A male Brazilian Tapir has been born at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park. The new arrival, named Dexter, was born on Sunday, 5 February. His parents are Misha and Ryan. Paignton Zoo has enjoyed regular successes with Tapirs, breeding seven young over the last 11 years — via ZooBorns
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
Bernie, the amigurumi bunsen burner, originally uploaded by Javelin.
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
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
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
Just a wallpaper I made a while ago — via deviantART
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
Lil’ Bear and Tala playing in the Gift Shop of the Woodland Zoo
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
The new SUB 4000T from Doxa has a power reserve indicator, a 44mm case that’s water resistant to 1220 meters and has an automatic helium release valve. It has a limited release of 200 pieces and is around us$2490 — via Watches Watcher
The Natural
is a collaboration between two Portland, Oregon builders with complementary skills: Crowe Customs and The Tarantulas — via Bike EXIF
Octopus Love — via deviantART
The European Union’s regulatory body has unconditionally approved Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility in a deal that could be worth about $12.5 billion.
The European Commission also said today it would monitor Google’s and its rivals’ use of patents to make sure that the deal complies with EU antitrust rules — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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
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
Australia’s largest telco Telstra has promised its BigPond customers a faster and enhanced email service named BigPond with Windows Live, without the need to change email addresses. The caveat? Their data will now also be stored offshore with Microsoft.
According to a statement issued by Telstra, the new service assures more storage, Microsoft Office apps, as well as the facility to edit and share photos and movies. The partnership with Microsoft will enable Telstra to offer Microsoft Hotmail, SkyDrive and Windows Live to its 4.2 million BigPond mailboxes.
The new move to integrate BigPond with Windows Live is the outcome of Telstra and Microsoft forming a strategic alliance late in 2008. In December 2011, Telstra had revealed that it was consulting its customers about how the BigPond platform could evolve to better suit their needs. The company had been considering integrating its email services with Microsoft’s Windows Live Suite platform to provide new applications and services to its customers — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo Dingoes Naya and Mattie became the proud parents of seven adorable puppies on 30 January. The four male and three female pups are the first Dingoes to be born at the zoo since 1988 — via ZooBorns
The Zenith Pilot Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 is a limited edition (250) military tribute piece, with thick hands and dial numbers, huge rounded-onion style crown and a huge 57.5mm titanium case — via Perpetuelle
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