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How to Make HUGE Bubbles
For best viewing click the gear in the bottom right corner of the video and change the quality to 720p! I had more fun making this video than any I can remember in the recent past. Making giant bubbles may turn into an ongoing hobby. Some of my younger cousins have certainly enjoyed it as well! The bubbles seen in this video all used the three part bubble mix that I show being made. 24 oz Dishwashing Liquid 1 tbsp J-Lube (The most important part for giant bubbles) 3 US gal Water After filming all the shots used in this video I started experimenting with baking powder and found that 3 tbsp added to the above mix improves the longevity and durability of the bubbles significantly. Here is a source for J-Lube as promised (one bottle makes hundreds of gallons of bubble mix): For those outside of the USA it may be difficult to find J-Lube. If you enjoyed this project please share it with your friends, it would really help me out!
Subbable: Subscription crowdfunding for rabid YouTube fans
By Carmel DeAmicis On September 30, 2013 Two brothers — Hank and John Green — have produced online videos since 2007. Known as the VlogBrothers, they gained notoriety for their work on early Web shows such as “Brotherhood 2.0″ and “The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.” In their current series “Crash Course,” the duo teach high school courses for free in a frenetic, fun, and fast-paced manner. But all is not well in the VlogBrothers’ world — the Google money is running out, and they’re not sure how to keep funding the show. Then, Hank Green had an idea. That didn’t stop the entrepreneurially minded VlogBrothers — they just decided to start their own crowd-funding site. Enter, Subbable. “The content for Subbable will be stuff people are addicted to and can’t live without,” Green says. Subbable is still in beta and hasn’t gained the attention of the masses yet. Subbable is like an everlasting Kickstarter for people who want to fund content they love continuously. [Image via New Media Rockstars]
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Stop Fearing, Start Thinking: The Fixperts Social Project | Environment on GOOD
We're lucky. I mean, really lucky. We live in a global culture of makers, imaginers, and inventors. Every single day brings with it amazing, new technological advances. When did people start believing that stuff was too complicated or too far-gone to repair? And we are compliant. But when we don't fix our things, we risk something far more vital than just the money in our wallets. Fixperts, a social project in the UK, is based on one simple idea: Fixing is thinking. "We tend to forget that fixing is really a gateway to creating, making, building, and imagining beyond fixing a cracked drawer in a fridge," says London-resident and Fixperts' co-founder James Carrigan. The last decade has seen a rise in organizations that share the same sentiment. And these organizations—like our company iFixit, a free online repair manual for everything—want to help people foster their own independence, explore their stuff, and learn to fix broken things with confidence. "Repair is global.
Livro colaborativo "O Brasil Compartilhado"
Seven Ways Sharing Can Make You Happy
Though it might seem that there’s not much in the way of silver linings in these dark economic times, there is at least one: as people learn to make do with less, they are discovering the many benefits of sharing. Car-sharing, babysitting cooperatives, and tool lending are just a few of the many creative ways people are eschewing ownership and learning to share the goods and services they need. But sharing can do more than just save you a buck. New psychological research suggests that sharing fosters trust and cooperation in the community and contributes to personal well-being. Here are some of the ways that sharing can boost your happiness levels and help your community thrive: 1. The molecular structure of oxytocin. 2. Credit: Rishi Menon 3. Credit: Leanda Xavian 4. 5. 6. Credit: Shira Golding 7. So, if you want to have better connections with others and contribute toward a better society, start sharing what you can with others.
A revolução colaborativa e o nascimento de um novo paradigma | Sustentabilidade Colaborativa
Um dos períodos que mudaram o rumo das relações humanas foi a Revolução Indústrial. A melhora nos processos produtivos das fábricas e a inserção de novas tecnologias modificaram de forma significativa a dinâmica econômica e social dos países do mundo todo, e teve como principal consequência o nascimento de uma nova relação entre capital e o trabalho. Aliada as novas tecnologias industriais a publicidade também teve papel fundamental na construção de uma cultura, que tinha como principal característica a notória padronização de comportamentos através dos aparatos midiáticos. Porém, de alguma forma a realização do processo de compra e de obtenção de produtos tomou um rumo extremamente marcado pelo egoísmo, ou seja, os consumidores não levavam em conta os malefícios ambientais, sociais e econômicos implicados no ato de consumir, até por que estes fatos não tinham a devida atenção que mererciam. Localização das ilhas de lixo Quais são as principais vantagens dessa forma de consumo?
Atribuições da Secretaria Nacional de Economia Solidária
O Decreto 5063, de 08 de maio de 2004, estabeleceu as seguintes competências da SENAES: I - subsidiar a definição e coordenar as políticas de economia solidária no âmbito do Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego; II - articular-se com representações da sociedade civil que contribuam para a determinação de diretrizes e prioridades da política de economia solidária; III - planejar, controlar e avaliar os programas relacionados à economia solidária; IV - colaborar com outros órgãos de governo em programas de desenvolvimento e combate ao desemprego e à pobreza; V - estimular a criação, manutenção e ampliação de oportunidades de trabalho e acesso à renda, por meio de empreendimentos autogestionados, organizados de forma coletiva e participativa, inclusive da economia popular; VI - estimular as relações sociais de produção e consumo baseadas na cooperação, na solidariedade e na satisfação e valorização dos seres humanos e do meio ambiente;
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Street Party - Meet your Neighbours in your Traffic-free Street
