Railgun being developed for Navy warship — 5 cool things it will be able to do
Washington P
youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uV1SbEuzFU&w=500&h=412] Navy Railgun Test of the Day: The U.S. Navy has been testing weaponized railguns At least this program didn't get cut. From the Office of Naval Research: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 28, 2012 By Grace Jean, Office of Naval. You're about to watch a test firing of BAE's experimental railgun demonstrating why the technology [...]
Read MoreDamage Reports and High-Resolution Tornado Radar Imagery
Weather Chan
The first significant upgrade to US weather radar in nearly two decades, coming to the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service (NWS) in September, promises to give forecasters a way to accurately identify tornadoes in progress even when I spent my afternoon trying to dig up the archived radar data from the 3 [...]
Read MoreBranson, Mo.: Storms damage country music resort town, kill 9
Reno Gazette
1 killed, others injured as storms moved through Midwest. The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF2 tornado touched down near Branson, Missouri early Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF2 tornado touched down near Branson, Missouri early Wednesday morning. Foodies take note: Silver Dollar City (Branson, MO) 2012 Exciting Festivals. It's [...]
Read MorePhish returning to First Niagara Pavilion
Pittsburgh P
Phish will return to the First Niagara Pavilion for the first time in three years on June 23, two weeks after the Vermont jam band headlines at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, by Shanna Mooney February 29, 2012 Phish is coming! And no, [...]
Read MoreKATV Channel 7 – The Spirit of Arkansas: Calif. mountains could get up to 5 …
KATV
Recapping the five reasons for the decline of the captive agency distribution channel they are: 1. Heavy Handed Regulatory Policies 2. Technology now favors the Direct Writers and the Independent Agency Distribution Channels 3. Just under two months into 2012 we're finally seeing a flow of great games hitting the stores and online retailers. Next [...]
Read MoreThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch to get hit with debris from Japanese tsunami
Washington P
Ironically, the book was published in 1971, far before Hummers, the scare of "An Inconvenient Truth" and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. So Suess was something of a visionary—that's why Hollywood deemed his book worthy of a 2012 remake. We've written about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the past on a few occasions. However, [...]
Read MoreStorm causes hazardous conditions, school closings
WFTV Orlando
WESTERN KY (2/29/12)—A line of severe weather and the resulting damage has caused delays at several regional schools. In addition to a 1-hour delay posted for Henderson County, Hopkins County schools will be closed for the remainder of the day. WESTERN KY (2/29/12)—A line of severe weather and the resulting damage has caused delays at [...]
Read MoreWho Is Katherine Jenkins? 5 Things to Know About the Dancing With the Stars …
Wetpaint
The season 14 cast of Dancing With the Stars cast was announced on Tuesday, and joining familiar faces such as Maria Menounos, Melissa Gilbert and Sherri Shepherd is one you may not have seen before — Katherine The season 14 cast of Dancing With the Stars cast was announced on Tuesday, and joining familiar faces [...]
Read MoreLeap year: why we have a need for the occasional Feb. 29
Christian Sc
I wonder at what age people born on February 29 decide that having a real birthday only one year in four is no biggie. New evidence suggests Stone Age hunters from Europe discovered America Independent (hat tip Lambert) The leap year is a testament to the tough time that humans have trying to organize 365 [...]
Read MoreStorm causes hazardous conditions, school closings
WFTV Orlando
Wichita school board members moved forward with plans to change attendance boundaries Monday after heated exchanges with parents and others fighting the proposed closure of several schools. School closings. LDN Staff -. Wednesday, February 29, 2012. With icy roads a big concern, the following schools are closed or have delays to the start of their [...]
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