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...very passionate about space technology, says Boroffice, 57, a former biology professor. "I see what it has done in India, and I want to do the same in Nigeria." He is already working on plans for the first all-African satellite, with a launch window around 2025. - By SIMON ROBINSON with Gilbert da Costa/Abuja...
...movie “The Passion of the Christ.” Charged for misdemeanor drunken driving, Gibson awaits a Sept. 28 court date. He has apologized to the Jewish community and has since checked himself into Alcoholics Anonymous. In other news, Lindsay Lohan was chastised by James G. Robinson, the chief executive officer of Morgan Creek Productions, for frequently arriving late on the set of her film “Georgia Rule” and for acting “like a spoiled child.” Star Jones had a blowout with Barbara Walters after her contract...
...watchdog group, says if neuromarketing boosts advertising's effectiveness even marginally, that's potentially dangerous. "We already have an epidemic of marketing-related diseases," ranging from obesity to Type 2 diabetes to pathological gambling," he says. An even more intrusive technology may be looming. Cambridge University computer scientist Peter Robinson led a team of people, including colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that developed software enabling computers to read minds. A video camera focuses on 24 facial features from which the software can often decipher a person's mental state, including comprehension, boredom and excitement. Robinson says the program...
...very much a David and Goliath situation," the Perkinses' attorney, Jack Robinson, says of going up against a school district. Even parents who have the means to get a good slingshot don't always win. Over the past 15 years, a few dozen kids have been pulled out of Boston Higashi because their families failed to get public funding and couldn't afford the tuition. As the Perkinses await reimbursement from the Thompson district, money is getting tight. The family has had to take out a $90,000 loan to battle the school district. "We've spent every penny," Julie...
...advertising watchdog group, says if neuromarketing boosts advertising's effectiveness, even marginally, that's potentially dangerous. "We already have an epidemic of marketing-related diseases," ranging from obesity to type-2 diabetes to pathological gambling. And an even more intrusive technology may be looming. Cambridge University computer scientist Peter Robinson led a team, which included colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that has developed software that enables computers to "read minds." A video camera focuses on 24 different facial features from which the software can often decipher people's mental states, including comprehension, boredom and excitement. Robinson says...