Ricardo Defense was awarded a contract from the U.S. Army for improving the safety of High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), known popularly as “Humvee”. The deal, which worth almost $90 million, covers procure of anti-lock brake(ABS) and electronic stability control (ESC) system retrofit kits for Humvee. The complete package developed and tested by Ricardo for the HMMWV includes antilock braking, electronic stability control, active rollover protection, traction control, and improved brake calipers, pads and rotors. The entire system leverages low-cost, proven components Ricardo engineered specifically for the arduous requirements of application in the military environment, and was designed for ease of […]
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Tucked away on a quiet street in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district, Room 77 had the look of your typical dive bar – until you paid attention to the details. If you did, you’d notice the grungy scene was punctuated with cypherpunk paraphernalia. One brick wall overlooking a row of booths was populated by the portraits of Ross Ulrbicht, Edward Snowden and Julian Assange. Adjacent to these crypto-anarchy icons, a currency burner (which does exactly what you think it does) sat where an arcade game might have in any other bar. Above the register, at a bar with five or so seats, was […]
Two Russian journalists and their Russian fixer have been injured in the shelling of a historic Armenian church in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, the second attack on the Ghazanchetsots cathedral in one day. Russian military correspondents Yury Kotenok and Levon Arzanov suffered injuries during a Thursday strike on the cathedral, located in the town of Shusha, the Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson told news agency RIA. He added that the journalists’ guide, who is also a Russian citizen, was injured as well. Kotenok is reported to be in critical condition as local medics continue to fight for his life following an operation. […]
St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in London has been evacuated due to a gas leak. Emergency responders from the fire brigade and the police are at the scene. The area surrounding the iconic cathedral in the heart of the UK capital has also been evacuated, with around 250 people ordered to leave surrounding buildings. St Paul’s said in a statement that the cathedral is closed for sightseeing and services for the remainder of today. “City of London Police and the London Fire Brigade are at the scene,” it added. Two fire engines, two fire rescue units and support vehicles attended the scene […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107694/06/1076940604_0:898:2620:2372_1200x675_80_0_0_17160ff60eda8f56dcc14d3f1e1e8235.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Nair N.B.. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202010021080637882-indias-hindu-nationalists-flood-twitter-hailing-assassin-of-iconic-leader-mahatma-gandhi/ India observes the birthday of the iconic leader of the national freedom movement Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, fondly known as Mahatma Gandhi, on 2 October. On Friday, President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among those who paid floral tributes at Gandhi’s memorial on the banks of the Yamuna River in the capital. On the day India paid tribute to its iconic leader Mahatma Gandhi on his 151st birthday, Hindu nationalists flooded the social media platform, hailing his assassin Nathuram Godse. #NathuramGodseZindabad, or hail Nathuram Godse has been trending on […]
Nearly two decades after the 2002 Hayman fire in Colorado, this high-severity burn area near Cheesman Lake is still treeless. Michael Elizabeth Sakas/CPR News hide caption toggle caption Michael Elizabeth Sakas/CPR News Nearly two decades after the 2002 Hayman fire in Colorado, this high-severity burn area near Cheesman Lake is still treeless. Michael Elizabeth Sakas/CPR News After a quick hike off a steep dirt road, forest ecologist Marin Chambers stands surrounded by grasses, shrubs and blackened bare trees. This is part of where the Hayman fire — until last month, Colorado’s largest in recorded history — burned northwest of Colorado Springs […]
Politics and fashion go hand in hand and it is especially true for major leaders who are expected to maintain their public image and look impeccable. Some of the top political figures are taking fashion especially seriously and have developed their own trademark look. These politicians may not always have a lot in common in terms of their agendas, but what they do share is taste in clothes and sense of style. Sputnik invites you to have a look at some of the most memorable looks in the political arena. The Indian Prime-Minister does not shy away from appearing in luxury […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched construction of a grand temple dedicated to revered Hindu God Ram at the venue the Hindus believe was the birthplace of the idol. The temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh will be complete in three years. Several Indian-American organisations put together celebrations and protests over the groundbreaking ceremony for the iconic Ram Temple in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 August. A huge digital billboard depicting the upcoming temple and images of Lord Ram were put up in New York’s Times Square. A large group of people […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the iconic Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday (5 August). A grand temple of Lord Ram, believed to be at his place of birth, has been at the top of the agenda of several national Hindu organisations and the federal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The rituals preceding the foundation-laying ceremony for the Ram Temple began in Ayodhya in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Monday morning. The “Gauri Ganesh Puja” or invocation of the elephant-headed god Lord Ganesh is customary when beginning any solemn function for Hindus. […]
Golfer Bryson DeChambeau, who has hit the headlines recently for bulking up during quarantine and raging at a cameraman, has stunned fans again by asking tournament officials for help after his ball appeared to land on fire ants. Viewers and experts offered sympathy and ridicule to DeChambeau when he aroused suspicions by summoning a PGA official at the St Jude Invitational in Memphis, where he claimed that his shot was unplayable because of an apparent colony of red ants at the base of a tree. The world number seven was performing well on the seventh hole at the tournament, which has a top […]
Nursing Home Residents Recreate Iconic Album Covers During Lockdown by Theresa Machemer/Smithsonianmag.com Four months into COVID-19 lockdowns, staffers at senior care homes are coming up with increasingly innovative ways to fill residents’ time. In Edgeware, England, for instance, activities manager Robert Speker has been collaborating with seniors quarantined at Sydmar Lodge Care Home to recreate an array of iconic album covers. As Laurel Wamsley reports for NPR, chosen albums range from Elvis Presley’s self-titled debut to Madonna’s True Blue and Adele’s 21. One remake features resident Sheila Solomon wielding a cane in a mirror image of the Clash’s guitar-smashing London Calling cover; Roma Cohen’s version of David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane, meanwhile, […]
Robert Speker wanted to keep spirits up while visitors and outside entertainment were banned due to COVID-19. His ingenious idea: cast the residents as rock stars. (Image credit: Screengrab by NPR/Robert Speker on Twitter) Source link
President Donald Trump’s determination to preserve iconic statues and monuments is so profound and all consuming that he’s apparently extending his policy abroad. In a round of new digital ads, the Trump re-elect asks people to support the president as he stands up to the angry mobs trying to tear down iconic memorials. In one specific ad, the endangered statue that the campaign spotlights happens to be the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “The President wants to know who stood with him against the Radical Left,” declared dozens of ads run over the weekend on pages […]
Composer Ennio Morricone, posing with his Oscar for The Hateful Eight in 2016. He died Monday at age 91 in Rome. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images Composer Ennio Morricone, posing with his Oscar for The Hateful Eight in 2016. He died Monday at age 91 in Rome. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images The iconic score to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: This is the sound of the American West, at least filtered through the ears of an Italian — specifically, composer Ennio Morricone. He was a giant in the world of film scores who wrote the […]
“I’m in Eastern Ontario. Thousand Islands. Great Lakes. Doing what everyone else is doing in North America—trying to stay inside as much as possible,” Dan Aykroyd said on a phone call in April. Technically, he was outside at that moment. Aykroyd was walking around his family’s farm in Canada, which has the luxury of space and the drawbacks of weak cell service and several unfortunate incidents involving Aykroyd’s mouth and some wayward gnats. This summer marks the 40th anniversary of one of Aykroyd’s most famous and famously chaotic movies, The Blues Brothers. An outgrowth of the blues band Aykroyd and his […]
On Wednesday The Gateway Pundit announced a prayer rally on Saturday at the iconic St. Louis Statue on Art Hill in Forest Park. ** The prayer rally is planned at noon at the St. Louis statue.We will recite a rosary — the prayer used by St. Louis of France.If you are Catholic, Christian or an ally we urge you to join us.We will have a Christian lead us in prayer. We planned the rally because there is currently a petition by local leftist and radical Umar Lee to remove this beautiful landmark in St. Louis City. We are calling on all […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107953/87/1079538730_0:0:3329:1872_1200x675_80_0_0_2325b843140248e345120d163ac3c374.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202006251079714905-k-pop-boy-band-grooves-to-iconic-b-town-song-chunari-chunari-song-leaving-netizens-hooked/ New Delhi (Sputnik): K-Pop phenomenon BTS, a seven-man South Korean mega group, is touted to be the biggest boy band in the world right now. The band enjoys an insane fandom around the world, including India. Although the group has not performed in India yet, their fans here are eagerly looking forward to the moment they pay a visit. An Indian Instagram page recently posted a fabricated video syncing a random dance routine by boy band BTS to one of Bollywood’s most iconic songs, Chunari Chunari. The song from the 90s superhit “Biwi No. 1” […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The ancient chariot festival that takes place in the Indian holy town Puri attracts millions of devotees from India and abroad every year. However, due to the pandemic, India’s top court has only allowed the festival to take place with certain limitations this year. After the Supreme Court of India overturned its own order cancelling the ancient Indian chariot festival – Jagannath Rath Yatra – the grand procession began in the coastal state of Odisha on Tuesday. The court placed the holy city of Puri under curfew and has allowed only 500 people to participate in the festival, […]
They won’t stop til they crush the system. In August 2017 far left protesters demanded the New York Museum of Natural History remove their famous Teddy Roosevelt statue. The protesters carried signs that read “Black Lives Matter” and “Abolish white supremacy.” The scene outside of @AMNH today as #DecolonizeThisPlace‘s anti-#ColumbusDay tour covered the Teddy Roosevelt statue. (pic: @hoods4justice) pic.twitter.com/USiNOV0wie — Ash J (@AshAgony) October 11, 2016 TRENDING: BREAKING: Ten People Shot in Minneapolis, Reports of ‘100 People Fighting With Various Weapons’ On Sunday The New York Times announced liberal leaders agreed to take down the iconic Roosevelt statue outside the Museum of Natural History. […]
English rugby’s governing body has been reviewing the national squad’s adopted anthem, penned by a freed slave, amid reports that fans could be banned from chanting the song due to its significance for racial justice issues. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced that it has been “reviewing… the Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” song, which has been an anthem of the British national side for over three decades, including at the 1991 Rugby World Cup. The song has been a permanent fixture on the British rugby scene since at least the late 1980s. Back then, it was adopted by the British fans […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107947/41/1079474171_0:66:3027:1769_1200x675_80_0_0_f459e888305b7a47b3807a19a1edcb42.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/photo/202005311079475726-iconic-blondes-throughout-the-ages/ After the movie “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” was released in 1953, many people began wondering if the famous quote was actually true. Many blonde bombshells have done well in the modelling and the acting industry and have been “vastly over-represented” in the media. A study published in The Journal of Social Psychology in 2017 reveals that men apparently do prefer blonde women to their darker or red-haired counterparts. Light-haired women are considered to be more attractive, younger, and healthier. Sputnik’s photo gallery presents a compilation of the most stunning celebrities of all time: actresses, models, singers, and two real […]
Society 13:47 GMT 30.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107351/18/1073511856_0:159:3076:1889_1200x675_80_0_0_2f38b1a6f40eda9efffa920988e3fe78.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/society/202005301079467645-pamela-anderson-opens-up-about-what-happened-to-her-iconic-red-swimsuit-from-baywatch/ The famous drama series about LA lifeguards was a prominent career point for a young ‘Playboy’ model from Canada: Pamela Anderson. But what ended up happening to her famous red swimwear that once sent so many hearts racing? Did Pamela Anderson really get rid of her iconic red swimsuit from “Baywatch”? No way! The 52-year-old actress, model and activist still has it and even dons it from time to time when trying to give her friends “mouth to mouth” while getting out of the pool with her iconic […]
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Social media feeds are filled with historic shots marking Victory Day, but Facebook seems to have taken issue with one that symbolizes the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, and it keeps deleting a recently-colorized version of it. Taken during the Battle of Berlin on May 2, 1945, Yevgeny Khaldei’s ‘Raising a Flag over the Reichstag’ commonly springs to mind when it comes to the subject of World War II and Victory Day celebrations. It universally appears in literature, documentaries and, indeed, in social media posts. RT has even reenacted the iconic moment as part of its V-Day project. All the more […]