Caroline Phillips: Hurdy-gurdy for beginners

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http://www.ted.com Caroline Phillips cranks out tunes on a seldom-heard folk instrument: the hurdy-gurdy, a.k.a. the wheel fiddle. A searching, Basque melody follows her fun lesson on its unique anatomy and 1,000-year history.

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

Alliance vs. Horde – Ganking

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Episode 3: We all learn an important lesson about ganking.

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Game Boy Color Review

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In this video I review the Nintendo Game Boy Color system. When it was released the Game Boy Color was a huge step forward from the original Game Boy with improved graphics, a color screen as well as features such as the infrared link port.

Nintendo Game Boy Color Kiwi GBC CGB-001 Review

GoPro HD HERO Camera: Kayak Competition – Teva Mountain Games

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Learn about the new GoPro HD HERO® camera at http://www.gopro.com.

Hop on board with Sam Sutton, Andrew Holcombe, Nick Troutman, Tao Berman, and Nikki Kelly as they take you down the intense Steep Creek Kayak Competition run!

Music: “Cockleburrs + Hay” – Jared Mees & The Grown Children
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Nicholas Christakis: How social networks predict epidemics

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http://www.ted.com After mapping humans’ intricate social networks, Nicholas Christakis and colleague James Fowler began investigating how this information could better our lives. Now, he reveals his hot-off-the-press findings: These networks can be used to detect epidemics earlier than ever, from the spread of innovative ideas to risky behaviors to viruses (like H1N1).

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

First Test: 2011 BMW X5 xdrive35i

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Even though the sheetmetal for the 2011 BMW X5’s mid-cycle refresh is new, you’d have to be the biggest BMW fanboy this side of Bavaria to notice the changes. The nostrils are slightly tweaked, while the fog lights have been repositioned inwards, closer to the grille.