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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

PERSONALIZED "CODED COUTURE" DRESS BASED ON SMARTPHONE APP DATA IS CREATED BY GOOGLE AND H&M

"Finding something unique to wear is difficult. It can be expensive or take a lot of time," says Swedish fashion blogger Kenza Zouiten, in a film on the H&M-backed Ivyrevel fashion website.


But now the "I have nothing to wear" dilemma could be solved by a new app, which aims to create a customized dress design based on smartphone data showing someone's location and activity, as well as the weather.

The "data dress" technology is a collaboration between Google and Ivyrevel, and is based on Android's Awareness API, which lets apps "be aware of all aspects of a user's environment," according to a post on the Android Developers' blog.

Saturday, August 23, 2014

HOAX: SYLVESTER STALLONE DIES

American actor/film director Sylvester Stallone again became the victim of a celebrity death hoax.

A Facebook post claiming that the 67-year-old Rocky actor died in a car accident went viral on social media.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

ROBIN WILLIAMS COMMITTED SUICIDE BY HANGING HIMSELF

STRUGGLING with depression, Robin Williams was found dead by his personal assistant after knocks on the door of his bedroom went unanswered.

His wife likely was at their San Francisco home at the time but was unaware of his death, Marin County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Keith Boyd said.

LAUREN BACALL DIES AT 89

Lauren Bacall, the sultry presence who first hit movie screens in 1944 and then went on to play a series of sophisticated, tough-as-nails roles for the next six decades – even in real life – has died, the Humphrey Bogart Estate announced on its Facebook page.

She was 89 and a longtime resident of Manhattan's Upper West Side.

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

J.J. MURPHY (GAME OF THRONES) DIES AT 86

And now his watch is ended. Native Northern Ireland actor J.J. Murphy has passed away, only four days into filming the fifth season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. According to the Belfast Telegraph, Ser Denys Mallister (as was his character on the series), collapsed and died on Friday. He was 86 years old.

ROBIN WILLIAMS DIES AT 63



Ocar-winning actor and comic Robin Williams died Monday at 63 of an apparent suicide, the Marin County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

Around 11:55 a.m. Monday, sheriff's officials said, a 911 call came in about a man who was unresponsive in his home in Tiburon. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A GHOST IN THE FAMOUS PICASSO PAINTING

Picasso's "the blue room"

Pablo Picasso's famous painting of a bathing woman in a blue room carries a secret: High-tech scans have revealed that the well-known scene was painted on top of a portrait of an unidentified man.

Conservators here at the Phillips Collection used infrared imaging to virtually peel back the paint of the artist's famous 1901 painting "The Blue Room"; underneath, they discovered a portrait of a man in a bow tie, resting his head on his arm. Live Science visited the collection for a behind-the-scenes look at how the discovery was made.

Thursday, August 7, 2014

THE STORY BEHIND SEXY CHINESE PEACH BUTTS

Because Nothing Says 'I Love You' Like Fruit Wearing Lingerie

Saturday is Chinese Valentine's Day (August 2, 2104). But why buy your loved one flowers when you can give her peaches wearing panties? Just yesterday, the scantily-clad fruits went viral -- not just in China, but globally. The juicy bottoms were tweeted by a Chinese state news outlet, the People's Daily, and also got coverage in mainstream U.S. outlets such as New York magazine and Kotaku.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

IT HAS BEEN FOUND: IRAQ'S LONG-LOST MYTHICAL TEMPLE

For centuries, scientists have been searching for an ancient temple dedicated to a winged warrior. Now, one archaeologist thinks he may have found it. Only problem: It’s in the middle of a war zone.

In an ancient stone carving, warriors brandishing shields and swords swarm over the columned facade of a grand temple. On one side, a palace stands with three women perched on top; on the other, above private homes, a ruler on a throne dictates to royal scribes. In the foreground, the peaks of northern Iraq soar.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

NOW YOU CAN WALK ON THE WATER

Friday, February 14, 2014

MOUNT KELUD OF JAVA ERUPTS


Thousands of people have been evacuated after Mount Kelud on densely populated Java island erupted, spewing ash and raining gravel.

The head of the country's volcano monitoring agency, Muhammad Hendrasto, said the mountain in East Java province erupted late on Thursday, about 90 minutes after authorities raised its status to the highest level.

Saturday, February 8, 2014

WHAT IS CHICK-A-FILL-A FORCING ON PEOPLE NOW?

As we can all recall, Chick-Fil-A was the center of controversy as they were accused of “forcing their religious views” on others when president Dan Cathy made his political leanings known regarding gay marriage.  You’ll never guess what the once demonized business is now forcing on others now – FOOD.  Yep, that’s right, food.

According to Fox News, a local Chick-Fil-A came to the rescue as a rare snowstorm in the South left citizens stranded on icy interstates and highways, including Highway 280 in Birmingham, Alabama.  Thanks to the kindness and generosity of the restaurant employees and owner, Mark Meadows, a good number of stranded motorists were able to find food and shelter from the storm.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

MIKHAIL KALASHNIKOV, THE INVENTOR OF AK-47, DIES AT 94

Mikhail Kalashnikov, whose work as a weapons designer for the Soviet Union is immortalized in the name of the world's most popular firearm, died Monday at the age of 94.

Kalashnikov once aspired to design farm equipment. But even though his most famous invention - the AK-47 assault rifle - sowed havoc instead of crops, he often said he felt personally untroubled by his contribution to bloodshed.

Sunday, December 22, 2013

10 POP-CULTURE ROBOTS THAT SHAPED OUR FUTURE

Say "laptop" or "tablet" or "app" to a technophile and you may get them interested. Say "robot," and you've got them excited.

For centuries, we've been intrigued by the concept of creating mechanized beings that are as much like us as possible. And as our technological know-how marches ever forward, we're closer than ever to doing it.

From robots you can buy right now to the ones invading the work force to tech giant Google's move into military robotics, our automated friends are no longer just the stuff of science-fiction double features.

But like many scientific advances, fantasy was a prime motivator.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

SATANIC TEMPLE MONUMENT IN OKLAHOMA

A monument to the Ten Commandments that sits outside the Oklahoma statehouse may soon have some unholy company.

Satan worshipers are seeking to build their own monument at the state Capitol, and Lucien Greaves, a spokesman for the Satanic Temple, said he’s “optimistic” it will be approved.

“I really don’t see a grounds which they can reject this,” he told ABC News.

Friday, December 6, 2013

NELSON MANDELA DIES AT 95

South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, South Africa's president says.

Mr Mandela, 95, led South Africa's transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison.

He had been receiving intense home-based medical care for a lung infection after three months in hospital.

In a statement on South African national TV, Jacob Zuma said Mr Mandela had "departed" and was at peace.

"Our nation has lost its greatest son," Mr Zuma said.

He said Mr Mandela would receive a full state funeral, and flags would be flown at half-mast.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

THE MESSAGE OF DYING IN THE FAST AND FURIOUS 7



IN A spooky development, footage of Paul Walker attending a funeral in the upcoming instalment of The Fast and The Furious 7 has been leaked around the time of his death.

The footage shows Walker's character, Brian O'Conner, attending the funeral of Han and Gisele, who died at the end of the sixth film.

Sunday, December 1, 2013

PAUL WALKER DIED IN A CAR CRASH

US actor Paul Walker, who starred in the Fast & Furious series of action films, has been killed in a car crash in California.

Walker, 40, was a passenger in a Porsche sports car driven by a friend - who also died - when it crashed north of Los Angeles.

Walker was said to be attending a charity event at the time.

He starred in all but one of the films in the Fast & Furious franchise, the sixth of which opened in May.

Walker also starred in the suspense drama Hours, a movie that is set for release this month.

Friday, November 1, 2013

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING TWICE AND .... SURVIVE

The odds of being struck by lightning in a lifetime are about 1 in 6,250, according to the National Weather Service. By being struck twice, 31-year-old Casey Wagner beat far greater odds.

The man, who was at an off-road competition in North Texas over the weekend, was standing under a tree when he was hit by lightning twice in close succession, he told KTVT-TV.
“What I remember is just a loud boom and it dropped me to my knees and then it hit me again,” Wagner told the station. “When I got hit, it was just two big ol’ flashes and then sparks went everywhere.”

Thursday, October 31, 2013

JUST LIKE EARTH: PLANET KEPLER-78B

An Earth-sized planet far beyond our Solar System has been found to have a similar mass to our planet, say researchers engaged in the hunt for other habitable worlds.

While Kepler-78b is not a hospitable place, with surface temperatures exceeding 2000 degrees, confirmation of its mass and density was hailed as a good omen for the discovery of other Earth-like planets.