'Japan-computer-technology
'Japan-computer-technology-robot,FEATURE' by Hiroshi Hiyama In a photo taken on September 28, 2011 Kawada Industries' humanoid robot Hiro pours water into a cup as Tokyo Institute of Technology associate professor Osamu Hasegawa watches, at his laboratory in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo . Hasegawa has developed a system that allows robots to look around their environment and do research on the Internet, enabling them to "think" how best to solve a problem. The Self-Organizing Incremental Neural Network, or "SOINN", is an algorithm that allows robots to use their knowledge to infer how to complete tasks they have been told to do.
killer whale in the Nushagak river
A photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows the remains of a killer whale in the Nushagak river near Portage Creek, Alaska Saturday Oct. 8, 2011. Federal biologists have confirmed that two of the three killer whales that swam far up the river in southwestern Alaska have died.
the Red Sea state
The gate of old building is seen in Suakin, in the Red Sea state, October 10, 2011. Sudan is trying to attract tourism to the Red Sea state, and a Turkish company is helping to restore old buildings in the port of Suakin as part of efforts to make the town more attractive to visitors. So far, the town has attracted a few foreign visitors but authorities hope the numbers will increase given the diving sports and heritage offered in the region.
old building in Suakin
A man walks near an old building in Suakin, in the Red Sea state, October 10, 2011. Sudan is trying to attract tourism to the Red Sea state, and a Turkish company is helping to restore old buildings in the port of Suakin as part of efforts to make the town more attractive to visitors. So far, the town has attracted a few foreign visitors but authorities hope the numbers will increase given the diving sports and heritage offered in the region
Spain's Fura dels Baus group performs
Spain's Fura dels Baus group performs during the Uruguay's bicentennial celebrations on October 10, 2011 in Montevideo
Fishermen pack sea cucumbers
Fishermen pack sea cucumbers into sacks after unloading them from a boat in Suakin, in the Red Sea state, October 10, 2011. Sudan is trying to attract tourism to the Red Sea state, and a Turkish company is helping to restore old buildings in the port of Suakin as part of efforts to make the town more attractive to visitors. So far, the town has attracted a few foreign visitors but authorities hope the numbers will increase given the diving sports and heritage offered in the region.
outside Francisco Mendoza memorial school
A school teacher dries school books outside Francisco Mendoza memorial school after it was submerged by floodwaters brought by Typhoon Nesat and Nelgae last two weeks in Calumpit town, Bulacan province, north of Manila October 11, 2011. Death toll from the two strong typhoons cut across the north of the Philippines main island of Luzon and left behind widespread flooding has risen to 101, the National Disaster said on Sunday.
Mary Elizabeth
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, a cast member in "The Thing," poses at the premiere of the film, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, in Los Angeles. The movie, a prequel to the 1982 horror film of the same name, is released in theaters on Friday.
waiting for customers in Kabul
Afghan Mohammed Ameen, 60, looks on while sitting next to his bread waiting for customers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011.
