Ham and Heroin

“Photographer Traer Scott’s endearing portraits of...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:04:18 -0800

“Photographer Traer Scott’s endearing portraits of dogs living in American shelters are irresistible and heart-rending - and make a passionate appeal to dog lovers everywhere. The portraits reveal the strikingly intense emotion, dignity and, sometimes, humour and whimsy that Scott saw in each face despite the dog’s circumstances. By documenting the undeniable expressions of emotion in the dogs encountered in her volunteer work, Scott raises awareness of animal rescue causes, and especially the need for more adoptive homes for abandoned dogs. This book of true portraits of fifty beautiful shelter dogs is a poignant and loving tribute to all dogs.”

“Shelter Dogs“ the book, is available at ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) website with 100% of the proceeds going to that non-profit organization.

Visit Traer Scott’s website here.

Scott Beale

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:00:00 -0800

Scott Beale

"I never felt the urge to jump off a bridge, but there are times I have wanted to jump out of my..."

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:59:51 -0800

“I never felt the urge to jump off a bridge, but there are times I have wanted to jump out of my life, out of my skin.”

- David Levithan

Amen.

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:56:00 -0800

Amen.

Japanese painter Riusuke Fukahori uses a patience-trying...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:18:15 -0800

Japanese painter Riusuke Fukahori uses a patience-trying technique to paint 3D fish by drawing them one 2D resin-sealed layer at a time.

"Don’t be yourself. Be someone a little nicer."

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:07:49 -0800

“Don’t be yourself. Be someone a little nicer.”

- Mignon McLaughlin

“Morning Mug” by Damian O’Sullivan. Buy it...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:06:16 -0800

“Morning Mug” by Damian O’Sullivan. Buy it here.

One Hello World

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:16:45 -0800

One Hello World:

Site of the day.

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Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:15:53 -0800

Song of the day: “Mary” by Sparkadia

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:55:55 -0800

Song of the day: “Mary” by Sparkadia

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Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:50:41 -0800

“Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again....

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:50:24 -0800

“Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what they are? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, the way you move. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel. And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel? You must work, we must all work, to make the world worthy of its children.”

- Pablo Picasso

(Source: behaved)

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:38:22 -0800

(Source: behaved)

"You can tell how smart people are by what they laugh at."

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:11:32 -0800

“You can tell how smart people are by what they laugh at.”

- Tina Fey

How To Be Alone

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:35:54 -0800

How To Be Alone

“We think we know what we are doing. We have always thought so. We never seem to acknowledge that we...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:49:24 -0800

“We think we know what we are doing. We have always thought so. We never seem to acknowledge that we have been wrong in the past, and so might be wrong in the future. Instead, each generation writes off earlier errors as the result of bad thinking by less able minds - and then confidently embarks on fresh errors of its own.”

- Michael Crichton

Song of the day: “Soul Like Khan” by Soul Khan

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:19:32 -0800

Song of the day: “Soul Like Khan” by Soul Khan

2012, you’re up. Let’s see what you can do.

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:57:00 -0800

2012, you’re up. Let’s see what you can do.

Like a gem-studded overcoat, the diamond weevil’s jet-black...

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:14:00 -0800

Like a gem-studded overcoat, the diamond weevil’s jet-black wings are covered by pits filled with sparkling, rainbow-colored scales. Researchers have studied these “diamonds” since the weevil’s discovery in the early 19th century but, until recently, no one knew know how the scales reflected so much light.

A new high-tech investigation reveals the diamonds are just that: chitin in a diamond-type arrangement that’s optimized to throw off brilliant greens, yellows and oranges. What most people call diamonds are made of carbon, but other materials can take on the same crystal structure, called diamond cubic.

“Materials scientists could look to these scales to inspire new materials, but we don’t yet know how they are made,” said biophysicist Bodo Wilts of the University of Groningen, co-author of a Dec. 21 study of the scales in Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

“We’ve got some catching up to do,” Wilts said. “The nature-produced tiny structures are far beyond any human designs.”

The scales are a type of three-dimensional crystal, called a photonic crystal, which is much like an opal. Each kind of photonic crystal reflects a specific wavelength of light at a specific orientation. Other crystals lacking a regular 3-D structure, meanwhile, aren’t as brilliant or iridescent.

Wilts’ team used a battery of tools to investigate the photonic studs the inch-long weevil, the Brazilian species of which is known as Entimus imperialis (pictured above). Follow along in this gallery. [via.]

“Golden State Wall Art” by 33stewartavenue. Buy it here.

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:20:38 -0800

“Golden State Wall Art” by 33stewartavenue. Buy it here.