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Κυριακή 18 Μαΐου 2014
Σάββατο 17 Μαΐου 2014
Magical New Zealand
ΧΑΛΑΡΩΣΤΕ ΚΑΘΙΣΤΕ ΑΝΑΠΑΥΤΙΚΑ ΦΟΡΕΣΤΕ ΤΑ ΑΚΟΥΣΤΙΚΑ ΣΑΣ ΜΕΓΕΘΥΝΕΤΕ ΤΑ ΠΙΞΕΛ ΣΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΠΟΛΑΥΣΤΕ ΕΝΑ ΜΟΥΣΙΚΟ ΤΑΞΙΔΙ HD ΣΤΗΝ ΜΑΓΙΚΗ ΝΕΑ ΖΗΛΑΝΔΙΑ!
Magical New Zealand
from Shawn Reeder PLUS NOT YET RATED
I have always wanted to travel to New Zealand for as long as I can remember, and so when I decided to move out of my home of 10 years and start pursuing film making around the world, I knew the time had come. It was one of the hardest decisions I've ever made to leave my beloved home, but I was more ready than ever to embrace the unknown and explore the world. I spent 3 months in New Zealand traveling in a Camper Van having one of the most incredible times of my life. I enjoyed countless nights under the stars, towering mountains, magical rainforest, stunning ocean, and meeting people from all over the world. It changed my life forever, and I know I'll never be the same.
Magical New Zealand is comprised of 8640 individual images from over 150,000 that were taken as I traveled around New Zealand for 3 months last spring. The inspirational music of Shaun Diaz is the perfect complement to this magical landscape. If you enjoy, please share!
This piece and footage clips from it are available for licensing at 4k and 1080p.
I originally created this piece with beautiful spoken poetry accompanying it. Recently I prepared this without the spoken word for my stock agency and since it has such a different feel I want to share it here as well. You can see the original piece here:
Oneness New Zealand - vimeo.com/shawnreeder/onenessnewzealand
Oneness New Zealand - vimeo.com/shawnreeder/onenessnewzealand
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Music licensed and used with permission by the brilliant composer and musician:
Shaun Paul (Shaun Diaz)
Composition used: Land Of The Unknown
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Composition used: Land Of The Unknown
Land Of The Unknown available on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-path-to-somewhere/id477638815
Shaun's Website: ShaunPaul.com or ShaunDiazMusic.com
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S0 News May 17, 2014: Venus Express, CH Power
ΤΙ ΣΥΜΒΑΙΝΗ ΓΥΡΩ ΜΑΣ? ΟΛΕΣ ΟΙ ΕΞΗΓΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΟΙ ΑΝΑΦΟΡΕΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΤΙ ΣΥΜΒΑΙΝΗ ΓΥΡΩ ΜΑΣ ΜΕ ΤΟ ΜΑΤΙ ΤΗΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΕΡΕΥΝΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΕΚΜΗΡΙΩΣΗΣ.
Παρασκευή 16 Μαΐου 2014
ΑΓΝΩΣΤΟ ΑΝΤΕΙΚΙΜΕΝΟ ΧΤΥΠΗΣΕ ΡΩΣΙΚΟ ΠΥΡΑΥΛΟ
ΣΤΟ ΒΙΝΤΕΟ ΘΑ ΔΗΤΕ ΜΕΤΑ ΤΟ 1ΛΕΠΤΟ ΚΑΤΩ ΔΕΞΙΑ ΝΑ ΕΜΦΑΝΙΖΕΤΕ ΚΑΙ ΑΜΕΣΩΣ ΜΕΤΑ ΤΟΥΣ ΚΑΠΝΟΥΣ ΜΟΛΙΣ ΠΕΡΝΑΗ ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΟΥΡΑ ΤΟΥ ΠΥΡΑΥΛΟΥ!
Russian Rocket Carrying Advanced Satellite Crashes After Launch: Reports
By Mike Wall, Senior Writer | May 15, 2014 07:53pm ET
The unmanned Russian Proton-M rocket went down nine minutes after blasting off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday local time (late Thursday, May 15 Eastern Daylight Time), Russia's Itar-Tass news agency reported. The rocket was carrying the Express-AM4R satellite, a powerful craft designed to provide affordable Internet access to people living in remote parts of Russia.
The accident was first reported by Russia Today, Itar-Tass and Ria Novosti.
"Contact with the carrier rocket was lost in the 540th second after liftoff," said an official with Russia's federal space agency, known as Roscosmos, according to Itar-Tass. "It is known that the nose cone did not separate from the rocket."
There are no reports at this time of any injuries or damage resulting from the crash, according to Russia Today. Future launches of Proton-type vehicles from Baikonur will be grounded until investigators determine the cause of the crash, the outlet added, citing reports by Ria Novosti.
Today's crash marks the sixth major failure in the last 3 1/2 years for the Proton, a family of launchers that has been in use since the mid-1960s. The last Proton rocket failure occurred in July 2013, when a Proton-M rocket carrying three satellites for Russia's Glonass navigation system crashed shortly after liftoff.
The Proton-M is a 174-foot-tall (53 meters) heavy lifter with three main stages. Many of the rocket's launches also feature a fourth stage, known as the Breeze-M.
The Express-AM4R satellite, which weighed 5.8 metric tons and had 63 transponders on board, was billed as Russia's most advanced telecommunications satellite, Russia Today reported. It was to be the third Express series satellite to reach orbit this year; a Proton-M delivered Express AT1 and Express AT2 to space in March.
This is your brain on meditation
ΦΑΝΤΑΣΤΗΤΕ ΠΟΣΟ ΜΑΛΟΝ ΚΟΥΡΑΖΟΜΑΣΤΕ ΟΤΑΝ ΚΑΝΟΥΜΕ ΜΙΑ ΕΓΚΕΦΑΛΙΚΗ ΔΟΥΛΕΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΠΟΣΕΣ ΘΕΡΜΙΔΕΣ ΧΑΝΟΥΜΕ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΝΑ ΚΑΘΟΜΑΣΤΕ ΜΟΝΟΝ ΣΤΟΝ ΚΑΝΑΠΕ ΜΑΣ.
This is your brain on meditation
The brain processes more thoughts, feelings during meditation than when you are just relaxing, study shows.
Mindfulness. Zen. Acem. Meditation drumming. Chakra. Buddhist and transcendental meditation. There are countless ways of meditating, but the purpose behind them all remains basically the same: more peace, less stress, better concentration, greater self-awareness and better processing of thoughts and feelings.
But which of these techniques should a poor stressed-out wretch choose? What does the research say? Very little – at least until now.
Nondirective or concentrative meditation?
A team of researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the University of Oslo and the University of Sydney is now working to determine how the brain works during different kinds of meditation.
Different meditation techniques can actually be divided into two main groups. One type is concentrative meditation, where the meditating person focuses attention on his or her breathing or on specific thoughts, and in doing so, suppresses other thoughts. The other type may be called nondirective meditation, where the person who is meditating effortlessly focuses on his or her breathing or on a meditation sound, but beyond that the mind is allowed to wander as it pleases. Some modern meditation methods are of this nondirective kind.
“No one knows how the brain works when you meditate. That is why I’d like to study it,” says Jian Xu, who is a physician at St. Olavs Hospital and a researcher at the Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging at NTNU.
Two different ways to meditate
Fourteen people who had extensive experience with the Norwegian technique Acem meditation were tested in an MRI machine. In addition to simple resting, they undertook two different mental meditation activities, nondirective meditation and a more concentrative meditation task. The research team wanted to test people who were used to meditation because it meant fewer misunderstandings about what the subjects should actually be doing while they lay in the MRI machine.
The results were recently published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
Nondirective meditation led to higher activity than during rest in the part of the brain dedicated to processing self-related thoughts and feelings. When test subjects performed concentrative meditation, the activity in this part of the brain was almost the same as when they were just resting.
A place for the mind to rest
“I was surprised that the activity of the brain was greatest when the person’s thoughts wandered freely on their own, rather than when the brain worked to be more strongly focused,” said Xu. “When the subjects stopped doing a specific task and were not really doing anything special, there was an increase in activity in the area of the brain where we process thoughts and feelings. It is described as a kind of resting network. And it was this area that was most active during nondirective meditation.”
Provides greater freedom for the brain
“The study indicates that nondirective meditation allows for more room to process memories and emotions than during concentrated meditation,” says Svend Davanger, a neuroscientist at the University of Oslo, and co-author of the study.
“This area of the brain has its highest activity when we rest. It represents a kind of basic operating system, a resting network that takes over when external tasks do not require our attention. It is remarkable that a mental task like nondirective meditation results in even higher activity in this network than regular rest,” says Davanger.
Meditating researchers
Most of the research team behind the study do not practice meditation, although three do: Professors Are Holen and Øyvind Ellingsen from NTNU and Professor Svend Davanger from the University of Oslo.
Acem meditation is a technique that falls under the category of nondirective meditation. Davanger believes that good research depends on having a team that can combine personal experience with meditation with a critical attitude towards results.
“Meditation is an activity that is practiced by millions of people. It is important that we find out how this really works. In recent years there has been a sharp increase in international research on meditation. Several prestigious universities in the US spend a great deal of money to research in the field. So I think it is important that we are also active,” says Davanger.
Here Are All The Crazy Military Robots Google Just Bought
Here Are All The Crazy Military Robots Google Just Bought
We got big news this weekend when Google bought Boston Dynamics, an engineering company that creates mobile research robots for the military. This is the ninth robotics company that Google has purchased in the last six months.
Boston Dynamics features nine robots on its website, and some of them are almost unbelievable. They can crawl, jump, climb, and gallop, even over tough terrain.
Meet some of the most amazing (and kind of creepy) robots that Boston Dynamics has created:
Atlas: The Humanoid Robot
Atlas is a humanoid robot that can walk through rough terrain like a human and even climb using its hands. It can lift and carry things, and it has cameras and a laser range finder on its head. When hit from the side, the robot manages to keep its balance.
Check out Atlas in action:
Cheetah: The Fastest Robot In The World
The Cheetah is powered by an off-board hydraulic pump, meaning that it can't operated untethered.
Watch the Cheetah sprint:
WildCat: The free-running Cheetah
The WildCat is Boston Dynamics' free-running iteration of the Cheetah. Although it hasn't reached Cheetah's insane speeds yet, the four-legged robot can run up to 16 miles per hour on all types of terrain.
The Wildcat can gallop, bound, and turn quickly.
Check out the full video of the WildCat:
Big Dog: The Huge Robot That Can Carry Almost 400 lbs
BigDog is perhaps Boston Dynamics' most bizarre-looking bot.
About the size of a large dog or a small mule, BigDog can walk, climb and run through rubble, mud, water, and snow and carry heavy loads (up to 340 pounds).
Check out BigDog climbing in the woods, jogging, and, kind of hilariously, slipping on ice:
RiSE: The Robot That Can Climb Up Walls
RiSE is six-legged robot that can climb up vertical terrains like walls, trees, and fences using its micro-claws. The robot uses its tail to help it balance and can change its posture to conform to the curvature of the climbing surface. RiSE is 0.25 meters long, weighs 2 kilograms, and travels 0.3 meters per second.
Watch RiSE climb a building and a tree:
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-boston-dynamics-robots-2013-12#ixzz31seFXLfv
Πέμπτη 15 Μαΐου 2014
The world's largest SOLAR boat powered by 809 panels: Eco-friendly vessel breaks world record after crossing Atlantic in just 22 days - and it's completely silent
The world's largest SOLAR boat powered by 809 panels: Eco-friendly vessel breaks world record after crossing Atlantic in just 22 days - and it's completely silent
- The world’s largest solar boat is making London its final port of call for the weekend before it travels to Paris
- The MS Turanor PlanetSolar has a lightweight carbon structure and 512 square metres of photovoltaic cells
- Launched in Florida, its DeepWater expedition has collected data along the Gulf Stream to help scientists get a better idea of climate change
The world’s largest solar boat is making London its final port of call on an epic voyage of scientific discovery along the Gulf stream.
The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar has 512 square metres of photovoltaic cells made of up 809 solar panels or 29,124 solar cells.
The eco-friendly boat is capable of crossing the Atlantic ocean in 22 days, smashing the previous Guinness World record of 26 days thanks to its clever design.
Launched in Florida, its DeepWater expedition sought to collect a continuous series of physical and biological measurements along the Gulf Stream, both from the water and the atmosphere, using advanced instruments onboard.
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The world's largest solar boat is making London its final port of call on an epic voyage of scientific discovery along the Gulf stream
The MS Turanor PlanetSolar has 512 square metres of photovoltaic cells and is capable of crossing the Atlantic ocean in just 22 days
It is the first time the impressive catamaran has visited the UK and it will be docked at Canary Wharf from tomorrow until Monday 2nd September to show off its solar panels that can generate 480 kWh on a sunny day.
The vessel is a scientific research platform for the University of Geneva (UNIGE), has a top speed of 14 knots and is home to up to nine crew members at a time, including scientists.
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It is stuffed with atmospheric instruments, some of which are prototypes developed by the university and for the past four months has been analysing the Gulf Stream to collect data that might inform scientists about climate change.
It is the first time the impressive catamaran has visited the UK and it will be docked at Canary Wharf from tomorrow until Monday 2nd September to show off its solar panels that can generate 480 kwh on a sunny day. It is pictured in New York
The vessel is a scientific research platform for the University of Geneva (UNIGE), has a top speed of 14 knots and is home to up to nine crew members at a time, including scientists
Led by Professor Martin Beniston, climatologist and director of the Institute of Environmental Sciences at UNIGE, the research team studied the key parameters of climate regulation, focusing on aerosols and phytoplankton.
Their aim is to improve the understanding of complex interactions between the ocean and atmosphere, as well as the role these interactions play in climate change.
He said: 'The PlanetSolar DeepWater expedition has allowed intensive testing in real-world conditions of a number of ocean and atmospheric instruments, some of which are prototypes.
'There is now a wealth of physical, chemical, and biological data housed at the University of Geneva, and which is beginning to undergo exhaustive scientific scrutiny.
Here, the boat has 'closed' its solar panels allowing it to dock more easily. It also pulls them in when sea conditions are very rough
The boat is approximately 35m long and 23m wide, depending on whether the solar panels are closed. In this image you can see the Statue of Liberty to the left
'Although the data has not been analysed yet, we have noticed some very interesting trends, especially with regards to the production of aerosols by sea sprays,' he said.
The boat is approximately 35m long and 23m wide, depending on whether the solar panels are closed - when it is docked or experiencing very rough conditions at sea - or open, in most instances at sea.
The boat travels at an average speed of five knots and uses a staggering 512 square metres of
photovoltaic panels to power six blocks of lithium-ion batteries.
photovoltaic panels to power six blocks of lithium-ion batteries.
The boat is stuffed with atmospheric instruments, some of which are prototypes and for the past four months has been analysing the Gulf Stream to collect data that might inform scientists about climate change. It is pictured on a visit to New York
The boat travels at an average speed of 5 knots and uses a staggering 512 square metres of photovoltaic panels to power six blocks of lithium-ion batteries
Despite this it is is light, durable and completely silent.
Crossing the Atlantic in 22 days, the speedy solar boat compares favourably with a 40 foot sailing ship, which usually takes around 35 days to cross the ocean
The university believes it clearly demonstrates the possibilities of solar power for sea travel, with massive implications for sustainable tourism and transport.
With zero fuel requirements and zero carbon emissions, the boat can take to the open seas for months at a time, so long as the sun continues to rise.
With zero fuel requirements and zero carbon emissions, the boat can take to the open seas for months at a time, so long as the sun continues to rise. This is the high-tech control panel
With a carbon structure, the boat is light, durable and completely silent
Professor Beniston said: 'The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar has positive benefits for scientific study and exploration, allowing for pollution-free research to be carried out in the vicinity of the boat.'
The boat also plays an educational role as the scientists are keen to raise awareness about environmental issues.
One of the aims of the recent expedition, which stopped at Miami, New York, Boston, Halifax and St. John’s before journeying to London, is to promote the use of solar technology.
One of the aims of the recent expedition, which stopped at Miami, New York (pictured) Boston, Halifax and St. John¿s before journeying to London, is to promote the use of solar technology. The next stop is Paris
It was designed by Craig Loomes from New Zealand after months of research into creating the optimum dimensions and design of the double-hulled vessel.
Engineers optimised the energy collection and storage as well as the boat’s aerodynamics, propulsion systems and choice of building materials.
The light scientific vessel has a carbon structure and is its name is inspired by the literary mythology of J.R.R. Tolkien and literally means 'power of the sun'.
After visiting London, the boat will cross the English Channel and will then dock in Paris.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2405853/The-worlds-largest-SOLAR-boat-powered-809-panels-Eco-friendly-vessel-breaks-world-record-crossing-Atlantic-just-22-days--completely-silent.html#ixzz31mx1lY9B
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Τετάρτη 14 Μαΐου 2014
Pinning It Down the Inca Trail | Seasons of Shred with Andrew Taylor & N...
In Episode 2 of mountain bike masterpiece Seasons of Shred, the crew's journey through the highlands of Peru continues. We follow them from Cusco to Ollantaytambo to take part in the Inca Avalanche race, a hardcore enduro event. But it wasn't all work and no play. After some grueling days at the Inca Avalanche it was time to check out one of the seven wonders of the world, Machu Picchu. After a quick visit the crew found one last mtb riding stop above the Sacred Valley before ending their Inca invasion.
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