Roxanne Meadows Ms. Roxanne Meadows attended Moore College of Art and received a B.F.A. from Maryland Institute of Art. She studied technical and architectural rendering and model making under Jacque Fresco for 4 years. Today, she is an accomplished and well-known technical and architectural illustrator and model maker. Since 1985, Ms. A few of the many clients of Architectural Arts Inc. are: Disney Development Corp. - Orlando, FL Westinghouse Communities - Naples, FL The Lutgert Companies - Naples, FL Bonita Bay Properties - Bonita Springs, FL Atlantic Gulf Communities – Miami, FL CRSA Inc. - Memphis, Tennessee Krystal Key Development Corp.- Ft. She taught technical and fine arts at the Sebring and Lake Placid Art Center and has worked as a computer animator for Ken Sneeden and Associates. From 1975 to the present, she has worked with renowned futurist Jacque Fresco to develop and promote The Venus Project. She, along with Mr.
Human Flower Project :: About The Human Flower Project is an international newsgroup, photo album and discussion of humankind’s relationship with the floral world. We report on art, medicine, society, history, politics, religion, and commerce. Written and photographic submissions are welcome. Since its inception in September 2004, the Human Flower Project has been non-commercial, focussing rather on research, news gathering, commentary, and visual documentation. I hope to present worldwide perspectives on this topic and welcome contributors of all ages and nationalities. I am a sociologist and writer in Austin, Texas. Please post comments (it’s easy) or send submissions of photos and/or commentary to . From the mourners of a Neanderthal man buried with flowers in 60,000 B.C.. to today’s megawatt floral designers on HGTV, people have turned to flowers out of anxiety, necessity and joy. By studying flowers, we look into human emotion and value. Julie Ardery In a roadside cutting garden, near Lautrec, France
Transportation Various segments of the passenger compartments on these high-speed maglev trains can be removed as the train passes through the station. These removable sections can then take passengers to their local destinations while other compartments are lowered in their place. This method allows the main body of the train to remain in motion, thus conserving energy. In addition, the removable multi-functional compartments could be specially equipped to serve most transportation purposes. Since military aircraft will be unnecessary in the future, emphasis can be shifted to advancing medical, emergency, service, and transportation vehicles. These Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft are designed to lift passengers and freight by the use of ring-vortex air columns. The central dome of this airport of the future would contain air terminals, maintenance facilities, service centers, and hotels. All of the runways will be equipped with built in sprinkler systems in case of emergency.
Alzheimer’s Test: Can You Smell Peanut Butter? Detecting Alzheimer’s disease may soon be as easy as testing a patient’s sense of smell. As part of research into methods for early diagnosis of the degenerative brain disease, researchers in Florida devised anAlzheimer’s smell test capable of confirming an AD diagnosis. The key ingredient? Led by Jennifer Stamps, a graduate student at the University of Florida, the team conducted a small pilot study and tested subjects’ smell sensitivity in each nostril while they had their eyes, mouth and opposite nostril closed. At the time of the clinical tests, researchers were unaware of whether subjects had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s — the most common form of dementia — or with another type of mental deterioration. According to the research, recently published in the Journal of the Neurological Sciences, patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s demonstrated a significant difference between their left and right nostrils in their ability to smell the open container of peanut butter. Source:
Energy None of these mega-projects will ever be undertaken without a comprehensive study of the positive and negative retroactions involved. As refinements in conversion technologies increase its feasibility, geothermal energy will come to take on a more prominent role. Readily available in various geographical regions throughout the world, both on land and under the sea, this energy source alone could provide enough clean energy for the next thousand years. These underwater structures are designed to convert a portion of the flow of the Gulf Stream through turbines to generate clean electric power. A land bridge or tunnel might be constructed across the Bering Strait. Solar power has tremendous potential from photovoltaic panels that store energy in batteries for private use to large scale solar plants on land and in the sea.
Tribulus terrestris Tribulus terrestris is a flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Old World in southern Europe, southern Asia, throughout Africa, and Australia.[2] It can thrive even in desert climates and poor soil. Like many weedy species, this plant has many common names, including bindii,[3] bullhead,[4] burra gokharu, caltrop,[1] cat's head,[1][3] devil's eyelashes,[5] devil's thorn,[1][5] devil's weed,[1] goathead,[1] puncturevine,[1] and tackweed.[6] Growth[edit] "Goathead" fruit Thumbtack-like Tribulus terrestris nutlets are a hazard to bicycle tires. Tribulus terrestris is a taprooted herbaceous perennial plant that grows as a summer annual in colder climates. Etymology[edit] The Greek word, τρίβολος meaning 'water-chestnut',[8] translated into Latin as tribulos. Cultivation and uses[edit] It has been reported that the seeds or nutlets have been used in homicidal weapons smeared with the juice of Acokanthera venenata in southern Africa.[7]
Cities in the Sea A global system of these structures can easily accommodate many millions of people and relieve the land based population pressures. They can provide the inhabitants with information and serve as natural sea aquariums without artificially enclosing marine life. Many of these cities may serve as oceanographic universities that maintain the ecological balance of marine systems. Other ocean cities will maintain sea farms that will cultivate many forms of marine life. They could also be used as a new resource for mining the relatively untapped resources of the oceans without disturbing its ecology. After construction, these structures can be towed to various locations where they would be most beneficial, then anchored to the ocean floor. Offshore apartment buildings of concrete, steel, glass, titanium, and a wide variety of new synthetic materials could be built to relieve the population pressure in areas like Hong Kong, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and New York.
Tramadol Tramadol (marketed as the hydrochloride salt by Janssen Pharmaceutica as Ultram in the United States, Ralivia by Biovail in Canada and many other companies throughout the world) is a centrally acting opioid analgesic used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain. It was launched and marketed as Tramal by the German pharmaceutical company Grünenthal GmbH in 1977 in West Germany, even though it would take another 20 years for it to be launched in English-speaking countries such as the UK, US and Australia.[4] Tramadol is marketed as a racemic mixture of both R and S stereoisomers.[1] This is because the two isomers complement each other's analgesic activity.[1] It is often combined with paracetamol as this is known to improve the efficacy of tramadol in relieving pain.[1] Tramadol is a reuptake inhibitor of norepinephrine and serotonin and a weak μ-opioid receptor agonist.[5][6] Tramadol is metabolised to O-desmethyltramadol, a significantly more potent opioid.[1] Medical uses[edit]
Construction "If technology does not liberate all people for the pursuit of higher aspirations in human achievement, then all its technical potential will be meaningless." Jacque Fresco The machine in the foreground is a multi-function unit. Here, it is used to lift and insert prefabricated housing components into a support structure. Although these "prefab" units will be composed of standard components, they will be of a modular design of such a wide and diverse array as to allow maximum individual expression in interior design and décor. The construction of these industrial and research complexes in the Circular City can be carried out by robotic equipment that will receive instructions via satellite. Automated cranes travel along the buildings' length installing floors, windows, curtain walls, roofing, and other components from the ground up. This scene depicts a laser excavator of the future. The future of nanotechnology offers enormous potential.
Green Technology : The Environmental Blog Eco-Friendly Oil Spill Recovery Material Absorbs 150x Its Own Weight Sunday, March 23, 2014 Oil spill disasters cost so much more than immediate recovery expenses. Loss of marine creatures and contamination of natural water resources often result in long term environmental costs… Read More Wind Turbine Arrangement Increases Efficiency Thursday, December 19, 2013 A team of researchers has found a way to increase wind turbines’ efficiency by 33% simply by changing the turbine arrangement. Read More Meet PhoneBlok, the Repairable (Concept) Smartphone Saturday, October 12, 2013 What if you could take “blocks” of battery, memory storage, camera, GPS, and other features and put them together into one customizable and repairable mobile phone? Read More Solar-Powered Charging for Smartphones Tuesday, October 8, 2013 The smartphone revolution has changed the way we connect and communicate today. Read More Tesla Motors Unveils Their 90-second “Charging” System Saturday, September 21, 2013 Read More Read More