January 2012
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June 2011
3 posts
Meet the World campaign
noraleah:
Via spinnellii:
Icaro Doria, a Brazilian man, working for a magazine in Portugal started this campaign using real data from the UN and flag images, he’s created whats known as Meet the World. The colors within the flags from its respective country are used to represent current, geographical relevant issues. Take a look.
United States
Angola
Somalia
China
Colombia
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April 2011
2 posts
Long distance hugs! Wearable technology! →
January 2011
2 posts
Why Is The US Taxpayer Subsidizing Facebook – And... →
Goldman Sachs is investing $450 million of its own money in Facebook, at a valuation that implies the social networking company is now worth $50 billion. Goldman is also apparently launching a fund that will bring its own high net worth clients in as investors for Facebook.
On the face of it, this might just seem like the financial sector doing what it is supposed to – channeling funds into...
September 2010
2 posts
When to quit reading a book →
A friend gave me this useful formula : Subtract your age from the number 100, and the answer is the number of pages you have to read before giving up on a book you’re not enjoying.* Her advice came to mind the other day as I was preparing to return yet another partially read book to the library. Oops, I thought : am I dangerously deficient in perseverance?
No, I said to myself. Life...
August 2010
4 posts
What I Learned Today: amazing effects of music →
Interesting piece in the WSJ recently about the amazing effects of music. Here are some of the findings:
Listening to Bach, Corelli, and Mozart is more effective in treating mild depression than is talking to a psychiatrist. per a study published in The Arts in Psychotherapy (more)
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Inspiration for today →
I assumed Garance Doré went to art school because she draws the most beautiful illustrations. Today I learned she did not. If you need some inspiration to follow your passion, read her post about her first real job.
Sabotage! →
Seth Godin hit the nail on the head in this post about sabotage.
July 2010
6 posts
What I Learned Today: The Brain That Changes... →
is one of the most fascinating books I’ve ever read. It walks the reader through studies of patients suffering from neurological disorders to explain how our brains are constantly adapting. For a long time, neuroscience believed the brain was immutable – fixed - one part of the brain for each…
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Orange Julius Recipe
I love those Orange Julius drinks, but I hate how much they cost. So when I’m in the mood for an Orange Julius, or whenever I’m making BELT’s (Bacon, Egg, Lettuce, Tomato sandwiches, Spanglish-style), I whip up a batch.
Here’s the recipe:
6 oz. can frozen orange juice
1 1/4 cup milk
1 1/4 cup cold water
1/2 cup sugar (I use 1/4 cup instead)
1 Tbsp. vanilla
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Watch“Can We Eat To Starve Cancer?”
A friend of mine is battling a brain tumor using alternative treatment: diet, enzyme supplements and detoxification. He posted this TED talk on his website and I thought it was fascinating. Could it really be that the best things for fighting/preventing cancer can all be picked up at your local grocery store?
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“Doctors once thought only kids were picky eaters, and that they would grow out...”
– No Age Limit on Picky Eating - WSJ.com
So I’ve written a lot about the medical industry “inventing” diseases so that the medical industry can also “discover” new or existing drugs to treat these new diseases (see the history of Wellbutrin— it started out as an antidepressant and then made its way...
June 2010
8 posts
WatchiPhone 4 + iMovie App = Something like this
Shot on iPhone 4 and and edited using the iMovie App.
Lessons from Improv #3: Failing is Good →
“Think about the first time you learned how to type, or when you rode a bicycle,” she says. “As adults, we forget that failing is such an important part of the process because we do most of our learning as a kid. Failing is good.” - Kimmy Gatewood
I completely agree, but I still hate failing.
WatchWho knew?!? An energy-independent future isn’t a new idea. Eight presidents have proclaimed the need to become energy independent.
Choose a city and turn it into some stainless... →
What a great idea! Adding this to my list of things I want…
"The Spill, The Scandal, and the President" -... →
BP’s 582-page response plan should a disaster occur in the Gulf “never once discusses how to stop a deepwater blowout”.
It does, however, state that they were prepared to protect the “walruses and other cold-water mammals, including sea otters and sea lions.” And…”Among the primary equipment providers for rapid deployment of spill response resources, BP...
April 2010
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Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Beyond Passion: The... →
Does “working right” trump finding the “right work”?
March 2009
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February 2009
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Gary Vay•ner•chuk Expands His Web Video Empire... →
(via gary)