Pullip Oscar Francois - PREORDER June

Author : Pullip Style

Date : 18th March 2013

Abstract : Presents the new Pullip what will come on May 2013. Describes the Pullip Oscar François, a character of "Rose of Versailles", with its accessories and its price.

Index terms : Pullips /clothes/ Rose of Versailles

URL : http://pullipstyle.com/pullipstyle/product_info.php?products_id=1047&osCsid=03f07e3de1cfda16746b8fc4edfee8a0

Found with : Google Reader


By F.R

Trash Cafe (Newcastle)

A cafe made by student of Newcastle University and engineers, which aims to encourage to think about environmental issues. The building use of waste: plastic bottle chairs and cardboard walls will be moved to other locations. 

Index terms: recycled materials - public place 

Found with: Netvibes

Site: inhabitat.com

URL: http://inhabitat.com/trash-cafe-newcastle-students-unveil-pop-up-coffee-shop-made-from-recycled-cardboard/

By: KT

UNICEF and Yemen announce plan to fight malnutrition

Author : LAMBERS, William

Date :  April 16^th, 2013

Abstract :   UNICEF announced yesterday that the government of Yemen has launched a major publication information campaign to fight malnutrition. Around half of Yemen's children under five years of age cannot develop physically or mentally because of lack of nutrition. 

Index terms :  UNICEF – Yemen – malnutrition

Found with : Netvibes

Site :  examiner.com

URL:  http://www.examiner.com/article/yemen-and-unicef-announce-plan-to-fight-malnutrition

By : M.C. 

From Snow White to Wreck-it Ralph: A look back at Disney animation

Author : David Weinberg

Date : April 12, 2013

Extract :    « Disney is letting go of nine of its animators from the company’s hand drawn animation team, a month after it announced it has no further plans to work in the traditional 2D format. That’s despite the success of the Oscar winning short Paperman, a hybrid of hand drawn and computer animation. So how did Disney go from Snow White to Wreck-It Ralph?»

Index terms :  Disney movies, progressions, hand drawn animations

Found with : Netvibes

Site :  Market Place Business

URL: http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/snow-white-wreck-it-ralph-look-back-disney-animation

By : B.M

"Al Qaeda on your Android" : Smartphones new frontier in terror war

Author : Kleron Monks

Date : April 15, 2013

Extract : « A smartphone app that could hijack an airplane using an Android phone, according to its developer, was unveiled last week. “You can use this system to modify everything related to navigation of the plane,” announced U.S. developer Hugo Teso, who created PlaneSploit to test security. »

Index terms : Planes, terrorism, hijacking.

Found with Netvibes. RSS Feeds of « Google News »

Site : http://www.metro.us/

URL : http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/international/2013/04/15/al-qaeda-on-your-android-smartphones-new-frontier-in-terror-war/

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Rogue Waves and Explorations of Coastal Wave Characteristics

Author:  Paul C. Liu

Date of publication:  April,13 2013
 

Abstract:

  
Presents the results of research on rogue waves from National Oceanic and Athmospheric Administration.

Extract: 

"The most difficult aspect of studying rouge waves in the oceans today is the scarcity of actual field measurements of rogue waves. A few rogue waves have been recorded accidently and are widely cited as examples, but the reality is that there are no strong rogue waves data sets available that can be readily used to establish a realistic probability for rogue waves."

"We were able to to dispel one of the long held contentions regarding rogue wave - that they are of rare occurrence. We examined a short GLERL wave data set recorded from a research tower in Lake Erie in 1981 and a longer wave data set recorded from a deepwater buoy in the Campos Basin offshore from Brazil in South Atlantic Ocean during 1992-1995. We were suprised to find evidence of many rogue waves occurrences (defined as maximum trough to crest wave heights greater than two times of significant wave height) within in these two conventional intermittent wave measurement environments. Based on these studies, we think that rogue/freak waves occur with much greater frequency than has been historically believed. The kind of wave profile that characterize rogue waves can happen for significant wave heights of 15 m, or 5 m, or even 0.5 m. Is such an event still considered a rogue or freak wave when it occurs at 0.5 m significant wave height? It may not be considered a rare occurrence, but it still occurs unexpectedly."

"Based on these studies, we think that rogue/freak waves occur with much greater frequency than has been historically believed."

Index terms:

Research/ National Oceanic and Athmospheric Administration/ Rogue waves

Found with:  Netvibes

Source: http://www.glerl.noaa.gov

URL: http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Task_rpts/2002/ppliu02-3.html

By FG

Miracle at sea: Fishermen escape death from rogue wave

Author:  

 Brian Medel

Date of publication:  March,19 2013
 

Woods Harbour fisherman Sandy Stoddard speaks with reporters outside of the Woods Harbour Community Centre in Woods Harbour on Feb. 23. (DEVAAN INGRAHAM / The Canadian Press)

Abstract:

  
Presents the story of Sandy Stoddard, captain of the Logan & Morgan, who spoke about a miracle at sea two weeks ago, when two young men who were tossed overboard after a violent rogue wave slammed into their boat were returned from almost certain death. 

Extract: 

“We were off Canso … probably 75 miles,” Stoddard said. “We were hauling our gear when it happened. A huge wave came out of nowhere.”

“In 40-some years … I’ve never seen nothing like that,” 56-year-old Stoddard said with a note of disbelief in his voice.

“It just came out of nowhere and just picked us right up and threw us down. And when it threw us down, it threw two men overboard.”

“We’re facing, for some reason, way more rogue waves today than we ever faced before. I don’t remember ’em being like this.”

Index terms:

Miracle/ Sandy Stoddard/ Rogue waves/ 

Found with:  Netvibes

Source:  http://thechronicleherald.ca

URL: http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1058241-miracle-at-sea-fishermen-escape-death-from-rogue-wave

By FG