Most Weird, Funny and Twisted Comics

This was the last comic i made before i quit making cartoons.World of WarcraftThe Frog PrinceBased on an old childhood memory where i dropped my icecream right after buying it.Kidnapping? Serial killing?

Big Picture for the School Year

One reason why I have been quiet lately and sporadic at times in my blogging last year is some volunteer work I have been doing to help build a Charlotte Mason curriculum. While I cannot go into too many details, I thought I would blog some of what we are doing.

Although I'm an optimist, I tend to plan for the worst and hope for the best. Due to her autism and aphasia, Pamela is extremely scattered in her abilities. While the fifth grade of the pilot curriculum seems like a good fit, I will adjust up in grade level for her strengths (mathematics) and adjust down for her weaknesses (communication and dynamic thinking) .

As always, I wonder if my just-under-five-hour-a-day plan is too much. I will pay attention to how well Pamela processes what we are doing. If she seems overwhelmed, I will be taking three things into account (maybe more if a flash of inspiration hits me). Each day of the week has slightly different, so I created the graphics based upon a generic weekly schedule for the first three months of school to help me visualize what might be the issue. I am a visual, details thinker and making graphics helps me to grasp the big picture!

Day of the Week - Is she fresh on Monday and burnt out by Friday?



Subjects - Are some subjects out of proportion in the time spent on them?



Activities - Is the mix of reading versus paperwork versus doing right?

Meetings that fire your brain!

Ellen Weber has some amazing gifts for facilitating inspiring meetings.  No one touches her skills to crank up brainpower from entire groups.  And she ends right on time or even early.  On a whim, I jotted down several strategies Ellen seemed to pull from a hat to make this happen.

Ellen was amazed to see these listed so I encouraged her to write a book.  Since many folks agonize about ways make meetings effective, whether a participant or facilitor, it seemed like a winner.  When Ellen saw the list, her creativity hit the top with ideas that would not wait.  She hunted and pecked vehemently to type the first draft.

Strategies in the book [in press] are written for leaders and learners who expect more brainpower for innovation at meetings. If you were to use this book [in press] to guide your next meeting, what topics would you like to see addressed?

Betul2 buat I nakkk ...........................

Jumaat lepas I went to Indah Permai (IP) coz nak ambik beberapa documents yg telah siap d copy sekali la juga p makan tengah hari dgn c Amy n c Wana... So after ambik documents 2 we terus p makan la.

Around 13.40pm we balik p car-park dan terus keluar dari IP. I pilih tuk keluar dari simpang KFC IP coz sana ada U-Turn yg paling hampir nak masuk kampus.  Macam biasala ari Jumaat ni mimang heavy traffic so penting utk ada rasa SABAR. Then I dpt peluang tuk masuk jalan besar so I pun speed la coz ada kereta lagi d belakang, but out of no where there was a blue Viva yg juga cuba untuk masuk ke lorong U-turn. Yg buat I marah ni dia bw SLOW giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiLaaaaaa oooo... dat car was drived by a lady and I think she should consider my speed dat time. She rili look !@#$%^&* at dat time...ui naa betul2 bikin marah ooo...pas 2 bulih2 dia buat enda kesah ja.... Come on la para pemandu WANITA d jln raya ni mesti ada rasa tanggunjawab juga. But dat situation bulih jadi dgn sapa2 ja or even worse accident might happend. Ingat tentang  apa yg org pesan " Pandu perlahan jiwa selamat",  mungkin pemandu wanita hari tu berpegang kuat dgn pesanan ini...But seriously I tak rasa selamat bila ada pemandu yg mcm ni, yg suka2 ati ja masuk lane org.

Cholesterol Risk Calculator (Free - Software)

Quote - Wikipedia, about Cholesterol:Cholesterol is a waxy steroid metabolite found in the cell membranes and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. It is an essential structural component of mammalian cell membranes, where it is required to establish proper membrane permeability and fluidity. In addition, cholesterol is an important component for the manufacture of bile acids, steroid

iPad Gadget: Work stand for your iPad

Joule is a cool gadget for your iPAd. Joule is a work stand for your iPad.Quote text from ElementCase´s website about "Joule":Its stable solid base has a simple, clean, and elegant design that enhances your iPad and makes it easier to use. Unlike most stands, the Joule won't tip over when using the iPad's touch screen. Allowing you to better utilize your iPad on your deskop or

Hedge Fund Holdings

Network map of some stocks which are held by at least two hedge funds.

The red nodes are the fund managers for each hedge fund. The bigger the size of the node of a stock (blue nodes) means that the stock are held by more hedge funds.

* Appaloosa Management (David Tepper)
* Baupost Group (Seth Klarman)
* Berkshire Hatheway (Warren Buffett)
* Blue Ridge Capital (John Griffin)
* Bridger Management (Roberto Mignone)
* Conatus Capital (David Stemerman)
* Fairholme Capital Management (Bruce Berkowitz)
* Greenlight Capital (David Einhorn)
* Harbinger Capital Partners (Phil Falcone)
* Lone Pine Capital (Stephen Mandel)
* Maverick Capital (Lee Ainslie)
* Pabrai Investment Fund (Mohnish Pabrai)
* Paulson & Co (John Paulson)
* Pershing Square Capital Management (Bill Ackman)
* RBS Partners (Eddie Lampert)
* Shumway Capital Partners (Chris Shumway)
* Soros Fund Management (George Soros)
* Third Point LLC (Dan Loeb)
* Tiger Global (Chase Coleman)
* Tiger Management (Julian Robertson)
* Viking Global (Andreas Halvorsen)

Art with LEGO bricks: the amazing Angus MacLane’s “CubeDudes”

It’s absolutely amazing how many amazing things you can do with just lego bricks. Pixar animator Angus MacLane is an incredible artist that use these bricks to create what he calls “Cube Dudes”: culture icons made from Lego.Enjoy this great collection and the flickr group ;)

The Amazing Vector Character Illustrations of Jonathan Ball

Jonathan Ball is a freelance illustrator and designer from Newport in Wales, UK where he also runs Poked Studio. Jonathan says he loves to draw and is eager for you to pay him for his efforts as this helps him feed his family and a small flock of sheep.Jonathan’s clients include MTV, BBC Sports, BBC Bitesize, FHM Magazine, Sony PlayStation, Britvic, Computer Arts Magazine, Creativity

20 Examples of Graffiti & Street Art from Bristol

Bristol’s street art scene is extremely diverse and has many talented street artists at its forefront. Bristol Street Art.co.uk is an interesting website that aims to catalogue past and present work by collecting photographs and logging the location of these street art

40 Customized Sneakers That Will Make People Staring At Your Feet

Author's website About the author About Oridusartic I'm a graphic designer slash blogger, doing whatever I like. I'm so in love with funny illustrations, I start learning html and css by yesterday.

Thought and Risk

Take calculated risks.  That is quite different from being rash.  George S. Patton

Was that a man... beginning to run across the 390?   Instantaneously, I realized the the truck ahead of me was screeching to a halt.  I slammed on my brakes, hoping I would not run into the truck...  Luckily the car stopped with not a yard to spare. 

Surprisingly, the man dashed back to his car with a ladder.  Why would someone rush out into speeding traffic on two lanes of a four lane highway to rescue a ladder?   We'll never know.

Some leaders take financial risks - venture forth to open a new business, or perhaps leave a solid job to pursue another.  Many risk opening doors to opportunity and change.   Leaders step up to these challenges to gain the rewards.    

Interestingly, some "people are more turned off by losses than they are turned on by gains," according to Craig Fox's research findings.  Reward centers in our brain "turn on," not only when we make decisions about potential rewards, but also "turn off" when we think about losing money or whatever it is that we risk.

To take a risk then, involves pushing against fear and hesitation we may encounter to step out.  Calculating risks helps to set the pace.

Thoughts?

Horacio Salinas Excellent Work

Horacio Salinas has an insane talent: it can take as a starting point all that it can find within reach to compose of the photographs of quality. With objects of the daily newspaper, this New Yorkean artist manages to give life to malicious and splendid compositions. More images in the continuation. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float:

Ribbonesia

Very favorite for the last project Ribbonesia de Baku Maeda. An artist and illustrator, living in Sapporo in Japan, which decided to be interested in the ribbons to be able to create forms in 3D. Taking as a starting point the animals, returned these ribbons are very impressive. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top:

Amusing Eye Throbing Street Art by Robin Rhode

Robin Rhode is an artist street-art who plays all in mischievousness with the environments to give life to the latter. This talented creative manages to invent stories thanks to devices thought always well and applied. A series of visual to discover. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center;

Incredible Newspaper Origami

The artist Yuliya Kyrpo had the excellent idea to make a dress by folding 1000 sheets of Metro newspapers in the shape of cranes. This judicious and successful re-use can be observed in London' S Science Museum. More the visual ones of this initiative in the continuation of the article.

iPad Gadget: iBallz protect your iPad

Do you want protect your iPad from sticky surfaces, spills and accidental drops?So the solution is iBallz.iBallz give your iPad added security without sacrificing user-ability.Pictures - iBallz:Videos - iBallz:iBallz™ Original Summer 2010 Promo Video:iBallz / iPad Drop, in the kitchen! More vids? See here:http://www.vimeo.com/iballzorhttp://www.youtube.com/user/iballzinfoSource: iBallz.

Werner Reiterer – Beginnings of Space Travel

Welcome, fellow Stumbler! Don't forget to give me thumbs up if you like this page !Beginnings of Space Travel by Werner Reiterer.

Vivid Money Sculptures You Never See

Justine Smith is a paper artist in London. For her, a banknote is just a piece of paper, but it is what a banknote actually represents that is central to her practice. Through her collages, prints and sculptures，Justine examines our relationship with money in a political, moral and social sense, whilst also exploiting the physical beauty of the notes.She has exhibited in galleries and museums

30 Awesome Character Illustrations by Mark Fredrickson

Mark Fredrickson is a talented illustrator from Tucson, Arizona. He attended Tennessee Temple College in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he studied drawing and photography. He continued his education at the University of Arizona, there his interest shift from fine art to a career in commercial illustration. Now, he works as a freelance illustration.Mark’s unique style has garnered numerous

45 Funny Examples of Photography and Print Ads

Photography has always been a challenging job and when it comes to humor photography, it gets even more challenging, yet rewarding if done properly. In humor photography, you have to take photographs with correct timing and perspectiv,e so that you can create the best shot of the day. This post showcases some of the brilliant funny photography and print ads that will make your day for sure.

Obsessed With Faces (Photography)

Every creature has been given a unique face and a distinguished identify. But what if you start seeing faces everywhere, even in inanimate things? Whatever you may think it is, essentially what you’ve got is an incredible concept for photography. Today we are presenting lovely and pleasant faces which will make you smile. Your creative thinking will come alive by looking on these pictures and

40 Terrific Works of Art Made From Common Trash

We’ve all heard that “one man’s trash is another mans treasure”. That saying takes on new meaning when we view the world through the eyes of the artists featured in todays post. These talented individuals see possibility in the things we throw away every day. Instead of heading to the art supply store they just collect common trash and turn it into works of amazing art. Take a look at these

40 Outstanding Award Winning Photos Around the World

This post showcases beautiful photographs that have won photo contests such as National Geographic Contest, Nikon Technology, Energizer, Sony, Smithsonian Mag, Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife Refuge Association, etc. Photography is always been a fun activity and as a profession it is the job of creative people. You can express your feeling, your observations, and your imagination in

50 Beautiful Examples of Toy Photography

Toy Photography if done correctly can bring the life and personality in the lifeless objects being shot. In this post, we have put together some outstanding examples of toy photography that will hopefully amaze you. Toy Photography 365 Toy Project – Day 56 Dragon Hawk Kratos 3 SotA_Street Fighter_Sagat Superman Forever Ironman Hide and Go Seek Broken Heart McCarty In a land of mist…

Creepy Manipulations

There are all kinds of pieces here... from photography to full photoshop manips, and they're all very creepy looking. My favorite, of course, is the last one (for those who watched Toy Story 3 too). I hope you all get inspired by these and make your own creepy pieces. Also, I recommend you to visit each artist's page for more great works. Cheers! ;)

25 Mouth Watering Interface Designs

We come across interfaces all day long, from your normal windows task bar to programs that we use. These interfaces are sleek and simple and work well, but have you ever seen high tech interfaces? These interfaces are pure works of art and just by looking at them you get the sense of creativity the artist poured into creating them. I have rounded up 25 Incredible interfaces for you to check

15 Stunning Splatter Effect Photographs

I love captivating photographs and I can say that these photos really make me stare. The photographer uses a splatter/splashing effect with the models to create stunning vibrant compositions in the photos. You won’t really understand what I mean until you actually check out the photographs listed below. I hope you enjoy checking them out as much as I did. Photographer – Iain CrawfordCheck

6 Amazing Inspirational Car Concepts

I love cars, literally. I am always looking around to see if new concepts has been developed and how different things are affecting the market. I decided to choose 6 Car Concepts that I found interesting and loved. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did and you should check out the amount of detail. Audi SharkLamborghini AlcaldesBridgestone FalconCitroen RevolteInferno ConceptVortex Project

London, A Personal View by Guy Sargent

Check out Guy Sargent’s Portfolio

30+ Dazzling and Interactive Media Facades

Sydney Opera House – Sydney, Australia This installation on the Sydney Opera House was designed for Luminous – part of the Vivid Sydney Festival and SmartLight Sydney. Selected paintings from a significant body of work were projected, with no repeats, onto the opera house for 21 days, using video projection technologies. Allianz Arena – Munich, Germany The Allianz Arena is covered in

100+ Extraordinary Examples of Paper Art

Peter Callesen Visit website Jen Stark Visit website Simon Schubert Visit website Brian Dettmer: Book Sculptures Visit website Sher Christopher Visit website Elisa Mora Visit website Yulia Brodskaya Visit Website Su Blackwell Visit website Richard Sweeney Visit website Jolis Paons Visit website Bovey Lee

Creative Artworks Using Waste PCBs

Steven Rodrig is a Cuba based artist. He was trained in structural mechanics, and works for an OEM manufacturer where he contacts PCBs everyday. It is the frequent contact that let him come up with a fresh art – to create objects using waste PCBs. He asks everyone he knows for anything that has a PCB in. And then assembles the components together to achieve the objects in his mind.

Incredible Paper World Objects by Luise Valdes

Since haven’t posted articles about paper art for a long time, here I’d like to share a series of splendid paper art with you. The objects in the following pictures are all made by Luise Valdes, a Chilean artist, using a combination of pizza boxes, cardboard, paper, and paint. It is incredible to find that all the artistic productions are perfect in every particular. Let’s have a look at

Splendid Alpha Project by XVStudio

Spanish architecture firm XVStudio has recently won the first prize in an international competition for a mixed-used development in Doha, Qatar. Here is the design named Alpha Project.The Alpha Project is a completely self-reliant, innovative development. It aims to sensitively capture the essence and culture of the city of Doha, with ancient design traditions forming the fundamental basis

Futuristic Ideal AirShip Building – Hydrogenase

Vincent Callebaut released an ideal project, aiming to make buildings with 100% self-sufficient in energy and zero carbon emission. The new design is called Hydrogenase, looking like airships that only appear in fantasy illustrations. The inhabited vertical airship sets in the heart of a floating farm of seaweeds that reload it directly with bio-hydrogen. These two interdependent entities

Beautiful Commercial Photography by Andy Glass

Andy Glass is a world-class professional photographer, based in UK. He usually captures photographs that on their own are gorgeous, layers them into his other worldly photo composites, and then achieves the finest effects. His is specialized in commercial photography, the following work tells it all. Have fun…

Amazing San Francisco and Galleon sculpture made of toothpicks

Rolling through the bay is an abstract toothpick sculpture of San Francisco. It has about 100,000 of toothpicks. The amazing part, is that it has four ping pong ball paths that roll through different landmarks of San Francisco. Scott Weaver has spent about 3000 hours on it over a period of 34 years. Here are the individual components of this toothpick sculpture. Bay Bridge

An excellent showcase of experimental and conceptual images by Pablo Moran

An excellent showcase of experimental and conceptual images. Pablo’s interest in photography all started when, as he states it, “a camera found its way into my head”. Check out more by Pablo at his homepage, blog, Flickr, or deviantART.

Amazing collection of emotional and conceptual photographs by Hungary based artist Attila Kozó

Amazing collection of emotional and conceptual photographs by Hungary based artist Attila Kozó. See more of Attila’s work at his deviantART.

iPad Gadget: Waterproof iPad Case

If you want keep your iPad away from water and dust, I have a cool gadget for you.This is a carrying case made from durable and transparent material that will protect your iPad, it´s the WATERWEAR (a Waterproof iPad Case).Quoted text from Tunewear´s website:WATERWEAR for iPad/Tablet PC is a carrying case made from a durable, transparent material with a triple zipper design to lock iPad or a

Pop up book - A.I. (2008)

Paper cuts - Rolls

FootballCollage, paper cutTangoCollage, paper cutZoo. Giraffes (Zoo. Girafes)Collage, paper cutZooCollage, paper cutSnow (Neige)Collage, paper cutLinen (Linge)Collage, paper cutSchool (Ecole)Collage, paper cutMarket (Marché)Collage, paper cutGrandmother (Grand-mère)Collage, paper cut

Sharpen da MEMORY

I easily forgetting my frens name and I rili feel awkward about it. How is dis possible it happend to me...I mean I'm still young...it just toooooo early to happend rite???

But I'm sure dat I'm not alone in my fears about memory LOSS.... Seriously speaking FORGETTING is part of a healthy memory. For thoseremember everything are facing a condition called Hyperthymestic Syndrome.

Information from Wikipedia ................Hyperthymesia also known as piking or hyperthymestic syndrome is a condition where the affected individual has a superior[1] autobiographical memory. "Thymesia" comes from the Greek word θύμησις, thymesis meaning "memory". As first described in a 2005 Neurocase article entitled "A case of unusual autobiographical remembering," the two defining characteristics of hyperthymesia are "1) the person spends an abnormally large amount of time thinking about his or her personal past, and 2) the person has an extraordinary capacity to recall specific events from his or her personal past".[2]
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We need to make our brain active so dat we can improve opur memory ability.... like da body, our brain will gets flabby if we not keep it active....now u see wat i'm talking aboutt huh....? There are many reasons not to remembering. As we know memory requires periods of concentration to make sure da information will be keep in da brain and will be easily recall when it needed. Visual aids will be useful in order to help da brain to save information.


Boost brainpower:

• MAKE A LIST
• FOODS TO IMPROVE MEMORY
• VISUALIZATION
• MEMORY GAMES

Sweeter without SUGAR

Pay more for SUGAR??? Think twice my fren... But I rili agree if da price of dat item to be increased as it can be seen as the silver lining in da cloud. Our people rili need to learn and start to live WITHOUT it. Just think about da number of diabetics in our nation.

Of coz many people love to have sweet tasting food even myself used to... and dis uncontrolled consumption of sugar aree da MAIN reason da number of diabetics people are increasing.

At dis very moment..Time and deep awarenwess regarding da damage dat da sugar can caused to our body in da long run...Like me personally, just refused to take note on how much of sugar dat I need to take a day.  Did U rili focus on dis matter???have u rili count how much sugar dat u had consumed in dat particular day?? I bet all of us had consume da amount of sugar dat our body don't rili require.

So from now on my people...let's we start pay attention on da consumption of it in our daily life. This is a serious matter and for our own good.

Take Care  people ^_^

Kenapa Juga????

Pernah mengalami situasi INI.....:
1: Bila order miniuman yang KURANG MANIS dari pelayan kedai....nanti yg datang minUman yg masi MANIS juga....

2: Bila order Nasi Goreng Seafood....yang datang Nasi Goreng Seafood with ayam n daging....or even worse nasi goreng telur....Nasi Goreng Pedas yg x pedas....

3: Minta air suam, air panas mendidih juga dihidangkn....

4: minta minuman tanpa ais...ais segelas juga datang...

Ini lah situasi yg pernah I alami...but It is just ME or it also terjadi pada org lain??? Persoalan nya...mcm ni boleh terjadi??  Susah sangat ka mau penuhi kemaahuan para pelanggan?? Susah ka mau kurangkan tahap kemanisan minuman tu...susah ka mau masak Nasi Goreng Seafood tanpa ayam or daging....susah ka mau masak nasi goreng pedas....ahhhhhhh...

Tolong la ambil perhatian masa menulis order para pelanggan....Rasanya masalah disini ialah para peniaga tidak ambil perhatian dan tidak ada kemahiran untuk menjaga hati pengunjung....

11 Painful Funny Animated gifs that hurt your funny bone

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3 Young Web Companies

Need to bookmark some names.
US entrepreneurs under 30. Young innovators and businesspeople.

It remains to be seen how they'll manage their businesses in the future. From now on, they are under my radar.


Posterous - dead simple blogging
Key people: Garry Tan and Sachin Agarwal
- heard about them more than 1 year ago,
- use it for my text columns, writing
- 5,1 million funding
- Y Combinator company
- 7 employees
- location: San Francisco


LivingSocial - online coupons
Key people: Tim O'Shaughnessy, Eddie Frederick
- heard on Facebook via app for them
- Employees: 220
- 2010 revenue: 100 million
- Washington D.C.
- Groupon and LS own 98 % of the market



iContact - e-mail marketing
Key people - Ryan Allis and Aaron Houghton
- heard about them thanks to Google AdWords ads,
- Employees: 205
- 2010 Projected Revenue: $39 million
- Location: Durham, North Carolina

18 Creative and Horrific Digital Images

Horror art can be defined as being “the intrusion of a disturbing supernatural element into everyday human experience” (via Wikipedia). Chilling description isn’t it? Or, if you prefer, it could be described as being blood, guts and gore.Horror can be [mostly] a very disturbing art, it can also be very memorable and creative. It is the latter two elements that we have captured for todays

20 Beautiful HDR Photographs of the Marvels and Mysteries of Iceland

The only place in the world were you can witness such marvels and mysteries of nature as a huge iceberg and endless glaciers, towering volcanoes and powerful geysers, raging rivers, magnificent waterfalls, jagged fjyords and experience the barren Highlands. Yes, Iceland is a photographers dream.Iceland is the home of Ásmundur E. Þorkelsson, a painter and photographer who lives on the small

A Gallery of Slightly Odd and Wonderful Photography from Mr Toledano

Mr Toledano is a photographer of, in his, own words, of “slightly odd things”. Phillip has shot a wide variety of topics from the desolation of the Arctic Circle to devlishvideo game enthusiasts to a surreal yet thoroguhly modern exploration of the American subconscious in his series, Hope and Fear. His work has been exhibited in New York, Europe and Asia, and has appeared in The New York

A Gallery of Skillful Motion Photography: 20 Images from The Parkour Series

The urban environments, from photographers Alex & Cocco are about far more than bricks and concrete. Architecture comes alive when used as an urban playground, offering a never-ending set of challenging surfaces and spaces to those willing to explore them. There Urban portfolio focuses on the movement and spectacle of freerunning and Parkour (images below), the peculiar beauty of graffiti

50 Beautiful HDR Images from 50 World Cities

HDR can make the ugliest, run down, industrialized cities seem appealing, and if you take quality HDR photographs of the most beautiful cities in the world thay seem to be captured from a different perspective, you seem to be able to view different elements of a familiar scene that you had never noticed before. Below, you will find 50 Beautiful HDR Images from 50 World Cities. Are any of

30 Creative Photography Examples using the Polar Panorama Effect

Wee Planets, Tiny Planets or the Polar Panorama effect, whatever name you prefer, is the technique of taking a 360° panorama image and using Photoshop (or any other decent image editor) and creating a circular or round image that wrap the panorama around to make it appear like a tiny/wee planet.Snowy nightAutumn PlanetDowntownRode GardenPlanet TreehouseTiny SunflowerFranklin Park

Sucha Weird Fashion

Cards of Life and Death

Fingers Artwork

Sincere Emotions

100 Creative Desktop Backgrounds

A nice collection of 100 creative desktop backgrounds. Important to know, that a proper background image can lift your mood. Just like we enjoy personalizing and decorating our homes, we are able to get the same pleasure of decorating our digital environment. Let’s have a look at the possibilities of such decorations. Press on the picture, for the full screen view.

25 Shocking Horror & Macabre Photos

Continuing on in our Photos of the Week series we bring you 25 photos from the disturbing Horror & Macabre category. It seems quite a contrast from WDMs last post about cute Pixar films but these are some amazing examples of Horror in photography. Some of the images are really disturbing and not for the faint-hearted. You have been warned. Take a look and remember – Don’t have nightmares! He

And You Thought Animated GIFs were Lame! This Collection Isn’t

Remember in the 90′s (and even some sites today!) when websites featured lame, cheap and tacky animated GIF images? Well this collection is anything but lame, cheap or tacky. Davidope (dvdp) is the creative director and founder of the design atelier volll. When I first came across some of dvdp’s work I was absolutely amazed at these hypnotic and mesmorising animated GIF images. Dvdp is

20 Spectacular Artworks by 20 Exceptional Artists

I’m a big fan of great art and illustration and while browsing on art sites like DeviantArt you can come across some absolutely stunning pieces of artwork. I just compiled this small collection of 20 Spectacular Artworks by 20 Exceptional Artists. I hope you enjoy the selection I have chosen as I have tried to include a mixture of styles. Thanks to all the artists in the collection and keep

Andreas Preis Artworks

The Dutch illustrator Andreas Preis shows us all the extent of his talent, pen in hand. Works presented are only in black and white, in a very sober and distinctive style. A complete selection is to be discovered in the continuation of the article. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center;

GE Electric Vehicle To charge

The Californian studio Fuseproject, directed by the designer Yves Béhar recently drew “GE Wattstation”, a station to reload the cars electrically. Thought to be flexible and design, this project is revealed into visual in the continuation of the article. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width:

Batumi Aquarium

The cabinet Henning Larsen is prize winner of the contest set up for the realization of “Batumi Aquarium”. This building of a surface of 2.000 m2 takes as a starting point the form and the characteristics of stones and the rollers reorganized by the waves. More the visual ones in the continuation. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left;

Cristiano Ronaldo's Hottest Girlfriends in 2010 [Pics]

Cristiano Ronaldo have a new, sexy, hot girlfriend.Cristiano Ronaldo's Hottest Girlfriends in 2010 [until July 2010] is Kim Kardashian.Kim Kardashian's picture:Source Picture: Complex [pic received by email].More Hot Girlfriends:In 2002, Cristiano Ronaldo had 2 hot girlfriends, 2 "babies", see here.In 2005, Cristiano Ronaldo had 2 hot girlfriends, 2 "babies", see here.In 2006, Cristiano

Scott Wade’s Art Makes You Love Dirty Cars

I still remember the day when I was walking near a hotel and then I was suddenly attracted by a car with thick dust. Course I was not interested in the dust but the words on the window – it should be washed. That may be a prank showing aversion to dirty cars. While after viewing this post, you won’t mind the dust on your car anymore. The dirty car art is created by Scott Wade, a Texas artist. The

50 Fancy and Pretty Arts of Coffee Foam

Do you drink coffee? I bet you will like it more hereafter because we will feel the incomparable charm of coffee art together. Coffee foam art is, in short, making fancy coffee in various styles by using espresso, milk and chocolate topping. It is not only a kind of enjoyment in taste but also in vision.I believe coffee foam art is popular because it adds comfort and a special gift to an

40 Funny Pictures that will Blow your Mind

Jeffrey Vanhoutte was a famous commercial photographer born in Antwerp, Belgium. He was greatly influenced by his family when he was young. At that time, he was able to borrow his father’s camera during his school trips. Once his father made an enlargement of one of his photos and hung it up on the wall, his dream of becoming a photographer came up then. He got his degree in professional

Waiting For Virgin Web Business

Brand that never stops


Random Web surfing got me into research of the british Virgin Group. I admire Richard Branson, founder of the Group, very much. He's an inspiring entrepreneur.

Long-time plan is to read one of his books.

One particular moment struck me reading about his business ventures. Virgin brand never acctually made any meaningful success in the Web/ Internet business arena.

At the beggining of the millenium, Virgin was making inroads into direct Web selling of cars and bikes. Later, there wasn't any major investment into e-commerce ( if we don't count Virgin America's flight reservation ). Before that, Virgin got into ISP business and later sold the stake .

On the other hand, mobile telecom business was a success. Virgin Mobile was agressive and easy to use MVNO.

Which brings me to conclusion, Mr. Branson's having a lot of open space to try in the future with e-business ( Web / Internet ) in general.

My suggestion to him would be: Virgin Cloud - sort of utility for future cloud- computing, Virgin Wallet - mobile payment for everybody ( could be part of Virgin Money franchise ), Virgin Water - bottled water, water distribution made different, Virgin Apps - software distribution over the Web Etc.

Time to start following Sir Branson on Twitter.

Alex Telfer

Coup de projecteur sur les clichés du photographe Alex Telfer. A travers des compositions recherchées, cet artiste arrive à imposer son regard sur les visages, les décors ou encore les paysages. Il a notamment gagné pour la 2e année consécutive le prix Campaign Photo Awards. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px;

Shaun White - Transformation

Après le spot Samsung 3D Campaign, une nouvelle production de “Rabbitcontent” avec cette transformation complète de la ville à travers de nombreux effets visuels. Un trailer original dans un univers urbain, pour ce futur jeu Shaun White Skateboarding conçu par Ubisoft.

Mogollon

Mogollon est un studio new-yorkais fondé en 2004. Créée à l’origine par Francisco Lopez et Monica Brand, il réunit des talents pour pouvoir proposer des contenus graphiques de qualité à ses clients, souvent issus de la mode ou de la musique. Plus d’images dans la suite. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px;

Eco Sustainable Yacht

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Citroën Metropolis Concept

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Renault Dezir Concept

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Cubebot Toys

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Inspiration Pad

Une étonnante création “Inspiration Pad” par Marc Thomasset de l’agence de design TMsprl, basée à Bruxelles. En détournant les lignes présentes traditionnellement dans un carnet ou cahier, les pages se transforment en composition graphique d’une très belle qualité. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center;

Flying Car

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Creativity: Underground parking in your garden

[Photo: via Cardok ]Now you can have a underground parking in your garden.I present you a cool underground parking:Cardok is the underground parking solution that doubles your parking space and provides greater security than a locked garage. And it looks pretty good too.The platform is lowered and raised using hydraulics. If the power cuts off, small backup generator will help you access your

This and That in Pamela's Development

Sometimes, I just have to sit back and take stock of the little things we are seeing in Pamela's development.

Last Friday morning, I slept in longer than usual. Steve left for work Well before I slunk out of bed. Who knows how long the other early bird (Pamela) had been up? When she spotted me coming downstairs, Pamela quietly followed me to the computer and asked, "Is it dead?" The computer seemed to be sleeping in too. No pretty blue lights displayed the icons that decorate the laptop. No pleasant fan whirred in the background. A quick check revealed the problem. The computer had become unplugged the night before, and all power had ebbed out of the battery before dawn.

Then, I realized the little miracle. Pamela had not wailed loudly when she made the awful discovery on her own. She had not woken me up to fix it for her. She had stayed calm and regulated while I slept blissfully ignorant of the battery's demise. Her anxieties are clearly diminishing because last year I would have faced a rude awakening.

My parents drove to a peach orchard, so I feed and let out Miss Elvira, their white standard poodle. They paid me with fresh, juicy peaches. Since she didn't knew their destination, I told Pamela that Oma and Opa had brought back something from their trip. I raised my eyebrows and tried to exude an air of mystery. Pamela asked, "What?" I pretended to eat a fruit, making a crunchy sound while holding something ball-like in my hand, so she guessed apple. Then, I shook my head and wiggled my fingers down my chin to simulate dribbling juice. She guessed, "Oranges" and then "Peaches." Now, how cool is that? Autistic people aren't supposed to understand nonverbal communication and, thanks to RDI, Pamela can! This ability has definitely improved her quality of life because, when aphasia gums up her words and syntax, she can fall back on gestures and facial expressions.

Before I went to bed Saturday night, Pamela spoke to me in Spanish. Steve is a native speaker in both English and Spanish as is his entire family. Being comfortable with Spanish is important since we sometimes travel to Latin America. Pamela knows that "Steve es mi papa" means "Steve is my dad". Through clever word substitution, she said, "Tammy es mi mama," so I replied, "Pamela es mi hija" (Pamela is my daughter). Even if she is never fluent in Spanish, enjoying the language and being able to express herself even a little will help her feel more confident around her extended family.

During the church service the next day, I was sitting with the choir as usual. Pamela, Steve, and David were in the same pew. Pamela loves doing both children's bulletins (young kids and older kids). She got stuck on finding a five-letter word for the opposite of light. She quietly turned to Steve for help. He was stuck so he showed her the trick of guessing words in the sentence and working backwards to figure out that the first letter of the opposite word was h. The minute he wrote h she whispered, "Heavy." Steve's heart melted in this beautiful moment in which they were equal partners, working together to solve a problem. Pamela was being very quiet, not disturbing people around her. She enjoyed using her mind in a task that wasn't related to school. Too many people never want to see another book or use their brain after they leave school.

I have not blogged much on our latest RDI goal and plan to rectify that this week. We just wrapped up spotlighting Pamela's ability to recognize when someone is not available and resist the impulse to interrupt. This ability improves the quality of life of most parents. Think about how often we get interrupted while talking on the phone, taking a bath, using the toilet, etc. Because of Pamela's growing interest in eavesdropping and knowing who is on the phone, she plagued me with questions while I was trying to talk. Now, she looks at me and says, "Not available" and walks away. The minute I hang up she is back, asking me questions! Yesterday, she turned the tables on us. Her aunt calling from Louisiana wanted to talk to her on the phone. Pamela was using her iPod Touch and said to me, "I'm not available." I love how she used this new understanding for her own benefit. Smart girl!

Last night, I walked into the TV room. She was sitting on the couch, looking at a book, and listening to Bach, instead of being glued to the television or computer. I think it is wonderful that she lives in such a large room:

Children make large demands upon us. We owe it to them to initiate an immense number of interests. "Thou hast set my feet in a large room," should be the glad cry of every intelligent soul. Life should be all living, and not merely a tedious passing of time; not all doing or all feeling or all thinking––the strain would be too great––but, all living; that is to say, we should be in touch wherever we go, whatever we hear, whatever we see, with some manner of vital interest. We cannot give the children these interests; we prefer that they should never say they have learned botany or conchology, geology or astronomy. The question is not,––how much does the youth know? when he has finished his education––but how much does he care? and about how many orders of things does he care? In fact, how large is the room in which he finds his feet set? and, therefore, how full is the life he has before him? (School Education, pages 170 through 171)

And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room. Psalm 31:8

Facebook Data For Website Owners

Ask Facebook about your audience


Websites with Facebook widget where visitors can join the fan page ( example: Blackberry ) , could have a gold mine full with valuable information they could present to their advertisers.

I don't know whether Facebook shares this data with websites owners .

Just imagine the fan base of few thousands people who clicked '' like '' button. All these users share their personal information with Facebook and if shared, website owner could knew exactly their audiences.

No need for website owner to post polls, user surveys etc. The information is stored with Facebook.

The problem is that Facebook won't share it with websites, I presume. They will use it to drive advertising through Facebook platform.

Remember, Facebook’s advertising platform gives advertisers the ability to target their advertisements to Facebook users based on their demographic and psychographic information – including their likes and preferences.

Thought provoking article by Ed Dale.

Fish House in Singapore

L’équipe de Guz Architects a dévoilé un de ses derniers projets à Singapour. Conçue pour créer une proximité entre la nature et l’architecture, cette construction impressionne avec sa gestion des espaces ouverts et le choix des matériaux. Plus d’images dans la suite. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align:

Bugatti Veyron Super Sport

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Guerrilla Architecture - La Defense

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Obligatory Designer Clock

Après l’excellent projet Holga D, voici un nouveau concept de la part du designer industriel Saikat Biswas : une horloge murale sans heures ou minutes, mais qui affiche dynamiquement le temps. Un design et un mécanisme très efficace, à découvrir en vidéo dans la suite. Obligatory Designer Clock from Saikat Biswas on Vimeo.

Heineken Camouflage

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LCD TV with 160 diamonds [Pics]

The "Yalos Diamond" is a LCD TV plated in white gold and studded with 160 diamonds (20 carats), weighing 4 gms each.High definition picture formats: 1080i and 720p.Picture contrast ratio: 1200:1.The price of this expensive TV is: 100,000 Dollars / 67,175 Pounds.LCD TV with 160 diamonds - Pictures:LCD TV with 160 diamondsVia: Gizmag.

Magnificent and Sumptuous Architecture – Crystal Island

Lord Foster’s second large-scale project in Moscow is under construction now. The ambitious building is named Crystal Island. It is 449.88 meters high with the foot of 701 meters in diameter, looking like an enormous crystal Christmas tree.Crystal Island will cover a total floor area of 2.5 million square meters and house 900 luxury apartments, 3,000 hotel rooms, a theater, a fitness complex

World’s first electric bike with a carbon fiber frame [Pic]

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Concept: Bendable Bicycle [Pics]

Kevin Scott, 21, has invented a revolutionary folding bicycle.News by Daily Mail Reporter:Kevin Scott, 21, designed the space-age bike that wraps around a lamp post so it can be locked-up safely - without the need for a lock or chain. The De Montfort University graduate used a ratchet system built into the frame of the bike to allow it to wrap around a pole, enabling the lock to be

Handmade Wooden Typographic Puzzles – Nuzzles

John Christenson earned a B.F.A. in graphic design and a B.F.A. in industrial design from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has been a senior graphic designer since 2001, which helps a lot to his Nuzzles. Nuzzles are custom designed handmade wooden name puzzles, each with its own unique typographic style. Every puzzle is crafted from a single block of wood, and the letterforms

12 Memory Boosters

Forget anything you needed to know today?  Good news!  Though memory formation remains a somewhat mysterious process, by approaching daily choices mindfully, you begin to bank more assets in your memory account.  And, cost is minimal.

Over the last decade, neuro-research discoveries reveal more about what impacts human memory...  See which ones could ratchet up your capabilities.

1. Memory Links to 40 Winks  If your priority is to carry through items on tomorrow's to-do list, think about it just before you go to bed and then sleep on it.  Sleep enhances people's ability to remember and do something in the future.   A place, situation or circumstance -- encountered the next day -- often sparks an intended action.

2. Blueberries Sharpen Memory -- Once in your system they "cross the blood brain barrier" to improve cellular communications and enhance neuron connectors. Blueberries are full of flavanoids to empower learning and recall.

3. Doodles Boost Memory and Concentration You can escape a speaker's monotonous voice by doodling critical information you need to know later. Doodling images helps maintain attention and prevents distraction.

4. Calorie Reduction May Improve Memory - Eating essential nutrients and cutting down on calories enhanced participants' ability to recall words with few errors, in a recent research study.

5. Magnesium Supplement Helps Boost Brainpower  A new magnesium compound, magnesium-L-Theronate, shows much promise to enhance short- and long-term synapses crucial for learning and memory.  Watch for this compound since I'm not sure how soon we might see the new formula on store shelves.

6. Distractions interrupt the brain's memory-making ability  Tune in tasks so your circuits run at full power rather than being short circuited.  You'll find 10 suggestions for starters...

7. Memory Palace Technique Play a bit with the Memory Palace....  According to Litemind, Luciano Passuello of Brazil, its fun to learn and easy to use. Interestingly it has been used since ancient Rome and is responsible for amazing memory feats. Learn a foreign language, prepare for a test or remember the sequence of a presentation. Here's how...

• Choose a Palace - any place you remember vividly. It might be a room in your home, your work place or a route you take frequently.

• List Distinctive Features - Analyze your room or route methodically, such as viewing a room from left to right or figuring out a system to view in the same way. 

• Imprint Palace on Your Mind to make sure you have the route or place 100% imprinted on your mind. Tips to visualize: Enter your palace and mentally note the distinctive features and if necessary list them on a piece of paper. Visualization is key.

• Associate Items with Distinctive Features Create Memory Pegs - For instance, if you want to recall items on a shopping list and your palace is your home, put one item at a time perhaps starting with the front door of your mind. As you select each item, use your imagination to make each crazy, outrageous or fun. We remember these kinds of things easily. If it's boring it doesn't work!   

• Visit Your Palace - If you follow the same route through your palace and begin with your first chosen distinctive feature, the memorized items will come to your mind instantly.

8. Rest Mind to Strengthen Memories Taking a coffee break after a class can help you retain information you just learned. "Your brain wants you to tune out other tasks so you can tune in to what you just learned," Lila Davachi, of NYU's Department of Psychology and Center for Neural Science, finds. However, these boosts were only seen in experiences that were later memorable.

9. Stress Curtails Memory and Kills Brain Cells About 75% of Americans suffer from stress-related conditions.  Chronic overreaction to stress overloads the brain with the powerful hormone, cortisol, which is intended for short-term duty in emergency situations.   Too much cortisol released in the body, can prevent the brain from laying down a new memory, or from accessing already existing memories.

When we use strategies to manage stress and cut down when hit with overloads, more well-being is restored in daily life. 

10. Serotonin Levels Cultivate Brain Benefits - Dr. Ellen Weber notes, "Serotonin is a chemical that can add focus and higher problem solving skills to transform any ordinary day."  She adds that cultivating serotonin is a matter of choice especially when we face turbulent times...  When we learn to act calmly and give ourselves just a few moments to "step back" and reflect, we can approach crisis with choices and tone that work for us rather than against us. 

Calm is far less dependent on daily events that go well, and stress does not remain simply because the chips are down. That’s likely not surprising if you observe life’s abundance in people who laugh, care, give or lead well, in spite of tough times. They learn to access serotonin in good and bad times. How so?

11. Exercise Increases "Mental Fitness"   A brisk walk's a simple exercise, yet it's especially good for the brain, since it increases the amount of oxygen and glucose reaching the brain.  People who take brisk walks daily, show significant improvement in memory, improve learning ability, concentration and abstract reasoning.

12. Challenges Keep Memory Functioning Well as People Age - Activities such as searching the internet keeps the brain active because of the range of choices it involves making.  Reading, writing, solving puzzles, playing cards and other games, and especially learning something new, such as painting, delay, precipitous memory declines.  So go beyond normal routines to create new adventures daily.

How might you start building assets for your memory account?

Eggs, E-Double G-S, Eggs!

Day Six:
On this day, we headed outside on one of those rare tolerable days in the height of a Carolina summer. We were sitting outside watching the butterflies on the back porch, something no good Southern home can do without. I had a butterfly reference book and turned to the page which had about six different butterflies. At first, Pamela guessed the monarch but figured out she had painted ladies on her second attempt. We both watched them probing the flowers for nectar with very long, thin, whip-like tongues. I thought this would be another opportunity to spotlight a new word (proboscis) and enter it in her nature notebook.



Day Seven:
The night before, I noticed some strange blue-green spots on one of the flowers we had in the butterfly garden. My first reaction was disgust because it reminded me of mold. Upon closer inspection, I realized they were eggs! Hallelujah!

I decided not to tell Pamela what they were and simply talk about what they might be. She suggested flower seeds, but I pointed out that the seeds of this flower were yellow, not blue-green. I tried to guide her into the answer by pointing to something familiar, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, a book she has loved most of her life. Pamela became overstimulated and couldn't stand the thought of me getting the book, saying, "You're killing me!" I respected her request and grabbed a generic reference book about butterflies. When I turned the page to the life cycle, she immediately realized they were eggs. Later, when we were making notes in our nature journal, Pamela was really interested in talking about the future, which tells me her ideas of time and grammar tense are starting to clear up.



To celebrate our beautiful eggs, Pamela and I painted them in watercolors and they look so beautiful. She made her picture so small and, because she placed her egg illustration in just the right spot, I plan to turn it into her very own watercolor of the life cycle of a painted lady butterfly.



I am not sure the eggs will hatch. If they do, we can observe the larva from day one and see molting. After that, we may order silkworm eggs and follow guidelines for raising them. At that point, she can view the life cycle of these moths and compare it to that of butterflies from a same, but different point of view. With all that personal experience and background knowledge secure, we might try reading the four chapters on butterflies in The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre, which we can read online at Baldwin Stories: butterflies and their eggs, caterpillars, silk, and metamorphosis. Fabre, a naturalist with a flair for engaging non-scientific minds into nature study, writes so enchantingly that his books on insects remain classics over a century later.

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Nature Journal Entries:

The Little Butterfly That Could!

Last week, we started a short caterpillar study, short because they pupated faster than expected due to the heat. Before long, we had three beautiful chrysalises plus a deformed dud (or so I thought). Before the big day, we spent a few minutes talking about what the butterflies might need once they emerge. We talked about gathering flowers and making nectar like the kind we make for hummingbirds.


Day Five:
They started their metamorphosis last Wednesday (June 23), so I expected to see the butterflies no earlier than Wednesday (June 30). They were right on time! While Pamela, David, and I were busy delivering meals on wheels on their due date, two butterflies were busy emerging! We prepared some nectar and went outside to find a flower, which we sprinkled with sugar water. We missed seeing the third butterfly emerge, but I'm sure we will find more opportunities during the summer now that we are equipped.





Then, something terrible happened! I went to clean out the food container and a butterfly had emerged in that horrid little cup with slightly deformed wings. The chrysalis didn't look right, and the tail end of the caterpillar was sticking out. I assumed it would amount to nothing and left it in that nasty cup. I felt like a horrible mother, letting it emerge in such an awful place and, perhaps, in the real world, this butterfly would have ended up as some bird's lunch because of its challenges with flying. However, it is thriving in our little mesh cage.

Later that day, we studied the butterflies and made our journal entry. First, we sprinkled nectar on the flower. Then we talked about what we noticed about the butterfly's body. We became confused because we only saw four legs, and butterflies are supposed to have six. Apparently, painted ladies fold the front legs and tuck them into the thorax, deceiving the eye. Eventually, we got around to drawing our pictures, observing how our pictures were different, and discussing what we would write in our nature journal.



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The Adopt a Bot Project by Brian Marshall

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A aircraft that transforms into a car [Pics and Vids]

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Cristiano Ronaldo loves sexy, hot women (me too, ah ah ah).In 2002, Cristiano Ronaldo had 2 hot girlfriends, see here.In 2005, Cristiano Ronaldo had 2 hot girlfriends, see here.In 2006, Cristiano Ronaldo had 4 hot girlfriends, see here.In 2007, Cristiano Ronaldo had 5 hot girlfriends, see here.In 2008, Ronaldo had 9 hot girlfriends.Cristiano Ronaldo's Hottest Girlfriends in 2008 were:Lucia

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Money Nail Art [Pic]

American money covering nails using glue and a clear topcoat.Picture - Money nail art:Source: Link.

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