Finding Free Photos

a list of great resources for free photographs, for example a Hungarian site called Stock Exchange …

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Pumpkin Gang

More pumpkins: Pumpkin Way. This is another one of those cutting-edge horizontal scroll sites.

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3D Steregrams.

Link here .

 

Some people hate these things. I don't. Single Image Stereograms Gallery.

This is the first time I've seen Stereogram Movies.

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Ethnic Slurs. insults a-la-carte.

Courtesy of Wikipedia: a handy list of ethnic slurs.

The following is a list of ethnic slurs that are, or have been, used to refer to members of a given ethnicity (or in some cases, nationality, region or religion) in a derogatory or pejorative manner. The term is listed, followed by its primary user(s) and a definition.

Warning: Some of these are really offensive.

A few examples that are new to me:

• Babaloo - (North America) a Cuban American - after the nightclub and phrase associated with Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz)
• Hamburger Heifer - (U.S.) term for an obese young woman from the Midwest - pun on the budget food product Hamburger Helper and Heifer (a young cow)
• Mackerel snapper - (Protestant North American) a Roman Catholic (reference to fish on Fridays)
• Porch Honky - (U.S.) lazy white person
• Urkel - (U.S.) a black man that acts like a geek, from Steve Urkel, a major character on the TV show Family Matters

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Soda Eruption. Your mom will love it.

Soda Eruption

Fun with food: Mentos candy + a large bottle of soda = Geyser.

Video here.

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Camouflage uniforms of the World

No sign of Djej-Eaters though.

Camouflage uniforms of the World

 

Be Prepared... Baden-Powell quotes.

”No one can pass through life, any more than he can pass through a bit of country, without leaving tracks behind, and those tracks may often be helpful to those coming after him in finding their way.” Sir Robert Baden-Powell.

if you’ve walked the path and know what a cabestan is, you’ll like more of his quotes on wikiquote.

X-rays of kids who swallowed toys.

Mark Frauenfelder: Pat York says: "Here is a series of X-rays showing stuff kids have swallowed including ni-cad batteries, open safety pins, coins. My favorite? X-ray of a kid's stomach with all the pieces of a magnetic toy re-aligned after he's swallowed them one by one."
<via Boing Boing> X-rays of kids who swallowed toys and coins
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Tetris shaped filing system

Mark Frauenfelder:
Inhabitat writes about a shelving system made from modular Tetris shaped boxes. They look really nice. Tetris Shelving <via Boing Boing> … (Thanks, Dan!)  via

Satellite image of Dubai's Projects. Spectacular !

"Never before have projects of this magnitude been imagined, let alone undertaken."

 Dubai : The Corporate Office, Dubai Government, and property developer Nakheel have won global recognition for The Palm and The World.

via Gulf News

Seven sins.... Potatoed.

Here's another version of the seven sins but now in Mr. Potatohead words.

via Boing Boing.

USBarbie... girly geeky.

that’s one way to introduce kids to technology. Lipstick USB anyone ?

Cory Doctorow: This is the bestest Barbie doll mod ever: a doll with a USB keychain drive in her chest, with a pop-off head that reveals the USB prongs sticking out of her neck. Link (via Boing Boing via Gizmodo)

Test your connection speed

WUGNET - Speed Test

Skyline Ranking.

Emporis has a list of the top 100 skylines in the world: Skyline Ranking. Guess what ? Dubai ranks 36.

This listing ranks cities by the visual impact of their skylines. It is drawn entirely from statistics in this website's database, and reflects only completed high-rise buildings as defined by the Emporis Data Committee (EDC). This calculation does not include TV towers, masts, bridges, or other structures.

About the formula: Each building is assigned points based on its floor count (see the table to the right). The point total for each city is calculated automatically and displayed.

Skyline Ranking

Fly to Vote.... Group prices.

For those of you who wanted to travel to Beirut (to vote or not to vote)...

Born in Lebanon in the 40ies, 50ies, 60ies, 70ies, 80ies, you lived abroad, were brought up abroad, and you visit home every now and then since the booming 90ies? On Monday March, 14th 2005 you felt frustrated of not being part of those millions citizens claiming for FREEDOM? And for 2 months now, you keep wondering and looking all over the place for something to do for your country?

Be an active actor for a future independent and sovereign Lebanon: go there and vote for next elections!

As we can't have the elections done in our embassies, and as it might take time to get that Right one day, let's go and take part of the elections in Lebanon!

He's the Man.

mail received from a friend. Well done E.

Because I'm a Man

Because I'm a man, when the car isn't running very well, I will pop the hood and stare at the engine as if I know what I'm looking at. If another man shows up, one of us will say to the other, "I used to be able to fix these things, but now with all these computers and everything, I wouldn't know where to start." We will then drink beer and break wind as a form of Holy Communion.

Because I'm a man, when I catch a cold, I need someone to bring me soup and take care of me while I lie in bed and moan. You're a woman. You never get as sick as I do, so for you this isn't a problem.

Because I'm a man, I can be relied upon to purchase basic groceries at the store, like milk or bread. I cannot be expected to find exotic items like "cumin" or "tofu." For all I know, these are the same thing. And never, under any circumstances, expect me to pick up anything for which "feminine hygiene product" is a euphemism. (F.Y.I. guys cumin is a spice and not a bodily function)

Because I'm a man, when one of our appliances stops working, I will insist on taking it apart, despite evidence that this will just cost me twice as much, once the repair person gets here and has to put it back together.

Because I'm a man, I must hold the television remote control in my hand while I watch TV. If the thing has been misplaced, I may miss a whole show looking for it (though one time I was able to survive by holding a calculator)...applies to engineers mainly.

Because I'm a man, there is no need to ask me what I'm thinking about. The answer is always either sex, cars or football. I have to make up something else when you ask, so don't ask.

Because I'm a man, I do not want to visit your mother, or have your mother come visit us, or talk to her when she calls, or think about her any more than I have to. Whatever you got her for Mother's Day is okay; I don't need to see it. And don't forget to pick up something for my mother too.

Because I'm a man, you don't have to ask me if I liked the movie. Chances are, if you're crying at the end of it, I didn't.... and if you are feeling amorous afterwards...then I will certainly at least remember the name and recommend it to others.

Because I'm a man, I think what you're wearing is fine. I thought what you were wearing five minutes ago was fine, too. Either pair of shoes is fine. With the belt or without it, looks fine. Your hair is fine. You look fine. Can we just go now?

Because I'm a man, and this is, after all, the year 2005, I will share equally in the housework. You just do the laundry, the cooking, the cleaning, the vacuuming, and the dishes, and I'll do the rest... like looking for my socks, or like wandering around in the garden with a beer wondering what to do.

Restez Au Liban.

• Pour les premières amandes vertes que l'on croque, trempées de sel, et qui sonnent le glas de l'hiver,


• Pour l'arbuste du balcon que l'on croyait mort et qui refleurit inexplicablement en décembre,


• Pour le grincement familier de la balançoire sur laquelle on s'assoupit, enivrés de soleil, dans le chant des cigales,


• Pour les klaxons « sauvages » d'un mariage d'été qui nous précipite pourtant tous au balcon pour voir si la mariée est belle,


• Pour ces tribus de parents qui attendent à l'aéroport le retour au pays de l'enfant prodigue, et qui arrivent toujours beaucoup trop tôt,


• Pour cette vieille mémé qu'on a refusé de mettre à l'asile malgré l'appartement de Beyrouth trop étroit, et que son fils continue d'embrasser chaque soir,


• Pour cette femme voilée qui fait, au mois de mai, le pèlerinage de notre dame du Liban « Harissa »,


• Pour le jeune policier du carrefour qui fait semblant de rêver quand on traverse un feu orange,


• Pour le « Ya hala » claironnant du steward qui nous accueille sur l'avion de Beyrouth,


• Pour cet automobiliste souriant en trois pièces cravate qui, un soir de Nouvel An très pluvieux, vous change votre pneu, sans rien vous demander,


• Pour ce soleil lumineux de janvier qui nous fait douter que la tempête terrifiante de tout à l'heure ait vraiment eu lieu,


• Pour la voix si triste de Feyrouz qui réveille en nous une âme enfouie de villageoise d'opérette,


• Pour l'odeur de la « mankouché » du matin qui est bien plus qu'une galette au thym, comme la traduit bêtement le dictionnaire,


• Pour ces cerises de juin si noires qu'elles colorent de violet les langues des enfants,


• Pour la maison d'en haut qu'on fait plus belle que l'autre, parce que c'est là qu'au soir de notre mort, on accueillera les gens du village,


• Pour les soirs de juin sur la terrasse, pour la vigne de septembre qui finit par nous offrir une grappe, pour les gardénias de mai,


• Pour l'odeur mouillée de la terre après la première pluie,


• Pour ne pas avoir froid, pour ne pas avoir peur, pour ne pas vivre seul, pour...

Pour tout cela ..... Restez au Liban

The world's first undersea restaurant

From Best Stuff: The World's First Undersea Restaurant Opens.

The first-ever undersea restaurant in the world has been introduced at the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. Ithaa sits five meters below the waves of the Indian Ocean, surrounded by a vibrant coral reef and encased in clear acrylic, offering diners 270 degrees of panoramic underwater views.

I wonder if they serve sushi?

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Waistbank Stretcher

Waistband Stretcher

This product is a Great Idea Award Winner: Trouser Waistband Stretcher.

Don't forsake comfort when your waistline fluctuates. This waistband stretcher lets you add from one to five inches (dependent upon size of garment) to the waist of cotton pants and skirts. Just moisten the garments waistband, insert the waistband stretcher, extend the garment to the desired size and let dry. Stretcher is constructed of durable plastic, and can be adjusted to fit waistbands from 21 to 45 inches.

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Quote of the Day

Sir Arthur Eddington

"We are bits of stellar matter that got cold by accident, bits of a star gone wrong."