Upcycle Weapons
Fonderie47′s mission is to significantly reduce the number and the impact of AK-47s in Africa. Sales of the jewellery finances non-governmental organizations like the Mines Advisory Group, which destroys the weapons. The purchase of each piece also funds the destruction of a specific number of assault rifles.
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The true joy of life
Inspiring quote by George Bernard Shaw:
This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. Being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as I live it is my privilege - my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I love. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me; it is a sort of splendid torch which I've got a hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.
Disney's Appmates - the future of iPad gaming
A new iPad interface which lets the user (or small and big Kids) control a Cars-themed iPad games using the toys above.
The toy cars have special conductive pads that are recognized by the iPad and interpreted by the app.
Occupy George
"Money talks, but not loud enough for the 99%. By circulating dollar bills stamped with fact-based infographics, Occupy George informs the public of America's daunting economic disparity one bill at a time. Because money knowledge is power"
Take a look at: http://occupygeorge.com
PS: "Today only the foolhardy would dismiss a movement reflecting the anger and frustration of ordinary citizens from all walks of life across the world." FT editorial (17 oct 2011)
Why Man Creates
“Why Man Creates”, a documentary short about creativity made by Saul Bass in 1968.
A series of explorations, episodes and comments on creativity by Saul Bass, a master of conceptual design, this film is one of the most highly regarded short films ever produced. Humor, satire and irony are combined with serious questions about the creative process and how it comes into play for different individuals. A fascinating cornucopia of trenchant ideas and important truths, it is stimulating and enjoyable for a very broad spectrum of ages and interests. Organized into eight major sections, the Edifice, Fooling Around, the Process, Judgement, a Parable, Digression, the Search, and the Mark, Why Man Creates is appropriate wherever creative problem-solving is the goal.
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A New Kind Of Tourism In An Innovative City Guide
Founded in Barcelona in 2003, Le Cool publishes the weekly ‘Le Cool Magazine,’ in 10 different cities across Europe. As well, they have launched the second edition of their Weird and Wonderful Guide to Barcelona.
This new innovative guide book combines stories and spots where a friend would take you, as well as depicts Barcelona’s present landscape through design, photos and illustrations.
The Weird and Wonderful Guide to Barcelona is not a tourist guide, but a compendium of secrets. It’s written by locals who know and love their city, who carefully hoard their gems to share with visitors and fellow citizens. Our experience in the city is ordered out by hours, from sunrise at 6am to a sweet snack at 5:30am thus making the guide very easy to navigate following a chronological order.
In this guide we can find out how to sneak pass the guards to have a swim in Barcelona’s Olympic pool, read interesting references to Gaudi’s architect from a different perspective, as well as finding 5º 1ª Hair Saloon which is equipped with a cocktail bar and trims the hair of local music artists.
Honor to the player
Michael is an average looking guy who plays with the PlayStation. Michael is one of us, gamers, geeks, and lovers of beautiful commercials.
Reconstructions from brain activity
"Observers viewed the movie at top left while fixating on a central dot. The averaged high posterior (AHP) reconstructions are shown at left (see main text and Figure S2) for all three subjects S1, S2, and S3. The movies at right are the seven clips with the highest posterior probability, shown in order from most (left) to least (right) probable. The leftmost clip in this group is the MAP reconstruction, the single clip from the sampled prior that had the highest posterior probability. Note that all clips in the reconstructions are updated at 1 Hz, the BOLD signal sampling rate. The AHP reconstructions recover both the structure of the scenes and smooth changes over time (for example, see the spreading of the inkblot and the elephants moving across the scene)."
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