Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin’s One Nation bus tour is on the road again, and it’s headed for Iowa — just in time for one of the most-watched pre-2012 weekends. The Ames Straw Poll, a prominent all-Iowa Republican straw poll, is set for this Saturday at Iowa State University. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and former Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Raw Story Discovery Date : 11/08/2011 00:41 Number of articles : 5
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A former Navy destroyer now has a new purpose as an artificial reef off the East Coast. Officials say the 563-foot Arthur W. Radford is the longest vessel ever sunk as an artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean. (Aug. 11)
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Four deer running amok on Australia’s Gold Coast caused traffic chaos and led animal control officers on a chase early on Thursday. (Aug. 11)
Continue reading …InteractiveTop brings tabletop gaming to SIGGRAPH, doubles as Inception token (video)
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MoleTop a little too passive for you? Fret not, as a team from The University of Electro-Communications popped by this year’s installment of SIGGRAPH in order to showcase something entirely more vicious. It’s air hockey meets bumper cars, and the InteractiveTop demo was certainly one of the stranger ones we came across here in Vancouver. Put simply, it’s a virtual game of spinning tops, where users use magnet-loaded controllers to shuffle tops across a board and into an opponent’s top. There’s an aural and haptic feedback mechanism to let you know when you’ve struck, and plenty of sensors loaded throughout to keep track of collisions, force and who’s hitting who. Pore over the links below for more technobabble, or just head past the break for an in-action video. Gallery: InteractiveTop brings tabletop gaming to SIGGRAPH 2011 Continue reading InteractiveTop brings tabletop gaming to SIGGRAPH, doubles as Inception token (video) InteractiveTop brings tabletop gaming to SIGGRAPH, doubles as Inception token (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …DARPA’s Falcon HTV-2 hypersonic aircraft launches today, does New York to LA in 12 minutes
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All eyes are on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California today, where DARPA ‘s Falcon HTV-2 unmanned aircraft is scheduled to launch into space at hypersonic speeds , as part of a critical test flight. Measuring just 12 feet in length, the HTV-2 maxes out at a speed of about 1300 miles per hour (22 times the speed of sound), theoretically allowing it to jet from New York to Los Angeles in just 12 minutes and to reach anywhere in the world in less than an hour. The main obstacle, however, has been transitioning from theory to practice. During its first test flight back in April, the craft lasted just nine minutes before intentionally crashing, due to technical failures. DARPA still doesn’t know what went wrong during that fateful test, though the agency speculates that the Falcon may have simply overheated. This time around, engineers have adjusted plane’s center of gravity and angle of descent, in the hopes that their creation will fare better when it launches on the back of a Minotaur IV rocket, later today. If the test proves successful, it may help fuel similarly inter-galactic defense projects that the Pentagon is exploring as a means to combat terrorism and enemy states. We’ll have to wait a little longer to find out whether this initiative actually takes off, but in the meantime, head past the break for a demo video from DARPA. Continue reading DARPA’s Falcon HTV-2 hypersonic aircraft launches today, does New York to LA in 12 minutes DARPA’s Falcon HTV-2 hypersonic aircraft launches today, does New York to LA in 12 minutes originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Female bombers targeted police guarding an earlier blast site in Northwest Pakistan Thursday. Five people were killed and dozens wounded in the twin attacks. (Aug. 11)
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Female bombers targeted police guarding an earlier blast site in Northwest Pakistan Thursday. Five people were killed and dozens wounded in the twin attacks. (Aug. 11)
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British Prime Minister David Cameron told parliament said the government is looking at whether there should be limits on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook if they are being used to spread disorder. (Aug. 10)
Continue reading …Dell’s Latitude XT3 goes up for pre-order, swivels your way September 22nd
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Are you a fancy suit, known to occasionally dabble in the fine art of scribbling? Have a seat bud, because Dell’s gone and put up a pre-order page for the touchscreen convertible that you’ve been waiting for: the Latitude XT3 . When we last espied the drop-top in February, we came away mighty impressed with its spiffy 13.3-inch dual-digitizer display, which recognized the attached stylus in addition to three of our meaty digits. We also liked the inclusion of the Core i3 — upgradeable to an i5 or i7 — which packs a punch, unlike the miserly Core 2 Duo’s found in its predecessors. The magnesium-reinforced piece of kit starts at $1,789, unless you have it your way and toss in the optional $49 backlit keyboard or spring for the $100 outdoor-viewing display. We’ll take ours with both, and with a ship date of September 22nd, you’ve got plenty of time to get a customizin’ at the source below. Dell’s Latitude XT3 goes up for pre-order, swivels your way September 22nd originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A 12-year-old boy who who was rescued in Washington state last week after he was pulled offshore by a dangerous riptide was moved out of intensive care Wednesday. His parents are hopeful about his recovery. (Aug. 10)
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