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Pentagon’s Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) Bunker-Buster Bomb Ready for Deployment in Iran

The Pentagon’s latest weapon, the massive ordnance penetrator, could be deployed in theaters like Iran where it would destroy underground nuclear research facilities and bunkers. The US Defense Department’s Operational Test and Evaluation office stated that the 15-ton MOP bomb is now ready for field use after a series of successful tests at Holloman Air […]

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Science & Technology

Hyundai Debuts HCD-14 / Future Genesis Concept at North American International Auto Show

Visually stunning Hyundai HCD-14 makes a splash at the 2013 Detroit North American International Auto Show. Hyundai debuts the new HCD–14 concept, which many have interpreted to be a future interpretation of Hyundai’s Genesis coupe and sedan. With dramatic, futuristic styling that simultaneously evokes Audi and Chrysler, the HCD–14 is a dramatic turn in Hyundai’s […]

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Science & Technology

Maserati Debuts New Quattroporte V8 at North American International Auto Show

Performance Top speed 307 km/h Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h 4.7 s Acceleration 0 to 400 metres 12.8 s Acceleration 0 to 1000 metres 22.7 s Breaking distance from 62 to 0 mph 34 m Engine No. of cylinders and layout V8 90° Displacement 3,798 cm3 Bore 86.5 mm Stroke 80.8 mm Compression ratio […]

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New Canadian 20 Dollar Bills Feature Wrong Maple Leaf in Design Error

An error by the Bank of Canada in the design of its new 20 dollar bills made from plastic has placed the Norwegian maple leaf, and not the native sugar maple leaf that is on Canada’s national flag, on its currency. The mistake was spotted by an observant Canadian botanist, Sean Blaney, of the Atlantic […]

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Video Games

From Cactuars to Kefka: Final Fantasy – All the Bravest Launch Trailer

Square Enix has released a new, traditional Final Fantasy game for the iOS that features a ‘greatest-hits’ of Final Fantasy characters from all of the numbered entries in the series as well as a different type of active time battle (ATB) system adapted for play on iOS devices. As the video above shows, character ATB gauges […]

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Video Games

ArcheAge Online Updates English Language Website, Still No Word on North American Release

XLGAMES has updated the English language version of the website for the recently released Korean MMO ArcheAge. The beautiful trailer above should help give you some sense of what the game is like or what it aspires to be. An open world, sandbox MMO, ArcheAge seeks to combine the questing and raiding dynamics of a […]

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Dell Considering Privatization

Dell Computer, once a titan of the PC industry in the 1990s, is rumored to be considering a private buyout that would take the corporation into the realm of private equity and allow it to reconfigure itself for future markets without the scrutiny of shareholders. Rather than face the fate of RIM or HP, both […]

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Wal-Mart Announces Massive Initiative to Hire United States Veterans

Wal-Mart announced a plan today to hire any veteran that wants a job provided they have left the service within the past year and have not received a dishonorable discharge. The initiative is the largest veterans’ hiring program by any private corporation in US history. The program was announced in a speech in New York by Wal-Mart US Chief […]

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Music

Cake, It’s Coming Down

Cake is an American alternative rock band from California, USA comprised of lead singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi. The band is known for their biting and insightful lyrics as well as McCrea‘s signature singing style. Cake‘s music includes a variety of inspirations such as country music, Mariachi, rock, funk, […]

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Cars
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Cadillac ELR: American Luxury Meets the Electric Car

The Cadillac Converj concept, cancelled and restarted countless times, has manifested itself in the sheet metal in Detroit at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show and its name is the Cadillac ELR. The ELR is General Motors’ (GM) transformation of the already-gorgeous Chevrolet Volt electric car into an American luxury touring coupe. The body style continues Cadillac’s distinctive […]

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