Home Improvement Appliances

TenYurt – A Simple DIY Prefab Shelter

For a long time now I have been interested in almost everything related to residential design and construction. If you looked at the bookmarks in my Internet browser you would find that category to have the most pointers by far. While most of my career has been in the semiconductor industry I have spent a fair amount of my spare time and occasionally my full time designing or building things.

More recently I have become increasingly interested in looking for ways to help ease homelessness both in this country as well as potentially in other countries.

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The Labrador Retriever, a Dog for All Seasons.

The Labrador retriever (or Lab for short) is a retriever, a type of Gun dog. It is the most popular breed of Dog in the UK and USA.

Its characteristics are a gentle loving nature, intelligence, great strength, athletic ability & loyalty. It is child safe & much used as a guide dog, due to its temperament. It is also used by the Police for detection of contraband, due to its excellent sense of smell, and has also been used by the military, who use it for tracking work & for detection of explosives, arms and munitions.

Labradors excel in water, and are powerful swimmers, due to their strength & webbed feet. Read more…

Tags: Dog, Labrador Retriever

Time to tell the government what you think about tablesaw safety

As we’ve written about on FineWoodworking.com, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is poised to issue a ruling on whether “flesh-sensing technology,” like the SawStop device, should be mandated on all tablesaws. The CPSC has invited the public to comment on the issue, but the deadline is closing fast. If you want to send your comments or opinions, you have to follow some strict guidelines, as laid out by the CPSC. Here

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Tags: Safety

Concept 2-wheel vehicle gives new dimension to riding

Concept 2-wheel vehicle

The progressively growing and developing Chinese economy reveals an inadvertent burden of its ever increasing population. The expanding population puts increasing pressure on the economy’s resources, which do not increase proportionally. Transport is an essential ingredient in individual’s lifestyle. And finding an alternative for the continuous depleting fuel inventory can bring in much relief.This is depicted in Eric Zhang’s Concept 2-wheel vehicle.

Picture GalleryEric Zhang’s Concept 2-wheel vehicleThe height and length of the vehicle can be adjusted according to the user

Eric Zhang’s Concept 2-wheel vehicle has given a fresh appeal to driving. This

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Tags: Vehicle, Vehicle Gives

Jacqui Getty at Home

In this installment of Style Stalking we examine the profoundly beautiful home of LA tastemaker, costume designer, stylist and fashion editor Jacqui Getty. Her home is currently featured in the September issue of C Magazine and I am completely OBSESSED! Nestled high atop the Hollywood Hills, Getty’s Spanish style home is full of deeply personal touches like family photos, gifts from loved ones and a MAJOR art collection that I’m willing to bet is worth more than the house itself! The

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Tags: Home, Jacqui Getty