Australia’s spam rate has fallen by more than 15 per cent since July 2010, and it’s now 1.3 percentage point below the average 78.6 per cent registered globally, according to a report published today by Symantec’s MessageLabs division — via redwolf.newsvine.com
One hundred altruistic pirates are responsible for two-thirds of BitTorrents that infringe copyright, according to research — via redwolf.newsvine.com
It may be three inches long and made of plastic – but that didn’t stop a toy soldier’s gun being branded a firearm
by zealous airport officials — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A man has been arrested for allegedly keeping his wife locked up for eight years in the dark, dank cellar of their home in southeastern Brazil, police say.
Joao Batista Groppo, 64, was arrested after his wife of 40 years, Sebastiana, was found confined in a filthy, dark
cellar, said police inspector Jaqueline Barcelos Coutinho.
Groppo’s girlfriend, Maria Furquim, was arrested as an accomplice by police in Sorocaba, about 80km west of Sao Paulo, the inspector said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A spectacular haul of stone tools discovered beneath a collapsed rock shelter in southern Arabia has forced a major rethink of the story of human migration out of Africa. The collection of hand axes and other tools shaped to cut, pierce and scrape bear the hallmarks of early human workmanship, but date from 125,000 years ago, around 55,000 years before our ancestors were thought to have left the continent — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Surveillance video shows drug smugglers using an old invention as a new way to move marijuana across the border from Mexico to Arizona.
National Guard troops operating a remote surveillance system at the Naco Border Patrol Station say they observed several people preparing a catapult and launching packages over the fence late last week — via redwolf.newsvine.com
With the ability to make even the simplest and straightforward programs spatially dynamic and in a constant state of redefinition, Rem Koolhaas and his firm OMA have redefined the term that a house is a machine for living
in their design of Maison Bordeaux. Completed in 1998, Maison Bordeaux sits on a small cape-like hill overlooking the city of Bordeaux — via ArchDaily
This is the new version of the La Clef du Temps watch. If you aren’t familiar with the movement in the La Cle du Temps, let me explain it. It starts with a tourbillon based movement, where the tourbillon juts out of the bottom side of the watch. This is called a vertically mounted tourbillon — via A Blog to Read
Two Australian PhD graduates from Victoria University have combined wool with gold and silver nanoparticles to create a new range of textiles.
Dr Fern Kelly and Dr Kerstin Burridge completed parallel research projects that pioneered a way of embedding tiny nanoparticles of gold and silver in New Zealand wool, resulting in colourful textiles that have functional and aesthetic benefits. Kelly worked with silver and Burridge with gold — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Anderson Anderson Architecture designed the Abiquiu House in a small town in New Mexico.
Designed for an anthropologist and a concert pianist, retiring from Phoenix, Arizona, to this small New Mexico town on a desert site fronting the Rio Chama—not far from Georgia O’Keefe’s famous home on the bluff above this house uses several relatively standard prefabrication systems. SIPs are used for the wall panels only, while the roof and floors are constructed of prefabricated 2×4 long-span trusses. Although it was originally intended to use panels as the roof and floor structure as well, the house was switched shortly before construction to a truss system to simplify the assembly and to reduce the structural lumber splines required in the long spans of the panels — via CONTEMPORIST
Ever heard of Neander? Me neither, until Legend of The Motorcycle founder Jared Zaugg mentioned the German marque in a recent Bike EXIF Interview. This drop-dead gorgeous machine is a 1929 Neander P3 1, which surfaced at a Bonhams sale in the UK a couple of years ago. Ernst Neumann-Neander used a variety of engines for his motorcycles, including Villiers, JAP and Küchen—but this is one of the very rare MAG-powered models. It’s also one of the last machines to roll off the Neander production line — via Bike EXIF
Designed by Henley Halebrown Rorrison to change people’s perception of healthcare, The Waldron is planned around a new civic square framed by the health centre, shops, and a 5-storey development with street level café. Inside, the 6,029 sqm health centre is organised around two courtyard gardens and a spacious foyer featuring a site-specific installation by artist Martin Richman — via ArchDaily
JLC has updated the gorgeous Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Geographic watch that offers a second time-zone functionality wrapped in a beautifully crafted rose gold case.
Judging by the photos, the Ref. Q1422421 model is just a minor face-lift of the outgoing version rather than a complete overhaul.
The watch is still powered by the same JLC Caliber 939 automatic movement and its dial layout has also remained unchanged — via World Watch Review
In an effort to integrate living spaces with the outdoors while maintaining privacy from Burbage Lane and neighboring houses, the scheme, designed by Robert Gurney Architect, is organized around a centrally located garden. With sixteen foot high ceilings, the eastern volume contains the public living spaces. Continuous clerestory windows assist in providing an abundance of natural light into the space, allowing views to the treetops and sky while minimizing the close proximity of the adjacent houses. A twenty foot wide glass wall slides into a pocket, enhancing the relationship to the outdoors, and provides a sense of living in a garden. The two story western volume is comprised of bedrooms and a small second floor living space. A one story glass link connects the volumes and visually opens to the central garden — via ArchDaily
Hermes has a handy PDF file that shows you how to tie their famous scarves into all sorts of configurations — via kottke.org
These are Designer Drains, and they are made in the U.S.A. out of reclaimed .060? thick stainless steel. You can get them in around 30 different patterns, and four different finishes. Both round and square shapes are available — via theinteriorRevolution
Argentinian architect Sebastian Sas designed the Be Tulum resort in Mexico.
Perched on a secluded expanse of the luminous Mayan Caribbean, and surrounded by legendary relics of one of the world’s most ancient cultures, Be Tulum’s comfort and tranquility offer the fast track to its guest’s peace of mind. It is the only fullserviced resort in the area featuring contemporary design resting in perfect harmony within the untouched natural setting. While being a haven of relaxation, the resort is also the place to be for the region’s creative scene. Establishing a community of locals and guests is very important to Argentinean-born Sas brothers – the coowners of the Be Hotel group — via CONTEMPORIST
One of the hits at SIHH 2010 was Panerai’s Radiomir Composite Marina Militare. For 2011 Panerai presents a new Special Edition in that sought-after material: the Luminor Composite 1950 3 Days – 47mm. The new piece combines the lightness, strength and durability of Panerai Composite with the new hand-wound P.3000 caliber, which is designed and produced in the Officine Panerai manufacture in Neuchâtel — via WatchTime
An unfinished masterpiece
filmed by Orson Welles nearly four decades ago is finally to reach the screen.
The Other Side of the Wind portrays the last hours of an ageing film director. Welles is said to have told John Huston, who plays the lead role: It’s about a bastard director… full of himself, who catches people and creates and destroys them. It’s about us, John
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
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