Japanese company releasing do-it-yourself Pius electric vehicle, name sounds vaguely familiar

That homemade bug-zapping lightsaber not quite floating your boat? Then how about building your own electric vehicle? That's the opportunity that MODI Corporation in Japan hopes to sell when its "Pius" kit car -- not to be confused with the Toyota Prius -- becomes available next spring. Specs from the official site for the "micro compact car" reveal a vehicle that's 885mm tall, 1,230mm wide and 2,500mm long. Range on a full charge is 25 kilometers or a little over 15 miles. Top speed is 35km/h, which sadly disqualifies it from the list of vehicles Doc Brown can use for time travel. The company expects to sell the one-seater to colleges and mechanic schools for use as a learning tool on how EVs work. MODI Corporation hasn't provided pricing for the vehicle but announced that it will be available in six colors, including white, red and blue. Yes, it isn't quite up to snuff with Drayson Racing's 850-horsepower B12/69EV. Then again, we don't think they have do-it-yourself kits for that one.

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Google Maps soaks in some culture with indoor guides to museums

Google Maps for Android was recently updated their indoor location database with over twenty popular museums across the U.S, including the de Young Museum in San Francisco, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cincinnati Museum Center, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, and 17 Smithsonian museums. 

Indoor maps originally launched in November, allowing users to set routes within buildings, navigate by floor, and sort through points of interest. It's an awesome feature, and a sensible extension of Google's current walking directions. Who knows, maybe indoor maps will expand to include audio guides that are sensitive to where you are within a building. 

A full list of indoor Google Maps is available here, and if you're really into art, be sure to check out the Google Art Project. If you have the latest version of Google Maps for Android, you should be ready to start planning your next museum trip. Do you go often? Which buildings would you like to see with full indoor maps? 

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The Miracle of Garlic | Veggie Buntch: Vegetarian and vegan recipes ...

Garlic has always been deemed as a miracle herb as it contains powerful antioxidants which destroy bacteria and in the case of our pets, helps get rid of fleas and ticks.

A number of years ago, articles and discussions relating to onion and garlic and its link to Heinz-body anemia (the thinning of the blood) started emerging. These studies suggested that if dogs eat garlic and onions, this could contribute to this anemia.

The confusion about garlic, I suspect, came after the major recall of most of the commercial pet food brands a few years ago, when melamine was found in pet food. After that, many people moved away from commercial processed food and moved towards natural, home-prepared meals. From what I can see, the industry retaliated by disseminating misleading information to recover market share, which included ridiculous claims about the dangers of garlic.

There was a time that we had full confidence in garlic to sort out many ailments and protect our pets from parasites, but now we are not sure which way to turn.

Let me put this subject to rest, once and forever.

What is clear is that most of the claims about the dangers of garlic were linked to research that fed animals excessive quantities.

Like everything in life, anything in excess is dangerous.

In one of the main studies published in Materia Medica, garlic and onions were tested in a laboratory for their relation to Heinz-body anemia. The important finding was that the dangers were dose dependent, ?typically involving doses exceeding 0.5% of the subject animal?s body weight?. This means that a 20kg dog would have to consume a minimum of 100g of onion or garlic (two whole onions or a quarter container of garlic) just to start the Heinz-body process. ?This grotesque overdose would probably have to be repeated several times on a frequent basis to cause permanent harm?.

Secondly, they also concluded that ?small doses of garlic are probably going to be of great benefit to the overall health of your pet .?

It was also noted that while onions are classified as part of the garlic family, the actual properties of garlic were different and potentially less ?dangerous? than onions.

In summary, most reasonable pet owners will include only reasonable quantities of garlic in their pet?s meal.?Garlic is a miracle herb and includes a powerful natural disinfectant which helps to destroy harmful bacteria in the animal?s system and helps detoxify the body. It also tones the lymphatic cells and helps purify the bloodstream and intestines. It prevents viruses from multiplying and creates hostile conditions that repel most parasites and strengthens the immune system.

The only exceptions are pets that have an existing Heinz-body anemia ailment and for puppies under the age of 6 weeks (they should be suckling at that age anyway).

Disclaimer: Veggie Buntch provides the information available at this site for your personal reference only. We are not engaged in rendering medical advice or professional services. Information available at this site should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease. Nor should the information replace the advice of your doctor or health care practitioner.?

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Written by Paul Jacobson

Paul Jacobson is a Pet Food Nutritionist and qualified chef and owner of Vondis Holistic Pet Nutrition

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Al-Qaida's 'Mr Theology' released from prison

By Alastair Jamieson, msnbc.com

Abu Hafs al Mauritani, a former senior adviser to al-Qaida known as 'Mr. Theology', was released from a prison in his home nation of Mauritania in west Africa over the weekend, his family confirmed to the Associated Press.

Sidi Ould Walid said his brother was released after renouncing his ties to the terror network and condemning the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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Hafs refused to be interviewed or to be filmed as he left the prison.

On militant forums, jihadists exchanged congratulations over the release.

Hafs was an adviser to Osama Bin Laden who helped form the modern al-Qaida by merging Bin Laden's operation with Ayman al-Zawahri's Islamic Jihad.

Hafs spent years in custody in Iran before being extradited to Mauritania in April. Walid says his brother was interrogated multiple times and his release indicates he is no longer seen as a threat.

An earlier report by the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies said Abu Hafs' real name is Mahfouz Ould al Walid and he was relocated to Iran after the Taliban's Afghanistan fell in late 2001. It said Iran placed senior al-Qaida leaders under a loose form of house arrest in 2003.

U.S. intelligence officials reported in 2002 that Abu Hafs was killed in an American airstrike, but later said he was alive and in Iran.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Microsoft bets on advanced touch tech in tablet war

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Devin Coldewey

Microsoft buying Perceptive Pixel last week could easily be dismissed as just another in an endless line of acquisitions by the big movers in tech. But looking a little closer shows that it's part of a trend that may define computing as we know it over the next few years.

One thing that tablet makers have learned over the last few years is that you can't beat the iPad at being the iPad. So Google has focused on being futuristic, Amazon has focused on low cost, and Microsoft has taken two different tacks.

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First, Microsoft has visually differentiated itself with the?Metro UI on Windows Phone and Windows 8. An unmistakable visual style is rarely a drawback. It's striking, divisive ...?and even functional.

Second, Microsoft is focused on capability.?That's why the Surface is built to be a full-on Windows PC (though the RT version of Windows is limited to a degree that is hard to calculate), complete with keyboard and trackpad. And it's why Microsoft bought Perceptive Pixel, a company that does creative things with touchable surfaces, making them powerful and intuitive interfaces.

(Msnbc.com is a joint venture of Microsoft and NBC Universal, but that doesn't give us privileged information about Microsoft products and services, nor does it influence our opinion of them.)

Perceptive Pixel was founded by Jeff Han, one of the people in the world who can rightly be called a pioneer in touch-based interfaces. In a now-famous demonstration done at a TED conference in early 2006, he showed off a multi-touch display with many of the gestures and features that would later be lauded on the iPhone and Microsoft's original Surface table.?

Since then the company has continually advanced touchscreen tech and specialized in oversized implementations like CNN's "Magic Wall." And you'd better believe Han and his engineers are interested in things like Kinect and other new technologies; if they were making multi-touch years before it went mainstream, they've got to have some tricks up their sleeves today.

Perceptive Pixel is a young, innovative company that, with luck, is being treated like an invaluable?treasure by the massive, much-slower-moving company that just bought it. Some young blood and some fresh (and exclusive) new ideas could be the difference between Microsoft's tablets being decent?? and their being essential.

Pen input, fingerprint recognition, 3-D displays, complex gestures. These could all be part of your average tablet in a couple years, but Apple wants to keep things simple and Google is already backing away from full-fledged?PCs. Microsoft isn't the only one focusing on next-generation interfaces (see Google Glass), but it clearly has one foot in the past and one in the future. It's possible that hedging of bets might undo them (it might pay off better to go?all-in on traditional computing, or all-in on next-gen), but it may also be that they hit the sweet spot: iPad convenience married to desktop versatility.

Of course, it'll take time before Perceptive Pixel's young blood makes it through Redmond's?immense circulatory system. And any mishandling (as with Skype, where ads were added to calls) could spoil it. But whether they end up digging their own grave or breaking ground on a New Microsoft, they've got shovel in hand, and that counts for something.

Apple talks about a "post-PC era." Microsoft is trying to?bring the PC into that era anyway. Maybe it'll go nicely, maybe it'll go kicking and screaming. Either way, it should make for an interesting couple of years.

Devin Coldewey is a contributing writer for msnbc.com. His personal website is coldewey.cc.

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CDC anticipates record year for whooping cough

The U.S. is on course for a record year for whooping cough, health officials said this week. And while vaccinating kids is clearly the most important defense, health experts say adults may not realize they?re supposed to be getting regular shots, too.

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