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Inspiring read on women architects who defied great odds (re: men) via ArchDaily.

A sampling:

• Sophia Hayden Benett was the first woman to receive an architecture degree from MIT when she graduated in 1890

• Marion Mahony Griffin, was not only one of the first licensed female architects in the world, but was the first employee of Frank Lloyd Wright

• Charlotte Perriand applied for a job at Le Corbusier’s studio in 1927. Unimpressed, he dismissed her work with the comment: “We don’t embroider cushions here.”

• Jane Drew was an early proponent of Modernism in England and was responsible for bringing Le Corbusier’s work to India.

Chris Hadfield on how you can achieve your goals.

Absolutely fantastic. No narration.

Some much needed inspiration.

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A Manifesto for Living a Creative Life (Also, a Stunning Surf Video)

Mickey Smith’s Dark Side of the Lens is a meditation on his work as a surf photographer, passion, and doing what you love.

But let us get one thing straight: the best years of our lives are not behind us. They’re part of us and they are set for repetition as we grow up and move to New York and away from New York and wish we did or didn’t live in New York. I plan on having parties when I’m 30. I plan on having fun when I’m old. Any notion of THE BEST years comes from clichéd “should haves…” “if I’d…” “wish I’d…

Yale Daily News column on how we have time to do what we dream of. The writer, 22, died a few days later in a car crash.

Read: The Opposite of Loneliness

Man it sure is dusty around here…

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This is Leilani Munter, biologist, environmentalist, and BAMF NASCAR racecar driver. She’s a great role model who fights tooth and nail to save dolphins. This is her car, which promotes the movie The Cove.

Leilani is racing in Daytona 500 Sunday February 26, 2012.

Biography

Leilani Münter is professional race car driver and environmental activist. Discovery’s Planet Green named Leilani the #1 Eco Athlete in the world, beating Lance Armstrong for the top spot. 

Leilani, who holds a degree in biology, has been adopting an acre of rainforest for every race she runs since 2007. She is politically active in the legislative fight for the environment on Capitol Hill and made two trips to the Gulf oil spill in 2010. Her accomplishments as a driver and activist have landed her on the pages of Italian Vogue, USA Today, Glamour, The New York Times, Esquire and Sports Illustrated named her one of the top ten female race car drivers in the world. “ 

With family ties in the music community – her brother-in-law is Grateful Dead guitarist and singer Bob Weir – Leilani’s motto is “Never underestimate a vegetarian hippie chick with a race car.” Leilani documents her efforts to go green on the Huffington Post and on her eco site http://carbonfreegirl.com/

Gender

Female

Website

http://carbonfreegirl.com
http://leilanimunter.com
http://leilanimunter.com/slideshow
http://leilanimunter.com/EcoDreamNeverKnow

Live the full life of the mind, exhilarated by new ideas, intoxicated by the Romance of the unusual.

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Truly inspiring story of a youth football team overcoming tremendous odds. <I think there’s something in my eye.>

“Koh Panyee is a floating village in the middle of the sea that has not an inch of soil. The kids here loved to watch football but had nowhere to play or practice. But they didn’t let that stop them. They challenged the norm and have become a great inspiration for new generations on the island.”

Source: Inspiration Room via The Glue Factory