REAL LIFE NEWS SNIPPETS
by Hazed
I've got a bunch of news stories in the queue that somehow never made it to top of the pile, and since this is the last news before the long summer break, they probably won't get used now - by the time the Star returns they will have gone a bit stale. So here are the links in case you want a bit more reading while the Star is away.
Fingerprint breakthrough offers new fingerprint evidence
A new fingerprint technology could show if a criminal suspect has taken drugs or been in contact with explosives.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14386520
Robots form band, rock out to Marilyn Manson
Yes, it's a rock band made up of robot instruments: a cello, guitar and drummer, programmed to play a Marilyn Manson song.
http://www.reghardware.com/2011/07/19/robots_form_band_and_rock_to_marilyn_manson/
Hobbyist killed by home-made hovercraft
A 40-year-old man from New Zealand spent several years building a hovercraft in his garage, but then when he used it a blade came loose and killed him.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/03/hovercraft_kills_nz_man/
Mourners watch funerals at Narberth crematorium online
If you can't make it to the funeral of your loved one, the service can now be watched online for the next seven days, or you can buy a DVD to keep forever, all courtesy of a crematorium in Pembrokeshire.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14384452
Computer to marry Texas couple
That is, it's going to act as the minister at the wedding, not to join itself in matrimony to humans.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/Computer-to-Marry-Texas-Couple-126414383.html
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