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How-to Fold Paper Roses

One more suggestion for Valentines’ day: paper roses. DIY Maven give all the instructions of How to Fold a Paper Rose, with links to two tutorials, WikiHow and bloom4ever, and a video showing step by step of this not so … Continue reading

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The Orchid and the Rose

is a beautiful CG short animation directed by Mark Benard and Dennis Tal. Two seeds sprout side by side, an orchid and a rose, the beginning of a tragic love story. Samuel Tung worked as a character TD, in charge … Continue reading

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Electronic Biologia Centrali-Americana

Electronic Biologia Centrali-Americana – This digital edition of the important and out-of-print Biologia Centrali-Americana makes all 58 biological volumes available. Descriptions of over 50,000 and images of over 18,000 species of animals and plants are now accessible as never before. … Continue reading

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FlickRate

FlickRate is an enhanced ratings system to your Flickr favourites for Flickr. Rate photos by aesthetics, originality, fun and notes from 1 (very bad) to 5 (excellent) using a bookmarklet, Firefox extension or Greasemonkey script. One more cool thing? You … Continue reading

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Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato

Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato, Flower and Vegetable Planter Now you can achieve dramatic success growing tomatoes, other vegetables or even flowers from a small area. This planter is ideal for decks, patios, porches, balconies, or even hanging from a … Continue reading

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Flowers from old mobile phones

Researchers compost old mobile phones & transform them into flowers: Researchers at the University of Warwick’s Warwick Manufacturing Group, in conjunction with PVAXX Research & Development Ltd, have devised a novel way to recycle discarded mobile telephones – bury them … Continue reading

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