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M55 Beast Electric Bike is quite appropriately named

Say “electric bicycle” around here and visions of Sanyos with baskets go floating through our heads. The Beast from M55 is something rather different, rather more bodacious. It offers a 40mph top speed and a 75 mile range plus a construction featuring pieces hewn on CNC along with plenty of titanium and carbon fiber bits for good measure. The design is perhaps a bit too in your face for some, but for others is the perfect mix of ‘tude and tech. It’s been in design for some months now but recently made something of a debut at SEMA ahead of a forthcoming shipping date with pre-orders open now. Cost? If you have to ask… Gallery: M55 Beast M55 Beast Electric Bike is quite appropriately named originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Do you realize that this movie is nearly 30 years old? JOSHUA, the antiquated computer of the movie War Games , who needed room-sized servers to run, figured out that the only way to win a war is not to play. And yet, here we are, ten years into the occupation in Afghanistan and we still have bobbleheads trying to tell us how we’re going to “win” the war. In fact, this Sunday is chock-full of Adm. Mike Mullen and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; the pair making five appearances between them. Also of interest, head of TSA will be on State of the Union to justify the porno scanners and heavy petting pat-down after a truly bipartisan pushback against such draconian measures. But if endless quagmires and losing your liberty for the sake of a flight to Grandma’s for Thanksgiving aren’t your thing, you can always watch the grasping-for-tea-party approval Governors Bobby Jindal on Meet the Press or Rick Perry on Fox News Sunday . Maybe in another 30 years we can hope they’ll figure out what JOSHUA sussed out so quickly 30 years ago. ABC’s “This Week” – Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. CBS’ “Face the Nation” – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md. NBC’s “Meet the Press” – Clinton; Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La. NBC’s “The Chris Matthews Show” – Panel: Katty Kay, Dan Rather, Rick Stengel, Kelly O’Donnell. Topics: Will Republicans Restrict Any Compromise with President Obama? Americans on Marriage: Who Needs It? CNN’s “State of the Union” – Mullen; John Pistole, head of the Transportation Security Administration; Rep. John Mica, R-Fla. CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” – The deficit. Fareed says it’s the most important issue facing Americans today. But will American politicians listen to the recommendations of the U.S. Fiscal Reform Commission? Maybe. Fareed’s Take on how to fix the deficit. Then, a fascinating and exclusive look at the inner workings of the Iranian Regime. “Fox News Sunday” – Clinton; Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas. So what’s catching your eye this morning?

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The U.S. Catholic bishops' conference disappointed liberals this week by choosing a leader who agreed with the bishops' campaign this year against pro-abortion provisions in ObamaCare. On Tuesday night's All Things Considered, NPR religion reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty reported the expected moderate winner was apparently smeared by “conservative Catholic bloggers” for being too close to the sex-abuse scandal. (This might be the first time reporters have felt bad about bishops over the sex-abuse scandal.) Hagerty reported: It's not clear what tipped the election. But over the past few days, conservative Catholic bloggers and activists have waged a campaign against [Tucson Bishop Gerald] Kicanas, who's considered a moderate with a conciliatory style. His critics sent faxes and left voicemails telling bishops to vote against Kicanas, saying Kicanas had been tainted by the sex abuse scandal when he had recommended an abuser to be ordained as a priest. Kicanas flatly denied knowing about any abuse of minors. But that did not save him. The bishops elected the media-savvy Timothy Dolan, who's considered one of the boldest and more orthodox bishops, and who's willing to speak loudly and publicly on issues like abortion, same-sex marriage and stem cell research. read more

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Magazine details al Qaeda cargo plane plots

(CNN) — A recent terror operation involving parcel bombs on UPS and FedEx flights cost just $4,200, according to a report in a magazine that analysts say is published by al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen. Inspire magazine dedicates its latest issue to the plot, which it calls “Operation Hemorrhage.” “The operation has succeeded in achieving its objectives. We thank Allah for His blessings,” says the magazine, released late Saturday. The article al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s claim of…

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Palestinian boy’s mother: State backs criminal soldiers

Mother of boy who was forced to open suspicious bags disappointed with ‘light sentence’ given to soldiers, says ‘This is a scandal that encourages others to continue this behavior’; MK Ben-Ari: Soldiers deserve medal

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Newly Freed from Height Limits, Paris Skyline Ready to Rise

Photo: CFuga under a Creative Commons license . One of the striking things about Paris is that, for a major city whose metropolitan area includes nearly 12 million people, there are very few buildings more than five or six stories tall. Since 1977, soon after the construction of the 689 foot tall Tour Montparnasse, a building that sticks out like a sore thumb and is widely disliked by Parisians, there has been a height limit of 121 feet on all new buildings. (The Eiffel Tower, at 1,063 feet, is by far the tallest structure … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Mike Allen at Politico reported Time magazine assembled a strange (some would say “diverse”) panel at the Time & Life Building in New York to discuss their annual Person of the Year cover story.

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Parsons Explores Wearable Tech, Opens Fashionable Technology Lab

Citizen Sensor info graphic designed by Joseph Saavedra. Photo: The New School An exciting facet of green fashion is when textiles and technology come together in the form of wearable tech . Parsons The New School for Design is exploring this frontier with their Fashionable Technology Lab which is, according to the press release , a research center examining the intersection of design, technology, scienc… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ahmadinejad urges girls to marry at 16

Iranian president criticizes family planning program that reduced birth rate as ‘ungodly Western import’

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Abbas: No Jerusalem construction freeze, no talks

Prior to meeting Mubarak Palestinian president says if construction freeze does not include Jerusalem ‘we shall not accept it.’ Meanwhile, Shas spiritual leader waiting for written assurances from US before making final decision

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