A self-trained musician who slept rough on the streets for a decade has been hailed a genius after writing a symphony.
Stuart Sharp, 67, saw a vision of the musical masterpiece in his mind after his baby son Ben died 35 years ago.
He
could not read or write music but the tunes were so vivid he was
determined to turn the 'imaginary' sounds into a symphony in memory of
his lost child.
While sleeping outside of the BBC building, he met a jazz musician who offered to help him transcribe the music in his head.
The extraordinary true story of a Malawian teenager who transformed his village by building electric windmills out of junk is the subject of a new book, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
His against-all-odds achievements in 2007 are all the more remarkable considering he was forced to quit school aged 14 because his family could no longer afford the $80-a-year fees.
When he returned to his parents' small plot of farmland in the central Malawian village of Masitala, his future seemed limited. But he educated himself at the local library and worked on his dream of bringing electricity and running water to his village.
Since then, self-taught William Kamkwamba (click to see his blog) has become a hero to climate change campaigners like Al Gore and business leaders the world over.
A YouTube fan spent even more free time assembling 100 of the greatest YouTube moments into a 4 minute montage, so we can all spend even more time watching others act like crazy people.
A list of the clips appears below, with a few missing... Enjoy!
Playing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra by the age of ten, Rachel Barton Pine was destined for stardom until an accident led her down a more difficult path.
After 14 years of surgery, she is back on the professional track yet now inspires low-income children to play music.
Watch the Making a Difference video below, or at MSNBC...
Bruce Springsteen celebrated his 60th birthday on Friday, and landed on the cover of AARP's magazine.
“We put Bruce on the cover first and foremost because he was turning 60,” she said. “Like the rest of America, we found that to be inspiring. Looking at Bruce, he really personifies our message at AARP that attitude matters more than age.”
A self-trained musician who slept rough on the streets for a decade has been hailed a genius after writing a symphony.
The extraordinary true story of a Malawian teenager who transformed his village by building electric windmills out of junk is the subject of a new book, 
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Playing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra by the age of ten, Rachel Barton Pine was destined for stardom until an accident led her down a more difficult path.
Bruce Springsteen celebrated his 60th birthday on Friday, and landed on the cover of AARP's magazine.
