New York's Teardrop: John Craven tracks down a forgotten monument to the 9/11 victims. By John Craven Published: 17:00 GMT, 19 November 2012 | Updated: 18:00 GMT, 19 November 2012 About 50 million people visit New York every year and more than eight million live there but no one seems to have heard of The Teardrop...which is odd because it is a 100ft tall, 175-ton memorial to those who died on the city's blackest day. Learning of its existence by chance, I tried to discover more from locals at Ground Zero, where the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre stood until September 11, 2001, and was met with blank expressions. Expression of grief: The huge bronze-clad monument was a gift from Russia to the US and is located on a remote stretch of waterfront with Manhattan as the backdrop The one person who did know was an official guide but he said: 'I bet 99 per cent of New Yorkers haven't a clue where it is.' Our search began at the World Trade Centre station, where a train took us to Exchange Place in New Jersey.
In the far distance were the skyscrapers of Manhattan. Getting there. Lao Tzu Quotes (Author of Tao Te Ching) (page 3 of 7) m6grcxHE491rwwv7wo1_500.jpg (JPEG Image, 500 × 643 pixels) - Scaled (92%) 50 Pieces Of Wisdom From Songs - Music. First Time Moms: What to Expect in Your First Labor | Organic Mama Cafe. As I get ready to give birth again, I’ve been thinking a lot of past labors and how they feel in relation to second and third labors.
The first time was SO different from the second both in terms of physical ease and, I think, in terms of knowing what to expect and probably feeling a little less fearful. Since so many of my girlfriends and readers are getting ready to labor for the first time, I wanted to spend a little time talking about this today. First, it’s really normal and perfectly fine to feel a little fearful of the unknown. Before my first birth, I had some strong opinions about the kind of labor I wanted to have – natural and unmedicated. I wanted to embrace the strength I knew was inside of me, that my mom and grandma and great-grandmother had shown in giving birth. I knew I was joining a sisterhood of women who had done this before me.
This strengthened me. The best way to get over fear is to examine it, answer it and move past it. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Tao Te Ching Translations. Tutorial: Camera Strap Cover with Lens Cap Pocket. I know, I know . . . there are a ton of these tutorials out there but I thought I'd share how I made these anyways! I really like making these since they're easy, fairly quick to make, and another great way to use up scraps. Very comfy too! My new camera came with a vinyl strap (yuck) and it just didn't feel good. I made two versions yesterday, a patchwork strap and a solid strap. Note: I made these covers to fit the standard sized strap that comes with Canon/Nikon DSLR/SLRs. Supplies: Fabric (various prints for the patchwork strap or 2 prints for the solid) Thread Heavy Weight Fusible Fleece (I used Pellon that I got at Walmart) Fusible Interfacing (doesn't matter what kind) Scissors Rotary cutter/mat (optional but suggested) For the solid strap you'll need to cut: For the patchwork strap: I cut different lengths of fabrics {all 3.75 inches wide) and sewed them together (along the width measurement) using 1/4 inch seam allowance to equal 26.5 inches long when completed.
Construction: 1. Fabric Art Wall Hanging. The Best Obnoxious Responses To Misspellings On Facebook | someecards.com. Mind F*ck Films list - StumbleUpon. Explore Lists Reviews Images Update feed Categories MoviesTV ShowsMusicBooksGamesDVDs/Blu-RayPeopleArt & DesignPlacesWeb TV & PodcastsToys & CollectiblesComic Book SeriesBeautyAnimals View more categories » Added by Alabama1971 on 22 May 2010 04:58 1359885 Views 82 Comments Vote! Mind F*ck Films Add header image Choose file... or enter url: Sort by: Showing 18 items Decade: Rating: List Type: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Alabama1971's rating: Being John Malkovich (1999) The Butterfly Effect (2004) Donnie Darko (2001) Eraserhead (1977) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Fight Club (1999) Identity (2003) Inland Empire (2006) The Jacket (2005) Jacob's Ladder (1990) The Machinist (2004) Memento (2000) Mulholland Dr. (2001) November (2004) Stay (2005) Total Recall (1990) Vanilla Sky (2001) Voters of this movie list - View all These movies will mess with your mind.
Added to 52 votes Listal Members With Most Over 100 Votes of Lists (645 lists) list by imanshole Published 3 days, 2 hours ago 5 comments 22 votes NaZeem. John Dies at the End » New Contest Winners! John’s Article! Shit! Updates » November, 2010 New Contest Winners! John’s Article! Shit! Monday, November 8th, 2010 I did an article over at Cracked.com. Read it with your face’s eyeballs. Also, here are the second round of winners of a free signed copy of the JDatE goddamn paperback! Crochet Soy Sauce Spider by Sam Salinas This is what effort looks like. Group Painting by Jordan Chapman Jordan sent us a step by step series of pictures as he was creating this piece, and it was pretty cool to see it take shape.
Actual Tattoo by John Wait Ok, I’m making this one a winner, but I need you to understand something: This will be the only tattoo that wins. Jesus Painting Laser Gun Thing by Marcos Rodriguez If I had to pick one picture that described “John Dies at the End,” this one would be it. Roach Hand by Justin Ross When I first saw this, I said, “Holy shit,” and sent it to Wong. Clay Sculptures by Shelbie Anderson I can’t stop looking at these. What Are You Up To? John Drawing by Shawna Brown Buy the book, if you wish. 9 Mind-Blowing Pieces of Art Made With Ridiculous Materials. Let's face it -- we've all tried to build a house of cards or make a sand castle at some point in our lives, but most of us get bored within a few minutes and give up. For others it may take an hour, or maybe even a few days... and there are those who devote their lives to making hugely pointless yet amazing things out of small, ridiculous materials.
Such as ... A Fully Livable LEGO House It's no surprise that people can build some amazing things out of Legos. We're pretty sure all those replicas of important buildings they have in their theme parks will come in pretty handy when evolution inevitably turns us all into smurfs. Via WhitespaceA re-enactment of Roosevelt's inauguration, in which he claimed he was "knee-deep in bitches. " However, some individuals have taken their obsession with tiny plastic bricks even further ... and some even manage to make a living off of it.
Via Brickartist.comIf you looked like an 80s computer game character. Yep, that's toasted bread right there. The 50 Creepiest Pieces of Romance Advice Ever Published. Sorry, single people, this week's column is for lovers only. Now that those lonely people are gone, hold that lover close and enjoy 50 highlights from three romantic books that offer tips for every day of the year: 365 Ways to KISS Your Love, 365 Great Ways to Say I Love You, and 365 Ways to be Romantic by everyone's favorite human dispenser of castration chemicals-- Godek.
Warning: romance books are not good. Your reproductive systems are about to crawl out and run straight away from this page. Gregory J.P. Godek is the author of 1,001 Ways to be Romantic and 1,001 More Ways to be Romantic. Godek's idea of clever is writing "Forget-me-not" on a forget-me-not. Is this to convince her that I'm gay or that I forgot which day was her birthday? Ladies, let me save you some time. 1: "Is this because I hate you? 2: "You idiot slut, can I assume the rest of these envelopes are also birthday cards so we can just put this event behind us? " 3: "Hello, Batman? Godek, you fucking dumbass. The 7 Dumbest Things Students Do When Cramming for Exams. Each year before the holidays, college students find themselves staring down the barrel of exam week.
Fortunately, they're totally serious about learning the information and they aren't getting up from this desk until they do! Unfortunately, desperation can only be directly converted into high scores on reality TV. But this crawling panic and insane workload is a great learning experience. College is all about preparing for the real world, and this is one of life's favorite lessons to teach: You've screwed up badly and there will soon be a reckoning. How do you deal with that? GettyPlan A The first and most important thing is to actually deal with it, because running away from college only dumps you in the real world faster. . #7. Getty Listen, students, this might sound crazy but it's important: You are not squirrels. GettyMy INT score is higher than my IQ. Your head won't absorb knowledge because you built a library on your table. . #6. Again, this is just your brain flipping out. . #5. . #4. 13 Real Animals Lifted Directly Out of Your Nightmares.
Nature seems to have a limitless supply of creativity. From giant spiders to gamma ray bursts, nature has gotten more mileage out of the same old material than the writers of The Simpsons. But sometimes the things she comes up with are so goose-fucking insane they make Crispin Glover look like Jean-Luc Picard. We're talking about creatures that seemed to have abandoned all earthly processes of evolution to achieve pure horror. Like... Deep Sea Hatchetfish A.K.A. the Fish That Will Eat Your Soul Also known as the fish of the damned, it appears the only reason we don't hear their curse-filled lamentations is because they're underwater. They only grow to be about four and a half inches long, but their bite-sized terror is potent--they hide in the deep during the day, then rise up at night, returning once more to the abyss as day breaks. The Squid with Teeth (Promachoteuthis Sulcus) Looking like a human mouth surrounded by tentacles, this thing could have come straight out of bad horror anime.
The 5 Most Mind-Blowing Things That Can Be Found Underwater. Exploring the depths via scuba or free diving is one of those things that seems really cool in theory. Then you swim around in a pool for 36 hours, go to the man-made lake you heard had a flooded town and discover a bunch of muddy brick foundations. It turns out that lakes in the Midwest are about as full of adventurous treasures as the towns around them. But, like the 28 percent of the Earth that's not covered in water, if you pick the right spot at the right time of day, you can find stuff down there that will blow your mind.
For instance ... #5. A group of amateur cave explorers discovered a river in Mexico with banks, trees and leaves just like an ordinary river, but with an additional metric shit ton of "WTF," because they were hovering 25 feet over it in scuba gear when they discovered it. Anatoly Beloshchin"We're calling it the Meta-River. " While underwater water doesn't seem possible, the "river" is actually a briny mix of salt water and hydrogen sulfide. . #4. . #3. The 9 Most Devastating Insults From Around the World. "Grandfatherfucker" (Afatottari) Who Said That? Icelanders. Dear God Why? Icelandic swearing is cutely offbeat. It leverages relatively bland sounding terminology and lets subtext do all the heavy lifting. Would you expect the country that hatched Bjork to be any less bizarre? Other helpful Icelandic phrases: "Plunger" (Drullusukkor).
"Girl who drives a truck" (Trukkalessa). When they eventually run out of random items to call one another, they will revert to grittier tactics. "Corpsefucker" (naridill) "Sheepfucker" (rollurioari) "Unclefucker" (frandseroir) It's assuring to see other cultures helping us to push the envelope of what "fuck" is truly capable of.
"I'll make sarma with your penis' skin" (Glirit mortin hed sarma shinem) Who Said That? Dear God Why? Other helpful Armenian phrases: Fun Fact: You can gauge how industrialized a nation is by the percentage of their insults that involve barnyard animals. "Krisnera zhazh tan vred" Let the rats ejaculate on you.
"Eshu Koorak" Son of Donkey. 10 ways to find more pleasure every day. Daily pleasure aren't difficult to find, and can be as simple as looking outside. While happiness can be elusive, sources of pleasure are fairly easy to come by Learning about wine and petting an animal are a few ways to add pleasure to routine Keeping sentimental items and simply smiling are two more pleasure producers (RealSimple.com) -- Go ahead: Indulge yourself. Top your cone with another scoop of ice cream. Then check out these suggestions for creating (even more) moments to savor. I'm not a happiness guy--there's nothing new that I can tell you about how to live a fulfilling life.
Pleasure, on the other hand, is a purely instinctive reaction with a brief life span: 30 seconds to an hour or two, tops. RealSimple.com: 26 low-cost, make-you-smile ideas 1. Of course, you can overdo it. RealSimple.com: 10 ways to be happier 2. 3. RealSimple.com: 25 easy, instant energy boosters 4. 5. RealSimple.com: What is the best thing money can't buy? 6. How to make positive changes in your life 7. 8. 9 Ridiculous Cooking Myths You Probably Believe. We don't expect all of our readers to know everything about cooking. At least some of our readers probably aren't expert chefs (though, yes, we assume that most are).
It's OK if everyone doesn't know how to properly prepare a blowfish, or how to pair the right wine with the right dinner. You're not a master chef by any means, but you still know a few basic food truths, right? Well guess what: You're wrong about those, too. #9. The sandwich is, without question, the best thing ever discovered by man (suck it, penicillin!)
GettyTime for FedEx overnight. That's why coming home to a loaf of stale bread is absolutely the single worst thing in life (suck it, AIDS!). The Reality: Wrong. GettyIt's too late for this loaf. . #8. OK, you can't make a sandwich because all of your bread is stale, so you've decided to make a nice lobster (often called "the sandwich of the sea") instead. GettyBe honest. Except it isn't screaming. GettyNow this is just a useless pot of untortured meat. #7. . #6. Yep! #5. Just Imagine. 2/1/12 at 11:30 am | Comments You may have been told that you have always been a dreamer, as if this were a fault. I can speak here from experience. Family, friends, teachers, and even advisors frequently disparaged ideas that burned brightly in my imagination. I often heard comments such as, “Wayne, you’re such a dreamer. Get real. You are never going to make it as a writer, or a television performer, or a movie personality.
Be realistic—we know what’s best for you.” When I was being discharged from the Navy at the age of 22, my superiors warned me that starting college at my “advanced age” was loaded with uncertainty, particularly since I had no higher education experience, and I would be competing with younger recent high school graduates. As a young boy in a foster home, I almost always ignored other people’s ideas about what I should be thinking or doing—I simply was indifferent to their opinions regarding what I could imagine for myself.