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The Robotarium
...can imagine kids screaming in the back seat, "Robotarium! Robotarium!"
Their obsession demands a visit to the first zoo ever created to showcase artificial life.
Created as a public garden in Portugal, the Robotarium X features a four-meter high cage made of steel and glass housing 45 different robot "species" that interact as would animals in the real world.
Like nature itself, the bigger robots are formidable opponents and the smaller ones are in constant danger of getting their tails cut off.
Fifteen-year-old Jacob Komar rebuilds old computers that are destined for the landfill and gives them to needy families. "I started Computers for Communities in 2001 when I was nine years old. I acquired computers that were being discarded from a local school. Then I refurbished and distributed them to families in my community that could not afford to have a computer at home. What a great feeling to see the smiles on those kids' faces. I felt like I was Santa Claus!"...
"Since then," Jacob said, "I have created a nonprofit organization that helps other groups do the same thing: locate discarded computers, refurbish them and distribute them to those in need. To date, we have donated over 1,500 computers!"
A chihuahua puppy has become Japan's latest heartthrob after he was born with a heart-shaped mark on his coat. The dog, named "Heart-kun," was born in May to a breeder and pet shop owner, who believes the puppy has brought her luck. She's even won the lottery.
A CNN news anchor briefly joining the resistance movement against celebrity-centered gossip-portrayed-as-news by asking publicly for a Lindsey Lohan story to be jettisoned from his teleprompter script.
Billionaire Carlos Slim, a telecom mogul,pledged to donate a million low-cost laptops to Mexican children by the end of 2008, saying, "Education holds the key for Mexico's poor."
In Bangladesh, some 3 million Muslims "raised their hands in prayer for global peace at one of the world's largest religious gatherings.
<span style="color: #009900">Good things are, indeed , happening around the world.</span>
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