Versatility is a word that describes Edie Schmoll.
She is an accomplished musician who plays piano, organ and accordion and writes music and lyrics for her Music Songs custom song company.
Her writing takes other creative forms: children’s fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Her poetry recently received national recognition from Mensa, a nonprofit organization for those whose tested intelligence quotient ranks them in the 98th percentile or higher.
On Oct. 18, 2008, local Mensa chapters nationwide will be hosting Mensa Testing Day 2008.
The Flash� always said he was the fastest man alive, but could he �Think Fast!� with American Mensa? On Oct. 18, 2008, local Mensa chapters nationwide will be hosting Mensa Testing Day 2008. Anyone who scores in the top two percent on the Mensa Admission Test will be invited to join the organization. American Mensa currently has more than 56,000 members nationwide, but more than 6 million Americans are qualified to join the organization
National Mensa Testing Day set in Dickinson
Have you ever wondered how your IQ compares to the general public? Put your brain to the test on Dickinson�s first-ever Mensa National Testing Day.
Mensa is the largest, oldest and most famous high-IQ society in the world. It is open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardized, supervised intelligence test.
The film Traitor isn�t exactly burning up the domestic box office charts, having just passed the $12 million mark. But coming on the heels of story idea originator Steve Martin�s splendid memoir Born Standing Up, it is yet another reminder that the 63-year-old Waco, Texas native remains Hollywood�s true Renaissance Man, able to glide from one artistic endeavor to another.
Think about it for a second: over the years, Mensa member Martin has enjoyed success as a playwright, novelist, banjo player, New Yorker back page essayist, amateur magician, TV variety show writer, Oscar telecast MC, film actor, art collector, TV comedian, zeitgeist stand-up and more.
Channel 4 is to approach Mensa and top universities to find a replacement for Carol Vorderman on Countdown.
The broadcaster has decided to choose an unknown ‘maths whizz’ to help front the daytime quiz show rather than a celebrity.
Just one day before the Eudora USD 491 Board of Education passed a resolution honoring him for his work to improve district schools, Leo �Doc� Lauber, 82, died of cancer at Medicalodges, Eudora.
Forget the lectures, scientific breakthroughs and high-level discussions.
All they really want is a hug.
That’s what members of the high-IQ society Mensa did at their recent annual conference in Denver in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most hugs in an hour by an individual.
Millions of young men live their lives entirely on the Internet, unable to leave the house, in fear of human contact. In response to this troubled niche, an entertainment company has come up with a possible cure. Videos of girls that stare into the camera…. and occasionally say good morning…
Next week, July 20-26, our nation will celebrate National Parenting Gifted Children Week to bring broader awareness to the joys – and challenges – involved in raising academically gifted children.
On first glance, some may think parenting a gifted child is about as challenging as a multimillionaire deciding where to go on vacation or what car to purchase. But parents of these children – along with teachers, counselors and researchers – know this amazing joy is not without its share of struggles.
Bob Homans, aka Watermelon Slim, has fought in one war (Vietnam) and fought against another (Iraq). He has degrees in history and journalism but mostly drives trucks for a living. A member of Mensa, he restored his blues cred by farming watermelons in his home state of Oklahoma � hence the stage-name.
