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Video: APC Crushes Illegally Parked Cars

Seeded on Sat Aug 6, 2011 1:48 PM EDT ()

Enjoy this video of the mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania who is sick of rich people parking their fancy cars illegally in his streets. The mayor's solution; use a Soviet-designed BTR-60 armored personnel carrier to crush an offending Mercedes.

mayor, lithuania, odd-news, mercedes, apc, parking-illegal

U.S. Army Unveils 'Revolutionary' XM25 Rifle in Afghanistan - FoxNews.com

Seeded on Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:45 AM EST (FOXNews.com)

Since the dawn of modern warfare, the best way to stay alive in the face of incoming fire has been to take cover behind a wall. But thanks to a game-changing "revolutionary" rifle, the U.S. Army has made that tactic dead on arrival. Now the enemy can run, but he can't hide.

technology, army, afghanistan, military, u-s, rifle, xm25

Stealthy Navy Drone to Achieve First Flight, Finally

Seeded on Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:43 AM EST (defensetech.org)

Just a few days after Boeing showed off the taxi tests of its unmanned strike prototype, the Navy reveals it's gearing up for the premier flight of its first ever, stealthy, carrier-launched drone.

technology, navy, war, carrier, drones, airsea-battle

World's oldest ground-edge implement discovered in northern Australia

Seeded on Mon Nov 8, 2010 9:43 PM EST (Science Daily)

The oldest ground-edge stone tool in the world has been discovered in Northern Australia by a Monash University researcher and a team of international experts.

science, homo-sapien, northern-australia, australian-governments

Rare oasis of life discovered near geothermal vents on floor of Yellowstone Lake

Seeded on Wed Oct 6, 2010 7:25 PM EDT (Science Daily)

Rare Oasis of Life Discovered Near Geothermal Vents on Floor of Yellowstone Lake

world-news, environmental-sciences, yellowstone-lake, geothermal-vents

Oldest evidence of dinosaurs in footprints: Dinosaur lineage emerged soon after massive Permian extinction

Seeded on Wed Oct 6, 2010 7:19 PM EDT (Science Daily)

The oldest evidence of the dinosaur lineage -- fossilized tracks -- is described in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Just one or two million years after the massive Permian-Triassic extinction, an animal smaller than a house cat walked across fine mud in what is now Poland.

science, dinosaur, fossilized-tracks

Zulu Passes OpEval (at last . . .)

Seeded on Mon Oct 4, 2010 11:49 PM EDT (defensetech.org)

After design snafus, test delays, and a Nunn-McCurdy or two, the AH-1Z Cobra (commonly known as the "Zulu") has finally been found "operationally suitable and effective" by the Navy's operational test and evaluation force.

technology, navy, military, cobra, zulu

STUXNET â�� Game Changer | Defense Tech

Seeded on Mon Oct 4, 2010 11:13 PM EDT (defensetech.org)

The Stuxnet malware represents a threshold level event. The attack that used the Stuxnet malware has brought cyber warfare out of the shadows of the clandestine world and into the limelight.

technology, iran, cyber-warfare, stuxnet

Airmen Drop 1st GBU-54 in Afghanistan

Seeded on Mon Oct 4, 2010 11:01 PM EDT (Military.com)

The GBU-54 is the Air Force's newest 500-pound precision weapon, equipped with a special targeting system that uses a combination of Global Positioning System and laser guidance to accurately engage and destroy moving targets.

afghanistan, war, global-positioning-system, world-news, air-forces, fighter-squadron, gbu-54

Exiting AF Intel Chief: No US Air Superiority

Seeded on Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:10 AM EDT (Military.com)

OXON HILL, Md. -- The U.S. Air Force's former top intelligence officer warned a roomful of generals this week that the U.S. has lost its air power advantages and is dangerously ill-prepared to stop the gap-closing efforts of China and Russia.

russia, china, air-force, us-news, f-22, air-superiority

Israeli Armor Master/Merkava Designer Dies | Defense Tech

Seeded on Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:05 AM EDT (defensetech.org)

It's a couple days late, but in case you missed it, Gen. Israel Tal who helped design what many believe is the world's best tank, died a couple days ago in Rehovot, Israel.

israel, middle-east, military, general, world-news, tank

USS Hawaii First of Class in Western Pacific

Seeded on Tue Sep 7, 2010 10:11 PM EDT (Military.com)

The USS Hawaii's arrival at Yokosuka on Friday marks the first port visit by a Virginia-class submarine in the Western Pacific.

technology, war, submarine, uss-hawaii

Commercial organic farms have better fruit and soil, lower environmental impact, study finds

Seeded on Thu Sep 2, 2010 8:25 PM EDT (Science Daily)

Side-by-side comparisons of organic and conventional strawberry farms and their fruit found the organic farms produced more flavorful and nutritious berries while leaving the soil healthier and more genetically diverse.

health, food-safety, soil-quality, organic-farming-beats-no-till, food-earth

Military and Security Developments involving People's Republic of China 2010

Seeded on Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:39 PM EDT (defense.gov)

Annual report to Congress, Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2010

us, china, congress, asia, war, military, world-news

Chinese admiral says U.S. drill courts confrontation

Seeded on Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:59 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

A senior Chinese military strategist called planned U.S. naval exercises in the region a provocation and accused the Obama administration of seeking to encircle China and pursuing a "chaotic" approach toward Beijing.

china, asia, usa, war, south-korea, world-news

Russia's LUKOIL resumes gasoline supply to Iran

Seeded on Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:49 PM EDT (Reuters)

Russian oil giant LUKOIL (LKOH.MM: Quote) has resumed gasoline sales into Iran in partnership with China's state-run firm Zhuhai Zhenrong, even as the United States urges the international community to be tough with Tehran.

oil, un, russia, china, middle-east, iran, gas, world-news, sanctions

The Best Beers in the World 2010

Seeded on Wed Aug 11, 2010 2:20 PM EDT (ratebeer.com)

(Santa Rosa, CA) Nearly 2 and a half million times, RateBeer.com beer reviewers worldwide have raised a glass to review a new beer. The RateBeer administrators have tallied the scores and presented them in the their annual RateBeer Best competition results.

beer, best-beers-by-country-all, beer-places-rated

China: What Goes Around, Comes Around

Seeded on Sun Aug 8, 2010 3:29 PM EDT (strategypage.com)

August 8, 2010: Chinese leaders are increasingly worried about another revolution. The signs are ominous, for the Chinese are avid students of their own history, and how it constantly repeats itself.

china, asia, war, revolution, world-news, han-chinese

Dutch brewery produces world's strongest beer

Seeded on Fri Aug 6, 2010 1:18 PM EDT (newslite.tv)

A Dutch brewer has revealed what they claim is the world's strongest beer -- with a whopping 60%ABV.

beer, dutch, links-brewery, alchohal

Genome of ancient sponge reveals origins of first animals, cancer

Seeded on Thu Aug 5, 2010 7:49 PM EDT (Science Daily)

All living animals are descended from the common ancestor of sponges and humans, which lived more than 600 million years ago.

science, biology, understanding-evolution, improve-cancer-research, sponge-shines-light

Iranian Backed Group Plots Rocket Attacks on Troops in Iraq

Seeded on Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:40 PM EDT (defensetech.org)

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps continues to train and arm Shia extremist groups in Iraq attempting to attack U.S. bases with a crudely built, but potentially very deadly, improvised rocket-assisted mortar, or what the military calls IRAM, Iraq commander Gen.

iraq, iran, war, u-s, world-news, revolutionary-guard

Saudis To Buy 84 F-15s

Seeded on Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:31 PM EDT (defensetech.org)

Saudi Arabia plans to buy 84 new F-15s along with some 72 UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, defense officials tell Bloomberg.

israel, air-force, war, saudi-arabia, world-news, black-hawk, f-15

Missouri Arrives at Sub Base

Seeded on Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:22 PM EDT (Military.com)

GROTON, Conn. -- The nation's newest and most-advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine, Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Missouri (SSN 780), arrived at Naval Submarine Base New London July 22 in preparation for commissioning.

war, submarine, u-s, missouri, us-navy, us-news

Planck unveils the Universe -- now and then

Seeded on Tue Jul 6, 2010 8:22 PM EDT (Science Daily)

ESA's Planck mission has delivered its first all-sky image. It not only provides new insight into the way stars and galaxies form but also tells us how the Universe itself came to life after the Big Bang.

space, science, milky-way, big-bang, european-space-agencys

China to Test Carrier Killing Missile On Fourth of July?

Seeded on Sat Jul 3, 2010 3:58 PM EDT (defensetech.org)

Chinese media reports that beginning today the People' Liberation Army (PLA) will hold six days of military exercises in the East China Sea, a message, analysts say, to the U.S. Navy not to steam its carrier battle groups too close to Chinese shores.

china, asia, war, world-news, pla

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