Street Hairdressers in India

In a country where jobs are scare and barber’s shops even scarcer, a few entrepreneurs prove that you can make a living anywhere with the right attitude. These Indian street barbers know that if you want to attract the customers, you’ve got to let people know you’re there and what better way to advertise your business than set up shop in the middle of a busy sidewalk.

Nintendo's Wii Becoming Popular in Nursing Homes

The Wii's new twist on video games incorporating arm motions with a motion-sensitive control bar the players holds makes the games accessible for the elderly.

It allows them to participate in sport activities, and they can still be sitting in their chair if they want and it brings them up to date with technology. Good to see the elderly finding a way to exercise.

World's Coolest Flight Attendant Video

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Abandoned Prison in Tennessee

Tennessee State Prison is a prison in Tennessee that has been closed since 1989. The prison's 800 cells opened to receive prisoners on February 12, 1898, and that day admitted 1,403 prisoners, creating immediate overcrowding. To a greater or lesser extent, overcrowding persisted throughout the next century. The original Tennessee State Penitentiary on Church Street was demolished later that year, and salvageable materials were used in the construction of outbuildings at the new facility, creating a physical link from 1930 to the present.

The Tennessee State Penitentiary had its share of problems. In 1902, seventeen prisoners blew out the end of one wing of the prison, killing one inmate and allowing the escape of two others who were never recaptured. Later, a group of inmates seized control of the segregated white wing and held it for eighteen hours before surrendering. In 1907 several convicts commandeered a switch engine and drove it through a prison gate. In 1938 inmates staged a mass escape. Several serious fires ignited at the penitentiary, including one that destroyed the main dining room. Riots occurred in 1975 and 1985.

Several buildings on the massive compound are still in some use today, but the rest of the prison lies in disrepair and deterioration. The Tennessee State Prison is now a wonderland of decay. Not without danger, the buildings on the site are contaminated with black mold, asbestos, and lead based paint among other obvious perils. Yet, it is a completely fascinating location to explore. Numerous films and music videos have been shot on the grounds of the prison.