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Brigde Built Out of Paper

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:50:16 GMT

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Shigeru Ban Builds Bridge Out of Paper

Shigeru Ban is familiar to TreeHuggers for his eco-friendly buildings and use of unusual materials; now he has built a bridge out of cardboard tubes. It's in France, half a mile from the Pont du Gard, an ancient Roman bridge; Ban says "It is a very interesting contrast, the Roman stone bridge and the paper bridge. Paper too can be permanent, can be strong and lasting. We need to get rid of these prejudices."

The bridge can hold up to twenty people at a time; it was load tested with balloons filled with 1.5 tonnes of water. There are 281 four inch diameter tubes, plus steps of recycled paper and foundations made from wooden boxes filled with sand.

"A bridge was one of my dreams," Ban said, as he thanked the two dozen French architecture students and three from Japan who built the bridge as a month-long project.::Splurch

Tags: architecture, bridge, building, recycle, paper, interesting

Penguin Sweaters!

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:19:18 GMT

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Clip Source: buffoonery.org

Ok, knitting people are going to squeal with glee until their head totally explodes: Penguin Sweaters. Penguin sweaters! When oil spills threaten penguins, sweaters prevent the little guys from preening their feathers and ingesting oil.

Tags: penguin, animal, clothing, funny

Gas Around the World

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:34:36 GMT

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Clip Source: www.thewvsr.com

Gasoline Prices Around the World

Tags: gas, world, global, picture

Pretty Awesome Photos

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:18:23 GMT

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Clip Source: www.pbase.com

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Tags: photography

USB Hamster Wheel

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:36:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The web page has a hilarious video of this actually working!

Clip Source: technabob.com

Every now and again, I like to mention the odd inventions that have been designed to be controlled (or powered) by your USB ports. Well this week, I bring you a new favorite: the USB hamster wheel. (also available from Crazyaboutgadgets)

This latest entry into the wacky, weird USB device catalog features a cute, furry hamster on a plastic motorized wheel. The faster you type, the faster the wheel spins.

Now you too can recreate this classic web gem on your very own desktop:

Tags: hamster, animals, usb, computer, technology, funny

Fun and Cute Pictures

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:17:24 GMT

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Clip Source: pic7.piczo.com

Tags: fun, cute, pictures, funny

Huge Sandstorm

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:58:45 GMT

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Clip Source: www.sunbelt-software.com

Sand Storm in Iraq: April 26, 2005 Back

Tags: weather, iraq, pictures

Snow Comics

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:16:22 GMT

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Clip Source: www.angelfire.com

Calvin and Hobbes Snow Art Gallery

Snow Art in Colour

Send Calvin and Hobbes Postcards Online!

Calvin and Hobbes Fan Page

Email: mailkate20@yahoo.com

Tags: comics, snow, funny

Creative House Art

Fri, 25 May 2007 05:19:36 GMT

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Clip Source: archzine.com

Според старите майстори “Боята не прави къщата”, но определено я прави красива. Вижте някои щури рисунки по сградите по света.

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Tags: houses, art, crative, photographs

End Period.

Thu, 24 May 2007 02:54:52 GMT

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Clip Source: www.cbsnews.com

New Oral Contraceptive May End Periods

(WebMD) Menstrual periods may soon be just another lifestyle choice for American women.

The continuous oral contraceptive Lybrel was shown to be highly effective for eliminating monthly bleeding in a yearlong study. The study was published in the December issue of the journal Contraception.

After a year on the pill, roughly 60 percent of the women in the study experienced no periods and 20 percent had some spotting.

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, which funded the study, hopes to launch the low-dose oral contraceptive early next year, pending approval by the FDA. Wyeth is a WebMD sponsor.

"There just is no good medical reason for a woman to have menstrual periods if she doesn't want them," gynecologist and study researcher David F. Archer, M.D., tells WebMD. "It really does come down to an issue of preference."

Tags: health, medicine

The 100 Greatest Theorems!

Wed, 02 May 2007 05:30:49 GMT

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Clip Source: personal.stevens.edu

The Hundred Greatest Theorems

The Irrationality of the Square Root of 2

Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

The Denumerability of the Rational Numbers

Pythagorean Theorem

Prime Number Theorem

Godel’s Incompleteness Theorem

Law of Quadratic Reciprocity

The Impossibility of Trisecting the Angle and Doubling the Cube

The Area of a Circle

Euler’s Generalization of Fermat’s Little Theorem

(Fermat’s Little Theorem)

The Infinitude of Primes

The Independence of the Parallel Postulate

Polyhedron Formula

Euler’s Summation of 1 + (1/2)^2 + (1/3)^2 + ….

Fundamental Theorem of Integral Calculus

Insolvability of General Higher Degree Equations

DeMoivre’s Theorem

Liouville’s Theorem and the Construction of Trancendental Numbers

Four Squares Theorem

All Primes Equal the Sum of Two Squares

Green’s Theorem

The Non-Denumerability of the Continuum

Formula for Pythagorean Triples

The Undecidability of the Coninuum Hypothesis

Schroeder-Bernstein Theorem

Tags: mathematics, theory, lists

Fire Water-Awesome Pictures

Wed, 02 May 2007 05:25:34 GMT

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Clip Source: www.fakyoo.com

Tags: fire, water, photography

A 300 Calorie Meal

Wed, 02 May 2007 05:16:04 GMT

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Clip Source: www.diet-blog.com

What Do 300 Calorie Meals Look Like?

Breakfast - 290 Calories
1 whole wheat English muffin
2 pats low fat butter
1 hard boiled egg
1/2 cup of fruit
8 oz fruit juice
8 oz water

Cereal - 300 Calories
2 cups of cereal
8 oz 2% milk
1 banana
1 coffee or tea

Oatmeal - 325 Calories
1 cup oatmeal with raisins
1 cup of fruit
1 cup coffee or tea
1 banana

Soup - 350 Calories
1 bowl of soup
1 small tossed salad
2 tablespoons reduced fat oil and vinegar dressing
12 oz water
4 saltine crackers

Scrambled eggs - 360 Calories
2 scrambled eggs
2 strips of turkey bacon
1 piece whole wheat toast
1 pat of low fat butter
1 coffee or tea
8 oz water

Consumption
It's hard to believe that the average American consumes around 3,800 Calories per day. That's more than all the food shown on this page. Highly processed foods are very easy to overeat.

Tags: food, diet

Good Quotations

Wed, 02 May 2007 05:13:44 GMT

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Clip Source: www.mile43.com

"those who would give up essential liberty
to purchase a little temporary safety,
deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin, 1755

"You will hear people say, "Our country, right or wrong,"
but that is a false patriotism and bad Americanism.
When our country is wrong she is worse than other countries
when they are wrong, for she has more light than other
countries, and we somehow ought to make her feel that we
are sorry and ashamed for her."
-William Dean Howells, 1912

Tags: quotations, inspiration

Things I Learned At Work

Tue, 01 May 2007 20:50:35 GMT

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Clip Source: www.djtech.net

Indecision is the key to flexibility.

You can't tell which way the train went by looking at the track.

There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation.

Sometimes too much to drink is not enough.

The facts, although interesting, are irrelevant.

The careful application of terror is also a form of communication.

Someone who thinks logically is a nice contrast to the real world.

Anything worth fighting for is worth fighting dirty for.

Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.

If you think there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody.

All things being equal, fat people use more soap.

One seventh of your life is spent on Monday.

Every time you make ends meet, they move the ends.

The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets.

There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.

The trouble with life is, you're halfway through it before you realize it's a do-it-yourself thing.

Things are more like they are today than they ever were before.

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Clipmarks | abbysname's clips

Brigde Built Out of Paper

Shigeru Ban Builds Bridge Out of Paper

Penguin Sweaters!

Gas Around the World

Pretty Awesome Photos

USB Hamster Wheel

Fun and Cute Pictures

Huge Sandstorm

Sand Storm in Iraq: April 26, 2005

Snow Comics

Calvin and Hobbes Snow Art Gallery

Creative House Art

End Period.

New Oral Contraceptive May End Periods

The 100 Greatest Theorems!

The Hundred Greatest Theorems

Fire Water-Awesome Pictures

A 300 Calorie Meal

What Do 300 Calorie Meals Look Like?

Good Quotations

Things I Learned At Work