Mark_Zuckerberg To Broacast Call To International-Space Station Astronauts Using Facebook Live.............

Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg is set to take connectivity to new heights by literally bringing one of his social network's new features out of this world.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration revealed on May 27 that Zuckerberg will host a live Earth-to-space call with three astronauts who are currently in orbit on board the International Space Station (ISS). The space station is currently the largest artificial body in low Earth orbit that can often be seen with the naked eye from Earth. The ISS serves as a research laboratory, where astronauts can conduct experiments in microgravity. The 20-minute call between Zuckerberg and British astronaut Tim Peake, from the European Space Agency (ESA), and NASA astronauts Tim Kopra and Jeff Williams, who currently live and work aboard the space station, will take place using Facebook Live video. Facebook Live allows users to do live video broadcasts in groups and events and the upcoming call between Zuckerberg and the astronauts can be watched by viewers via NASA's official Facebook page on Wednesday, June 1. "Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and chief executive officer, will speak with three astronauts currently living and working aboard the International Space Station at 12:55 p.m. EDT - See more at: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/161890/20160530/mark-zuckerberg-to-broacast-call-to-international-space-station-astronauts-using-facebook-live.htm#sthash.GJt2s5Bp.dpuf

Woman are eaten by crocodile after going for late-night swim in Australia..................

Police are searching for a 46-year-old woman who is believed to have been taken by a crocodile in northern Queensland. The woman was swimming in waist-deep water with a female friend when the incident occurred, according to the Evening Standard. Police said the victim’s friend had tried to save her.
“Her 47-year-old friend tried to grab her and drag her to safety and she just wasn’t able to do that,” a police spokesman said. “They had been walking along the beach and they’ve decided to go for a swim just in waist-deep water at Thornton Beach and probably a very nice, clear night, but obviously may not have been aware of the dangers.”

Defiant dictator found guilty of human rights crimes, gets life............

Chad's former dictator Hissene Habre was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment for abuses during his time in power, Judge Gberdao Gustave Kam said Monday at the end of the trial that began in July 2015. Cheers, whoops of joy and tears greeted the judge's ruling from scores of Habre's former prisoners who hugged each other in the courtroom. Habre's trial by the Extraordinary African Chambers in the Senegalese courts began in July last year. It is the first trial in which the courts of one country are prosecuting the former ruler of another for alleged human rights crimes. More than 90 witnesses testified. Habre was convicted of being responsible for thousands of deaths and tortures in prisons during his rule from 1982 to 1990. A 1992 Chadian Truth Commission accused Habre's government of systematic torture, saying that 40,000 people died during his rule. It placed particular blame on his political police force. The ex-dictator, who has lived in Senegal's capital, Dakar, since fleeing Chad in 1990, has denounced his trial as being politically motivated. He and his supporters have disrupted proceedings several times with shouting and singing. He refused legal representation but the court appointed him Senegalese lawyers. Chad's government, led by President Idriss Deby, who served as Habre's military adviser before pushing him from power, supported the trial.

Roots in 2016 vs. 1977: How History's Miniseries Will Change Kunta Kinte's Story For A New Audience..........

With so many dissatisfying remakes of films and series, it's understandable to question why Hollywood continues to create them. However, Roots is an exception to that. Not only do the people behind the remake feel that their version is more relevant than ever, but that differences between Roots and the original miniseries will make the updated version more accurate than it was when it first aired in 1977. Roots is based on the novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley. While A+E Networks' version, which will air simultaneously on History, Lifetime, and A&E, will have some changes from the 40-year-old original, still expect to learn about the sprawling history of Kunta Kinte and his family when it premieres on Monday, May 30. The 1977 miniseries Roots was a landmark piece of television that was watched by more than 50 percent of all American homes with TVs, according to Nielsen. To help put that number into perspective, Vulture compared how the most-watched show on cable in 2016, the AMC's The Walking Dead, was viewed by under 8 percent of homes. With great viewership when it first aired and its impactful legacy with colleges teaching Roots classes and high school students watching the series in school (like I did), a remake seems unnecessary. However, as The Hollywood Reporter wrote, the original series can be considered dated, with producer LeVar Burton (who starred as Kunta Kinte in the original) stating that producer Mark Wolper (whose father produced the original) told him that he tried to show the series to his own 16-year-old son and it did not resonate with him. And thus, a remake was born, complete with the modern touch that Questlove (serendipitously of the band The Roots) supervised the music.

Chris Sale_defends White Sox manager Robin Ventura...........

"I don't think he gave up any runs," Sale said. "I don't think he made any errors, and he's in the dugout the whole time. It's on us to win games. I understand people -- I'll keep it that -- want to point fingers and find blame. But at the end of the day it falls on the players. We have to find a way to turn it around. We're going to keep fighting. It will turn. We have too much morale, chemistry and too much talent. Just a rough patch." What a rough patch it's been. On Sunday, Sale left after seven innings with a two-run lead. The Kansas City Royals scored three runs in the eighth to win the game. White Sox closer David Robertson wasn't available because he had thrown 29 pitches while giving up six runs in Saturday's debacle. Chicago led 7-1 with one out in the bottom of the ninth before blowing that game. That loss came after the White Sox led 5-2 in the seventh inning of the opener and ended up losing 7-5. The White Sox have now lost 14 of 18 games after a start that had people talking about an "L" World Series with the red-hot Chicago Cubs. Ventura said all the right things Sunday when asked if he was feeling any added pressure. "Not any more pressure than there already is," he said. "That's just part of the job, and you do it."

Rosetta Finds_Building Blocks Of Life In Comet 67P’s Fuzzy Halo...............

The theory of panspermia posits that life on Earth may have been seeded by meteorites and comets carrying hardy spores of microorganisms. This possibility is what makes studying comets such an exciting area of research for scientists seeking to understand the origin of life on our planet and the evolution of the solar system. Now, a new study, based on data gathered by instruments on board the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft — which is currently following the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko — further bolsters the possibility that the building blocks of life on Earth may have come from outer space. Researchers have detected the amino acid glycine, commonly found in proteins, and phosphorus, a key component of DNA and cell membranes, in the coma of the comet. “This is the first unambiguous detection of glycine at a comet,” lead author Kathrin Altwegg, principal investigator of the ROSINA instrument that made the measurements, said in a statement. “At the same time, we also detected certain other organic molecules that can be precursors to glycine, hinting at the possible ways in which it may have formed.”

Trump slams_spoiler bid after Kristol-says independent candidate to run..........

Donald Trump took to Twitter Sunday night to slam fresh predictions from Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol that an independent candidate would soon be entering the race for president, warning that a 2016 “spoiler” could swing the race to the Democrats. Kristol, along with other conservative pundits, long has been working to attract an independent candidate to run in November amid lingering concerns in some wings of the Republican Party about Trump’s conservative credentials. This effort to date has struggled to recruit a willing candidate, while running into logistical hurdles -- including the rules and deadlines for getting new names on the ballot.