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"Pursuing Greatness: Do We Need Talent, Practice, or Both"

By Mike Webber - Published on Wednesday, 08 June 2011 16:30

"Does greatness require talent or is it all about hard work? This question is just as difficult as it is important. Which is why The Dan Plan is a great idea.

There are two camps. According to the Rocky Balboa school of thought, becoming an expert is all about hard work. K. Anders Ericsson, a psychologist at Florida State University, has shown convincingly that you can separate the good from the great based on hours spent doing deliberate practice--that is, working to improve one's skills. His data show convincingly that it takes at least 10,000 hours to become an expert."

"Deviant desires are more common than you think"

By Rob Winters - Published on Wednesday, 08 June 2011 16:24

"Women everywhere are asking, What are men like Congressman Weiner, Brett Favre, Greg Oden, and Kanye West thinking when they send us photos of their manhood? The answer is that men aren't thinking at all, they're compelled by an unconscious, evolutionary urge inherited from our primate ancestors: male monkeys and apes routinely display their penis to females to indicate sexual interest. In other words, it's a very natural urge; of course, so is burping, but most men are able to restrain their sonorous belches around the ladies."

"Carol Vorderman beats Pippa Middleton to 'Rear of the Year' title"

By Rob Winters - Published on Wednesday, 08 June 2011 16:19

"Organisers said the former Countdown host attracted a ''deluge'' of votes after appearing in a succession of newspaper pictures wearing hip-hugging couture dresses.

The 50 year-old was named winner with Strictly Come Dancing star Anton du Beke scooping the male Rear of the Year award.

''I am really surprised and flattered to get this award, particularly at this stage of my life,'' Vorderman said.

''I always suspected there were a lot of people out there who were glad to see the back of me, so this has turned out to be very funny indeed.''

"The gift of a good death"

By Rob Winters - Published on Wednesday, 08 June 2011 16:13

"On Mother’s Day last year, I took a pot of orchids to my mom. She hadn’t been feeling well for months. But when I saw her that Sunday, I was shocked. It was plain to me that she was dying.

Mom had had some tests. There was something in her abdomen, and her doctor had obliquely warned us that the news might not good. To get a definitive diagnosis, she needed more tests. That would take more painful rounds of tottering to clinics and doctors’ offices. Her doctor told us that the simplest thing to do was take her to Emergency and get her admitted to the hospital."

"Wrinkles can predict woman's bone break risk"

By Rob Winters - Published on Tuesday, 07 June 2011 19:46

"Wrinkles on a woman's face may be able to predict how likely she is to suffer from bone fractures, according to a U.S. study released Monday.

That's because the level of proteins in the skin and bones are linked, so if a woman's face and neck are severely wrinkled, she faces a higher risk of bone breakage due to bone density loss, said Yale University researchers."

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