'The Fun Theory'

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The Fun Theory (Rolighetsteorin), a competition / campaign / initiative from Volkswagen Sweden – has been getting a lot of attention in the last couple of weeks from both design-related people and other commentators with an interest in influencing behavior: it presents a series of clever ‘design interventions’ aimed at influencing behavior through making things “fun to do” – taking the stairs instead of the escalatorrecycling glass via a bottle bank and using a litter bin. The stairs are turned into a giant piano keyboard.

Estero de Paco: Life Along the Pasig River - Manila, Philippines

 

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This is a photo-documentary about an estero, and the people who are living along its banks. This is the story of Estero de Paco, the dirtiest, most polluted, and garbage-laden esteros among all the creeks that flow directly to the Pasig River, Manila, Phillipines.

I have observed that the water of the Estero de Paco is slimy, thick, and dark-colored, with 307 tons of solid waste floating garbage of all kinds (plastic materials, household wastes), animal carcasses, and human feces. The garbage in the river has become so thick that rats are able to run on top of it--chased by cats. The river and its surrounding areas has a very hideous odor.

The people who live along the river are responsible for the filthy pollution. Everyday tons of garbage from households are dumped into the river. The river has become a garbage dump. Most of these families are very poor. Many of them live in squalor, their shanties made of light plywood materials and rusted tin roofs. Most homes have very small living spaces that do not have proper sleeping quarters and toilets. The river underneath their houses has become the toilet. Many of their children do not go to school, and the parents have no permanent jobs or already lost jobs.
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The Estero de Paco is just one of the thousands of polluted rivers in the Phillipines. My only wish is to have my photos expose the sad realities of modernization and urbanization. I also hope that this will contribute in a little way to a more active environmental awareness in all of us.

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The Estero de Paco near the Paco Public Market (The building at left is the Paco Catholic Church located on the left side of the Pasig River ... along Trece de Agosto Street on the North and along the estero on the South of the present site of Paco Catholic )

99 THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY SEEN ON YOUTUBE

DEFINITIVE LIST OF THE 99 THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED ON THE INTERNET UNLESS ,,, YOU LIVE IN A CAVE OR YOU’RE UNCONSCIOUS OR SOMETHING - (In no particular order – click on link) 
01) grape stomp
02) charlie bit me
03) chocolate rain
04) dancing baby
05) post secret
06) charlie the unicorn
07) mentos and diet coke
08) numa numa
09) peanut butter jelly time
10) george lucas in love

11) you're the man now dog
12) yatta
13) star wars kid
14) bubb rubb
15) the flying spaghetti monster
16) dramatic chipmunk
17) homestar runner
18) gi joe pork chop sandwiches
19) fail blog
20) skateboarding dog

21) all your base are belong to us
22) winnebago man
23) we like the moon
24) i can has cheezburger
25) barney vs. tupac
26) shining
27) cute overload
28) rick roll
29) lazy sunday
30) david after the dentist
31) powerthirst
32) christian the lion
33) bert and ernie rap
34) lady punch
35) leprechaun in alabama
36) where the hell is matt
37) boom goes the dynamite
38) breakdancing baby
39) drunk jeff goldblum
40) scarlet takes a tumble
41) susan boyle
42) gay mount everest
43) afro ninja
44) cop shoots himself in leg in classroom
45) tron guy
46) "leave britney alone"
47) laughing baby
48) i'm the juggernaut bitch
49) exploding whale
50) take on me the literal version
51) bill o'reilly flips out
52) don't tase me bro
53) the landlord 
54) breakdancing baby kick
55) the pet penguin
56) ms. south carolina answers a question
57) i'm f*#king matt damon
58) will it blend
59) spaghetti cat
60) tom cruise kills oprah
61) little superstar
62) chad vader
63) pretty much everywhere it's going to be hot
64) i like turtles
65) who needs a movie
66) jake e. lee shreds
67) hawaii chair
68) aussie party
69) hitler plans burning man
70) montgomery flea market
71) look at the horse
72) asian backstreet boys
73) leroy jenkins
74) pinky the cat
75) monkey sniffs finger
76) sneezing panda
77) prison inmates remake "thriller"
78) techno viking
79) ask a ninja
80) best man trips and ruins wedding
81) best wedding toast ever (amy's song)
82) kitten surprise (how to break up a cat fight)
83) katana sword infomercial goes wrong
84) matrix ping pong
85) la pequena prohibida
86) angry german kid (translated)
87) evolution of dance
88) ok go "here it goes again"
89) battle at kruger (lions vs. buffalos vs. crocodiles)
90) daft hands
91) human beatbox
92) most t-shirts worn at once
93) zero g dog
94) cuppy cakes song
95) george washington
96) scary maze prank
97) gay referee
98) tranquilized bear hits trampoline
99) reporter gets a fly in the mouth

THE SWAN MAKEOVER - An Amazing Contrast

THE SWAN MAKEOVER - An Amazing Contrast
 

This photo below was taken at a competition in June 2008 involving 9 women for best makeover.

It is a real photo from the FOX TV show, "The Swan."   

 

They had every possible beauty treatment available to them over a period of 12 hours before the contest.

 

Look at the before and after photos.  The makeover proves there are no ugly women - only poor women.

 

The woman 2nd from the left won the contest.


 
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Conclusion - there are no ugly women only women that can't afford to be pretty.

 

 

(PS: A good bottle of BOOZE has the same effect - more fun too)

It All Started With The iPhone ...

It all started with an Apple iPhone...

March was when my son celebrated his 15th birthday - and I got him an iPhone. He just loved it; who wouldn't?

Iphone

I celebrated my birthday in June -
and my wife made me very happy when she bought me an iPad.
Ipad

My daughter's birthday was in September
and I got her an iPod Touch.
Ipod-touch

So when my wife's birthday finally arrived in October,

I bought her a brand new iRon.
Womens-computer-ironing-board-

And it was around then that the fight started ....