Who Made 'Time' Magazine's "Most Influential" List?

According to Time, we're all under the influence... of Rihanna! The magazine has just published its annual list of "The 100 Most Influential People In the World," which identifies the people who have changed our culture in the past year. As usual, a handful of celebrities and athletes are featured alongside the political leaders, business moguls, scientists, artists and writers Time has chosen to honor. This year, the Barbados-born "Where Have You Been" singer was one of the more surprising additions. So who else made the cut?

the heart attack grill joe kennedy iii joseph kennedy iii ghost hunters lightsquared david lee honduras prison fire

Upgraded Killer Drone May Fly for Two Days Straight [Drones]

The Air Force's premier killer drone could get a lot more dangerous, if the flying branch agrees to upgrades proposed by the robot's manufacturer. California drone-maker General Atomics has figured out ways to nearly double the flight time of the camera-, missile- and radar-equipped MQ-9 Reaper by adding fuel pods, longer wings and stronger landing gear. With all three enhancements, a Reaper's endurance jumps from 27 hours to a whopping 42 - almost two days of continuous flying, which makes a big difference now that the Air Force is scaling back its drone buys. More »


lindsay lohan playboy cover lindsay lohan playboy cover shooting at virginia tech shooting at virginia tech harry morgan john lennon death john lennon death

This talking Domino's Pizza scooter will make your day infinitely more awesome (video)

Image

Dearest RIM, Microsoft, Intel and Sony:

Stop spending millions on mildly successful advertising campaigns. Just modify a delivery scooter to shout your brand name between gear shifts.

Respectfully,

A now-loyal Domino's Pizza customer.

This talking Domino's Pizza scooter will make your day infinitely more awesome (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink Autoblog  |  sourceDomino's Pizza Netherlands (YouTube)  | Email this | Comments

roseanne barr margaret sanger paul george eddie long eddie murphy ufc 143 weigh ins micron ceo

?Kid? Yamamoto saves injured man?s life at Tokyo subway

Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto, who has fought for the UFC, K-1, Shooto and Dream, was in a Tokyo subway when he spotted an injured man on the tracks.?Yahoo! Japan is reporting his actions saved the man's life.

Yamamoto jumped onto the tracks when he saw the injured man, who was bleeding heavily from his forehead. He tried to lift him off, but couldn't do it on his own. Yamamoto convinced bystanders to help him. Together, they moved him off the tracks to safety before the next train came along. The injured man is now in stable condition at an area hospital.

After an impressive career in Japan, Yamamoto lost three straight fights in the UFC. His last bout was a submission loss to Vaughan Lee at UFC 144 in February.

--

Follow Cagewriter on Facebook and Twitter.

Other popular content on Yahoo! Sports:
? Tim Brown: Albert Pujols, Angels are a big-budget flop so far
? Report: Colts tell Andrew Luck they'll take him No. 1
? Dan Wetzel: Pat Summitt stepping down as Tennessee head coach, but impact remains

bill of rights toys r us toys r us shame shame the waltons the waltons

Astronauts bid farewell to Space Shuttle Discovery ( video)

In recent days, John Glenn and other astronauts that have flown on Discovery have visited the retired orbiter to say their goodbyes.?

While NASA prepares to deliver the space shuttle Discovery to its final museum home, some high-profile guests have visited the vehicle over the past few months to bid their goodbyes: the men and women who helped build the iconic space plane, and the privileged few who flew on it.

Skip to next paragraph The Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off for the last time on February 24, 2011.

The shuttle Discovery is scheduled to fly from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Washington, D.C.?atop a modified Boeing 747 aircraft?on April 17, weather permitting. It will be delivered to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., to be placed on public display for posterity.

But before the orbiter departs from its soon-to-be-former Florida home port, many special visitors have come to say farewell, said Stephanie Stilson, NASA's flow director for the transition and?retirement of the space shuttles?at the Kennedy Space Center.

"There are a number of people who have come back for one last opportunity to sit in the seat and experience it," Stilson told SPACE.com. "Our center director, Bob Cabana, flew on Discovery multiple times, and he has gone into Discovery many times before, but he had his moment to say goodbye. Mike Coats, who is the center director at the Johnson Space Center, came by, and others too."

In February, during celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of?John Glenn?becoming the first American to orbit the Earth, Cabana and Glenn climbed aboard Discovery and posed for pictures on the shuttle's flight deck. [Photos: Inside Shuttle Discovery]

Glenn was a member of NASA's first astronaut class, and his Friendship 7 flight, on Feb. 20, 1962, was one of several important milestones that came out of the agency's so-called Project Mercury.

In 1998, at age 77, Glenn became the world's oldest astronaut after flying to space again on the shuttle Discovery's STS-95 mission.

Cabana is a veteran of four space shuttle missions, including two flights aboard Discovery. Cabana piloted Discovery on the STS-41 mission in 1990 and the STS-53 mission in 1992.

Other current and retired astronauts have visited Discovery since the orbiter was retired from service, Stilson said, as well as engineers who have helped build and maintain the vehicles over the course of NASA's 30-year program.

"It is nice to get to share that with them one more time and hear their experiences, and share their stories of what they were able to do with these great vehicles," Stilson said.

You can follow SPACE.com staff writer Denise Chow on Twitter?@denisechow. Follow SPACE.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on Twitter?@Spacedotcom?and on?Facebook.

Copyright 2012?SPACE.com, a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

new earth light year light year michelle rounds michelle rounds dan quayle brett favre

The TC NYC Mini-Meet Up Is Go! Here Are The Details

nycskylineAs we mentioned before, we were floating the idea of a mini meet up in our own back yard and we definitely got quite a bit of interest. So here we go: Get ready for the TC NYC Mini-Meet Up on May 8 at Bar13. We'll run from 6pm until about 10pm, with potential evening activities for those still in the mood. Note that the date and location have changed since our last post. We would have completely filled the AOL offices if we tried to do it there.

road conditions newt gingrich wives weather gina carano at last al green burger king delivery

Wiipop incorporates Kinect camera and several Wiimotes into a veritable electric boogaloo

Image

Sure, we've seen plenty of dancing games harness the Wii and Kinect's unique motion capture systems, but the Wiipop prototype takes things to another level, combining the technology of both with some pro-level dance moves. The game utilizes the Kinect's 3D camera and up to eight body-mounted Wiimotes, letting players improvise freestyle dance moves in a SingStar-like game, matching body pops to beats in a song. The game's not quite ready for primetime, but when it is, Christian "Mio" Loclair sees its potential beyond simple gameplay. The title could, perhaps, be used to help design choreographed productions or to generate and trigger visual effects for live performance. In the meantime, pop and lock into the video after the break.

Continue reading Wiipop incorporates Kinect camera and several Wiimotes into a veritable electric boogaloo

Wiipop incorporates Kinect camera and several Wiimotes into a veritable electric boogaloo originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourcePrinc Mio  | Email this | Comments


mitt romney tax return flip saunders apple earnings academy award nominations cynthia nixon joe biden cspan