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the convention hall auditorium organ is the pipe organ in the main auditorium of the boardwalk hall in atlantic city, new jersey, built by the midmer-losh organ company. the great hall itself is also part of the world's largest pipe organ and was formerly known as the atlantic city convention hall, which can seat 41,000 people in the main auditorium. the massive organ has 33,112 pipes in 455 ranks, including a full-length 64 foot diaphone profunda, ten 32 foot ranks, and manual and pedal reeds that are under 100 inches of wind pressure, while most organs never exceed 10 inches of pressure. in total, there are 4 stops on 100 inches of wind pressure, and there are 10 stops on 50 inches of wind pressure, ear burtsing stuff, but all in order to fill the giant room with sound. the electric blowers that power the organ approach 1,000 horsepower, the kind of power needed to fill a hall larger than 15 million cubic feet. a tour of the entire organ takes 4 1/2 hours. the 64 foot tall diaphone profunda, whose low ccccc is 64' 9" long, 10 inches square at the base, 36 inches square at the top, and 3 inches thick, is made from a single tree. the 12 lowest pipes contain more than 10,000 board feet of lumber, enough to build a house. there are ten 32 foot pedal ranks. the 32 foot open diapasorns low cccc is 38 feet 6 inches long and weighs more than a ton.
a musical instrument made by peterson tuners, yes, the organ sound is actually produced by blowing air over the tops of real beer bottles. the bottles are filled or "tuned" using mineral oil, so it will not evaporate or change tunings during weather changes. the bottle organ concept was first developed in the early 1800's. the organ as shown is self contained with brass fittings, lighting and is housed in a walnut enclosure on casters. it includes an air pump controller and self playing device which allows the organ to also play musical tunes unaided, or via keyboard or midi controlled device.
an undercover investigation by bbc news finds that china has a flourishing trade of organs from executed prisoners. china is becoming the destination of choice for rich foreigners in need of organ transplants. one hospital said it could provide a liver for roughly $100,000. the majority of these prisoners are political dissidents, those who simply protest their government. remember that next time you're shopping at wal-mart, as 70-90% of their products come from china.
the organ doners take on the tough addicts.
in china, prisoners are put to death and their organs removed. the organs are sold to hospitals, who then sell them to the sick. the chinese government keeps all the profits. however, many of these prisoners are simply falun gong practitioners.
a girl has been nicknamed the 'jigsaw kid' after she survived being born with five spleens, a hole in her heart, a diseased and back to front liver, two left lungs and her stomach on the wrong side. bethany jordan, six, was born with many of her organs back to front but amazed doctors who had warned her parents, lisa, 37, and robert, 44, there was little chance she would survive birth. her problems mean that, while she looks a picture of health, she cannot stand up to some of the normal rigours and strains of an average child. bethany, of stourbridge, west midlands, sufferers from ivemark syndrome, an extremely rare genetic disorder, characterised by a poorly-formed cardiovascular system and organs in the wrong place. strangely, when she exercises too much, her heart can be seen beating through her back. there are so few sufferers that very little is known about the condition or what could be its cause. her mother lisa, who is a full-time mum, said: "to look at her she just looks like a normal girl, but underneath her skin everything is back to front and jumbled up. "when she was born the doctors said her insides were like a jigsaw. "it has been a bit of a nightmare but she is my star and i love her the way she is - i always will." before bethany was born, doctors at birmingham's women's hospital discovered her jumbled-up insides following routine pregnancy scans. tests showed her brain was normal and lisa chose to go ahead with the birth, despite the odds being stacked against her. dr patrick mckiernan, who is bethany's liver consultant at birmingham children's hospital, said: "essentially her organs are back to front and it's very rare to see something like this. "she is doing very well despite all of her problems, i think she's a very tough little girl." ingrid gladki, spokesman for the ivemark syndrome association, said: "it's still a mystery as to why it occurs and i think more money needs to be put into research into it." source
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not that i`ve ever given this any thought
this is a truly chiiling, melancholy remix of one of the stranger songs in majora's mask. it picks up nicely near the end!
