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Atlanta - City in the Forest: The Expandable Mobile Mini House If the idea of spending days on the road in a tent or trailer doesn’t sound appealing, consider Stéphanie Bellanger‘s Mobile Mini House. The spacious yet compact concept home is inspired by John Lautner’s Chemosphere house and has an ingenious expanding floor plan that features a bathroom, living room, bedroom, kitchen, and office. Bellanger’s design also has ample storage space for clothing, books, and more. The Mobile Mini House’s walls and floors run on rails which allow them to easily fan out to a comfortable 252° radius. + Stéphanie Bellanger Via My Modern Metropolis Eco-Dome: Moon Cocoon - Cal-Earth Building Designs The Eco-Dome is a small home design of approximately 400 square feet (40 sq. meters) interior space. It consists of a large central dome, surrounded by four smaller niches and a wind-scoop, in a clover leaf pattern. Learning and building an Eco-Dome is the next stage after building a small emergency shelter and provides hands-on learning experience in the essential aspects of Superadobe construction. The finished "very small house" is self-contained and can become a small guest house, studio apartment, or be the first step in a clustered design for community use in an Eco-Village of vaults and domes. Built from local earth-filled Superadobe coils (earth stabilized with cement or lime).Tree free.Maximum use of space through alternative options. The Blueprints for this design are approved and built in Hesperia City and San Bernardino County, California, as well as other regions nationally and internationally. Note:

League of California Cities Did you know that, under certain home rule provisions in California's state constitution, voters can exercise a greater degree of local control than that provided by the California Legislature? Becoming a charter city allows voters to determine how their city government is organized and, with respect to municipal affairs, enact legislation different than that adopted by the state. In 2001, the Institute for Local Government, nonprofit research affiliate of the League and the California State Association of Counties, teamed up with the Hastings Public Law Research Institute to create an informational resource for those interested in understanding more about this special form of local control.

The World's Most Secret Garage Entrance Is Like A Tunnel To Tron *puts on investigator hat* Gentlemen, the game is afoot. We have a certain number of clues and we must review each one carefully. Our first clue is that this garage is somewhere in the United Kingdom, not a big clue but it does remove suspicion from the usual suspects, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Middle East, etc. Next, this has to be somewhere that's got quite a lot of space. The third clue is somewhat obvious, this gentleman has quite a lot of money. Fourth, look at the color of the walls and asphalt. dark and somber with no interior lighting, only the lights of the vehicles as they pass by act as a source to see their surroundings. A British millionaire, living in a dark and somber town with a secret underground tunnel modified to his/her exact specifications such that supercars may pass through unheeded of the traffic above? There's only one town in the world. Gotham, Nottinghamshire. This man is Batman.

Cryptography When I wrote my first book, Fermat’s Last Theorem, I made a passing reference to the mathematics of cryptography. Although I did not know it at the time, this was the start of a major interest in the history and science of codes and code breaking, which has resulted in a 400-page book on the subject, an adaptation of the book for teenagers, a 5-part TV series, numerous talks and lectures, the purchase of an Enigma cipher machine and the development of an interactive crypto CD-ROM. In the Crypto Corner, you will find details about my book on cryptography (The Code Book), information about my TV series based on the book (The Science of Secrecy) and you can explore the Black Chamber, which is an interactive encryption and codebreaking section. You will also find a section about the Cipher Challenge, there are some cryptograms (coded messages) for you to try and crack, a free downloadable CD-ROM version of The Code Book, and a quick Q&A based on the questions I am most often asked.

McDonald's Outside of America Looks Way More Awesome Facts About Hockey Pucks To succeed as a hockey player, you need to develop a specific set of skills and possess a broad range of physical abilities. You need speed, strength, endurance, elusiveness and, most of all, balance. The process of getting into hockey playing shape usually involves acquiring or reacquiring all these attributes prior to the beginning of the season. Skating is the foundation of a hockey player’s game, and skating practice will be a major factor in helping you get into shape. Hockey requires you to have the ability to transfer power between your upper and lower body while maintaining balance and momentum. Flexibility is as crucial as strength and stamina for a hockey player, and body-weight exercises will increase your level of flexibility, along with your agility and balance. Diet is sometimes neglected as aspect of sports training, but it’s crucial for getting you into shape for hockey. Remember that being in game-shape involves more than simply preparing your body.

Workplace Wonderland Davison International Inc., a 285-employee company that designs and creates kitchen gadgets, toys and other consumer products, relocated in 2006 to a 61,000-square-foot building in Pittsburgh, Pa. Its interior, which followed a year-long, $5 million renovation, is intended to encourage creativity and a positive attitude among staff. One third of its inventions are its own creations. Inventalot Courtesy Davison This castle, Inventalot, has a round table for meetings. Pirate Ship Courtesy Davison Stationed aboard the pirate ship are a handful of product designers who specialize in children's toys. Giant Shoe This giant shoe is a work space intended to inspire ideas for new baby products. Animal House The blue house is where Davison staff researches and designs pet products like the Hydro Bone -- a rubber toy that releases water as the dog chews, and which sells for around $10. Continued Kitchen products are conceptualized in this house. A tree house serves as Mr.

Adapted to a Challenging Terrain: Villa Midgård in Stockholm Villa Midgård was designed by Stockholm-based studio DAPstockholm and is a three-level modern residence located in Stockholm, Sweden. The client’s brief required a home with a maintenance‐free facade, tall rooms and openness towards the surrounding natural landscape. The result is a building with no less than seven facades.

Sculptural Staircase by Philip Watts Design Philip Watts Design is an award-winning creative design and build team based in Nottingham, UK. Founded in 1993, the company has successfully designed over 500 products, worked on over 100 interior projects, and completed 150 unique bespoke installations world wide. The extensive collection of products produced by Philip Watts Design includes all aspects of creative architectural ironmongery, lighting, contemporary urinals and sanitaryware. But it was this particular sculptural staircase that really caught our eye. It features glass and timber details and was a bespoke design for a private residential interior in North Hampton. The breath-taking design takes the form of a backbone that weaves its way between two floors and appears to melt into the lower floor in a metallic puddle. This is certainly one of the most creative staircases that we have seen at Freshome.

Hanging Infinity Pools in Bali at Ubud Hotel & Resort Bali is a small island in Indonesia, a magical place, known worldwide due to its rich culture and mesmerizing landscapes. For today, we will present Ubud Hanging Gardens Hotel, a man-made attraction. The most striking of the hotel’s design features is a large, multi-leveled infinity pool, with curves that are said to copy the shape and beauty of the hills nearby. Astonishing Toothpick Sculpture: Rolling through the Bay by Scott Weaver [Video] With enthusiasm and hard work, a gifted artist can create stunning things. What you are about to see is a fantastic toothpick sculpture depicting the life in San Francisco. Made from over 100,000 toothpicks over the course of 35 years, the “Rolling through the Bay” toothpick sculpture was created by Scott Weaver, an artist who has been building toothpick sculptures since he was 8 years old, back in 1968.