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How to Advertise on a Porn Website. Driving Conversions on a Budget: Eat24’s All Natural Ad Enhancement Hi, we’re Eat24.

How to Advertise on a Porn Website

If you already know us – hey sexy, welcome back, looking good. If you’re new, let’s catch you up: Eat24 is the Internet’s favorite food delivery app and website. The first rule of Eat24 Club used to be “don’t talk about Eat24 Club,” but that turned out to be a terrible marketing strategy. Anyway, we like to do things differently around here. The Problem: Conversion Rate. How a Near-Death Experience in the Jungle Inspired a Blockbuster Zombie Game. Photo: Antonin Kratochvil/VII Dean Hall was close to death in the jungles of Brunei.

How a Near-Death Experience in the Jungle Inspired a Blockbuster Zombie Game

It was December 2010 and the officer cadet in the New Zealand army was alone on a survival-training mission. Given only two days’ worth of food for 20 days, he supplemented his diet with raw fish and ferns. He slept on a bed of sticks, and by the end of the mission he’d lost 44 pounds from his already lean frame. There were other trainees out there, and he started to plot raids on their food supplies. Martial Arts Lightsaber Paintings Slice Through the Dark. In his new Light Painting KATA series, Patrick Rochon makes fluid designs by moving around in a martial arts-inspired dance while holding custom lightsaber flashlights.

Martial Arts Lightsaber Paintings Slice Through the Dark

“The process is definitely a performance,” says Rochon, who lives in Montreal. “The movement I use is a way for me to express my feelings. I was like, here is my energy translated into an art form.” Kata is in the title because it’s a Japanese word that refers to the kind of repetitive training or choreography that happens in martial arts. All the photos are made in a completely dark room. Pitcairn Islands. The islands are inhabited by the descendants of the Bounty mutineers and the Tahitians (or Polynesians) who accompanied them, an event retold in numerous books and films.

Pitcairn Islands

This history is still apparent in the surnames of many of the islanders. With only about 56 inhabitants, originating from four main families, Pitcairn is the least populous national jurisdiction in the world.[1][4] The United Nations Committee on Decolonization includes the Pitcairn Islands on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.[5] Cut Youtube videos. A visual and interactive experiment on the Parisian underground network.

C’EST DU VOL – Un pickpocket inspire scientifiques et militaires. Extrait d'un reportage d'Arte sur Apollo Robbins.

C’EST DU VOL – Un pickpocket inspire scientifiques et militaires

DR Dérober une montre à votre poignet, un portefeuille dans la poche de votre manteau, quelques billets dans celles de votre pantalon : faire les poches est peut-être un délit, Apollo Robbins a choisi d'en faire un art. Installé à Las Vegas depuis 1996, cet Américain de 38 ans gagne sa vie en volant, pour le spectacle, des objets qu'il rend ensuite à ses victimes, que ce soit dans la rue ou dans des salles de spectacle.

Une foule est toujours un public potentiel. "Je suis comme un joueur de jazz, résume-t-il dans le passionnant portrait que lui consacre l'hebdomadaire américain The New Yorker. Le journaliste auteur du portrait le décrit à l'œuvre dans le hall d'un grand hôtel où sont regroupés une dizaine d'agents commerciaux avec leurs clients. Après avoir choisi ses victimes, il se présente simplement comme un pickpocket. "Tout est dans la mise en scène de l'attention des gens" L'homme explique ses techniques en détail. New Prosthetic Hand Has Sweet Skills, Terminator Looks. Nigel Ackland lost half his arm in an accident six years ago.

New Prosthetic Hand Has Sweet Skills, Terminator Looks

But now he’s got a carbon-fiber prosthetic arm that is strong enough to grip a beer yet gentle enough to clutch an egg. The prosthesis is called the BeBionic3 myoelectric hand and is made by a British company named RSLSteeper. It’s made from a carbon-fiber body, making it light yet strong, and has aluminum and alloy knuckles. The hand can do much more than the typical prosthesis. “A standard prosthetic hand has one pinch, where the thumb and fingers come down together,” said Richard Shapcott, general manager of SteeperUSA, the US branch of RSLSteeper. The BeBionic3 hand, in contrast, has different motors for each finger, allowing them to articulate separately to get a combination of strength and grip. The Top 50 'Pictures of the Day' for 2012. Jun 28, 2012 *Update: The Top 100 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2012 have just been published. Click here to check out the most up-to-date post!

After the positive reception from last year’s “Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2011“, we promised to highlight the top 25 ‘Pictures of the Day’ at the end of every quarter, eventually culminating in an epic Top 100 for 2012. It’s hard to believe we’re at the halfway point for 2012. Jack Horner: Shape-shifting dinosaurs. Sarah Kay: If I should have a daughter ... Chip Kidd: Designing books is no laughing matter. OK, it is. Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.