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Sep 17 |
Playground Fence
A playground fence that can be as much a part of the playground as the border [via] |
Aug 27 |
Analysis of Value |
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Geography Lesson
Do Americans know little about geography because they don’t have enough maps? Well, at least Miss Teen South Carolina seems to think so. I guess we can excuse her this time and let her go to college first but I’m sure Little Miss Sunshine would have given a more honest answer. |
Aug 24 |
All the world’s a stage…
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Make the sun set at will
Drag your mouse up or down along this image and see the effect of sunlight on the skyline of the city at various times in the day. |
| Park Avenue Before and After Cars |
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Liveable Cities
Cities in Australia and Canada are rated the most liveable in the world. Sadly, no American city in the top ten liveable cities of the world. But fortunately, none in the bottom ten as well. |
Aug 21 |
A Door Handle
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Why fuel so expensive?
The house that Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the former president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu-Dhabi built. He even has a silver (the metal, not color) Audi [click link for pics]. |
Aug 20 |
Log a Forest Leave a Tree
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And you think you’re cramped?
Images from erstwhile Kowloon Walled City in Hongkong before it was demolished. It had a density of 1,900,000 /sq.km. |
Aug 18 |
Buy Low, Divorce High
“a greater deviation between actual and expected earnings increases the probability” of divorce. |
Aug 16 |
Pie Town Dugout circa 1940
“Before industry and technology gave us sawmills and frame houses, this is how the average person lived in much of the world. The dugout or pit house, with sod roof, log walls and earthen floor, is among the most ancient of human dwellings — at some point in history your ancestors lived in one.” |
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Wired Living Home
WIRED and LivingHomes—a pioneer in green, prefabricated development— will open the doors to the first ever WIRED Home, a showcase of the best in sustainability, technology and design. |
| Plannersphere |