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POPSThey did not give up R. H. Macy failed seven times before his store in New York City caught on. When Bell telephone was struggling to get started, its owners offered all their rights to Western Union for $100,000. The offer was disdainfully rejected with the pronouncement, "What use could this company make of an electrical toy." Rocket scientist Robert Goddard found his ideas bitterly rejected by his scientific peers on the grounds that rocket propulsion would not work An expert said of Vince Lombardi: "He possesses minimal football knowledge and lacks motivation." Michael Jordan and Bob Cousy were each cut from their high school basketball teams. Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor because "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas." After Fred Astaire's first screen test, the memo from the testing director of MGM, dated 1933, read, "Can't act. Can't sing. Slightly bald. Can dance a little." When Lucille Ball began studying to be actress, she was to"Try any other profes
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POPSDress-Like-a-Whore Day? I remember egoldstein saying something about this before. I still wouldn't trade a great Wonder Woman costume for anything. I like men who know their comic books. :)
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POPSTop 10 St. Patrick’s Pinups The Holidays are coming and it’s time for a good, old fashioned count-down of the 10 best St. Patrick’s Day Pinups. Put your green shades on and have a sexy St. Patrick’s day.
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POPSDyslexia,a self compensating mental disorder The topic took my attention because of the famous Dyslexic people....we are not very much aware of the strengths of dyslexia.There are many examples of Dyslexic people who were lacking in learning abilities but used their imagination to be a symbol of superiority.... These famous dyslexics proof that nurturing the dyslexic capabilities contributes to their own potential and happiness. In fact, they even contribute to a better world by using their abilities: Albert Einstein used his imagination to come up with relativity theory; Thomas Edison used his to invent; Walt Disney to entertain us; Winston Churchill to rally the British against Nazi Germany; Richard Branson and other entrepreneurs to create better products and services whilst creating employment in the process.
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POPSSo,ladies,are you password protected? Only downside is you will have to change the password every time someone figures it out :-) Don't you just love the space invaders top? To every female clipper that is a gamer at heart! (myself included)
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POPSA Fair(y) Use Tale " In the fun category, Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University has created a video review of copyright principles. You're probably thinking, "How could anyone make a video about a legal concept even mildly entertaining?" But Faden's truly inspired video works on many levels because it consists entirely of extremely short clips (often no more than one word) from a wide variety of animated Disney movies. It's thanks in large part to Disney that copyright - which was designed to encourage creativity by giving the creator control over copying for a limited time - now lasts for the life of the creator plus 75 years, or, for a work of corporate authorship, 95 years. But thanks to the short length of the clips, its non-profit educational nature, and the fact that it would in no way affect the potential market for the copyrighted works, Faden's video undoubtedly falls under fair use."
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POPSNew Disney ads Photographed by Annie Leibovitz: Beyonce as Alice in Wonderland, David Beckham as Prince Philip (from Sleeping Beauty), Scarlett Johansson as Cinderella
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POPSSelf-education It's now called Autodidacticism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodidacticism
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POPSMore Disney portraits by Annie Leibovitz If it wasn't for the carpet, I'd have had no idea that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony were Jasmine and Aladdin... Jessica Biel's Pocahontas reminds me of the Sacajawea (sp?) from Night at the Museum...
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POPSAre we in anthropodenial? - by Frans de Waal Some challenging observations & thoughts by Frans de Waal on the 'inner life' of animals, especially primates Right now, I'm reading "Good Natured" , by Frans de Waal. A book which I highly recommend to anyone; especially those who are interested in a basis of morality; the complex emotions which give rise to it; social cooperation in the animal kingdom, altruism, etc...
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