New Zealand holds on for 3-wicket win

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh: Skipper Daniel Vettori contributed heavily with bat and ball to lead New Zealand to a three-wicket win over Bangladesh on Tuesday in the last session of the first cricket test.

Scores:

New Zealand 171 (Daniel Vettori 55; Shakib Al Hasan 7-36) and 317-7 (Aaron Redmond 79, Daniel Vettori 76; Abdur Razzak 3-93) def. Bangladesh 245 (Mehrab Hossain 83, Mushfiqur Rahim 79; Daniel Vettori 5-59, Iain O'Brien 3-36) and 242 (Shakib Al Hasan 71, Mashrafe Mortaza 44; Vettori 4-74).

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Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate argues that all humans are born with some innate traits. Here, Pinker talks about his thesis, and why some people found it incredibly upsetting.
About Steven Pinker
Linguist Steven Pinker questions the very nature of our thoughts -- the way we use words, how we learn, and how we relate to others. In his best-selling books, he has brought sophisticated language... Full bio and more links »»»»»
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In this deceptively simple 3-minute talk, Dr. Laura Trice muses on the power of the magic words "thank you" -- to deepen a friendship, to repair a bond, to make sure another person knows what they mean to you. Try it.
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Laura Trice is a counselor, life coach -- and purveyor of wholesome junk food.
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Caleb Chung: Come play with Pleo the dinosaur
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Pleo the robot dinosaur acts like a living pet -- exploring, cuddling, playing, reacting and learning. Inventor Caleb Chung talks about Pleo and his wild toy career at EG07, on the week that Pleo shipped to stores for the first time.
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Caleb Chung dreams up toys that interact with children. He's the inventor of Furby, a talking (and listening) robotic furball that sold some 50 million units in the late '90s. His newest plaything:...
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Marvin Minsky: Health, population and the human mind
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Listen closely -- Marvin Minsky's arch, eclectic, charmingly offhand talk on health, overpopulation and the human mind is packed with subtlety: wit, wisdom and just an ounce of wily, is-he-joking? advice.

About Marvin Minsky
Marvin Minsky is one of the great pioneers of artificial intelligence -- and using computing metaphors to understand the human mind. His contributions to mathematics, robotics and computational...
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David S. Rose: 10 things to know before you pitch a VC for money
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Thinking startup? David S. Rose's rapid-fire TED U talk on pitching to a venture capitalist tells you the 10 things you need to know about yourself -- and prove to a VC -- before you fire up your slideshow.

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"The Pitch Coach" David S. Rose is an expert on the business pitch. As an entrepreneur, he has raised millions for his own companies. As an investor, he has funded millions more.
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Eve Ensler: Security and insecurity
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Playwright Eve Ensler explores our modern craving for security -- and why it makes us less secure. Listen for inspiring, heartbreaking stories of women making change.

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Likeable youtube videos
As a follow up to the lush and posh 80s we post a collection of videos that somehow are so damn likeable in some sense or the other. It's a mixture all over the map and yet there are something that connects them. It's some form of charm in all of them. Here it goes:

Asobi Seksu - Thursday - Fantastic, fantastic song and very nice lo-fi video. They fit.


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Randy Pausch

Randolph Frederick ("Randy") Pausch[2] (October 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) was an American professor of computer science, human-computer interaction and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a best-selling author who achieved worldwide fame for his "The Last Lecture" speech on September 18, 2007 at Carnegie Mellon. In summer 2007, Pausch conceived the lecture after he learned that his previously known pancreatic cancer was terminal.

The "Last Lecture"

I am flattered and embarassed by all the recent attention to my "Last Lecture." I am told that, including abridged versions, over six million people have viewed the lecture online. The lecture really was for my kids, but if others are finding value in it, that is wonderful. But rest assured; I'm hardly unique. Send your kids to Carnegie Mellon and the other professors here will teach them valuable life lessons long after I'm gone.
-- Randy
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My testimony before Congress (8 minutes)


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May 18th, 2008: A perfect day!

Everyone should have a day this perfect in their lives. Carnegie Mellon flew Jai and me up to Pittsburgh to attend graduation. I had the honor of giving the charge to the graduates at the end of the ceremony. Even the weather cooperated to make it a perfect day with the sun breaking through the rain clouds as the ceremony started. I also got to speak briefly to the SCS and ETC commencement ceremonies. It was wonderful to see all of our old friends and colleagues and I was very touched by the invitation.

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