December 2007
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Last Moments of Benazir Bhutto by John Moore
Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated Thursday in Rawalpindi, was the first female prime minister of Pakistan and of any Islamic nation. She led Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. A short introduction of her political career: And her last moments taken by photographer John Moore More videos about Bhutto on cnn.com
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"All children are born artists, the problem is to...
A beautiful talk by Sir Ken Robinson about western education system. “Do schools kill creativity?” That is the question he asks the audience.Extremely fun and moving speech at the same time.Typical review: “If you have not yet seen Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk, please stop whatever you’re doing and watch it now.” http://www.ted.com
The Tipping Point - The Law of the Few
I’ve just started to read Malcolm Gladwell’s book The Tipping Point and this amateur video I found on YouTube is a funny summary of the very first chapters. Enjoy it!
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Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin
I wish I could have had these abilities when I was back in Middle School, who knows how many quiz games I would have won!!!!!!! And how many cookies, therefore…Absolutely to watch!Click HERE to watch it. P.S.: Do NOT try this at home :D
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Russia keeps going
From: economist.comAn nth hint showing how Russia is coming back as a World Power. “Renault beat several of its rivals, including General Motors and Fiat, in the bidding for a 25% stake in AvtoVaz, Russia’s biggest carmaker. GM said it would now talk to GAZ, Russia’s second-biggest carmaker, about a future partnership (a deal is not imminent). With car sales in Russia increasing...
New Nickname!
Less than a month ago a new nickname has been given to me.Due to my sloth-like qualities and my deep passion of sleeping, my dear friend Douglas Pirie (known also as Doug or The Douglar) came up with a new nickname while improvising a song with his guitar…and here is the result… + = APOPOTAMUS doug:
#5 - A Number like no others
For those who still believe that #5 is just A number…From Numero 5 - Liceo Classico Cavour - Torino:One of the most important and particular numbers, the number 5 took part in almost every human arts and science.You can even find it in nature: think about your fingers or a sea star.The “Flaming Star”, symbol of harmonious relation.Prime Number.25% of the nation flags has one or...
Let's Get It Started...but from where?
Thu, December 13, 2007 2:09PM Excited by my brand new blog I realize that I have no idea why did I do it and what should I write.For the first day I think I am going to write some interesting facts about today in the past.December 13th:1466 - Donatello dies, Fiorentine artist and sculptor1545 - Council of Trent begins1557 - Niccolo Fontana Tartaglia dies, Italian mathematician1836 -...
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FULL NAME: www.jacopobordin.comNICKNAME: apuzzolandiaPATERNITY: Jacopo “Apo” BordinDATE OF BIRTH: December 13, 2007PLACE OF BIRTH: 1055 Pine St Apt #104, San Francisco, 94109 CA, USA