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12 Universal Skills You Need to Succeed at Anything. Email There are a lot of skills you don’t need.

12 Universal Skills You Need to Succeed at Anything

You can be happy and successful without knowing how to rebuild a car’s engine, program a web application, or replace drywall. Sure, these are useful skills to have, but they aren’t absolutely necessary. 6 Real People With Mind-Blowing Mutant Superpowers. If the insane, explosive popularity if superhero movies is any indication, we are fascinated by people who are insanely better than us at any given thing.

6 Real People With Mind-Blowing Mutant Superpowers

Probably because, in real life, we're all such a bunch of incompetent boobs that we've been enslaved by blue paint, flashing lights and crying French babies. But it turns out, superpowers are real. And not just the secret ones that everyone has, or even the ones everyone thinks they have -- this Cracked Classic is about a group of people that, in a sane world, would already have multi-colored leather jumpsuits, delightfully mismatched personality traits and a skyscraper shaped like whatever they decide to call themselves.

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45 Creative Resumes to Seize Attention

Are you one of those job seekers who have been sending far too many resumes and been hit with far too many disappointment? The problem may not lie with your qualification or skills set. Employer filters tons of resumes on daily basis, only the outstanding ones get noticed. A creative resume is fairly important. 18 Rules of Living by the Dalai Lama. Top Ten Robots That You Never Knew You Wanted & Yanko Design.

Top Ten Robots That You Never Knew You Wanted Technology maybe overwhelming for most us, but the future generation is so with it!

Top Ten Robots That You Never Knew You Wanted & Yanko Design

They have the hang of ever little new gadget and gizmo that comes our way. Which brings me to robots; I can’t fathom the need of an electronic being to do chores for us. I can understand their presence in the medical and industrial arenas; but Irona suits Richie Rich the best. 50 Traits and Habits Of Highly Effective Men : All SWAGGA.com. 38,000 Hours Later, Man Builds Functional WALL-E Robot. It’s not every day you see a functioning robot from a CG animated film come to life.

38,000 Hours Later, Man Builds Functional WALL-E Robot

Yet, this is precisely what hobbyist robot builder Mike Senna did with the iconic WALL-E droid from Pixar’s critically-acclaimed film of the same name. According to an interview by The Yo Show, Senna started the project in 2010 and spent an average of 25 hours a week on it, funded completely from his own pocket. In total, Senna believes somewhere between 3200-3800 man-hours went into his remote-controlled WALL-E. Not only is the attention to detail in the paint job amazing, but the effort that went into making it move, from the working tracks and waving arms, to its turning head and “eyebrows”, Senna thought of just about everything: Regaining an Emotional Connection: 25 Conversation Starters. - StumbleUpon. Billionaires: Russian Mogul Wants to Upload Your Brains Into Immortality.

Earlier this year, a Russian media mogul named Dmitry Itskov formally announced his intention to disembody our conscious minds and upload them to a hologram--an avatar--by 2045. In other words he outlined a plan to achieve immortality, removing the human mind from the physical constraints presented by the biological human body. He was serious. And now, in a letter to the members of the Forbes World's Billionaire's List, he's offering up that immortality to the world's 1,266 richest people. "Many of you who have accumulated great wealth by making success of your businesses are supporting science, the arts and charities. I urge you to take note of the vital importance of funding scientific development in the field of cybernetic immortality and the artificial body," Itskov wrote in the letter.

The 2045 Initiative claims to have hired 30 scientists to help it pursue its immortality goal. What wizardry is this?! 19Google + 28StumbleUpon Xion Protective Gear: Silly Putty that Protects Xion PG was originally founded by a stunt performer and a military police officer from the Netherlands.

What wizardry is this?!

After reading an article in a science magazine about a new developed polymer called “D3O™”, they travelled to the UK to discuss the need for low profile, flexible, high impact reductive products within the industries they are still both actively involved in. Third-World Wind Power: First Look. Sixteen Things Calvin and Hobbes Said Better Than Anyone Else. To paraphrase E.B.

Sixteen Things Calvin and Hobbes Said Better Than Anyone Else

White, the perfect sentence is one from which nothing can be added or removed. Every word plays its part. In my more giddy moments I think that a simple comic strip featuring Calvin, a preternaturally bright six year-old, and Hobbes, his imaginary tiger friend, features some of the most lucid sentences committed to print. And when I sober up, I usually think exactly the same. Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes ran between 1985 and 1995. So here, in no particular order, is a selection of quotes that nail everything from the meaning of life to special underwear. (NOTE: Check out Part II: Sixteen MORE Things Calvin and Hobbes Said Better Than Anyone Else) Rules Of A Gentleman. 100 Tips from a Professional Photographer.

Funny monkey experiment. Creative Thinking Is a Specific Process That Can Be Replicated. Lifes Instructions - StumbleUpon. Craig Venter is on the verge of creating synthetic life. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - StumbleUpon. Man Tests Super Insulating Foam Video. Oh Great: A Killer Swarm of Synchronized Quadrotor Drones. Crazy Cool Custom Computer Cases Gallery. Sketching Electronics Video. People Flying Over Manhattan Video. Sparks of Genius: The Thirteen Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People (0046442127455): Robert S. Root-Bernstein, Michele M. Root-Bernstein. 25 Best Business Books Ever. What makes a business book the “best”?

25 Best Business Books Ever

Best-selling? Most influential? Timelessness? Categorical relevance? Business Pundit sifted through numerous categories and resources to come up with this list of the 25 Best Business Books Ever. We think that really smart, successful businesspeople know that their education is lifelong and diverse. Also check out: The 50 Best Business Books (2012 Edition) 25. First published in 1776, this broad-ranging exploration of commercial and economic first principles laid the philosophical foundations for modern capitalism and the free-market economy. Click here for more information on The Wealth of Nations 24. This collection of Barnard’s lectures on management, though dated in its language, remains relevant, notably in his promotion of clear, short communication channels and managerial morality. Click here for more information on The Functions of the Executive 23. Click here for more information on The Principles of Scientific Management 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. Ten Steps to Becoming the Designer You Want to Be - Design - GOOD - StumbleUpon.

Water Printer - CollegeHumor Video - StumbleUpon. The future of space with Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Pamela Gay, and Lawrence Krauss discuss our future in space. AMAZING RC BIRD!! Video. Honda Hurricane. 10 Canine Commandments. Helicoptere personnel - une vidéo Sports &Extreme. Philip Zimbardo shows how people become monsters ... or heroes. Lotus Exige Matte Black Final Edition makes stealthy debut - StumbleUpon. Another day in Monterey, another debut from Lotus.

Lotus Exige Matte Black Final Edition makes stealthy debut - StumbleUpon

Yesterday evening, the British sports car maker unveiled the stunning Evora GTE Road Car Concept, and earlier today pulled the wraps off the Exige Matte Black Final Edition, a special model reserved exclusively for the North American market. This isn't the first time that Lotus has introduced a market-specific Exige with a sinister paint scheme. Back in 2009, the company released the Exige Stealth for Japanese buyers and Exige Scura for European customers.

While those cars had track-ready features like launch control and variable-slip traction control, the U.S. version is mostly an appearance package with the addition of black Alcantara seats and a slightly upgraded motor on top of the matte finish. Lotus collectors might be interested in the exclusiveness of the car, though, with just 25 slated for production. You can view our live photos of the Lotus Exige Matte Black Final Edition in the high-res gallery above. Autistic Girl Expresses Unimaginable Intelligence Video. Motorhead Messiah - Fuel Efficient Cars - Biodiesel - Hybrids. “Check it out. It's actually a jet engine," says Johnathan Goodwin, with a low whistle. "This thing is gonna be even cooler than I thought. " NASA Reveals the Weird and Wonderful Commercial Airliners of 2025. NASA's contracted three of the biggest names in aircraft design to dream up the kind of airliner we'll see in 2025, and has just shown the initial concepts.

They're weird, eco-friendly, and wonderful. NASA's goal is to invent commercial airliners that can cover the same kind of use cases as current aircraft, but do so with far greater fuel efficiency, less gaseous and noise pollution, and potentially eating up less energy and resources during their fabrication too. This is the sort of long term aeronautical experimentation that NASA funds from time to time, spurring companies to look into long term evolutionary concepts rather than incremental R&D in their usual business areas. Late in 2010 it contracted Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Boeing to imagine an aircraft that could fly as soon as 2025, manage 80% of the speed of sound, with a range of 7,000 miles and a payload of 50,000 to 100,000 pounds--either passengers or cargo. Boeing. Feng Zhu Design - StumbleUpon.

- StumbleUpon. Life Vest Inside - Kindness Boomerang - "One Day" The most awesome story i ever heard Funny Pictures Add Funny - StumbleUpon. Image Gallery for 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4. COLORLESS on the Behance Network. The Mayonnaise Jar. Looks like good Quattro Concept by Audi - StumbleUpon. Uses of Antimatter. As of July 1, 2013 ThinkQuest has been discontinued. We would like to thank everyone for being a part of the ThinkQuest global community: Keep drawing.

Urban Forest uplifts both environment and economy. How to chop wood without messing around. [VIDEO] - StumbleUpon. Is Your Job Killing You? Embed this infographic on your site! <a href=" src=" alt="Is Job Stress Killng You? " - StumbleUpon. The 48 Laws of Power - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - StumbleUpon. Background[edit] Greene initially formulated some of the ideas in The 48 Laws of Power while working as a writer in Hollywood and concluding that today's power elite shared similar traits with powerful figures throughout history.[5] In 1995, Greene worked as a writer at Fabrica, an art and media school, and met a book packager named Joost Elffers.[4][8] Greene pitched a book about power to Elffers and six months later, Elffers requested that Greene write a treatment.[4]

This Transforming Crab Sphere Is the Self-Returning Ball of the Future. Watch flying robots juggle ping-pong balls using tennis rackets - StumbleUpon. Great inspirational quotes - Part 1 ~ Lolyland - StumbleUpon. What If Earth Had Rings Like Saturn? Living-in-nature pod can be transported to the mountain peak of your choice - Image 15 of 16. LEAP modules are built entirely off-site, ready to be transported by helicopter to the summit of choice (image: LEAPfactory) Image Gallery (16 images) Neverwet is Bad Ass. Video. TED: Ideas worth spreading.