I have found something new. There is a successful attempt on replicating an effect used in a patented Howard Johnson magnetic motor. The patent No. 4,151,431 was granted in 1979(!). The author, nickname 'Mylow' has posted several videos of his crude prototype. I have attached the most convincing of them. [flash=425,344:219vqq4n]http://www.youtube.com/v/2sCeQ8bwmcE[/flash:219vqq4n] EDIT: It has been debunked. In this video he was using a thin fishing line to rotate the motor.

Anyone driving around aimlessly in a black BMW with tinted windows, in the middle of the day is either a footballer's wife or a drug dealer. There's a lot of both in my neck of the woods. Judging by the number of such vehicles out and about, you'd think CIA Langley was just down the road.

The icon design contest is closed. Here is the winner: [image: NprTools-toolbar.jpg]

The first one is like it was designed by Fred Bartels. I like it (although the colours... I'd not really like to drive it). The second one is like my mom's old Singer sewing machine with a new polish and combined with a mosquito. I also like it. The third one comes from Star Wars. Too "realistic" but I still like it.

What scares me the most is that some people will undoubtedly try and peddle this site as a good resource.

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... and here's a shop to match on the main shopping street of one of Edinburgh's nicer districts. [image: 7kvq_weeshop.jpg] 40"(1016mm) wide at the front, tapers to 18" (457mm) wide at the back and 4'6" (1370mm) deep (but the cellar's HUGE lol). The photo looks ancient, but it was only taken 24 years ago. It remained a coal supplier until just a few years ago- yes, someone actually sat in there taking orders- we always used to peek in when we passed to catch a glimpse of the poor (but obviously not claustrophobic) soul. Now, sadly it's just the novelty display window for an estate agents/realtor, but at least it still has a genuine function. http://www.corstorphine-trust.ukgo.com/CorstorphineTopics/TheWeeShop.html

Very cool Michael Franti jam concert! (&Jeff )

your actually right Solo i don't live in the US i live in australia.... with the part of going back to do year 12 and get my VCE it is virtually impossible the courses require you to be between the ages of 16 and 19 and sadly i am now 20.. although there is a seperate requirements list for mature age applicants (21 years even though adults here are 18) @unknownuser said: Selection mode: Interview. See Extra requirements for specifics. Extra requirements: NONY12 Interview (some applicants only): Applicants must telephone (03) 9286 9401 to book an interview time by 2 November (Late applicants by 30 November). Applicants must attend interviews in November (Late applicants in December). this is all the information i have got on the interview, but i still believe that i may need to do more than an interview.. also thankyou for the quick tute on the portfolio, i may not need it but i sure will do one just in case, and ill try to do my best, but i have until november to do it if i want to do that specific course.. University is not really an option for me i just dont have that money lying around, infact i have no money since i got sick and need to get my act together... thankyou all for your help in this....

Try their site http://www.playingforchange.com/ I love the version of "One Love" (Bob Marley). Great concept. It is being copied (already in commercials), but the beauty is in the spirit of the producers and artitst, and the mixing so it's more than a sonic grab-bag.

Me thinks the smile is for the tax payers that have given billions of dollars to keep this brick of a company floating.

sitegrinder is quite impressive for its ease of use. however, as it is meant for a non pro web designer, its price is too steep.

@remus said: Another one... [attachment=0:3sba8bgr]<!-- ia0 -->rorr.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:3sba8bgr] edit: looking at this from an outsiders point of view this should be very obvious obviously rendered! very nice render though, how i wish i could do that

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Brilliant. How someone managed to watch one of these awful informercials and see the comedic and musical value embedded in it is beyond me. I wouldn't buy the "Slap Chop", but I'd buy the music!

I'm all for some new SciFi flicks, there haven't been too many good ones of late. But then, I consider good to be like "Serenity" or "Alien". That "District 9" movie seems to be a mashup of "Independence Day" and a few others. Doesn't mean it'll stink... I'll reserve judgement.

Interesting Alan (and of course, thanks for the link). In fact, we have similar relics here, in my home town (and what's left can only be compared to those Roman catacombs) the only difference is that at that time, these things were not a connected, underground structure but individual buildings with separate crypts. Today however, they are all underground so the whole can be visited somewhat similarly to the catacombs in Rome. Here is one of the most beautifully painted burial chambers: http://www.h2g2.hu/peregrinus/gb/3.1.4.html I am really so eager to build everything here - it's just too big of a project to do it by myself as a "hobby" (without having another job to live on).

Glad you made it out of the AIA Alan. I hope you make it home all right! Yeah, we need another international SCF get together.....maybe next year I guess?

I found this interesting, however I disagree with the architects last few comments. Having a background in engineering and having looked at Gustav Eiffel's book I would say Eiffel's achievement was the more significant, and by a large margin. Also, his tower is 300 m high, while the replica is only half scale. The ground works for the original are very extensive and involved having to work below the water table. Eiffel used pressurised caissons so that his workers could complete the foundations on the Seine River side. To follow is much easier than to lead. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbVhuSRqkqw&feature=related For those who would like to more about the original http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower Kind regards, Bob

Ahh, thanks for the plug. Its ok, I just saw my script get demo-ed in front of a big crowd of folks at the AIA (American Institute of Architecture) show by the Google team. The crowd loved it. And for the record, Fredo's tools - jpp, tools on surface, and freescale were also shown and very well recieved. It was funny because a big part of the Bonzai demo (at another booth of course) was shape bending and twisting, which they said was ONLY possible because they use solid models. I had to chuckle having just developed that ability for SU, which as we know does not use solids at all. Chris