1.4 Decline of cardiovascular diseases in Western society? Cardiovascular diseases may be the main cause of death across most of the world, but the mortality (death) rates have actually been declining since the 1970s in most industrialised countries. ‘…CHD mortality decreased by more than 50% between 1981 and 2000 in England and Wales. Approximately 40% of the UK decrease was attributable to the combined effects of modern cardiological treatments and almost 60% to [a] Teaching Tomorrow's Economists I am happy to announce that the Teacher's Manual is now available for my introductory textbook, Lessons for the Young Economist. For those readers who are unfamiliar with it, let me explain that the student text was Fysica : Bijkomende ondersteuning Op deze sites vind je links naar applets, soms met instructiebladen, alsook links naar filmpjes bruikbaar in de fysicales. Ze werden gemaakt voor de leerlingen van O.L.V. Ter Duinen (Heist - Zeebrugge). Lesson #061, Monday The letter combination 'sc', when followed by the vowels i or e, will produce a soft sound, like the English words shoe, shore, share and cash. cuscino = cushion scimmia = monkey sciarpa = scarf pesce = fish The letter combination 'sc', when followed by the vowels a, o or u, will produce a hard sound, like the English words sky, ski, score and scarf. scuola = school tasca = pocket pesca = peach scarpe = shoes scat World War I - Weapons and Technology 8.2 Nationalism, self-determination and secession What makes a ‘nation’ and what makes peoples strive for nationhood? This unit will provide you with an introduction to studying political ideas by looking at how people who see themselves as nations challenge the existing order to assert their right to a state of their own. To access this material click on the unit link below. It leads to a separate OpenLearn unit and will open in a new window. Robert's Rules of Order - Mastering the 3 Most Important Motions Meet Nadja Drost: La Toma Miners' Gold Wars Les elections presidentielles francaises de 2012 RSC Public Seminars 2012: Climate Change and Organisational Change in UNHCR and IOM Art Matters Festival 2012 Dancing Princess - POP Romulus & Remus Cómo era Rusia antes y después de la Revolución Rusa - en español Slam Poet Gayle Danley Brave New Voices - Team Albuquerque Meet Stephanie Hanes: A Global Look at Statelessness Meet Greg Constantine: The Stateless Rohingya in Myanmar and Bangladesh Brad Jones on Commercial Crew Program Partner Integration Sarah Waechter, Partner Manager for Excalibur Almaz Inc.
Though they may seem primitive today, the weapons and technology used during World War I completely revolutionized the way wars were fought. These weapons and technologies also had a significant impact on the outcome of the war. From the use of machine guns and bolt-action rifles, to the popularization of grenades, poison gas and finally tanks, World War I set the stage for all wars that followed it. This war also helped troubleshoot many of the problems with these technologies, helping streamli
This seven minute video offer tips on mastering the 3 most important motions used in most meetings that use Robert's Rules of Order. A good overview of the basics.
Learn more: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/colombia-cauca-gold-mining-conflict-government-resistance
Afro-Colombians in La Toma's mining community are struggling to stay in control of the gold. As mining titles are being granted to Colombian and international mining outfits, miners are beginning to defy outsiders mining on their territories, yet with a price. The miners are in danger of death threats and assassinations for their resistance.
Nadja Drost's report on mining in Colombia is par
Les elections presidentielles francaises de 2012.
RSC Public Seminar series of Hilary Term 2012. Podcast from the Refugee Studies Centre's Public Seminar Series on 'Critical Approaches to Environmental Displacement' convened by Dr Alexander Betts. This podcast was recorded on Wednesday 29 February 2012 at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. The seminar was delivered by Nina Hall, University of Oxford.
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The 12th edition of North America's largest student-run arts festival will feature13 exhibition to entice Montrealers to discover the talent emerging from Concordia's multidisciplinary artistic community spearheaded by the Faculty of Fine Arts. The event runs from March 2 to 16 - http://artmattersfestival.org/
Catch this Super WHY! clip as Princess Presto uses her spelling powers to help get the princess down from the sky by popping the balloons that are keeping her up there! Along with the help of the viewers, Princess Presto sounds out and spells the word P-O-P and gets the princess down safely. (2:06)
This is cartoon animation of the story of Romulus & Remus. According to the roman mythology, the founders of Rome were Romulus and Remus. The twin-brothers were the supposed sons of the god Mars and the priestess Rhea Silvia. (06:55)
Antes de la revolución, la sociedad rusa estaba compuesta de 120
millones de personas, de los cuales: 100 millones eran campesinos
pobres, la nobleza era dueña de las haciendas agrícolas y la clase media no existía. Después de la revolución, desaparece la nobleza y la clase obrera se enriquece. (3:00)
International slam poet champion, Gayle Danley, breaks it down at the Artist Showcase and Family Festival. (08:50)
This clip is from the HBO series called "Brave New Voices." This is Team Albuquerque - and is titled "Public Schools." (01:03)
The TV show is described as follows by the producer:
"We all have a well of creativity inside of us. This show will help
unlock your inner poet." - Executive Producer, Russell Simmons
Learn more: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/stateless-citizenship-nationality-kenya-bangladesh-dominican-republic
Pulitzer Center grantee Stephanie Hanes explains the difficulties confronted by stateless population—people who have no citizenship rights—and how they are distinguished from refugees. Using Kenya, Bangladesh and the Dominican Republic as a lens to look into this worldwide phenomenon of statelessness, Hanes emphasizes diversity within stateless people who are individualized b
Learn more: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/stateless-citizenship-nationality-kenya-bangladesh-dominican-republic
Reporting from Bangladesh, Pulitzer Center grantee Greg Constantine discusses a web of issues faced by the Rohingya community—an ethnic minority group stripped off citizenship in Myanmar (Burma)—that exemplifies the consequences of statelessness worldwide. Constantine has been documenting the issue of statelessness for the past six years, exposing the impact the denial of cit
NASA Public Affairs Officer Kyle Herring talks with Brad Jones, deputy manager for the Partner Integration Office of the Commercial Crew Program.
NASA Public Affairs Officer Kyle Herring talks with Sarah Waechter, partner manager for Excalibur Almaz Inc., on the status of the Space Act Agreement. Excalibur Almaz is one of seven partners associated with the Commercial Crew Program.