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Chinese Robot ‘Fatty’ Goes On Violent Rampage At Tech Fair, Claims First Blood In Robot-Human Warfare!
November 21, 2016
A Chinese robot named ‘Fatty’ recently went haywire, then smashed a booth and injured a visitor at a trade fair in Shenzen, sparking fears of a robot ‘invasion’ , reported People’s Daily, the mouthpiece of China’s Communist Party. ‘Fatty’ – also referred to as ‘Little Chubby’ – went out of control at the China Hi-Tech Fair 2016 on Thursday, smashing a glass window of an exhibition booth. The exploding glass from the trade booth injured a visitor, but not seriously. “This is the first time in China that a robot has injured a human being,” People’s Daily wrote. Robot goes haywire, bashing glass wall at the 18th China High-Tech Fair in S. China’s Shenzhen, injuring one man pic.twitter.com/JYghiNkexE – CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) November 18, 2016 ‘Fatty’ is designed for educational purposes for children in the 4-12 age category. It’s produced by a Beijing-based tech company and costs about $1,500, according to WhatsOnWeibo.com. Chinese netizens on social networking site Weibo wondered if the attack was the first salvo in a war between robots and humans. The takeover is happening. Report says toy robot ran amok in Shenzhen, injuring a human being. http://www.indiatimes.com/news/world/https://t.co/l8UpCZJeFp pic.twitter.com/yvJKE0mk51 – Chris Buckley 储百亮 (@ChuBailiang) November 18, 2016 “This robot is a pioneer in his struggle against humanity,” one commenter wrote. “The invasion of the robots has started”, another wrote. “The Terminator is out there!” said yet another, according to WhatsOnWeibo.com. There was no cause for alarm, though, as event organisers told People’s Daily that human error was responsible.
Now here is a conspiracy theory for ya....maybe I put it in the wrong section.
November 21, 2016
A Chinese robot named ‘Fatty’ recently went haywire, then smashed a booth and injured a visitor at a trade fair in Shenzen, sparking fears of a robot ‘invasion’ , reported People’s Daily, the mouthpiece of China’s Communist Party. ‘Fatty’ – also referred to as ‘Little Chubby’ – went out of control at the China Hi-Tech Fair 2016 on Thursday, smashing a glass window of an exhibition booth. The exploding glass from the trade booth injured a visitor, but not seriously. “This is the first time in China that a robot has injured a human being,” People’s Daily wrote. Robot goes haywire, bashing glass wall at the 18th China High-Tech Fair in S. China’s Shenzhen, injuring one man pic.twitter.com/JYghiNkexE – CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) November 18, 2016 ‘Fatty’ is designed for educational purposes for children in the 4-12 age category. It’s produced by a Beijing-based tech company and costs about $1,500, according to WhatsOnWeibo.com. Chinese netizens on social networking site Weibo wondered if the attack was the first salvo in a war between robots and humans. The takeover is happening. Report says toy robot ran amok in Shenzhen, injuring a human being. http://www.indiatimes.com/news/world/https://t.co/l8UpCZJeFp pic.twitter.com/yvJKE0mk51 – Chris Buckley 储百亮 (@ChuBailiang) November 18, 2016 “This robot is a pioneer in his struggle against humanity,” one commenter wrote. “The invasion of the robots has started”, another wrote. “The Terminator is out there!” said yet another, according to WhatsOnWeibo.com. There was no cause for alarm, though, as event organisers told People’s Daily that human error was responsible.
Now here is a conspiracy theory for ya....maybe I put it in the wrong section.
Supermoon's High Tides Strand Octopus in Flooded Parking Garage
By Kacey Deamer, Staff Writer | November 21, 2016 03:20pm ET
Coal mines have the canary, endangered species have the panda bear, melting ice has the polar bear, and now sea level rise has … the octopus?
Climate change's impact on sea levels has made tidal flooding in Miami more severe, according to scientists. After the "supermoon" earlier this month triggered high tides, parts of Miami flooded and at least one sea creature was left far from home: an octopus that became stranded in a flooded parking garage, reported the Miami Herald.
Miami resident Richard Conlin discovered the octopus, and shared images of the displaced sea creature on Facebook. According to Conlin, the octopus was brought home by building security officers, who returned the animal to the ocean in a bucket of water. [Supermoon Photos: Full Moon Rises Across the Globe]
Marine biologist Kathleen Sullivan Sealey, from the University of Miami, told the Miami Herald that the cyclical "king tides" — a period of especially high tides caused by the alignment of the sun, Earth and moon's gravitational forces — were intensified by the supermoon and likely washed the octopus out of pipes underneath the garage.
"When that much sea water comes in, the octopus is like 'What's this?' and goes to explore and ends up in a bad place," Sealey told the Miami Herald after examining the photos. She said the marooned octopus was either a small Caribbean reef octopus or a large Atlantic pygmy octopus.
Though the building's drainage pipes were designed safely above high-water marks, Sealey said rising sea levels have left some of the pipes partially submerged during very high tides, such as the king tide. These submerged pipes combine two of an octopus’ favorite things, Sealey said: a cramped, dark space with fish to eat.
In his Facebook posts, Conlin noted that his building has been flooding more frequently.
"This flooding to this extreme is new and gets worse each moon," he wrote. "In the past the floor of the garage would be ‘damp’ but this extreme flooding is new." Conlin added that every day for the past six months there has been "some type of water seepage in the garage."
Florida is especially at risk of flooding due to climate change. A recent study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) determined that about 13 million Americans could be affected by rising seas caused by climate change, and nearly half of them live in Florida. In Miami alone, a third of the county could be forced to relocate, according to the NOAA study.
And sea creatures that wash ashore may become a more common occurrence, Sealey said, because ocean waters will be pushed deeper onto land more frequently due to rising seas.
"The sea is moving in, so we have to share the space," Sealey said.
By Kacey Deamer, Staff Writer | November 21, 2016 03:20pm ET
Coal mines have the canary, endangered species have the panda bear, melting ice has the polar bear, and now sea level rise has … the octopus?
Climate change's impact on sea levels has made tidal flooding in Miami more severe, according to scientists. After the "supermoon" earlier this month triggered high tides, parts of Miami flooded and at least one sea creature was left far from home: an octopus that became stranded in a flooded parking garage, reported the Miami Herald.
Miami resident Richard Conlin discovered the octopus, and shared images of the displaced sea creature on Facebook. According to Conlin, the octopus was brought home by building security officers, who returned the animal to the ocean in a bucket of water. [Supermoon Photos: Full Moon Rises Across the Globe]
Marine biologist Kathleen Sullivan Sealey, from the University of Miami, told the Miami Herald that the cyclical "king tides" — a period of especially high tides caused by the alignment of the sun, Earth and moon's gravitational forces — were intensified by the supermoon and likely washed the octopus out of pipes underneath the garage.
"When that much sea water comes in, the octopus is like 'What's this?' and goes to explore and ends up in a bad place," Sealey told the Miami Herald after examining the photos. She said the marooned octopus was either a small Caribbean reef octopus or a large Atlantic pygmy octopus.
Though the building's drainage pipes were designed safely above high-water marks, Sealey said rising sea levels have left some of the pipes partially submerged during very high tides, such as the king tide. These submerged pipes combine two of an octopus’ favorite things, Sealey said: a cramped, dark space with fish to eat.
In his Facebook posts, Conlin noted that his building has been flooding more frequently.
"This flooding to this extreme is new and gets worse each moon," he wrote. "In the past the floor of the garage would be ‘damp’ but this extreme flooding is new." Conlin added that every day for the past six months there has been "some type of water seepage in the garage."
Florida is especially at risk of flooding due to climate change. A recent study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) determined that about 13 million Americans could be affected by rising seas caused by climate change, and nearly half of them live in Florida. In Miami alone, a third of the county could be forced to relocate, according to the NOAA study.
And sea creatures that wash ashore may become a more common occurrence, Sealey said, because ocean waters will be pushed deeper onto land more frequently due to rising seas.
"The sea is moving in, so we have to share the space," Sealey said.
[h=1]Woman Shares Thanksgiving With Teen She Accidentally Invited[/h]
An Arizona woman who accidentally texted a stranger an invitation to Thanksgiving dinner has made good on her offer after it spread through social media.
The Arizona Republic reports ( Grandma's accidental Thanksgiving invite makes for memorable meal ) that Wanda Dench greeted 17-year-old Jamal Hinton with a hug before they sat down for dinner Thursday at her suburban Phoenix home.
The mix-up happened after Dench included what she thought was her grandson's number on a group text last week. But he had changed his number and forgot to tell her.
Instead, the text went to Hinton. They realized the mistake after the two exchanged pictures, but Hinton asked if he could "still get a plate." Dench responded, "Of course you can. That's what grandmas do."
The exchange gained attention after Hinton posted it on Twitter.
A sweet story at this time of Thanksgiving.....
- By The Associated Press
An Arizona woman who accidentally texted a stranger an invitation to Thanksgiving dinner has made good on her offer after it spread through social media.
The Arizona Republic reports ( Grandma's accidental Thanksgiving invite makes for memorable meal ) that Wanda Dench greeted 17-year-old Jamal Hinton with a hug before they sat down for dinner Thursday at her suburban Phoenix home.
The mix-up happened after Dench included what she thought was her grandson's number on a group text last week. But he had changed his number and forgot to tell her.
Instead, the text went to Hinton. They realized the mistake after the two exchanged pictures, but Hinton asked if he could "still get a plate." Dench responded, "Of course you can. That's what grandmas do."
The exchange gained attention after Hinton posted it on Twitter.
A sweet story at this time of Thanksgiving.....
A few years ago, one of our young adults spent the entire deer season in his deer stand and didn't see a single buck. Two days after the season closed, on his way home from work, a large Buck jumped out in front of his new pickup truck and totaled it. To add insult to injury, the same thing happened at the end of the next season.
All the old time deer hunters told him that he needed to make his deer stand look like a new pickup.
All the old time deer hunters told him that he needed to make his deer stand look like a new pickup.
Cuban state television announced just after midnight on November 26, 2016, that Castro had died in Santiago de Cuba. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed. His brother and President Raúl Castro confirmed the news in a brief speech: "The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution died at 22:29 [EST] this evening." It was announced that Castro will be cremated on November 26, 2016. {wiki}
Domino's Testing Out Pizza Delivery By Reindeer In Japan
November 23, 2016 at 4:14 PM
ISHIKARI, Japan, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The Japanese arm of pizza chain Domino's announced it is testing an unusual solution to winter weather difficulties -- delivery by reindeer.
Domino's Japan announced it is currently testing out the possibility of using riderless reindeer to deliver pizzas in the snowy north of the country amid expectations of a particularly harsh winter.
The company released pictures showing how the pizza warmers mounted to the reindeer's backs would work as well as photos of reindeer's training to be pizza-delivery deer on grounds of driving school icy city of Ishikari, Hokkaido.
A video posted to YouTube by Domino's Japan shows how the reindeer deliveries would work and how the company would use GPS trackers to follow the progress of the deliveries. The video reveals the plan still has some kinks, such as ensuring the pizza warmers remain affixed to the reindeer and preventing the animals from wandering dangerously into roads.
The company said it is still working on some other issues with the scheme, including ensuring the safety of any people or animals who encounter the reindeer and determining how the reindeer would be trained to walk long distances without accompaniment.
How about that? Santa's/Domino's little helpers.....Delivering pizza....lol
