Monday, August 31, 2015
It's not only a movie: a tribute to Wes Craven
From The Last House on the Left to A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream and beyond, Craven used his films’ status as horror – that low, disreputable genre, perhaps never lower and more disreputable than it was in the early 1970s when Craven first broke ground in it – to carry off flourishes of concept and craft that would be impossible in a more respectable mode of filmmaking. His films may have been only movies, but there was nothing only about them.
Superyacht meets Star Trek
Warships of the future could be built from ultra-strong plastic and graphene, armed with weapons that fire at the speed of light and operated by crews a fraction of the size needed by current vessels.
The proposals are just some of the ideas from naval architects and engineers who were tasked by the Royal Navy and Ministry of Defence to imagine how the future fleet might look.
The proposals are just some of the ideas from naval architects and engineers who were tasked by the Royal Navy and Ministry of Defence to imagine how the future fleet might look.
Beijing Deploys Monkeys And Falcons For War Parade
25-minute walk could add seven years to life
Just 25 minutes of brisk walking a day could add to seven years to your life, heart experts have said.
Researchers said moderate exercise could halve the risk of heart attack death among those in their fifties and sixties.
The new research, presented on Sunday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress suggests that regular exercise can delay the ageing process.
The German study put men and women aged between 30 and 60 on a daily programme of exercise.
They were selected because until then they had not been regular exercisers.
The study then tracked key markers of ageing in the blood. Within just six months, these showed changes in the body which help to repair the DNA.
Experts said just 25 minutes of brisk walking or slow jogging every day could buy extra years of health - and happiness.
Experts said just 25 minutes of brisk walking or slow jogging every day could buy extra years of health - and happiness.
Cutie & The Beast
This cutie and her beast are the adorable three-year-old Siena and “Buddha,” her two-year-old Doberman. The unusual couple have been gaining popularity on social media through the photos of their antics, and because many consider a Doberman to be an unusual companion for a little girl.
Sunday, August 30, 2015
25 Facts About Croatia That You Didn’t Know
1 Fact – Croatian famous dogs
2 Fact – Dubrovnik is famous for centuries
3 Fact – Who said old Slavs didn’t write?!
continueLovely bubbly!
This family of beluga whales amazed onlookers by blowing bubble rings at exactly the same time.
And wildlife photographer Hiroya Minakuchi was lucky enough to get up close to the trio of animals to capture the moment at the Shimane Aquarium near Hamada in Japan.
And wildlife photographer Hiroya Minakuchi was lucky enough to get up close to the trio of animals to capture the moment at the Shimane Aquarium near Hamada in Japan.
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Saturday, August 29, 2015
Friday, August 28, 2015
A Photographer Who Documented Katrina’s Destruction Returns to Take Pictures of the Exact Same Spots
This week marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which ultimately killed at least 1,836 people, forced 1.5 million people to evacuate the region, and did an estimated $81 billion of property damage.
In 2005, Carlos Barria documented the destruction.
This year, he returned to locate some of the people he’d met.
This year, he returned to locate some of the people he’d met.
How Natural Disasters Harm the Poor More Than the Rich
From the moment natural disasters arrive through the months and years that follow, these traumas are far from the equal-opportunity catastrophes we imagine them to be.
That’s especially worth remembering now, on the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
But it’s true everywhere. In the anxious days before the storm makes landfall, people wonder if they should stay, protect their homes, and hope for the best—or if they should simply evacuate right away. Some want to leave, but don’t have the means and don’t know whom to ask for help or whom to trust. Their government usually isn’t much help.
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That’s especially worth remembering now, on the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
But it’s true everywhere. In the anxious days before the storm makes landfall, people wonder if they should stay, protect their homes, and hope for the best—or if they should simply evacuate right away. Some want to leave, but don’t have the means and don’t know whom to ask for help or whom to trust. Their government usually isn’t much help.
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Hanksy and his sense of humor are back in New York City!
The American painter dropped this great portrait of Donald Trump aka Donald Dump which is currently running his president campaign for 2016. Not much to add on this mural which says it all.
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