90 Year Old Man Faces Jail for Feeding Homeless?

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Ninety-year-old man faces jail for giving food to homeless people???  If this happens, people had better take to the streets and riot for his release.  This man is a HERO! (see: video) Wed, 05 Nov 2014 A 90-year-old man is facing up to 60 days in jail for feeding the … Continue reading

Haunting Sounds From A New Stringed Instrument

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Yaybahar by Görkem Şen Görkem Şen is a gifted Turkish musician who has created this elegant and unique acoustic instrument.  The membrane, coiled spring, and string working together like a cello with a built in reverb chamber. It’s a beautiful new take on a bridge system using the long string, spring, and resonant … Continue reading

PTSD Cure Found In the Amazon

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Source: CNN Veteran: My search for a PTSD cure led me to the Amazon By Richard Stroder October 24, 2014 — Updated 1431 GMT (2231 HKT) STORY HIGHLIGHTS Richard Stroder joined the Marines at age 18 He says he was the target of harassment and, later, sexual assault Stroder suffered from PTSD … Continue reading

One Seed Can Feed The World

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It all started with one very big cabbage.  Now she supplies soup kitchens in 27 states. When Katie Stagliano was in the third grade, she brought home a cabbage seedling as a homework assignment. She cared for it and watched it grow to an abnormal size, then Katie started to … Continue reading

FIREWALL-Interactive media

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An interactive media installation created in collaboration with Mike Allison. A stretchedsheet of spandex acts as a membrane interface sensitive to depth that people can push into and create fire-like visuals and expressively play music. More information available at: aaron-sherwood.com/works/firewall Will be used in the performance piece Mizaru created with Kiori Kawai: purringt.com/mizaru … Continue reading

“King of the Delta Blues” at the wrong speed???

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NOTE: This is only a theory. But it’s a VERY interesting theory to those of us who have been lifelong fans.  Whether true or not, it sure sounds good! (Being a musician myself, hearing “They’re Red Hot” and “32-20” seals the deal for me) Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, … Continue reading

Hackers about to release nude snapchat photos

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Hackers Access At Least 100,000 Snapchat Photos And Prepare To Leak Them, Including Underage Nude Pictures 4chan A giant database of intercepted Snapchat photos and videos has been released by hackers who have been collecting the files for years. Shocked users of the notorious chat forum 4chan are referring to … Continue reading

New material may allow breathing underwater

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      Danish scientists created a crystal that can both absorb and release oxygen, possibly allowing humans to breathe underwater. According to VICE News, the crystal can hold approximately 160 times more oxygen than we breathe, and roughly 10 liters of it can absorb all the oxygen in a room. Under … Continue reading

Polyphonic Overtone Singing

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    Anna-Maria Hefele is the furthest thing from a traditional singer, and now a video of her performance is going viral. Hefele can sing using polyphonic overtone techniques, also known as “throat singing.” She can sing two notes at the same time. The video has been viewed more than 1.4 million … Continue reading