The former American astronaut and senator John Glenn, the first American who made an orbital flight around the Earth, died on Thursday at the age of 95 years, announced the governor of Ohio, John Kasich, quoted by the international press agencies. Glenn was hospitalized, announced on Wednesday a spokesman for the Ohio State University, the institution which gave the astronaut's … [Read more...]
First Solar Plane to conquer the Stratosphere is revealed by Switzerland
A Swiss pilot revealed a solar plane with, which is intend to make the first human solar flight into the stratosphere, reports the AFP. 'Our goal is to demonstrate that current technology offers us the possibility to achieve above and beyond what fossil fuels offer,' stated Raphael Domjan, 44 years, who did, in 2012, the first tour of the world on the board of a solar boat. … [Read more...]
Donald Trump is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
The new president of the United States of America is the Time's Person of the Year. Time magazine chooses a person of the year who receives this title as a honor of her or his contribution brought to the world. This tradition started in 1927 when Time named Charles Lindberg the man of the year after he had a successful flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Later, the title was … [Read more...]
The former girlfriend of Jean-Paul Belmondo charged for swindling the French actor
Barbara Gandolfi, the ex-girlfriend of the French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, and her former husband and associated, came on Tuesday in front of a Court in Bruges (the North of Belgium), both of them being charged for swindling the French cinema star, informs the Belgian press, quoted by the AFP. Barbara Gandolfi, 41 years old, her former husband, Frederic Vanderwilt and the 83 … [Read more...]
What does she really want for Christmas?
It's that time of the year where you significant other is starting to drop hints at you as to what she would like as a present from you for the holiday. Like me I get the burden of having to scour the entire planet and look for shoes or jewelry that has 1 left in stock or is on back order. Luckily I know I am not the only one in this situation. There are many people on this … [Read more...]
Duran Duran, loses, legal, fight, USA, British law, Court, copyrights, contract, songs
The British pop band Duran Duran will not be able to claim the copyrights from the United States for some of its most famous songs, decided a British Court. Songs like 'A View To a Kill' (the soundtrack of the James Bond movie), 'Girls On Film' and 'Rio', were among the titles in connection with which the court decided that the copyrights belongs to the Gloucester Place Music … [Read more...]
Hollywood stars shocked after the Bertolucci confession about ‘Last Tango in Paris’ scene
The Hollywood stars have expressed their indignation and shock after they saw a video in which the Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci admits that the famous rape scene from 'Last Tango in Paris' was made without the consent of the involved actress, reports telegraph.co.uk. Maria Schneider had only 19 years when she played with Marlon Brando, 48 years old at that time, in the … [Read more...]
A statue stolen in Rome in 1983 is returned by the USA to Italy
The United States of America have started on Wednesday the repatriation in Italy of a statue stolen in Rome, in 1983, and illegally sold in New York, in 2001, according to the federal prosecutors of the Southern district of NY, the EFE reports. In a press release, the New York prosecution explained that the Roman marble peplophoros statue 'Torlonia Peplophoros', stolen from the … [Read more...]
Jimmy Kimmel will host the 2017 Oscars while his wife ‘hosts’ their second child
Jimmy Kimmel will be the presenter of the 2017 edition of the Oscars, according to the Hollywood Reporter and Variety, quoted by the EFE. The presenter of the 'Late Night With Jimmy Kimmel', was the host of other ceremonies like the editions of Emmys in 2012 and 2016 from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and broadcasted by ABC. He was also the presenter of the five previous … [Read more...]
NASA prepares for Artificial Intelligence testing of Underwater Drones
Researchers at the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working on a project to improve the technologies of the current submersibles through the implementation of artificial intelligence to help the underwater robots to do scientific missions, writes UPI.com. The researchers at the NASA, in collaboration with the scientists from the Science at Remote Sensing Solutions, … [Read more...]