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If your IQ is off the charts, this is where you belong KARACHI: When Abu Nasar Alvi went to Korea on a scholarship sponsored by Samsung, he was surprised to be received with bows. It was only later that he realised that his superior IQ had earned him the respect of the Koreans — something they don’t accord many. “You tell them you work for Samsung and they bow at an angle of 45 degrees. But when you tell them you are a member of Mensa, they bow at an angle of 90 degrees,” he said. “They respect you so much that they do not even make eye contact with you.” [...] Curious about Mensa? all 1:30-3:30 pm at Lackman branch of the Johnson Co Library, 15345 W. 87th St. Parkway, Lenexa. A short video about Mensa Testing is available at www.youtube.com/usmensa. In first place ($50) was Susan Cook, with her science fiction short story, Beginnings. Second place ($30) went to Joseph T. Wood for his short story, The Simplest Diagnosis. And third place ($ 20) to Warren Walker for the short story, Unwelcome. Youve probably heard of Mensa International, that special society designed for extra-smart people (the name means table, in case you were wondering), defined as the top 2 percent of the population as ranked by one of a number of standardized IQ tests. So what do super-geniuses think are the top sites on the web? [...] Minnis Alderman, sandwiched between the Hammond digital organ to her left and the Baldwin concert grand piano to her right, stands military-straight atop the conductor’s platform at the Centennial Fine Arts Center, facing members of the Ely Community Choir. The diminutive 81-year-old commands respect, and the two dozen or so choir members who’ve gathered for their Wednesday-night practice wait quietly for their cue. [...] Kindle Author Threatens to Sue the Book Awards Organizers for Refusal to Accept Kindle E-Books |
Composite of a Series of Images Taken From Space Aboard the Station
 This is a composite of a series of images photographed from a mounted camera on the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, from approximately 240 miles above Earth. Space station hardware in the foreground includes the Mini-Research Module (MRM1, center) and a Russian Progress vehicle docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment (right). Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit said of the photographic techniques used to achieve the images: "My star trail images are made by taking a time exposure of about 10 to 15 minutes. However, with modern digital cameras, 30 seconds is about the longest exposure possible, due to electronic detector noise effectively snowing out the image. To achieve the longer exposures I do what many amateur astronomers do. I take multiple 30-second exposures, then 'stack' them using imaging software, thus producing the longer exposure." A total of 47 images photographed by the astronaut-monitored stationary camera were combined to create this composite. Image Credit: NASA Read More |
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