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http://www.ted.com Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers -- and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its stock price) appeared to be struggling.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

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Simon's Cat 'Snow Business' http://mitchmckenna.com/post/6312/simons-cat-snow-business-parts-1-and-2

A curious cat discovers snow for the first time.

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Simon's Cat 'Fly Guy' http://mitchmckenna.com/post/3681/simons-cat-fly-guy A hungry cat resorts to increasingly desperate measures to catch a housefly. ]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:33:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/3681/simons-cat-fly-guy/simons-cat-fly-guy Diversity - Final - Britains Got Talent 2009 (HQ) http://mitchmckenna.com/post/2745/diversity-final-britains-got-talent-2009-hq Diversity perform on the final of Britains Got Talent 2009. ]]> Sun, 31 May 2009 02:51:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/2745/diversity-final-britains-got-talent-2009-hq/diversity-final-britains-got-talent-2009-hq Diversity - Semi Final 1 - Britains Got Talent 2009 (HQ) http://mitchmckenna.com/post/2690/diversity-semi-final-1-britains-got-talent-2009-hq ]]> Thu, 28 May 2009 05:28:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/2690/diversity-semi-final-1-britains-got-talent-2009-hq/diversity-semi-final-1-britains-got-talent-2009-hq