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Nairaland GeneralThe 8 Most Terrifying Restaurants From Around The World by Olateef(op): 9:21am On Jul 27, 2013
Guo-Li-Zhuang: A Penis Buffet
Are you suffering from a low sex
drive? Lack confidence and
virility? Love stuffing animal
joysticks into your mouth? If you
answered “yes” to any of the
above questions, Guo-Li-Zhuang
may just be the lunch spot for
you. Or you may just be a pervert.
Assuming the former, you’ll get a blast and a half out
of Guo-Li-Zhuang’s tasteful interior decoration,
soothing ambient music, and kitchen full of cooked
animal members. And when it comes to man-meat,
Guo-Li-Zhuang just can’t be beat! They’ve got horse
penis, goat penis, dog penis, pig penis, cock cock…
why, they’ve got more penis than you can shake your
dick at! (Dick shaking not recommended, as you risk
losing your penis to another hungry customer).
All that and balls to boot! At Guo-Li-Zhuang, you can
get any dick with testicles on the side; the way God
intended. Would you like pig balls with a goat dick?
Done. Dog penis with one horse ball and one rooster
ball? Why the hell not? A big horse cock and two tiny
chicken balls? Hilarious!
Or why not indulge yourself with the “man’s mighty
meal,” a plate of three floppy dicks and eight—count
‘em eight!—swollen testicles, guaranteed to give you
back your virility or send you screaming into the
streets.
Guo-Li-Zhuang? More like Chow-On-Wang! Ordering
sausage and eggs for breakfast just got a little more
interesting.

Nairaland GeneralAmazing Coincidence Ever by Olateef(op): 5:07am On Jul 27, 2013
In July 1975, newspapers on both sides of the
Atlantic reported the death of 17-year-old Erskine
Lawrence Ebbin, a young man who had been
struck by a taxi while driving a moped in
Hamilton, Bermuda. While unfortunate, his death
wasn’t terribly notable—except for the fact that
the previous year his brother was killed at the
same intersection. And he, too, happened to be
driving a moped—the same moped.
But mopeds are dangerous vehicles, right? And
this was otherwise a terrible coincidence, right?
Wrong. That’s not even the half of it. It turns out
that it was the same taxi, with the same driver—
and carrying the same passenger—that killed his
brother Neville the previous year. www.twortw.com/2010/10/13/rare-coincidences-are-very-common-on-the-road/
Nairaland GeneralPictures Of Ark Hotel In China Designed By Russian Firm Remistudio! by Olateef(op): 8:58pm On Jul 21, 2013
It boasts light, airy rooms, plenty of greenery and no
doubt the service would be five-star.
But the main reason guests would flock to the Ark
Hotel would be its ability to save them from a natural
disaster of Noah proportions.
That's because the futuristic building has been
designed to withstand floods caused by rising sea
levels.
Giant biosphere: Architects have designed a
modern day Ark to withstand floods caused by
rising sea levels
All at sea: The shell-shaped hotel is designed
to withstand tidal waves and other natural
disasters
The floating behemoth is a 'biosphere' conceived as a
safe, self-contained haven.
Branded as a green, self-sustaining environment for
guests, the shell-shaped hotel would withstand tidal
waves and other natural disasters.
Architects say the Ark's shell-like construction of
arches and cables evenly distribute weight so it is
also invulnerable to earthquakes.
The design uses solar panels and a rainwater
collection system to provide inhabitants with power
and water.
Shaking up the design: The Ark's shell-like
construction of arches and cables evenly
distribute weight so it is also invulnerable to
earthquakes
Futuristic: The Ark Hotel has been designed to
withstand floods caused by rising sea levels,
boasts a green, self-sustaining environment
for guests, and would withstand tidal waves
and other natural disasters
The greenhouse-like environment also provides for
lush vegetation to help with air quality and provide
food sources.
Because of the see-through structure enough
daylight is filtered through internal rooms to reduce
the need for lighting.
And to ensure quality of light, the frame is protected
with a self-cleaning layer.
The Ark has been designed by Russian firm
Remistudio with the assistance of the International
Union of Architects' program Architecture For
Disaster Relief.
Finding inner calm: The greenhouse-like
environment also provides for lush vegetation
to help with air quality and provide food
sources
Eco-zone: The Ark has been designed by
Russian firm Remistudio with the assistance of
the International Union of Architects' program
Architecture For Disaster Relief
Alexander Remizov, of Remistudio, has previously
said: 'For architecture, there are two major concerns.
'The first is maintenance of security and precautions
against extreme environmental conditions and
climate changes. The second one is protection of
natural environment from human activities.
'The Ark is an attempt to answer the challenges of
our time. Provision is made for an independent life
support system.
'All the plants are chosen according to compatibility,
illumination and efficiency of oxygen producing, and
with the aim of creating an attractive and comfort
space.
'Through the transparent roof there is enough light
for plants and for illuminating the inner rooms.'
Greenhouse effect: The see-through structure
means enough daylight is filtered through
internal rooms to reduce the need for lighting
Biosphere: The design, which uses solar panels
and a rainwater collection system to provide
inhabitants with power and water, can be
adapted to work on both land and water. www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2208723/Ark-Hotel-Remistudio-biosphere-self-contained-haven-event-flood-disaster.html

Science/TechnologyHigh Tech Pen Vibrates When You Spell Things Wrong.. by Olateef(op): 8:46pm On Jul 19, 2013
When it comes to writing things
on a computer, Microsoft Word, or
whatever program is used, usually
has some form of spell check, and
even grammar check plugin. The
same cannot be said about writing things by
hand.
After all, it's not like technology experts have figured
out how to integrate spell checking functionality into
paper.
And even if there were a way, it would probably
be too expensive to implement on a grand scale, so
we're left with the dream.
Fortunately, where there's a will, there's a way, and a
team of German investors have the way.
Which is to say, they bypassed the issue of
intelligent paper practicality altogether and made an
intelligent pen instead.
Called Lernstift, it is a regular pen with real ink, or at
least it looks that way on the outside.
What it truly holds is much more important: an
engine that recognizes when you spell things wrong
and tells you.
Well, not tells you. More like vibrates when you get
something wrong, by noticing specific movements,
letter shapes and various assortments of words.
If the pen senses messy handwriting and bad letter
formation, it will start vibrating. It won't help finish
the word on a high note, but at least you'll know if
you're spelling things wrong.
We imagine that the Lernstift could be a good way to
train calligraphy. It even has a Calligraphy Mode that
points out flaws of form and legibility.
The other mode is the Orthography Mode, which
recognizes words and compares them to a language
database.
Lerstifit is made with a small battery-powered Linux
computer and a WiFi chip. It was invented by Daniel
Kaesmacher, the 33-year-old co-founder of Lernstift
from Munich, and Falk Wolsky, 36, who had the idea
last year when his 10-year-old son was doing
homework.
"His son had been struggling with his work and
staying focused and Falk thought there should be a
pen that gives him some sort of signal so he stays
focused," Kaesmacher said.
Go to Kickstarter to check it out and maybe donate
some money in the form of a pledge. news.softpedia.com/news/High-Tech-Pen-Vibrates-When-You-Spell-Things-Wrong-368106.shtml

HealthHeart Attack Woman On Plane - 15 Cardiologists On Board by Olateef(op): 8:15pm On Jul 19, 2013
If you fall ill on a flight, you have to hope
there is a doctor on board. So Dorothy
Fletcher can count herself lucky.
When she suffered a heart attack on a
transatlantic flight from Manchester to
Florida, she turned out to be on a plane
full of cardiologists.
Fifteen experts on their way to a
cardiology conference responded when a
stewardess asked for medical assistance.
They stood up en masse and rushed to
save Mrs Fletcher, 67, from Liverpool.
They fed drips into her arms and used an
onboard medical kit to control the life-
threatening attack.
The plane was diverted to North
Carolina, where Mrs Fletcher was treated
in the intensive care unit.
The grandmother had been travelling
with her daughter to attend her
daughter's wedding when she
experienced acute chest pains. Speaking
from her home in Liverpool yesterday,
Mrs Fletcher recalled: 'I couldn't believe
what happened. All these people came
rushing down the aircraft towards me.
The doctors were wonderful. They saved
my life.
'My daughter was with me and you can
imagine how she felt when all these
doctors stood up. I wish I could thank
them but I have no idea who they were,
other than that they were going to a
conference in Orlando.'
She spent two days in the Charlotte
Medical Centre after the heart attack on
7 November, but managed to attend the
wedding at Lake Berkeley, Kissimmee,
the following week.
Her daughter, Christine Penman, 32,
who married her fiance Gareth, said:
'2003 was my best and almost my worst
of years. We'll see in the new year by
giving thanks that my mum got through
what she did.
'We owe those cardiologists and the
airline so much. My mum wouldn't be
here today if it wasn't for those doctors
but in the rush, we didn't even know any
of their names - and we still don't.'. www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/5118.php
GamingRe: Download Latest Pc Full Games Here For Free by Olateef(m): 8:00pm On Jul 19, 2013
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Science/TechnologySUN - Interesting Facts About Sun by Olateef(op): 8:22pm On Jul 17, 2013
The Sun is one among the 200
billion stars in our Milky Way
galaxy.
The Sun is one among the 6000
stars, which is visible to naked
eye from the Earth.
The mass of Sun is 1.989 x 1030
kg (Approximately 2 million
trillion trillion kilograms).
The Sun's energy output is 386
billion billion megawatt.
The Earth receives 94 billion
megawatt of energy from Sun.
This is equivalent to 40,000 times
the power requirement of United
states.
The reaction taking place in Sun
is nuclear fusion, same as a
Hydrogen bomb.
Each second 700 million tons of
Hydrogen are converted to 695
million tons of Helium and 5
million tons of energy in the form
of gamma rays.
Each second the Sun loses 5
million tons of material.
The Sun's temperature at its core
is 14 million Kelvin.
The pressure at the Sun's core is
340 billion times the pressure at
the Earth's atmosphere.
The density of matter at the Sun's
core is about 150 times the
density of water in the Earth.
It takes up to 50 million years for
the energy produced at the core
of the Sun to reach its surface.
If the Sun were to stop producing
energy today, it would take 50
million years for significant
effects to be felt at Earth. If a drop sized matter from the
core of the Sun is placed on the
surface of the Earth, no living
organism will survive for a
distance of 150 km from that
drop.
The diameter of Sun is equivalent
to the diameter of 109 earths.
The surface area of Sun is
equivalent to that of 11990
earths.
The volume of Sun is equivalent
to the volume of 1.3 million
earths.
If the Sun were the size of a
beach ball then Jupiter would be
the size of a golf ball and the
Earth would be as small as a pea.
The gravity at the surface of Sun
is 28 times that of Earth.
A man weighing 60 kg in the
Earth will weigh 1680 kg in the
Sun.
The Sun makes up 99.86% of the
mass of the solar system.
Unlike the Earth, the Sun is
completely gaseous, there is no
solid surface on the Sun.
By weight, Sun comprises of 73%
hydrogen, 25% helium, 1.5%
carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen,
and 0.5% all other elements.
By volume, Sun comprises of
92.1% hydrogen, 7.8% helium
and 0.1% all other elements.
The Sun is at a mean distance of
149.60 million km from Earth.
The light takes 8.3 minutes to
travel from the Sun to Earth.
The Sun's gravitational pull is so
strong that, even Pluto, a planet
5.9 billion kilometer away from
Sun, is kept in it's orbit.
Escape velocity of any planet or
star is the velocity required for
any object to escape from the
gravitational pull of that planet or
star. The escape velocity of the
Sun is 2.22 million km/hr.
The light takes 5.5 hours to travel
from the Sun to Pluto, the outer
most planet.
Proxima Centauri (Alpha Centauri
C) is the star nearest to Sun. It is
4.3 light years away from Sun. If our Sun were just an inch in
diameter, the nearest star would
be 445 miles away.
The Sun rotates about it's own
axis once every 25.38 days.
The Sun exhibits differential
rotation. The rotation period in
the equator is about 25 days,
whereas in the polar regions it is
as high as 36 days.
The Sun orbits around the center
of our Milky Way galaxy once
every 240 million years.
The Sun is at a distance of 30,000
light years from the center of our
Milky Way galaxy and lies on one
of it's spiral arms.
The Sun along with the Solar
family is orbits around our Milky
Way galaxy at a velocity of 217
km/s.
The Sun has circled the Milky Way
galaxy for about 20 times only
since it's formation.
In addition to heat and light, the
Sun also emits electrons and
protons, known as the solar wind
which travels at a speed of 450
km/sec.
Around a trillion neutrinos from
the Sun will pass through your
body while you read this
sentence.
Solar flares are violent explosions
taking place in the Sun's
atmosphere occasionally. Solar
flares can reach more than
100,000 miles away from the sun.
Sunspots appear as dark spots on
the surface of the Sun. Sunspots
are the intense magnetic regions
of Sun with magnetic field
strengths thousands of times
stronger than the Earth's
magnetic field.
Every eleven years, the magnetic
poles of the Sun switch. This cycle
is called "Solarmax".
The luminosity of the Sun is
equivalent to the luminosity of 4
trillion trillion light bulbs of 100
watt.
All the coal, oil, gas, and wood on
Earth would only keep the Sun
burning for a few days.
An area of the Sun's surface the
size of a postage stamp shines
with the power of 1,500,000
candles.
The energy being emitted from 1
square centimeter of the Sun's
surface is enough to burn 64 light
bulbs of 100 watt.
The amount of the Sun's energy
reaching the Earth's atmosphere
(known as the Solar constant) is
equivalent to 1.37 kw of
electricity per square meter.
The amount of energy reaching
the earth's surface from Sun is
6,000 times the amount of
energy used by all human beings
worldwide.www.goldenkstar.com/facts/sun-interesting-facts.htm
Nairaland GeneralSandfantasy – Hands, Sand And Soul by Olateef(op): 3:19pm On Jul 17, 2013
Using only her fingers, Ilana Yahav, a world
renowned sand artist, creates a wonderful
and magical story that emerges in front of
the eyes of amazed viewers: be it in front
of an audience.
m.youtube.com/watch?hl=en&client=mv-google&gl=US&v=n5bdMyOWLHg

Nairaland GeneralAmazing Facts About Warren Buffet: by Olateef(op): 7:00pm On Jul 12, 2013
1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now
regrets that he started too late!
2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings
from delivering newspapers.
3. He still lives in the same small 3 bedroom house in
mid-town Omaha, that he bought after he got
married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything
he needs in that house. His house does not have a
wall or a fence.
4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not
have a driver or security people around him.
5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns
the world’s largest private jet company.
6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63
companies. He writes only one letter each yearto the
CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the
year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a
regular basis.
7. He has given his CEO’s only two rules. Rule
number 1: do not lose any of your share holder’s
money. Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.
8. He does not socialize with the high society crowd.
His past time after he gets home is to make himself
some pop corn and watch television.
9. Bill Gates, the world’s richest man met him for the
first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he
had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he
had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But
when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten
hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren
Buffet.
10. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor
has a computer on his desk.
11. His advice to young people:
* Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself.
* Money doesn’t create man it is the man who
created the money.
* Live your life as simply as you can.
* Don’t do what others say, listen to them, but
then do what you feel is the right thing to do.
* Don’t buy brand names; instead just wear those
things in that make you feel comfortable.
* Don’t waste your money on unnecessary things;
rather spend it on those who are really in need.
* It’s your life so why allow others to rule our life. nedhardy.com/2012/01/18/11-interesting-facts-about-warren-buffet/

Foreign AffairsFormer Railways Minister Liu Zhijun A Suspended Death Sentence For Corruption by Olateef(op): 11:50am On Jul 08, 2013
Liu was accused of accepting bribes totalling more
than 64m yuan ($10m; £6m) over 25 years.
Prosecutors said he awarded government rail
contracts in return for bribes.
Liu is the most high-profile official to be tried and
found guilty of corruption since Xi Jinping became
China's leader earlier this year.
Mr Xi has called for a crackdown on corruption,
vowing to tackle it from the powerful "tigers" at the
top to the "flies" at the bottom of the Communist
Party.
China's railways ministry, once a powerful
department, was disbanded in March.
It had been criticised for a series of safety scandals,
and faced allegations of fraud which were uncovered
by government audits.
'Malpractice'
Liu was convicted by a court in the capital Beijing on
Monday, state-run Xinhua news agency said.
He was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve,
deprived of his political rights for life and jailed for 10
years, Xinhua said, quoting the court verdict. His
personal property will also be confiscated.
Despite his sentence, he is not expected to face the
death penalty - suspended death sentences are
normally commuted to life imprisonment in China.
Liu was suspended from the Communist Party last
May, following allegations that he embezzled funds
and received bribes when handing out contracts for
China's high-speed rail project.
During the trial,
prosecutors argued
that he had helped
11 people win
contracts and
promotions in return
for bribes.
The indictment
reportedly said that
Liu's "malpractice"
led to "huge losses
of public assets and
damage to the interests of the state and people".
Liu began his tenure as railways minister in 2003 and
led a multi-billion dollar investment programme
expanding the rail network.
China's high-speed railway network, said to be the
largest in the world, has been plagued with safety
scandals involving a series of accidents.
A deadly crash in Wenzhou city in July 2011 killed 40
people and caused a national outcry.
At least two government audits - one released in
2010 and another in 2013 - showed evidence of fraud
and irregular accounting in the handling of
government funds.
In March, China dissolved the railways ministry in a
raft of measures aimed at boosting government
efficiency and tackling corruption, placing its
functions under the transport ministry.
Liu is the most high-profile official to be tried and
found guilty of corruption since Xi Jinping became
China's president in March.
But a host of other relatively senior officials, both at a
central and provincial level, have also found
themselves under investigation.
In May, China announced that it was investigating Liu
Tienan, formerly the top official at the body
responsible for planning China's economy, for
"serious disciplinary violations".
Allegations against Mr Liu first surfaced in December,
after an investigative journalist alleged that he made
questionable financial deals, fabricated his academic
record and threatened to kill a former mistress.
Last month, Lei Zhengfu, a former official at the
centre of a sex tape extortion scandal, was jailed for
accepting bribes.
And earlier this month, state media announced that a
high-level provincial official in Inner Mongolia was
also under investigation for "serious disciplinary
violations" - which is often code for corruption.
'Light sentence?'
News of the former rail minister's verdict generated
extensive discussion on China's microblogs, with
many users scathing about what they saw as a
relatively light sentence.
"How long do you think it'll be before he's out
again?" user Clockwork Monkey wrote on Sina Weibo,
a Twitter-like website in China.
"Liu Zhijun wasn't sentenced to death, because if he
was, a whole batch [of officials] would have to die,"
user 2011 Varyag wrote. "Chinese law is a freak!"
Many users on Sina Weibo mocked a Xinhua report
that described Liu's sentence as "a demonstration
that everyone is equal before the law" and that "both
the 'tigers' and 'flies' are being tackled".
"The 'tigers' can't be killed, and the 'flies' can't be
eliminated," user Hu Shengjie Scarf wrote.
"If Liu Zhijun was a regular railway employee, rather
than the former railways minister, would his life
really have been spared?" user Concerned about the
World's Wellbeing wrote.
However, there were a few voices in support of Liu's
verdict.
A user going by the name of The Unsilent Majority
wrote: "A suspended death sentence is still
considered a light sentence? What on earth has Liu
Zhijun done that deserves a certain death penalty? ...
Our bosses today are not so weak or silly as to let
public opinion pressurise the judicial system.. m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23222240
Nairaland GeneralPls I Need These Fagunwa Books Igbo Eledumare by Olateef(op): 2:29pm On Jul 04, 2013
Anyone with the pdf file of these books should pls send it to ma inbox olateef2@gmail.com. Ogboju ode ninu igbo irumole. Igbo olodumare Irinkerindo ninu igbo elegbeje
Nairaland GeneralBlazing Mouse Sets Fire To House by Olateef(op): 8:12pm On Jun 27, 2013
A US man who threw a
mouse onto a pile of
burning leaves could only
watch in horror as it ran
into his house and set the
building ablaze.
Luciano Mares, 81, of Fort
Sumner, New Mexico, found
the mouse in his home and
wanted to get rid of it.
"I had some leaves burning outside, so I threw it in
the fire, and the mouse was on fire and ran back at
the house," he was quoted as saying by AP.
Though no-one was injured, the house and
everything in it was destroyed.
"I've seen numerous house fires, but nothing as
unique as this one," Fire Department Captain Jim
Lyssy said.
New Mexico has seen several major blazes after
unseasonably dry and windy conditions which have
destroyed 10 homes and devastated more than
53,000 acres (21,200 hectares) of land.news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4593682.stm

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femi4: imei is incorrect(its too long)
this is the correct one....... Cambridge
advanced learner's dictionary 3rd edition.
IMEI is
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Nairaland GeneralThis Is The Real Michael Schofield by Olateef(op): 4:59pm On Jun 24, 2013
Moondyne Joe¹s major claim to fame is that he was
Western Australia's most famous bushranger. His
real name was Joseph Bolitho Johns. He was the son
of a Welsh blacksmith and was imprisoned in 1849
for the theft of foodstuffs from the home of Richard
Price in Pentwyn Clydach. Johns was 'in company'
with John Williams (a.k.a. William Cross) who was
already 'known to the police'.
Johns apparently conducted his own defence at his
trial and was probably not such a good lawyer, as in
1853 he was transported to W.A. for 10 years. Johns
was luckier than his companion as he came to the
relatively enlightened colony of Swan River while
William Cross was sent to Tasmania!
Joe arrived in Perth aboard the Pyrenees and became
a ticket of leave man working at the tiny settlement
of Moondyne. Two years later he was granted a
conditional pardon (March 10th 1855).
One story says that he branded an unmarked horse
without trying to find the owner and was gaoled in
Toodyay for the 'felony'. He then escaped taking the
'evidence' with him - the dead horse minus its skin
and incriminating brand being found later in the
bush.
Another story is that he trapped strayed horses and
returned them for the reward but that he was
suspected of setting some of the horses loose himself
and was therefore charged with horse theft.
While in gaol in Toodyay awaiting trial Joe managed
to escape but had he waited for the trial he would
have been much better off as he was acquitted of
horse theft but charged with escaping custody and
was sentenced to three years hard labour.
In the process of the first escape it is said that he
stole the Resident Magistrate¹s horse and bridle but
this may just be romantic myth and it is much more
likely that he took the horse he was accused of
stealing to get rid of the evidence.
This was the beginning of a cat and mouse game
which 'Joe' and the law played for the next forty
years. When recaptured, he seems to have served
the next three years without incident and was
released in 1864.
Just nine months later he was convicted of shooting a
steer (he protested his innocence) and was
sentenced to ten years. It was this conviction that he
regarded as unfair and which prompted his escape
soon after. He was recaptured after 12 months on the
run and placed in irons but managed to escape
again.
There are tales that at this stage Joe, leading a
number of other escaped convicts, began robbing
stores in the Avon Valley with a view to building up
supplies to make an attempt to cross from Western
Australia to the eastern colonies. On 17 September
1866 he is said to have robbed Everett¹s Store in
Toodyay while Governor Hampton was staying in
town. The robbery was notable for the fact that Joe
and his compatriots managed to escape with guns,
supplies, clothing, ammunition, and, of all things,
thirty-six fancy ladies handkerchiefs. How they
intended to use the handkerchiefs on their journey
across Australia was never explained. This daring and
successful robbery helped create a legend that Joe
had cut off the Governor¹s beard.
All of this part of the story may just be romantic
myth as other sources state that Joe never had a
firearm and never actually held anyone up. In fact the
local population appeared to be amused by Joe’s
antics, with the possible exception of Governor
Hampton who was made to look quite the fool by
Joe’s continued escapes.
A popular ditty at the time went:
‘The Governor’s son has got the pip
The Governor’s got the measles
For Moondyne Joe has give ‘em the slip
Pop goes the weasel’
Hearing this sung by urchins in the streets of
Fremantle must have irked the Governor no end.
Whatever the truth, he was captured once more on
29th of September and sent back to Fremantle where
he was chained by the neck to a post. A special cell
was built for Joe in Fremantle Gaol and when it was
completed the Governor proudly declared that if Joe
escaped from such a strong cell he would be given
him his freedom. Joe remained in the cell for only
four months.
Due to ill health he was allowed into the exercise
yard where he was given stones to break. In one of
the most extraordinary escapes ever to occur at
Fremantle Gaol he built the stones up against the
wall so that a space behind was hidden from the
guard, dug through the wall, left his clothes hanging
near the wall giving the impression that he was still
inside the prison, and made his getaway in his
underwear and boots.
This time his escape was successful and he remained
free for nearly two years. He was recaptured at
Houghton¹s wine cellar where he had gone for a drink
to celebrate his two years of freedom.
Joe broke in to the cellar while the owner was away
but was unlucky as when C.W. Ferguson (the owner
at the time) returned he was accompanied by two
policemen who were in the area on an unrelated
matter.
At the time he had long flowing hair, was wearing a
wheat sack and had a large stick as his only form of
protection. He returned to Fremantle where he
remained for the next four years until he was once
again given a ticket of leave in 1871.
Joe is credited with being the first man to cross the
newly completed bridge across the Swan River in
Fremantle (beating Governor Hampton to it) but this
is most likely just folklore inspired by a fictional book
titled ‘Moondyne’ by John Boyle O’Reilly
Joe finally became a free man in 1873 (another
source says 1879 but this was the year he got
married). He subsequently married a widow, Louisa
Hearn, and became something of a celebrated dandy
living in the south west of the state.
In 1880 he worked at Witchcliffe and Karridale and
although some sources say he discovered Moondyne
Cave, it was actually discovered in 1879 by Fred
Grange. The story goes that Moondyne Joe was
lowered into the cave after a bet that he couldn’t
escape. Whether he got out again without assistance
isn’t recorded. He left the area in 1883.
In 1887 he returned to Toodyay and from there he
travelled to the goldfields where, although he was
now 60 years old (on our calculations he was 56
years old), he prospected for some years.
After the death of his wife in 1893, he returned to the
coast and lived in Kelmscott where he gained a
reputation for insanity being known as Old Mad
Moondyne Joe. He died in the Fremantle Lunatic
Asylum on 13 August 1900. (Another source says he
may have died in the Old Men’s Home in Claremont
in 1920, which if true, would have made him about
89 years old but it is more likely that he died in
1900.) One source quotes Johns' final resting place
as being pauper's grave No. 580a in Fremantle
cemetery.
This is the story, as far as the facts can be
ascertained, of the state's most famous bushranger.
Time and legend have conspired to make him a far
more adventurous and daredevil character than this
portrayal suggests. There is an account of the legend
and the history of the man by Ian Elliot titled
Moondyne Joe: The Man and the Myth. www.wanowandthen.com/Moondyne-Joe.html

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Nairaland GeneralNow You Can Steer A Remote-controlled Helicopter With Your Mind. by Olateef(op): 1:04pm On Jun 06, 2013
Controlling the movements of a
helicopter just with your mind
sounds like something out of a
science fiction movie, but scientists
at the University of Minnesota have
made it a reality. They have learnt
to use their thoughts to steer a
model helicopter around a gym,
making it dip, rise, turn, and even
fly through a ring.
The scientists have published their study
in the Journal of Neural Engineering.
The development of brain computer
interfacing (BCI) is to provide the user
with the ability to communicate with the
world outside and manipulate objects
through thought modulation. Achieving
this is accomplished through a closed
loop of sensing, processing and
actuation. Over the last ten years,
scientists have made enormous progress
in making it possible for us to move
things by just thinking about it.
Professor Bin He and team, who work in
the laboratory of biomedical
engineering, say that the technology
they are developing may one day help
people with neurodegenerative diseases,
who have lost the ability to speak or
move their bodies, regain function by
controlling electronic and mechanical
devices, such as artificial limbs,
wheelchairs, etc.
The team say their technology is
completely non-invasive. There are no
brain implants. Brainwaves
(electroencephalography, EEG) are
picked up by electrodes fitted into an
EEG cap that goes onto the scalp.
Professor He, who is a faculty member in
the College of Science and Engineering,
said:
"My entire career is to push for
noninvasive 3-D brain-computer
interfaces, or BCI. [Researchers
elsewhere] have used a chip implanted
into the brain's motor cortex to drive
movement of a cursor [across a screen]
or a robotic arm. But here we have proof
that a noninvasive BCI from a scalp EEG
can do as well as an invasive chip."
How does the brain-
computer interface work
The motor cortex is an area of the
cerebrum that controls movement. Prof.
He's BCI system works thanks to the
location of the motor cortex.
When humans move, or think about
carrying out a movement, neurons in the
motor cortex emit small electrical
currents. Each thought regarding each
different movement activates a new
arrangement of neurons.
The groundwork for the BCI involved
sorting out these neuron arrangements.
Professor He said "We were the first to
use both functional MRI and EEG imaging
to map where in the brain neurons are
activated when you imagine movements.
So now we know where the signals will
come from."
According to the brain map, the easiest
signals to distinguish were those that
resulted in closing one fist, closing the
other fist, or both.
He explained "This knowledge about
what kinds of signals are generated by
what kind of motion imagination helps us
optimize the design of the system to
control flying objects in real time."
Tapping the map
The EEG cap has 64 scalp-electrodes.
They monitor the electrical activity
coming from the brain and report signals
(or absence of signals) to a computer.
The computer processes the data and
translates the pattern into an electronic
command.
Using thoughts to control movement
occurred initially with the one-
dimensional movement of a cursor on a
computer monitor. Researchers then
moved a two-dimensional cursor, and
finally achieved 3-D control over a virtual
helicopter.
Now it is a real object, they are able to
control an actual flying robot drone
which was formally an augmented
reality.
To control the model helicopter with just
thoughts, the team's computers
interface with the WiFi controls in the
robot (helicopter). After processing the
EEG brain signals into a command, the
computer sends the command to the
helicopter by WiFi.
The researchers describe how the team,
consisting of five scientists, learned to
guide the flying robot.
Karl LaFleur, a senior biomedical
engineering student, said:
"Working for Dr. He has been a
phenomenal experience. He has so
much experience with the scientific
process, and he is excellent at helping
his students learn this process while
allowing them room for independent
work. Being an author on a first-person
journal article is a huge opportunity that
most undergraduates never get."
LaFleur, who is entering medical school
next year, says he plans to put his
knowledge into use there.
LeFleur continued:
"I think the potential for BCI is very
broad. Next, we want to apply the flying
robot technology to help disabled
patients interact with the world. It may
even help patients with conditions like
stroke or Alzheimer's disease. We're now
studying some stroke patients to see if
it'll help rewire brain circuits to bypass
damaged areas."
Previous studies on using
just thoughts
In 2011, scientists from the University of
Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC
Rehabilitation Institute created a
computer interface that helped a
paralyzed man move a prosthetic arm
just with thoughts . All he needed to do
was use his thoughts and the arm
moved.
Researchers from the University of Essex
and the University of Plymouth, both in
England, created technology that
allowed a patient with locked-in
syndrome to play music just by thinking
about it . They published their study in
the journal Music and Medicine (March
2011 issue). www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/261528.php

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Foreign AffairsObama To Threaten Iran With Military Strike In June, Israeli Media Reports by Olateef(op): 12:17pm On Feb 28, 2013
President Barack Obama says the United States could launch an attack on Iran as early as this June, Israeli media reports.

According to a report on Israel’s Channel 10 News that has since been picked up by the Times of Israel, Pres. Obama will use an upcoming meeting overseas to discuss a military strike on Iran. Pres. Obama is scheduled to visit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next month, and during the get-together the two leaders will reportedly work out the details for a possible assault.

Pres. Obama will tell Netanyahu that a “window of opportunity” for a military strike on Iran will open in June, Channel 10 claims.

Israel has long-urged the White House to use its military prowess to intervene in Iran’s rumored nuclear weapon procurement plan, demands which have by-and-large been rejected by the Obama administration. According to the latest reports, though, the United States might finally be willing to use its might to make a stand against Iran’s race for a nuke.

“I have conversations with Prime Minister Netanyahu all the time. And I understand and share Prime Minister Netanyahu’s insistence that Iran should not obtain a nuclear weapon, because it would threaten us, it would threaten Israel, and it would threaten the world and kick off a nuclear arms race,” Pres. Obama said during an interview on the television program 60 Minutes last year, but not before adding that he’ll continue to block “noise” from Netanyahu’s camp. "Now I feel an obligation, not pressure but obligation, to make sure that we’re in close consultation with the Israelis — on these issues. Because it affects them deeply. They’re one of our closest allies in the region. And we’ve got an Iranian regime that has said horrible things that directly threaten Israel’s existence,” he said.

But five months after those remarks, Iran is still inclined to become a nuclear power. Only days earlier, The Jerusalem Post reported that Netanyahu said the details of a confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency suggested that that Iran had begun installing advanced centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment facility, sparking “very grave” concerns that Israel could be hit with a nuke.




Right now, five members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany are holding talks with Iranian officials in Kazakhstan, with the goal of reaching a diplomatic answer to the nuclear crisis. However, domestic tensions within Iranian political elite do not make the prospect of a solution any more viable for now. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s second and final term in office is set to wrap up this June, and political fights within the country’s top contenders for the position has prompted possible presidents to take harsh stance on the issue and resist outside pressure.

"President Ahmadinejad’s second term in office expires in half a year. The law prohibits him from running for the third term. What is happening could be an intensifying power struggle,” Andrei Baklitsky of the Russian Center for Policy Studies tells the Moscow Times of the latest “5+1 talks” in Kazakhstan. “At first [Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar] Salehi signals the possibility of direct talks with the United States and then the supreme leader rejects it. But as Salehi is Ahmadinejad’s man, the controversy should be viewed through the prism of an internal political standoff rather than as Tehran’s official policy."

John Kerry, the US secretary of state, told reporters in Berlin, "My hope is Iran will make its choice to move down the path to a diplomatic solution."

When Netanyahu critiqued the United States’ reluctance to act first last year, a meeting between the prime minister and Pres. Obama was subsequently cancelled by the White House. Just next month, though, the commander-in-chief will travel to the West Bank and Jordan for the first time during his second term in office. National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor has said of the trip that it will mark an “opportunity to reaffirm the deep and enduring bonds between the United States and Israel and to discuss the way forward on a broad range of issues of mutual concern, including Iran and Syria.”

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FoodRe: Four Square Watermelon Found In Japan (Picture) by Olateef(m): 6:19pm On Feb 18, 2013
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FoodRe: Four Square Watermelon Found In Japan (Picture) by Olateef(m): 4:10pm On Feb 18, 2013
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