An insightful presentation at the 2007 TED conference. It is a follow up to a presentation at the 2006 TED conference (link on the same page, watch it if you haven't seen it before). It addresses the relationship between health, wealth and CO2 emissions among others. picked by Stadsman 10 months ago

On his first (unannounced) visit to Baghdad, Man Ki-Boom caught in a bombing during a news conference. Just goes to show how the U.N. has those Arab folks shaking in their boots. picked by ReBoot 2 years ago

One four-day conference of 1,500 people in Los Angeles cost the Justice Department $394,000 in August 2005. picked by gammerus 1 year ago

"You may now blow yourselves a long-distance kiss." picked by suebe 2 years ago

I'm not sure if these guys will end up in jail but they sure turned a media press conference into a big joke while their lawyer watched. They were determined NOT to play the sound bite game. picked by Browntrout 2 years ago

This amazing LCD clock is powered not by batteries but by damp earth! Simply fill the pots with earth, push in the metal rods and the clock will start. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Phil Harrison to Open Conference with Keynote Speech, Game 3.0: Developing and Creating for the 3rd Age of Videogames. picked by punthe 2 years ago

How to keep your meeting interesting. picked by whi73rav3n 2 years ago

Iraq’s Prime Minister, at a regional conference in Baghdad asked Iraq’s neighbors for help. He opened the conference with an address to back his efforts to stop violence in Iraq by refusing to finance attacks. The conference was quite tensionate mainly because of the two main players who attended the meeting: United States and Iran. picked by Maxriter 2 years ago

One in nine women in Afghanistan will die during or shortly after pregnancy at some point in her lifetime. Two months from now, Family Care International will hold a global conference called Women Deliver in London to advocate for more training. Programs have already tripled the number of midwives in the country. picked by hisidea 1 year ago

The NY Times reports from the BlogHer conference, where prominent women bloggers talk about the problems they face gaining legitimacy (and earning as much money) as their male counterparts in the blogosphere. picked by iwantcake 3 months ago

Episcopal bishop Gene Robinson knows he is inviting death threats by entering into a civil union with his gay partner on the eve of his church’s biggest ecclesiastical conference. And he says it is worth it, because he is doing what God asks of him. picked by muppet 5 months ago

It's also the first Fortune 500 company that apparently can't get real life dates. picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

The recordings were made probably in 1977, the year when Hugh Everett presented his idea about parallel worlds at a physics conference. The calculation performed by the physicist stated that whenever quantum mechanics mentioned that a particle was spotted in 2 places at once, the universe divides. picked by maxriter 11 months ago

Conference on medieval times brings to light middle ages' concerns on climate changes and natural disasters, and featured an entire session on farts. picked by suebe 3 months ago

"Tens of millions Americans will have a check in the mail," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, said at a Capitol Hill news conference. "It is there to strengthen the middle class, to create jobs and to turn this economy around." picked by Rowangrey 9 months ago

For nearly five months, “Bolton 106 FM” has been a dream come true for die-hard Michael Bolton fans. The venue played Bolton songs around the clock, breaking only for advertisements and tidbits of Michael Bolton trivia. picked by leopoldogolba 10 months ago

The image was on the Conservative website notaleader.ca from late Monday until early Tuesday morning, when it was removed after reporters raised it during a news conference with Dion.


*Oh, the high road. picked by Ellz 1 month ago

The agency that oversees international trade involving rare animals approved on Saturday the sale of 60 tons of ivory to Japan despite fears it could lead to increased poaching of endangered elephants.

Side note: Learn more about elephants here. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

The good news? Humans will be offered salvation by representatives of 143, 999 alien races.

At least, that's the latest word from this weekends Ozark UFO Conference. Author Don Ray Walton says beings from outer space gave him the new information when they picked him up outside of Stephensville, Texas, earlier this year. picked by tigertony 6 months ago