Author: Calvin N.

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Dec 08, 2014

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The 11th annual CicLAvia bike festival was held Sunday morning making its way through the streets of South Los Angeles. Over 40,000 bicyclists, skateboarders and pedestrians participated to ride down the 6-mile car-free route on Martin Luther Kind Jr. Boulevard. Organizers said the idea behind the festival is to promote public health and...

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Dec 01, 2014

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For Cyber Monday, one of my purchases will be (product)red. It is a brand that teams up with other iconic brands to help create awareness and fight against aids in Africa. According to (product)red, 650 babies are born with HIV every day. With your purchase or donation, they can get that number...

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Nov 24, 2014

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If you're trying to shoot photos with a smartphone, the guys at COOPH made a video on how to shoot interesting photos with cardboard, binoculars, car reflectors, etc. My favorite would have to be the last one because I thought the only way you can shoot underwater photos was through a waterproof case. I was...

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Nov 17, 2014

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On Thursday Nov. 13th, Mammoth Mountain opened their lifts for people to snowboard and ski down their mountain for their opening day. It looked like a pretty good turn out from looking at the pictures and videos people posted using the hashtag #mammothsopen. For the month of December they are offering a buy one...

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Nov 10, 2014

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Every year in the month of November, nonprofit Canstruction will team up with architects and designers to help raise food and awareness for the hungry. They are given 75,000 cans to build a unique sculpture of their own. On the last day, the art is disassembled and donated to City Harvest, so they...

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Nov 03, 2014

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When I think of 3-D printing a transportation object, I think about printing a skateboard or bike. I would have never thought printing an actual car would even be possible! Earlier this month, Arizona based Local Motors showcased their first 3-D printed car at the International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago. It took about 45...

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Oct 06, 2014

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Being a beer head, I was excited to hear about our local neighbors Beachwood BBQ and Brewing, for being awarded as the Best Large Brewpub and Best Large Brewpub Brewer by The Great American Beer Festival. They also took home the gold in the coffee beer category for their custom roasted Mocha Machine. They will...