Queen of The Night by bordo911 by bordo911

Valley beyond Averau, Dolomites!

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Hintersee by HeroidHaziri by HeroidHaziri

Prè Saint Didier’s Thermal Baths by KKFabioKK by KKFabioKK

Today’s cloudy day has’t allowed to show the majesty of Mont Blanc as background of these shots. Open 7\7 these thermal baths are hugely apprecited by the tourists both in winter (after the ski) than in summer season. To have a bath outdoor with snow around is amazing.

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We Are The World. by PierBiffi by PierBiffi

I Paid Someone $200 for Permission to Let My Baby Cry

In the spring of 2014, I paid a woman $200 for permission to let my eight-month-old son cry himself to sleep. Technically, what she did was (1) spend an hour drawing up a “sleep evaluation” based on a “walk-through audit” of my apartment and (2) have a brief chat with my husband and me. Those were nice touches, and they reassured us that she was giving us sound and thoughtful advice based on our particular flavor of dysfunctional exhaustion. But a few days later, as we began sleep training our son, and as the cloud of exhaustion began lifting from my eyes, I realized what had really happened. Her advice had been elaborate and carefully worded, but it boiled down to this: Leave the room. Go get some sleep. Let him cry. It will be fine. I wasn’t mad at her about this, but grateful. I respected her hustle. It was one of the better two hundreds I’ve ever spent.

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Spring Valley Brewery Tokyo / General Design


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  • Architects: General Design
  • Location: Daikanyamacho, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0034, Japan
  • Architect In Charge: Shin Ohori / General Design
  • Area: 749.32 sqm
  • Project Year: 2015
  • Photographs: Daici Ano

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Floor Plan

Floor Plan

From the architect. Spring Valley Brewery Tokyo is a combination of restaurant and brewery, where brewery tanks and heating kettles are lined up next to the restaurant area. Here customers can freely enjoy craft beer freshly brewed on the spot.


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Our idea is to communicate the craftsmanship of the brewery by showing the brewing process to customers by integrating the restaurant seating area and the brewing equipment area. Large communal tables, counters, and outdoor terrace seating serve as places for active communication and various beer experiences.


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© Daici Ano

Spirit of craftsmanship is expressed spatially by raw textures of materials such as concrete, steel, wood, as well as exposed equipment and air ducts on the ceiling.


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Berlepsch Castle, Hesse, Germany photo via steph

Berlepsch Castle, Hesse, Germany

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Build a Sturdy, Heavy, and Simple Workbench for Around $65

Workbenches can make your life a lot easier if you work out of your garage. There are tons of variations
for building your own
, but over on Instructables, gearboxdesigns shows off a simple bench that’s pretty easy to make and comes in at around $65.

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