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What’s In Your Trash?

Jonco — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:10:22 +0000

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Welcome To Earth – Time-lapse

Jonco — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:06:47 +0000

This is pretty cool, though I was disappointed St. Louis and the Gateway Arch weren’t featured.

List of clips in the video

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Here Comes The Sun’s Lost Guitar Solo

Jonco — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:47:52 +0000

In this video we see Sir George Martin, Giles Martin (his son), and Dhani Harrison listening to the mix of “Here Comes The Sun”.

Suddenly Dhani opens the channel with the “lost solo guitar”. And now, with the master track in the background, you can hear how it sounds in music.

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Nick McKaig – The Simpsons Theme

Jonco — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:39:26 +0000

100% vocal by Nick McKaig.

More music from Nick

Thanks DJ

The power of makeup

Jonco — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:02:27 +0000

I’m not a big fan of makeup in general, but in some cases it really makes a difference.

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Sounds of a Frozen Sea

Jonco — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:23:58 +0000

The squeaking and creaking sounds of the frozen Black Sea in Odessa, Ukraine.

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The iRobot 710 Warrior

Jonco — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:31:36 +0000

The iRobot 710 Warrior is a powerful and rugged robot that carries heavy payloads, travels over rough terrain and climbs stairs while performing a variety of critical missions like bomb disposal, route clearance, and surveillance.

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Countries That Drive On The Left

Jonco — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:39:06 +0000

Although people in the majority of countries of the world drive on the right side of roads, there are some fifty nations in which people drive on the left. These include England and many former English colonies such as Australia,New Zealand, India…etc… but not the U.S. or Canada.

Countries that drive on the left are in blue.

There are several non-English countries where people also drive on the left including Japan.

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Pelicans and Flying Devil Rays

Jonco — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:07:22 +0000

Thanks DJ

Ellen responds to anti-gay group

Jonco — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:07:05 +0000

Last week, a Christian group called One Million Moms called on JC Penney to fire new spokesperson Ellen DeGeneres because she’s gay. JC Penney then released a statement saying it stands by DeGeneres. Now, in a clip that will air on her show Wednesday, DeGeneres gives her two cents.

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