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Trusted Computing Rants, Regrets and Research
How do we build trustworthy hardware, and how can we use that to increase the trustworthiness of broader distributed computation? Sean presents some things he's learned, some things he wishes he had done differently, and some things he'd still like to do. How do we build trustworthy hardware, and how can we use that to increase the trustworthiness of broader distributed computation? These questions have followed Sean through a variety of venues in his career so far: academia, government, start-u
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1.5 How to take notes
So what should you do when taking notes? Again you will develop your own technique, but the method I use is as follows. I read the material through once very quickly, from start to finish. I then sift through the material, writing the words or phrases I think are important. I usually do this on a word processor but you can just as easily use pen and paper. Avoid simply copying and pasting large chunks of material. It is the process of actively reading the material and putting it in your own w
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The Color Blue Song
This is a cute video that introduces the color blue. Words are highlighted at the bottom of the screen as the song is sung. Photographs are shown that match song. Some of the pictures include the sky, sea, planet Earth. Some of the lyrics include "The sky above is colored blue. B-L-U-E, blue". (to tune of B-I-N-G-O) Content is appropriate for young learners and this video would work well in conjunction with a introductory or review lesson on colors. (0:54)
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The week ahead: Iran's black gold starts flowing
Republican presidential candidates debate ahead of the Iowa Caucuses, Iran enters the oil market at a volatile time and relations are strained between China and North Korea
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Conceptos de BiologÃa
Cnx Bio Español
Concepts of Biology is intended for the introductory biology course for non-science majors taught at most two- and four-year colleges. The scope, sequence, and level of the program are designed […]
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LR - Lens Correction & Perspective Correction
Perfect your images by reducing lens defects like geometric distortion, chromatic aberration, and vignetting. Save time by combining crop, straighten, and perspective correction in one operation.
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Pintura y Técnicas Audiovisuales I (2014)
Pinturas y Técnicas Audiovisuales I, es una introducción al análisis, la interpretación y la creación de los medios audiovisuales vinculados con el arte y la cultura. Pretende capacitar al alumnado en el estudio y la expresión de formas y medios audiovisuales, proporcionando los conocimientos básicos requeridos para la elaboración de piezas audiovisuales breves de carácter experimental. Asà mismo, el curso también permite el acercamiento del alumnado, a través del dominio de las herr
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9.51 Affective Priming at Short and Extremely Short Exposures (MIT)
This course is an investigation of affective priming and creation of rigorously counterbalanced, fully computerized testing paradigm. Includes background readings, study design, counterbalancing, study execution, data analysis, presentation of poster, and final paper.
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3 Peter, Roger, Rachel, Jenny and Veera

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The Open University12.1 Introduction
Data must be stored somewhere when it is not being manipulated. Modern ICT systems require increasingly large amounts of data to be stored for later use, and it is important that the data can be accessed quickly. Data may be stored on the stand-alone computer's hard disk in the form of files.
You may want to move files from one stand-alone computer to another. In addition, you may want to move files from a device, such as a digital camera, to a computer. These activities require some fo
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Greg Kochanski on Phonetics
Dr Greg Kochanski, a Research Fellow at the Oxford University Phonetics Laboratory, talks about how experiments in phonetics are conducted, how we study the history of language, and how speech changes over time.
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4.4 Obesity and cardiovascular diseases
Obesity and being overweight are well-known as risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Carrying excess body fat predisposes individuals to developing elevated blood cholesterol and diabetes. You will begin to appreciate that many of the modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases are interlink
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3 What are compounds?
Activity 1: Elements and compounds
0 hours 10 minutes
Click on the video clip to watch Elements and Compounds, which focuses on water and its constituent elements.
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3.4 How does the EU operate?
The EU operates through institutions created in the treaties. These institutions can have decision-making powers, law-making powers or may act as part of a checking and consultation procedure.
The institutions include:
The European Parliament (represents the people of the EU).
The Council of the European Union (represents the member states of the EU).
The European Commission (represents the interests of the EU).
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