Featured Artist - Asa The Comic

Today's feaured artist is Asathecomic. He likes to "philosiphize" and "comede" while sending out a serious topic. However, parent discretion is advised, since Asa tends to talk about adult cases and uses explicit language. Most teens wouldn't and shouldn't watch asa, but they still do. He loves to use green screen and sound effects that are HILARIOUS. His website is http://www.youtube.com/asathecomic.

Olympian Released

Former Olympian Marion Jones was released from prison today. She was serving a six-month term for lying about her steroid use. She had to forfeit the three gold medals and two silver medals she won in the 2000 Sydney games after her steroid use was admitted. She admitted that she used a steroid known as "the clear" from September 2000 to July 2001.

Good-Bye Jenny

The oldest gorilla in capitivity died today at the age of 55. The gorilla, named Jenny, lived in the Dallas Zoo. She was ethuanized on Thursday night because of an inoperable tumor in her stomach. Jenny already stopped eating and drinking, and studies showed she was unlikely to recover from the tumor. Gorillas in the wild normally live to age 30 or 35, but they can survive years longer in a zoo, with veterinary care and protection from predators. Still, of the roughly 360 gorillas in North American zoos, only four were over 50 as of this spring*.

The new oldest gorilla is 51 year old Colo, who lives in the Columbus Zoo. She was born into captivity.Last month, 43 year old Hercules died in a surgical spine procedure.

Self-Learning Helicopter

A new age of AI technology has gone to new extents. The technology, located in a remote control helicopter, allows the copter to "learn" new tricks by just watching other helicopters. "The result is an autonomous helicopter than can perform a complete airshow of complex tricks on its own, its inventors say*." The copter can do all sorts of tricks, such as flips, loops, and rolls.

The stunts are "by far the most difficult aerobatic maneuvers flown by any computer-controlled helicopter," said Andrew Ng, a Stanford University professor directing the research of graduate students Pieter Abbeel, Adam Coates, Timothy Hunter and Morgan Quigley*.

"I think the range of maneuvers they can do is by far the largest" in the autonomous helicopter field, said Eric Feron, a Georgia Tech aeronautics and astronautics professor who worked on autonomous helicopters while at MIT. "But what's more impressive is the technology that underlies this work. In a way, the machine teaches itself how to do this by watching an expert pilot fly. This is amazing."*

* Articles taken directly from Yahoo. Blog title links to original article.

Featured Video - Exploding Water Heater

Today's video features TV's Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, AKA the Mythbusters. These former special effects artists use their knowledge of science and technology to make most things explode. They leave a wake of destruction in their path while debunking the most well-known myths known to man. Enjoy the carnage in this episode, where they see what happens when a water heater blows up due to neglection. Their website is http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/mythbusters.html.

Plane Pops A Tire

An American Airlines Boeing 737 made an emergency landing at LAX today after the pilot reported a malfunction with the left landing gear. The plane was headed towards Toronto. AA has reported 5 crew members and 130 passengers aboard the plane. The plane was safely returned back to LAX shortly after takeoff.

Featured Video - Jonas Brothers ~ Burning Up

Today's featured video is for the teens and kids out there. This trio of brothers have risen to fame through disney, much like teen sensation Miley Cyrus. They have released many top selling albums. Nick; 14, Joe; 17, and Kevin; 19, form their own band, with a guitarist, a drummer, and a singer. Here you guys go. Their website is http://www.jonasbrothers.com/.