VR6 Roadster / Horex

This is the return of the venerable German marque Horex (est 1920) with a VR6-powered Roadster due to start production in a few weeks’ time. And there are some big names backing this company: finance is coming from the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, while Rolls-Royce, Bosch and VW are providing technological know-how– via Bike EXIF

Hampstead House / Paxton Locher

Never mind the price, it’s out of all of our leagues. But simply marvel at this Paxton Locher-designed futuristic five bedroom house in Hampstead, London NW3.

It is a quite stunning design, said to be the finest of all of Paxton Locher’s projects. Some statement, seeing as a previous build by the architectural team was described as one of the great London houses of the late 20th century. Why so great? Well, it packs a hell of a lot of wow into a fairly restricted space.

A stunning glimpse into the future, but a glimpse that’s available to buy right now… at a price. That price? A jaw-dropping £7,950,000 — via WowHaus

ACTA loses more support in Europe

Support for ACTA in Europe is waning as both Bulgaria and the Netherlands refuse to ratify the international anti-piracy agreement.

Bulgaria will not ratify the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement over fears it will curb freedom to download movies and music for free and encourage internet surveillance, economy minister Traicho Traikov said on Tuesday.

More than 4,000 people marched in the capital Sofia last Saturday calling on parliament not to ratify the act. Similar rallies drew thousands of protesters across eastern Europe, as well as in Germany, France and Ireland — via redwolf.newsvine.com

More Doctors ‘Fire’ Vaccine Refusers

Paediatricians fed up with parents who refuse to vaccinate their children out of concern it can cause autism or other problems increasingly are firing such families from their practices, raising questions about a doctor’s responsibility to these patients.

Medical associations don’t recommend such patient bans, but the practice appears to be growing, according to vaccine researchers — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Bogus call centres fleece retirees in sophisticated scams

Organised crime gangs are targeting retirees with increasingly sophisticated scams that may have cost thousands of elderly Australians more than $100 million.

Police and the Australian Crime Commission told the Herald fraudsters were going to extreme lengths to backstop their scams by manning multiple phones with informed, convincing associates.

The Crime Commission — which has set up a joint task force called Galilee with state and federal law enforcement bodies — estimates that more than 2400 individuals, 800 companies and 51 superannuation funds have lost $93 million so far.

On average, victims have lost about $130,000, with losses ranging from $35,000 to more than $4 million — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Anatomy of an unsafe abortion

On the gurney lay a young woman the colour of white marble. The red pool between her legs, ominously free of clots, offered a silent explanation.

She arrived a few minutes ago. Not even a note. My resident was breathless with anger, adrenaline, and panic.

I had an idea who she went to. The same one the others did. The same one many more would visit. A doctor, but considering what I had seen he couldn’t have any formal gynaecology training. The only thing he offered that the well-trained providers didn’t was a cut-rate price. If you don’t know to ask, well, a doctor is a doctor. That’s assuming you are empowered enough to have such a discussion. I was also pretty sure his office didn’t offer interpreters.

I needed equipment not available in an emergency room. I looked at the emergency room attending. Call the OR and tell them we need a room. Now. And then I turned to my resident. I was going to tell him to physically make sure a room, any room, was ready when we arrived, but he had already sprinted towards the stairs. He knew — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Wall House 2 / John Hejduk

With a history unlike any other, Wall House 2 redefines the limits of architectural design as a function of context in both time and culture. 28 years after the completion of the initial designs and one year after the death of architect John Hejduk, construction began in a completely different environment than where it was initially imagined — via ArchDaily

Norton Domiracer Lowboy / Doug Hele

This beautiful machine, photographed by Benoit Guerry in France, has just been profiled on the (highly recommended) Southsiderssite. It’s a Triton-style hybrid, built in the 1970s from recovered parts and spares — including a Lowboy frame, shortened Norton Roadholder forks, a Seeley front brake, and a Triumph five-speed transmission. The engine is a rare 1957 pre-unit T100/RS with a splayed-port Delta head — via Bike EXIF

Revolutionary microscope brings new focus to fight against disease

A new form of microscope developed in Scotland could revolutionise viewing cells and organisms, researchers have announced.

The three-dimensional images can be produced within seconds, rather than hours, which could speed up developments of new medicines, said scientists at the University of Strathclyde.

The Mesolens — the only such device in the world — can offer a detailed glimpse of organisms too big for traditional microscopes, as well as allowing imaging of cancerous tissues and the cortex of the brain.

The lens can produce resolution of more than 150 megapixels, equivalent to ten modern digital cameras combined — via redwolf.newsvine.com