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6 web design sites you can’t live without

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:40:43 GMT

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Clip Source: web-design-book.com

6 web design sites you can’t live without

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Boag World

Paul Boag’s podcast and forum are superb resources for any web designer, whether you’ve got 10 years’ experience or 10 minutes. Really easy to understand.
A List Apart

This is the best web design magazine in the world — bar none.
456 Berea Street

A great site for anybody who want to learn more about coding websites the right way.
CSS Zen Garden

This is where I go when I need some time to breathe deeply and gain inspiration.
SEO Book

If you want people to visit your site, you need to visit this one.
Web Design Book

Well, obviously I’m going to say that, aren’t I ;o)

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Tags: web design, website, design, web development

Unintentionally funny newspaper headlines

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:35:46 GMT

clipped by: kankamuso

Clip Source: funnies.paco.to

Some are just slips of the tongue

Grandmother of eight makes hole in one
Deaf mute gets new hearing in killing
Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers
House passes gas tax onto senate
Stiff opposition expected to casketless funeral plan
Two convicts evade noose, jury hung
William Kelly was fed secretary
Milk drinkers are turning to powder
Safety experts say school bus passengers should be belted
Quarter of a million Chinese live on water
Farmer bill dies in house
Iraqi head seeks arms

Some become unintentionally suggestive

Queen Mary having bottom scraped
Is there a ring of debris around Uranus?
Prostitutes appeal to Pope
Panda mating fails - veterinarian takes over
NJ judge to rule on nude beach
Child's stool great for use in garden
Dr. Ruth to talk about sex with newspaper editors
Soviet virgin lands short of goal again
Organ festival ends in smashing climax

Grammar often botches other headlines

Eye drops off shelf
Squad helps dog bite victim
Dealers will hear car talk at noon
Enraged cow injures farmer with ax
Lawmen from Mexico barbecue guests
Miners refuse to work after death
Two Soviet ships collide - one dies
Two sisters reunite after eighteen years at checkout counter

Once in a while, a botched headline takes on a meaning opposite from the one intended:

Never withhold herpes from loved one
Nicaragua sets goal to wipe out literacy
Drunk drivers paid $1,000 in 1984
Autos killing 110 a day, let's resolve to do better

Sometimes newspaper editors state the obvious

If strike isn't settled quickly it may last a while
War dims hope for peace
Smokers are productive, but death cuts efficiency
Cold wave linked to temperatures
Child's death ruins couple's holiday
Blind woman gets new kidney from dad she hasn't seen in years
Man is fatally slain
Something went wrong in jet crash, experts say
Death causes loneliness, feeling of isolation

Tags: funny, humor, newspapers, headlines

Top 100 Items to Disappear First During a National Emergency

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:25:11 GMT

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Clip Source: baconreport.blogspot.com

1. Generators

2. Water Filters/Purifiers

3. Portable Toilets

4. Seasoned Firewood.

5. Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps

6. Coleman Fuel.

7. Guns, Ammunition, Pepper Spray, Knives, Clubs, Bats & Slingshots.

8. Hand-can openers

9. Honey/Syrups/white, brown sugar

10. Rice - Beans - Wheat

11. Vegetable Oil

12. Charcoal, Lighter Fluid

13. Water Containers

16. Propane Cylinders

17. Survival Guide Book.

18. Mantles: Aladdin, Coleman

19. Baby Supplies

20. Washboards, Mop Bucket w/wringer

21. Cookstoves

22. Vitamins

23. Propane Cylinder Handle-Holder

24. Feminine Hygiene

25. Thermal underwear

26. Bow saws, axes and hatchets, Wedges

27. Aluminum Foil Reg. & Heavy Duty

28. Gasoline Containers

29. Garbage Bags

30. Toilet Paper

31. Milk - Powdered & Condensed

32. Garden Seeds

33. Clothes pins

34. Coleman's Pump Repair Kit

35. Tuna Fish

36. Fire Extinguishers

37. First aid kits

38. Batteries

39. Garlic, spices & vinegar, baking supplies

40. Big Dogs

41. Flour, yeast & salt

42. Matches

Tags: emergency supplies

How to get a Police man FAST !!!

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:03:30 GMT

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Clip Source: mail.google.com

HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD AND DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE.

George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi was going up to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window.

George opened the back door to go turn off the light but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.

He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?" and he said "no". Then they said that all patrols were busy, and that he should simply lock his door and an officer would be along when available.

George said, "Okay," hung up, counted to 30, and phoned the police again.

"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people in my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now cause I've just shot them all." Then he hung up.

Within five minutes three police cars, an Armed Response unit, and an ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence and caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the Policemen said to George: "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"

George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"

(True Story) I LOVE IT.

Tags: humor

Bizarre and Disturbing Hidden Images in Leonardo da Vinci’s Sacred Art

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:44:04 GMT

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clipper's remarks: BIZARRO - some of this NSFW; here's another link: http://www.mirrorandart.com/

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Here is Leonardo’s The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist,

Mary is on the left with the infant Jesus. Anne is to our right, with a young John the Baptist.

The image below — produced by a computer which simulates a mirror placed at a slight angle, crossing the plane of Mary’s left leg — reveals what John the Baptist sees:

What to make of this horrifying face?

The next painting is of an adult John the Baptist. He’s sitting against a rock face with his legs in a somewhat unnatural position.

John’s hand points to our right — and to the unseen half of Leonardo’s secret:

The meaning of this lurid image will be immediately obvious to those familiar with tantric iconography. This is an image of creation. The rock face has become the Tree of Life. Beneath it, Adam and Eve are engaged in coitus. Welcome to the Garden of Eden.

Coincidence? Judge for yourself at the Mirror Foundation’s website.

Tags: da vinci, art

Designs For The Poor

Thu, 31 May 2007 14:03:01 GMT

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Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Solutions The exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt has many items to show a grasp of the depths of world poverty and ingenious ways to attack it. They include a 20-gallon rolling drum for transporting water, above.

A pot-in-pot cooler that relies on the evaporation of water from wet sand to cool the inner pot.

The Lifestraw drinking filter, which kills bacteria as water is sucked through it.

To that end, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, which is housed in Andrew Carnegie’s 64-room mansion on Fifth Avenue and offers a $250 red chrome piggy bank in its gift shop, is honoring inventors dedicated to “the other 90 percent,” particularly the billions of people living on less than $2 a day.

Their creations, on display in the museum garden until Sept. 23, have a sort of forehead-thumping “Why didn’t someone think of that before?” quality.

Tags: inventions, poor, better, life, quality

From Little Things, Big Things Grow

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:46:07 GMT

clipped by: debbyski
clipper's remarks: If the title doesn't fit this clip, then I'll explain the meaning. It's funny how the simplest random act of kindness can be so powerful. It can literally move one to tears. Like someone giving me this clip. I can't take credit where credit is due. Again, random acts of kindness are what make us better human beings. My New Year's resolution is to try to be a better human being. It's an entirely selfish one you know. It not only makes me feel better about myself. It hopefully makes me grow as a person. Thank you.

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Some people will go to any lengths for a pint - even if it involves supping in a tree.

This bar in the trunk of a Baobab has punters travelling from miles around for a brew.

But tourists flock to see the amazing bar inside the hollow 155ft circumference of the trunk.

The tree even has its own cellar, with natural ventilation to keep the beer cool.

The huge tree, in the grounds of Sunland Farm, is so wide it takes 40 adults with outstretched arms to encircle it.

Carbon-dating, which can determine the age of organic materials, has shown the anicent tree is about 6,000 years old. "This tree is likely to be older than the Giza Pyramids of Egypt," said Heather van Heerden, owner of Sunland Farm.

"It is phenomenal to have such a magnificent tree in your back garden. It is possibly the biggest living thing on earth."

Tags: random, acts, of, kindness

Huge List of Photoshop Resources

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:07:57 GMT

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clipper's remarks: more at the source.

Clip Source: www.photoshoptalent.com

Photoshop Tutorial Directories

Good Tutorials tip! - TOP SITE!

Pixel2Life tip!

PhotoshopTalent Tutorial Directory tip!

Photoshop Tutorials

Tutorialized

Tutorial Man

Heathrowe

Tutorial Park

Tutorial Kit

Total Tutorials

Photoshop Tutorial Publishers

PhotoshopTalent Tutorials Section tip!

Talk Mania

Tutorials Garden

Photoshop Tutorials

Photoshop Essentials tip!

jeDezigns

xtro32

Photoshop Monster

Tutorial Wiz

Time2Photoshop

Adobe Tutorialz

Your Photoshop Guide

Patterns & Textures

Amazing Textures

The Inspiration Gallery

Mayang's Textures

Texturewarehouse tip!

Imagetemple

Brushes

PS Brushes tip!

Photoshop Brushes

Other High Quality Photoshop/Photography Related sites

Photoshop TV tip!

Photoshop Lab

Drawing lessons tip!

Go Media zine

Depthcore tip!

Flickr tip!

Tags: photoshop, adobe, tutorials, resources, tips, links, software, design

The world's first 'gigayacht'

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:21:38 GMT

clipped by: michellezm
clipper's remarks: I think I'll order two, just in case one of them sinks.

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Life can have its little irritations when you're cruising around the world on your £100million superyacht.

For example, the endless vista of clear blue sea fails to provide much greenery to ease the eye - apart from the odd tropical island.

For the owner of a forthcoming craft named WallyIsland, however, this will not be a problem.

For he, or she, will have a personal ocean-going garden.

The 325ft-long yacht is to feature a growing area with shrubbery and flower beds, kept healthy by an irrigation system.

It will also have a tennis court, pool and five accommodation decks including a main saloon, dining room, library, cinema, spa and fitness area.

The fuel tanks are so large that they allow for five years of cruising without having to stop for a fill-up.

it is believed that this industrial method of construction will bring the cost down to a "competitive" figure of around £100million.

The aft deck holds two 45ft motor yachts

two 27ft sailing yachts

two cars

six jetskis.

Born 1920-1979? Congratulations...

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:20:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: No one was able to reach us all day.And we were OK.

We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computer! s, no Internet or chat rooms.......

WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.

We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.

We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not poke out very many eyes.

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just wal

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Born 1920-1979? Congrats...

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.

Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.

As infants &children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags.

Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.

We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.

We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we we re back when the streetlights came on.

Life, 90% unknown

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:52:21 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "We live, in short, on a little-known planet."

Clip Source: www.livescience.com

After 250 Years of Classifying Life, 90 Percent Remains Unknown

BRONX, NEW YORK--Most people can tell the difference between some types of berries, or bugs or trees, but much of the planet's life remains unnamed and unseen.

A stunningly egotistical Swedish naturalist, Carl Linnaeus, tried long ago to set humanity on track to remedy that.

His book, "Systema Naturae," first published in 1735 at 13 pages long, proposed a hierarchical system for classifying plants, animals and minerals (we later chipped away minerals into the domain of geology) and launched an effort to identify and inventory all the world's living things.

Now 250 years after publication of the book's latter editions, scientists still have discovered as few as 10 percent of the species now living on Earth, said Harvard biologist Edward O. Wilson, who spoke here last week at an event at the New York Botanical Garden to celebrate a visit of Linnaeus' personal copy of the book's first edition.

Tags: life, earth, ecology, species, classification, biology

To all the kids, who had survived the ..1960s,70!!!

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:24:40 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: If YOU are one of them . . CONGRATULATIONS! You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good……

And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave (and lucky) their parents were.

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TOALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets…not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.

As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually

died from this. We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank koolade made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because ……. WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING !

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!

Tags: life cycle.

50 Greatest Cartoons of all times

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:45:52 GMT

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Clip Source: cityrag.blogs.com

50 Greatest Cartoons
Found a cool list of The 50 Greatest Cartoons as voted on by the animation industry in 1994. As a holiday present to our readers we've put together a link to an online video for each one below! (we found a video for all but 6.) So many wonderful, funny and trippy cartoons spanning the decades (including some that were banned.) Enjoy!

1. What's Opera, Doc? (1957)
2. Duck Amuck (1953)
3. The Band Concert (1935)
4. Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)
5. One Froggy Evening (1956)
6. Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)
7. Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)
8. Porky in Wackyland (1938)
9. Gerald McBoing-Boing (1951)
10. King Size Canary (1947)
11. Three Little Pigs (1933)
12. Rabbit of Seville (1950)
13. Steamboat Willie (1928)
14. The Old Mill (1937)
15. Bad Luck Blackie (1949)
16. The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946)
17. Popeye the Sailor Meets Sinbad the Sailor (1936)
18. The Skeleton Dance (1929)
19. Snow White (1933)
20. Minnie the Moocher (1932)
21. Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943)
22. Der Fuehrer's Face (1943)
23. Little Rural Riding Hood (1949)
24. The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)
25. The Big Snit (1985)
26. Brave Little Tailor (1938)
27. Clock Cleaners (1937)
28. Northwest Hounded Police (1946)
29. Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953)
30. Rabbit Seasoning (1952)
31. The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1950)
32. The Cat Came Back (1988)
33. Superman (1941)
34. You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940)
35. Ali Baba Bunny (1957)
36. Feed the Kitty (1952)
37. Bimbo's Initiation (1931)
38. Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969)
39. Little Red Riding Rabbit (1941)
40. Peace on Earth (1939)
41. Rooty Toot Toot (1952)
42. The Cat Concerto (1947)
43. The Barber of Seville (1944)
44. The Man Who Planted Trees (1987)
45. Book Revue (1946)
46. Quasi at the Quackadero (1975)
47. Corny Concerto (1943)
48. The Unicorn in the Garden (1953)
49. The Dover Boys (1942)
50. Felix in Hollywood (1923)

More info on each cartoon can be found here - The 50 Greatest Cartoons

Tags: movies, cartoon

42 Creative Advertisements I Won't Miss!

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:49:01 GMT

clipped by: Silkweaver
clipper's remarks: It is amazing how sometimes a picture delivers a message in a way words would never do.

Clip Source: www.smashingapps.com

Everyday we have lots of companies in our surroundings who are advertising their products, services, business etc and trying to inform the public or their target audience about them.

Sometimes they are just an advertisement but some companies works very hard to make their promotional / advertisement campaign very unique, striking and successful.

There must be innovation and creativity involve in any successful creative advertisement campaign.

Just take a look at them.

Nike - Just Do It

Orion Telescopes

Puma Shoes

Glassex Cleaner

Burger King

WWF - Don’t cute the rain forest!

Stop Second Hand Smoking

Pepsi Twist

Canon DiGiC

Garden-coffee

Heinz Hot Ketchup

NISSAN

NIVEA - Hair Care

Levi’s - Find your style!

Australia Post

WWF - Donate and save the world with few coins

Unicef - Every child needs a family

Arial

FreshLife

After two drinks your attention while driving will diminish by up to 76%

HOT PEPPER

Comedy Central

PSP - Use it or lose it

Tags: advertisement, design

Americans and Nudity

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:06:34 GMT

clipped by: ashleystar
clipper's remarks: being dutch, my mama as well as my aunts have no shame. i've grown up seeing them naked about the house as though it was normal. my aunt monique is more than willing to show you her rack, even if you don't ask. the question here is - does everyone *want* to see us naked? probably not. i'm sure it depends. though, having little shame myself, i wouldn't mind being naked in my garden...

Clip Source: www.alternet.org

Why Are Americans Afraid of Being Naked?

In the Netherlands people can be naked in their gardens, the beach and recently the gym. But in America, even chocolate sculptures can't be without clothes. What gives?

Legally, in Netherlands people are allowed to be naked anywhere except public roads or when they annoy others, a law in play since 1986.

Tags: culture, opinion, nudity, law

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6 web design sites you can’t live without

6 web design sites you can’t live without

Boag World

A List Apart

456 Berea Street

CSS Zen Garden

SEO Book

Web Design Book

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Unintentionally funny newspaper headlines

Some are just slips of the tongue

Some become unintentionally suggestive

Grammar often botches other headlines

Sometimes newspaper editors state the obvious

Top 100 Items to Disappear First During a National Emergency

How to get a Police man FAST !!!

Bizarre and Disturbing Hidden Images in Leonardo da Vinci’s Sacred Art

Designs For The Poor

From Little Things, Big Things Grow

Huge List of Photoshop Resources

The world's first 'gigayacht'

Born 1920-1979? Congratulations...

Born 1920-1979? Congrats...

Life, 90% unknown

After 250 Years of Classifying Life, 90 Percent Remains Unknown

To all the kids, who had survived the ..1960s,70!!!

50 Greatest Cartoons of all times

42 Creative Advertisements I Won't Miss!

Americans and Nudity