See how the fox, eagle and cat are all just fine hanging out and no one is trying to attack anyone and they are getting along just fine? Notice the eagle in the background on the lamp post down by the street. That is the partner to this eagle. They aren’t always out to attack and kill each other. Our fox and eagles and cats basically get along just fine here. Sometimes if there is food they might fight over the food some. I live in Unalaska, Alaska in the Aleutian Islands. Also, earlier in the day when the fox first came Gizmo my cat went right up to the fox and told him to leave. It was too funny! But the fox came right back — via Youtube
From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine — When an unusual classified ad inspires three cynical Seattle magazine employees to look for the story behind it, they discover a mysterious eccentric named Kenneth, a likable but paranoid supermarket clerk, who believes hes solved the riddle of time travel and intends to depart again soon. Together, they embark on a hilarious, smart, and unexpectedly heartfelt journey that reveals how far believing can take you
I’ve been satisfied with the Stanley FuBar demolition tool that Mark reviewed in 2008 (available in safety yellow!), but I am sorely tempted by the Annihilator Wrecking Bar, which sports all the same features as the FuBar, along with a bottle-opener, a board-straightener, a multi-purpose nail-puller
, a demolition axe, and a chisel. Plus, it’s called THE ANNIHILATOR. John Scalzi’s bought one for his kid to use for zombie-defence training — via Boing Boing
The Federal Government has described a multi-million-dollar legal settlement over CSIRO’s Wi-Fi technology as a major boost for the organisation.
The settlement secures more than $220 million for the Australian organisation, which invented the technology in the 1990s.
Wi-Fi technology is used in more than 3 billion electronic devices worldwide, including personal computers, video games and mobile phones.
Today’s settlement is the second successful litigation to be conducted by the CSIRO, which patented the technology and now has licence agreements with 23 telecommunications companies — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Four paintings worth $1m (£625,000) stolen from a New York gallery have been recovered in Germany 24 years on.
A total of six contemporary artworks were taken from the Soloman Gallery in 1988, with one turning up in 2003.
But the remainder of works remained hidden until they turned up in the estate of a dead German art dealer.
The dealer’s daughter had attempted to get the paintings authenticated, alerting the Art Loss Register (ALR) to their whereabouts.
The ALR said there was still one painting yet to be found — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The house [AR43 Architects] is a surprising discovery in the densely populated Singapore. Sited in one of Singapore’s prime shopping district, the house sits on a steep sloping terrain with mature rainforest trees at its peripheral. The intrinsic lush natural setting of the site brings about an extraordinary tranquillity and provided opportunities to design the house as a “retreat” and a “sanctuary” set out in the client’s brief. Extensive landscaping using tropical plants is further implemented to complement the existing landscape — via ArchDaily
Crazy Mom Quilts is known for her great tutorials, like this crocheted rug made from old T-shirts a few years back. Her latest tutorial shows us how to knit a rag rug using fabric scraps. I’m guessing more than a few of you have a pretty hefty scrap stash at home that would be perfect for something like this — via CRAFT
Let me know what colours you would like and what gauge to make them. Almost any colour and combination are possible — via Etsy
As first covered by Cult of Mac, Girls Around Me is an incredibly creepy app that allows anyone to locate nearby girls based on public Foursquare checkins and Facebook data. Now the app has been officially banned by Foursquare in response to its dangerous potential — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Located on a dense hillside forest in the Santa Rosalía area of Guatemala City, Corallo House [PAZ Arquitectura] integrates the existing forest into the layout of the house. It merges nature into the architectural intervention. The design process began with the aim to preserve the existing trees, in order to have the trees interact with the living space — via ArchDaily
A suspected fuel thief being tracked by a Wiltshire Police helicopter tried to avoid detection by on-board thermal imaging cameras by hiding in manure.
The 34-year-old Lithuanian man, from Ilford, Essex, was found face-down in the dung
by officers after abandoning his van in Manton near Marlborough.
The search was launched on Wednesday night after a suspicious van
with a tank and pumping equipment was spotted.
The man was arrested, cautioned and released without charge — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Visitors to Longleat Safari & Adventure Park in Wiltshire, UK had an unexpected surprise when they witnessed the arrival of a rare baby Giant Anteater. Choccy, as he’s been nicknamed by keepers, made his unscheduled appearance on 9 March in front of a stunned audience of onlookers. The tiny anteater’s arrival is particularly welcome as the species is officially listed as Vulnerable
on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species — via ZooBorns
Hand-painted pointillism tentacles cover this size medium roller derby or skate helmet. Our hand-painted helmets are standard skate/derby helmets with interior foam cushioning and adjustable chin strap. They are hand-painted with lacquer markers, then sealed with a layer of clear acrylic — via Etsy
Hardware chain Bunnings says its $1.5 billion expansion plan will create 6000 jobs in the next three years.
Bunnings says its plan to build up to 85 new stores in Australia also will create more than 11,500 construction jobs.
We’re very excited about the opportunities we see ahead,
the company said in a statement — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A collection of works by graffiti artist Banksy have sold for more than £400,000 at an auction in London.
Girl and Balloon, one of 18 pieces sold on Thursday, fetched £73,250, almost five times its estimated pre-sale price.
The image has been painted directly onto the cardboard backing of an Ikea frame.
The stencil painting Leopard and Barcode, which has never been under the hammer before, sold for £75,650.
The Urban Art sale took place at Bonhams auction house — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Among the traditional houses and run-of-the-mill apartment towers in Abiko, Japan sits a concrete monolith. Its angular façade is reminiscent of a massive sculpture, but this unusual object is actually a single-family home.
Designed by Fuse-Atelier, the Abiko House is a mere 80 square meters. The home sits on soft ground that necessitated the use of stakes to support its weight — via Dornob
Ukrainian authorities have shut down a long-running forum that was used to trade tips on writing malicious software, a sign the country’s law enforcement may be watching hackers more closely.
Administrators for the forum, VX Heavens, wrote that its servers were seized on 23 March for allegedly creating and intending to sell malicious software programs, a violation of Ukraine’s criminal code. The website called the accusation “absurd” but said it couldn’t offer services with the pending court case.
VX Heavens might have been easy pickings for Ukraine, which has been noted by computer security experts as being a hotbed of cybercrime — via redwolf.newsvine.com
An outspoken supporter of WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning has won the right to sue the federal government over a border search-and-seizure that agents conducted in 2010 after his return to the US from a Mexico vacation.
David Maurice House, an MIT researcher, was granted the right to pursue a case against the government on Wednesday after a federal judge denied the government’s motion to dismiss.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit in May 2011 on House’s behalf, charging that he had been targeted solely for his lawful association with the Bradley Manning Support Network.
This ruling affirms that the Constitution is still alive at the US border,
ACLU Staff Attorney Catherine Crump said in a statement. Despite the government’s broad assertions that it can take and search any laptop, diary or smartphone without any reasonable suspicion, the court said the government cannot use that power to target political speech — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Female African lion Cabara
, age 6, gave birth to four cubs on Valentine’s Day, 14 February 2012, at the Saint Louis Zoo. Unfortunately, two of the cubs born did not survive because Cabara was unable to produce milk to feed them. Zoo staff intervened, and the two surviving female cubs are currently being hand-reared by staff in a behind-the-scenes nursery at the Children’s Zoo — via ZooBorns
The F-1 rocket engine is still a modern wonder — one and a half million pounds of thrust, 32 million horsepower, and burning 6,000 pounds of rocket grade kerosene and liquid oxygen every second. On 16 July 1969, the world watched as five particular F-1 engines fired in concert, beginning the historic Apollo 11 mission. Those five F-1s burned for just a few minutes, and then plunged back to Earth into the Atlantic Ocean, just as NASA planned. A few days later, Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon.
Millions of people were inspired by the Apollo Program. I was five years old when I watched Apollo 11 unfold on television, and without any doubt it was a big contributor to my passions for science, engineering, and exploration. A year or so ago, I started to wonder, with the right team of undersea pros, could we find and potentially recover the F-1 engines that started mankind’s mission to the moon?
I’m excited to report that, using state-of-the-art deep sea sonar, the team has found the Apollo 11 engines lying 14,000 feet below the surface, and we’re making plans to attempt to raise one or more of them from the ocean floor. We don’t know yet what condition these engines might be in — they hit the ocean at high velocity and have been in salt water for more than 40 years. On the other hand, they’re made of tough stuff, so we’ll see — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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