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Dead Sea Scrolls getting digitized

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:09:59 GMT

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- More than 2,000 years after they were written, the Dead Sea Scrolls are going digital

The high-tech initiative, announced Wednesday, will also reveal text that was not visible to the naked eye.

Over the next two years, the Israel Antiquities Authority will digitally photograph and scan every bit of crumbling parchment and papyrus that makes up the scrolls, which include the oldest written record of the Bible's Old Testament.

The images eventually will be posted on the Internet for anyone to see.

"These are the earliest copies of the Bible ever found," said Pnina Shor, head of treatment and conservation at the Antiquities Authority.

"Just by applying the latest infrared technologies and shooting at very high detail, lots of resolution, we are already opening up new characters from the scrolls that are either extremely indistinct or you just couldn't see them before," said Simon Tanner, director of King's Digital Consultancy Services.

Tags: dead see scrolls, archeology

Essential tools for Blogger template design (Blogger Template Design Series)

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:08:44 GMT

clipped by: LemonThyme
clipper's remarks: great resources fro Bloggers

Clip Source: www.bloggerbuster.com

Essential tools for Blogger template design (Blogger Template Design Series)

When designing Blogger templates, it's useful to have a set of "tools" available before you begin. So in this installment of the Blogger Template Design series, I have compiled a list of tools I use often when designing themes, from imaging programs to relevant websites and resources you may like to use when designing your own templates.

A test blog

I would strongly advise you to do this using a test blog.

An image manipulation program

This is one of the key tools used when designing Blogger templates. In almost all of the themes I've created, I have needed to use an imaging program to create some aspect of the design.

A basic text editor

Online file hosting

More than one internet browser

Or at least the ability to check your designs in other browsers!

Copyright-free images, backgrounds and icons

Free fonts

Final thoughts

Tags: blog, blogging, editing, blogger, resources

Clipmark instructions

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:05:32 GMT

clipped by: racquelbelle

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For safety-conscious New Yorkers: CraneWatch b.v0.8

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:04:21 GMT

clipped by: enbar
clipper's remarks: An interactive social mashup site where New Yorkers can research construction sites in their neighborhoods, find current information on safety violations, report street-level observations, and submit news and photos. Very intelligent use of social web technology.

Clip Source: www.unlimited-solutions.com

If you spot something, say something!
beta v0.8

Why CraneWatch?

A series of crane-related construction accidents – including one on Sept. 4 at 600 West 42nd Street - has left New York City residents, workers and visitors scared and skeptical of the safety of many of the construction sites they pass every day on the streets of Manhattan. Revelations about unanswered 311 complaints, safety violations and the lack of adequate inspection and permitting has contributed to a need for timely information about crane safety.

That's why we, as concerned New Yorkers, have developed CraneWatch, an impartial, non-governmental Web site dedicated to monitoring the safety of New York City cranes and construction sites.

Getting information about a crane is easy on CraneWatch.com - just click the markers on the interactive map to see a summary, or click on the crane's address to see detailed information about it, including names and contact information for the site owner and construction manager.

Tags: safety, nyc, resources, social, 2.0, web, mashup, maps, cool, via:twitter

Radiesse na Revista Uma

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:03:15 GMT

clipped by: loray
clipper's remarks: Pequeno release sobre o Radiesse na XXVIII Jornada Paulista

Clip Source: revistauma.uol.com.br

Totalmente linda

por CAMILA DOURADO

Resultado rápido e eficaz

Na XXVIII Jornada Paulista de Cirurgia Plástica, que aconteceu recentemente no Maksoud Plaza (SP), foi apresentado um método que promete revolucionar o mercado da estética. Trata-se do Radiesse, que tem como base a hidroxiapatita de cálcio, substância encontrada em nosso organismo. O gel promete eficácia no preenchimento de rugas, correção de nariz, queixo e lábios, tratamentos para as mãos, cicatrizes, atrofias da musculatura da face, celulite, entre outras coisas. As boas notícias são que não existem efeitos colaterais ou rejeição e estudos comprovam uma permanência de resultados de 2 a 5 anos. A aplicação só pode ser feita por um especialista. Para mais informações, acesse www.radiesse.com.br

Ellis Island - Winifred Naughton

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:01:28 GMT

clipped by: tpnaught

Clip Source: www.ellisislandrecords.org

Nextdoor woman in Spain

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:00:29 GMT

clipped by: skuldoe

Clip Source: www.repubblica.it

Tags: woman

Former sprinter released from prison

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:59:12 GMT

clipped by: paleblue
clipper's remarks: She should have never gone to prison -- with all the athletes that have lied why was she singled out and made to forfeit her medals???

Clip Source: sports.yahoo.com

Former sprinter released from prison

Nextdoor woman in Spain

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:58:57 GMT

clipped by: skuldoe

Clip Source: www.repubblica.it

Tags: woman

DVD Review: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:58:03 GMT

clipped by: ninja1105

Clip Source: www.li-kids.com

Movie Info:
Writer: Charles M. Schulz
Director: Bill Melendez
Cast: Peter Robbins, Christopher Shea, Sally Dryer, Kathy Steinberg, Gail DeFaria, Lisa DeFaria, Glenn Mendelson, Ann Altieri, Bill Melendez
Rating: Not Rated
Studio: Warner Home Video

Release Info:
Theatrical Release: October 27, 1966
DVD Release Date: September 2, 2008
Online Availability: Amazon for $13.99

I grew up in the 80s, so like every kid who grew up from the 60s on, I grew up with Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang. I remember pouring through the Sunday comics at my grandparents’ house, just to find my favorite comic strips. Among them was Peanuts. Of course, I loved the Peanuts television specials. There was the original special, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Then there were specials for every other holiday including Thanksgiving, Easter, Valentines, and who could forget, Halloween?

Tags: it’s the great pumpkin, charlie brown, peanuts, dvd review, warner bros, charles shultz, snoopy, cartoon, kids, halloween

“What do you talk about when you can’t explain the last eight years of failure?”

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:57:12 GMT

clipped by: lifecyce1898

Clip Source: www.crooksandliars.com

Biden gave a barnburner of a speech today in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, where he responded to some of the attacks lobbed at the Republican Convention. It just might have been more effective than his actual convention speech.

“Rick Davis, John’s campaign manager, said ‘this election is not about issues.’ Everything I saw at the convention demonstrated that.

“What do you talk about about when you have nothing to say? What do you talk about when you can’t explain the last eight years of failure?”

World body painting festival

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:56:25 GMT

clipped by: skuldoe

Clip Source: www.repubblica.it

Tags: women

Doctored Photos: 20 Memorable Picture Fakes

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:55:51 GMT

clipped by: victorlamp
clipper's remarks: For a description of each picture, the original post is at The Telegraph. the link is at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/09/04/nosplit/dlhoaxes104.xml

Clip Source: coolsciencenews.blogspot.com

The doctoring of photos, once considered the reserve of tyrants and UFO nuts, is becoming increasingly widespread.

Below we present 20 of the most striking, interesting and controversial fake photos, most of them produced in the last five years.

1) Shark lunges at helicopter

2) World Trade Center tourist

3) Iranian missile test

4) Ann Widdecombe's mixed messages

5) Chairman Mao airbrushes out his former friends

6) Snowball the monster cat

7) Smoke over Beirut

Altered Photo

Original

8) Antelopes and trains in harmony

9) Tsunami captured from tower block

10) Bush reading upside down

11) Shark sneaks up on scuba divers

12) John Kerry with Jane Fonda

13) Giant skeletons discovered in India

14) Benito Mussolini, the fearless horseman

15) Karl Rove's 'secret file'

16) James Purnell doctored at hospital

17) Soldier doll held hostage in Iraq

18) Fidel Castro made to look like Hitler

19) Oil rig, tornado and lightning strike

20) Cottingley Fairies

Tags: fake photos

World body painting festival

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:55:00 GMT

clipped by: skuldoe

Clip Source: www.repubblica.it

Tags: women

LI Kids Giveaway: Win One of Four Edgar and Ellen: Mad Scientists - Season 1, Volume 1 on DVD

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:53:54 GMT

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Clip Source: www.li-kids.com

Edgar and Ellen: Mad Scientists -Season 1, Volume 1

To enter you need to be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the US. If you have won a contest within the last 30 days you are not eligible. Winners will be sent an email shortly after the end of the contest. To claim your prize all you will need to do is send us your address in a reply to the congratulation email that you will receive. If we do not receive a reply from you within three weeks, your winnings will be forfeited and your prize will be offered to another contestant.

Tags: edgar and ellen, tv on dvd, twins, season one, volume one, children, nickelodeon, contest, giveaway, li kids