues in Q3.
Listening In: JFK on running for President (January 5, 1960)
On January 5, 1960, the journalist James M. Cannon recorded a dinner party conversation at the home of John F. Kennedy, who had declared his candidacy for president three days earlier. Also present were his wife, Jacqueline, and their close friends Ben and Toni Bradlee. The conversation includes fascinating and candid revelations about Kennedy's medical problems, his private reasons for wanting to run, and his worry that he was too introverted to be a natural politician. This conversation is a p
MathNook Tutorial - Rounding to the Nearest Hundred
This MathNook tutorial gives step by step directions on how to round to the nearest hundred. Visuals are given as speaker presents information. This is a great resource to introduce and/or review rounding in the upper elementary/middle school classroom. (02:53)
Dame Fiona Reynolds: The Fight for Beauty
In this IPR Public Lecture Dame Fiona Reynolds - former Director-General of the National Trust and Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge - reflects on her efforts to protect natural beauty and sites of cultural heritage, as well as the efforts of conservationists and urban planners through history.
This IPR Public Lecture took place on 27 March 2017
Learn About Chinese New Year: Rituals, Food, Family
Chinese New Year is based on a myth that involved a monster eating crops and people from Chinese villages. The population was finally able to drive the monster away due to his fear of the color red, and by leaving food on their doorsteps, and so what followed was jubilant celebration. While that myth is not as relevant to celebrations today, that doesn’t make present-day Chinese New Year any less remarkable. This holiday is seen as a time to gather with family and partake in the ancient ri
Counting By Two Song
This animated video will help children learn to count by twos. The lyrics repeat themselves several times. The monkey characters count to 100 while the numbers are displayed on the screen. Some of the lyrics include "We're gonna count by two's. Me and you. All numbers will be even. That's just what we do". (02:53)
Interview: 2012 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
Following the announcement, Professor Per Krusell, Chairman of the Economic Sciences Prize Committee, was interviewed by freelance journalist Joanna Rose about the 2012 Prize in Economic Sciences. More video and information at http://www.nobelprize.org
The prize was awarded jointly to Alvin E. Roth and Lloyd S. Shapley "for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design."
Harper Lee - Mini Bio
In 1961, Harper Lee became the only author to win the Pulitzer Prize for her first and only novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird." n 1961, Harper Lee became the only author to win the Pulitzer Prize for her first and only novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird." Her experiences growing up as an outsider in Monroeville, Alabama with her childhood friend, Truman Capote, provided the basis for the classic novel. (03:05)
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Through this narrow gap the visitors of the Miraikan science museum in Tokyo are getting a glimpse of the future. On the other side is "Kodomoroid", a robot newscaster eerily similar to a human. Her
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