Confessions of a Mortgage Broker

Here’s what you need to know about how mortgage brokers really work: “When I have a client I really don’t like — he’s a pain in the ass — that’s when I charge as much as I can get out of them,” says Jack, a mortgage broker based in Southern California. Find out how mortgage brokers screw you and how you can fight back!

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Computer shop sales pitch: 'We remove Vista' (PIC)

Shop manager Aaron Kaplan said they were prompted to put it up because so many people were having problems with Windows Vista, including compatibility issues with older software and trouble adjusting to the interface.

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Haitians Are so Poor They Resort to Eating 'Mud Cookies'

With food prices rising, Haiti's poorest can't afford even a daily plate of rice, and some take desperate measures to fill their bellies. Charlene, 16 with a 1-month-old son, has come to rely on a traditional Haitian remedy for hunger pangs: cookies made of dried yellow dirt from the country's central plateau.

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An Example of Light Pollution

Light pollution, also known as photopollution or luminous pollution, is excess or obtrusive light created by humans. Among other effects, it disrupts ecosystems, can cause adverse health effects, obscures the stars for city dwellers, and interferes with astronomical observatories. Light pollution is a side effect of industrial civilization.

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Hermit crab in a glamorous glass shell

I always wondered how this creature fits inside...

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Sprout: The Online WYSIWYG Editor for Flash

Sprout is a browser-based, WYSIWYG editor for Flash with an interface reminiscent of Photoshop or Dreamweaver. Designers can use it to create, publish and track Flash widgets, websites and mashups, thereby obviating the need for them to work with programmers who would cost time and money, and who might not execute designs satisfactorily.

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Rez HD on Xbox 360 Gets a 10/10

"Rez HD is one of the best games ever made, it costs around $10, and you don't even need to leave the house to get it. In over a decade of critiquing games I've never felt the need to say these words in a review until now: Just buy it."

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Anti Smog Architecture: A Catalyst for Cleaner Air in Paris

Architect Vincent Callebaut’s latest project balances public galleries, meeting rooms and gathering spaces over canals and abandoned railroad tracks in the 19th Parisian district. The prototype uses green technologies and techniques but is more than just an example of sustainable design.

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Color a Photo Using Curves in Photoshop

This is the tutorial for "A BETTER way to add color to grayscale photos." By using curves adjustment layers, you get more accurate color representation and the ability to change them on the fly - not like the painting technique where you need to choose your colors beforehand.

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An amazing Albert Einstein speedpainting

Albert Einstein Photoshop Speedpainting - 4 hours painting and 17 layers

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Grow a beard in 15 min!(Painting ultra-realistic hair & fur with Photoshop)

Here's a great tutorial on using Photoshop's built-in advanced brush functions to paint dynamic, realistic-looking hair or fur onto any image.

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Awesome Photoshop Painting Skills

This is actually a tutorial but it's great to check out, just to see the painting. It's worth the 20 seconds it takes to check it out!

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Adobe Photoshop Tutorials - Best Of

An overview of professional step-by-step tutorials which can enrich your design skills and improve the quality of your works.

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One of the worst Photoshop mistakes I've seen so far! (Pic)

Poor Jessica Simpson haha

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Ornate Lettering Process - Awesome tutorial!!!

I’m going to show you the process as to how I do my ornate lettering. This is a new design I did for Stone Sour that utilized this technique. Now right off the bat, this is not a step by step tutorial. It’s more of a look behind the scenes into how I work. The very core of this process is...

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Photoshop tutorials >> Amazing colored sketched photos

Learn how to made this amazing photo effect to your photos : VERY EASY TUTORIAL!

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Photoshop converts a Photo to a Pencil Sketch

Turn your photo into a sketch or drawing

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How Web 2.0 Logos are drawn (Photoshop)

Ever wonder how these guys draw their Web 2.0 Logos? Sometimes its nice to learn from others, build up the basic skills and start your own creativity from there. In this Photoshop tutorial, I’m going to reveal you some of the nice Web 2.0 logos, how you can draw their logo exactly the same (well, not really 100% though) with Photoshop.

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Guess Who is Facing 21 Years in Prison?

The drunk , rich, white one, or the sober, poor, black one?

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99 Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Objects [w/PICS]

Imagine all of the silly old stuff you have sitting around the house that is simply going to waste and hasn’t been used in years. Think it’s all junk? Perhaps not. Here are ninety-nine creative ways you can use things you thought had only one purpose, from beer and soda to rulers, stamps, sugar, toothpaste, old CDs and even your iPod. Enjoy!

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Helvetica - Awesome Full-Length Film About Typography

Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. A must-see for anyone interested in design.

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How to: Old Map Effect in Photoshop

“Luv2help” shows us how to create an old map in just a few easy steps, using Photoshop. For a similar tutorial on turning any picture into a “vintage photo”, check out this post. Continue reading for the video tutorial.

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Creating a 3D effect with image editing software (GIMP or Photoshop)

Here's how to make a neat effect to make it look like the subject of a photo is popping out of the background. This can be done with GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) or Photoshop.

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Give your photos a Hollywood effect (Photoshop)

At first glance there's a lot of steps here, but it's pretty straightforward, and the effect is very cool. It's an easy way to give your photographs a bit more visual impact, that's for sure. --via lifehacker.

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How To Make Digital Photos Look Like Lomo Photography

The Lomo is a poorly made Russian camera that takes pictures with an interesting style. In the 1990s a cult following developed and hasn’t stopped since. Here's how to create a Lomo-like effect using Photoshop.

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Simple and Effective Photographic Tips for Beginners

Quite a good resource for beginners, as well as for advanced Photographers. Some simple but very useful and effective Photoshop Tips.

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What Do You Get When You Turn a Teddy Bear Inside Out?

Think of your favorite teddy bear. Now imagine it’s been ripped open, gutted, and turned inside-out. That’s what Kent Rogowski’s Bears series has done to the iconic stuffed animals of our childhoods.

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7 things to say (and 7 things not to say) to your kids

A parent, or anyone else who interacts regularly with kids, knows that communicating effectively with them can be difficult. Common words and phrases, no matter how well intended, can do emotional and psychological harm. Kids can't be expected to process words, context and nuance (sarcasm, for instance) the same way that an adult's brain does.

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College textbook prices up 186% since 1986; enter revolution

The U.S. Department of Education released a study that states since 1986, textbook prices have risen almost 186 percent, or 6 percent a year. This is four times the amount of inflation. With college bookstores not doing much to fix problems, entrepreneurs and Web 2.0 companies are trying to revolutionize the textbook industry with easy solutions.

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Vinyl Toys: Invasion of the Color Snatchers

People that have been in love with toys have likely been in love with them for a long time. That is the heart of many of today’s premier vinyl designers, which may be the reason for the bold statements they make in both design and color....

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Commemorative Bush Coins from the Franklin Mint (not really)

"Now that President Bush has declared martial law, it will be illegal to own precious metals after the first of the year. Here's a sneak peek at the new money from BlimpTV.net"

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Marvel Heroes As Seen By Bohemian Artists [100+ PICS]

Gorgeous depictions of Marvel superheroes as visualized by Bohemian artists.

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SOLAR ARK: World’s Most Stunning Solar Building

Sanyo has built an ark for the solar century – an impressive 630 kW solar-collecting building that boasts over 5,000 solar panels and kicks off over 500,000 kWh of energy per year. Even more outstanding is the fact that most of the monocrystalline modules used on the Solar Ark were factory rejects headed to the scrap pile.

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Ascii Animated Cat

Talk about old school

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Ascii Animated Cat

Talk about old school

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Using Light & Shade to Bring Text to Life [tutorial]

Take some very basic principles of light and shade to make a rather impressive looking text effect!

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How to Turn an Ordinary Photo Into an Extraordinary Photo

A simple Photoshop tutorial that will show you how to liven up an old image and transform it from ordinary picture to an Extraordinary photo!

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Advanced Glow Effects in Photoshop

In this tutorial we're going to create some really sharp looking glow effects using a combination of layer styles, the pen tool and colour blending. The end effect is quite stunning and hopefully you'll pick up some tips you didn't know before.

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Transparent Glass Lettering in Photoshop

"In this tutorial we're going to use some super layer effects and a bit of extra magic to make a lettering style that looks transparent and stunning. Because there is so much use of layer styles you need to download the sample PSD from the link on the right to follow along."

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Photoshop Text Effects: 51 Text Effect Tutorials Every Designer Should See

Text and the way it looks is a major part of any design. A great design can be cheapened if the text on the page looks wrong. Any logo is almost entirely text. From water to fire, these 51 tutorials will show you how to create any style of text you want.

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Criss Angel Levitation Revealed

What the title says

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Invisible Pornography Pics (SFW)

These interiors are too fantastic not too share and in combination with the invisible pornography creates intrigue.

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