7:08 PM
Note: I'm going on a family trip so the next LOTD for be on February 25
Over 1,200 people were injured when an 11-ton meteor hit Russia, entering Earth's atmosphere at a speed of at least 33,000 mph and shattering about 18-32 miles above the ground:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/02/nearly-1000-injured-blasts-meteor-falls-russia
This link notes that the meteor hit with the force of 20 Hiroshima nuclear bombs...I'm just glad that it hit a remote (underpopulated) area instead of a major city like Moscow or New York:
http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/02/meteor-hits-russia-with-force-of-20.html
Ben sent a link to this video of the meteor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Omh7_I8vI
The FDA approved an implantable device that takes the place of damaged cells inside the eye, restoring some vision to some people who are blind:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/02/eye-implant-can-restore-some-vision-rare-cases
The biggest shareholder of MetroPCS may oppose the deal with T-Mobile, joining the effort by others who oppose the deal:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-14/metropcs-investor-plans-to-lead-fight-against-t-mobile.html
George Soros made almost $1 bil since November by betting against the yen:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-14/soros-said-to-make-1-billion-since-november-on-yen-bet.html
A judge gave Alyson Hannigan a restraining order against a man that has been making threats on the Internet about her and her family. The man was just released from a mental hospital and apparently is living in some alternate reality--that was what the police concluded when they went to talk with him:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alyson-hannigan-granted-restraining-order-421652
2nd-grade boy in New York cannot attend school because of his life-threatening allergies...but a 4-foot-tall robot allows him to experience school remotely, participate in class, walk the hallways, hang out at recess, and even see the shows in the auditorium. His classmates have been raised in the world of electronics and apparently see Devon instead of the robot:
http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2013/02/my-classmate-robot-ny-pupil-attends-remotely
Over 1,200 people were injured when an 11-ton meteor hit Russia, entering Earth's atmosphere at a speed of at least 33,000 mph and shattering about 18-32 miles above the ground:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/02/nearly-1000-injured-blasts-meteor-falls-russia
This link notes that the meteor hit with the force of 20 Hiroshima nuclear bombs...I'm just glad that it hit a remote (underpopulated) area instead of a major city like Moscow or New York:
http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/02/meteor-hits-russia-with-force-of-20.html
Ben sent a link to this video of the meteor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Omh7_I8vI
The FDA approved an implantable device that takes the place of damaged cells inside the eye, restoring some vision to some people who are blind:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/02/eye-implant-can-restore-some-vision-rare-cases
The biggest shareholder of MetroPCS may oppose the deal with T-Mobile, joining the effort by others who oppose the deal:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-14/metropcs-investor-plans-to-lead-fight-against-t-mobile.html
George Soros made almost $1 bil since November by betting against the yen:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-14/soros-said-to-make-1-billion-since-november-on-yen-bet.html
A judge gave Alyson Hannigan a restraining order against a man that has been making threats on the Internet about her and her family. The man was just released from a mental hospital and apparently is living in some alternate reality--that was what the police concluded when they went to talk with him:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alyson-hannigan-granted-restraining-order-421652
2nd-grade boy in New York cannot attend school because of his life-threatening allergies...but a 4-foot-tall robot allows him to experience school remotely, participate in class, walk the hallways, hang out at recess, and even see the shows in the auditorium. His classmates have been raised in the world of electronics and apparently see Devon instead of the robot:
http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2013/02/my-classmate-robot-ny-pupil-attends-remotely