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POPS In India, Growth Trumps Sustainability Where greenhouse gases will be curbed -- for example, by aggressively building hydro dams or modernizing industry -- the curbs will be a by-product of India's national security concerns or economic development plans. The UN's climate change convention is even better than that -- it's a money-maker for India and a lever with which to obtain western technology . As the Action Plan makes clear, there's only one condition under which India need spend a rupee to help curb global warming "-- (if) these incremental costs are borne by developed countries and the needed technologies are transferred."
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POPSArtecnica - design with conscience Our challenge is to develop a competitive product that will encourage the survival of indigenous craft. Fulfilling this mission requires a smart designer, a savvy and visionary project producer, and a willing and ambitious artisan. Our objective is to avoid the mechanization of the artisan, which devalues his work and undermines the project from both a design and an economic standpoint.
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POPSDo It Yourself Tons of "how to's". There's enough stuff here to keep one occupied until Easter and beyond. There's still time to make, (yes, I said make , not buy) some really cool Christmas presents too and I personally like getting home-made stuff much better anyway. Go check out some of the links. :) Here's some background music. *LOL* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3xwDDLuLcY
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POPSGifts to Give Using Fab Fabric
One of my favorite blogs is Be*mused blog (link on clip). She puts fabrics together beautifully and shows wonderful pictures. This link to one of her old posts from a current post discussing Christmas gifts dovetails nicely with another fabric avalanche, this one involving DH. :( He was not bemused or amused. He was rooting around in my fabric closet (first mistake), which doubles as a place to store filing cabinets and Christmas gifts, when the pile of dots, conveniently, but precariously, piled right at the front of a bunch of fabric piles fell on his feet. He claims it covered his knees as well. Totally untrue, but I can see how he might think that. He told me to stop buying fabric. HA! Anyway, Be*mused makes an excellent point. Pillow cases are GREAT for gifts as well as using up conversationals. I have some great conversations that I doubt will ever make it into quilts. They are currently in the "back of the quilt" stack. Pillowcases for the nieces and nephews might be another
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POPSFlying Saucers U.S., British Militaries May Deploy Flying Saucers. GFS (Geoff’s Flying Saucer) Projects' UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) can soar high in the air, hover, bank and fly over any terrain, making it ideal for military surveillance. It uses an aerodynamic principle known as the Coanda effect to take off vertically from any solid surface. Geoff Hatton was the engineer and inventor who originally conceived of the idea. You can take it down to a foot in diameter and we are told it is fully scaleable up to a large-sized craft,” said David Steel, director of GFS Projects in Peterborough, England.
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POPSCreative Park A lot of beautiful projects to print, from greeting cards to 3D paper crafts. Kids will love it!
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POPSKids discover creative craft of sewing at summer program If you want your child to know how to cook, clean up after themselves and be self-reliant, learning the basics of sewing would be a great addition to their repertoire. This article may inspire others to share their talents with young people in their communities.
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POPSGerman DIY Beer Can Lantern This website has a lot of great ideas for recycling old stuff into fun craft projects at home. I don't read German (?), so I have no idea who's responsible, but it's definitely worth checking out. http://www.atelier-v.ch/
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POPSDIY Photography Light Box Huzzah! I had been considering how to best photograph things to sell on Etsy and eBay. Finally a self-contained solution with professional results.
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