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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Monsoon Vermont - Revolutionary Gear - Products Made Of Recycled Trash [Environment]
I want so many of these products!!!
~P~
Monsoon Vermont - Revolutionary Gear - Products Made Of Recycled Trash
REVOLUTIONARY GEAR
We're MORE than just Green
Monsoon Vermont goods are made from recycled trash (detergent packets, toothpaste tubes) collected by the scavengers of Indonesia. The garbage used in our products is scavenged from landfills, streets and waterways. Made with quality workmanship, heavy-duty double zippers, buckles, and hardware, these products are beautiful and made to last.
Monsoon Vermont is dedicated to creating sustainable livelihoods for slum-dwelling scavengers and sewers of Jakarta, Indonesia. In the manufacturing of Monsoon Vermont's products, we do not seek to mimic an industrial workplace where efficiency means profit at the expense of its workers. We seek to honor the story of each person who scavenges, collages, and sews garbage into functional works of art.
Our mission is to elevate non-recyclable plastic garbage into a valuable commodity. Like rice, the trash is sold by the kilo. Once the packets are purchased from the scavengers it is carefully cut and collaged together by very talented tailors in Jakarta.
When you purchase one of our products you become an environmental activist. A force that fights global poverty and pollution. Your purchase uplifts trash pickers both socially and economically.
Thank you for buying our products. We believe it is a direct action on behalf of the planet and your extended family in Jakarta.
Monsoon Vermont welcomes wholesale orders as well as private labeling. Please email us or call toll free for more information about this Revolutionary Gear.
(802) 874-4149
Join MonsoonVT in supporting YE Water Program.
Visit their website and make a donation.
It doesn't take much to make a difference.
SPLASH – Shower Curtain
Edgy, playful, hypercool, this shower curtain stands head and shoulders above the crowd. It took an industrial engineer to figure this one out, but he did it. Splash, our eco-luxe shower curtain is designed to glide across the rod. Again, as in the case with most of our gear, the atrocious nature of plastic packaging makes for a perfect textile for shower curtains.
Dimensions 70" x 70".
Comes in multi color pattern.
FEED BAG – Thermal Lunch Bag
This Thermal bag is generously proportioned. Perfect single meal lunch cooler with room for snacks too.
Approximate size is 8" high x 7" wide.
Available in several different colors.
TRASHED – Round Wastebasket
This work of art is Monsoon Vermont's Round Wastebasket. It is made of recycled, scavenged soap packets from Jakarta, Indonesia. Tough, durable, completely washable, and waterproof. And naturally, this wastebasket has a fresh, clean detergent scent. Brighten up every room of your house with these very special wastebaskets.
Approximate size is 12" high x 9" circumfrence.
Available in multi colors.
SLEEPERS – Slippers
Get 'em while they're hot! These Monsoon Vermont "Sleepers" are one-size-fits-all. Wear them at home, at the pool, or in the locker room at the gym. Share the Monsoon Vermont Scavenger Project story with your friends and let them know where they can get a pair too!
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FYI – Messenger Bag
This is, without a doubt, the most popular bag we sell. Each and every one is unique. With adjustable straps and and interior pocket for folders, books, or whatever you can fit in, this bag will turn heads everywhere you wear it!
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UNTAMED – Laptop Bag
Monsoon Vermont's brand new sleek design makes this Laptop Bag less bulky and lighter with more padding and pockets for your "stuff". This bulletproof bag features adjustable straps, thick padding and velcro enclosures for your laptop, plenty of room for files or papers, and a full length zippered pocket for other goodies. Feel good about purchasing this brilliantly designed, high quality bag. Its creation contributes to a cleaner environment and better quality of life for many.
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PERKY – Small Tote
Monsoon Vermont's small tote is a great size for everyday use. Enjoy it as a handbag or a small shopping bag. Lightweight and easy to clean because it is naturally waterproof.
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MAMACITA – Large Tote
Get a load of the NEW Large tote! This is the bag that everyone has asked for. It's the perfect medium sized tote bag. The sleek handles are a bit longer and lined which makes this bag a dream to carry on your shoulder. The inside is lined in nylon and the dimensions of this bag are 15" x 11 1/2" x 3". Comes in many different colors and each one is uniquely hand-made!
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TOUGH AS NAILS – Extra Large Tote
This is our extra large tote with reinforced straps that wrap all the way around the bag. Has the strength to hold absolutely anything you need to carry. Equipped with a corner compartment to hold an umbrella or a bottle of wine, and a removable 6" x 8" pocket. Big, tough, durable. Fill it with groceries, books, or rocks. Nothing is too heavy for these totes. Measures 15" x 15" x 6 1/2".
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SILVER LINING – Travel Bag
Super useful for your gear, make up, shaving supplies, school supplies. This is one of the most utilitarian bags we have . Each bag features a handle strap and zip closure. The interior of this bag has a smooth nylon lining. 9" x 5 1/2" x 4".
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Pak Haris – LIMITED EDITION Artist Signed & Dated Travel Bag
These ~Limited Edition~ artist signed and dated Travel Bags are available now. They are crafted by Pak Haris, an artist/master tailor/slum-dweller living in Tanjung Priok.
Each bag features red piping around the edges, handle on the side, zipper closure, and a patch that tells the world "This product was made from rubbish collected, cleaned and crafted by scavengers living in Jakarta, Indonesia".
The interior of the bag is not lined. 9" x 6 1/2" x 4".
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TSUNAMI – Travel Bag
This travel bag is slightly bigger than the Silver Lining Travel Bag. It is super useful for more of your gear, make up, shaving supplies, school supplies and is one of the most utilitarian bags we have . Each bag features a handle strap and zip closure. The interior of the bag is not lined. 10" x 6 1/2" x 4".
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STOKED – Stow Your Gear Here
This cute little round bag comes in many colors of recycled trash. Great for iPod, school supplies, make up, and more. It is a Monsoon Vermont favorite and sells out quickly, so get yours now!
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FLOUNDER – Flat Wallet
The new Monsoon Vermont Flat Wallet is made from Indonesian toothpaste tubes. These nifty metallic jewels have just arrived from Jakarta, and are sure to put a smile on your face. Both sides of the interior of this wallet feature slots for cards as well as 2 pocket compartments for cash.
Available only in toothpaste tubes.
KANGA – Travel Wallet
A true treasure. Monsoon Vermont's new Travel Wallet made of trash is a powerful tool. Upon inspection, you will notice durable double zippers, 4 pockets for credit cards, 2 inner pockets, and a full length internal zippered compartment for your legal tender. Measures approximately 4" x 7".
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VALUE – Mini Messenger Bag
Versitile, beautiful, and fun! Monsoon Vermont presents the world's cutest recycled mini-messenger bag. This bag will wow you. It has 2 heavy duty buckles and a zippered compartment. The shoulder strap is adjustable for higher or lower fit. Measures approximately 8" x 10".
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GENE – Umbrella
The MOST uniquely beautiful recycled trash sculpture ever seen! Made with pride, the handle and tip are wooden and edges are lined with silky fabric. Monsoon Vermont is very excited about this product. Available in several colors.
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Friday, March 21, 2008
I hope things will be fine /He has come to take us to a better place [ART]
I hope things will be fine
He has come to take us to a better place
I hope things will be fine
He has come to take us to a better place
He has come to take us to a better place
Killer robot shoots man dead on driveway | NEWS.com.au [Weird]
[That man REALLY wanted to kill himself man ~P~]Killer robot shoots man dead on driveway | NEWS.com.au
Killer robot shoots man dead on driveway
By staff writers
March 19, 2008 09:02am
Article from: 
- Man gets plans for suicide robot on web
- Man builds robot; robot shoots man dead
AN 81-year-old man has shot himself dead with an elaborate suicide robot built using plans downloaded from the internet.
The Gold Coast man, who lived alone, left notes of his plans and thoughts as he struggled to come to terms with demands by interstate relatives that he move out his home and into care.
He spent hours searching the internet for a way to kill himself, downloaded what he needed and then built a complex machine that would remotely fire a gun.
He set the device up in his driveway about 7am yesterday, placed himself in front of it and set it in motion.
His notes explained that he chose the driveway as he knew there were tradesmen working next door who would find his body. The plan worked as the workmen heard the gunshots and ran to investigate.
The machine was attached to a .22 semi-automatic pistol loaded with four bullets.
It was able to fire multiple shots into the man's head after he activated it.
Fleeing shoplifter forgets son | Oddly Enough | Reuters [Funny | Weird]
Are you kidding me?! ~P~
Fleeing shoplifter forgets son | Oddly Enough | Reuters
Fleeing shoplifter forgets son
Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:43pm EDT
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A shoplifter looking to make a quick getaway from a Dutch supermarket after stealing a packet of meat left police a crucial piece of evidence -- his 12-year-old son.
In his haste the 45-year-old thief made a solo dash to his car, batting away a supermarket worker who had flung himself on the vehicles' bonnet in a bid to stop the escape.
Police in the southern Dutch town of Kerkrade said they managed to contact the thief via the boy, but he had refused to return and collect his son. The man told officers to get hold of the youngster's mother instead.
The thief later turned himself in Thursday, a police spokeswoman said.
(Reporting by Alexandra Hudson; Editing by Matthew Jones)
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Man auctions his life | Oddly Enough | Reuters [Funny][Interesting][Weird]
[Way odd...~P~]
Man auctions his life | Oddly Enough | Reuters
Man auctions his life
Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:23am EDT
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A man in Australia is auctioning his life -- his house, his job, his clothes and his friends -- on eBay, after his marriage broke up, saying he wants to start a new life.
"It's time to move. A completely fresh start. I want to see where life takes me," Ian Usher, 44, told Australian television on Tuesday from Perth in Western Australia state.
Usher said he was auctioning his life as "a package" with his house in Perth valued at around A$420,000 (US$385,000).
"Hi there, my name is Ian Usher, and I have had enough of my life! I don't want it any more! You can have it if you like!," reads his Web site www.alife4sale.com, which has a link to eBay for bidders.
Usher said his life auction, which starts on June 22, included not only his house, a car, a motorbike, a jet ski and a spa, but also an introduction to "great friends" and a job at a rug shop in Perth for a trial two-week period.
"When it's over, I will just walk out the front door, take my wallet, my passport and start a new life," he said.
Usher said his ex-wife had heard of his auction.
"Her last comment was, 'it seems a bit mental to me'," he said.
(Reporting by Michael Perry; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)
© Reuters 2008 All rights reserved
How to Sew a Button - wikiHow [How-to...]
(I actually needed this and it came to me today to my 'reader',lol ~P~)How to Sew a Button - wikiHow
How to Sew a Button
Sewing buttons is easy once you get the hang of it. It's a very useful skill to possess, as buttons do fall off. These instructions are for buttons with 4 holes (::) and 2 holes (:). Click on any photo to enlarge it.
[edit] Steps
- Select a suitable button and thread that matches the button, the garment, and any thread used to sew on other buttons.
- If you have a button pop off and you can't take care of it immediately, use a safety pin to hold the garment closed and be sure to keep track of the button. It's best to replace the same button if you have it.
- Make a place to keep track of the extra buttons that come in baggies with new garments, if they're not sewn into an inner seam somewhere. Label the buttons if you can.
- Thread the needle. If you like, you can double the thread to make this job quicker. Simply pull it through the needle so that there is an equal length of thread extending from both sides.
Thread the needle.
- Tie a knot at the end of the thread. One way to tie a knot is to wrap the thread around your finger as shown, roll the thread between your fingers, and pull it tight. If you doubled the thread, tie the ends together. Leave a long tail of thread, whether you are doubling the thread or using a single thread to sew the button.
- Position the button on the fabric. Line the button up with the other buttons on the garment.
- Check the buttonhole. Close the opposite flap or panel where you want it and make sure that the button lines up with the buttonhole.
- If the button was on correctly before, you can often go by the little holes in the fabric where the button used to be. You can see the pinholes alongside the button in the photo.
- Push the threaded needle up through the fabric and through one hole in the button. Pull the thread all the way through on each stitch.
- Place a pin or toothpick across the center of the button and hold it there until the next stitch helps keep it in place. When the pin is withdrawn later, it will allow the slack necessary to create a "shank" so that there will be space between behind the button for the material that will need to go there when the garment is buttoned.
- Push the needle down through the next hole and through the fabric. Still holding the pin in place, pull the thread all the way through. Once that is done, the pin will be kept in place by the thread. In this photo, the button was lifted up to show what's going where, but it's best to hold the button in place so it does not move.
- On a 4-hole button choose the one diagonal to the first hole if you want the threads to cross in an "X" formation.
- If you want two parallel lines of thread showing, choose the next hole that is opposite the first.
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- Bring the needle up through the first hole (for a 2-hole button) or a new hole (for a 4-hole button) and pull the thread all the way through the fabric.
- Repeat the sewing process enough times to make sure the button is securely in place. On 4-hole buttons, make sure that the stitches have been made evenly, so that all four holes are equally used.
- On the last stitch, push the needle through the material, but not through a hole in the button.
- Pull the thread out into the area between button and material, remove the pin and pull up the button a little.
- Wrap the thread six times around the thread between between the button and the material to reinforce the shank you have created.
- Push the needle back down through the material.
- Make three or four back stitches to secure the thread.
- Cut off the excess.
[edit] Tips
- Some sewers prefer to secure the thread to the cloth with a few stitches before beginning to sew on the button.
- Double thread your needle, if you want to reduce the number of times you have to thread the holes to secure the button.
- If you are replacing a 4-hole button, look to see how the other buttons are sewn on the garment. Use the same stitching pattern (crossed or parallel) used on the other buttons.
- Make sure you've threaded at least 5 inches (12.7 cm) of thread.
- You can thread two pieces of thread through the needle, doubling each and so using four threads at once, to really speed up the process.
- Another way to knot the thread at the end is to take a tiny stitch on the wrong side, pull it almost down to the fabric, and then put the threaded needle through the loop before pulling it tight. If you do this twice in the same spot, that is a double-knotted thread. Then you can cut off the thread close to the knot.
- Ordinary thread is fine, but there is such a thing as button thread. It is thicker and stronger than regular thread. If the buttons you are sewing need extra strength, such as on a coat, try button thread* It is also a good idea to try to match the colour of the tread used on existing buttons. Some shops specialise in buttons, if they don't have the existing button match, they should have something very near to it. If you are stuck with using a near match concider replacing all the buttons with you near match, that way your garment will look much better.
- For buttons that get heavy use, try wrapping the long thread of the needle tail around the threads that hold the button, at least 4 or 5 times, tightly, then force the needle and thread through the tight bunch of threads that you have created. I usually push the needle parallel to the the button's holes, to avoid resistance, I do recommend a thimble for pushing the needle.(The reason for this is simple: thread wear will cause the button to fall off sooner, unless you wrap the exposed threads with a protective wrap.) Once you have forced the needle through, push it back into the cloth, and tie it off with the long tail that you left at the starting knot. When you wrap the threads, the button will be more secure, and the thread that holds it in place will last so much longer. I have a several buttons that hold my pants, coats and boots, and it is the same repair from 5 years ago! This is good for coats, pants, any heavily used garment.
[edit] Warnings
- Take care not to poke yourself with the needle. If you are sewing heavy fabric, use a thimble to push the needle.
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