Tucker is the designer and distributor for Lego’s architecture line, which already offers models of skyscrapers like Sears Tower and the John Hancock Center. Lego “is traditionally thought of as just a toy,” Tucker said. The new models “bring it to a different, more mature, more elegant level.”
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Source: featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com
Monday, May 25, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
The Velvet Revolution
Quantum Science evolves a new understanding of Reality. If you liked What The Bleep, Zeitgeist, The Matrix and An Inconvenient Truth you will enjoy this documentary.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Beatbox Wildcard Winner
Last Friday, Julia Dales won a YouTube contest for the wildcard spot in the international beatboxing competition in Berlin, Germany. There were 150 people from around the world vying for the spot, but it was the video shot in the backseat of a car in the Ashbury College parking lot that impressed the judges.
Read More Julia Dales
Source: www.ottawacitizen.com
The World's Most Expensive Coffee
Kopi Luwak or Civet coffee is coffee made from coffee berries which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet. The civets eat the berries, but the beans inside pass through their system undigested.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org
Read More Kopi Luwak
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Jordin Sparks premieres new song
The 2007 "American Idol" winner, returns to the show tonight (5/13) to debut her new song "Battlefield," according to a press release.
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Source: www.livedaily.com
Read More Jordan Sparks
Source: www.livedaily.com
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Sobek: The Crocodile God
The son of Neith, Sobek was a sort of bodyguard to various gods, especially Ra and Set, and was seen as having a similar function for the pharaoh. In times of need, he gives the pharaoh strength and fortitude so that he may overcome all obstacles. He also protects the pharaoh from all harm, especially evil magic.
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Source: www.touregypt.net
Read More Sobek
Source: www.touregypt.net
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The United States is becoming a member of the U.N. Human Rights Council
One of the true innovations of the three-year-old council is its assessment of the human-rights record of every country in the world, including its own members. Almost 80 countries have been scrutinized. Only time can tell whether this new country-by-country review will effectively change for the better the human rights situation on the ground.
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Source: www.nytimes.com
Read More U.N. Human Rights Council
Source: www.nytimes.com
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