Apr. 4, 2012
YouTube user kdalton8 performs Coolio’s Gangster’s Paradise for her American Sign Language Level 3 class presentation. Extra credit for dressing the part.
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Apr. 4, 2012
Four former New Orleans police officers charged with shooting unarmed civilians in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina have been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt to more than 30 years in prison. A fifth, Arthur Kaufman, received six years for his part in a cover-up of the crimes.
“The officers who shot innocent people on the bridge and then went to great lengths to cover up their own crimes have finally been held accountable for their actions. As a result of today’s sentencing, the city of New Orleans can take another step forward,” said Thomas Perez, head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division.
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Apr. 4, 2012
Today on The Daily What Geek:
- The first clip from the The Avengers is released.
Elsewhere on the Internets:
- Sheltered: A hermit crab, in a Lego shell
- Recovered: Masters tickets, after they were eaten by the owner’s dog
- Bearded: A Virgin America plane, in homage to San Francisco Giant Brian Wilson
- Lunchtime Leisure: Pigs Will Fly!
- Lunchtime List: The 9 Most Insane Board Games of All Time
Apr. 4, 2012
Never been to the White House? Behold the next best thing, courtesy the Google Art project and the Google Street View team.
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Apr. 4, 2012
Google sees our future through augmented reality glasses. Prototypes reportedly will be tested in the coming months.
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Apr. 4, 2012
Some 100 plasticized animal specimens make their debut this week at the National History Museum of London as part of Animals Inside Out. The show is quite the large-scale effort — the Asian elephant alone took a team of 30 more than two years and a total of 64,000 hours to prepare. And the exhibit isn’t nearly as creepy as Bodies: The Exhibition, which was created by the same team.
Apr. 4, 2012
When 80-year-old Helen Collins realized her pilot husband, John, had died Monday while flying their small plane home to Wisconsin, she did what any good wife would do: Collins kept her cool, took the controls, and, with her son’s guidance via radio and a local pilot alongside her wing, landed the plane safely with just one engine.
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