15-Year-Old Kelvin Doe is an engineering whiz living in Sierra Leone who scours the trash bins for spare parts, which he uses to build batteries, generators and transmitters. Completely self-taught, Kelvin has created his own radio station where he broadcasts news and plays music under the moniker, DJ Focus.
Kelvin became the youngest person in history to be invited to the “Visiting Practitioner’s Program” at MIT.
source: THNKR
Title / Weekend Gross (in millions usd)
The first SMS was sent as a Christmas greeting on December 3, 1992. Now we send 8 trillion text messages a year.
Neil Papworth, a software programmer from Reading, UK sent the first SMS (text message) in 1992.
“Since mobile phones didn’t yet have keyboards, I typed the message out on a PC. It read ‘Merry Christmas’ and I sent it to Richard Jarvis of Vodafone, who was enjoying his office Christmas party at the time,” said Papworth. Read More
#1. Rihanna – Unapologetic – 238,000 (238,000)
#10. Keyshia Cole – Woman To Woman – 96,000 (96,000)
#21. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 49,000 (428,000)
#26. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded The Re-Up – 36,000 (727,000)
#31. Ne-Yo – R.E.D. – 29,000 (120,000)
#32. The Weeknd – Trilogy – 28,000 (114,000)
#45. 2 Chainz – Based on a T.R.U. Story – 22,000 (405,000)
#57. Meek Mill – Dreams & Nightmares – 18,000 (245,000)
#93. Cee Lo Green – Cee Lo’s Magic Moment – 11,000 (26,000)
#105. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 8,900 (143,000)
#151. Nas – Life is Good – 6,400 (333,000)
#165. DMX – Icon – 5,600 (19,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.
Psy’s viral music video hit “Gangnam Style” just passed Justin Bieber’s “Baby” to become the most popular video in the history of YouTube. The video has now been watched over 805 million times. The video made its YouTube debut on July 15 and currently has over 5.3 million likes and about 320,000 dislikes.
#4. The Weeknd – Trilogy – 86,000 (86,000)
#18. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. city – 34,000 (379,000)
#22. Ne-Yo – R.E.D. – 25,000 (91,000)
#27. Meek Mill – Dreams & Nightmares – 21,000 (227,000)
#49. Travis Barker & Yelawolf – Psycho White – 11,000 (11,000)
#59. 2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story – 8,600 (383,000)
#62. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 8,100 (134,000)
#186. E-40 & Too Short – History: Function Music – 2,600 (9,100)
#189. Nas – Life Is Good – 2,600 (326,000)
#196. Buckshot & 9th Wonder – The Solution – 2,300 (2,400)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.
The Grinnell College sophomore guard scored an NCAA-record 138 points during the Pioneers’ 179-104 win Tuesday night against Faith Baptist Bible College in an Iowa-school Division III matchup.
Taylor, a 5-10, 170-pound guard from Black River Falls, Wisconsin, shot 52-of-108 from the field, 27-of-71 from 3-point range, and 7-of-10 from the free-throw line to finish with the historic, head-shaking line of 138 points.
Source: USAToday
‘Breaking Dawn Part 2’ opens to $340.9 million worldwide at Box Office . checkout the top 10 (domestic) below:
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II is officially the largest entertainment launch of the year for the fourth year in a row, selling a staggering $500 million plus in the first 24 hours
Call of Duty: Black Ops II is available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. It’s expected to be released for Nintendo’s Wii U on November 18th.
source: CSM
Hostess’ advisers will soon begin to shut down the company’s 33 bakeries and 565 distribution centers, headquarted in Irving, TX. The vast majority of its 18,300 employees will be laid off, according to the company.
As part of the liquidation process, Hostess is also moving to sell off its iconic portfolio of treats. Such brands often find a second home after bankruptcy, often with companies specializing in intellectual property.
source: CBSNews
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