Briefs: EC approves Dutch lid on cable price
The European Commission Wednesday approved the Netherlands' telecom regulator to prevent price increases by the country's three biggest cable companies.
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World record polluting fine paid in Boston
A Hong Kong ship's captain has reportedly agreed to pay a $10.5 million dumping fine -- the largest criminal environmental fine in Massachusetts history.
Dec 21, 2005
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Seattle leading way in tsunami research
Seattle now has what may be the world's largest tsunami research center, with a goal of forecasting a major tsunami within 10 minutes of its development.
Dec 21, 2005
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Briefs: Internet TV to debut in Shanghai late Feb.
Internet Protocol television will be offered to a limited number of homes in Shanghai starting in late February.
Dec 21, 2005
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ESA rocket motor successfully tested
The first firing test of the European Space Agency's Vega Zefiro 9 third-stage solid rocket motor was successful, ESA officials in Paris said Wednesday.
Dec 21, 2005
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Newspapers win over Web for job seekers
Three out of four job-seekers use newspapers to look for jobs rather than the Internet, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.
Dec 21, 2005
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Making filmmaking a game
Thanks to technology, independent filmmakers and wannabes have yet another unique way to get discovered. Video-game maker Activision has released a brand new PC game about the film industry called The Movies. Think of it ...
Dec 21, 2005
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Scientists unlock the mystery of the mechanics of liquid crystal alignment
The alignment of liquid crystals in devices such as lap-top computers and palm pilots makes the displays on these devices readable. For more than 30 years, scientists have worked to understand the exact mechanism responsible ...
Dec 21, 2005
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Allo, allo? A star is ringing
Astronomers have used ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile and the Anglo-Australian Telescope in eastern Australia as a 'stellar stethoscope' to listen to the internal rumblings of a nearby star. The data collected with the ...
Dec 21, 2005
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Mars region probably less watery than thought
A region of Mars that some planetary scientists believe was once a shallow lakebed and likely habitable for life may not have been so wet after all, according to a new University of Colorado at Boulder study.
Dec 21, 2005
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