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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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POPSIs atheism a belief? A refresher. The bottom line is that regardless of what magical sky fairy you do or do not believe in, there is ample evidence to indicate there are basic moral guidelines that all humans have an instinctive nature to follow. The most obvious involves avoiding unnecessary harm to other creatures. By doing so, we reduce the likelihood of unnecessary harm being inflicted upon ourselves, and you don't need to believe in god to recognize that pain and discomfort is something worth avoiding wherever possible. For more information, see Atheism for further details on categories of atheists.
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POPSTop 10: Things Only Men Can Do At a potential risk of losing all female appreciation, I think this one was too hilarious to pass...as usual, the best ones are saved for the last!
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POPSMy Place on Clipmarks: Boulder Boulder Colorado. Nickname "The People's Republic of Boulder". A beautiful town of about 100,000 people (give or take 20,000 students) in a beautiful state. In addition to the prairie dogs pictured wildlife in Boulder includes: Deer, coyote, fox, hawk, eagle (Golden and Bald), bear, and mountain lion. Oh, and university students.
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POPSSick Humour Heals "It should be called an honest attitude, and that covers all the bases, because some days you feel angry and some days you feel sad," she says. "When you give it to them on a coffee mug it gives permission to say that and feel that." "I am stronger than a jelly doughnut." "I am stronger than f***ing Tourette's." "Diabetes makes me twice as sweet." "It's not just my head that's bald, you know..."
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POPSThe Generational Divide in Copyright Morality I don’t pretend to know what the solution to the file-sharing issue is. (Although I’m increasingly convinced that copy protection isn’t it.) I do know, though, that the TV, movie and record companies’ problems have only just begun. Right now, the customers who can’t even *see* why file sharing might be wrong are still young. But 10, 20, 30 years from now, that crowd will be *everybody*. What will happen then?
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POPSA Scientific Cure for Baldness? Men afflicted with a bald patch have at last got something to cheer about. US scientists are confident they have come up with a cure for hair loss after creating new hair cells on mice. The news will be particularly celebrated by those in the public eye, among them Sir Elton John. The follicly-challenged singer has splashed out a fortune on hair transplant surgery to cover his blushes.
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POPS12 Environmental Victories in 2007 The Environmental Defense Fund uses science, economics and law to create innovative, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society's most urgent environmental problems.
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