Free File Sharing and Storage made Simple. 25 clever ideas to make life easier - StumbleUpon Via: amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com Why didn’t I think of that?! We guarantee you’ll be uttering those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems … some you never knew you had! (Above: hull strawberries easily using a straw). Via: apartmenttherapy.com Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes. Via: unplggd.com Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40 (also works on walls). Via: athomewithrealfood.blogspot.com Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band. Via: marthastewart.com Overhaul your linen cupboard – store bedlinen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match. Via: realsimple.com Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone / iPod in a bowl – the concave shape amplifies the music. Via: savvyhousekeeping.com Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags. Via: iheartnaptime.net
The Next Breadbasket Using hand tools and draft animals, a family harvests wheat in Ethiopia’s famine-prone highlands. Education has helped small farmers become more efficient, but wheat yields are still a third below the world’s average. With more than a third of Ethiopians malnourished, the government is courting industrial farms to help close the gap. By Joel K. Bourne, Jr. Photographs by Robin Hammond She never saw the big tractor coming. “No one even talked to me,” the 45-year-old Chirime says, her voice rising with anger. Chirime’s situation is hardly unique. Sugarcane hawkers await customers on the Nacala railway in northern Mozambique, where Brazil and Japan hope to turn 35 million acres of small farms over to industrial-scale soybean production. Though some corporate farms have pushed small growers off their land, Bananalandia, a 3,500-acre enterprise near Maputo, has improved life for the locals. Many of those hurdles are now falling. It’s an optimistic vision, for sure.
Sharing. Made Simple. - Shared 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. 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. #4 Re-evaluate one long-held belief each day (Intermediate) #5 Take a 30 minute walk each day (Easy) We recommend:
100 Excellent Art Therapy Exercises for Your Mind, Body, and Soul January 9th, 2011 Pablo Picasso once said, "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." It's no surprise, then, that many people around the world use art as a means to deal with stress, trauma and unhappiness – or to just find greater peace and meaning in their lives. If you're curious about what art therapy has to offer, you can try out some of these great solo exercises at home to help nurse your mind, body and soul back to health. If you like the experience, you can also seek out professional art therapy treatment in your area. Emotions Deal with emotions like anger and sadness through these helpful exercises. Draw or paint your emotions. Relaxation Art therapy can be a great way to relax. Paint to music. Happiness Art can not only help you deal with the bad stuff, but also help you appreciate and focus on the good. Draw your vision of a perfect day. Portraits Often, a great way to get to know yourself and your relationships with others is through portraits. Collaging Self
Echorenovate Introducing Residential Wind Turbines The two main types of wind turbine are Vertical axis (VAWT) and Horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT). Vertical axis wind turbines are beautiful pieces of architecture, but at present are more like revolving sculptures, as opposed to the more efficient horizontal axis wind turbines. - See Green Favourites section, and explore the Sustainability Forum links for further information. So, no surprise then that we have opted for HAWT. The blade design has been developed to efficiently match the PMG (permanent magnet generator) design, matching the wind/blade speed & diameter to the coil windings, and hence give carefully balanced electricity to the load. So we achieve optimal output from modest breezes to howling gales, where the clever geometry of the furling tail design (French: "mise en drapeau") pulls the blades away from the wind if it becomes excessive. - We say the turbines are "dancing”. So.
15 Chic and Creative Ways to Tie a Scarf How to tie a half-bow scarf To tie the half-bow scarf, you should first loop the scarf around your neck and tie once– like the first step of tying your shoelaces. Then, take one side of the scarf and make a one loop, as if you were only tying one side of the bow on your shoes. Take the longer section of the scarf and wrap it in front and then behind the entire scarf, next to your neck. Fluff the loop afterwards to taste. How to tie a scarf bow Wrap the scarf around your neck and make sure both ends are even. How to braid a scarf Although it looks complicated, this scarf style is easy to tie. How to tie the scarf rosette belt Wrap a longer scarf around your waist and then twist it until the scarf starts to curl around itself. How to tie a layered knot Start by putting the scarf around your neck so that the ends hang in back. How to tie a simple slip knot Double up your scarf and wrap it around the back of your neck. How to tie the half-bow cinch How to tie the knotted loop How to tie a knot row
Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner: Rare Photos, 1949 Is he the greatest living painter in the United States? That was the direct, provocative question asked in an August 1949 LIFE magazine article that helped cement Jackson Pollock’s reputation. It was a question Pollock spent much of the rest of his life struggling to answer — while desperately hoping to show the skeptics why LIFE was right to even ask such a monumental question in the first place. As the single most recognizable practitioner of Abstract Expressionism — the movement that put America and, specifically, post-World War II New York at the epicenter of painting’s avant-garde — Pollock was a genuine art star. But he soon abandoned the radical “drip” technique that had earned him both fame and, among some art critics, vilification and spent the last few years of his life battling the twin demons of depression and alcoholism. Today, a painting from Pollock’s “drip period” can fetch north of $100 million at auction.
FuturEnergy - 1 kw Upwind Turbine Our 'rugged' Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine range first came to market in Spring 2005. Since then we have supplied over 5000 systems, all over the world. The specially developed Permanent Magnet Generator, straight tailfin with manual stop switch, and our three-blade (1.75 meter) configuration, enable our turbines to create very useful power in low wind conditions, and over 1000W in winds of 12.5m/s. Available in 12V (600w), 24V & 48V versions, they are suitable for battery charging, water/air heating and Grid-Tied/Mains installations. Weighing in at only 18 kilos our turbines are tower-top ready, and will fit on to a standard 50mm steel tube pole. All instructions will be supplied to guide you through the simple assembly and you should be ready to mount and use your turbine in only a few hours. Your turbine will be supplied in 2 shipping containers, weighing a total of 27Kgs, and you will be required to attach the tailfin and blades to the main turbine housing.
Inspirational Bicycle Quotes The oldest and best collection of famous, inspirational bicycle quotes on the web. Riding a bicycle is one of the great metaphors for how to live life, thus these timeless, wonderful quotable quotes. Please submit your favorite inspirational bike quote. We’ll post it here. Life is like riding a bicycle. I thought of that while riding my bicycle. ~ Albert Einstein My two personal favorites. Bicycle Quotation QUIZ Riding a bicycle is one of the greatest metaphors for living life. I never met a bicycle I didn’t like.~ Answer To bike, or not to bike: that is NOT a question. ~ AnswerBicycles are a girl’s best friend. ~ AnswerNearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him a bicycle. ~ Answer More quiz questions. New favorite bicycle quotes: Good thing riding a bicycle is as easy as riding a bicycle. ~ Becca Droz Marriage is a wonderful invention; but then again, so is a bicycle repair kit. ~ Billy Connolly Dear God, O.k. Famous Bicycle Quotes ~ Charles M. H.G.