An innovative initiative is taking place in the Philippines to bring sustainable lighting to homes in impoverished communities. Empty plastic bottles are installed in the roof, filled with water and bleach they refract sunlight. These “solar light bulbs” provide light equivalent to a 55watt light bulb.
See how they’re made here. From Visual News
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The majestic beast awaits his next fetch… #dogs #dogstagram #americanbulldog #bulldog #dalmatian #rescuedogs #ilovemydog #ilovemyrescue #petstagram #muttstagram (Taken with instagram)
Dear Photograph,
My grandparents shared an astonishing ability to blend intensity and laughter in everything they did. I realize how much their dark, Germanic sense of humor is embedded in my own character. I remember that afternoon in 1995, when they posed for the camera, enacting a present retroactively shaped by a future in which they would be gone. I appreciated their idea for that photo then, and I felt as if I shared a nice laugh with them this afternoon when I bicycled to the cemetery to snap this Dear Photograph.
Andy
One of my favorite all-time albums and album covers…
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Looking like a bright star streaking up into a black sky, a rocket took off before dawn today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying an unmanned capsule filled with food, clothes, and other supplies for astronauts on the international space station.
But this robotic cargo ship doesn’t belong to NASA. Instead, it’s owned by a company called SpaceX, which made history by launching the first ever private spacecraft on a mission to the station.
SpaceX has a $1.6 billion cargo-delivery contract with NASA, which is turning routine flights to the station over to industry so that the veteran space agency can start to focus on more ambitious exploration efforts. (NPR)
Photo: Historic @SpaceX #DragonLaunch to ISS. @NASA on Twitpic
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The sun dog digs the new flower boxes… #ilovemyrescue #ilovemydog #muttstagram #bulldog #americanbulldog #dalmatian #dogstagram #dogs #chillaxin #sunny (Taken with instagram)
npr:
If you want to see the strength of America’s beer industry, you may want to look past beverage giants like Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors. According to the Brewers Association, nearly 2,000 American brewers operated during 2011 — the most since the 1880s.
(via U.S. Craft Beer Brewers Thrive, Despite Small Share Of The Market : The Salt)
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I would love to say “epic battle” but Vader would crush him…
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An innovative initiative is taking place in the Philippines to bring sustainable lighting to homes in impoverished communities. Empty plastic...
Dear Photograph,
My grandparents shared an astonishing ability to blend intensity and laughter in everything they did. I realize how much their...
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Looking like a bright star streaking up into a black sky, a rocket took off before dawn today from...
