News: Guangzhou, China - Street Food
Some of my relatives live in Guangzhou, China, and it's a pretty amazing place. We ate so well, and so cheaply, too! Via NOTVENTURES.
Some of my relatives live in Guangzhou, China, and it's a pretty amazing place. We ate so well, and so cheaply, too! Via NOTVENTURES.
If you've been wondering why you're so unlucky, maybe it's because you haven't been following the New Year's Day tradition like everyone else in the world. So, if you want your luck to change in 2011, you better grab the black-eyed peas and make some Hoppin' John!
Guitar Essentials My friends and I would secretly scribble tab in the darkly lit practice rooms in our university even though we were educated musicians. So, being able to read tablature, or tab, is essential for beginning guitarists.
A First Timer's Guide When some new guitarists break their first string they stash it in the closet and forget about it. Me, I put the sweaty axe back in its case and asked my parents to take me to the local music store. After a morning full of senseless racket emanating from my bedroom, my mom welcomed the drive.
14-year-old Siuta Veaila is the champ of the world's first Ukequest (New Zealand's contest for teen ukulele talent). Siuta was trained by master ukulele player, Sione Aleki, who passed down his pearly white picking talents.
Dental implants are the best solution to replace missing teeth. Although it does require some surgery, the benefits of dental implants are numerous. Your dentist can implant an artificial tooth by drilling into your jaw bone, inserting an anchor and placing a crown upon the anchor. Millions have benefited from dental implants - you can too. For more information, visit us at http://www.rigadentist.com
Dental implants are the best solution to replace missing teeth. Although it does require some surgery, the benefits of dental implants are numerous. Your dentist can implant an artificial tooth by drilling into your jaw bone, inserting an anchor and placing a crown upon the anchor. Millions have benefited from dental implants - you can too. For more information, visit us at http://www.rigadentist.com
If you're a couch potato, this doesn't apply to you. But if you're willing to get off your butt to save a few bucks a month, here are 12 places where you can get WiFi for free.
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Artist Robert Wechsler has salvaged and reassembled 9 bicycles into a carousel arrangement. The best part about the project? Wechsler leaves his bicycle-go-round in public places for strangers to ride. Imagine stumbling across one of these in a public park! Genius.
The place: Hee Haw Farms, Pleasant Grove, Utah. The players: A record-holding 1,169-pound pumpkin, a four-door Pontiac 6000, and a 175-foot crane. The cause: Just 'cause. The result: Something you'll want to see for yourself.
Russian political art pranksters Voina have struck again. This time they enlisted a group of art goons to overturn a cop car in order to "rescue" a child's ball (which was planted by the group in the first place). The trick? Lots of helping hands. Previously, Russian Pranksters "Dick" Bridge.
shit in an empty banana peel then super glue it shut, set up a banana eating contest where you have to be blindfolded and finish the bananas as fast as you can. then place the shitty banana in the bunch that you have to eat
Get on top off a building with a jump off platform (put an inflatable cushion on the bottom of the drop)
Go to a place where they sell mattresses. Start bringing in equipment to make a porn. Make sure it's a gay porno.
Solving a Dilemma This is a simple how-to for a cost effective drip irrigation system for your garden. My motivation to set up my garden for drip irrigation was pretty simple. In the summer, it gets to 90+ degrees outside, and my 50’ garden hose didn’t reach the far extents where I have the majority of my large trees. I noticed a large amount of the water I applied to the trees just ran off and did absolutely nothing. This was a huge waste of resources.
Why settle on just pork chops or ribs when you can string up the entire pig? Serious Eats posts an great slide show on roasting a whole pig, from materials to the process to the perfect pig roastin' sauce.
Shot and edited entirely on iPhone 4 by my good friend and fantastically talented director, Michael Koerbel. This little camera gets in places few other cameras can only dream of.
The Lavender Wind Farm is fun place to visit and buy all things lavender (including ice cream).
So Kottke found some old whisky at his wife's grandparents' place. I'm loving the bottle and the font. It's probably not good to drink anymore, though...
Welcome to my exploration into building a world all about my home, Whidbey Island, WA. Please be patient as I slowly share my thoughts and experiences here about one of the hidden gems of WA.
This is two pictures of me taken from my comedy movie Way Out West which was made last year and which can now be seen on youtube. The effect was was possible by filming live footage of a background then filming two images of me against a green background then placing me in front of the background footage using editing software.
The World Cup's opening ceremony has taken place at Soccer City just outside Johannesburg, featuring local dance troupes and a giant dung beetle...
This is a snapshot of the 1700 kilometre journey up most of the length of the Province of Manitoba by VIA Rail train from Winnipeg to Churchill - an arctic city on Hudson Bay. Filmed by Bea Broda, the trip takes place at the height of summer. While most travelers that are curious to experience polar bear sightings visit during the autumn season, there are also many to be seen in the summer months.
According to LAist, this movie was shot on a Canon 7D. Have to say, the look is great, but the story is not that appealing, despite this taking place in my neighborhood.
I thought I would start with a nice boring link to Palm Wikipedia site ! :-] as you do ! http;//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/palmistry
Here is a funny graphic I found about Morgan Freeman's place in society.
hello from the south coast of the UK! lol wow this place is looking like so much fun!
Congrats to Crazy Cakes for creating such an amazing Gollum Cake, which won second place in the "That takes the Cake" competition.
Great article about cassette labels and their place in history & the present. Plus a list of current cassette labels still going strong.
Etsy Wiki is a place where Etsy Sellers share their knowledge and experences to newbie sellers.
As someone who suffered the indignities of an Oakland school education, I'm always thrilled to hear about education reforms that take place and are successful. In this video, you'll get to hear about the program that lets Oakland high school students participate in rooftop gardening and learn valuable skills. And recognition of vegetables other than French fries.
Aside from the bizarre fascination with being able to see celebrity homes in Malibu (see the Streisand Effect: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect), the CCRP is a great place to check out local surf spots up and down the Coast:
A list of places to buy zines throughout the United States including Atomic Books (Baltimore), Reading Frenzy (Portland), Quimby's (Chicago), as well as online distributors.
Click the image to see larger. This is a great reference for the best fonts to use, the trusted classics.
People always say there's no green in Los Angeles, but that's not true. You just have to know where to look, and to find those pockets of greenery for yourself. One of the places I've been meaning to go back to is the Los Angeles Botanical Garden. It's full of pretty flowers and trees, and is a lot bigger than you think it is.
Cool Zip Line on the road from Libertad to the city. About 10km up the road on the right had side. You have to check this place out. The family who runs it a super nice and zip lines are great.
A few tips to make life on the mountain easier, such as the value of placing a Nalgene bottle full of hot water in a sleeping bag. This is shot from Mt Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa. Throwing a Nalgene water bottle in your sleeping bag can add a great element of warmth to your camp. Keep sleeping bags warm with hot Nalgene water bottles.
Martin reminds you all how to deal with a breathing casualty and place them into the recovery position. Watch and learn how to possibly save someone's life in case of an emergency. Perform CPR on a breathing casualty.
Learn how to put on a wig with help from the top hair stylist Trevor Sorbie. There are a variety of wigs in the market place, but this video gives specialist advice on how to put it on. Put on a wig like a professional.