Throughout history, humans have always been prone to accidents. Our aim is to list the top 10 most expensive accidents in the history of the world as measured in dollars. This includes property damage and expenses incurred related to the accident such as cleanup and industry losses. Many of these accidents involve casualties which obviously [...]
WARNING: SOME IMAGES CONTAIN GRAPHIC CONTENT OR NUDITY From the uprisings across the Arab world to the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan, there was no lack of news in 2011. Reuters photographers covered the breaking news events as well as captured more intimate, personal stories. In this showcase, the photographers offer a [...]
Amazon didn’t just introduce the tablet everyone expected today; the company completely revamped its Kindle line and introduced a new mobile browser that relies on Amazon’s content distribution network and compute clusters in order to speed up mobile browsing. All of this cried out for some hands-on time with the hardware after the live announcement [...]
Adam Kalkin isn’t the only architect to make homes out of shipping containers. A handful of architects, including Jennifer Siegal and Lot-Ek, began using them ten years ago as a gritty reaction against the tidy white surfaces of modernism. But nobody has employed shipping containers more inventively than Kalkin, a New Jersey architect and artist [...]
Barcodes grace almost every product for sale. Given how much package real estate they command, why shouldn’t they look cool? Since 2005, D-Barcode has been creating custom barcodes for a mostly Japanese clientele. They’ve even begun selling their wares to anyone who wants to license them, starting at $1,500 for the design, and $200 a [...]
About: Gyllenhaal is politically active. He shot a commercial for Rock the Vote, and along with his sister, visited the University of Southern California to encourage students to vote during the 2004 U.S. Election. He also campaigned for Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry. He has said, however, that “it frustrates me when actors talk politics; [...]
The Urban Speaker is a new art project consisting of a speaker mounted on a pole in New York’s Tompkins Square Park. Simply call 979-997-3041 and your voice will be broadcast to the passersby on New York’s streets. Say something nice.
Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think alone. Bucolic In a lovely rural setting. Bungalow A small, cozy cottage. Chatoyant Like a cat’s eye. Comely Attractive.
More and more are getting fond of playing remote controlled toy. Xenonproject.com has such a wide selection it is well worth getting in touch especially when it is of quality and at your own preference. RC toys unveil its different varieties- cars, trucks, RC Tanks, helicopters, boats, and the like aside from its sophisticated styles [...]
Some coins are total mysteries. Today we’ll get a chance to look at some of them bearing in mind that one day they can become invaluable.
