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Man Hits Head On Bottom Of A Pool, Wakes Up A Concert Pianist

"Up until my accident I was in Corporate America for many years. I had never even touched a piano. I still can't read music or tell you where the notes are. All I know is that the black keys are flat. I don't even know what I'm going to play each time I sit down...but since my accident, the notes just pour out of me."

Brenda Martin’s Mother Reacts To Guilty Verdict

Today Brenda Martin was found guilty in a court in Guadalajara, Mexico, after enduring over two years of incarceration without a verdict. Brenda, whose ordeal has captured the attention of millions, was accused of being part of a multi-million dollar fraud scheme perpetrated by her former employer, Alyn Richard Waage, even though Waage himself insisted she was innocent. Here, Marjorie Bletcher, Brenda's mother, speaks of her devastation over this outcome.

China: The Cause Of Darfur's Genocide

Exploring politics, human rights abuses, dictatorship, war, Communism and Fascism. This report on the illegal sales of weapons will open your eyes and ears. China's sales of arms and fighter jets to Sudan is the cause of Darfur's genocide.

Strong To The Finish Cuz I Eat My Spinach

I ve recently embarked on a new naturopath-recommended diet in the hopes of boosting my energy, clearing up my skin and ditching that ugly bloated feeling. I call it the hunter-gatherer diet, because for two and a half long months, I ate nothing but chicken, pork, fish, yams, sweet potatoes, coconut milk, water, rice, fruit and spinach. I kid you not. Here s how I ended up on the world s most boring diet.

McCain's Ethics

John McCain, like George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Hillary Clinton, and probably the majority of elected officials in Washington, is willing to tell the American people flat-out, demonstrable lies if he thinks it will serve his purposes.

Kenny Versus Spenny: Behind The Scenes And Below The Belt

A one on one with both Kenny and Spenny. Who wins the interview challenge? Who is Humiliated? You decide.

Now, Where Did I Put My Passport?

On July 5, a plane full of 50 nude passengers will depart from Erfurt, a town in Southeast Germany, and land on the island of Usedom in the Baltic Sea. The hour long flight will be a day trip and will cost each passenger 499 Euros ($735). A small price to pay, considering that this time when you stand up in the aisle with a big grin on your face and start pulling down your pants, the flight attendant will not kindly ask you to put that thing away.

The Best Of Citizen Journalism: Orato.com's Top 50 Stories Of 2007

2007 was Orato s first full year of providing people with a platform and a voice, and we have been blown away by the vibrant response we ve had from our citizen correspondents. At last count, 3289 of you have posted more than 1,100 stories, videos and audio and image reports to the site, from every corner of the planet.

Canadian Health Care System: Even The Food Was Good

Michael Moore's Sicko may paint the Canadian health care system in a rosy light, but I had heard differently. I recently experienced first hand the British Columbian medical system when I underwent coronary bypass surgery.

Surviving Postpartum Depression

I will start off by saying what pretty much every postpartum survivor has probably said, "I never thought it could happen to me."

Serial Killer Trial: Lynn Ellingsen On The Hook

I don t know about you, but I wasn t taken by the sobs that of key Crown witness Lynn Ellingsen today in court. I watched her closely as I used to when I d sit back and observe people to stay safe Downtown Eastside...I felt as though what she saw didn t affect her as much as she let on.

How The Internet And Innocence Kill Culture

Andrew Keen, Author of Cult of the Amateur: How The Internet Is Killing Today's Culture says, "The cult of the amateur is the love affair that we all have for amateur-created content on the Internet. By amateur, I mean content created by people without the kind of monetary award that allows one to pay one s mortgage or put food on the table"...read more on www.orato.com...

The Secrets Behind PostSecret

PostSecret began three years ago as a creative idea for an art show exhibit, which just happened to change Frank Warren s life. With a background in small business, Warren is a self-described, accidental artist. PostSecret is not a business. He forgoes profit on what is the largest advertisement-free site on the web. The only other link visible on the stark site, which features a weekly list of secrets written on handmade, anonymous postcards from strangers, is for a suicide hotline...

Bonnie Stern: My Brother Loved Anna Nicole Smith

Aside from the obvious loss of a friend and future sister-in-law, the way my brother was treated by the media was a harsh blow. Without any proof, true basis, or credibility, people came out of the woodwork to trash him, and it affected our entire family greatly.

Impeaching The President In Vermont

Last month, on the 7th of March, Vermonters in 37 towns across the state backed resolutions to impeach President George W. Bush. The resolution was brought up on the annual town meeting day, and Vermont firmly staked its position at the head of a nationwide grassroots movement to impeach Bush over his handling of the war in Iraq.