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'Mexican Waves'

2008-09-21T03:37:11+02:00

Giant Honeybees Use Shimmering 'Mexican Waves' To Repel Predatory Wasps!The phenomenon of "shimmering" in giant honeybees, in which hundreds—or even thousands—of individual honeybees flip their abdomens upwards within a split-second to produce a Mexican Wave-like pattern across the bee nest, has received much interest but both its precise mode of action and its purpose have long remained a mystery.The shimmering—a remarkable capacity of rapid communication in giant honeybees—acts as a defensive mechanism, which repels predatory hornets, forcing them to hunt free-flying bees, further afield, rather than foraging bees directly from the honeybee nest.Shimmering relies on the unique principles of information transfer and is a compelling example of self organization. Further study could potentially provide insights for a range of hot topics in the biology of social systems, such as in cooperation, task partitioning, or collective decision-making, with possible implications for the study of social communication and social defense.more...

Most diets don't work

2008-09-11T20:50:19+02:00

Just one in every 100 people who go on a diet succeed in shedding weight permanently.However, the high chance of failure did not stop millions of people trying to lose weight last year, spending billions in the process. Independent market analysts Datamonitor, who conducted the research, says that the diet industry is guilty of raising expectations unrealistically.Datamonitor said the makers of diet-related products should ensure consumers were aware they often need to change what they eat in the long term if they want to get rid of excess weight for good. "The appallingly low success rate of diets reflects badly on the diet industry, and this problem must be addressed effectively."The food and drinks industry, as well as retailers, have the influence and financial leverage necessary to produce coherent information campaigns to educate dieters on nutritional matters." In 2002, 230.6 million people across Europe attempted a diet. Of these, only 3.8 million will succeed in keeping off the weight that they have lost for over a year. The research was conducted in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Sheep is ”great company”

2008-07-17T20:10:00+02:00

22-stone (300 lb.) white sheep, outcast among other animals, comes to live in home of British family. Affection all 'round. CNN video.

Online Bingo Bonus Points

2007-10-30T14:05:00+01:00

Different bingo sites offer different features. Features take different forms and are the offers that distinguish one bingo site from another. One such distinguishing feature is the bonus. Bingo bonuses come in different forms. Some bonuses are in the form of free play. Players register, and usually must register for a real money account, to which the free play amount if credited.This gives the player the opportunity to experience the different features on the site to see if it is what the player wants. If it is the player can make her deposit and stay with the site; if not, the player can leave and find another site. This kind of online bingo bonus serves to attract new players by the free play amount. On internet UK bingo games most accepted for bonuses points. Match bonuses are also a way of attracting new players. With the match bonus, the house attracts new players by matching a percentage of the player’s initial deposit. The percentage varies from establishment to establishment and is one of the features used to attract new players to a site. The matching bonuses always have conditions attached and the wise player will read the Terms and Conditions closely to ascertain the conditions and procedures involved. Unless the player follows the required procedures, the player does not receive the bonus. The bonuses that are used to attract new customers basically lower the cost of gambling to the player. These are ways of lowering the house advantage and even if these bonuses cannot be withdrawn from the player’s account, they are still funds that are used to buy cards that can lead to winnings that can be withdrawn.

Free Casino Bonus and Gambling Money

2007-10-27T10:45:00+02:00

The casino bonus is usually a selling point that attracts customers to the online establishment. In fact, this is one of the first things that people see in an advertisement and if it looks good enough, they will visit the site to see what the best online casino playing site offers. The bonus is can take different forms. It may be something like a certain amount of time spent playing the games for free. There may be a certain number of free spins or a certain amount of money they can use to play with or a certain number of hours. These are big drawing points for the online casino. They are giving the players free money to play with so, of course, there are a lot of players that are interested. Another form of free money is in the form of the matching bonus and these can be in an amount in excess of 100% of the initial deposit. These are funds that are credited to the players wagering account when the player completes the registration and makes a deposit.Most sites require the players to have real play accounts in order to benefit from these bonuses and many sites offer matching bonuses on subsequent deposits. Players muse compare the different sites in order to find the best deals because different sites offer different deals. Players must also read the conditions that apply to these bonuses so they are aware of the policies of the casino business that is offering the bonus.

The Bright Future of Online Bingo

2007-10-26T15:05:00+02:00

The game of bingo isn’t changing it is just growing. Already the most popular game on the internet, the game of online bingo will continue to provide growth for the gambling industry. When the passage of the UIGEA forced many of the listed gambling companies from the United States market, they moved to Europe. Europe is a growing and developing market for them now and bingo is viewed as the way into a national market. This is what they are trying in Spain now. Bingo is an easy way into a market because the game is a lottery type game that doesn’t require any skill or strategy. People play the free bingo online game and play side games like slots and video poker and other games. Eventually, players want to play more of the side games and graduate to online casinos with poker and table games, in addition to slots. And the gambling company that sponsored the online bingo site is there with the online casino site that has the games the players are now graduating to.The online bingo market has been the biggest growth market for the past eighteen months in England and is expected to continue to grow as the gambling companies look to other national markets to gain entry to. This may not make up for the loss of the U.S. market for many companies but it will provide a new market for them. These markets will become more lucrative as the markets grow.

Best Online Casino Gambling Games - Free UK Casinos Web Portal

2007-10-25T15:45:00+02:00

The world of casinos and gambling is slightly schizophrenic these days. Even events within a nation are not entirely consistent. Take the United States for example. There is now a bigger difference between online casino gambling and brick and mortar gambling. The brick and mortar version is growing and expanding as more forms of gambling become available at race tracks. The features providing on internet to play online casino and bingo games is just amazing. Player can find more choices and other good opportunity to play any online casino games with largest online playing crowd. The online transactions part is getting hit harder and harder as the government cracks down with the NeTeller directors and founders being arrested. In England they are getting ready for the new regulations to go into effect in July when more forms of gambling become legal. Las Vegas style gambling will then be legal in the country. Great Britain is one of the few countries in Europe where casinos are not legal. In the rest of the EU the gambling markets are beginning to open as the state monopolies in gambling are ending. Some of the big gambling companies are trying to make their way into Spain and Austria. But nowadays UK online casinos and UK bingo games are most accepted on internet. Even traditional casino and latest version casino games are most demanded however it is revolution or not. The online gambling aspect will expand in the coming months especially as the mobile gaming increases further. This is expected to be the huge growth market through the world, minus the United States. Others are looking at online bingo as the way of entry into national markets. China has cracked down on gambling and the Russians are moving the casinos into gambling zones in remote areas of the country. The overall market is growing even though certain national markets are not.

UK BMW car dealer deploys ioimage video analytics

2007-07-26T10:00:00+02:00

Nick Whale, a UK BMW car dealership, has successfully installed ioimage video surveillance system to safeguard its outdoor sales site from theft and vandalism which added up to $1 million in damages a year.

The installation featuring advanced tracking and intrusion detection capabilities has already helped the Nick Whale dealership detect and remove several intruders from the premises. The group plans to deploy a similar system at additional car dealerships this summer.

Prior to turning to ioimage, the Nick Whale dealership had deployed an external passive sensor system that failed to deliver complete site coverage due to blockages caused by continuously moving stock. As a result, the dealership suffered an average of five thefts per year, with each incident involving up to five stolen cars. The ioimage solution provides the Nick Whale dealership with full coverage of the sales lot, which holds about 100 new and used cars worth some $4 million.

The Nick Whale Group is a leading English dealership specializing in high-end and sports cars. Ioimage provides high-performance video encoders and cameras with built-in analytics. ioimage offers a new approach to video security by transforming surveillance into a proactive, event-driven process.

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Greenhouse gases and the UK

2007-03-29T19:26:10+02:00

UK greenhouse emissions show rise

UK carbon emissions rose last year, the government says, but Britain is on course for its Kyoto Protocol target.

UK power emissions 'soar'

Climate change: In graphics

Coca Cola Threat to Quit Schools

2006-03-03T20:10:34+01:00

This has got to be a bad heading, because Coke is actually getting the boot, not threatening to leave. In the UK an uncharactiristically sensible and intelligent polition, Ruth Kelly, is finally demanding a ban of all the disguisting, unhealthy coke products in schools. She logicalises the move by saying that kids won't simply wait until after school to buy Coke, they will settle for a healthy alternative because thats all that's offered. Coke spit it's powerful dummy and said it may as well withdraw all vending machines because they will become financially unviable. Sounds like she responded to the letter with silence - someone finally unable to be bullied by the big guy. Coke went as far to claim (as you wold suspect)

"that many soft drinks provided "significant nutritional and functional benefits" As an example, one "no added sugar" product - which contains two artificial sweeteners - was fortified with vitamins and minerals."

Hmm would these be the same drinks that are spiked with speed and caffine?

They also question Ruth's logic about childrens drinking decisions "The risk, it said, was that they might instead put off having a drink "until a more popular choice was available" - with a significant impact on their hydration, concentration and performance."

While I'm sure we're all very pleased Coke has our children at number one in their priorities, I am amazed at how weak these massive corporation's arguments are as to why we should continue to fund their bloated profits. I really hope this goes through and that someone is wise enough to realise that a great alternative to vending machines (If coke does decide not to share it's toys) is a WATER FOUNTAIN!

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