Wave Powered Yacht Finishes Epic Journey From Hawaii To Japan
The need to stop human addiction to oil is leading to new and interesting ways of vehicle propulsion. One of these methods exploits the movement of the waves (via two fins under the bow) to propel the boat forward. To test this system, Ken’ichi Horie from Japan started a journey with his modified boat from Hawaii. His destination was Cape of Hinomisaki, Japan, a 6,400 km journey that lasted 109 days. His boat, Suntory Mermaid II, is a 31 foot vessel that is made from recycled aluminum.
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The Robot from Hawaii
I guess in Hawaii they must be bored of their traditional welcome ceremonies for the tourists so they decided to do something about it.
Meet Arichyon the robot that sings and dances “Aloha oe” only for you.
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2007: One year full of garbage
Not sure if its a nice sight to see today as its not very festive 
. Ari Derfel decided last year not to through any garbage from his house for one whole year so he can see how much he is producing (he must be very bored and single, no wife/girlfriend would allow this to ever happen).
He managed to fill his entire house with boxes full…of garbage and he must be relieved to see it all gone now that his strange project is over . In his blog he describes why he went through all this trouble and he points to us which are his favorite garbage and also the ones that embarrass him.
One of his favorite garbage is a bag from Hawaii where as one of the things he is not so fond of are his used condoms (I am still confident he is single or his partner is VERY supportive of his ideas).
On that page he specifies that most of the garbage originated from food wrappers! It may sound a bit discusting but if you consider that Earth is our home that we all need to do this experiment so we can understand how much we pollute it.
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See the Live New Year celebrations from all over the world
If for any reason you are at home staring at the PC, why dont you have a look at the New Year celebrations from all over the world? So below you will find a list of webcams from the celebrations in 17 countries.
Happy New Year
All times are GMT
11:00 New Zealand, one of the first countries to enter the new year, see it here
13:00 Sydney, Australia with its famous fireworks show, see it here
15:00 Tokio, Japan not sure if they celebrate the new year but if they do, you are going to have a good view of it here
16:00 Hong Kong see the new year change through 5 different cameras here
17:00 Thailand, see it here
20:00 Dubai they plan to make a world record of fireworks display, stay tuned for that here
21:00 Moscow, Russia here
22:00 Egypt along with the pyramids here
23:00 Prague is a very nice place, I expect the celebrations to be nice too, see it here
23:00 Paris, France and fireworks on the Eiffel tower is a sight that should not be missed, see it here
23:00 Swiss alps? this is the first time I hear about a show there, it might be interesting to watch here
23:00 Berlin, Germany as usual it going to be a big party, watch it here
00:00 Dublin, Ireland yet another party, see it here
00:00 Trafalgar square, London and new years celebrations is a must, see it here
02:00 Sugar loaf, Rio, Brazil, where the people know how to have fun, watch it here
05:00 Times Square, New York, yet another classical place to see the celebrations, see it here
10:00 Hawaii where the celebrations come full circle, see it here
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