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15 Creative iPhone Cases and Unusual iPhone Case Designs.
6 Feb 2012 at 6:00am
A collection of creative, stylish and unusual iPhone cases from all over the world to make your favorite gadget stand out from the rest.
Tire Tread iPhone Case: A cool iPhone case made from rubber that cushions your iPhone and features tire tread pattern that prevents your iPhone from slipping out of your hand.
R2D2 iPhone Case: A cool iPhone case that resembles R2D2 of Starwars.
Steel iPhone Case: This stainless steel case looks cool for your iPhone.
Startrek iPhone Case: Its the creation of Andy; he took an old Startrek pin and super-glued it to the back of an iPhone case.
Bottle Opening iPhone Case: A useful case that allows you to open bottles with your iPhone.
iPhone Book Case: This 'Little Black Book for iPhone' is shaped from Baltic birch, the case includes all the functionality you'll need and it has an internal pocket to hold up to 2-3 credit cards/ debit cards.
Vinyl iPhone Case: The cool case features finely machined record grooves that resembles to those found on an actual vinyl record.
Factron iPhone Case: The most interesting thing of this cool iPhone case is that it features interchangeable lenses.
Xbox 360 iPhone Case: A cool felt XBox 360 case for your Apple iPhone.
EARonic iPhone Case: EARonic iPhone case by CollabCubed.
iShoe iPhone Case: The cool iPhone case comes with colorful shoelaces.
Phone iPhone Case: A cool dial phone design felt case for your iPhone.
Colorful iPhone Case: Now match your iPhone case to your sneakers.
iPhone Wallet: This iMojito iPhone case also doubles as a wallet.
Meddogi iPhone Case:
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15 Creative Staircases and Modern Staircase Designs - Part 4.
4 Feb 2012 at 6:29am
Collection of unique, creative, unusual and modern staircase designs from around the globe.
Glass Staircase: Glass cantilever staircase with full height independent glass panel balustrade and wall fixed handrail.
Box Stairs: Creative box stairs by Blencowe-Levine "are part of a roof studio addition to a home in Battersea."
Storage Stairs: No matter how much space you've got, you may need intelligent storage solutions.
Convenient Stairs: These creative stairs are designed for easy access.
Hidden Door Staircase: This staircase doubles as a door for a secret room.
Stairs by EeDesign: Based on Veronoi diagrams and using the methods pioneered with Leonardo, the stair design is randomly created for each project.
Helical Stairs: These stairs are defined by having balustrade to both sides.
Reconstructible Wooden Staircase: It's a part of a reconstructible three-story structure made from laminated timber; if a need arises it can be reconstructed elsewhere.
Interlace Stairs: In these stairs, the interlaced steel acts as the supporting structure.
Floating Glass Stairs: The glass staircases in Apple stores, NYC, features a spiral glass staircase that appears as if its floating in air.
Chand Baori Stepwell: Built in the 10th century, the incredible well was created as a practical solution to the water problem in the area. Its 30 meters deep, has 13 floors and 3,500 steps.
Stairs House: Stairs-House is located in Oda-City,Shimane, Japan and was designed by y+m design office.
Winding Staircase: This sculptural winding staircase resembles a seashell when viewed from above.
Stairs by T Laurens:
Skateboard Stairs: Creative stairs created from skateboard decks.
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15 Creative Bed Sheets and Cool Duvet Designs - Part 4.
3 Feb 2012 at 6:29am
Collection of creative bedding and cool duvet designs from all over the world.
Sleeved Blanket: These are limited edition duvet covers with sleeves. It keeps your hands warm while reading in bed.
Bedtime Stories Blanket: An interesting way to read books right before you go to bed, part of an interesting project named Sleepless.
Classic Arcade Fleece Blanket: Now get comfortable with this warm classic arcade fleece blanket.
Chocolate Bed Toppings: You may get some sweet dreams in this chocolate bedding.
Bob Bedding: This duvet comes with a printed photo of a curled up sleeping dog that goes by the name Bob.
The Buon Appetito Duvet Cover:
Ruler Bed Sheets: It comes with a ruler printed right on the sheet with the numbers rising outwards from warm to cold colors.
Car Blankets: They remind you that driving tired isn't good.
NES Bed Sheets: Creative bedding set inspired by the classic NES console.
Deer Kid's Duvet Cover: This bed linen, comes with a beautiful photo print of a deer, will look cool in your kid's bedroom.
Cardboard Coverings: Creation of Belgian textile designer, D Styverlynk, using boxes and transformed them into a soft, supple textile suitable for blanket.
Colorful Pencils Bed Topping: Now you can sleep amongst the colorful pencils and pull the pencil box over you.
Sardine Tin Doona Cover: "Why sleep in a bed when you can sleep in a Sardine tin'"
Periodic Table Duvet Cover:
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15 Cool and Creative Office Supplies.
2 Feb 2012 at 6:02am
A collection of 'Cool and Creative Office Supplies' to make your workday a bit more interesting.
Bank Job: Isn't annoying when you go to the bank to make a deposit and find the courtesy pen's missing' Now here is your turn to get your own bank pen.
Chalkboard Office Supplies: Label office supplies using chalk as needed and then clean the slate.
Talk Bubble: These cartoon-inspired paper clips are the perfect way to draw more attention to your notes.
InAnimate Stickers: Get creative with these creative stickers and turn your staplers, pencil holders, cups or your notebook mouse into cool characters.
360° Pen: Give this cool pen a whirl and have some fun.
The Mini Shopping Cart Desktop Organizer: It's a miniature version of a real shopping cart, keeps your desk organized.
Rubber Band Holder: An unusual way to build your collection of rubber bands with this cool rubber band holder.
Vector: This cool desk organizer by Art Lebedev is designed as a business performance curve. It can be positioned either heading up or going down.
Bluelounge's Multi-Function Stand: A cool multi-function stand that holds your iPad either horizontally or vertically. And the tray holds your keys, USB drives, etc.
TwelveSouth Backpack: It can be used with all current iMacs and Apple Cinema Displays and its perfectly sized to hold backup hard drives, USB peripherals etc.
Double Side Pen Clip: A very simple solution by 'Delfonics' to keep a pen around when you need it the most; slide it on to the side of your favorite diary, journal, notebook or sketch book, and place a pen through the spring loop.
Tapsqueeze Drink Fountain: It's a simple device that turns almost any faucet into a water fountain.
Pushpins by Art Lebedev : This cool set of pushpins comes with computer-like commands on them.
Pen Cap Pen Holder:
Wood Whale: Designed by E Pfeiffer, it will hold all your desk items in one place. These are handcrafted from reclaimed timber.
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15 Unusual Mirrors and Creative Mirror Designs - Part 4.
1 Feb 2012 at 6:16am
Check yourself in style with these creative mirrors and unusual mirror designs from all over the world.
Slide Mirror: Designed by Sylvain Willenz, "its a simple graphic drawing, which plays with reflection, perception and depth."
Massi Mirror: Designed by Claudio Silvestrin, it has a white or blue lighting installation, and a circle of light pours out from the back of the mirror.
Glow Mirror by Sotirios Papadopoulos: These cool mirrors are printed with a material developed by the designer, that creates a glowing effect when the lights go out.
3D Mirrors:
Standing Mirror: This unusual mirror has stylish legs; one foot leans on the wall and the other foot on the floor.
'Through the Looking Glass' by Romy van den Broek: The mirror functions as a touch screen and uses software to record every move of those touching it.
Mamanonmama Mirrors by HORM: The range has different sized wall-mirrors that can be combined to create the shapes and designs that personalize your space.
Espejo Miralmar Mirrors by Eduard Samso: It consists of seven 2-sided mirrors of different sizes that can be fixed on to a wall-fixed zinc-plated frame.
Hiroshi Mirror by Fiam Italia:
Multi-Faceted Mirrors: Each of these eleven mirrors reflects a slightly different perspective, and are designed to perfectly reflect beauty into your home.
Fan-Shaped Mirror: A unusual mirror design that looks quite impressive.
Mirror On A Roll: A self-adhesive innovative mirror design that looks more of a creative wallpaper with a reflective surface, can change anything you want into a mirror, though not as sharp as a glass mirror.
Carzor: It's same size as a credit card and can coolly be put into the wallet; its blades are stored behind the mirror.
USB Mirror Card Reader:
Mirror Hangers: An innovative design, the hangers can function as hooks when not in use.
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15 Creative Desk Organizers and Cool Desk Organizer Designs.
31 Jan 2012 at 6:28am
Collection of 'Creative Desk Organizers and Cool Desk Organizer Designs' to keep your desk organized.
All-in-One Desk Organizer: This cool All-in-One desk organizer has a place for everything. It has an iPod charging station, 4 port USB hub, and a place for scissors, pencils, and pens. Apart from this, it holds anything from car keys, paper clips, change, rubber bands, or your cards.
N64 Controller Desk Organizer: Created from old N64 controller; the A, B, C buttons have become pen holders, the joystick has been replaced by rare earth magnet for paperclip storage and the directional button features a USB port.
Garden Desk Organizer: A creative handcrafted desk organizer made up of wooden blocks that allows you to group, arrange and grow small plants.
UBoard Smart: It's a multi-functional organizational tool made of tempered glass table that sits over the keyboard of your computer. It features 3 USB ports, a cup holder and an iPhone/smartphone holder. You can organize your notebook, pen, calculator, etc.
Desk Organizer Kaijustudios:
Rhombin Desk Organizer: Designed by E Pfeiffer and Scot Herbst, this modular desk organizer can be arranged in many ways.
Desk Amigos: Designed by Vaca Valiente, made from used leather, it keeps your desk organized.
Wood Desk Organizer: A modern handmade desk organizer made from wood, comes with ten holes of different sizes to display pens, pencils, and other desktop utensils. And also it has a magnet integrated into one of the front parts for paperclips and a place to keep notes or cards.
Snap It Up Organizer: The colorful rubber bands can hold about anything from desktop items, notes, etc.
Metaphys Desk Trays: Designed by Chiaki Murata, this desk tray is a combination of three trays, one to hold your elastic bands, another for your paper clips and one for stamps with water filled on the top.
Desk Organizer: It holds your pens and pencils, and sticky notes.
Concrete Office Organizer:
Desk Organizer by Black + Blum:
Black Tabula Rasa Desk Organizer: It keeps all of your papers organized, and at the same time neat on your table.
Acrylic Desktop Organizer: It holds memo papers, pens and pencils, paperclips, erasers etc.
Rubber Organizer: It has an interesting design that holds virtually anything, from pens and pencils, to a toothbrush and toothpaste in the bathroom.
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15 Creative Bathroom Gadgets For You - Part 2.
30 Jan 2012 at 6:57am
A collection of cool bathroom gadgets and innovative creations designed to make things easy.
Temji Shower Dial: Add these dials to your tap handles so you can instantly turn the shower on to your perfect temperature.
RSStroom Reader: Creation of Yi Tien Electronics, it is a computer/printer/toilet fax that prints RSS headlines directly onto the toilet paper.
iHouse SmartFaucet: It uses facial recognition technology and recognizes everyone who uses it and once it knows you, the tap will automatically turn on the water to your preferred temperature and flow. Apart from this, you can also use the touch screen to access e-mails, check the outside temperature, check your calendar, etc.
Agape's Gerba Soap Dispenser: Designed by F. Bortolani & E. Righi, it's a cool dispenser for dispensing liquid soap in the shower.
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Toepener: This unique device enables one to open a door with their feet.
Intelligent Drain by Roca: This intelligent drain by Roca, displays a digital reading showing how much water you're using.
USB Toothbrush: Philips Sonicare electric toothbrush can be recharged via USB. To recharge the toothbrush, just put it in the glass; the normal looking drinking glass is actually a charger.
Shower Foot Rest: It's a perfect gadget when you need to lift your leg up in the shower for washing your feet or shaving your legs.
Faucet Flower: It's a beautiful combination of faucet and vase.
Toothpaste Dispenser: It's quite simple to use, to get the toothpaste out, you just need to press the button.
Toothbrush That Holds Toothpaste: A cool concept by the Spanish designers Kawamura-ganjavian that combines toothpaste dispenser and a toothbrush into one elegant little design.
Handysoap: It's a hand made of soap, wall fixable; 'one hand washes the other'.
iDuck Wireless Speaker: Simply plug your MP3 player or iPod into the transmitter and take the waterproof duck speaker into the bath with you.
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15 Cool Umbrellas and Creative Umbrella Designs - Part 6.
28 Jan 2012 at 6:45am
Collection of unusual umbrellas and creative umbrella designs from all over the world.
Square Umbrella: Cool umbrella with non-conventional canopy from Artlebedev.
Umbrella Flask: A cool umbrella, its handle comes off to show out a drinking flask.
Rosella Folding Umbrella: A unique umbrella by Nothing Design Group, its shaped like a beautiful rose when folded.
'London Skyline' Umbrella: This cool black umbrella with a white London skyline from Squid London changes to multi-color upon contact with water.
UmbROLLa: Its unique feature is a small ball in the top of the umbrella, so you don't need to hold the umbrella in the hand, just pull it along.
Air Umbrella: This concept umbrella forms an air-curtain whose air comes into the intake and goes out into the outlet and its possible to control the size of the air curtain and is determined by the number of people using the air-umbrella.
Color Changing Umbrella: This color changing umbrellas come printed with special ink, white when dry and changes color when its in contact with water.
Umbrella with Auto-Open and Auto-Close: Just by the press of a button on the handle you can open or close this umbrella.
X-Ray Umbrella: Creation of designer Anastacia Spada, who creatively used x-rays to create this cool umbrella.
Umbrella by Bryanboyer: An unusual and cool umbrella designed by Bryanboyer.
Electric Umbrella: This cool umbrella has many pinpoints of light and has a dimmer to adjust the brightness of light.
Unusual Handle Umbrellas: This unusual handle umbrella comes with adjustable shoulderstrap.
The handle of this umbrella has a more medieval look.
Map On Umbrella: This umbrella has the Istanbul's plan neatly chalked out with markings for all popular cafes, restaurants and important places.
Umbrella Bag: The Inside Out Umbrella fully changes into a small bag; it has a bag, turn it inside out & the umbrella is covered into a stylish looking bag.
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15 Creative Pen Holders and Cool Pencil Holders - Part 2.
27 Jan 2012 at 7:49am
Collection of creative pen holders and cool pencil holders to keep your desk organized.
Multi Purpose Holder: This holder is perfect for any desk; it has a tape dispenser, paper clip storage, pens, pencils and memo holder.
Wood Whale: Designed by E Pfeiffer, it will hold all your desk items in one place. These are handcrafted from reclaimed timber.
'Inbox' Mini Cargo Crates: These heavy-duty wooden shipping containers have been re-sized to your pens, tools, silverware, or any small items.
Toga Holder: A multi-function holder that can hold your pens and your smartphones.
Dinoz Herbs Garden/Pencil Holder: A multi-functional little dinosaur in which you can put inside herbs or use it as a pencil holder or a simple decorative piece.
Hand Pen Holder: Created from a durable plastic and cement combo, this heavyweight hand shaped pen holder is perfect for holding all your desk items.
Ventotene Memo and Pencil Holder: A multipurpose desktop organizer perfect for organizing memos, photographs, post cards, business cards, pens, pencils or any small items.
Place for Trace: This cool desk object was specially designed for architects; it holds a roll of tracing paper and up to 15 pens or pencils.
Paper Clip and Pencil Holder: With this multipurpose desktop organizer, have your paperclips and writing instruments at hand. Its belly is magnetic and holds the paperclips.
Shiro Pen/ Pencil Holder: This cool holder creates an illusion as if the top ring is floating, but its actually held by a pencil that is welded into the pen holder.
Porcelain Cardboard Box: This porcelain cardboard box will give you the look of a used box, it can be used to hold pens and pencils or any stationary items.
naoLoop Loft: Its a wall organizer that stores and displays all your things from car keys to phone and other important everyday things at one place.
Sharpener Desk Tidy: It keeps your pens, pencils and other things organized and keeps your desk tidy.
Hedgehog Pencil Holder: This hedgehog pencil holder comes with 24 colored pencils.
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15 Creative Showers and Unusual Shower Head Designs.
26 Jan 2012 at 8:18am
Creative showers and unusual shower head designs from all over the world.
Musical Shower: With this musical shower, one can listen to tunes in the shower.
Pocket Shower: This cool tiny gizmo unfolds to show a high performance waterproof reservoir that holds ten liters of water. And the black fabric will (given a sunny day) warm the water up in no time.
Folding Shower: It's a ingenious folding shower design by French company Supiot. It folds to add extra space to the bathroom.
MP3 Shower Head: This MP3 shower head comes from Bossini; its made out of stainless steel and comes with a sound system, complete with two speakers, and connects to your iPod or MP3 player.
Vado Shower Head: Best thing about this sculpture shower heads is that it lets you twist, twirl, turn and adjusts them into any required position.
Jet Shower Head: It's a jet shower head from Newform with a surprisingly industrial form that comes down from the ceiling like a shiny pipe.
Dual Head Shower: It's a shower head with handheld combo by Alsons; this two-in-one shower features an integral three-way diverter that lets you use the hand-held shower, the extra-wide shower head, or use both at the same time.
Toauh Shower: This shower system can be fitted into any shower; the water used in the shower is collected in the main base and the same can be filled into the containers by pulling down the lever. The water is then displaced to the container that provides water to the toilet. And the extra water can be used for other activities like floor cleaning, car washing etc.
Shower by Chris Dimino: Chris Dimino created this unusual shower head.
Pipe Shower: A cool floor fixable industrial style shower design from Boffi.
Vola 50 Shower Head: Designed by Teit Weylandt, this shower head features 5 parallel heads arranged horizontally, each consisting of 15 nozzles.
Drops Lighted Shower: It's a beautiful mix of design and functionality, where a beam of light highlights each shimmering droplet of water as a shower of refreshing water that cascades down.
Geo 180 Shower: It's a modern tub designed by Kos of Italy.
Viteo Outdoors Inverted Shower: Designed by D Venlet, the shower sits on the ground and the water goes up 4 meters in the air. To activate the water stream you need to step on a little button in the middle of the unit.
Reflect Shower Mirror: This cool shower lets you shave in the shower without fogging up the mirror. It uses incoming water to prevent condensation on the mirror.
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15 Creative Tents and Cool Tent Designs - Part 2.
25 Jan 2012 at 5:14am
The average tent isn't fun, they all look the same, thats where the limited-edition designer tents created to stand out by UK-based FieldCandy come in. They now have more than 40 different designs grouped in several collections by 18 artists. The selected group of talented artists, designers and photographers create creative designs that transform the flysheets. These creative tents are fun, exciting, individual and say something about who's inside them.
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15 Modern Speakers and Creative Speaker Designs - Part 2.
24 Jan 2012 at 6:24am
Modern speakers and creative speaker designs from all over the world.
Munny Speakers: Create your own Munny speakers out of a vinyl doll.
Wireless Wheeler Speaker: It just about the same diameter as the tires on a Mazda MX-5 Miata, actually its a high-end wireless outdoor speaker that can be taken around anywhere you want.
Speaker Buddies: These speakers are designed to work in pairs.
Bbudd Speaker: The speakers are embedded into his feet.
Equalizer Speakers: Its an unique speaker that integrates equalizer with the sound boxes. What more, just move each speaker that looks like a button on an equalizer and you can also easily find the equilibrium model for your each favorite tune.
Altec Lansing OMNI: These speakers look like tall decorative vases, includes a woofer, a mid-range speaker and the tweeter on the top.
Sound Seed: The design uses the power cord to float the speakers in mid-air.
The Wailers by Caswell: These are a set of ceramic speakers that look as if they're singing your music to you.
Speakers by Scarfe: An innovative speaker concept from designer Scarfe; the treble output is through the top, and the bass from the bottom.
Xount Wireless Speaker System: It looks like a stylish lamp and it uses flat speaker technology.
DMT-100 Speakers: These speakers are balanced on a stand that incorporates a technology called drivermanipulation that allows one to adjust the height of the speakers.
Symbio Designs Alpha Speaker: Unusual designed speakers that can be used as standard stereo speakers or can be used as a home theater setup.
Plug and Play - Wireless Speaker System: The Plug and Play wireless speaker designed by Per Brickstad makes all ones music available, regardless if it is stored on mobile phones, notebooks or MP3 players.
Minipod: The Minipod loudspeaker design is where 'form follows function'."
Klipsch AudioRock Outdoor Speaker: As the name implies these cool speakers are meant for outdoors and are shaped like a granite stone. These speakers come with a wireless system and can be used up to a distance of 30 m with the use of 2.4 GHz RF.
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20 Creative and Coolest Salt and Pepper Shakers - Part 4.
23 Jan 2012 at 5:46am
These cool and creative salt and pepper shakers will turn any tabletop setting into a conversation piece.
Salt and Pepper Pawz: Paw shaped salt and pepper shakers in stoneware with a cork stopper.
Movers and Shakers: Movers and Shakers salt and pepper shakers don't need to be shaken, just pull the cord, reverse and hold.
Salt and Peeper: A bird shaped salt and pepper shaker; just turn his head to the right and his eyes change from blue to white and his beak dispenses salt; turn it left and his eyes turn black and of course his beak pours the pepper.
Saltside Out: This cool shaker defies logic by dispensing salt from the outside.
Egloo Salt and Pepper Shakers: These minimalist little shakers feature a graphic hidden on the inside until in use.
Block Salt and Pepper Shaker Set:
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Salt and Pepper Shakers by Deepu:
Acanthus Gold Salt and Pepper Shakers: Elegantly handmade and decorated with the finest quality Swarokski crystals, 24kt gold, and fine Limoges porcelain paste.
Alessi Salt and Pepper Shakers Set: Designed by Stefano Giovannoni for Alessi, this magnetic salt and pepper set can be positioned firmly on the base.
LladroGallus Salt and Pepper Shakers: Cool salt and pepper shakers based on the heads of the rooster.
Salt and Pants-Salt and Pepper Shakers: This spicy little guy dispenses salt from the top of his head and pepper from his trousers.
Spiced Lady Ring: This unusual ring is actually a salt/seasoning shaker.
Salt and Pepper Shakers by T Tsang :
'Fragile' Salt and Pepper Shaker Set: Its made of ceramic, and when broken in half becomes a salt and pepper shaker set.
P.S. Salt and Pepper Shaker Set:
Bell and Bell Salt and Pepper Shakers: These salt and pepper shakers are a modern take on the classic, just twist the bottom section to line them up and shake.
Samba Spice Shakers: These cool salt and peppers shakers called the Samba are handmade and come in three versions and two finishes.
Earl Salt and Pepper Shakers:
Salt and Pepper Shakerspoon:
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10 Cool and Useful Spaghetti Measuring Tools.
21 Jan 2012 at 6:48am
Creative products and gadgets that will make a cool addition to any modern kitchen.
'I could eat a horse' - Spaghetti Measuring Tool: Made by Stefán Pétur Sólveigarson, Iceland, it's a spaghetti measuring tool with three different portions for small, grownup and family.
Spaghetti Dozer by Serge Atallah: It's a foldable spaghetti measuring tool with 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more portions - the combinations are endless. And its functional design makes it convenient to store in any drawer.
iPhone App - Pastatime: Unlike physical pasta measuring tools with holes, it's a digital version. It's an easy-to-use spaghetti measuring app for one to four portions. You might place the noodles directly on the screen if you have an iPhone cover.
'Noooodle' Spaghetti Measure: It's a multi-functional piece that can be used as a trivet, a spaghetti measure, and a countertop decoration when not in use.
Spaghetti Measure: It's a compact, sleek and convenient spaghetti measure that will give exact and perfect portions every time. Its edge has a fork that lifts, can be used for stirring, and also drains spaghetti.
Spaghetti Sorter and Tester: Measure out 1 and 2 portions of spaghetti with a tester at the tip to check when it is 'al dente'.
Spaghetti Measure: Cool kitchen tool for measuring out pasta for 1 to 4 servings.
Spaghetti Measuring Device: Another cool spaghetti measuring tool; it has measuring holes for kids, grownups and dinner portions.
Voile Spaghetti Measure: Designed by Paolo Gerosa, it's an elegant object, is unique in appearance, and is a very precise spaghetti measuring tool.
Rosle Spaghetti Measure: It's built with four polished stainless steel plates that makes sizing out 1 to 4 perfect portions of pasta. It features a convenient, rotating design; thanks to a riveted ring that can also be used as an eyelet for storage.
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15 Cool Salad Bowls and Creative Salad Server Designs.
20 Jan 2012 at 6:16am
Collection of cool salad bowls and creative salad server designs from all over the world.
Pepperfork and Saltspoon:
Salad Utensils Made of Bread:
Leaf Salad Bowl and Servers: A salad bowl beautifully shaped like a leaf comes integrated with salad servers.
Salad Plant - Salad Servers: These clever green salad servers stand upright and mimics a planted flowerpot. The flowerpot doubles as a server or a mixing dish for salads.
Oak Standing Salad Servers: These oak salad servers by Swedish design company Segaform has magnets in their handles that allows these servers to stick together.
Back To The Roots Salad Servers: Salad servers made from wood; each set of servers is unique.
Saladbunny Salad Servers:
Salad Servers by Ori Saidi & Dani Gassner: Stand them upright or stick them head first into your salad - both options are sure to bring smiles to your dinner table.
Salad Bowl and Servers: This large fresh green colored salad bowl comes complete with salad servers.
Inset Salad Servers: These sleek and stylish salad servers are two of a kind; they are perfectly together for presentation and storage.
Pewter Dog and Cat Salad Servers:
Bird Salad Bowl and Servers: The beautiful bird servers sit on the side of the bowl.
Sing-A-Long Tongs:
HandsOn Salad Bowl: It features a pair of hand-like salad servers integrated on either side of the bowl.
(Image credit: yankodesign).
Chill Salad Bowl with Servers: It has an icepack in its base and server utensils built into the top.
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Crooks and Liars
Open Thread
6 Feb 2012 at 10:30pm
enlarge Credit: Destonio's World of Wrong
Something tells me "Nevermind" would be the first thing Gilda Radner (rest in peace) would tell Komen right now.
Open Thread below....
C&L's Late Night Music Club With Randy Travis
6 Feb 2012 at 10:00pm
Title: On The Other HandArtist: Randy TravisRandy Travis was arrested for public intoxication early this morning in Sanger, Texas. He was in his car, wine drunk, and parked outside of a Baptist church. Sounds like a song to me.
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Storms of Life
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Artist: Randy Travis
Price: $2.51
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SNL Spoofs Newt Gingrich For His Moon Colony Promise
6 Feb 2012 at 9:00pm
 Click here to view this media Saturday Night Live had a bit of fun giving Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich a bit of grief for his statement that a moon base could become the 51st state.
Color of Change Takes On Racism at Darden Restaurants
6 Feb 2012 at 8:00pm
Activist group Color of Change is calling on activists to demand that Darden Restaurants -- which operates chains like Capital Grille, Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse and Red Lobster -- for apparent racism in hiring and promotion practices. Darden pays most workers in its chains subpar wages and in the one high-wage part of the company -- Capital Grille -- African-American workers are rarely hired for high-paying jobs. Even in the low-wage portions of the company, African-American workers are more likely to be hired for jobs that pay less, such as bus boys, that don't pay a living wage. Promotions are much less like for African-American workers, too. Darden workers in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. have filed a complaint over lost wages and discrimination.
Color of Change wants activists to send a letter to Darden's CEO:
Dear Darden CEO Clarence Otis, Jr.,
I am writing to demand that you act now to address discrimination against Black workers within your company.
Across the restaurant industry, Black workers earn on average $4 less per hour than White workers. A look at the de facto segregation within Darden explains why this is the case. Workers of color are relegated to lower-paying jobs while White workers are hired into the front-of-the-house and chef jobs, including those at your fine-dining restaurant, Capital Grille.
I understand that you are now facing a lawsuit as a result of your employment practices. I ask that you sign an agreement with the employees in the lawsuit to institute a promotions policy that's in line with EEOC standards and that allows at least 50% of non-management staff to advance to livable wage positions, including waitstaff and bartending positions, at the Capital Grille.
At a time when Black unemployment is nearly twice the national average and the private sector is being heralded as our greatest hope, Darden's pattern of relegating Black workers to the lowest-wage work is unconscionable. Darden's behavior indicates that you doubt that Black restaurant workers can wield nuanced knowledge of food and drink and provide top-notch service. If that's not the case, institute an promotions system that allows Black workers to compete for jobs at Darden's fine-dining restaurants.
The problem is part of a bigger problem at Darden:
Darden runs nearly 2,000 restaurants nationwide and boasts annual sales of $7.5 billion.8,9 But the few Black workers who make it into the big leagues there often don't stay very long. According to reports from two Black servers who worked at Darden's Capital Grille in DC -- a restaurant patronized by politicians, lobbyists, and others in the Washington elite -- Black front-of-the-house staff were let go en masse within a short period of time because they 'didn't fit the company image.' They were all replaced by White workers.10
Despite the pattern of racial discrimination, Darden -- the world's largest full-service restaurant company -- ranks in the "Top 100 Places to Work," an annual list published by Fortune Magazine.11 The company gets high marks for a diverse workforce (of course, there's no mention of who works which jobs) and for generating the third-most job growth of all the companies on the 2011 list.12
The company's CEO is Clarence Otis Jr., an African-American businessman. In an interview with USA Today, Otis boasts about his company's "talent evaluation process" and practice of providing employees with "advanced training and development."13 But that's not the story that's reveals itself if you talk to the company's Black employees, as our partners at ROC-United have done.14
At a time when Black unemployment is nearly twice the national average and the private sector is being heralded as our greatest hope, Darden's pattern of relegating Black workers to the lowest-wage work is unconscionable.
Santorum: Romney and Obama Both Created 'Death Panels'
6 Feb 2012 at 7:00pm
 Click here to view this media Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Monday asserted that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was "uniquely unqualified" for the GOP nomination because of the similarities between health care laws in Massachusetts and President Barack Obama's health care reforms, including the repeatedly debunked claim that "death panels" would ration care to seniors.
Speaking at a ballroom across the street from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Santorum pointed to a report (PDF) from the the non-partisan organization Families USA that found at least 15 major similarities between Obama's Affordable Care Act and the reforms Romney enacted in Massachusetts.
"Both create government panels to dictate quality and cost containment," Santorum explained. "Some of you may be familiar with the Independent Payment Advisory Board -- which is a board separate from Congress, independent of Congress -- that President Obama created to control health care costs. How' By cutting reimbursements to doctors and hospitals under the Medicare program. Well, Gov. Romney has a similar program called the Council on Health Quality and Costs."
"Some people refer to these types of boards as death panels," he added. "Why' Because they ultimately decide to ration care to those procedures and people because they don't believe these procedures are effective in providing care, that the utilization isn't worth the costs."
"So, again, you have government making decisions and rationing and apportioning care based on research that shows what outcomes are dictated by the research that's out there."
In 2009, Politifact named "death panels," a term thought to have been first used by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), as their "Lie of the Year."
Maine Governor Plans Most Extreme Medicaid Cuts Yet
6 Feb 2012 at 6:00pm
Seems like a good time for the citizens of Maine to march on the state capitol, doesn't it' Because these cuts aren't necessary - they're just considered desirable by the crazy Teabagger governor who managed to get himself elected:
AUGUSTA, Maine ' Medicaid spending is a matter of urgency almost everywhere in the country right now, but in few places is the urgency as palpable as it is here, where the governor refers to the federal-state health insurance program for the poor as 'welfare,' says it's necessary to eliminate coverage for 65,000 adults, and wants to stop paying room and board for some 2,000 elders who live in group homes.
All these ideas are part of Republican Governor Paul LePage's plan to close a $220 million hole in the state's biennial Medicaid budget.
'If we are to bring our welfare system to a manageable level that Maine can afford,' LePage insists, 'we must make the necessary structural changes ' The state can no longer use gimmicks to fill the hole.'
The size of Maine's Medicaid shortfall is substantial, but it pales in comparison to gaps in many other states. In fact, health experts in Maine say the program has survived far bigger shortfalls in recent years without cutting the rolls. Still, LePage argues that the program can no longer provide a 'free lunch' to poor 19- and 20-year olds, or to healthy adults responsible for the care of others.
Some of LePage's proposed Medicaid cuts, such as eliminating dental care, physical therapy and chiropractic services, are not too different from ones that governors in both parties are recommending in states across the country. Neither are his proposed reductions in payments to hospitals and doctors or limits on prescription drug coverage.
But LePage also wants to get at enrollment, and this is what makes him, at the moment, the most draconian of the governors when it comes to health policy. In his January 24 state of the state speech, LePage argued that 'we have encouraged people to rely on the taxpayers, rather than rely on themselves.' The cuts to enrollment, he argues, are necessary to shore up the state's safety net so it can continue to care for its most vulnerable residents ' children, elders and the disabled.
But for many of Maine's citizens, the enrollment cuts would be life-changing.
AFSCME Launches 'Razing Arizona' Campaign Against Gov. Jan Brewer
6 Feb 2012 at 5:00pm
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees launched a new campaign last week taking on Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, who is pushing a new assault on the working families of her state in an attempt to take away the collective bargaining rights of state workers. Brewer is following the pattern inspired by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and pursued by governors like Wisconsin's Scott Walker and Ohio's John Kasich:
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is about to wipe out collective bargaining rights for public service workers in Arizona with a slate of new anti-worker bills. It's the latest orchestrated attack from extreme right-wing lawmakers, think tanks, and their corporate cronies who are hell-bent on wiping out what's left of the middle class.
They couldn't be more wrong. Attacking teachers, fire fighters and police and other public service workers will do nothing to create jobs or help Arizona's budget.
AFSCME launched a petition in opposition to Brewer's assault on union rights:
To the lawmakers, governors, policy-wonks, and corporate backers who are dead set on destroying unions in America:
Your latest attempt to dismantle workers' rights in Arizona will not go unnoticed.
Firefighters, police officers, nurses, school bus drivers, home health care workers, public servants and workers of all kinds will not stand by while you scapegoat us ' the people who play by the rules and do our fair share ' and take away our rights by abusing your power and forcing through your extreme anti-worker laws.
No way. That's all. NO WAY. We will fight back wherever you attack us. Because when you attack workers you also attack the work we do. Work that matters to every single person in this country ' taking care of your grandparents, picking up your trash, making sure your kids are drinking clean water, putting out your fires, and so much more.
And in the end, we will win because the American people are overwhelmingly with us ' they are us.
Where you see public workers and unions as a nuisance to get rid of, we see a movement. We see a movement of public and private workers, of moms and dads, of grandparents and students. We are the middle class and we will remember your abuse of power each and every time that we vote. That's our promise.
George Will Lies About Contraceptive Mandate Including 'Abortion-Inducing' Drugs
6 Feb 2012 at 4:00pm
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As Tommy Christopher over at Mediaite correctly pointed out, emergency contraception or what is known as the "morning after pill" is not an "abortion pill" and it's not covered by the Preventive Services Mandate that has all the right wingers worked up because the Catholic Church and other religious institutions are going to have to offer contraceptive benefits to their members and employees.
That didn't stop George Will from conflating the two on This Week with host George Stephanopoulos failing to correct him after he lied.
Here's more from Christopher -- This Week Host Lets George Will Lie About Contraceptive Mandate And 'Abortion-Inducing Drugs'.
Transcript below the fold.
WILL: This is not about women's health. This is about providing 300,000 abortions a year. They -- Planned Parenthood cleverly cast this to say we are in the mammogram business. They're not in the mammogram business. They're in the referral of mammograms.
This showed two extraordinary things, George. First, the American left cares about ending wars and they care about poverty and they care about the environment. What they really care about, when they're not perfunctory, is when you touch abortion, and historians will marvel that American liberalism in the first part of the 21st century is defined as defense of abortion. Furthermore...
(CROSSTALK)
WILL: Second -- wait just a -- just a moment. Second, all these people describing themselves as pro-choice said it is illegitimate to choose not to be involved in abortion. And a much more important decision politically that was taken this week was the Obama administration saying that Catholic institutions have no choice -- and this was applauded by pro-choice people -- have no choice but to provide contraception, abortion-inducing drugs, and sterilization.
Obama Approval at 50%, Higher Than George W. Bush's at Same Point in Presidency
6 Feb 2012 at 3:01pm
 Click here to view this media Somehow, that bumbling socialist usurper in the White House who has constantly apologized for America -- has the approval of half of the country.
Obama's overall approval rating stands at 50 percent, the highest in a Post-ABC News poll since a brief run above 50 percent immediately after Osama bin Laden was killed in early May.
But what about all those Real Americans in Real America'
Overall, 55 percent of those who are closely following the campaign say they disapprove of what the GOP candidates have been saying.
But surely, a man who made his $250M outsourcing creating jobs will mop the floor with the Kenyan Marxist, right'
In a general-election test, Obama leads Romney 52 to 43 percent among all Americans; more narrowly, 51 to 45 percent, among registered voters. Among all adults, it's Obama's first time topping 50 percent in a head-to-head matchup with Romney since July; it's his first time ever above that point among registered voters.
For those keeping score at home, the Black Jimmy Carter is currently outperforming the Great Leader who was supposed to usher in a permanent Republican majority. Yes, we've got a long way to go on unemployment -- but as the ad says, "pessimism never created a job."
How's that taste, GOP'
YouTube Yanks Clint Eastwood Chrysler Ad After NFL Copyright Claim
6 Feb 2012 at 2:00pm
 Click here to view this media This one seems really dumb as the National Football League seems to be saying Chrysler infringed on its copyright of "Halftime." Another odd thing about this is that there are plenty of other versions still to be found at YouTube, but the official one at the YouTube Chrysler channel was taken down.
(EDIT: It's working now, probably after someone with some clout rectified the situation.)
Marketwatch has some details and reaction to the ad.
The Clint Eastwood ad during the Super Bowl ' catch it here because it's been blocked by YouTube after the NFL alleged a copyright infringement ' could be viewed as a simple celebration of the recovery of bankrupt Chrysler. But the political overtones were easy to see as well: 'Halftime in America' could be interpreted as a rallying call for a second term for President Barack Obama, who pushed ahead with a bailout of Chrysler and General Motors (read more on GM's financial results on WSJ.com) despite objections from Republicans, including his likely presidential opponent, Mitt Romney.
'Saving the America Auto Industry: Something Eminem and Clint Eastwood can agree on,' tweeted Dan Pfeiffer, the White House spokesman. Added David Axelrod, Obama's chief strategist: 'Powerful spot.' Filmmaker Michael Moore was a bit more direct (and apologies for the Twitterese): 'Your sermon seemed 2 b a call 2 give O his 'second half.''
The former Republican mayor of Carmel, Calif. wasn't universally loved. 'WTH' Did I just see Clint Eastwood fronting an auto bailout ad'''' said Michelle Malkin, the conservative blogger. 'I think Clint Eastwood's credentials as a conservative have been overrated for some time,' added David Limbaugh, the brother of Rush and himself a conservative author.
The right-winger's unsurprisingly negative reaction is made all the more ironic considering what pains Chrysler took to make the ad as "inoffensive" as possible, even going so far as to edit out pro-union signs. Via The Nation:
At the fifty-second point in the ad, images from last year's mass pro-union protests in Madison, Wisconsin, were featured.
But something was missing: union signs.
The images from Madison were taken from a historic video by Matt Wisniewski, a Madison photographer whose chronicling of the protests drew international attention and praise. Wisniewski's work went viral, and was even featured in a video by rocker Tom Morello.
Chrysler used Wisniewski's award-winning video with permission. But the union presence'and some Wisconsin history'was lost in translation.
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