Archive of del.icio.us links Dusting Off the Archive for the Web – New York Times – NYTimes.com On Thursday, the magazine will introduce the Vault, a free site within SI.com that contains all the words Sports Illustrated has ever published and many of the images, along with video and other material, in a searchable database. Advertisers Shun User-Generated Video – News.Wired.com Although more money is going to online video advertising, [...]

Archive of del.icio.us links London’s Popular Electric Vehicle Gets an Upgrade: The G-Wiz i – TreeHugger.Com Importantly, the vehicle also features new and improved safety features including increased front and side impact protection (developed in collaboration with Lotus), a strengthened space frame, a collapsible steering column Green buildings make employees see red – NetworkWorld.Com Operators of the nation’s greenest data centers say it takes time for employees to get used [...]

Archive of del.icio.us links Man dies during filming of U.K. reality show – HollywoodReporter.Com Channel 4 said it was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the incident, which happened Sept. 13 during filming for the upcoming series of ‘Time Team’. The incident is being investigated by the Health and Safety Executive. Big Blue seeks a patent way to leverage patents – GlobeAndMail.Com Floating privilege, once purchased, could be activated by a [...]

CARDBOARD BRIDGE by Shigeru Ban

The bridge, located over the Gardon River in southern France, is made almost entirely out of cardboard tubes (281 to be exact), and is strong enough to carry 20 people at a time and weights only 7.5 tonnes. The bridge also sits adjacent to an ancient Roman Bridge, creating an interesting juxtaposition. “It is a very interesting contrast, the Roman stone bridge and the paper bridge. Paper too can be [...]

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