Cassandra Daily: In Japan, goldfish have long been viewed as symbols of happiness, prosperity, and good luck. Kansai-based art collective Kingyobu – which roughly translates to ‘goldfish club’ in English – spread good fortune across Osaka by converting old phone booths into aquariums filled with water, bubblers and hundreds of living goldfish. The group, five […]
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Equities.com: How to make money with Facebook as a social media manager is a topic that the average person might not know much about. To some savvy college students and stay-at-home moms, the ability to work from home as a social media manager is now a reality. Social Media Jobs, the social media placement company,
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Zhu Jingxuan, a student in China has created a device to capture the aroma of food on a postcard. The ‘food printer’ uses a camera to take the picture and a smell extractor to collect the aroma simultaneously, then prints a postcard with aroma ink. China Daily has the details: During a trip, when people
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New Scientist: Lorna and her classmates, who range in age from 4 to 7, are taking part in a pilot study here at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, to see how young children respond to ScratchJr, a spin-off of the Scratch programming language. Scratch was invented to teach students as young as 8 how to
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Colorado State University: Colorado State University apparel design and production researchers and students are working to develop natural-fiber outdoor clothing that can charge MP3 devices, tablets, computers, GPS units and cell phones with built-in — but comfortable to wear — solar panels. The project is so impressive that it was recently selected to compete in
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and it meets in a mall! The Bend Bulletin: has more There are no professors in Virginia Tech’s largest classroom, only a sea of computers and red plastic cups. In the Math Emporium, the computer is king, and instructors are reduced to roving guides. Lessons are self-paced, and help is delivered “on demand†in a
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The high performance tyre of the future will be very different to the tires we drive on today, if the results of a recent design competition are a guide. Hankook Tire recently sponsored a competition of some of the best industrial design students in the US to reimagine the tires of the future.
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It is hard being away from the children you love. Whether it is your niece/nephew, granddaughter/son, or your own child, saying goodnight and sharing a bedtime story offers a special connection. If you are many miles away, that is a moment you must do without. Thankfully, a new service is out to change that. Be
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Susan’s journey began long before she began writing, but it was her turn as author that helped inspire women and children to find the inventor within. It was through her books that she found another calling as a public speaker. I recently asked Susan Casey a few questions about who she is, and what inspired
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At one time, sewing was an important skill to possess if you wanted clothing to wear. Although these skills are no longer necessary for staying covered, it has evolved into a wonderful hobby and business for many lucky people. Vicky Triantos always loved to sew. Starting as a small sewing group, her friends and family
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