A Staten Island couple looking to “scare straight” their unruly 6-year-old at a local police station had the tables turned when the police busted the pair for child endangerment. The girl, Enayla, had been acting up at school, so her mom, Annette Gerhardt, took her to the stationhouse, telling her…
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That’s LOPES (Lower-extremity Powered ExoSkeleton) — not Lopez — and while this rehab robot can get otherwise disinclined parties to move their butts, it doesn’t resort to monotonous dance beats to do so. Researchers at the Netherlands’ University of Twente began work on LOPES in 2001 to assess motor skills and teach stroke victims how to walk again. Ten years later, LOPES — which looks like Forrest Gump’s leg braces on steroids — now sports eight degrees of freedom and automatically adjusts to fit the specific support needed per patient. LOPES’ overlords are working on a more compact and user friendly iteration, and expect a market-ready version to be available by mid-2012. In the meantime, LOPES has been enlisted in a larger EU project called Mindwalker, testing advanced control algorithms “to be used in autonomous exoskeletons.” Video of the future real-life RoboCop after the jump. [Thanks, Mike] Continue reading LOPES rehab robot gets bodies moving — no relation to JLo (video) LOPES rehab robot gets bodies moving — no relation to JLo (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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With thousands desperate to flee Gaddafi’s crackdown on protesters, Tripoli airport has become “logjammed”. Al Jazeera’s James Bays tells us of the scenes of despair he witnessed – as Gaddafi loyalist police beat people trying to enter the airport.
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AL-BAIDA, Libya (AFP) – Residents of Libya's dissident-held east, frenzied by a deadly crackdown by Moamer Kadhafi's crumbling regime, vowed on Thursday to march on the capital Tripoli as a string of towns famous as World War II battlegrounds fell under their control. With big chunks of the army defecting to the week-old protest movement leaving much of the east outside government control, top commanders queued up to talk to foreign correspondents newly able to access a country ruled with an iron fist since Kadhafi's 1969 coup. US President Barack Obama described the scorched earth response of the regime's remaining loyalists as “outrageous,” leading an…
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Photo: B. Alter: Spun, Heatherwick Studio The Brit Insurance Design Awards are a showcase for the best international design. Now in its fourth year, there are over one hundred fabulous projects nominated. These will be narrowed down to one big winner, announced in March, 2011. Which one will it be? The two really big categories are Products , which were covered yesterday and Furniture, which is always a delight to review. There are some innovative and some classi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …It was simple duping Wisconsin governor Scott Walker into believing he was talking on the phone to wealthy backer Davis Koch because he’s clueless, says the journalist who punked Walker . Posing as Koch, Ian Murphy and Walker had a heart to heart during which the governor talked about tricking Democrats…
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Inter 0-1 Bayern Munich – Competição Champions League Inter Milan 0-1 Bayern Munich Video Highlights Inter Milan 0-1 Bayern Munich – Champions League Highlights (VIDEO) Bayern Munich Coach Louis Van Gaal Singles Out Thomas Kraft For … Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal was delighted with his side’s effort in their vital 1-0 away win in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 meeting with Inter. Mario Gomez’s 90th minute winner was enough to see the … Inter Milan 0:1 FC Bayern Munich – The Wrap-Up – The Offside … In no particular order of importance: *First of all, congratulations to Mario Gomez for succeed. Bayern Munich's Mario Gomez strikes late to sink Inter | Football … Mario Gomez struck in the 89th minute as Bayern Munich seized a crucial away goal to take a 1-0 lead into the return leg of their Champions League last-16. Kooxda Bayern Munich oo Caawa Ku Durdurisay Intermilan,Manchester … Ciyaarta caawa oo ahayd mid lagu ciyarayay garoonka Zanzeiro ee kooxda intermilan ayay guushu ku raacday Kooxdii martida ahayd ee Bayern Munich taas oo daqiiqadii u danbaysay 90 daqiiqo ee ciyaarta uu goolka guusha u dhaliyay laacibka … Inter Milan 0-1 Bayern Munich – Video Highlights, Recap, and Match … Bayern Munich defeated Inter Milan (Internazionale) 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, February 23, 2011. Inter Milan 0-1 Bayern Munich Video. Nnnnaoki says: 頑張ってください！！！RT @ws_holland : No time to be disappointed. We must look forward. We will do everything to beat Bayern Munich in the second leg
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Gov. Scott Walker (R) Violated Ethics, Labor, and Election Laws? (Feb 23, 2011 – msnbc) The Quest Unending (2004) (Martin) When I was One-And-Twenty from Songs of a Young Man (1985) (Nance) Scott Walker prank call | Ian Murphy | David Koch | The Daily … Ian Murphy, the blogger who pretended to be billionaire David Koch on a call with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, is famous for such work as ‘F*ck The Troops’ Support for tired David Koch after eathquake zone tweet and delete Listen and watch live talk back radio portal, gathering national and local news in Australia. 3AW, 2UE, 6PR and 4BC. Come and have your say, watch the live news. Your voice will be heard here so join the forums to have your say about … When he conspired with “ David Koch ,” did Walker break the law … Did Wisconsin Scott Walker break the law during his phone conversation with a prank caller posing as right-wing billionaire David Koch ? At least one campaign finance watchdog, the Public Campaign Action Fund, is exploring whether Walker … Left-Wing Reporter Posing As David Koch , Prank Calls Gov Walker … One Response to “Left-Wing Reporter Posing As David Koch , Prank Calls Gov Walker”. TWB Says: February, 23, 2011 at 6:04 pm. You’re point about Walker not being a puppet of Koch because he had to explain everything he was doing is … Fake David Koch Calls Real Scott Walker | Al Tech Latest News World My headline basically says it all. Posing as the billionaire businessman and conservative-cause-funding David Koch (you may know him from that New Yorker… antounh says: RT @AnonNewsNet : #WI Gov. Walker crank-called by some1 claiming to be David Koch , Walker reveals strategy against protesters http://goo.gl/Bf8y4 #WIunion
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' Deadliest Catch' crew member found dead in Alaska hotel room … ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A member of a Deadliest Catch has been found dead in an Alaska hotel room. ' Deadliest Catch' Crew Member Found Dead In Motel – Entertainment … ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A member of the hit cable TV show “Deadliest Catch” fishing crew has been found dead in an Alaska motel room, police said Wednesday. Wednesday, February 23, 2011. ' Deadliest Catch' crew member found dead in hotel – Juneau Blogger ‘ Deadliest Catch’ crew member found dead in hotel. Story last updated at 2/23/2011 – 1:17 pm. By RACHEL D’ORO | The Associated Press. ANCHORAGE – A member of the “Deadliest Catch” has been found dead in an Alaska hotel room. … ' Deadliest Catch' crew member found dead in motel | The Daily … ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A member of the hit cable TV show Deadliest Catch fishing crew has been found dead in an Alaska motel room, police said. Deadliest Catch Crew Member Found Dead Almost one year after Phil Harris, captain of the Cornelia fishing boat on Deadliest Catch, died after suffering a stroke, the Discovery Channel show endured | The ANT Colony. newscrown says: Justin Tennison: Deadliest Catch Crew Member Found Dead http://f.ast.ly/qVWGB
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Emeritus Newsbrief, Ford Recalls, Debt Collectors, April 24-25 2010.wmv FORD RECALL ? EMMINSTER WATERS Faulty Air Bags cause Ford Recall of F-150 Pickup Trucks … Faulty Air Bags cause Ford Recall of F-150 Pickup Trucks: read this blog post or join the discussion at Automotive.com. Ford to recall F-150 trucks – Business – The Olympian – Olympia … Federal safety regulators are reviewing Ford’s recall plans and looking into whether the automaker’s plan will fix enough vehicles with the potential for unexpected airbag deployment. The F-Series is the bestselling truck in America and … Automotive Digest: Airbag Risk Prompts Recall of 144000 Ford F-150 … Airbag Risk Prompts Recall of 144000 Ford F-150 Pickups. RSS. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/23/ ford-recall -idUSN2315275320110223. Reuters – February 23, 2011. Situation. Ford recalling 144K 2005-06 F-150 models in US, … Ford to recall 150000 F-150 pickups over air bags – Business … Ford Recall . AP Photo – FILE – In this April 21, 2006 file photo, an unidentified man wipes down one of the pickup trucks stacked in a long row of 2006 Ford F-150s sitting on the lot of a Ford agency in the south Denver suburb of … Ledger-Enquirer.com | 02/23/2011 | Ford to recall 150000 F-150 … Ford Recall . FILE – In this April 21, 2006 file photo, an unidentified man wipes down one of the pickup trucks stacked in a long row of 2006 Ford F-150s sitting on the lot of a Ford agency in the south Denver suburb of Centennial, Colo. … lowale says: Ford recall (New York Post) http://feedzil.la/hz7oRI
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