Sandy Hook Victim to be Honored; Google Can Help You Lose Weight

Things you need to know on June 3.

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Sandy Hook Elementary School victim Catherine Hubbard being remembered this weekend. The second annual Butterfly Party is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at the Fairfield Hills Campus. The party will feature a butterfly garden and other entertainment. There will also be a $50,000 check presentation towards the state of the art animal shelter being built in Hubbard's memory. Info can be found by clicking on BUTTER FLY PARTY.

Fly me to the Moon. NASA is celebrating the 50th anniversary of a space milestone today. June 3rd, 1965, astronaut Ed White exited the Gemini 4 space capsule and became the first man to successfully execute a spacewalk. He spent 23 minutes outside the capsule. That walk proved astronauts could survive for limited periods outside a space vehicle, which set the stage for the successful landing on and exploration of the moon.

Parents, start saving because your kids are going to have to have this! Disney just showed off its new line of smart, wearable toys. Called "Playmation," the first-ever version is "Avengers" themed. It comes with Iron Man's laser blasting gauntlet, two action figures and two other smart toys, and is priced at $120. Disney wants to make kids feel like they're part of the movie. They use a combo of Bluetooth, motion sensors and wearable technology giving children the ability to act out real scenes from the film. Disney has also planned to release "Star Wars" and "Frozen" themed toys.

Pictures of your food can help you lose weight. Google engineers are developing an algorithm that will detect foods in a photo, based on how they look. It will then display a calorie count. Don't start buying a new wardrobe yet. Google says the project is in the earliest stage and there is no estimate on when it might be released.

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