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Plant Intelligence

We’ve all heard stories of plants responding to positive attention from humans, and botanists have discovered amazing behavior in some plant species — but what could it mean?

Agent Provocateur

Agent provocateurs sound like something out of Orwell’s 1984. Why would someone infiltrate a peaceful protest and purposefully try to make it escalate into violence?

Plastic bottles can heat your home

13 billion plastic bottles are thrown away in the UK alone each year and, as a bottle takes around 700 years to break down

Daniela Lavender

Daniela Lavender

Nationality:British Ethnicity: Brazillian Place of birth: Bahia, Brazil She is an Actress and the wife of Ben Kingsley an Academy Award Winning actor.   Ms. Lavender is a Brazilian actress that has appeared on Brazilian television, English-language television, film and stage, including touring with the British Shakespeare Company. at the age of eight she began training in ballet, […]

Billionaire Frank Giustra

Mining and entertainment mogul Frank Giustra in conversation with Tommy Humphreys – August 28th, 2012. Topics include inflation, natural resources and wealth creation. Join us Sept 27-28, 2012 for the Toronto Resource Investment Conference –http://cambridgehouse.com/TRIC12

Collecting personal data

Related Article: http://nyti.ms/STdGJz Debt  

Tax rules for Europe’s rich.

Old School Houses Are Converted to Hip New Hotels around the world

ANA CLAUDIA ARAUJO

ANA CLAUDIA ARAUJO

  Ethnicity: Hispanic I have posted Mrs. ANA CLAUDIA ARAUJO photos because not only does she has great style but unfortunately people tend to confuse her with Brazilian Model Ana Paula Araujo. I hope this helps in being distinctive.     Mr Pinto, 57, said: ‘My daughter Ana is wise and intelligent enough to make her own decisions. ‘If […]

Ana Paula Araujo

Ana Paula Araujo

Nationality: Brazilian Ethnicity: Brazilian Place of Birth: Roraima, Brazil http://sportsillustr…/aaraujo-p.html   Fashion Model who also worked for Victoria Secret    originally wanted to pursue a career in law. “I always wanted to be a judge,” she admits. “I’m not sure why, but when I was younger I liked to play with papers and make decisions […]

The Placebo Effect

Scientists have noticed that patients may experience improvements just from thinking they’ve had medicine, even if that medicine is fake. But why does the placebo effect work, and why do some researchers believe it’s growing stronger?

Amazing Technology

women racing

 

Germany’s ex-currency alive & kicking

 

Donor

This short documentary film follows the story of Ryann and JoEllen as they discover online that they are sisters from the same sperm donor, donor #150 at the California Cryobank. Questioning the gap between expectations and reality, this film touches on issues of genetic inheritance and paternity. Screened at the 2008 Student Academy Awards (Finalist), […]

How the human brain works

An animated tour around the human brain

Mental health for all by involving all

Nearly 450 million people are affected by mental illness worldwide. In wealthy nations, just half receive appropriate care, but in developing countries, close to 90 percent go untreated because psychiatrists are in such short supply.

New technology

HULC a human assisting robot will be available to the handicapped in 5-10 years and will alllow them to walk again One wheel motor bike

New technologies promise energy efficient power

All over the world electricity grids distribute alternating current. Today though, thanks to new technologies, direct current would be more energy efficient. Multinationals are pushing for the switch, which promises to be good business.

The problem with eyewitness testimony

Scott Fraser studies how humans remember crimes — and bear witness to them. In this powerful talk, which focuses on a deadly shooting at sunset, he suggests that even close-up eyewitnesses to a crime can create “memories” they could not have seen. Why? Because the brain abhors a vacuum.

Africa Cup of Nations and U.S. Open Win

http://youtu.be/f7iXtZdt8S8  

Tech Investors Get Fashionable

Venture capitalists aren’t known for fashion, but a few show their style for a Forbes photo shoot. Tomio Geron talks with four investors about their sartorial propensities.

Merrill Lynch’s $100 Billion Woman

Training Students for Jobs in Washington’s Wine Industry

With more than 700 vineyards, Washington state has become a premier location for viticulture. One community college has created a wine-making degree that fosters economic, environmental and cultural sustainability in and around the city of Walla Walla where vineyards continue to sprout

Bet on Mexico like the billionaire

http://youtu.be/FS_n7PvPS_U

Orphan from Africa now an aspiring ballerina

Michaela DePrince is a professional ballerina currently with the Dance Theatre of Harlem company, who was adopted as a young child from Africa by a US family.

Trapped in Unemployment

http://youtu.be/mKajVjasp84 The chances of finding a job are grim for the four million long-term unemployed in the U.S., but Joe Carbone is looking to change that in his Connecticut town. German joblessness rises Spain’s Bankia reports massive loss Eurozone inflation Philips cuts more costs and jobs French bankers ready to bolt?

The agency: New Faces

Negotiations and the idea of beauty. http://www.vh1.com/video/shows/the-agency/140237/new-faces-act-2.jhtml#id=1555682 Unattractive for the agent? http://www.vh1.com/video/shows/the-agency/140238/new-faces-act-3.jhtml#id=1555682 Idea of beauty http://www.vh1.com/video/shows/the-agency/135702/model-contest-act-3-winner.jhtml#id=1553351 Troubles erupt when booking the models http://www.vh1.com/video/shows/the-agency/136920/new-model-act-3-showtime.jhtml#id=1553985  

Felipe Santana | Kick off

Felipe Santana is a man for all seasons. He’s been with Dortmund for four years. At 1.94 meters tall, he’s hard to overlook and the way he plays is uncompromising.  

Television tunes in to the future

IFA, the world’s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances opened in Berlin. Up to 1500 exhibitors and 240,000 visitors tuned in to see how they might be watching television in the years ahead, surfing the net on a tablet or using their mobile smart phone to connect with all sorts of tasks. […]