Photos

Amazing And Creative Eye Art

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:37:00 +0000

Cat 1 Uber-Amazing Bike

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:20:00 +0000

Cat 1 Uber-bike by Byron Hemmes

" This Limited Edition (of one) cat 1Uber-bike by artist Byron Hemmes. It is a 1200cc Motorcycle. A big cat Motocycle. Powered by 1200cc Buell 97 S3 Thunderbolt engine, body made from high-grade stainless steel. It price at £320,000 (about $567,000)." See from bookofjoe.com.
I searched more info and high definition photos about this project. This bike named the Jaguar Concept Motorcycle from Massow Concept Cycles.
"Massow Concept Cycles - When first given the opportunity to view Barend Massow Hemmes' concept chopper folio nothing could prepare you for the impact of his collection. Using high end car trade marks and logos, Hemmes has developed these pioneering concept motorcyles making use of cutting edge engineering and materials technology. The jaguar 'leaper' cat logo became the first from his limited range to be built into a real machine. Engineered in high-grade stainless steel the bike flaunts a jaguar cat fairing on which the rider sits. This has been finished with ultra high gloss ebony lacquer. Hemmes is currently in talks with Jaguar to determine how they intend using it as radical new brand-awareness tool."

• Length: 2.3 meters
• Wheel center to center: 1.7 meters
• 1200cc Buell 97 S3 Thunderbolt engine
• Body made from high-grade stainless steel
• Air intakes and exhaust system custom-engineered to suit cat profile
• Cat fairing: Fiberglass finished in ultra-high-gloss ebony polyurethane lacquer
• Handlebar width: 1 meter
• Weight: 360 kg
• Seat: Stingray

Seatbelt fine of RM300!!!

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:47:00 +0000

From the new year onwards, all passengers in a car whether sitting in the front or back have to buckle up or face a RM300 fine. This only applies if the passenger is over 17 years old, but if you are younger, the driver of the car is the one who will be punished as according to Road Transport Director-General Datuk Solah Mat Hassan, it is the responsibility of the driver to ensure the safety of the minors that they are driving.

This new seatbelt ruling includes the rear seatbelts, but excludes the following:

Cars registered before 1st of January 1995
Cars registered after the 1st of January 1995 but not equipped with rear seatbelt anchorage points
Commercial vehicles such as taxis and rental cars
Vehicles with more than 9 seats including the driver's
Transport vehicles with capacity above 3.5 tonnes

Wait, that's not all. The RM300 fine will be in effect only within a "grace period" of between the 1st of January 2009 to the end of June 2009. From the 1st of July 2009 onwards, this fine will be upped to RM2,000 and you could even go to jail for up to 1 year. Yes, it may seem harsh… but if you buckle up, you won't have to worry. It's for your own safety anyway

Lockheed Martin's F-35 Achieves First Vertical Landing-PHOTOS

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:48:00 +0000

Shortly after 1 p.m. on March 18, F-35B BF-1 performed the first
STOVL landing at the Pax River hover pad.

"Today's vertical landing onto a 95-foot square pad showed that we have the

thrust and the control to maneuver accurately both in free air and in the descent

through ground effect," said F-35 Lead STOVL Pilot Graham Tomlinson.

Tomlinson performed an 80-knot (93 miles per hour) short takeoff from Naval

Air Station Patuxent River, Md., at 1:09 p.m. EDT. About 13 minutes into the

flight, he positioned the aircraft 150 feet above the airfield, where he commanded

the F-35 to hover for approximately one minute then descend to the runway.

"The low workload in the cockpit contrasted sharply with legacy short

takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) platforms," said Tomlinson, a retired Royal

Air Force fighter pilot and a BAE Systems employee since 1986. "Together with

the work already completed for slow-speed handling and landings, this provides

a robust platform to expand the fleet's STOVL capabilities."

Today's vertical landing confirmed the aircraft's required ability to land in

confined areas both ashore and afloat.

"Having the F-35B perform its first vertical landing underscores the reality

of the Marine Corps achieving its goal of an all STOVL force," said LtGen

George J. Trautman III, Deputy Commandant for Aviation. "Being able to

operate and land virtually anywhere, the STOVL JSF is a unique fixed wing

aircraft that can deploy, co-locate, train and fight with Marine ground forces

while operating from a wider range of bases ashore and afloat than any other

TacAir platform."

On April 2, Marine Fighter/Attack Training Squadron - 501 (VMFAT-501)

will officially stand up as part of the Joint Integrated Training Center located

at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The work being done at Patuxent River will

enable the Marine Corps to start training Marine pilots and maintainers during

the fall of 2010.

The Marine Corps anticipates reaching JSF F-35B initial operational capability

in December 2012. IOC assets will include the first F-35B training squadron

of 15 aircraft in VMFAT-501 at Eglin AFB, an operational test and evaluation

detachment of 4 aircraft at Edwards AFB, and VMFA-332, the Corps' first

operational squadron of 10 aircraft at MCAS Yuma. The VMFA-332 aircraft

will be equipped, manned and trained to execute Marine missions and deploy

ashore or afloat.

The STOVL F-35B Lightning II is scheduled to replace three different variants

of USMC combat aircraft (F/A-18, AV-8B and EA-6B). This 5th generation

multi-role fighter has significant advantages over the Marine Corps' current

tactical fixed-wing squadrons and will dramatically amplify strategic agility, vastly

enhance operational flexibility and capabilities, provide tactical adaptability for
basing options ashore and afloat, and reduce aviation training and maintenance
costs across the Corps.

The STOVL JSF is expected to carry more ordnance with greater range than the

F/A-18 Hornet, operate from austere expeditionary environments like the AV-8B

Harrier, and ultimately possess electronic warfare technology similar to the EA-6B

Prowler.

BF-1 is one of three F-35B STOVL jets currently undergoing flight trials at the
Patuxent

River test site.

Desperate Efforts to Save Endangered Bats May Fail.

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:17:00 +0000

A fierce attempt to keep endangered Virginia big-eared bats alive in captivity has shown just how

difficult that noble task may be.

The effort was prompted by the discovery of white nose syndrome, an extremely virulent disease that has killed more than a million bats since 2007, in one of the handful of caves where Virginia big-eared bats live. Of 40 bats moved to the Smithsonian National Zoo last November, only 11 have survived.
"We were not under the illusion that it was going to be easy. It's certainly not a surprise to us that the bats died. But the number of bats that died is greater than we had hoped," said Jeremy Coleman, white nose syndrome coordinator at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The captive colony project was controversial from the start. With only 15,000 Virginia big-eared bats in existence — up from 3,500 in 1979, but far below historic levels — risking even a few is no small matter. The project also cost $300,000, a big chunk of the $1.9 million allotted by Congress for research on white nose syndrome, or WNS.
In the three years since its original detection in an upstate New York cave, WNS has spread south as far as Tennessee, exterminating bat colony after colony with almost total efficiency. The disease appears to be caused by a fungal infection that rouses bats from hibernation, leaving them weak and unable to find food.
There is no known cure, and scientists say that many cave-dwelling bat species — including the little brown bat, the most common bat in North America — could be extinct in a decade. They call the bat die-off "the most precipitous decline of North American wildlife in recorded history" (.pdf).

Early in 2009, WNS was found in a West Virginia cave where Virginia big-eared bats lived. Though infected bats belonged to other species, the discovery was frightening. The Fish and Wildlife Service decided to found a captive colony.
"There were many scientists who didn't think it would work at all, and are philosophically opposed to captive bat populations anyway. The other school of thought is that desperate times call for desperate measures," said Peter Youngbaer, WNS liaison for the National Speleological Society. "If this species was going to get WNS, and if you didn't start an intervention now, you'd never have a chance."
Unlike fruit-eating bats, insect-eating bats like the Virginia big-eared are notoriously difficult to raise in captivity. Accustomed to catching insects on the wing, many of the bats refused to eat worms from pans. Stressed from relocation and habituated to cave-specific temperatures and humidity, others developed runaway bacterial infections. Despite constant attention from researchers, 29 of the bats died.
The Fish and Wildlife Service is now preparing a report on lessons from the experience, though these may be uncertain. "I think they have more unanswered questions than lessons now," said Youngbaer.
And trouble for the remaining wild bats keeps coming. In February, the first cases of WNS were found in West Virginia's Hellhole Cave, home to populations of Indiana bats, little brown bats and almost half of all Virginia big-eared bats.
There are no plans to add more bats to the colony, but Coleman said captive breeding remains an option for other species threatened by WNS. In the meantime, it remains to be seen whether the 11 captive bats will survive and even breed.
"There are so few members of that species left. With the captive colony, the thought was, let's see see if we can get this to work. And then we'll have done what we can to save them," said Youngbaer. "At least we won't have regrets for not having tried."
Image: Healthy Virginia big-eared bat. /USFWS

Solar Slumber May Have Been Caused by Magnetic Flows

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:15:00 +0000

Newly reported observations of gas flows on the solar surface may explain why the sun recently had

such an extended case of the doldrums.

From 2008 through the first half of 2009, the sun had a puzzling dearth of sunspots, flares and other storms, extending the usual lull at the end of the 11-year solar activity cycle for an extra 15 months. Findings from the study, which relied on the orbiting Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO, may also suggest a better way to forecast the intensity and duration of future solar cycles.
Better predictions could be critical because some solar outbursts can blast Earth with massive, magnetized clouds of charged particles capable of knocking out electrical power grids and harming communications satellites.
In the March 12 Science, David Hathaway of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and Lisa Rightmire of the University of Memphis in Tennessee analyzed 13 years of SOHO measurements that tracked the movement of ionized gas from the solar equator to the poles. The researchers found that the relatively slow gas movement, known as the meridional flow, sped up a few years before the last solar minimum began in 2008. What's more, the flow was substantially faster than the speed at the previous solar minimum, a more typical and less extended downturn in solar activity some 11 years earlier.
Hathaway and Rightmire suggest that the faster meridional flow produced weaker magnetic fields at the sun's poles, which extended the solar minimum.

Magnetic fields carried by the meridional flow typically oppose much stronger flows of magnetized material on the surface, Hathaway says. The faster the meridional flow is, the greater the opposition is to those other flows. As a result, the sun's polar magnetic field can't become as strong, the researchers propose.
"It is possible that the delayed start of the present cycle, 2009 to 2010, was caused by the relatively weak polar field in 2007 to 2009," comments Neil Sheeley of the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C.
The strength of the magnetic polar fields plays a critical role in determining the onset of the next solar cycle, Hathaway notes. These fields dive beneath the solar surface, building up the deep sunspot-generating magnetic fields that signal the beginning of the next solar cycle. Weaker polar fields take more time to reach the strength required to produce sunspots, prolonging the lull in activity from the previous cycle. In addition, weaker-than-usual polar fields are likely to produce less activity during the subsequent solar cycle, Hathaway and Rightmire predict.
"The fact that the meridional flow plays a key role in setting up the sun's polar fields for the next cycle suggests that future observations will help us predict [the duration and intensity of] future cycles," Hathaway says.
One caveat is that physicists have only an incomplete understanding of the solar cycle and the transport of magnetic material below the solar surface, Sheeley says.
"This is certainly an interesting result and may help discriminate between different classes of models of solar magnetism," notes Natchimuthuk Gopalswamy of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
Other models, says Hathaway, which also embrace the importance of the meridional flow but rely on the complicated magnetic dynamics that happen below the surface, come to just the opposite conclusion: A fast meridional flow leads to strong polar field and a shorter solar minimum. Those models may now need to be revised, he says.
Image: NASA/ESA

Fwd: Style is Eternal

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:08:00 +0000

That's a whole lotta ruffles! The clothes were contemporary and definitely had an edge this time. The ruffles were a bit over used but were a nice theme, there was also a section using scatters of lace. The designers did not ignore Valentino's signature red in the last gown of the collection blending their theme of ruffles and the designers signature color beautifully.

Giancario Giammett, the house's co-founder, was smiling and happy watching the show, quite the difference as he had publicly criticized their designer's last collection on Facebook. This show sure did give him reason to smile, it was so much more coherent than their last collection. The designers are starting to find their way they still have ways to go however to fill Valentino's shoes.

Twitter Hits 10 Billion Tweets

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:01:00 +0000

More than 10 billion tweets have been posted on microblogging service Twitter.

This clearly indicates Twitter's growing popularity, as it was only in November 2008 that the one billionth tweet was posted. Volume reached 50 million daily about a year ago.

The Web user behind the 10 billionth tweet and the content hasn't been revealed.

The news comes as Virgin Media Business revealed that one in five tweets contains a reference to a product or a brand.

Furthermore, while 57 of the FTSE 100 companies have signed up to the microblogging service, 72 percent have not used their account to respond to consumers that enquire or make comments about their service.

"With so many people sharing their thoughts online, it's no surprise that many are talking about companies. Clearly this presents an excellent opportunity for companies to engage with customers, but many are missing out," said Phil Stewart from Virgin Media Business.

Virgin Media Business said it believed many signed-up to Twitter to stop cyber squatters getting their first.

"Creating a Twitter account and leaving it dormant or not responding to tweets by your customers is no better than opening a contact centre and not picking up the phone. In fact it is a lot worse as this lack of interaction can be viewed by millions."

wooden-computer-workstation

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:46:00 +0000

Marlies Romberg's Wooden Computer Workstation incorporates a desktop system into classic furniture using a laser cutting system to make a working keyboard, accompanied by a wooden mouse and monitor.

Coolest USB Drive?

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:45:00 +0000

1) The Sawed Off USB Drive

This USB drive makes it look like a USB cable got ripped short while it was still plugged into your computer.

2) Teddy

I hope he is not hurt

3) The USB Thumb, Thumb Drive

The picture explains it all for this USB 'thumb' drive.

4) The Lighter and USB Drive

You are looking at the 4GB USB stick that hides your data inside a fully functional flip-top lighter.

5) Gold Bars

Real of course

6) Domino USB Drive

Each dot on these domino USB drives indicates 1GB of memory used.

7) Lego USB Drive

This USB drive will blend in with a pile of Legos. Plus their is the nostalgic feeling some people have when they get to play with Legos again.

8) Lip Stick USB

For men only

9) Wooden USB Drives

These nature themed USB sticks are made from real branches that are hand picked and made into unique USB drives.

10) The Accordian Like FLX USB Drive

The FLX USB drive has an "accordion-like sheath covering it that pushes back to reveal the plug when you shove it into the USB port, and snaps back when you pull it out."

11) The USB Cork

These cork style USB drives are hand made so that each one is unique. They have life in luxury inscribed on them.

12) Rubber USB

Also usable as a rubber

13) Sushi Set

Saves on lunch too

First Window Phone

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:34:00 +0000

Window Phone is a concept phone by Seunghan Song. It makes accurate predictions and even changes its display to reflect the climatic conditions outdoors.

Avatar everyone!!!

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:32:00 +0000

Top Cool Modern Bike Collection

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:27:00 +0000

If we look into history, Pierre and Ernest Michaux, invented the first bicycle during the 1860s but there is evidence that the bicycle is older than that. The German Baron Karl Drais von Sauerbronn invented the "Laufmaschine" or "Running Machine", a type of pre-bicycle. The steerable Laufmaschine was made entirely of wood and had no pedals.
Rider had to push feet against the ground to make the machine go forward. The following collection is much more modern and in some cases powered by fuel.

Wonderful Bus Stop World

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:23:00 +0000

Can You Imagine

These Are The

Bus Stops or Bus Queue Shelters

Yes These Are The Beautiful

Amazing And Wonderful

Bus Stops And Bus Queue Shelters

Around The World

Just Appreciate Them

And Wish For The Same

In Your Country

At Your City

Maangte Rahna Duya

Hoga Kis Waqt Asar

But.. Be Careful..

don's wish for this

Amazing 700 years old House

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:19:00 +0000

Stone House, 700 years old house.. can you belive it ? 700 years is not a little number.. not for the hosue.. so take a look how this house is looking now…. amazing..

Top 10 Mysterious World Landmarks

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:18:00 +0000

The world is filled with ancient monuments built by master craftsmen in order to honor everything from kings and presidents to religious figures. And although most of these landmarks have been carefully studied and researched by scientists and historians, some are simply so old, incomplete, or obscure that we still don't know very much about why they were built or what purpose they served. The following are 10 world landmarks that, whether by intention or simply due to the passage of time, continue to baffle the people who study them.

10. The Cahokia Mounds

Cahokia is the name given to an Indian settlement that exists outside of Collinsville, Illinois. Archeologists estimate that the city was founded sometime around 650 AD, and its complex network of burial grounds and sophisticated landscaping prove that it was once a thriving community. It has been estimated that at its peak the city was home to as many as 40,000 people, which would have made it the most populous settlement in America prior to the arrival of the Europeans. The most notable aspect of Cahokia today are the 80 mounds of earth, some as high as 100 feet, which dot the 2,200-acre site. These helped create a network of plazas throughout the city, and it is believed that important buildings, like the home of the settlement's chief, were built on top of them. The site also features a series of wooden posts that archeologists have dubbed "woodhenge." The posts are said to mark the solstices and equinoxes, and supposedly figured prominently in the community's astronomical mythology.

The Mystery
Although scientists are constantly discovering new information about the Cohokia community, the biggest mystery that remains is which modern Indian tribe is descended from the residents of the ancient city, as well as just what it was that caused them to abandon their settlement.

9. Newgrange

Considered to be the oldest and most famous prehistoric site in all of Ireland, Newgrange is a tomb that was built from earth, wood, clay, and stone around 3100 BC, some 1000 years before the construction of the pyramids in Egypt. It consists of a long passage that leads to a cross-shaped chamber that was apparently used as a tomb, as it contains stone basins filled with cremated remains. The most unique feature of Newgrange is its careful and sturdy design, which has helped the structure remain completely waterproof to this day. Most amazing of all, the entrance to the tomb was positioned relative to the sun in such a way that on the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, the rays from the sun are channeled through the opening and down the nearly 60 foot passageway, where they illuminate the floor of the monument's central room.

The Mystery
Archeologists know Newgrange was used as a tomb, but why and for who still remains a mystery. The painstaking design needed to guarantee that the yearly solstice event occurs suggests that the site was held in high regard, but other than the obvious hypothesis that the sun featured prominently in the mythology of the builders, scientists are at a loss to describe the true reason for Newgrange's construction.

8. The Yonaguni Monument

Of all the famous monuments in Japan, perhaps none is more perplexing than Yonaguni, an underwater rock formation that lies off the coast of the Ryuku Islands. It was discovered in 1987 by a group of divers who were there to observe Hammerhead sharks, and it immediately sparked a huge amount of debate in the Japanese scientific community. The monument is made up of a series of striking rock formations including massive platforms, carved steps, and huge stone pillars that lie at depths of 5-40 meters. There is a triangular formation that has become known as "the turtle" for its unique shape, as well as a long, straight wall that borders one of the larger platforms. The currents in the area are known for being particularly treacherous, but this has not stopped the Yonaguni monument from becoming one of the most popular diving locations in all of Japan.

The Mystery
The ongoing debate surrounding Yonaguni centers on one key subject: is the monument a natural phenomenon, or is it man-made? Scientists have long argued that millennia of strong currents and erosion have carved the formations out of the ocean floor, and they point to the fact that the monument is all one piece of solid rock as proof that it was not assembled by a builder. Others, though, point to the many straight edges, square corners and 90-degree angles of the formation as proof that it's artificial. They often cite one formation in particular, a section of rock that resembles a crude carving of a human face, as evidence. If they are right, then an even more interesting mystery presents itself: who constructed the Yonaguni Monument, and for what purpose?

7. The Nazca Lines

The Nazca lines are a series of designs and pictographs carved into the ground in the Nazca Desert, a dry plateau located in Peru. They cover an area of some 50 miles, and were supposedly created between 200 BC and 700 AD by the Nazca Indians, who designed them by scraping away the copper colored rocks of the desert floor to expose the lighter-colored earth beneath. The lines have managed to remain intact for hundreds of years thanks to the region's arid climate, which sees it receive little rain or wind throughout the year. Some of the lines span distances of 600 feet, and they depict everything from simple designs and shapes to characterizations of plants, insects, and animals.

The Mystery
Scientists know who made the Nazca Lines and how they did it, but they still don't know why. The most popular and reasonable hypothesis is that the lines must have figured in the Nazca people's religious beliefs, and that they made the designs as offerings to the gods, who would've been able to see them from the heavens. Still, other scientists argue that the lines are evidence of massive looms that the Nazcas used to make textiles, and one investigator has even made the preposterous claim that they are the remnants of ancient airfields used by a vanished, technologically advanced society.

6. Goseck Circle

One of the most mysterious landmarks in Germany is the Goseck Circle, a monument made out of earth, gravel, and wooden palisades that is regarded as the earliest example of a primitive "solar observatory." The circle consists of a series of circular ditches surrounded by palisade walls (which have since been reconstructed) that house a raised mound of dirt in the center. The palisades have three openings, or gates, that point southeast, southwest, and north. It is believed that the monument was built around 4900 BC by Neolithic peoples, and that the three openings correspond to the direction from which the sun rises on the winter solstice.

The Mystery
The monument's careful construction has led many scientists to believe that the Goseck Circle was built to serve as some kind of primitive solar or lunar calendar, but its exact use is still a source of debate. Evidence has shown that a so-called "solar cult" was widespread in ancient Europe. This has led to speculation that the Circle was used in some kind of ritual, perhaps even in conjunction with human sacrifice. This hypothesis has yet to be proven, but archeologists have uncovered several human bones, including a headless skeleton, just outside the palisade walls.

5. Sacsayhuaman

Not far from the famous Inca city of Machu Picchu lies Sacsayhuaman, a strange embankment of stone walls located just outside of Cuzco. The series of three walls was assembled from massive 200-ton blocks of rock and limestone, and they are arranged in a zigzag pattern along the hillside. The longest is roughly 1000 feet in length and each stands some fifteen feet tall. The monument is in astonishingly good condition for its age, especially considering the region's propensity for earthquakes, but the tops of the walls are somewhat demolished, as the monument was plundered by the Spanish to build churches in Cuzco. The area surrounding the monument has been found to be the source of several underground catacombs called chincanas, which were supposedly used as connecting passageways to other Inca structures in the area.

The Mystery
Most scientists agree that Sacsayhuaman served as a kind of fortress of barrier wall, but this has been disputed. The strange shape and angles of the wall have led some speculate that it may have had a more symbolic function, one example being that the wall, when seen next to Cuzco from above, forms the shape of the head of a Cougar. Even more mysterious than the monument's use, though, are the methods that were used in its construction. Like most Inca stone works, Sacsayhuaman was built with large stones that fit together so perfectly that not even a sheet of paper can be placed in the gaps between them. Just how the Incas managed such expert placements, or, for that matter, how they managed to transport and lift the heavy hunks of stone, is still not fully known.

4. The Easter Island Moai

One of the most iconic series of monuments in the Pacific islands is the Moai, a group of huge statues of exaggerated human figures that are found only on the small, isolated island of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island. The Moai were carved sometime between 1250 and 1500 AD by the island's earliest inhabitants, and are believed to depict the people's ancestors, who in their culture were held in the same regard as deities. The Moai were chiseled and carved from tuff, a volcanic rock that is prevalent on the island, and they all feature the same characteristics of an oversized head, broad nose, and a mysterious, indecipherable facial expression. Scientists have determined that as many as 887 of the statues were originally carved, but years of infighting among the island's clans led to many being destroyed. Today, only 394 are still standing, the largest of which is 30 feet tall and weighs over 70 tons.

The Mystery
While there is a fairly solid consensus on why the Moai were erected, how the islanders did it is still up for debate. The average Moai weighs several tons, and for years scientists were at a loss to describe how the monuments were transported from Rano Raraku, where most of them were constructed, to their various locations around the island. In recent years, the most popular theory is that the builders used wooden sleds and log rollers to move the Moai, an answer that would also explain how the once verdant island became almost totally barren due to deforestation.

3. The Georgia Guidestones

While most of the mysterious monuments on this list only became that way as centuries passed, the Georgia Guidestones, also known as American Stonehenge, are one landmark that was always intended to be an enigma. The monument, which consists of four monolithic slabs of granite that support a single capstone, was commissioned in 1979 by a man who went by the pseudonym of R.C. Christian. A local mason carefully crafted it so that one slot in the stones is aligned with the sun on the solstices and equinoxes, and one small hole is always pointed in the direction of the North Star. Most interesting, though, are the inscriptions on the slabs, which an accompanying plaque describes as "the guidestones to an Age of Reason." In eight different languages, the slabs offer a strange ten-point plan to ensure peace on Earth that includes vague proclamations like "prize truth–beauty–love–seeking harmony with the infinite," to very specific commands like "maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature." Comments like this one have made the Guidestones one of the most controversial landmarks in the United States, and they have long been protested and even vandalized by groups that would like to see them demolished.

The Mystery
For all their controversy, very little is known about who built the Guidestones or what their true purpose is. R.C. Christian claimed he represented an independent organization when he commissioned the landmark, but neither he nor his group has spoken up since its construction. Since the monument was built during the height of the Cold War, one popular theory about the group's intentions is that the Guidestones were to serve as a primer for how to rebuild society in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust.

2. The Great Sphinx of Giza

Sphinxes are massive stone statues that depict the body of a reclining lion with the head and face of a human. The figures are found all over the world in different forms, but they are most commonly linked with Egypt, which features the most famous example in the form of the Great Sphinx of Giza. Incredibly, the statue is carved out of one monolithic piece of rock, and at 240 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 66 feet tall, it is considered to be the biggest monument of its kind in the world. Historians largely accept the function of the Sphinx to have been that of a symbolic guardian, since the statues were strategically placed around important structures like temples, tombs, and pyramids. The Great Sphinx of Giza appears to be no different. It stands adjacent to the pyramid of the pharaoh Khafra, and most archeologists believe that it is his face that is depicted on that of the statue.

The Mystery
Despite its reputation as one of the most famous monuments of antiquity, there is still very little known about the Great Sphinx of Giza. Egyptologists might have a small understanding of why the statue was built, but when, how, and by who is still shrouded in mystery. The pharaoh Khafra is the main suspect, which would date the structure back to around 2500 BC, but other scientists have argued that evidence of water erosion of the statue suggests that it is much older and perhaps even predated the dynastic era of the Egyptians. This theory has few modern adherents, but if true it would mean the Great Sphinx of Giza is even more mysterious than previously believed.

1. Stonehenge

Of all the world's famous monuments, none has gained as much of a reputation for pure, simple mystery as Stonehenge. Stonehenge has been inspiring debate among scholars, scientists, and historians since the Middle Ages. Located in the English countryside, the landmark is believed to date back to 2500 BC, and consists of several mammoth pieces of rock arranged and piled on top of one another in what appears at first to be a random design. The site is surrounded by a small, circular ditch, and is flanked by burial mounds on all sides. Although the rock formations that still remain are undoubtedly impressive, it is thought that the modern version of Stonehenge is only a small remnant of a much larger monument that was damaged with the passing of time, and it is largely believed that the building process was so extensive that it could have lasted on and off for anywhere from 1500 to 7000 years.

The Mystery
Stonehenge has become renowned for puzzling even the most brilliant researchers, and over the years the many gaps in the history of its construction, the nature of its use, and the true identity of its builders have become known as "The Mystery of Stonehenge." The Neolithic people who built the monument left behind no written records, so scientists can only base their theories on the meager evidence that exists at the site. This has led to wild speculation that the monument was left by aliens, or that it was built by some eons-old society of technologically advanced super-humans. All craziness aside, the most common explanation remains that Stonehenge served as some kind of graveyard monument that played a role in the builders' version of the afterlife, a claim that is backed up by its proximity to several hundred burial mounds. Yet another theory suggests that the site was a place for spiritual healing and the worship of long dead ancestors.

Cool collection

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:15:00 +0000

Pics taken at the right moment. Cool collection #1 Smile & Panic

The Biggest Holes On Earth

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:12:00 +0000

1. Mir Mine also called Mirny Mine was an open pit diamond mine located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia, Russia. The mine is 525 meters (1,720 ft) deep and has a diameter of 1,200 m (3,900 ft), and is the second largest excavated hole in the world, after Bingham Canyon Mine. The airspace above the mine is closed for helicopters because of a few incidents in which they were sucked in by the downward air flow.

2. The Big Hole is located in the city of Kimberley which is the capital of the Northern Cape of South Africa. Today the Big Hole is some 1,500 feet wide and over 42 acres in surface. When above ground mining stopped at the Big Hole in 1914, it was some 785 feet deep.

3. The Bingham Canyon Mine is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, in the Oquirrh Mountains. The mine has been in production since 1906, and has resulted in the creation of a pit over 0.75 miles (1.2 km) deep, 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, and covering 1,900 acres (7.7 km?). According to Kennecott, it is the world's largest man-made excavation.

4. The Diavik Diamond Mine is a diamond mine in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, about 300 kilometres (186 miles) north of Yellowknife.

5. The Great Blue Hole is a large underwater sinkhole off the coast of Belize. It lies near the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the mainland and Belize City.

6. Glory Hole - Monticello Dam, California A glory hole is used when a dam is at full capacity and water needs to be drained from the resevoir. Close-up of Monticello Dam. Its the largest in the world, enabling it to consume 400 cubic feet of water every second. The Monticello Glory Hole can be seen at the top left of this photo. Water entering the top shoots out seconds later below.

7. Guatemala Sinkhole. 80 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep, a huge sinkhole opened up in the middle of Montrose Avenue after a water main break flooded the tarmac. A sinkhole is caused when water (usually rainwater or sewage) is soaked up by the earth on a large scale, resulting in the ground collapsing.

Sony PS3 bug fixed

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:09:00 +0000

For all you PS3 gamers out there you will no doubt be delighted now that Sony has apparently "fixed" the bug that was plaguing some of the older PlayStation consoles.

It has been ten years since the original Y2K problem. Most will remember that back then there was significant fear and panic that the technological world would go into meltdown as soon as the clock struck midnight on December 31st 1999.

The worry was that computers might not be able recognize the year 2000 and would revert back to 1900 instead and in doing so cause a global catastrophe. Although there were some minor glitches, the 1st January 2000 arrived with no major problems.

Well for those of you who haven't heard yet, a millennium style bug hit the PlayStation 3 last week as some of the 'phat' machines recognised the year 2010 as a leap year. This didn't affect the 'slim' type consoles.

The result was that thousands of users found they couldn't connect to the PlayStation Network or even play their games and flooded the PlayStation blog with their comments and complaints on March 1st.

Some unhappy players discovered that trophies they had earned for progressing through games had been wiped and others found they couldn't even play videos rented from the PlayStation Store.

A few did suspect that the date was the problem and tried to set the time and date via the Internet only to be faced with the message "The current date and time could not be obtained (800105F)".

At the time Sony advised people not to use their consoles at all until the error was fixed and said "we hope to resolve this problem within the next 24 hours". That didn't go down too well.

Now thankfully it has been sorted. Or to be more precise, the passing of time actually fixed it when the consoles automatically moved to the 1st March.

"We are aware that the internal clock functionality in the PlayStation (PS3) units other than the slim model, recognized the year 2010 as a leap year," said Patrick Seybold of the firm in a Sony PlayStation blog post.

"Having the internal clock date change from 29 February to 1 March (both GMT), we have verified that the symptoms are now resolved and that users are able to use their PS3 normally."

If you are still having problems with your PS3 then Sony say you should now be able to adjust the date manually or over the Internet.

World’s first sex robot with AI

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:08:00 +0000

Roxxxy could be the answer to many a guy's dreams, no kidding. She's 5 feet 7 inches tall, has the perfect figure, her skin is soft and warm, she'll chat to you about anything you're interested in and she is more than willing to have sex whenever and wherever you please for as long as you wish.

If you feel like changing Roxxxy's personality to suit the mood you can. This glamorous gadget comes with five different characters including Frigid Farrah, Mature Martha and Wild Wendy or even S & M Susan or Young Yoko and you can programme your own too, but before you ask, none of them can cook or clean.

Roxxxy is the creation of inventor Douglas Hines and is possibly the most sophisticated sex toy on the market today. Alright so she's marketed as a companion but we all know what she's really meant for, the xxx in her name kinda gives a clue.

Her body is anatomically just like a real woman. Her skin is made from silicone and is touch sensitive in all the right places and she can even have an orgasm.

Inside Roxxxy is a computer that incorporates voice recognition and speech synthesis software. She comes with a laptop that you can plug into her back and this will provide regular updates and will allow Roxxxy to improve her vocabulary.

The sex robot runs on a battery that has a life of about 3 hours so you will need to charge her up regularly via the outlet in her back.

Hines who is a computer scientist says the idea for the sex robot came when he was looking for a marketable application for his Artificial Intelligence Technology. Speaking about the sex robot he believes "there's a tremendous need for this kind of product".

Roxxxy will be sold directly from Hine's website, TrueCompanion.com, when she becomes available in a few months time and he's taking pre-orders for her now. Apparently thousands of men have already signed up.

Many women are interested too and have apparently been asking for a male version so Hines is currently developing Rocky, Roxxxy's hunky male counterpart.

Initially the sex robots will only be able to speak and understand English but future versions will include Japanese or Spanish options.

If you fancy Roxxxy then you can have her for around $7000 give or take a few dollars depending on what features you want, if Rocky is more to your liking then he'll be available soon.

Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:57:00 +0000

The Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard is a small QWERTY keyboard that comes with 69 keys and has a built in touchpad and also a laser pointer. It features a LED backlit keyboard so you can use it easily in the dark.

Other features include a range of keys so you can control your Windows Media Centre HTPC, and a built in rechargeable lithium-ion battery.

The Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard comes with a 2.4GHz wireless USB receiver, and it the battery will give you up to 700 hours of standby time and it will work at a range of up to 30 meters.

If you want one, the Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard is available from Brando.

via Gadget Venue

Google Phone Apple Wants You to Have

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:50:00 +0000

Apple filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against HTC this week in an indirect attack against Google's Android platform.

That got us to wondering: If Apple wins this lawsuit, just what would a Google phone, such as the HTC-built Nexus One, look like?

Realistically, Apple and HTC are going to reach a settlement outside of court, and the impacts on actual hardware are unpredictable. But we thought that rather than barrage you with boring patents to explain the suit, we'd illustrate the suit's potential implications by describing a Google phone in the hypothetical situation where Apple won — a phone stripped of every feature that Apple's patents lay claim to.

The patents listed in Apple's complaints are related to touchscreens, multitouch gestures, graphical user interfaces, signal processing and other technologies Apple pioneered for the iPhone. Here's a hint: If Apple had its way, a Google phone wouldn't be pretty.

(A hat tip to Engadget's Nilay Patel, a former attorney, for his fantastic work rounding up and explaining the patents to help guide our analysis.)

Out of the 20 patents in question, there are a few that stand out as the most noteworthy: Patents related to the way icons automatically rearrange themselves, scrolling behavior, the "unlock" mechanism, how phones sleep and multitasking.

App Rearrangement

The patent titled "Time-based, non-constant translation of user interface objects between states" describes the way a row of icons automatically rearrange when icons are added or removed. When you delete an icon, for example, Apple's iPhone springboard automatically shifts icons to fill an empty spot to keep rows in order.

How a Google phone would look without it
Without this ability, an Android phone's main screen would revert to the behavior of traditional PC desktops. On your Windows or Mac desktop, when you delete an icon, it leaves an empty space; you must either manually move your icons or choose a command to fill in any gaps between icons. So an Android phone's screen would look like a cluttered mess with gaps in between icons after you deleted apps. You'd either have to manually drag and rearrange your apps or a tap a button to automatically sort the screen.

Unlock Mechanism

The "Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image" (.pdf) patent attempts to grant Apple the exclusive rights to using gestures for moving an unlock image to perform an unlock. (With the iPhone, for example, you swipe the "Slide to unlock" tab to access the Home screen.) Given the broadness of the patent, this could apply to any manner of touching buttons or making swiping gestures on a touchscreen to perform an unlock.

How a Google phone would look without it
Google would be forced to work around the gestural unlock mechanism. Manufacturers would have to add an extra physical button to unlock the phone, or you'd have to press a combination of physical buttons to perform the unlock, as you do with many older candy-bar phones. Or perhaps to unlock the phone you would shake it, or, even sillier, speak a unique phrase into the microphone. Worst and least likely, Google could do away with the locked screen altogether and go straight to your menu, giving thieves easy access to your apps and personal data.

Scrolling

The patent titled "Touch screen device, method and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics" relates to scroll behavior on a touchscreen. If you start scrolling in a certain direction it locks you in that direction to spare you any wobbly chaos. And if you swipe at an angle you can pan freely.

How a Google phone would look without it
Google could either allow scrolling to be a bumpy mess, or it could again revert to the old PC desktop metaphor in which windows can be navigated with arrows (as illustrated above). Or it could require every manufacturer making an Android phone to add a scroll wheel, like the one on the Nexus One.

Notifications

The patent "Method and apparatus for distributing events in an operating system" relates to notifications changing behavior of apps, such as in the event of a power failure.

How a Google phone would look without it
An Android phone currently notifies you when your battery is running low, and then it shuts off the GPS to conserve power. So say goodbye to that.

Multitasking

The patent "Message protocol for controlling a user interface from an inactive program" addresses the act of a foreground application remaining active while an application running in the background is also processing. So yes, multitasking. Many believe the iPhone doesn't have multitasking capability, but technically it does run some of Apple's built-in apps in the background, such as the phone and the iPod.

How a Google phone would look without it
If you're typing an e-mail on a Google phone and you get a phone call, the phone app would immediately close the e-mail, or the call would go straight to your voicemail box. Listening to your Android phone and want to browse the web? Tough beans: You can only do one at a time. It'll be a familiar feeling with videogame consoles, which only let you run one game at a time.

Sleep Mode

The patent "Conserving power by reducing voltage supplied to an instruction-processing portion of a process" is filled with a flurry of technical jargon, but it most likely refers to a process of reducing power consumption, or minimizing power leakage, when a device is put to sleep.

How a Google phone would look without it
Manufacturers would have to draw up alternative methods to conserve battery life in sleep mode (which they most likely already have done). Or they could foolishly let the processor run at full power even when the phone is "asleep," which would get phones pretty hot in your pocket. And if all else failed, manufacturers could ship phones with a battery extender to keep the phone up and running, like the modest example we've fashioned above.

Summary

Put it all together and what do we get? Something like the admittedly hyperbolic mock-up above. Picture an HTC Google phone whose desktop shows a grid of icons with gaps. Arrows on the screen help you navigate your windows. A physical unlock button on the phone gets you past the lock screen. Battery life could potentially be poor in sleep mode, which could be addressed with a free battery extender — or even better, a hand-crank charger — as shown in the illustration above.

Blind Camera Takes Photos From Other Side of the World

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:10:00 +0000

This blind camera will snap a picture for you, capturing a moment in time. It does this with no lens, no sensor and no viewfinder. In fact, the black box consists of little more than a red button and a screen.
Point it where you like, press the "shutter" and the time of your exposure is captured. The box, named Buttons, gets to work trawling the web for a photo taken at the exact moment you pressed your button and when it finds one (minutes or hours later, depending on when somebody else uploads their snap) it will display it on the box's screen.
The guts of Buttons is a SonyEricsson K750i running custom software. This is what records the time and communicates with a server called Blinks. This server runs a PHP script that searches Flickr for pictures matching your data. The big red button is from an old Agfamatic 901 camera, one of those little flat 110 pocket-cams.
Buttons is a project by artist Sascha Pohflepp, not an actual product. I'd love to see this hacked into an actual trick camera, though: You could hand it to a friend who thought they were snapping pictures all day long, only when they got home, they'd have a bunch of strangers' pictures from around the world. It reminds me of the days when prints would get mixed up at the lab: I'm still scarred by those photos I got of my geography teacher's erotic cosplay.

The Real Guitar Video Game

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:35:00 +0000

The REAL, I said. The REAL one. This is the one where you learn a real, actual, applicable beyond the game skill. Habeeb it! The designer of this project had the idea stop upon his mind-grapes while he was watching friends jam upon Guitar Hero and Rock Band all day long. He thought hey, they're so good at this, but they can't play a real guitar at all! Well wouldn't you know it, he was (and is!) an industrial designer so he pumped up his muscles and got to work creating what he calls "Vision."
Vision is a self-teaching electric guitar. It's an LED-lit neck and body working in unison with guitar learning software. Tune is always tune, reducing the time a student uses on this elementary task. Vision teaches through games involving visual and audio feedback. Chords, percussion, and popular music are played alongside the student to provide easy assistance, allowing the student to become familiar with the instrument in an environment they're basically already used to.
Connect to a computer with Bluetooth, plug in an amp, or go unplugged with battery. Gameplay is very similar to popular guitar games out now where students complete levels, difficulties, and unlock challenges.
Connecting to an amp allows the student to play uninhibited. The guitar has regular tone and volume knobs as well as a built-in effects system.
Unplugged works on rechargeable batteries, LED lit fretboard and rear-mounted speaker allow the student to practice or play portably.
The guitar comes standard with several interchangeable bodies to appease any weirdly shaped person.
Designer: Tyson Leslie

Sour Mood Gettaway!!!

puterimayanadia@gmail.com (Unknown) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:12:00 +0000

Popescu Lucian has left me speechless with his explanation for the Pandur Concept Vehicle! It’s for times like this when designers don’t delve technical details, I wonder if they held back because of copyright issues like Brian discussed earlier? I understand how frustrating it can be when someone else steals your ideas and makes a quick buck! To give him benefit of doubt & for poetic justice, hit the jump to see Popescu’s reason for the Pandur Concept Vehicle.

After a bad week at the office, your boss is telling you he’s gonna fire you, your wife spends all your money at the mall, and your son is getting bad grades on his behavior… Apart from a joint, Pandur can put you back on your feet. Take your tent, your camera, a couple of beers and take out the Pandur accumulator because the mountains are waiting.

Designer: Popescu Lucian