‘Betsy’ The Wonder Dog

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I quote lots of unusual facts to my friends (much to their annoyance), and I often end up having to find books, articles, internet videos to back up my claims. I have found very little use for my fact collections until now, however interesting blog posts may be the outlet for my obsessions. One of the subjects I am obsessed with is dogs, their domestication, intelligence, and their interaction with humans. The following is a clip from a British documentary “The Secret Life of the Dog”, presenting an Austrian Border Collie with some amazing abilities. ‘Betsy’ can distinguish objects by name, has a vocabulary of over 340 words, and most amazingly of all, can demonstrate abstract thinking by relating physical symbols, such as scale models, to represent a larger object. I have a soft spot for Border Collies, and German Shepherds, after being around them both a lot when I was a kid, so this dog really captures my interest. Contact me for many more ‘interesting’ dog facts.

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By:      17:55      

Building Block

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“Building Block is a multi-medium design project based in Los Angeles, initiated in Tokyo by sisters Kimberly & Nancy Wu. Its focus moves freely in between luxury and industrial design where utilitarian materials and processes translate into minimalist forms. With the intent of magnifying essentials and editing out excess, Building Block finds continual inspiration in returning back to square one.”

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By:      17:19      

modern day ruins.

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If Andrew Moore has not made it in your radar of critically acclaimed photographers, you might want to check him out. He has a skill of capturing the beauty in the decayed and abandoned as he sees it through his lenses, and will lure you in with captivating aura in each shot. Here are some of my favorite desolate treasures found around the world…







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By:      12:29      

Aspen Girls 1971

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Summer is far from over

here in Los Angeles, but the Mage crew is already ready and waiting for the snow season to get started. Of course, there’s nothing like photos of babes in outerwear to make us even a bit more antsy for that time of year… The “Aspen Girls” spread from an 1971 issue of Life Magazine gives a bit (okay, maybe a lot) of historical inspiration for your 2012-13 season get up. I mean, how does one beat riding their bike in clogs across the snow?

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By:      18:03      

Kelly Clark in Burton’s Atomic 10

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Kelly Clark takes first place in the women’s pipe contest at this month’s Burton High Fives Event in New Zealand, all while showing off a first look the 2013 Women’s Burton Collection. She’s seen here in the “Prism Gore-Tex®” jacket- part of the season’s “Atomic 10″ line. The Atomic 10 Collection was deigned by our team here at Mage with athletic girls like Kelly in mind, keeping things streamlined but never without having a little fun.

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By:      14:52      

Shift “Ride On” Tour

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The 2012 Shift “Ride On” Tour kicked off this month in Reedsport, OR. Download wallpaper images below of Syndicate riders Josh Hansen, Jeff Emig, Josh Hill & Blake “BILKO” Williams ripping around the dunes in their latest in Shift gear, designed here at Mage Design. Visit http://www.shiftmx.com/rideontour/ for upcoming tour dates and info.

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By:      10:44