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Water Wheel
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It is a mechanical problem that has troubled scientists since Archimedes and the ancient Greeks, but now a Scottish electrician has come up with the answer - and it could help consumers save thousands of pounds in energy bills.
Ian Gilmartin, 60, has invented a mini water wheel capable of supplyin...
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Papua New Guinea Quake
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A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 20:15:40 (UTC) on Wednesday, December 27, 2006, in the Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea, about 130 km WNW of Arawa, at a depth of 369.9 km.
Location 5.753°S, 154.470°E
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Tropical cyclone Bondo
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The tropical cyclone Bondo struck the Seychelles as an intense tropical cyclone at about 06:00 GMT on 21 December. Landfall was near 9.5 S, 51.5 E. Bondo brought 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 194 km/h. Wind gusts in the area may have been considerably higher.
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Dukono Volcano
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Dukono Volcano on Halmahera, Indonesia, released a plume of ash and/or steam on December 5, 2006. The Terra satellite captured this image the same day. In this image, Dukono’s ash plume peeks out from under fluffy white clouds clustered over the volcano’s summit.
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Hatf-III missile
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Pakistan has successfully test-fired a new version of its short-range nuclear-capable missile.
A military statement said the Hatf-III (Ghazanvi) ballistic missile was successfully launched from an undisclosed location on Saturday. The missile has a range of 290 km.
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Tropical storm Utor
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Tropical storm Utor is forecast to strike the Philippines at about 04:00 GMT on 9 December.
Landfall will be near 11.7 N, 126.0 E.
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Nyamulagira volcano
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The 2,964 meter high Nyamulagira volcano erupted at 20:00 GMT on Monday near the eastern Congolese town of Goma, which was devastated by a volcanic eruption in July 2002, but this latest eruption is not threatening to the town, but lava flows may affect the surrounding Virunga national park.
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Tropical depression 25W
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Tropical depression 25W is forecast to strike the Philippines as a typhoon at about 00:00 GMT on 9 December.
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Typhoon Durian
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Storm Alert issued at 28 Nov, 2006 18:00 GMT
Typhoon Durian is forecast to strike land near the city of Daet (14.2 N, 122.9 E) in the Philippines in about 24 hours
The probability for CAT 1 or above is 35% in about 48 hours.
The probability for TS is 75% in about 36 hours.
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Antarctica Expedition
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Japan's 48th Antarctic expedition will leave Tokyo for their journey on Tuesday evening from Narita International Airport.
The expedition, made up of 56 researchers and four media personnel, will first arrive at Fremantle port in Australia, where they will board the 11,600-ton icebreaker Sh...
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China radio telescope
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China has confirmed that it is to build the world's biggest single ear on the universe. The 500-metre wide radio telescope dish is expected to make thousands of discoveries of fast-spinning "lighthouses" in the universe called pulsars.
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Chico Community Observatory
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Spotlight: The heavens in your hand -- Outdoor planetarium opens in upper Bidwell Park
The speaker will encourage his guests to lean back, get comfy and look for a galaxy far, far away.
But they'll only have to look as close as their fingertips.
Chico's new Shoemaker Open Sky Planetarium will b...
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X-37 technology demonstrator
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The U.S. Air Force is developing an Orbital Test Vehicle, based on the design of a NASA X-37 technology demonstrator, to continue full-scale development and on-orbit testing of an unmanned long-duration, reusable space vehicle. The new OTV effort takes advantage of industry and government inve...
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Hurricane Sergio
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Hurricane Sergio has strengthened to a Category 2 storm off of Mexico on Wednesday.
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Ohio Quake
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There is something happening out in Lake Erie that even scientists and geologists cannot explain. It's been a record year for earthquakes around Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties. Since last November, 16 quakes have been recorded. To put it in perspective, that is eight times the number of quake...
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