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	May 5th, 2012 Revealed: 10 big Apple Store secrets Posted about 10 hours ago by The Week to Holy Kaw! With its airy layout, glass staircases, and iHappy atmosphere, the typical Apple Store is a very, very pleasant place. That is, of course, no coincidence. Confidential Apple Store training materials and interviews with former store employees give a behind-the-scenes look at just how the gadget giant stealthily shapes every customer's experience. Here, 10 secrets of the Apple Store revealed: Full story at The Week. Photo: apple.com All the top stories from The Week. 雨宿り Posted about 23 hours ago by Koichi Mitsui to s a s u r a u 7 正面にスカイツリー。 Superheroes that fight crime by poking the bad guy Posted about 22 hours ago by Annie Colbert to Holy Kaw! 3 It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a cape-donning flying phalange! Photographer Julian Wolkenstein and costumer Tamara Maynes teamed up Batman and Robin style to create finger superheroes. An encounter with one of these nailed crime fighters will leave a print mark. Via The Mary Sue. Have a little fun. Modest moves are sexier, say female cowbirds Posted about 21 hours ago by Futurity to Holy Kaw! 1 Female cowbirds find more modest displays from males more attractive than flamboyant wing flapping and feather puffing, though sexual selection theory predicts the opposite. "With these new audiovisual techniques we have developed, we can basically ask a female, ‘Which type of displays does she find more sexy?'" says University of California, Santa Barbara scientist Adrian O’Loghlen. Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: Sonia Fernandez/UCSB Live Whale Wars: Viking Shores after-show Posted about 20 hours ago by HowStuffWorks.com to Holy Kaw! Embedded media -- click here to see it. Watchitoo, the interactive SaaS-based company that provides professional HD video collaboration and streaming technologies, will join forces with Animal Planet to power its after-show discussion for the new mini-series Whale Wars: Viking Shores. The five-part series premieres Fridays at 9PM e/p and follows the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's battle to end the killing of pilot whales in the Faroe Islands. The live after-show will feature a discussion between Paul Watson, founder and captain of the Sea Shepherd, and Heri Joensen, a native of the Faroe Islands and front man for the Viking metal band Týr. Full list at HowStuffWorks.com. Total aggregation of HowStuffWorks.com. Photo credit: Fotolia Under-skin device powers tiny heart pump Posted about 20 hours ago by Futurity to Holy Kaw! 1 A wireless device that sits a centimeter under the skin may one day give heart patients a life-saving charge. Embedded media -- click here to see it. “A lot of people need heart transplants, but there aren’t enough hearts available,” says Rice University senior Tyler Young. Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: Jeff Fitlow, Rice University ¿Te enfermas constantemente? Múdate al lugar más saludable del mundo Posted about 18 hours ago by Carlos Valerio to Conozca Más Ya conocimos el pueblo en el que todos tienen cáncer y los sitios en donde está prohibido fallecer, pero ¿has escuchado acerca del lugar más saludable del mundo? Según un estudio realizado por National Geographic, la isla de Okinawa, Japón, es considerada la zona más vigorosa del mundo, debido a que sus habitantes poseen una gran longevidad. La expectativa de vida de las mujeres es de 86 años, y la de los hombres, de 100. Aproximadamente, 457 de sus habitantes pueden presumir que han estado más de un siglo en este mundo. Si piensas que el lugar está plagado de sujetos decrépitos, estás equivocado. Un claro ejemplo es Seikichi Uehara, artista marcial de 96 años que recientemente derrotó a un ex campeón de boxeo, o Nabi Kinjo de 105, quien asesinó a una letal serpiente con un matamoscas. El secreto de los okinawas radica principalmente en dos aspectos: su alimentación y su actitud frente a la vida. "A los 70 todavía eres un niño, a los 80 un joven. Si a los 90 alguien del cielo viene por ti, dile que regrese cuando tengas 100", dice su dicho. Además, los habitantes rara vez muestran un semblante molesto, y la palabra estrés, es un término ajeno a su vocabulario. "Casi nunca me enojo. Disfruto la vida porque soy feliz en mi trabajo, y creo que esa es la clave para vivir más", menciona un granjero de 88 años que trabaja 11 horas al día.   Su dieta está alejada de la carne roja, y se centra en arroz, pescado y vegetales. Uno de sus platillos más distintivos es el Mimiga, hecho de orejas de cerdo (ricas en calcio). De igual modo, el tofu, el melón amargo y el camote nunca faltan en la mesa. Este último contiene grandes cantidades de beta caroteno, vitamina A y fibra dietética, por mencionar algunos beneficios.Para cerrar con broche de oro, los okinawas se relajan cada noche con una dosis de su propio licor de arroz llamado Awamori. Sin embargo, toda esta sabiduría está a punto de desaparecer. Ya que al igual que otros países, las cadenas de comida rápida han invadido la isla y los jóvenes prefieren ingerir este tipo de alimentos que seguir con la tradición de sus abuelos. Embedded media -- click here to see it. FUENTES odditycentral.com/Wikipedia Illegal water slide fun in Australia [video] Posted about 17 hours ago by Annie Colbert to Holy Kaw! Fun: climbing over a barbed wire fence in rural Australia to coast down an illegal water slide. Less fun: water sliding head first into a concrete wall. Embedded media -- click here to see it. Have fun, but consider wearing a helmet. In the tropics, stalagmites tell climate story Posted about 17 hours ago by Futurity to Holy Kaw! Researchers are using stalagmites to reconstruct a history of the climate in the tropics throughout the late Pleistocene era. “Stalagmites are the ice cores of the tropics,” says Jess Adkins, professor of geochemistry and global environmental science at Caltech. Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: Jess Adkins, Caltech ¿Dinosaurios vivos? Este sujeto lo comprobará Posted about 16 hours ago by Carlos Valerio to Conozca Más Un joven estadounidense ha comenzado a buscar inversionistas para explorar las misteriosas junglas de África y encontrar flora y fauna 'extinta'. Stephen McCullah, organizador de la expedición, ha elegido este continente debido a que es el hogar del Mokèle-mbèmbé, una bestia de 11 metros que supuestamente habita en el Congo. Los oriundos del lugar, afirman que la criatura vive en cuevas y se alimenta de elefantes, hipopótamos y cocodrilos. McCullah subió su propuesta al sitio Kickstarter.com solicitando la cantidad de 27,000 dólares para lanzar la expedición bautizada como 'Newmac', que está prevista para empezar el 26 de junio. Aunque el equipo carece de conocimientos científicos, espera descubrir nuevas especies de plantas, peces, tarántulas del tamaño de un perro y, por supuesto, dinosaurios. "Realmente no esperamos encontrar al Mokèle-mbèmbé, durante nuestro primer viaje, pero creemos que existe una gran probabilidad de hallar evidencia (si es que existe) durante los siguientes tres meses", asegura McCullah. En su ensayo, el individuo menciona que a pesar de que varias expediciones han fallado,  su juventud y entusiasmo –aunado al equipo tecnológico– harán que triunfen en su propósito. "Utilizaremos imágenes por satélite, cámaras remotas, cámaras térmicas y sonar, para buscar animales sumergidos. También nos llevaremos dardos sedantes", concluye el optimista McCullah. FUENTE lifeslittlemysteries.com Imagen Dreamstime La lista tonta de hoy: Cola versátil Posted about 15 hours ago by Gerardo Torres to Conozca Más Cinco usos alternativos que se le dan al refresco de cola por excelencia 1 Espermicida (sin resultados avalados) 2 Limpiador de manchas de WC 3 Quita manchas de sangre 4 Suavizador de carnes 5 Removedor de papel tapiz Priceonomics (YC W12) raises $1.5M from Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, SV Angel, others Posted about 13 hours ago by Garry Tan to Y Combinator Posterous How much should you pay for a used iPhone, TV, or bicycle? Spark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel and more think you need to know, so they’ve invested $1.5 million into Priceonomics, a Y Combinator winter 2012 startup. The seed round that shall be announced later today (Update: here it is) will go towards hiring front-end developers and back-end engineers to make the site beautiful but simple and beef up its machine learning technology. Read the full article on Techcrunch Learn to negotiate like a pro Posted about 13 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! 2 If you plan on jumping into the entrepreneurial game, it’s vital to hone the negotiation skills you’ll need to sell your idea and company as well as advance your business every step of the way. Selena Rezvani has some important lessons for those looking to strengthen this particular aspect of their skill set. SET THE PACE Often as we make a request, the very last thing we’re thinking about is pace. Yet, the best negotiators in the world take an active role in shaping a conversation’s cadence. Ideally, you’ll make your ask progressively, exposing more and more of the research you’ve done in a gradual manner. Why is this slow peeling of the onion important? Because in a negotiation, knowledge is power and you don’t need to show your entire hand all at once… THINK CO-INVESTMENT Negotiating with an eye for more isn’t done just for the sake of pure greed. Whittling away at a deal until its terms improve is a natural ‘‘dance’’ in a negotiation. ‘‘One of the best predictors of negotiator satisfaction with an outcome is the number and size of the concessions extracted from an opponent. By making an aggressive first offer and giving your opponent the opportunity to ‘extract’ concessions from you, you’ll not only get a better outcome, but you’ll also increase the other side’s satisfaction,’’ says Adam Galinsky, professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern Be willing to make assertive claims but be equally comfortable giving up or adding on provisions that sweeten the deal for the other side… Full story at Fast Company. Tips for entrepreneurs. Photo credit: Fotolia Are you ready for Supermoon Saturday? Posted about 11 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! 9 Want to hear something a little spooky? At the stroke of midnight EDT, tomorrow night, the Moon will cuddle up to Earth as close as it will get during 2012, just twenty-five minutes after it becomes full. The combination of the two events will make for a little lunar buddy that will be shining approximately sixteen percent brighter, and you know what that means? Supermoon! Prepare the silver bullets and, perhaps, a romantic evening picnic basket. Full story at Space.com. Loony for lunar events. Photo credit: Fotolia Relive the drama every tea time with Tea.Tanic Posted about 10 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! Cue up the Celine Dion, folks, it’s tea time! From the slightly twisted imagination of Gordon Adler comes Tea.Tanic, for those who like to weep while they steep. Guaranteed to fit all coffee and tea mugs. Full story at Tea.Tanic via Bit Rebels. 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