Assorted human interest posts.
June 25, 2012
Technical 30000 ant species in total, 3d, 3D image, 8000 ant species, ant species, ants, Antweb, bbc, BBC Nature, bbc news, business, California Academy of Sciences, cars, celebrities, climate, collections, current-events, Dr Brian Fisher, entertainment, Environment, Future, Green News, Health, hollywood, human-rights, medicine, mental-health, microscopic anatomical detail, museums, Natural History Museum (NHM) in London, nature, news click, politics, religion, research, Science, Science News, Scientists, specimens, technology, transportation, travel, TV, vacation, Video, World News, www bbc co uk Leave a comment
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Scientists are embarking on a mission to capture a 3D image of every ant species known to science.
The US team is visiting museums around the world to photograph all of the ant specimens in their collections.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/nature/18368213
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June 15, 2012
Human Interest 75-year-old, Baltimore, bbc, bodybuilder, bodybuilding, Ernestine Shepherd, exercise class, female bodybuilder, Health, healthy lifestyle, Healthy Living, Maryland, Miss Ernie, news magazine, research, Science, world's oldest female bodybuilder, www bbc co uk Leave a comment
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The world’s oldest female bodybuilder wakes up every day at 02:30 to fit in a 10 mile (16km) run before hitting the gym.
But 75-year-old Ernestine Shepherd insists that “age is nothing but a number”.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18346128
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June 14, 2012
Technical amazon, Amazon's Mechanical Turk service, bbc, bbc news, BeagleBone, camera, Descriptive camera, gadgets, gaming, Interactive Communications, Matt Richardson, Mechanical Turk, news technology, Richardson, technology, Uk News, www bbc co uk Leave a comment
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A camera which produces written descriptions of scenes rather than photographs has been invented by a student in the US.
The device uploads pictures to the web which are described within minutes by users on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk service.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17853523
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May 28, 2012
Technical Air Force, Augmented reality, bbc, cars, compact head, Darpa, Dual-focus contact lens, gadgets, head-up display (HUD), HUDs, Innovega, iOptik system's developer, Motion sickness, Multifocal, Ophthalmology., Pentagon, Project Glass demo, pupil's rim, retina, technology, transportation, two different filters, US Army, www bbc co uk Leave a comment
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The Pentagon has put in an order for prototype contact lenses that give users a much wider field of vision.
The lenses are designed to be paired with compact head-up display (HUD) units – glasses that allow images to be projected onto their lenses.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17692256
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May 24, 2012
Photographs Africa, animals, arts, bbc, BBC series Human Planet, deep waters of the Pacific, environments, extreme environments, Human Planet, icy Arctic to Africa's dense jungles, mankind, Mongolia, mountain tops of Mongolia, nature, photographer Timothy Allen, photography, relationship with nature, Timothy Allen, travel, vacation, Video, world, world's most extreme environments Leave a comment
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WorldFrom the icy Arctic to Africa’s dense jungles – and the mountain tops of Mongolia to the deep waters of the Pacific – the BBC series Human Planet has explored mankind’s incredible relationship with nature.
Accompanying the film crews was photographer Timothy Allen. His stunning still images captured unique glimpses of people living in the world’s most extreme environments. Take a look at some of them, and listen to him explain how he snapped the most arresting shots.
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Photo shoot that will take you beyond your wildest imagination
This is a 7 minute photo shoot. Click on the first photo and the photo shoot will begin and will illustrate each photograph sequentially. You are in for a wonderful treat.
‘Turn on your volume’
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12618167
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May 8, 2012
Technical 110 million landmines, 70 countries, arts, bbc, cars, children, current-events, Design Academy, dogs, Dutch military, Eindhoven, elderly, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Future, illustration, Kabul, landmines, landmines in 70 countries, millions of landmines, Mine Kafon, mine-detectors, politics, transportation, United Nations, victims are civilians, war zone, Wind-blown landmine clearance, women Leave a comment
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FUTUREA simple device that is designed to clear some of the millions of landmines scattered around the world offers a lesson in thoughtful design and adaptation.
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http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120503-blowing-in-the-wind
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May 5, 2012
Crime 9 11 attacks, 9/11, 9/11 "mastermind", 9/11 plotters, amp, Arabic, bbc, conspiracy, Guantanamo, hijacking, human-rights, islam, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, middle-east, military tribunal, Murder, New York, news world, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Pentagon, politics, Ramzi Binalshibh, religion, Saudi Arabia, Shanksville, Terrorism, Uk News, US military tribunal, Waleed bin Attash, Washington, waterboarding, www bbc co uk Leave a comment
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks have appeare before a US military tribunal at Guantanamo to be charged.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17966362
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December 14, 2011
Political bbc, bbc news, business, cars, celebrities, climate, current-events, entertainment, Environment, Future, Green News, Health, hollywood, human-rights, medicine, mental-health, nature, politics, religion, research, Science, Science News, technology, transportation, travel, TV, vacation, Video, World News Leave a comment
Click link below pictureThe BBC posted an article on Gaddafi which may be of interest to some people..
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