Tesla Car roof broke in crush-test machine

As crash-test boasts go, Tesla is claiming a good one: The roof of its Model S electric sedan is apparently so strong that it broke a testing machine during its independent validation of its government crash-test scores.

Roof-crush strength was just one of the reasons that Tesla says its electric car just came up with a five-star rating in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration testing.

Actually, in its press release Tesla claimed "a new combined record of 5.4 stars," but there actually is no such government rating. The company said it figured that based on the complicated underlying data and calculations that go into the star ratings and are provided to the individual automakers.

But five stars is NHTSA's top rating and NHTSA issued this statement on the Tesla release without further comment: "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is committed to improving safety on the nation's roadways. The agency's 5-Star Safety Ratings program is designed to provide consumers with information about the crash protection and rollover safety of new vehicles beyond what is required by Federal standards. One star is the lowest rating; five stars is the highest. More stars equal safer cars. NHTSA does not rate vehicles beyond 5 stars and does not rank or order vehicles within the starred categories."

Still, while other plug-in electric models have overall five-star ratings, Tesla's getting a perfect five stars in each of the three test areas that go into the overall rating is relatively rare.

The 2014 Ford Focus electric also is rated five stars overall and in side-crash testing, but four in rollover and frontal-crash testing. The 2014 Chevrolet Volt is rated five stars overall but has a four in frontal-crash testing. Nissan Leaf is rated four stars overall. See more.. 

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Cronut Burger not for sale

Thirty-four people have reported symptoms of foodborne illness after eating at the Canadian National Exhibition, which has prompted an investigation and the precautionary closure of a vendor that had been selling cronut burgers at the annual fair.

Dr.Lisa Berger, an associate medical officer of health, told reporters Wednesday that Toronto Public Health was initially notified Tuesday night that paramedics were responding to "a number of people who became ill on site with foodborne illness."

Paramedics then treated 12 people and recommended five be taken to hospital. But Berger said the health unit has since received reports of "34 cases of persons who have reported symptoms of foodborne illness in relation to eating at the CNE."

Some of the people who became ill at the CNE told officials they had eaten at Epic Burgers and Waffles, which makes the trendy hamburger with a croissant-doughnut mix for a bun.
The food outlet has been closed as a precaution in the wake of the reports of illness. Berger said it was closed by the CNE, not Toronto Public Health. See more...



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Charlie Hunnam in Fifty Shades of Gray film

Representatives for Pacific Rim star Charlie Hunnam have denied reports that the up-and-coming British actor is set to star as kinky billionaire Christian Grey in the adaptation of "mommy porn" literary sensation FiftyShades of Grey.

Variety reports that while Hunnam is on a list of possible contenders for Sam Taylor-Johnson's film, no final casting decision has been made. The studio, Universal, is said to be prepared to take its time over the process.Fifty Shades of Grey is due to debut in cinemas next August.

The story tells how Grey recruits a young virgin, Anastasia Steele, to be his sex slave. ELJames's infamous knee-trembler trilogy has sold more than 70m copies worldwide, and there has been furious speculation over who might play the business magnate and his lover. So far, no casting details have been revealed.

Hunnam, who made his name in the cult US TV show Sons of Anarchy(and long prior to that, the British children's series Byker Grove), is riding high after strong reviews and decent box office returns for Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim. The sci-fi action movie has made headlines for achieving a likely sequel via an impressive $100m box office return in China, even though its tally of $98m in the US was considered something of a dud.

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Lisa Robin Kelly Die

Actress Lisa Robin Kelly, best known for her role in That '70s Show, has died after years of battling drug addiction.

Her death was first reported by celebrity website TMZ.

Her manager said the 43-year-old had died in a rehab facility on Wednesday night.

"Unfortunately Lisa Robin Kelly passed away last evening,” Craig Wycoff told US media.

"Lisa had voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility early this week where she was battling the addiction problems that have plagued her these past few years.

"I spoke to her on Monday and she was hopeful and confident, looking forward to putting this part of her life behind her. Last night she lost the battle."

Kelly rose to fame as Laurie Forman on That '70s Show, the hit sitcom that helped launch the careers of Ashton Kutcher, Topher Grace and MilaKunis.

Kelly's character was the older sister of Eric Forman, played by Grace.

The show ran from 1998 to 2006 but Kelly left in 2003.

Since then she was often in the news for her drug addiction and other problems. She was recently arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. See more..

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Olinguito the new species of mammal

Amid the misty treetops and giant tomato-size figs in the Andean cloud forests, the researchers spotted the animal the first night.

“It sort of bounced around the trees almost like a monkey,” zoologist Roland Kays said, “doing its thing, eating the figs.”

The small, bushy-tailed, rust-colored furry mammal they named the olinguito was a rare find — the first new carnivore species found in the Western Hemisphere in 35 years.

Its discovery is a story that goes back a decade ago to efforts by Smithsonian zoologist Kris­tofer M. Helgen to count the number of species of the olingo, a member of the raccoon family. At the Field Museum of Chicago, what he found in a drawer stopped him dead in his tracks.see more..

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Darren Young comes out as gay

Everyone knows that professional wrestling is scripted, but there didn’t appear to be anything bogus about one WWE star’s acknowledgement that he is gay.

Darren Young — real name: Fred Rosser — became the first active professional wrestler to come out, stunning a TMZ cameraman at the Los Angeles airport with the news after the paparazzo asked him if a gay athlete could make it in the WWE or MMA.

"Absolutely, look at me," Young said. "I'm a WWE Superstar and to be honest with you, I'll tell you right now, I'm gay. And I'm happy. I'm very happy."

"To be honest, I don't think [my sexuality] matters," Young added. "Does it matter? Does it matter to you? Does it change what you think about me?”

When the cameraman — who said he was “flabbergasted” at the news — described the proclamation as Young’s “coming out,” Young seemed to downplay the significance of the news. See more..

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Teresa and Joe Guidance plead not guilty to federal fraud charges

RealityTV star Teresa Giudice and her hot-tempered hubby returned to court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges.

Standing silently in the courtroom, Teresa and Joe let their lawyers do the talking for them.

The stress appears to be getting to Teresa, who looked as if she hasn’t missed too many meals since being indicted last month.

When their brief court appearance was over, “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars walked out holding hands — and with grim expressions on their faces.

“They were relieved they could stand up in court and plead not guilty through their attorneys,” Joe Giudice’s lawyer, Miles Feinstein, said after the couple left the Newark federal courthouse.

Teresa, dressed in a khaki-colored pants suit and her dark hair up in a bun, kept her cool as photographers closed in.See more..

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