VIDEO [CC] - The top 10s scariest Urban Legends compilation from all over the world that will totally creepy you out!
As Halloween approaches, many of us who have outgrown trick-or-treating will watch the top 10s creepiest videos - an altogether more bizarre indulgence on the Urban Legand compilation.
A contraction of "All Hallows' Evening" is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. Within Allhallowtide, the traditional focus of All Hallows' Eve revolves around the theme of using "humor and ridicule to confront the power of death. The word Halloween or Hallowe'en dates to about 1745.
Until these today in 2015... Here's a special "Halloween" of the Urban Legends on YouTube channels from AllTime10s and The Big 10.
10 of the Scariest Urban Legends - Today we will be going through 10 of the Scariest Urban Legends that stood out to us.
10 Urban Legend YouTube Videos Believed To Be Real! - A creepy bizarre of the Urban Legend from YouTube.
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10 Creepy Urban Legends that turned out to be True! - What's scarier than a creepy Urban Legend? When it turns out to be true!
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10 Terrifying Most Creepy Japanese Urban Legends - Japanese Urban Legends believed to be real!
10 Unexplained Paranormal Phenomena - Chilling ghostly noises, mysterious deaths and a pair of terrifying twins can all be found in 10 Unexplained Paranormal Phenomena.
10 Terrifying Demonic Possessions - Watch on to creep yourself at by these chilling tales of 10 terrifying cases of demonic possession.
10 Horror Movies Inspired by Real Events - Thought haunted houses and possessed dolls were just the stuff of nightmares? Think again with these 10 Horror Movies Inspired by Real Events.
10 Creepiest Places On Earth - The worst places to be in the world when your phone has run out of battery, your torch keeps flickering and the ignition on your car won't work properly, take a peek at 10 creepiest places one earth.
10 Common Nightmares Explained - Find out the meanings of your deepest fears, As Alltime10s explains the 10 most common nightmares.
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VIDEO [CC] Deaf News: #PSBSuperintendent2015 - Canadian Deaf President Now Movement - Superintendent Search: Elite Deaf Schools.
TORONTO - This special discusses the movement for a Deaf Superintendent in Ontario, Canada - George Postlethwait, our Board President, made several comments on the latest community concerns related to the Provincial Schools Branch - Superintendent selection process - #PSBsuperintendent2015.
Postlethwait want to share with you that the Ontario Association of the Deaf is in full support of Rose Etheridge's advocacy efforts for the next incumbent of the Superintendent to be a Deaf individual. Rose is the mother of two Deaf children. We fully endorse the work she has done to engage the community thus far.
Both Donald Prong and Rose Etheridge have had separate meetings with Dr. June Rogers. OAD was left with the impression after these meetings that Dr. Rogers was student centered and whether or not this was her first time engaging with Deaf students, she seemed to have a genuine interest in listening to their issues and concerns... Read More: https://facebook.com/ontariodeaf/videos/
Led by Rose Etheridge, a Deaf mother of Deaf children. She's saying now is the time for a #Deaf president. She's saying there has been no #DeafSuperintendent in Canada for the entire country's history.
[Clarification: PSB = Provincial School Branch, not Board.]
One by one, Canadians are mobilizing to demand a Deaf president and end audism for once and for all. There is no alternative. And we have much to learn from their fight against oppression.
Rose Etheridge on twitter: "Thank YOU to Deaf teachers and Canadian communities for supporting #DeafSuperintendent" ... she tweeted.
This ASL music video was created not only for your entertainment, but also to share the wonderful message of 'Where Is The Love?' with you, so that hopefully it will have a positive impact on your thoughts and perspectives and decision-making about the world. The lyrics are tremendously powerful.
Hopefully they will stimulate your ability to discover and create love and kindness, which is something we all sorely need in our lives. The news footage and some of the other images in this video are from the internet.
A police report indicates that the pickup truck Coleman was driving hit a car, which resulted in the driver of that car suffering a broken collarbone. Coleman then got out of his truck and walked away, viewed the raw footage. He was spotted nearby a short time later and arrested. A sobriety test was performed, but the police report did not indicate that he was intoxicated at the time of the crash.
Raw Video of Derrick Coleman's Pick-Up Truck Crash - Source KIROTV.
Coleman has been charged with vehicular assault and hit and run and is currently being held without bail. He is scheduled to appear before a judge today. Stay tuned for further details: Derrick Coleman.
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VIDEO [CC] - Exclusive Interviews: Deaf woman arrested by NYPD settles case against city for $750,000.
NEW YORK CITY - A Deaf woman who said she was wrongly arrested by cops who ignored her disability settled her case for $750,000 Tuesday, a figure her attorneys say is the largest of its kind.
“Deaf individuals have rights, and they do not have to tolerate discrimination and injustices of any kind,” her attorneys Andrew Rozynski and Eric Baum said in a statement.
“Ms. Williams hopes that the settlement will send a message to all law enforcement agencies across the country that they should adopt proper policies and procedures to ensure full communication access for Deaf individuals.”
Two New Yorkers who can't hear or speak and communicate only by sign language claim they were wrongly arrested by NYPD officers in two separate incidents.
Williams’ ordeal began Sept. 11, 2011, when she called 911 for assistance evicting a difficult tenant from her Staten Island home.
Most of the people in the house were Deaf, but cops allegedly ignored training requiring them to request an interpreter.
Without being able to explain to Williams what was happening, Officer Christian Romano arrested her and the tenant for allegedly getting in a fight, and for the next 24 hours police ignored her attempts to communicate, the suit said.
Williams was so panicked she even wrote the letters “HOSP” on the window of a police cruiser in an effort to tell them she needed to go to the hospital, the suit says.
Romano checked the “No” box on the arrest report asking if an interpreter was needed, according to documents. He later checked “No” on different paperwork asking if Williams had a disability.
Deaf News: Starbucks sued for allegedly discriminating against Deaf staff.
PHOENIX, AZ - The American Genius: Having a product that is in demand is vital, but maintaining quality help is the very bedrock of successful companies. A business, even the most reputable one, cannot make an impact without respectable, pleasant and reliable employees.
Regulars get used to seeing helpful, friendly faces and before you know it, instead of merely stopping by a coffee shop to grab your favorite cup of joe, a connection is made. Patrons become invested in the success of the company because they’re invested in the relationships they’ve fostered with the staff.
And so the cycle begins.
This is the type of emotional correlation that breeds success, but these connections can only occur when employees are valued and supplied the proper modifications at work. With that being said, shame on you, Starbucks.
Obviously, most of the adult world couldn’t function without their java, but that doesn’t give companies like Starbucks a pass on providing disabled employees proper accommodations.
Laura Roberts, a Starbucks employee for seven years, has filed a lawsuit against Starbucks. She claims that the store fired her in retaliation after she repeatedly asked for American Sign Language (ASL) accommodates.
Roberts, who has been Deaf since infancy, requested interpreters during staff and training meetings on various occasions.
She can read, and during her employment relied on a printed schedule for her hours. She also utilized her ability to lip-read in order to serve customers.
VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News - Ethiopian immigrant is a role model for Deaf inmates in the United States.
West - Welfare Society Territory: A Deaf Ethiopian immigrant is the new champion for US inmates with hearing impairments. Abreham Zemedagegehu, 41, whose case is causing debate in the US, is suing the powerful sheriff of Arlington, Virginia, for failing to take into account his disabilities during his detention following a theft in 2014.
“In prison, no one could communicate with me,” Abreham Zemedagegehu told the magistrates. This caused him to suffer inhuman and degrading treatment, to the point that he often missed lunch and dinner because he couldn’t hear the bell for mealtimes. Not to mention that he couldn’t communicate with the outside world because there was no phone equipment to meet his needs. Neither was he given access to a doctor who could understand the medications he required.
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Moreover, according to some of the major human rights organisations, Abreham Zemedagegehu is no exception. He’s just proof of a prison system that is not equipped to provide the basic services for prisoners with hearing disabilities, who represent between 5% and 7% of the entire prison population.
Non-governmental organizations say that even small changes would be enough to change things drastically. Some state prisons in the US even state-run prisons in Virginia have become role models to imitate. Arlington prison, where Abreham is detained, is under federal jurisdiction, however, so doesn’t fall into this category. Many state prisons now provide access for the Deaf to electronic message boards for announcements and video phones for calls to family and friends. While there are sign language interpreters for circumstances such as professional courses, disciplinary hearings or medical visits. Source
NOTE: Deaf YouVideo has learned, the West Welfare Society Territory web-site posted an error picture of Kenneth Felix Jr aka KenX50 instead of Abreham Zemedagegehu as seen on HERE.
VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Deaf christian woman gang raped by Muslims in Pakistan.
KASUR, PAKISTAN - Three Muslim men broke into the home of a Deaf christian woman in a village in the district of Kasur, Pakistan, and took turns raping her while the men of the family were at work. The incident occurred in the Ganda Singh Wala village in the Kasur district of Punjab, according to the Pakistan Christian Post.
The woman reportedly screamed for mercy while being raped, but no one came to her assistance. Relatives of the woman have retained the services of christian lawyer Sardar Mushtaq Gill, who runs an advocacy group offering free legal assistance to Pakistani Christians and other minorities who are victims of abuse and religious persecution.
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The lawyer filed the first information report with the police and is trying to reconstruct the facts of the attack, though he admits that it is not easy to get a case like this prosecuted fairly in Pakistan. One suspect, Muhammad Umar, has been arrested while the other two attackers reportedly escaped, and Gill is not optimistic about seeing justice done.
“It’s very difficult to get a punishment for those responsible,” he told the Fides news agency. “Often in these cases the police take no action or, worse, side with the rapists.”
Gill also noted that cases of violence against christians and other religious minorities are far more frequent than is commonly known because of a system that turns a blind eye to religious persecution.
“Christian families or witnesses are pressured to withdraw complaints,” Gill added. “Violence against women and children of religious minorities, the weak and vulnerable, is widespread in Pakistan and is often carried out in silence. The cases and the stories do not come to light and when victims talk about it they are intimidated,” he said.
Islam is the official state religion in Pakistan, which has some of the most severe blasphemy laws in the world. Freedom of speech is greatly restricted and “defiling the Prophet Muhammad” carries a death sentence, while damaging the Qur’an is punishable by life imprisonment. “Insulting another’s religious feelings” can result in jail sentences up to ten years, but is applied only to those disparaging Islam... Read More: http://breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/26/deaf-christian-woman-gang-raped-muslims-pakistan/
VIDEO: Deaf News - Canadian cop runs over old, Deaf dog 3 times, then shoots her, the community outraged.
COLLINGWOOD, ONTARIO - Merrick, a beloved family dog who just happened to be Deaf had managed to make it all the way to 21 years of age.
Still, she never lost her talent for sniffing out an adventure. When a storm blew open the back gate at her home in Collingwood, just north of Toronto, the old dog ventured off into the night.
But then in an unexpected and tragic turn, Merrick was run over three times by a police cruiser before she was finally shot dead.
Her crime? Police thought she was a coyote. In fact, she was a cattle dog. The disturbing Monday night encounter was captured on video.
This is not a humane method to euthanize an animal in any situation. It is reported that this animal did not move when nudged by the officers car before the officer decided to run it down three times before shooting it.
Karen Sutherland, the dog's owner, told reporters that Merrick suffers from dementia, and had slipped through a gate in her backyard during a storm.
"I'm a little bit in shock ... I didn't watch the video until Wednesday morning. It was enough to make me a lot more upset than I was last night," Sutherland told CityNews.
Christine Soti, a Collingwood resident who witnessed the incident, told the Globe and Mail that Merrick was still moving after being hit by the car a third time. "The eyes were opening and closing."
In the wake of Merrick's killing, police are facing tough questions about how officers deal with animal situations.
The Ontario Provincial Police did not immediately return a call to The Dodo, but Inspector John Trude told Postmedia Network that there had been complaints from two residents about a coyote on the loose.
VIDEO [CC] - PÃ¥ hjul med Deaf Riders of Norway Motorcycle Club.
In this DMtv episode we have made the trip to Vestfold to visit motorcycle club Deaf Riders in Norway.
During the episode we meet with several members and we will be with them on the trip. We also get a glimpse of how members work to build on the unique engine their bikes.
Norwegian: I denne DMtv-episoden har vi tatt turen til Vestfold for å besøke MC-klubben Deaf Riders. I løpet av episoden blir vi kjent med flere av medlemmene og vi får være med dem på tur. Vi får også et innblikk i hvordan medlemmene jobber med å bygge om på de unike motorsyklene sine.
VIDEO [CC] 'Phenomenal Woman' by Maya Angelou - ASL translated by Black Deaf Women.
Hello y’all! Let you know that we will have phenomenal Black Deaf women signing a poem, written by a famous African Americans women with English subtitles.
VIDEO: Weird News - The 45-year-old said he was drowsy after waking in the middle of the night and grabbed the wrong bottle by mistake.
HANGZHOU, CHINA - An unfortunate man landed himself in a sticky situation when he mistook super glue for ear drops and had to endure a week of near-deafness.
Song Wan, 45, ran into a hospital's emergency department still in his pyjamas after he accidentally squirted an extra-strong adhesive, called 502 Glue, into his left ear.
He told the doctor how he was in the process of recovering from an ear infection and had wanted to use the drops to relieve an itch that was bothering him.
But he was drowsy after waking in the night and carelessly picked up the super glue before squeezing several drops of the powerful adhesive into his ear.
The medic, an ear, nose, and throat specialist, told him to simply wait a week.
Doctor Li explained that the mucous membrane in Song’s ear would secrete fluids to form a protective layer between the adhesive and his eardrum.
He said his eardrum would likely rupture if he peeled the glue off too soon. A week later, Song returned to the hospital and the substance was removed.
He told medics he had been a "nervous wreck" waiting to see whether he would regain the use of his ear, and praised the medical team for their advice. Source
VIDEO: Weird News - Star Wars Chewbacca campaigns for Darth Vader, gets handcuffed by police in Ukrainian election.
ODESSA, UKRAINE - Force Flops? The Force prevents Odessa mayoral candidate 'Darth Vader' from voting - Darth Vader along with his convoy of Storm Troopers and wookie Chewbacca showed up to vote in the mayoral elections in Odessa, Ukraine, Sunday.
Lord Vader complained about the detention of his supporter. He also said he failed to cast his own ballot as he was missing from the voter registry - despite the fact he has a Ukrainian passport, issued for Darth Alekseyevich Vader.
Ukrainians are casting ballots in a poll that is viewed by many as a confidence vote for the ruling coalition, which has lost much of its popularity following 20 months of economic hardships. Despite the somber mood, there were a number of strange incidents that took place around the country.
Police arrest voting 'Chewbacca' with Han Solo nowhere to be seen - The growling, hairy spaceship mechanic from Star Wars was fined an equivalent of $7.50 on Sunday, after breaking the country's election laws, as he attempted to canvass voters for Darth Vader, according to the Ukrainian publication Dumskaya.
A man dressed as Star Wars’ Chewbacca was arrested after refusing to show documentation to police, outside an Odessa polling station on Sunday.
The detention of the erstwhile companion of smuggler-turned-hero Han Solo, who appears to have turned to the Dark Side, happened in the port city of Odessa. Chewbacca drove Darth Vader to a polling station, but police arrested him for violating a law that forbids campaigning on election day. They were also dismayed when he failed to produce a valid ID, and resisted arrest.
Chewbacca now appeared before court in Odessa, he must fine of 170 UAH pay for disobedience against police officers. pic.twitter.com/fDkjPAjbfi
In Kiev, a station where President Petro Poroshenko voted opened late because the chair of the election commission lost the key to a safe, which contained the ballot papers. The safe was cracked open with a rotating saw, which allowed the president and others to vote... Read More: https://.rt.com/news/ukraine-election-chewbacca-detained/
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer (Official) - “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” story remains under wraps even with the deluge of promotional activity and fan interest. And it is fully armed and operational. Tickets for the movie went on sale early Monday night, and a new trailer premiered.
Watch the official trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, coming to theaters December 18, 2015.
That tremor in the Force is the Richter-level fan response to the latest trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. According to StarWars.com, the new trailer was viewed 128 million times in a single day, combining 112 million online plays with the approximate 16 million viewers who tuned into its debut on Monday Night Football... Read more: Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer breaks viewing records
'ANTM' contestant Nyle DiMarco came out as sexually fluid to his Twitter followers last week. The 26-year-old heartthrob, who is the first Deaf contestant on the show, made the revelation in response to a Sept. 24 question from a fan who asked if he was gay or straight.
DiMarco, who is a native of Queens, New York, included a link to an Everyday Feminism article about identifying as sexually fluid. The article notes that people who are sexually fluid are "either always attracted to more than one gender," or "feel that their attraction may shift depending on factors like time, intimacy with certain partners, changes in hormone levels, and so forth."
Needless to say, several of DiMarco's male fans responded excitedly to his tweet.
About America’s Next Top Model - Cycle 22 of America’s Next Top Model, hosted by Tyra Banks, will feature the third “Guys and Girls” edition. Selected men and women living under one roof will battle it out to earn the prestigious title of America’s Next Top Model.
VIDEO: Caught on camera: The shocking moment a drug-fuelled arsonist poured a gallon of petrol on to the house of a Deaf family sleeping inside before setting it on fire.
LONDON - A drug-fuelled arsonist has been sentenced to jail after he was caught red-handed on camera trying to set the home of a Deaf family on fire while they were sleeping inside.
Michael Douglas was paid £1,600 to target the victims by pouring petrol onto their house and then setting it alight in the early hours of the early morning.
The family's CCTV cameras caught Douglas, who is profoundly Deaf himself, and an unknown accomplice running up to the house in Bradford, West Yorkshire, emptying a gallon of fuel and setting it alight before making their escape.
The shocking moment a drug-fuelled arsonist poured a gallon of petrol on to the house of a Deaf family sleeping inside before setting it on fire.
Bradford Crown Court heard that the arsonist was drunk and high on cocaine and cannabis when he carried out the attack at 5am on May 26.
He has been jailed for five years and three months after pleading guilty to arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered as well as a variety of motoring offences.
Douglas told police he had been paid £1,600 to 'light the house' but had refused to kidnap the mother who lived there because the whole family was Deaf, the Telegraph & Argus reported.
After the 26-year-old father of four and his accomplice fled the scene, a neighbour called 999 and the victims were unharmed, although the ground floor of their house, their garage and the wheelie bins were damaged... Read more: HERE
VIDEO: Deaf Indian woman Geeta 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' to return home nearly after being stranded in Pakistan for 12 years.
NEW DELHI - Several families had come forward to claim the Deaf and mute Indian girl is their daughter. The Punjab Rangers brought her to the Edhi Foundation nearly 14 years ago, said Faisal Edhi of the social welfare group.
She was barely 11 years old when she accidentally crossed the border and landed in Pakistan.Now in her early 20s, Geeta - who is Deaf and mute - is set to return to her homeland as her family has been traced in India.
The Centre said on Thursday that Geeta will be reunited with her family.
“Geeta will be back in India soon. We have located her family. She will be handed over to the family only after the DNA test,” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said.
Geeta was being looked after by Edhi Foundation, a charitable organisation, in Karachi. The 23-year-old has identified her family through a photograph and they reportedly live in Bihar. Pakistani authorities said they have completed all formalities to repatriate Geeta to India.
“We have completed all formalities on our part for repatriation of Geeta. The Indian side has already been informed accordingly. We, therefore, are waiting for response from the Indian High Commission regarding the mode of her return,” Foreign Office spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah said.
Geeta’s case came to light after Bollywood star Salman Khan’s film Bajrangi Bhaijaan was released earlier this year. ... Read More: HERE
VIDEO [CC] - America's Next Top Model's Deaf contestant, Nyle DiMarco performing the ANTM Cycle 22 'BOOTYful' music video.
LAS VEGAS - On Friday's episode of America's Next Top Model, it was the contestants' first week in Las Vegas. For their challenge, they had to fiercely pose midair while simultaneously falling into a pool, working some Sin City-related prop, and show off the garment. (The standard for any of today's fashion icons.) And instead of the weekly photo shoot, the model hopefuls had to tooch and smize for a music video promoting show matriarch Tyra Banks's own line of cosmetics, Tyra Beauty.
ANTM Cycle 22, Episode 10 "The Girl Who Became Bootyful" Nyle DiMarco.
The name of the song: "BOOTYful." Like beautiful. Because duh. And of course, Tyra herself would be in the music video along with the final seven, doing most of the lip-syncing. For fans of Tyra's voice in "Be A Star" from the critically acclaimed Life-Size starring the supermodel as a doll that comes alive, they'll be disappointed to find out that for this music video a musical artist by the name of Stori would be supplying the vocals.
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So Tyra shows up, explains what the models will be doing, and also that TYRA Beauty products can be sold by anyone a la your mom's Mary Kay or Avon bestie. She also has a vocabulary lesson for everyone... Read more: http://dailydot.com/lol/antm-bootyful-music-video
About America’s Next Top Model - Cycle 22 of America’s Next Top Model, hosted by Tyra Banks, will feature the third “Guys and Girls” edition. Selected men and women living under one roof will battle it out to earn the prestigious title of America’s Next Top Model.
VIDEO [CC] - The disturbing true story of the real Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Ancient Origins - "When, lo! as they reached the mountain-side, A wondrous portal opened wide, As if a cavern was suddenly hollowed; And the Piper advanced and the children followed, And when all were in to the very last, The door in the mountain-side shut fast." Robert Browning, The Pied Piper of Hamelin: A Child’s Story.
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Many are familiar with the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Few realise however, that the story is based on real events, which evolved over the years into a fairy tale made to scare children. For those unfamiliar with the tale, it is set in 1284 in the town of Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany. This town was facing a rat infestation, and a piper, dressed in a coat of many coloured, bright cloth, appeared. This piper promised to get rid of the rats in return for a payment, to which the townspeople agreed too. Although the piper got rid of the rats by leading them away with his music, the people of Hamelin reneged on their promise. The furious piper left, vowing revenge.
On the 26th of July of that same year, the piper returned and led the children away, never to be seen again, just as he did the rats. Nevertheless, one or three children were left behind, depending on which version is being told. One of these children was lame, and could not keep up, another was Deaf and could not hear the music, while the third one was Blind and could not see where he was going. Historians agree that an event did occur in Hamelin, Germany around 1284 that resulted in the total disappearance of children from the town.
What they cannot agree on is, What caused such a mass disappearance to occur? The earliest known record of this story does come from the town of Hamelin itself and was even depicted in a stained glass window created for the church of Hamelin in the memory of the children, which dates to around 1300 AD. Although it was destroyed in 1660, several written accounts have survived. The oldest comes from the Lueneburg, manuscript (c 1440 - 50), which stated: "In the year of 1284, on the day of Saints John and Paul on June 26, by a piper, clothed in many kinds of colours (that's what 'Pied' means), 130 children born in Hamelin were seduced, and lost at the place of execution near the Koppelberg Hill."
The pied piper story was passed on by word of mouth for centuries, and references to the account are mentioned occasionally in other works.
Walt Disney Silly Symphonies - The Pied Piper (1933) - The people of Hamelin, overrun with rats, offer a bag of gold to anyone who can rid them of their plague. A mysterious piper comes to town, and proceeds to rid them of their rat infestation with his music. When the townsfolk refuse to pay the piper his fee, because "all you did was pipe a tune", he lures all the town's children away to a magical land in the same manner.
However, the tale did not become popular until the Brothers Grimm (Jakob and Wilhelm) included it in their anthology of fairy tales. The disappearance of the children is held to be fact for a variety of reasons. The town's oldest record, dated 1384, states It's 100 years since our children have gone. There is also a long standing law dating back to medieval times that no music is allowed to be played and dancing is prohibited on the street in memory of those children that were.
At first, many historians focused on the rats. Believing the story described Hamelin's battle with the Black Death, also known the bubonic plague. The bubonic plague was one of the deadliest pandemics in recorded history, striking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. It was spread by rats, which carried fleas and which, in turn, carried the bubonic bacterium. When the rats died, the fleas turned to human hosts and infecting them as well.
Nevertheless, most researchers disregard this theory. This is due to the fact that the element of the rats was not added to the story until the 1500s. Furthermore, the plague did not reach Europe until the mid-1300s.The street where the children were last seen is today called Bungelosenstrasse (the street without drums), as no one is allowed to play music or dance there. The rats added to the story around the middle of the 16th century.
Moreover, the stained glass window and other primary written sources do not speak of any rats. If the children's disappearance was not an act of revenge, then what was its cause? There have been numerous theories trying to explain what happened to the children of Hamelin. For instance, one theory suggests that the Pied Piper was the personification of Death and the children were led out of town and drowned to prevent the adults from catching a plague prior to the Black Death or that the children ran away on their own to start their own colony or village.
The Pied Piper Tale is just a fantastical way of telling a gruesome true story about what was actually a maniacal paedophile who creeped into town at night and lured the children away from safety. This sounds like the most plausible version because if there really were no rats, what reason would some weird guy dancing around playing the flute have to lure kids away from town only for the kids to never be seen again. Source
VIDEO: Ricky Taylor's ASL Storytelling, October 8 & 9, 2015 Tidbits.
The video producer by openly Deaf Gay Ricky Taylor aka Ridor9th, also known as one of the most controversial bloggers in Deaf community. Here the rant blogger Deaf, Gay and Angry on social media in ASL covers:
VIDEO [CC] - AT&T Feel The Music 'Subway Serenade' Different Colors by Walk The Moon by AT&T.
AT&T Feel the Music is an innovative, social project designed to expand musical access to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community - helping them celebrate, experience and share in their love of music.
The cast of "Subway Serenade" features several actors who are appearing in Deaf West Theater's current production of "Spring Awakening" opening September 27th on Broadway. The video was fully-choreographed and shot in one continuous take. Source
About America’s Next Top Model - Cycle 22 of America’s Next Top Model, hosted by Tyra Banks, will feature the third “Guys and Girls” edition. Selected men and women living under one roof will battle it out to earn the prestigious title of America’s Next Top Model.
