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A bronze fountain memorial to Dodi al-Fayed (R) and Princess Diana is seen in central London in this Aug. 31, 1998 file photo. Princess Diana and her lover Dodi al-Fayed were unlawfully killed by the grossly negligent driving of their chauffeur Paul and paparazzi photographers pursuing them into a Paris road tunnel 10 years ago, an inquest ruled on April 7, 2008.
A coroner's jury ruled that Princess Diana and her boyfriend were unlawfully killed as the result of the drinking driver and reckless pursuing photographers, media reported Tuesday.

"The verdict is unlawful killing, grossly negligent driving of the following vehicles and of the Mercedes" carrying the couple, the jury foreman announced.


Princess Diana (2nd R), Dodi al-Fayed (R) and their driver Henri Paul (L) are seen in this handout video grab image moments before they left the Ritz hotel in Paris early August 31, 1997

Henri Paul, the driver of the car in which Princess Diana and her lover Dodi al-Fayed died, is seen here in this July 1997 file photograph while on holiday in Cavques, Spain

Dodi al-Fayed (L) enters the Ritz Hotel in Paris before a dinner with Princess Diana on the night the couple were killed in a car crash in this Aug. 30, 1997 security video footage

Princess Diana's sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, leaves after the inquest verdict is announced into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi-al-Fayed at the High Court in London April 7, 2008

Princess Diana's sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, leaves after the inquest verdict is announced into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi-al-Fayed at the High Court in London April 7, 2008

Princess Diana's sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale (C), leaves after the inquest verdict is announced into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi-al-Fayed at the High Court in London April 7, 2008

Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Paul Stephenson (L) and former Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord John Stevens speak after the inquest verdict is announced into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi-al-Fayed at the High Court in London April 7, 2008

Roboticists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a robot named Nexi that expresses emotions the same way humans do by the use of a highly mobile face.

Nexi's head and face were designed by Xitome Design with MIT. The expressive robotics started with a neck mechanism sporting 4 degrees of freedom (DoF) at the base, plus pan-tilt-yaw of the head itself. The mechanism has been constructed to time the movements so they mimic human speed.

Nexi's face has been designed to use gaze, eyebrows, eyelids and an articulate mandible to communicate a greater range of different emotions.

Nexi has a color CCD in each eye as well as an indoor Active 3D infrared camera in its head and four microphones to support sound localization.

The chassis for the robot is also advanced; it is based on the uBot5 mobile manipulator developed by the Laboratory for Perceptual Robotics UMASS Amherst. The mobile base can balance dynamically on two wheels; Nexi has what amounts to a Segway-like body. The arms can pick up 10 pounds; the plastic covering of the chassis can detect human touch.

Now, Nexi needs to learn to react emotionally, like the Kansei robot created at Meiji University's School of Science and Technology. Nexi's range of emotional expression can also be compared with that of the South Korean EveR2-Muse Robot; she has a more human face. Also, the WD-2 Face Morphing robot uses a much more flexible facial structure.

Cameron Diaz, 36, made some sexy bikini pictures in this month's GQ issue. Despite the web critics, as they are saying that this is not Cameron, we must admit that she did a great job at the photo session. Cameron played in Jim Carrey's "The Mask," "My Best Friend's Wedding," and "There's Something About Mary."

Petra Nemcova attends the 5th Annual Can-Do Awards Dinner Marking the 25th Anniversary of Food Bank For New York City held at Chelsea Piers on Monday.

Food Bank For New York City was founded in 1983 to address the growing needs of people seeking emergency food assistance in New York City.

Petra, 28, was seen back in February alongside actor Sean Penn, but both have denied any romance.

Gwyneth Paltrow keeps things interesting in gladiator-esque heels at the 2008 Can-Do Awards Dinner at Pier 60 at NYC’s Chelsea Piers on Monday. The event marked the 25th Anniversary of the hunger-relief program, Food Bank For New York City.

Food Bank NYC unfortunately has seen a sharp drop in food donations over the past year: “We have less food in our warehouse. We’re practically seeing empty shelves every week in the warehouse, when we used to be brimming over and able to turn food around really quickly. What that means is that there’s less food in food pantries and soup kitchens around the city, and you literally have people standing in line for hours at a time waiting for food, only to be turned away because the food runs out.”

Donate now!

Also pictured: Gwyn’s mom Blythe Danner, supermodel Helena Christensen, photographer Sophie Bush, head of The Cinema Society Andrew Saffir and his partner Daniel Benedict.

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Justin Timberlake cheers on his hometown as he watches the game between the Memphis Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks during the 2008 NCAA Men’s National Championship game at the Alamodome on Monday in San Antonio, Texas.

The Tigers lost to the Jayhawks in overtime — Kansas 75, Memphis 68.

Sorry Justin, better luck next time!

In related J.T. news, an ownership group that includes Justin is seeking to make a 303-acre golf course go green. Read about it at MemphisDailyNews.com.

PAMPERING PRINCESS

Kate Walsh makes her regular visit to the Kate Somerville Skin Health Experts clinic on Melrose Place in Los Angeles on Monday.

The 40-year-old Private Practice star was seen picking up her car at the valet stand.

The Washington Post has some great posts of Kate talking about sex education when she was at Capitol Hill. Here’s how she address the topic of 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears being pregnant: “I don’t know about setting us back. But it’s clear that sex is still not a topic that it is comfortable for people to engage in in this country. Sadly, I think there’s still a huge lack of education — not just with educators, but also with parents and children. I think innately, it’s just an uncomfortable thing to talk about. Even the most progressive, educated parents have a hard time. There is this sort of biological, psychological emotional difficulty when it comes to really educating and talking frankly about sex with your kids. I think it’s probably just human nature. It’s hard to imagine your kids becoming sexually active and really accepting that and having frank conversations about it.”

Sex and the City gals Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis arrive at a benefit for the Point Foundation at Capitale on Monday in New York City.

Cynthia, 41, was happy to attend the event saying, “It was just a real honor to be considered a role model. The more I met these young people — it’s just very inspiring to know that the Point Foundation is there for them.” She then spoke about the upcoming SATC movie (out May 30), “It was such a period in all our lives. And we thought it was all over, and to go back to it was amazing!”

Judith Light, 59, (Who’s the Boss?, Ugly Betty) also stopped by to support the event!

A Rihanna-less Chris Brown catches a departing flight from LAX airport in Los Angeles on Monday

The 19-year-old R&B singer and his pal wore fashionable sweaters. Is “B” for Brown??

Last week, Mr. Brown picked up “Favorite Male Singer” at the 2008 Kids’ Choice Awards.

Married man Jay-Z makes a Beyonce-less appearance as he leaves the Bloomberg Building on the Upper East Side of New York City on Monday.

The 38-year-old rapper and former president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records was seen chatting on his cell phone, carrying around a briefcase and smiling from cheek to cheek. But where was Jay’s wedding ring??

Last week, it was announced that Jay-Z was very close to signing a $150 million deal with concert promoter Live Nation.