http://www.wikio.com/search=Swan Wikio - Swan http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69357903 No ugly duckling phase for these Russian supermodels apparently! The September 2008 issue of Vogue Russia cleverly juxtaposed current photos (taken by photographer Terry Tsiolis) and childhood photos (sent in by the girls' parents) of the Russian greats like Sasha, Natalya, Snejana, Anna and all those names ending in "a"! Anna Selezneva Diana Farkhullina Maryna Linchuk Natasha Poly Olga Sherer Sasha Pivarova Snejana Onopka Tanya Dziahileva Vlada Roslyakova Looks like they were born to model! And that I was born to blog about this, hahaha! (Photos from fashionologie and snailscans ) http://manilafashionobserver.blogspot.com Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:25:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69357903 2008-08-29T01:25:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69348158 Sitting outisde a Denver Broncos souvenir store here at Invesco field as Sheryl Crowe plays "Bright Sunshiney Day" to the crowd, which is still flooding in. The queues (aka lines) outside stretched for what seemed to be miles. People much have been waiting for hours. As we press swanned past we were barracked by cries of "why don't you report the issue?" and "it's you people who got us in this mess in the first place" (a comment about not pressing the Bush administration on wmd, ... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:59:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69348158 2008-08-28T23:59:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69348786 An excellent idea featured at Melanie Swan's blog: there are 1,000 trillion bacteria that are part of each human (10x the number of human cells) could be an ideal augmentation substrate. There are at least three ways for achieving human-electronic interfaces; physical implants, wearables and a third as yet unconsidered possibility, exploiting the human bacterial biome. There are 500 to 1000 classes of bacteria. Bacteria can be upgraded and functionalized for various augmentation purposes. 1. Add computer memory to bacteria or nanobot bacteria equivalents. 2. Add computer processing to bacteria. 3. Create respirocyte like capabilities [supply extra oxygen to the body] 4. Provide energy generation or energy storage [chemical for the body or electrical for cyborg systems] 5. Provide sensor functions or carry other electronics From Melanie Swan: Easy upgrade and maintenance The continual turnover, ingress and egress of bacteria in humans means that upgrade cycles and retirement of dead or non-functioning elements could occur seamlessly. Bacterial updates could be printed regularly from a 3d printer or automatically dispensed in smarthome air or water. Mechanically, the updates might be delivered through the air, in the shower, or by a nutrient blanket during sleep. Nanobot intermediaries Enhancing the human bacterial biome would really just be extending the life support functionality it already provides and could be a nice intermediary step to the more robust bionanodevices and nanobots envisioned in molecular manufacturing. Existing bacteria could be enhanced, much of the human microflora does not appear to be doing anything anyway, or additional bacteria could be engineered and brought on board. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:13:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69348786 2008-08-28T23:13:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69283005 A little known telecom aspirant, Swan, has been awarded start-up GSM spectrum in the coveted Delhi circle that had room for only one extra player. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:05:22 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69283005 2008-08-28T14:05:22Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69343276 IN a rare act of defiance, Adam Goodes claims Swans coach Paul Roos has got it wrong. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69343276 2008-08-28T14:00:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69264726 Swans manager Roberto Martinez has demanded his in-form side don't let their standards slip. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:37:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69264726 2008-08-28T10:37:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69265879 Eliezer Yudkowsky has published Cognitive biases potentially affecting judgment of global risks , an excellent explanation of the various psychological errors of judgement human beings commonly commit (like availability bias, hindsight bias, black swan discounting, conjunction fallacy, confirmation bias, anchoring, adjustment and contamination, the affect heuristic, scope neglect, calibration and overconfidence, bystander apathy), including of course, when we are investing. He hopes such errors by decision-makers won't result in the extinction of humanity, noting that the size of the stakes don't affect the quality of people's judgement! The paper offers no "5 simple steps" regimen for over-coming such errors - it merely states that being aware of the errors is at least a start to committing them less often. There is a danger in trying to avoid all errors - you may be paralyzed with indecision and drive yourself nuts in the process. As General George Patton Jr said, " A good plan executed today is better than a perfect plan executed at some indefinite point in the future. " (see Military Quotes ) I found this paper on the Overcoming Bias website, which is devoted to intellectual discourse on aligning belief with reality using "Cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, microeconomics, applied statistics, social psychology, probability and decision theory, even a bit of Artificial Intelligence now and then." Good for fun and some learning. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:58:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69265879 2008-08-28T09:58:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69264148 No swans at the Swan Bay jetty this afternoon but plenty of little pied cormorants. At one point, there must have been a hundred or more of them lined up along the railing but then someone walked past and they all took off. The someone was an elderly woman on her afternoon constitutional. She stopped to ask 'Have you ever seen so many shags in one place?' I had to think about that. They settled on an abandoned trailer and boats moored in the shallow waters. The little pieds shared the boats with the more retiring little black cormorants. I wouldn't want the job of cleaning off the guano. Could this be the origin of the term 'poop deck'? Less numerous than the cormorants but nonetheless holding their own were silver gulls, Caspian terns and crested terns. Caspian tern Crested tern White-fronted chats foraged in the saltmarsh, invariably just that little bit too far away for a good photo. The orange-bellied parrots, if they were around, were keeping a low profile. Where the orange-bellied parrots weren't So this is another place to add to my list of spots to visit again soon. At this rate, I'll never get to new locations but will be doing an endless round of the old ones. A bit like painting the Sydney Harbour Bridge ... View Larger Map Swan Bay jetty on Google Maps Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:34:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69264148 2008-08-28T08:34:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69316576 Pouring over endless details of risks, regulations, taxonomies, and technologies can sometimes give us a narrow view of the world, so it seems worthwhile to take a minute to mark the 125th anniversary... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:07:47 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69316576 2008-08-28T07:07:47Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69240610 Exclusive: Premiership star Michael Chopra has gone into rehab as he battles to save his marriage to model and TV star Heather Swan. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69240610 2008-08-27T23:00:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69239049 SWANSEA CITY have been backed as genuine Championship challengers... by the last manager to win promotion to the Premier League. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69239049 2008-08-27T23:00:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69213068 It may be Mike Holmgren's last season in the Seattle, but our NFL Czar says he isn't acting like a lame-duck coach should. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:11:31 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69213068 2008-08-27T22:11:31Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69215683 It may be Mike Holmgren's last season in the Seattle, but our NFL Czar says he isn't acting like a lame-duck coach should. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:11:31 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69215683 2008-08-27T22:11:31Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69201949 Genre: Hip Hop/Alternative/Screamo Label: A & M/Octone Records Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/hollywoodundead Quality: VBR Though the group first signed a record contract in 2005, they spent nearly three years working on their debut album. Hollywood Undead have signed a contract with A&M/Octone Records and will release their debut album Swan Songs on 02 September 2008. Their popular song "Undead" is featured on the Madden 2009 Soundtrack and was released as an official single on August 19, 2008, making it the second single from Swan Songs. Tracklist 1. Undead 4:25 2. Sell Your Soul 3:14 3. Everywhere I Go 3:30 4. No Other Place 3:16 5. No. 5 3:05 6. Young 3:16 7. Black Dhalia 3:45 8. This Love, This Hate 3:57 9. Bottle And A Gun 3:22 10. California 3:16 11. City 3:34 12. The Diary 4:35 13. Pimpin' 3:07 14. Paradise Lost 3:10 Download link in comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:07:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69201949 2008-08-27T19:07:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69187221 LAX (Album) West coast rapper takes flight with his reported swan song. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:45:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69187221 2008-08-27T17:45:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69216752 SYDNEY coach Paul Roos will use the Swans' last match of the regular season against the Brisbane Lions as a desperate tune-up for his out-of-form team heading into next week's sudden-death final. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69216752 2008-08-27T14:00:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69155792 So Polaroid is closing up shop — they just couldn’t swing with the digital camera. So sad, but Nicole Kenny and KS Rives are giving the camera company a swan song by taking portraits and asking people “What do you want to do before you die.” The person writes their goal on the white space [...] Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:54:40 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69155792 2008-08-27T13:54:40Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69127635 Hull boss Phil Brown predicts Swansea City are a realistic promotion "threat" in the Championship this season. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:16:40 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69127635 2008-08-27T10:16:40Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69127183 Hull boss Phil Brown predicts Swansea City are a realistic promotion "threat" in the Championship this season. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:16:40 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69127183 2008-08-27T10:16:40Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69129710 THE Water Corporation believe they accidentally killed nearly 100 fish after discarding contaminated water into a small lake in South Perth. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Swan?rinfoid=69129710 2008-08-27T06:00:00Z