Todays Robotics.

Cheetah_tech
Robotics company Boston Dynamics has been awarded a contract to develop a military quadruped cheetah-like robot, capable of running faster than any human.

Android mannequins hits Tokyo stores, March 2012:

More commands available than in previous models:

See more on youtube.

Top 10, The Worlds Greatest Buildings. Architectural marvels.

10. The London Shard.

Architect: Renzo Piano.
Opening: May 2012.

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http://the-shard.com/

9. Empire State Building. New York City.

Architects: Shreve, Lamb and Harmon.
Built 1931.

Empire-state-building

http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Empire_State_Building.html

8. The Gherkin, Swiss Re Building London.

Architect: Norman foster.
Built: 2004.

Swiss-re

7. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain.

Architect: Frank Gehry.
Opened in 1997.

Bilbao

http://www.canadianliving.com/life/travel/the_worlds_10_most_beautiful_buildings.php

6. Mont St. Michel, Normandy, France.

Depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry which commemorates the 1066 Norman
conquest of England.
The population of the island is 41, as of 2006.

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5. Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE.

Architect Tom Wright
Built: 1999.

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http://www.jumeirah.com/en/Hotels-and-Resorts/Destinations/Dubai/Burj-Al-Arab/

4. Cathedrals. Chartres Cathedral. France. St. Peters Cathedral, Rome.

Chartres. Built: 1194.

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St Peters Cathedral.

Built: 18 April 1506 and was completed on 18 November 1626.

 

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3. Chrysler building, New York.

Architect: William Van Alen.
Built: 1928 -30.

Chrysler-building

http://architecture.about.com/od/skyscrapers/ig/Skyscrapers/Chrysler-Building-.htm

2. Sydney Opera House, Sydney.

Architect: Jorn Utzon
Built: 1957 to 1973.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House

1. Pyramids of Gizeh. Cairo.

Architect: successor of Imhoteb.
c. 2589–2566 BC

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramids_of_Gizeh

Inspiration:

http://www.mostbeautifull.net/most-beautiful-buildings.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/19/most-beautiful-buildins_n_837803.html

Used search items:

•amazing building in the world
•10 most amazing buildings in the world
•most amazing buildings
•amazing pictures of the world
•amazing building
•unbelievable pictures of the world
•amazing structures around the world

Todays link, November 26th 2011

The most beautiful footage of Earths auroras yet recorded:
http://io9.com/5859010/were-99-certain-this-is-the-most-beautiful-footage-of-earths-auroras-yet-recorded

Humanity must go for space, Hawking says:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/human-survival-depends-on-space-exploration-says-stephen-hawking-134135238.html
Our only chance of long-term survival is not to remain lurking on planet Earth, but to spread out into space.
Hawking said this is why he favours manned — or as he puts it, "personed" — space flight and encourages further study into how to make space colonization possible.

Brain-computer implant has passed 1000-day milestone
http://io9.com/5786265/brain+computer-implant-has-passed-1000+day-milestone

Mood Linked To Cognitive Abilities:
http://nootropics.com/mood/

Personality is reflected in (size of) areas of the brain:
http://psychcentral.com/news/2010/06/23/personality-reflects-size-of-respective-brain-area/14896.html

Secret life of Pronouns

 
The Secret Life of Pronouns is based on a large-scale research project that links natural language use to real world social and psychological processes. Using computerized text analyses on hundreds of thousands of letters, poems, books, blogs, Tweets, conversations, and other texts, it is possible to begin to read people’s hearts and minds in ways they can’t do themselves.