Do it yourself: Burning laser pointer
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Burj Dubai - Tallest building in the world
The Burj Dubai will be the world’s tallest tower and the centerpiece of the Gulf regions most prestigious urban development to date. This architectural phenomenon will be a global tourist magnet that skyrockets Dubai into the global limelight.
Until Friday, the tallest building in the world was Taipei 101 with 508 meters. On saturday (July 21st.) Burj Dubai became officially the tallest building in the world with 512.1 meters. (1.680 feet) What´s really cool is that Burj Dubai is still under construction, and it will be 807.7 meters high in June 2008.
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Viaje por Guatemala
Guatemala, Pais de la eterna primavera, de grandes y lindas bellezas naturales, y de grandes contrastes sociales. Este video fue primer lugar en el Festival C.A. Icaro de Cine y TV en la categoría de Videoarte. Viaje por Guatemala es un vistazo a las relaciones sociales en el país y las desigualdades que las caracterizan.
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GOOD Magazine: Internet Porn
GOOD Magazine: La revista GOOD hace pequeños videos sobre diferentes temas y los sube a YouTube. Esta vez le tocó a la pornografía en internet, representada en este caso por Kelle Marie. ¿1%? Algo así como 12% para ser más exactos, y un 89% proviene de los Estados Unidos.
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9 Attitudes of Highly Creative People
1. Curiosity
I’ve written previously on the topic of curiosity because I’m convinced that it is an essential skill to build as a blogger. Learning to ask ‘why’, ‘what if’ and ‘I wonder…’ are great questions t build into your life if you want to be a more creative person.
2. Seeing Problems as Interesting and Acceptable
One of the problems of the Western mindset is that we often see problems or obstacles in life as unacceptable parts of life. We avoid pain or suppress it when it comes and in doing so don’t often see and feel symptoms that are there to tell us something important. Creative people see problems as a natural and normal part of life - in fact they often have a fascination with problems and are drawn to them.
3. Confronting Challenge
Many of the most creative ideas through out history have come from people facing a challenge or crisis and rather than running from it asking ‘how can I overcome this’?
4. Constructive Discontent
Creative people often have an acute awareness of what’s wrong with the world around them - however they are constructive about this awareness and won’t allow themselves to get bogged down in grumbling about it - they take their discontent and let it be a motivation to doing something constructive.
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How to Become a Creative Genius
When we measure the creativity of young children, virtually all of them will record as being ‘highly creative’. However, only a small percentage of adults register as being ‘highly creative’.
What happened?
Schools have crushed creativity. We were told to color within the lines. We were taught to follow instructions. The goal in
school is to get the “right” answer. Unfortunately, if you’re afraid to be wrong, you’ll never be creative or original.
The job of education is to produce employees who follow instructions. And to this endeavor, they are doing a
very good job. However, in terms of creativity, they are falling terribly short.
This is one of the most unfortunate realities in our current education system.
To undo this, we must continuallyexercise our creative juices. That’s why I have put together 6 tips for expanding your creativity.
1. Keep a Notebook and Pencil on hand at all times.
Ideas are like in-laws, you never know when they’re coming over to visit. By keeping a notebook around, you will always
be able to capture your ideas at any time of the day.
Leonardo da Vinci was well known for keeping a journal of his ideas. His notebooks are now prized possessions that hold
the many creative and genius thoughts of this master thinker, painter, and inventor.
His notebooks were filled with plans for flying machines, a parachute, a helicopter, the extendable ladder, the bicycle,
folding furniture, and a number of automated tools for increasing productivity.
Yes, I am happy to say that Leonardo da Vinci was a productivity junkie.
A blank page is an open invitation for the creative and curious mind. The simple act of writing gets you into a
creative flow that can last for hours.
The free-flowing, exploratory practice of keeping a journal encourages freedom of thought and expanded perspectives.
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