The awesomely weird biological shoes that we will wear in 2050

London-based designer and researcher Shamees Aden has a vision for the future of footwear. It's a future where shoes are 3D printed out of synthetic biological material that responds to your every step and can regenerate overnight. She's even made a prototype.

Behold the Protocell sneaker. The shoes are customized for the wearers foot so that they fit like a second skin, and in its own way, the protocell technology that they're made of works like skin. Protocells aren't alive, but they act like they are which is how the shoes get their responsive and self-healing qualities.

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"The cells have the capability to inflate and deflate and to respond to pressure," Aden told Dezeen. But they special material requires a little extra care, as you have to store them in a jar full of protocell liquid. Aden explained, "You would take the trainers home and you would have to care for it as if it was a plant, making sure it has the natural resources needed to rejuvenate the cells."

Who wouldn't want half-living shoes that make it look like you have alien feet? Unfortunately, the project is only in the concept stage now, and Aden thinks it could be nearly four decades before we see this kind of technology on the market. In the meantime, there's always Birkenstocks.

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The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is always unveiling new gizmos and gadgets, but the latest effort from DARPA is something that seems more out of a sci-fi movie than a science lab. Meet Nasa’s first ever 6 foot tall Humanoid Robot names ”Valkyrie” measuring in at around 6’2” and around 275 lbs (125 kg; 1.9m). The Valkyrie is a joint effort being undertaken by NASA and scientists at the University of Texas and Texas A&M University that will participate in a trial run later this month.  NASA scientists have been secretly at work for a year on this project. Valkyrie has the ability to walk, pick up objects and use tools. Valkyrie has 44 axes of movement and interchangeable arms.

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Kinnock's son, gay rumours and a flirty blonde Prime Minister: Meet the very unusual Danish leader who dragged David Cameron and Barack Obama into that embarrassing 'selfie' row

• Helle Thorning-Schmidt, 46, is an unconventional head of state
• The Danish PM has been nicknamed 'Gucci Helle' for her wardrobe
• Husband Stephen, Neil Kinnock's son, had to fight off 'gay' rumours 

By PAUL BRACCHI

PUBLISHED: 23:23 GMT, 11 December 2013 | UPDATED: 09:02 GMT, 12 December 2013

 
 
 

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Her sexy wardrobe (and racy reputation) have earned her the nickname ‘Gucci Helle’ in her native Denmark.

It’s the kind of profile you would normally associate with, say, a footballer’s wife, or a model, not a prime minister. 

But then Danish leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt, 46, who dragged Barack Obama and David Cameron into that embarrassing ‘selfie’, is not a typical head of state, not by British standards anyway.

Unusual arrangement: Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, pictured with her husband Stephen Kinnock last year, lives in Copenhagen while her husband lives in Davos, Switzerland

How many premiers, for example, when heckled at a public meeting about their wardrobe would have replied bluntly: ‘We can’t all look like s***.’

Or boarded a military plane to wartorn Libya in camouflage jacket and stilettos, with a bright red Gucci handbag (the headline in one Danish newspaper screamed: ‘Helle Took Her Bag To War’).

 

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Not surprisingly, her sex appeal, which Miss Thorning-Schmidt seems to have exploited to the full, almost certainly contributed to her electoral success back in 2011. 

The word most Googled next to her name during the election campaign, it would later emerge, was ‘naked’. It is not clear, however, if voters expected to find naked photographs of her on the internet – or simply hoped to.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Stephen, son of the former leader of the British Labour Party Neil Kinnock, have two daughters together and have been married since 1996

Danish magazines, meanwhile, claim  her looks have been enhanced by Botox. (‘Helle Thorning: Obsessed with Botox – see revealing images of the Prime Minister inside’).

Indeed, her career reads like a script from Borgen, the cult Danish political drama screened on BBC Four and featuring fictional prime minister Birgitte Nyborg. 

Miss Thorning-Schmidt has often compared herself to her TV counterpart. Certainly, her time in office has been dogged by scandal and gossip about her personal life.

We have a particular interest in Miss Thorning-Schmidt here in Britain, of course, because she is married to former Labour leader Lord Kinnock’s son, Stephen, 42. Their domestic arrangements are unusual, and the source of some controversy.

Stephen Kinnock is a director of the World Economic Forum and lives in Davos, Switzerland, spending no more than 33 weekends in Denmark, apparently. Under Danish law, his non-resident status allowed his wife to deduct about £40,000 in tax from the mortgage repayments on their £500,000 house in Copenhagen.

Pulling faces: Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt meets her British counterpart shortly after taking office in 2011

But in a recent application to make him co-owner of the family home, Miss Thorning-Schmidt claimed her husband was there ‘every weekend of the year’. 

When challenged she was forced to admit she had made ‘sloppy mistakes’ in filing out her tax returns and her husband was non-resident.

Danish tax authorities later exonerated the couple. But there was further embarrassment.

Their marriage became the subject of intense speculation in the Danish press, with one newspaper raising questions over Mr Kinnock’s sexuality. Confronted with the allegations, Miss Thorning-Schmidt was forced to publicly deny Mr Kinnock was gay. ‘I can only say it’s not true,’ she declared. 

‘It’s so grotesque. It is unpleasant to hear people talk about us like that.’

What was the source of these rumours – apart, that is, from the fact the couple were leading very separate lives?

Miss Thorning-Schmidt has often compared herself to her TV counterpart, fictional prime minister Birgitte Nyborg (right, played by Sidse Babett Knudsen) on the cult Danish political drama Borgen

It was this: their accountant had told the tax officials that Mr Stephen Kinnock was ‘bisexual or gay’ to explain why he did not spend time in Denmark, and was not, therefore, liable for unpaid taxes.

But details of this confidential meeting – and the accountant’s claims – were leaked to the press.

‘I admit it that I said it,’ the accountant, Frode Holm, said when he was contacted by journalists. ‘It was a mistake that I am still quite uneasy about today.’

The couple met in their twenties while working in Brussels and married in a civil ceremony in 1996.

At the time, Stephen’s parents were establishing themselves as the gilded couple of the EU. Neil Kinnock was then a European Commissioner and wife Glenys was Euro MP for South Wales East.

‘They are very clever, caring  people,’ said Miss Thorning-Schmidt. ‘We spend a lot of time with them in Brussels.’ 

Who's that girl? 'Flirty blonde Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Apparently, they send the glamorous Helle joke text messages whenever Borgen is on the TV.

From the very beginning, though, Miss Thorning-Schmidt’s appearance, not just her political credentials, dominated the headlines. She became the country’s first woman prime minister on October 3, 2011.

But it was not long before stories emerged of her expensive tastes. One of her handbags from the luxury British label Mulberry cost between £6,000 and £9,000. Another favourite brand was the exclusive Danish fashion house Winchmann Couture.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt seems to revel in the attention – if it wins her votes. And, especially, it seems, admiring glances from flirtatious male statesmen.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2522249/Kinnocks-son-gay-rumours-flirty-blonde-PM.html#ixzz2nGGtka8l
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ITALIAN HISTORIAN, Luçia Nadin , FIND THE TESTAMENT OF ALEKSANDER THE GREAT,IN THIS TESTAMENT ALEKANDER WHRITE,FOR MY BROTHER BLOOD ILLYRIAN,BILON THRACE MACEDONIA,DANUB AND AJKULIONE IN ITALY WICH SUD ITALIA,NATHER PEOPLE NO ILLYRIAN ARE JUST AUR SKLAVE{SLAVE}:(Testamenti është zbuluar nga studiuesja italiane, Luçia Nadin marrë nga “Statuti di Scutari, della prima metà del secolo XIV con le addizioni fino al 1469”, a cura di Lucia Nadin, giugno 2002, Roma)

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Unë Aleksandri, bir i Filipit, mbretit të Maqedonasve, mishërim i Monarkisë, krijues i Perandorisë greke, bir i Zeusit të madh, bashkëbisedues i Brahmanëve dhe i Pemëve, i diellit dhe i hënës, triumfues mbi mbretëritë e Persëve e të Medëve, Zot i botës prej ku lind dhe deri ku perëndon dielli, nga veriu në jug, pinjoll i farës së shquar të popujve Ilirikë të Dalmacisë, Liburnisë, dhe të popujve të tjerë të së njëjtës gjuhë që popullojnë Danubin dhe zonën qëndrore të Thrakës, u sjell dashurinë, paqen dhe përshëndetjet e mia dhe të të gjithë atyre që do të më ndjekin në sundimin e botës.Duke qenë se ju gjithmonë më jeni treguar të besës dhe të fortë e të pathyeshëm në betejat e bëra krah meje, u jap e u dorëzoj juve në zotërim të lirë gjithë hapësirën prej Akuilonit e deri në skaj të Italisë së jugut. Askush tjetër veç jush, të mos guxojë të vendoset e të qëndrojë në ato vende, dhe po u gjet ndonjë i huaj, ai do të mund të qëndrojë vetëm si skllavi juaj, dhe pasardhësit e tij do të jenë skllevër të pasardhësve tuaj.U shkrua në kështjellën e qytetit të Aleksandrisë, themeluar prej meje buzë lumit madhështor të Nilit, në vitin XII. Me vullnet të perëndive që nderohen në mbretëritë e mia, Zeusit, Marsit, Plutonit dhe Minervës, perëndisë së perëndive. Dëshmitarë të këtij akti janë Atleti, logotheti im, dhe njëmbëdhjetë princë të tjerë, të cilët unë po i emëroj si trashigimtarë të mi dhe të të gjithë botës, meqenëse po vdes pa lënë pasardhës.

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Polar Bear Mating: A Chance of a Lifetime

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By Paul Nicklen with Cristina Mittermeier

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A large male polar bear attempts to mate with a female in Svalbard, Norway. (Photo courtesy of Paul Nicklen)

It had been a long time since I had any feeling in my feet or hands as I sat on the sea ice in Svalbard, Norway, at minus 22°F. I wanted to jump around, stomp my feet, and swing my arms to entice the feeling back into my frozen limbs, but I did not dare move for fear of scaring away the pair of polar bears I had been watching for more than 24 hours.

For 15 years I had been hoping to witness this moment. As a wildlife biologist and photographer for National Geographic, I have spent countless hours observing polar bears hunting, catching seals, nursing cubs, and sparring with each other. I probably have seen over a thousand polar bears in the wild, and yet, I have never watched them mate. I sat quietly on the frozen Barents Sea, watching the drama of a mating pair. The huge male tried everything in his power to entice her to mate.

When we first came upon this pair, my assistant, Karl Erik, and I parked our snowmobiles facing away from the bears, which allowed us to have an easy escape route. As we waited in silence, hour after hour, for the couple to consummate their courtship, the idea of capturing this moment that I had dreamed about for so many years became a lump in my throat, and I had to control my hands shaking in anticipation.

The thin, weak, and unpredictable conditions of the sea ice surrounding Svalbard, Norway, in recent years had forced me to put this assignment on hold for several years. Traditionally, sea ice envelops Svalbard and the surrounding islands year-round, but like everywhere else in the Arctic, things are changing fast.

Svalbard is now facing historic sea ice declines. Even though it was March, when the sea ice should be at its largest seasonal extent, we were only able to find a tiny strip of ice on the east side of Svalbard.

The bears were plentiful as there was nowhere else for them to hunt seals, but the lack of ice and lack of opportunities for the bears to hunt meant we had frequent visits to our camp by hungry bears on a near nightly basis. We saw many instances in which bear trails disappeared into the slushy soup of an ailing frozen sea to find solid ice again only several hundred yards away.

A close look at sea ice reveals its life-giving properties. After the long winter months, when the sun finally returns to the Arctic, phytoplankton starts to grow on the underside of the ice. The tiny plant communities that thrive there create an inverted garden that becomes the base for the entire food chain. Tiny crustaceans, such as amphipods and copepods, feed on the phytoplankton. Also feeding on this soup of tiny creatures is the Arctic cod, a key component of the Arctic ecosystem that has a direct effect in the energy transfer between the plankton and the larger vertebrate species like fish, seals, walrus, and marine birds. The mighty bowhead whales, as well as beluga whales and narwhals, also feed on the cod. And at the top of the food chain, the apex predator, the polar bear, feeds on seals and walrus. In the absence of sea ice, polar bears lose their hunting platform to chase seals and are then confined to land.

A couple of years ago, I escorted former U.S. President Jimmy Carter around Svalbard. As we looked into the frozen landscape he told me that if people are to care about complex and distant issues, like climate change and the loss of sea ice, then we will need to find a common and simple language to share and spread the facts with the rest of the world. To me that language is photography; it gives me the opportunity to create evocative images that speak for the polar wildlife and their dependence on healthy polar environments. The polar regions that have been my lifelong playground are disappearing right in front of my eyes, and I want my images to become banners of hope, ambassadors for a world very few of us will ever see.

As dire as things are, polar bears are still thriving in many areas, and I still love finding big males hunting, females playing with their cubs, or young males fighting. On that cold spring day when I found a mating pair I waited for as long as I could. Just when I thought I could not take the cold any longer, the female finally got up, calmly walked over to the sleepy male, and nudged him to mate. I wiped my frosty breath away from the viewfinder, ready to capture whatever happened next.

At that exact moment, another large male appeared out of the corner of my eye. He ran at the other male, roaring. The female ran away into the sea ice with the males in hot pursuit.

I was left sitting on the frozen ground, in complete disbelief. The moment was over. I had lost the chance of a lifetime, but will never forget being so present in the drama of nature. Perhaps one day I will have another chance at making this photograph. For now, I will be content with the memory of an incredible day spent in the company of bears.

Paul Nicklen is a wildlife photographer for National Geographic. He recently published the bookBear: Spirit of the Wild.

Sea Legacy is an initiative created by Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier to use their talents as biologists, photographers, and writers on behalf of marine conservation. Sea Legacy aspires to create new marine protected areas around the world to promote a healthy ocean and planet.

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Lybeteni , is a peak of the Sharr Mountains located at the border between ‪#‎Kosova‬ and the Macedonia. Its height is 2,498 m , certainly the most attractive peak of the Sharr Mountains
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With 25 thousand Albanans (SHIPTAR) soldiers Alexander had was conquered

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"Muhammad is in the Bible!"

"I KNOW MUHAMMAD IS IN THE TORAH.  A RABBI ADMITTED IT!!"

"Cognitive dissonance theory explains human behavior by positing that people have a bias to seek consonance between their expectations and reality. According to Festinger, people engage in a process he termed "dissonance reduction," which can be achieved in one of three ways: lowering the importance of one of the discordant factors, adding consonant elements, or changing one of the dissonant factors. This bias sheds light on otherwise puzzling, irrational, and even destructive behavior."

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1st thing first.  I already know that if you realize that there is no mention of Muhammad in the Torah, you will consider it "proof" that the Torah has been corrupted.  That would be the expected conclusion reached by someone suffering from cognitive dissonance in your situation.  Cognitive dissonance is a main instigator of circular reasoning; but, "Who is valiant but he who overcomes his inclination."

On to your question:

("7" represents the Semitic consonant Hha or Hheth, which is a sound that does not exist in English.  It's most similar to the letter "h." The sound of Aiyin is represented with a 3.)

The closest word to the word Muhammad that appears in the Torah is ta7mod, which means "shall desire."  It appears, for example, in the "10 Commandments" as you shall not lust / desire....  

There are other words that share the same root as the name Mu7ammad that are found elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible, but not in the Torah.  The word that sounds the most similar is ma7mad, which literally means desirable, but is also used in the sense of something precious, valuable, or attractive.  This word appears in the Book of Kings, as well as in the books of the prophet Ye7ez8el (Ezekiel) and of the prophet Hoshea3.  It is also a word that you can still hear spoken in modern Hebrew.  ...another related word, 7amud, is actually very frequently used even in modern Hebrew.... but, for whatever reason, when Muslims attempt to "prove" that Muhammad is in the Torah, they never quote appearances of this word.  They only quote an appearance of the plural form of this word that appears in the book known as the "Song of Songs" or the "Song of Solomon," where it says "kulo ma7madim."  ---  they fail to realize several facts about their claim:

1) The Song of Songs is not part of the Torah.

2) The decision as to which books would be given special protection to ensure preservation was a decision made in the ancient Great Sanhedrin ("Mosaic Court").  There were members of that court who opposed the inclusion of the Song of Songs for reasons you'd probably agree with if you were to read this book.

3) The word ma7mad is an actual word in Hebrew -- it has a meaning and is used like any other word.  If this sort of "proof" were acceptable, then Christians would have even greater "proof" of their claims because the Hebrew name of Jesus is Yeshua3, and there are numerous places where it says that "G-d is my yeshu3a (salvation)."  So behold!  "Proof" that Jesus is "G-d," (G-d forbid).  ...after all, there are many examples of Yeshua3 being an actual name in the Hebrew Bible, but there are no examples of ma7mad being used as a name in the Hebrew Bible, nor any name that is even remotely similar to ma7mad.  If the "Evil Jews" felt free to simply remove what they dislike from the Torah and had a vendetta against beautiful names given to non-Israelites, certainly they should have not preserved the beautiful name Yishma3'el... but they did.  Heck, couldn't they have just erased Yishma3'el from the picture entirely? ...or remove all references in the Bible that record the corruptions of the people of Israel?  ...if the people who have handed the Bible down to us generation after generation where the wicked Israelites... then why didn't they remove all references to their wickedness?  Wouldn't it make sense for them to edit the text to paint themselves in the best light? ...the answer is that although the Hebrew Bible records corruptions of the people, it was not those same corrupt people who passed down the Hebrew Bible for us to read today -- it was the righteous Israelites who handed the Hebrew Bible down to us, those who opposed the corrupted Israelites.

4) The word ma7madim that appears in the Song of Songs, (plural form of ma7mad), also appears in plural form elsewhere.  If this is the "obvious name of Muhammad," then why don't we consider it a reference to Muhammad in the other places this word appears as well?

5) If the text intends to say that it is Muhammad, then it would not say "kulo ma7madim" (literally: he is entirely beautiful / entirely attractive).  It makes sense to say that something is entirely attractive.... but it does not make sense to say that he is entirely Muhammad, or entirely Joseph.  You simply say "He is Muhammad" or "He is Joseph."  ....if it is Muhammad, then of course he is entirely Muhammad.  What?  So a part of him is Muhammad and another part of him is Mary? ...or it's a person who might be part Muhammad and part butterfly or part tree... so that we have to say that he is entirely Muhammad and not just partially Muhammad?  No.  The word ma7madim means attractive, beautiful qualities.

6) It's in plural!  I know you're gonna say it's because it's a "plural of honor and respect."  I'm sorry... but show me an example in the Hebrew Bible where a human's name is given an abnormal plural form as a sign of respect.  -- the only thing even close to this idea is the word elohim -- which, btw, is not plural for "G-d."  Elohim is a word in and of itself that shares a root with the word El, but the plural of El is not Elohim.  The plural of El is Elim.  You could say that Elohim is a plural of Eloah, in which case you'd expect it to be Elohoth, not Elohim... but maybe it is one of those rare exceptions where the plural ending does not match the grammatical gender of the word. ...well... you might think it's one of those rare exceptions... were it not that the words Eloah and Elohim are used in clearly different manners.  IN OTHER WORDS -- the "plural of honor" explanation for why ma7madim would be in plural even though you want it to refer to just one person is an explanation that does not hold water...  So, why is it in plural?  Because as the phrase states "KULO" -- he is altogether, it is referring to multiple factors, as indicated by the word "kul" (all).  Ma7madim is plural because it is referring to the many desirable / attractive qualities of the character being referred to.  It is a reference to his qualities / attributes -- not his name.

7) It's not even pronounced the same.  *IF* Hebrew were not able to accurately represent the sounds of the Arabic name Muhammad, this would not be an issue. It would be expected that the Hebrew representation of the name would just be as close as it could get... but Hebrew is able to represent the sounds of the Arabic name Muhammad exactly... and yet ma7madim is not it.  The 2nd 'm' is not geminated (doubled), vowel of the first syllable is not 'u', etc...

8) Anyone familiar with the Song of Songs knows that at face value, the main male character of the book is King Solomon.  If someone reads metaphor into the book, as many people do, then it is indirectly a reference to G-d... or...... as Christians assert, it is a reference to Jesus.  .....and so yet again it's a battle between Christians and Muslims as to whether it's in reference to their respective leaders -- when if we would only be objective.....

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