Watch What Happens When Architecture Is Designed – By Non-Architects

People can be creative, innovative and imaginative – even in the worst settings and situations. People #living in slums around the world have created businesses, homes and societies all around their living space.

 

Iwan Baan traveled all over the world to document and befriend the people living in these creative spaces. Watch the video and see how innovative the human spirit can be. 

 

 

Do Hats Make Men Sexier? Watch 400 Years Of Hats In 3 Minutes

Whether you are into fedoras or beanies, this trip down the memory lane of #hats is sure to make you feel nostalgic.

Can it make a #hat man look sexier? You bet it can!

Clothes can set us free – free to express ourselves, free to present a image that we want to convey to the world. Put on a hat and look in the mirror – does it tell the world the message you want to send?

Hats can be a power accessory – they complete a look, almost like a period completes the end of a sentence. When we choose a hat, we unconsciously project an image of that that hat represents – toughness, intellectualism, exoticism or just a way to distinguish oneself.

When you are buying a hat, you want to see how it looks in natural AND artificial light. Look at yourself in the mirror – how does it make you feel?

Check out this very interesting video of hats throughout the ages, complete with notes on each piece of headwear.

Which hat do you like? Would you go out and buy one?

 

 

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School Closings For Houston Metro – June 15 and June 16, 2015

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Here is a list of schools that are closed or delayed Tuesday, June 15:

Brazosport College: Closed

Dickinson ISD: All campuses closed

Galveston ISD: All campuses closed

Monarch School: Closed

Sheldon ISD: All classes and student-related activities cancelled

#Texas City ISD: Summer school, all student-related activities cancelled

From KHOU.

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Private Island Retreat: Pangkor Laut – LuxeInACity

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Imagine the warm breeze rushing through your hair and the waves lapping either side of you as you arrive via speedboat at your private #island retreat. This heaven-like vision becomes a reality when you stay at the Pangkor Laut Resort – one of the leading hotels of the world.

Located in the Strait of Malacca, three miles off Malaysia’s West Coast, Pangkor Laut is a picture of castaway beauty. Its serene setting and untouched wilderness combine with an abundance of luxurious amenities and a world-class spa. It’s no wonder it joins the most treasured #luxury hotels of the world.

In fact, this island retreat is so special, the word hotel doesn’t do it justice. The founders of this luxe resort had so much respect for the two million-year-old rainforest it sits upon, they made sure the architectural design allowed for the various rooms to appear as discreet as possible against the natural landscape.

The result is a series of luxury villas, camouflaged into the gardens and hillside plus traditional wooden stilted houses that punctuate the shoreline. Some residences have been designed with such a strong environmental focus, you wouldn’t even know they exist upon the verdant hilltop.

Many were also built with the discerning traveler in mind. They come with full butler service and are so private that guests need not even leave their abode if they so wish. With blissful infinity pools, various private nooks and pagodas and dreamy vistas out to sea, it’s understandable why many celebrities flock here and authors have penned their novels here.

 

 

Attack on Dallas Police – CNN.com

 

 

At least one attacker opened fire on #Dallas‘ police headquarters early Saturday, June 13, riddling windows and police cars with bullets before fleeing in a van to a suburban restaurant parking lot, where officers surrounded the vehicle in a #standoff.

A sniper and a tactical officer take up positions on the shoulder of Interstate 45 at Dowdy Ferry Road on Saturday, June 13, during a standoff with a gunman inside a van in Hutchins, #Texas. The gunman allegedly attacked Dallas police headquarters, riddling windows and police cars with bullets before fleeing in the van to a suburban restaurant parking lot, where officers surrounded the vehicle in a standoff.

Police officers walk down Belleview Street on June 13, one block away from Dallas Police Department headquarters, as they search the area after the early morning attack on the building.

 

This is where the Explosive Ordinance Robot attempted to move one of the bags. #DallasPDShooting pic.twitter.com/mgbgytBhWv— Dallas Police Depart (@DallasPD) June 13, 2015

(CNN)A man unleashed a barrage of gunfire on Dallas’ police headquarters and planted explosives outside the building early Saturday — narrowly failing to wound anyone — leading to a chase to a suburb that ended with officers shooting him in his parked van at a restaurant parking lot.

Police believe they killed the suspect, though they haven’t confirmed his death yet. Late Saturday morning were using a robot to probe the van in the suburb of Hutchins because the suspect claimed he had rigged the vehicle with explosives, Dallas Police Chief David Brown told reporters.

Before he was shot, the suspect ranted to police by phone, gave his name and alleged police were responsible for his child having been taken from him, but investigators haven’t confirmed his identity, Brown said.

Police planned to conduct controlled detonations at the van in the parking lot of a Jack in the Box restaurant in Hutchins to ensue the van could be safely approached later, Brown said.