JoãoTabaio from the 1º division was the winner in this last race of the Portuguese national Rallycross...
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Last season race on Portuguese Ralicross!
JoãoTabaio from the 1º division was the winner in this last race of the Portuguese national Rallycross...
Monday, October 29, 2007
more to come next year...
Wise cat, who told him? Not me, he can’t read, has no internet.
Then it decided to go out and I thinking on how pretty the day was, I have one hour more to enjoy. The day even went by well, but fast the night arrived, it is true now it grows dark more early. It’s winter time and we must be prepared to cold whether and rain.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
RedBull AirRace 2007 - Perth
The two special charted airplanes jets carrying 125 tonnes of equipment, including the planes parts that Bonhomme and Mangold use specially, airlifted the bulk of the air race material on flights in late September and early October. Also another 19 fully packed containers containing more equipment that were shipped from the European of
After
About 300.000 people are expected to assemble in
Summer / Winter time period
Be cool, because we’ll be back to summer time on March 30, 2008
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en.wikipedia.org
Friday, October 26, 2007
My First!
get paid to blog
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Wild Cat Species of Africa
The Black-footed Cat is one of the smallest species of cat. With a shoulder height of approximately 22cm and a body length of 50cm, the average male weighs in at about 2.2kg - however the female often weighs as little as 1.5kg and as such can be classified as the smallest of all wild cats. In appearance the cat has a large broad head in proportion to its small body, its coat colour varies from light sandy brown to reddish brown and is covered with dark spotted patches which sometime coalesce into broken stripes. The legs of the black-footed are bared with dark horizontal stripes and the tail is broken with dark rings and terminates in a black tip. The pads of its feet are black and are surrounded by long black hairs which give the small felid its name as well as protecting its feet from the heat of the semi-desert habitat.
The African wildcat is divided into many regional subspecies and their number and classification varies depending on which school of thought is followed. The range of the species as a whole extends across most of the old world. From parts of North West Europe, through the Middle East, parts of Asia and generally, excluding the true dessert areas, throughout The African continent. Species can be split into three main groups - F. silvestris.silvestris the European wildcat (Silvestris Group) found mainly in forested areas of Europe - F. silvestris.lybica the African wildcat (Lybica Group), distributed in various coloured forms in most of Africa apart from the Sahara and equatorial rainforest areas and F.silvestris.ornata the Indian Desert or Steppe wildcat (Ornata Group) found in various regions of western Asia through to parts of India and Southern Asia.
The Caracal in appearance resembles the Lynx in having characteristic dark tufts on its large, pointed ears and is indeed often referred to as the African Lynx or Desert Lynx, however the caracal is not closely related to the true lynx species. Extending the visual comparison, the body of the caracal is slimmer and less stocky, its legs are thinner and its tail longer than the Lynx. It can grow up to 3 feet in body length and sport a tail about a third of its body size. Its coloration is generally yellowish brown to a darker red/brown, with the undersides of the cat, areas around the eyes and under the chin being white. The backs of its ears are black – the name Caracal is derived from the Turkish word 'karakulak', meaning 'black ear'. Melanistic or all black caracal have also been reported
The Cheetah in many ways is peculiar amongst the many cat species. In both looks and physical mobility it resembles a large muscular greyhound - its long streamlined body is carried on long, thin but powerful legs, which endow it with great speed in the chase. A fully-grown cheetah can reach speeds in excess of 60 mph and can easily outrun any animal over short distances. Its paws too, are almost dog-like, narrow and hard padded they sport only slightly retractable claws, the only of its type amongst the species of cat, and offer the cat extra grip in its high-speed pursuits. The cheetah unlike other 'Big Cats' does not roar, however it does purr and other vocal sounds range from high pitched yelps and barks to longer chirruping sounds.
The leopard is most easily recognised by its rosette patterned coat and extremely long, darker tail. This large cat is sometimes confused in appearance with the South American Jaguar - the leopard though is less stocky and unlike the jaguar, its rosette markings are generally smaller and have no internal spots. The overall size of the leopard depends very much on the subspecies and location, with the largest animals growing to a length of nearly 5 feet with an additional tail length of some 3 feet - generally the male is between 20-40% larger than the female. The base coloration of the coat also varies greatly depending upon location, ranging from golden/yellow in open grasslands, through yellow/cream in desert areas to deep gold in mountain and forest regions.
The lion stands out from the other 'big cats', not only in its distinctive appearance but also in being the only felid that lives in organised social groups. In appearance the lion is a powerfully built, muscular cat. The fur is short and generally uniform in colour, ranging from grey/buff to reddish brown in coloration with the exception of the undersides which are often white, especially in females. The back of the ears and tip of the tail are dark brown or black. However the most distinctive feature of the male lion is its mane, a ruff of thick, long fur. The colour of the mane varies from a light brown to almost black and covers the sides of the face, neck and in some animals extends to the abdomen. The adolescent male begins to grow its mane at about 18 months and it continues to grow until the cat reaches about five years of age - throughout this period it is common for the mane to darken. A fully developed male lion can grow up to 10 feet in body length and is surpassed in size only by the larger species of tiger .
As its name implies the sand cat is commonly found in sandy desert areas in the arid countries of Northern Africa, Arabia and parts of Central Asia and Pakistan - sand cats indigenous to each of these areas are catorgorised as sub species, respectively, Felis margarita margarita (North Africa), Felis margarita harrisoni (Arabian Peninsula), Felis margarita thinobia (west of the Caspian Sea) and Felis margarita scheffeli (Pakistan). Due to its fragmented distribution across the Saharan part of its range some experts sub-catogarise the North African species of the sand cat into further distinct sub-species - Felis margarita airensis (Niger) and Felis margarita meinertzhageni (Sahara) - however due to the difficulty in obtaining accurate population figures and accurate scientific data of cats in open desert areas, exact classification is uncertain.
The serval is generally found in most parts of Africa excluding the arid desert regions to the north around the Sahara, parts of the western tip of Southern Africa and certain areas of the tropical rainforest belt of Central Africa. A northern sub-species, is rarely sighted and is listed as endangered.
Approximately similar in size to the Caracal, the serval has extraordinarily long legs for its body size which can be up to 3 feet in length, whilst standing up to 20 inches in shoulder height. The base fur colour is sandy to reddish brown and is covered in dark spots which have a tendency to merge into stripes along the top of the back. noticeable regional variation in markings are shown – in West Africa the spotted markings are smaller and much less distinct and it was once believed that these cats formed a separate species, the Servaline Cat (F. servalina).
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abf90.dial.pipex.com
Battle-Rig Pro
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master-rig.com
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
SLP2 Survival Tool
Requires 4 x LR41 Button Cell Batteries. For size, this tool has 10 x 4.5 x 1.5cm when folded, and 8cm of blade.
F700 by SAMSUNG
Samsung is also trying to innovate, check out the slide out full-QWERTY keyboard. Other features include is the 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, the 5-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, the 2.78” touchscreen display, and the media features like a video and music player.
Outstanding software that SAMSUNG usual gives us.
gizmodo.com
Monday, October 22, 2007
Xmod Wireless - from Creative!
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"Skycar" M200G available soon!
Broadcom easy on Wi-Fi set-up!
In order to ensure that the correct access point is configured, the software will only connect to access points that have been operational for less than an hour. The system requires both access point and client adaptor contain one of Broadcom's 54g-branded 802.11g chipsets. Broadcom also produce 802.11g chipsets to Linksys, Buffalo, Belkin, Motorola, Apple, Acer, Dell, HP, Gateway and others.
Since the beginning, the Wi-Fi Alliance, the standard's interoperability and marketing body, has insisted that all WPA-certified devices ship with full security settings in place. They used to turne security off by default because of the difficulty many users had in setting up secure networks. This, in turn, helped Wi-Fi develop a reputation for being easy to penetrate. WPA certainly improves WLAN security over the older Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) specification, but even WPA is useless if it's not enabled.
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theregister.co.uk
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Serenata - from Samsung and Bang & Olufsen
The aluminum wheel becomes navigation easy and comfortable, with a nice touch screen. When it’s time to joint family or colleagues for a fast hands free call, they will appreciate the clearness and the excellent sound. Athough half of the Serenata is dedicated to music and another one to phone, it's incorporated speaker provides an excellent sound to both. The advanced audio column and engineering of first quality and impressive performance. The ingenious acoustics of Bang & Olufsen that we already know, the two columns of high quality sound, controlled by an advanced digital signal,
Miro - Free and Open-source!
Saturday, October 20, 2007
The First Scout!
ROBERT born in Feb. 22, 1857, in London, England and died in Jan. 8, 1941. Was officially recognized as the founder of Boy Scout movement.
He was born in London, as a boy, he loved outdoor play and reading. He was also a good actor and gifted artist, he draw well with either hand.
Powell was only 19 when joined the British Army as a sub-lieutenant and sailed for India.
He had a special admiration for Zulu Warriors. For 34 years Baden-Powell was a professional soldier. He campaigned in Afghanistan and fought against the Zulu, Ashanti, and Matabele tribes in Africa, where England had colonies.
Baden-Powell admired the Zulu warriors and traditions. Later, he adopted their left-hand handshake for his Boy Scouts. Becoming an expert in his work he wrote Army manuals on the subject. But he wasn't yet famous. He was almost unknown outside his regiment when war broke out in South Africa in 1899. Then a Colonel, was assigned to raise two regiments of English settlers in South Africa to fight the Boers. These were Dutch settlers who were resisting British rule. Known as the Battle of Mafeking. Baden Powell and about 1.000 new soldiers were in a sleepy little town called Mafeking when 9,000 Boers attacked. He used tricks to make the Boers think he had a much bigger force. He held Mafeking for 217 days. Another British force arrived to help, and England heard the news of Baden Powell's resistance. For recognitions of his actions his nation considered him as an instant hero.
When he returned to England in 1903, he was surprised to see that young boys were using training exercises from his manual “Aids to Scouting”, a manual that he wrote for professional soldiers. Some people thought he should rewrite the book for boys. And then Powell began to study how boys grow and develop and to think about how boys could be trained.
In the summer of 1907 he tried out his ideas at a two-week camp for 22 teen-age boys. The camp was held on Brownsea Island off England's southern coast.
The campers, who were the first Boy Scouts, learned camping skills, first aid, lifesaving, and nature lore. Much of their instruction was through games and contests.
In 1908, Baden-Powell published the first Scout handbook, called "Scouting for Boys." He illustrated it himself in a 182 page book packed with campfire yarns and ideas for skills that Scouts have used ever since. The book was a best seller. Troops sprang up all over England. Before long there were troops in Canada and the United States too.
Boyce had first heard of Scouting in August 1909 when he was in London, England. He was lost in a fog, and a boy guided him to where he wanted to go. This boy refused a tip because, saying that Scouts do not accept tips for courtesies or Good Turns. Boyce was impressed and started learning as much as he could about Scouting. After he got home, he incorporated the BSA as an organization. Baden-Powell ideas was already considered founder of Scouting,
Baden-Powell was being modest, but there was truth in what he said. Several of the training games he described in "Scouting for Boys" were taken from Seton's book, "The Birch-bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians." So was the idea of having boys earn badges by meeting standards, not by competing against other boys.
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scoutingmagazine.org
Friday, October 19, 2007
Samsung i550
Samsung i550 is an impressive device with a built in GPS, 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera, HSDPA connectivity, and a 3.5mm audio jack. It runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 from Symbian OS 9.2 which includes the second version of the S60 browser, Flash Lite 2.0 support and a variety of UI improvements. Wonder of wonders is the built in GPS. It still not clear if there will be any accompanying software although the i550 should run any of the numerous GPS / Navigation software available for S60 including Nokia Maps.
The i550 is a WCDMA with 2100Mhz and tri-band GSM phone with the 900/1800/1900 MHz as usually with GPRS, EDGE and HSDPA for data connectivity. USB 2.0 via mini USB and Bluetooth 2.0 including A2DP and AVRCP provide local connectivity options.
For multimedia the phone has a 3.5mm audio jack, a 2.6 inch QVGA screen with 262,000 colours, an FM Radio, a 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash and autofocus, 150 MB built in and a microSD card slot for memory expansion with support for SDHC cards that can go up to 4GB. About size, the i550 measures in at 115 ×53 x 13.8 mm in its dimensions making in taller than the similar specified N95, but not as thick. The battery has a capacity off 1200 mAh which should provide enough power for heavy use over a 24 hour period.
The i550 hardware has a few remarkable points:
The presence of a trackball (as used on the Blackberry Pearl) in place of the more usual direction pad.
Hardware buttons for key hardware features including the S60 keys, a Web key and a GPS key.
Front facing camera for video calls Camera capture button on the side of the device below the memory card slot
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allaboutsymbian.com
Monday, October 15, 2007
Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)
Admire this colossus, the Cologne’s Dom cathedral, also called High Cathedral of St. Peter and Maria, is the one of the attraction of Cologne and Germany’s tallest cathedral. Built in 1248 by Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden orders, and on the exact place were in 870, a complete Carolinian cathedral stood. The reason for the new construction was that, in 1164, under Arch-bishop Rainald von Dassel from Milan the mortal remains of the three Wiseman were carried to Cologne to rest in peace. At the beginning of construction went quickly, but due to a lack of funds was forced to stop until 1842. and under the roules of the Prussian King who resume the construction. In 1880 Kaiser Wilhelm I dedicated the this building, it was at that time, the largest building in the world with 8,000 m² of floor space and 157 m tall. Since 1996, the Dom has belonged to UNESCO’s World Cultural Heri- tage listing. The Dom accommodates treasures of art, which anyone can see, for instance, the Gold Shrine with the remains of the Three Wiseman (c. 1200) and the Gero Cross (c. 970), a monumental cross and the oldest German Renaissance work in the west. There is also the colourful stained-glass, the beautiful choir chairs, the Milan Madonna or the Dom painting from Stefan Lochner (The Alter of the City Patrons from 1450) can not be passed up. recommends the treasure vault and climbing the 95m tall tower, where one can delight a magnificent view of Cologne.
You can visit daily from 6 am to 7.30 pm except on devine services. For more information about it please cheack the "Domforum" opposite the main portal.
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WORLD’S LONGEST ZIP SLIDE!
On the end of the ride, your speed will slow down as you go up the hill, and then roll back to the lowest point of the wire where you get off the ride. There are single or couple slides available so you can go alone or with someone to give you some courage… or not! This adventure activitie can be done by young people since the age of 12, making it more fun for the whole family. The start of the zip slide is about 5 minutes from Sun City Resort.
Try it.....
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tourismnorthwest.co.za
Sunday, October 14, 2007
The 100th birthday of the bra!
An Italian manufacturer, named Santoni develops a circular knitting machine that allows a bra to be knitted all in one go, instead of separate pieces needing to be cut and sewn together. This leads to today’s increasingly popular seamless, tagless bras. And This year by the hands of Hanro, Chantelle and Ballet and more, are among brands that offer bras in eco-friendly bamboo blend fabrics.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
2007 IFSA strongman Oulu GP
This year IFSA Strongman it counts on the participation several countries and competitors:
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ifsastrongman.com
VSO Image Resizer - manage your digital photos
Have pictures and want to send it over e-mail to your friens? want to do a school job with pictures taken on the last visit to the museum but you can't find a way of to fit pictures into several sizes. How can you do that? VSO Image Resizer can help you, this resizer software organizes your pictures by changing their resolution or moving them within your hard drive. VSO Image resizer is the perfect tool for those who store their digital pictures and images on their PC and who want to resize, compress, convert, create copies, create thumbnails, import or organize pictures. With this FREE image resizer you can resize at your will, you can create your friendly e-mail versions from your images, load them faster, move them easily from folder to folder, change their format, edit large numbers of image files/batch image resize and thus save space on your hard drive. Using high resolution 1600x1200 for creating wallpaper or file-sharing you can save your memory. VSO Image Resizer can also change file names using a template and you can add your own watermark with transparency support. VSO Image resizer is integrated into the Windows explorer shell, right click on your pictures and start working on your pictures !
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vso-software.fr
FRED OLSEN EXPRESS - The CANARIAS maritime revolution
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Samsung SDI double ultra thin flat screen output
Samsung, in one of the most important companies in south Korean. Samsung started mass producing the ultra thin flat screens, the OLED screen, and it would double capacity by next year, sending its shares surging 14 percent. The world's nº.3 maker of plasma display panels is increasingly looking at the super thin screens called AM-OLED as a growth driver, as they produce brighter images and use less power. Samsung SDI is prepared to double monthly output capacity of active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AM-OLED) displays to 3 million units by 2008 from 1.5 million now. The company has been plagued by falling prices and weak margins in both plasma display panels (PDP) and traditional cathode-ray tubes for televisions. Forcing them to invest in a new business. Flat screen makers are betting that OLED screens will replace the currently dominant LCD panels on multimedia mobile phones and portable media very soon.
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reuters.com
A Nobel Prize to: Doris Lessing
What is ooVoo?
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