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Video: Una inquietante mujer 'fantasma' se pasea de noche por Bogotá – RT

Video: Una inquietante mujer 'fantasma' se pasea de noche por Bogotá – RT


Las cámaras de seguridad de un barrio de Bogotá, Colombia, captaron imágenes de una extraña mujer que sin explicación aparente 'se esfuma' al pasar ante un edificio, según ha relatado un testigo.

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US Navy launched its first drone from aircraft carrier

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Published time: May 14, 2013 19:03

This May 14, 2013 US Navy handout image shows an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launching from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (US Navy courtesy of Northrop Grumman /Alan Radecki)

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The US Navy has successfully catapulted a prototype drone from an aircraft carrier on Tuesday, which is the first step in a program designed to begin fielding drones on all Navy carriers between 2017 and 2020.

The flight serves as a milestone for the future of drone aviation, and US Navy officers have celebrated the success of its launch. But the flight of the unmanned aircraft, which is the size of a fighter jet, is likely to become the subject of criticism from those who believe drone usage hurts the US image – especially since drones are behind many civilian deaths on foreign grounds.

Critics have already condemned the Navy’s $1.4 billion drone prototype program, relaying their concerns over the development of weaponized systems in which humans will have even less control over when it comes to launching attacks.

Human Rights Watch has particularly protested the development of drones that carry weapons and are fully autonomous, like the X-47B unmanned aircraft that the Navy launched from the USS George H.W. Bushon Tuesday. This unmanned aircraft can reach an altitude of more than 40,000 feet and has a range of more than 2,100 nautical miles, the Associated Press reports.

This May 10, 2013 US Navy handout image shows Dave Lorenz, a Northrop Grumman deck operator, driving an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator using an arm-mounted controller on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) while docked in Norfolk, Virginia. (AFP/Handout/US Navy/MC2 Timothy Walte)

This model is particularly valuable because it has the capability to take off and land on an aircraft carrier. Developing such drones would allow the US to launch strikes from anywhere in the world, regardless of whether or not a foreign country allows the US on its grounds.

The drone is fully autonomous in flight, and relies on computer programs to direct it – unless an operator programs it to operate otherwise. Most drones currently employed by the military fully rely on operators to control it from a remote location.

While the X-47B is only intended for testing purposes rather than operational use, the Navy will use it for research purposes to develop advanced unmanned aircraft for use in future conflicts. When it comes to using lethal force, the X-47B still requires human approval. But Human Rights Watch believes the prototype research will lead to the development of drones that conduct deadly attacks with no human intervention.

This US Navy photo shows the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (AFP/US NAVY/Nicholas Hal)

Steve Goose, director of the arms division at Human Rights Watch, expressed some of his fears with AP.

“For us, the question is where do you draw lines?” he said. “We’re saying you need to draw the line when you have a fully autonomous system that is weaponized. We’re saying you must have meaningful human control over key battlefield decisions of who lives and who dies. That should not be left up to the weapons system itself.”

But despite fears over the future of fully autonomous drones that can launch deadly attacks from aircraft carriers, the Navy is hailing the flight of its prototype as a success it has long sought.

“US Navy history is made!” the Navy wrote from its official Twitter account. “Was airborne at 11:18A. More to come.”

The Navy plans to release videos and photographs of the event, which Read Adm. Mat Winter wrote marks “an inflection point in history on how we will integrate manned and unmanned aircraft on carrier flight decks in the future.”

Welcome Back, Expedition 35!

Following the safe landing of their Soyuz spacecraft on the steppe of Kazakhstan near the town of Dzhezkazgan on May 14, local time, Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency and NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn were extracted from their capsule by Russian personnel and helped into reclining chairs to begin the process of readapting to Earth's gravity. The trio completed 146 days in space and 144 days onboard the International Space Station during their mission.

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Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival Jump Jam April 14 2013

A giant building implosion in Australia goes wrong

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Terrafugia Shares TF-X™ Vision

Sunday, May 5th, 2013 by Terrafugia PR Team

Woburn, MA (May 6, 2013) – Terrafugia Inc., the developer of the Transition® street-legal airplane, announced its vision for the future of personal transportation.  Building on its experience with the Transition® program, Terrafugia has begun feasibility studies of a four-seat, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) plug-in hybrid-electric flying car, the TF-X™.  Incorporating the state-of-the-art in intelligent systems, fly by wire controls, and currently available technology, the TF-X™ will further increase the level of safety, simplicity, and convenience of personal aviation.

    

“This is the right time for us to begin thinking about the future of the company beyond Transition® development,” says Terrafugia CEO/CTO Carl Dietrich, “We are passionate about continuing to lead the creation of a flying car industry and are dedicating resources to lay the foundations for our vision of personal transportation.”   Terrafugia’s design team is excited to be looking ahead to TF-X™ development activities as the Transition® program shifts from research and development to certification, production, and customer support activities.  The Transition® serves as a Proof of Process for TF-X™ development and commercialization through the many technical, regulatory, and usage challenges it has overcome.

By directly addressing congestion and other transportation challenges currently being faced internationally, widespread adoption of vehicles like the Transition® and TF-X™ could result in significant economic benefits and personal time savings.  Preliminary conversations with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) about the TF-X™ concept have demonstrated their willingness to consider innovative technologies and regulatory solutions that are in the public interest and enhance the level of safety of personal aviation.  Terrafugia is excited to be nearing production of the Transition® and continuing to push the envelope of personal transportation.   Dietrich adds, “Terrafugia is about increasing the level of safety, simplicity, and convenience of aviation.  TF-X™ is an opportunity to provide the world with a new dimension of personal freedom!”

Terrafugia (terra-FOO-gee-ah), based in Woburn, MA, is a growing aerospace company founded by pilot-engineers from MIT and supported by a world-class network of advisors and investors.   The company name is Latin for “escape the earth.”  Terrafugia’s mission is to build practical flying cars.  More information is available at www.DrivenToFly.com

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Video: Violence as Bangladeshi Islamists demand execution of blasphemers

Several people were injured after hardline Islamic activists calling for the enactment of an anti-blasphemy law clashed with Bangladesh police. The Bangladeshi government has rejected the demand, saying the country is governed by secular liberal laws. Hefajat-e-Islam, a newly formed group, organised the protest. "The main aim of this protest is to press for the implementation of the 13-point derotesters also rallied against bloggers who support secularism, and demanded capital punishment for them.mand by Hefajat-e-Islam as per the direction of the Quran," said Hefejat activist Hossain Soliman Abdullah. 

Dramatic video: Israeli missile strike hits Damascus

Strong blasts hit the outskirts of Syria's capital early on Sunday, with reports saying that they were results of Israeli airstrikes on a military research center and Damascus Airport. Israel is thought to have carried out a similar attack days ago.

Huge tornado strikes northern Italy

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Cargo Boeing 747 crashes at Bagram Airfield

A civilian cargo aircraft crashed at Bagram Air Field near the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, killing all seven people aboard. The plane came down shortly after take-off and crashed within the boundaries of the US-run airbase, a NATO spokesperson at the base said. The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the crash, but the coalition dismissed the claim as "false" in a statement to AP. The cause of the crash is being investigated by emergency crews, but no sign of insurgent activity in the area was spotted at the time, the statement added.

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Η τουρκική αστυνομία συγκρούστηκε με διαδηλωτές May Day στην Κωνσταντινούπολη, με κανόνια νερού και δακρυγόνα για να διαλύσει τα πλήθη. Τουλάχιστον τέσσερα άτομα έχουν τραυματιστεί. 

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