A few things that caught my attention this morning and demand to be shared:


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This video made my day. You go girl!

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Learned some amazingly simple ways to multiply and otherwise calculate numbers using methods that are ridiculously easy to understand. So my question is: WHY DID NO ONE TEACH THIS TO ME IN SCHOOL?! It would have saved me so much grief and frustration.

Finger Calculator:

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Two other useful videos: Body Part Math and Key Skills - NumeracyEasy ( Read more... )

Meme snagged from dungeonwriter:

Give me a prompt and I'll respond with a video/link for the music that resonates most with me when I think of it.

Prompts can be serious or humorous, creative or cliche, based IRL or fandom related. (FYI: Answers may be delayed until this evening when I get home from work.)

Snagged from dungeonwriter because it is FANTASTIC! (Also, check out the website: here.)

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It really is incredible to think that women have had the right to vote for less than a century. I just can't imagine...

Guess what I'm not doing?

Have a book review due tomorrow that I just can't seem to motivate myself to write. Hopefully my head will get in the game sometime soon. In the meantime, have some Assassin's Creed III!

Edit: Done! Surprisingly, that is also the fastest I've ever written a ten page paper. (3/08)

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Has anyone else seen this commercial? A basic search on Google brings up a slew of negative reactions, offended parties, and controversial interpretations, but for the life of me I can't understand whyPersonally I found the commercial to be realistic and refreshing. The "girly-girl" mother's reaction to her tomboy daughter's interests and ( Read more... )

Okay, so! You all are aware of the research being done by the Institute of Cytology and Genetics in Siberia to domesticate the silver fox, yes? And of its findings? Good. You should be, because the project is very exciting! If for some reason you are not, check out the sources below to be cured of your ignorance ( Read more... )

This looks absolutely amazing! It's an Irish-French-Belgian co-produced film that has won several awards, including being nominated for an Oscar!

Edit: For my own reference, New York Times article.

Just in case you haven't heard, there's been a shooting at Fort Hood, TX.

12 Dead, 31 Wounded as of last count. --> MSNBC News Link