Breakingviews: IMF has flawed prescription for boosting GDP
Sept. 20 - Reuters Breakingviews columnist Christopher Swann says the IMF's recommendation to invest in education in order to boost economic growth is not backed by evidence, and cites Switzerland.
The Pit: Did the gold rush go bust?
Sept. 22 - Christopher Henwood mines the issue of cashing in on gold with Will Rhind, Managing Director at ETF Securities.
UBS considers investment bank future
Sept. 23 - The CEO and board of Swiss bank UBS met in Singapore to discuss the future of its scandal-hit investment bank, after the lender lost $2.3 billion in alleged rogue trading. Joanna Partridge reports.
What is a Recession?
This two-minute video explains what a recession is, the basic economic terms, and the psychological factor that often fuels a recession. It is very fast-paced and may need to be replayed. Stresses the importance of the word fear and how it can result in negative influences on the economy. Several methods to end a recession are discussed and they need to be explained to most students.
CompTIA A+ 220-601: 1.1 - Motherboard Overview
See our entire index of CompTIA A+ videos at http://www.FreeAPlus.com - Every CompTIA A+ professional needs to have a complete understanding of motherboards ...
Soap vs Microwave Experiment at Home - SwH #008
A fun demonstration showing how the water and air inside of soap expands when placed in the microwave. Mr. Higgins leads you through the materials needed, th...
Mathématiques savonneuses (video)
Qui n'a pas été émerveillé par des bulles de savon ? A partir de quelques expériences simples et d'un peu de curiosité, nous allons nous plonger dans le monde des films de savon pour ressortir avec des surfaces minimales... après passage dans le monde mathématique. L'objectif sera de partir des questions naturelles qui se posent en regardant ces film de savon et de décrire la démarche (idéalisée) du mathématicien pour en tirer des questions mathématiques. Nous ne po
Kathy Rudy on 'Loving Animals'
Duke University Professor Kathy Rudy, author of "Loving Animals," discusses her philosophy of animal advocacy and answers viewer questions during a live "Office Hours" webcast, September 22, 2011. Learn more at http://www.dukeofficehours.com.
Transfer Day, Fall 2011
Representatives from forty universities and colleges were on hand to share transfer details with Del Mar College students on Transfer Day, which was held in the Harvin Student Center on the College's East Campus on Sept. 20, 2011.
Open Innovation: Harnessing Assets
Open innovation and making the best use of internal and external resources is becoming an integral part of the future of strategic sourcing and doing business. What does open innovation consisted of? How do you put this into practice? What blocks and barriers are there?
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Look beyond Treasuries for bond values, says TCW's Rivelle
Sept. 23 - TCW's Tad Rivelle says Treasuries aren't attractive but other parts of the bond market are including investment-grade corporate bonds, markets for secured lending to airlines and non-agency mortgages.
North America: Showing the Changing Seasons
SeaWiFS false color data showing seasonal change in the oceans and on land for North America. The data is seasonally averaged, and shows fall, winter, spring, summer, fall, winter, and spring.
Duke Chapel Live - 9/25/2011
Duke Chapel Live - 9/25/2011
COM365 Session 3 Fall 2011
COM365 Public Relations Session Three 09/24/11 Chris Burnett Guest: Steven Roth, OutThinkPartners, outthinkpartners.com
The Design of Decision Support Systems in Urban and Regional Planning
Planning methodology over the years, has shifted from situations whereby planners think, plan and design for the people to one whereby both people and planners have become important components of the planning process. Consequently, the important urban planning methodology of the last two decades that utilized mathematical models in the planning process is fast becoming obsolete. The paper argues that model building should move to the creation of urban decision support systems for the planning pr
Laboratorio de arquitectura de redes de comunicaciones
La asignatura presenta un planteamiento de aprendizaje basado en la creación de programas. Las primeras sesiones proponen la creación de sencillos programas para comprender conceptos como E/S en C, gestión de listas enlazadas, sockets en C, majeno de librerias propias de la asignatura que serán empleados en posteriores programas más complejos.
Libya's new leader addresses UN
Sept. 24 - Libya's interim leader Mahmoud Jibril says his country has been 'reborn' since Gaddafi's government was toppled. Deborah Gembara reports.
Texas A&M - There's a Spirit
www.tamu.edu/ This is an historic time in Aggieland. On September 25, 2011, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) -- the nation's preeminent collegiate athletic conference -- invited Texas A&M to become its 13th member, effective July 1, 2012. And we have accepted enthusiastically. By charting our own course, we can ensure that Texas A&M will be part of the athletic conference that will provide us with national visibility, as well as greater financial opportunity and conference stability, starting
Levers that Lift
This lesson introduces students to three of the six simple machines used by many engineers: the lever, the pulley, and the wheel-and-axle. In general, engineers use the lever to magnify the force applied to an object, the pulley to lift heavy loads over a vertical path, and the wheel-and-axle to magnify the torque applied to an object. The mechanical advantage of these machines helps determine their ability to make work easier or make work faster.
