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Thanks to those who check in from time to time. It's more difficult for me to find interesting new subjects because I spend less time on the internet and Robert Spurlock is no longer posting as the administrator. If any of you have things you'd like to post, please do, or let me know so I can find the topic and post for you. My e-mail is [email protected]
Carole Moran, Historian
Southern Nevada Mensa

This is the SCARF self assessment which complements the article below re: Dr. David Rock. It is only as serious as you make it.
http://scarfsolutions.com/SelfAssessment.aspx

SCARF Solutions

http://www.edbatista.com/2010/03/scarf.html

David Rock on Neuroscience, Leadership and the SCARF Model (Ed Batista) Shortly before taking a break from writing last Fall, I began digging more deeply into the work of David Rock, who for many years has been exploring the field of neuroscience and its implications for management, coaching, and organizational life....

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/145971

11 Creative Breakthroughs People Had in Their Sleep - Mental Floss 11 Creative Breakthroughs People Had in Their SleepMost of us dream of inconsequential things during REM sleep. But these brilliant people solved problems while they snoozed.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/09/cat-pattern-genetics/

From Cheetah Spots to Kitty's Stripes: The Genetics of Cat Coats | Wired Science | Wired.com After years of studying how cats get their color, researchers have pinpointed an elusive gene underlying spots on cheetahs, stripes in house cats and patterns across the feline world. "It's something we've been curious about for a long time," said geneticist Stephen O'Brien of the National Cancer In...

In case you wanted to know...
http://xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/2012/09/17/mensa-members-pick-tvs-5-smartest-shows/

MENSA Members Pick TV’s 5 Smartest Shows | XFINITY TV Blog by Comcast It happens all the time. Whether you’re at a PTA meeting or an art gallery opening or ordering your morning coffee, the conversation will inevitably turn to television. And at...

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-whole-brain-genetic-map-20120919,0,3138707.story?track=rss

First human whole-brain genetic map created A team at the Allen Institute for Brain Science has created the first human brain-wide map of gene expression data.

Another science news link, in case you needed one. --Carole Moran
http://news.sciencemag.org/

Science/AAAS | News - Up to the minute news and features from Science. Science headline news from all realms of science, including biology, genetics, medicine, stem cells, evolution, animals, climate change, the environment, physics, astronomy, and science policy

Am posting this because I think animals are smarter and more emotional than we often give them credit for. Also because I loke to look on the positive side of things if at all possible. --Carole Moran

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/hero-pig-saves-baby-goat-drowning-video-215427941.html

Hero pig saves baby goat from drowning (VIDEO) In this video, a small pig becomes a hero when it dives into a petting zoo pond to save a drowning baby goat. This video made our day, though no one will accuse the cameraman of being a hero. At the beginning of the tape, he simply says, "goat in the water," then continues to [...]