Ares vs. War Machine

"James Rhodes faces off against Ares, God of War in WAR MACHINE #3, and series writer Greg Pak dishes on the upcoming battle"

General Dynamics Awarded $12 Million for MK47 STRIKER40 Weapon System Production

General Dynamics Awarded $12 Million for MK47 STRIKER40 Weapon System Production:

"CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a $12 million contract from the U.S. government for production of the MK47 STRIKER40(R) Weapon System.

"'The MK47 is a lightweight grenade launcher capable of firing airbursting munitions. Integrating the latest sensing, targeting and computer-programming technology, the MK47 is a reliable, portable 40mm grenade weapon system suited for mobile, tactical combat soldier units. It provides forces with a decisive technological advantage over enemies equipped with older crew-served weapons,' said Jeff Gramse, program manager of gun systems for General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products."

Kellogg Company Announces New Test That Could Redefine The Cereal Aisle

Image via WikipediaKellogg Company Announces New Test That Could Redefine The Cereal Aisle:

"BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kellogg Company is beginning a six-month test of a more consumer-friendly, space-saving box for its cereal brands beginning today in Detroit that could potentially redefine the cereal aisle. Kellogg Company is testing these new boxes with participating retailers in Detroit to gain valuable consumer and retailer insights that could inform a potential U.S. rollout.

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From PR Newswire: It's Super Bowl Time!!

It's Super Bowl Time!! Rihanna, Fall Out Boy and Lifehouse Touch Down in Tampa, Florida to Perform at 'The VH1 Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash' Premiering Live on Thursday, January 29 at 9 PM ET/PT

"JERRY O'CONNELL TO HOST

"With Appearances by NFL Superstar Players New York Giants' Osi Umenyiora and Brandon Jacobs, Buffalo Bills' Marshawn Lynch, New England Patriots' Matt Cassell and Many More

"Catch the Entire Show Online At VH1.com Beginning Friday, January 30"

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From PR Newswire: Winter Dew Cup Champions to Be Decided at Toyota Championship, Feb. 19-22 at Northstar-at-Tahoe

Winter Dew Cup Champions to Be Decided at Toyota Championship, Feb. 19-22 at Northstar-at-Tahoe

"With a solid podium finish at Northstar-at-Tahoe, Olympic gold medalist Shaun White could win a Dew Cup in both the snowboard superpipe and slopestyle disciplines and in the process become the first athlete to win Dew Cups on both the summer and winter Tours. White won a Dew Cup in skateboard vert during the '07 Dew Tour."

--- from PR Newswire

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New vid from Criterion for Burnout Paradise Ultimate Box!

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Ron Bailey 's testing for the 3rd time.

Sending out another test.

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Chris Charabaruk Online

I found this fascinating quote today:

While Plinky is certainly an interesting service, and one I might start playing with, it's not something that will help you improve the quality of your blog. At least, not yet.Chris Charabaruk Online, Jan 2009

You should read the whole article.

I may play with it myself sometime in the future (hopefully once it stops choking on attempts to hook up my Blogger account ^_^).

EDIT 01-24-09: My reply to the original post.

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Did You Know That Domino's and Subway Are in a Food Fight?

Image via WikipediaDid You Know That Domino's and Subway Are in a Food Fight?

"ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 22, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Domino's Pizza (NYSE:DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, is showing off its menu - and its CEO. After Domino's Oven Baked Sandwiches recently beat Subway's equivalent sandwiches by an incredible 2-to-1 margin in a national taste test, Domino's received a letter from Subway demanding it cease and desist from running advertising featuring the independently researched claim.

"Domino's has not only refused to pull the work, it has responded by launching a new TV spot featuring Chairman and CEO David A. Brandon playfully burning up Subway's letter in one of the 450-degree ovens used to bake its victorious sandwiches."

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Introducing the Scrapblog Marketplace

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I found this fascinating quote today:

The new Scrapbook Marketplace is a collection of scrapbook additives, from top digital and paper scrapbook designers and companies, that users can buy with Scrapblog credits to spruce up their digital memory books. From the looks of it, the marketplace is filled with all kinds of virtual goodies and stickers for scrapbloggers of all varieties.Mashable | All That’s New on the Web, Jan 2009

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SPACE.com -- New Moon Rocket Could Launch Giant Space Telescopes (via delicious)

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delicious SPACE.com -- New Moon Rocket Could Launch Giant Space Telescopes 18 hours ago - Comment - Like "Slated to make its first test flight in 2018, the Ares V rocket is designed to stand about 381 feet (116 meters) tall and be able to launch payloads weighing almost 180 metric tons into low-Earth orbit. "(...) "But while the Ares V is designed under NASA's Constellation program to return astronauts to the moon, the rocket behemoth presents a boon for astronomers and other scientists dreaming of bigger, better space-based observatories. " - Ron Bailey

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delicious SPACE.com -- Astronauts Watch President Obama's Inauguration from Space 18 hours ago - Comment - Like "Space station commander Michael Fincke and flight engineer Sandra Magnus, both of NASA, took some time out of their busy day to watch live TV coverage of Obama's inauguration in Washington, D.C., from their perch 220 miles (354 km) above Earth." - Ron Bailey

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