Did a Mutation Give Humans Thought?

Although humans and chimpanzees genetically vary by just 1.2 percent, that small percentage makes a world of difference in the mental and linguistic capabilities between the two species. A study shows that a certain form of neuropsin, a protein that plays a role in learning and memory, is expressed only in the central nervous systems of humans. The scientists conclude that this critical difference originated less than 5 million years ago.

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Riding Elephants in Phuket Thailand

*Someone just wrote me and said “this could’ve been a C-flat”. Ouch, that’s bad!*

I finally got to ride the elephants! That was one of the things I wanted to do while visiting Thailand. This was my first full vacation since relocating to China with Cirque Du Soleil. We spent three days in Bangkok and four days in Phuket, Thailand.

In the picture above I am getting a massage from a baby elephant. Believe it or not – he actually cracked my back for me and it felt great. A true Thai massage!

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Cirque Du Soleil Hong Kong Auditions Oct. 20-21 2008

Auditions 2008 Hong Kong
Auditions 2008 Hong Kong

Cirque Du Soleil auditions in Hong Kong October 20-21, 2008. Visit http://www.CirqueDuSoleil.com for details on future audition locations and job openings.

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Conrad around 1990

One of my former piano students posted this on Facebook. I think this was around 1990. Here I am at one of my students’ yearly piano recitals, probably around 1990. I taught piano to many students from around 1989 to 2004. At one point I had over 40 students. I loved teaching.

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World Record – Largest Vocal Range

Georgia Brown is a Brazilian singer noted for her extensive vocal range. As of 2005 she holds the Guinness World Records for hitting the highest vocal note and for possessing the greatest range, which spans exactly 8 octaves from G2-G10 using scientific pitch notation. She also has 5 octave of singing voice

続いての世界記録保持者は、ブラジル・サンパウロにいるという。歌手としてワールドワイドに活躍するジョージア・ブラウンさん。その歌声が、なんと世界一の音域として世界記録に認定されているという。
ジョージアさんがスタジオに登場！そこで出演者のみなさんの音域もチェック！大沢あかねさんの音域は2オクターブ半。関根勤さんは約3オクターブ！（ただし、使える声ではないとのこと）平均的な音域は、2オクターブ半程度だという。では、ジョージアさんの音域は！？なんと約5オクターブ！！しかも彼女は、この5オクターブの声を使って歌うことが出来るのだ！

Roman Tomanov 2004 International Circus Festival

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnX7AzXqWmo

Roman Tomanov (at this stage 15 years old) performing at the straps in 2004 at the International Circus Festival in Budapest (Hungary) where he won the bronze medal.

He’s currently a member of Cirque du Soleil’s latest resident show “Zaia” based at The Venetian Macao

James Randi exposes Uri Geller and Peter Popoff

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9w7jHYriFo

James Randi is a leader in the skeptical community who has been debunking paranormal and supernatural claims for most of his life. A magician himself James Randi is excellent at exposing the frauds that make up the paranormal and psychic communities. He offers a one million prize to anyone who can prove a paranormal claim scientifically and to this day nobody has won the money. Sylvia Browne has been ducking him for quite some time.