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Joe Ades – Peeler Salesman
Joe Ades was a salesman and in the later parts of his life, predominantly a peeler salesman. He dressed like a gentleman and worked street-corners, pitching up with a seat, a table, a bag of carrots and potatoes and his supply of peelers. Then he’d simply start talking to himself out loud until someone stopped to listen. His credo: once one person stopped, two would stop. From two, he’d have a crowd and with a crowd, he’d start selling. Sadly Joe died in 2009 and the news was covered at the time in many leading publications....
read moreSpaceman by James Isbell
With NASA’s last ever planned Space Shuttle mission now departed, one might wonder how those fanciful flights to the moon might occur. James Isbell, a talented digital artist/animator, seems to have one possible solution which can be seen in his latest creation, “Spaceman.” Spaceman from James Isbell on Vimeo. This is story about an ordinary designer that meets an extra ordinary friend. Together they step outside and discover the star filled sky above their heads. What happens next? ..why not watch and find out Tools:...
read morePeacock Spider – Nature’s Showman
Captured in glorious high-definition for possibly the first time, the Australian Peacock Spider is one of nature’s true showmen, attracting his mates with elaborate dancing displays, sound emissions and a brightly coloured display of his peacock-like abdomen tail. It’s remarkable and wonderful and even if spiders creep you out, it’s still fascinating to watch. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GgAbyYDFeg&w=600]
read moreAl Gore – Averting Climate Crisis
Al Gore is sometimes best remembered for his “almost but not quite” attempt to win the US Presidential office in 2000 against George W Bush, mired as it was in controversy surrounding the manner in which the Florida State elections were run and their votes counted. Following that he proceeded to make the Oscar winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” that shines a spotlight on the subject of Global Warming. Prior to the public release of the documentary in May 2006, Al was invited to the February 2006 TED conference...
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