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The 40 Sexiest Scarlett Johansson GIFs « 9 out of 10 doctors agree that you absolutely cannot have enough Scarlett Johansson in your diet. And since we’ve already brought you Scar-Jo’s hottest photos in celebration of her birthday, we decided today to show you her sexiest GIFs from various movies, TV appearances, and life. Obviously we won’t be including this one. Because it’s her stunt double from The Avengers. Who is a man. Scarlett Johansson GIF 1

birthday month 2010 - draw! pilgrim you’ve played pin the tail on the donkey, now play pin the pinwheel… on the pinwheel! now with added pinwheels! (i get $1 every time i say pinwheel) there are two parts to this printable : the sheet that you pin things onto will need to be printed A3 and then the pinwheel shapes to stick on to theA3 page can be printed on A4 (there’s 2 to a page) do you know how to play? players take turns to be blindfolded (& turned around a few times to make them a little extra disorientated) and then try to pin their pinwheel as close to the empty pinwheel stick as they can. whoever’s pinwheel shape is stuck closest, wins. if you want to use small thumb tacks or map pins it would be best to pin this to a cork board or piece of corrugated cardboard otherwise, use double sided tape or blue-tack.

Explore the amazing TEDxTalks video collection: 7,000+ videos, now findable News State of the X: Stats on TEDx and TEDxTalks in January The new feature “State of the X,” on the TEDx Tumblr, runs the numbers on TEDx and the great video coming from these worldwide independently produced events. To start — how many TEDx events happened in the past month?

GetGlue: Check-in to tv, movies and music Social Network for Entertainment Discover what to watch, share what you're watching with friends and fans, and get updates from your favorite shows. Critical Thinking - What it is and how to develop the skill - tips, principles, and techniques. How perform data analysis and understand logical fallacies. TABLE OF CONTENTS Change, Uncertainty, and Risk Taking Creativity Creative Problem Solving Critical ThinkingArticles /Videos /Humor Decision Making Detective/Investigation Distractions, Concentration, and Multi-tasking Expand Your World & Mind Intuition and Instinct Persuasion, Communication, and Negotiation Stress Thinking on your Feet Think Faster, Slower, Better Share it: Twitter Facebook StumbleUpon How to Become a Critical Thinker

Showbiz Imagery and Chicanery Harry The Hipster plays downtown Los Angeles click to watch this very rare 1939 Universal comedy Ted Flicker’s creation premieres nice Joan Rivers ad from 1968 WOR, simple but effective late 50s design. the writers room of The Jack Carter Show. The Ultimate Motion Graphics Tutorials Round-Up Advertisement Many companies try to create a great experience for customers. But few are willing to make the changes required to deliver on that promise. In fact most don’t even realize just how bad their experience can be.

35 Insane Optical Illusions That Will Make You Question Your Sanity - distractify These squares are actually the same exact color. Hold your finger over the boundary between the two shapes and see them change. Source: americanscientist.org The Cornsweet illusion exploits the brain's lateral inhibition, which creates more contrast between the two objects when they have different colored edges. Cross your eyes and you should be able to see a familiar face. Center for the Study of the Public Domain The Center for the Study of the Public Domain is proud to announce the publication of Theft! A History of Music. The book is a graphic novel (aka "comic book") laying out a 2000 year history of musical borrowing from Plato to rap. The comic, by James Boyle, Jennifer Jenkins and the late Keith Aoki is available as a handsome 8.5 x 11″ paperback, and for free download under a Creative Commons license. Listen to co-author James Boyle discuss the comic on NPR’s The State of Things.

Art Reading Room [LACMA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art] The Reading Room is a special corner of lacma.org dedicated to catalogues and brochures of exhibitions past. These are out-of-print, hard-to-find publications available here in full for free. From a unique set of publications focused on the Southern California art scene to rare books about German Expressionism, modern art, Southeast Asian art, and more, the catalogues and brochures here reflect the depth and breadth of LACMA’s collection and exhibition history. We continue to add new publications on an ongoing basis. Ilene Susan Fort Richard Brettell, Scott Schaefer, et al.

Timelines: Sources from History This British Library interactive timeline allows you to explore collection items chronologically, from medieval times to the present day. It includes a diverse combination of texts: those that allow glimpses of everyday life (handbills, posters, letters, diaries), remnants of political events (charters, speeches, campaign leaflets), and the writings of some of our best known historical and literary figures. Launch Timelines: Sources from History Timelines is a fantastic resource for learning about culture, politics, technology and everyday life through the ages.

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