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A wandering mind able to project themselves into imaginary situations - can do important work'..

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:07:08 GMT

clipped by: einbar
clipper's remarks: ...scientists are learning - and may even be essential
"Einstein, for instance, was notorious for his wandering mind ".

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A wandering mind can do important work, scientists are learning - and may even be essential

In a culture obsessed with efficiency, daydreaming is derided as a lazy habit or a lack of discipline, the kind of thinking we rely on when we don't really want to think. It's a sign of procrastination, not productivity, something to be put away with your flip-flops and hammock as summer draws to a close.

In recent years, however, scientists have begun to see the act of daydreaming very differently. They've demonstrated that daydreaming is a fundamental feature of the human mind - so fundamental, in fact, that it's often referred to as our "default" mode of thought. Many scientists argue that daydreaming is a crucial tool for creativity, a thought process that allows the brain to make new associations and connections.

If your mind didn't wander, then you'd be largely shackled to whatever you are doing right now," says Jonathan Schooler, a psychologist at the University of California,

50 Great Free Online Libraries

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:44:51 GMT

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Clip Source: www.attiaspace.com

50 Great Free Online Libraries

1. California Digital Library

2. The Online Books Page

3. Free Books

4. Project Gutenberg

5. Research Assistance

6. BookRags - E-Books and Book Notes

7. All Bookstores.com

8. FreeTech Books

10. Free E-Books.net

12. The eBook Directory

13. University of Virginia's E-Book library

14. BizzyDays Ebook Publications

15. Web Source

16. free-ebooks-4u.com

18. Free eBooks and Best Sites

19. Free Electronic Books

20. CIW Free E-Books

21. My Free EBooks

22. Free E-Books

25. EBookstand

26. Bibliomania

27. Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts

28. The eText Archive

29. Free Books 5000

33. Page by Page Books

34. bartleby.com

35. Free Books 4 Doctors

37. Chapter-a-Day - Free Books in Your E-Mail!

38. Free-Book.co.uk: The directory of free online books

39. FreeBooknotes.com - Free study guides for over 250 books

42. BeyondBooks.com

46. eBooks4free.net - Download free books and manuscripts

48. Free Joke Books

56. Be Successful!

57. Daily Literature

58. Bookyards: library to the world

4shared.com

ReadPrint.com

A Thousand Drops of Light - wonderful photos...

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:07:53 GMT

clipped by: einbar
clipper's remarks: To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.

(William Blake, "Auguries of Innocence")

Clip Source: www.flickr.com

I like to go out to my garden after a rain and look around at whatever is blooming and discover natural teeny-tiny views of it through nearby drops.

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You just can’t control where drops will form

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The physics of it all, is that when water forms a drop, it no longer reflects back what is in front of it, but acts as a lens and refracts what is behind it

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If you still don’t think water drop shots are real, just go out after a rain and hold a brightly colored piece of paper behind some drops and you will see the drops take on the color.

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The "hearts" inside these water drops are refractions of some coral bells

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I like the focus of the petals in both the background and refraction in the drop.

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teeny-weeny perspective

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The wonderful cool crisp autum days are approaching fast, so I thought I better try one more water drop shot after the last hot humid rain. The sun was out and bright and created a glare on the edge of the drops, but it also lit up the yellow nicely.

Clip Source: www.flickr.com

Music styles - Types, names, search terms

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:31:27 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator
clipper's remarks: I can't count the number of times I was looking for a particular type of music but didn't know what it was. This is a nice list of music styles that comes in handy during searches on youtube and identifying music for sorting and collections.

Clip Source: websound.ru

Music styles

On this page you can see a tree-like structure of music styles with musical examples for each style.

Alternative

Brit Pop

Shoegazer

Ambient

Industrial Ambient

Dark Ambient/Noise, Dark Ambient

Isolationism

Drone Ambient

Rithual Ambient

Blues

Acoustic Blues

Blues Rock

Spiritual Blues

Christian Blues

Classical

Medieval

Piano

Strings

Country

Bluegrass

New Grass

Spiritual Country

Christian Country

Western Swing

Electronic

Ambient

Abstract

Dance

Club

Euro Dance

Italo-Euro Dance

Hard Dance

Electro Freestyle

Electronica

Progressive Electronica

Classic Electronica

Symphonic Electronica

Garage

Acid house

Gipsy house

Dream house

Trance house

IDM (Intelligent Dance Music)

Hardcore

Techno

Trance

Gothic Rock

Proto Gothic Rock (Postpunk)

Gothic Rock (early)

Gothic Rock (modern)

Industrial

Jazz

Latin

Metal

Rock

Urban

Tags: music styles, resource, identify, research, knowledge, appreciation

Dead Sea Scrolls go from parchment to the Internet

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:07:08 GMT

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Clip Source: www.cnn.com

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- More than 2,000 years after they were written, the Dead Sea Scrolls are going digital as part of an effort to better preserve the ancient texts and let more people see them than ever before.

The high-tech initiative, announced Wednesday, will also reveal text that was not visible to the naked eye.

Over the next two years, the Israel Antiquities Authority will digitally photograph and scan every bit of crumbling parchment and papyrus that makes up the scrolls, which include the oldest written record of the Bible's Old Testament.

The images eventually will be posted on the Internet for anyone to see.

Tags: bible, internet

Top 9 comments made by NBC sports commentators during the Olympics

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:00:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Howl-arious!

Clip Source: www.snopes.com

1. Weightlifting commentator: "This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing."

2. Dressage commentator: "This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother."

3. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: "I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father."

4. Boxing Analyst: "Sure there have been injuries,and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious."

5. Softball announcer: "If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again."

6. Basketball analyst: "He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces."

7. At the rowing medal ceremony: "Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the IOC president is hugging the cox of the British crew."

8. Soccer commentator: "Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field."

Tags: nbc, commentators, humor, olympics, sports, comedy

Weird Gadgets from the 1920's

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:31:58 GMT

clipped by: CrazyRedHead

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

TOE SOCKS

These pre-shrunk 'To Sox' were designed to act as toe protectors. Produced during World War II, it was claimed that they could reduce hosiery costs by up to 80 per cent. They were designed to be worn over the big toes, to protect socks from wear.

LIGHT SPECTACLES

Invented in the U.S. in the 1930s, these specs were adorned with two small, battery-powered lights, with a long wire trailing beneath. The experience was marred only by the likelihood of electrocution when it rained.

MOUSTACHE PROTECTOR

designed with a hole for the mustachioed man to sip through.

FINGER STRETCHER FOR PIANISTS

Developed in America in 1910 to help pianists hit the sprawling notes demanded by the likes of Stravinsky and Debussy. Careful use was required: it is thought the composer Schumann destroyed his hands using an early version.

PAGE TURNER

CLOCKWORK TEASMADE

AN EARLY LAVATORY

PEEP SHOW

CIGARETTE HOLDER

PISTOL PURSE

a tiny machine complete with its own map that would tell motorists which way to go.

Tags: weird, funny, bizarre, humour, idiots

America in the 1930's. COLOR photographs!

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:50:27 GMT

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Clip Source: forums.nonewbs.com

America in the 1930's. COLOR photographs!

Free Top 100 Tools for Learning Resources

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:19:59 GMT

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clipper's remarks:
The Top 100 Tools for Learning list has been compiled from the tools of over 160 learning professionals worldwide. T

Clip Source: c4lpt.co.uk

Over the last few years, the Internet has changed; it's no longer a place you go just to find information. It now offers a variety of new ways for people to interact with the content and with each other.

New tools and resources (often referred to as social media) include blogs, wikis, social networks, social bookmarking tools, podcasts, RSS, micro-blogging, photo sharing and video-sharing sites.

o find out how to use Internet tools and resources for their personal enjoyment or to increase their personal productivity

Clip Source: c4lpt.co.uk

Free Resources

The Directory of Learning Tools contains over 2,400 tools that range from "traditional" course authoring tools to E-Learning 2.0 collaboration and sharing tools as well as tools for managing your personal learning.
The Top 100 Tools for Learning list has been compiled from the Top 10 favourite tools lists of over 160 learning professionals worldwide. There is also a Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning list.

ClarksWorld Cover Gallery

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:30:21 GMT

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Clip Source: clarkesworldmagazine.com

Tags: clarksworld, cover gallery, illustration, art, artist, scifi

Breakthrough Pain

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:47:01 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator
clipper's remarks: How do you convince a dr that the pain meds are not working anymore. I do triple the dosage and the pain persists. I'm out of meds now for three weeks and the dr won't refill early. I no longer sleep more than 1hr and I am missing work too much.

Clip Source: www.pain.com

Tolerance is defined as a need for a larger dose of medication to maintain the original effect.

Temporal features, including the onset, duration and frequency of each episode, characterize breakthrough pain.

Baseline pain is also known as "background pain", or "persistent pain".

Breakthrough pain is associated with greater pain-related functional impairment, worse mood, and more anxiety.

Episodic pain is also known as Breakthrough Pain.

Chronic pain can be or two types: persistent pain, which is continuous pain, and breakthrough pain, or incident pain.

Breakthrough pain is called that because it "breaks through" a regular pain medicine schedule.

Breakthrough pain may be different for each person and it is often unpredictable.

Breakthrough pain is generally a result of the same cause, or source, as persistent pain.

Breakthrough pain medications work directly to control severe flare-ups.

Pain that is allowed to build up is much harder to control.

"pain diary"

Tags: breakthrough pain, miserable, hurts, severe

Van Gogh Quotes

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:36:02 GMT

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Clip Source: equotes.wetpaint.com

"Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model."

"Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort."

"I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of myself, and the paintings appear as in a dream."

"I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day."

"I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process."

"Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well."

"One must work and dare if one really wants to live."

"Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion."

"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"

When geeks and stained glass collide

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:06:51 GMT

clipped by: Sheroug

Clip Source: deputy-dog.com

1. link / zelda

found on flickr, this incredible stained glass depiction of link from legend of zelda was created by lynda macrae of the glass house in ontario. the colours especially are stunning. see the original (and larger version) on flickr here.

2. einstein

this 60ft high tribute to einstein can be found at grace cathedral in san fransisco and was installed in 1964. according to the cathedral’s website, ‘einstein was chosen to represent natural science in a twelve-window nave clerestory series called human endeavor’. read more about the window here.

3. pyramid head / silent hill

pyramid head is a character from the silent hill video games and featured briefly in the apparently shite silent hill movie.

4. mega man

5. pixels

esigned by gerhard richter and based on his painting entitled 4096 colors. according to wired, ‘richter devised a mathematical formula to systematically mix permutations of the three primary colors and gray

6. electromagnetic spectrum

7. darth vader / star wars

'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:34:51 GMT

clipped by: wildcat
clipper's remarks: Sunlight has the greatest potential of any power source to solve the world's energy problems, said Nocera. In one hour, enough sunlight strikes the Earth to provide the entire planet's energy needs for one year.

"This is a major discovery with enormous implications for the future prosperity of humankind,"

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Scientists mimic essence of plants' energy storage system

In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine.

Daniel Nocera describes new process for storing solar energy
View video post on MIT TechTV

Until now, solar power has been a daytime-only energy source, because storing extra solar energy for later use is prohibitively expensive and grossly inefficient. With today's announcement, MIT researchers have hit upon a simple, inexpensive, highly efficient process for storing solar energy.

Requiring nothing but abundant, non-toxic natural materials, this discovery could unlock the most potent, carbon-free energy source of all: the sun. "This is the nirvana of what we've been talking about for years,"

Tags: energy, solar power, storing

16 (more) Firefox Add-Ins for Developers & Designers

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:20:51 GMT

clipped by: DarrenTooCool
clipper's remarks: Clipped the ones helpful to me, but be sure to see the full list.

Clip Source: mashable.com

Firefox can be extended to do just about anything you want, so why not have it help you with your web development and design? We’ve got a dozen suggestions to get you started down the road of turning Firefox into a powerful design and development tool in your arsenal.

Font Finder - Highlight any text on a page, right click to click on “Font Finder” and you can get all of the styling information for that section.

ViewSourceWith - Allows you to open files such as CSS in external editors directly.

YSlow - Ever wondered why a page is loading slowly? This tool from Yahoo will help you determine which part of the page is causing the hang-up.

Total Validator - An all-in-one validation tool that will check HTML, Links, take screenshots and a lot more.

Pagediff - Compare the coding of two different pages so that you can see where they differ. It may just help you figure out a tricky coding solution.

LiveHTTPHeaders - Adds a way to view the headers to the page info viewing area

Tags: firefox, extensions webdev