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What isthe credit crisis? Its a worldwide financial fiasco involving terms youve probably heard like sub-primemortgages, collateralized debt obligations, frozen credit markets and creditdefault swaps. Who isaffected? Everyone. How didit happen? Heres
You have something in common with the smartest people in the world. You see, everyone has ideas. We use our minds to create something original, whether its a poem, a drawing, a song or a scientific paper. Some of the most important ideas are publishe
Did you know that compliments are so good that they can heal your harmed relationship? Hi, I'm Hazely Lopez from Hazely Academy of Refinements and Modeling and I'm here to talk to you about how to compliment people. You first, of course, want to thin
Imagine that instead of all this toxic e-waste piling up in our garages and the streets of Guiyu, we sent it to the garages of the CEOs who made it. You can bet that theyd be on the phone to their designers pretty fast demanding they stop designing f
You've probably bought groceries and seen the cashier scan an item to get its price. It works because each product has a code thats a shortcut. It prevents the cashier from having to look up each item. Well, these days, new kinds of codes are appeari
Imagine for a minute that youre a librarian, but not a normal one. Youre a librarian for every book in the world. People depend on you every day to find the exact book they need. How do you do it? You need a system. You need to know whats inside ever
So, you've come to a place and you need to introduce yourself. What are some tips? Well, let's talk about them more. I am Hazely Lopez from Hazely Academy of Refinement and Modeling, and I'm here to talk to you about how to introduce yourself. When y
Its easy to think of computer as just machinery: buttons, screens and parts that work together. But the magic of computers comes from something makes them unique to you. This is Computer Software In Plain English. The problem with computers is that m
These four friends are going on a camping trip. They need to bring the right supplies because theyre backpacking. The group needs to plan and plan well, so coordination is key. Theyre all computer users, so they start planning with an email. It start
Hi! I'm Donna Barnes, Life and Relationship coach here in New York City, and the author of It's All About You. In this clip, we'll talk about why do people use netiquette. Well, hopefully people do. Netiquette is a term that came from etiquette on th
You've probably seen encyclopedias. Whether you're settling an argument or researching a school project, these books can hold the answers. These days though, the world moves so fast, it's hard for books that were written months or years ago to keep u
For a first-time homebuyer, Karen knows a lot. She knows the neighborhoods and the types of home she wants. She's been looking on the web for a while, but now she is ready to tour homes even though she's a little unsure about details of the process.
One day, we all want to retire. After working for most of our lives, we imagine a time when we can stop working, and have choices in how we spend our time. Because were all living longer than ever before, its going to take even more money to support
I think we can all agree that reality is pretty great. Its what we experience through our senses, like our eyes, and phones with cameras. The Internet is awesome too, but the internet and reality have a hard time working together. Thankfully this is
In the U.S., we spend three to four times as many hours shopping as our counterparts in Europe do. So were in this ridiculous situation where we go to work, maybe two jobs even, and we come home when were exhausted, so we plop down on our new couch a
Have you ever come home to a note that made life just a little bit easier? A tip from someone you trust that helps you find the things you care about. When you have lots of options in front of you, it's easy to find yourself wishing for a bit of advi
I am so glad that the world is finally getting together to stop climate change. When I first heard that our leaders were meeting to talk about solutions, I breathed a huge sigh of relief. Didnt you? Then I said, wait a minute, what exactly are they p
Ah, the virtual world. Sure it has changed the way we do things, dramatically. The Internet is giving us, well, freedom. Its now easier than ever to stay in touch with friends the world over. With new ways of storing and organizing data, our stuff is
Exactly how is that environmentally responsible? The problems start here with extraction and production, where oil is used to make water bottles. Each year, making the plastic water bottles used in the U.S. takes enough oil and energy to fuel a milli
Disaster Conference Meets Against Backdrop of Vanuatu Cyclone Destruction 世界气候会议在瓦努阿图飓风吹袭背景下召开 SENDAI, JAPAN How the world should protect itself from natural disasters and climate change and who should pay for