September 28, 2013 · 6:45 am
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- Isaiah Webb has one extraordinary beard. He can fashion it into nearly anything, even a ramen bowl. All my stupid beard does is get me searched at the airport 😦
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September 23, 2013 · 10:15 am
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- ABSOLUTE WORLD TOWERS — This year’s winner, Canada’s Absolute World Tower 1 & 2 are a part of a residential tower complex. Due to their curved shape and the fact that no floor appears the same, the two towers were nicknamed “Marilyn Monroe.”
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- DUMANKAYA IKON —Istanbul, Turkey’s Dumankaya IKON is an apartment building and shopping center. It’s actually three interconnected towers that are joined on the 12th, 22nd, and 32nd floors.
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- RENAISSANCE BARCELONA FIRA HOTEL — The Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel has a dazzling white façade except on the North side, which is black. The Barcelona hotel also has a vertical garden inside with over 300 palm trees.
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- AL BAHR TOWERS — Abu Dhabi’s Al Bahr Towers has photovoltaic panels that react to sunlight. As the sun moves, 2,000 umbrellas open and close to reduce interior thermal energy by 50 percent.
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- UNICREDIT TOWER — The headquarters of UniCredit Bank, the UniCredit Tower is Italy’s new tallest building. It can be seen from six miles away, and has LED lights that allow it to change color.
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- BURJ QATAR — The 46-story Burj Qatar in Doha, Qatar is topped by a spire that acts as a lightning conductor. The facade is made of multi-layered patterns designed to look like ancient Islamic screens to shade the building from the sun.
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- VARYAP MERIDIAN — Istanbul’s new Varyap Meridian has 1,500 apartments, a five-star hotel, and office space. The outside of the buildings are terracotta-colored near the ground, and transition into blue glass at the top.
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- HOUSE ON MOSFILMOVSKAYA 1 — At nearly 700 feet tall, the House on Mosfilmovskaya 1 is one of the ten tallest buildings in Russia. It has slanting, exposed-concrete columns at its base, and connects to its 430-foot-tall sister tower.
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- THE BOW — Called The Bow because of its gorgeous views of the Bow River, this 770-foot-tall skyscraper is the third-tallest in Canada. It’s also 30 percent lighter than other buildings of its size thanks to the architects’ innovative use of steel and glass.
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- Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou, China is one of the world’s most energy-efficient skyscrapers. It uses wind energy and solar technology, and is the tallest skyscraper on this list at over 1,000 feet tall.
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- ZHENGZHOU GREENLAND PLAZA — Located in Zhengzhou, China, the Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza houses office space and a 435-room hotel. The tower includes a mirror at the top that reflects sunlight down into the hotel’s atrium.
August 7, 2013 · 12:14 pm
This is reposted from The Chive on the art of Lorenzo Manuel Duran –
Lorenzo Manuel Durán is an artist from Cáceres, Spain. Starting with more traditional oil paintings, he found himself inspired one day by a caterpillar eating a leaf. The moment propelled him to try cutting a leaf with a scalpel. That was 2008, and the rest is history.
Through a lengthy process of trial and error, Durán has developed his own leaf-cutting technique, taking great care not to ‘spoil’ the leaf during the cutting process. His main tools are a surgical scalpel and dental-pointed device that helps him remove the cut parts from the leaf.
August 2, 2013 · 6:05 am
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- Brother Bear – Nemo makes a quick cameo in the scene where Kenai disrupts the salmon fishing.
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- The Little Mermaid -Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are among the crowd during King Triton’s entrance.
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- 101 Dalmatians – Lady and Tramp make a quick cameo during the Twilight Bark scene.
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- Aladdin – The Beast appears as one of the Sultan’s toys.
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- The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Aladdin’s Magic Carpet, Belle from Beauty and the Beast, and Pumbaa from The Lion King, are seen on the street surrounding Notre Dame during the “Out There” scene.
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- 101 Dalmatians – Peg, from Lady and the Tramp, appears in the window of Percy’s Pet Shop during the Twilight Bark scene.
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- The Great Mouse Detective – Bill the Lizard, from Alice In Wonderland, is part of Ratigan’s gang.
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- The Little Mermaid – The King and The Grand Duke, from Cinderella, are guests during the wedding scene.
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- Oliver & Company – Jock, Peg, and Trusty, from Lady & The Tramp, make a quick cameo.
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- The Black Cauldron – When Taran, Princess Eilonwy, and Fflewddur Fflam discover the Fair Folk and their underground kingdom, Tinkerbell appears among the fairies.
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- Oliver and Company – Ratigan, from The Great Mouse Detective, and Scooby Doo are hidden among the photos in the “Perfect Isn’t Easy” scene.
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- Hercules – Scar is the slain Nemean Lion.
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- The Princess and the Frog – Aladdin’s Magic Carpet can be seen in the opening scene of the movie.
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- Tangled – Pinocchio is hidden up in the rafters above Flynn Rider during the “I’ve Got a Dream” scene.
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- Lilo & Stitch – When Lilo is watching the falling star, a Dumbo toy sits in the background on the art easel.
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- The Princess and the Frog – Louis pulls on some swamp grass and imitates Madam Mim from The Sword and the Stone.
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- Tangled – As Rapunzel and Flynn read in the library, three classic Disney movies appear in book form: A Sleeping Beauty storybook is displayed next to the window, a copy of Beauty and the Beast lays on the ground, and the Little Mermaid sits atop a side table.
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- Oliver & Company – Princess Aurora can be seen walking in the background.
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- The Princess and the Frog – King Triton appears as a Mardi Gras float.
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- Tarzan – Mrs. Potts and Chip are in Porter’s camp
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- The Rescuers – Bambi and his mother during the “Someone’s Waiting For You” scene.
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- The Princess and the Frog – While Mama Odie sings “Dig a Little Deeper,” she throws around a few items, one of which is Genie’s Magic Lamp from Aladdin.
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- Lilo & Stitch – A Mulan poster hangs on the wall of Nani’s room.
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- Beauty & the Beast – When Maurice and Felipe are lost in the woods they find a road sign, two of the routes on the sign read Anaheim and Valencia. (Anaheim: Where Disneyland is and Valencia: Where California Institute of the Arts is located)
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- Treasure Planet – A Stitch doll sits on Jim’s shelf.
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- The Fox and the Hound – Wart (in squirrel form) from The Sword in the Stone makes a cameo.
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- Lilo & Stitch – The ball from Pixar’s Luxo Jr. can be seen in the background.
July 27, 2013 · 3:54 pm
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- This is a brief summery of Jon Negroni’s mind blowing fan theory that connects all of Pixar’s movies together. Click HERE to read his more in depth explanation.
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July 10, 2013 · 10:09 pm
Want to feel small? The following provides some interesting perspective for our lives.
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May 19, 2013 · 9:44 pm
You will need to click the flags to see the complete picture.
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- BRAZIL – Bana leaf, limes, pineapple, passion fruit2
- AUSTRALIA – Meat pie, sauce
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- CHINA – Pittaya/dragon fruit and star fruit
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- FRANCE – Blue cheese, brie, grapes
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- GREECE – Kalamata olives and feta cheese
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- INDIA – Curries, rice, pappadum wafer
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- INDONESIA – Spicy curries and rice (Sambal)
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- ITALY – Basil, pasta, tomoatoes
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- JAPAN – Tuna and rice
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- LEBANON – Lavash, fattoush, herb spring
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- SOUTH KOREA – Kimbap and sauces
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- SPAIN – Chorizo and rice
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- VIETNAM – Rambutan, lychee, starfuit
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- SWITZERLAND – Charcuteries and emmental
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- THAILAND – Sweet chilli sauce, shredded coconut, blue swimmer crab
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- TURKEY – Turkish Delight (Lokum)
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- UNITED KINGDOM – Scone, cream, jams
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- UNITED STATES – Hot dogs, ketchup and mustard
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