Rutgers football coach Greg Schiano says it is not appropriate now to update the medical status of Eric LeGrand, who was paralyzed from the neck down while making a tackle during Rutgers game Saturday. LeGrand remains hospitalized. (Oct. 19)
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Photos credit Planning Korea Bridges don’t have to be utilitarian and just for cars; bridges are for people too. In Korea, thePaik Nam June Media Bridge is proposed to be “sculptural, futuristic, and eco-friendly.” The 1080 meter (3500 foot) bridge does handle cars, but also pedestrians and bicycles. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Not "Illegal Aliens" or Even "Undocumented Workers". Now They’re "New Americans"
October 19, 2010 No CommentA new euphemism for illegal aliens was created during the Maryland governor’s debate: Did I hear Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, D, right during his second debate with former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich? Did O’Malley call illegal immigrants “new Americans”? Good thing I recorded that debate on a DVD. I replayed it Saturday night, and O’Malley’s exact quote was this, part of his response to a question about illegal immigration. “There is this nativism rising up and this desire to blame new Americans for the problems in our economy.” Yeah, he said it. And Ehrlich was quick to pounce on the gaffe. “If somebody breaks in my house, is that a new member of my family that night?” The level to which both parties go to pander to the Hispanic vote is really disgusting.
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Photo via Mickey van der Stap Bioneers is about everyone taking part in protecting the planet, and that includes the “underaged” members of our community. Young people played a leading role in rallying the participants to political and community activism, including Alec Loorz, a 16-year-old high school student from California who founded Kids vs Climate Change, which empowers young people to be environmental activists, and Jessica Rimington, who founded One World Youth Program to teach communication skills to young people, transforming them into e… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Watch This Brazilian Designer Recycle Wood Into Stunning Pieces (Videos)
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Photos: OficinaEthos.com.br . Rodrigo Calixto is a young Brazilian designer running Oficina Ethos , a Rio-based furniture firm that works with environmentally responsible sourced and reclaimed wood, in pieces often made with traditional joinery techniques that have grabbed the attention of Wallpaper and the likes. Apart from showing his amazing furniture and art, Calixto has also put together a series of videos showing his craft, which really connec… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo insert; Bike repair workshop by Uganda Non-Motorized Transportation This post is part of series written by TreeHugger contributors about trading in your car for a bike for trips that are two miles or less in distance. The series is sponsored by the Clif 2-Mile Challenge . A human being can travel three times as fast on a bike, as they can walking, for the same expenditure of energy, making bicycles the
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Pig City, MVRDV- each tower can feed 500,000 people, Credit Carrot City Carrot City is a fabulous display of the possibilities of urban agriculture, both vertical and horizontal, that shows “a mix of realized projects and speculative design proposals that illustrate the potential for future design that focuses on food issues.” It was put together by Mark Gorgolewski and June Komisar of Ryerson University’s Department of Architectural Science and Dr. Joe Nasr of the Centre for Food Security at Ryerson. It was a hit in Toronto last year, and is now on display at Parsons The New School For Des… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Vertu Constellation Quest shows up at the FCC, running Symbian and looking pleasantly outrageous
October 19, 2010 No Comment
Ah, Vertu, where would we be without you? Richer, to be sure, but so very bored . Vertu’s QWERTY-packing Constellation Quest has just gotten the FCC’s stamp of approval, and in addition to the typical beauty shots the FCC includes, there’s also a detailed manual that shows the phone to be running some heavily skinned version of Symbian. The phone has HSDPA data and WiFi, and Vertu is even packing along a 32GB microSD card. There’s still plenty we don’t know about the phone, like when it will hit stores and how many arms and legs it will cost, but for now we’re just happy to have “cray Uncle Vertu” around for the party. Gallery: Vertu Constellation Quest shows up at the FCC Vertu Constellation Quest shows up at the FCC, running Symbian and looking pleasantly outrageous originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Urban Farm Prototypes Reveal the Future of Urban Agriculture (Slideshow)
October 19, 2010 No Comment
Photo Credit: GrowingCities Saranga Nakhooda and Devin Lafo founded GrowingCities as “a research and design think-tank for urban agriculture.” Looking at tight urban spaces, they have developed five innovative prototypes for urban farming. The ideas range from a small windowsill garden to a full-blown high density neighbourhood focusing on food production and distribution. Like the output of most think tanks, some of the ideas are sketchy but others may well bear fruit, so to speak.
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Have you been struggling to come to terms with your non-iPhone-controlled massage chair ever since seeing the Acutouch HT-9500 back in August? Well, your long, comfortable nightmare could soon be over. The massage chair is now available for the low, low price of $4,999 — that’s a full grand off the MSRP. In case you missed it, the real selling point here (for some folks, anyway) is the accompanying HT-Connect app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, which will let you wirelessly control the chair and give you “instant access to a world of resources, massage programs and expertise designed to improve your wellness and life.” Head on past the break for a glimpse of the app itself, and hit up the source link below to find a retailer near you (it’s unfortunately listed as out of stock online). Continue reading iPhone-controlled Acutouch HT-9500 massage chair now available iPhone-controlled Acutouch HT-9500 massage chair now available originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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