Interactive 3D model of Solar System Planets and Night Sky Fantasy Forest Tree House 8:57pm | Aug 21st, 2010 If this looks large to you, imagine how big it would seem to someone half your size or smaller. Like some childrens picture-book come to life, this ‘Enchanted Forest‘ wooden tree house may look a bit kitsch to us as adults from a design perspective – but for kids it is one very cool combination of fairy tale magic and real-life adventure. Held up by a combination of wooden beams and actual tree trunks, a spiral staircase connects this series of interdependent levels to effectively create a single (narrative) structure out of a number of semi-autonomous rooms and floors along the way. Each platform affords places to play as well as increasingly interesting views of the surrounding treescapes. -Via Dornob stumble Tumblr
John C.H. Grabills Photos of Western Frontier Life | Plog — World, N... Posted Feb 23, 2011 Share This Gallery inShare281 Between 1887 and 1892, John C.H. Grabill sent 188 photographs to the Library of Congress for copyright protection. Grabill is known as a western photographer, documenting many aspects of frontier life — hunting, mining, western town landscapes and white settlers’ relationships with Native Americans. Most of his work is centered on Deadwood in the late 1880s and 1890s. Title: "The Deadwood Coach" Side view of a stagecoach; formally dressed men sitting in and on top of coach. 1889. Title: Villa of Brule A Lakota tipi camp near Pine Ridge, in background; horses at White Clay Creek watering hole, in the foreground. 1891. Title: Ox teams at Sturgis, D.T. Title: The last large bull train on its way from the railroad to the Black Hills Summary: Train of oxen and three wagons in open field. 1890. Title: Freighting in "The Black Hills". Title: Freighting in the Black Hills A woman and a boy using bullwhackers to control a train of oxen.
Japanese Museum Unveils A Giant Globe Made of 10,000 Live-Updating OLED... Geo-Cosmos If you want to see what Earth looks like from space, become an astronaut (or, barring that, a space tourist). For the next best view, pay a visit to Tokyo’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation where a massive, nearly 20-foot spherical OLED orb--the world’s first large scale spherical OLED --offers a satellite’s-eye view of the planet in super high resolution. “Geo-Cosmos” is made up of 10,362 OLED panels that display continuously-updating satellite footage of our tiny blue marble, representing what our planet looks like from space in something close to realtime. It replaces an earlier model covered in LED panels, offering museum-goers a full 10 million pixels, a resolution 10 times greater than its predecessor. And like any good museum exhibit, Geo-Cosmos is interactive. [ Tokyo Tek ]
La maison autonome - ACEVE - Association pour la Cohérence Environnementale en ViennE Soleil et vent Aucune connexion au réseau EDF ! Dès le démarrage du chantier, un panneau mobile de capteurs photovoltaïques satisfait les besoins des entreprises et les besoins de propriétaire-bricoleur, le couple campant sur place. Il fait appel à des professionnels pour les fondations, l’ossature bois, la charpente, la couverture et une partie de l’installation de chauffage. Tout le reste a été fait avec sa femme, en deux mois ! La maison est équipée de tout l’équipement électroménager et tout l’outillage d’un atelier et d’un jardin que l’on trouve dans une maison classique.Toutes les lampes de la maison sont à basse consommation, dans le jardin, ce sont des lampes solaires. Plancher chauffant Pour se chauffer, un chauffage au sol solaire et un appoint au bois par insert (1 corde de bois par an) qui est allumé en complément dès que l’eau des cuves descend en dessous de 20°. L’eau, la vie Toujours dans cette optique d’autonomie, l’eau est pompée à 23 m de profondeur. La maison
BACK TO THE FUTURE : Irina Werning - Photographer I love old photos. I admit being a nosey photographer. As soon as I step into someone else’s house, I start sniffing for them. Now its time for KOREA, TAIWAN AND TOKYO. Pancho 1983 & 2010, Buenos Aires Fer 1970 & 2010 Buenos Aires Mechi 1990 & 2010 Buenos Aires Marita y Coty 1977 & 2010 Bs Aires Demian 1989 & 2010 London Cecile 1987 & 2010 France Nico Mella 1990 & 2010 France Oscar 1978 & 2010 Buenos Aires Ato 1992 & 2010 Buenos Aires Lulu Geraldine 1980 & 2010 Bs Aires Ian 1983 & 2010 London Male Sil Flor 1983 & 2010 Bs Aires Nico 1986 & 2010 Buenos Aires Lucía 1956 & 2010 Buenos Aires Marina 1988 & 2010 Buenos Aires Flor 1975 & 2010 Buenos Aires Mati 1977 & 2010 Buenos Aires My Parents 1970 & 2010 Buenos Aires Negra 1980 & 2010 Buenos Aires Ingrid 1987 & 2010 Buenos Aires Sue 1977 & 2010 London Tommy 1977 & 2010 Buenos Aires Morita Sisters 1979 & 2010 Bs Aires Lali 1978 & 2010 Buenos Aires
20 Unique And Creative Ice Cube Trays EmailEmail Who said that ice cubes should be cube-shaped? Silicone ice cube trays can create any shape we want – from snowflakes to brains and guns. 1. Everyone loves Lego! 2. Beautiful snowflakes in your drink! 3. We humans are well known for our highly-evolved sense of humor — as evidenced by Brain Freeze, the ice tray that makes 4 frosty brains. 4. This unique ice tray creates magic wands fit for a fairyprincess – sparkly glittery reusable drinking straws withstar-shaped ice cubes at the tip! 5. What’s that squirming around in your drink? 6. Chill your beverages to the bone! 7. It’s a tropical straw with a frozen twist! 8. Need to dig up a clever party accessory? 9. Planning a princess party? 10. Ice ahoy!! 11. Twilight descends, beverages are poured. 12. It’s time to kick back and chill and here’s a cool way to do it! 13. Feeling a little anxious? 14. Are you always on the go and feeling all wound up? 15. Is your drink packin’ heat? 16. Perfect ice cubes for your geek party! 17.
Permaculture La permaculture (mot-valise anglais formé à partir de « permanent (agri)culture » ; en français : « agriculture durable » ou « culture permanente ») est, à l'origine, une conception de l'agriculture et de l'horticulture durable fondée sur l'observation minutieuse des écosystèmes et des cycles naturels et leur imitation. Elle a été élaborée dans les années 1970 par le biologiste australien Bill Mollison et son élève David Holmgren. En 1981, Mollison reçoit le Right Livelihood Award pour son travail. La notion de permaculture a progressivement été étendue à une conception systématique de l'environnement et à une éthique normative définissant des modes de vie et un fonctionnement de la société souhaitables. En Europe, la permaculture est pratiquée aussi bien dans des jardins privés que dans des fermes de taille moyenne. Jardin cultivé selon les principes de la permaculture dans le Nord de la France. Définition[modifier | modifier le code] Histoire[modifier | modifier le code] Howard T.
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Infinity Pools Optical Illusions Explained | Optical Illusion Games Infinity pools are beautiful, when you are in and around them, they look like the water is endless, or as if it blends either with an infinite amount of water or the sky behind them. We have sketched how they really work; while your eyes are seeing a border of water that blends with the large amounts of water in the background or with the sky. The water at the far border of the pool, actually flows into a reservoir in the back which is pumped back into the pool. Visual representation above created with Google Sketchup. Here follow some beautiful examples of infinite pools found in flickr: Infinite Pool by Sir merv Infinity Pool by mafe Infinity pool at the Alila Ubud hotel by seanmcgrath Bird at border of Infinity Pool by Wili Hybrid Relaxing by Infinity pool by Steve 2.0
L'autonomie est-elle l'avenir de notre société? Chaque homme doit inventer son chemin... mais est-ce véritablement le cas dans nos sociétés modernes? Perdu dans ses finances incontrôlables, ses productions mondialisées et ses entreprises où l'humain et la nature ne pèsent pas bien lourds, le capitalisme d'aujourd'hui semble s'être laissé piéger par sa complexité et son obsession du profit. Et nous, citoyens-consommateurs, courons chaque jour derrière la consommation, l'épargne, le travail, la sécu, la retraite... Est-ce vraiment la bonne réponse à notre quête personnelle de sens et de bien-être? Une solution est en marche qui pourrait résoudre une partie de nos difficultés: l'autonomie. Le royaume des "créateurs-fabricants" C'est aussi le royaume du do-it-yourself, ce mouvement d'individus qui cherchent à tout fabriquer par eux-mêmes. Plus d'indépendance pour un meilleur contrôle des budgets N'est-ce pas la voie pour que chaque économie trouve une plus grande indépendance et donc un meilleur contrôle sur ses budgets et son destin?
Amazingly Creative Drawing Vs Photography This wonderful work has done by a very talented Belgian painter, illustrator, portraitist, caricaturist and photographer Ben Heine. This creative artist was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He Studied graphic arts and sculpture and I also have a degree in journalism. Lets take a look at some of his awesome works that he calls “Drawing Vs Photography” or “Imagination Vs Reality”. Would You Really Cut Off Your Own Arm for a Robotic One?