Japanese robot to allow long distance chats by mimicking speakers’ movements
New York, Aug 5 : The newly designed Japanese robot Telenoid R1 has no legs, stumps instead of arms, and is only as tall as a young child, but its forte is that it can allow people to 'chat' from long distances by mimicking the movements of the speaker.
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532nm 200mw Green Laser Pointer Pen
As far as the light can reach the max distance 10000m, it is great for pointing things from long distances....
Categories: long-distance Tags: from-long, light, pointing-things, reach-the-max, the-light, the-max
Air marshal: Love affair tainted boss’s judgment (Orange County Register)
It’s clear that Robert MacLean blew the whistle on an ill-conceived plan to remove federal air marshals from long distance flights in 2003 – just days after a terrifying suicide hijacking alert – and lost his job as a result. But why did it...
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Moore leads No. 3 Nebraska over Iowa State, 60-50 (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
The scouting report on unbeaten Nebraska called for Iowa State to take its chances with freshman Lindsey Moore and concentrate its defensive efforts elsewhere. The plan made sense, based on Moore's past performances, but turned out to be all wrong Wednesday night. An 18-percent 3-point shooter coming into the game, Moore made 4 of 7 from long distance and scored a career-high 18 points as the...
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American long-track speedskater Shani Davis defends 1,000-metre gold (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada Sports)
RICHMOND, B.C. - American Shani Davis defended his Olympic title in the men's 1,000-metre long-track speedskating competition, while Canadian Denny Morrison finished a disappointing 13th Wednesday.
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A SoCon Super Bowl preview (The Post and Courier)
The Who did not perform at halftime, but a mascot basketball game featuring the likes of a Chick-fil-A cow and a Papa John's pizza slice was just as entertaining as geezers on guitar. Charlie The RiverDog attempted a 3-point shot from the stands but, like Matt Stover from long distance, missed.
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Providence delivers with treys (SouthtownStar)
Girls Basketball: Providence Catholic went 6-of-7 from long distance in the second half to blowopen a close game for a 57-42 East Suburban Catholic Conference win Wednesday night over Joliet Catholic Academy.
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Comets light up from arc (The Daily Ardmoreite)
The bandleader rocked from long distance.
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Girls basketball: Amherst duo shines at Comet holiday tournament (The Chronicle-Telegram)
AMHERST — Seniors Bridgette Cruz and Mandy Taylor made the difference in Amherst’s tough 56-51 victory over Southview on Monday night. They did it in very different ways, Cruz from long distance, Taylor with a putback. Cruz nailed three of the Comets’ four 3-point field goals on her way to a team-high 14 points. The close-range
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Hollywood Park Pick 6 – Dec 17th
The two favs are returning from long vacations, and the one to beat could be Rainbow Goose, who is sharp and holds a recency edge. ... #12 Outside Shot (7-2) has fired in both local outings including a place finish at this unusual distance last time....
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