If you fancy yourself a nomad, check out Walking House, a mobile and modular dwelling system that is pneumatically powered, all-terrain ready. The vehicle-home crawls along at a snail's pace of 60 meters per hour, which equates to less than 1/2 a mile per hour. Akin in concept to the rolling house-on-the-go (except in the way cooler insect-like robot form), Walking House also boasts some cool eco-friendly features:
While I don't find Mattijs van Bergen and Anouk Vogel's "Living" dresses aesthetically earth shattering, I'm wowed by the concept. The fashion designer and landscape architect created a collection of dresses made from recycled inner tubes and flowers for a late summer exhibition titled “Fashion & Architecture” at the Amsterdam Centre for Architecture.
A group of New Zealand students have designed the ultimate green addition for eco-friendly living: a "clip-on" Plant Room.
Baking bread might feel intimidating in advance. The fear to screw it up can make one chicken out and instead keep buying bread as usual at the store. Personally, I am very picky about which bread to eat, and learned over time that home baked bread bits them all when made properly.
I personally don't owe him an apology because as soon as the plane left Argentina for South Africa, I was done criticizing and started rooting for the team, regardless of who was in it. Nyeeeh! ;p
Too cheap to pay for ESPN? Sick of watching alongside drunken World Cup hooligans at your local bar?
That would be a "Tarantula Sunrise", a deadly, nightmarish cocktail (by my book). Wayyy more than enough creepy-crawler-ick-factor to send shivers down my spine.
Another stomach churning exotic delicacy (previously, testicles: 1, 2). Watch below as National Geographic pays a visit to Korea to check out the art of eating live octopus.
via Phillip Bloom & Engadget & Variety When SNL DP Alex Buono saw Philip Bloom's Dublin's People short he was so impressed he decided to shoot the entire 35th Season Opening Sequence on the 7D.
Samosa House This southern Indian market and restaurant is a stellar choice for any veggie. Their jackfruit is superb! If you've never tried it, please do. It looks like pulled pork, tastes like a seitan or chicken and is a great natural alternative to meat. Lucky you, they just opened up a second location up the street in Culver City! Also the Bharat Bazaar is a great spot to pick up spices, ginger beer and anything you're missing as far as an Indian grocery goes!
Ford Austin here....with a special report! I just arrived at the 2010 Starfest Convention in Denver, Colorado and I have to say it is AWESOME! We are at the Marriott Convention Center where they are holding Dahmer Vs Gacy Night at the Convention. We are attending a live band performance at about 8pm where the rumor is that band will be performing the Dahmer vs Gacy Original Theme song LIVE before the 10pm Dahmer vs Gacy screening. Tonight's screening kicks off the Official 1 year DAHMER V...
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Through our friends at Azucar Surf we found this lovely surf house for sale. This house is for sale by owner Michael Lawson. This is what he has to say about it:
Washington, D.C. based artist Alexa Meade completely redefines traditional body painting. She paints with acrylic paint directly on human flesh and clothing, making her subjects appear as if they were part of a painting (or a living painting immersed in everyday life).
The cartoon effect is brand new to After Effects CS4. It works by creating edge and fill areas that give footage a cartoon, painterly, or hand-drawn look. See how to turn live-action footage into a cartoon in After Effects CS4. Use the cartoon effect in After Effects CS4.
Check out this how-to video to use essential tent setup tips for camping. Camping without a tent is like living without a house! Check out these easy tips for buying and taking care of your tent, and you'll be able to camp with it for a lifetime. Buy and Maintain a Camping Tent - Proper Camping Tent Use Video.
Many homeowners wish that their master bedrooms were larger or perhaps their dining room and living room were one. You can often create larger living spaces in your home by removing non-weight bearing walls. It is always tempting to just start knocking things down but demolishing a wall can be tricky. But with a little planning, you will avoid a house full of dust, long waits to duplicate moldings and trim, and other unplanned construction expenses. The main problem with demolishing walls is ...
The next time you need to build some IKEA furniture or assemble a shelf in the bathroom, bring your Samsung Galaxy S20. It has a hidden feature that replaces one tool you will need for the job.
Have you seen all the adorable miniature garden ideas? Containers of some sort (wood boxes, planters, drawers, wheel barrows, bird baths…) hold a little scene full of tiny living plants along with little adornments like garden benches, hardscapes and paths. They are absolutely enchanting for all ages and how fun to shop the house and find special little things to decorate your tiny garden whether indoors or out. Not only can you plant real, live tiny plants in your garden. Consider little suc...
To add a splash of unexpected color to your living space, paint the side of your door a vibrant color, or repaint an old piece of furniture to a bright new hue. Sometimes interior decorating, especially if you want to do it on a budget, is simply a matter of elevating what you already have or adding a single piece that changes the ambiance of the entire space.
Need to add more space in your small closet? For a simple organizational hack, simply connect two clothes hangers with a metal soda tab so that you can hang two articles of clothing on a closet rod slot instead of just one.
If baking soda can be used to deodorize your refrigerator, it can also be used to keep your general living space smelling nice. Simply fill a glass mason jar about one-third of the way full with baking soda and add 5 to 10 drops of your favorite essential oils. Cover the jar opening with a lid that has holes poked through it, and set it somewhere in your home.
Probiotics are microorganisms in the form of bacteria or yeast that live in your gut and help your body absorb beneficial vitamins and minerals. When consumed live, they help boost your immune system and maintain your overall body health.
If you are living in California, you have probably already heard by now that the state is in a severe drought of unprecedented levels. Even if you don't live in a drought-affected area, it is extremely vital for everybody on this planet to conserve water as much as possible.
According to a statement on its website, Quest Visual, the company behind the highly-regarded live translation app Word Lens, has been purchased by Google. This news has ripple effects across both the Android and iOS platforms, as it is likely Word Lens will be discontinued in the near future in favor of incorporating the technology into Google's own Translate app. For now, however, Quest Visual has made all Word Lens language packs available for free in celebration of their new deal with Goo...
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Listen to your favorite music while washing the dishes. Get rid of old knickknacks of yesteryear so you have more clear space to truly appreciate your environment. With a little discipline and mindful planning, getting more clean and organized for 2014 shouldn't have to be such a chore.
Got a box full of Christmas lights but don't exactly have a picturesque rooftop to hang the lights from? Or, have too many Christmas lights and too little space to decorate with?
If you are like most people, you probably have a discordant mess of cable and computer cords in your workspace or living room snaking all over the floor or against your desk. Though you can buy various cable organizers at the computer store, you can also organize them the DIY way with bread twist ties, binder clips, cardboard tubes, old credit cards, Velcro tape, or even your old hair clip.
Get ready for a whole new way to work in After Effects CS4! Adobe is finally releasing Creative Suite 4 and a new tool that will allow you to integrate 3D objects from Photoshop 3D in After Effects. Mark Christiansen shows you what to expect with After Effects' implementation of Photoshop 3D. If you bring your Photoshop CS4 file into After Effects CS4 as a composition instead of footage, you will get extra information including Live Photoshop 3D. Mark will show you how the single Photoshop 3D...
Sneak into someones bedroom while they're asleep, pull the pin of one of these Hornet's Nest Sting Grenades, toss it in and give them the most painful wake up of their lives.
As many members of the Jackass Crew as possible will have 60 minutes to go out and purchase the biggest roosters (no live animals used) they can find and return for the Cock measuring contest. Winner with the biggest cock gets to kick losers in the nuts.
Going to be a nurse? Then this a technique you should know how to do. Follow along with this nursing how-to video to learn how to discontinue a NG tube from a live patient. When removing the nasogastric tubing it is important to always follow strict guideline and to pay close attention to your patients feedback. Discontinue a nasogastric tube in nursing.
Metta bhavana, or loving-kindness meditation, is one of the two simplest meditations in Buddhism. It helps develop positive feelings towards all other living creatures. Practice Buddhist loving-kindness meditation.
This video demonstrates how to do invisible (provisional) cast-on, also known as looped cast-on. This is a provisional cast-on: one that can be easily undone to expose live stitches, and then knit from seamlessly. Do invisible (provisional) cast-on.
Are you new to Illustrator CS3? Want to learn some neat tricks from Brenda Sutherland, an Illustrator expert? This video shows you how to use the Recolor Art feature in the Live Color dialog box to replace colors in illustrations. Use Recolor Art to change colors in Illustrator CS3.
This video will show you how to blur text using Photoshop without having to rasterize it. Rasterizing is an older process that used to be required for blurring, but is no more! This method, called blurry live type can be used in any version of Photoshop. Blur text in Photoshop without rasterizing it.
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons estimate that 75% of us will have foot pain at some point in our lives and one reason is fallen arches. As we age, the tendon in our foot stretches and sometimes the arches drop making us flat footed and causing pain. Understand fallen arches.
If you're doing any type of compositing that includes live footage, there's a good chance you have a blue or green screen background that needs to be removed. This tutorial shows you just how to key out footage using Adobe Premiere Pro. Make sure you click on "video tutorial sections" in the top left corner and pick the lesson. Remove a green screen background with Premiere Pro.
Sending and receiving email on the go is made easy with the Apple's "Mail" app on the iPhone. However, up until the release of iOS 5, plain text was the only option for sending emails (even though well-formatted messages could still be received). The information below, coupled with unlocking the emoji keyboard will make you an unstoppable force of communicating accurately.
