Richake8 | Shared With: Everyone - 22 hours ago | obituary, savant, memory, kim_peek, geography, numbers, sports, music, dates, calculations
Kim Peek (11 November 1951 – 19 December 2009) was an American prodigious savant known as a megasavant. a genius in about 15 different subjects, from history and literature and geography to numbers, sports, music and dates.
By the time of his death he had committed more than 9,000 books to memory and Nasa made him the subject of MRI-based research, hoping that technology used to study the effects of space travel on the brain would help explain his mental capabilities.He had a photographic or eidetic memory, but also social developmental disabilities, possibly resulting from congenital brain abnormalities. He was the inspiration for the character of Raymond Babbitt, played by Dustin Hoffman, in the movie Rain Man. He was not autistic and likely had FG syndrome.
I like the story of when he was at the theatre watching a Shakespear play (cannot remember which one) and he stood up and told the actor he had misquoted a word, the actor replied no one would of known, Kim Peek replied Shakespear would
Richake8 | Shared With: Everyone - 16 days ago | town, women, wine, news, travel, sports, feeds, science, social, newspaper, magazine, web, regions, world, politics, life, hobby, food, health, living, culture, computers, internet, real-time, business, adventure, energy, education, music, event
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Richake8 | Shared With: Everyone - 17 days ago | museum, totalitarian, communism, communist, historical, television, daily, life, politics, judiciary, governments, militias, people, censorship, police, history, video, sports, economics, education
The museum focuses on the totalitarian regime from the February coup in 1948 to its rapid collapse in November 1989. The theme of the Museum is "Communism- the Dream, the Reality, and the Nightmare" and visitors will be treated to a fully immersive experience. Immersive factories, a historical schoolroom, an interrogation Room, or the video clips in our Television Time Machine are all part of the experience. The museum is a great introduction before you step back even further in time and experience the wonders of The Golden City.
Richake8 | Shared With: Everyone - 23 days ago | alaska, fishing, lodge, vacations, fly_fishing, salmon, sport_fishing, halibut, adventure, travel, resorts, sports, holidays, fly, spa, freshwater, seawater, river, blogs, guide, recomendations, stores, photos, fourms, lake, sitka, charters
Alaska is one of the top fishing destinations in the world with its natural beauty and variety of fish. Are you looking for the best Alaska fishing guides and Alaska fishing charters? Then look no further.
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Richake8 | Shared With: Everyone - 23 days ago | alaska, fishing, lodge, vacations, fly_fishing, salmon, sport_fishing, halibut, adventure, travel, resorts, sports, holidays, fly, spa, sitka
Alaska fishing lodges are commonly seen only for alaska fishing. Our alaska fishing lodge is the premiere spot for a true alaska fishing adventure and alaska fishing vacation. Whether you want to go alaska fly fishing, alaska salmon fishing, alaska halibut fishing or just have a day at the resort spa, Talon Lodge in Sitka is the place for your next alaska fishing trip!
Richake8 | Shared With: Everyone - Nov 01 2009 | poland, magazine, news, business, national, world, opinion, technology, sports, entertainment, life, style, newspaper, zeitung, auto, jobsWprost (Polish pronunciation: [ˈfprɔst] "Direct") is a weekly newsmagazine in Poland. It was founded on December 5, 1982 as a regional magazine in Greater Poland, but since 1989 it has been distributed nationwide. Located in Warsaw. Wprost is an opinion weekly focused on politics and society.Wprost is the second most popular opinion weekly in Poland Its online edition is one of the most popular websites in Poland.
Richake8 | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 29 2009 | sports, rugby, england, 6nations, rfu
The Rugby Football Union is the national governing body for grassroots and elite rugby in England, with 1,900 autonomous rugby clubs in its membership.
The clubs are grouped within 35 Constituent Bodies (CBs), comprised of counties - some individual, some combined - the three armed forces, Oxford and Cambridge Universities, England Schools Rugby Football Union and England Students.
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