Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Photos: Multimillionaire businessman Leo Stan Ekeh's Ikoyi mansion

Leo Stan Ekeh is the chairman of Zinox Technologies Limited. His mansion is on Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi. See more exclusive photos after the cut...

Beyonce has released promo shots and also announced the dates of her 'The Mrs Carter Show - World Tour,' which will begin on April 15 in Belgrade, Serbia and move to 14 other countries in Europe, then back to the US where she will perform in 19 states plus two shows in Canada. Wow, Beyonce! That's a lot of singing and dancing. Some of the shows are even back to back.

Beyonce is coming to a town near you. See more promo shots and tour dates after the cut..

Tiwa is a year older today. Wishing her many more successful years ahead! LLNP!

Monday, 4 February 2013

SHOCKER: Crushed Range Rover Where Nana Ama Mcbrown Had Accident

Please pray for Nana Ama Mcbrown, she is one of Ghana's top actress, though she majorly acts in Twi-movies, she has acted in many english block bursters across the continent, she had accident while coming back from a function with a mystery male friend:

Indian Scientists Develop ‘Snake Robots’ For Surveillance, Rescue Operations

Scientists holding the snake robot

Indian scientists have developed ‘snake robots’ that can slither through the rubble of buildings brought down by earthquakes, locate survivors and alert rescuers, hence to saving lives during disasters.

Fitted with a high-definition camera and ultrasonic sensors, snake robots are flexible enough to enter into a narrow opening and locate survivors under the rubble.

The 1.5-metre-long robot, made of aluminium, can be easily operated with a joystick and the camera fitted on its head can send images of people stuck under rubble to rescuers.

Developed by scientists from the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR), Bangalore, the first prototype of these snake robots has been inducted in the Indian Army for trials.

“The idea behind a snake robot was to develop a device that can make rescue operations easy during disasters and calamities,” Sartaj Singh, the CAIR scientist who developed the robot, said.

“It can go to locations where it is difficult for rescuers to reach. It can send pictures and videos of survivors and thus help in saving the lives of people without delay,” said Singh.

The robot that looks like a snake has attracted attention at various exhibitions in India and abroad since last year. It was also exhibited at the Indian Science Congress in Kalkata in January.

“During any disaster, it is the initial hours which matter when it comes to saving lives of people. Usually a delay occurs in clearing the debris but with a snake robot we can follow a targeted approach and locate survivors fast,” said Singh.

Scientists said the robot can also be used by defence and paramilitary forces for pipe inspection to locate explosives in narrow tunnels in militancy — and naxal-affected areas in the country.

CAIR focuses on developing robotics technologies and systems to cater to the needs of the Indian armed forces while providing spin-off benefits to industrial, educational, medical and other civilian sectors.

The centre is also developing other robots — used for surveillance — for the defence forces, scientists said.

Some of the specialised mobile robots include gadgets that can walk on rough terrain or climb the wall and walk on the ground. They can fly too.

All of them are fitted with cameras that can take images and videos during surveillance.

“The army is trying out the snake robot. Once they give the report that the gadget is useful to them, we will start production according to the demand,” Singh added. [IANS]

Okada Replacement? Lagos Moves to Introduce Cable Cars for Mass Transportation

In what looks likes the Lagos State government’s arrangement towards getting a replacement for the commercial motorcycle transport system (popularly called Okada), a cable car company, Ropeways Transport Limited, is set to launch a cable car mass urban transit system in the nation’s commercial capital.

This is as a result of the signing of a 30-year Franchise Agreement by Ropeways Transport Limited, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and the Lagos State Government recently.

According to the Tribune, which reported the story, under the terms of the agreement, Ropeways Transport will this November begin the construction of towers, stations and connecting network cables along various routes covered in the first phase of the project, namely, Ijora–Iddo, Iddo–Adeniji, Apapa–Oluwole, Oluwole–Adeniji, Adeniji–Obalende, Obalende–Falomo, and Falomo–Victoria Island, just as the project is expected to be fully completed and commissioned by early 2015.

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