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Google+ rolls out new look

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Google+ will now offer profile pages that will include bigger photos and feature chat lists that puts friends front and center. ( Mashable )  --  Google  announced on Wednesday that it is rolling out a significant redesign for its social networking platform Google+, which will allow users to create a more customized experience on the site. The company said it will introduce a variety of new features to the site in the next few days, from customizing apps and the navigation bar to more flexibility with profile pages and pictures. In addition, the update introduces a new Explore page that posts what's interesting and trending across the site. Google also noted that the social network now boasts more than 170 million users since it's 2011 launch. Google+ will now offer profile pages that will include bigger photos, a la Facebook's Timeline, and feature a chat list that puts friends front and center on your page. Another major update involves how users can

The dangerous of shame

I was browsing the CNN today and i found this pretty cool article on Shame the title is The dangerous of shame , Brené Brown was spooking At TEDTalk ; so please watch this video on it abou  Brené Brown 

'Genius' Brit girl age 4 joins Mensa with IQ of 159

London, Apr 13 ( ANI ): A four-year-old girl has stunned academicians with an IQ of 159, just one point below  Stephen Hawking  and Albert Einstein. Heidi Hankins  has become the youngest member to get an entry into the elite IQ club ' Mensa '. She sat for Mensa test, a mixture of problem-solving puzzles and word games, after nursery staff struggled to find activities to challenge her. By the age of two, she could count to 40, draw pictures of people, recite poems and read books meant for seven-year-olds. Within a year, she was adding and subtracting. Her parents Matthew, 47, a  University of Southampton lecturer , and Sophy, 43, an artist, are hoping their daughter can skip a school year when she starts in September. Heidi sat a  Wechsler IQ test , which uses puzzles to measure a child's intellectual potential. "We always thought  Heidi  was bright because she was reading early. I was curious about her IQ and the results were off the scale,&qu

PSYCHEDELIC/SPACE ROCK

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Psychedelic/Space Rock definition Psychedelic Progressive Rock Progressive rock music has its roots in the mid 1960's psychedelic cultural phenomena. During that time the British Invasion and folk-rock bands began to expand the sonic possibilities of their music. These groups slowly started to abandon the concise verse-chorus-verse patterns of rock & roll, and moved towards fluid, free-form oriented song structures. Just as important was the incorporation of elements from Indian and Eastern music. Along them the principles of free-form jazz were included to the psychedelic sound, emphasising spontaneous emotions over calculated and estimated compositional constructions. Experimenting with new studio technology, electronically altering instruments and voices, was a part of this altered approach as well. Acid rock groups like THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE and CREAM stand as descriptive and popular examples of the path from psychedelic sunshine pop towards a more aggressive and