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Having spent a bit of time over the last few weeks on this site I thought that I should mention it..... :o

http://www.ted.com
the 'About TED' page wrote:TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.

The annual conference now brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).
The 2009 conference has just ended, so the front page of the website is given over to that.

The archives can be accessed by Themes, Talks or Speakers.

Do poke about a bit, enjoy.
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I thot this was about a failed airline.
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Thank you! I really needed that Elizabeth Gilbert talk. You have no idea.
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ah, one from this year.....I'll work those in tomorrow morning.
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If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, you can get a free app that lets you listen to or view these on your mobile device (rather than going to ted.com and loading from there). You can also bookmark favorites and listen to them later.
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emmline wrote:I really needed that Elizabeth Gilbert talk.
Elizabeth Gilbert: A different way to think about creative genius

ya might like these too:
Amy Tan: Where does creativity hide?
Isabel Allende: Tales of passion

and one mostly about redwood canopy life
Richard Preston: Climbing the world's biggest trees
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I love TED.
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This is the story of a boy named Ted ...

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Michael Moschen: Juggling rhythm and motion

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I couldn't get Moschen's finger exercise until I mentally assigned musical notes to each finger movement. It's still a bit jerky, but at least I now have a handle on the movement. The rest is just practise.

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yeah, I'm not thinking that the exercise would be as distracting to a musician.....
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fer Doc & his S.E.T.I. thread

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maybe some music....

Rokia Traore: "Kounandi"
Rokia Traore: "M'Bifo"

Raul Midon: "All the Answers" and "Tembererana"
Raul Midon: "Everybody" and "Peace on Earth"

Stew: "Black Men Ski"
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Michael Moschen is simply brilliant. He's the most creative, artistic juggler I've ever seen (and I'm a fair amateur juggler myself).
If you saw the movie Labyrinth, you've seen a bit of his work... he performed the crystal ball manipulations supposedly done by David Bowie's character. He is really beautiful to watch.
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