An undercover police officer chased himself round the streets for 20 minutes after a CCTV operator mistook him for suspect
All my paintings are drawn by hand with a brush and watercolor on first-class 260 gm cotton paper — via Etsy
The Hamilton Khaki Navy Pioneer is designed to resemble a vintage marine chronometer. The effect is even better when the watch is placed in the hevea wood presentation box that comes with the watch converting it to a table clock — via Watches Watcher
A 3D printer-created lower jaw has been fitted to an 83-year-old woman’s face in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.
The transplant was carried out in June in the Netherlands, but is only now being publicised.
The implant was made out of titanium powder — heated and fused together by a laser, one layer at a time.
Technicians say the operation’s success paves the way for the use of more 3D-printed patient-specific parts.
The surgery follows research carried out at the Biomedical Research Institute at Hasselt University in Belgium, and the implant was built by LayerWise — a specialised metal-parts manufacturer based in the same country
A prominent Conservative has broken ranks with his allies on the religious right
by declaring his support for the Government’s controversial plans to legalise gay marriage.
In an interview with The Independent, Tim Montgomerie dismissed criticism that extending equal rights to gays and lesbians would weaken marriage. He said Tories and church leaders should support gay marriage because it would save the institution, not destroy it. Marriage is probably the most important Conservative institution and excluding people from it is therefore excluding people from Conservativism to a significant extent,
he said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Symbiosis Designs designed the Abu Samra House in Amman, Jordan — via CONTEMPORIST
This 1976 Honda CB750 is owned by Jon Brindley, a champion of the Washington DC music scene. Jon also happens to be a friend of MotoHangarowner Pat Jones, which explains why the bike looks so good. It’s an interesting mix of sharp graphics and authentic patina, and it didn’t happen by accident — via Bike EXIF
Big Monopoly has learned in the past century that when they look like a little spoiled brat having a tantrum, politicians will throw taxpayer money their way to shut them up. Therefore, this is a behaviour they emulate as soon they are given a good enough excuse. It’s simply a reinforced, learned behaviour.
A boycott against Big Monopoly will not work. Any noticeable drop in profits will cause them to throw a tantrum at policy makers and complain how their profits are dropping due to piracy, and request harder enforcement of their copyright monopolies at the expense of our civil liberties and the freedom of the net.
Buying more of their products (yeah, right) will not work. Any noticeable raise in profits will cause them to commission reports to policy makers illustrating their grandiose importance to the economy as a whole, suggesting that they are the direct reason for at least several hundred per cent of the gross national product. Therefore, they will argue, they need additional protection as a national interest.
Doing nothing will not work either, as we are constantly on the retreat in civil liberties – via redwolf.newsvine.com
Laughing Squid has been a long-time supporter or my art, and it was a special treat when they approached me to do their poster for their ten year anniversary party. Later, we turned the poster art into a full-page back cover advertisement for Hi-Fructose Magazine — via joshua ellingson
John Samuel Maxwell was sentenced to 15 years Tuesday in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a charge of burglary of a habitation that occurred in Red River County.The case, with 6th District Judge Eric Clifford presiding, stems from an incident that occurred last February in which the defendant entered a camper trailer that was a habitation for two Red River County residents. The two residents did not know Maxwell or give him permission to enter their home. Once inside the home, Maxwell forced the homeowners from their camper and proceeded to destroy the inside of the residence.
At one point, after tearing off the refrigerator door, Maxwell stripped off his clothes and covered himself in butter. Once law enforcement officials arrived on the scene and secured the area, a standoff ensued that lasted over an hour. Maxwell finally made his escape from the residence wearing no more than a plastic bowl on his head and a single sock on his foot. Members of the Red River County Sheriff’s Office apprehended the defendant some 25 yards from the residence. According to law enforcement personneland the victims, Maxwell appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance.
Because of the professional response of the Red River County Sheriff’s Office, nobody on scene suffered any injuries,
said District Attorney Val Varley. Our office has been in frequent contact with the victims of this matter and they were very satisfied with the 15-year sentence. As always, our primary goal is to see that justice is done. I feel as if that goal was accomplished
— via phishhook
Canadian designer D’Arcy Jones, designed the Mosewich House in Kamloops, BC, Canada — via CONTEMPORIST
Three Mozambicans have been sentenced to 25 years each in a South African court for rhino poaching, according to the South African national parks body.
The men were found guilty of illegally hunting rhino in the Kruger National Park in July 2010.
The head of SANParks, David Mabunda, said the sentence was harsher than other similar cases.
In 2011, a record 450 rhino were killed in South Africa, according to the Department of Environment Affairs — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Now that the SOPA and PIPA fights have died down, and Hollywood prepares their next salvo against internet freedom with ACTA and PCIP, it’s worth pausing to consider how the war on piracy could actually be won.
It can’t, is the short answer, and one these companies do not want to hear as they put their fingers in their ears and start yelling. As technology continues to evolve, the battle between pirates and copyright holders is going to escalate, and pirates are always, always going to be one step ahead.
But what’s clear is that legislation is not the answer. Piracy is already illegal in the US, and most places around the world, yet it persists underground, but more often in plain sight. Short of passing a law that allows the actual blacklisting of websites like China and Iran, there is no legislative solution. That’s what SOPA and PIPA were attempting to do, but it so obviously trampled on the First Amendment, it was laughed out of existence as the entire internet protested it. The only other thing you could get the internet to agree on was if they tried to institute a ban on cat pictures — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Fancy the look but don’t fancy the upkeep? This four bedroom Art Deco-style property in St Brelade, Jersey could be for you. That’s obviously if you fancy a move to the Channel Islands.
Yes, unashamedly inspired by the art deco era, this house (one of two identical properties you can choose from) is all new, with all the latest additions, like underfloor heating and a smart home surround sound system for example, not to mention some top notch finishes throughout, as the images show.
If that sounds like your kind of thing, an offer in the region of £775,000 will probably secure it — via WowHaus
The latest motorcycle to roll out of Deus Ex Machina‘s workshop tackles the problem head on. Nicknamed The Mouse Trap
, it’s based on a 2008 Yamaha Scorpio — a sprightly commuter bike with good handling and terrible looks — via Bike EXIF
The Department of Defence (DOD) is working on contact lenses that would enhance soldiers’ vision to improve intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) activities without the need for specialised equipment that is currently used in the battlefield.
The Defence Advanced Research Projects (DARPA) agency is doing work at Washington-based Innovega iOptiks to create wearable eye lenses with tiny, full colour displays onto which digital images can be projected to give the wearers better situational awareness, according to the agency.
The lenses would allow users to focus simultaneously on images that are both close up and far away, which would improve their ability to use portable displays while still interacting in real time with the environment around them, according to DARPA. A graphic on the agency’s website shows the basic design of the lenses — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Researchers have discovered a malware engine that appears to be able to break the CAPTCHA security used by Yahoo’s webmail service after only a handful of attempts.
There is nothing new in malware that tries to break CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) — a low-level war has been ongoing since this type of security was first implemented almost a decade ago – but what matters is how quickly and invisibly this can de done.
Websense has posted an online video showing the effectiveness of the engine it found working as part of the Cridex banking Trojan malware in breaking down Yahoo’s CAPTCHA process – via redwolf.newsvine.com
They are well organised. They pay close attention to product quality, working hard to make it effective and scalable. They are all about customer service, providing after-sales support. They even solicit the help of their customers in product development.
All admirable qualities. But all in the service of theft.
They are malware merchants; in the business of helping others steal from legitimate businesses and innocent consumers. And they have evolved to the point where they operate much like the legitimate software industry. It is possible to buy malware from what amounts to an app store, or to contract for Malware as a Service (MaaS) — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Together with the client a brief was developed, but from the start it was obvious that a simple single story design [studio MWA] using natural materials, quality orientation to capture sun to take advantage of passive solar energy heating, rainwater and spring water collection, environmentally responsible sewer treatment, with a sustainable approach was ideal — via ArchDaily
A portrait of the author HP Lovecraft. And friend — via murphypop
DNA tests have concluded that a mystery beast lurking in the Gloucestershire countryside, suspected of being responsible for grisly attacks on deer, is not the big cat
that locals feared.
The tests, commissioned by the National Trust last month, were the first attempts to use DNA to verify long-standing rumours that big cats live wild in parts of the UK. Two deer carcasses were found in Woodchester Park, near Stroud last month.
Scientists at the University of Warwick tested 45 samples from the two carcasses and failed to detect any cat DNA. Undeterred, local big cat enthusiasts remain convinced that something is out there. Experts said at the time that the deer bore all the hallmarks of a big cat kill — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The best of both worlds in more ways than one, this castle-based house blends subterranean and loft living as well as modern and historic architecture.
Redesigned by De Matos Ryan, it is somewhat amazing that the tower portion was left to weather, age and even burn for so long before someone adopted it as part of a new architectural project — via Dornob
A huge crustacean has been found lurking 7km down in the waters off the coast of New Zealand.
The creature — called a supergiant — is a type of amphipod, which are normally around 2-3cm long.
But these beasts, discovered in the Kermadec Trench, were more than 10 times bigger: the largest found measured in at 34cm.
Alan Jamieson, from the University of Aberdeen’s Oceanlab, said: “It’s a bit like finding a foot-long cockroach.
I stopped and thought: ‘What on Earth was that?’ This amphipod was far bigger than I ever thought possible
A Maine treasure hunter says he has discovered a WWII-era shipwreck filled with platinum, now worth $3bn (£1.9bn).
Greg Brooks of Sub Sea Research says a wreck sitting 50 miles (80km) off the US Atlantic coast is the SS Port Nicholson, sunk in 1942.
The Port Nicholson, a British merchant ship, was torpedoed by a German U-boat in an attack that killed six people.
Some have expressed doubts the wreck holds platinum, and maritime law would complicate ownership claims.
Anthony Shusta, an attorney representing the British government, says it is unclear if the ship ever carried platinum.
We’re still researching what was on the vessel,
Mr Shusta told the Associated Press news agency. Our initial research indicated it was mostly machinery and military stores.
The United Kingdom will wait until salvage operations begin before deciding whether to file a claim on the cargo, he added
The Technomarine Night Vision comes in green, white, blue, black and orange — via Perpetuelle.com Watch Blog
The bold colors of Sarah London’s work always make me swoon. Her latest crochet along is for this gorgeous wool eater
blanket that has cheery scalloped edges and is great for gobbling up bits of your yarn stash. She’s already a few weeks in to the crochet along, but not to worry — each week has been archived so you can jump in whenever you are ready — via CRAFT
Curved houses can be at risk of being just a little hokey. But here is one from Sarasota, Florida, that carries it off. There is nothing hobbit-like about this confidently executed structure.
From TOTeMS, this guest-house is sited overlooking a wide river and it offsets a bold, modern curved roof with squared-up structure at the ground level — via Home Design Find
Brett Parson artwork — via PLANET-PULP
Yesterday the news broke that personal files of MegaUpload’s users are at risk. Late Friday MegaUpload received a letter from the US Attorney stating the data of users could be deleted coming Thursday.
While MegaUpload’s legal team is negotiating with the US authorities find a solution, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today launched a campaign to assess the scope of the issue.
A few minutes ago the MegaRetrieval website went live. On the site MegaUpload users can contact the EFF for legal help to retrieve their personal files – via redwolf.newsvine.com
De Bethune tells us that the ninth step of the Bolon Yokte Ku, the cosmic pyramid of the Mayan civilisation, symbolizes the advent of a new world, the ninth underworld, according to which the evolution of consciousness is believed to reach its highest level. The brand marks the occasion of humankind’s symbolic passage into this new underworld predicted by the Mayan calendar with a 12-piece edition created in tribute to the scholarly traditions of this people — via WatchTime
The Cube is the final phase of Birmingham’s Mailbox development and one of Make‘s largest buildings to date. Comprising offices, an automated car park, apartments, retail units, a hotel, spa, restaurant and sky bar
, The Cube was conceived as a building which would never close; crafted to open up routes and views to emerging neighbouring districts and permeable to both the users of the building and the community as a whole. Pivotal to the continued regeneration of the surrounding area,The Cube’s striking appearance has had a dramatic impact on the Birmingham city skyline — via ArchDaily
I love the idea of decorating with my kids’ art, and this project from Jen of A Thousand Words takes a new spin on the just-stick-it-on-the-fridge way of display. She created an amazing duvet cover using 120 of her son’s original Pokemon drawings. I love the look of it, and the meaning behind it makes it even more awesome — via CRAFT
Managers are alerted by flashing lights if an employee is away from their desk for a loo break or other personal activities
beyond the allotted time.
But unions and workplace inspectors have branded the practice at insurance company DNB as highly intrusive
and a potential breach of their human rights.
Norway’s privacy regulator called Datatilsynet has now written to DNB telling them the monitoring system is a major violation of privacy
.
It said: Each individual worker has different needs and these kinds of strict controls deprive the employees of all freedoms over the course of their working day.
The employees union Finansforbundet described the rules as unacceptable.
Elvis and His Little Friend, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
Vespa in the Workshop, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
Hoof stock keepers at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in the UK are delighted to announce the birth of an extremely rare Malayan tapir. The young male, named Manado, was born on 12 January to mother Malacca and father Hunter. This new arrival is the tenth successful tapir birth there, the first occurring in 1989. Now Port Lympne’s tapir house is home to two young male tapirs, as little Kejutan, born 4 months ago to mother Lidaeng, is growing fast — via ZooBorns
Customers hosted at Primus Telecom’s Melbourne datacentre experienced outages this morning, with several sites forced offline.
Among those confirmed to be affected were security software vendor AVG and Mirvac’s chain of sites, including Mirvac Hotels.
These sites were not responding, or were experiencing intermittent delays, from 9.45am AEDST this morning. The outage has resulted in several other sites on the same hosting service being taken offline, but Primus has not indicated the scale of the outage, or how many were affected.
Initial customer reports indicated that the problem was caused by a routing issue with Primus’ upstream providers, but the company later clarified that some of its core switches were having issues. Most outages were resolved almost immediately, and all issues were resolved by 11.35am, the company said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Omega Seamaster Limited Edition James Bond 50th Anniversary Watch uses a 007 theme
on the black lacquer dial with 50
filled in with red on the outer bezel. The watch also offers Omega’s caliber 2507 co-axial movement, with the winding rotor designed to look like a bullet. It’s also inscribed with 50 years of James Bond
.
The limited edition Seamaster is being sold worldwide in an edition of 11,007 pieces, with a shelf date of some time early this year
. No mention of price as yet, but as both a classic watch and a limited edition, this is unlikely be one of the cheaper watches on the market — via Retro To Go
Rovio Mobile learned from the music industry’s mistakes when deciding how to deal with piracy of its Angry Birds games and merchandise, chief executive Mikael Hed told the Midem conference in Cannes this morning.
We have some issues with piracy, not only in apps, but also especially in the consumer products. There is tons and tons of merchandise out there, especially in Asia, which is not officially licensed products,
said Hed.
We could learn a lot from the music industry, and the rather terrible ways the music industry has tried to combat piracy.
Hed explained that Rovio sees it as futile
to pursue pirates through the courts, except in cases where it feels the products they are selling are harmful to the Angry Birds brand, or ripping off its fans.
When that’s not the case, Rovio sees it as a way to attract more fans, even if it is not making money from the products. Piracy may not be a bad thing: it can get us more business at the end of the day
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
Octopus hugs are free, originally uploaded by No Knit Sherlock!.
The Arturo 1000 has been restored and upgraded by the Japanese workshop Ritmo Sereno; it’s a 1989 model, with modified bodywork and a meticulous mechanical restoration — via Bike EXIF
A specialist police unit that fights wildlife crime is joining forces with an animal charity.
The Metropolitan police’s wildlife crime unit is teaming up with the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), which warned animal trafficking is a major source of revenue
for criminals.
It is the first time a charity has directly funded a Met police unit and it is hoped it will lead to more staff being recruited and trained in how to tackle wildlife crime — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The JeanRichard Diverscope LPR (linear power reserve) has an the in-house movement and a respectable water resistance of 300 metres — via Perpetuelle.com Watch Blog
Two large ISPs in the Netherlands have said they will not be blocking subscriber access to The Pirate Bay, as demanded by the Hollywood supported anti-piracy outfit BREIN. T-Mobile and KPN argue that blocking websites is a threat to the open Internet, and suggest that the entertainment industry focuses on new business models instead. BREIN is now expected to take the ISPs to court — via redwolf.newsvine.com
I love the tiny details on this hand-stitched TARDIS from Slair’s Lair. She shares pictures of the project in progress over on her blog. Each tiny little panel was whipstitched on, and she made a cardboard insert so it would keep its shape — via CRAFT
Australian designer David Giametta’s 1968 Vespa scooter was beyond restoration, but not beyond repurposing. He modded the back end into a laptop desk and the front end into a lounge chair — via reinventing wheels
