July 2016 - Page 2 of 2 - Information Specialists

You’ll never guess what this sloth selfie is about to teach you!

July 10, 2016July 10, 2016 Information Specialistsbrazil, costa rica, sloth selfie, wildlife

These past few weeks have been the sloth selfie 15 minutes of fame. It all started with this sloth selfie, taken by tour guide Marcelo Sueth in Brazil: You’ve undoubtedly seen it all over the place. Whether it be facebook, twitter, your email inbox, local papers, Marcelo’s sloth selfie has received press beyond anything he ever imagined. Good show man! Deiber Chacon, from Costa Rica, also published a well circulated sloth selfie: And many other people are now getting on the “sloth selfie train” all over the world. Sloths are…

Makers and DIY Uncategorized

A spectacular Ghostbusters proton pack, made at home

July 10, 2016July 10, 2016 Information Specialistsarduino, ghostbusters, proton pack

With the new Ghostbusters 3 movie that’s in theaters this month, many will be going back to their younger years, to that time way back when papers flew out of the card catalogs at the library and books moved by themselves from shelf to shelf. Or maybe to a less glorious time, when the Ghostbusters did kids’ parties before they floated down into a giant river of slime flowing beneath the city of New York. Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters 3 of course. The long awaited sequel to the Ghostbusters…

Health and environment

ISO14001 construction: sustainable development is possible

July 9, 2016 Information Specialistsiso 14001, sustainable construction

For a lot of people, ISO14001 construction isn’t something that you’d normally expect in a project. In fact the words “ISO14001 construction” seem to be somewhat of an oxymoron, I mean come on, how can construction and land development be in any way friendly to the environment? But actually, there’s a growing number of ISO14001 construction companies out there. Many have accepted the challenge of undergoing certification, bringing their production systems up to speed, and finding a way to make construction a sustainable and environmentally friendly activity. What’s ISO14001 construction anyway?…