January 3, 2013
Mohenjo
Human Interest
A record 1 billion people will travel, airport traffic, aviation, business, cars, China, climate, current-events, decades ago exclusively for the wealthy, Future, huffingtonpost, international airport traffic and visa records, International Tourism, International Tourism Numbers, middle-east, one in seven people, participate in world traveling, perception of a more peaceful world, politics, research, Reuters, Science, Science News, technology, Tourism, tourist in 2012, transportation, Travel News, vacation, Video, visa records, World Travel & Tourism Council
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A record 1 billion people will travel across an international border as a tourist in 2012, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council.
That means that one in seven people on the planet will participate in world traveling this year, an activity that just a few decades ago was exclusively for the wealthy. The reasons for the upswing range from prosperity in developing countries like China to a perception of a more peaceful world.
The London-based council, whose members include executives of travel companies, compiles global travel data including international airport traffic and visa records. It calculates that the 1 billionth tourist will cross an international boundary on Dec. 13.
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January 3, 2013
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Technical
5MPH over rugged terrain, AlphaDog, aviation, Boston Dynamics, business, cars, current-events, Darpa, developed for military, engadget, four-legged machine, Future, gaming, jog at about 5MPH, legged robot, LS3, Meet LS3, Meet LS3 (Legged Squad Support System), Pentagon's Darpa research, research, Science, Science News, technology, transportation, travel, US troops, vacation, Video, videogames
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If you thought a soldier’s best friend was a weapon, guess again. Meet LS3 (Legged Squad Support System) — the four-legged machine being developed for military use by engineering firm, Boston Dynamics. The outfit designed the not-so-cuddly contraption (aka AlphaDog) under contract by DARPA to work as an aid alongside US troops. BD has been advancing this particular beast for more than two years, which has already proved it can carry up to 400 pounds of gear for about 20 miles without refueling. Just a few months ago, the robot was upgraded to jog at about 5MPH over rugged terrain to up the ante even further — an improvement over its slower-moving and noisy predecessor.
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DARPA’s autonomous four-legged robot named LS3 (aka AlphaDog) is being developed to aid US troops in the field.
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January 1, 2013
Mohenjo
Science
aviation, Bright-Comet, business, climate, Comet 20123, Comet Astronomy, Comet Flyby, Comet Ison, Comet Outshine Moon, earth object program, Environment, huffingtonpost, ISON 2013, jet propulsion laboratory, nature, research, Reuters, Science, Science News, Space, Stargazing 2013, technology, transportation, vacation, Video, Visible Comet
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(Reuters) – A comet blazing toward Earth could outshine the full moon when it passes by at the end of next year – if it survives its close encounter with the sun.
The recently discovered object, known as comet ISON, is due to fly within 1.2 million miles (1.9 million km) from the center of the sun on November 28, 2013 said astronomer Donald Yeomans, head of NASA’s Near Earth Object Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
As the comet approaches, heat from the sun will vaporize ices in its body, creating what could be a spectacular tail that is visible in Earth’s night sky without telescopes or even binoculars from about October 2013 through January 2014.
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Comet ISON photographed at the RAS Observatory near Mayhill, NM
on Sept. 22, 2012, by amateur astronomers
Ernesto Guido, Giovanni Sostero and Nick Howes of the Remanzacco Observatory.
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January 1, 2013
Mohenjo
Science
2013 Comet, 2013 Eclipse, 2013 Meteor Shower, architecture, arts, aviation, business, Celestial Events, climate, Environment, huffingtonpost, nature, photography, research, Science, Science News, Skywatching 2013, Space Events 2013, Stargazing 2013, Stargazing Next Year, Stargazing This Year, technology, travel, vacation, Video
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As 2012 comes to a close, some might wonder what is looming sky-wise for 2013.What celestial events might we look forward to seeing?
I’ve selected what I consider the top 13″skylights” (get it?) for the coming year, and have listed them in chronological order. Not all these night sky events will be visible from any one locality (you may have to travel to catch all the eclipses), but you can observe many of them from the comfort of your backyard, weather permitting.
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Jupiter shines bright near a halo-wrapped moon in this amazing photo by stargazer
Hunter Davis of Durango, Colo., on Dec. 25, 2012.
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January 1, 2013
Mohenjo
Science
Alun Morgan, Alun Morgan Stroke, Alun Morgan Stroke Welsh, Alun Morgan Welsh, aviation, business, cars, Englishman Speaks Welsh After Stroke, Englishman Wakes From Stroke Speaks Welsh, gaming, huffingtonpost, medicine, mental-health, occupy-wall-street, politics, research, Science, Science News, technology, transportation, travel, vacation, Video
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An Englishman recently recovered from a stroke and awoke to find himself only able to speak in a language he says he never formally learned.
Alun Morgan, 81, grew up speaking English, but lived in Wales temporarily when he was evacuated there during World War II. He lived there for only a few months, according to the Independent, though the BBC reported he was a resident for four years.
Either way, he “learned a bit of Welsh” while living there, but says he had not spoken the language for 70 years, though his wife speaks it fluently.
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Alun Morgan, 81, recovered from a stroke with a newfound ability to speak Welsh.
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December 31, 2012
Mohenjo
Crime
aviation, Brenda Stokes, Brenda Stokes Charged, Brenda Stokes Jade Morris, clark county coroner, Crime News, friend brenda, gaming, Jade Morris, Jade Morris Dead, Jade Morris Found, Jade Morris Las Vegas, Jade Morris Missing, Missing Persons, multiple stab wounds, Nevada Crime, transportation
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LAS VEGAS — Police suspect that a casino worker killed a 10-year-girl before going to a Las Vegas resort and allegedly slashing the face of a co-worker with razor blades.
The search for Jade Morris ended Friday afternoon when officials confirmed that it was her body that was found a day earlier in an undeveloped housing tract.
The Clark County coroner’s office said she died of multiple stab wounds. Jade was last seen Dec. 21 with family friend Brenda Stokes Wilson, who picked her up to go Christmas shopping.
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Brenda Stokes Wilson appears in Clark County
Justice Court, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, in Las Vegas.
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December 31, 2012
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Crime
aviation, business, cars, Crime, Crime News, Erika Menendez, gaming, hated Muslims since Sept. 11, huffingtonpost, mental-health, New York City Shoving Death, New York City Subway Death, Nyc Subway Death, Nyc Subway Deaths, occupy-wall-street, politics, Queens, research, Science, Science News, Subway-Slaying, Sunando Sen, technology, transportation, travel, vacation, Video
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NEW YORK — A woman who told police she shoved a man to his death off a subway platform into the path of a train because she has hated Muslims since Sept. 11 and thought he was one was charged Saturday with murder as a hate crime, prosecutors said.
Erika Menendez was charged in the death of Sunando Sen, who was crushed by a 7 train in Queens on Thursday night, the second time this month a commuter has died in such a nightmarish fashion.
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Commuters wait on the platform as a train passes through the 40th St-Lowry St Station, where a man was killed after being pushed onto the subway tracks, in the Queens section of New York, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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December 31, 2012
Mohenjo
Crime
100 Million Lawsuit By Sandy Hook Victim, aviation, business, cars, Connecticut Lawsuit, Connecticut School Shooting Lawsuit, Connecticut Shooting, Connecticut Shooting Lawsuit, Conneticut Shooting Law Suit, Crime News, huffingtonpost, intercom system, Irving Pinsky, Newtown, Newtown Connecticut, Newtown CT, Newtown Ct Lawsuit, Newtown Ct Shooting, Newtown Ct Shooting Lawsuit, Newtown Law Suit, Newtown Lawsuit, newtown school, Newtown Shooting Lawsuit, Newtown Survivor Lawsuit, research, sandy hook, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Sandy Hook Lawsuit, Sandy Hook Tragedy Lawsuit, School Shooting Lawsuit, Science, Science News, technology, transportation, travel, vacation, Video
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A lawyer who’s asking to sue Connecticut for $100 million on behalf of a 6-year-old Newtown school shooting survivor who heard violence over the school’s intercom system says the potential claim is about improving school security, not money.
“It’s about living in a world that’s safe,” New Haven attorney Irving Pinsky told The Associated Press on Saturday. “The answer is about protecting the kids.”
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Lawyer Irving Pinsky wants to sue the State of Connecticut for
$100 million on behalf of a 6-year-old survivor of the Sandy
Hook Elementary School shooting.
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December 30, 2012
Mohenjo
Technical
accelerate, amp, aviation, business, cars, celebrities, Colorado, entertainment, ET3, Future, huffingtonpost, imaginations, Innovation, longmont, longmont colorado, new york to los angeles, research, Science, Science News, technology, transportation, travel, vacation
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A new and innovative way to travel across the United States.
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December 29, 2012
Mohenjo
Human Interest
aviation, business, candle light vigil, Crime News, current-events, huffingtonpost, human-rights, India, India Gang Rape, India Gang Rape Protests, India Gang Rape Suicide, India Sexual Assault Protests, India Teen Suicide Gang Rape, libya, mental-health, occupy-wall-street, politics, Rape Survivor India, research, Science, Science News, technology, transportation, travel, vacation, Video, World News
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A 17-year-old Indian girl who was gang-raped committed suicide after police pressured her to drop the case and marry one of her attackers, police and a relative said on Thursday.
Amid the ongoing uproar over the gang-rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi earlier this month, the latest case has again shone the spotlight on the police’s handling of sex crimes.
One police officer has been sacked and another suspended over their conduct after the assault during the festival of Diwali on November 13 in the Patiala region in the Punjab, according to officials.
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Indian youth hold candles and placards as they take part in a candle light vigil following
the gang rape of a student last week in the Indian capital during a rally
in Ahmedabad on December 23, 2012.
(SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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