A woman in Mauritania has been convicted of keeping two girls in slave-like conditions in a rare prosecution against the practice — via redwolf.newsvine.com
In a move that could herald a new level of danger for Facebook users, third party application developers are now able to access your home address and mobile phone number — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Police have warned of an increasing number of scams to rob Queensland’s flood victims as the federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, said the economic cost of the disaster will be the highest in Australia’s history.
The scams include tricking victims into giving their bank details to people claiming they will help them obtain emergency funds.
Scammers claiming to be tradesmen are also going into affected areas offering to repair the damage and demanding payment in advance before disappearing — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A charity that recruits volunteers to run recreational activities at detention centres is on the brink of deregistration for failing to provide a single financial statement to Fair Trading NSW since it was formally created in 2003 — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The owners had a special goal in mind when they decided to build a sustainable home in the beautiful surroundings of Bainbridge Island, WA. The owners’ goal was two-fold: they wanted to prove that sustainability can be achieved without compromising a modern aesthetic design and they wanted to motivate others to follow suit — via ArchDaily
Sarah Louise makes crocheted human organs, including thyroid glands, brains, smoker’s lungs, and pancreata. Valentine’s Day is coming up soon, so be sure to select a traditional gift like a beautiful urinary tract — via Neatorama
They want our sheep,
said Andrew Allen, 46, surveying his flock, now thinned after the recent theft of 45 head.
Allen is one of 19 farmers to fall prey to sheep rustlers in the majestic lake region over the past 12 months, with the thefts here only one part of a bizarre surge in rural crime that has seen incidents of sheep rustling skyrocket across Britain.
The culprit? Globalization — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Getty Center occupies a narrow, hilly stretch high above the San Diego Freeway in Los Angeles California. Jutting southward from the Santa Monica Mountains, the museum’s acropolis-like stature affords spectacular views over the city, the mountains and the ocean — via ArchDaily
I’m not convinced about the looks of this bike, but there’s no denying its place in motorcycling history. It’s a 1959 Moto Guzzi Falcone that was worked on by Kenny Howard—better known as Von Dutch. Howard was contracted by the owner, a guy called Richard H. Cormany, who bought the bike secondhand in 1961 and rode it for a year before spending 5,000 hours customizing it. — via Bike EXIF
The architecture doesn’t limit itself to the planning fit but it ends with the realization of the work, and this happens not necessarily before facing the Administrations and the corporations standing around the building trial. The complexity of the relationships and the compromises that there can be at the beginning of an architectural production cannot however justify shortage of the planning commitment and/or the total subjugation to the businessmen and buyers requests: the system that goes from the planning to the realization of the work is always a social action
, it is shared, and in there the responsibility of the architecture must be recognized, to all the levels and in every context — via ArchDaily
Designed by Front Studio Architects, the Liberty Medical Center, a 20,000 sqf, 4-story medical office building on Liberty Avenue, brings a strong presence to the street that engages both users and observers of the architecture. The architects carefully considered how this new construction could become a link between the existing varying scales within the neighborhood — via ArchDaily
Sean Hartter’s large collection of Alternate Universe Movie Posters (which includes numerous book covers and other ephemera) are extremely well-done and present a tantalizing view of a better world than this one — via Boing Boing
Sat away from a road and in woodland, this chalet-style house is built of oak, cedar and Shropshire clay brick, with plenty of original features within, including wardrobes concealed behind oak-strip walls and a full height, unusually-shaped, brick fireplace — via Retro To Go
Beautifully polished case, an unusual stepped bezel and perfectly made onion crown. On the dial, notice that the minute track is four segments, with a lumed triangle at 3, 6, 9 and 12. The hour hand just reaches the step of the dial inset, the minute hand reaches out into the track and is the same length as the ultra-slim second hand. Hands and dial ink are a matched shade of off-white, and the dial is a deep matte gray. — via A Blog to Read
eHouse, design by Axelrod Architects, is a single family house that borrows from two traditions in architecture – a Mediterranean aesthetic of sun and light and a minimalist discipline of line and plane.
The design exhibits a masterful use of that most modern of materials, concrete. The core of the house, both conceptually and structurally, is several vertical and horizontal planes. Conceptually, the vertical planes define the axes of the house and the horizontal planes the spatial volume. Structurally, the concrete elements support every other architectural surface, predominantly glass and drywall — via ArchDaily
I’m blown away by Lori Nix‘s post-Apocalyptic diorama photographs. Her Unnatural History>
series, which shows a natural history museum askew, is also fabulous. She builds each diorama from scratch over about seven months and then spends up to three weeks perfecting the lighting and placement of the props. I love this quote from her FAQ: I have miniature power tools throughout the apartment, a chop saw under the kitchen table, a miniature table saw on top
— via CRAFT
Crisp and clean, ‘House R’ by architecture studio Bembé Dellinger looks right at home in the snowy winter landscape of Schondorf, Germany. Perched on the edge of Lake Ammersee, the multi-story cantilevered home provides elevated views of the surrounding land through floor-to-ceiling windows — via WebUrbanist
12 years ago Mechanical Engineer and watch collector Nicolaus Spinner had a vision to create his own watch. Having access to the latest CNC machines in Munich, Germany helped make the dream a reality. The UTS Commander was born, a unique watch case that featured a 45mm case with front and back sapphire crystals. Fast forward and UTS Watches is proud to present the Adventure GMT — via WatchTime
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