Forms of Nature: Organic Chandelier Casts Forests on Walls As much art as lighting, this suspended sculpture uses shadow and scale to mimic roots and trees inside spaces, recreating a forest effect for home interiors. Designed by Hilden & Diaz, it was “partly inspired by [Darwinist] Ernst Haeckel’s (1834-1919) detailed plots from nature” and “is mirrored around it’s horizontal central axis and forms a circle 360 degrees around the light source.” When not illuminated, the object at the center of the projection is attractive yet relatively small and unremarkable, making it a source of not just light but also surprise when it is turned on. Though originally developed as a one-off, thanks to overwhelming positive feedback, the designers are now also planning to put the project up on Kickstarter to fund further development and deployment.
25 Killer Websites that Make You Cleverer It’s easy to forget that we have access to a virtually limitless resource of information, i.e. the Internet. For a lot of us, this is even true at our fingertips, thanks to the ubiquity of smartphones and an ever-increasing push for online greatness by tech engineers all over the world. As a result, there are countless websites out there that are geared to make you smarter and more brilliant for either a low or no cost. Here are just 25 killer websites that may just make you more clever than ever before. 1. This isn’t the first time I’ve recommended this language-teaching website (and app), and it certainly won’t be the last. 2. Have you ever wanted to pick up a subject you’re not well-versed in, but you didn’t have the money to invest in a college course? 3. Guitar is one of the few instruments out there that’s actually pretty easy to learn if you’re a little older, making it one of the most accessible instruments. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.
Appel à projets « Le bois : avenir de la construction et de la réhabilitation des bâtiments » Le Conseil général présente les 6 lauréats de son appel à projets destiné, en partenariat avec le FCBA, le CNDB, Francilbois et Ports de Paris, à soutenir l’écoconstruction via le développement de nouveaux procédés constructifs à base de bois. Compte tenu de l’augmentation du coût de l’énergie, de la législation en vigueur dans le secteur du bâtiment et de l’évolution vers un mode de vie plus écologique, le Conseil général a décidé de faire du département des Yvelines un des leaders dans le domaine de l’écoconstruction. “Cette filière, et plus particulièrement celle du bois, apparait comme un secteur à fort potentiel de développement pour notre territoire, notamment en Vallée de Seine”, assure Yves Vandewalle, Vice-président du Conseil général délégué au développement économique. Dans cette optique, le Conseil général a lancé, en juillet 2012, un appel à projets “Le bois : avenir de la construction et de la réhabilitation des bâtiments”. En partenariat avec
Seconde Carrière Par Alexandra Mazzilli de l'association Aide aux Profs Ce mois-ci : - Enseignants auto-entrepreneurs : pourquoi sont-ils si nombreux ? - Aide aux Profs vous présente des parcours réussis de créatrices et créateurs d'entreprises - Le témoignage d'Ambre Gorget, toute jeune auto-entrepreneuse qui vient de lancer son activité… - Le témoignage de Céline Antonelli-Maestri, qui souhaite quitter l'Education Nationale mais pas les enfants, en devenant auto-entrepreneuse en 2014 Enseignants auto-entrepreneurs : pourquoi sont-ils si nombreux ? Professeur et entrepreneur… Voici une association de termes et d'activités que l'on considérait comme impossible et improbable, il n'y a encore pas si longtemps. Le rapport au temps, les vacances scolaires… La sécurité de la double-activité et de la mise en dispo et la « facilité » des démarches et la sécurité Les secteurs d'activité couverts par l'auto-entreprise, le besoin de faire et de voir autre chose Les activités accessoiressont les suivantes : · enseignement ;
Pratiques de classe Par C.B. le 1 Octobre 2013 à 22:44 Il y a maintenant quelques années, j'enseignais ce qui s'appelait la langue de complément dans laquelle une oeuvre était au programme. J'avais choisi d'enseigner le roman de Doris Lessing, The Fifth Child. D'ailleurs les différentes activités proposées aux élèves autour du livre sont disponibles sur mon autre blog: mind the blog. Je voudrais présenter ici une pratique de classe que j'utilisais pour analyser les extraits du roman. Le principe est le suivant: Les élèves travaillent en ilôts de 4 ou 5 élèves. Les groupes cherchent donc les liens qui peuvent exister entre les indices donnés et le texte visé. L'objectif est de forcer les élèves à créer des liens entre les éléments du dossier et le texte lui-même. Après avoir noté et hiérarchisé toutes ces données, les élèves disposent les tables différemment afin que l'on puisse effectuer un speed dating. voici des exemples de dossiers remis aux élèves:
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Top 7 Fundamentals for Making Life an Exciting and Wonderful Adventure “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” “A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.” Eleanor Roosevelt was not only the First Lady and wife of U.S president Franklin D. Roosevelt. In many ways she was a pioneer. She was the first woman to speak in front of a national convention. Instead she continued her work and she became an American spokesman in the U.N. And she is the source of some of my absolute favorite quotes of all time. 1. “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. 2. 3. 4.
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South Korea: disturbing new 'Smile Lift' surgery creates Joker-style perma-smiles for women New plastic surgery offered in South Korea to curl lips upwardsThe AONE clinic performs the 'Smile Lipt' to correct 'drooping' lipsInvolves manipulating the muscles that support the mouth Picture on Reddit shows girl who allegedly has had the operation By Katy Winter Published: 14:13 GMT, 22 August 2013 | Updated: 18:40 GMT, 23 August 2013 Women in South Korea are resorting to dangerous and painful surgery in their quest for a more western face. Demand for double jaw surgery, a bone-cutting procedure that involves realigning the upper and lower jaws to achieve a softer silhouette, has soared in the last few months And now a photograph has appeared on a social networking site seeming to show a woman who has undergone surgery to lift the corners of her mouth into a permanent smile. Although the photograph, which appeared on Reddit, hasn't yet been authenticated the Huffington Post reports that there is a clinic in South Korea offering this procedure.