Snake robot
Kara Tsuboi of CNET.News recently dropped by professor Howie Choset’s Robotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Penn, to see his latest creation, the Snakebot.
Ovulation moment caught on video for the first time
Last week we reported that Gynecologist Dr Jacques Donnez from Belgium posted the first ever human ovulation pictures, which used gas to distend the organs for photography.
Cyd Charisse dies
Dancing legend Cyd Charisse passed away today at her Los Angeles home of a heart attack. She was 86.
Charisse lived a long, full life. She was a dancing partner of Hollywood legends Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire.
Thousands arrived Tuesday to pay their last respects to Tim Russert
Thousands of people arrived at St. Albans School, near the National Cathedral in northwest Washington on Tuesday to pay their last respects to ‘Meet the Press’ host Tim Russert, who died of a heart attack last week at the age of 58.
George Takei and Brad Altman first same-sex couples to obtain licenses in West Hollywood
Star Trek actor George Takei, 71, and Brad Altman, 54 yesterday beamed up a marriage license.
Takei and Altman were first same-sex couples to obtain licenses in West Hollywood on Tuesday morning. The couple have been together for 21 years and they will have a wedding ceremony on September 14 in the Democracy Room of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.
EMI wants to add MP3tunes CEO to its lawsuit
Michael Robertson, the CEO of MP3Tunes speaks out when EMI have decided not to only sue MP3tunes but Michael personally when they named a sum in their law suit that could effectively will bankrupt Michael, costing him his house, car, kids’ college funds.
Here is what Michael wrote on his personal website:
Japan executes three death-row inmates
The Japanese Justice Ministry has executed three death-row inmates this morning June 17. Japan refused to abolish the death penalty at a UN Human Rights Council meeting last week in Geneva and today’s executions bring the number of death by executions carried out under Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama to 13 since he assumed the post in August 2007.
Help FireFox set world record today
FireFox is attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours today June 17. You can start downloading FireFox 3 at 18:00 GMT.
Or check this Firefox 3 Download Schedule to see the local times for download day.
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