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webfind: Reclaiming Oil Rigs as Oceanic Eco-Resorts

Reclaiming Oil Rigs as Oceanic Eco-Resorts: ”

Morris Architects, a Houston-based architecture and design firm, recently took top honors for two of their submissions in the Radical Innovation in Hospitality design competition. The grand prize winner, the Oil Rig Platform Resort and Spa makes use of one of 4,000 oil rigs out in the Gulf of Mexico and transforms it into a luxurious eco-resort and spa. We love how the inspired renovation takes an iconic source of dirty energy and converts it to an eco-haven that generates all of its power from renewable sources.

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(Via INHABITAT.)

And You Thought Stevie Wonder Just Played Piano

There are certain people in this world that are truly amazing. Stevie Wonder is one of these people. Every time you see him playing music he seems like he’s having the time of his life. Why can’t we all have this kind of passion and drive?

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Extreme Makeover: Facebook Edition – CollegeHumor video

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webfind:First: Your Feelings … Then: Your Action Plan

First: Your Feelings … Then: Your Action Plan: “

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Danielle LaPorte of www.whitehottruth.com.

Most of us have to-do lists. Many of us have long terms goals. Few of us have a list of how we actually want to feel in our life.

And aren’t feelings the whole point? The income, the relationship, the hot bod’, the high thread count cotton sheets – everything on our to-do, to-get, to-experience lists all drive back to the feelings that we crave … connected, comfort, powerful, rich in love and cash, beauty, vitality, useful, calm.

And so it goes that a solid make-it-happen strategy should be grounded in the awareness of how you want to feel. It’s the elemental point that most action plans and goal setting systems overlooked.

Feelings are magnetic. Each feeling is a beacon that attracts a reality. Love attracts love. Gratitude attracts more reasons to be grateful. Generosity creates a generous response. What we focus on expands. So choosing to focus on feelings that, well, feel good, is a sure way to create the experience you want.

HOW DO YOU WANT TO FEEL IN THE CORE AREAS OF YOUR LIFE?

• Career
• Relationships
• Spirituality
• Wealth
• Wellness

Write out a few desired feelings in each area. You’ll likely see a pattern emerging – it usually gets down to three or four key emotions that you’re always hankering for. If you have goal lists or vision boards, write your desired feelings on them – front and center. Stick a note of your key feelings into your day-timer. Look up the definition of each of your feeling words. Become a connoisseur of desired feelings and you’ll transform your wants into realizations. Desires are dynamic – they love to be danced with adored, explored.

I’m clear that in every area of my life I want to experience: communion, affluence, sexiness and creative freedom. Those desired feelings drive everything I do – from how I interact with the waiter at the restaurant, and or my blog audience, to what I write, wear and dance to. How I want to feel sits in the margins of my schedule and the center of my heart.

PLAN FOR FULFILLED FEELINGS
If I’m feeling less than affluent, I give – I write a thank you note, I check out the entrepreneurs I’ve sponsored on Kiva.com, I pick up the tab at lunch. If I want to feel more communion I intentionally plan to create it. I’ve just mapped out a plan for the New Year that includes a road trip to see my soul sister in Vegas, a week at the Burning Man festival, a budget to go to more concerts, and a commitment to have one dinner party a month – all things that make me feel closer to life and to love.

CLARITY CREATES SIMPLICITY
When you’re clear on how you want to feel, you can be open to what life wants to give you. You’ll be anchored to the function, rather than the form. And this is really the essence of simplified living – a focus on what matters most. The house, the partner, the job may not ‘look’ like you wanted, or come when you expected, but if something or someone generates the positive feelings you’ve been longing for, you’ll be able to let that good stuff into your life.

When you’re clear on how you want to feel you instinctively know what to say yes to, and when to say, ‘no thank you.’ And that’s the best feeling in the world.

You can find Danielle LaPorte at www.whitehottruth.com. She helps entrepreneurs rock their careers, is a former think tank exec, and author of the Amazon bestseller, Style Statement: Live By Your Own Design.

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(Via Zen Habits.)

philosothinking

I’ve been introduced to a new term, and I think it’s a worth sharing. Philosothinking. This is a level of thought higher than just plain old thinking about stuff but not qualified enough to be actual philosophizing. This type of thought is usually reserved for long nights of drinking or partaking of  other vices but I’m sure plenty of us have been able to philosothink in everyday  situations such as being bored at work or spacing out at church.

Whereas thinking is coming up with the list of things you need to do on your day off and philosophizing is  pondering the existence of man and our purpose in life, philosothinking usually begins with “hey man…” and is something along the lines of “who decided righty was tighty and lefty was loosy? Why is this the standard for everything? Shouldn’t we be able to have lefty as tighty and righty as loosy?”

So flag down the bartender or call up the dealer, because my friends, it’s time to start philosothinking.

 

You true philosothinkers (and geeks) out there will totally get this picture.

webfind:Old School Rules for a Walk-Off, Members Only

Old School Rules for a Walk-Off, Members Only: “
David Bowie often reffed walk-offs for male models.

 
In Zoolander, noted singer, fashion expert and walk-off referee, David Bowie, laid down the law of the walk-off to male models Derek Zoolander and Hansel…so hot right now…Hansel:

Now this’ll be a straight walk-off, old school rules. First model walks, second model duplicates, then elaborates. OK boys, let’s go to work.

 
Neither David Bowie nor the walk-off rulebook had anything to say about Hansel miraculously pulling off his underwear without apparent crotch damage to win the walk-off. However, Bowie seemed impressed by Hansel’s deed, if not the outdated jackets with all the shoulders straps, collar straps and buttons and such at the Members Only warehouse.

 

Derek Zoolander, however, was called a ‘dinosaur’ like the Members Only jackets above by Hansel. That was messed up of Hansel and hurt Derek’s feelings. And mine, too, since I might have owned one of these babies at one point. Although all alleged photographic evidence has been destroyed.
See also Mugatu on Fashion.”

(Via Mike Doe.)

webfind: The Baskin Robbins Chocolate Oreo Milkshake, the “Worst Food” in America

St. Louis – Gut Check – The Dish: The Baskin Robbins Chocolate Oreo Milkshake, the “Worst Food” in America: “

Men’s Health magazine has released its annual ‘Worst Foods’ list. Scoring the top spot as the absolute worst food in the country? A large Chocolate Oreo Shake from Baskin Robbins. This bad boy has 2,600 calories, 135 grams of fat (59 of which are saturated), 263 grams of sugar and 1,700 milligrams of sodium.

And now it sits on my desk, taunting me.

Now, I don’t blame Baskin Robbins for selling this. No one’s forcing you to buy a Chocolate Oreo Shake in any size, let alone large — unless you’re a food blogger desperate for content on Friday, that is. Frankly, I bet Baskin Robbins will sell m”

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webfind: 1,474-Megapixel Pic of Obama’s Inauguration

This is worth a look.

David Bergman 1,474-Megapixel Pic of Obama’s Inauguration: “An incredibly detailed panoramic picture of the inauguration, zoom in to the some of the small details.

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(Via digg.com: Stories / Popular.)

webfind GEEK ALERT: 1984, Happy Birthday Mac

25 years ago the two Steves from California launched what would eventually become the product that help me simplify my life and renew my faith in computers. This is the Super Bowl ad that started it all. The ad was directed by Ridley Scott and is known to be the beginning of the big budget ads we all expect during the Super Bowl. Thought it only aired nationally just once, it is considered to be one of the most memorable ads of all time.  Happy Birthday Mac!

 

Steve & Steve c/oTOM MUNNECKE / HULTON ARCHIVE / GETTY

 

webfind: Biker-created bike lane

Biker-created bike lane: ”

(Image, story via Fast Company)

The right thing to do when there are no bike lanes on a road you ride is lobby your local government to create them. The quicker (and cooler) thing to do is project your own. Hence the Light Lane: a biker-centric bicycle lane. No step-by-step instructions yet (or, for that matter, evidence one has been built), but still a great bike-safety project!

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Objectified, a film about designing objects we love

This looks like a great movie for anyone involved in the design world, here’s the trailer…

A peek at the upcoming design documentary “Objectified”, by Gary Hustwit, the director of “Helvetica”. The trailer features the voices of Jonathan Ive, Andrew Blauvelt, Marc Newson, and Karim Rashid. The song is “I Like Van Halen Because My Sister Says They Are Cool” by El Ten Eleven. 

People included in the final movie include:

Paola Antonelli (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
Chris Bangle (BMW Group, Munich)
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec (Paris)
Andrew Blauvelt (Walker Art Center, Minneapolis)
Anthony Dunne (London)
Naoto Fukasawa (Tokyo)
IDEO (Palo Alto)
Jonathan Ive (Apple, California)
Hella Jongerius (Rotterdam)
Marc Newson (London/Paris)
Fiona Raby (London)
Dieter Rams (Kronberg, Germany)
Karim Rashid (New York)
Alice Rawsthorn (International Herald Tribune)
Smart Design (New York)
Rob Walker (New York Times Magazine)

webfind: Artists call attention to pollution

Laser-tracing emissions: “

The Nuage Vert (or ‘Green Cloud’) installation aims to heighten public energy awareness in Helsinki by outlining the emissions of a local power plant via green laser. As a previous commenter points out, there’s a bit of irony present due to the high-powered laser’s high-power consumption – still, altering the local mindset for the better seems worth it. – Nuage Vert ‘Green Cloud’ Illuminates Emissions [via Mighty Ohm]

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my first research presentation!!!

Good news! The research study that I have been working on with my good friend Christia from the Psychology department has been accepted into the National Conference for Undergraduate Research. This is the first time that someone from the School of Interior Design has been accepted into this conference. It’s great research that looks at how kids have a hard time with adult size building fixtures. I will be traveling to LaCrosse, Wisconsin in April to present at the conference. Thanks Christia (I’m sure this will be the crown jewell of your research career).

 

the details for those who are interested…

The Abstract Title is:

Did Universal Design Forget About Children?
The Name of Name of Author(s), Faculty Advisor, Department, Institution and Institutional Address are:
Jonathan B. Fox (Christia Spears Brown), Department of Interior Design, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506

The Abstract Text is:
In the desire to create universal design of public facilities, most of the emphasis has been on access and ease of use by persons with disabilities.  Children are often overlooked as frequent patrons of those facilities.  The purpose of the current study was to investigate the impact of universal design used in public facilities on children’s perceived self-efficacy.  We examined whether the design of public restrooms – namely, those in venues in which a large percentage of their patrons are children (e.g., zoos, malls, museums) – affects children’s perceived ability to use the restrooms and their enjoyment of the facility in general.  In other words, this study takes a psychological approach to the field of interior design.  Specifically, we examined the public restrooms in (a) an amusement park, (b) a mall, (c) a zoo, (d) a museum, and (e) a sports stadium.  We assessed the layout and installation of the fixtures and equipment, with a particular emphasis on the height of countertops and fixtures, the distance necessary to reach the faucets and handles, and the ease of operation of faucets, hand dryers and soap dispensers.  We also interviewed children under the age of 12 who patronized the venue.  We assessed whether the design specifications were related to their self-efficacy in using the restrooms, and whether that was related to their enjoyment of the facility.  As predicted, the ease of use of the restrooms affected children’s enjoyment of the facility as a whole. This study has implications for design specifications of public facilities, as parents are more likely to frequent venues in which their children are comfortable and confident.   

Field/Subject:
Architecture and Interior Design

webfind: Mind Trick-How can we make this happen?

Jedi Mind Trick: How can we make this happen?: “

Instead of asking or demanding for what you want, simply state your goal and ask, ‘How can we make this happen?’

Here are some examples:

Instead of:

‘Can you give me a raise?’

Ask this:

‘I’d like a raise. How can we make this happen?’

Instead of:

‘Can I be your boyfriend’

Ask this:

‘I want to be your boyfriend. How can we make this happen?

Instead of:

‘Can you sell it to me for less?’

Ask this:

‘I’d like the price to be lower. How can we make this happen?’

Why the rephrasing? It lowers the chances of a flat-out rejection. At the same time, you increase the possibility of collaboration on reaching your stated goal; if the other person can’t give you want you want now, it’s easier to negotiate how you can get it later.

Asking ‘How can we make it happen?’ shows guts and diplomacy without seeming demanding.

Try it the next time you want something from someone else.

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(Via LifeClever .)

webfind: Get iPhoto-to-Facebook export for free

Get iPhoto-to-Facebook export for free: “

One of the new features of iPhoto ‘09 is Facebook integration. With ‘just a few clicks’ as they say, you can export your pictures to Facebook with tagging, face recognition and other data intact. It’s all quite simple and easy from what I’ve observed in the demos. Those of you with iPhoto ‘08 who’d like to have this functionality now can check out the iPhoto-to-Facebook plugin.

I installed it on my MacBook pro earlier today (I’m running iPhoto 7.1.5), and it worked perfectly. To use it, first select the photos you want to send to Facebook. Next, choose ‘Export’ from the File Menu.

The Export Window appears, complete with new Facebook tab. From here it’s rather self-explanatory. First, log into Facebook by clicking the ‘Login’ button, which opens a browser window. Once that’s done, return to iPhoto. Next, you can add captions and choose the album you want to receive your photos, or create a new one.

The face recognition is the cool part. Just click on your subject’s face, and a drop-down menu appears listing all of your Facebok friends. A click adds the appropriate tag to a given photo. Neat.

Of course, this is a one trick pony and not a substitute for iPhoto ‘09, but if Facebook export is a feature you’re just itching to get your hands on, try this plugin.

Check out the gallery below for setup and use of this plugin.

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(Via David Caolo.)

webfind: W’s Doodles During Obama’s Speech

George Bush's Doodles During Obama's Speech: ”

Doodling is a good way to express what you’re thinking and how you’re feeling in a situation.’ From time to time, we like to show you what people were doodling during important events in history.’ Which is why we were so lucky to come across George Bush’s doodles during Barack Obama’s inauguration speech. Enjoy.

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(Via www.holytaco.com.)

webfind: If T-Shirts Told The Truth

If T-Shirts Told The Truth: “

In the past, we’ve shown you what movie posters, t.v. shows and ads are really saying.’ But more than anything, we wish the T-shirts people were wearing would tell the world the real truth about them. For our first installment of this feature, we’re focusing on the male T-shirt. Check back soon for the females.

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(Via www.holytaco.com.)

webfind: Train your iPhone’s dictionary

Train your iPhone’s dictionary: “

I haven’t had my iPhone for that long, but a constant frustration is its overachieving autocorrection feature, which could use a bit of training on the peculiar words and acronyms I tend to use on a daily basis.

Our favorite iPhone hacker, Erica Sadun, recently investigated this very issue and found that not all text input areas measure up. Certain applications will update the iPhone’s custom word database, and some don’t appear to have any effect at all, namely Notes. Safari, however, seems to be the key to manually forcing a word into the database:

It wasn’t until I left Notes and hopped over to Mobile Safari that I was able to make any difference at all. In Mobile Safari, I opened a new browser, typed the same words into the Google search field and, in the words of Steve Jobs, boom. Just as one would hope, the dynamic-text.dat file immediately updated without any further repetition needed. I could also see the words by looking through the file.

To test my update, I then returned to Notes and tried typing my words again. This time, Notes immediately recognized my new additions as correct, without offering a special suggestion bubble.

If you’ve Jailbroken your phone and want an easier way to update the dictionary with your personal lingo, you can edit the file called dynamic-text.dat in /private/var/mobile/Library/Keyboard.

What the duck? Train your iPhone to (truly) learn new words

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