Playground Fence
A playground fence that can be as much a part of the playground as the border [via]
A playground fence that can be as much a part of the playground as the border [via]
Since I am currently neck deep in research design studies and formulating my research proposal, I can completely relate to this. Click image to enlarge.
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.
You can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it. - Art Buchwald
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.
Before… After… You choose which one you prefer (via TreeHugger).
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.
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].
Images from erstwhile Kowloon Walled City in Hongkong before it was demolished. It had a density of 1,900,000 /sq.km.
“a greater deviation between actual and expected earnings increases the probability” of divorce. – Gary Becker quoted in New York Times
“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.”
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.