The Eclypsa
The Eclypsa, is a free standing circular fireplace by Arkiane and designed by Benjamin Mesnard. (Pics)
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Lockheed Martin begins biomechanical testing on the HULC exoskeleton
HULC Exoskeleton
Lockheed Martin begins biomechanical testing of the ruggedized HULCTM exoskeleton at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Natick, Mass. Based on feedback from soldiers, the testing is expected to help shape future requirements for the HULC .
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Spam decreases 82% since last year
225 billion emails were sent per day in July 2010.
There was a whole lot less spam sent today than there was a year ago. The graphic above illustrates how there were more than 225 billion spam emails sent per day in July, 2010. It also shows in June, 2011, that number has dropped to approximately 40 billion. That’s an 82.22% decrease in spam over a year.
iPad accounts for 1% of global web browsing
The iPad also comprises 2.1 percent of browsing in the U.S.
Apple first launched its popular iPad a little over a year ago, and the tablet now accounts for 1 percent of global Web browsing, according to data from NetMarketShare.
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10 U.S. cities that will take 10 years to recover from the recession
Reno’s economy relies on gaming and tourism, two industries which have been hit extremely hard by the recession.
December 2007 is when the Great Recession officially began and it officially ended in July 2009. But that doesn’t mean the economy has returned to where it was before the steepest downturn since the Great Depression and may not for years. Employment is not expected to return to its pre-recession peak until 2014, according to a recent report by IHS Global Insight.
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Nationwide crackdown unemployment insurance fraud
The poor economy lingers and the jobless rate remaining high.
States will start a nationwide crackdown for people fraudulently drawing unemployment payments. $17 billion in were dswindle last year alone from those who were never eligible and workers who keep getting checks after they return to work, say federal officials.
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Study: Millions of workers take lunch breaks at odd hours
A third of workers now take lunch breaks in mornings or late afternoons.
The mainstay of the working day used to be the lunch hour. But The lunch hour is being gobbled up according to two new reports.
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Four in five parents worry kids will become addicted to Facebook
Eighty per cent of parents believe social networking sites have the ability to take over their children’s lives.
According to a new study, a staggering four out of five parents worry that their children will become addicted to Facebook.
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Top 10 Photos of the Week
Behind this lies the face of fear. However, from the surface all we are seeing
is this amazing reflection of that which is about to kill him
“Flying is the fine art of learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” – – Douglas Adams
TagSense – new app automatically tags smartphone photos
TagSense not only can pick out people but the context of the picture, including emotions, weather conditions and type of activity.
A new app can automatically tag your smartphone photos with a wide range of attributes, picking out not only the people but the context of the picture, including emotions, weather conditions and type of activity.
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Human belly button home to 662 microbes new to science
Belly Button Biodiversity Project
The human navel is apparently a ripe environment for bacteria. Scientists sampling DNA strains from the navels of volunteer donors have found 662 microbes that are apparently new to science.
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‘Hair Glasses’: Eyeglasses made of human hair
Made from hair and bioresin, the resulting frames are 100 percent biodegradable.
Human hair has been turned into sustainalbe eyewear by two Royal College of Art students, Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves. Petroleum-based plastic or energy-intensive wire frames are a necessary evil for those who are not blessed with 20/20 vision. “Hair glasses,” however, tap into a readily available and renewable resource: the millions of pounds of hair cuttings that salons across the United Kingdom throw away each year.
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