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Algerian justice for men who ignored fasting rules during Ramadan Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:15PMPolice in Algeria have detained ten men who allegedly ate food during the fasting period of Ramadan.
UCSF Receives $15 Million to Advance Personalized Medicine Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:03PMUCSF scientists will receive two grants totaling $15.1 million over the next five years to expand their research into how genes affect an individual’s response to medication and to strengthen a global network of researchers involved in these efforts.
Iraq War 2008: Photo Made Fort Bliss Soldier Heroic Figure Of Iraq War; PTSD Led To His Death Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:54AMStory originally appeared July 21, 2008. PINEHURST, N.C. — Officers had been to the white ranch house at 560 W. Longleaf many times before over the past year to respond to a "barricade situation."
Astoria police test Segways on patrol Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:53PMSome 400 police departments worldwide, from Chicago and New York to Cape Town, South Africa, use Segways. The Astoria Police Department could be the next to jump on the Segway bandwagon.
Astoria Police Test Segways On Patrol Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:14PMSegways have become quite popular with law enforcement agencies. And this month the Astoria Police Department is putting a couple of demonstration model Segways through their paces.
Officer breaks finger during arrest Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 10:40AMA DeKalb Co. police officer broke his finger while arresting a man Monday night.
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 4 August 2010 Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 8:25PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
Target Practice Against Smart Robots Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 4:55AMAugust 4, 2010: The U.S. Marine Corps is paying an Australian firm up to $50 million for over a thousand "Rover" armored robots (based on the Segway personal transporter) that serve as realistically moving targets for troops practicing their marksmanship.
BR Malls, Entel, Genomma Lab, ISA, LLX, TGS: Latin America Equity Preview Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 1:10AMThe following companies may have unusual price changes in Latin American trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices reflect the previous close.
Ewee-PT Takes the Glamor Out of the Segway Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:36PMIf you’ve wanted a Segway, but thought it looked too “flashy” for you, then here’s what you’ve been waiting for. It’s the “little sister” of the Segway, and you should take that title to heart. Because, as you can see from the image, there isn’t much here that actually looks like a Segway. Other than that curved middle-section and handlebars, it’s missing that familiar over-sized base, plus all ...
Ewee-PT is how you say 'Segway' in German (video) Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:01PMBilled as "the Segway 's little sister," this self-balancing electro scooter comes from a small German company called Ewee. The idea behind it is pretty simple: file down all the extraneous bits, keep the stuff that keeps you going, and presumably try to sell it to hardy macho types who like the barebones aesthetic. You accelerate by leaning forward and decelerate by doing the opposite, while ...
US serviceman awarded almost £500,000 in compensation Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:09AMA US serviceman who suffered multiple injuries in a crash on a Suffolk road has been awarded $750, 000 compensation.
Justin Bieber Mobbed In YouTube Vid Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:15AMJustin Bieber tries to escape from a mob of screaming fans in a video recently uploaded on YouTube.
Edwards won't appeal, but won't back down either Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 4:53PMFriday afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Carl Edwards reiterated something that he made abundantly clear with his actions last weekend outside of St. Louis -- he's not going to let anybody push him around.
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More Information Is Sought Following Grievance Hearing Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 3:37PMThe Grievance Committee of the Johnson County Quorum Court consisting of Justices of the Peace Steve Morgan who serves as chair, Gene Raible, Bruce Phillips and Dave Chronister recessed its June 13 hearing to obtain more information on transporting 309 inmates, particularly information on state laws and policies.
Segway driver prosecuted for riding on the pavement Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 1:53AMPhillip Coates thought he was being pretty resourceful when he bought a two-wheeled Segway motorised scooter for his daily commute.
ISA Announces Dean Kamen, Founder of FIRST® and Inventor of the Segway™ , as ISA Automation Week 2010 Opening Keynote ... Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 11:50AMResearch Triangle Park, NC, USA (7 July 2010)—The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced today that inventor Dean Kamen will deliver the opening keynote address at ISA Automation Week 2010 on Tuesday, 5 October, at the Westin Galleria Hotel, in Houston, Texas, USA.
DVD Review: Family Guy, Volume Eight Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 6:02PMMore Family Guy is a good thing, and the eighth installment is everything a fan could want. DVD - Family Guy - Arts - Movies - Home Video
Bike tour in Berlin: the 'poor but sexy' side of the German capital Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 10:22PMBerlin - Berlin mayor Klaus Wowereit once described his city as poor but sexy. One way of finding out why that's a fitting statement is by taking a bicycle tour through the German capital....
Laid off deputies make personal plea to commissioners Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 11:01AMHAMILTON - When Butler County Sheriff’s Deputy Randy Frazier is laid off on July 22, he’s not sure how he’s going to pay the medical bills for his 5-year-old daughter Zoey, who is in remission from cancer.
Grad student's "Transporter" project debuts on iTunes Store Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 2:40AMFor his master's final project, iSchool student Ljuba Miljkovic developed an iPhone public-transit application, "Transporter." The new app integrates route information and real-time arrival data, and debuted in the iTunes App Store this month.
Missing plane found, no survivors Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 5:34PMDESTROYED plane carrying six Australian mining executives has been found with no survivors.
No survivors in African air disaster Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 4:27PMRESCUERS have found the wreckage of a missing plane carrying WA mining bosses and a mining tycoon in West Africa, but there are no survivors.
Mine families 'could wait weeks' Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 4:27PMIT could take weeks to repatriate the bodies of six Australian mining executives after rescuers found the wreckage of their crashed plane in remote jungle in west Africa.
Driver Critical After Farm Vehicle Is Broadsided At Berrien County Intersection Saturday, June 19, 2010 @ 3:07PMFarm Worker Receives Head Trauma When Water Transporter Is Hit While Crossing Sodus Township Intersection This Morning A Sodus Township man was critically injured when the farm vehicle he was driving was hit by another vehicle Saturday morning.
The Good Life : Star Trek exhibit at McClellan air museum will leave you beaming Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 10:48PMWhen you sit in that chair, it's transforming. Even the Klingon was impressed.
Trail leads to murder suspects Saturday, June 5, 2010 @ 4:08PMLess than 48 hours after a Littleton man was shot to death, five people were arrested in three states.
Study: Many Physicians Experience Depression During Internship Year Wednesday, June 2, 2010 @ 5:35PMLooking back to 2007, Jennifer Middleton, M.D., M.P.H., a faculty member in a family medicine residency program in Pittsburgh, recalls that a physician who had just graduated from the program and was entering his first year of practice gave few signs that he was going to take his own life. And, she says, an intern at the residency who committed the same act several months later did not show ...
SCC: Lime Rock: BimmerWorld Racing race report Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 9:30PM120 days. That's how long it took the BimmerWorld/GearWrench racing team to win its first GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series race.
Zoe Saldana to play assassin role? Wednesday, May 19, 2010 @ 1:10AMZoe Saldana is in early negotiations to play a vengeful hit woman in ‘Columbiana’, to be directed by ‘Transporter 3’s’ Olivier Megaton.
Zoe Saldana: Hollywood's next assassin Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 7:09PMAvatar heroine Zoe Saldana is in early negotiations to play an assassin in Colombiana.
Zoe Saldana to play assassin? Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 4:55AMZoe Saldana is in talks to star as a cold-blooded killer in Columbiana. Related Stories Banderas: Woody Allen is a legend Mike Newell to make Litvinenko film Russell Brand on Ross chat show? SJP: I don't get bored of Carrie Cruise and Cage honour Bruckheimer
Casting Notes: Adrien Brody in Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris; Zoe Saldana in Colombiana; Christopher Walken in Wild ... Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 2:48AMAdrien Brody has joined the cast of Midnight in Paris, the upcoming Woody Allen movie with a title that now, sadly, sounds far too much like a sex tape. As is so often the case with Allen, the cast is becoming quite impressive: it already featured Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates, Rachel McAdams, Owen Wilson, Michael Sheen and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Allen recently said "the film celebrates a young ...
Zoe Saldana in Talks for Luc Besson's Columbiana Monday, May 17, 2010 @ 1:19AMZoe Saldana ( Avatar , Star Trek ) is in early negotiations to star in Columbiana , a drama that Luc Besson is producing under his EuropaCorp, reports Heat Vision . Olivier Megaton ( Transporter 3 ) will direct starting late-summer.
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 May 2010 Sunday, May 16, 2010 @ 6:28PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Atlantis Docking Day.
Everything's golden at annual Senior Gala Thursday, May 13, 2010 @ 8:59AMORANGE PARK – Seven Clay County senior adults and one business were announced as the winners of the 3rd Annual Golden Years Gala Service Awards during a May 5 ceremony at the Thrasher-Horne Center of the Arts. The winners were honored for their outstanding community service.
It's not so lame after all Monday, April 26, 2010 @ 8:40AMThis cynic's mind has changed. Until a couple of days ago, I was an irritated observer. What was I observing? Segways. I swore to myself that I would never be caught dead rolling around the sidewalks on one of those things.
Volkswagen extends CV finance offers Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 7:48AMVolkswagen Commercial Vehicle Finance has extended its contract hire and finance lease offers until 30 September, making a new Caddy available from £189 a month (plus VAT), a new Transporter from £239 a month (plus VAT) and the new Crafter from £349 a month (plus VAT).
Life history database aids wild primate studies Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 2:15PMA group of scientists who have studied the life history of primates for decades got to thinking about their own life histories and decided they had better do something to preserve their work for posterity.
Gallery: Atlantis Rolls Towards Last Launch Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 1:22PMWhat a beautiful shot! Universe Today photographer Alan Walters had the opportunity to be inside the Vehicle Assembly Building early this morning (12 am EDT) as space shuttle Atlantis began her slow crawl to launchpad 39A, in what is scheduled to be her last flight. If everything goes as planned, STS-132 will launch [...]
Ex-Franklin Co. jail guards plead guilty to drug charges Friday, April 16, 2010 @ 3:36AMPASCO -- Two Franklin County jail guards will likely never see the inside of a federal prison for tr
Nigeria : Before Food Disappears From Tables Again Monday, April 12, 2010 @ 6:02AMLagos — Early last month, many people woke up in southern Nigeria one morning to discover that food had literally disappeared from their tables.
From 3D to the next bicycle Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ 11:49AMClive Akass THE INQUIRER Feature Gadget Show 2010 All the latest brainwaves
Teekay Tankers Prices 7.7 Million Shares Tuesday, April 6, 2010 @ 4:06PMThe company plans to use the capital raised to purchase three oil tankers from its parent company, Teekay Corp.
Apple's iPad hits the shelves Saturday, April 3, 2010 @ 5:55PMApple's much-anticipated gadget is finally for sale, drawing eager customers intent on being among the first owners of the tablet-style devices.
Fans Finally Get Hands On iPad Saturday, April 3, 2010 @ 5:35PMApple Inc . began selling its much-anticipated iPad on Saturday, drawing eager customers intent on being among the first owners of a tablet-style device that the company is hoping to convince more people they actually need.
Fans Finally Get Hands On iPad Saturday, April 3, 2010 @ 4:26PMCupertino-based Apple Inc . began selling its much-anticipated iPad on Saturday, drawing eager customers intent on being among the first owners of a tablet-style device that the company is hoping to convince more people they actually need.
Gadget fans rejoice as iPad goes on sale Saturday, April 3, 2010 @ 4:15PMApple Inc. began selling its much-anticipated iPad in the United States today, drawing eager customers from as far away as Europe intent on being among the first owners of a new class of tablet-style computers.Apple must convince...
EADS silent after Sarkozy hints at tanker bid Wednesday, March 31, 2010 @ 5:13AMMUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Airbus parent EADS declined to comment on Wednesday after French President Nicolas Sarkozy stoked expectations that it would re-enter a competition to supply aerial tankers to the U.S. Air Force.