The Game of Chairs will determine who will be king or queen of Jesteros. Four players will march around three chairs while music plays until one remains. Who will take the crown in this game of musical chairs? Robb, Cersei, Joffrey, Daenerys or…? — via Youtube
This cute little squid loves to swim in the ocean, making ink blobs in the sea — via Etsy
Magnets can easily be attached to many things using Heat Shrink Tubing. The tubing, designed to insulate electric connections, can be found in most hardware stores in the electric supply area — via Instructables
Tony Snowgood
Originally aired on ABC TV: 09/04/2015 — via Youtube
— via Etsy
FedEx agreed to buy Dutch parcel-delivery company TNT Express for 4.4 billion euros ($US4.8 billion), predicting it can succeed where bigger rival United Parcel Service was blocked by regulators in 2013.
TNT, originally Thomas Nationwide Transport, was founded in Sydney by Ken Thomas in 1946. The company merged with Hungarian refugee Peter Abeles’ transport company, Alltrans Group, in 1967. Alltrans was famously started with Sir Peter’s two trucks dubbed Samson and Delilah.
Though the merged company scrapped the Alltrans name, Sir Peter was a significant driver in TNT’s huge expansion with his motto: Anything, anywhere, any time
. The company began to expand internationally with the purchase of a California truck line in 1969.
Key to the company’s expansion was Sir Peter’s close relationship with media mogul Rupert Murdoch, which was developed when the pair took joint control over Ansett in 1979, with TNT winning the contract to distribute Murdoch’s British newspapers.
TNT was eventually taken over by Koninklijke PTT Neder-land for $2 billion in 1996 in one of the largest mergers in Dutch history — via redwolf.newsvine.com
FedEx agreed to buy Dutch parcel-delivery company TNT Express for 4.4 billion euros ($US4.8 billion), predicting it can succeed where bigger rival United Parcel Service was blocked by regulators in 2013.
TNT, originally Thomas Nationwide Transport, was founded in Sydney by Ken Thomas in 1946. The company merged with Hungarian refugee Peter Abeles’ transport company, Alltrans Group, in 1967. Alltrans was famously started with Sir Peter’s two trucks dubbed Samson and Delilah.
Though the merged company scrapped the Alltrans name, Sir Peter was a significant driver in TNT’s huge expansion with his motto: Anything, anywhere, any time
. The company began to expand internationally with the purchase of a California truck line in 1969.
Key to the company’s expansion was Sir Peter’s close relationship with media mogul Rupert Murdoch, which was developed when the pair took joint control over Ansett in 1979, with TNT winning the contract to distribute Murdoch’s British newspapers.
TNT was eventually taken over by Koninklijke PTT Neder-land for $2 billion in 1996 in one of the largest mergers in Dutch history — via redwolf.newsvine.com
— via Youtube
Coyote stretching originally uploaded by Yellowstone National Park
Photo: Coyote stretching near Yellowstone Lake by Diane Renkin, March 2015
Marty Magic adds this solid sterling silver, Squid Charm to the Octopus Garden Collection. It is completely three dimensional, 44mm long and complete down to its many suction cups — via Etsy
Golden Orb Weaver (Nephila edulis) and St Andrew’s Cross Spider (Argiope keyserlingi) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Cool Lizard Pendant saw pierced in Argentium sterling silver. The pendant measures 1.5 inches tall with a brushed satin finish and a blackened interior layer. It’s suspended from a high quality 2mm blackened sterling silver snake chain — via Etsy
Rex and Water Valve originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Rex had a run-in with a car
Zenya Adderley is a house builder who worked with Zugai Strudwick Architects to create these stairs for his own home in Sydney, Australia. Two of the stairs have pull-tabs that when pulled, reveal drawers hidden inside the stairs — via CONTEMPORIST
Stanford University scientists have invented the first high-performance aluminum battery that’s fast-charging, long-lasting and inexpensive. Researchers say the new technology offers a safe alternative to many commercial batteries in wide use today.
We have developed a rechargeable aluminum battery that may replace existing storage devices, such as alkaline batteries, which are bad for the environment, and lithium-ion batteries, which occasionally burst into flames,
said Hongjie Dai, a professor of chemistry at Stanford. Our new battery won’t catch fire, even if you drill through it.
Dai and his colleagues describe their novel aluminum-ion battery in An ultrafast rechargeable aluminum-ion battery
, which will be published in the April 6 advance online edition of the journal Nature.
Aluminum has long been an attractive material for batteries, mainly because of its low cost, low flammability and high-charge storage capacity. For decades, researchers have tried unsuccessfully to develop a commercially viable aluminum-ion battery. A key challenge has been finding materials capable of producing sufficient voltage after repeated cycles of charging and discharging — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Octopus Spotted — via Quantum Creative Glass
I belong to a top secret organisation called Shut Your Damn Pie Hole — via thepigeongazette
The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Ingalls House in River Forest, Illinois, USA is on the market. This prairie-style house dates from 1909 and although (as you would expect) it isn’t in entirely original condition, the house still has an air of originality about it.
But changes have been made since the original build, not least with the sympathetic addition
of an expanded kitchen, new family room and deck area. That was apparently undertaken by a local architect who purchased the house back in 1977.
$1,325,000 is the asking price if you want to own a classic — via WowHaus
In late January, Chester Zoo announced the birth of three endangered Sumatran Tiger Cubs. The two boys have been named Jaya
(meaning victorious) and Topan
(hurricane). The girl was given the name Kasarna
(beautiful melody) — via ZooBorns
BURNT GRASS from Ray Wong on Vimeo
Sally and Jack, a young couple in the city, discover a strange phenomenon in their backyard that duplicates organic life. Sally quickly envisions its wild possibilities, while Jack suffers its consequences
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