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Humor: The political Barbie
New “Talking Points” Caribou Barbie™ repeats phrases at random–you never know what she’ll say next! Doll really talks with eyes that move.* Includes hunting rifle, moose carcass, Bible and every single newspaper–Caribou Barbie™ reads them all!
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Music: Ode to Joy
Today some classical music for the evening – Beethoven’s Ode to Joy performed in a very special way
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Quote of the day: Life
It’s better to die upon your feet than to live upon your knees!
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
Emiliano Zapata Salazar (1879 – 1919) – Mexican Revolutionary
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Health: Millions of lives to save – XDR-TB
…Legendary photojournalist James Nachtwey sees his TED Prize wish come true, as we share his powerful photographs of XDR-TB, a new, drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis that’s touching off a global medical crisis…
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Music: Lykke Li – I’m Good, I’m Gone
The official video for Lykke Li’s ‘I’m Good, I’m Gone’
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Science: A Fish-Like Airship
A research team around Silvain Michel at the Swiss EMPA has created a blimp that moves and steers around like a fish. The airship uses artificial muscles based on electro-active polymers for its propulsion similar to the way fish swim through water.
Here’s a video of the blimp from a competition at the airship convention last week in Germany.
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