Kids Predict the 2012 Oscars

"The enterprising folks at Guyism have spoken to some children about the current state of cinema, and tried to gauge some predictions ahead of this year’s event. A discussion on Martin Scorsese’s wondrous Hugo elicits two of the greatest lines of analysis ever heard about the medium that is film. One girl explains that her doctor told her to see it (marking said doctor out for giving the most awesome diagnosis in history). Incredibly, this was topped by another girl who explains she liked the book “Hugo” better than her friend, who shares the same name. It’s safe to say you’ve got a definite future in film criticism with that kind of heartless attitude, kid. One child (we hope) was prompted to say that The Tree of Life will win Best Picture this Sunday. A nother remarked that the dire Adam Sandler vehicle Jack and Jill was the best movie she saw last year (let’s hope our own Mary Pols isn’t reading/watching, as it was her worst film of 2011). As for the honorary Oscar for cutest video of the year, well, that should now be a lock on every Oscar pool. "
via Time 

We Will Rock You - The Bad Piper

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 "Look at this -it’s got everything you need in a piece of art: a robot, a cat, music, and a smile. Is that rain or snow? This work by DeviantART member Goro Fujita is available in a print if you like it."
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I Love Photography

"Why am I telling you this? Isn’t it self-obvious? Don’t we all love photography? The answer is no. There is a percentage of photographers who hate photography. They do not appreciate photography. They do not consume photography. They don’t look at photo books or photo magazines. They hate the guy with the iPhone taking Instagram shots. They hate the guy who just bought the D4 because they don’t have one. They hate people using digital because film is what real artists use. They hate photographers who embrace social media because images should stand on their own. They hate Getty, Corbis, the AP, day rates, photo editors, assistants, rental houses, camera stores, point-and-shoots, iPads, zoom lenses, padded camera straps, wheeled suitcases, younger photographers, older photographers. The photo of so-and-so on the cover of whatever it’s called sucks. That guy copied the other guy, he sucks. Terry Richardson sucks. Chuck Close sucks. Vincent Laforet hasn’t taken a still in 17 years. Kodak hasn’t been managed well since the 70s. Blah, blah, blah. I love photography.
 Let me show you why."

"The top photo was my favorite image of 2011 shot by Rich Lam for Getty Images during the rioting that occurred after Game 7 of the Stanley Cup. It’s amazing. It’s a crazy juxtaposition of love amidst protest, which was such a dominant theme this year. As many people have commented, it’s a modern day From Here to Eternity. You look at it and you think, “What the hell is going on?” And then you hear the back story and it’s even more amazing that it happened and someone was there to capture it. I’d like to hang it on my wall."
  By Allen Murabayashi / Wired.com /continue reading

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Richard Dawkins: I can't be sure God does not exist

 "He told the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, that he preferred to call himself an agnostic rather than an atheist.
The two men were taking part in a public “dialogue” at Oxford University at the end of a week which has seen bitter debate about the role of religion in public life in Britain."
via Telegraph /more

Neutrinos In The Large Hadron Collider

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I'm sick, carry me!

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Queen Domaslava, oldest Croatian ruler living in 10th century

"Inscriptions deciphered from the walls of a former mosque in the village of Klis in the Dalmatian hinterland, reveal that a Croatian Queen named Domaslava sat on the throne at the start of the 10th century. This is the oldest found evidence mentioning a name of a Croatian queen, reported daily Jutarnji list. "I ... King of the Croats, the son of King ... along with my (wife or mother it is unclear) Queen Domaslava order to do this work," (referring to the church of Saint Vid it is thought) read the inscription according to historian Neven Budak. Art historian Radoslav Buzancic, found three stone fragments last year, thought to have been from the first half of the 10th century. The inscription was carved by the then Croatian ruler, who ordered the construction of the church, but his name and the name of his father, has not been found on the remains, says Budak. "It's a shame they have not found the remains of their names, because it would give us more information about the Croatian rulers of the time, but still it is a major breakthrough that we have learned the name of a former ruler, although it is not clear whether she is the wife or mother of the respective king," said Budak. After the conquest of the Dalmatian hinterland, part of the Ottoman empire in the early 16th century, Saint Vid was immediately transformed into a mosque, then after the departure of the Turks a century later, it was again restored to a church by the Venetians."
 Croatian Times Online News 

Chuck Norris bridge

"Slovaks have been voting overwhelmingly in favour of naming a new pedestrian and cycling bridge near their capital after 1980s US action film and TV star Chuck Norris. The two other top names in the running for the bridge, which will span the Morava river and cross the border to Austria, were Maria Theresa after an Austro-Hungarian empress and the Devinska cycling bridge in honour of the closest village. Norris, a martial arts expert-turned film star, is known for playing tough guy characters in such movies as Lone Wolf McQuade, Missing in Action and The Delta Force. The actor's work has become a popular source of kitschy fun among Slovaks and a mainstay for local jokes about macho strength and invincibility. The final decision will be up to a regional assembly. But regional governor Pavol Freso has said it would follow the wishes of the people in the internet ballot where Norris leads as the top choice for the bridge's name."
  via guardian.co.uk

Meet mini-moo!

This is Clementine, the tiniest calf in Britain, who is so small she sleeps in a dog basket and is fed every three hours with special milk. The adorable three-week-old calf was born prematurely in Torrington, Devon, weighing in at a minuscule - for a calf - 33lbs.

She is smaller even than the farm dogs, a collie and labradoodle - who have become her best friends and protect her wherever she totters.
 

Hi, I'm Clint Eastwood, and I approve this armadillo

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Was speeding neutrino claim a human error?

"Speedy neutrinos? Not so fast. The shocking result that neutrinos apparently travelled from Switzerland to Italy faster than the speed of light may have been due to a malfunctioning fibre-optic cable, says OPERA, the Italian collaboration of physicists that made the first, surprising claim."
via New Scientist / continue reading

A young grizzly bear hitches a ride on his mum's back.

Steve Hinch photographed the pair from a safe distance in the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Virtual diving

 "Internet users can explore the world's largest coral reef as part of a new research project, the Catlin Seaview Survey, a joint venture between Google, the University of Queensland and the Catlin Group. Tens of thousands of 360-degree, high-definition panoramas of underwater forests, grasslands and crags will be taken by robot cameras, mapped and made available on the internet as a result of the collaboration, which will seek help from a global audience to assess the health and composition of the 2,300km-long reef."
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Zagreb Boat Show opened at Zagreb Velesajam

  Above is one of Piculjan boats and ,if I ever win the lottery jackpot, it will be mine. 

 What’s new in nautical world today? The 21st Zagreb Boat Show will try to present this during four days. The show is opened till Sunday. There are 290 exhibitors from 27 countries of the world. One fourth of the show is reserved for domestic shipbuilders like Piculjan, Sas Vektor, Ad ships etc. The boat Four Winns s-215 will be presented for the first time. It is the powerboat of new generation which holds the title of the European engine boat 2012.
 more here

 

Come out, come out, wherever you are!

Photographer Nenad Druzic, 41, captured the shot of the furry animal, which resembles a small beaver, while visiting a zoo. Nenad said: 'I was trying to catch some interesting images from the zoo and passed by the coypus habitat. 'The creature was just sitting there, I just lifted my camera and the coypu started washing its face - it was perfect timing and a bit of luck. 'The movement was very similar to how a cat washes and I knew instantly the images looked adorable.' Nenad, from Zagreb, Croatia, took the images at the city's zoo.

 

Short Movie Descriptions

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The Flying Baby

Exhausted and bored on an assignment, photographer Rachel Hulin thought it would be fun to make her baby fly. So her son Henry flew.

Best Tip Ever

Not every customer sucks. Most are pretty decent, and some  (like this one) are awesome! 

Adele 'so proud to be British'

Adele's triumphant night at the Brit Awards ended with her giving organisers the finger when host James Corden cut short her acceptance speech.
  via Telegraph / more

Heinrich Rudolf Hertz celebrated in a Google doodle

 "Google's latest animated doodle celebrates the 155th birthday of Heinrich Hertz, the German physicist whose experiments with electromagnetic waves led to the development of the wireless telegraph and the radio."
via The Guardian /more

Cyanide & Happiness

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Ricky Gervais: "It's your right to be wrong"

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Dog's thoughts on going outside by Jim Benton

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Mac on...tips for saving water

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