Balance A platform floats in a neutral space. Strange men, identical except for the numbers on their back, appearing as though out of some dystopian future, must work in concert to prevent the platform from tipping. The emergence of a strange box, a new development in this closed and sterile space, disrupts the tedium but also the teamwork, as each man wants to individually inspect and enjoy the box—threatening them all as the platform becomes increasingly unbalanced. Directed by German brothers Wolfgang and Christoph Lauenstein, Balance is a remarkable piece of animation that has held up very well through the years. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 1989 , it has been featured in a few animation collections on video, including the now sadly out of print, “The World’s Greatest Animation”, where it headlined alongside another famous film we reviewed on this site, Nick Park’s Creature Comforts. What shines here instead is idea and execution. Add though a context.
Here's What I'm Thinking When I Make An Angel Investment Stylish social media – what’s happening in the digital fashion and beauty worlds A roundup of everything social media and blogging that’s happening in fashion and beauty. This week we talk Oxfam fashion blogging, some tweet tips from Independent Fashion Bloggers and Hearst Magazines launching a YouTube channel. Could you be the next Oxfam fashion blogger? Are you a fashion forward, ethically concerned writer with creative flare and an eye for true style? Then you could be next in line to join Oxfam’s online community of fashion bloggers… Oxfam blog The Digital Future of Fashion Weeks and Trade Shows – a post that that asserts that fashion weeks and trade shows are industry relics soon to be replaced by digital platforms that are democratizing the fashion industry. Bloggers to replace existing panel on America’s Next Top Model – rumours are they’ve reached out to Bryan Boy among others at the moment. Could YouTube replace women’s magazines?
- StumbleUpon Eating 10 hot dogs in 6 minutes and belching the national anthem may impress your friends, but neither of those feats will do much for your body—at least not much good. Instead, why not train yourself to do something that may actually pay off? We're not talking bench presses and interval training (though those do help). Just study this list, and the next time your friends challenge you to an ice cream eating contest, chow down: You know how to thaw a brain freeze—and 17 other tricks that'll make everyone think you're the next David Blaine. Do Them Right: To mazimize your workout, good form is a must. Cure a Tickling Throat When you were 9, playing your armpit was a cool trick. Experience Supersonic Hearing If you're stuck chatting up a mumbler at a cocktail party, lean in with your right ear. Overcome Your Most Primal Urge Need to pee? Feel No Pain German researchers have discovered that coughing during an injection can lessen the pain of the needle stick. Clear Your Stuffed Nose Read Minds
Documentary Heaven :: Food For Your Brain | Free Online Document How to beat Goliath (or at least thrive in his shadow) | Venture (Editor’s note: Greg Collier is the founder and CEO of Geebo.com, an online classified advertising site. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.) When I launched Geebo.com in May 2000, the goal was simple: Provide a web-based alternative to newspaper advertising. The newspaper industry was my Goliath. That wouldn’t last long, though. Within a few months, I saw Craigslist. Over the next few years, of course, Craigslist grew to dominate the online community classifieds market. Holding your own against an industry giant is a tall order, but it’s not impossible. Differentiate Yourself - Rather than emulate the competition, take advantage of what you perceive as their weaknesses. Take Alternate Routes - When you are steering a startup, or struggling in the shadow of a Goliath, traditional marketing strategies can be too expensive. Our first donations were made to the Sacramento Boys and Girls Club, Sierra Adoption Services, Mustard Seed School, and the Child & Family Institute.
Laura Laine’s Fashion Illustrations Laura Laine is an amazingly talented fashion illustrator. She has studied fashion design at the University of Art and Design Helsinki, with a focus on fashion illustration. After completing her studies she has been working full-time as a freelace illustrator. Her clients include Zara, Tommy Hilfiger, H&M, Iben Hoej, Daniel Palillo, The New York Times Magazine, Elle Girl, The Guardian, and Páp Magazine. Her predominantly black and white illustrations are hauntingly beautiful and delicate, but they sometimes have a rather dark or even eccentric, burtonesque feel to them. The above (apparently mirrored) illustration featuring two young women each holding a fox is entitled “kitsune” (Japanese for “fox”) and was created for Kitsune Noir’s desktop wallpaper project.
10 Best Sexual Drinking Games | Made Manual - StumbleUpon Some of the best sexual drinking games can be done either in an intimate setting with only you and your girlfriend or you can make it a party and have multiple people. The ten most commonly played sexual drinking games are: Nine cans of beer or the floor. In this game you will need about nine cans of beer per person, (NOTE: not everyone will finish this game) a shot glass and a time keeper. Every minute for 100 minutes you take a shot of beer. At first that may seem easy enough but when you add it up it comes out to about nine beers in just over an hour and a half.
Don't Be So Worried About Competition From The Big Guys Creamy Chocolate Fudge | House and Leisure Please Login Please Login or Register to save this image to your HL Moodboard. Image Saved! Your image has been saved to your Profile. To view your collection of images, visit your HL Moodboard. Scrumptious treats for spring… Production and recipes Raphaella Frame Photographs Russell Smith Food Assistant Poppy Gilsenan You will need: 125g butter500g dark brown sugar20ml milk250g milk chocolate, broken into pieces1 vanilla pod300g sifted icing sugar Melt the butter in a saucepan. For more decadently sweet recipes, including Sherbet Fountains, Frangelico Truffles, Hokey-Pokey (a.k.a Honeycomb) and more, refer to page 102 of the September 2011 issue !
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