Spoken Gems » Media http://spoken-gems.com Remarkable speeches, rhetorical masterpieces, impressive monologues Mon, 21 May 2012 14:01:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Inf0rmNati0ns: ACTA explained http://spoken-gems.com/2012/01/26/inf0rmnati0ns-acta-explained/ http://spoken-gems.com/2012/01/26/inf0rmnati0ns-acta-explained/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:42:43 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=6008 Inf0rmNati0ns does a great job on explaining the consequences of ACTA in layman’s terms.

There are a few facts you should know about ACTA, which aren’t mentioned in the video.

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]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2011/12/05/leslie-dodson-researching-or-reporting-revelations-from-the-field/feed/ 0 Dan Savage: Not That Kind of Gay http://spoken-gems.com/2011/11/28/dan-savage-not-that-kind-of-gay/ http://spoken-gems.com/2011/11/28/dan-savage-not-that-kind-of-gay/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:34:30 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=5443 Dan Savage talks about the merits of being a dog owner.

]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2011/11/28/dan-savage-not-that-kind-of-gay/feed/ 0 Arthur C. Clarke: Predicting the future in 1964 http://spoken-gems.com/2011/09/13/arthur-c-clarke-predicting-the-future-in-1964/ http://spoken-gems.com/2011/09/13/arthur-c-clarke-predicting-the-future-in-1964/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:28:34 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=5450 Arthur C. Clarke predicted the role of communication in 1964.

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]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2011/09/06/alex-lundry-chart-wars/feed/ 0 Harrison Ford: Secrets http://spoken-gems.com/2011/09/02/harrison-ford-secrets/ http://spoken-gems.com/2011/09/02/harrison-ford-secrets/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:08:25 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=5347 Harrison Ford in the Secret segment of Conan O’Brien’s show.