Coming: Highways That Glow And Charge Electric Cars

Snowflakes painted on a highway with a special paint illuminates when the temperature drops below freezing.

Glow-in-the-dark roads are treated with a special foto-luminizing powder that is charged during the day to provide up to 10 hours of lighting at night.

An induction priority lane charges an electric vehicle.

Roads that glow in the dark and could one day even charge electric cars are set be introduced in the Netherlands soon. 

'Smart Highways' unveiled last week at Dutch Design Week will use the latest technologies in roads which their designers claim will be 'more sustainable, safe and intuitive' , the Daily Mail reported recently. 

The companies behind the project said their goal is to turn around the usual route of transport innovation by focusing on the highway rather than the vehicles which use it. 

Among the most ambitious of the ideas for the future of road travel are special lanes which will allow drivers of electric cars to recharge their vehicles as they travel along them. 

Another plan is to fit the roads with power-saving lights which will gradually brighten as vehicles approach and then switch themselves off after they pass. 

Those ideas are still some years off, but from next year Dutch roads will be painted with lines made from a photoluminescent powder that charges in sunlight to illuminate the road for up to 10 hours overnight. 

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/futuristic-highway-glows-dark-reports-weather-1C6670949

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Coming-Roads-that-glow-charge-cars/articleshow/17027984.cms

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MacKenzie Campbell Engrossed by the Computer

MacKenzie Campbell Engrossed by the Computer

Mouth of the Marina

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Breathtaking Photos Of Hurricane Sandy Devastating New York

Monday night Hurricane Sandy touched down in New York and New Jersey and wrecked havoc, causing massive flooding and millions of dollars in damage. MTA Chairman Joseph J. Lhota said of the storm, “In 108 years, our employees have never faced a challenge like the one that confronts us now.” These photos show just how real the damage was.


A transformer explodes on 14th Street during the height of the storm.


Security camera footage of the Hoboken PATH station as waters rush in


Jane’s Carousel in Brooklyn, which is now in the East River


Rising waters flooding Ground Zero


A flooded parking garage in the Financial District


Cars floating in a submerged parking garage on Stone Street, lower Manhattan.


Flooding in the East Village


The 86th Street N station


Ambulances race to evacuated NYU Medical Center as reserve power fails


A 700-ton tanker on Staten Island moved a mile from where it had been moored


Shocking photo of the debris left by fires in Breezy Point, Queens

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hi-Call Reimagines Bluetooth Technology Application

Between introductions of long-anticipated hardware and curious new software, the digital pipeline remains packed with exciting new gimmicks. In particular, new Bluetooth applications are extending well beyond enabling standard hands-free phone conversations, and eager gadgeteers are chomping at the bit to be among the first to experiment with them.  One in particular worth checking out is hi-Call, the glove that brings a gesture to life. 

hi-Call: Playing make-believe is typically an imagination exercise, but Italian company hi-Fun has created taken it to a highly functional level. The hi-Call is a Bluetooth-enabled glove with a built-in phone that’s activated by users holding their hands to their faces in the universal “call me” gesture. A speaker and microphone are sewn into the thumb and pinkie, and the dry cleanable garment boasts a battery life of up to 10 days. While cold weather callers can also find relief from similar accessories (like text-friendly gloves), the hi-Call takes it to the next level by allowing phones to stay in pockets while maintaining a simple, intuitive interface.

Check hi-Fun out at http://www.hi-fun.com/it

Check hi-Call out at http://www.hi-fun.com/it/accessori-iphone-ipod-ipad/hi-call/

Source: Cassandra Daily

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Surfing Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy wasn't all bad... there was some sick surf that came out of it.

Check out these guys surfing Hurricane Sandy in Florida in Pump House shot by Dasher.  Surfing where surfing has never been done before... you can see the big post of a bridge right next to where the guys are surfing.

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Rogue Player Winston Garland Discovered in 1993 Rockets Championship

Sudden appearance of a rogue Rockets player in the 1993 NBA Championships.

Back in 1993, the Houston Rockets were playing the Seattle Supersonics in a Game 7 second-round series that had gone to overtime. In 2012, you wouldn't expect a last-second missed shot in that game to be of much note. But ESPN writer Ethan Sherwood Strauss noticed something weird. He writes about it at length here; I decided to break down the clip to help illustrate what happened. It is weird. As. Hell.

Let's set the scene: Houston trails by one. 13.6 seconds left. Rockets are inbounding, and everyone knows the ball is eventually headed to Hakeem Olajuwon.

As you can see, there are five Rockets players on the court. Which makes sense. This is basketball.

The ball is inbounded and the clock starts running.

Naturally, the Rockets work it in to Hakeem as quickly as they can.

But Hakeem gets trapped, and he kicks it back out. However, something strange also happens here. Something very, very strange.

This is the same GIF, but with an explanatory arrow. A Rockets player comes onto the court. From the bench. A sixth player. And nobody notices.

Let's zoom in. The player is a little-used bench guy named Winston Garland — #22.

As the Rockets' attempted game-winner bricks off the rim, Garland is actually not that far away from rebounding position. A slight change in the bounce of the ball and he could've had the rebound.

HE EVEN PROTESTS THE OUT-OF-BOUNDS CALL. Dude! You're not even supposed to be in the game! Don't draw attention to yourself!

Why'd Garland do it? He told Strauss:

"I was just trying to will us to win. Whatever we needed to do, whether it was cheering or helping up a teammate. That was my goal, probably, that was my purpose in walking on the floor."

Well, that makes no sense. Anyway, here's video of the play transpiring:



Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com/ktlincoln/a-ghost-player-was-just-discovered-in-a-twenty-yea

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Clippers Dance to Gangnam Style

Last week, several Los Angeles Clippers players were dancing to "Gangnam Style" while sitting on the bench as the song played at the Pepsi Center during a timeout in their NBA preseason game against the Denver Nuggets.


DeAndre Jordan, Blake Griffin, Lamar Odom and Caron Butler were all busting out their moves, although not necessarily in synch with each other. Butler seemed to be enjoying himself the most.

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Wieden + Kennedy Seeks Help on Old Spice in Crazy, Epic Job Listing One week, 10 insane social challenges

Wieden + Kennedy's Old Spice campaign is a hallmark for epic weirdness in advertising. So, it stands to reason that you'd have to complete some kind of weird, epic quest to join the agency's Old Spice. Now, we know the exact parameters of that question. On Monday, W+K posted a help-wanted ad on its website seeking a social strategist on the Old Spice account. Beginning today, the posting says, applicants will have a week to complete "one or more of the challenges listed below" and then create a "case study presentation deck outlining what you did and why it was effective." Here are the challenges:

• Challenge 1 - Create the best original Pinterest board dedicated to the sport of inline speed skating (NOT roller-hockey).

• Challenge 2 - Create and post an original piece of content to Reddit that then receives the most upvotes in a single week.

• Challenge 3 - Create and upload to SlideShare an original, in-depth competitive analysis of the Ed Hardy social media ecosystem.

• Challenge 4 - Get the most people to friend your mother or your father (or a parent-like figure in your life) on Facebook in a single week.

• Challenge 5 - Create an original (new) Twitter account and then use it to get the most followers in a week using any verbs you like, but only the following nouns: "BLUEFUDGE," "HAMMERPANTS" and "GREEK YOGURT."

• Challenge 6 - Create an original YouTube video that then receives the most plays in a single week using this script verbatim:

        #1: "Wait. What are you doing?"

        #2: "Trust me. This will be fine."

        #1: "Ok. Go ahead."

• Challenge 7 - Get recommendations on LinkedIn from at least three other people trying to get this job.

• Challenge 8 - Create the most reviewed recipe on allrecipes.com in a single week using cottage cheese as an ingredient. The reviews don't have to be good.

• Challenge 9 - Upload the most pictures of your armpit(s) to Instagram during the course of this challenge. The pictures must have your face in them to verify your identity and include the hashtag #mypits.

• Challenge 10 - Using Quora, give thought-out, meaningful answers to as many dream catcher-related questions as possible in a single week.

As W+K says in the note: "Good luck, cyber warriors."

Source: http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/wieden-kennedy-seeks-help-old-spice-crazy-epic-job-listing-144871

Reflections

Reflections

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Drowsy Laundry

Drowsy Laundry

Ashland Ave Bathrooms Santa Monica

Ashland Ave Bathrooms Santa Monica

Drowsy Laundry

Drowsy Laundry

Ashland Ave Bathrooms Santa Monica

Ashland Ave Bathrooms Santa Monica

The 7 Digital Sins

Ever wonder how the 7 sins traslate to today's digital world? Well, wonder no longer.  Presenting, the 7 digital sins...

Source: http://www.fastcocreate.com/1681825/digital-trendsetters-kardashians-and-steve-jobs-a-data-driven-look-at-culture-from-nbcunis-t

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DIGITAL TRENDSETTERS, KARDASHIANS, AND STEVE JOBS: A DATA-DRIVEN LOOK AT CULTURE FROM NBCUNI’S “THE CURVE”

Lady Gaga? Bangs? Neon Fashion? On the way out. So are cleansing fasts, the Occupy movement and the recession. What’s in? Stay-at-home dads, Pinterest, apps, and tablets. At least that’s the word from the latest edition of "The Curve," a bi-annual book from NBCUniversal Integrated Media dedicated to anticipating what’s next in the lives of Generation X and Y consumers. (Note to Ryan Gosling, cake pops, vampires, and zombies: You’re on the fence.)

The just-published second volume of "The Curve" is a detailed report on social and cultural trends, based on data collected from Gen X and Y survey respondents, "leading edge consumers," expert interviews, and proprietary research.  This is what they're talking about, and it isn't necessarily what you'd think it would be about...

Source: http://www.fastcocreate.com/1681825/digital-trendsetters-kardashians-and-steve-jobs-a-data-driven-look-at-culture-from-nbcunis-t

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8 Signs You've Found Your Life's Work

Does this sound like you?

This month marks the nine-month anniversary of the most natural and obvious, most joyful and energizing decision of my life: to fully commit 100% to my life's work.  I've spent every day falling more madly in love with how I live my life and spend my time, the contributions I'm making to society, and the discomfort and growth that I feel each day.

Some people are in love with how they work, live, and play.  Here are 8 signs you've found your life's work:

1. It doesn't feel like work.Your life's work is not a "job"--it's a way of living. Your work enables you to create the lifestyle you want for yourself and your lifestyle includes your work. You frequently stop and think to yourself, "Wait, am I seriously working right now?" You can hardly distinguish between work, play, and life--as they are all intertwined. In everything you do, you are constantly pursuing your vision of optimal living.

2. You are aligned with your core values. Your life's work is an extension of your beliefs and worldview. You live in integrity because what you do is in accordance with who you are. This alignment will inspire you to move a small mountain if that's what you have to do to realize your vision. Every day you work to manifest and actualize the world you imagine because by making it so, you'll make the world more alive, beautiful and well.

3. You are willing to suffer.Passion comes from the latin word 'pati,' which means 'to suffer.' Your life's work is less about following a passion and more about your willingness to suffer along the way. The journey will be immensly challenging at times. You'll be exposed to unexpected challenges and setbacks and you may endure hardship, rejection, and sacrifice. These roadblocks will motivate you. In fact, you see the short-term pain and discomfort as tremendous opportunities for learning, growth and depth; they're critical to appreciating the beautiful and joyous moments.

4. You experience frequent flow.You naturally and often fall "in flow," deeply immersed by your work and the present moment. At 1:13 p.m. you realize five hours have gone by since you looked at the clock last. Or, you look up and realize it's 12:21 a.m. and your instinct is to keep creating. Flow isn't something you have to force; it just happens.

5. You make room for living.Your work provides you the ability to live fully and enjoy life. Though you feel captivated and enthralled by your work, you make room for healthy routines like fitness, connection, spontaniety, and play. These activities re-energize and enable you to live a holistically fulfilling life.

6. Commitment is an honor.When you discover your life's work, the question of commitment is easy. There is no hestitation or analyzation as to whether or not the work is right for you. Your heart says yes. Your mind says yes. Your body says yes. Commitment to your work feels like breahting. You cannot imagine spending your time dedicated to any other purpose.

7. The people who matter notice."You look vibrant!" and "I've never seen you so healthy and happy!" and "This is without question what you're meant to be doing!" are among the comments you may hear from the people closest to you when you're on the right path. It's important to note that these people who care for you deeply may also be the first to question and worry in the early stages. But, once you are thriving, they'll notice and lovingly support your efforts.

8. You fall asleep exhausted, fulfilled, and ready for tomorrow.You go to sleep each night grateful for the day. You know you're on the right path, you gave the day your all, and you can't wait to do it all over again tomorrow. This is your life and you cannot imagine living it any other way.

Source: http://www.fastcompany.com/3002168/8-signs-youve-found-your-lifes-work

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FedExCup Ad: Arnold Palmer Tea

A new favorite!

FedEx Ad: Hollywood

FedEx shows you it's the little things that matter in this action not-so-packed spot.  How do you get bovine heart tissue from Australia to Los Angeles in time for open-heart surgery?  I don't know how I missed this last year, but it's a great ad created from a simple brief.

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Sim City World Will Educate Players on the Complexities of Urban Development

The acceleration of urbanization has many questioning its long term environmental and economic impact and determining ways to best prepare for it. Now, a succession of new games is helping people better understand urban development by simulating, with realistic depictions of the planning process, the difficult decisions they may face in the near future.

The new SimCity is possibly the best example of a game helping gamers (mostly millennials) realize the global impacts of everyday decisions that they and people around them make.   First released in 1989, SimCity is the legendary computer game that lets budding architects build their own imaginary metropolises. Its newest iteration, set for release in February 2013, poses much tougher social and political decisions that mirror current hot button issues, like the use of renewable energy, socialized medicine, preservation of natural resources, and pollution. Each choice has pros and cons. For example, instead of dirty, cheap coal plants, players can build alternative power sources—but those come with a much higher price tag and occupy more space. With 3D graphics and provocative examinations of class systems, SimCity has come a long way from its floppy disk inception.

Check out the video:

Sources:
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680650/the-new-simcity-will-turn-you-into-an-urban-planning-nut#3
Cassandra Daily


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Weight Rack Numbers

Weight Rack Numbers

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Paraglider Over Beautiful Santa Monica Sunset

Paraglider Over Beautiful Santa Monica Sunset

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Amazing Vegetable Bowl RFD

Amazing Vegetable Bowl RFD

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Sticker Wall at 180la

Sticker Wall at 180la

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Expedia Find Yours Anthem

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Apple - iPad Mini - TV Ad - Piano

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Construction by Marina City Club

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Run For Your Lives Before and After

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Run For Your Lives Survivor Number

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Skittles Park Advertisement

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Pebble e-Paper Smart Watch

A smart watch.  We have smart TVs, Smartphones, Tablets... now we have brains on our wrist.  As a gadget geek, I enjoy this type of news.  It seems great- eventually, you'll have no need to carry your ipod, your smart phone, your GPS around with you on a run.  All your apps will be available on your wrist.  Not only that, the watch interface will be as customizable as any android device.

This particular watch, Pebble, has received more than $10,000,000 in funding on Kickstarter, blowing it's modest goal of $100,000 out of the water.  Pebble receives call, email and message notifications from iOS and Android devices over Bluetooth. It supports downloadable watchfaces and activity-specific watchapps for controlling music, cycling, running and golfing. Allerta's even teamed up with Freecaddie to create a rangefinder app for over 25,000 golf courses worldwide. The timepiece can run several watchapps simultaneously -- these can be installed over Bluetooth using the Pebble App for iOS and Android

Check it out... http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android


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Apple Officially Unveils The iPad Mini Starting At $329

Until very recently, the iPad mini has been the stuff of legend. Bigfoot, lost-city-of-Atlantis, unicorn style legend. But no more — the iPad mini is finally real, as CEO Tim Cook has unveiled the slightly smaller Apple tablet on stage.

No reason to delay the deets any more than they already have been. Here’s the story:

http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/23/ipad-mini/


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Meet Memoto: The Discreet Camera That Records Your Life In 30-Second Intervals

Your life.  Every step.  Documented.  It’s inevitable, right?

With cameras becoming ever smaller and storage becoming ever cheaper, there will come a day when all of our life’s memories are digitally preserved.

Memoto, a Stockholm-based startup inspired by the Quantified Self movement, is taking a stab at this opportunity with a postage-sized camera that wearers will carry around with them constantly.

It snaps a photo every 30 seconds, keeping a visual trail of your everyday life. A companion online service will store everything, catalog it by time, date and place and even help you pick out the most visually interesting moments.


http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/22/memoto/

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As A Matter of Fact #1: Apple iMessage

As A Matter of Fact #1: In the last year, Apple users have sent over 300 billion iMessages, which is equal to 28,000 messages per second.

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Hardest Riddle in the World: Blue Eyes Logic Riddle

Think you got what it takes?  Here it is... Remember, cheating isn't fun.  Post questions on this post, and I'll answer them.

A group of people with assorted eye colors live on an island. They are all perfect logicians -- if a conclusion can be logically deduced, they will do it instantly. No one knows the color of their eyes. Every night at midnight, a ferry stops at the island. Any islanders who have figured out the color of their own eyes then leave the island, and the rest stay. Everyone can see everyone else at all times and keeps a count of the number of people they see with each eye color (excluding themselves), but they cannot otherwise communicate. Everyone on the island knows all the rules in this paragraph.

On this island there are 100 blue-eyed people, 100 brown-eyed people, and the Guru (she happens to have green eyes). So any given blue-eyed person can see 100 people with brown eyes and 99 people with blue eyes (and one with green), but that does not tell him his own eye color; as far as he knows the totals could be 101 brown and 99 blue. Or 100 brown, 99 blue, and he could have red eyes.

The Guru is allowed to speak once (let's say at noon), on one day in all their endless years on the island. Standing before the islanders, she says the following:

"I can see someone who has blue eyes."

Who leaves the island, and on what night?

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New Apple Products and Refreshes

Disillusioned with Apple?  Well, this might be comeback time...

Apple has an event planned for Tuesday, set for 10 AM Pacific in San Jose. It’s got something to do with the iPad mini, to be sure, but there’s tons of other stuff also rumored to be making an appearance. In fact, it’s beginning to look almost like an Apple fan’s hardware wish fulfillment fantasy, so let’s take stock of what’s supposedly coming and how likely we are to see it.

http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/22/apple-event-preview-ipad-minis-and-retina-macbook-pros-and-imacs-and-mac-minis-oh-my/


Apple executives will put the spotlight on the iPad’s educational value tomorrow at its planned San Jose event, according to a new Bloomberg Businessweek report. The report cites “a person with knowledge of the planning” of the event as the source, but doesn’t go into further detail about how specifically they’ll be promoting it from an educational perspective. But if Apple’s introducing a lower-cost iPad mini as expected, the benefits in terms of institutional purchases are obvious.

http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/22/report-apple-to-highlight-ipads-educational-value-at-tuesdays-ipad-mini-event/

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