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PSA Texting while Driving accident AD

Posted on the August 27th, 2009 under Uncategorized by Ryman

This AD has been circulating around the net for quite a while now. One of my co-workers saw this AD on a news site (she is working on car accident news for our company’s website). The video was already shown in England, and also in other news sites like CNN, BBC, and The Daily Telegraph.

The video shows three young girls in a car. The driver is sending a text message when she gets in a major accident including several other cars. The girl is seriously hurt, and her friends and another driver are killed.

The PSA is being shown to high school students in England, to show the serious and sometimes deadly results of using a cell phone while driving.

Please keep the video circulating.

[via txtresponsibly.org]

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Wildcat Armored Vehicle

Posted on the July 3rd, 2008 under Uncategorized by Ryman

Hummer replacement

Now this is a machine definitely for battle.

IMI says that the Wildcat incorporates the lessons learned in urban combat by the IDF. It uses a 4×4, off-the-shelf chassis from Tatra of the Czech Republic, a 325 hp Cummins diesel engine and an Allison transmission, with an IMI-built welded-steel body. The basic vehicle is C-130-transportable and is protected against 7.62 mm fire, but is designed with two optional armor kits: Kit B handles 14.5 mm and improvised explosive device (IED) threats and Kit C adds slat armor for RPG protection. The kit elements are designed to be installed in the field and handled by a two-man team. Another standard option is the IMI WAVE remotely operated weapon station. The basic vehicle accommodates three crew in front and nine soldiers in the back. Important features include three firing ports on each side, with upward-looking windows for better situational awareness in urban canyons, and powered rear and side ramps for quick entry and exit. The 4X4 chassis is mobile – it can cross a 900 mm trench, ford to 1.5 m and exceed 60 mph on the flat – and agile, with a 17.5 m turning circle. IMI says that it was the only 4X4 to survive the MPC testing. Commercial components also reduce cost: IMI claims that the Wildcat costs half as much as the US Stryker, for equivalent capability.

[via ubergizmo.com]

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PSP 4.00 gets Google Search

Posted on the June 19th, 2008 under Uncategorized by Ryman

PSP
The new PSP 4.00 Firmware will get Google Search

The Google search engine will be accessible under the XMB’s “Network” category through a new “Internet Search” icon. The new feature will deliver the same Google search results as when searching on www.google.com. The functionality also has an input history recall of up to 20 items for more efficient browsing. Working with Google to offer its superior search technology demonstrates SCEA’s commitment to further enhance the mobile entertainment experience on PSP system.

[via ubergizmo.com]

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Weekly roundup, June 9-15, 2008

Posted on the June 15th, 2008 under Uncategorized by Ryman

This weeks’ roundup

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Auto change your wallpaper using Desktoptopia

Posted on the May 6th, 2008 under Uncategorized by Ryman

Desktopia

Desktoptopia is a FREE desktop background manager that automatically loads and displays designer desktops on your monitor, as often as you wish.

You can set rotation speed, it has multiple monitor options, you can use your own images.

Popularity: 3% [?]