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Podcast Confusión catorce en Radio Esperantia (Dec 14 2005 21:44 GMT) - Una semana más llega el podcast de Confusión. En este caso el número decimocuarto. ¡Cómo pasa el tiempo y cómo vamos aumentando el número de ediciones! En este programa tengo algunas cosas que... Si deseas ver los artículos completos, visita mi blog en http: |
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ESA Moves Forward on New Electric Engine (Dec 14 2005 21:44 GMT) - museumpeace writes to tell us the ESA is reporting that they have confirmed the principle behind a new space thruster. Plasma Double Layers, first discovered by Australian researchers Christine Charles and Rod Boswell, may help to develop a new electric engine that gives more thrust than traditional engines while still maintaining efficiency. From the article: "In essence, a plasma double layer is the electrostatic equivalent of a waterfall. Just as water molecules pick up energy as they fall between the two different heights, so electrically charged particles pick up energy as they travel through the layers of different electrical properties. |
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ESA Moves Forward on New Electric Engine (Dec 14 2005 21:44 GMT) - museumpeace writes to tell us the ESA is reporting that they have confirmed the principle behind a new space thruster. Plasma Double Layers, first discovered by Australian researchers Christine Charles and Rod Boswell, may help to develop a new electric engine that gives more thrust than traditional engines while still maintaining efficiency. From the article: "In essence, a plasma double layer is the electrostatic equivalent of a waterfall. Just as water molecules pick up energy as they fall between the two different heights, so electrically charged particles pick up energy as they travel through the layers of different electrical properties. |
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StarConTrek2005 Gallery (Dec 14 2005 21:43 GMT) - Just if you want to take a look to what you lost ;) 2005 gallery from StarConTrek is here. I’ll take also the chance to suggest you take a look at this. A well written program all based on BASH scripts that’ |
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Sutton to WTO: 'We must persevere' (Dec 14 2005 21:43 GMT) - In his speech to the WTO plenary session, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton once again used what is becoming his signature phrase when it comes to Doha: "We must persevere." The full text of his prepared remarks follows. |
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Fraser: "Bitch sessions" and leaks undermined him (Dec 14 2005 21:43 GMT) - TVNZ's departing chief executive Ian Fraser has told MPs of a climate of distrust at the helm of the state-owned broadcaster where he had to fend off board interference and was destabilised by board "bitch sessions" and damaging media leaks. |
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Restaurant Brands sales edge up (Dec 14 2005 21:43 GMT) - Restaurant Brands announced 3Q sales of $71.8 million for the 12-week quarter ended 5 December 2005, up 2.5 per cent from the $70 million it earned in the same quarter last year. |
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Suzuki - Apv Review Suzuki (Dec 14 2005 21:43 GMT) - Suzuki - Apv Review Suzuki Home Page Suzuki Articles Suzuki Sites Add URL Apv Review Suzuki What a heck are OEM parts?? OEM parts stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer parts which not necessarily mean the OM (Original Manufacturer) actually produced them. You know, many motorcycle and automobile manufacturers don’t manufacture [...] |
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Mexican shoppers bring feliz Navidad to Tucson (Dec 14 2005 21:43 GMT) - Mexican shoppers are expected to pump $150 million into Arizona this Christmas season ? $50 million alone in Tucson, predicts a representative with the Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau. |
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Fed lifts rate to 4.25% (Dec 14 2005 21:43 GMT) - WASHINGTON ? The Federal Reserve lifted interest rates to the highest level in 4 1/2 years Tuesday but also indicated its 18-month rate-raising campaign was winding down. At least one more increase in borrowing costs seemed in store to keep inflation under control. |
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ConocoPhillips CEO defends Burlington deal (Dec 14 2005 21:43 GMT) - DALLAS ? The head of ConocoPhillips Co. on Tuesday said his company's proposed $35.6 billion acquisition of oil and natural-gas producer Burlington Resources Inc. makes sense even if energy prices plunge. |
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Market Summary (Dec 14 2005 21:43 GMT) - Wall Street made a moderate advance Tuesday as investors welcomed signs that the Federal Reserve may be close to ending its string of interest rate hikes. While the Fed raised interest rates a quarter percentage point to 4.25 percent Tuesday, the market was pleased by a revision to the central bank's economic assessment in which it no longer characterized its rate hikes as accommodative. That change was widely seen as an adjustment in Fed monetary policy. Stocks wandered aimlessly for most of the session as the market weighed lackluster retail sales figures and mixed earnings news. |
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Enron founder asks witnesses for help (Dec 14 2005 21:43 GMT) - HOUSTON ? Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay launched an impassioned plea Tuesday for former employees of the bankrupt energy company to defy a "wave of terror" by federal prosecutors and help him battle criminal charges. |
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Online shopping looking strong (Dec 14 2005 21:43 GMT) - NEW YORK ? Online retailers stepped up discounting ahead of the deadline this week for most free shipping of Christmas gifts with guarantee of standard delivery. But they're not panicking ? overall, the holiday 2005 shopping season is shaping up well. |
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SEC ends safety probe of stun-gun maker Taser (Dec 14 2005 21:43 GMT) - PHOENIX ? The Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation and recommended no enforcement action be taken on safety claims stun-gun maker Taser International Inc. made about its weapons and on an accounting issue, company officials said Tuesday. |
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Why I?ll Miss Richard Pryor (Dec 14 2005 21:43 GMT) - Pryor Sent Letter About Animal Cruelty Case SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Just a week before his death, Richard Pryor and his wife sent a letter to an Indiana county sheriff expressing outrage about an animal cruelty case. They sent the letter after learning that a St. Joseph County police officer, Curt Seufert, was placed on administrative leave last month while state police investigated whether he killed his girlfriend’s dog. |
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