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Designs on the site include a $200 grinder/mill/lathe/saw called the multimachine and a $1 drill press that can put a 1" hole through wood and steel (pictured above)

Shao Kao - Chengdu Barbecue

Anybody for shao kao? This is one of the best options for late night snacking in Chengdu. Hot and spicy barbecue skewers loaded with all sorts of meats ranging from pork, to beef, chicken, lamb, and organs. The fresh local vegetables are crisp and crunchy. Just watch out for the lettuce that seems to soak up an extra large dose of mouth searing spice powder. The varieties of smoked tofu are firm and flavorful. The bread (mantou) has an irresistible toasted crust surrounding the steamy bun. The chicken drumsticks are large and meaty, having all the flavors of the Sichuan countryside that they are raised on. The little restaurant pictured above became one of our favorites near the Traffic Hostel in Chengdu, Sichaun.

Bifeng Xia Panda Center

Mini bikes in Hong Kong

Mini motorcycles are great! On my recent trip to Hong Kong I met up with this group of bikers. They were meticulously customized. Carbon fiber and titanium exhausts gave them a big bike sound.

Sao Paulo urban art

In Sao Paulo, Brazil it often seems like there isn't a wall left that is not marked with grafitti. Residents have found that one way to discourage this vandalism is to have there wall painted with murals and artistic scenes. It is usually done with spay paint. Here are some examples from a wall in the neghborhood of Sao Miguel.

 

Jeep JK at SEMA 2007

All the new Wrangler products rolled out at the the 2007 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV. Engine swaps included V8 Hemi's as well as 3L CRD engines.

I'm a fan of the new "Freedom Top" design with removable sections above the driver and front passenger.





Also, from the guys at Jalopnik.com:

"While at the Paris Auto Show at the beginning of the month, Spinn and I walked past the Chrysler Group display and as we passed the four-door Wrangler Unlimited, we both made a startling realization -- the 4x4 with more off-road lineage than a Hummer could ever have totally has the potential to be a Hummer killer. We even remarked as much to an auto writer with one of the local Detroit dailies later that evening, and we received the same agreement. Now what you have before you is obvs not the standard, it's actually a Rubicon model featuring some editions by the Jeep/Truck engineering-design build shops, a team run by 300C/Charger/Magnum design chief and all-around good sport Ralph Gilles. His team put together a 4-door 4x4 with an interior featuring custom Katzkin leather seating and powered it with a 3.0L CRD diesel with some Tru-Lok-equipped Dana 44 axles supporting the weight. A performance suspension lift gives it the clearance to take on a set of 35-inch BFG (why yes, there're all sorts of acronym-busters for that one) Mud Terrain tires mounted on Custom 18-inch aluminum wheels supplied by Taneisya. The external toys also include a Warn 9.5ti winch mounted on American Expedition Vehicles (Who woulda thunk there'd be an AEV connection here, right?) new front bumper. And yes, it does look like a billion and a half bucks sprayed in that Rolex Silver paint -- and you probably will only feel for maybe a split second like you're driving in a G500 look-alike. – Ray Wert"