The Savant Syndrome is found in 10% of persons with autistic disorders. The skills include prodigious memory, calendar calculating, music & artistic skills. The Wisconsin Medical Society website: Savant Syndrome: Islands of Genius has a lot of information on the subject PLUS VIDEO. Learn something.
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47. Rain Man Site: Islands of Genius
Published by September 22nd, 2006 in 101 posts and Education. 2 CommentsTubetorial: The Next Big Blogging Thing?
Published by August 29th, 2006 in Blogging, Brokers & Professionals, Business, Cool New Products, Education, T.V. Commercials and Technology. 3 CommentsComing soon is a new website called Tubetorial which will send subscribers free online video tutorials. Just sign up here. The videos will teach you how to effectively create, publish, market and do business online.
More information here. And here.
Tubetorial is the work of Brian Clark of Copyblogger and his creative cronies. […]
Russian Mathematician Solves 100 Yr. Old Problem But May Decline $1 Million Award
Published by August 22nd, 2006 in Awards, Education and Weird News.ABC News International reported today that Grigory Perelman, a noted Russian mathematician, had proven the Poincare Conjecture, a math theory that had stumped others for 100 years, but would probably not accept the $1 milllion prize to be offered by Clay Mathematics Institute in Cambridge, MA. Mr. Perelman was also awarded the prestigious Fields […]
So you think the earth is round and Mt. Everest is the highest mountain? Think again. An interesting post “Top 10 Most Commonly Thought Things That Are Wrong“, makes you wonder. (via Hemmy.net)
Spam Laws: US, Europe, the world.
Electronic Spam: Spam in all its disguises
Good Spam: Is it really that good? Born in 1937, originally called Hormel’s Spiced Ham. Contest winner coins SPAM (SPiced hAM) and pockets $100 prize.
Spim: Spam’s evil twin
E-mail Spam: King of Spam
World record holder for spam e-mail received: One million per day […]
John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail on July 3, 1776:
The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, […]
NYC Big Brokers Educate Their Agents
Published by June 23rd, 2006 in Brokers & Professionals and Education.An article by Gabrielle Birkner from the NY SUN, highlights the in-house education efforts of some of New York City’s largest real estate brokerages. They teach the idiosyncrasies of the NY market. Fantastic! The more education real estate agents have, the better they can serve their clients. Know your market.
