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	September 11th, 2012 目黒 Posted 1 day ago by Koichi Mitsui to s a s u r a u 3 涼しい。 Step it up with Pogo's Scooby Doo remix [video] Posted 1 day ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! What better way to start the week than revisiting our old friends Scooby and Shaggy made over with a little help from remix master Pogo. Scooby snacks for breakfast, anyone? Embedded media -- click here to see it. Full story at YouTube via Laughing Squid. Old TV is new again. Providing inspiration to your employees Posted 1 day ago by SmartBrief to Holy Kaw! It is a truism that people want to believe in causes greater than themselves. That belief is central to the nature of purpose and its role in organizational intention, and even in the way we focus. It is also true for leadership. Followers want to believe that their leader stands for something and, to an extent, might be better than anyone else at the job. Such conviction defines the reason followers defer willingly to leaders. Full story at SmartBrief Social Media. More SmartBrief stories. Photo credit: Fotolia US diversity rising, even in rural areas Posted 1 day ago by Futurity to Holy Kaw! Since 1980, over nine-tenths of all cities, suburbs, and small towns have become more diverse, and the trend includes rural communities. “What really stands out is the near-universal nature of the trend toward greater racial and ethnic diversity at the local level,” says Barry Lee, professor of sociology and demography at Penn State, and co-author of the US 2010 policy brief. “One of the surprises is that even small towns now have to adapt to newcomers who are from different backgrounds than their longtime residents," says Lee. Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: Fotolia 10 crazy concrete designs Posted 1 day ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! When designers contemplate materials, concrete isn’t usually high on the list, but a few enterprising souls with durability in mind decided to break the mold of keeping it confined to sidewalks and flooring and use it for furniture, jewelry and even flashdrives. Concrete coffee machine (above) Concrete is an emerging fashion! Imagine a Coffee Machine made of cement. Well it does exist, and looks mystically enigmatic. Israeli design student Schmuel Linkski came up with this concrete-encased Lavazza unit, which makes a bold description of the appliance's durability. Linkski explains his vision behind using concrete. "Concrete is in the kitchen, and not only as a wall or decorative part. I wanted it to be a desirable consumer product." Concrete flashdrive Shu-Chun Hsiao designed a new form of durable flash drive which is made from concrete. These flash drives can withstand almost any form of hard usage. Don't just look at how hard it is, because you have a rock amount ofstorage with 64 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB. The weight seems to vary, or you can say it depends on the storage capacity. That's not all, because the flash drive uses USB 2.0 interface. As for availability, you won't find them in the market. These are just concept. Full story at Oddee. Durable design. How to take photos in low light [infographic] Posted about 20 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! Capturing that perfect moment when the light is less than ideal doesn’t have to be illusive if one considers the challenges of taking pictures in low light as creative opportunities, according to SnapSort, but we know plenty of people out there would just be happy with getting a decent shot if not a masterpiece. Via SnapSort. Get the perfect shot with infographics. Before they were classics: Original ads for favorite books Posted about 18 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! 1 Believe it or not, boys and girls, there was a time when every high school student was not issued a copy of The Great Gatsby and forced to read it the night before the exam and desperate souls had to be sold on Sylvia Plath. If you don’t believe us, there’s plenty of proof in New York Times’ book critic Dwight Garner’s book, Read Me: A Century of Classic American Book Advertisements, a sampling of which is on display over at Brain Pickings. Full story at Brain Pickings. Selling books. Sent by Posterous. Change your email settings or unfollow. Other questions? We'd love to help.