FW: Campaign to save Barrier Reef from industry

 

 

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Conservationists accused Australia of failing to protect the Great Barrier Reef from massive industrial development as they launched a multi-million dollar campaign to drum up awareness. The move follows UNESCO demanding decisive action to protect the world's largest coral reef from a gas and mining boom and increasing coastal development, or risk the embarrassment of seeing it put on its danger list. The government says it is "absolutely committed" to the reef and in February outlined to UNESCO how it planned to improve management and protection. UNESCO's World Heritage Committee will consider the response at its annual meeting in Phnom Penh in June. In the lead-up to the meeting and in an election year, the Australian Marine Conservation Society and WWF-Australia launched an advertising blitz to highlight increased "dredging, dumping and shipping in the marine park". "The reef is one of the seven natural wonders of the world, but our governments seem to have forgotten that fact," said Bob Irwin, father of late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, who is the face of the TV, radio, online and newspaper campaign. "The reef belongs to all of us, not to big industry to use as a dredge, dumping ground and shipping superhighway. The Australian people are the only ones who can make a difference to protecting the reef." Australia is riding an unprecedented wave of resources investment due to booming demand from Asia, with hundreds of billions of dollars worth of resource projects in the pipeline. Last year, UNESCO said the sheer number and scale of proposals, including liquefied natural gas, tourism and mining projects, could threaten the reef's status. The Australian Marine Conservation Society's Felicity Wishart claimed the Queensland state government was fast-tracking mega ports along the reef and planned to dredge and dump millions of tonnes of mud and rock in its waters. "In 2012, less than half a million tonnes of dredge spoil was dumped in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. In 2015 it's predicted that figure will explode out to 23.5 million tonnes -- a massive 50-fold increase," she said. "The Great Barrier Reef is a major tourist destination generating $6 billion a year and supporting 60,000 jobs. No one is going to want come half way around the world to see mega industrial ports." According to WWF-Australia, recent polling it conducted showed 91 percent of Australians think protecting the Great Barrier Reef is the country's most important environmental issue in 2013. The Queensland government was not immediately available to comment.

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FW: Iranian scientist freed by U.S. returns home - local media

 

 

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DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian scientist held for more than a year in California on charges of violating U.S. sanctions arrived in Iran on Saturday, Iranian media reported, after being freed in what the Omani foreign ministry said was a humanitarian gesture. Mojtaba Atarodi, 55, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at Iran's Sharif University of Technology, had been detained on suspicion of buying high-tech U.S. laboratory equipment, previous Iranian media reports said. The trade sanctions were imposed over Iran's nuclear programme, which Iranian officials say is for peaceful energy purposes only but Washington says is secretly geared to developing the capability to produce nuclear weapons. Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency said Atarodi arrived in Tehran on Saturday, after a stopover in Muscat on Friday. Upon arriving at Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport on Saturday, Atarodi told reporters that he had tried to buy simple equipment for his personal lab to conduct academic research when he was detained by U.S. authorities, according to state-run Press TV. There was no immediate U.S. comment on Atarodi's case. Oman, a U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state which also enjoys good relations with Tehran, has previously helped mediate the release of Western prisoners held by the Islamic Republic. Omani authorities had worked with U.S. officials to speed up Atarodi's case and return him home, the foreign ministry in Muscat said in a statement carried by local media. He was released after follow-up approaches by Iran's foreign ministry, its spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast was quoted as saying by the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA). In a report on its website dated January 7, 2012, Press TV said Atarodi was taken into custody on his arrival in Los Angeles on December 7, 2011, accused of buying advanced lab equipment. Iran and the United States severed relations after the 1979 Islamic Revolution that overthrew the pro-Western monarchy in Tehran. In 2011, Iran freed into Omani custody two U.S. citizens who had been sentenced to eight years in jail for spying. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, among three people arrested while hiking along the Iraq-Iran border in 2009, were flown to Oman after officials there helped secure their release by posting bail of $1 million. They denied being spies. The third detainee, Sarah Shourd, had been freed in September 2010, also by way of Oman. (Reporting by Saleh al-Shaybani and Sami Aboudi; additional reporting by Zahra Hosseinian in Zurich and Yeganeh Torbati in Dubai; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

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FW: State of war protects Chad's last elephants

 

 

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In an isolated wilderness in Chad, a war is being fought to save central Africa's decimated elephant herds from gangs of ivory poachers. The frontline is the southern Zakouma National Park: a 3,000-square-kilometre (1,900-square-mile) sanctuary that has lost 90 percent of its elephants in the last 10 years. Numbers plunged from 4,300 in 2002 to some 450 a decade later, thanks to a poaching bloodbath. The reserve now uses paramilitary-style tactics, with 60 guards who act like soldiers and a new 15-member rapid reaction force. "The poachers are heavily armed, determined, motivated," said Patrick Duboscq, a former police officer from France who trained the group. The shift to beef up the protection came two years ago when the South African conservation group African Parks took over management of Zakouma. The first step was establishing a permanent presence in the reserve, which had been abandoned in the summer wet season when most of the park is under water. Airstrips were built and the monitoring system was streamlined -- including fitting 14 elephants with satellite tracking devices that transmit their location six times a day. Being aware of the elephants' movements means that the anti-poaching patrols can be sent out to the right spots in and around the vast park. "The only way we can save the elephants in Chad is by knowing where they are going," said Lorna Labuschagne, head of logistics in Zakouma. As a result the elephant massacre has been stemmed -- just 13 have been lost since 2011. And the once highly stressed animals have started to breed. But the takeover did not go smoothly. In September 2012, six guards were killed in a suspected reprisal attack a few days after raiding a poaching camp northeast of the park. "It had a huge impact on our operations and on the morale of the guards. We were quite shocked that guards out there just to protect elephants were just slaughtered like that," said Rian Labuschagne, Zakouma's manager. The information collected then confirmed what the conservationists already knew: based in Sudan, the poachers are heavily armed, well-organised and have a good knowledge of the bush. Several are Janjaweed, the state-backed militias known for atrocities in Darfur in western Sudan, which was plagued by a bloody civil war for 10 years. "Now that they do not get the support of the Sudanese government, all those groups are still there, the Janjaweed are a sidelined group of people, very frustrated," he told AFP. "They have been involved in ivory hunting for years," he added. With cheap firearms and ammunition and the rocketing price of ivory, more people are getting involved. In response, the park's show of force has been accompanied by a strengthening of the information network among locals. "Even if we tripled the guards, physically you are not going to be able to protect these elephants in the last areas they move, you have to rely on good information and cooperation with the communities and with the local authorities," said Rian Labuschagne. "And that will enable you to put your guys in the right place at the right time." And there are worries that Zakouma's toughest fights may yet be ahead. Conservationists fear that once the gangs have torn through the region's easier targets, they will turn to Zakouma. According to the latest figures available, some 25,000 elephants died in Africa in 2011 alone, about five percent of the entire population, with central and west African elephants hard-hit. The bloodbath is being driven by poaching gangs who move with impunity between Sudan, Cameroon, Chad and the Central African Republic. "Zakouma is the only protected area" in Chad, said Stephanie Vergniault, a Frenchwoman who founded the SOS Elephants association. Some 89 elephants were killed in one night in Southwestern Chad in March by a gang of suspected Sudanese poachers who had killed more than 300 elephants in Cameroon last year. "One by one, all the other elephants in Chad are being slaughtered before our eyes," said Vergniault.

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FW: Permit delays raise US-Canada pipeline costs: company

 

 

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Delays in greenlighting TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline will increase construction costs and postpone its in-service date by at least six months, the company said Friday. "Due to ongoing delays in the issuance of a (US) presidential permit for Keystone XL, we now expect the pipeline to be in service in the second half of 2015," TransCanada said in its quarterly financials. "Based on our pipeline construction experience, the $5.3 billion cost estimate will increase depending on the timing of the permit." TransCanada originally hoped to have finished by early 2015 building the 1,179-mile (1,897-kilometer) pipeline from the Canadian province of Alberta to the US state of Nebraska, where it would hook up with a new southern leg to bring the oil to refineries in Texas. But the proposal stirred up a lot of controversy. Pipeline supporters say the project would generate much-needed jobs for the sluggish US economy, while opponents warn it could have a dire impact on the environment and vital groundwater resources. The State Department is expected to make a final recommendation on the project to US President Barack Obama in the coming months.

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FW: C.Africa elephant population down 62% in 10 years: NGOs

 

 

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Poaching on an "industrial" scale has slashed the elephant population in the countries of central Africa by nearly two-thirds, a group of international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) said on Friday. "A recent study shows that the population of forest elephants has dropped by almost two-thirds or 62 percent in the past 10 years, victims of large-scale ivory poaching," the group of eight NGOs said in a statement. "The situation is dramatic and worrying. It's very dangerous," Jerome Mokoko, assistant director of the Wildlife Conservation Society, told reporters at a news conference in Brazzaville. "Nearly 5,000 elephants have been lost in the northern zone of Congo between 2009 and 2011," said Mokoko. He added there were 80,000 elephants in the Central African Republic just 30 years ago but their number has been reduced to just a few thousand. "The Democratic Republic of Congo alone is home to 70 percent of the elephant population of central Africa. But now there are only between 7,000 and 10,000 elephants in the DRC," Mokoko said. Jules Caron, head of communications for the World Wildlife Fund in central Africa, said the elephant poaching situation had changed "dramatically." "We are no longer talking about small-scale poaching but poaching on an industrial scale, all run by highly organised and well-armed gangs of international criminals," added Caron. The NGOs said poachers were seizing on weapons, especially Kalashnikov rifles that have become widespread due to several civil wars flaring in the region. "The ivory trade begins and ends in south-east Asia, notably China and Thailand, respectively the world's biggest consumer and the world's biggest legal ivory market," Caron told AFP. He called on heads of state to "take on the fight against poaching, criminal activity surrounding animal parts and illegal trade in wild species."

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FW: India predicted to receive normal monsoon rains

 

 

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India will receive normal monsoon rains this year, the government said on Friday, boosting prospects of a stronger performance this year by Asia's third-largest economy. The pounding rains that sweep across the continent from June to September are dubbed the "economic lifeline" of India, which is one of the world's leading producers of rice, sugar, wheat and cotton. "The southwest monsoon rainfall for the country is most likely to be normal," said Science Minister S. Jaipal Reddy. "The monsoon rainfall is likely to be 98 percent with a margin of error of five percent," he added. But monsoon rains in the southern states of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu may be delayed or could be below normal levels, government officials said. More than 70 percent of Indians depend on farm incomes, and at least 60 percent of the nation's farms lack irrigation, meaning they depend entirely on the rains that fall in intense bursts over the wet season. Last year, India got below-normal rain in the first half of the June to September wet season. The rains picked up in some areas later, but large areas of west and south India did not benefit. The rains are crucial this year for central parts of the western state of Maharashtra, India's biggest sugar-producer, which is reeling from the worst drought in over four decades. The southern state of Andhra Pradesh is also parched. India's weather department defines normal monsoon as seasonal rainfall between 96 percent and 104 percent of the long-term, or 50-year, average. The Congress-led national government's hopes of over six percent economic growth this financial year -- up from an estimated decade low of five percent last year -- hinge on India receiving a normal monsoon. A good monsoon is particularly vital for the government this year ahead of the general elections in 2014 as it struggles to kickstart economic growth in the country of 1.2 billion people. Agriculture contributes about 15 percent to the nation's gross domestic product but the livelihood of hundreds of millions of Indians living in rural areas depend on the farming sector. Memories remain fresh of India's devastating drought in 2009 that came despite the meteorological department's predictions of a normal monsoon. The drought, the worst in nearly four decades, sent food prices rocketing and caused huge hardship for the country's poor.

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FW: Cargo spaceship docks with ISS despite antenna mishap

 

 

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An unmanned cargo vehicle on Friday successfully docked with the International Space Station, in a delicate manoeuvre after its navigation antenna failed to properly deploy following launch, Russian mission control and NASA said. Russian cosmonauts Roman Romanenko and Pavel Vinogradov first oversaw a so-called partial "soft docking" of the Progress craft at 1225 GMT, careful to make sure the unopened antenna did not cause any damage. Around 10 minutes later the full docking was completed with "hooks closed" and the cargo ready to be taken on by the crew into the main station modules. "We have capture between the ISS and Progress," a NASA commentator said after the soft docking completed while the space station was over Kazakhstan. The full docking, which was considerably slower than normal, was then completed at 1234 GMT. The cosmonauts were on standby for possible manual docking, but in the end it was done automatically, a spokesman for Russian mission control told Russian news agencies. The failure of the Kurs antenna on the craft to properly deploy after launch from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan earlier this week had raised fears about whether the docking manoeuvre could be successfully carried out. It was also mooted a spacewalk could be required to check the antenna, but in the end mission control deemed that this would not be necessary. Launched on Wednesday, the Progress vehicle took two days to reach the ISS, bringing with it about three tonnes of cargo. Besides fuel, spare parts, oxygen and water, space station crew received packages from their families, books, fresh fruits and some specially requested foods. "By special request, we are sending some garlic and chili pepper sausages to the station," Alexander Agureyev of the Russian Academy of Sciences biological institute, which oversees the ISS rationing, told Interfax news agency. The cargo vessel, like its predecessors, will be filled with trash and released from the station on June 11, according to NASA. The crew of six at the ISS currently includes Russian cosmonauts Romanenko, Vinogradov, and Alexander Misurkin, as well as NASA astronauts Tom Mashburn and Chris Cassidy, both American, and Canada's Chris Hadfield, who is currently ISS commander.

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GM discussion 'growing stronger'

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GM is rising back up the political agenda as the evidence in favour of it grows "stronger and stronger", the Government's new chief scientific adviser said. Sir Mark Walport spelled out his belief that the genetic modification of crops has important potential benefits for humankind. But he insisted his job was merely to set out the science before ministers and not to attempt to sway their decisions. The same principle held for homeopathy, which he dismissed as "nonsense" yet was available on the NHS. EU regulations meant that "remarkably little" in the way of GM crops were currently grown in Europe, said Sir Mark, who took over from the previous chief scientific adviser Sir John Beddington this month. He added: "This is not something that's going to change overnight but I think (GM) is inexorably rising up the agenda again, because as a technology it's showing its value more and more obviously in terms of crops that are able to feed the world. I think the job of the scientific adviser is to set out the scientific case, and that scientific case is becoming stronger and stronger and stronger. But ultimately I'm very clear that my job is to advise on the science and it is then the politician's job to decide how to use that... The final decision is a political decision." Sir Mark was speaking in London after delivering a keynote speech at the annual meeting of the University of Cambridge's Centre for Science and Policy. He stressed the importance of judging technologies such as GM on the basis of individual merit. "For every genetic modification you have to ask what plant, what gene, for what purpose," he said. "The case will be strong for some and less strong for others. Each case has got to be looked at under its own merits. It's one of the serious problems of communication that we tend to treat a technology as if it's a single thing." An example of a valuable genetic modification would be one that prevented potato blight, said Sir Mark. On the other hand there was an instance where development of a strain of GM soy had to be stopped. The introduction of a Brazil nut gene intended to boost levels of a deficient amino acid threatened to trigger allergies in some people. Sir Mark said he would be "full and frank" in his private conversations with ministers. "My job is to provide the best, most accurate scientific advice," he said. "The job of the civil service is classically sometimes portrayed as telling truth to power, and there's no doubt that is my job." Sir Mark was director of the Wellcome Trust from 2003 to 2013 and previously headed the Division of Medicine at Imperial College London. He was knighted in 2009 for services to medical research.

 

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Plushemisphere Contemporary Living Room Style Ideas.

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Koneksi Internet Indonesia Yang Semakin KAFIR

Kian hari, koneksi internet Indonesia semakin kacau, hancur, mengecewakan, dan merugikan banyak pelanggan. Nyaris semua provider internet Indonesia tidak ada yang tidak lemot, mulai dari Smartfren, Flexi, Telkomflash, XL, Axis, hingga yang digadang-gadang paling hebat dan kencang: Speedy. Semuanya sampah dan sampah-sampah itulah yang dikonsumsi masyarakat kita. Para kapitalis itu samasekali tidak memikirkan derita para pelanggannya yang terpaksa ngesot-ngesot dengan koneksi keong, sementara Menkominfo dengan bangga malah menyatakan dunia internet kita semakin berkembang! Asu!

Peningkatan penggunaan jaringan internet tidak diimbangi dengan peningkatan kualitas. Yang ada hanyalah upaya meningkatkan profit perusahaan dan mengabaikan hak-hak konsumen untuk mendapatkan koneksi internet yang layak. Sudah semestinya para kapitalis itu berpikir, betapa sebenarnya kita ini sudah tertinggal jauh dari banyak negara gara-gara koneksi kita yang mampet!

Banyak provider sialan itu dengan bangganya malah mengiklankan di TV dan koran soal kecepatan koneksinya yang tiada tara. Pembual. Nyatanya itu hanya melukai hati para penggunanya yang dipaksa membayar dengan harga tinggi untuk mendapatkan koneksi yang hanya membikin frustasi. Cobalah pikir itu, hai para provider kafir!

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Amazing Example Modern Home 2013

In fact, it's hard to give a universal definition of Modern House. Different architects may have different perception how their designs shall be rendered in a modern style. Generally, the use of natural materials, private, sustainability
, and fusing the beautiful nature that surrounds the house, etc. are components that allow the house to look elegant, spectacular.

In this post, let's have a review of 20 examples of modern house I collected. All of them make good use of surroundings and have a spectacular view of contemporary style.

 

 
Dallas-based architect Tom Reisenbichler designed the Caruth Boulevard Residence, a contemporary home located in Dallas, Texas, USA.

Integrated tightly into the large iconic trees in surroundings, this house blends modern interior designs elements with traditional home proportions. The horizontal lines of the design tie the home to the land, while the roof and balcony reach into the trees making them integral to the home.

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Vegetable research expertise space alert

The abilities difference within flower technology is actually placing the united kingdom scenery in danger through illnesses for example lung burning ash dieback as well as unexpected maple demise, horticultural specialists possess cautioned. The decline in expertise in plant pathology needs to be reversed to give the UK a better chance to detect and control diseases which could hit the countryside and gardens, urged the Royal Horticultural Society. Experts who can conduct more rigorous inspection of plants and plant material coming into the country are particularly important for early detection and control of new and existing diseases, said the organisation. But research in plant pathology has almost declined and universities are withdrawing degrees in the field, according to the British Society of Plant Pathologists. Degrees are vanishing in the face of a lack of student interest, which is fuelled by a lack of jobs for them to apply for. The decline in plant pathology expertise is part of a wider skills gap in horticulture, an industry which contributes £9 billion to the economy each year, the RHS warned. Horticulture employs 300,000 people, including crop growers, gardeners, scientists, tree surgeons and turf specialists. But a survey of 200 businesses, as part of a report commissioned by leading horticultural organisations that highlights the shortage of skilled professionals, revealed that more than 70% struggled to fill skilled vacancies. Nine out of 10 companies said horticulture lacked career appeal. The Horticulture Matters report, which is being presented to the Government ahead of the centenary of the Chelsea Flower Show, calls on ministers to prioritise horticulture for research funding to ensure the UK has the skilled professionals needed to tackle threats from climate change and pests and diseases. Sue Biggs, director general of the RHS, said urgent action was needed to save British horticulture. "We need to ensure there is sufficient funding to support horticultural learning and skills in development in further education institutions across the UK. We need to encourage and create more opportunities for plant pathologists, for instance more skilled people at borders and ports to monitor plant movement into the UK. "The international trade in plants and trees accounts for 90% of all plant pests and 58% of new plant pathogens introduced into the UK. We must make sure we have the right people with the right skills so that Britain can cope with new diseases and threats. We must invest in and recognise horticulture." Mike Shaw, teacher associated with flower illness ecology in Reading College, stated: "We require experienced flower pathologists and have to give all those abilities so that they exist as needed. We want experienced flower pathologists and have to give all those abilities so that they exist as needed. All of us maintain a fireplace escouade constantly: all of us avoid try to request anybody is aware of fire-fighting whenever a fireplace fractures away. That isn't the one-off problem, it really is regarding long-term supply. inch

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Study: Austria's glaciers shrank in Year 2012

Nearly all of Austria's glaciers shrank significantly last year, with one glacier receding a record 97.3 metres (319.2 feet), the Austrian Alpine Association (OeAV) said Friday. Out of the 95 glaciers measured, 93 retreated an average 17.4 metres (57 feet) in 2012 while just two were unchanged, the body said in its annual report. One of the masses of ice, the Pasterze glacier that counts as Austria's longest, showed the biggest recorded loss -- 97.3 metres -- since records began in 1879. In 2011, the group found Austrian glaciers declined by an average of 17 metres, compared to 14 metres in 2010. According to the latest findings, 98 percent of the country's glaciers retreated in 2012. "The reason for the declines is last year's high average temperature," said Andrea Fischer of the University of Innsbruck, charged with tracking the glaciers for the alpine club. Fischer said she expected the country's glaciers to decline further in coming years.

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Vertical Modern Home towers among Trees

Inside, an abundance of windows serve to break up the massive walls, supply natural light to the space, and provide natural views. Windows almost become artistic elements, bringing visual interest to this space in a sculptural yet structured way. Meanwhile, the decor is eclectic and inviting.

In sharp contrast to the crisp white living area, this dining room has a rustic feature wall of knotty wood, illuminated by an unusual, do-it-yourself industrial-style light fixture featuring a steel bar with bare bulbs dangling from red suspension cords. A chunky, bold dining table highlights the natural grain of the wood.

A large window floods this intimate nook with natural light and frames the lush, green landscape, giving this nature-inspired space an organic focal point.

A continuous wood floor flows seamlessly through the living and dining area, which are separated only by the variation in ceiling height - a 1.5-storey spacious living area leading into an intimate recess for dining. This large open space is ideal for hosting parties and large family dinners...

... And just imagine whipping up a gourmet meal in this spectacular kitchen! The dramatic, dark cabinets and backsplash draw the eye horizontally across the space, past its ultra-modern lighting, and sleek stainless steel appliances.

This elegant kitchen serves up fashion and function in one, packing oodles of prep and storage space. The efficient layout brings order and ease to everyday tasks.

The bedroom, meanwhile, is a cool, contemporary space that echoes the windowed living room, soaked in sunlight and surrounded by nature's views. The room boasts very few actual adornments, aside from the elaborate windows. A floor lamp, a chair, some artwork propped up against the wall, a vibrant headboard, echoing the same sunny yellow hue against this simple, cool grey backdrop.

The bathroom can best be described as modern luxury, boasting bold straight lines in its bulky vanities, square sinks and cabinetry, while futuristic lighting casts an eerie bluish glow onto the tiles underfoot.

This second bedroom is splashed with the same soothing style and palette as the main, with minimal grey walls and a bold yellow art piece immediately catching your eye. White-framed windows and a rustic wood headboard bring nature into this contemporary space.

This upper-level loft makes a perfect private retreat and media center.

Of course, some of the best spots in this house aren't technically "in" the house at all. The stepped volumes allow for three private decks and patios to enjoy the sunsets, the nature, and the unobstructed sight lines to the horizon.

The actual home's living room various amounts are actually apparent through the miscuglio outside, the collection associated with straight as well as horizontally sections, dietary fiber concrete, cedar plank, as well as cup. From the modern, contemporary aspect in these types of earthy environment.

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News 'Fingerprints on food' breakthrough - Info

Forensic scientists have successfully recovered fingerprints from food in a breakthrough which could lead to even more evidence being gathered in future police investigations. The scientists at Abertay University in Dundee modified an existing technique to get fingerprints from fruit and vegetables - said to be the first time this has been achieved in the UK. In the past, foods have proved difficult surfaces to recover prints from, so are often overlooked as items of evidence. The scientists have published their research in a forensic science journal Science & Justice, meaning that others will now be able to replicate their results. Dennis Gentles, a former crime scene examiner and forensic scientist who has worked at Abertay University for the past 10 years, said: "Although there are proven techniques to recover fingerprints from many different surfaces these days, there are some surfaces that remain elusive, such as feathers, human skin, and animal skin. "Foods such as fruits and vegetables used to be in that category, because their surfaces vary so much - not just in their colour and texture, but in their porosity as well. "These factors made recovering fingerprints problematic because some techniques, for example, work on porous surfaces while others only work on non-porous surfaces." He added: "It may not seem like much, but a piece of fruit might just be the only surface that has been handled in a crime scene, so developing a trusted and tested technique to recover fingerprints from such surfaces is something to be valued by crime scene examiners." The fingerprints were recovered using a method initially designed to take prints from the sticky side of adhesive tape. The scientists found that powder suspension (PS) - a thick, tar-like substance - produced a clear, high-quality mark on smooth-surfaced food items such as onions, apples and tomatoes. Mr Gentles said: "Although there's still a considerable amount of research to do before we can recommend techniques for all types of foods, we've shown for the first time that it really is possible to recover fingerprints from them - something that was previously thought to be unachievable."

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Utilizing the interesting renovate, the specific San Accigliato, Los angeles, holiday resort at this time offers a convenient and classy space style. Considerately prepared, every space functions luxurious bed linens, a practical work area, large restroom, individual seats region as well as free high speed Access to the internet. The actual sufficient work area as well as chair allow visitors to complete their own duties, as the 32-inch flat-screen TELEVISION offers a excellent crack as well as chance for down time pleasure along with ten hd stations. Offering a comfortable, advanced atmosphere, the actual San Marrone, LOS ANGELES, hotel’s areas support guests’ wish to remain linked, effective as well as rejuvenated throughout their remain.

“From day one, Courtyard has prided itself as a brand that listens to what travelers want from a hotel,” said Janis Milham, vice president and global brand manager of Courtyard by Marriott. “Guests want to balance between working and relaxing, and our rooms enable them to be productive or unwind when traveling alone or with family.”

The inviting lobby space and friendly associates at the San Francisco airport hotel welcome visitors at all times of the day. Guests can dine in The Bistro - Eat. Drink. Connect., which offers refreshing breakfast choices and a variety of dinner and cocktail options in the evening. Coffee lovers also can enjoy freshly brewed Starbucks coffee in The Bistro. The Market, a 24/7 shop for snacks, beverages and sundries, is always open for late-night cravings or the toothpaste guests may have forgotten to pack.

Throughout the hotel in San Bruno, guests can connect to free Wi-Fi. The business library features several complimentary computers along with a free printer and separate stations dedicated solely to printing airline boarding passes and checking flight statuses.

Eco-friendly continues to be Courtyard’s signature bank colour because Marriott released the rand name more than 20 years back. It is currently really more healthy utilizing the introduction from the website visitor recycling where possible wherever feasible program for the environment. Storage containers with regards to documents, mug, plastic-type along with metal are usually very easily located via component simply leaves of the San Francisco airport hotel.

Source: Courtyard Bay area Airport terminal Finishes Main Refurbishments In order to Visitor Areas

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Dinosaur themed embryos 'moved interior egg'

Dinosaurs grew in the egg in a similar fashion to modern birds, a study has suggested. Scientists made the discovery after examining a cache of more than 200 fossilised bones from embryonic dinosaurs. They were found strewn among fragments of eggshell and are all believed to belong to the same species, the 26-foot long-necked sauropod Lufengosaurus. The Early Jurassic fossils, dating back nearly 200 million years to the start of the dinosaurs' reign, originated from several different nests. The scientists believe they were washed by floodwater into the excavation site in Yunnan Province, southern China. Crucially, the embryos were at different stages of growth, providing scientists with a rare opportunity to study how Lufengosaurus developed before hatching. Focusing on the femur, or thigh bone, they found evidence of rapid growth within the egg. Before hatching, the bones doubled in length from 12 to 24 millimetres, indicating a short incubation time. Analysis of the bones' anatomy and internal structure showed that, as in birds, muscles became active inside the egg and helped shape the skeleton. "This suggests that dinosaurs, like modern birds, moved around inside their eggs," said lead scientist Dr Robert Reisz, from the University of Toronto in Canada. "It represents the first evidence of such movement in a dinosaur." The findings, reported in the journal Nature, also revealed organic material inside the embryonic bones that may be fibres of collagen connective tissue. Dr Reisz said: "We are opening a new window into the lives of dinosaurs. This is the first time we've been able to track the growth of embryonic dinosaurs as they developed. Our findings will have a major impact on our understanding of the biology of these animals."

Source: Dinosaur embryos 'moved within egg'

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