Swimming Santa Claus promotes protecting the ocean

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"Here's something you don't see every day: a Chinese Santa Claus recently appeared underwater at an aquarium in Shanghai.

The Santa, decked out in red and white garments, was swimming alongside fish to promote saving the ocean. The unusual act has drawn significant attention."



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AirPod-a car that runs on thin air

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"There are cars that run on gas, electricity, vegetable oil, even human waste, and now there is a car that runs on air.

The AirPod has been created in the UK and runs on compressed air. This CNN video demonstrates how the three-wheeled, two door, steering wheel-free vehicle zips around. (It is also oddly reminiscent of a car from "The Jetsons," but that was probably not planned.)

Compared to a standard car, the AirPod emits a fraction of the pollution, can reach up to 50 mph, and will cost around $10,000. Motor Development International hopes that the AirPod will be the future of urban transportation."
(source:The Huffington Post, Joanna Zelman on 22nd Dec 2010)



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Lunar eclipse on Dec 21st 2010

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Lunar eclipse occurs when the moon is blocked by the earth's shadow as the earth passes between the moon and the sun. Dec. 21st is also called the winter solstice, the longest night of the year(in the northern hemisphere).

The first video shows the shadow falling on the moon from the left hand side of the moon and progress over the moon as the satellite revolves around the earth. Then the red coloured moon is due to the diffused light(penumbra) falling on the moon from the sun. Then the moon lights up from the left side again with direct light from the sun as it emerges from the shadow of the earth.



The second video is an incredible time lapse video of the total lunar eclipse from KxbTV on YouTube, produced by Kareem Brown.



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Thinking your way thin-Imagination Diet

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The better you are at imagining yourself eating what you crave for, the easier it is for you to lose weight.?!



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The 20 Most Popular YouTube Cooking Videos

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"More Americans are turning to YouTube to learn how to prepare all kinds of foods."

They are accessible at the following website:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/13/youtube-cooking-videos_n_795629.html#s205135

Three samples are given below:







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Richard Sears on Planning for the end of oil

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Would we stop using oil because we run out of oil? No says Richard Sears. We stopped using stones for making tools because of new ideas and innovations. In the same way....



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Dan Ariely on Are we in control of our decisions

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Shock of shocks, we are mistaken if we think that we are in control of our own decisions.

Listen to a witty and very entertaining behavioural economist, Dan Ariely, giving us many examples of our visual illusions, counter-intuition, and irrationality.




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Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation

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Listen to this speaker and his jaw-dropping contention that carrots and sticks do not work any more with knowledge-based workers. It destroys creativity.

Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think.





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Chip Conley on Measuring what makes life worthwhile

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"Happiness is not about what you want but about wanting what you have."

Abraham Maslow " If the only tool you have is a hammer, everthing starts looking like a nail"
When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. In an old friendship with an employee and in the wisdom of a Buddhist king, he learned that success comes from what you count.



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"(Nothing But) Flowers" by David Byrne

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David Byrne sings the Talking Heads' 1988 hit, "(Nothing But) Flowers." He's accompanied by Thomas Dolby and Ethel.He sings about going back to pristine environment during the time of Adam and Eve.

Do not forget to turn on the lyrics in English.



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What's wrong with our food system?

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11-year-old Birke Baehr presents his take on a major source of our food -- far-away and less-than-picturesque industrial farms. Keeping farms out of sight promotes a rosy, unreal picture of big-box agriculture, he argues, as he outlines the case to green and localize food production.



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Meet Eco Joe

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Everyone counts when it comes to environment sustainability.



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Sweat the small stuff

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Another video on how you can be pro-active in saving the environment.



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Cancun Climate Summit, 2010

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World ministers met at Cancun from 29Nov to 10 Dec 2010 .....









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Human Genetics shows the migration pattern of human species

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Using DNA from thousands of people from all around the world, Dr Spencer explains how our ancestors migrated around the world starting 60 thousand years ago.



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Small indoor plants help to clean and refresh air in rooms

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I love growing small plants in my room.
Listen to Kamal Meattle explaining how 3 common types of small in door plants, the money plant, the mother-in-law's tongue and the areca palm help to clean and enrich the air in office buildings.


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Amazing time-lapse video of child from birth to 10 years old

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Watch this amazing time-lapse video of a child during its first 10 years of its life.



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A cool trick with hot water at -40 degrees centigrade

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At around -40 degrees centigrade, water freezes immediately.

Watch this amazing demonstration.



How is it that we do not freeze too when we step outside the heated homes?
Homoeostasis is the answer. Cold blooded animals will freeze up. Warm blooded animals like us and the other mammals and of course the birds have inbuilt mechanisms to keep our body temperature constant whatever the outside temperature.
We have to get the energy from our food through the process of respiration.

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Jessica Jackley speaks about microfinance and povery, money and love

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Jessica Jackley speaks how she was moved to give the poor dignity, respect, optimism, hope, solutions, resources, strength and capital.

She co-founded of Kiva.org- and how her work with micro-loans has brought new power to people who live on a few dollars a day.



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Creative houses from reclaimed stuff by Dan Phillips

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Listen to the very funny Dan Phillips create a very liveable home.



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Bring on the learning revolution by Sir Ken Robinson

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The witty speaker talks about creating the love of learning and personalised learning conditions. We should identify our kid's natural talents and grow it every child.

He sprouts poetry and analyses words. Very beautiful and thought provoking.



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Shimon Steinberg talks about Natural Pest Control

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Watch Shimon Steinberg using bugs instead of pesticides to protect plant crops.

Scientists in Israel learn about the natural enemies of our crops. Insects, spiders and mites are grown in large farms and sold to commercial farmers to grow organic vegetables.



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The brain in your gut by Heribert Watzke

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How cooking our food has transformed us and unleashed our human potential.



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My green school dream in Bali by John Hardy

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Building a green school (with bamboo stems) which has no walls, populated by smiling students learning in a painless breezy surroundings.

This school of the future is almost romantic if not functional. Beautiful in every way, architecturally, educationally, environmentally and futuristically.



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Single Use Plastics- refuse

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The next environmental crisis is brewing. Lets stop it with some education.

Please add the 4th R to reduce, recycle and reuse. It is refuse



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A breakdancer to watch out for when he grows up

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What a marvellous dance. It showcases his physical fitness and mental agility.



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