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Jimi Hendrix estate against biopic

The estate of Jimi Hendrix has released a new statement speaking out against a biopic purported to star Outkast’s André 3000 as the iconic guitarist.

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This Week In Bots: Robo-Crime And Robo-Punishment

This Week In Bots: Robo-Crime And Robo-Punishment

Bot Vid: Transformers, For Real Transformers may be robots in disguise, but the kids’ toys that drive the franchise have never been really robotic. There’s always been a lot of “pull that, twist this, flip the other” dextrous fingerwork required to get the plastic parts to actually transform. With that in mind (yes, stop being nostalgic about your childhood!) watch this , courtesy of Plastic Pals

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Aimee Copeland, 24-year-old with necrotizing fasciitis, remains in critical condition

Her father Andy also updated her condition on Friday in a blog post, saying she is alert and trying to mouth questions

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In metallic glasses, researchers find a few new atomic structures

Drawing on powerful computational tools and a state-of-the-art scanning transmission electron microscope, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison and Iowa State University materials science and engineering researchers has discovered a new nanometer-scale atomic structure in solid metallic materials known as metallic glasses

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Physicist awarded prestigious John Bardeen Prize

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When It Comes To Smart Career Advice, CafeMom Knows Best

When It Comes To Smart Career Advice, CafeMom Knows Best

As a working mom who also happens to be the EVP of CafeMom, a multimedia site that caters to a community of 9 million visitors monthly, Tracy Odell offers some advice on entrepreneurship and work/life balance. A lot of information passes through Tracy Odell’s mind on any given day. As executive vice president of CafeMom

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Why I’ll never be a mother

On Mother’s Day, no one is going to send me flowers or a card. I will not be awakened by sweet, giggling toddlers bearing a tray of breakfast in their chubby hands or receive an awkward but heartfelt hug from a gangly teenage son or end a phone call with a teary, dorm-bound daughter saying, “I love you, Mom.” I am no one’s mother, and I never will be.

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Al Jazeera’s Secret Gaddafi Tapes: Dictatorship In The Age Of YouTube

Al Jazeera’s Secret Gaddafi Tapes: Dictatorship In The Age Of YouTube

Al Jazeera’s news special on wiretaps implicating Gaddafi’s inner circle in assassinations and staged funerals for media will be fully integrated with social media. “The Dictator” this is not.

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What Art-School Kids In Savannah Teach Us About Urban Renewal

What Art-School Kids In Savannah Teach Us About Urban Renewal

Some of the most interesting revitalization work in Savannah is coming not from the traditional–and often unsuccessful–saviors of decayed neighborhoods. It’s coming from design students, who are earnestly trying to find ways to work with local residents without igniting suspicion of outsiders wielding big ideas. UNITED STATES OF INNOVATION New Ideas, New Markets, New Insights All around the country, Americans are dreaming big

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HIV advocates say Truvada could save lives

Doctors are allowed to prescribe Truvada “off-label” for HIV prevention, but FDA approval would allow the pill’s maker Gilead Sciences to market it for that use

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