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Remember our earlier story about how a meteorite actually crash landed in Russia, where this 10-ton behemoth injured around a thousand folks who least expected a meteor to drop down from the heavens? Well, they say that prevention is better than cure, so it makes absolute perfect sense to come up with a kind of defense system that hopefully, will be able to zap incoming meteors before they wreak their brand of havoc on earth. A couple of California scientists hope to have a solution with their solar power based proposal, where the concept will be called Directed Energy Solar Targeting of Asteroids and Exploration, or DE-STAR for short.

DE-STAR functions as an orbiting system which will channel solar power into a phased array of laser beams, and these laser beams will blast at the offending space rocks or meteor, pushing them in a different direction and away from danger of collision with vulnerable earthlings below. Something tells me that we might soon see a classic Counter Strike map known as DE_STAR to accompany the famous DE_DUST…

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What do you think of the recently released Vertu Ti (as seen above)? Surely, that is a smartphone that divides opinions down the middle, especially when you consider the kind of price tag that it comes with. Well, here is a little bit of insider information on what could have been – with Vertu sharing that they originally wanted to churn out a luxury version of a smartphone that ran on Windows Phone 8, but it seemed as though their will to build one of these were not enough to overcome the complexity of working on a Windows Phone 8 device. Hence, that was when Android came into the picture.

Well, it does boggle the mind really, how can a phone manufacturing company with a fair number of years in terms of experience tucked away actually say that they are unable to overcome the complexities of a Windows Phone 8 device? Perhaps Vertu’s troubles laid with software integration, as the Windows Phone platform does not really enable one to customize its interfaces.

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When a friend spoke recently about doing one’s duty and quoted Kipling, I was a bit jolted by the tone. I know the poem and believe in being dutiful, but I would not have spoken of myself as being called by a sense of duty.
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We’ve already seen hints that Sony wants to rejuvenate its entry-level interchangeable lens cameras. Purported press images snagged by Digicam Info, however, support talk what could be an evolutionary yet meaningful refresh. The Alpha A58 you see above appears to only have minor ergonomic tweaks, but introduces a truly standard hot shoe and a new 18-55mm, f/3.5-5.6 II kit lens. The sighting backs earlier Sony Alpha Rumors claims, which also had the A58 carrying a roughly 20-megapixel sensor. A second set of pictures from DI (an example of which is after the break) also validates a previous live leak of the NEX-3N mirrorless cam, whose centerpiece is still its motorized zoom control. Neither Sony camera has a leaked release date, although the increasing flow of details suggests there isn’t much more of a wait.

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While for many of us, Presidents’ Day is an opportunity to relish what is the glorious three-day weekend (and we hope you are taking this time to unplug and recharge), it’s also an important day to honor our nation’s leaders — past and present.

So today, we share some of the timeless words from 12 of these figures. Take a look at the presidential quotes below — did we miss any favorites? Let us know in the comments.

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