June 2010
VIDEO: A tiny apartment with 24 rooms
Meet Gary Chang, a Hong Kong architect who transformed his pint-sized living space — a cramped 330-square foot apartment typical for densely populated Hong Kong — into a super-efficient, 24-room bachelor pad with the help of an ingenious system of sliding walls, panels, and gizmos.
Chang’s apartment — dubbed “The Domestic Transformer” — truly has to be seen to be believed so check out the below video from World’s Greenest Homes. The New York Times also profiled Chang and his amazing mini-mansion. Would you able to live in this kind of set-up? Or are actual rooms irreplaceable?
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Summer Fun for the Kids; Working for Me →
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The kids are out of school and enjoying their summer break. I remember how much I loved summer when I was a kid, so I am glad to see that they seem to as well. However, while they are…
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Zumba Is Hardcore, but Fun! →
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My friend N. invited me to go to Zumba yesterday. It was my first time going, so I was excited. The class was going to be two hours because it was a monthly charity event hosted by …
VIDEO: Bionic feet for amputee cat
Oscar gets to try his new feet
A cat that had its back feet severed by a combine harvester has been given two prosthetic limbs in a pioneering operation by a UK vet.
The new feet are custom-made implants that “peg” the ankle to the foot. They are bioengineered to mimic the way deer antler bone grows through the skin.
The operation - a world first - was carried out by Noel Fitzpatrick, a veterinary surgeon based in Surrey.
His work is explored in a BBC documentary called The Bionic Vet.
The prosthetic pegs, called intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prosthetics (Itaps) were developed by a team from University College London led by Professor Gordon Blunn, who is head of UCL’s Centre for Biomedical Engineering.
Professor Blunn and his team have worked in partnership with Mr Fitzpatrick to develop these weight-bearing implants, combining engineering mechanics with biology.
Mr Fitzpatrick explained: “The real revolution with Oscar is [that] we have put a piece of metal and a flange into which skin grows into an extremely tight bone.”
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Who is your biggest idol?
I don’t really have one.
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Who are some artists (film/music/pop/etc) who have shaped your creative life?
I don’t think any films or music have shaped my creative life. They have helped me define some times in my life, but not when it comes to my creativity or passion.
If you could attend any concert, what would it be?
System of a Down. I would love to see them.
What would your dream job look like?
Not answering to anyone, becoming a published author, and just happy to work.
If you were pregnant, but the doctor said your child would be born with some kind of disease or sumthing bad, would you have an abortion or keep it no matter what?
If it was going to be severely deformed, then I would probably abort the baby. It is no way to live.
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What do you want your first child to look like? =D
Dark hair, dark eyes like his father’s, have my nose and lips, and be tall. ;)
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What do you think of chick skateboarders?
What’s ur fav type of sandwich?
Roast beef and swiss sandwich
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