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Express d'Orient
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The Orient Express is the name of a long-distance passenger train service originally operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. Georges Nagelmackers invited guests to a railway trip of 2,000 kilometres on his 'Train Eclair de luxe' (lightning luxury train). The train left Paris...
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Serendipity
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Researchers discover serendipity is more than a 'happy accident' Serendipity - a mysterious phenomenon often thought of as a 'happy accident' - is being investigated by a team of UCL researchers in order to design interactive systems that harness its power. By collecting and analysing people's '...
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Black mamba
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Black mamba venom is 'better painkiller' than morphine A painkiller as powerful as morphine, but without most of the side-effects, has been found in the deadly venom of the black mamba, say French scientists. The predator, which uses neurotoxins to paralyse and kill small animals, is one of the fas...
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The Bat Detective
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Website calls on people to become 'bat detectives' A website is calling on citizen scientists to help researchers monitor and record Europe's bat population. The Bat Detective website needs people to help identify bat calls to help develop automated identification tools. [url=http://www.bbc...
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The Beagle Project
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Replica Beagle plans expedition to further Darwin's legacy[url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4800bfb8-030d-11e2-a284-00144f...
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MacArthur 'Genius Grant'
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Volcano Expert Wins MacArthur 'Genius Grant' A geochemist who studies the workings of the deep earth and their influence on some of the world's most explosive volcanoes has been awarded a $500,000 MacArthur Fellowship. Terry Plank, a researcher at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Ob...
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Bell P-59 Airacomet
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The Bell P-59 Airacomet (P=Pursuit) was the first American jet fighter aircraft, designed and built during World War II. The United States Army Air Forces was not impressed by its performance and cancelled the contract when fewer than half of the aircraft ordered had been produced. The first flig...
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South African College
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The South African College was an educational institution in Cape Town, South Africa, which developed into the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the South African College Schools (SACS). On 1 October 1829, the inauguration of the South African College was held and the classes began. Read more[sp...
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La Bastida
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La Bastida Unearths Impressive 4,200-Year-Old Fortification The archaeological excavations carried out this year at the site of La Bastida (Totana, Murcia) have shed light on an imposing fortification system, unique for its time. The discovery, together with all other discoveries made in rec...
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Planet Pavilion Cafe
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Jodrell Bank, Macclesfield Sat in the eerie shadow of Jodrell Bank's magnificent radio-telescopes, it can feel as if you are eating on the set of a Cold War spy drama. Except, in the 1970s, the food would never have tasted this good. The Pavilion's owner, chef Peter Booth, is something of a local hero....
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Canadian Hills wind power project
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Google Buys Wind Power for Oklahoma Data Centre U.S. Internet company Google Inc on Wednesday agreed to buy 48 megawatts (MW) of wind energy for its Oklahoma data centre from the Canadian Hills wind power project in Oklahoma, which is expected to enter service later this year. [url=http://www.sci...
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Rosetta Stone
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On Napoleon's 1798 campaign in Egypt, the expeditionary army was accompanied by the Commission des Sciences et des Arts, a corps of 167 technical experts (savants). In mid-July 1799, as French soldiers under the command of Colonel d'Hautpoul were strengthening the defences of Fort Julien, a coup...
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RMS Queen Mary
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RMS Queen Mary is a retired ocean liner that sailed primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line (known as Cunard-White Star when the vessel entered service). Queen Mary was launched on 26 September 1934, and sailed on her maiden voyage on 27 May 1936. Read more
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MTU rock garden
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A rock garden of a different kind is taking shape at Michigan Technological University. The new Mining Boulder Garden will highlight the Upper Peninsula's mining heritage and Michigan Tech's role in the industry. It comes at a time when interest in mining is on the rise and Michigan Tech is reviving...
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Golden Hind
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On 26 September, Golden Hind sailed into Plymouth with Sir Francis Drake and 59 remaining crew aboard, along with a rich cargo of spices and captured Spanish treasures. The Queen's half-share of the cargo surpassed the rest of the crown's income for that entire year. Drake was hailed as the first Eng...
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