Think Pieces reviewed and written by Lakshmi and Seetha Ram

Check out this amazing TED Talk: Julian Treasure: The 4 ways sound affects us http://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_the_4_ways_sound_affects_us.html

Ford drives the way motor industry should ease the pressures on water economy nexus. Each new Ford will save water that 10,000 people can drink in a day! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ford-Targets-30-Percent-Water-prnews-2364600782.html?x=0

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Books of the Year Page-turners The best books of 2011 were about China, Congo, Afghanistan, Charles Dickens, Vincent van Gogh, the "Flora Delanica", Jerusalem, Mumbai's dance bars, quantum physics, sugar, orgasms, blue nights, two moons and other people's money Few things will affect our future more than migration. By calculating the how, where and why of future labour shortages, the authors analyse the costs and benefits of human migration. See full article Sent from The Economist on iPad See our digital and mobile products Best Regards Seetharam K E