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Army of rapacious voles devouring Spain

Another sign of global warming? Rodents appear to be adapting quickly to the new environment and why not? They have been at the natural selection game a hell of a lot longer than we have. Begun in the… more →

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melt downs and valentino

urbanxurbanity wrote 2 weeks ago: Today I realized how much laziness can affect one person. I was assuming I’d get the honor rol … more →

Tags: Daily Notes, FASHION TIDBITS, Life, School, Education, Fashion, vintage shopping, Melrose, Chanel

Musical Prodigies — 3 comments

R.A.D. Stainforth wrote 1 month ago: Alexander Prior, 16, star of The World’s Greatest Musical Prodigies (Channel 4), is just a normal t … more →

Tags: Composers, Music, TV, Britain’s Got Talent, Britten, cellists, Channel 4, Children, Dvorak

What is School for?- A Reply to Seth Godin (Part 2) — 1 comment

etiennechabot wrote 4 months ago: Last week, I wrote the first part of a reply post to Seth Godin about what is school for? I commente … more →

Tags: Marketing, En anglais, in english, Debate, Education, University, Seth Godin, Goals, School

one more win...

manhattanvixen wrote 4 months ago: Every good story has a beginning; something so far back that it’s either inconsequential or fo … more →

Tags: intimate, Games, mean girls, Men, Story, Play, Pigtails, Trading, competitive

Sunday Sparklers (Feb #1, '09) — 1 comment

Kaitlin wrote 5 months ago: You know you want to build an amazing couch cushion fort. Seriously considering inviting some friend … more →

Tags: Sunday Sparklers, activities, Albert Einstein, Cakes, cushion forts, Forts, illegality, Koalas, Laughing

Late Registration — 5 comments

makingsofme wrote 6 months ago: As we slip into a new year, we flip out our journals or kindly note to ourselves and our friends wha … more →

Tags: Culture commentary, Commentary, Culture, happiness, Inspiration, Late Bloomers, Late Registration, Life, New Year's Resolutions

Malcolm Gladwell: The True Meaning of "Gifted" — 3 comments

grant czerepak wrote 7 months ago: Outliers is definitely Malcolm Gladwell’s finest book to date. And I am going to keep this r … more →

Tags: agricultural philosophy, Apprenticeships, arabic numerals, Cantonese Language, cantonese verbal numerals, China, Comprehension, Delusion, eastern philosophy

Election, Part II

ducksanddrakes wrote 8 months ago: Now that we’ve made a short work of the McCain campaign’s ineffective decision to promot … more →

Tags: language, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, You're the Firestarter

If Prodigies Exist, Explain Jay McInerney — 2 comments

slowhopes wrote 8 months ago: Slowhopes is a big honk for the world’s late bloomers. We value the individuals who defy the p … more →

Tags: new, Gladwell, malcom, yorker, Late, bloomer, Martin, Ben, Cezanne

dan kamipun Juara — 6 comments

v_rry wrote 8 months ago: Malam penentuan diliputi rasa ketegangan tingkat tinggi, bagiamana tidak ratusan mahasiswa disana te … more →

Tags: lif3, geMasTIK, IPB, Ilkom, Data Mining

Late Bloomers and Incandescent Prodigies

Wide Angle Creative wrote 9 months ago: I’ve always been a late bloomer. When I originally started playing guitar at age 5, I wasn … more →

Tags: Late Bloomers, Cezanne, Picasso, prodigy, Genius, Creativity, Art

Congrats to Magnus Carlsen

wecanchangetheworld wrote 10 months ago: Somehow, I figured Magnus Carlsen would make it to the top before he turned 18. Currently, in the vi … more →

Tags: Chess, Magnus Carlsen, FIDE