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Created by Arthur Conan Doyle, the detective Sherlock Holmes belongs to us all. As noted by the historian Michael Saler in "As If," his account of literary imaginary worlds, the great detective was modern fiction's "first virtual reality character" — given that part of his readership chose to believe that he was an actual person. The 1916 movie "Sherlock Holmes" (newly restored and released by Flicker Alley in a dual Blu-ray/DVD edition) grounds that character's virtual reality in a corporeal presence, namely that of the tall, craggy American actor William Gillette (1853-1937). Mr. Gillette, the son of a United States senator from Connecticut, was Holmes's contemporary. It was during the hiatus between the fictional character's apparent demise in a struggle with Professor Moriarty and his return to life by popular demand that Mr. Gillette got the opportunity to take the title role in a revision of Conan Doyle's unproduced Holmes play. ...

You know the digital revolution is serious when business cards go high tech. London-based Moo.com , a mail-order printing company, is chiseling out a compelling small-business niche: customized business cards and other marketing material made in small batches. You can run as few as 50 cards, each printed with its own image or information. I tested the service. Our resident technophobe, Nick, and I designed beautiful and created a set of cards. My verdict? Moo.com cards are perfectly reasonable. But expect a reasonable-quality hit compared with high-run, traditional, custom-designed and -printed cards and collateral. In other words, Moo.com can work if you don't ask too much of it. If there is one thing that drives small-business people nuts, it is wasted marketing collateral. As much as I love what my designers create for my business cards, stationery, letterhead and the like, the practicality of printing has traditionally meant I had to order far more of these things than I e...

A MATTRESS is a long-term investment for your kid: when you transition them into a single bed at age three or four, you should do so knowing that they may well be in that same bed for the next five, six, seven or eight years. The best mattress for kids should be able to withstand the test of time, provide adequate support for your growing child and - most importantly – encourage them to want to sleep. We've selected our favourite mattresses for kids based on our expertise and the top-rated mattresses for kids from around the web. We're in the tent middle of a wellness boom and sleep is a critical component of that, which is why you'll notice a plethora of brilliant new mattresses - at reasonable prices - including the Casper Essential memory foam mattress and Otty's hybrid mattress - being purchased for the tot set. Cost can be a factor when it comes to buying the best mattress for kids, and these top mattresses start at just under £100. Just like choosing a mattress ...

According to the US Census there are over 25,000 machine shops with less than 4 employees, not counting thousands of 1-man operations scattered across the country. Making a profit while owning a small machine shop can be tough in these economically depressed times. Here are some tips on making a profit. Hire family or close friends and classify them as officers not employees. This will help with insurance charges. Check with your insurance agent and state for particular requirements. Down size - Do ball you really need that 10,000 sf building? If possible run out of your shed, garage or barn. If not many self-storage facilities now offer storefronts. Upgrade to CNC Milling - If you have all manual machines consider upgrading to a CNC. Offer reduced rate services to local manufacturers. Locale manufacturers will have contracted large shops many miles away to machine their product. There are times when they need to rework, modify or make changes on the fly. They will turn to the clo...

DAY ONE I show the cab driver my hotel on my phone’s map, but the address appears only in English. He pulls over to try to figure things out. Frustrated, he whips out his own iPhone, calls up the Google Translate app, and speaks into it in his native tongue. It translates his words directly into English. It doesn’t work perfectlyâ€"unless he really does want to “melt me down”â€"but soon we find the hotel. This was some real Star Trek shit. Traveling to Asia can be humbling in the best way. Taipei’s coffee culture dates back to the Japanese occupation; hence the vintage Japanese siphon equipment on display at one of the city’s original coffeehouses, Fong Da, which opened in 1956. But the full Nordic caffeine experience is on offer at Fika Fika Café, in the Zhongshan District, where single-origin brews are glass served in a minimalist setting straight out of Kinfolk magazine. Barista Taylor Kuo is serious about her macchiato. When I leave mine on the counter...

So if you're like me and stuck with a small apartment space, have I got a project for you. My apartment is around 51sq.m or about 550sq.f, which was a lot when I was 19 and didn't own anything, but times have changed and I needed somewhere to store my pirate trunk, and milk crates of stuff that I should have thrown out long ago.What to do? I was in Ikea helping a friend buy some stuff for his new apartment when I saw the greatest invention since cheese and gravy hit french fries. I'm talking about the kids bunk bed of course, I had a plan formulated before my friend could say "I don't really think that's a good idea".After a brief sketch on a post it note on the way home, I had devised a plan for my own elevated bed.A quick safety reminder folks, power tools are dangerous, and you should probably wear some equipment that protects your eyeballs, and hands. Depending how much you get into it, possibly your junk too.Enough talk! Let's build!Ok so this ...

Do you want your kitchen to have a trendy or a classic design? Or do you want to bring a feel of sophistication or an expression of down-home appeal? Well, the versatility of kitchen mosaic tile is the answer. Kitchen mosaic tile is among the numerous options in modernizing the flooring of your kitchen. They are gradually becoming the people's choice for their home and garden décor. Besides attractiveness, mosaic tiles are also very durable so they are well-suited for kitchen applications. This type of tiles can endure a lot of pressure so they won't easily get worn out even with the high trafficking in the kitchen. If you are the kind of person who's always searching for diversity, then mosaic tiles are perfect for you. They are available in wide range of sizes, colors, textures, designs and shapes making them good ornament for almost any surface not just in your kitchen but in the bathroom as well. Whether you are utilizing a porcelain, stainless steel or glass, kitch...

This is my first instructable covering a project I completed earlier this year. I have a shed which I use as a workshop as well as somewhere where I can train on my bicycle (on a 'Turbo Trainer') and as a general storage area. Although it's close to the house, there is no mains power available and having enough of resorting to using a touch every time I went into the shed in the winter evenings, I decided to have a go at installing a low voltage LED lighting system which could be run from a 12v tiles battery that is charged from a solar panel. I Googled and Googled. ... I Googled a lot before I went any further. I had no knowledge of how to put one of these together and so it took a few days before I felt I'd learnt enough to know what I was doing. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the components of a solar charging system, it goes something like this:You can hook a solar panel straight up to a battery and charge it. ... however this all goes very badly when the...

The average cost of a wedding in America (excluding the honeymoon) is $32,641, according to The Knot 2015 Real Weddings Study. The medianpriceof the world's most expensive weddings? Millions — and in one recentexample, a full billion. Here's a sampling of some of the most extravagant nuptials — from destination affairs evoking European old world charm to budgets that may exceed the GDP of small nations. But regardless of splurge level, ideas from even the most lavish celebrations can be made one's own. Let the inspiration begin! Lady home Diana and Prince Charles Hundreds of thousands of onlookers gathered in the streets of London to catch a glimpse of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer on their wedding day in July 1981, and an estimated 750 million more around the world were glued to their televisions. The bride arrived for the late morning ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral, an architectural gem designed by Sir Christopher Wren, in a horse-drawn glass coach, dre...

When it comes to finding a mattress that feels just right, there's a lot to consider. Are you large or small? Do you always sleep on your back or do you switch from your tummy to your side? Do you usually sleep alone or with a partner? It's important to think about your answers and then visit a mattress showroom like the CJ Mulholland Mattress Factory in Hamilton where you can try out a wide range of mattresses before you buy. Experts agree you should always lie on a mattress for at least 15 minutes before glass deciding whether it's comfortable or not because some mattresses take that long to conform and adjust to the shape and warmth of your body. It's also a good idea to bring along the pillow you sleep with to make sure you'll still find it comfortable once it's in your home. Firm or extra firm mattresses are good for back sleepers or tummy sleepers because they provide the best support for the spine. Sleeping on a softer mattress can cause the spine t...

Thanks to a community of neon artists and a museum dedicated to the preservation of the art, an electric glow still illuminates many vintage landmarks on Los Angeles' urban landscape."If Paris is the City of Lights, LA is the City ofNeon," wrote American historian Kevin Starr in the Los Angeles Times in 1999. Indeed, while neon enthusiasts might expect to gettheir fluorescent fix in New York or Las Vegas, neither city rivals Los Angeleswith respect to historic signage -- most neon signs in the Big Apple, onlymeant to be temporary advertisements, were gone by the 1970s, while in Sin Citymost of ceramic the surviving historic neonsigns have been transplanted to the Neon Museum's downtown galleries and are nolonger on display in their original locations on the Strip. But thanks to aforward-thinking community of neon artists and a museum dedicated to thepreservation of historic neon signs, an electric glow still illuminatescountless vintage landmarks in Los Angeles'...

Imagine Hong Kong without any neon signs -- hard, right? We apparently have more of the gassy glass tubes than anywhere else in the world. Despite their ubiquity, though, neon signs are only lightly regulated, and they have been largely left out of the recent surge of interest in Hong Kong heritage.Maybe that’s because they’re just so common. Neon lights were first invented by the French engineer and chemist George Claude, who exhibited the first neon light at a Paris exhibition in 1910. By the 1920s, Claude had patented his design and was selling internet neon signs in Los Angeles. From there, they spread around the world, and Hong Kong took a particular liking to the technology. Neon continued to thrive here even after its popularity declined in Europe and North America in the 1970s.ÂToday, Hong Kong’s commercial districts are an explosion of neon light, and even global chains like McDonald’s have blinking neon signs. But the fact that neon is everywhere seems to have led ...

What products, supplies, and gear do you need to get your child safely and happily from his first to his second birthday? We know, of course, that you want to give him the world – and your love and patience can get him partway there. But there are a few other basics you'll want to provide as well.Toddler clothingYour child is both easier and harder to dress at this stage. Easier because he may raise his arms for you when you pull off his shirt; harder because he's often squirming when you do it. So look for comfortable, loose-fitting clothes that are easy to get on interiors and off. Avoid clothes you have to button – buttons require time and patience – and look for speedy snaps and zippers instead. Now that your child iscrawling,walking, and exploring, durability is important. You needclothesthat hold up well to repeated messes and washings. Which brings us to another point: Get machine-washable clothes. Believe it or not, there are baby clothes that require dry cleaning. Y...