Executive Editor Matt Stone drops the top on Porsche’s new Boxster Spyder at the 2009 LA Auto Show.
Mazda2 Fit 0? – 2011 Mazda2
Executive Editor Matt Stone has the lowdown on the new Mazda2 subcompact at the 2009 LA Auto Show.
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Anupam Mishra: The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting
http://www.ted.com With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India’s Golden Desert to harvest water. These structures are still used today — and are often superior to modern water megaprojects.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10
Andrea Ghez: The hunt for a supermassive black hole
http://www.ted.com With new data from the Keck telescopes, Andrea Ghez shows how state-of-the-art adaptive optics are helping astronomers understand our universe’s most mysterious objects: black holes. She shares evidence that a supermassive black hole may be lurking at the center of the Milky Way.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10
LA Motor Show: Fisker Sunset by autocar.co.uk
LA motor show 2009 report and hi-res pictures at – http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/245493/ – video blog of the Fisker Sunset launch
Delia Smith’s Cooking School – Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay goes to Delia Smith’s cooking school undercover to see whether it’s good value or not. His disguise is fantastic with state of the art theatrical make up and acting training to develop a new persona.
Gordon’s Top Tips for Serving Broccoli – Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay shows Patsy Kensit his top tips for serving broccoli and plates up his fabulous salmon en croute. From Cookalong Live.
How to Make Rhubarb Crumble – Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay demonstrates how to make caramel with Patsy Kensit on the Cookalong Live. The caramel coats rhubarb for rhubarb crumble. Plus Gordon adds ginger and rum to flambee for added flavour.