London's New Double-Decker Bus

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, was on hand at the London Transport Museum today to unveil his city's future of public transportation. A full-size mock-up of the bus was on display and the design is clearly a nod to the past. Modeled after the original Routemaster, this updated double-decker brings the style into the 21st century while keeping touches of the old bus' charm. The new bus, which is being manufactured by Wrightbus, features an open platform in the rear, which marks the return of the traditional hop-on-hop-off service.

Quickly moving from rendering and video to this mock-up, the first Wrightbus prototype is scheduled to be delivered next year. After that, five production buses will enter service in 2012, just in time for the Olypmics. Check it out in the gallery below or watch the video after the jump.

France Minature Park Tourist Attraction in Elancourt

France Miniature is a miniature park tourist attraction in Élancourt, France featuring scale models of major French landmarks and monuments in an outdoor park.

How To Thread Eyebrows: For Perfect Eyebrow Shape

How To Thread Eyebrows: For Perfect Eyebrow Shape

Eyebrow threading is a depilation technique which originated in India, although it is also widely practiced in the Middle East. Salons in Western nations offered the service to Middle Eastern clients for decades before European and American women became interested and the popularity of eyebrow threading skyrocketed. The hair removal technique is not just for the eyebrows: threading can be used to remove other facial and body hair as well.

The technique is sometimes listed on salon menus as khite or fatlah, which are both Arabic words for threading. Eyebrow threading involves twisting a piece of thread, usually cotton, into a double strand. This double stranded thread is used to pick up a line of hair and then remove it, creating a very clean, precise hairline.

While it takes a little practice, all you need to get started is a length of thread!

    * Gather the materials listed in the Things You’ll Need section below. All you really need is a piece of thread, but you may wish to draw in your desired eyebrow shape with a pencil or numb the area with some ice or cold water.
    * Tie the ends of the thread together so they form a circle. Snip off any extra thread beyond the knot in the thread.
    * Hold the section of the thread with the knot in one hand, and hold the opposite section with your other hand.
    * Twist the hand without the knot five or six times, while holding the other section of the thread tightly (this is to avoid getting the knot in the middle of the thread). You should have an infinity or hourglass shape.
    * Practice opening one hand, while closing the other at the same time. The twisting thread in the middle is what will remove the hair. Practicing the scissor motion will help you later on.
    * Hold your hands so your fingers are facing away from your face, and position them over one eyebrow.
    * Place the triangle of the thread, so that the hair you want to pluck is within the thread. You should be threading against the direction the hair grows, so you should move the point of the triangle opposite the direction the hair grows.
    * Close the hand controlling the triangle around the hair, as you open the other hand. Make sure the thread is still touching the skin, and quickly make the opposite motion (scissors). The hair should be pulled out!
    * Keep practicing at threading. It takes a little practice to be able to do it well.

Warnings

    * Practice on an inconspicuous area before attempting to thread your own eyebrows.
    * If you decide not to use toner to close pores after threading, be aware that these open pores could be susceptible to infection.

FREETALK Everyman HD Webcam - Skype Accessories

FREETALK Everyman HD Webcam - Skype Accessories


Skype accessories welcome two new arrivals excellent products for the range FREETALK Everyman Webcam or a camcorder offers high definition and excellent quality in audio and video recording and wireless headphones that FREETALK Everyman do without the wires for maximum comfort. Both models are sold directly to some very interesting figures on the official history of the kings of the VoIP service worldwide. Come to discover the technical characteristics and prices of the new couple of accessories.

Everyman begins with FREETALK Webcam, which is an excellent device that we see in the picture on top of the article. This unique compact camera outperforms many of the competitors by the sensor that captures high-definition video to 720p. It is completely plug and play then requires no installation and is now operational and has received Skype certification. Its cost is 69.88 Euros and can be purchased on the official website.

Instead, go to Everyman FREETALK Wireless, we can describe it as the wireless version of the model of wireless headphones and then sold most of the official story. Without the clutter and hassle of cables you can then converse via VoIP to the ultimate in comfort, while you are working and we must move. With a price of 72.95 euro, these headphones offer a wireless stereo sound quality with full band microphone and broadband they are also plug and play and do not require installation and have been Skype Certified.

Nature Photography - Adrian Petrisor

Nature Photography  - Adrian Petrisor

Amazing Science Facts

Amazing Science Facts


Following on from our list of amazing science facts, we have produced another list of facts that are entertaining and educational. These are all facts that are (hopefully) not especially well known to the average person.

1. Fingernails grow four times faster than toenails.

2. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.

3. If you rub an onion on your foot - within 30 to 60 minutes, you will be able to feel the taste. This is because it travels through the blood stream.

4. You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath (if you hold it until you go unconscious, you begin to breath normally as soon as you do).

5. On one square inch of human skin there are 20 million microscopic creatures.

6. Armadillos are the only creatures apart from men that can catch leprosy – there are known cases of armadillo to human transfers of the disease.

7. A snail can sleep for 3 – 4 years and during that period it does not need food.

8. Giraffes can live longer without water than camels.

9. The songs of humpback whales can change dramatically from year to year, yet each whale in an oceanwide population always sings the same song as the others.

10. The forces required to remove a foot from quicksand at a speed of one centimeter per second would require the same amount of force as “that needed to lift a medium-sized car.”

11. To test if a pearl is real, you can rub vinegar on it. The composition of the pearl will cause it to bubble furiously.

12. Goldfish kept in a dark room turn much paler and if it wasn’t for the color in the food they eat, they would turn completely white.

13. Unlike normal bees, the Queen bee’s stinger is not barbed and can be used repeatedly without harming her.


14. Quicksand doesn’t directly kill humans as it is usually not very deep at all. It is the fact that it can be incredibly difficult to remove yourself from quicksand that causes death by the environment – such as exposure.


14. Oysters can change between being female or male.

16. Men are over 30% stronger than women on average, especially in the upper body, and men’s brains are heavier than women’s.

Opel Ampera priced from 42,900 euros ($58,718 USD!)

General Motors is ready to begin taking orders for the 2011 Opel Ampera, the European cousin of the Chevrolet Volt. The MSRP has been set at €42,900, which equals roughly $58,718 USD based on current exchange rates, or $18,438 more than a Volt here in the States. Sure, the front end is more aggressive and the wheels are better but is the Ampera nearly $20,000 better than the our all-American electric sedan?

The answer lies with Europe's Value Added Tax, otherwise known as VAT – add German's 19 percent VAT, and the final price becomes €42,900. Take away the VAT and the price is €36,050 or about $49,280, which is a bit closer to the cost of the Volt.

Those interested in purchasing an Opel Ampera can register at Opel-Ampera.com to become "ePioneers." Those brave, electric pioneers will have access to updates on the car, a chance to test drive one and the first opportunity to purchase the Ampera when it goes on sale in the fourth quarter of 2011. More information can be found in the press release idling silently after the jump.