Just read the story of Zach Sobiech, a teen who was suffering from a rare form of cancer. He knew that he was reaching the end of his life and turned to music as a way to leave a message behind for his friends and family.
I got chills when I heard his song, “Clouds”.
Zach has now passed away.. RIP Zach Sobiech…
Rainn Wilson, Dwight Schrute of the office posted this FANTASTIC celebrity filled version of “clouds” to help raise awareness to the song and Zach’s Ostersarcoma Fund.
Just found out some very sad news. A long time cool friend of NewTek, Chuck Muncie has passed away from a heart attack at 60 years old.
Chuck was know for his BEASTLY running on the field. Punishing any DB that dared tackle him… I got to know Chuck for a much different reason.. He wanted to help promote high school athletes by streaming their games to the web. He has been working with the top HS programs in southern California for the past few years helping those kids get maximum exposure for their talents.
Chuck Muncie will definitely be missed.
Here is a brief interview that I did with Chuck back in 2010
During NAB in Las Vegas, I had a chance to sit down with Larry Jordan of DigitalProductionBuzz.com to talk about TriCaster, 3rd party development and where the streaming industry is going.
Teknologik the #1 technology program in France talks with Philip Nelson about the NewTek Developers Network, our program for partnership with other developers.
I sat down with the lovely Amanda Coolong of TechZulu during New Media Expo aka NMX in Las Vegas. Topic of discussion…. You are the television network!
Philip Nelson getting EKG in ER after drinking energy drinks
I’ve been saying for years that energy drinks are BAD NEWS. After drinking a couple of energy drinks, I was sent to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack. That scare ended up being very costly when it comes to increases in my life insurance premiums! Simply going to the cardiologist to make sure my heart was ok, doubled my insurance premiums.
Now energy drinks are being tied to the death of kids…..
(Reuters) – The Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that it was investigating reports of five deaths that may be associated with Monster Beverage Corp’s namesake energy drink, and the company’s shares fell more than 14 percent.
Monster is also being sued by the family of a 14-year-old Maryland girl with a heart condition who died after drinking two cans of its Monster energy drink in a 24-hour period.
Monster said it does not believe its drinks are “in any way responsible” for the girl’s death.
The energy drink market is dominated by Monster and Austrian company Red Bull, but it also includes beverages made by Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo.