Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The Giant Iron Man of Kobe - Japan
A 15-metre tall robot statue "Tetsujin 28-go" or Ironman #28 stands in Kobe, western Japan, as the symbol of the city's revival from the massive earthquake in 1995Picture: AFP/GETTY
Moby Dick Spotted in Migaloo
A white humpback whale named Migaloo is seen off the coast of Byron Bay, Australia. Migaloo is the only documented white humpback in the world and was first spotted in 1991
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
British Junk Food: Pot Noodle Invasion Panics Locals
Hundreds of parachuting noodle pots descend from the skies landing on Southsea Common in Portmouth to mark the launch of Golden Wonder, The Nation's Noodle
Aliens! Space Invaders! Monsters from Mars! Australians Dancing!
379 people, some dressed as robots, smash the offical Guinness World Record attempt for robot dancing at the University of Melbourne, breaking the previous record of 279 people set by the University of Kent
Picture: AFP/GETTYThe Biggest British Bacon Burger
The Super Scooby, Britain's largest burger with 2,645 calories. It is sold by the Jolly Fryer takeaway in Bristol and they are offering a free can of Diet Coke to anyone who can finish it in one go
Picture: PABlue Peter: Home Made Gas Mask for Protests
A supporter of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya wears a makeshift gas mask during a protest outside the Pedagogic University in Tegucigalpa. For details on how to make the mask contact your local Honduran embassy but start with a plastic juice bottle and a face cloth. To test, run at your local riot police, shouting!.
A white Bengal tiger dramatically bursts out of the water
A white Bengal tiger dramatically bursts out of the water at feeding time to fight for food in this shot captured by photographer Birte Person, 62, at Singapore Zoo
Picture: BIRTE PERSON / SOLENTThe Biggest Horse - Canadian Clydesdale
This horse named Poe could be declared the world's tallest horse. He is pictured with his owner Shereen Thompson, in Tupperville, Canada. Poe stands 20.2 hands tall at the shoulder and 10 feet tall with his head upright, and weighs 3,000 pounds.
WE asked Shereen what Poe eats every day and she replied "Anything he wants! We can't stop him!" Fair enough.
The Ig Nobel Prize for the craziest Research and Discovery
Ig Nobel: Five researchers from Canada, Scotland, Denmark and Sweden win the Ig Nobel biology prize "for showing that herrings apparently communicate by farting."Clickety Click Here for more Ig Nobel ideas!
Sniffer Bees Trained to hunt down Terrorists
Meet the latest weapon in the war on terror - the humble honey bee.
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Specially trained sniffer honey bees may be coming to an airport near you soon, thanks to a successful new prototype that is about the size of a handheld vacuum cleaner. The Vasor136, developed by Hertfordshire Company Inscentinel, and partially funded by the Home Office OSCT (Office for Security and Counter Terrorism), is creating a buzz after successful tests with the government.
Training the bees is simply a matter of bribing them with sugary treats. Mathilde Briens, Head of R&D at Inscentinel, explains: "It all revolves around training and reward, a classical Pavlovian conditioning of the honeybees. We expose the bees to the odour, say the smell of TNT explosive, for a few seconds and simultaneously give the bees a sugar syrup reward. After 4 or 5 exposures the bees associate the odour with the reward..."
The device holds six cassettes of six bees. The Female Worker bees are kept in optimum conditions in a filtered airstream until they reach the environment to be tested, e.g. near a suspected car bomb, or luggage at Heathrow
Sláinte! Guiness Brewery Concert Dublin
Niall Carson / PA / Landov
The crowd say "Cheers" with musicians Ronan Keating and Tom Jones at the 250th Anniversary of Guinness Concert at the Guiness Brewery in Dublin.
How to Work Out Like Arnold Schwarzenegger - Men's Health - FOXNews.com
How to Work Out Like Arnold Schwarzenegger - Men's Health - FOXNews.com
Arnold’s Principles
When it comes to his approach to training, Arnold Schwarzenegger has some key principles that he stresses must be present in any program regardless of who you are. First off, Schwarzenegger notes that people do have individual needs and, therefore, you must listen to your body to some degree when deciding on the type of program you should utilize. Variations will depend on your body type; how fast or slow you're able to gain muscle (this is partially genetic); your own individual metabolic rate; what weak points you have in your body; and the level of recuperation you normally experience.
After taking into account those variables, the other factors that must be touched upon when you decide to embark on the Arnold Schwarzenegger workout are:....
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Arnold’s Principles
When it comes to his approach to training, Arnold Schwarzenegger has some key principles that he stresses must be present in any program regardless of who you are. First off, Schwarzenegger notes that people do have individual needs and, therefore, you must listen to your body to some degree when deciding on the type of program you should utilize. Variations will depend on your body type; how fast or slow you're able to gain muscle (this is partially genetic); your own individual metabolic rate; what weak points you have in your body; and the level of recuperation you normally experience.
After taking into account those variables, the other factors that must be touched upon when you decide to embark on the Arnold Schwarzenegger workout are:....
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US study reveals that 'Teen Drivers With Cars More Likely To Crash' - Duh!
Teen Drivers With Cars More Likely To Crash - ABC News
Compared to teenagers who shared a vehicle with their parents, teenagers with their own car were twice as likely to be involved in an accident, according to a study published today in the journal Pediatrics.
A related study from the same authors found that parenting styles can impact a teenager's risk of crashing.
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Compared to teenagers who shared a vehicle with their parents, teenagers with their own car were twice as likely to be involved in an accident, according to a study published today in the journal Pediatrics.
A related study from the same authors found that parenting styles can impact a teenager's risk of crashing.
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Honey! Bees overwhelm Turkey RTA crash scene
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Turkey van crash saw swarms of bees attack injured people and rescue workers
A van carrying beehives in Turkey has crashed into a truck, letting huge swarms of bees free to sting the injured and rescue workers at the scene.
In the end, about 20 people were taken to hospitals, six of them injured in the crash and the rest rescue workers who were stung by the bees, said the state-run Anatolia news agency.
One of the crash victims later died, but it was not immediately known if he had been killed by the impact of the accident or the insect attacks, said local Gov Ahmet Altinparmak.
The rescue workers - including local beekeepers summoned to the scene - used hoses, blankets and rags to try to ward off the bees. But it took about an hour for them to remove the crash victims from the chaotic scene, Anatolia said.
UK Labour Party Conference Brighton
A (misspelled) sign outside a restaurant near the Brighton Centre pokes fun at the MPs' expenses scandal
Picture: AFP/GETTY
Protesters wear masks of Alistair Darling, Hazel Blears, Gordon Brown and David Cameron aboard the Gravy Train outside the Brighton Centre
Pet Rock Stars Calendar 2010 - Gotta, gotta, gotta have it!
The Pets Rock calendar is available from teneues.com
To see larger versions of each picture clickety click on the Calendar Pic......Picture: Jeff Moore / teNeues
Barcelona: Bull Jumping threatened by bull-shit bureaucracy!
A recortador jumps over a bull during a bull leaping contest show at the Plaza Monumental bullring in Barcelona. He says 'Sometimes you are just jumping through hoops or going through the motions, for your sport'. Yuck!
Manet's famous 'A Bar at the Folies-Bergere'
Designers from the Partners Project re-create Manet's famous 'A Bar at the Folies-Bergere'...
...using Pantone colour swatches
Picture: WENNSuper models riot over pay
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Models wear creations part of the Dolce & Gabbana women's Spring/Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Milan
Picture: AP
Friday, September 25, 2009
Good News For Scotland! Alcohol May Protect the Brain
Alcohol, a drug that is a major cause of accidents, may actually protect the brain from a life-threatening injury when an accident does occur, according to a study published this week in Archives of Surgery.
Half of the patients hospitalized for trauma are intoxicated at the time of injury.
In the study of 38,000 patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries who were admitted to U.S. hospitals between 2000 and 2005, 38 percent had alcohol in their blood. Such patients had a lower risk of dying of their injuries than those who hadn't been drinking.
"This study really brings up more questions than it answers," says coauthor Ali Salim, M.D., the program director of the General Surgery Residency Educational Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles.
"It's a bad thing to say alcohol is good, especially since it's responsible for so many of these injuries. But our study suggests there may be some survival advantage for people with elevated [blood alcohol] levels."
Each year, about 2 million people in the U.S. experience traumatic brain injuries, and 56,000 die and 80,000 are permanently impaired as a result. Alcohol plays a role in 40 percent of car fatal crashes, and half of the patients hospitalized for trauma are intoxicated at the time of injury.
The study may help experts develop therapies for traumatic brain injuries, but it has important limitations as well, Salim says.
Patients in the study who had been drinking were younger, had less severe injuries, and spent less time on a ventilator or in an intensive care unit than other patients. (Alcohol, however, still seemed to protect the brain after taking these factors into account.) Overall, 9.7 percent of people who hadn't been drinking died after a brain injury, compared with 7.7 percent of those with alcohol in their blood
Half of the patients hospitalized for trauma are intoxicated at the time of injury.
In the study of 38,000 patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries who were admitted to U.S. hospitals between 2000 and 2005, 38 percent had alcohol in their blood. Such patients had a lower risk of dying of their injuries than those who hadn't been drinking.
"This study really brings up more questions than it answers," says coauthor Ali Salim, M.D., the program director of the General Surgery Residency Educational Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles.
"It's a bad thing to say alcohol is good, especially since it's responsible for so many of these injuries. But our study suggests there may be some survival advantage for people with elevated [blood alcohol] levels."
Each year, about 2 million people in the U.S. experience traumatic brain injuries, and 56,000 die and 80,000 are permanently impaired as a result. Alcohol plays a role in 40 percent of car fatal crashes, and half of the patients hospitalized for trauma are intoxicated at the time of injury.
The study may help experts develop therapies for traumatic brain injuries, but it has important limitations as well, Salim says.
Patients in the study who had been drinking were younger, had less severe injuries, and spent less time on a ventilator or in an intensive care unit than other patients. (Alcohol, however, still seemed to protect the brain after taking these factors into account.) Overall, 9.7 percent of people who hadn't been drinking died after a brain injury, compared with 7.7 percent of those with alcohol in their blood
Controversial Canadian Breast Cancer
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A Canadian charity called Rethink Breast Cancer, a serious national outfit that lists some of the country's top oncologists on its advisory council, is looking for new ways to spread awareness of the disease to a younger generation.
It says it uses a "bold, enterprising and entrepreneurial approach" to spread the word among younger men and women instead of just handing out brochures that nobody reads.
The result: A sexy video that's eye-catching, to be sure, but that has also stirred controversy in some quarters.
British prison inmate gets drunk on anti-bacterial Gel
A British inmate found a creative way to try to prevent swine flu. Seems he used alcohol-based, hand-sanitizing gel to make cocktails. (Flu-drivers? Gel and tonics? Absolut swine?)
Dorset prison provided the anti-bacterial gel Monday to help fight the spread of flu germs. Within hours, however, guards discovered an inmate had gotten drunk on the goo. All the hand pumps were quickly removed.
Anti-bacterial gels generally contain 62% ethyl alcohol. That's 124 proof.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Africa: The home of Low Technology and Firm Determination
Now this what Portable means to this hard-headed business man, in the non-consumerist world! Never mind your iPods.
This the local pickup truck heading to work!
I think this is truly fantastic and a must for every student flat! Hot water from a cold tap!
So how else do you get the goat to the market? The trick is how to get him to hold on with those cloven hooves! Room for one on top! Mind the Gap!
Right! Now your full! Get going and no speeding this time!
When we say we are closed, we are closed! Why should we explain to you! You can go away now, quickly please!
Emergency which service please? No, don't worry the Ambulance is on it's way! We are using the fastest donkey we have!
What? How do you know it's wrong? It said 'SPOT' before we got here! Is that an Ambulance walking towards us?
Special Offer! This week only! No Fuel! Take it or leave it! Your choice!
A Green Yellow-ish Submarine: All electric
An electric mini submarine is seen during a demonstration at the 19th Monaco Yacht Show.This is what I want for Xmas! I hope it's not one of these peddle operated jobs!
Picture: AP
Picture: AP
Fashion Week London: For those Special Occasions
A model poses during the Fashion East Menswear Presentation during London Fashion Week .Very good for the apple dunking at Hallowe'en but a bit concerned about the Screwfit and Snap-on Tool sponsorship!
Picture: GETTY
Pumpkins R Us! This things bigger than the both of us!
Giant pumpkins line the street during the 2009 Barnesville Pumpkin Festival in Ohio, USAPicture: WENN
Bill Neptune of New Concord, Ohio kneels next to his 1,503 pound pumpkin which was the winning entry in the 2009 Barnesville Pumpkin Festival
If only the Eifel Tower was Chocolate!
Laura Harvey (Ms Chocolate 2009) from Thorntons puts the finishing touches to a Thorntons chocolate Eiffel Tower at St Pancras Station.Good enough to eat!
Picture: PA
India: Traditional Rang Rasia Dancers
Dancers from the Rang Rasia Group in Ahmedabad, India, traditionally touch their Master's turban before the rehearsing. ....and the Bangle sales people are doing very well from it too!
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