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A young pregnant stray, brought these beautiful babes into the word 3 weeks ago.
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Stuck Between Stations: Behind the Scenes — by MPLS.TV
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Following my inquiry about why there are many cars in the US sized for European-sized license plates, (one answer here) I wondered what would happen if Mn/DOT was able to issue 520mm x 110mm in addition to their North American-standard 12” x 6”. Here’s a cheap mockup where I held myself to this rule: all lettering, letter spacing, word marks, and sticker sizes must maintain the exact same size and proportions.
Ends up, even with that rule, you can make it work. A real designer could certainly make something a lot better than what I just created (if you want the PSD, drop me a note).
Considering not just all the Ford Focuses and other popular “American” cars on the road that are actually sized for 520mm x 110mm plates, think of the market for sports cars and other European vehicles that would snatch these up. I would buy one for my Mini Cooper in a heartbeat.
As you look at cars today, note how many would work with this size — I bet it’s more than you thought.
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For the record, this never happened.
With the upcoming Facebook movie and the news being released today about the Google movie, Best Roof Talk Ever decided to create movie posters for our favorite internet startups.
#1 Lost in Foursquare
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Biking home on river road, stopped to see the old 35W bridge parts. This one could be a piece of art for a memorial, maybe.
Steve Berg has a similar idea, after hearing news that MnDOT will soon cut up and transport the pieces of bridge wreckage from its fenced-off resting place at Bohemian Flats on the West Bank to a site in Afton:
My nomination for locating this stark piece of public art is an empty lot at the north end of the bridge, at University and 10th Avenue S.E. Everyone crossing the new bridge could see a remnant of the old one. No one could forget the horrible events of August 1, 2007, or the heroic rescue of survivors, or the absolute shock that such a thing could happen in a supposedly advanced country. And no one could fail to see the consequences of neglecting basic infrastructure, a topic too boring for most people to care about.
[T]ransporting all of the wreckage “out of sight, out of mind” satisfies an opposite political impulse, one that suggests that the bridge collapse was just a random act of fate, a “natural disaster” best forgotten. Any governor with an eye on the White House, for example, might try extra hard to get the bridge pieces crated up and carted away to a remote hiding place. All those memories would be systematically disremembered: no recollection of badly designed gusset plates and buckled chords, of inadequate inspections and postponed repairs, of a MnDOT politicized by an unprofessional (at the time) commissioner, of repeated opposition to raising the revenue required for bridge repairs.
Read more from Berg here.
Good post by Berg. Serioiusly! Minnesota artists should create art out of the wreckage for a 35W memorial. I’d think The Walker or other local artists and Mayor R.T. Rybak could get this done.
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the most polite ending to a bicycle accident ever. thanks dave.
Polite for the pedestrian, sure.
But for the cyclist who went from riding down the wrong side of the street to blaming his collision on the pedestrian (and not stopping?) to moving against traffic again on the sidewalk all under a minute while filming the whole thing and then posting it online … well, the jury is still out on him.
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”Here’s a fun prank you can do at home: Tell Sarah Palin we’ve found oil under Ground Zero.
Slate’s William Saletan (via Twitter) (via inadvisable) (via savagemike) (via ryking) (via stfuconservatives) (via chriswarren)
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Biking home on river road, stopped to see the old 35W bridge parts. This one could be a piece of art for a memorial, maybe.
Steve Berg has a similar idea, after hearing news that MnDOT will soon cut up and transport the pieces of bridge wreckage from its fenced-off resting place at Bohemian Flats on the West Bank to a site in Afton:
My nomination for locating this stark piece of public art is an empty lot at the north end of the bridge, at University and 10th Avenue S.E. Everyone crossing the new bridge could see a remnant of the old one. No one could forget the horrible events of August 1, 2007, or the heroic rescue of survivors, or the absolute shock that such a thing could happen in a supposedly advanced country. And no one could fail to see the consequences of neglecting basic infrastructure, a topic too boring for most people to care about.
[T]ransporting all of the wreckage “out of sight, out of mind” satisfies an opposite political impulse, one that suggests that the bridge collapse was just a random act of fate, a “natural disaster” best forgotten. Any governor with an eye on the White House, for example, might try extra hard to get the bridge pieces crated up and carted away to a remote hiding place. All those memories would be systematically disremembered: no recollection of badly designed gusset plates and buckled chords, of inadequate inspections and postponed repairs, of a MnDOT politicized by an unprofessional (at the time) commissioner, of repeated opposition to raising the revenue required for bridge repairs.
Read more from Berg here.
Good post by Berg. Serioiusly! Minnesota artists should create art out of the wreckage for a 35W memorial. I’d think The Walker or other local artists and Mayor R.T. Rybak could get this done.](http://26.media.tumblr.com/LlVaKdCpEnx8zy8jcDEETuIxo1_500.jpg)
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GPOYW: City Pages Summer in the Cities Cover, June 7, 2006
City Pages art director Nick Vlcek...
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Yep, my cats are classy like that.
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left-right: Mumun, her two babies, and a newcoming stray cat. the stray cat needs to bath. ASAP.
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“Just because I like pizza it doesn’t mean I should marry it. Biologically, I am predisposed to...”
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For #mugshotmonday, I give you my best MySpace face. A boring mug, but I really like white coffee...
