mod*tot's birthday party at the palo alto junior zoo was FUN! she invited her 36 nursery school classmates, many friends, neighbors, + their families. we had a big bubble blast + played games on the grass. it was 85 degrees, but several fabulous orange umbrellas from room&board kept us shaded + cool. mod*tot had 3 cakes from whole foods: 2 strawberry whipped cream +1 vegan chocolate. mod*tot said she wants to have her party again.i tried to make her birthday party eco-friendly with reusable items like her jeweled crown from whole foods + reusable decorations, like a felt "happy birthday"...
mod*mom giveaway :: futuristic plasma car holds up to 220 lbs
mod*mom giveaway :: futuristic plasma carsplasma car can be ridden by moms, dads or tots. it handles up to 220 lbs. just swivel the steering wheel to propel yourself on a smooth surface inside or outside, forward or backward. here's an interesting little demo video from the discovery channel about the physics behind the plasma car (it's from canada). they come in orange, red, blue, purple, green + hot pink. our whole family loves the plasma car + we're so excited target is sharing them with lucky mod*mom readers! target.com has over 260 ride on toys!click here to watch people riding plasma cars....
dwell on design :: free tickets + discounts
dwell magazine's 3rd annual dwell on design conference + expo is a 4-day event in los angeles from June 5-8, 2008 + includes modern home toursdwell on design is a chance to meet 1-on-1 with the most innovative minds in design, hear the movers + shakers of the industry, chat with dwell editors, experience over 200 exhibits in 55,000 square feet of ideas, visit a full-scale pre-fab sustainable neighborhood completely landscaped + furnished by dwell, + get inspired to be at home in the modern world!dwell is offering mod*mom readers FREE exhibition admission june 7-8if you register online with code:...
Chevrolet Aveo Transformer Commercial
Chevrolet AveoA Commercial Video made by the popular car maker...History of Chevrolet...Chevrolet (ʃɛvroʊˈleɪ/ - French origin) (as known as "Chevy"), a popular brand of automobile, made and produced by General Motors (GM). It is one of the top selling GM marque and the best known brand of GM worldwide, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM.It offers over 20 vehicles types and many different enhanced versions in its home market. The brand's vehicles range from subcompact cars to medium duty commercial trucks. Its number one sellers in the United States include the Silverado...
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remember to enter these fabulous giveaways
remember to enter my fabulous giveaways worth $1000+target :: digital camera + ipod $350 mozzee :: mod minimalist high/low chair $545whole foods :: organic eco-spa gift baskets $150green depot :: green get started kit $150spread the word about my giveaways with the little envelope icon below.subscribe to my feed + daily email updates to get mod*mom sent to you.if you have a blog or website, please link to mod*mom...
Famous Celebrities and their Cars
Celebrity Stars and Their CarsParis HiltonDriving up and down Hollywood Boulevard in a flashy car is never an easy cruise.You can see lots of cars from the sleek Mercedes-Benz to the environmentally friendly Toyota Prius hybrid, Tinseltown’s favorite wheels are on parade.Caught by paparazzi, Hilton arrives at the überchic Nanette Lepore boutique in her super-fly Mercedes-Benz SLR on Aug 8.Rowan Atkinson is a car enthusiast in real life. His relationship with his Mini (The “normal Mini Cooper”) in the Mr. bean series was a mixed one.Rowan Atkinson is estimated to be worth £60m and has been a car...
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eco travel tips from all girl getaways + travelgirl magazine
fine living network has a new show called all-girl getaways. the show follows a different group of women each week: friends, family, coworkers, etc., as they plan their ultimate getaway vacation + then take a trip.i'm excited to share with you my ecotravel interview with all-girl getaways hostess, editor of travelgirl magazine + mother, stephanie oswald:hi stephanie! i'm a full-time mother + wife, who's never gotten away or even used a babysitter, except at the gym for an hour at a time. a "girl's getaway" is a foreign concept to me, but i'm interested to see how women/mom's do it. i nursed my...
time to check yourself for signs of breast cancer + my update
time again to check yourself or someone you love for signs of breast canceri'm late with my reminder + update, because my right arm was tightly bandaged 24/7 for a 2-week lymphedema decongesting treatment. i had to go to the hospital monday through friday for lymph massage, a shower + bandaging. they removed 1" of lymph fluid from the circumference of my upper right arm. gross, i know, but i am sooo happy to have that done + see my arm look + feel close to what it looked like before my mastectomy + lymph node surgery. i learned how to bandage my arm + hands to the fingers in intricate compression...
2008 International Contemporary Furniture Fair design awards
2008 international contemporary furniture faireditors awards were bestowed on best-of-show products in 16 categories, during the 20th annual international contemporary furniture fair (icff) nyc.this year's icff editors awards committee: anniina koivu of Abitare, catherine osborne of Azure, stefano casciani of Domus, sam grawe of dwell, julie lasky of I.D., karen d. singh of Interior Design, gilda bojardi of Interni, chantal hamaide of Intramuros, susan s. szenasy of Metropolis, arlene hirst of Metropolitan Home, benjamin kempton of Wallpaper*winners circle:Body of Work Herman Miller Inc.'s The...
remember to reuse!
mod*tot stepped into a reusable bag, grabbed the handles + hopped awayaha! i envisioned eco-friendly toddler sack races for her birthday party!we tried to make her party this weekend as "green" as possible, with a birthday cake from whole foods market bakery + a beautiful reusable silver fabric crown with jewels from whole foods whole body section (only $10).we had the party at the palo alto junior zoo, which is a 1968 modern design. (i'll post some pictures soon)image: h&b...
250GP replacement to be unveiled Saturday
The four-stroke replacement for 250cc two-stroke racing will be unveiled at the Grand Prix de France this weekend. It's expected that the class will be replaced by 600cc four-stroke prototypes. The rules will be presented in proposal form, then considered by both the International Race Teams Association and Motorcycle Sport Manufacturers Association and should be finalized June 8 at the Catalunya GP. The new rules could be implemented as early as 2010.Despite heavy opposition from KTM and Aprilia, it's expected that the rules change will pass....
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250GP replaced with four-stroke 625-650cc inline-fours
Dorna unveiled its proposal for a four-stroke replacement for the 250GP class today. If it gets its way, 250cc two-strokes will be replaced by four-strokes of between 625 and 650cc in 2011.The capacity was chosen to protect World Supersport racing. With the aim of keeping costs down, further rules dictate the new engines will be inline-fours, won't have traction control and will use controlled ECUs. Unlike World Supersport, the as yet unnamed new class of GP racing will be exclusively prototype based. No production machines will be allowed.While...
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foto modifikasi yamaha mio
Yamaha's success saling automatic bike in Indonesia influenced other manufacturer to sale the same bike type. After Yamaha Nouvo, Yamaha launch Yamaha Mio which has won Indonesian market and forced Honda and Suzuki to take a role in this class. Honda launched Honda Vario and Suzuki lauched Suzuki Spin and Skywave to compete Yamaha Mio. Then, Yamaha launch Mio Soul and we hear some rumors in recent days that Yamaha will bring their retro bike to Indonesia, Yamaha Vino. People call it Yamaha Mio Vino, yups .. it could be a retro style of Yamaha Mio, not like it's original Vino which has only 50CC...
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Honda CS1, Your New City Sport Choice
After being secret for about two monts, finally Honda launch their new motorcycle in Indonesia. This motorcycle has been advertised for about one month, but didn't mentinoned it's name. And finally, 6 April last week, Honda launch it for public in Surabaya. It's name is Honda CS1 (City Spor...
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AMG’s Green Initiatives Include Possibility of Diesels, Hybrids, and Turbo V-6s
Mercedes-Benz performance brand AMG shows its environmental side. Mercedes’s AMG performance division wants to offer guiltless pleasure for those who love performance cars but are tired of being criticized for a lack of commitment to save the planet. On the eve of the 2008 Geneva auto show, AMG boss Volker Mornhinweg boldly announced that the fleet of performance cars will achieve a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2012. Smaller engines, hybrid systems, and diesels are all on the table for Mercedes’ thriving performance sub-brand. Mornhinweg leveled a shot at BMW’s claim...
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2011 Chevrolet Volt Concept
GM checks off milestones in the development of its gasoline-electric plug-in vehicle. General Motors is developing the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle and its lithium-ion battery pack on parallel paths—and both have passed significant milestones en route to a targeted November 2010 launch. Larry Burns, GM vice president of research and development and strategic planning, tells Car and Driver in an interview that the design of the car has been frozen. While the production model is not a twin of the Volt concept, the more conventional sedan bears a family resemblance to the Chevy Malibu. And, in...
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Audi R8 Sport Under Consideration
Pole-dancing? Audi’s next lightweight supermodel might be a bit more of a stripper. The Audi R8 is great. But as evidenced by the R8 V-12 TDI (nee R8 TDI Le Mans) concept car on display at this year’s Detroit and Geneva auto shows, Audi is clearly thinking about proliferating the R8 lineup. The next R8 to roll down the spotless Neckarsulm, Germany, assembly line may be a lightweight stripper version rather than a more powerful oil-burner. So hints Stafan Reil, the head of development for Quattro, GmbH, which assembles the R8 and almost every Audi that starts with “S” and “RS.” Lighter, more intensified...
2010 Audi S4 to Get Supercharged V6
Audi maintains performance while increasing efficiency by 20%. Those who assumed the 2010 Audi S4 would share its powertrain with the S5 were incorrect. Instead, look for an all-new forced-induction 3.0-liter V-6 that will generate something close to the 340 horsepower found in the outgoing S4’s 4.2-liter V-8. Why is the Audi S4 moving from a V-8 to a V-6, just as the BMW M3 moved from an inline-six to a V-8? In two words: Fuel economy. Audi’s strategy is to deliver comparable or improved overall performance by toeing the line on weight and maintaining power output by using forced induction on...
2006 BMW Z4 M Coupe vs. 2006 Porsche Cayman S
Two used-to-be roadsters aim for the hearts of purist drivers. The tradition of sports-car automaking in recent history has been to turn out a roadster, wait until sales slip, then produce a hardtop to pick up the slack. To the nonenthusiast driver, the idea of turning a perfectly good convertible sports car into a hardtop coupe must seem as pointless as the plot of the film Snakes on a Plane. Why give up the joys of driving alfresco to permanently insert yourself into a rolling phone booth, especially if it costs about the same as the ragtop? But adding a roof to a convertible makes sense to...
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2008 Limited Edition Porsche Boxster and Boxster S
Orange-flavored Boxsters to go into production soon. There’s really only one way to describe Porsche’s Limited Edition Boxster and Boxster S: Orange. We first saw this retro-inspired paint job on the 911 GT3 RS a year ago, and now it has been bestowed on the Boxster line. In fact, the color covers everything in the Boxster: the roll bars, interior trim, and even the shift pattern markings are rendered in the less-than-subtle hue. Black side mirrors, intake vents, and script “Boxster” badges offer a slight visual reprieve. It’s all due to a Splashlight Studios creation that was shown at the New...
2009 Porsche Cayenne Hybrid
Porsche’s upcoming hybrid ute will deliver more than 400 pound-feet of torque. Two years ago at the Frankfurt auto show, Porsche announced it had begun work on a hybrid Cayenne program, but the company has remained quiet since then, except to tell us it has remained partnered with VW on the SUV’s development. However, Porsche recently broke its silence and gave us a few more details about what we can expect from its new hybrid SUV, which is on track for a 2009 launch. What we know is that a compact, 34-kW electric motor in the Cayenne hybrid will slot between its 3.6-liter V-6 and the six-speed...
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