Mozart wrote his first concerto at age five. Tiger Woods learned to play golf at three. And now Madison, New Jersey
’s own child prodigy Jason Park is stuck in a crappy job at age 11.read more | digg story
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Pete Pascarelli struck a blow for the old guard in his ESPN Baseball Today podcast on Wednesday. He was discussing the Rangers' foibles, and with obvious derision stated that their mistake was hiring a "boy genius" like Daniels, and that "like other boy geniuses he has had a problem making good decisions." I, like other statistically inclined Generals, immediately thought that Pascarelli was pulling a Murray Chass. But was he right??Daniels clearly got off to a bit of a rough start, making both the Soriano trade and the Adam Eaton trade. We can have our doubts about the Soriano trade, and perhaps in an alternate universe Soriano boarded an Oceanic Air flight and ended up on an island with Yunjin Kim and Evangeline Lilly (though that is my dream, not his), while Wilkerson ended up as a perennial All- Star. But it appears to me that, for now, Daniels has righted his ship.The Rangers' starting pitching stinks but none of those guys were brought in by Daniels. All pre-existed his tenure
We have all been hearing about the Blackberry Daytona and all of its featues. It appears that Boy Genius has got one of the first devices to play with. Unfortunately, he is reporting that the Daytona does not feaure WiFi, but does feature spell checker, full screen media player, and an integrated speaker. Check out the full details at The The Boy Genius Report
The Star, Monday January 8, 2007--(SEREMBAN): Chiang Ti Ming, the boy genius who was the youngest student ever to be admitted into the prestigious California Institute of Technology (CalTech) almost two decades ago, has passed away on Saturday morning. “He passed away peacefully,” said a family member yesterday.The family declined to reveal other details while Chiang’s parents, father Chiang Chick Liam and mother Lee Soo Hoon, were too distraught to talk to the press.Only his family members were seen entering the house here yesterday afternoon and requested that privacy be given to them.Press reports in 2002 said that he had been admitted into a hospital in Kuala Lumpur, for depression and withdrawal symptoms. The family also suffered a tragic loss when his sister Eei Wern, drowned at the swimming pool of the Seremban International Golf Club in 1993. Eei Wern was then four.It was reported 16 years ago that Chiang, who was 15 at the time, was not only the youngest student to be
Boy Genius has got hands on with the Motorola Maxx Ve for Verizon. It looks to be one slick phone. 2mp Autofocus camera with flash. Not to mention that GIGANTIC front display. Check out all the pictures at The Boy Genius Report.
