At first glance, this winning design for a mixed-used complex in Zhejiang Province design by Liu Xis

At first glance, this winning design for a mixed-used complex in Zhejiang Province design by Liu Xisang seems like just another glassy tower project. But take a closer look at the facades, which are laced with a network of outdoor spaces spiraling upwards to connect the ground floor to the roof with a—nearly—continuous path of green. [DesignBoom]

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Bill Gates: Innovation to nearly eradicate poor countries by 2035

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Scratch-and-sniff jeans keep you smellin’ fine

(Credit: Naked & Famous)

Naked & Famous (and its designer Brandon Svarc) has become renowned for its wacky and wonderful jeans. Notable iterations include jeans so heavy they can stand on their own; hologram jeans, where the jeans are coated in a holographic rainbow foil designed to crack and peel; glow-in-the-dark jeans; and even hypercolor jeans that change hue with heat.

The label is now gearing up to release a line of jeans that produce a refreshing scent when you run a fingernail across the denim. Baked into the fabric is a layer of mint-scented microcapsules that last at least 10 washes, according to Naked and Famous. The jeans also have a coating of Teflon that keeps the pants stain-free.

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OpenOffice.org Premium 2.0.3 Released

This article was written on August 29, 2006 by CyberNet.

OpenOffice Logo OpenOffice.org is a great Microsoft Office alternative but people say that it lacks some things that would really make it great. Maybe a bunch of templates or some clip art would help sway your mind into the world of open source software?

That’s exactly why someone created OpenOffice.org Premium and now you can benefit from it. There is more than 2,800 clip art, a bunch of templates, 90 fonts, and more in the download package. This isn’t created by the official OpenOffice.org team but it is based off of their code.

They have multiple languages available but you can download the English Windows version here. Linux users haven’t been forgotten because they have several different install options available.

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