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BLDGBLOG: Papercraft
http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/papercraft.html
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AWB Eclipse Glasses
http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org/support-awb/awb-merchandise.html
These glasses are absolutely safe for direct solar viewing of solar eclipses and sunspots. The black polymer lens material is scratch resistant, optical density 5 and CE certified. It filters out 100% of harmful ultra-violet, 100% of harmful infrared, and 99.999% of intense visible light and creates a pleasing orange image of the Sun.
Dragon curve – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_curve#Construction
A dragon curve is any member of a family of self-similar fractal curves, which can be approximated by recursive methods such as Lindenmayer systems.
Venus to transit Sun in early June • The Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/11/transit_of_venus_2012/
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How Eli Broad Works 24/7–And Still Gets 8 Hours Of Sleep Every Night | Fast Company
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10 Ways to Motivate Anyone | Inc.com
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Do Exchange-Traded Funds Pose A Threat to Stability? | The Big Picture
starred items / from The Big Picture http://www.ritholtz.com/blog
Hands-on: testing the GIMP 2.8 and its new single-window interface
starred items / from Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/index.php
How to eat a full English breakfast | Life and style | guardian.co.uk
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Excel Blog – Using multiple criteria in Excel Lookup formulas
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Brad DeLong: Transit of Venus at the Lawrence Hall of Science
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2012/05/transit-of-venus-at-the-lawrence-hall-of-science.html
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[1205.0537] A greedy-navigator approach to navigable city plans
http://arxiv.org/abs/1205.0537
starred items / from physics updates on arXiv.org http://arxiv.org/
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Northern Planner: Tesco’s problems and why ‘brand innovation ‘ is useless without ‘business innovation’
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BLDGBLOG: Ephemeral islands and other states-in-waiting
http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/ephemeral-islands-and-other-states-in.html
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AmosWEB is Economics: Encyclonomic WEB*pedia
http://www.amosweb.com/cgi-bin/awb_nav.pl?s=wpd&c=dsp&k=market+equilibrium
The state of equilibrium that exists when the opposing market forces of demand and supply achieve a balance with no inherent tendency for change. Once achieved, a market equilibrium persists unless or until it is disrupted by an outside force, especially the demand and supply determinants. A market equilibrium is indicated by equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity.
Global ship supply glut to last until 2014 – Fitch | Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/29/shipping-supply-fitch-idUSL6E8ETAA020120329
Average capesize earnings have slid to just under $5,000 a day this week, below operating cost levels, while supertankers have hit just over $36,000 a day, above operating costs.
Capesize – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capesize
Capesize vessels are typically above 150,000 long tons deadweight (DWT), and ships in this class include oil tankers in the Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) and Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC) classes; supertankers and bulk carriers transporting coal, ore, and other commodity raw materials. The term “capesize” is most commonly used to describe bulk carriers rather than tankers. A standard capesize bulker is around 175,000 DWT, although larger ships (normally dedicated to ore transportation) have been built, up to 400,000 DWT. The large dimensions and deep drafts of such vessels mean that only the largest deep water terminals can accommodate them.[1]
Economics, 17th Edition – Samuelson & Nordhaus
http://www.mhhe.com/economics/samuelson17/students/summ4.mhtml
The demand elasticity tells us about the impact of a price change on total revenue. A price reduction increases total revenue if demand is elastic; a price reduction decreases total revenue if demand is inelastic; in the unit-elastic case, a price change has no effect on total revenue.
Tight corn stocks, not quality concerns, pushing wheat as feed | Grains content from Southeast Farm Press
http://southeastfarmpress.com/grains/tight-corn-stocks-not-quality-concerns-pushing-wheat-feed
Driving feed wheat demand is the very tight supply of corn. Despite five consecutive years of record corn production, projected 2011/12 world ending stocks are 2 percent lower than last year and 7 percent lower than the five-year average. USDA currently projects U.S. ending corn stocks down 29 percent in 2011/12 to 20.3 million metric tons (MMT), 46 percent below the five-year average of 37.8 MMT.
Historically, about 70 percent of total world corn consumption is utilized as feed. However, the increase in total demand for corn, including biofuels, limits the amount available this year for feed. The lower supply of corn for feed and relatively high corn prices has driven livestock owners to look to alternative feed grains.
Microeconomics – Chapter 3
http://www.oswego.edu/~economic/eco101/chap3/chap3.htm
Let’s examine some factors that might be expected to change demand for most goods and services. These factors include:
tastes and preferences,
the prices of related goods,
income,
the number of consumers, and
expectations of future prices and income.
Recipe: Protein Pops
Boil one cup of water and pour over your gelatin/Splenda/Kool-Aid mix. Stir it until it is all dissolved, then stir in on cup of COLD water and a few ice cubes to speed things up. After the mixture is cooled down, slowly stir in one scoop at a time of the protein, so it doesn’t get too frothy. Freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight. Run warm water over the molds to loosen the Pops. Enjoy! These are also a great low-sugar kid treat!
Autofocus System – Get Everything Done
http://www.markforster.net/autofocus-system/
A greatly increased volume of work.
A lack of stress.
Focus on what is important.
Very fast processing of routine actions.
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Get Your Employees Biking to Work | Inc.com
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T NATION | 15 Commandments for the Big 3 Lifts
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/15_commandments_for_the_big_3_lifts
“Create Tension in Your Hands and Feet. More tension equals more strength, so if you want to squat heavy, you have to create as much tension as possible.
It starts at the top with your hands and at the bottom with your feet. Setting your grip hard on the bar creates tension that runs into your upper-back, solidifying a solid shelf for the bar to rest on.
Squeezing the floor with your feet creates tension that’s transferred through your legs and into the hips.”
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Content Strategy: How and Why to Curate Content
http://www.cmswire.com/cms/web-engagement/content-strategy-how-and-why-to-curate-content-009454.php
Curated content allows users to be more selective about the content they choose to read. You could find it all on your own, but what for? Your time is valuable so why not let others guide your search. Conversely, if you are able to synthesize lots of content because you not only know where to look, but you understand how specific information can affect the larger picture, why not share that with others?
T NATION | Deadlift Assistance 911
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maps.stamen.com
http://maps.stamen.com/#toner/12/33.5381/-111.9798
Reminiscent of hand drawn maps, our watercolor maps apply raster effect area washes and organic edges over a paper texture to add warm pop to any map. Watercolor was inspired by the Bicycle Portraits project. Thanks to Cassidy Curtis for his early advice.
URBAN RELIC DESIGN – Sterling Silver Jewelry
http://www.urbanrelicdesign.com/Sterling-Silver-Jewelry.html
Jewelry made of fordite, bowlerine and druzanium.
Fordite – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordite
Fordite, also known as Detroit agate, is old automobile paint which has hardened sufficiently to be cut and polished. It was formed from the build up of layers of enamel paint slag on tracks and skids on which cars were hand spray-painted (a now automated process), which have been baked numerous times. In recent times the material has been recycled as eco friendly jewelry.
U.S. ECONOMY > An Overview of the U.S. Economy > What is a Market Economy?
http://usinfo.org/enus/economy/overview/mktec8.html
“If markets and market systems are so efficient, why let the government tamper with their workings at all? Why not adopt a strict policy of what is called laissez-faire and allow private markets to operate without any government interference whatsoever? There are several reasons that economists and other social observers have identified, which can all be illustrated with some familiar examples. In most cases, however, the role of government is not to take the place of the marketplace, but to improve the functioning of the market economy. Further, any decision to regulate or intervene in the play of market forces must carefully balance the costs of such regulation against the benefits that such intervention will bring.”