Watch this inspirational tearjerker of a video. Produced by TMB (Thai Military Bank), the video is a part of an ad campaign that challenges people to make a difference. It tells the true story of how a group of boys from a tiny floating village called Koh Panyee overcame the odds to bring soccer into their hometown. Via The Daily What....
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I may be a geek, but a math geek I am not. I'm actually pretty horrible at math — bad enough that J doesn't trust me to teach our kids any math beyond basic arithmetic. :oops: I am, however, a big movie buff so I thought that I may be able to decipher at least some of the clues in this movie title math quiz. The result? A big FAIL. I could not get even one answer. Hopefully my readers are better mathematicians. How many can you get? Via Geeks are Sexy....
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I have a friend who swears that if she has a daughter, she will limit the girl's exposure to fairy tales starring princesses and damsels in distress. She firmly believes that stories such as Snow White and Sleeping Beauty teach little girls to be submissive and weak, not be self-reliant and always be in wait for a prince charming. I couldn't help but be reminded of this friend when I saw this chart showing the evolution of Disney princesses over the years: (via Miss Cellania) There's no question that Disney's heroines have changed with the times. And while I believe classics such as Snow White will always remain classics, I can't help but wonder how a story like that would be received if...
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