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World Affairs Council of West Michigan: Dr. Richard Leakey
"The Sixth Extinction: The Patterns of Life and the Future of Humankind"
Dr. Steketee from Aquinas College sits down with Dr. Richard Leakey and they discuss his life, as well as the future of our world.
Paleoanthropologist, political advisor, and environmentalist Richard Leakey has been a key voice behind wildlife conservation and preservation for over 40 years. He was named one of TIME's 100 Greatest Minds of the 20th Century.
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In this video, meet Britain's 'invisible army' of young carers and young adult carers. This video is part of the Health and Well-being strand of our Impact campaign. To find out more about this and other projects please visit www.nottingham.ac.uk/impactcampaign
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17.582 Civil War (MIT)
This course surveys the social science literature on civil war. Students will study the origins of civil war, discuss variables that affect the duration of civil war, and examine the termination of conflict. This course is highly interdisciplinary and covers a wide variety of cases.
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6.6.1 The Royal Commission on environmental pollution scenarios The UK's Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution produced (RCEP) its 22nd report Energy: the Changing Climate in June 2000. The Commission examined what changes would be needed in Britain's energy systems if, as suggested by the various reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001), it should prove necessary to reduce the country's emissions of greenhouse gases by about 60 per cent by 2050. The Commission investigated the various possibilities very tho Author(s): The Open University
6.2 English regions At present, regional government in England is divided between local government and central government agencies. Eight English regions have a tripartite structure with responsibilities and powers divided in each region between the Government Office for the region (GO), the Regional Development Agency (RDA) and the Regional Chamber (most of which have now renamed themselves Regional Assemblies). The Labour government established Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) in April 1999. The role Author(s): The Open University
Kinetics: Arrhenius Equation & Activation Energy Part I
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Artists & Designers HRT Libraries This "commercial for libraries" was collaboratively created by librarians from the member colleges of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. Included are testimonials from artists, designers, and writers including Carole Caroompas (Otis), Meg Cranston (Otis), Suzanne Lacy (Otis), Milton Glaser (School of the Visual Arts), Scott Grieger (Otis), Steven Heller (School of the Visual Arts), Ellen Lupton (Maryland Institute College of Art), Terry Myers (School of the Art Institute Author(s): No creator set
Finger ligaments Ligaments are flexible bands of fibrous tissue that connect the bones and bind the joints together. They connect bones to bones and they sometimes act as guides for tendons. Author(s): No creator set
2.1 Introduction Some of you will know children who live in settings that are not their original family home. You may have lived away from your family of origin yourself. It is remarkably common in children's fiction to find characters who have become separated from their parents and families, for example, Harry Potter, the children in the Narnia Chronicles, Tracy Beaker and many more. The fictional Tracy Beaker tells us a lot about what it feels like to be separated from family and familiar places. She Author(s): The Open University
1.4.8 Summary In this section we have introduced you to the PROMPT checklist as a useful tool for assessing the quality of any piece of information. If you use it regularly you will find that you develop the ability to scan information quickly and identify strengths and weaknesses. As a closing exercise you might like to pick one of the websites below or any of your own choice and try to evaluate it using the PROMPT criteria. To make it easier for you we have provided a printable checklist (see below). Author(s): The Open University
Undertaking HRD research in HE This presentation explores the challenges encountered in researching the impact of enterprise modules in HE on students own perceptions of self efficacy and motivation to particular career intentions Author(s): Creator not set
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