Source: Cocktail Party
Twin brothers and designers R&E Praspaliauskas have designed a collection of shoes made of bread. Called Bread Shoes (of course), the products come in a variety of designs and dough recipes.
Bread Shoes
Here’s what the designers say:
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That’s right, boys and girls! Put some romance in your “loaf” life!
Source: De Zeen
By: R&E Praspaliauskas
"I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip."
- Patrick Bateman (American Psycho)
Your morning cup of coffee may start to taste even better after a major government study found that frequent coffee drinkers have a lower risk of dying from a variety of diseases, compared with people who drink little or no coffee.
The report, published online in The New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, analyzed the coffee-drinking habits of more than 400,000 men and women ages 50 to 71, making it the largest-ever study of the relationship between coffee consumption and health.
Previous studies have offered conflicting results on the relative benefits or harms associated with regular coffee consumption. While coffee contains caffeine, a stimulant that may temporarily increase heart rate and blood pressure in some people, coffee also contains hundreds of unique compounds and antioxidants that may confer health benefits. Further confusing much of the research into coffee is the fact that many coffee drinkers are also smokers, and it has been difficult to untangle the relative health effects of coffee and cigarettes.
To learn more, researchers from the National Institutes of Health analyzed diet and health information collected from questionnaires filled out by 229,119 men and 173,141 women who were members of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) between 1995 and 1996. The respondents were followed until 2008, by which point 52,000 had died.
As expected, the researchers found that the regular coffee drinkers in the group were also more likely to be smokers. They ate more red meat and fewer fruits and vegetables, exercised less and drank more alcohol – all behaviors associated with poor health. ------ Keep reading this article
DRINK COFFEE:
LIVE LONGER. YAY!
Via: Blogs/NYTimes
Lost for 1,600 years, the royal quarters of Cleopatra were discovered off the shores of Alexandria. A team of marine archaeologists, led by Frenchman, Franck Goddio, began excavating the ancient city in 1998. Historians believe the site was submerged by earthquakes and tidal waves, yet, astonishingly, several artifacts remained largely intact. Amongst the discoveries were the foundations of the palace, shipwrecks, red granite columns, and statues of the goddess Isis and a sphinx. The Egyptian Government plans to create an underwater museum and hold tours of the site.
The "Real"
LOST CITY?
Cleopatra’s Kingdom, Alexandria, Egypt
If you’ve seen The Dark Knight, you likely know we’re talking about the scenes that show the Joker issuing threats and warnings through recordings done with a camcorder.
The most recognizable line to come from these scenes is when the Joker says "Tonight, people are going to die." Chris Nolan trusted Heath Ledger with these so much that he wasn’t even present during some of the last shootings of the scenes.
Ledger shot and directed them almost completely by himself. The first video had a bit more help. The lighting guy and the sound guys came in to set everything up, but ultimately Nolan was so impressed that after the first shoot he handed the camera to Ledger and said “do whatever you want.”
Apparently, Ledger got so into it that every single take he did was different from the last. In making The Dark Knight, Nolan didn’t want to make a bland sequel and strived to only do what works.
So devoted was Nolan to this film that there isn’t a single deleted scene. He only shot scenes that had at least three reasons to be in the film to ensure that everything would be equally important and nothing would waste time.
How Ledger Directed
The
JOK
ER
Via: OMG-Facts
He might be the next Vice President of the United States and all people care about is his chest??? No wonder people vote for Obama.
Fucking clueless idiots
Paul Ryan
The most popular seaches for
is... this, really?
THIS IS BANKSY?
These type of pictures seem to come up from time to time...but could this be the "real" Banksy after all? Something called the Brian Sewell Art Directory claims to know the truth. Search Banksy on Google and this picture is the first thing that comes up. Is it fake? Whats up!
from Brian Swell Art Directory:
"Banksy Revealed! We have an exclusive official picture of Robert Banks.Unlike Peter Dean Rickards dodgy fake pictures, we have had this picture
verified and can confirm it is Banksy!"
real name:
ROBERT
BANKS!
source: Brian Swell
THE GOVERNMENT
PROTECTING AND SERVING THE SHIT OUT OF YOU
2HOT:
Two of my favorites - Alysha Nett and Bridget Blonde hangin' out somewhere in CA. Love these girls!
"I am scared easily, here is a list of my adrenaline - production: 1: small children, 2: policemen, 3: high places, 4: that my next movie will not be as good as the last one."
- Alfred Hitchcock
The gun control debate rises anew in the wake of another mass shooting, but mental health treatment should receive the same critical attention and maybe more.
We're past the point of reversing our nation's gun culture, but it's not too late to better handle the psychological problems often at the root of such senseless violence. We need to ask some serious questions about how we treat the mentally ill, how we pay for that care and how we change a dismissive attitude toward a problem that can be solved. We can start with our elected officials. Do something about it!
GUN CONTROL TALK IS CHEAP
MENTAL HEALTH TALK ISN'T.
from: Tampabay
Heavy traffic may not be your biggest danger on your way to work. A new study from the careers website CareerBuilder.com shows that angry and distracted drivers are all over the road during your morning and afternoon commute.
The survey, conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Interactive on behalf ofCareerBuilder, polled 3,892 U.S. workers (employed full-time, not self-employed, non-government) ages 18 and over between May 14 and June 4, 2012.
It found that 58% of commuters have experienced road rage, and nearly one-in-ten commuters have gotten into a fight with another commuter.
“Experiencing road rage on the way to work is most often associated with running late and can be heightened by things we can’t control, such as traffic,” says Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources at CareerBuilder. “If you start the day stressed and angry, unfortunately it can have a negative impact on the rest of your day.”
Eighty-three percent of all surveyed workers said they usually drive to work—and of those commuters, 12% reported that they took a job with a longer commute during or after the recession. Episodes of road rage are more common among those with longer trips, but workers with short drives to their jobs aren’t unaffected, CareerBuilder says.
Thirty-seven percent of workers with commutes of less than five minutes said they experience road rage from time to time, while 54% of those with commutes of less than ten minutes admitted to it.
DANGER DANGER: ROAD RAGE!
via: Forbes
Be willing to change, but only for yourself.
It really is a numbers game. Play the numbers, roll with the punches. It’s a roller coaster, ups and downs, baby. "When you’re up, it’s never as good as it seems and when you’re down it seems like you’ll never get up again." You will.
"Good things come to those that wait". Not this time. Good things come to those that act. The 3-second rule works on many levels.
In general, it is bad form to apologize. For anything. You can admit you were wrong, you can offer to make things right, but don’t apologize.
There is no such thing as overconfidence. There is such a thing as taking yourself too seriously, however.
Do not ask permission to do or say anything. Never ask a woman if you can kiss them, hug them, hold them, etc.
Agreeable is boring.
Jealousy is a "let’s just be friends" best friend.
. Never ask questions that are designed to find out what she thinks of you.
A fireplace is a worthwhile investment.
You must lead. Even if you don’t know where you’re going. Make it an adventure. Take her hand and lead.
Life isn’t fair and dating is a part of life. Dating, dealing with women, isn’t and isn’t supposed to be fair. Get over it.
A woman will test you and keep on testing you. Don’t get too comfortable. Stay on your toes.
NEED A QUICKIE?
QUICK ADVICE FOR DUDES THAT HAVE NO CLUE ON DATING. READ UP!
via: So Suave
...but Bloomberg can suck it.
This is the best Sprite Ad of all time!
Wow, not sure I have ever seen an interactive ad as badass as this before. Who wouldn't want a Sprite shower at the beach? I'm sure plenty of little kids tried and tasted the water hoping for the real thing. Ha, love it!
This summer in Rio De Janeiro, the beaches were literally hot, and people need a way to refresh themselves with a cool-down. This is where that whole “free soda refill” idea came in handy. Sprite saw a unique opportunity. Instead of giving out free Sprite, (which is nice yet not exactly revolutionary), they instead thought big, Really big. The soda maker literally created the worlds biggest soda fountain, with which people could go and refresh themselves not by having a free refill of soda, but a free shower.
Via: Lowe Counsel
7 Year Old Children
Are Stupider Then
BIRDS
No matter how bright you think your child is, until the age of seven, children are no brainier than the birds.
Researchers at the University of Cambridge during simple experiments found out that birds did just as well as children up until the age of seven, The Daily Mail reported.
By pitting birds against boys and girls using tests inspired by the Aesop’s fable in which a thirsty crow is able to drink from a pitcher after using pebbles to raise the water level to within its reach.
In two of the three tests the birds, Eurasian jays, did just as well as the seven-year-old children.
After this, the human mind proved superior to the bird brain.
The experiments built on earlier work in which jays quickly learned that adding stones to a cylinder half-filled with water would bring a tasty treat floating on the surface within reach of their beaks.
In a second task the jays, colourful members of the crow family and about the same size as jackdaws, realized it was better to use pebbles, which sink, than corks, which float.
When Cambridgeshire children, aged four to ten, were set similar tasks, they did as well as the jays on the first, up to the age of seven.
From the age of eight, the pupils learned more quickly than the birds. The pattern was similar with the second task, except four-year-old children did worse than the jays.
Via: Phenomenica
