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Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:45:33 GMT

How Far Do Your Sneeze And Cough Go?

Ever wondered how far your sneeze goes? Or if you can stop germs from spreading by cupping your mouth with your hand when you cough? With a giant mirror and high-speed camera, scientists in Singapore are trying to find out how airborne transmission of flu viruses takes place, or if it happens at all.

While it is likely a flu sufferer can infect others by coughing or sneezing, little is known about the distances a cough or sneeze travels and the volume of air - and viruses - packed into it.

(via Look At This....) Posted by: Gerard      Read more     Source

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:53:16 GMT

Critics Notebook

by Vadim Rizov

You Are All Captains is a hard movie to synopsize: it"s not confusing, but the component parts initially sound boringly familiar. A director-playing a jokey version of "himself"-helps refugee children in Tangiers make their movies, in a series of scenes that repeatedly blur the line between what"s "real" and fake, the children"s vision and his own. This isn"t just meta-reflexive game-playing: You Are All Captains is a movie arguing for the importance and pleasures of a very particular strain of art-house filmmaking that also happens to be an outstanding example of it.

That tradition isn"t necessarily the kind of hybridized, artful documentaries Dennis Lim wrote about recently. Despite its presence at the True/False Film Festival in Columbia, MO this year (a fest devoted solely to documentaries, which just finished its eighth annual run; this was my second time attending), director Oliver Laxe cautioned during an introduction that everything here is, in fact, false. Laxe"s film was mentioned in Lim"s piece, as was Abbas Kiarostami, whose frequently exposes its own artifice. Taste of Cherry ends by exposing the set, and all of Close-Up plays with overtly blurring the line between reenactment, staged reality and actual trial footage. Posted by: ahillis      Read more     Source

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:44:19 GMT

Dicking Around

by Steve Dollar



Charlie Sheen can rant about tiger"s blood until his face turns blue, but he"s a pussy compared to Philip K. Dick. The visionary novelist and short story writer (1928-1982) was a notorious pill-head who averaged one marriage for every decade of his life. A prophet of paranoia and meta-reality, the author spent his final eight years on the planet processing hallucinations he attributed to a divine cosmic intelligence he called VALIS. No mere Vatican assassin, he became convinced that he was a 1st-century Christian named Thomas-the target of Roman oppression-or, variously, under the spirit possession of the Old Testament prophet Elijah.

Nearly 40 years later, it might seem that just about every word Dick typed (and he typed a gazillion of them) has been optioned for or inspired a movie, miniseries, opera, comic book, rock album, video game, trans-fat-free snack or 3D holographic installation-you name it. Only William S. Burroughs can claim as much hipster cachet as a one-size-fits-all generator of cultural phenomena, underpinning everything from cyberpunk to postmodern philosophy. Posted by: ahillis      Read more     Source

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:34:45 GMT

Creative and Clever Beach Towels

Prime TV Promotion Towel: To promote feature length UK drama, these clever shaped beach towels were given out at the beach.

Awareness Message Beach Towel: This unconventional shaped beach towel was created as a part of an ambient campaign to raise awareness to avoid being excessively in the sun.

Grill Towel: 50 towels with a coal grill printed on them were placed at the Gordon beach in Tel Aviv as a part of a creative campaign to increase awareness to avoid being excessively in the sun.

Sand Towel: This clever towel was created as a part of an advertising campaign to promote the travel insurance. At first glance it just looks like any other ordinary white towel but when turned over it has a photo of sand printed on the back that will cover and protect your valuables when you go swimming.

Towel With A Message: This creative towel creates awareness and reminds you to be careful during the summer and avoid being excessively in the sun.

Magazine Beach Towel: During the summer, a popular magazine was looking for a new cover girl. And to encourage girls to participate in the competition these innovative and creative beach mats were given to make them feel as though they were on the front page of the magazine.

Face….. Towel: It ends any possible confusion about which side to use.

Wearable Towel: This cool towel can be worn either in a tunic style or in a toga style.

(Image: Credit).

Measuring Towel: A clever towel designed by Changduk Kim & Jinsoo Jeon allows you to measure your waist.

Beach Bag Towel: This creative beach bag can transform into a towel or a beach mat; designed by Maison Martin Margiela.

Announcement Beach Towel:

$100 Bill Beach Towel: Posted by: Venus      Read more     Source

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 23:59:12 GMT

10 Men's Scents That Women Love

I was recently interviewed for a fun article on women who love men"s fragrances for none other than the Los Angeles Times!

The story originally appeared in the Sunday Jan 9th paper edition, and now is available online.

Click here to find out why I"m crazy about Colonia, by Acqua Di Parma - and why I find it so different from women"s scents. -RLB Posted by: Palacinka Beauty      Read more     Source

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 23:49:51 GMT

Martha Stewart just took a dog to the face

So apparently, home renovation runs strong in Martha Stewart"s household, because even her dog has ventured into the fine art of feng shui by rearranging Martha"s face. And that"s why you never surprise a dog, unless you want a facefull of chi. "I must have startled her, because she bolted upright with such force that she hit me in the face like a boxing glove hitting an opponent"s face," Stewart wrote on her personal blog.

"I was entirely startled and my neck snapped back," Stewart continued. "I felt a bit of whiplash as blood gushed forth from my split lip." SOURCE And that"s why you should never play peek-a-boo with your dog. Seriously, when my baby Kahlua was a puppy, I decided it would be a good idea to try and kiss her on the top of her head. Long story short, I know know exactly what it would feel like to have a ten pound lip piercing. Pass. Posted by: Popbytes      Read more     Source

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 23:44:23 GMT

Google's Translate app gets a conversation mode

One of my favorite online discoveries back when the internet was still somewhat new to me was Babelfish. The ability to instantly translate a block of text (and even entire websites) from one language to another was simply amazing. These days that sort of thing doesn’t seem like quite such a big deal. However, Google still manages to find new ways to amaze us with their various innovations, even in the world of translation.

If you have an Android phone, you can now have access to the new and improved Translate app from Google. The latest upadate has given us a conversation mode. This allows two people with the app to speak into their phones, and have the conversation translated almost instantly. How cool is that? Currently it only works for English and Spanish translations, but other languages will appear in the future. Share and Enjoy:

Posted by: Redferret      Read more     Source

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:04:09 GMT

Cruisin Caskets

For if you want to leave this world in style.
Cruisin Caskets is the first and only of it"s kind. We are a casket fabricating company that creates custom car designs for the car lover that wants to leave this world in style. We are currently taking orders for a 1950"s style Merc coffin.

The specially designed, car-shaped coffin opens as conventional coffins do, with a hinged top portion, and features the same type of upholstered interior as standard coffins. Cruisin Caskets have a fiberglass body and may come in a variety of paint colors and designs. Posted by: Gerard      Read more     Source

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:19:28 GMT

Eddie Borgo Gunmetal-Plated Crystal Cone Bracelet

In one word: chic. I love jewelry that melds that fine line between punk and ladylike and this Eddie Borgo bracelet does the trick with aplomb. Eddie"s a true jewelry talent; how beautiful are these? This gunmetal-plated cone bracelet with pave crystal embellishment and push clasp closure goes great with jeans as it does an evening gown. The all-around cone pattern is super stylish and looks very expensive. I also love this bracelet because it"s surprisingly lightweight. It"s a subtle way to add some dazzle to a conservative outfit or, if you"re daring enough, wear several of them together to make a real impact!

$995, available at Net-A-Porter Posted by: Ms. Jewel Snob      Read more     Source

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:16:05 GMT

Pauly want a pantsing?

No one wants to be pantsed. But who doesn"t like to watch other guys take a shanking -- better still, six guys IN SLOW MOTION?!?! Watch one such NSFW video called Nu Hander det igen (which is Swedish, go figure) from theywillnevercatchus.org after the jump.

(via This Is FYF)

Posted by: Kevin      Read more     Source

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:09:06 GMT

Out magazine's love and sex survey

Out magazine"s February issue, in addition to featuring a smoochy Tom Ford, polled its readers for a love and sex survey. Here are some of the highlights:

> 44% slept with a woman before coming out
> 14% have had more than 100 one-night stands
> 1/3 lost their virginity before they were 17
> 29% masturbate daily
> Midwesterners are least likely to date outside of their race
> 18-25 year olds are most likely to always use a condom while 46-55 year olds have sex the most often
> 70% of those aged 55-65 own a sex toy
> Top six celebs responders most want to have sex with: Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Cheyenne Jackson, Ricky Martin, James Franco, Zac Efron
> 10% have never been in love
> 32% have stayed in a relationship because the sex was good
> 1/10 have broken up with someone via text
> 51% have cheated
> 11% have been paid for sex
> And someone admitted to having sex in a doll museum

Posted by: Kevin      Read more     Source