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Great Things To Share

Be Stoked !

by Viktoria Vidali on October 23, 2010

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This 23-year-old New Jersey young lady is performing miracles in Nepal.
You’ll be stoked when you hear her tell her courageous story.

Maggie Doyne — Why the human family can do better from The DO Lectures on Vimeo.

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Palo Santo Marron

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by Viktoria Vidali on June 16, 2010

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Without hesitation I’ll confess that I enjoy an ice cold beer on a hot afternoon. While at Santana Row in San Jose this week, my husband and I stopped for lunch at Left Bank Brasserie where Palo Santo Marron, a limited release of Dogfish Head Alehouse, was the day’s featured beverage. We decided to give it a swig and weren’t disappointed. Actually, that’s a rather reserved way to say that it qualifies as one of the best brews we’ve ever tasted.

An unfiltered, unfettered, unprecedented brown ale aged in handmade wooden brewing vessels. The caramel and vanilla complexity unique to this beer comes from the exotic Paraguayan Palo Santo wood from which these tanks were crafted.

Incidentally, a dogfish is a shark, hence the logo.

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In The Absence Of God

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by Viktoria Vidali on May 25, 2010

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A compelling message by Sam Keen on what it means to be religious. The essence of the primal religious experience, which begins with wonder, is connectedness with all living things.

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Western Meadowlark

by Viktoria Vidali on April 30, 2010

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Captured on video in late November at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge by filmmakers Fred and Roberta McPherson, this western meadowlark is “talking” to another meadowlark (hear the distant bird call?). After listening to this, you’ll better understand the saying, Happy as a lark!

Watch and hear the meadowlark.

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Mann Cellars Port

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by Viktoria Vidali on April 13, 2010

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For nearly two decades, the Mann Family (Mann Cellars) of Santa Clara County, California, has lovingly produced fine Syrah, Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Riesling wines. My husband and I first discovered Mann Cellars ruby port on a recent trip to Carmel. Intense berry and currant flavors accompany the port’s sumptuous texture. We enjoyed it after dinner as a finale to a sunset walk along the shore. Definitely a great thing to share!

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Uncommon Affection

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by Viktoria Vidali on April 9, 2010

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When Surya the orangutan meets a hound dog by the river, the two carry on like long lost friends.

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Have A Laugh …

by Viktoria Vidali on March 24, 2010

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… at the expense of a gallery? It’s possible at the Museum of Bad Art!

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“As the only museum dedicated to bringing the worst of art to the widest of audiences,” the Museum of Bad Art feels “morally compelled to explore new, more creative ways of bringing this priceless collection of quality bad art to a global audience.”

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Habits Of Happiness

by Viktoria Vidali on March 5, 2010

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If you enjoyed this video, we recommend Is the Pursuit of Happiness Making Us Miserable?.

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The Blue Marble

by Viktoria Vidali on December 7, 2009

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This spectacular “blue marble” image is the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date.* Using a collection of satellite-based observations, scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface, oceans, sea ice, and clouds into a seamless, true-color mosaic of every square kilometer (.386 square mile) of our planet.

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These images are freely available to educators, scientists, museums, and the public. Much of the information contained in this image came from a single remote-sensing device-NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS.

*JUST RELEASED:

On February 1, 2012, NASA released ”Blue Marble 2012,” a view of the home planet that the agency calls the “most amazing high definition image of Earth.” This composite image is made from data collected by the Suomi NPP satellite.

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JK Rowling At Harvard

by Viktoria Vidali on November 17, 2009

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J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, delivered: The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination, at Harvard University’s 2008 commencement ceremony. Watch the video.

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