Shuffle

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6 May 2012
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This is the trailer for Shuffle, a new feature film starring TJ Thyne (Bones, Validation), written and directed by Kurt Kuenne (Dear Zachary, Validation).

Shuffle is the story of a man who begins experiencing his life out of order; every day he wakes up at a different age, in a different year, on a different day of his life.

He wants it to stop.

The film also features TJ Thyne’s Bones co-stars Tamara Taylor and Patricia Belcher, acclaimed actress Michelle Krusiec and the film’s old age prosthetic make-up is by Barney Burman, winner of the 2010 Academy Award® for Best Make-up for Star Trek

Instantly Send Any Gmail Attachment to Google Drive

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4 May 2012
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Now that Google Drive has built file storage into your Google account, it’s only natural that you’d like it to play nicely with your other Google apps. With a few tricks, it can — at least with your Gmail account. Tech blogger Amit Agarwal details how to set up a system in which applying a GoogleDrive label to any email in your Gmail inbox will automatically save its attachment to Google Drive — syncing those files directly to your desktop — via Lifehacker

Bionic eye patient tests planned for 2013

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Bionic vision researchers intend to test a functional bionic eye on patients next year.

Our primary aim is to complete the first prototypes of the bionic eye so they can be tested in human recipients in 2013, said Gregg Suaning, a professor from the University of New South Wales Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, in a statement.

Suaning is also the leader of Bionic Vision Australia’s wide-view device, the first of two prototypes designed to restore vision in people with degenerative retinal conditions.

It consists of 98 electrodes that stimulate nerve cells in the retina, which is a tissue lining the back of the eye that converts light into electrical impulses necessary for sight, and allow users to better differentiate between light and dark — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Windmill Lane / Dorset

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4 May 2012
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This five bedroom contemporary modernist property in Dorset is located in the highly desirable Avon Castle Estate and in a private plot with views across the Avon valley and surrounding countryside, the house offers 10,000sq.ft of accommodation — and not just any old accommodation. We’re talking luxury here, with pretty much everything you would demand in a house, should money be no object.

Originally on the market for that £3,000,000 asking price, the agent is now asking around £1,000,000. Not cheap, but a massive reduction, that’s for sure. More images at the agent’s website — via WowHaus

Christian Science Monitor sees traffic, revenues rising after 3 years of Web-first strategy

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3 May 2012
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Three years ago, the Christian Science Monitor began a jump-in-the-deep-end version of digital transformation. The Monitor killed its five-day-a-week print edition, started a weekly magazine version and shifted daily operations entirely to the Web.

A protracted period, most of the first year, followed where everyone was learning how to swim, editor John Yemma recalled in a phone interview last week. For news staff particularly, the break from the old industrial process of once-a-day deadlines was wrenching.

But over the last two years, a slightly reduced staff has hit its stride with big improvements in traffic and the news organisation’s finances — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Google Is Making A Huge And Annoying Mistake

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3 May 2012
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I like Google Plus. Some of the smartest people I’ve ever read are on Google Plus, and the Hangout is amazing.

But Google is doing everything it can to force Google Plus on everyone, and it’s pissing me off.

Yesterday, I tried to like a video on YouTube. I tried to like a video on YouTube. I wasn’’t signed in to my Google Plus account, and this is what I saw…

Where the thumbs up and thumbs down used to be, there is now a big G+ Like button. When you go anywhere near it, you get a little popup that tells you to upgrade to Google Plus for some reason that I don’t remember, because the instant I saw it, I made a rageface — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Wolf dog to patrol Angola

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3 May 2012
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A state judge granted a reprieve Tuesday to a wolf dog hybrid he ordered destroyed for aggressive behaviour, instead sentencing the animal to serve a life term as a guard dog in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

Judge James Best of 18th Judicial District Court signed an order releasing custody of Chief to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections at the request of prison officials who want to use the animal as a guard dog at Angola — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Tsunami survivor claims Harley-Davidson found in Canada

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3 May 2012
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The owner has been found of a Harley-Davidson that drifted to Canada after being swept out to sea in the 2011 Japanese tsunami.

Details from the motorcycle’s licence plate helped to locate Ikuo Yokoyama.

According to CBC News, Mr Yokoyama lost his home and three family members in the tsunami.

The shop that sold the motorcycle to Mr Yokoyama is now hoping to ship the Harley-Davidson back to Japan and restore it.

The motorcycle is among the first items in a wave of debris heading to the west coast of North America. Most of the debris is expected to arrive in 2013 — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Edvard Munch’s iconic artwork The Scream sold for $120m

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3 May 2012
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Edvard Munch’s masterpiece The Scream has sold at auction for $120m (£74m), making it one of the most valuable works of art ever sold.

The 1895 pastel was bought at Sotheby’s in New York City. Bidding began at some $50m, and lasted for just 12 minutes.

The work is one of four in a series by the Norwegian expressionist artist and was the only one still owned privately — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Chainsaw and samurai sword used in neighbours’ clash over loud music

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3 May 2012
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A neighbourhood dispute over loud music and erratic driving has escalated into a bloody brawl in which a chainsaw partially severed a man’s arm.

Doctors are attempting to reattach the arm of Mark Jorgensen, 29, after the altercation in in Fenton Close, Minto, last night.

Another man, Troy Thornton, 26, lost a finger in the dispute. His sister, Nicole Thornton, claimed he was attacked with a samurai sword — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Suzuki T500 Replica Racer / Bob Guynes

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2 May 2012
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Suzuki’s T500 was a rare beast: a large-capacity two-stroke road bike that sold in big numbers in the US. And it’s not hard to see why. For a late 60s motorcycle, it was light, fast, and blessed with agile handling. And more reliable than most four-stroke twins. I.ve always thought that the stock T500 was a good-looking bike, but this replica racer is … quite something else.

The machine comes from the collection of Boris Bob Guynes, a hugely skilled fabricator and model-maker based in California — via Bike EXIF

Worcester Park House / Connell, Ward and Lucas

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2 May 2012
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Not just any old rental property, this is a 1930s Connell, Ward and Lucas-designed grade II-listed modernist house in Worcester Park, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey.

A team of architects that worked in the modern house market of the 1930s, Amyas Connell (the first of those names) was also responsible for one of the most famed modern houses in Britain prior to that — the High & Over house in Amersham, which was up for sale a couple of years back.

More images on the listing, with a price of £3,250 per month, should you want to rent it — via WowHaus

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