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When I see an Elephant Paint

The Real Picasso

Picasso: The Bull in Winter Pt. 1

Ep.1 Waking Up in the Universe...Growing Up in the Universe___Richard Dawkins

Almost a one-hour video clip on Life, and the subject of Science. Free Education on the Web...nothing beats! To make oneself a copy, download this free YouTube Downloader Application for better quality picture: http://youtubedownload.altervista.org Thanks to my slow connection, I just had to do this and watch it in its entirety...including hopefully, Episodes 2-5 of Growing Up in the Universe.

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo . Official video for OK Go's "This Too Shall Pass" off of the New Album "Of the Blue Colour of the Sky". The video was filmed live and features the Notre Dame marching band. Directed by Brian L. Perkins and OK Go. Buy the album here: http://bit.ly/okgootbcots And download an mp3 of the live audio from this video for FREE at our website: http://www.okgo.net

Intelligent YouTube Channels

Intelligent YouTube Channels March 13th, 2008 Below, we have gathered together some of the most intelligent video collections on YouTube. A great place to find culturally enriching video… General @GoogleTalks Google has lots of famous visitors speaking at its headquarters, and they’re all recorded and neatly presented here. Al Jazeera English The Middle Eastern news service, which has generated its share of controversy, now airs broadcasts in English and presents them here. American Museum of Natural History Includes the excellent “Known Universe” video . Amnesty International The leading human rights organization brings you various videos outlining human rights concerns across the globe, and the work they’re doing to improve conditions. Artists Space Artists Space supports contemporary artists working in the visual arts, video and electronic media, performance, architecture and design, and it promotes artistic experimentation and dialog in contemporary culture. As

Intelligent Video: The Top Cultural & Educational Video Sites

Intelligent Video: The Top Cultural & Educational Video Sites in Most Popular , Video - Arts & Culture | June 5th, 2009 Looking for great cultural and educational video? Then you’ve come to the right place. Below, we have compiled a list of 46 sites that feature intelligent videos. This list was produced with the help of our faithful readers, and it will grow over time. If you find it useful, please share it as widely as you can. And if we’re missing good sites, please list them in the comments below. ABC Documentaries : This site pulls together some of the best documentaries aired on ABC television in Australia. Academic Earth : Some call this “the Hulu for education.” The idea is to take academic videos from top-notch universities and let users watch them with a very user-friendly interface. Though a young site, many users are giving it high marks. Arkive.org : The site gathers together “the very best films and photographs of the world’s species into one centralised

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater Animated

Fallingwater from Cristóbal Vila on Vimeo . Next best thing to owning a place...I guess. ---Ado Feb. 18, 2010

British Library to offer free ebook downloads

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pic: Jane Austen MORE than 65,000 19th-century works of fiction from the British Library’s collection are to be made available for free downloads by the public from this spring. Owners of the Amazon Kindle, an ebook reader device, will be able to view well known works by writers such as Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and Thomas Hardy, as well as works by thousands of less famous authors. The library’s ebook publishing project, funded by Microsoft, the computer giant, is the latest move in the mounting online battle over the future of books. While some other services, such as Google Books, offer out-of-copyright works to be downloaded for free, users of the British Library service will be able to read from pages in the original books in the library’s collection. Related Links A global readership for forgotten literary gems Robots enlisted to preserve nation’s memory Most downloadable books on the Kindle are by contemporary authors because they are t

Waiting for My Kindle

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Placing the Order: February 2, 2010 Late last week, Apple launches the iPad, an E-Book reader with Plus capabilities costing $499 or roughly 25,000 PHP. Not really having that much money to spare for another computer gadget, I was simply curious about it thinking it was Apple's answer to Bill Gates' Tablet PC [launched several years ago]...but it is actually a cross between a Netbook and a Smartphone, or as others would call it a bigger, cooler iPod with all available Apps being run on it too. I already own a Viewsonic Tablet PC if all I ever wanted to do with a tablet computer was draw digital art and perhaps post some of them on the web, and maybe even sell some on-line. However, the thought of rekindling my interest for reading sounded too good to pass up...considering I've passed it up for most of my adolescent, and now adult life. And at this point, all I find is time on my hands...and I'm enjoying reading the daily local newspaper more and more, perhaps for the fi