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Modern Warfare 2 blasts all-time entertainment industry records

04:05 November 20, 2009 PST

Modern Warfare 2 lays waste to the competition and sets an all-time entertainment industry...

The controversy caused by leaked scenes of a level of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 where the player mows down innocent civilians at a Russian airport has done nothing to slow sales of the much-anticipated game. Released worldwide on November 10, the game has set an all-time entertainment industry record, grossing an estimated US$550 million in its first five days. Read More

MILITARY

NASA tests eco-friendly rocket fuel

By Jeff Salton

21:11 August 23, 2009 PDT

The ALICE-powered NASA rocket launched in Indiana this month

NASA and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) have successfully launched a nine-foot rocket to a height of 1,300ft using an environmentally-friendly propellant made from aluminum powder and water ice. The fuel, called ALICE, has the consistency of toothpaste with a high burn rate and achieved a maximum thrust of 650 pounds during this test. Read More

ON THE WATER

Lancia speedboat boasts 1120hp of exhiliration

By Jeff Salton

01:14 August 14, 2009 PDT

The Lancia di Lancia ... 1120hp of boating pleasure

It’s touted as the biggest and most powerful Lancia ever built, boasting a 1120hp engine, fast, sleek lines, no regard for speed limits and superior Italian breeding through and through. It’s the soon-to-be-released Lancia di Lancia – or Motor Launch – and speedboat enthusiasts are entitled to get excited about it. Read More