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"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song." —Maya Angelou

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I heard Celine Dion do these lip trill vowel warm-ups on an interview and decided to mess around with them. Who knew Jone-dawg would want to join in?? I feel totally upstaged.

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Dug this out of an old iTunes bin. This is me singing "Skylark" at the Pennsylvania Governor School for the Arts (2002). I had just turned 17 that summer, and this was my first time singing jazz.

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Popular Mechanics August 2011

New Work featured in the August 2011 Popular Mechanics Magazine. I shot the lead image for their second annual hometown heroes feature. Featuring DIY people changing their local communities for the better. Best Viewed Large

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Here's a great snippet of the Popular Mechanics article I did for the magazine to commemorate Hometown Heros across the country.

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Music Video feat. me on piano

Band: Mostly Other People Do the Killing// Album: Slippery Rock// Label: Hot Cup Records// Release Date: Jan 22nd, 2013// "Yo, Yeo, Yough" was engineered and mixed&

Chopin Etude Op. 10, No. 4

No one was harmed in the making of this video, not in the physical sense, at least. :)

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The Secret to Making Brilliant Fireworks

A brilliant fireworks display is a complicated, calculated mixture of chemistry, ballistics and imagination. Here is an in-depth look at how the pros pull it off every year.

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What's So Super About a Supervolcano?

Trumping any volcanic eruption known to modern humans, the supervolcano could cause rapid climate change and mass extinctions.

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Standard-issue backyard sheds can be full of harsh chemicals and environmentally damaging materials. Here are 10 stunning, innovative and sometimes downright extreme green shed designs.

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10 Awe-Inspiring Treehouse Designs

Dealing with growth, sway and sap alone is enough to give any "treehouser" a headache. To say nothing of the assembly. Here, we compiled 10 awe-inspiring treehouse designs that make us think it was worth all the trouble.

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6 Super Sheds: Gallery

These super sheds built by bike clubs, blacksmiths and gardeners show that with a little hard work and good planning, your backyard storage building can become a proper work area, perfect for taking on projects big and small.

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Miami Ground Machine: The Enormous, Record-Setting Florida Tunnel Borer

It's longer than a football field, taller than a brontosaurus and heavier than a throng of sperm whales. The Port of Miami Tunnel Project's massive tunnel-boring machine will begin carving out sister tunnels for the thriving hub this month.

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Looking for a rip-roaring joyride on the snow? Look no further. Here's how to turn a simple sled hill into a speedy, serpentine DIY luge.

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By Amanda DeMatto Naphthalene. Hexachlorobutadiene. Deisopropylatrazine. These are just a few intimidating chemical names that don’t exactly trickle tastefully off the tongue. Born out of natural geophysical processes, the Industrial Era and subsequent technological advances, these chemicals have made American...

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Why New York's Sea Level Is Rising Fast

Sea level is rising around the world, but in many places on the U.S. East Coast, it's rising considerably faster than elsewhere. An oceanographer studying this phenomenon explains.

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by Amanda DeMatto Fifty million American homes rest on soil that contains toxic levels of arsenic. Though this deadly element occurs naturally, often released in gaseous volcanic emissions, human activities like pesticide use have magnified its presence. But for the...

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by Amanda DeMatto It’s not unusual for Charlie Clarkson, an ecologist at the University of Virginia, to return from a day’s work caked, from brim to boot, in bird excrement. “It’s a very dirty, smelly job,” he chuckles, “but I...

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by Amanda DeMatto Imagine having to pay five bucks for a pound of tomatoes. Or having to eat sweet potato fries or turnip tots when what you’re really hankering for is the good old-fashioned crinkle-cut French fries. Imagining life without...

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From injury-preventing sneakers to lightweight firefighting gear, here are five ways 3D scanning tech is being used for a better, more intimate fit.