The trial of six green campaigners has collapsed after an undercover policeman who had infiltrated their group offered to give evidence on their behalf — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Conservationists are using giant weather balloons to stalk Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Google isn’t a web application company—they’re an advertising company. That’s what they do best, and that’s what drives their company. Of Google’s $23.6 billion of revenue in 2009, all but $760 million of it was derived from advertising, and nearly 70 percent of it was from Google’s own websites.
Everything Google does must be understood within this context. Google builds services like Google Maps, Gmail and Docs and gives them away for free not because they have a philosophical belief that web applications should be free, but rather because giving them away for free gives them a competitive advantage. Free services, running Google ads, are obviously advantageous because free means more people will use them than if they charged and thus they can realize greater advertising revenues — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Ritmo Sereno’s work is nothing less than automotive art. The latest special edition to roll out of the Tokyo workshop is this lovely custom Moto Guzzi V7—based on a US-spec Ambassador imported into Japan and then torn down and rebuilt to Ritmo’s customary high standards. There’s also a raft of enhancements to make the bike even more desirable — via Bike EXIF
I have a post coming about days payable outstanding (DPO) in by various mega-corporation – and the uses and abuses of corporate power. However before that I have to tell a story – the details of which have probably been embellished in my memory – but which mixes high finance with marijuana, chocolate biscuits and the munchies. It all happened twenty years ago – so the story has had time to embellish — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This project was born of a collaboration with the visual artist James Turrell to create a cylindrical skyspace on a hilltop site at a historic winery in Sonoma, California. The skyspace is an enclosed room which balances natural light from an oculus with a hidden source of artificial light. The constantly changing light and spatial effects challenge the viewer’s familiarity with the mechanisms of perception, creating a heightened awareness of the act of seeing — via ArchDaily
South Australian researchers say a breakthrough in IVF technology will increase the chances of women becoming pregnant — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A Louisiana doctor and the owner of a medical equipment company have been sentenced to prison terms for their roles in a scheme to submit around $775,000 in fraudulent Medicare claims.
Federal prosecutors said most of the bogus claims submitted by Dr Dahlia Kirkpatrick and Emmanuel Komandu, owner of Alpha Medical Solutions Inc in Baker, involved unnecessary prescriptions for medical equipment, including power wheelchairs and feeding nutrients — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Icelandic politicians have blasted US demands for Twitter to hand over a member of parliament’s account details. Birgitta Jonsdottir faces investigation as one of several people connected to the website WikiLeaks — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Mexican police found the bodies of 15 slain men, 14 of them headless, on a street outside a shopping centre in the resort city of Acapulco on Saturday — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Faculty of Law building is a new addition to the University of New South Wales’ Kensington campus and delivers a new and innovative learning and research facility for the University’s Faculty of Law and Taxation.
Located on a high profile site on University Mall, the new 11,500 sqm four level building reflects the pedagogical model of this School of Law and through its form contributes to the urban definition of the landscaped Mall space — via ArchDaily
2UE’s Tracey Spicer spoke to The Australian Vaccination Network Inc President, Meryl Dorey about the information that she has put up on her website about Vaccination and how we shouldn’t vaccinate our children — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Melbourne’s pet rabbits are under threat from a sudden outbreak of myxomatosis that is striking hutches across the city — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Vodafone has ordered an immediate investigation into alleged breaches of its internet site, which has been revealing the personal details of millions of customers — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The chemical that turned Goldstream River green can cause allergic reactions in people, a medical health officer for Vancouver Island Health Authority said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A good Samaritan and his Great Dane came to the aid of a girl who was being attacked Thursday in the Logan Square neighborhood and kept the suspect at bay until police arrived — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This is a small outbuilding which has been extended and transformed into a house – now a bed and breakfast. The aim was to introduce steel sheets into the existing structure to create a mezzanine floor; the aim then was to extend these sheets outdoors in order to create a living room enclosed solely in glass which opens out generously into the natural surrounding environment. The architect has taken care to blend the new elements into the existing building. The work carried out has not been to the detriment of the old building. The original heavy and solid features of the old building are still clear for all to see, and these features contrast with the extremely soft touch of the more recent work which has been carried out, the intention of which is obvious: the inclusion of features which create a contrast and which are not a close replication of the existing features. (Atelier d’Architecture Bruno Erpicum & Partners) — via WHAT WE DO IS SECRET
Spanish architect Luis de Garrido designed this facade in Benetusser,Valencia, Spain — via CONTEMPORIST
Stephen Vitalich Architects designed the Broadway Residences in Venice, California.
The projects program called for four loft style single family residences developed as a small lot subdivision. The program consists of an open plan first level with double height living space, large kitchen, dining area, powder room and service porch. The second level consists of a master bedroom suite and two smaller bedrooms with a bathroom and office/study. The design features an open plan feel featuring lots of natural light. All topped by a 500 square foot roof deck with outdoor fireplace — via CONTEMPORIST
Located in Khadakvasla, near Pune: on the leeward side of the Western Ghats…
In the vast openness of the surroundings, it made sense to trap a mysterious forest of dense green by stringing the rooms around it, as a Shangri-La against the infinite. This courtyard allows for a private dip in the thicket of the lush vegetation — via ArchDaily
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