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Adding Specific Words and Phrases to Make Your Writing Come Alive
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using precise words and phrases in writing to create vivid mental images for readers. The teacher guides students through examples and practice exercises to help them understand the...
Professor Dave Explains
Measurement and Significant Figures
When we take a measurement or make a calculation, how many digits do we use? There's rules, friend! You must obey the sig figs. Don't worry, learn all about them in this clip, and you'll be the coolest kid on the block.
Curated Video
Using Domain-Specific Vocabulary to Clarify Your Writing
Writers explain ideas precisely by using specific words related to their topics. Let's practice clarifying our writing by replacing vague or confusing terms with domain-specific vocabulary.
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Removing Empty Words: Writing with Conciseness and Precision
This video is a writing lesson that teaches students how to remove empty words like "this," "that," and "there" from their writing to make it more concise and precise. The teacher provides examples and guides students through the process...
Cerebellum
Early Scientific Revolution - The Beginning Of Modern Science
Europe experienced one of the most remarkable periods in history roughly between 1550 and 1700, when three of history's most important events were occurring simultaneously: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution....
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Beginning Python (Video 4)
Python is the becoming the language of choice for pretty much every arena. It is a very simple yet extremely powerful programming language. It is a scripting language that is widely used for prototyping to get work up and running in a...
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Strengthening Your Argument with a Formal Writing Style
In this video, the teacher discusses the importance of maintaining a formal writing style in arguments to enhance credibility. They provide examples and explanations of how to revise informal language, eliminate contractions, and choose...
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Using Specific Nouns to Enhance Your Writing
This video is a tutorial on using specific nouns in writing to express ideas precisely. The speaker explains the concept of nouns and how important it is to use specific nouns to make writing clear and effective. The video provides...
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Two astronauts stranded in space on Boeing Starliner
NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said they expect to return once thruster testing is complete here on Earth. (Scripps News)
Bloomberg
Pakistan Targets Higher GDP Growth
Pakistan's government is targeting higher GDP growth in the next financial year. This comes as the country plans to ramp up spending. Faseeh Mangi reports on Bloomberg Television.
Bloomberg
China to Impose More Capital Controls: Straszheim
March 1 -- Donald Straszheim, head of China research at Evercore ISI, discusses expectations for a drop in China's growth rate as the nation undergoes an economic transformation, a depreciation of the yuan, and an increase in capital...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : California start-up sending tiny robots on fantastic voyage into brains
Sending a miniature robot into the human brain to treat it? What was only science fiction a few decades ago could quickly become reality, says the founder of Bionaut Labs, a California-based start-up that plans its first clinical trials...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Laulhere the last historic beret factory in France
VOICED : Laulhere the last historic beret factory in France
Bloomberg
Rising Inflation 'Worrying' in Weaker Eco Data, Says Sheets
Feb.20 -- Andrew Sheets, Morgan Stanley chief cross asset strategist, discusses the market impact of higher inflation and the threat of higher bond yields. He speaks with Bloomberg's Alix Steel on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
Bloomberg
Zimbabwe Plans to Introduce Currency 'In Next 12 Months': FM Ncube
Apr.11 -- Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube discusses the nation's currency regime, help needed from foreign institutions and investors, and plans for introducing a new currency. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Sky News
Chancellor Rishi Sunak answering questions from media after delivering jobs plan
CLEAN: Interior shots of Chancellor Rishi Sunak giving a press conference at Downing Street, unveiling a plan for job retention and help for businesses and taking questions from the media on 24 September 2020 in London, United Kingdom
Curated Video
UK - Carl Bildt on London conference on Bosnia
The UN High Representative in Bosnia, Carl Bildt, on Thursday (5/12)
described the London conference on Bosnia as "two good days of hard work, substantial commitments, and important bridge-building."
Representatives of 43 nations...
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washington pre launch activities of timation 111 (timenavigation) experimental satellite
cut story: "time - navigation satellite orbit preliminaries" shows: timation 1: naval research laboratory: cu of...
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UK: FORMER BEATLE GEORGE HARRISON STABBED LATEST (4)
English/Nat
The officer leading the investigation into the attack on George Harrison has said that it was a vicious attack with a six or seven-inch knife.
Speaking outside the Harrison's mansion in Henley Detective Chief Inspector Read...
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WRAP Delegates leave hotels, comment ADDS arrivals at talks
1. Wide United States envoy Christopher Hill talking to journalists before leaving hotel
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) United States envoy Christopher Hill:
"It's moving along. The issue comes down to coming up with precise means by which to...
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Japanese SKorean, US delegates leaving hotels to attend talks
1. Wide United States envoy Christopher Hill talking to journalists before leaving hotel
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) United States envoy Christopher Hill:
"It's moving along. The issue comes down to coming up with precise means by which to...
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CIA briefing on Iraq, alleged bin Laden tape
1. Various Senate Armed Services Committee
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Tenet, CIA Director:
"So one of the things we are looking at is he is obviously raising the confidence of his people. He's obviously exhorting them to do more,...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Microsoft's 'Kinect', motion sensing, gets gamers moving
CLEAN: Microsoft's 'Kinect', motion sensing, gets gamers moving