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from Beth

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For a 30 day challenge, I would combine problem solving with physical activity by learning rock climbing. Rock climbing requires thinking ahead to plan a route, improvisation, patience, and physical strength. It is safer with a partner, so it is also a good for building teamwork and relationships.

Self-healing asphalt is a great idea! Extending the life of any product, especially those made from non-renewable fossil fuels is important for our future. However, it may not be the best solution for every road in every location. Some questions I would have include:

1. Is it cost-effective?

2. Will it provide more jobs for workers or take take those jobs away?

3. Is it safe to bicycle, walk, and run on? How about domestic and wild animals?

4. What happens to the mixed materials at the end its life cycle?

How I feel about trained animals depends on the answers to two questions:

1. What is the purpose of training the animal?

2. How is the animal treated during the training process?

I will use dogs and elephants as examples.
On the positive side, dogs can be trained to provide valuable services for people. They can protect, sniff out drugs, possibly detect cancer, assist blind people, and many other things.

In parts of Asia, elephants have traditionally been used as transportation, to clear forests, carry heavy logs for building wooden structures.

On the negative side, dogs can be trained to attack people. Also, people train dogs to fight other dogs for sport and illegal gambling.

With modern tools and equipment, many elephants in Asia aren't utilized as work animals. Now, many are used for tourism, and don't get treated with respect anymore.

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Kartick Satyanarayan: How we rescued the "dancing" bears"

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Traditionally, the Kalandar community of India has survived by capturing sloth bear cubs and training them to "dance" through extreme cruelty. Kartick Satyanarayan has been able to put an end to this centuries-old practice, and in so doing discovered a lesson of wider significance: make the practitioners part of the solution.

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Do you think self-healing asphalt is a good option for your home town/city?

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Do you think self-healing asphalt is a good option for your home town/city?

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Erik Schlangen: A "self-healing" asphalt

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Paved roads are nice to look at, but they're easily damaged and costly to repair. Erik Schlangen demos a new type of porous asphalt made of simple materials with an astonishing feature: When cracked, it can be "healed" by induction heating. (Filmed at TEDxDelft.)

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What do you want to try if you did a 30 day challenge?

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What do you want to try if you did a 30 day challenge?

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Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days

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Is there something you've always meant to do, wanted to do, but just ... haven't? Matt Cutts suggests: Try it for 30 days. This short, lighthearted talk offers a neat way to think about setting and achieving goals.