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Make woven paper balls, and more! | How About Orange

PaperMatrix is an amazing website that catalogs the paper creations of Anna and Lene Schepper. They live in Denmark and have backgrounds in architecture and chemical engineering—and they also make wondrous things from paper. They share instructions and templates for everything on their site. Try a hot air balloon mobile , woven paper spheres , or jar boxes with lids! Update: Find a new video tutorial to get you started right here . http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2012/07/make-woven-paper-balls-and-more.html
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Sindarin Name Frame

March 5th, 2010: a few new rules have been added, and I've noticed that others I thought I had fixed are missing; I'll try to get those this weekend. This generator is constantly looking to improve itself. If you notice any errors or have any suggestions to make it better, please contact me (il_perfido at yahoo dot co dot uk). How does this work, and why is it better than the old generator?
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174,203 Things You Can Do Instead of Watching TV

This is the first post in our Kill Your TV series, designed to help you navigate your television-less existence for the next 30 days. (You didn’t think we’d spring it on you and then leave you hanging, did you?) Today’s post is all about helping you through the first week without your beloved plug-in drug – and filling those hours with something meaningful . While it may seem obvious to those of you who have been without cable for a few years now, we’re here to present the rest of you Kill Your TV participants with 174,203 (almost) things you can do with your life instead of watching TV. (We’re also giving you links to products we like in our newly opened Amazon store , to help get you started.)

Do-it-Yourself DIY String Wedding Lanterns Yarn Chandeliers

Jessica of Wednesday Inc shows us how to make those gorgeous twine chandeliers from the inspiration shoot she shared with us this morning. Using balloons, glue and twine, you can also make these lanterns for your wedding – and then bring it home and use it as your very own mid century lampshade. What you will need are: balloons, glue, yarn, tray for glue, corn starch 1/2 cup of Corn starch, 1/4 cup of Warm water, clear fast drying spray paint, hanging lamp cord or fishing line (depending on your desired final product), and a lighting kit if you’re looking for a fully functional lantern. Jessica recommends using a sharpie to mark on the inflated balloon how much room you need to leave for the lighting cord. http://ruffledblog.com/diy-string-wedding-chandelier/
Hi friends! We are traveling home today from an amazing trip to New York. Here are a few photos that the four of us snapped with our iPhones... http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/

A Beautiful Mess

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2011 : 富士通デザイン株式会社

ICTの普及により、PCやスマートフォンなどのさまざまな機器を通じて、生活者同士が暮らしのあらゆる場面でネットワークを介して多様なつながりを持てるようになりました。富士通は、ICTの製品やサービスを提供する立場から、人々の暮らしに貢献する新しい社会の創造を目指し、コンピューティング技術を人に寄り添わせ、より多くの方々に便利に快適に使っていただけるデザインを追及しています。 本アワードは、これからの人々の暮らしを楽しく豊かなものにするために多岐にわたってきたICTをいっそう活用しサービスの可能性を大きく広げることで、富士通の考える未来を具現化していくために開催しました。国内外のデザイナーを読者に持つデザインウェブサイトdesignboomと、さまざまなジャンルのデザインイベントをプロデュースするDESIGN ASSOCIATIONとのコラボレートにより、世界中から幅広く作品を募集しました。 募集部門は、2013年の富士通のノートPCのプロダクトデザインを募集した“LIFEBOOK部門”と、2020年の新しい生活スタイルのデザインを募集した“LIFE-DESIGN部門”の2部門で構成されており、世界各国から1,000点を超える魅力的なデザインが集まりました。 グランプリ

12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free

http://www.marcandangel.com/2010/11/15/12-dozen-places-to-self-educate-yourself-online/ post written by: Marc Email All education is self-education.
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30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself

post written by: Marc Email When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you.
http://bitelia.com/2012/05/6-recomendaciones-para-extender-la-vida-util-de-las-baterias-li-ion Para los usuarios de teléfonos inteligentes, ordenadores portátiles, tabletas y gadgets en general, el rendimiento y duración de la batería es algo sumamente importante e incluso una gran preocupación. La mayoría de los dispositivos modernos vienen dotados de baterías de iones de litio , también conocidas como baterías Li-Ion , ya que éstas ofrecen una mayor capacidad de almacenamiento de energía en unidades de menor peso y tamaño que las antiguas baterías de níquel. También existen algunas diferencias en la forma en que éstas deben cargarse y almacenarse. Luego de realizar un poco de investigación, descubrí que muchas de las cosas que había escuchado sobre la manera en que se deben cargar y almacenar las baterías modernas, no son otra cosa que mitos heredados de la forma en que se deben tratar las antiguas baterías de níquel. Antes de pasar a las recomendaciones es necesario aclarar que las baterías de Li-Ion tienen una vida útil que puede variar entre los 3 y 5 años.

6 recomendaciones para extender la vida útil de las baterías Li-Ion