How to detect lies - body language, reactions, speech patterns: "Introduction to Detecting Lies:
The following techniques to telling if someone is lying are often used by police, and security experts. This knowledge is also useful for managers, employers, and for anyone to use in everyday situations where telling the truth from a lie can help prevent you from being a victim of fraud/scams and other deceptions."
27.5.05
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Bird flu virus 'close to pandemic'
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Bird flu virus 'close to pandemic': "A leading scientist warned yesterday that the avian flu virus is on the point of mutating into a pandemic disease and says that current estimates that such a pandemic could cause 7.5m deaths may understate the threat.
His warnings come as experts writing in today's edition of Nature voice concerns about the world's inability to manufacture sufficient vaccines for a pandemic and warn of the impact that the virus - H5N1 - could have on the global economy."
His warnings come as experts writing in today's edition of Nature voice concerns about the world's inability to manufacture sufficient vaccines for a pandemic and warn of the impact that the virus - H5N1 - could have on the global economy."
26.5.05
New Scientist 11 steps to a better brain - Features
New Scientist 11 steps to a better brain - Features: "It doesn't matter how brainy you are or how much education you've had - you can still improve and expand your mind. Boosting your mental faculties doesn't have to mean studying hard or becoming a reclusive book worm. There are lots of tricks, techniques and habits, as well as changes to your lifestyle, diet and behaviour that can help you flex your grey matter and get the best out of your brain cells. And here are 11 of them."
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | French fries protester regrets war jibe
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | French fries protester regrets war jibe: "
It was a culinary rebuke that echoed around the world, heightening the sense of tension between Washington and Paris in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. But now the US politician who led the campaign to change the name of french fries to 'freedom fries' has turned against the war.
Walter Jones, the Republican congressman for North Carolina who was also the brains behind french toast becoming freedom toast in Capitol Hill restaurants, told a local newspaper the US went to war 'with no justification'."
It was a culinary rebuke that echoed around the world, heightening the sense of tension between Washington and Paris in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. But now the US politician who led the campaign to change the name of french fries to 'freedom fries' has turned against the war.
Walter Jones, the Republican congressman for North Carolina who was also the brains behind french toast becoming freedom toast in Capitol Hill restaurants, told a local newspaper the US went to war 'with no justification'."
DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�
DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�: "Helen Thomas Rides White House Press Sec: 'Were we invited into Iraq?'"
25.5.05
Discovery Channel :: News :: Robot Recreates Human Speech
Discovery Channel :: News :: Robot Recreates Human Speech: "May 20, 2005— The only robot that uses human-like organs to mimic speech was unveiled recently by engineers at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan.
Not only does the Waseda Talker 4, or WT-4, provide scientists with deeper insights into how the brain controls speech, it could lead to new methods and instruments of communication for people who cannot speak."
Not only does the Waseda Talker 4, or WT-4, provide scientists with deeper insights into how the brain controls speech, it could lead to new methods and instruments of communication for people who cannot speak."
24.5.05
New Scientist Breaking News - Human-powered hydrofoil seeks jumpy riders
New Scientist Breaking News - Human-powered hydrofoil seeks jumpy riders: "The first human-powered commercial hydrofoil, resembling a bizarre cross between a pogo stick and a jet ski, has gone on sale.
Riders operate the 'Pumpabike' by bouncing up and down on a small platform at the rear of the contraption, whilst holding onto a steering column at the front.
In doing so, they can reach speeds of up to 16 knots (30 kilometres per hour), says inventor Mike Puzey, who is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Puzey’s design has no propeller and involves no pedalling. Instead, thrust comes entirely from the hydrofoils beneath the craft.
The vehicle is made from plastic and aluminium, and weighs just 14 kilograms. It has two hydrofoils, a large rear one that generates 80% of the lift, and a smaller one at the front for steering and stability. Each craft costs between $800 and $1200, depending on its configuration and where you buy it"
Riders operate the 'Pumpabike' by bouncing up and down on a small platform at the rear of the contraption, whilst holding onto a steering column at the front.
In doing so, they can reach speeds of up to 16 knots (30 kilometres per hour), says inventor Mike Puzey, who is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Puzey’s design has no propeller and involves no pedalling. Instead, thrust comes entirely from the hydrofoils beneath the craft.
The vehicle is made from plastic and aluminium, and weighs just 14 kilograms. It has two hydrofoils, a large rear one that generates 80% of the lift, and a smaller one at the front for steering and stability. Each craft costs between $800 and $1200, depending on its configuration and where you buy it"
23.5.05
National Post
National Post: "QUEBEC (CP) - Quebec researchers have created a new lens they say could revolutionize photography by allowing the smallest cameras to take crystal-clear zoom photos.
The new lens, five times thinner than a sheet of paper, can zoom and focus with no moving parts, potentially eliminating the distortion caused by digital zoom and the bulky glass of conventional optical lens.
Tigran Galstian, an engineer and physicist at Laval University who has patented the new lens, says his invention could drastically improve the blurry photos taken by small cameras.
Galstian said the lens would work in cellphone cameras that take notoriously poor quality images.
'We have found an elegant and simple solution,' said Galstian, who is now looking for an industrial partner to help build a prototype and overcome remaining technical hurdles."
The new lens, five times thinner than a sheet of paper, can zoom and focus with no moving parts, potentially eliminating the distortion caused by digital zoom and the bulky glass of conventional optical lens.
Tigran Galstian, an engineer and physicist at Laval University who has patented the new lens, says his invention could drastically improve the blurry photos taken by small cameras.
Galstian said the lens would work in cellphone cameras that take notoriously poor quality images.
'We have found an elegant and simple solution,' said Galstian, who is now looking for an industrial partner to help build a prototype and overcome remaining technical hurdles."
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