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Al Jazeera English - Watch live TV channel in high quality | Livestation Now Al Jazeera World This film follows four of the millions of Egyptians invisible to the state, unable to access basic benefits - and one man's fight to regain his self-respect. Next Newshour Live, breaking and in-depth news from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Al Jazeera English is a 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel headquartered in Doha, Qatar. Al Jazeera English broadcasts news features and analysis, documentaries, live debates, current affairs, business, technology, and sports. Pop-out Player ↑
Map and Estimates of the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico - Interactive Map About the Oil Slick and Landfall Locations The “estimated extent” of the oil slick is an estimate by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of where oil is mostly likely to go based on wind and ocean current forecasts, as well as analysis of aerial photography and satellite imagery. The “surveyed extent” shows areas where oil was visible on the water surface during aerial and satellite surveys of the Gulf. The surveyed extents are not available every day and may be incomplete on occasion because poor weather conditions prevented observation in some areas. The extents may vary widely from day to day because of changes in wind patterns and ocean currents. The locations where oil has made landfall are based on reports from federal, state and local officials. About the Estimate of the Amount Spilled Where the oil has gone, as of Aug. 1 (103 days into the spill), according to a government report. For more on the estimates, see these articles:
Portraits d'un Nouveau Monde Une catastrophe écologique planétaire Les déserts occupent 18% du territoire chinois : 78% sont naturels, 22% sont le fait de l'activité humaine. Presque tous longent le parcours du train K43-T69 qui traverse la Chine d'ouest en est, de Pékin à Kashgar en passant par la Mongolie-Intérieure, le Ningxia, le Gansu et enfin le Xinjiang. C'est en empruntant ce « train de la désertification » que Patrick Alleyn, journaliste et Benoit Aquin, photographe nous font découvrir l'une des plus grandes catastrophes écologiques mondiales. Les Chinois, responsables de la création de nouveaux déserts Fermiers et bergers chinois ont transformé à ce jour 400 000 kilomètres carrés de terres agricoles et de prairies verdoyantes en nouveaux déserts - soit l'équivalent des trois-quarts de la superficie de la France. Le sol fertile, une fois dénudé, est emporté par les vents dans des tempêtes de poussière aux proportions historiques, s'abattant sur la capitale, Pékin, puis sur le Japon et la Corée. Crédits
Digital Play In the University of Bristol’s Education Endowment Foundation‘s recent study on Neuroscience and Education, (Howard-Jones, 2014), there is an interesting section on Learning Games. Classroom practice and neuroscientific research The review ”considers the extent to which insights from the sciences of mind and brain influence, or are close to influencing classroom practice”, summarising “existing evidence about approaches and interventions that are based, or claim to be based, on neuroscience evidence.” The report categorises the approaches into 1) those which are likely to have a positive impact on attainment, 2) those which need further testing to determine the likely impact on attainment, and 3) those which do not seem to have a promising impact on attainment. Further research required What is known about Learning Games Popular games stimulate the brain’s reward systemThe brain’s reward response can positively influence the rate we learn
s JUNE 2010 Trend Briefing covering "MASS MINGLING" The INTERNET OF CARING THINGS means connected objects that serve consumers' most important needs: physical and mental wellbeing, safety, security, oversight of loved ones, and more. You're probably already familiar with the innovations that have blazed an early CARING trail. The Nest smart thermostat*, NIKE fuelband and Fitbit, for example. But now, as consumer demand and technological capacity converge, the INTERNET OF CARING THINGS will evolve in exciting new directions. Check out the examples below – divided into five categories of CARING – for a glimpse of these... * Indeed, just after we first wrote about the INTERNET OF CARING THINGS in December 2013, Google placed a USD 3.2 billion bet on it with their purchase of Nest Labs.
The Age of Unreason The Australian newspaper TheAge has an article titled Climate change adding to severity written by a Birdie Smith. Obviously this is a piece written about some new peer reviewed scholarly work done by climate researchers....not. In the article Birdie does everything possible to tie cyclone Yasi to global warming/climate change while simultaneously destroying the foundation for that assertion. Yasi may be Queensland's third cyclone in five weeks but it is not a symptom of a warming planet. Well OK then, end of story, right? What can be attributed to global warming are some of the conditions that have contributed to the cyclone's severity - namely the record-high sea surface temperatures.'' Far be it of me to question how something which can potentially cause severer cyclones can actually be attributed to doing so. ''This [La Nina] event is close to the strongest on record,'' Dr Ash said yesterday.'' Now if you think thus far we have been subjected to double speak, it only gets worse:
Gulf Oil Spill - The Effects on Wildlife - Interactive Graphic More Animals Are Dying, but the Causes Have Not Yet Been Determined As of Aug. 16, more than 7,000 birds, sea turtles and dolphins have been found dead or debilitated in the gulf since the oil spill began. A majority of the dead were not visibly oiled, and officials have yet to determine why they died. But they have confirmed that many more animals are dying than during the same time period in previous years. Related article » Officials have found more than twice the number of stranded sea turtles than normally found this time of year. More dolphins have been found dead or debilitated since the start of the spill than are usually found at this time of year. Most of the birds recovered have been brown pelicans, the state bird of Louisiana, which was recently removed from the endangered species list. Data in tables are as of Aug. 16. Published July 30, 2010 A Gulf Polluted By States Near and Far Sources: Nancy N. Published April 28, 2010 Spill’s Effects Underwater Impact on Sea Life
When we heard about unschooling this week on "GMA," we weren't sure what it was all about. We wanted to find a mom who had unschooled her kids and felt this was the right decision for her family. That led us to Sandra Dodd, who unschooled her three children -- now aged 18, 21 and 23. momlogic: Why did you make the decision to unschool your three kids? Sandra Dodd: It wasn't "a decision" made all at once. I knew four homeschooling families for a few years before I considered homeschooling. ml: Can you explain what "unschooling" means to you? SD: Unschooling is arranging for natural learning to take place. ml: What's the difference between unschooling and homeschooling? SD: Unschooling is homeschooling, but it's not school at home. Some people homeschool because they think schools teach too much and aren't controlling the kids well enough. ml: You've said that your only regret about unschooling was giving your son two and a half/;reading lessons at age 7 -- can you elaborate on that?