Conventional International Origin (CIO) is a conventionally defined reference axis of the pole's average location on the Earth's surface over the year 1900. Polar motion is the movement of Earth's rotation axis across its surface. The axis of the Earth's rotation tends, as the axis of a gyroscope, to maintain its orientation to inertial space. The Conventional International Origin is used to measure this movement. (Wikipedia).
The Story of Chinese Character :姓
姓 composes of a 女 (woman) and 生 (birth). In the past, when China was matriarchal society, surname was given by mother since everyone was bred by mother only. Although now we inherit the surname from our fathers, 姓 is still used to represent the meaning of surname.
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The Story of Chinese Character :覺
覺 is composed of a picture of practising divination and 見(to look). Actually, 覺 is originated from 爻 and 見, so the pronunciations of 覺 and 爻 are similar. Divination is abstract and not easy to be understood, learners won't know if there is narration only, once they have seen the demonstrat
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How ancient art influenced modern art - Felipe Galindo
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-ancient-art-influenced-modern-art-felipe-galindo The term modern art sounds like it means art that is popular now, but the style actually originated over 150 years ago and includes artists like Picasso, Matisse, and Gauguin. What’s more iron
From playlist New TED-Ed Originals
In the first mini-lecture, we begin by appreciating the history of human evolution. To do so, we cover Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, and the three parameters that determine whether a species will evolve over time. The evolution of humans to the modern version we know t
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The Story of Chinese Character : 犬
In modern Chinese language, 犬 has been replaced by another word 狗, hardly been used independently, only exists in idiom, while 犬(inu) is still being used in Japanese.
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Art Quiz #134 - Influenced by Traditional Indian Art
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The Story of Chinese Character :束
束 depicts a package which its two end was tied by ropes. On the other hand, please be noted that 束 and 東(mean east) came from the same origin.
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Nature of Genius 322 PolyMaths
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When Does Migration Law Discriminate Against Women?
It is possible to identify gendered disadvantage at almost every point in a migrant woman’s journey, physical and legal, from country of origin to country of destination, from admission to naturalization. The presentation by Dr. Catherine Briddick draws on this literature to examine whethe
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C19th Protection of Cultural Heritage Revisited
“C19th Protection of Cultural Heritage Revisited” Vernon Rapley (Victoria and Albert Museum, UK) Presented at Culture in Crisis II, an International Conference at the Yale Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum in London und
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Chinese Spy Balloon: Legal To Shoot Down?
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Global Governance Series: Migration as a Global Challenge
Discussion with Ambassador Masud Bin Momen, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, Ambassador Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the UN, Ambassador Michal Mlynár, Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the UN, and Ambassador Archbishop Bernardito
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Can International Law Stop Putin's War on Ukraine?
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EMBERCONF 2015 - BRING SANITY TO FRONTEND INFRASTRUCTURE WITH EMBER
BY: SAM SELIKOFF Monolithic server-side applications are on the way out - but what does this mean for our frontend code? A world of independent backend services creates unique challenges for internal frontend development: How can teams share code? Streamline deployments? Test and integrat
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Simplifying the First Law of Thermodynamics | Physics by Parth G
The First Law of Thermodynamics is often said to be a version of the Law of Conservation of Energy... but how is this true? In this video, we'll be taking a look at how the First Law of Thermodynamics deals with the Internal Energy of a system, as well as understanding the mathematical eq
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The Story of Chinese Character :之
之 depicts a foot pointing upward. Both 之 and 止 come from the same origin, their shape and pronunciation are similar. In the past, 之 meant 'this' or 'going to somewhere'. Now 之 is mostly used as an article like 的.
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CGSR | China’s Evolving Nuclear Posture
In this Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) talk from Aug. 3, 2021, Chris Twomey, associate professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School, discusses China's nuclear posture and what factors are causing it to shift. Description: This pr
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The Story of Chinese Character :丼
丼 depicts a well which is surrounded by railings with an object inside it. Both 丼 and 井 came from the same origin and shared the same meaning in the past. However, now we seldom use 丼 to describe a well, 丼 is used as a onomatopoeia which imitates the sound of something drops in the water (
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Excel Finance Class 76: Investment Criteria: MIRR - Modified Internal Rate of Return
Download Excel File: https://people.highline.edu/mgirvin/YouTubeExcelIsFun/Busn233Ch08.xls Download PowerPoints: https://people.highline.edu/mgirvin/YouTubeExcelIsFun/Busn233ch8.ppt Learn about calculating MIRR - Modified Internal Rate of Return. See the MIRR function and learn about Geo
From playlist Excel Finance Free Course at YouTube. Cash Flow Analysis and Model Building (110 Videos).