Market Pulse: Spanish yields to test 8% by month end - IDEA
Aug. 14 - Investors breathe a sigh of relief that euro zone GDP numbers were not as bad as many feared. But IDEAglobal warns that Spain looks more vulnerable than ever.
Gravity-defying slope illusion
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http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2012/05/best-illusions-of-2012-gravity-defying-slope.html
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The Verdict of Battle
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674067141
Slaughter in battle was once seen as a legitimate way to settle disputes. When pitched battles ceased to exist, the law of victory gave way to the rule of unbridled force. In THE VERDICT OF BATTLE James Whitman explains why ritualized violence was more effective in ending carnage, and why humanitarian laws that view war as evil have led to longer, more barbaric conflicts.
Discussion of Ethical Issues in Biomedical Data Sharing
By: ucsd_idash Speakers: Kenneth Goodman, PhD. (Univ. of Miami), Mary Deveraux, Ph.D. (UCSD)
UCSD iDASH Biomedical Data Sharing Workshop July, 2012
Filmeducatie : Lessen in het donker Met je leerlingen naar een educatieve film? Op 37 plaatsen in Vlaanderen kan het! Maak je keuze uit de aangeboden films en reserveer. Je krijgt er ook pedagogische dossiers bij!
Jamaican Seafood at Little Ochie's
While jerk is a hallmark of Jamaican cooking, much of the island's cuisine is based on its bounty of seafood. At Edward "Blackie" Christian's restaurant, Little Ochie's, in Manchester on the south coast, locals and tourists alike sit in one of the beached fishing boats and feast on grunts, goat fish, jacks, snapper, parrot fish, shrimp and spiny lobster that is prepared in one of the ten different ways that he's developed. He shares some, but not all of his secrets with us.
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UCReX Tutorial
By: UCReX San Diego This short video provides an introduction to the UCReX Data Explorer tool.
Changing phases of matter
Elon's Drumline and the Fight Song
With camps well underway, the Fire of the Carolinas drumline was out practicing the Fight Song the morning of August 21, 2012, at 10 a.m. outside the entrance to the Center for the Arts.
Things to do for new international students at Concordia
http://concordia.ca/now | http://concordia.ca/newstudent
Student blogger David Adelman provides tips for new international students at Concordia, and speaks to returning students about what it was like to be an international student in a new country.
Foster Recreation Center Ribbon Cutting
Missouri State University celebrated the new Bill R. Foster and Family Recreation Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony Aug. 20. As the new hub for healthy living on campus, the LEED-certified building features three basketball courts, an aquatics center, climbing wall, and fitness and cardio equipment.
The ribbon cutting celebration featured remarks by Dr. Earle Doman, vice president of student affairs, Interim President Clif Smart, SGA President Paige Oxendine and Brent Dunn, vice president
Fluid Dynamics with Walter Lewin
Professor Lewin packs a ton of information in this lecture. He covers Archimede's principle and hydrostatic pressure. He demonstrates how the center of gravity determines the stability of ships and also uses a helium filled ballon to talk about pressure differentials and percieved gravity (49:00).
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations on December 10, 1948.
USI South Asia Matchmaking Conference: Day 2, Panel 4 On July 18th and 19th, J-PAL hosted the first regional matchmaking conference for its Urban Services Initiative (USI) at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Colombo conference brought together researchers and practitioners active in urban service delivery (particularly water, sanitation, and hygiene) throughout South Asia. The aim of the conference was to stimulate discussion on innovative micro-solutions to the need for better urban public services, and what collaboration opportunities might exist betwe
What is Medical Informatics - Sanjoy Sanyal
Dr Sanjoy Sanyal wrote this article when he was doing his Masters in Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, University of Bath, United Kingdom.It traces the origin of the term and discipline called 'Medical Informatics'; describes its evolution and mentions its current healthcare applicability and academic status.It is fundamental towards understanding today's Information Explosion and its digital implications in all work atmospheres.Today Dr Sanjoy Sanyal is Professor and Course Director of Ne
The Three Lochs Way: Helensburgh to Garelochhead
A photographic record of the second part of the Three Lochs Way
Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals 1824-1900
The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900, is a subscription bibliographic database of articles in nineteenth-century periodicals. It primary use is to identify authorship. It was common during the Victorian era for articles by periodical contributors to be published anonymously, or under a pseudonym. The great achievement of the Wellesley Index was to provide provenance details and evidence to support attributions of authorship, along with brief biographical and vocation details o
Effect of Initial Value on Graph of Exponential Function (C < 0)
This classroom activity presents College Algebra students with a ConcepTest and a Question of the Day activity concerning the effect of the initial value, C, on the y-intercept and position of an exponential function where C<0 and k is an arbitrarily fixed value in f(x)=Ce^(kx
