5/31/09

Ant Sauce, Delicious!

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Farmer Carlos Bayona tosses a big pot of "Culonas" ants while cooking them in Socorro May 20, 2009. Every year during the April-June season thousands of Colombian farmers and inhabitants of Santander province collect ants (Atta Laevigata) as part of a traditional ritual in the region. The ants, named ulonas for their big size, are cooked and sold as exotic, specialized food.

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A girl looks at live "Culonas" ants on a street in San Gil May 19, 2009. Every year during the April-June season thousands of Colombian farmers and inhabitants of Santander province collect ants (Atta Laevigata) as part of a traditional ritual in the region. The ants, named ulonas for their big size, are cooked and sold as exotic, specialized food. Picture taken on May 19, 2009.

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A woman prepares to eat a potato dish with ant sauce in Barichara May 19, 2009. Every year during the April-June season thousands of Colombian farmers and inhabitants of Santander province collect ants (Atta Laevigata) as part of a traditional ritual in the region. The ants, named ulonas for their big size, are cooked and sold as exotic, specialized food. Picture taken on May 19, 2009

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A typical dish in ant sauce is seen in the restaurant Color de Hormiga in Barichara May 19, 2009. Every year during the April-June season thousands of Colombian farmers and inhabitants of Santander province collect ants culonas (Atta Laevigata) as part of a traditional ritual in the region. The ants, named ulonas for their big size, are cooked and sold as exotic, specialized food. Picture taken on May 19, 2009

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A woman displays a pack of "Culonas" ants in her store in San Gil May 19, 2009. Every year during the April-June season thousands of Colombian farmers and inhabitants of Santander province collect Atta Laevigata ants as part of a traditional ritual in the region. The ants, named ulonas for their big size, are cooked and sold as exotic, specialized food. Picture taken on May 19, 2009

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Street vendors display live "Culonas" ants on a central street in San Gil May 19, 2009. Every year during the April-June season thousands of Colombian farmers and inhabitants of Santander province collect ants culonas (Atta Laevigata) as part of a traditional ritual in the region. The ants, named ulonas for their big size, are cooked and sold as exotic, specialized food. Picture taken on May 19, 2009.

5/29/09

Artificial legs elephant



Artificial legs activity can help those who have a deficiency in the foot. During this false feet used only by men. But, what if the foot is subject to a fake elephant.

This is the experienced Mosha, a bishop three years living in Lampang, Thailand. Mosha had lost the right front leg since the age of seven months due to a drop in the mine.

Luckily, when the fatal accident Mosha can be saved. He was the hospital Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) in Lampang in 2007. FAE is the only elephant hospital in the world.

Fact, with only have three legs, Mosha minder seems to interact with other elephants in the hospital is. Saking minder and stresnya, Mosha reject the food.

Team doctors who handle Mosha is concerned with the condition. Mosha times until a meeting with Dr Therdchai Jivacate, who run the foundation abscission man, Prostheses Foundation. Dr Jivacate very Mosha not know because he akan selamat akan large increases according to age. "If you can not walk, he will die," said Jivacate.

During this foundation owned Jivacate create a artificial leg for more than 16,000 people. However, they did not make up for the elephants Mosha attract Jivacate. After a special research, the team doctor in the Prostheses Foundation works to create a false leg for Mosha. Artificial legs is made from a mixture of plastic materials, sawdust, and iron, which is able to allow a weight Mosha. Artificial legs for the first time in the world be a bishop.

Many elephants are treated in the hospital is. Have the infection, fracture, or knee injury. But in between the elephants of the hospital, and finally the Moshalah popular, especially with the foot palsunya.

Turbulence is also a false leg, and feel stress minder Mosha fade away. Approximately one year after the operation, Mosha want to eat every day. He also developed to grow large, so the team doctor also create new false legs larger and more powerful. Mosha now more diligent beraktivitas. After the play, he usually rest and sleep. Palsunya feet he removed every bed.

"Mosha should already be living longer and happier. He grew with confidence and now he was happy to play with colleagues the other," said Soraida Salwala, one of the FAE staff.

Mosha is currently still living in the FAE. Previously, it live in the tropical forest region in northern Thailand near the Cambodian border. Mosha now also become a new symbol of resistance to the use of banned weapons.

5/28/09

10 Most Poisonous Creatures in the World

1. Box Jellyfish




The top prize for The World Most Venomous Animal,would go to the Box Jellyfish. It has caused at least 5,567 recorded deaths since 1954. Their venom is among the most deadly in the world. Its toxins attack the heart, nervous system, and skin cells. And the worst part of it is that jelly box venom is so overpoweringly painful, that human victims go in shock, drown or die of heart failure before even reaching shore. Survivors experience pain weeks after the contact with box jellies.

You have virtually no chance to survive the venomous sting, unless treated immediately. After a sting, vinegar should be applied for a minimum of 30 seconds. Vinegar has acetic acid, which disables the box jellys nematocysts that have not yet discharged into the bloodstream (though it will not alleviate the pain). Wearing panty hose while swimming is also a good prevention measure since it can prevent jellies from being able to harm your legs.

Jelly box can be found in the waters around Asia and Australia.

2. King Cobra



The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the worlds longest venomous snake - growing up to 5.6 m (18.5 ft) in length. Ophiophagus, literally means snake-eater as it eats other snakes. One single bite of this deadly snake can easily kill a human. This snake is even capable of killing a full-grown Asian Elephant within 3 hours if the larger animal is bitten in a vulnerable area such as the trunk.

Its venom is not as toxic as other venomous snakes, but King Cobra is capable of injecting 5 times more venom than black mamba and can result in mortality up to 5 times faster than that of the black mamba. It is quite widespread, ranging across South and South-east Asia, living in dense highland forests.

3. Marbled Cone Snail



This little beautiful looking Marbled Cone snail can be as deadly as any other animal on this list. One drop of its venom is so powerful that it can kill more than 20 humans. If you ever happen to be in warm salt water environment (where these snails are often found) and see it, dont even think of picking it up. Of course, the true purpose of its venom is to catch its prey.

Symptoms of a cone snail sting can start immediately or can be delayed in onset for days. It results in intense pain, swelling, numbness and tingling. Severe cases involve muscle paralysis, vision changes and breathing failure. There is no antivenom. However, only about 30 human deaths have been recorded from cone snail envenomation.

4. Blue-Ringed Octopus



The Blue-Ringed Octopus is very small, only the size of a golf ball, but its venom is so powerful that can kill a human. Actually it carries enough poison to kill 26 adult humans within minutes, and there is no antidote. They are currently recognized as one of the worlds most venomous animals.

Its painless bite may seem harmless, but the deadly neurotoxins begin working immediately resulting in muscular weakness, numbness, followed by a cessation and breathing and ultimately death.

They can be found in tide pools in the Pacific Ocean, from Japan to Australia.

5. Death Stalker Scorpion



Contrarily to the popular belief most of the scorpions are relatively harmless to humans as stings produce only local effects (pain, numbness or swelling). However, the Death Starker Scorpion is highly dangerous species because its venom is a powerful cocktail of neurotoxins which causes an intense and unbearable pain, then fever, followed by coma, convulsions, paralysis and death. Fortunately, while a sting from this scorpion is extremely painful, it would be unlikely to kill a healthy, adult human. Young children, the old, or infirm (with a heart condition) are at the biggest risk.
Death stalker scorpions are spread in North Africa and Middle East.

6. Stonefish




Maybe Stonefish would never win a beauty contest, but it would definitely win the top prize for being The World Most Venomous Fish. Its venom causes such a severe pain that the victims of its sting want the affected limb to be amputated. It is described as the worst pain known to man. It is accompanied with possible shock, paralysis, and tissue death. If not given medical attention within a couple of hours It can be fatal to humans..

Stonefish stores its toxins in gruesome-looking spines that are designed to hurt would-be predators.

Stonefish mostly live above the tropic of Capricorn, often found in the shallow tropical marine waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans, ranging from the Red Sea to the Queensland Great Barrier Reef.

7. The Brazilian wandering spider



The Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria) or banana spider appears in the Guinness Book of World Records 2007 for the most venomous spider and is the spider responsible for most human deaths.

This spider is believed to have the most potent neurotoxic venom of any living spider. Only 0.006mg (0.00000021oz) is sufficient to kill a mouse. They are also so dangerous because of their wandering nature. They often hide during daytime in highly populated areas inside houses, clothes, boots, and cars.

Its venomous bite causes not only intense pain, the venom of the spider can also cause priapism - uncomfortable erections lasting for many hours that lead to impotence.

8. Inland Taipan




The prize for The Worlds Most Venomous Snake goes to the Inland Taipan of Australia. Just a single bite from this snake contains enough venom to kill 100 human adults or an army of 250,000 mice. Its venom is at least 200 - 400 times more toxic than a common cobra. The Inland Taiwans extremely neurotoxic venom can kill an adult human in as little as 45 minutes. Fortunately this snake is very shy and there have been no documented human fatalities (all known bites were treated with antivenin).

9. Poison Dart Frog




If you ever happen to be running through the rain forests somewhere in Central or South America, do not ever pick up beautiful and colorful frogs - it can be the Poison Dart Frog. This frog is probably the most poisonous animal on earth.The 2 inch long (5cm) golden poison dart frog has enough venom to kill 10 adult humans or 20,000 mice. Only 2 micrograms of this lethal toxin (the amount that fits on the head of a pin) is capable of killing a human or other large mammal. They are called dart frogs because indigenous Amerindians use of their toxic secretions to poison the tips of their blow-darts.. Poison dart frogs keep their poison in their skins and will sicken or kill anybody who touches or eats it.

10. Puffer Fish



Puffer Fish are the second most poisonous vertebrate on earth (the first one is golden dart Frog). The meat of some species is a delicacy in both Japan (as fugu) and Korea (as bok-uh) but the problem is that the skin and certain organs of many puffer fish are very poisonous to humans.

This puffy fish produce rapid and violent death..Puffers poisoning causes deadening of the tongue and lips, dizziness, vomiting, rapid heart rate, difficulty breathing, and muscle paralysis. Victims die from suffocation as diaphragm muscles are paralyzed. Most of the victims die after four to 24 hours. There is no known antidote, Most deaths from fugu happen when untrained people catch and prepare the fish.

Statistics show that there were 20 to 44 incidents of fugu poisoning per year between 1996 and 2006 in all of Japan and up to six incidents per year led to death. Since Fugus poison can cause near instantaneous death, only licensed chefs are allowed to prepare it.

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5/26/09

Futuristic/Concept Gadgets

These concept gadgets you see before you today, have extremely high chance of getting into production anywhere in the future. For example, Microsofts Surface Computing Technology certainly tells us they are for real. Heres some really cool concept gadgets, just concepts for now, but hopefully they'll be implemented.

Nokia Aeon Full Screen Concept Phone
The most prominent design feature of aeon is a touchscreen that stretches over the full surface area of the phone.

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Cellphone Code
This phone uses haptic technology to provide physical feedback for making a call. To turn it on twist a section, to dial a numbertwist a bunch of sections, to make an international callbreak your wrist!

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Virtual Goggles
Designed and conceived by Franz Steiner, he wondered what the personal assistant might look like in the future.

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New dSLR?
Concept of a digital camera which can be used in one hand.
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Future Internet Search
All you need to do is point the tablet at any object and you should get search results as good as Googles, just more interactivity.

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Sunshine Pillow
We arent sure if its warm enough, but its good to own one.

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Capsule Radio Clock
Not rocket science, but definetely cool to get one.

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Info-Live Watch
INFO Live is an data organizer for connected internet world. It is able to transfer data information to any hardware and person any moment in time of need.

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Microsoft Arc Mouse
When you go advanced in all your computer equipments, the next best thing is to get a futuristic mouse.

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Pixel Perfect Hour Glass
Title says it all. A perfect gadget anyone wants to own, I suppose?
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Calliper Style Radio
Like a precision calliper tool, 08 Radio by Mikael Silvanto lets you precisely find the station you want by sliding the entire radio unit up and down the scale.

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