Support Kent State Football!
Support your Golden Flashes on Oct. 5 for the 2013 Homecoming Game! The Flashes take on the Northern Illinois Huskies in a rematch of the 2012 MAC Championship game. Visit www.kentstatesports.com for ticket information!
Music Credit: "Calm...Down" by Broke for Free from the album Slam Funk.
Architects on architectural film and animation
As part of our inquiry about the practice of architectural film and animation and where it might go, this paper presents the results of interviews with architects on space, and on animation. We present their rich sense of space, and explain how they structure architectural film and animation. We found that architects wish to convey the subjective impact of design, but don?t know how to connect film editing techniques to architectural ends. Computational design could fill this gap with, for examp
1.2 Decimal points Suppose you have less than one of any particular unit: how would you represent that using the decimal system? Well, we've already seen that decimal numbers rely on a positional system, in which values get smaller by factors of ten as you read from left to right. If we continue doing this, then the number to the right of a single unit represents tenths of that unit. A decimal point is then used to mark the boundary between the whole units and tenths of that unit. For instanc
DMC TV presents : A Musical Tribute to Mike Anzaldúa
To honor the man everyone called "Mike," the Del Mar College Music Department presented a Musical Tribute in the newly renovated Wolfe Recital Hall on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013.
Late English Professor Emeritus Mike Anzaldúa provided for students' education by leaving a gift of over $400,000 to support $100,000 scholarships each for the College's English, Music and Mexican-American Studies programs and through the Del Mar College Chapter of the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education.
Veteran's Week at Ole Miss
To our veterans, thank you. Video by Mary Stanton Knight. Photos by Nathan Latil.
My MSc Experience
Tammy Fu, a past student for the full-time MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management course describes their experience of studying on the programme
Factors affecting the auditor selection decision of FTSE 350 companies
Philip Drew talks about his research, which is of direct relevance with regards to the recently introduced regulations requiring FTSE 350 companies to put audits out to tender. The research looks at how the process of supplier selection is conducted when it comes to professional services and identifies 5 principle elements which influence auditor selection: capability assessment; past relationships; service design; individual behaviours; and the decision-making process itself.
Leonard Pitts Speech
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Virtual Maths, Shapes, Space and Measure, Demonstration of a Theodolite Survey in action
Using a theodolite to calculate the height of a building, demonstration 'in the field', includes interactive simulation tools and formulae
5.1 Introduction One of the most difficult aspects of planning a project is estimating how long it will take to complete each key stage. An estimate might be based on: the size of the tasks and the effort required to complete them; the number of days that are not available for working on the project; historical data from other projects, including the experience of colleagues. Where a project has a fixed end-date (for exampl
Where Does Change Happen? - SPUR Festival 2013
June 17, 2013 - Committed to changing the world but unclear where to start? Will the 21st century see a rise of the city-state, a reinvigorated nation state or the strengthening of international organizations? Our panel argues the local vs national vs global case for shifting power within or between countries.
The fall, rise and re-imagination of societies.
Spur is Canada's first national festival of politics, art and ideas. Spur is produced by Diaspora Dialogues and the Literary Review of Can
Darden Faculty Profile: Andy Wicks
Andrew C. Wicks is the Ruffin Professor of Business Administration at Darden. He is director of the Olsson Center for Applied Ethics, director of the doctoral program, academic advisor for the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics.Wicks also serves as an adjunct professor in the Religious Studies department and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at U.Va. His research interests include stakeholder responsibility, stakeholder theory, trust, health care ethics, tot
Darden Faculty Profile: Lili Powell
Lili Powell joined the Darden School faculty in 1994, where she teaches MBA, EMBA, and Executive Education classes in leadership, management, and corporate communication. Professor Powell has designed and taught courses ranging from the required first-year MBA course in management communication to elective courses and executive classes on communicating across cultural boundaries, managing communication as a critical resource, and communicating through leadership presence. More: http://bit.ly/ih
"Jihad Jane" sentenced to 10 years in murder plot
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A U.S. woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a failed plot to kill a Swedish artist over a depiction involving the Muslim Prophet Mohammad. Nathan Frandino reports.
Reuters tells the world's stories like no one else. As the largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters provides coverage around the globe and across topics including business, financial, national, and internat
Lemon Basil Margatini
Creative "bar chefs" are reinvigorating cocktail menus. This perfectly balanced Sunkist Lemon Basil Margatini takes advantage of the bright floral flavor, and beautiful pink flesh and striped skin of the Sunkist zebra lemon. With house-made orange liquor, sweet and sour, and the addition of basil leaves, ginger and tequila, this cocktail may be just as memorable as the meal that follows. Recipe at: http://www.ciaprochef.com/sunkist/recipe1.html
UVIC 2013: Equity Markets and the T.I.N.A factor with Jason Trennert
Darden Professor Ken Eades discusses Equity Markets and the T.I.N.A factor (There Is No Alternative to Equities) with Jason Trennert.
UVIC 2013: Interest Rates and Global Growth - Insights from Toni Crescenzi
Darden Professor Yiorgos Allayannis and Toni Crescenzi of PIMCO discuss bond rates, investment on low yield and good return prospects, the volatility of risk, the role of the Federal Reserve the future of banks in the regulatory system.
BusinessCast 269 with Marc Johnson on the 2014 Shanghai Investing Summit
We're joined this week by Marc Johnson, Executive Director of Darden's Center for Global Initiatives. Marc is giving us a glimpse ahead to May of 2014 - that's when Darden heads to China to host its inaugural Shanghai Investing Summit. Marc gives us some insights into this exciting event and information on what attendees might expect to see and hear.
The Darden BusinessCast is a weekly news podcast featuring the events, news, and newsmakers of the University of Virginia's Darden School of Bus
BizBasics: "Taxes: Keeping More Money" with Mary Margaret Frank
Learn three tips to keep more money in your pocket when investing. Professor Mary Margaret Frank explains tax planning for better returns in this edition of BizBasics. Professor Frank teaches in the Accounting area at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. She practiced as a CPA and worked for Arthur Andersen in Washington, D.C. as a senior tax consultant. She is currently on the board of directors and chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Female Health Company (FHC).
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Darden Leadership Ride Elective Course: Fall Session 2013, Class 4
Fall Session 2013 - Darden Leadership Ride - Chancellorsville and Gettysburg: Leadership Lessons From the Battlefields of the Civil War. University of Virginia Civil War historian Gary Gallagher leads a classroom session that offers lessons on strategy, communication and leadership inspired by two key battles of the Civil War.
