Ray Zahab treks to the South Pole

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http://www.ted.com Extreme runner Ray Zahab shares an enthusiastic account of his record-breaking trek on foot to the South Pole — a 33-day sprint through the snow.

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Animated Doctor Who – The Doctor and Martha walk the plank

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The Doctor and Martha step into a new dimension in the stunning animated adventure series The Infinite Quest. Confronted by Captain Kaliko and the space pirates, the Doctor and Martha must walk the plank…into boiling oil. Starring David Tennant and Freema Agyeman.
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Paul Collier’s new rules for rebuilding a broken nation

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http://www.ted.com Long conflict can wreck a country, leaving behind poverty and chaos. But what’s the right way to help war-torn countries rebuild? At TED@State, Paul Collier explains the problems with current post-conflict aid plans, and suggests 3 ideas for a better approach.

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

The Doctor meets the Doctor! – Doctor Who – The Next Doctor – BBC America

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Its Christmas Eve in Victorian London and in a busy marketplace the Doctor hears a woman call his name, but her calls aren’t for him, they’re for another Doctor and he’s a Time Lord too! Clip taken from ‘The Next Doctor’ Christmas special.

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