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Business and Economy

Business and Economy

Business

Ted Talks
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The Handy Guide to the Gurus of Management

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How to build a business that lasts 100 years
5 ways to lead in an era of constant change
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What really motivates people to be honest in business

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The way we think about charity is dead wrong

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Will automation take away all our jobs?

4 ways to build a human company in the age of machines

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Economy
Ted Talks

The Global Power Shift
Dambisa Moyo: Is China the new idol for emerging economies?
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How to Spend Your Money
Saving for tomorrow, tomorrow
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The Economy of Trust

Rachel Botsman: The currency of the new economy is trust

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Understanding World Economics
Dilip Ratha: The hidden force in global economics: sending money home
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The future of money
The next manufacturing revolution is here
How the blockchain will radically transform the economy
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Creative problem-solving in the face of extreme limits

A small country with big ideas to get rid of fossil fuels
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Tim Jackson: An economic reality check
Yochai Benkler: The new open-source economics
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Mariana Mazzucato: Government -- investor, risk-taker, innovator

Richard Wilkinson: How economic inequality harms societies

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English Slang 英文俚語

English Slang

20 Essential American Slang Words for English Learners

More Than 280 Common American Slang Expressions

Learn American Slang

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11 New Slang Terms to Memorize 

If You Want to Stay Cool

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English Slang
A to Z
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The Very Best of British
Slang
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Dictionary of English slang 
and colloquialisms of the UK

A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H  

I   J   K   L   M   N   O   

P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   

W   X   Y   Z 
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Video

The Best British Street Slang

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50 Awesome British Slang Terms 

You Should Start Using Immediately

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55 Most Commonly Used

 British and American Slang Words and Their Meanings

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American Slang
Australian Slang
British Slang

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Art

Art

Ted Talks
Drawings that show the beauty and fragility of Earth
To create for the ages, let's combine art and engineering
Taking imagination seriously
A project of peace, painted across 50 buildings
How loss helped one artist find beauty in imperfection

Art can heal PTSD's invisible wounds

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The DANA Foundation
Why the Arts Matter 
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Videos
Child Art Prodigy: He is just nine years old!

Amazing Sand Art on Ukraine's Got talent - Kseniya Simonova

Sand Art by Ilana Yahav - SandFantasy - "Ever Since You Left..."

Sand Art "Give Peace A Chance" - SandFantasy

How to make a jack-o'-lantern with Marty Moose

Last Minute DIY Mother's Day Gift - Pampering Set with Sock Cupcakes & Towel Swiss Roll

Paint the Sunset with me

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Amusing Planet

Incredible Balancing Stones by Michael Grab

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CNN

Touch it, you know you want to. The hands-on world of digital art

World's biggest 3D painting
Artist 'jolts people awake' with zippers and T-shirts
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The Atlantic

Art Is Vital

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Child Prodigy

Child Prodigy

Ted Talks
A 12-year-old app developer
The linguistic genius of babies

What adults can learn from kids

TEDxTeen - Jacob Barnett: Forget What You Know

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Famous Child Prodigies

5 Modern Child Prodigies Who Are Changing the World

10 Modern Child Prodigies

8 Famous Child Prodigies

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Kieron Williamson

Child Art Prodigy: He is just nine years old!

Incredible child painter wows the art world

Kieron Williamson: His Story and His Paintings
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What Makes a Prodigy? (from Scientific American)

Child prodigies: the mystery behind their genius minds

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Raising a Child Prodigy

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Child geniuses: What happens when they grow up?

(from the Guardian)
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Biomimicry

Biomimicry

仿生科技

Ted Talks

The secrets of nature's grossest creatures, channeled into robots

The future of flying robots

Janine Benyus: 12 sustainable design ideas from nature

Biomimicry: Business Innovations Inspired by Nature

What ants teach us about the brain, cancer and the Internet

Michael Pawlyn: Using nature's genius in architecture

 CNN

At Harvard, swarming robots that mimic termites
Stealing from nature: Incredible new tech inspired by biology
Videos

What is Biomimicry?

 Biomimicry. When Nature Inspires Design



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Advertising

Advertising

Ted Talks

Beware neuro-bunk

How Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google manipulate our emotions

Perspective is everything

The dangerous ways ads see women | Jean Kilbourne | TEDxLafayetteCollege

Social media and the end of gender

Life lessons from an ad man

Why sneakers are a great investment

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Top Digital Advertising Trends Coming in 2018

2018 Trends in Facebook Advertising That Will Help You Reach Prospects

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International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising (IJIMA)

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Videos

Budweiser, "Puppy Love"

Microsoft2014 Super Bowl Commercial: Empowering

Honest University Commercial
I SEE YOU Change the way you see the world.

The Commercials of all airlines in Oneworld

Holland. The original cool
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The 3D crocodile escalator ad that's terrifying Brazilian commuters

A Dangerous Question: Does Internet Advertising Work at All?

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English Learning Websites 英語學習網

English Learning Websites

英語學習網

英語傳教士

廖伯森英語教學小站

黃玟君老師英語學習網誌

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English.com.tw 台灣英語網

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Centre for Independent Language Learning

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MIT Video

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11 Best Websites to Improve Writing Skills in English

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 Voice of America: Learn American English with VOA

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11 Free Websites to Practice English at Home

Including BBC Learning English

Easy World of English

Dave’s ESL Cafe

Oxford University Press

Activities for ESL Students
Language Guide (Vocabulary and Grammar)
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elllo (English Listening Library Online)

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English Pronunciation Exercises

American English Pronunciation Practice (For ESL/EFL)

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The Top 12 Native Websites for English Reading Practice

English-Zone.Com Reading Zone

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English Club

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Learn English Today

Learn English Online (LEO): Learning English Free

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Bibliomania

Free Online Literature and Study Guides
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English Online

Articles in Easy Understandable English for Learners
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Read Any Book

Nonfiction  Fiction  Love & Romance  Western  Mystery

Thriller  Science Fiction  Fantasy  Horror  Historical Fiction

Action & Adventure  Children  Drama  Comedy  Poetry

Classic Authors  Literature

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The Home of English

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10 Websites to Learn and Practice English Grammar

English Grammar (from British Council)

Glossary of English Grammar Terms

FREE Online English Usage Rules
(from GrammarBook.com)
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Business English Language Lessons

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