PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Two car-bomb blasts killed at least 16 people in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, evidence militants still have power to strike despite the death of a top Talibancommander last month.A suicide bomber sitting in an explosives-laden car threw a hand-grenade toward a crowd of people in the main northwestern city of Peshawar before detonating about 100 kg of explosives in the vehicle.”Ten people have been killed and 71 wounded, five of them critically,” Sahibzada Anis, the top government administrator of the city told Reuters.The attack took place in the carpark of a commercial building close to a…
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Twin car bomb attacks kill 16 in NW Pakistan
Finance
Being Informed About Debt Consolidation Loans is the First Step Towards a Best Deal.
Though online loans brought in convenience to borrowers, trusting a particular lender for his services was made far more difficult. Having to deal with a virtual person through ones computer left little of personal bonding between lenders and borrowers.
This rightly applies to debt consolidation loans. Personal advice becomes important on several occasions. For instance, before selling a particular debt consolidation loan, the borrower needs to be assured that this is the best option that can be used with his kind of circumstances (every individual feels that his is the case that is unique, though it may not be true…
Automotive
Formula One Cars – Unsurpassed Technology at Its Finest
Formula One Racing is, quite simply, the paramount of karting.It is the professional form of the sport in its entirety.Formula One is an international phenomenon, a media conglomeratethat rakes in millions and millions of dollars a year fromadvertising, sponsorship, and broadcast revenues. Professionaldrivers with millionaire bank accounts race these majestic kartmarvels that are unprecedented, flush with technologicalluxuries ‘ everything from hard to produce lightweight framesthat glide the machine to tires with unsurpassed grooving stylethat exemplify powerful movement on the circuit.There is no sport that bests epitomizes the term ‘global sport’like Formula One racing. Many countries serve as activeparticipants in shaping…
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Xbox crammed into inch-thick package
Reminiscent of [Ben Heck]’s portable and laptop console mods, [Bandit5317] over at Xbox-Scene managed to fit the guts of an original Xbox into a custom-built slim case that measures just 2.5 centimeters thick. In his post, he describes some of the difficulties of cutting down a behemoth Xbox to a third of its original size, such as rewiring a custom IDE cable to avoid the extra 1/16-inch it would take to fold a standard one. The case is hand-crafted, (no laser cutter!) no-frills box made of painted polycarbonate, and man is it sexy. It is built off of a v1.4…
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Archie the helper bot
We noticed this article on BotJunkie about Archie the helper bot. Archie is supposed to help out around the house with cooking, cleaning, and other mundane tasks. [Evan] makes a very good point though. Why do people insist on putting creepy heads on their robots. They aren’t making them any more endearing, it’s just creepy. While that is a very astute observation, we would like to add some more. Watch the video above, and study the image after the break. Archie doesn’t seem to be a functional bot. He never moves in the video under his own power. The…
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Firework ignitors and controllers roundup
With the 4th of July around the corner, we thought it would be a good idea to give a controller wrap up and show you how to make some ignitors. Last year we covered a microcontroller based fireworks launcher. If you like the idea of a controller but don’t want to run all the wire, we have the wireless fireworks controller. Adding a little twist to the wireless scene are cell phone triggered fireworks. Maybe controllers are not your cup of tea, you could try to microwave your fireworks. After the break we show you how to make ignitors…
Facebook
Facebook Connect Used With Prototype Game Trailer To Integrate Profile Data
This has to be one of the best implementations of Facebook Connect that I’ve seen to date. Prototype, a soon to be released game on the XBox 360, uses Facebook Connect and the recently released Facebook Connect flash library to integrate profile data directly into the trailer. I’ve seen a number of interesting Facebook Connect implementations but this has to be the best one so far. I’ve taken the liberty of making a screen recording of the game trailer with my profile data integrated.
The website looks at your basic profile information including your work history as well as profile…
Business
Hot Jewelry Trends For Summer 2009
During the 1930s depression, people looked to the movies with upbeat musicals and lavish sets for that touch of optimism. Fashion too reflects the movie scene, with glamourous and sensual clothes, fur trimmed clothes by day and backless dresses by night. The look was luxe in contrast to the economic climate of that time. Enter 2009, with the depressing economic climate. Fashion goes upbeat. An escape from the gloom and doom of these times. Canary yellow halter dresses, primary colors in clothes, chic assymmetrical dresses and gorgeous flowy, printed gowns are just some of the looks offered this season. On…
