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This is a nice TED talk by Mr. Sugata Mitra. Interesting what can happen when anxiety and fear are taken out of the learning experience!

Powerful and inspiring video; more at magicbus.org

http://youtu.be/iixaQy-viDI

A fascinating portrait of america's endangered species by Joel Sartore

Visit http://vimeo.com/8426920 for more details!

The picture taken (around 1993) sold in an auction for about Rs. 60,000. Location of the picture: my guess is around Velankanni.

A spinner bowling a no ball ...

If that had not been the case, this could have worked out differently ...

But ... a consolation win that came in a semi-thrilling fashion!

Well ... let's see what happens in 2014.

A worthwhile and noble cause: Half the Sky Movement: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. http://www.halftheskymovement.org/ Check them out!

And a related video about the program to be aired on PBS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmoGfxeHVL8

I came across this story, while driving around and listening to my favorite station on the radio. This is about a guy who drove across coast to coast (about 3200 miles) without ever talking to a human being, conducting all his business entirely through robotic devices (automated checkouts, ATMs, etc). You can read all about his adventure here: http://www.marketplace.org/robots-ate-my-job

Heard this while driving around today on NPR's The World (www.npr.org). Very interesting take on Indian film music.

Listen

To read more about the original program, http://www.theworld.org/2010/12/22/history-bollywood-music/

The lunar eclipse has just begun. We got a small break in the rains; it is still cloudy. I caught a small glimpse using my camcorder in one of the breaks. The full eclipse is still an hour or so away ...