a 77-year-old woman was left partially blind after a lightning bolt struck her as she sat in her car . -lrb- mashable -rrb- -- apple 's production partners are already hard at work on the new model of ipad , according to a report in the wall street journal . the fact that apple is working on an ipad 2 , of course , is common knowledge . the famously tight-lipped company rarely talks about upcoming product launches , and is n't talking now . but apple has never denied that it intends to follow up on one of its most successful products . nearly $ 5 billion worth of ipads have been sold in the three quarters since its launch . and a quick glance at the history of the iphone , which launches a new model every year , suggests that we should expect to see the ipad 2 right around the first anniversary of its predecessor 's launch : april 3 , 2011 . a prototype of the ipad 2 was apparently spotted by a reuters reporter after the launch of news corp 's ipad publication , the daily , last week . and an unconfirmed report from digitimes in december said that foxconn , the chinese makers of the iphone and ipad , had been ordered to manufacture the ipad 2 in market-ready quantities by the end of february . the journal report , which carries three bylines and cites `` people familiar with the matter , '' offers a few more nuggets of detail . it confirms the widely-held belief that the ipad 2 will have a front-facing camera , enabling use of the facetime videoconferencing app . despite the dramatic and rare event , the woman 's injury was not detected straight away . rather , her hairdresser noticed several days later that she had suffered minor burns on her scalp . watch out for bare butts when traveling in machu picchu -- incidents of `` naked tourism '' at the 15th-century inca citadel are on the rise , and getting under the skin of peru officials . according to the peruvian times , four american tourists were detained on march 14 for getting naked and posing for photos at the site . in a pair of separate incidents earlier in the week , two canadians and two australians were detained for stripping down for pictures at machu picchu . it says that the 3g version will again be available on verizon and at&t , with sprint and t-mobile still shut out . but it contradicts earlier reports that apple will endow the ipad 2 with a higher-resolution screen , much as the iphone 4 had significantly higher resolution than the iphone 3gs . apple is likely still working on a higher quality ipad display -- it just wo n't be ready for the ipad 2 . later that day the pensioner noticed her eye sight was blurred - she could barely see with her right eye . a few days later , she visited the opticians and was referred to see opthalmologist mohit gupta , who works at pilgrim hospital in boston , england . the 77-year-old woman was struck by lightning while she sat in her car . days later , after her vision became blurred , a scan of her retina revealed she had a hole in her retina . mr gupta scanned the patient 's retina , using a relatively new technique known as optical coherence tomography -lrb- oct -rrb- . the case report into the woman 's treatment , published by the journal bmj case reports , reveals mr gupta discovered a hole in the patient 's macula , a part of the retina that is responsible for around 90 per cent of a person 's vision . dr permesh dhillon , a medical internist and colleague of mr gupta , said the woman 's case reveals how important it is that medics check the vision of anyone struck by lightning . he told livescience : ` in the future , if patients are struck by lightning , it should be a routine process to refer them to an ophthalmologist to have an eye assessment . ' he said the retina does not conduct electricity well , suggesting the injury was caused by the heat produced when the bolt struck . the woman was prescribed eye drops , but suffered an allergic reaction to them . she later underwent surgery to repair the hole in her macula , after two months of poor vision . dr permesh dhillon , a medical internist at pilgrim hospital in boston , said the heat from the lightning bolt is thought to have burned a hole in the woman 's retina . it was eventually treated , via surgery . the operation involved removing the jelly part of the eye , which touches the retina , and injecting a gas bubble to push the layer at the back of the eye back together , dr dhillon said . he added his patient was ` quite fortunate in that only her retina was affected , and only in one eye ' . between 30 to 60 people each year are struck by lightning in the uk . meanwhile across the atlantic , the us sees an average of 51 people injured by lightning each year . only around 10 per cent of those struck by a bolt are killed . dr dhillon said there have been reports of lightning strikes affecting other parts of the eyes , resulting in cataracts , burns or swelling . the bare-it-all episodes followed a 2013 incident in which a naked couple was videotaped by other tourists while streaking across machu picchu 's grass field and bounding down a stone staircase like a pair of adolescent antelopes . the website my naked trip features images of an israeli man named amichay rab posing in the buff at sites around south america , including machu picchu . rab 's long , curly hair and bold poses have won him a cluster of followers . the photos and video have made the rounds on social media . so will a slightly improved apple tablet with camera be enough to persuade millions of ipad users to upgrade ? are there other bells and whistles we do n't know about yet ? we have previously reported on rumors that the new device will have an sd card slot , and that it will feature rear-facing and front-facing cameras . -lrb- click here for our comprehensive roundup of ipad 2 rumors -rrb- . we 'll know when apple 's acting ceo tim cook takes the stage , if this product timeline is accurate , in a few months ' time . peruvian officials are not amused . crackdown . peru 's ministry of culture has denounced the spectacle of nude visitors at machu picchu as `` disrespectful '' and `` unfortunate events that threaten cultural heritage . '' `` there are places in the world that people can get naked , but not all places are -lrb- appropriate -rrb- for getting undressed , '' alfredo mormontoy atayupanqui , director of archaeological resources for peru 's ministry of culture , tells cnn . © 2010 mashable.com . all rights reserved . according to mormontoy , park rules printed on the back of admission tickets warn visitors against being nude in public . `` tourists should comply with local rules and regulations when they are traveling , otherwise there will be thousands of problems , '' he says . meanwhile , cusco 's regional director of culture , ricardo ruiz caro , has issued a statement saying that park guards at machu picchu and other historic sites in the region will increase surveillance and crackdown on naked tourism . new rules announced but yet to be put in place are also meant to address the issue of overcrowding at the site . according to the peruvian times , `` all foreign visitors to machu picchu will soon have to hire an official guide to enter the inca citadel , follow one of three predetermined routes through the complex and face time limits at specific points to keep the traffic flowing , under new rules promulgated by the ministry of culture in cusco . '' `` machu picchu is visited by tourists of different ages , religions and ideologies , '' says mormontoy . `` nude behavior may bring pleasure to a small percentage of people , but it causes discomfort and anger to others . we need to make sure other tourists do n't feel awkward . '' where do you stand on `` naked tourism '' ? share your thoughts in the comments .
multiple tourists detained for stripping down at machu picchu in recent weeks . peru officials call incidents `` disrespectful '' and `` unfortunate '' guards at machu picchu and other historic peru sites to increase surveillance .
nuggets of detail . it confirms the widely-held belief that the ipad 2 will have a front-facing camera , enabling use of the facetime videoconferencing app . despite the dramatic and rare event , the woman 's injury was not detected straight away . rather , her hairdresser noticed several days later that she had suffered minor burns on her scalp . watch out for bare butts when traveling in machu picchu -- incidents of `` naked tourism '' at the 15th-century inca citadel are on the rise , and getting under the skin of peru officials . according to the peruvian times , four american tourists were detained on march 14 for getting naked and posing for photos at the site . in a pair of separate incidents earlier in the week , two canadians and two australians were detained for stripping down for pictures at machu picchu . it says that the 3g version will again be available on verizon and at&t , with sprint and t-mobile still shut out . but it contradicts earlier reports that apple will endow the ipad 2 with a higher-resolution screen , much as the iphone 4 had significantly higher resolution than the iphone 3gs . apple is likely still working on a higher quality ipad display -- it just wo n't be ready for the ipad 2 . later that day the pensioner noticed her eye sight was blurred - she could barely see with her right eye . a few days later , she visited the dhillon , a medical internist at pilgrim hospital in boston , said the heat from the lightning bolt is thought to have burned a hole in the woman 's retina . it was eventually treated , via surgery . the operation involved removing the jelly part of the eye , which touches the retina , and injecting a gas bubble to push the layer at the back of the eye back together , dr dhillon said . he added his patient was ` quite fortunate in that only her retina was affected , and only in one eye ' . between 30 to 60 people each year are struck by lightning in the uk . meanwhile across the atlantic , the us sees an average of 51 people injured by lightning each year . only around 10 per cent of those struck by a bolt are killed . dr dhillon said there have been reports of lightning strikes affecting other parts of the eyes , resulting in cataracts , burns or swelling . the bare-it-all episodes followed a 2013 incident in which a naked couple was videotaped by other tourists while streaking across machu picchu 's grass field and bounding down a stone staircase like a pair of adolescent antelopes . the website my naked trip features images of an israeli man named amichay rab posing in the buff at sites around south america , including machu picchu . rab 's long , curly hair and bold poses have won him a cluster of followers . the photos and video have made the rounds on social media . so will a slightly improved apple tablet with camera be enough to persuade millions of ipad users to upgrade ? are there other bells and whistles we do n't know about yet ? we have previously reported on rumors that the new device will have an sd card slot , and that it will feature rear-facing and front-facing cameras . -lrb- click here for our comprehensive roundup of ipad 2 rumors -rrb- . we 'll know when apple 's acting ceo tim cook takes the stage , if this product timeline is accurate , in a few months ' time . peruvian officials are not amused . crackdown . peru 's ministry of culture has denounced the spectacle of nude visitors at machu picchu as `` disrespectful '' and `` unfortunate events that threaten cultural heritage . '' `` there are places in the world that people can get naked , but not all places are -lrb- appropriate -rrb- for getting undressed , '' alfredo mormontoy atayupanqui , director of archaeological resources for peru 's ministry of culture , tells cnn . © 2010 mashable.com . all rights reserved . according to mormontoy , park rules printed on the back of admission tickets warn visitors against being nude in public . `` tourists should comply with local rules and regulations when they are traveling , otherwise there will be thousands of problems , '' he says . meanwhile , cusco 's regional director of culture , ricardo ruiz caro , has issued a statement saying that park guards at machu picchu and other historic sites in the region will increase surveillance and crackdown on naked tourism . new rules announced but yet to be put in place are also meant to address the issue of overcrowding at the site . according to the peruvian times , `` all foreign visitors to machu picchu will soon have to hire an official guide to enter the inca citadel , follow one of three predetermined routes through the complex and face time limits at specific points to keep the traffic flowing , under new rules promulgated by the ministry of culture in cusco . '' `` machu picchu is visited by tourists of different ages , religions and ideologies , '' says mormontoy . `` nude behavior may bring pleasure to a small percentage of people , but it causes discomfort and anger to others . we need to make sure other tourists do n't feel awkward . '' where do you stand on `` naked tourism '' ? share your thoughts in the comments .
a 77-year-old woman was left partially blind after a lightning bolt struck her as she sat in her car . -lrb- mashable -rrb- -- apple 's production partners are already hard at work on the new model of ipad , according to a report in the wall street journal . the fact that apple is working on an ipad 2 , of course , is common knowledge . the famously tight-lipped company rarely talks about upcoming product launches , and is n't talking now . but apple has never denied that it intends to follow up on one of its most successful products . nearly $ 5 billion worth of ipads have been sold in the three quarters since its launch . and a quick glance at the nuggets of detail . it confirms the widely-held belief that the ipad 2 will have a front-facing camera , enabling use of the facetime videoconferencing app . despite the dramatic and rare event , the woman 's injury was not detected straight away . rather , her hairdresser noticed several days later that she had suffered minor burns on her scalp . watch out for bare butts when traveling in machu picchu -- incidents of `` naked tourism '' at the 15th-century inca citadel are on the rise , and getting under the skin of peru officials . according to the peruvian times , four american tourists were detained on march 14 for getting naked and posing for photos at the site . in a pair of separate incidents earlier in the week , two canadians and two australians were detained for stripping down for pictures at machu picchu . it says that the 3g version will again be available on verizon and at&t , with sprint and t-mobile still shut out . but it contradicts earlier reports that apple will endow the ipad 2 with a higher-resolution screen , much as the iphone 4 had significantly higher resolution than the iphone 3gs . apple is likely still working on a higher quality ipad display -- it just wo n't be ready for the ipad 2 . later that day the pensioner noticed her eye sight was blurred - she could barely see with her right eye . a few days later , she visited the injured by lightning each year . only around 10 per cent of those struck by a bolt are killed . dr dhillon said there have been reports of lightning strikes affecting other parts of the eyes , resulting in cataracts , burns or swelling . the bare-it-all episodes followed a 2013 incident in which a naked couple was videotaped by other tourists while streaking across machu picchu 's grass field and bounding down a stone staircase like a pair of adolescent antelopes . the website my naked trip features images of an israeli man named amichay rab posing in the buff at sites around south america , including machu picchu . rab 's long , curly hair and bold poses have won him a cluster of followers . the photos and video have made the rounds on social media . so will a slightly improved apple tablet with camera be enough to persuade millions of ipad users to upgrade ? are there other bells and whistles we do n't know about yet ? we have previously reported on rumors that the new device will have an sd card slot , and that it will feature rear-facing and front-facing cameras . -lrb- click here for our comprehensive roundup of ipad 2 rumors -rrb- . we 'll know when apple 's acting ceo tim cook takes the stage , if this product timeline is accurate , in a few months ' time . peruvian officials are not amused . crackdown . peru 's ministry of culture has denounced the spectacle of nude visitors at machu picchu as `` disrespectful '' and `` unfortunate events that threaten cultural heritage . '' `` there are places in the world that people can get naked , but not all places are -lrb- appropriate -rrb- for getting undressed , '' alfredo mormontoy atayupanqui , director of archaeological resources for peru 's ministry of culture , tells cnn . © 2010 mashable.com . all rights reserved . according to mormontoy , park rules printed on the back of admission tickets warn visitors against being nude in public . `` tourists should comply with local rules and regulations when they are traveling , otherwise there will be thousands of problems , '' he says . meanwhile , cusco 's regional director of culture , ricardo ruiz caro , has issued a statement saying that park guards at machu picchu and other historic sites in the region will increase surveillance and crackdown on naked tourism . new rules announced but yet to be put in place are also meant to address the issue of overcrowding at the site . according to the peruvian times , `` all foreign visitors to machu picchu will soon have to hire an official guide to enter the inca citadel , follow one of three predetermined routes through the complex and face time limits at specific points to keep the traffic flowing , under new rules promulgated by the ministry of culture in cusco . '' `` machu picchu is visited by tourists of different ages , religions and ideologies , '' says mormontoy . `` nude behavior may bring pleasure to a small percentage of people , but it causes discomfort and anger to others . we need to make sure other tourists do n't feel awkward . '' where do you stand on `` naked tourism '' ? share your thoughts in the comments .
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nuggets of detail . it confirms the widely-held belief that the ipad 2 will have a front-facing camera , enabling use of the facetime videoconferencing app . despite the dramatic and rare event , the woman 's injury was not detected straight away . rather , her hairdresser noticed several days later that she had suffered minor burns on her scalp . watch out for bare butts when traveling in machu picchu -- incidents of `` naked tourism '' at the 15th-century inca citadel are on the rise , and getting under the skin of peru officials . according to the peruvian times , four american tourists were detained on march 14 for getting naked and posing for photos at the site . in a pair of separate incidents earlier in the week , two canadians and two australians were detained for stripping down for pictures at machu picchu . it says that the 3g version will again be available on verizon and at&t , with sprint and t-mobile still shut out . but it contradicts earlier reports that apple will endow the ipad 2 with a higher-resolution screen , much as the iphone 4 had significantly higher resolution than the iphone 3gs . apple is likely still working on a higher quality ipad display -- it just wo n't be ready for the ipad 2 . later that day the pensioner noticed her eye sight was blurred - she could barely see with her right eye . a few days later , she visited the the photos and video have made the rounds on social media . so will a slightly improved apple tablet with camera be enough to persuade millions of ipad users to upgrade ? are there other bells and whistles we do n't know about yet ? we have previously reported on rumors that the new device will have an sd card slot , and that it will feature rear-facing and front-facing cameras . -lrb- click here for our comprehensive roundup of ipad 2 rumors -rrb- . we 'll know when apple 's acting ceo tim cook takes the stage , if this product timeline is accurate , in a few months ' time . peruvian officials are not amused . crackdown . peru 's ministry of culture has denounced the spectacle of nude visitors at machu picchu as `` disrespectful '' and `` unfortunate events that threaten cultural heritage . '' `` there are places in the world that people can get naked , but not all places are -lrb- appropriate -rrb- for getting undressed , '' alfredo mormontoy atayupanqui , director of archaeological resources for peru 's ministry of culture , tells cnn . © 2010 mashable.com . all rights reserved . according to mormontoy , park rules printed on the back of admission tickets warn visitors against being nude in public . `` tourists should comply with local rules and regulations when they are traveling , otherwise there will be thousands of problems , '' he says . meanwhile , cusco 's regional director of culture , ricardo ruiz caro , has issued a statement saying that park guards at machu picchu and other historic sites in the region will increase surveillance and crackdown on naked tourism . new rules announced but yet to be put in place are also meant to address the issue of overcrowding at the site . according to the peruvian times , `` all foreign visitors to machu picchu will soon have to hire an official guide to enter the inca citadel , follow one of three predetermined routes through the complex and face time limits at specific points to keep the traffic flowing , under new rules promulgated by the ministry of culture in cusco . '' `` machu picchu is visited by tourists of different ages , religions and ideologies , '' says mormontoy . `` nude behavior may bring pleasure to a small percentage of people , but it causes discomfort and anger to others . we need to make sure other tourists do n't feel awkward . '' where do you stand on `` naked tourism '' ? share your thoughts in the comments .
 The article discusses the upcoming iPad 2, which is rumored to have a higher resolution screen and a front-facing camera. It also mentions that Apple will likely continue to improve the device's display quality and may introduce new features such as a higher-resolution screen or improved cameras. Additionally, the article touches on the topic of nude tourism in Peru, where tourists are visiting ancient sites without proper clothing, causing discomfort among locals.