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Learn how Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway, will bring drinkable water to the 2 billion humans living without it.

America is in serious trouble. This July 4, save it.

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America is in serious trouble. This July 4, save it. America is in serious, serious trouble. The Constitution says government can't spy on us-- not without suspicion. But now, thousands of government employees at the NSA and other agencies track our phones and read our emails. The government is dangerously trespassing on our rights -- free speech and freedom of association will never be the same. This July 4, take a stand for the 4th Amendment. The 4th Amendment is so simple and clear (read it). And this July 4th, people can see it everywhere -- on the sites they visit, on the profile pages of their friends, on billboards, and at events across the U.S. Do your part. Help America and its leaders remember the righ

Awesome to hear this Message from IBM Letting Customers Have Control

Smarter Marketing: Letting Customers Have Control - YouTube

Unilever CEO: For sustainable business, go against 'mindless consumption' | Marketplace.org

Unilever CEO: For sustainable business, go against 'mindless consumption' | Marketplace.org

The photo that encapsulates Turkey’s protests and the severe police crackdown

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The photo that encapsulates Turkey’s protests and the severe police crackdown Protesters and police in Istanbul’s Taksim Gezi Park last week. (REUTERS/Osman Orsal) Turkey’s protest movement has ebbed and flowed dramatically over the past week, as has the government’s sometimes heavy-handed response, but this photo from last Tuesday, the second day of large-scale demonstration, remains an iconic and affecting symbol of the ongoing movement. The photo was snapped by Reuters photographer Osman Orsal in Istanbul’s Taksim Gezi Park, where the movement began with a peaceful sit-in protesting the government’s plan to turn the green space into a shopping mall. Police moved in to clear the square, deploying barricades, tear gas and pepper spray. These photos show the crackdown in action , with the young urbanite Turks who had gathered at the square – the sorts of people who would hold a sit-in to protect city green space – clearly surprised by the police’s severity. But the

Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability | Video on TED.com

Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability | Video on TED.com