Father found baby in northwest Calgary dumpster

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26 October 2010
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Suddenly needing a crib, diapers and baby clothes, a new Calgary father was in a rush Wednesday morning to get the essentials for his little boy.

He vows the infant will be well cared for and promises to fight for custody.

In his first interview since the ordeal, the man whose baby was found in a northwest garbage bin Tuesday — by himself without knowing he was looking at his son — said he will do whatever he can for the infant that he and the baby’s mom didn’t know was coming — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Indian neutrino lab to boast world’s biggest magnet

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26 October 2010
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A major neutrino observatory set to be built in India cleared a major hurdle this week, when the Ministry of Environment and Forests formally approved the project.

The $250 million underground laboratory, called the Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO), will be built in the Bodi West Hills Reserved Forest in the state of Tamil Nadu — via redwolf.newsvine.com

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Secret locking squid stash box / SquidBox

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26 October 2010
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When you have goodies which need to be hidden and locked away, what better than a squid to protect your stash?

There is no lock to pick nor code to break. Instead, this box uses a strong magnet (included) to release an internal latch, opening the box for only those who know the secret. Instructions on how to use the key are included with the box — via Etsy

Amazon to allow book lending on the Kindle

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25 October 2010
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One of the oldest customs of book lovers and libraries — lending out favorite titles to friends and patrons — is finally getting recognized in the electronic age, at least in one electronic book reader: Amazon has announced that it plans to allow users of its Kindle book reader to lend electronic books to other Kindle users, based on the publisher’s discretion — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Little Red Riding Hood’s Demise

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25 October 2010
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Little Red Riding Hood's Demise

On this wretched day, Little Red Riding Hood should have just stayed inside grandma’s house. Even though she seemed to be getting along with the wolf in the photo, below, it looks like it was all set up by the furry beast. By the looks of the black and white shots, the wolf premeditated the whole ordeal…

Even though it’s obvious that these photos were digitally enhanced by Israeli Shlomi Nissim, you probably wouldn’t be able to tell that if the scenes weren’t so outrageous. The quality of the shots is very high — via My Modern Met

For sale: Charles Deaton’s Sculptured House – 1960s space age house from Woody Allen’s Sleeper

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23 October 2010
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For sale: Charles Deaton's Sculptured House - 1960s space age house from Woody Allen's Sleeper in Denver, Colorado, USA

Big thanks to Bob Luedeka for flagging up the sale of arguably the most famous space age house ever built – Charles Deaton’s Sculptured House.

You probably know it better as the house in Woody Allen’s futuristic 1973 movie Sleeper, but the property pre-dates that year, designed and built in 1963, just outside Denver, Colorado and covering 7,500 sq. ft. over three floors. It was last sold in 1999 by software millionaire John Huggins for $1.3 million, a native of the area who picked up the place in a state of serious neglect – and went about restoring it back to its former glory — via Retro To Go

Tag Heuer 300 SLR Calibre 1887 Chronograph

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23 October 2010
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Tag Heuer 300 SLR Calibre 1887 Chronograph

TAG Heuer have worked closely with Mercedes-Benz to create the exclusive Tag Heuer 300 SLR Calibre 1887 Chronograph, a timepiece honouring the legendary car Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR.

TAG Heuer 300 SLR’s looks transport you back to the 1950s, to a time of elegance, and groundbreaking design. The brown face, with its vintage Heuer logo, is a powerful statement of refined retro style — via Watch Luxus

House In Sèvres / Colboc Franzen & Associés

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23 October 2010
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House In Sèvres / Colboc Franzen & Associés

The house consists of three separate sets: the amenities (lobby, office, laundry room, basement, garage), parts of collective life (living room, dining room, kitchen, which shall secure the room with parents want to close), and finally children’s bedrooms, arranged around a multipurpose space. The methods and time of occupation are distinct, the different expectations: for the first feature, group life and reception for the second, privacy for the third — via ArchDaily

Modern Hen Coop with a Green Roof

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23 October 2010
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Modern Hen Coop with a Green Roof

If you’re thinking about raising chickens, there are a few ways to go about it.  You could build a retro Modern Coop or Quonset Coop.  Or, you could build a boxy coop with a green roof, like this one pictured here and featured in Dwell.  It’s framed with two-by-fours, insulated, sheathed with oriented strand board, covered in reclaimed cedar, ventilated with two upper windows, and topped with native landscaping, according to Miyoko Ohtake. — via Jetson Green

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