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ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR A SUCCESSFULTRADERCourage Under Stressful Conditions When the Outcome is UncertainAll the foreign exchange trading knowledge in the world is not going to help, unless you have the nerve to buy and sell currencies and put your money at risk. As with the lottery “You gotta be in it to win it”. Trust me when I say that the sim

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Like in a dream, live in the most expensive apartment in Dumbo Brooklyn – The infamous “Clocktower” apartment complex is selling its top floor triplex penthouse apartment. ($25 million )The apartment has a great history of once being a factory, and it is also very unique! Check out these pictures of the “Clocktower” penthouse ap

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ViaBehance: Cindy Gallop, international woman of mystery, didn’t exactly have much time, as the chairwoman of advertising giant BBHto lay out her new apartment in the converted locker rooms of the first YMCA in the U.S. but she did have time to inspire us… her brief was simple: “at night, i want to feel like I’m in a shanghai nightcl

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Paul Smith Fall-Winter 2010-2011 Paris Menswear show on January 24, 2010 in Paris, France.

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OneSimple is good.Cramming too much into each page creates confusion.Having to scan through rows of links and images to find what you are looking for can be frustrating.We keep your pages clean so it will be easier for your visitors to locate what they need.Plus the pages will load faster.TwoDesign is paramount.When you meet someone for the first time, you w

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OneSimple is good.Cramming too much into each page creates confusion.Having to scan through rows of links and images to find what you are looking for can be frustrating.We keep your pages clean so it will be easier for your visitors to locate what they need.Plus the pages will load faster.TwoDesign is paramount.When you meet someone for the first time, you w

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After years in the interior design industry, New York native and design aficionado, Elizabeth Bauer, took her dream of starting her own interior design business and brought it to life with the opening of her first store, Elizabeth Bauer Design. Filled with her favorite vintage finds from antique shops across the world, Elizabeth Bauer Design is a treas

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This is a really important piece for me. Patrick Burgoyne atCreative Reviewoffered me one of these “Monograph” pieces they send out with subscription editions of the magazine.For me, it was an opportunity to create all new pieces that I called “Love Stories”, because each one was an illustrated text of the story of someone I love.I sp

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After graduating from fashion school in East Sydney and presenting her collection at Australia Fashion Week in 2006, designer Micaela Ezra packed her bags for New York. “I came with my portfolio and a bag of clothes and literally knocked on doors,” she says. She landed an interview atCynthia Steffeand was hired on the

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22 January - 02 May 2010Daria Martin, Soft Materials, 2004ANIMISM is a long-term exhibition and publication project first presented between 22 January and 2 May 2010 in Antwerp in a collaboration between Extra City Kunsthal Antwerpen and the Museum of Contemporary Art (M HKA).In a second stage the exhibition will move to Kunsthalle Bern from May till July 20

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A lot of what passes as art is really an understanding of rules. Here I am using "art" loosely to mean anything from fashion to design to painting a picture. The more rules you know, the better you are as an artist.Let me give you an example from design. Say you want to design a magazine cover about a hot new type of consumer gadget. One i

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2010-01-21 until 2010-02-27Von lintel GalleryNew York, NY, USA United States of AmericaIn its first solo exhibition in New York City, David Maisel’s Library of Dust will be on view at Von Lintel Gallery (520 West 23rd Street) from January 21 through February 27, 2010. The photographs in this acclaimed series depict strangely beautiful copper canisters,

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Noticeably lower price points across the boardBy Viv Lawes Web onlyPublished online 20 Jan 10 (market)Dealers reported slow but steady sales at this year's London Art FairLONDON.The effects of the recession were palpable at the 22nd London Art Fair at Islington’s Business Design Centre, north London (13-17 January). Despite footfall on the opening day

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PHP is one of the most commonly used open source programming languages on the Internet and to be able to fully work with it you need a web host supporting this language. Most web hosts offer some kind of affordable PHP hosting using the LAMP structure.Originally PHP stood for Personal Home Page but now, after a lot of changes on the web, it stands for Hypert

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coffee cups - mona lisaArtist assistants stand next to 3,604 cups of coffee which have been made into a giant Mona Lisa in Sydney , Australia . The 3,604 cups of coffee were each filled with differentamounts of milk to create the different shades!!

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Do you need to separate the left and right channels for professional mixing? Well, here’s how to make an audio breakout cable for your iPod, iPhone, or any other music device with some parts ordered from Mouser.Have you ever wanted to plug in a professional studio mic to your ipod touch/iphone? There may be a [...]

Get ready for the beach with some fun items. I discovered these plastic rockers at our beach rental a few years ago. I love them, and as soon as I have the perfect spot I am ordering one.If you are having a large family reunion or destination wedding, create your own personalized sunscreen for the [...]

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Here’s a really cool laptop stand with high speed USB ports from Logitech. This might be just what you need to keep your laptop off the ground while making use of the extra USB ports for connecting all your peripheral USB gadgets.The Logitech® Alto™ Connect raises your notebook display for increased viewing comfort. You’re more [...]

Miss the chance to walk the show at Javits or take in the offsite events during the ICFF? Check out our photo gallery where we've collected all the stuff that caught our eye:PSFK's 2009 International Contemporary Furniture Fair Gallery

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This collection of tracks (click here to launch a player) represents a selection of our favorite new jams and a few classics, all inspired by the warm days of summer and activities like beach trips and rooftop parties. When we all started listening compulsively (the crowd-pleasing soundtrack played at my own Memorial Day BBQ), we knew we had a winner on our

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Canadian jewelery outfit Miju's latest creation is a delicately poetic necklace of a bird, inspired by an image from a timeless children's bedtime story. The new design recreates the character in 2" x 3" acrylic pendant with two ruby-red beads hanging from chains standing in for drops of blood. Its larger scale, juxtaposition of materials and macabre subject

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... HGTV Green Home and who will be Green with envy? Only time will tell. I can't take credit for that line. A friend shared it with me and I think it's a hoot!

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Take the average computer desk and underneath or behind there will be a whole load of cables all twisted into each other and if you have a laptop when you unplug it, then the cable falls onto the floor and that is a nightmare. Unless you use CableDrop these little clips will keep the cables [...]

Topics：zedomax, Computer, Computer Case, Consumer, Cool, Crafts, Design, Funny, Furniture, Gadgets, Household, PC, USB, cabledrop, desk, table

Dutch bedding designers Erik van Loo and Peggy van Neer recently came up with their line of Le Clochard sheets and pillows that look like cardboard. Named for the French word for "bum," a portion of the proceeds go directly to SZN, a foundation for homeless youth, who will use the money to build housing. Purchase them from Dutch by Design starting at £

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This what people have been waiting for, it is basically a fridge magnet that had been designed to give you that much need help in the inspiration department. The Philosophers Guild present “Obamarama” Product FeaturesA magnetic Obama you can stick on your fridge! Measures approximately 7.5″ x 12″. Dress up for the beach, the Oval Office, [..

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These devices allow the user to protect their electrical devices from power surges, but at the same time the device can also be used to charge up USB power devices such as the iPhone and iPods etc. Product Features and Technical DetailsProduct Features This design allows for power to three devices Features two powered USB outlets [...]

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We recently noticed the fantastic photographs of Jan Kempenaers. The images above are from a series called "Spomenik: The End of History". Although it's almost hard to believe these… Continue reading The Photography of Jan Kempenaers

Topics：psfk, lens, of, changes, behavior, influence, trends, ideas, culture, business, Architecture, Arts &, Culture, Design, Monuments, photography, Yugoslavia

All's set for the first annual Brooklyn Bike Jumble, New York's first and only bicycle flea market, this weekend. And, weather permitting, it looks to be the perfect stopover during a weekend ride around the city or to score a new ride. The Jumble aims to connect local vendors and artisanal producers of handmade bikes, clothing and accessories with the commu

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Interior designer David Carter has just launched what he's calling London's smallest boutique hotel. Set in a house that has traditionally been used for photo and video shoots, Carter has applied his quirky style to offer a 'home from home' for photographers, stylists, art directors, designers, buyers, models and anyone in the creative and fashion industries

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Justin and Bianca of Fresh Like Coconut just passed over some sketches and some rough illustrations of some upcoming projects taht they have been working on, and plan to have some prototypes in hand by SDCC this year. The first is their "SpaceKid" where they are hoping to have this guy sculpted and have a mold made for it (courtesy of dodgrr) by SDCC. These

Topics：Toys, Figure, Fresh Like Coconut, SpankyStokes, Concepts, FLC, Sketches, Design

This is art versus science with this beautiful looking Galileo thermometer and ball barometer, it is just too nice to describe with coloured glass and liquids to show the user how the weather is doing without the need for the internet. Product FeaturesCylindrical thermometer with barometer Interprets temperature and weather based on principles of buoyancy

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Greypants is a side project from a group of architects based in Seattle. At the 2009 ICFF fair, they were showing off their impressive "Scrap Lights" - hanging lamps made out of salvaged corrugated cardboard. Contemporist has more photos of the lights here Continue reading Scrap Lights by Greypants

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Multi-disciplinary design studio Round have won the Invitation category at the Museums Australia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards. The Melbourne-based studio won the coveted prize for their… Continue reading Melbourne's Round Wins for 'Walk, Talk and Chalk'

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A while ago PSFK wrote about Melbourne's recent rebirth of craft via the Craft Cartel. The Sydney Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project is another such example that craft is back. The… Continue reading The Sydney Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Project

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This week starts our Friday Freebies giveaway. All you have to do is comment on this week’s question with a valid email address before Monday @ Midnight Eastern. We’ll pick a random winner from all of our comments. Its that simple!All throughout June we’ll be featuring freebies from our friends over at PartyLite. This week [...]

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As part of my 2009 Society for New Communications Research Fellowship, I gave a talk titled ‘SMS as a Social Networking Platform’ at the 2009 NewComm Forum in San Francisco on April 29.I started off by saying that one of the most important lessons my research on social media in the emerging BRIC countries has [...]

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Debuting earlier this year, Confluences, a modular seating collection by designer Philippe Nigro has been drawing a lot of attention and awards. Confluences picked up a Red Dot: "Best of the Best" award and Young & Design award at Milan. The puzzle-like seating elements made by Ligne Continue reading PSFK Interview: Designer Philippe Nigro

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Are you a road warrior and carry your laptop practically everywhere? Well, here’s an awesome portable laptop table that’s easily adjustable to fit any hotel beds or even just for outdoor computing.This has been designed to go where you do, it makes no matter if it is around the home or the country this e-table [...]

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I have always been fond of knife-making, makes me twitch every time I see it on TV, here’s how to build your own knife, you will first need to make some type of iron-burning system as shown below.The implications are tremendous, this forge can easily double as a small melting furnace exactly as it sits [...]

Here’s a cool idea for an alarm clock that will talk back to you. The thing I like most about the talking alarm clock is that you can give it commands to keep snoozing or set the alarm instead of banging your alarm clock and killin’ it.The iTalk needs 3 AAA batteries to power its [...]

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Artists...start your engines!!! Get ready for the 4th Annual Trexi Design Competition which actually starts on June 1st! All you need to do is check the official contest site on said date and register to enter...more info as it come in!

Topics：Toys, Figure, Eastern, SpankyStokes, Contest, Trexi, Design, Play Imaginative, Competition

KipKay is always making cool stuff, in this series of instructables, he will show you how to make infrared goggles for almost nothing. Awesome. He says to not look into the sun with these goggles, you will go BLIND!See the world in a whole new light with these home-made Infrared Goggles! Amazing images!via instructablesDownload latest [...]

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This is the perfect way to lose all of the stress that has built up over the day, all you need to do is grab the Japanese shouting vase and scream as loudly as you like, you have just got to feel better after that haven’t you? Shouting Vase featuresSize: 12.5cm × 12.5cm × 18.5cmWeight: 210gMaterial: [...]

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Taking Surrealism back to its roots, Denver-based painter Christian Rex van Minnen has a less direct approach but similar style to that of Giuseppe Arcimboldo's sixteenth-century portrait heads. Playing with finely-rendered textures and visceral components suggesting organs, skin, meat, crustaceans and plant life, but also including more literal elements lik

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Gothamist reports that an urban mini-golf course will be opening up in Brooklyn this summer, starting on June 6th. "The Putting Lot" will be installed inside a formerly trash-filled vacant lot within the transitional neighborhood of Bushwick. Each… Continue reading The Putting Lot: Urban Mini Golf

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This is brilliant piece, it is only a foot high, has a built cooling fan and when it is late at night it can lit up and the beam sent up into the sky, you never know the Dark Knight may make an appearance. Features:Powered by a plug-in, UL adapter and two ultra-bright bulbs, the piece [...]

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In this interview with Charlie Rose, architect Frank Gehry talks about his life and work. He tells the talk-show host that while considering succession, he's enjoying working and sharing his knowledge with younger architects, but worries that he hasn't allowed them to make mistakes and therefore grow professionally.At one point he gives some insight into

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As with many things that come out of Japan, you half expect them to be completely different to what we would expect, but this is just totally different to what you may think of as being the norm. This is toilet tissue Japanese style. Obviously the wrapping is very stylish and yet once opened you would [...]

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There is a lot of golf related stuff around at the moment, this particular item is a vintage style golf bag or maybe it is just an old style golf bag that has been left outside for a few years, whatever the style it is well made and thought out with shoes too. There is enough [...]

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Do scientists wear tattoos of their science? The answer is Yes and apparently not only scientists.!Underneath their sober lab coats and shirts, scientists hide images of their scientific passions. Here they are revealed to all.Source: discovermagazine

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Prussian scientist Baron Alexander von Humboldt explained aurora borealis and founded modern bio-geography. Less known however, is Humboldt's adventure to Spain's American colonies for what would become the greatest botanical expedition of all time. Now, at the 150th anniversary of Humboldt's death, the beautiful hardcover, "Alexander von Humboldt and the Bo

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Swiss army knives have come a long way over the past few years, they were once a survival tool, but now they have all of the usual tools such as a blade, screwdriver and even mini LED light. But now there is this version that has a 2 Mb of USB flash drive. Product FeaturesCompact, multi-purpose [...]

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by Ariston Anderson When Ken Tanabe stumbled upon the Supreme Court case Loving vs. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage in the U.S., he was shocked that there was no holiday to commemorate the occasion. So he decided to start his own. "I realized that most people had never heard of this civil rights milestone," he tells CH. "I started Loving Day t

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“The number of the day is 10.” — Sesame Street’s Count Von Count (number-loving distant relative of Count Dracula)Like most people, I love looking at “top” lists of nearly anything. That’s why I’ve compiled a list of our top 10 most popular design photo galleries - all chock full of gorgeous photos and c

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Of all of the examples we’ve seen of upcycling—turning waste materials into new products—teddylux is undoubtedly the most adorable. Each plush bear, elephant and bunny made by the Georgia business is fashioned from a discarded cashmere sweater. Cashmere animals...

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by Paolo Ferrarini of Future Concept Lab Walking a mile in martial arts master Bruce Lee's shoes is a dream likely to never happen, but thanks to French label Bagua we can at least put a little Kung-Fu feeling in our step. Based on the centuries-old iconic design of the elegant and lightweight shoe worn by Kung-Fu and Tai-Chi masters, the simple construction

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As an immigrant who couldn’t speak English when I first came to America at the age of 9, I would keep myself busy by building things like Thermite, which is basically mixture of rust and aluminum. Thermite is a great detonator for various bombs like TNT and whatnot, also used as emergency flashing guns.Anyways, enough [...]

(from angryasianman.com) Why they're influential: Because damn, Asian Americans can dance ... I became an avid viewer at the beginning of season one, not only because it's an opportunity to see some kickass dancing, but because Asian Americans dancers have been seriously representing since the very first audition episode.

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Tucked away in the woods of Chicago, this four-bed, four-bath is a modernist masterpiece, but might be more well-know for its starring role in the painfully infamous car scene of the feature film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Its reprise on the web currently comes from its recent listing on the market for $2.3 million. Two steel-and-glass buildings make up thi

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