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Unobtainium is any very rare, expensive, or impossible material needed to suit a particular application.

Engineers have long (since at least the 1950s) used the term unobtainium when referring to unusual or costly materials, or when theoretically considering a material perfect for their needs in all respects save that it doesn't exist. By the 1990s, the term was widely used, including formal engineering papers. (As an example, Towards unobtainium [new composite materials for space applications], by Misra and Mohan describes how the ideal material (unobtainium) would weigh almost nothing, but be very stiff and dimensionally stable over large temperature ranges.)

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Filed under: Features, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm

"Hang on a minute," I thought as I played Guitar Hero: World Tour at Activision's booth at the Leipzig Games Convention, "Isn't this Rock Band?" The layout on the World Tour screen is almost identical to Harmonix's series, with the guitars on either side, the drums scrolling down the middle (with the same horizontal bars displaying bass notes, except in World Tour they're purple, not orange) and the vocals on top. The star power meter, along with the rock meter, is kept in the top left, which means that if you're playing drums or bass guitar, it's not very easy to see.

It took a little while to get used to the drums. The two-tier structure with the cymbals feels great, but can be slightly confusing at first. The drums are a lot bouncier than the Rock Band ones, making them not only quieter, but more fun to play. With Rock Band, the bounce seems to come more from the way the sticks are held, rather than out of the structural nature of the pads. Not hearing the constant thok, thok is definitely preferable too, as anyone who has bought silencing pads for their Rock Band drums will know. [Editor's note: Rock Band 2 also features quieter, bouncier drums.]

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On the August 27 edition of the syndicated radio program The War Room with Quinn & Rose, co-host Jim Quinn introduced a segment on Sen. Hillary Clinton by saying, "By the way, that brings us to our Hillary Heads-Up," and then playing audio of the Elton John song "The Bitch Is Back." Quinn then said, "I was going to play 'Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead.' But you know what, I -- you never know with the Clintons."

The War Room with Quinn & Rose is a syndicated radio program based in Pittsburgh on Clear Channel's WPGB 104.7 FM. Talkers Magazine lists Quinn & Rose on its "Heavy Hundred." According to the show's website, it airs on 17 radio stations and XM Satellite Radio.

From the August 27 broadcast of Clear Channel's The War Room With Quinn & Rose:

QUINN: I can't believe that the American people look at Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and John Murtha and say to themselves, "Yeah, I want more of that." But that -- maybe it's just me. By the way, that brings us to our Hillary Heads-Up.

ELTON JOHN [audio clip]: I'm a bitch, I'm a bitch. Oh, the bitch is back. Stone cold sober as a matter of fact --

QUINN: I was going to play "Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead." But you know what, I -- you never know with the Clintons. And of course, Bill still has another crack at it tonight. We'll see if he can control his mouth.

On the August 27 edition of Fox News' America's Newsroom, during a segment about Sen. Hillary Clinton's August 26 speech at the Democratic National Convention, Fox aired on-screen text that asked: "Was Hillary Clinton's speech more diss than endorsement for [Sen. Barack] Obama?" But at no point during the segment did Fox News present evidence that Clinton's speech was, in fact, a "diss" of Obama.

During the discussion, host Bill Hemmer played a video clip of Clinton's speech in which she said, "And you haven't worked so hard over the last 18 months or endured the last eight years to suffer through more failed leadership. No way. No how. No McCain." Hemmer then asked Josh Gottheimer, a speechwriter for former President Bill Clinton, "What did you think of last night?" Gottheimer responded: "I thought she hit it out of the park. ... Clear home run. She was unequivocal. She said, 'Obama is my candidate,' and as you pointed out, it was no way, no how, no McCain."

Later in the segment, Hemmer asked: "Did delegates leave that hall last night saying, 'She should've been the one,' Josh?" Gottheimer replied: "[T]here are always a couple [of people] who are questioning, but I think overall ... the people I spoke to said, 'OK, it's time to get behind Barack Obama.' "

Moreover, in response to Hemmer's statement that the Clintons have "taken a day and a half of the oxygen from this convention in Denver," Gottheimer stated, "I don't think that's an issue at all. I mean, I think Hillary Clinton last night was there for Barack Obama hitting his messages. Do you want more of the same or do you want to stand behind somebody who's ready for change on the economy, on health care, on foreign policy? There was no question about that, and Hillary Clinton was there to stand up for Barack Obama and that's exactly what she did."

From the 9 a.m. ET hour of Fox News' America's Newsroom on August 27:

HEMMER: That right there is the Pepsi Center where all the drama is going to go down eight hours from now -- potential drama on the floor of this room that you're looking at now. Delegates casting their votes for Barack Obama, or will it be a bit of subversiveness for Hillary Clinton? Hillary Clinton stood on that stage last night, gave what everyone is calling a home run speech as she tried to convince people unity, and to get behind Barack Obama. The question already today, though, is did she instead convince some of those delegates they picked the wrong candidate for president? Listen here.

CLINTON [video clip]: And you haven't worked so hard over the last 18 months or endured the last eight years to suffer through more failed leadership. No way. No how. No McCain.

HEMMER: That is the line of the night. Former presidential speech writer and policy adviser Josh Gottheimer with me now. Josh served as special assistant and speechwriter to none other than president Bill Clinton and more recently was [Sen.] John Kerry's [D-MA] traveling speechwriter and senior policy adviser -- whew -- during 2004. Long title. What's happening? What did you think of last night?

GOTTHEIMER: I thought she hit it out of the park. I think she --

HEMMER: Clear home run?

GOTTHEIMER: Clear home run. She was unequivocal. She said, "Obama is my candidate," and as you pointed out, it was no way, no how, no McCain.

HEMMER: Which is the line that most people remember. If you read the speech, it breaks down the following way.

GOTTHEIMER: Yeah. Uh-huh.

HEMMER: Three-quarters Hillary Clinton, one-eighth Barack Obama, one-eighth John McCain. The debate now is whether or not she did enough for Barack Obama.

GOTTHEIMER: Well, I think any conversation she had about thanking her supporters was to tell all 18 million of them: Get on board. The answer is Senator Obama. Don't forget that when it comes to the economy and when it comes to health care, he's the answer. He's the best president that we're going to have. And I mean, I think she was unequivocal about that.

HEMMER: To go to your point, Josh, roll this clip here. This is part of what she said about Barack Obama. Watch this.

CLINTON [video clip]: And you haven't worked so hard over the last 18 months or endured the last eight years to suffer through more failed leadership. No way. No how. No McCain.

HEMMER: Well, I guess we're going to hear it twice. That was the wrong clip. We wanted to hear a little bit of an endorsement for Barack Obama. Did delegates leave that hall last night saying, "She should've been the one," Josh?

GOTTHEIMER: No, I think all the delegates that I spoke to and everybody I saw leaving the hall last night made it very clear --

HEMMER: Everyone?

GOTTHEIMER: Everyone.

HEMMER: Seen some of the stories that have been written today?

GOTTHEIMER: Well, but listen, there are always a couple who are questioning, but I think overall, the people I said -- the people I spoke to said, "OK, it's time to get behind Barack Obama."

HEMMER: Why did she mention her husband's name once?

GOTTHEIMER: Versus how many times?

HEMMER: And only once?

GOTTHEIMER: I mean, I think she played great homage to the '90s, which is exactly what she was supposed to do, but this is not about Bill Clinton or this is not about Hillary Clinton. This is about Barack Obama. It's about another eight years or four years of the same Bush policies.

HEMMER: I think you're exactly right about that. The problem for the Obama folks is that they've taken a day and a half of the oxygen from this convention in Denver. How big of an issue is that?

GOTTHEIMER: I don't think that's an issue at all. I mean, I think Hillary Clinton last night was there for Barack Obama hitting his messages. Do you want more of the same or do you want to stand behind somebody who's ready for change on the economy, on health care, on foreign policy? There was no question about that, and Hillary Clinton was there to stand up for Barack Obama and that's exactly what she did.

CNN:
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National treasures Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez have relaunched Love and Rockets with a new format and a new approach. I can hardly wait. Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 reboots the beloved ongoing "Love and Rockets" comic into a fat, all-new annual graphic novel length package. Jaime launches the new format with a story that's unusual even for him... A full-on, pulse-pounding super-hero yarn! Maggie's longtime friend Penny Century has finally realized her longtime dream of acquiring super-powers, but at a terrible personal cost. Now she rampages through the galaxy, half mad with grief, and a motley group of super-heroes assembles to try to stop her -- led by Maggie's girlfriend Angel and her mysterious neighbor Alarma, and involving a number of characters longtime Love and Rockets fans will delight in recognizing. The epic-length 50-page story (only the first half of the saga!) combines Jaime's razor sharp characterization and superlative art with wildly inventive, Kirby-style slam-bang super-hero action. Then Gilbert Hernandez explodes with a similarly generous helping of his fantastically creative one-shot short stories: "Tamanny" (rookie cop vs. demonic drug users); "Papa" (a turn-of-the-century story involving a traveling businessman); "The New Adventures of Duke and Sammy" (super-powered Martin and Lewis impostors in outer space); "The Tender Room" (Into the Wild as re-imagined by Beto); "Chiro el Indio" (written by third brother Mario Hernandez); and "Never Say Never" (a kangaroo gets lucky in Las Vegas). One hundred pages of Jaime, Gilbert and Mario Hernandez at the peak of their powers: this is a major graphic-novel event! Love and Rockets: New Stories #1...

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Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 2

In an interview with Edge, Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro establishes two very interesting facts:

• del Toro, who has been enamored with gaming's charming beeps and boops since the days of Pong, lavishes a considerable amount of praise on Sony's Team ICO. "There are only two games I consider masterpieces," he says. "Ico and Shadow of the Colossus."
• The popular filmmaker has excellent taste in games.
• Those are from the only titles he appreciates, however, as he tells Edge that he "absolutely loved BioShock." In addition, he approves of Resident Evil, Devil May Cry and Silent Hill, which he likens in particular to a "Lynch, Polanski or Romero type of horror experience." It seems our only point of disagreement can be found in his "happy" working experience with Konami's Hellboy: The Science of Evil. Nobody's perfect, eh?
  
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Czech attitudes change following landmark ruling

The ESA Foundation will receive proceeds earned from a videogaming competition taking place at the Austin Game Developers Conference in September.

The Level Up Games Charity will charge $20 per player, pitting them against one another in Rock Band 2, Madden 08, I-Play Bowling and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

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Immersion Corporation, the developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, announced that it has agreed to pay Microsoft $20.75 million to settle their litigation.

In Historic Vote, Obama Officially Claims Democratic Nomination (Washington Post) With a theatrical flourish, the roll call vote was rushed to allow Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to suspend the vote and "in the spirit of unity, with the goal of victory," declare Obama the nominee by aclaimation. "Let's declare with one voice that Barack Obama is our candidate," Clinton said to thunderous applause.

I have 2 powermacs that I use Megaseg on to DJ in clubs. I don't own a mac personally and am a wiz with PCs, but macs a as foreign to me as driving on the left side of the road. The issue that I'm having is that on occasion my front headphone jack (built in output) is not working when I try to cue music in Megaseg. When I switch the live music to built in output it plays fine over the headphones. So it must be a problem with Megaseg's software not sending the signal to the correct output. I've looked on Megaseg's website and can't find any resources to help. So if anyone who uses megaseg can offer some help or resources I, and the club, would sure appreciate it.
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