Textiles in Ghana
In Ghana, types of cloth and the design of textiles are about more than just fashion. Woven Kente cloth is a great status symbol, marking wealth and, in the past, office - something to be worn on important occasions and by important people. Adinkra is a printed fabric, hand-made and worn mainly for funerals, which are very important celebrations in Ghana. The tracks on this album introduce the Kente weavers and Adinkra workers, show the creative processes behind the textiles they make, and revea
Performance Measurement: Where to start
Professor Mike Bourne discusses how to begin the process of implementing a balanced scorecard or performance measurement system.
Tiny Desk Concert
The first "Tiny Desk Concert," performed April 24, 2012, in Johnston Hall by Christa Saeger; sponsored by CLA and School of Music.
6.041 Probabilistic Systems Analysis and Applied Probability (MIT)
This course is offered both to undergraduates (6.041) and graduates (6.431), but the assignments differ. 6.041/6.431 introduces students to the modeling, quantification, and analysis of uncertainty. Topics covered include: formulation and solution in sample space, random variables, transform techniques, simple random processes and their probability distributions, Markov processes, limit theorems, and elements of statistical inference.
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Lindsay R. Boring, director of the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway in southwest Georgia, spoke at the 2012 UGA graduate Commencement exercise. As director, Boring leads the conservation, research and educational programs of the Ecological Research Center, which is sponsored by the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation. An alumnus of UGA, Boring's personal research interests include topics in forest ecology related to forest management, such as fire ecology, productivity and biogeo
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Dr. Paul Cunningham talks about the Brody School of Medicine at ECU
Bepaling van het gehalte calciumcarbonaat in tandpasta : Practicum In dit practicum doe je een eenvoudige kwantitatieve meting van koolzuurgas, dat zal worden gevormd door de toevoeging van zoutzuur aan tandpasta. De meting dient als basis voor stoechiometrisch …
USC Dornsife: Cecil "Chip" Murray- Twice Tested by Fire
Rev. Cecil "Chip" Murray, a senior fellow in the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at USC Dornsife talks about what drew him to the ministry, the 1992 Los Angeles riots and what he hopes to give back. Video by: Mira Zimet
Catastrophic dehumanization
Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon gives a talk on Dehumanization for the Oxford Martin School Public Lectures series. Introduced by Professor Ian Goldin Dehumanization is arguably a defining feature of the most brutal acts of human violence, such as saturation bombardment of civilian populations, terrorist attacks on urban centers, intense battlefield combat, and genocide. I propose a psychological explanation of this phenomenon that uses a catastrophe manifold to describe a set of psychological stat
Hybrid reality: the emerging human-technology co-evolution
Parag Khanna and Ayesha Khanna; Directors of The Hybrid Reality Institute, gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School public lecture series. With Professor Ian Goldin; Director, Oxford Martin Institute The Information Age is giving way to the Hybrid Age, mankind's fifth major era of socio-technical relations. What distinguishes the Hybrid Age from previous periods is two-fold: the rapidly merging combinations of technologies with each other, and our increasing integration with technology. Togethe
Failed banks have to exit the market
The crisis was a lost opportunity to restructure the banking system in Europe, according to Josef Ackermann, former Chairman of Zurich Insurance Group and Vice-Chairman of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum.
Mohit asks Asha out to dinner
Conversation : Mohit calls Asha on the phone to ask her out for dinner. In Hindi: आशा: हेलो (नमस्ते) ( Hello/ Namaste) मोहित: हाय आशा, मैं मोहित हूँ |(hi Asha,...
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President Cohon Addresses Class of 2012
President Jared L. Cohon delivered the charge to graduates at the 115th Carnegie Mellon University commencement ceremony on May 20, 2012.
Carnegie Mellon University's 115th commencement drew visitors from around the globe, celebrating the successes — and promising futures — of more than 4,000 new graduates.
For more, visit: http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/society/2012/spring/congrats-class-of-2012.shtml
"Spring is Here" Song
In this English time video, students will enjoy the sights and sounds of spring with this cute song "Spring Is Here". They will see flowers, bees, trees, etc...all the things that are symbolic of spring. This is a great resource for the early childhood classroom. (1:14)
Video Flash Cards: Multiplication by 6
This video uses white flash cards on a black screen to help students learn their times tables. Facts 1-10 are illustrated. No narration, only a short amount of music at the beginning and end of the video. (02:34)
Sandy Coasts (Interactive)
Waves play a major role in breaking down and building up coastline features. But other factors, including tides, currents, and sediment type, also determine how erosional and depositional processes shape coastlines. In this interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service, learn about beaches, spits, and other sandy landforms that characterize some of America's coastal national parks.
Hypothesis Testing of Single Mean and Single Proportion: Summary of Formulas
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Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D.
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History Through Music
Dan Hoehler
Students demonstrate how music reflects the historical era.
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Is it Time to Rethink Your Manufacturing Strategy? A growing number of US executives are repatriating their manufacturing capabilities—moving some production operations back from overseas. One such company is Ford, which, in August 2010, announced plans to bring back about 2,200 parts-production jobs. Another example is Caterpillar, which is investing $120 million in a new Victoria, TX, plant to make excavator machines—devices formerly made at a Caterpillar plant in Japan. Washington policy makers strongly support these moves: ins
