lessons from iceland039s economic crisis
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as the first country to experience the full force of the global economic crisis iceland is now held up as an example by some of how to overcome deep economic dislocation without undoing the social fabric professor stiglitz discusses lessons learned

the 2011 nobel prize in physics - press release
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nobelprizeorg the official web site of the nobel prize

christopher hitchens039 polemic against henry kissinger
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christopher hitchens039 latest book quotthe trial of henry kissingerquot is a point-by-point indictment of kissinger although viewed by many as the greatest statesman of his era hitchens refutes that and claims he is actually a war criminal originally aired april 2001

tine thing helseth - fanfare nobel peace prize concert 2007
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composed for this concert by kjetil bjerkestrand with kringkastingsorkesteret the norwegian broadcasting corporation039s orchestra conducted by nick davies

hulu - the colbert report: mon jun 18 2012 - watch the full episode now
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video description: nobel prize-winning economist paul krugman shares his vision for fixing the economy as explored in his new book

italiaspeedtv - chrysler film dedicated to aung san suu kyi
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in an innovative new tv film breaking today the chrysler brand has joined with lancia automobiles and the international community in the movement to call for the release of aung san suu kyi burmas pro-democracy leader and 1991 nobel peace prize laureate who has been in and out of house arrest since 1989the 30-second film was initially created as part of the lancia brands sponsorship of the 10th world summit of nobel peace laureates in berlin nov 10-11 2009 for which the theme was quotknocking down new walls and building bridges for a world without violence the timing of the summit also coincided with the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall the film first aired in europe on nov 12the nobel peace organization has led the international effort to raise the awareness of aung san suu kyis plight and energize the movement for her release through the film featuring the chrysler 300 the chrysler brand is demonstrating its commitment to supporting social issues and defending human rights around the worldwe produced the tv film in honor of all those who put their lives at stake in the hopes of making the world a better place said oliver francois president and ceo chrysler brand chrysler group llc who is also the managing director of lancia automobiles in particular those men and women who are still prisoners like aung san suu kyi for chrysler this is a chance to use our brand image to join with others in the fight for peace and to knock down the walls that divide us we at chrysler believe in doing the right thing and making a differencethe film opens at the brandenburg gate a symbol of the reunification of the two sides of berlin and continues with images of the berlin wall those sections that still exist as a chrysler 300 drives by on its way to the front of the citys town hall host of the summit

jean-paul sartre rejects the nobel prize for literature
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jean-paul sartre 1905-1980 was a writer and philosopher who rose to prominence in post-wwii era france to become one of the most influential intellectuals of the 20th century sartre039s most important philosophical works are being ampamp nothingness and critique of dialectical reason however it is in his book what is literature where sartre develops his theory of the 039engaged039 intellectual who defends quotconcrete everyday freedomquot by quottaking sides in political and social strugglesquot sartre was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1964 but rejected it on the principle that the quotwriter must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution even under the most honorable circumstancesquotthis excerpt was selected by the brotherwise dispatch brotherwisecom editorial committee and is from the bbc documentary film series human all too human

richard feynman rubber bands
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richard phillips feynman was an american physicist known for the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the physics of the super fluidity of super cooled liquid helium as well as work in particle physics he proposed the parton model for his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics feynman was a joint recipient of the nobel prize in physics in 1965 together with julian schwinger and sin-itiro tomonaga feynman developed a widely used pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions governing the behavior of subatomic particles which later became known as feynman diagrams during his lifetime and after his death feynman became one of the most publicly known scientists in the world

westhill consulting -- nobel prize winner sets sights on fixing u s healthcare
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richard feynman magnets - youtube
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richard phillips feynman was an american physicist known for the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics the theory of quantum electrodynamics and th

that039s why carbon is a tramp
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and thus begins the most revolutionary biology course in history come and learn about covalent ionic and hydrogen bonds what about electron orbitals the octet rule and what does it all have to do with a mad man named gilbert lewis it039s all contained withinlike crash course on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomyoutubecrashcoursefollow crash course on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomthecrashcoursechapter timecode:1 re-watch the whole video = 00:002 carbon is a tramp = 01:513 electron shells = 04:234 the octet rule = 06:525 gilbert lewis = 05:096 covalent bonds = 04:417 polar ampamp non-polar covalent bonds = 07:588 ionic bonds = 08:299 hydrogen bonds = 10:11biology crashcourse gilbert lewis carbon hydrogen electron proton covalent bonds ion octet rule covalent bonds polar non-polar ionic bond hydrogen bond hank green john green vlogbrothers nobel

joseph stiglitz: quotthe price of inequality: how today039s divided society endangers our futurequot
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democracynoworg - several months before occupy wall street the nobel prize-winning economist joseph stiglitz wrote quotof the 1 by the 1 for the 1quot an article for vanity fair he returns to the subject in his new book looking at how inequality is now greater in the united states than any other industrialized nation he notes that the six heirs of the wal-mart fortune command wealth equivalent to the entire bottom 30 percent of american society quotit039s a comment both on how well off the top are and how poor the bottom arequot stiglitz says quotit039s really emblematic of the divide that has gotten much worse in our societyquot on tuesday bloomberg news reported that pay for the top ceos on wall street increased by more than 20 percent last year meanwhile census data shows nearly one in two americans or 150 million people have fallen into poverty or could be classified as low-income quotthe united states is the country in the world with the highest level of inequality of the advanced industrial countries and it039s getting worsequot stiglitz says quotwhat039s even more disturbing is we039ve also become the country with the least equality of opportunityquot to watch the complete weekday independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast search our vast archive or to find more information about democracy now and amy goodman visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-now daily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

congratulations for china: nobel peace prize 2010
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flowers for the chinese ambassador in the netherlands to congratulate him and the chinese people with the nobel peace prize 2010 bahram sadeghi ampamp dikla zeidler

intro - 10511 - the colbert report - 2011-05-10 - video clip comedy central
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herman cain039s poll numbers rise ashton kutcher and demi moore039s marriage crumbles and black star performs

immortal technique on obama 911 truth amp corporate america
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the us government uses foreign wars to distract people039s attention from internal problems that039s according to rapper and political activist 039immortal technique039 in an exclusive interview with rt039s marina portnaya he says america039s bad decisions are covered up with lame excuses