Imagine swarms of drone aircraft fighting the wars of the future. One big remotely piloted “bird” could control an array of stealthy planes with bombs and missiles to “knock the door down” for manned fighter jets high over enemy territory via satellite links to a ground station in Nevada. Or South Dakota. Or anywhere.
Maybe next time. Even before GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney named U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., his running mate, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval had dropped out of real contention, if he were ever truly in the game.
It was a different crop of prospective students that showed up Friday morning for orientation at the College of Southern Nevada. Instead of fresh-faced high school graduates, about forty mainly gray-haired military veterans gathered in hopes of improving their prospects.
Seventeen days ago, before Usain Bolt again proved himself the planet’s fastest human, before a man with fiber legs competed against able-bodied athletes, before Michael Phelps won more medals than anyone in Olympic history and American gymnast Gabby Douglas made her own for a person of color, before more questions about doping arose and female badminton players brought disgrace to the games, the goal was to inspire generations.
About 20,000 attended the annual Star Trek Convention this weekend at the Rio. A discussion led by “One Trek Mind” author Jordan Hoffman debated the Top 10 all-time fights in Star Trek history. Yes, William Shatner is involved in at least one of them.
More than 1 million items from the athletes’ village in London and Olympic Park are on sale right now, and they’ll be ready for collection right after the Paralympic Games end in early September. Night stands? They got ’em. Beanbags? Yes.
Jennifer Aniston is ready to marry again: The actress is engaged to screenwriter and actor Justin Theroux. Aniston’s rep, Stephen Huvane, confirmed the engagement Sunday night to The Associated Press.
With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant of landmarks, lightshows and lots of fun.
One of the most common health complaints patients have is that they don’t have enough energy to get them through the day. Unless someone’s lack of vigor is caused by a specific medical problem, however, there are ways to combat fatigue that have nothing caffeine or energy drinks.
It’s painful to think about: There are doctors and scientists and businessmen and government officials who lie to people about the safety of work they’re asked to do.
As I talked with 70-year-old Oscar Foger, such behavior was front and center.
I bought my wife a kettle bell. She used it for a few days, then it became the best garage doorstop I’ve ever owned.
But as a trainer, I’ve found that kettle bells are a great way to combine weight training and cardio exercises.
Paul Ryan will visit Las Vegas on Tuesday, making his first campaign appearance in the battleground state of Nevada as Republican Mitt Romney’s vice presidential running mate, a source said Sunday.
The Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition and its partners will sponsor back-to-school immunization clinics Aug. 18-25 to help families meet Nevada’s immunization requirements. Back-to-school events will begin with health fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Teamsters Local 631, 700 N. Lamb Blvd.
