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Music Archives
Beethoven "Pastoral" Symphony - 5th Movement VIDEO HERE
Blue Tango VIDEO HERE
Lady of Spain VIDEO HERE
Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No.
2) --- the 1st Movement VIDEO HERE
Enrico Caruso - 'O SOLE MIO VIDEO HERE
Yundi Li plays Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 VIDEO HERE
Yundi Li - Chopin "Fantasie" Impromptu, Op. 66 VIDEO HERE
Beethoven "Pastoral" Symphony - 5th Movement VIDEO HERE
Blue Tango VIDEO HERE
Lady of Spain VIDEO HERE
Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No.
2) --- the 1st Movement VIDEO HERE
Enrico Caruso - 'O SOLE MIO VIDEO HERE
Yundi Li plays Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 VIDEO HERE
Yundi Li - Chopin "Fantasie" Impromptu, Op. 66 VIDEO HERE
Music
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue 50th Anniversary
Quincy Jones claimed to drink of it every morning - his 'orange juice' VIDEO
So What - John Coltrane and Miles Davis
Miles Davis --- jazz trumpeter, icon, the music revolutionary with with clean minimalist
lines. Perhaps the most significant jazz musician of the 20th century. 'Cool jazz'. And
John Coltrane another genius. VIDEO
J.du Pré - Granados Intermezzo VIDEO
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White VIDEO
Mambo No.5 --- Perez Prado VIDEO
Folk Music
Ashokan Farewell --- Jay Ungar (1982) --- in the style of a Scottish lament
VIDEO
And here's Jay Ungar himself with Molly Mason
VIDEO 1
VIDEO 2
Twilight
VIDEO 1
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 3
VIDEO 4
Rose and Gould play Beethoven's Cello Sonata in A: 1st movement
VIDEO
J.du Pré - Beethoven Sonata No.3 in A - II.Scherzo
VIDEO
M.Rostropovich - Beethoven Sonata No.3 in A major, 3rd movement
VIDEO
Jacqueline du Pré Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 Adagio
VIDEO
Jacqueline du Pré - Forellenquintett
VIDEO
Jacqueline du Pré - Elgar Cello Concerto 1st movement
VIDEO
Mozart 'killed by strep throat' FULL STORY
NEW STORIES:
Grow your own: Buildings made from living trees STORY and PHOTOS
One Remarkable Bartender VIDEO
The Doormen Who Police Egypt's Morals STORY
P G Wodehouse and France STORY
Beta-Blockers Reduce Blood Pressure and Dementia STORY
VOLKSWAGEN held a competition for people's input into auto design.
What you will see is the winning design from a girl in CHINA.
What this shows is her amazing creativity.
But, it is also a strong indication of the competition the Western World can
expect from CHINA and other developing countries in the decades ahead:
Click here to view.
October 1, 2012
Ralph Nader's Tribute to Barry Commoner
Given the pioneering range and depth of his activities, Dr. Barry
Commoner should be considered the greatest environmentalist of the
20th century. Scientist, networker, community and international organizer,
best-selling author, operational advocate, and presidential candidate,
Commoner lived by what he called the law of ecology – that “everything is
connected to everything else.” To him, nuclear bomb testing, poverty, the
choice of production technologies, corporate power, money in politics,
worker health and safety, and scientific irresponsibility were all part of the
connected pattern of events that threaten the Earth and its people. His
great work is reflected in his many campaigns that succeeded and in
raising public consciousness to the silent violence of toxic pollution. His
beautifully written books – The Closing Circle, The Poverty of Power, and
Making Peace with the Planet – will extend his legacy to future
generations. He was our generation’s renaissance man.
- Ralph Nader
World Happiness Report -- The happiest countries are ... STORY
Remarkable German Miniature World in Hamburg STORY
Diesel Fumes Do Cause Cancer by James Gallaher STORY
The Worst Smelling Things and Places on Earth -- STORY HERE
Rubber Boy -- STORY HERE
India's obsession with Guinness World Records and how to register for
one -- STORY HERE
Using bicycle power for common chores -- energy efficient and healthy
STORY HERE
It's time for the Lyrids again:
A strong meteor shower, lasting from April 16 to April 26 each year and
peaking on April 22, the Lyrids are located in the constellation Lyra. The
source of the meteor shower is the periodic Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher.
The Lyrids have been observed for the past 2600 years. Counts typically
range from 5 to 20 meteors per hour, averaging around ten.
Red Meat Escalates Cancer Risk STORY
Portugal Chocolate Festival 2012 STORY
Spaceflight Could Damage Eyesight STORY
Tokyo's Oldest Man? STORY
Metal-on-metal hip replacements 'high failure rate' STORY
Counterclockwise Italian Clock
A 15th century Italian Clock that rotates anti-clockwise and keeps Italian
time where midnight is sunset STORY HERE
Bar-tailed Godwit
The incredible bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), a wading bird
weighing only about a half kilo travels 30,000 km on its annual migration.
Starting in New Zealand in March it flies 10,300 km northwest to China
taking seven days. It rests six weeks, then takes off east to Alaska flying
6500 km in six days and arriving in May. After a summer there, it leaves at
the end of August on an epic nine-day 11,680 km return journey, traveling
first southeast to Hawaii, then south-southwest to New Zealand arriving
early September. On the last leg it establishes a record for the longest
nonstop flight of any bird, and the longest flight without pausing to feed.
Queen Elizabeth celebrates Diamond Jubilee marking 60 years since her
accession to the throne on Feb 6, 1952.
The Coronation held the following year on June 2, 1953 ... VIDEO
Charles Dickens (b. Feb 7, 1812) bicentenary celebrations VIDEO
Harvard Law School names restrooms for donors in its new building.
Winner by a mile -- and no, I am not making this up -- the Falik Men's Room
VIDEO ...
Kung Hei Fat Choy
Chinese New Year Jan 23rd ushered in the Year of the Dragon. STORY
World's Oddest Hotel Jobs STORY
Global Military Reach STORY
Privileges of the Rich
Because a valet parking attendant would not leave his counter job to help
change a flat tire on the Porsche of Miguel Sacal Smeke, owner of the Nino
Sacalli textile group -- The Gentleman of Las Lomas, Mexico
VIDEO
Girl with remarkable talent -- what eyebrows? VIDEO
Spoof on the original Cadbury's eyebrow dance ad VIDEO
The $25 Computer Becomes Reality STORY
Elephant's Sixth Toe Discovered STORY
Norwegians Celebrate Hundredth Anniversary of Roald Amundsen's South
Pole Feat STORY
Hairy Limbs Keep Bed Bugs at Bay -- The hairier the person the better the
barrier, plus the fine hairs serve as an early warning system alerting the
victim before the bug bites STORY
Elizabeth Taylor Jewelry Auction Fetches Record $116 Million STORY
Stilted Combat -- The Stilt Walkers of Namur, Belgium STORY
Submarine escape thought to be a tall story turns out true STORY
The founders Andreas Haug and Tom Schonherr of Phoenix Design, the
Stuttgart firm that designed those giant shower heads that make you feel
you are in a downpour, have won a German Lifetime Design Achievement
award. The firm itself has dozens of awards to its credit and is often
ranked among the top industrial designers.
Harald Wohlfahrt retains three Michelin stars. He has had them for a
couple of decades and is rated the best chef in Germany. His restaurant
Der Schwarzwaldstube in the Black Forest region continues to
accommodate only 35 diners. He says he cannot give his personal
attention to each plate if there were more. Table reservations have a
month and more wait. Highly recommended!
Caltech Researchers Help Develop World’s Lightest Solid Material
When you pick up the newest material, it takes a second for your mind to
adjust. Despite its looks, the little brick of metal weighs next to nothing.
STORY
Britain's Youngest Father -- Aged 11 STORY
WW II Spitfire guns fired after having lain buried for 70 years STORY
Single Molecule Electric 'Car' STORY
Find your number on earth ...
Where do you fit into 7 billion? Enter your date of birth to find out at
HERE
Scotch Whisky
A 64-year old whisky in a Lalique decanter sells for $460,000. STORY
A 21-year Old Pulteney named whisky of the year for 2011 STORY
Floods Strike India and Pakistan
Pakistan has been hit by devastating floods again in 2011 following the
disaster in 2010. There is also flooding in Uttar Pradesh, India. Here are
some ways to help.
OXFAM
UNICEF
Shear Luck -- US gardener survives being impaled in eye with shears
An x-ray of pruning shears lodged in Leroy Luetscher's right eye socket
This X-ray image was released of the shears stuck in Mr Luetscher's head
An 86-year-old US man impaled through the eye socket with pruning
shears in a freak gardening accident is expected to make a full recovery,
doctors say.
Leroy Luetscher stands outside his home in Green Valley, Arizona, on 30
August 2011 Leroy Luetscher has only some swelling under the right eye
remaining from his injury
He said he is lucky to be alive. FULL STORY
Hints of Higgs Boson (the God Particle) Observed STORY
Scientist Bitten by Bizarre Beast STORY
Grow your own: Buildings made from living trees STORY and PHOTOS
One Remarkable Bartender VIDEO
The Doormen Who Police Egypt's Morals STORY
P G Wodehouse and France STORY
Beta-Blockers Reduce Blood Pressure and Dementia STORY
VOLKSWAGEN held a competition for people's input into auto design.
What you will see is the winning design from a girl in CHINA.
What this shows is her amazing creativity.
But, it is also a strong indication of the competition the Western World can
expect from CHINA and other developing countries in the decades ahead:
Click here to view.
October 1, 2012
Ralph Nader's Tribute to Barry Commoner
Given the pioneering range and depth of his activities, Dr. Barry
Commoner should be considered the greatest environmentalist of the
20th century. Scientist, networker, community and international organizer,
best-selling author, operational advocate, and presidential candidate,
Commoner lived by what he called the law of ecology – that “everything is
connected to everything else.” To him, nuclear bomb testing, poverty, the
choice of production technologies, corporate power, money in politics,
worker health and safety, and scientific irresponsibility were all part of the
connected pattern of events that threaten the Earth and its people. His
great work is reflected in his many campaigns that succeeded and in
raising public consciousness to the silent violence of toxic pollution. His
beautifully written books – The Closing Circle, The Poverty of Power, and
Making Peace with the Planet – will extend his legacy to future
generations. He was our generation’s renaissance man.
- Ralph Nader
World Happiness Report -- The happiest countries are ... STORY
Remarkable German Miniature World in Hamburg STORY
Diesel Fumes Do Cause Cancer by James Gallaher STORY
The Worst Smelling Things and Places on Earth -- STORY HERE
Rubber Boy -- STORY HERE
India's obsession with Guinness World Records and how to register for
one -- STORY HERE
Using bicycle power for common chores -- energy efficient and healthy
STORY HERE
It's time for the Lyrids again:
A strong meteor shower, lasting from April 16 to April 26 each year and
peaking on April 22, the Lyrids are located in the constellation Lyra. The
source of the meteor shower is the periodic Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher.
The Lyrids have been observed for the past 2600 years. Counts typically
range from 5 to 20 meteors per hour, averaging around ten.
Red Meat Escalates Cancer Risk STORY
Portugal Chocolate Festival 2012 STORY
Spaceflight Could Damage Eyesight STORY
Tokyo's Oldest Man? STORY
Metal-on-metal hip replacements 'high failure rate' STORY
Counterclockwise Italian Clock
A 15th century Italian Clock that rotates anti-clockwise and keeps Italian
time where midnight is sunset STORY HERE
Bar-tailed Godwit
The incredible bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), a wading bird
weighing only about a half kilo travels 30,000 km on its annual migration.
Starting in New Zealand in March it flies 10,300 km northwest to China
taking seven days. It rests six weeks, then takes off east to Alaska flying
6500 km in six days and arriving in May. After a summer there, it leaves at
the end of August on an epic nine-day 11,680 km return journey, traveling
first southeast to Hawaii, then south-southwest to New Zealand arriving
early September. On the last leg it establishes a record for the longest
nonstop flight of any bird, and the longest flight without pausing to feed.
Queen Elizabeth celebrates Diamond Jubilee marking 60 years since her
accession to the throne on Feb 6, 1952.
The Coronation held the following year on June 2, 1953 ... VIDEO
Charles Dickens (b. Feb 7, 1812) bicentenary celebrations VIDEO
Harvard Law School names restrooms for donors in its new building.
Winner by a mile -- and no, I am not making this up -- the Falik Men's Room
VIDEO ...
Kung Hei Fat Choy
Chinese New Year Jan 23rd ushered in the Year of the Dragon. STORY
World's Oddest Hotel Jobs STORY
Global Military Reach STORY
Privileges of the Rich
Because a valet parking attendant would not leave his counter job to help
change a flat tire on the Porsche of Miguel Sacal Smeke, owner of the Nino
Sacalli textile group -- The Gentleman of Las Lomas, Mexico
VIDEO
Girl with remarkable talent -- what eyebrows? VIDEO
Spoof on the original Cadbury's eyebrow dance ad VIDEO
The $25 Computer Becomes Reality STORY
Elephant's Sixth Toe Discovered STORY
Norwegians Celebrate Hundredth Anniversary of Roald Amundsen's South
Pole Feat STORY
Hairy Limbs Keep Bed Bugs at Bay -- The hairier the person the better the
barrier, plus the fine hairs serve as an early warning system alerting the
victim before the bug bites STORY
Elizabeth Taylor Jewelry Auction Fetches Record $116 Million STORY
Stilted Combat -- The Stilt Walkers of Namur, Belgium STORY
Submarine escape thought to be a tall story turns out true STORY
The founders Andreas Haug and Tom Schonherr of Phoenix Design, the
Stuttgart firm that designed those giant shower heads that make you feel
you are in a downpour, have won a German Lifetime Design Achievement
award. The firm itself has dozens of awards to its credit and is often
ranked among the top industrial designers.
Harald Wohlfahrt retains three Michelin stars. He has had them for a
couple of decades and is rated the best chef in Germany. His restaurant
Der Schwarzwaldstube in the Black Forest region continues to
accommodate only 35 diners. He says he cannot give his personal
attention to each plate if there were more. Table reservations have a
month and more wait. Highly recommended!
Caltech Researchers Help Develop World’s Lightest Solid Material
When you pick up the newest material, it takes a second for your mind to
adjust. Despite its looks, the little brick of metal weighs next to nothing.
STORY
Britain's Youngest Father -- Aged 11 STORY
WW II Spitfire guns fired after having lain buried for 70 years STORY
Single Molecule Electric 'Car' STORY
Find your number on earth ...
Where do you fit into 7 billion? Enter your date of birth to find out at
HERE
Scotch Whisky
A 64-year old whisky in a Lalique decanter sells for $460,000. STORY
A 21-year Old Pulteney named whisky of the year for 2011 STORY
Floods Strike India and Pakistan
Pakistan has been hit by devastating floods again in 2011 following the
disaster in 2010. There is also flooding in Uttar Pradesh, India. Here are
some ways to help.
OXFAM
UNICEF
Shear Luck -- US gardener survives being impaled in eye with shears
An x-ray of pruning shears lodged in Leroy Luetscher's right eye socket
This X-ray image was released of the shears stuck in Mr Luetscher's head
An 86-year-old US man impaled through the eye socket with pruning
shears in a freak gardening accident is expected to make a full recovery,
doctors say.
Leroy Luetscher stands outside his home in Green Valley, Arizona, on 30
August 2011 Leroy Luetscher has only some swelling under the right eye
remaining from his injury
He said he is lucky to be alive. FULL STORY
Hints of Higgs Boson (the God Particle) Observed STORY
Scientist Bitten by Bizarre Beast STORY