Sue Son - Amazing Performance of Vanessa Mae's Storm by Vivaldi on Britain's Got Talent 2009

Sue Son Playing Electric Violin On Britain's Got Talent (2009)
Vanessa Mae's Storm [Vivaldi]
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Sue Son performing Vanessa Mae's Storm by Vivaldi on Britain's Got Talent 2009.

Sue Son is a 23 year old student who initially auditioned with her friend Janine Khalil as the group Addicted. Unfortunately the duo were not felt to be good enough to go through to the next round, but the judges asked that Sue Son have a second audition as a solo violinist. Sue Son gave a very good rendition of Storm [Vivaldi] which was well received by the judges and audience.

Related Posts:
Esotericoclast - The Friendship of Janine Khalil & Sue Son - The Dark Side of Reality TV and Newspaper Publishing

Highest Paid CEOs For 2008 From S&P 500

The following is a list of the 10 highest-paid CEOs for 2008 (Standard & Poor's 500 companies). Yes there are bankers in the list. The total pay figures are rounded and are based upon:

• Bonuses
• Perks
• Preferential interest rates on pay set aside for later
• Salary
• Value (estimates) of stock options & stock awards

The list:

• 1. Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy Corp., $112.5 million
• 2. Sanjay Jha, Motorola Inc., $104.4 million
• 3. Robert Iger, Walt Disney Co., $51.1 million
• 4. Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., $42.9 million
• 5. Kenneth Chenault, American Express Co., $42.9 million
• 6. Vikram Pandit, Citigroup Inc., $38.2 million
• 7. Steven Farris, Apache Corp., $37.2 million
• 8. Louis Camilleri, Philip Morris International Inc., $36.9 million
• 9. Kevin Johnson, Juniper Networks Inc., $36.1 million
• 10. Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co., $35.7 million

Prince The Musician Had Epilepsy As A Child

The musician Prince, now aged 50 years, recently made a rare public appearance on “The Tavis Smiley Show”, a PBS Talkshow. Prince claimed he suffered from childhood epilepsy and tells how his mother once told him that he once approached her to say he would no longer be sick because an angel had told him so. The youtube video below is from the PBS Talkshow appearance.

Portmanteau Words & Googlemark

A portmanteau word - in the general sense means the blend of 2 or more words. The word 'portmanteau' is itself a 'portmanteau word' as it is derived from the French compound "porte-manteau" consisting of porter (to hang) and manteau (coat) - giving coat hanger.

Examples include:

• Blaxploitation - Black & Exploitation
• Blog - Web & Log
• Gerrymander - Elbridge Gerry & Salamander
• Smog - Smoke & Fog
• Spork - Spoon & Fork.
• Wikipedia - Wiki & Encyclopedia

Googlemark is a site where you can register the first use of a word or phrase in a web page title. New portmanteau words are particularly likely to secure a Googlemark registration.

Number Blindness Clock

Number Blindness Clock: [via link]

Continuing with the number blindness (dyscalculia) theme. Here is a clock that does not have numbers but does require an intact visuospatial ability.

Googlemark - number blindness clock

Animal Speedometer Beats Dyscalculia or Number Blindness

As Fast As I Can [by Thomas De Santis]

An excellent and practical idea by Thomas De Santis. The condition known as dyscalculia (number blindness) is more common than dyslexia (word blindness). Recent research suggests that between 3 and 6 per cent of children suffer from dyscalculia, compared to between 2.5 and 4.3 per cent of children who suffer from dyslexia. The main location in the brain accounting for mathematical ability seems to be the right parietal lobe. Studies using electromagnetic pulses show that temporary stunning of the right parietal lobe significantly impairs mathematical abilities in people who are normally good at maths.

Selected Sources:
'Number blindness' more common than dyslexia (The Independent)
'Number blindness' brain area found (Metro Newspaper)

Animal Speedometer Beats Dyscalculia or Number Blindness