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QM2 passengers make mutiny threat January 22, 2006
Passengers on the luxury Queen Mary 2 cruise ship are threatening to mutiny after the ship set sail from Florida with a damaged propeller.
China to build world’s first “artificia ... January 22, 2006
A full superconducting experimental Tokamak fusion device, which aims to generate infinite, clean nuclear-fusion-based energy, will be built in March or April in Hefei, capital city of east China's Anhui Province.
Wal-Mart To Offer Cheap Mobile Phone Rates in Germa ... January 22, 2006
Wal-mart will offer Mango Mobile branded mobile phone contracts and prepaid cards in Germany.
A couple discount stores (ALDI, Tchibo) are already offering low priced rates in Germany since last year. Now Wal-mart is also getting into this game. The pricing and what carriers Wal-mart will offer is not revealed yet.
Mobile phone rates have come down in Germany ...
The Magenn Floating Power Station January 22, 2006
Here's an interesting idea:
The Magenn Power Air Rotor System (MARS) is an innovative lighter-than-air tethered device that rotates about a horizontal axis in response to wind, efficiently generating clean renewable electrical energy at a lower cost than all competing systems. This electrical energy is transferred down the tether to a transformer at a ground ...
Mobile Phone ‘Lost and Found’ services by W ... January 22, 2006
World-Tracker has the ability to locate your mobile handset wherever it may be. The service is web-based and costs 16p (~24¢) for every location search conducted. All a user needs to do is just connect to the Internet via his mobile phone or computer and access the company’s website. Once logged in, the user then types in the mobile ...
Imation Buys Memorex January 22, 2006
Imation Corp., a maker of data storage, on Thursday said it agreed to acquire Memorex International Inc. for $330 million cash, plus future payments of up to $45 million.
Judge Tosses Daytona Beach Nudity Law January 22, 2006
A federal judge struck down Daytona Beach's anti-nudity laws, saying they are unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge John Antoon decided Friday that Daytona Beach's laws prohibiting public nudity and nudity in places that sell alcohol violate the First and 14th amendments' protections of free speech and equal protection.
Daytona Beach also failed to prove its claim that adult nightclubs create secondary negative impacts ...
330 MPG Hybrid Car January 22, 2006
Imagine driving across the United States on just one tank of gas. That is what Accelerated Composites, formed by three San-Diego engineers purport to be developing. They plan to sell a revolutionary hybrid two-seater car that they say can get up to 330 miles per gallon, and will ...
Cambodian elite elects Senate January 22, 2006
Cambodia is holding its first-ever senatorial elections on Sunday, but only a highly limited number of voters are able to take part.
US navy captures Somali ‘pirates’ January 22, 2006
The US navy says it has captured a number of suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia.
France tests woman for bird flu January 22, 2006
A French woman who recently returned from Turkey is being tested in a Montpellier hospital for possible bird flu, the health ministry has announced.
Supreme Court Justice could be evicted in Eminent D ... January 22, 2006
In Concord, New Hampshire, a group of activists is trying to get Supreme Court justice David Souter evicted from his home.
Oklahoman Crowned Miss America January 22, 2006
A 22-year-old aspiring teacher from Oklahoma was crowned Miss America on Saturday night, the first time the storied but struggling pageant was held outside Atlantic City, N.J.
McCloskey Says He’s Running for House January 22, 2006
Former seven-term Congressman Paul "Pete" McCloskey said Saturday that he will challenge U.S. Rep. Richard Pombo for the Republican nomination in his northern California district.
Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies January 22, 2006
The seven-ton whale whose swim to central London captivated the nation died Saturday as rescuers tried to transport it by barge back to the open seas.
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