Frozen Students at Iowa State University (Nov. 15, 2010)!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRluLWuOLaoendofvid [starttext]On Nov. 15, 2010, several hundred students gathered on Iowa State University's Central Campus and, beginning at noon, froze in place for two minutes.

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USS Nimitz aircraft carrier docked in Phuket, Thailand!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pAj6v_sCbYendofvid [starttext]Phuket welcomed another group of US Navy ships & sailors this week for their popular R&R shore leave. The USS Nimitz, a nuclear powered aircraft carrier, one of the largest in the world, was the star attraction for a group of local press to see & tour on board Together with USS Pickney & Rentz, they docked at Ao Makham, off the deep sea port. While our press gang walked the planks of Nimitz, up to 5,000 sailors were patiently lining up to leave or hanging around the hanger. They obediently follow their chain of command right up to the President, while we followed David Bennett, their Deputy Public Affairs Officer as he led us past some of the 60 aircraft both planes and helicopters, parked on the packed deck.

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Tha Kha Floating Market!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQwGJvbcP2Uendofvid [starttext]The image of women in colorful clothing, wearing large woven hats, plying their wares from small boats, is an iconic Thai image.This floating market has been around for over 60 years already. On both sides of the river, there are coconut fields and fruit orchards. The floating market is the centre point for the locals and tourists. Tha Kha Floating Market has remained the original Thai style of floating market.

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Dhanat 7 Years Old Multi-Talented Kid Played Elves Dance by E. Jenkinson!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s-b9k5XPWkendofvid [starttext]This performance was on November 1, 2009 when Dhanat Plewtianyingthawee was 7 years old at Goethe Institute in Bangkok, Thailand.

Elves Dance was the song Dhanat played in the final round of a violin contest organized by Australia New Zealand Cultural Art (ANZCA) together with the Austrade -- Australian Embassy. He was the youngest in that competition and performed in the category of violinists aged under 11, and finally, he won a silver medal award.

He played with confident, entertained the audience with not only beautiful music but also his natural movement, eye-contact, and pleasant smiles.

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Tokyo, Japan Street Cam!

Commuters in front of "Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation", to southwest, along Japan National Route 1, Gotanda, Shinagawa district, Tokyo, Japan 20(Monday)/June/2011

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