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London From Above, at Night [PICS] (294)
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With the end of the Olympics in Beijing, all eyes turned for a moment to London, site of the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics. While looking for good photographs of London, I was contacted by London photographer Jason Hawkes, who had some wonderful images of London, seen from above at night (from a helicopter, to be exact) - some of which which he's agreed to let me share here. From Jason: "Shooting aerial photography during the ...Shared by 1only (73) Abdullah Cetin CAVDAR (52) adam (972) Adam Howes (0) Adam R. (17) Adam Ramshaw (22) Addam Hardy (1) Alan (1) Aleksey Maksimov (1) Alessio Bragadini (12) Alex Lomas (4) Alex Robar (16) Alexander13 (467) AlexandrosM (7) alireza (79) Alix (2) Amy Sample Ward (4) Ana Valdés (7) andre (17) Andrew Acomb (8) ani625 (85) Anibe (3) Anna (25) Anna Lynn (2) Arpine (4) Art (22) Ash Matadeen (4) azin (12) B.M. (9) Benjamin (19) berenike (26) Bernardo (11) bittin (194) Bjoern (3) Brad (2) Brad Brooks (10) Brendon Wadey (32) Brent (5) Brenton (5) Brian Sullivan (14) brownpau (47) bucks14 (1) Cai Chen (995) Carol (148) Carren (0) Chad (171) Charles (27) Charli Wag (29) charris1980 (47) Christopher (50) Chronistin (6) Class4 (3) ClinicalCases (47) craig (58) Craig Lee (1) Cristian Conti (4) dan (14) Dan (1) Daniel Hartmann (0) Daniele (2) Dave (2) Dave (36) Daver (45) David (5) David (4) David (15) Dean Clark (134) Demi Pietchell (86) deniman (19) Derek (5) Dmitry Sumin (0) dobata (366) Doug Stewart (28) DVD (1) Dylan Thomas (47) Eduo (52) Edward Platero (0) Eebs (23) egon (6) Elmer Thomas (141) Emrecan (16) epmiali (1) Eric (7) Eric Chen (114) Erik Stattin (34) eunice (9) Eyki (17) Felix Bredoteau (56) Firethorn (11) Florian (4) Fourbin (17) Frank Lynch (3) G. (27) Garret (5) Gaurav (11) Gautam (14) Geeee (1) GodFather (17) Graeme Shaw (1) Graham (20) Grant Mead (7) Greg Loesch (37) Guillaume Foutry (60) Hadi (14) Hamid11771 (14) Hannes Trapp (5) Harold (21) hasamba (36) Hayden Booth (5) hikikomori (55) Hristo Hristov (20) IBCmass (157) Iceman (7) Ihar Mahaniok (5) ionela (238) Jake (14) jamesjbigler (9) Jana (13) Jared Cherup (1) Jarques (3) Jarrod Taylor (13) Jason (14) Java Cola (3) Jay Liew (11) jborneman (20) Jean Ruaud (2) Jeff (48) Jeff (19) Jeff Crump (30) Jeffrey (9) Jeffrey (34) Jeremiah (19) Jeremy Cabantous (8) Jeroen (2) Jess (4) Jesse (7) Jesús Dugarte (3) jezarnold (12) Jodi Church-Wagner (21) joel (6) Joey Doyle (10) John (4) John Ager (6) John LeMasney (4) Jon (5) Jon (2) jose (14) jose87 (13) Josip Lisec (2) Juan Diego (38) Julien Tartarin (2) JulioHM (30) Julius (13) Justin Levy (8) Kalu (12) Kamran Hashmi (86) Karan (8) Kelicia (0) Kerry (0) Kévin (5) Kevin De Mulder (24) Kevin Fanning (4) Kevin Grandia (34) Kim (14) Konstantin Weiss (15) Krazy (141) Kristo (8) Kurt Vermeersch (12) Kyle Bamford (15) LadyBanana (1) Laura Lessa (2) Leena (1060) lizunlong (7) Luke (20) Mahdi Ebrahimi (28) Manuj Darshan (9) Marcelo (10) Marcus Beagley (19) Marisa (18) Martin Gommel (1) Matt (3) Matt (9) Matt Campbell (6) Matthew (12) max (11) Max Howell (0) merkurov (14) Meromo (12) mfh (18) MH (44) miasarmento (110) Michael Rose (17) Michiel Gardner (4) Mickaël (7) MidgetWombat (6) Mike Nayyar (178) Mike Towber (4) Mike Wilson (1) Missionary Broadcasting (1) Mo (0) moftasa (5) molgar (17) Nathan Gross (0) neal (469) Ned (23) nicholas gill (15) Nick Jordan (10) Nirav (28) Noah Carter (9) nyenyec (8) o d (6) odeb (49) Oliver (2) Omid (5) Oscar (12) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (20) Patrick O'Keefe (14) Paulino (4) pax (19) Pedro Silva (11) Philippe (17) Pranav Ashok (1) Preoccupations (41) Prieur du Plessis (2) ProfVegas (167) Rahim (6) Rainer Wasserfuhr (71) Raoul (29) rene (29) Reynaldo Fagundes (0) Riaz (21) Ricardo Cabral (12) Riccardo Cambiassi (9) rightantler (17) River Song (28) RJO (20) RLivsey (7) robie06 (5) roedward (67) Russell Heimlich (7) rveguilla (5) Saarthak (4) Sacha (0) Sean (5) sebastian (8) Sergio (17) Seth Holladay (20) SharonG (63) Shawn (7) shayanlinux (4) Simon (23) Simon (0) Simone (0) slip (14) SMC (204) Sonny Parlin (10) sophie yip (2) Sorin Vlaicu (44) spLeaner (15) Steve (19) Steve (9) Steve (30) Steve Dobkins (0) Stuart (4) Syng Shin (101) tabo (31) Tania (19) tharik (36) The Mechanic (0) thelastminute (20) Theo (18) Thomas.Paine (35) TiTi (109) Tom Q (7) Tony Crescibene (7) Tsudohnimh (18) turker (9) Tyler (2) ultraviolet (58) vanlandw (13) vega gravity (2) Venci (13) Victor Vasquez (5) Vincent (20) Vineet Bhatia (2) Virtual Bird's Eye (1) vkoser (12) Vox (43) Wiep (3) wolkanca (29) Wyatt (12) zaniele (7) zizzy (26) مــــهــدی وی.کی (4)Explore read 12 notes- Chad said: HDR?
- Philippe said: awesome photos, well worth clicking through
- Eduo said: Brutal la foto, cuando te aparece inesperadamente en el feed.
- Mo said: some of the most amazing london shots
- vanlandw said: Another great photo blog this is an amazing shot.
- Ihar Mahaniok said: Oh my god...I'd really like to see Minsk like that.ps: I'm subscribing to the Boston Globe photoblog, and I'd recommend it.
- Jake said: Wow.
- Kalu said: Amazing!
- tabo said: <3 TBP
- Eyki said: 叹为观止
- Kelicia said: Pretty!
- Hristo Hristov said: Това е част от страхотна поредица от снимки на boston.com : The Big Picture
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Coca-Cola readying 100-flavor soda fountains (62)
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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Your typical soda fountain in a fast-food joint features eight boring choices, usually offering nothing more exotic than "Orange." It's been that way for decades, but one of the oldest players in the market is finally shattering that paradigm. Coca-Cola is introducing a machine that can pour 100 different flavors. Early prototypes underwent testing earlier this summer and second-gen units are headed for limited markets early next year -- the same ...Shared by 100rabh™ (9) 2Bad (19) Adrian (19) Alex (102) Andy (6) beanj007 (5) Brian (79) Brodie (4) Caleb Elston (29) Caspar (25) charris1980 (47) Chung (111) cjw333 (21) Convoluted (15) Crossbar (36) Daemach (9) Dan (1) darkeye11547 (247) Davis S (11) DeadRinga (36) Dileepa (25) Dropkick (2) Earl E Morningwood (59) Erik C. Thauvin (37) flipp (3) gergi (11) Guy (702) Jaime (13) Jason Matthews (0) Jeff (48) Jeff the Great (14) Jenn dlv (27) Jeremy Weiss (2) Joe (6) Joewxboy (5) Kristen (218) Kyle Bunch (1) Leena (1060) louisgray (142) Matt (15) Maury Postal (2) Mike F (450) Mikey (50) Monsur (7) Nichol (11) Noah (7) norti (37) Randy Meeker (14) realgt (20) rob (11) Robert (20) Ryan (20) Ryan (19) Sacha (0) Shelton (51) sirmikester (17) Tan (0) TedCHoward (5) Vox (43) Wayne (48) Wayne (52) Zach (53)Explore read seven notes- Earl E Morningwood said: 100+ flavors and nothing to drink, Welcome to the end times. ;)
- sirmikester said: This sounds cool, but I hope they still have larger amounts of regular coke and diet coke, otherwise they'll run out...
- Convoluted said: This blows my mind
- Jeremy Weiss said: Oh ya!!!!
- Wayne said: if they're not too expensive I'd get one for my house, that'd be cool... but my guess is they'll be a few thousand dollars minimum (like $10,000) or more...
- Matt said: want.
- Caspar said: om nom nom nom nom
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onFiled under: Misc. Gadgets Your typical soda fountain in a fast-food joint features eight boring choices, usually offering nothing more exotic than "Orange." It's been that way for decades, but one of the oldest players in the market is finally shattering that paradigm. Coca-Cola is introducing a machine that can pour 100 different flavors. Early prototypes underwent testing earlier this summer and second-gen units are headed for limited markets early next year -- the same ...Shared by Anas (16) Anthony (29) Dan (1) Davis S (11) Dileepa (25) Earl E Morningwood (59) gergi (11) Joewxboy (5) Nichol (11) Ontario Emperor (65) rob (11) Vox (43) Yung-Hui Lim (81)
- Anas said: 100 flavours? That reminds me of fruit flavoured cola drinks from 10 years ago, there was tropical and strawberry and some others but one thing was for sure, they all tasted like ass.
- Earl E Morningwood said: 100+ flavors and nothing to drink, Welcome to the end times. ;)
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Bob Dylan Endorses Line of Harmonicas (1)
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After giving musical instrument manufacturers Hohner USA plenty of potential ad fodder with pictures of him using their harmonicas, Bob Dylan has decided to partner with Hohner to create his own line of the things, according to Hohner's website [via Billboard.biz]. In unrelated news, we've still got our fingers crossed for a line of Bob Dylan undergarments.Each harmonica in the Bob Dylan Signature Series-- available individually or in sets of seven-- features a machine stamp ...Shared by Dan (1)Contribute comment -
Arctic Ice on Track for Another All-Time Low (4)
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The Northwest Passage is about to be ice-free for the second year in the row, as seen on satellite images released today by the European Space Agency. The less direct Amundsen Northwest Passage has already been passable for about a month. Last September scientists were very concerned when the Arctic ice pack shrunk to its smallest size since satellite measurements began almost 30 years ago. This year the ice has already claimed the title of ...Contribute comment -
Guns 'N Roses Leaker's Fate Rests in the Band's Hands (Wired) (4)
onThe feds may have their hooks into him, but Guns 'N Roses leaker Kevin Cogill's real headache is still the band. Chances of him getting any jail time are slim, but Guns 'N Roses could bankrupt him -- if they want to. "There's a specific law, the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, that deals specifically with pre-release material -- the rationale being that (leaking this material) prevents the owner of the copyright from getting the ...Contribute comment
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Usain Bolt Is Freaky Fast, But Nowhere Near Human Limits (63)
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As astonishing as Usain Bolt's record-breaking 100-meter sprint was, his time of 9.69 seconds is nowhere near what biostatisticians predict is the natural limit for the human body. But because he broke the mathematical model that had fit 100-meter record data for almost a century, Bolt's incredible performance could reset how fast researchers believe humans ultimately can run.Shared by ~V~ (8) Adrian (33) Angelica (14) Brandon (65) Bryan (24) Carlos Eduardo (13) Crossbar (36) Damien (12) Dan (1) Derick Valadao (15) Digg Boss (641) Dion Rodrigues (35) Doug Walsworth (8) Erik Chillingworth (3) Felix (11) Geoff K (10) Gianluca Neri (1) Herbal Lemon (9) heringermr (16) Jamie McGibbon (85) Jay Bandoy (38) Jeff (7) Jeff Hertlein (11) John Scheeser (0) Jordan (396) Jorge (8) kant (77) Kate (314) Keith B (3) Keith Bradbury (3) Kevin (3) Kevin Federline (235) Kuushal (6) Lasse Rintakumpu (3) laura (24) marcell (25) Michael Mior (62) Mithrill (3) Mr. BabyMan (309) Mr. Matt (13) Nick (18) Nikollas Ordway (67) NMajdan (5) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (20) Pedro Markun (17) Philip V. (3) ProfVegas (167) Rami Taibah (419) Sandy (2) Saul (18) Sean (6) skytsui (3) T. Matt Sanders (0) tharik (36) Thinh (187) Toby (157) tom (24) Tom Davies (142) Tom Thorpe (2) Tony Jones (6) turker (9) Wing Yung (0) xxdesmus (67)- tom said: "Bolt is an outlier. He's enormous," Weyand said. "Typically when you get someone that big, they can't start."That's because muscle speed in animals is generally tied to their size. For example, rodents, being much smaller than elephants, can move their muscles much faster. The same holds true for human beings. Sprinters are short and have more fast-twitch muscle fibers, allowing them to accelerate quickly, but compromising their ability to run longer distances. Four hundred-meter runners, almost always taller, have the reverse composition of muscle fibers.Bolt, though, combines the mechanical advantages of taller men's bodies with the fast-twitch fibers of smaller men.
- Derick Valadao said: One look at that graph and you get the point. Bolt crapped on years of research which held up for decades. This man is incredible.
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A Rule of Thumb for Gut Bacteria (1)
onWhen a bacteria has lived in human bellies for tens of thousands of years, it's probably best to assume that it does something worthwhile. The Economist has a story on Heliobacter pylori, a gut-dwelling microbe and longtime Wired Science favorite: nearly annihilated by modern hygiene and drugs, it causes ulcers and certain types of cancer, but may protect against other cancers, asthma and obesity. That in itself isn't new, but the article examines H. pylori's ...Shared by Dan (1)Contribute comment
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RideTheCity.com: A Google Maps App for Safe Biking (50)
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RideTheCity is a cool mash-up application that allows you to plan bike routes based on safety and speed. By typing - or selecting - a start and end location in New York City, the application will find the safest and quickest routes by factoring in bike routes for “safest” trips and the shortest travel distance for the quickest trips. The project is run by three bikers, Jordan Anderson, Vaidila Kungys, and Josh Steinbauer (Full disclosure: ...Shared by ack (17) AJ (19) Alan (1) AnthonyB415 (7) Ben (5) Bogdan Brinzarea (94) broepke (0) Brooke Adcox (9) Chad (1) Charles (12) Chris (8) Chris Nixon (20) Chris Schrier (12) Christopher Martin (65) Chuck LeDuc (6) Costantino (19) Craig (4) Dan (1) David Feng (16) Dorn (9) Dr Jones (1) Edward K (14) exists (8) Fernando (7) Goktug (16) Gregory (3) hyderabadblues (5) IanZ (3) Jack Wilson, K4SAC (6) Jason (0) Jeff (30) jeremiah (25) Joe (13) joekwon (18) jsb (4) leo (15) Lizy (4) Michael Bekiaris (7) norcalbarney (19) Noyda (10) Peppermint (7) Ricardo.Borelli (9) Roger Williams (8) Roseanne (10) SugarSmax (6) TechDad1246 (8) TNLNYC (4) weinberg81 (1) zeb (2) 이장 (39)Explore read five notesContribute comment -
“Green” super-toilet reduces usage of water, improves odor in rest rooms (1)
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No country can rival Japan when it comes to toilets. The local market (worth several billion US dollars) is controlled by two companies, Toto and Inax, both of which are also active in the USA. Especially Inax recently managed to make a name for themselves as an innovator by offering a music-playing and light-emitting toilet for home use (Inax Regio) or a model that supports SD cards (Inax Asteo) in the last months. Now the ...Shared by Dan (1)Contribute comment -
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onRideTheCity is a cool mash-up application that allows you to plan bike routes based on safety and speed. By typing - or selecting - a start and end location in New York City, the application will find the safest and quickest routes by factoring in bike routes for “safest” trips and the shortest travel distance for the quickest trips. The project is run by three bikers, Jordan Anderson, Vaidila Kungys, and Josh Steinbauer (Full disclosure: ...Shared by ack (17) AJ (173) AJ (19) Alan (1) Alfonso Martinez (0) Ali (31) AnthonyB415 (7) b-rad (14) Ben (5) Bill (4) Brent the Closet Geek (31) broepke (0) brokekid (134) Brooke Adcox (9) Chad (1) Charles (12) Chris (8) Chris Nixon (20) Chris Schrier (12) Christian (56) Chuck LeDuc (6) Convoluted (15) Costantino (19) Craig (4) Dan (1) Dorn (9) Dr Jones (1) Edward K (14) Eric (46) exists (8) Fernando (7) Gregory (3) hallie (20) hoosteen (42) hyderabadblues (5) IanZ (3) Jack Wilson, K4SAC (6) Jason (0) Jason Nielubowicz (17) Jeff (30) Joe (13) joekwon (18) Kemeny (75) Lech Ambrzykowski (20) Lizy (4) Matthew (4) Michael Bekiaris (7) norcalbarney (19) Noyda (10) Peppermint (7) Rex (135) Ricardo.Borelli (9) roedward (67) Roger Williams (8) Roseanne (10) Sean (1) SugarSmax (6) TechDad1246 (8) TNLNYC (4) weinberg81 (1) zeb (2) 이장 (39)Explore read five notesContribute comment
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No Matter How NBC Spins It, Olympics Web Strategy Comes Up A Loser (55)
onDespite its special Silverlight-powered Website and more than 2,000 hours of online video, it looks like NBC flubbed its opportunity to make its Olympics Web revenues more than a rounding error. NBCOlympics.com may have streamed 72 million videos and racked up 1.2 billion pageviews, but Yahoo Sports still edged it out with an average of 4.7 million visitors a day versus 4.3 million (source: Nieisen Online). And Yahoo didn’t even have video. NBC is spinning ...Shared by Adam (10) AJ (173) besighyawn (7) blakeneven (27) Boris (0) Brenton (5) Brooke Adcox (9) Bryan Person (24) Bryce (10) CannonGod (217) chrisbrogan.com (24) Christopher Gizzi (23) Dan (23) Dan (1) Danbrown (0) darrellsilver (19) Derek Lerner (1) elstudio (7) Eric Atkins (23) Eric Herboso (12) gavoweb (8) GP (36) IdoNotes (0) Jack Wilson, K4SAC (6) Jaime (13) Jay (5) John Magnus (39) jonezy (21) louisgray (142) Maria Reyes-McDavis (3) Mike F (450) Mike Reynolds (39) Mudiam (9) MV (22) Natalie (3)
