Archive for December, 2007

Flash animation to the miniseries “Tin Man”

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Link: The infinite OZ

via: hayungs

Posted on Sunday, December 16th, 2007
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I am shopping, so I am

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Posted on Saturday, December 15th, 2007
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Chairs which look alike raw meat

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Photo © Simon Racheli

Simon Racheli is an artist, who designs simple household objects - which look, however, like raw meat.

via: miniaturebrainwave

Posted on Friday, December 14th, 2007
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Scary Guy fights worldwide against hate and violence

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Scary Guy fights worldwide against hate, violence, prejudices and harassment. His purpose: a more peaceful world.

Since November, 2007 Scary Guy holds publicly talks around the world. Also in schools to win for it children to solve conflicts without fighting.

The youngsters find Scary Guy, whose body is covered to 85 percent with tattooes, persuasive - just because of his appearance.

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Posted on Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
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Move your Avatar with the strength of your thoughts

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Scientists of the Japanese university of Keio have developed a computer program with which an Avatar can be steered, e.g., in Second Life only with strength of thought. The cerebral activities are transmitted with the help of electrodes to a laptop. Then the new Sostware translates the cerebral signals into the orders which steer the Avatar. Sounds almost unbelievable - if we could`nt see it here by film.
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Posted on Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
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A new CIA “Iran Report” - are the Neocons at the end now?

The topical report by the “National Intelligence Estimate” (a union of 16 US Secret Services) about the Iranian nuclear program contradicts the present assertion of the US government, Iran would stand shortly before the atom bomb. Now instead of this it becomes public by this Secret Service Report that Teheran has finished his nuclear weapon program already four years ago.
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Posted on Monday, December 10th, 2007
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3,000 watts on two wheels

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Photo © Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

Interesting article in the NYT (with many great photos) about people who screw ingenious stereo sound systems on her bicycles to themselves: “Biking to a Different Beat. The motocross bicycle of Stephen Sonnylal, 17, at left, bears a 200-pound system with a 50-CD changer. It has 3,000 watts of power and cost $800. “People say, ‘It’s the next best thing to having a system in a car.’ But it’s better because you don’t even have to roll down the windows,” said Nick Ragbir, 18, right.”

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Posted on Sunday, December 9th, 2007
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Amy Winehouse nominated for six Grammys

Amy Winehouse, British pop singer with insanity-soul voice and trendsetter for hairstyling and white nostrils, was nominated for six Grammies. The CD “Back to Black” was sent in the running for the category “the best album”. Their hit “Rehab” received for best song and best video. The Grammy is the most popular music price of the world and is handed on the 10th February, 2008 in Los Angeles.

Amy Winehouse “Rehab”

Posted on Saturday, December 8th, 2007
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Digital Bohème

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Grafik © Stern

Posted on Friday, December 7th, 2007
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Muhammad Yunus - Peace Nobel Prize Laureate and founder of the Grameen-Bank

Muhammad Yunus has founded one of the most successful developing projects with the Grameen-Bank. The Grameen-Bank is specified on microcredits: “Microcredit is the extension of small loans to enterpreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. It has proven to be an effective and popular measure in the ongoing struggle against poverty, enabling those.”

Posted on Thursday, December 6th, 2007
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