cute attack!

anna k the bernese mountain puppers

watch - Kids (1995)

HH RIP

eat more blue M&M's!

this is part cute attack! too, but primarily its a call to eat as much blue M&M's you can find...to reduce cancer and induce vomiting!

(CNN) -- The same blue food dye found in M&Ms and Gatorade could be used to reduce damage caused by spine injuries, offering a better chance of recovery, according to new research.

Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that when they injected the compound Brilliant Blue G (BBG) into rats suffering spinal cord injuries, the rodents were able to walk again, albeit with a limp.

The only side effect was that the treated mice temporarily turned blue.

The results of the study, published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences," build on research conducted by the same center five years ago.

In August 2004, scientists revealed how Adenosine triphosphate, which is known as ATP and described as the "energy currency of life," surges to the spinal cord soon after injury occurs.

Researchers found that the sudden influx of ATP killed off healthy cells, making the initial injury far worse. But when they injected oxidized ATP into the injury, it was found to block the effect of ATP, allowing the injured rats to recover and walk again.

"While we achieved great results when oxidized ATP was injected directly into the spinal cord, this method would not be practical for use with spinal cord-injured patients," said lead researcher Maiken Nedergaard, professor of Neurosurgery and director of the Center for Translational Neuromedicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

"First, no one wants to put a needle into a spinal cord that has just been severely injured, so we knew we needed to find another way to quickly deliver an agent that would stop ATP from killing healthy motor neurons. Second, the compound we initially used, oxidized ATP, cannot be injected into the bloodstream because of its dangerous side effects."

Back in 2004, Nedergaard's team discovered that the spinal cord was rich in a molecule called P2X7, which is also known as "the death receptor" for its ability to allow ATP to latch onto motor neurons and send the signals which eventually kill them.

Nedergaard knew that BBG could thwart the function of P2X7, and its similarity to a blue food dye approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1982 gave her the confidence to test it intravenously.

It worked. The rats given BBG immediately after their injury could walk again with a limp. Those that didn't receive a dose never regained their mobility.

Nedergaard told CNN that there is currently no standard treatment for patients with spinal injury when they reach the hospital emergency room.

"Right now we only treat 15 percent of the patients we receive with steroids and many hospitals question if that even works for that 15 percent; it's a very moderate benefit to only a subset of patients. So right now 85 percent of patients are untreated," she said.

Nedergaard said the research team isn't claiming that BBG can cure spinal injuries, instead that it offers a potential improvement in patients' condition.

"Even a moderate improvement in functional performance of the patient is a big, big event for these patients," she said. "They can control their bladder. If they can just take small steps instead of sitting in a wheelchair all the time, it's a tremendous benefit for these patients," she added.

The dose must be administered immediately after the injury, before additional tissue dies as a result of the initial injury.

Researchers are currently pulling together an application to be lodged with the FDA to stage the first clinical trials of BBG on human patients.

"Our hope is that this work will lead to a practical, safe agent that can be given to patients shortly after injury, for the purpose of decreasing the secondary damage that we have to otherwise expect," said Steven Goldman, Chair of the University of Rochester Department of Neurology.

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places i'd rather be

Wu-Tang Lego: Da Mystery of Chessboxin'

Wu-Tang Lego: Da Mystery of Chessboxin' from davo on Vimeo.

fashion ridics

the shoes for ogres....ridiculous shape and im sure its not that comfy...$3700...super cheap!
Marloes ten Bhömer created these using a single piece of folded leather and stainless steel construction.

Steve Caballero

huuuuuuge! Steve Caballero. Sunset frontside wall ride on the monolith at Lake Cunningham skatepark. photo by Potwin 2009

his blog

Kid Cudi - I poke her face video

definitely different from the norm

the truck

bigfoot. i always wanted to smash shit with bigfoot.

cute attack!

a circus lion taking a bath

a doggie smoking a pipe

Gorilla in Paris . FUCK YEAH!

ed wonka killing it with the Gorilla Family riding in the streets of Paris. Also features the "Dans ta gueule, puceau!" polo team and Suburbs Crew. The movie was directed by Renaud Skyronka.

Gorilla in Paris from Gorilla Bicycles on Vimeo.

Anima D'Acciaio Trailer Ver5.1

this is amazing to me. soul is not produced in mass produced frames. i agree.
ANIMA D'ACCIAIO
(SOUL OF STEEL)
LANGUAGE: ITALIAN (SUBTITLED IN ENGLISH)
A film by Daniel Leeb of Cinecycle Productions

A Portrait of the legendary Italian Frame Builder Giovanni Pelizzoli aka "Ciocc" . Ciocc shares his wisdom and life story while handbuilding a revolutionary new frame for urban fixed gear cycling. Ciocc demonstrates that the tradition and craft of framebuilding's Golden age can be re-born and push the technical frontier of Cycling's future. . also Feaures Ed "Wonka" La Forte and Antonio Colombo with an original soundtrack composed by Amedeo & Simone Pace of BlondeRedhead.

Anima D'Acciaio Trailer Ver5.1 from Cinecycle on Vimeo.

A Tribe Called Quest

1nce Again. classic.

They Came From… Snowboard Trailer

Factor-Films upcoming film - They Came From… HD snowboarding goodness.

Factor Films presents THEY CAME FROM... Vimeo

Yvon Le Caer

crossed the English channel by pedaling across it. of course there were some pontoons involved. 16hrs 42min. record.

about yvon

Porsche: Legend from Stephen Fitzgerald

LIKE NO OTHER.

Porsche: Legend from Stephen Fitzgerald on Vimeo.

Bruce Springsteen

Brucey B kid capri from nate dizzle on Vimeo.

im too lazy to post shit. im recovering from the july 4th weekend. here's a music video i like and song.

Black Ivory - I keep asking you questions

the godzilla of jellyfish invade japan!

holy crap. its not godzilla but worse, JELLYFISH! BIG ASS ONES!

"Japanese researchers monitoring the activity of giant jellyfish in Chinese waters are warning of a potentially historic and catastrophic invasion this year.
Marine surveys conducted in late June have revealed alarming numbers of Nomura’s jellyfish — massive creatures that grow up to 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) in diameter and weigh as much as to 220 kilograms (about 450 lbs) — lurking in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea. The researchers warn that ocean currents may bring swarms of the monster jellies to Japan, which has been plagued by similar invasions in recent years.

Based on what they have seen so far, the researchers warn this year’s onslaught of Nomura’s jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai, or Echizen kurage in Japanese) could deliver a massive blow to Japan’s fishing industry, rivaling even the devastating 2005 deluge that caused tens of billions of yen (hundreds of millions of dollars) in damage nationwide.
The surveys are being conducted by a team led by Shinichi Ue, a professor of biological oceanography at Hiroshima University who also chairs a government research committee tasked with developing technology to predict and control jellyfish explosions. Ue has been monitoring the population density of Nomura’s jellyfish in the southern Yellow Sea and northern East China Sea since 2006.
Between June 20 and 24, 2009, Ue’s team observed numerous specimens with umbrellas measuring 10 to 50 centimeters across, and they calculated an average distribution of 2.14 jellyfish per 100 square meters. This figure is more than 200 times higher than the 0.01 jellyfish per 100 square meters observed in the same region in 2008. It is also nearly triple the 0.77 jellyfish per 100 square meters observed in 2007, when the fishing industry in the Sea of Japan suffered widespread damage."




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bar rafaeli nekkid!

maaaan...shes sooo busted! soo very kidding.

the worlds first stealth fighter

that luftwaffe and Hermann Göring were a tricky bunch. who knows what would have happened if this bad mother-effer made to production.

"As it turns out, Hitler had an stealth fighter in the Ho 2-29. Thanks to the use of wood and carbon—which increased its radar absortion—jet engines integrated into the fuselage, and its blended surfaces, the plane could have been in London eight minutes after the British radar system detected it. In comparison, other planes took 19 minutes since detection to target, which gave the RAF fighter enough time to scramble and hunt down the bastards. The Ho 2-29 would have made the interception almost impossible, if at all."

the Horten 2-29 was reproduced by northrop grumman and tested to see if it would evade wwII era radars. currently residing at Air and Space Museum’s Paul E. Garber Restoration and Storage Facility.



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mother effing grossness

massive worm found in a north carolina sewer, it looks like throbbing clit if you ask me!

zooey lets go-e!

(500) Days of Summer is coming out this season.

the soundtrack is pretty good too

Wrangler “We Are Animals” by Ryan McGinley

awesome. 4000 pictures of Ryan McGinley for Wrangler, moonlight, nature and mystery.

SLIDESHOW from wrangler on Vimeo.

if french space aliens came to earth, this is what they would drive - bugatti type 57 atlantic concept

Lupe Fiasco - The L.A.S.E.R.S. Manifesto

lupe fiasco is one of the most outstanding rappers at the moment. his level of socio-political consciousness is pretty impressive. most rappers dont see the benefit in this, but to me its an awesome thing. check out the lasers manifesto.

wearenotlosers.com

Michael Jackson lean thing...

remember that lean thing that MJ used to do ?
this is how he did it!

The news of Michael Jackson's death yesterday threw me off. At first I thought it was a rumor. But alas, no. I grew up with his music and have many favorite songs. Indeed, I consider him the King of Pop. His death was a big surprise, but then this morning, another surprise: Jackson had a patent.

The title: Method and means for creating anti-gravity illusion.

It's a system that consists of a special shoe that has a hitch designed to attach to a projection in a stage. When the shoe engages with the component in the stage, the performer can lean forward beyond his or her center of gravity.

Why did he invent it? According to the patent, he had dance steps in his video performances where he and members of his dance crew would appear to lean forward beyond the center of gravity. This illusion was achieved by using cables attached to each dancer's waist. But the set up required stage hands to help out and was too clumsy for use during live performances.

The solution: The shoes. The video shows the anti-gravity shoes in action, live:

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Graffiti Snails

Most people have to shell out to give their homes a makeover – not so for these multi-coloured molluscs.

The flashy snails have had their drab shells given a paint job for nothing – and they didn't even have to move a muscle.

A London artist, known only as Slinkachu, has used the molluscs' shells for a series of designs dubbed 'Inner City Snail – a slow-moving street art project'.


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Pirate Hunting.

wow. whose in with me ?


Luxury yachts offer pirate hunting cruises
Luxury ocean liners in Russia are offering pirate hunting cruises aboard armed private yachts off the Somali coast.

Wealthy punters pay £3,500 per day to patrol the most dangerous waters in the world hoping to be attacked by raiders.

When attacked, they retaliate with grenade launchers, machine guns and rocket launchers, reports Austrian business paper Wirtschaftsblatt.

Passengers, who can pay an extra £5 a day for an AK-47 machine gun and £7 for 100 rounds of ammo, are also protected by a squad of ex special forces troops.

The yachts travel from Djibouti in Somalia to Mombasa in Kenya.

The ships deliberately cruise close to the coast at a speed of just five nautical miles in an attempt to attract the interest of pirates.

"They are worse than the pirates," said Russian yachtsman Vladimir Mironov. "At least the pirates have the decency to take hostages, these people are just paying to commit murder," he continued.
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rest in peas. pre weirdness michael

i saw this today

dont drink and drive. fucking lame. im still a little shook up. i was literally 10 feet from the lady. some dude from london stopped me on my bike to ask me a question and perhaps saved my life as well. i probably would have tried to bike fast across that street as well. it was strange.



Driver Arrested After Attempted Canal Street Hit-and-Run
BY MATT DUNNING
UPDATED JUN. 25

PHOTOS BY CARL GLASSMAN / TRIBECA TRIB
Firefighters rush to the side of an injured woman after she was struck by a car at the intersection of Canal and Broadway June 25. Police arrested the driver, at left and in photo below, who allegedly caused the accident.
A woman was rushed to the hospital with multiple injuries after a violent hit-and-run accident at the intersection of Broadway and Canal Street late Thursday afternoon.

Witnesses said a man driving a black Honda CR-V east on Canal Street blew through the intersection at Broadway and slammed into a Lincoln Town Car before attempting to flee the scene south on Broadway around 5:30 p.m., June 25.

The force of the collision sent the Town Car careening into the crosswalk, striking an unidentified woman who was crossing the street at the southwest corner of the intersection.

While the full extent of her injuries was not immediately known, severe cuts and bruises were visible to her head, back, arms and legs. A witness said he saw her fly into the air on impact.

A crowd surrounded the woman as she laid barefoot in the road, shielding her from oncoming traffic until paramedics arrived several minutes later. She was taken to St. Vincent’s hospital for treatment.


The unidentified driver, who was arrested following the incident, only made it about halfway down the block, between between Canal and Walker Streets, before getting stuck in Broadway traffic. A group of men, shouting, caught up to his car, opened his door and pulled him out, detaining him until police arrived. Witnesses said they smelled alcohol on the driver’s breath and saw an open beer can in his car.

“At first, it looked like [the victim] was dead,” said one witness who was standing on the opposite corner, across Broadway, at the time of the incident. He said he watched as the driver tried to get away down Broadway. "But like 40 people came after him," he said.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads will roll

on repeat for me. i love karen o's voice

zooey lets go-e!

UGH. I WISH I WAS COTTON.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

is one of my favorite scientists. what he says here is amazing.

scotty cranmer

is the king of tailwhips and front flips.

samesies?

Irina Blok's Funemployed

sometimes id love to be still unemployed. Irina Blok's Funemployed series pretty much sums up what i went thru. a little bit of fun a little bit of boredom, a little bit of doubt.
buy it

Lily Allen - Fuck You

some days i just feel like a big FUCK YOU to everyone

reference under cool

Jean-Michel Basquiat

vacation time!

ill be out for a few...Paris, then LeMans for the 2009 24 Heures du Mans, then Capri, Italy! ill leave you some parting images of where i shall be...
ill update here and there though

Kanye West - Spaceship

here's the unreleased video for it. this is before everything. back when kanye had a slightly different vision

Spaceship from kwest on Vimeo.

TABLES BY CHUL AN KWAK

Chul an kwak is a young korean designer who aims to inject furniture with dynamic emotion, breaking from the static norms.

"With serpentine legs that resemble nothing so much as octopus tentacles, the ‘r.n.i.’ series of tables by Chul An Kwak is actually inspired by images of running horses. Sculpted from wood, these designs offer the same sort of flat surface you’d see in a conventional table but with legs that seem kinetic and alive."

this is pretty cool

a poster on neglected kids...

cute attack!

yoda hedgehog!

Beanzawave - USB microwave

get your beanz on!

"The Beanzawave, which measures just 7.4 inches tall by 6.2 inches wide and 5.9 inches deep, doesn't even need to be plugged into an electrical outlet. The device contains a USB port, so mid-afternoon snacks can be heated up at the computer without expending excess power. In the future, Heinz might experiment with lithium ion batteries--making the Beanzawave ideal for camping trips. Heinz claims that snacks can be warmed in under a minute thanks to intense heating action from a combination of cell phone and radio frequencies.

The mini microwave is being developed as a partner to Heinz Snap Pots, baked beans in single-serving containers. The Snap Pots, available in the U.K., fit perfectly into the Beanzawave. But the $160 device will only be released commercially if consumer feedback is positive and if component prices drop in the near future. At its current price, the Beanzawave isn't much cheaper than a conventional microwave."

here

ever want a custom squirrel taxidermy?

i for sure do!

get them here