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Main tools used: chainsaw, hammer and 1 inch chisel, little else really. Oh and by the way I am not a builder or carpenter, my experience is only having a go at one similar house 2yrs before and a bit of mucking around inbetween. This kind of building is accessible to anyone. My main relevant skills were being able bodied, having self belief and perseverence and a mate or two to give a lift now and again.

Tony Wrench and Jane Faith are living proof that people are capable of adopting eco-friendly lifestyles. The hobbit house takes it to a new level with regard to renewable resources. However, your house can be more eco-friendly by using a compost bin, solar panels and organic cotton sheets. A few innovations and additions to your home can make it have less of an impact on the environment. Source 1 Source 2

Daniel Eindhoven is the talented designer who created this cool-looking coil gun that cost only 100 euros and 40 hours to make.
This bad boy weighs 5 kilograms and fires 14 42-gram projectiles, at a speed of 110km/h. Featuring incredible laser effects, a laser pointer and a digital voltage display, the home-made coil gun needs 8 seconds to charge the 300V it needs to fire a projectile, when connected to a power source, and 90 seconds when using its internal batteries.

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There are a couple chain saw artists in my area. I think it is amazing how they turn a big ugly tree stump into an amazing work of art. I also got to see a chain saw artist at work when we vacationed in Colorado. The artist specialized in bears. He made bears large and small out of logs. Some were small enough to hold or sit on a table and some were more than 6 feet tall. A perfect greeting for visitors at your front porch.

Mr. Randy Boni – Artistry Since 1989

Boni, a renowned artist is commissioned by commercial, public, and private property owners around the country to sculpt dying or damaged trees into highly recognized landmarks. Using primarily a chainsaw, Boni is recognized as one of the highest regarded chainsaw artist in the world.
Boni has always depended on wood for his livelihood and has a deep respect for trees, touching conservation, proper forest management, and safeguarding nature, not destroying it. “If a tree is dying or has to be taken down, I feel I’m preserving some beauty and more importantly the remembrance of the tree with my carvings,” he stated.
Boni, a Pennsylvania native resides in the Allegheny National Forest where the wildlife such as deer, bear, elk, lend Boni realistic references for his wildlife nature reflections in his very unique landmarks. Boni said carving involves three basic stages: block out, meaning the cutting away of the large chunks of wood to get the general shape of the subject, boasting, means to define the muscles and fine features of the subject, and he notes, “boasting takes years of study,” and lastly, detail means to add the fine delicate attributes of the subject such as fins, fur, and feathers.
Boni denies attributing his three dimensional and skills of proportion to his blindness endured for over 30 years of his young life. “My twin brother and I were born with a hereditary condition known as cataracts. We just could not see well enough to play ball, read, drive a car, or fit in with other kids all that easily.” Boni states that he would often do things by himself including drawing, carving soap, sculpting clay, and using his hand to ’see’ dimensional form. Eye surgery on both eyes allowed Randy to see the world for the first time when he was in his mid 30’s. “The very first thing I did after my surgery was run out to East Branch Dam. I wanted to see the cable stretched across the water. Before everyone used to say to me, ‘you mean you can’t see that cable?’ After my surgery, I could see it, along with the shakes on a house instead of a blur, the veins in a leaf, instead of a pallet of green. I am a fortunate man,” states Boni.
Boni has always worked with his hands and wood. After high school he took position with Weyerhaeuser Company, making doors and sliced veneer. Working with the company 10 years until the plant closed. He then went into carpentry, contracting and construction, building homes, garages, decks, siding and roofing. In 1989 he created a totem pole for a young student to fulfill a school project. “I was hooked. I converted my workshop into a carving studio and all these years later, I am still very happy,” said Boni.
Boni sometimes can be found in some of the country’s largest fairs and festivals. As a paid performer, his shows pull in the spectators. People of all ages will watch Boni transform a 4 foot log into a high bid sculpture. “Children as well as the young of heart will watch me for hours, it’s still amazing to me.” Boni said. Boni performs 4 shows per day, each show 45 - 60 minutes long, and completing a sculpture from start to finish each and ever show. “The shows are very demanding.
I hope for the day that I may slow down in my life to create what I think of as ‘timeless-priceless’ art”.
The artist is happy within his creative lifestyle. Although humble in his posture, he welcomes visitors and admirers when he carves. Boni sees carving as a, visual dialogue. “A sculpture speaks to people in different ways. When I see people look at a carving and then they smile, that’s my unspoken, thanks’ that I receive.”
If you would like to see some of Bonis’ landmarks, you can’t miss them. They are sprinkled all over the country offering lasting impressions to viewers. If traveling is not possible visit web site: abundance-acres.com, to view his peaceful creations nestled into their tranquil settings. “I love what I do, I leave something behind when I’m gone, I leave my mark - if you will,” said Boni, as he unknowingly carves his legacy one landmark at a time.

That’s right, a Batcave themed home theater created by New Hampshire-based installer DC Audio Video Systems. The set-up includes prop bats which hang from above, a motorized 110? 16:9 Stewart Electriscreen, Triad Silver THX Speakers, and a Sony G90, a $36,000 commercial 1080p 2500 x 2000 CRT projector. The room also features eight black, motorized leather recliners and a LiteTouch LC5000 System for Lighting Control. I love the desaturated dark gothic look (very Tim Burton-esque).The home theatre experts at Elite HTS unveil their latest creation, a high-tech, Batcave-themed fortress. Unfortunately, it’s just a showroom and not for sale.

Pakistan is the largest producer of footballs, with India in the second place. Despite of the difficulty of the job, wages are incredibly low. Also, the use of child labour and unfair labour practice in the sporting goods industry has been a major issue and has been addressed by many NGOs and media. In this situation, through labelling, Fairtrade aims to support these campaigns by certifying those factories which ensure safe and good working conditions for the employees as well as no child labour and support the empowerment and development of the workers and stitchers. In the football industry, the Fairtrade Certification Mark should become the reference for excellence and promoting development through sound business practices.
Vision Technologies Corporation, a football factory in Pakistan, is Fairtrade Certified since 2002. Vision is situated in the city of Sialkot in the north-east of the country, the centre of sport balls industry. Between 25,000 and 30,000 of Sialkot’s 500,000 inhabitants work in this branch.

The shoes have been exhibited in some U.K. art galleries since the end of 2000, and can only be ordered through Nintendo.

In the ultimate merger of Technology and Fashion, these funky boots are highly popular with teens all over Japan. I don’t know if i’d be seen wearing them though. Surprisingly the Gameboys are still playable! Just pop it out and play, anytime anywhere.

Recently Japan has shown their Keyboard in which Keys are made from 99.99% Pure Gold. One thing in this Keyboard is that there are no Num Keys, Scroll Keys & Ctrl Key. May be they have lake of more budget to put these keys; Anyhow these keys are not necessary because this Keyboard cannot be used in Public, because in a little time these keys or whole keyboard will be lost; This Keyboard is available as Kirameki and Kagayaki.

The virtually seamless polyethylene-coated Lycra stretch fabric is secured on a mesh work formed from metal wires. Individual elements of the aluminium substructure are movable. Electro-hydraulically controlled, they change their position to help the flexible fabric skin take on new shapes for a high degree of personalisation. For instance the driver can activate a sensor to lift the beltline slightly to form a more aggressive stance. Another slowly opens the door triggering almost shark-like creases across the profile. On entering the stark cloth cabin, GINA awakens; the centre console and instrument panel swivel to almost cocoon the driver whilst invisible headrests rise from the minimalist seats.

The car is based on the Z8 chassis, BMW’s first aluminium space frame roadster where the frame carries the crash and structural load so that the rest of the car can have its own purposes. GINA was conceptualised in California at the think-tank studio Designworks, and later made into a full-scale sculpture by head of exterior design Anders Warming in Munich.

With its strong focus on spectators’ reactions and showmanship, Blaine entertained unsuspecting pedestrians without the use of the typical magic props used by other magicians. Blaine’s magical performances and illusions have been criticized for using camera tricks to make his “magic” seem more real, doing one version of an illusion (such as the Balducci levitation) live in front of spectators, and then another, more ’spectacular’ version in the same location, but without the audience. The two versions are then edited together to make it appear that (in the case of the Balducci levitation) he was able to levitate in front of an audience, without any rigging, gaffs, gimmicks, or other assistance, to a height greater than could ‘legitimately’ be achieved in front of a live audience.