The 50 Scariest Books of All Time – Flavorwire

The 50 Scariest Books of All Time – Flavorwire: The air is getting crisper, the nights are getting longer, and All Hallow’s Eve draws near. You know what that means: it’s time to curl up with a book guaranteed to give you the shivers — or at least make you check the locks twice. Here, for your horrifying pleasure, are 50 of the scariest books ever written in the English language, whether horror, nonfiction, or speculative futures you never want to see.

10 great ghost stories and haunting novels to keep you turning pages until the witching hour this Halloween | cleveland.com

10 great ghost stories and haunting novels to keep you turning pages until the witching hour this Halloween | cleveland.com: 10 great ghost stories and haunting novels to keep you turning pages until the witching hour this Halloween

Forest Man

Since the 1970's Majuli islander Jadav Payeng has been planting trees in
order to save his island. To date he has single handedly planted a
forest larger than Central Park NYC. His forest has transformed what was
once a barren wasteland, into a lush oasis.

Humble yet passionate and philosophical about his work. Payeng takes us on a journey into his incredible forest.

Quadrophenia (1979)

The Who’s classic rock opera Quadrophenia was the basis for this invigorating coming-of-age movie and depiction of the defiant, drug-fueled mod subculture of early 1960s London. Our antihero is Jimmy (Phil Daniels), a teenager dissatisfied with family, work, and love. He spends his time knocking around with his clothes-obsessed, pill-popping, scooter-driving fellow mods, a group whose antipathy for the motorcycle-riding rockers leads to a climactic riot in Brighton. Director Franc Roddam’s rough-edged film is a quintessential chronicle of youthful rebellion and turmoil, with Pete Townshend’s brilliant songs (including “I’ve Had Enough,” “5:15,” and “Love Reign O’er Me”) providing emotional support, and featuring Sting and Ray Winstone in early roles.

Paper Moon (1973)

Ryan O'Neal teams up with his daughter Tatum in this very bright, very warm, and very funny period film for which Tatum won an Oscar® in her first film role. Ryan O'Neal plays the smooth-talking con man Moses Pray, driving through depression-era Kansas with a carload of deluxe bibles, a gold tooth behind a convincing smile, and a list of newly widowed prospects for his line. Addie (Tatum O'Neal) is a cigarette-smoking, nine-year-old orphan who hooks up with Moses and manages to show the master con man a trick or two. Madeline Kahn gives a funny, neurotic performance as Trixie Delight, who goes along for the ride until Addie determines that Trixie might come between Addie and Moses — which, obviously, cannot happen.

1936 Olympics - Baseball Demo Game

1936 Olympics - BR Bullpen: Baseball was a demonstration sport at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany and featured a single game.

The single exhibition game was played on August 12, 1936 prior to the track and field competions between two American teams. The single nation arrangement had been made after the original matchup between Japan the United States was scrapped after the Japanese team withdrew. The two teams were named the "World Champions" and the "U. S. Olympics". The World Champions won, 6-5 in front of 90,000 spectators in Berlin's Olympic Stadium. The exhibtion was organised by Les Mann, who had pushed strongly for inclusion of baseball as an Olympic sport. He also served as the game's umpire.

Source: Baseball-reference.com

3D printed 'Magic Arms' give a little girl use of her limbs -- Engadget

Technology is awesome. (via Engadget)

Don't get us wrong, we adore 3D printers and the whole additive manufacturing movement. But, if all you're going to get out of the ABS-jets are some companion cubes and a raptor claw, well then, we don't think there's much hope for the technology. Thankfully there are people out there (much better people than us, we might add), who have turned to 3D printers to actually improve peoples lives. Take, for example, the tale of two-year-old Emma, born with the congenital disorder arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC). The disease causes a person's joints to become locked in a single position, in Emma's case, it was her arms. There are prosthetics that can help, but most are made of metal -- including the anchor vest -- which would make them too heavy for a 25-pound girl.
Instead of going off the shelf, doctors turned to a 3D printer from Stratasys to create custom molded parts and a lightweight vest for Emma. The result: the two-year-old who once could not lift her arms is now able to play, color and feed herself

 http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/3d-printed-magic-arms-give-a-little-girl-use-of-her-limbs/