Allowing a six years old kid to be sue does not sound appropriate. How is the kid going to pay for it? With their milk monies. If this kind of mis-justice prevails, very soon we will be able to sue a dog for littering our lawn.
A girl can be sued over accusations she ran over an elderly woman with her training bicycle when she was 4 years old, a New York Supreme Court justice has ruled.
The ruling by King's County Supreme Court Justice Paul Wooten stems from an incident in April 2009 when Juliet Breitman and Jacob Kohn, both aged four, struck an 87-year-old pedestrian, Claire Menagh, with their training bikes.
Menagh underwent surgery for a fractured hip and died three months later.
In a ruling made public late Thursday, the judge dismissed arguments by Breitman's lawyer that the case should be dismissed because of her young age. He ruled that she is old enough to be sued and the case can proceed.
The decision also will allow for the lawsuit to proceed against the Kohn family for the incident.
"For infants above the age of 4, there is no bright-line rule," Wooten wrote, adding that the girl had been three months shy of turning 5.
Wooten also disagreed with the lawyer's assertion that Juliet Breitman should not be held responsible because her mother was supervising the children at the time.
"A parent's presence alone does not give a reasonable child carte blanche to engage in risky behavior such as running across a street," Wooten wrote. He added that "the term 'supervising' is too vague to hold meaning here."
Wooten concluded by writing that there was no indication or evidence that "another child of similar age and capacity under the circumstances could not have reasonably appreciated the danger of riding a bicycle into an elderly woman."
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Le Cap d'Agde Nudist Resort Becoming European Capital Of Debauchery
French naturists who frequent Europe's largest nudist vacation village were battling last week to stop the 40-year-old resort from becoming "European capital of debauchery".
Followers of traditional nudism denounced the "libertine" drift of the southern French resort of Cap d'Agde at a council meeting this week.
Independent local councilor Florence Denestebe said, "As soon as the sun comes out, one district of the Cap d'Agde becomes the European capital of debauchery".
Denestebe asked the town's deputy mayor and lawmaker Gilles d'Ettore to "intervene," fearing that "an overly sexual image" of Cap d'Agde may lead to "an explosion of libertarianism beyond the naturist area."
A group of around 30 traditional nudists supported Denestebe at the meeting, saying that a "sexy" and "pornographic" image of the resort does not accord with their aim for "harmony with nature".
One supporter, a Cap d'Agde resident of 34 years, said, "When we bought [an apartment] here, it was to live naked, live with the sun, we wanted a natural life. Nowadays new wildlife is appearing."
D'Ettore said there had been no complaints to the police and that he did not see the point in "putting a policeman behind the 40,000 naturists."
The mayor said moves had been made to ban minors from raunchier establishments -- but that he would refrain from "making value judgments on the sexual practices of people."
Followers of traditional nudism denounced the "libertine" drift of the southern French resort of Cap d'Agde at a council meeting this week.
Independent local councilor Florence Denestebe said, "As soon as the sun comes out, one district of the Cap d'Agde becomes the European capital of debauchery".
Denestebe asked the town's deputy mayor and lawmaker Gilles d'Ettore to "intervene," fearing that "an overly sexual image" of Cap d'Agde may lead to "an explosion of libertarianism beyond the naturist area."
A group of around 30 traditional nudists supported Denestebe at the meeting, saying that a "sexy" and "pornographic" image of the resort does not accord with their aim for "harmony with nature".
One supporter, a Cap d'Agde resident of 34 years, said, "When we bought [an apartment] here, it was to live naked, live with the sun, we wanted a natural life. Nowadays new wildlife is appearing."
D'Ettore said there had been no complaints to the police and that he did not see the point in "putting a policeman behind the 40,000 naturists."
The mayor said moves had been made to ban minors from raunchier establishments -- but that he would refrain from "making value judgments on the sexual practices of people."
Mazlan Othman To Be The First Space Ambassador
Mazlan Othman, a Malaysian astrophysicist, is set to be tasked with co-ordinating humanity’s response if and when extraterrestrials make contact. Aliens who landed on earth and asked: “Take me to your leader” would be directed to Mrs Othman. But it won't happen in her life-time, for sure.She will set out the details of her proposed new role at a Royal Society conference in Buckinghamshire next week.
The 58-year-old is expected to tell delegates that the proposal has been prompted by the recent discovery of hundreds of planets orbiting other starts, which is thought to make the discovery of extraterrestrial life more probable than ever before.
Mrs Othman is currently head of the UN’s little known Office for Outer Space Affairs (Unoosa).
In a recent talk to fellow scientists, she said: “The continued search for extraterrestrial communication, by several entities, sustains the hope that some day human kind will received signals from extraterrestrials.
“When we do, we should have in place a coordinated response that takes into account all the sensitivities related to the subject. The UN is a ready-made mechanism for such coordination.”
Professor Richard Crowther, an expert in space law at the UK space agency who leads delegations to the UN, said: “Othman is absolutely the nearest thing we have to a ‘take me to your leader’ person”.
The plan to make Unoosa the co-ordinating body for dealing with alien encounters will be debated by UN scientific advisory committees and should eventually reach the body’s general assembly.
Opinion is divided about how future extraterrestrial visitors should be greeted. Under the Outer Space Treaty on 1967, which Unoosa oversees, UN members agreed to protect Earth against contamination by alien species by “sterilising” them.
Mrs Othman is understood to support a more tolerant approach.
But Professor Stephen Hawking has warned that alien interlopers should be treated with caution.
He said: “I imagine they might exist in massive ships, having used up all the resources from their home planet. The outcome for us would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn’t turn out very well for the Native Americans.”
Did Moses really parted the Red Sea
Moses might not have parted the Red Sea, but a strong east wind that blew through the night could have pushed the waters back in the way described in biblical writings and the Koran, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Computer simulations, part of a larger study on how winds affect water, show wind could push water back at a point where a river bent to merge with a coastal lagoon, the team at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the University of Colorado at Boulder said.
"The simulations match fairly closely with the account in Exodus," Carl Drews of NCAR, who led the study, said in a statement.
"The parting of the waters can be understood through fluid dynamics. The wind moves the water in a way that's in accordance with physical laws, creating a safe passage with water on two sides and then abruptly allowing the water to rush back in."
Religious texts differ a little in the tale, but all describe Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt ahead of a pharaoh's armies around 3,000 years ago. The Red Sea parts to let Moses and his followers pass safely, then crashes back onto the pursuers, drowning them.
Drews and colleagues are studying how Pacific Ocean typhoons can drive storm surges and other effects of strong and sustained winds on deep water.
His team pinpointed a possible site south of the Mediterranean Sea for the legendary crossing, and modeled different land formations that could have existed then and perhaps led to the accounts of the sea appearing to part.
The model requires a U-shaped formation of the Nile River and a shallow lagoon along the shoreline. It shows that a wind of 63 miles per hour, blowing steadily for 12 hours, could have pushed back waters 6 feet deep.
"This land bridge is 3-4 km (2 to 2.5 miles) long and 5 km (3 miles) wide, and it remains open for 4 hours," they wrote in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS ONE.
"People have always been fascinated by this Exodus story, wondering if it comes from historical facts," Drews said. "What this study shows is that the description of the waters parting indeed has a basis in physical laws."
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* Parting the waters: Computer modeling applies physics to Red Sea escape route
Computer simulations, part of a larger study on how winds affect water, show wind could push water back at a point where a river bent to merge with a coastal lagoon, the team at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the University of Colorado at Boulder said.
"The simulations match fairly closely with the account in Exodus," Carl Drews of NCAR, who led the study, said in a statement.
"The parting of the waters can be understood through fluid dynamics. The wind moves the water in a way that's in accordance with physical laws, creating a safe passage with water on two sides and then abruptly allowing the water to rush back in."
Religious texts differ a little in the tale, but all describe Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt ahead of a pharaoh's armies around 3,000 years ago. The Red Sea parts to let Moses and his followers pass safely, then crashes back onto the pursuers, drowning them.
Drews and colleagues are studying how Pacific Ocean typhoons can drive storm surges and other effects of strong and sustained winds on deep water.
His team pinpointed a possible site south of the Mediterranean Sea for the legendary crossing, and modeled different land formations that could have existed then and perhaps led to the accounts of the sea appearing to part.
The model requires a U-shaped formation of the Nile River and a shallow lagoon along the shoreline. It shows that a wind of 63 miles per hour, blowing steadily for 12 hours, could have pushed back waters 6 feet deep.
"This land bridge is 3-4 km (2 to 2.5 miles) long and 5 km (3 miles) wide, and it remains open for 4 hours," they wrote in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS ONE.
"People have always been fascinated by this Exodus story, wondering if it comes from historical facts," Drews said. "What this study shows is that the description of the waters parting indeed has a basis in physical laws."
Related link:
* Parting the waters: Computer modeling applies physics to Red Sea escape route
Nadya "Octomom" Suleman is broke
Choices have consequences. That's what Nadya "Octomom" Suleman is finding out -- the hard way.
After gaining notoriety for going full-term with eight children, to add to the six children she already had, the unmarried Suleman is now almost completely broke, and ready to go on welfare, RadarOnline.com reports.
"She's going on welfare and it's going to be very soon," an insider told the web site. "There's just no choice. She's running out of money and those kids need to eat."
The money Octomom made selling access to her life is almost all gone, and reality TV and book deals have not panned out, the web site says.
Behind on house payments and without any real source of income, sources tell Radaronline.com that Suleman's only choice is to go on the dole.
"She needs the money. She has no choice at this point," the source said. "And she's been on public assistance before."
Suleman, 35, lives in a house that her father bought her, but she has fallen behind on payments, the site reports.
Suleman gained international fame after giving birth to her octuplets on January 29, 2009.
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After gaining notoriety for going full-term with eight children, to add to the six children she already had, the unmarried Suleman is now almost completely broke, and ready to go on welfare, RadarOnline.com reports.
"She's going on welfare and it's going to be very soon," an insider told the web site. "There's just no choice. She's running out of money and those kids need to eat."
The money Octomom made selling access to her life is almost all gone, and reality TV and book deals have not panned out, the web site says.
Behind on house payments and without any real source of income, sources tell Radaronline.com that Suleman's only choice is to go on the dole.
"She needs the money. She has no choice at this point," the source said. "And she's been on public assistance before."
Suleman, 35, lives in a house that her father bought her, but she has fallen behind on payments, the site reports.
Suleman gained international fame after giving birth to her octuplets on January 29, 2009.
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Edward Nino Hernandez - world's shortest man
Edward Nino Hernandez, 24, weighs only 10kg (22lbs). His mother said he had not grown since he was two years old.
Mr Hernandez, who works part-time as a dancer, told the Associated Press: "I feel happy because I'm unique."
The previous record holder was He Pingping of China, who was 4cm (1.5 inches) taller and died in March - before Mr Hernandez was discovered.
Mr Hernandez is not expected to keep the title for long, however, as Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal is expected to take the title when he turns 18 in October.
Mr Hernandez is not expected to keep the title of world's shortest man for long
Khagendra, currently recognised as the world's shortest living teenager, is only 56cm (22in) tall. The shortest man on record was Gul Mohammed of India, who measured just 57cm - 1cm taller than Khagendra.
Mr Hernandez's mother, Noemi, said doctors in the Colombian capital, Bogota, never explained why he had grown only 40cm since birth.
She said doctors at the National University studied him until he was three and then lost interest. Her youngest child, 11-year-old Miguel Angel, is himself only 93cm (37in) tall.
Mr Hernandez left school in the eighth grade and now earns some money dancing at department stores. He is also currently playing the role of a drug dealer in a film.
Although he liked the attention, he said there were some drawbacks.
"It bothers me that people are always touching me and picking me up."
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Mr Hernandez, who works part-time as a dancer, told the Associated Press: "I feel happy because I'm unique."
The previous record holder was He Pingping of China, who was 4cm (1.5 inches) taller and died in March - before Mr Hernandez was discovered.
Mr Hernandez is not expected to keep the title for long, however, as Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal is expected to take the title when he turns 18 in October.
Mr Hernandez is not expected to keep the title of world's shortest man for long
Khagendra, currently recognised as the world's shortest living teenager, is only 56cm (22in) tall. The shortest man on record was Gul Mohammed of India, who measured just 57cm - 1cm taller than Khagendra.
Mr Hernandez's mother, Noemi, said doctors in the Colombian capital, Bogota, never explained why he had grown only 40cm since birth.
She said doctors at the National University studied him until he was three and then lost interest. Her youngest child, 11-year-old Miguel Angel, is himself only 93cm (37in) tall.
Mr Hernandez left school in the eighth grade and now earns some money dancing at department stores. He is also currently playing the role of a drug dealer in a film.
Although he liked the attention, he said there were some drawbacks.
"It bothers me that people are always touching me and picking me up."
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The Most Expensive Hair Insurance
Troy Polamalu, an NFL superstar has had his hair insured for $1 million. Although Polamula is a football player, his hair insurance probably rivals the insurance that actors and actresses have! So, how did this Steeler player get $1 million in hair insurance?Apparently, Troy Polamula is branching out and his hair caught the attention of Head and Shoulders, the famous shampoo for the control of dandruff.
With hair that could span at least 1,100 football fields end-to-end, it's safe to say Polamula has quite a bit of hair for Head and Shoulder's needs.
Here's what the NFL superstar said about his flowing locks:
"Head & Shoulders has gone above and beyond by insuring my Samoan locks for a cool $1 million dollars...This reinforces that my full and thick hair is unstoppable."
And unstoppable is his hair! However, opposing players have tackled his locks in field before. In 2006, Larry Johnson took hold of Palamula's hair and tackled him after Polamalu picked up a turnover! One has to wonder if Palamula even felt Johnson tugging his hair since it's so thick!
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Brushing with breasts
Brushing with breasts. Russian female artist Viktoria has developed a new technique to painting that could theoretically titillate those who criticize her country's contemporary arts scene as stagnant: she is opting to use her breasts in lieu of brushes in her latest work.Based in St. Petersburg, Viktoria says her method -- which involves dipping her breasts into oil and watercolor paints before pressing them to the canvas -- came to her in a dream about a year ago. Her approach, which results in a distinctive spherical design resembling flowers, has drawn praise from local art experts.
Still, she says, "it's more difficult than painting with your hands. You have to be careful you don't wipe off or damage what you've already done."
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Revenge the oil spill with vuvuzelas
Some time this month, 100 vuvuzelas will assault the eardrums of staff at BP's London headquarters for an entire day after a web campaign raised thousands of dollars to exact revenge for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
The environmental disaster has already caused untold damage to its brand and coffers but web video producer Adam Quirk, from New York, believes BP is still "not feeling the pain they are causing in the Gulf".
"In order to put a bit of public pressure on them, we plan to buy 100 vuvuzelas and hire 100 vuvuzela players off Craigslist to play in front of BP's International Headquarters in London for a one-day flash mob," he said.
The vuvuzela, of course, is the one-metre horn that has become a symbol of this year's FIFA World Cup - more for annoying players, spectators and TV viewers than for its musical delights. Its capacity to produce 127 decibels of noise makes it louder than a chainsaw.
Through the website Kickstart.com, Quirk has raised almost $4000 from 373 punters all over the world, double what he had initially asked for.
Around $1000 will go to the vuvuzela protest, with the rest being donated to the Center for Biological Diversity's Gulf Disaster Fund.
Quirk is not making the exact date public, so as to avoid giving the company advance warning of the plot. Naturally, he plans to produce a video of the annoying concert.
"Well this has surpassed anything I expected. We're going to be able to donate thousands of dollars to the Gulf Disaster Fund, and exact a bit of revenge on one of the companies that caused this destruction," he said.
"I know this isn't going to change anything, but it will draw attention back to BP after the inevitable 24hr news cycle finds some celebrity sex scandal to distract us with."
The vuvuzela has attracted a cult following online, including a Twitter feed, web game, iPhone apps, Facebook apps, video mashups and a vuvuzela challenge ("so how long can you stand it?").
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The environmental disaster has already caused untold damage to its brand and coffers but web video producer Adam Quirk, from New York, believes BP is still "not feeling the pain they are causing in the Gulf".
"In order to put a bit of public pressure on them, we plan to buy 100 vuvuzelas and hire 100 vuvuzela players off Craigslist to play in front of BP's International Headquarters in London for a one-day flash mob," he said.
The vuvuzela, of course, is the one-metre horn that has become a symbol of this year's FIFA World Cup - more for annoying players, spectators and TV viewers than for its musical delights. Its capacity to produce 127 decibels of noise makes it louder than a chainsaw.
Through the website Kickstart.com, Quirk has raised almost $4000 from 373 punters all over the world, double what he had initially asked for.
Around $1000 will go to the vuvuzela protest, with the rest being donated to the Center for Biological Diversity's Gulf Disaster Fund.
Quirk is not making the exact date public, so as to avoid giving the company advance warning of the plot. Naturally, he plans to produce a video of the annoying concert.
"Well this has surpassed anything I expected. We're going to be able to donate thousands of dollars to the Gulf Disaster Fund, and exact a bit of revenge on one of the companies that caused this destruction," he said.
"I know this isn't going to change anything, but it will draw attention back to BP after the inevitable 24hr news cycle finds some celebrity sex scandal to distract us with."
The vuvuzela has attracted a cult following online, including a Twitter feed, web game, iPhone apps, Facebook apps, video mashups and a vuvuzela challenge ("so how long can you stand it?").
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Aldi Rizal - Chain-Smoking Indonesian Baby
Though his parents previously vowed to get help, 2-year-old Aldi Suganda Rizal (Ardi Suganda Rizal) -- the Indonesian toddler who caused a sensation in May when video footage of him smoking a cigarette turned up online -- continues to indulge his nicotine habit.
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CBS reporters tracked Aldi and his parents down in a tiny fishing village on the island of Sumatra. As if on cue, Aldi appeared, cigarette in hand, alongside his mother, Diana. The new footage is perhaps even more disturbing than the original clip. In several shots, the toddler -- said to have started smoking at just 11 months -- uses one already lit cigarette to light another.
"If he can really quit smoking, he will definitely be a very healthy boy," Diana says. She noted her son is currently enrolled in a government-sponsored rehabilitation program, but continues to throw tantrums and even vomit when he can't smoke. "I can't stand seeing him hurting himself. What can we do but accept it as it is?"
Authorities have called Aldi "a victim of his environment," as Indonesia is the only country in the Asia-Pacific region that has yet to ratify the World Health Organization's framework on tobacco control.
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* Sep 03, 2010 - Toddler Ardi Rizal Kick Smoking Habit
CBS reporters tracked Aldi and his parents down in a tiny fishing village on the island of Sumatra. As if on cue, Aldi appeared, cigarette in hand, alongside his mother, Diana. The new footage is perhaps even more disturbing than the original clip. In several shots, the toddler -- said to have started smoking at just 11 months -- uses one already lit cigarette to light another.
"If he can really quit smoking, he will definitely be a very healthy boy," Diana says. She noted her son is currently enrolled in a government-sponsored rehabilitation program, but continues to throw tantrums and even vomit when he can't smoke. "I can't stand seeing him hurting himself. What can we do but accept it as it is?"
Authorities have called Aldi "a victim of his environment," as Indonesia is the only country in the Asia-Pacific region that has yet to ratify the World Health Organization's framework on tobacco control.
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Ardi Rizal - Youngest smoker
I got no words for these. Below are shocking pictures of badass Indonesian smoking toddler Ardi Rizal - who throws tantrums if he can't puff 40 cigs a day. And you thought YOUR 2-year-old is behaving badly ... so sad! Some people should not be allowed to have kids!The two-year-old got hooked after dad Mohammed gave him a fag at 18 months. Now he weighs 4st and trundles round on a toy truck blowing smoke rings - too unfit to run with other kids.
Mum Diana, 26, wept: "He's totally addicted. If he doesn't get cigarettes, he gets angry and screams and batters his head against the wall. He tells me he feels dizzy and sick."
Ardi will smoke only one brand and his habit costs his parents £3.78 a day in Musi Banyuasin, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Officials have offered to buy the family a car if he quits. But fishmonger Mohammed, 30, said: "He looks pretty healthy to me. I don't see the problem."
Getting married by I-Fairy robot
A couple in Japan was recently married by a robot. It was the first time a marriage was led or conducted by a robot. That would make the job of a priest or an Imam redundant. Read also an article about a Japanese man married a video game character.
Almost everyone stood when the bride walked down the aisle in her white gown, but not the wedding conductor, because she was bolted to her chair.
The nuptials at this ceremony were led by “I-Fairy,” a 1.5m tall seated robot with flashing eyes and plastic pigtails. Sunday’s wedding was the first time a marriage had been led by a robot, according to manufacturer Kokoro Co.
“Please lift the bride’s veil,” the robot said in a tinny voice, waving its arms in the air as the newlyweds kissed in front of about 50 guests.
The wedding took place at a restaurant in Hibiya Park in central Tokyo, where the I-Fairy wore a wreath of flowers and directed a rooftop ceremony. Wires led out from beneath it to a black curtain a few metres away, where a man crouched and clicked commands into a computer.
Japan has one of the most advanced robotics industries in the world, with the government actively supporting the field for future growth. Industrial models in factories are now standard, but recently Japanese companies are making a push to inject robots into everyday life.
Honda makes a walking child-shaped robot, and other firms have developed them to entertain the elderly or play baseball.
Kokoro, whose corporate goal is to “touch the hearts of the people,” also makes giant dinosaur robots for exhibitions and lifelike android models that can smile and laugh.
The company is a subsidiary of Sanrio Co, which owns the rights to Hello Kitty and other Japanese characters.
“This was a lot of fun. I think that Japanese have a strong sense that robots are our friends. Those in the robot industry mostly understand this, but people mainly want robots near them that serve some purpose,” said bride Satoko Inoue, 36, who works at manufacturer Kokoro.
“It would be nice if the robot was a bit more clever, but she is very good at expressing herself,” said new husband Tomohiro Shibata, 42, a professor of robotics at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in central Japan.
The I-Fairy sells for about 6.3mil yen (RM230,000) and three are in use in Singapore, the United States and Japan, according to company spokesman Kayako Kido.
It has 18 degrees of motion in its arms, and mainly repeats pre-programmed movements and sounds.
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Almost everyone stood when the bride walked down the aisle in her white gown, but not the wedding conductor, because she was bolted to her chair.
The nuptials at this ceremony were led by “I-Fairy,” a 1.5m tall seated robot with flashing eyes and plastic pigtails. Sunday’s wedding was the first time a marriage had been led by a robot, according to manufacturer Kokoro Co.
“Please lift the bride’s veil,” the robot said in a tinny voice, waving its arms in the air as the newlyweds kissed in front of about 50 guests.
The wedding took place at a restaurant in Hibiya Park in central Tokyo, where the I-Fairy wore a wreath of flowers and directed a rooftop ceremony. Wires led out from beneath it to a black curtain a few metres away, where a man crouched and clicked commands into a computer.
Japan has one of the most advanced robotics industries in the world, with the government actively supporting the field for future growth. Industrial models in factories are now standard, but recently Japanese companies are making a push to inject robots into everyday life.
Honda makes a walking child-shaped robot, and other firms have developed them to entertain the elderly or play baseball.
Kokoro, whose corporate goal is to “touch the hearts of the people,” also makes giant dinosaur robots for exhibitions and lifelike android models that can smile and laugh.
The company is a subsidiary of Sanrio Co, which owns the rights to Hello Kitty and other Japanese characters.
“This was a lot of fun. I think that Japanese have a strong sense that robots are our friends. Those in the robot industry mostly understand this, but people mainly want robots near them that serve some purpose,” said bride Satoko Inoue, 36, who works at manufacturer Kokoro.
“It would be nice if the robot was a bit more clever, but she is very good at expressing herself,” said new husband Tomohiro Shibata, 42, a professor of robotics at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in central Japan.
The I-Fairy sells for about 6.3mil yen (RM230,000) and three are in use in Singapore, the United States and Japan, according to company spokesman Kayako Kido.
It has 18 degrees of motion in its arms, and mainly repeats pre-programmed movements and sounds.
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* Soshokukei Danshi - Japan's Newest Demographic
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Spycams in Midvalley Toilet
Midvalley Toilet? Well, this is an upcoming keyword after photos were leaked into the Internet. The source? From the Ladies's toilets in Midvalley Shopping complex. Tahu tak, ada SPY Cams mengawasi para wanita ketika mereka sedang separuh bogel! Dan ini kebetulan berada di MidValley! Jadi pembelanja wanita, berhati-hatilah apabila anda melawat tandas Midvalley.
YES! There are SPY CAMS watching over the ladies when they are half naked! And this happened to be at MIDVALLEY! So ladies shoppers, be careful when you visit Midvalley toilets.
Here are some quick guides to prevent you from be caught in an awkward position:
1. Get yourself a spy cam detector. You can purchase on of these gadget online.
2. No toilet. Yes. I thing this is perhaps the best remedy.
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YES! There are SPY CAMS watching over the ladies when they are half naked! And this happened to be at MIDVALLEY! So ladies shoppers, be careful when you visit Midvalley toilets.
Here are some quick guides to prevent you from be caught in an awkward position:
1. Get yourself a spy cam detector. You can purchase on of these gadget online.
2. No toilet. Yes. I thing this is perhaps the best remedy.
Related link:
* Warning: Spy Cam In Midvalley's Ladies' Toilet
Recommended reading:
* Google Toilet Paper
* About Human Manure Composting
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Mind reading software
Mind reading may no longer be the domain of psychics and fortune tellers - now some computers can do it, too. Software that uses brain scans to determine what items people are thinking about was among the technological innovations showcased this week by Intel, which drew back the curtain on a number of projects that are still under development.The software analyses functional MRI scans to determine what parts of a person's brain is being activated as he or she thinks. In tests, it guessed with 90 per cent accuracy which of two words a person was thinking about, said Intel Labs researcher Dean Pomerleau.
Eventually, the technology could help the severely physically disabled to communicate. And Pomerleau sees it as an early step toward one day being able to control technology with our minds.
"The vision is being able to interface to information, to your devices and to other people without having an intermediary device," he said.
For now, the project's accomplishments are far more modest — it can only be used with prohibitively expensive and bulky fMRI equipment and hasn't yet been adapted to analyze abstract thoughts.
The system works best when a person is first scanned while thinking of dozens of different concrete nouns — words like "bear" or "hammer." When test subjects are then asked to pick one of two new terms and think about it, the software uses the earlier results as a baseline to determine what the person is thinking.
The software works by analyzing the shared attributes of different words. For example, a person who is thinking of a bear uses the same parts of the brain that light up when he or she thinks of a puppy or something else furry. A person thinking of a bear also shows activity in the amygdala — home of the fight-or-flight response.
While Intel primarily makes computer processors and other hardware, it often works to develop and demonstrate new technologies in an effort to stimulate the market and advance its reputation.
Other innovations on display at Intel's event in Manhattan included:
- Mobile phone technology that would use motion, GPS and audio data gathered through users' phones to track what they're doing and who they're with. The technology can distinguish activities such as walking, giving a business presentation and driving. It also compares audio readings from different cell phones to determine who is in the same room.
This would allow users to share their activity information with their close friends and watch avatar versions of their friends throughout the day. It would also let users track and analyze data about how they spend their time.
- "Dispute Finder" technology that monitors users' conversations and internet browsing to warn them when they encounter contested or inaccurate information. The software mines the internet to find instances in which writers have claimed something is untrue. It then uses speech recognition technology to monitor conversations.
- A transparent holographic shopping display that could be used in department stores to point consumers to featured items. Shoppers could also use the giant screen to search the store's inventory, call up maps, and send item information to their cell phones.
- A TV set-top box that connects wirelessly to your laptop and monitors your internet search history, as well as your TV viewing, to offer relevant video.
Bring your own potty you are flying with Ryanair
First some airlines intend to charge passengers for carry-on bags. Now, hold your shit if you are flying with Ryanair because they are going charge passengers to use toilets. What next, a reclining seat fee?One of Europe's biggest discount airlines, Ryanair, will charge passengers to use on-board toilets.
The Irish airline is planning to make its toilets coin-operated, forcing passengers to fork out £1 ($1.65) or €1 ($1.45) every time they want to spend a penny in the sky.
The extra charges, which come on top of separate fees for check-in baggage and snacks, will coincide with the reduction of some toilet facilities on Ryanair planes.
"By charging for the toilets we are hoping to change passenger behaviour so that they use the bathroom before or after the flight," Ryanair spokesman Stephen McNamara told the Daily Mail.
"That will enable us to remove two out of three of the toilets and make way for at least six extra seats."
The news came as the carrier came under fire for raising fees for check-in baggage by 33 per cent to £20 a bag.
Rochelle Turner, head of research for British consumer magazine Which? Holiday, said Ryanair was penalising families going on holiday.
"Flying with Ryanair is not always as cheap as it first appears and we would advise passengers to factor in these extra costs when choosing who to fly with this summer," she said.
Air Comet flight attendants naked calendar
Air Comet flight attendants have a creative solution to recouping the month's worth of unpaid wages they say they're owed by their employees. Specifically, they decided to strip.The Spanish airline was grounded late last year after reeling under massive debt loads. Reuters spoke to Adriana Ricardo, one of the Air Comet workers who appears in the calendar, who said, "We are just demanding our rights to receive what is ours, we each have eight or nine months of unpaid salaries."
The calendar has been making its way through the European media, and Reuters has a nice video on the story there.
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