The Top 100 Websites of 2011 With plenty of favorites and new sites to explore, here's our annual look at the best the Web has to offer. What makes a great website? There's a lot that goes into one these days. Universal appeal, good design, and useful features are just the beginning of the list of essentials. Our list of Classic websites remains much the same as last year, though there are some sites that are making the list for the first time (hello, Quora!). The Undiscovered portion of the list—new (or newish) sites that have never been on this list—seems to get a little smaller every year. So read, explore, enjoy, and discuss. One Man, 1,200 Hours, and Over 100 Pencils: City Band, A Monumental Drawing by Chris LaPorte Two weeks ago I was fortunate to spend a few days in Grand Rapids, Michigan at ArtPrize 2012, a sprawling international art fair featuring over 1,500 installations by more than 1,700 artists in venues throughout the city including the Grand Rapids Art Museum, the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, as well as countless art galleries, cafes, sidewalks, and even smack dab in the middle of a river. The entire affair centers around popular vote that determines ten winners (a maximum award of $200,000) as well as several juried awards. You can see the 2012 winners here. One of the most outstanding artworks I encountered in Grand Rapids was this gargantuan drawing on exhibit at the GRAM by artist Chris LaPorte who attended the New York Academy of Art and now lives and works in Michigan. It’s important to note that City Band is not a photo-realistic interpretation of an old photograph, a suggestion that’s often made by other who describe LaPorte’s work.
Zombie Survival Quiz 30 Challenges for 30 Days Did you know that it takes 30 days to form a new habit? The first few days are similar as to how you would imagine the birth of a new river. Full of enthusiasm it gushes forth, only to be met by strong obstacles. The path is not clear yet, and your surroundings don’t agree. So, take a moment to reflect on the question ‘Who do I want to be in 5 years?’ Check out this short TED talk first to get inspired: Now pick one or more challenges and stick with them! However, be cautioned, picking too many challenges at the same time can easily result in a failure of all of them. #1 Write a I-Like-This-About-You note/text/email each day for someone (Easy) This is the perfect way to let someone else know you care. #2 Talk to one stranger each day (Hard) This is a great one to cure approaching anxiety. #3 Take one picture each day (Hard) This one gets harder nearing the end of the challenge because at one point you will run out of the easy shots. #5 Take a 30 minute walk each day (Easy) We recommend:
Kids See Things Differently Than Adults Added on Mar 31, 2011 / Category : Misc / 25 Comments If you are a parent, you have most likely smiled more than once while thinking about how your child views the world. I think it's safe to say that kids look at things a lot differently than us grown-ups. Jeff Wysaski knows all about how kids view things differently than adults. If you like this article, Share it with the world: Top 40 Useful Sites To Learn New Skills The web is a powerful resource that can easily help you learn new skills. You just have to know where to look. Sure, you can use Google, Yahoo, or Bing to search for sites where you can learn new skills , but I figured I’d save you some time. Here are the top 40 sites I have personally used over the last few years when I want to learn something new. Hack a Day - Hack a Day serves up fresh hacks (short tutorials) every day from around the web and one in-depth ‘How-To hack’ guide each week.eHow - eHow is an online community dedicated to providing visitors the ability to research, share, and discuss solutions and tips for completing day-to-day tasks and projects.Wired How-To Wiki - Collaborate with Wired editors and help them build their extensive library of projects, hacks, tricks and tips.
Smart Car Styles The Smart Car what we will be forced to drive quite soon. But look at all of the 'great new choices' we will have from 'The SMART Car'.... The Smorvette! The Smaudi A3 AWD! The Smamborghini! The Smorsche! The Smerrari! And last, but not least, The Smustang Please visit stories, etc. for more pictures, stories, etc. Please visit Videos 2 View for a great video selection!
Un chinez stinge lumanari de la 3... Un chinez stinge lumânări la 3 METRI DISTANŢĂ cu energia generată de loviturile sale Foto: Feng spune ca a practicat această artă de "lovire a aerului" pentru ultimii opt ani, după ce a făcut o cercetare on-line asupra subiectului, potrivit OddityCentral. El a descoperit că "Mâna Shaolin Sunshine" este cea mai simplă dintre cele 72 de abilități de Shaolin, așa că a început să o practice. La început, el a reușit doar să stingă lumânările aflate la doar 3 cm distanță, dar în timp abilităţile sale s-au îmbunătățit şi a reuşit să stingă o flacără de până la 3 metri distanță. Feng susţine că în cei 8 ani de formare a folosit mai multe lumânări şi brichete decât îşi poate aminti și la un moment dat familia sa a ajuns atât de îngrijorată cu privire la obsesia lui încât i-au interzis să o mai practice.