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Smart Computer That Learns from Videos Can Make Traffic More Efficient

Image credit D. Küttel / ETH Zurich; via PhysOrg ETH researchers Daniel Küttel and Michael Breitenstein teamed up with professors Luc Van Gool and Vittorio Ferrari from the Institute of Image Processing to create a new software program that can learn from watching moving objects, analyzing things like street scenes and figuring out patterns and habits of things like moving vehicles. The new technology allows the computer to recognize things like the movements of normal traffic flow and any changes in that “normal” situation. It may have a big use in analyzing traffic a… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Architects Building Small Refuges in Small Spaces

Images by B. Alter: Studio Mumbai Architects, In-Between Architecture Architects love models and floor plans and drawings of their buildings, but most members of the public do not. They are too hard for the average person to visualize. In a delightful switch, the Victoria & Albert Museum invited seven architects to construct small buildings amidst the displays in the museum. The V&A is a wonderful old Victorian museum with treasures in every nook and cranny. Called 1:1 Architects Build Small Spaces , the architects have squeezed their little buildings in amon… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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‘Sea Sick’ Author Wins Grantham Prize, the First for a Book

Courtesy Metcalf Institute . Seeing an environmental journalist in the wild can be akin to seeing a dinosaur. The profession has taken some hits in recent years , with a decline in newspapers and reporting jobs in general. The reporters that remain seem to be getting stronger, though. They’re adapting, and hopefully steering clear of asteroids . Alanna Mitchell, for instance, was the science and environment reporter at… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Power is in Pedals, Says WorldWatch Institute

Image: Worldwatch It was with a sad heart I learned that the WorldWatch Institute have decided to mothball their illustrious print magazine after 136 stellar issues.* But at least it goes out with a bang, by including an article on bicycle transport, by senior researcher Gary Gardner. Obviously, at TreeHugger, we’re big fans of cycling, which we see as one of the most efficient forms of transport ever devised by mankind. The WorldWatch piece reinforces this view, with gems like: “A bicycle commuter who rides four miles to work, five days a week, avoids abo… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Turning The Crisis Corner

In a metaphorical walk around debt crisis block, Greece’s prime minister has said that he believes his country is “turning the corner” as recovery efforts by the ransacked country may have started to pay off. Greece avoided defaulting on their debt last month after they were awarded a $131 billion rescue package from eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund. —JCL Al-Jazeera English: Greece is “turning the corner” as steps taken to fight its debt crisis start paying dividends, the country’s prime minister has said. “Today is the first time when I can look to the future with more optimism,” George Papandreou told members of the Institute for International Finance (IIF) in Austria’s capital, Vienna, on Friday. “We have taken difficult decisions, tough but necessary decisions, and we are now witnessing the first signs that we are turning the corner.” After accumulating massive public debt and overspending, Greece avoided a default last month through the first instalment of a 110 billion euro ($131bn) rescue package from its 15 euro currency partners and the International Monetary Fund. Read more Related Entries June 11, 2010 Stock Market Slumps on Consumer Spending Concerns June 11, 2010 The Five-Morning-After Pill?

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You Cut Ned Yost Trey Hillman Maurice Strong

Here are the latest news items trending for today. You Cut , Ned Yost , Trey Hillman , Maurice Strong , and Missing Money . You Cut is designed to defeat the permissive culture of runaway spending in Congress. It allows you to vote, both online and on your cell phone, on spending cuts that you want to see the House enact. Vote on this page today for your priorities and together we can begin to change Washington’s culture of spending into a culture of savings. Read more here . Ned Yost will be taking over the Kansas City Royals as the manager, replacing Trey Hillman. Hillman’s management was largely based on the terms of the players performance, that in turn was the secret of his success. He was praised as one who could make miracles possible if he were in the team, but the didn’t turn out to be much of a performance blast from his team. Maurice F. Strong, is a Canadian businessman. He is an entrepreneur, environmentalist, and one of the world’s leading proponents of the United Nations’s involvement in world affairs. Today Strong spends most of his time in the People’s Republic of China, and is President of the Council of the United Nations’s University for Peace. UPEACE is the only university in the UN system able to grant degrees at the masters and doctoral level. He is an active honorary professor at Peking University and Honorary Chairman of its Environmental Foundation. He is Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Institute for Research on Security and Sustainability for Northeast Asia. You Cut Ned Yost Trey Hillman Maurice Strong is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

Gulf Hotel Installed Gold-Plated ATM Machine “Gold to Go”

ATM Machine that can dispense pure gold is now available in Gulf Hotel. It is actually an ultimate hole from the wall. The outside body of the machine is coated with a thin layer of gold and this ATM Machine is offering to the customers with 320 items ranging from gold bars that can weigh up to 10 grams, to customized gold coins. The machine was installed beneath the gold-coated ceilings of Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace hotel, where royalty and billionaires come for cappuccinos topped with gold flakes, the machine almost seems part of the furniture. The creator of the “Gold to Go” brand German entrepreneur Mr. Thomas Geissler says “The reason we chose Emirates Palace is because it really fits with the surroundings here.” Thomas Geissleris chief executive of Ex Oriente Lux. (photo/xinhua) Read More Gulf Hotel Installed Gold-Plated ATM Machine “Gold to Go” is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

Bret Michaels press conference

Bret Michaels, 47, was discharged recently, less than two weeks after suffering a brain hemorrhage April 21. Zabramski could not release details of when he left the hospital or where he#39;s receiving additional treatment because of federal privacy laws. “Mr. Michaels was indeed a lucky person, a very lucky person,” Dr. Joseph Zabramski said at a press conference Tuesday at the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph#39;s Hospital in Phoenix, where the rocker had been receiving treatment.

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Christina Hendricks’ Two Perfect Dinner Dates

Here are two of my favorite stars from TV’s Mad Men , Christina Hendricks’ perfectly plump breasts, at the Costume Institute Gala Benefit last night. I would like to dress those things up in all kinds of crazy costumes and call them Sally. I know that sounds weird but all the blood has rushed from my head so I’m not making any sense. Anyhow, Christina herself looks pretty damn awful, like a ghost or a zombie, except for those two very beautiful, very soft spots. Enjoy.

Blake Lively Is An Absolute Stunner

Here is possible my favorite female of all time at this exact moment Blake Lively at the Costume Institute Gala Benefit last night looking as gorgeous and as sexy as ever. She’s almost too much for me to handle, almost because obviously I would at least like to get the opportunity to try to handle her. I really don’t know what else to say about her, she’s perfect and I can’t stop looking at those long legs long enough to write anything interesting. I love her. Call me.