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Kon-Tiki's Pacific route to be traced by Tangaroa raft

LIMA AFP — Fifty-nine years after legendary Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific on the balsa raft Kon-Tiki, his grandson set sail on a new raft to recreate his forebear's bold voyage. With Olav Heyerdahl and five others on board, the Tangaroa -- a sort of 2006 model...

Tags: Agence France-Presse, GPS, INTERNET, Pacific, raft, vessel

Research articles 2006-04-29

BASD supplies rapid air inflated towers to US Army in Iraq.(Defense News)(Bosh Aerospace Division)(Brief Article)

Bosh Aerospace Division BASD of Information Systems Laboratories ISL, San Diego, CA, announced that it is supplying several variants of a DARPA-sponsored surveillance rapid air inflated tower RAFT to US Army forces in Iraq for evaluation. A company spokesman stated, "RAFT will provide 'high ground in...

Tags: DARPA, Iraq, RAFT, SECURITY, soldier, tower

Research articles 2004-05-01

12 year old boy on raft has lucky escape.

M2 PRESSWIRE-17 April 2002-UK Government: 12 year old boy on raft has lucky escape C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:16042002 A 12-year old boy was almost swept out to sea this afternoon on a home made raft comprising of six large...

Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., escape, raft, shore

Research articles 2002-04-17

Family - Sierra club Family Trips

Teach your children the fun of outdoor living in some of North America's most enchanting wilderness areas. Sierra Club Family Trips create a cooperative atmosphere where everyone shares camp chores, outdoor skills, and knowledge about plants, animals, and ecology. On some trips, you drive to your campsite or lodge; on...

Tags: leader, Leadership, Raft, River, Sierra Club

Research articles 2000-01-01

Race to save yachtsmen

An Australian frigate was heading through gales in search of a British yachtsman and a Frenchman racing single-handed around the world after organisers feared they had foundered in the Indian Ocean. Tony Bullimore, from Plymouth, aboard Global Exide Challenger and Amnesty International, skippered by Thierry Dubois, were within 10 miles...

Tags: Air Force, NETWORKING, raft

Research articles 1997-01-06

Indecency on the hill.(Fast Track)(SENATE approved a raft of indecency-related amendments )(Brief Article)

The SENATE last week approved a raft of indecency-related amendments to a non-related DEFENSE DEPARTMENT appropriations bill, including one that, if it survived, would invalidate the FCC's June 2 rewrite The SENATE last week approved a raft of indecency-related amendments to...

Tags: raft, U.S. Senate

Research articles 2004-06-28

Nokia Corp. said it plans to create a new subsidiary called Vertu, which will launch a new raft of luxury mobile phones for the high-end market. (News Briefs).

Nokia Corp. said it plans to create a new subsidiary called Vertu, which will launch a new raft of luxury mobile phones for the high-end market. The new company, ... Nokia Corp. said it plans to create a new subsidiary called Vertu, which will...

Tags: cell phone, mobile, Nokia Corp., phone, raft

Research articles 2002-01-14

Additional Resources

Back to basics: no one advances until they master the basics

I'm in the process of updating my resume. It isn't short. I've been around for a while, and taken a heckuva lot of firearms training in the last 3-1/2 decades or so. I retired from the "pro tour" of competitive handgun shooting a long time ago, but I still try...

Articles 2009-01-01

Eutelsat's HOT BIRD™ 9 and W2M Satellites Lofted Into Orbit

PARIS, December 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced the successful launch of its HOT BIRDTM 9 and W2M satellites from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, by an Ariane 5 ECA rocket. Speaking at Eutelsat's Paris headquarters after the live retransmission of...

Articles 2008-12-21

Computer games

Home PlayStation3, Sony,free The beta version of Home, Sony's take on Second Life, is finally available for civilians to download. In order to explore the 3-D virtual world, expect some hefty wordload times - each new area you enter takes an age to open - and don't...

Articles 2008-12-20

Motor Racing: Hamo to play by the rules

LEWIS Hamilton believes retaining his Formula One world title will be a tall order next season. A raft of new regulations come into force for 2009 as the sport's rule-makers seek to improve the show. The cars are due to start looking aerodynamically different, slick tyres...

Articles 2008-12-18

SPORT In Brief: Down a gear

FORMULA ONE: FIA president Max Mosley believes Formula One teams will soon be operating on pounds 45m budgets and served by just 200 personnel. The World Motor Sport Council, following a crisis meeting between Mosley and the Formula One Teams' Association earlier in the week, yesterday agreed to...

Articles 2008-12-13

EU nations hail plan on climate; greens disagree

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- European nations on Friday dared the United States, Russia and China to follow their lead on global warming after agreeing on a plan to meet the so-called "20-20-20" targets: reducing greenhouse emissions by 20 percent and ensuring that 20 percent of energy comes from wind, sun and...

Articles 2008-12-13

PETE WATERMAN

My life in travel 'I went white-water rafting and it frightened the life out of me' FAVOURITE CITY? Coventry, where I was born. It's a great place to come from. I think it's ironic that when they built the M6 they missed Coventry....

Articles 2008-12-13

Bionovo to Present Recent Findings of BN107, its Anticancer Agent, at the 31st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bionovo, Inc. will present findings on the mechanism of action of its anti-cancer agent BN107 at the 31st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium being held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio TX, December 10-14, 2008. Bionovo's...

Articles 2008-12-12

Seattle TourSaver Now Offers 100 Deals for Seattle Tours, Attractions and Hotels

SEATTLE, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Save $20 on the all-new 2009 edition of the Seattle TourSaver through December 30, 2008. Smart travelers can snap up this super savings booklet for just $59.95 -- it's the perfect stocking-stuffer. The 2009 Seattle TourSaver features 100 2-for-1 offers for flightseeing,...

Articles 2008-12-10

Sebelius' job

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius apparently will spend the next two years where she belongs, in the Kansas governor's office. We don't know exactly how high or low Sebelius' name was on the lists of potential candidates for cabinet secretary positions under President-elect Barack Obama when she said she...

Articles 2008-12-09

India gunman was once a petty crook

MUMBAI, India -- The lone gunman to survive the Mumbai terror attacks was a petty street thug from a dusty Pakistani outpost who was systematically programmed into a highly trained suicide guerrilla over 18 months in jihadist camps, India's top investigator into the attacks said Saturday. Mohammed...

Articles 2008-12-07

Colorado Springs Business Journal News Briefs: December 4, 2008

Winter weather closes park reservoirs and lakes Sub-freezing temperatures and ice brought on by winter weather have closed lakes and reservoirs to boating at most Colorado State Parks. The gates to the boat ramps will be locked and no additional vessels will be able...

Articles 2008-12-06

Christmas cheer

Wine "Buyer beware" are this month's watchwords if you're out hunting and gathering wine bargains for Christmas. Evidence of the cynicism with which some retailers are approaching the downturn was highlighted by thewinegang.com's recent exposure in Off-Licence News of a raft of depressing new so-called...

Articles 2008-12-06