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Well, thanks for all your comment, i'm really glad to know that you like it. It was not an difficult picture, but these effect is only avaible when on an eclipse. What you see is the form of the sun when the moon was passing in front of it, then the... See more

Well, thanks for all your comment, i'm really glad to know that you like it. It was not an difficult picture, but these effect is only avaible when on an eclipse. What you see is the form of the sun when the moon was passing in front of it, then the shadow of the moon is reflected through the leaves of the trees See less

See this at: newscientist.com| Added on 10/04/05

The radio-controlled crawling capsule has six legs, each with tiny hooks on the end. These help prevent the device slipping on mucus in the intestine as it moves along, but are too small to damage the soft tissues, says Menciassi. The capsule can... See more

The radio-controlled crawling capsule has six legs, each with tiny hooks on the end. These help prevent the device slipping on mucus in the intestine as it moves along, but are too small to damage the soft tissues, says Menciassi. The capsule can park at any site of interest by releasing a clamp with two 5-millimetre-long jaws, each with teeth. These grab onto the gut wall tightly enough to resist the muscular pulsations trying to push the device along. See less

See this at: sciencenews.org| Added on 10/04/05

To learn more, he and his team scoured ship records for modern sightings. They found only one well-documented occurrence, off the Somali coast on Jan. 25, 1995. They also obtained images collected at the same time and location by the U.S. Defense... See more

To learn more, he and his team scoured ship records for modern sightings. They found only one well-documented occurrence, off the Somali coast on Jan. 25, 1995. They also obtained images collected at the same time and location by the U.S. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. These included first-ever photos of a milky sea, a Connecticut-size area of the glowing water. Satellites that spot such seas in the future may give shipboard researchers ample lead time to investigate the phenomenon in person. See less

See this at: thedrama.org| Added on 10/03/05

My grandmother in Philadelphia had piles of the latest comic books and all of the classic children?s books. We used to sit on her porch swing and read about ?Archie? and ?Little Lulu?, ?Madeline?, ?Pippi Longstocking? and ?Nancy Drew?. I loved ?MAD?... See more

My grandmother in Philadelphia had piles of the latest comic books and all of the classic children?s books. We used to sit on her porch swing and read about ?Archie? and ?Little Lulu?, ?Madeline?, ?Pippi Longstocking? and ?Nancy Drew?. I loved ?MAD? magazine and I even started my own humor magazine with a little printing press and distributed it around the neighborhood. My other grandmother, an interior designer, lived in NYC. She used to tell me colorful stories of Italy in the Roaring ?20s. I would visit her in Greenwich Village and stay in a high rise apartment. I remember watching people in the next building through the windows just like in the Alfred Hitchcock movie, ?Rear Window?. But, I think my biggest turn on was going to the Museum of Modern Art and seeing a 1926 Max Ernst?s painted construction called, ?Two Children are Threatened by a Nightingale? and the melting clocks by Salvador Dali. We also took in Broadway shows like ?Man of La Mancha? and I had a Picasso poster from... See less

See this at: sciencedaily.com| Added on 10/03/05

Oakland, CA (September 29, 2005) -- A new study conducted by researchers at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is the first to discover that a chemical in cocoa beans can limit the development of fluids that cause diarrhea. Cocoa beans... See more

Oakland, CA (September 29, 2005) -- A new study conducted by researchers at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is the first to discover that a chemical in cocoa beans can limit the development of fluids that cause diarrhea. Cocoa beans contain a large amount of chemicals called flavonoids. Scientists believe that these flavonoids can be used to create natural supplements to ease diarrhea symptoms. Dark chocolate contains high concentrations of cocoa and may offer mild relief. See less

Highlights: The hospital has 170 licensed beds and 166 hospital-based physicians in 30 specialties, two thousand employees, and an operating budget of $200 million.

See this at: yellowgurl.com| Added on 09/24/05

in my neighborhood in brooklyn, the local branch library has been closed for a couple of years…and about a month ago this old dude decided he had had enough. he pretty much went on a one or two person rampage staging a protest and getting a petition... See more

in my neighborhood in brooklyn, the local branch library has been closed for a couple of years…and about a month ago this old dude decided he had had enough. he pretty much went on a one or two person rampage staging a protest and getting a petition to be signed by people passing by. these two guys sat outside the library every day on milk crates for weeks with these hand-made cardboard signs demanding that the library be opened. they even put together a raffle for people for people who signed up for the petition - a leather vest or somethin’ or other. well, lo and behold, there was a new york times article on them about two weeks ago and this week, a guy was putting up banners that said the library would open up again on october 6th. See less

Highlights: and you meet all sorts of folks from all over. he was talking about how different it is there and how much the cultures of people there from jamaica, haiti, cuba weave what the flavor is like out there. my girl was down there on a cruise with her family this week - she’s filipina and she...

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cannonball smith from Tijuana to San diego (MEX to USA) this is a part of Insite05

cannonball smith from Tijuana to San diego (MEX to USA) this is a part of Insite05 See less

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"In any event, the evidence now available does not, in my view, make out a sufficiently strong case for change. To say this is not to doubt the basic need to protect copyrighted material from infringement. The Constitution itself stresses the vital... See more

"In any event, the evidence now available does not, in my view, make out a sufficiently strong case for change. To say this is not to doubt the basic need to protect copyrighted material from infringement. The Constitution itself stresses the vital role that copyright plays in advancing the useful Arts. Art. I, §8, cl. 8. No one disputes that reward to the author or artist serves to induce release to the public of the products of his creative genius. United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc., 334 U. S. 131, 158 (1948). And deliberate unlawful copying is no less an unlawful taking of property than garden-variety theft. See, e.g., 18 U. S. C. §2319 (criminal copyright infringement); §1961(1)(B) (copyright infringement can be a predicate act under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act); §1956(c)(7)(D) (money laundering includes the receipt of proceeds from copyright infringement). But these highly general principles cannot by themselves tell us how to balance the... See less

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See this at: thomas-sanchez.com| Added on 08/26/05

During the 1990s Sanchez lived in Paris, Provence and Mallorca, the setting of DAY OF THE BEES ("A literary landmark. A novel of unforgettable power about love and war, art and freedom." Le Monde) The novel celebrates passion and creativity as it... See more

During the 1990s Sanchez lived in Paris, Provence and Mallorca, the setting of DAY OF THE BEES ("A literary landmark. A novel of unforgettable power about love and war, art and freedom." Le Monde) The novel celebrates passion and creativity as it explores the hidden lives of a famous Spanish painter and his French lover, a woman transformed from an artist's muse into a heroic Resistance fighter. The French Republic awarded Sanchez the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres for his body of work. See less

See this at: livejournal.com| Added on 08/23/05

I asked Hisae about this idea of the "multi-tasking tribe", the Nagara-zoku, and she came up immediately with an even older, more folksy ancestor: Prince Shotoku Taishi, a medieval multi-tasker so intelligent that he could listen to what ten people... See more

I asked Hisae about this idea of the "multi-tasking tribe", the Nagara-zoku, and she came up immediately with an even older, more folksy ancestor: Prince Shotoku Taishi, a medieval multi-tasker so intelligent that he could listen to what ten people were saying, all speaking at once. He's the man in the statue to the left, and he would have loved the keitai. It might seem odd to hold the view that Japanese phenomena are so rooted in local Japanese traditions, and yet applicable (by "Japanization") to the rest of the world, but I don't think it's a contradiction. When I think of the really successful Japanese products�Pokemon, or the films of Miyazaki, for instance�they're successful because they're full of a very specific Japaneseness. Their universality is rooted in their particularism, and their global reach comes from their local resonance. It's odd that Marxy and I have such different views of Japan�mine culturalist, aestheticist, utopian-evangelical, his... See less

See this at: flickr.com| Added on 08/23/05

The world's only museum dedicated to original art on toilet seats by comic creators. These lids were offered to the many comic artists and authors who have visited the Isotope for special events. Seats are only given out to those who visit the store... See more

The world's only museum dedicated to original art on toilet seats by comic creators. These lids were offered to the many comic artists and authors who have visited the Isotope for special events. Seats are only given out to those who visit the store in person and most were drawn in-house with our assortment of Sharpies. To find out more about each artist check out each picture's description for a list of recent work and links to their websites. The Comic Rockstars Toilet Seat Museum proudly hangs on the Isotope's walls in San Francisco. See less

See this at: flickr.com| Added on 08/22/05

Common objects that look like people's faces!

Common objects that look like people's faces! See less

See this at: livejournal.com| Added on 08/12/05

The Hospital in Covent Garden is one of the city's trendier nightspots. As such, it's also a common place for day-time press conferences, as it's one of the few places in the city with screening rooms. It's also one of the few places in the city with... See more

The Hospital in Covent Garden is one of the city's trendier nightspots. As such, it's also a common place for day-time press conferences, as it's one of the few places in the city with screening rooms. It's also one of the few places in the city with Kama Sutra themed toilets. The wallpaper in some of the gents cubicles contains scenes from the famous erotic work. It's a touch that raises the fairly average cubicles into the realm of the inspired - especially when the rest of the toilets are tiled in a rather putrid shade of green... Here's a small sample of the wallpaper: See less

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Though we tend to think of hummingbirds as cute, dainty little things, in reality they make bold and fierce competitors. They don't let their guard down for a moment while defending their territories from other hummingbirds. They must also watch out... See more

Though we tend to think of hummingbirds as cute, dainty little things, in reality they make bold and fierce competitors. They don't let their guard down for a moment while defending their territories from other hummingbirds. They must also watch out for other animals that might prey on them, such as American kestrels in North America or tarantulas in South America. Praying mantises are also known to capture and kill hummingbirds, as a reader from West Chester, Pennsylvania, describes. - BWD See less

See this at: pasadena.net| Added on 08/10/05

No amp was used in the 125 mile link. They tested the amps for about 10 minutes when the remote group was 143 miles away and this link did not work. Unfortunately the terrain would not cooperate. They had the amp on loan from a vendor.

No amp was used in the 125 mile link. They tested the amps for about 10 minutes when the remote group was 143 miles away and this link did not work. Unfortunately the terrain would not cooperate. They had the amp on loan from a vendor. See less

See this at: makezine.com| Added on 08/10/05

The art of crafting in many MMOs (Massive Multiplayer Online Game) can be just as sophisticated and as satisfying as being an artisan in the real world. Depending on the complexity invovled it can take a great deal of time to learn all the ins and... See more

The art of crafting in many MMOs (Massive Multiplayer Online Game) can be just as sophisticated and as satisfying as being an artisan in the real world. Depending on the complexity invovled it can take a great deal of time to learn all the ins and out of an ingame crafting system. This video How-To is a beginner guide to one element of crafting in the Star Wars Galaxies universe: surveying for materials. Click here to view video (WindowsMedia)... See less

See this at: dghilton.net| Added on 08/10/05

Ah, Japan, what would we do without you? There have been many products with dubious names over the years. One of my favorites was an air conditioner called Beaver Air Con. There was also an air-con called Woody, featuring Woody Woodpecker. Near my... See more

Ah, Japan, what would we do without you? There have been many products with dubious names over the years. One of my favorites was an air conditioner called Beaver Air Con. There was also an air-con called Woody, featuring Woody Woodpecker. Near my house there's a giant sign that says SPLUSH IS NOT JUST THE PROBLEM OF AGE. After long contemplation, I've decided it means something like, "You can always make a splash in life no matter how old you are." On the loose socks we sell on J-List, it says FLESH AGERS, which I've decided was supposed to mean "those who are of a fresh, young age in life." See less

See this at: nytimes.com| Added on 08/10/05

Mr. Anderson said the timing of the announcement was not meant to tweak the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "We believe private space flight and space exploration can go hand in hand, and can coexist and benefit each other," he said.... See more

Mr. Anderson said the timing of the announcement was not meant to tweak the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "We believe private space flight and space exploration can go hand in hand, and can coexist and benefit each other," he said. Government, he said, should focus "on things that private companies cannot do," like exploring other planets. His company's system, he said, could eventually be a subcontractor, offering transportation services to a government Moon base. See less

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netznetz.net -- a newly established Vienna/Austria-based 'meta-community' which consists of all kinds of digital initiatives, net artists and technicians who are associated with the term 'net culture' -- has been assigned by the commissioner for the... See more

netznetz.net -- a newly established Vienna/Austria-based 'meta-community' which consists of all kinds of digital initiatives, net artists and technicians who are associated with the term 'net culture' -- has been assigned by the commissioner for the arts (member of the social democratic party of Vienna) to develop a software-supported system of distributing funding money in the 'net culture' sector. It all started with the frequently announced 'crisis of net culture' in Vienna. The well established institutions of the scene were cutting their services and activities, while many activists of the field had been relying on other means of income as a resource for their work for years, anyway. New forms of collaboration and presentation were emerging. Coordinating resources via a simple mailing list, the quickly growing netznetz-movement launched its first project in 2004 with the 'netznetz Festival of Net Culture', bringing together members of the open source community, net artists, people... See less

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Mmmmm, strawberry milk sausages. Because their fish-meat sausages aren't selling as well lately, a company called Nissui decided to add a strawberry milk flavor to them for a hot new product. In the Mainichi article, an executive from the company... See more

Mmmmm, strawberry milk sausages. Because their fish-meat sausages aren't selling as well lately, a company called Nissui decided to add a strawberry milk flavor to them for a hot new product. In the Mainichi article, an executive from the company said what I've been telling friends for years: "Strawberries go well with minced fish." See less

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It turns out that welding is really quite accessible. With today�s 115v wire-feed MIG Welders, welding is really not much more involved than using a hot-glue gun. If you use flux-cored wire, you don�t need any gas bottles or regulators or... See more

It turns out that welding is really quite accessible. With today�s 115v wire-feed MIG Welders, welding is really not much more involved than using a hot-glue gun. If you use flux-cored wire, you don�t need any gas bottles or regulators or welding rod. The welding machine itself looks sort of like a big power suppply or something with a gun on a cable and big clip attached to it. You pretty much just hold the tip up to your work, pull the trigger and you�re welding! See less

See this at: wired.com| Added on 08/05/05

The event's latex-clad emcee and founder, Isa Gordon, referred to herself as the "cyborg host" and read her lines from a head-mounted teleprompt running a Microsoft operating system. The device, which rested over one eye like a pirate patch, crashed... See more

The event's latex-clad emcee and founder, Isa Gordon, referred to herself as the "cyborg host" and read her lines from a head-mounted teleprompt running a Microsoft operating system. The device, which rested over one eye like a pirate patch, crashed several times during the show, then died mid-show when batteries ran out, requiring a return to paper scripts. See less

See this at: npr.org| Added on 08/05/05

This year's convention in Los Angeles featured fashions designed to protect children, or keep the wearer organized and "on the grid" There were even clothes designed to expand personal space -- back off, close-talkers -- or just offer some soothing... See more

This year's convention in Los Angeles featured fashions designed to protect children, or keep the wearer organized and "on the grid" There were even clothes designed to expand personal space -- back off, close-talkers -- or just offer some soothing chatter for a little companionship. See less