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Discovery Communications, Inc. is an American global mass media and entertainment company based in Silver Spring, Maryland. The company started as a single channel in 1985, The Discovery Channel.
Discovery also is a provider of educational products and services to schools, including a series of K-12 digital textbooks, through Discovery Education, and Discovery Digital Networks.
DCI both produces original television programming and acquires content from producers worldwide. This non-fiction programming is offered through DCI's more than 50 network entertainment brands, including Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, Science Channel, Velocity, American Heroes Channel, Discovery Family, Discovery Life and a family of digital channels.
Despite being publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange, the Newhouse family exercise the largest stake in the company, 31%, through privately held Advance Publications.
Discovery Digital Network shows are offered through multiple services, including Animalist.com, TestTube.com, Sourcefed.com, YouTube, iTunes, and more than 40 other distribution partners and devices. Discovery has 375 million monthly online streams of its programming.
Cambridge (/ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/KAYM-brij) is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam about 50 miles (80 km) north of London. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, its population was 123,867, including 24,488 students.
There is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area in the Bronze Age and in Roman Britain; under Viking rule, Cambridge became an important trading centre. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although city status was not conferred until 1951.
Cambridge is the home of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209 and one of the top five universities in the world. The university includes the Cavendish Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two buildings, along with the spire of the Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church, the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital and St John's College Chapel tower.
Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology Silicon Fen with industries such as software and bioscience and many start-up companies spun out of the university. Over 40% of the workforce have a higher education qualification, more than twice the national average. Cambridge is also home to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, one of the largest biomedical research clusters in the world, soon to be home to AstraZeneca, a hotel and relocated Papworth Hospital.
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Eyes Open is the fourth studio album by British alternative rock band Snow Patrol. It was released in the UK on 1 May 2006, and 9 May 2006 in the US. It was the band's first album without bassist Mark McClelland and the first to feature bassist Paul Wilson and keyboardist Tom Simpson. Recording for the album took place between October and December 2005 at Grouse Lodge Studios in Ireland, The Garage in Kent, and The Garden and Angel Studios, both in London.
Six singles were released from the album, including top 10 hits "You're All I Have" and "Chasing Cars", the latter of which came to worldwide attention when it was featured during the season 2 finale of the American medical drama Grey's Anatomy. It went on to sell over 5 million copies worldwide and has spent a total of 166 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, more than any other song in history.
Eyes Open was the best-selling album of 2006 in the UK, selling 1.5 million copies and 6 million worldwide. It was also the 15th best-selling album of the 2000s.
The University of Cambridge (abbreviated as Cantab in post-nominal letters; also known as Cambridge University) is a collegiate public research university in the English town of Cambridge. Founded in 1209, Cambridge is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's fourth-oldest surviving university. It grew out of an association of scholars who left the University of Oxford after a dispute with the townspeople. The two ancient universities share many common features and are often jointly referred to as "Oxbridge".
Cambridge is formed from a variety of institutions which include 31 constituent colleges and over 100 academic departments organised into six schools. The university occupies buildings throughout the city, many of which are of historical importance. The colleges are self-governing institutions founded as integral parts of the university. In the year ended 31 July 2015, the university had a total income of £1.638 billion, of which £397 million was from research grants and contracts. The central university and colleges have a combined endowment of around £5.89 billion, the largest of any university outside the United States. Cambridge is a member of many associations and forms part of the "golden triangle" of leading English universities and Cambridge University Health Partners, an academic health science centre. The university is closely linked with the development of the high-tech business cluster known as "Silicon Fen".
Cambridge Discovery Education Teaching Tip Competition - Ben Goldstein's Tip
Introducing Unlock from Cambridge University Press and Discovery Education™
Cambridge Discovery Education Teaching Tip Competition
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Cambridge Discovery Readers
Cambridge Scientist makes Dinosaur Discovery
Reflections on Isaac Newton, discovery and Cambridge - with apple tree
DNA, the Eagle and Cambridge
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Unlock - Reading and Writing Level 3 - Unit 1 - Sharks - short excerpt
Lift Off Exploring the Universe High Intermediate Book with Online Access Cambridge Discovery Educat
LEXUS RX of factory in Cambridge
Anna Dworak - Cambridge Discovery Education Video Tip monthly winner
The Science of Heat Low Intermediate Book with Online Access Cambridge Discovery Interactive Readers
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The Longitude Problem
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The 'Discovery' ten step process
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Uncover a whole new world of English
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Video is quickly becoming an essential classroom tool for language teachers everywhere. But how do you get the most from video? Share your tip with other teachers around the world for your chance to win in the Cambridge Discovery Education Teaching Tip Competition! Join in by uploading a video of yourself explaining how you use video in the classroom: http://videotips.cambridge.org
Unlock is a four-level academic English course from Cambridge University Press and Discovery Education™. With engaging video from Discovery Education™, the course offers a fresh approach to critical thinking skills. Unlock is ideal preparation for academic studies, and also presents learners with model texts and exercise types that they can expect to encounter in the IELTS test.
Video is quickly becoming an essential classroom tool for language teachers everywhere. But how do you get the most from video? Share your tip with other teachers around the world for your chance to win in the Cambridge Discovery Education Teaching Tip Competition! Join in by uploading a video of yourself explaining how you use video in the classroom: http://videotips.cambridge.org
A newly discovered poem attributed to Erasmus goes on display at Cambridge University Library as part of the exhibition His royal favour: The books that made the Library". https://exhibitions.lib.cam.ac.uk/royal/) It is unfortunate that we cannot yet identify the first owner of CUL Rel.c.51.3, a copy of Thomas More’s Utopia that made it into Bishop Moore’s collection just a few years before it passed to the crown and thence to Cambridge as part of King George I’s handsome donation. Johannes Froben’s Basel edition of Utopia appeared under the title De optimo reip. statu, deque noua insula Vtopia in spring 1518, and was one of the publishing highlights of that year. Edited by Desiderius Erasmus, the most renowned scholar of that generation, the volume was a sort of testimony to his friends...
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Dr David Norman, a Paleontologist from the University of Cambridge makes a discovery that changes the way we view dinosaurs and evolution
Reflections about the life and effects of Isaac Newton in Cambridge, filmed outside Trinity College, with the descendant of his apple tree behind (and the rooms where he lived and worked). Filmed by Xu Bei in 2009 All royalties to World Oral Literature Project
The Eagle pub in Cambridge where the discovery of DNA was announced by Crick in 1953, and the culture of discovery in Cambridge (for more, please see: http://www.alanmacfarlane.com/cambridge_tour/cambridge.htm All revenues to World Oral Literature Project
Developed by Cambridge University Press in partnership with Discovery Education™, Eyes Open is a four-level English language course for Secondary students. It features stimulating Discovery Education™ videos designed to spark curiosity, and engage and motivate teenage learners. This clip is taken from Eyes Open level 1, unit 3 and supports the first reading activity in that unit. The videos can be used with or without subtitles, and there are instant’ guided video lessons in the Teacher’s Book as well as full video activity worksheets available to download from the Presentation Plus app or DVD.
Cambridge Discovery Park presents an unmatched build-to-suit opportunity for a headquarters or laboratory facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Here's a short excerpt of the video lesson for Reading and Writing, Level 3 - Unit 1 - Sharks. To download a sample page of the exercises accompanying this video, go to http://bit.ly/1ePtcCe Unlock is the brand new academic English course, which uses video from Discovery EducationTM. http://cambridge.org/unlock
An intimate look at the Pursuit of Perfection as it comes to life in the manufacturing of the 2010 Lexus RX. Discovery Channel takes you inside the factory in Cambridge, Ontario, the only plant outside Japan that produces Lexus vehicles. From the press shop to the paint shop to the final test drive, you'll get a unique perspective not just on the factory, but on the Lexus mind-set. Here, remarkably meticulous attention to detail is the norm, and workers strive to build each RX as if it were going to be their own.
Anna Dworak is the second monthly winner of our Cambridge Discovery Education Video Tip competition, thanks to this great tip on how you can use video clips from the BBC's series 'Big Train'! Want to hear more tips or submit one of your own for your chance to win some great prizes? Find out more here: http://videotips.cambridge.org
The discovery of a way to measure longitude revolutionised long-distance sea travel forever, but the institution which made it happen has all but disappeared from memory. Now researchers led by Professor Simon Schaffer are launching a new project to remember the Board of Longitude and tell its remarkable story in full for the first time.
Steve Bax at Bax Interaction in Cambridge explains, in more detail, what the ten step process in the 'Discovery' workshops is.
Learn English while exploring the world with Uncover. Developed by Cambridge University Press in partnership with Discovery Education™, Uncover is a four-level English language course for Secondary students. It features captivating Discovery Education™ video and addresses stimulating global topics to motivate students and spark their curiosity, fostering more meaningful learning experiences.
Developed by Cambridge University Press in partnership with Discovery Education™, Eyes Open is a four-level English language course for Secondary students. It features stimulating Discovery Education™ videos designed to spark curiosity, and engage and motivate teenage learners. This clip is taken from Eyes Open level 1, unit 3 and supports the Discovery Culture section in that unit. The videos can be used with or without subtitles, and there are instant’ guided video lessons in the Teacher’s Book as well as full video activity worksheets available to download from the Presentation Plus app or DVD.
Learn how the University of Cambridge solves the world's most complicated scientific projects and runs real time medical analytics with help from the new generation of Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.
Highlights from the Summer Discovery @ Cambridge Pre-College Summer Enrichment and College Credit Program http://www.summerdiscovery.com/cambridge-u-and-london
The British have a long history of being a key player in the European chess tournament, but never truly controlled the board until the defeat of Napoleon and the consolidation of British colonial territories during the 19th century. By the 20th century, however, the rise of Germany’s manufacturing prowess and its political unification under Bismarck created a real challenge to Britain’s mercantilist imperialist system, partly leading to the Great War and the beginning of England losing her colonial possessions. By the time of Great Depression and WWII, serious doubts had crept into the minds of English people about the fate of their empire, and no less in the circles of the elite, making for fertile recruiting grounds for rising powers such as the Soviet Union which had imperial ambitions ...
The University of Cambridge, and the life of those who study there. Trivia: Several renowned academics appear in Cambridge. Sir Lawrence Bragg, in his capacity as Director of the Cavendish Laboratory, would play a part in the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953. Historian George Trevelyan, had earlier been approached by the British Council to write the script for experimental film Magna Carta. Other seen in the film include Sir William Spens, composer Patrick Hadley, and Sir John Sheppard. Women appear throughout Cambridge and might seem to be ordinary members of the university, but this is not the case. Though women were allowed to study courses, sit exams, and gain degrees, they were not admitted as full members of the university until 1948. This film has been made available by...
Check out our new website for more incredible documentaries: HD and ad-free. https://goo.gl/LwMcmY An extraordinary documentary on the brainpower of Daniel T, the young Englishman who could be the world’s greatest mental athlete. Daniel is not just a calculating wizard, but also a memory champion and super linguist. He speaks nine languages. Daniel, the oldest of seven children, has been able to do amazing calculations after an epileptic fit when he was 3 years old. He was even able to remember over 22,000 numbers in a public display of his ability. But how does he do it? Leading scientists explore the extraordinary world of this real-life Rainman. Daniel’s psychological make-up is explored by Cambridge University autism expert Professor Simon Baron Cohen who delves into his childhood ex...
Starting with the one simple principle that has powered every rocket that's ever flown, Professor Chris Bishop launches through an explosive journey to the moon and back. Click here to subscribe for more science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe This lecture from the Cambridge science festival is packed with demonstrations of the science that sends people into space. A family-filled lecture theatre sees flying projectiles, the fiery combustion of energetic propellants, and the impressive roar and flame of a hybrid rocket engine. Other great videos from Chris Bishop: The science of fireworks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmtK2BgmGCw Explosive science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFQdcKJUijQ Chemical curiosities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti_E2ZKZpC4 The Ri is on Twitter: htt...
4 Murmillos, 3 Gunboats and one snubs against 2 Dunkirks, one Churchill and three snubs.
Simon Schaffer describes the Rutherford era at the Old Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge. For the context, please see www.alanmacfarlane.com All revenues to World Oral Literature Project
Thursday 12 March, 6-7.30pm The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG Chaired by: Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch FBA, University of Oxford In September 2012 the excavation of a skeleton from a Leicester city car park ignited worldwide media frenzy. Six months later the team behind the excavation confirmed the identity of the skeleton as King Richard III. Two years on, as his body is reinterred in Leicester Cathedral, what difference has this discovery made? How has the team's research changed the way we see the ruler, his reign, and the establishment of the Tudor dynasty? Now that the 'hunchback' myth has been disproven, can we ever perform Shakespeare's Richard III in the same way again? How do we understand the legends and 'propaganda' of the last Plantagenet kin...
Stephen Hawking A Personal Journey PBS Stephen William Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA (Listeni/ˈstiːvən ˈhɔːkɪŋ/; born 8 January 1942) is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge.[14][15] Among his significant scientific works have been a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to set forth a cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He is a vocal supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] ...
Did you know that there are over 30 different English accents in England alone? And that's not all. Would you believe there are over a hundred different English dialects accross the world? In this lesson, I will tell you about some common British accents you might hear. You'll hear examples of Cockney, RP, Estuary, Northern, Scottish, Welsh, and many more accents. Don't miss this opportunity to add some spice to your English pronunciation and comprehension! Take the quiz at http://www.engvid.com/learn-british-accents-and-dialects-cockney-rp-northern-and-more/ TRANSCRIPT Hi. I'm Gill at www.engvid.com, and today's lesson is about accents in the U.K. So, U.K. accents and also dialects. Okay, so what's the difference between an accent and a dialect? Right. Well, an accent, as you know, is t...
Gibbons describes how he first isolated dynein and demonstrated microtubule sliding in flagella. https://www.ibiology.org/ibiomagazine/the-discovery-of-dynein.html Talk Overview: In an interview with Ron Vale, Ian Gibbons describes how his initial EM characterization of the internal structure of Tetrahymena cilia led him to seek and then identify the force-producing ATPase, which he named dynein. Gibbons also describes his key experiment showing that dynein produces sliding between microtubules, which gives rise to the beating of cilia and flagella, as well as more recent experiments aimed at understanding dynein’s structure. Speaker Biography: Ian Gibbons, together with his wife Barbara, identified and named the motor protein dynein. Gibbons has continued to work on the function and s...
In this webinar recording, classroom video expert and Eyes Open author Ben Goldstein looks at the added value that video brings into the ELT classroom and how this relates specifically to teenage learners. For a generation brought up on screens, he looks at how video boosts motivation, engages students intellectually and emotionally and bridges the gap between the real world and the classroom world. Specific examples are taken from the new Cambridge Discovery Education course, Eyes Open. This webinar is part of a series of English Language Teaching webinars from Cambridge University Press. Find out more at: http://www.cambridge.org/gb/elt/news/
Experience your Kundalini Awakening - Self Realization (Sahaja Yoga) Follow along with Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi giving Self Realization, Kundalini Awakening in Cambridge England UK 1984. Enjoy the full video of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi indroducing Sahaja Yoga Meditation in Cambridge England 1984 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV-PzCy5YvU (video) http://vimeo.com/56454801 (video) Shri Mataji in Cambridge England (Sahaja Yoga) http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3C80F597CAFBE6EB (playlist) Sahaja Yoga is a meditation technique developed by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi that involves the awakening of a subtle spiritual energy known as the Kundalini which lies dormant in the sacrum bone at the base of the spine in three and a half coils. The word 'sacrum' is derived from the word 'sacred', ...
From the outset, Astex have committed to developing a highly integrated informatics platform for fragment-based drug discovery. This ensures scientists from all disciplines have all relevant data at their fingertips, and creates an environment that democratizes the drug-discovery process. Here, we will discuss a number of tools that we have developed to achieve this. These range from chemoinformatics approaches to improve our fragment library and assist in the hit-validation stages of a project, to the use of protein-ligand structural databases for hit-to-lead optimization. guest speaker: Marcel Verdonk, Senior Director, Astex Therapeutics, Cambridge, UK
Lecture from the mini-series "Cosmology and the Constants of Nature" from the "Philosophy of Cosmology" project. A University of Oxford and Cambridge Collaboration.
In this 30 minute webinar recording, Pauline Cullen begins by presenting some strategies to deal with IELTS writing, before answering some of your questions about the IELTS Writing paper.
"The Internet of Paper" Many have declared print as dead, what if print is actually the next frontier, a portal to a digital world. You will be taken on a playful journey of discovery, and given a perspective of print and paper you never thought possible, a way to connect with people and the internet that is powerful and pervasive. And of course the best way to tell this story is lots of live demos, what could possibly go wrong?! "Imagine a world where a teenager’s bedroom poster comes to life with the launch of a new album, or an LP that enables you to DJ from the actual record sleeve itself, or a notebook that actually plays musical notes? By adding interaction and capacitive touch to everything from hats and mandalas through to packaging and books, this is the world Dr Kate Stone is cr...