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...Blind in London. "But for them, it's just a blend of sounds. For Derek, it's all separate - like being able to hear six conversations at once, in six different languages, and understand them all." Paravicini, who lives in a boarding school for the blind where he receives round-the-clock care, is one of a handful of recognized savants, unable to carry out the most basic everyday tasks, but a bona fide genius at the keyboard. Born 14 weeks premature, he weighed only 700 g and his heart stopped three times before the doctors could stabilize...
Perhaps the most significant competitive disadvantage, however, is the sheer lack of athletic scholarships. Walsh tells the story of an African-American and eventual third-round draft choice who was set to come to Harvard before withdrawing because of a scholarship offer at another school...
...firm handshake and an unexpected round of applause saw incoming French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday usher his predecessor from the Elysee Palace - and out of a political career that spanned nearly four decades. It also officially ushered Jacques Chirac's 12-year presidential record into history, where his domestic and international legacies will be a matter of ongoing debate...
...Along the way, he created his own Bible college - and then turned it into an even bigger university, where Republican Presidents and presidential candidates stood in line to speak to graduating classes. By 1985, his operations had budgets of more than $100 million a year, and he was winging round the world in private jets, appearing on the cover of TIME, over the headline, "Thunder on the Right...
...Despite some criticism here over such obsessions, South Korea has three professional gaming leagues and two gaming stadiums, which are packed to the rafters when top competitors square off. Two Korean cable networks televise competitions round the clock, and practically every computer-literate Korean is aware of StarCraft, the game of choice among South Korean gamers...