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Lost and Found

Posted: March 7th, 2010, 6:34pm GMT by Dean

I found this little scrap of paper while I’ve been going through the many boxes which filled when I started refurbishing my place back in September. I locked up memories, everything from the meaningless to the irreplaceable, in no particular order, mixing the important and unimportant according to size, just to get it out [...]

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Metamaterials: The Next Photonics Revolution

Posted: March 7th, 2010, 10:08am GMT by Dean

Phil Saunders of SpaceChannel.org and Nikolay Zheludev of the University of Southampton, U.K., have graciously permitted OPN to reproduce this fascinating video, which is related to Zheludevs October OPN feature on metamaterial-induced transparency. It explores the science behind metamaterials-crystalline-like sub-wavelength arrangements of electromagnetic resonators that can exhibit exotic optical properties such as negative refraction and [...]
Dark Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth

Posted: March 5th, 2010, 3:56pm GMT by Dean

An infrared space telescope has spotted several very dark asteroids that have been lurking unseen near Earth’s orbit. Their obscurity and tilted orbits have kept them hidden from surveys designed to detect things that might hit our planet. Called the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), the new NASA telescope launched on 14 December on [...]
Just Broke (4 Deaths)

Posted: March 4th, 2010, 8:58am GMT by Dean

Nice bloke Back of his throat Just broke Made him choke Dreadful scene Left his greens Chips, bacon, beans Aged 12, 14 Nice old git Stuck around a bit Sudden fit That was it Swallowed his tongue Collapsed his lung He wasn’t young Can’t have been fun Nice young man Suntan Chelsea fan Transit van Went back Sudden crack Caught him smack IKEA flat-pack Nice old dear Tad queer Front and rear Dodgy beer Overnight Drowned in shite Dog died of fright Awful sight
Chilean Earthquake Shifted Earth’s Axis, Created Shorter Days

Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 12:49pm GMT by Dean

The earthquake that struck Chile on Saturday may have shifted the Earth’s axis and created shorter days, according to scientists at Nasa. Richard Gross, a geophysicist at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said the 8.8 magnitude quake could have moved the Earth’s axis by 2.7 milliarcseconds (about 8cm) – enough to shorten [...]
Liberation

Posted: March 1st, 2010, 2:13am GMT by Dean

How do you describe liberation to somebody who has never experienced it? It’s a tough one, that. My mother lost her partner, her soul mate, my father, just over six months ago, and in the time since then, we’ve had a series of remarkable conversations. I’m minded to let our conversations branch wherever they will and to [...]
Caribou – Skunks (The Pink Room)

Posted: March 1st, 2010, 1:29am GMT by Dean

I love Blip.FM – the greatest music discovery channel ever invented. Here’s a wonderful track by my new favourite band, Caribou, aka Dan Snaith. Posted via email from Dean Whitbread

Cinema du Lyon

CDL: 25 A rush of endorphins

Posted: February 28th, 2010, 6:41pm GMT by info@cinema-du-lyon.eu (Cinema du Lyon)

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A combatant must pay a physiological price for an enervating process so intense. The “price” that the body pays is an equally powerful “backlash” when the neglected demands of the parasympathetic nervous system become ascendant. This parasympathetic backlash occurs as soon as the danger and the excitement is over, and it takes the form of an incredibly powerful weariness and sleepiness on the part of the person.

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Les Oiseaux de Céleste

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 4:30pm GMT by Dean

French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways. For his installation in The Curve, Boursier-Mougenot creates a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching [...]
Albert Lewis: The Follow Up

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 1:47pm GMT by Dean

-- Sent from a tip-of-my-tongue organic speaking device ® See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Dean Whitbread

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Theatre Ceiling

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Massive Iceberg “May Disrupt Ocean Currents”

Posted: February 26th, 2010, 7:20am GMT by Dean

A vast iceberg which broke off the Antarctic continent this month could disrupt the world’s ocean currents and weather patterns, scientists warn. Australian researchers say the iceberg – the size of Luxembourg – could block an area that produces a quarter of the world’s dense and very cold seawater. They say a slowdown [...]
Albert Lewis, Tech Support Champion

Posted: February 25th, 2010, 5:14pm GMT by Dean

Chat Information – Thank you for contacting support. Please be prepared to answer your Security Question when we begin chatting. To enhance our security protocols, we’ll need you to provide the answer to your Security Question at the beginning of our conversation. If you have not yet set your Security Question and Answer, please log [...]
Plastic “Rubbish Patch” Found in Atlantic Ocean

Posted: February 25th, 2010, 8:03am GMT by Dean

Scientists have discovered an area of the North Atlantic Ocean where plastic debris accumulates. The region is said to compare with the well-documented "great Pacific garbage patch". Dr Karen Lavender Law of the Sea Education Association said that the pieces of plastic she and her team picked up in the nets were generally very small [...]
What is the Fastest Land Mammal?

Posted: February 24th, 2010, 9:40pm GMT by Dean

Q: What is the fastest land mammal? A: The usual answer is the cheetah. But the actual answer is the whale. We never see it onland because unknown to science, it also has the power of invisibility. Posted via email from Dean Whitbread
Man Falls Over In Tweet

Posted: February 24th, 2010, 9:35pm GMT by Dean

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10 Reasons Why Lists Fail

Posted: February 24th, 2010, 1:19pm GMT by Dean

1. Lists 2. Are 3. The 4. Refuge 5. Of 6. The 7. Insecure 8. And 9. Lazy 10. There is no ten… (Originally from Tips for Speakers) Posted via email from Dean Whitbread
Almost Birthday Present

Posted: February 24th, 2010, 10:26am GMT by Dean

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Hamley's Alley

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Deliberately Unfunny Joy

Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 11:47am GMT by Dean

Am I the only one to derive enormous pleasure from constructing and telling deliberately unfunny jokes? I do it often, it really makes me laugh, knowing that nobody else will laugh, and that the joke is utterly pointless, except for making me laugh, at which it excels admirably. I generate a variety of blank looks, half-smiles, [...]

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Highbury Exit

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Consumerism: Desires Overshadowing Needs

Posted: February 21st, 2010, 11:07am GMT by Dean

Sometimes comments are better than the article. David Mitchell in The Observer, writing on corporations using children to market brands to children, provoked this succinct comment from “HiddenLaserTrap” : There was a time when products were advertised and sold purely for their functional value. This changed In America after the war when the corporations still had a [...]

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Lisa Muten

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Lisa Muten: High Street

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Good Riddance to Old Sockage

Posted: February 20th, 2010, 12:45pm GMT by Dean

I don’t like any of these socks. Look at them. Black, boring, and with elastic that’s just too tight. I’d rather go barefoot, but in the coldest winter for 30 years, that’s not wise. If I keep wearing them, my feet will come off after being starved of blood over the years. I’ve seen it [...]

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Underworld – Jumbo

Posted: February 19th, 2010, 2:38pm GMT by deanwhitbread@gmail.com (Dean Whitbread)

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Some electronic music vastly exceeds its space-you-out-and-dance remit. Underworld were a rock band before they ventured into their celebrated and highly individual take on the genre and they remain (alongside Orbital) my favourite of the post-rave electronic artists. Their compositional sense elevates dance music to a sophisticated level, but their rave roots touch upon worlds beyond this one.

Don’t quite know what it is about this that makes me feel so very emotional.. I’ve yet to work it out. It’s something to do with the uplifting optimism of the music with the intimacy and banal delivery of the vocal, and the “found” collaged speech.. it opens up a crack in reality, into which I fall.

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The Leisure Trail

Posted: February 19th, 2010, 8:57am GMT by Dean

Here’s an interesting side-effect of Google Buzz, which I’ve been playing with for around a week. I started to re-think what I’m doing with feeds, extending reach, and how I appear in search. Today, I’ve gone into FriendFeed and narrowed the stream right down, removing half a dozen feeds, using the handy "remove entries" option. I’ve [...]
Nuts and Fruit

Posted: February 18th, 2010, 8:29pm GMT by Dean

My favourite nut is the Wal I don’t like some others at all But with Almond or Walnut or Cob I can happily fill up my gob My favourite fruit is the date But for Christmas I simply won’t wait To Apricot, Date and Cherry Add a litre or two of fine sherry [...]
48% of Primates Face “Imminent Exinction”

Posted: February 18th, 2010, 7:49am GMT by Dean

Almost half of the world’s primate species – which include apes, monkeys and lemurs – are threatened with extinction due to the destruction of tropical forests and illegal hunting and trade. In a report highlighting the 25 most endangered primate species, conservationists have outlined the desperate plight of primates from Madagascar, Africa, Asia [...]
Something of Mine from the 80s – Lucy, by Habit

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 1:48pm GMT by Dean

Oh, the popinjay 1980s. Lucy was my breakthrough song. Theoretically, I am making royalties from YouTube. I wonder when they will reach my bank account.. Posted via email from Dean Whitbread
Climate Impact Of Food Far Higher Than Thought

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 11:28am GMT by Dean

The climate change impact of the food we eat is much higher than previously thought according to a major new report by WWF and the Food Climate Research Network (FCRN), published today (Monday 18 January). [1] The two organisations believe no one solution alone can reduce emissions but that greater effort and new approaches will [...]
Kitchen!

Posted: February 16th, 2010, 9:23am GMT by Dean

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