No pain and still no gain for Credit Suisse: Breakingviews
Feb. 9 - The upfront pain of restructuring at Credit Suisse will only pay off if business picks up this year.
Breakingviews: Analyzing the American Dream
Feb 9 - Breakingviews columnists discuss the $25 bln U.S. mortgage settlement and how renters should start flexing some muscle in the housing debate.
Dr. Seuss Author Profile
This 3:21 video is a brief biography of this famous author who tood the name of Dr. Seuss. An exceptional biography that will hold the attention of the students as it encourages students to not allow rejection and to keep on trying.
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The Story of Medusa
Once a beautiful priestess to Athena, the Greek Goddess of war, Medusa is transformed into a hideous monster after she falls victim to a crime. (5:02)
Multiple Sclerosis - Cranial Nerves Exam - Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducens (CN III, IV, VI) Sub-exam
Janie is a 39-year-old Caucasian female who initially presented with weakness and L'Hermitte’s phenomena at the age of 35. Initially mistaken as a TIA, MRI of the brain revealed numerous plaques in the white matter suggesting Multiple Sclerosis. Her lumbar puncture initially failed to demonstrate the presence of oligoclonal bands, but since progression of the disease over the past few years bands have developed.
"How Linking Changes the Role of Library Data: Examples from the Wider World" Thomas Baker (Dublin C
By: SWIB Discussion in the W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group (2010-2011) tended to focus on the benefits of linked-data technology to libraries. This talk explores how library data - datasets, element sets, and value vocabularies - when linked, provide new forms of support to scholarly and cultural communities in the wider world. Well-maintained value vocabularies, their concepts identified by URI and backed by institutional persistence policies, can function as magnets, forming hubs of in
Reading Rainbow: Watch the Stars Come Out
Videotaped at Ellis Island in 1985, this 28 minute video shows immigrants landing at Ellis Island. It shows the variety of immigrants and they company that they came from that landed in this point of entry. The video is an overview of immigration, but does not offer statistical data and tends to be a general overview.
James Cheng, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade
The Honorable James Cheng, Secretary of Commerce and Trade for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and Darden alumnus of the Class of 1987, was the keynote speaker at at the 24th annual Black Business Student Forum (BBSF) Conference held at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business on February 10, 2012. The theme for this year's conference was "Manage the Future". Mr. Cheng discusses how to maintain an optimistic and realistic outlook while still upholding the responsibility to be honest
GoNUxstream Game Recap - Women's Ice Hockey vs. Maine - Feb. 12, 2012
Maggie DiMasi's end-to-end run gave the Huskies the game-winning goal as No. 7 Northeastern (21-6-3, 14-3-2 WHEA) won its fourth in a row, in a 3-1 decision over Maine this afternoon at Matthews Arena. DiMasi rushed from her own goal line all the way down ice to bury her sixth of the year and second in two games. Senior Florence Schelling enjoyed a relatively light workload in net, stopping 18 shots. Freshman Colleen Murphy opened the scoring midway through the second period, and after Maine cu
Students will work with a partner to write an original piece of poetry to express information learned about the rain forest and an animal that lives in that habitat. Students will share their poems by creating a multimedia slide show.
Coordination Exam: Normal Exam: Finger-to-nose
The patient moves her pointer finger from her nose to the examiner's finger as the examiner moves his finger to new positions and tests accuracy at the furthest outreach of the arm. The first principle of neurologic diagnosis is regional or anatomical localization. In order to become skillful the student must understand how structure relates to function of the nervous system. The neurologic examination permits "dissection" of the nervous system and localizes the disease when present. Instead of
The Endometrial Cycle
An animation depicting follicular development and how it relates to the menstrual cycle. Guide questions - How do the thickness, vascularity and secretory activity of the endometrium change throughout the menstrual cycle? What is the average duration of menstruation and how much blood and serous fluid are lost? University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Reproductive Physiology Modules: Part 4.3.3.
Testing Cranial and Spinal Nerve Functional Integrity and Deficits
The virtual patients simulate the peripheral nervous system component part of the physical exam. It was designed to stimulate self-directed and problem-based learning. The rationale was to integrate related disciplines into a structured format that is readily accessible for local and distance learning, and learner self-assessment. It complements didactic and practical (dissection) activities of beginner health professional students enrolled in basic sciences.
Radiological Images of the Abdomen and Pelvis
This interactive tutorial serves as an introduction to normal x-rays and cross-sections of the abdomen and pelvis for preclinical students enrolled in medical and dental human structure. The courseware was digitized and converted into Adobe Flash to provide beginners with introductory imaging that is critical to the interpretation of standard X-rays and CT- and MRI-scans. Its objective is to stimulate active self-directed learning by integrating introductory radiographic anatomy and into a struc
Cerebellar Degeneration - Station and Gait Exam - Gait Sub-exam - Patient 3
This 42-year-old man complains of poor balance and frequent falls for 6 years. Imbalance has been progressive; he cannot ambulate independently at present. He experiences tremors and weakness. Imbalance has been progressive and he now cannot ambulate independently. He is in good general health except for heavy alcohol use. For the last 10 years, he has consumed a quart of vodka and 5 beers daily. On awakening, he feels "shaky" and calms himself with a morning drink. He has not had blackouts or
Burd Run Interdisciplinary Watershed Research Laboratory
The Burd Run Interdisciplinary Watershed Research Laboratory at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (SU) is a cooperative effort among 13 faculty from the Departments of Geography-Earth Science, Biology, and Teacher Education. The goal of the laboratory is to provide intensive undergraduate field training through collection and analysis of related hydrologic, geologic, biologic, and geographic data from a single watershed, establish a comprehensive statistical and spatial watershed database
Civil Rights Movement--Alabama Church Bombing (Student Animoto Video)
This student created Animoto video shares the story of the Alabama Church Bombing. Students will see real life footage of four girls who died in this bombing because they were African Americans. This video is a great example of how Animoto can enhance classroom instruction and keep students engaged and motivated. (1:03)
A First Look At Phenology
The purpose of this resource is to increase students' awareness of the qualitative changes in plants during green-up and green-down from which they will be collecting quantitative leaf change data, and to develop an understanding of the patterns and differences among plants at the same location. Students will observe, compare, and classify plants during green-up or green-down and then make inferences based on the patterns they observe.
La vida de Napoleón Bonaparte (en español)
De una familia modesta pasó a convertirse en emperador francés y causó terror entre los gobiernos europeos. Napoleón Bonaparte nació el 15 de agosto de 1769 en Ajaccio, la capital de la actual Córcega. Descubre la biografía del militar y gobernante francés que puso en jaque a toda Europa. (aprox. 4 minutos)