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Deja Vu, anyone ...
"Some of the world's biggest underwater internet cables have been slashed wreaking havoc on global network connections.
The cables, off the coast of Egypt, are a major link for internet and phone traffic between Europe and the Middle East and Asia.
The damage means that web users trying to connect with sites abroad will be at best slowed down and at worst unable to connect at all, experts said.
It also means that people trying to phone friends or family in the Middle East or Asia may experience problems.
Finance companies reliant on the cables for speedy trading decisions will also suffer, said Jonathan Wright, a director at communications company Interoute.
Wright said the damage to up to three cables was caused by either a ship dropping anchor or possibly a small underwater earthquake this morning."
Panic As Global Web Cables Cut - Yahoo! News UK
Also ...
For anyone with an interest in the starry skies and around 42 million dollars to spare, NASA may have an interesting proposition.
NASA seeks buyers for three shuttles Enlarge photo
* US gives green light for first commercial spaceport
* UN chief calls 2009 'year of climate change'
* X-ray measurements boost dark energy theory
* Related Hot Topic: Space
The US space agency has announced it is selling three used space shuttles when they are retired in 2010, after 30 years of service.
NASA seeks buyers for three shuttles - Yahoo! News UK
I'll take two thank you, and have them gift wrapped.
"Some of the world's biggest underwater internet cables have been slashed wreaking havoc on global network connections.
The cables, off the coast of Egypt, are a major link for internet and phone traffic between Europe and the Middle East and Asia.
The damage means that web users trying to connect with sites abroad will be at best slowed down and at worst unable to connect at all, experts said.
It also means that people trying to phone friends or family in the Middle East or Asia may experience problems.
Finance companies reliant on the cables for speedy trading decisions will also suffer, said Jonathan Wright, a director at communications company Interoute.
Wright said the damage to up to three cables was caused by either a ship dropping anchor or possibly a small underwater earthquake this morning."
Panic As Global Web Cables Cut - Yahoo! News UK
Also ...
For anyone with an interest in the starry skies and around 42 million dollars to spare, NASA may have an interesting proposition.
NASA seeks buyers for three shuttles Enlarge photo
* US gives green light for first commercial spaceport
* UN chief calls 2009 'year of climate change'
* X-ray measurements boost dark energy theory
* Related Hot Topic: Space
The US space agency has announced it is selling three used space shuttles when they are retired in 2010, after 30 years of service.
NASA seeks buyers for three shuttles - Yahoo! News UK
I'll take two thank you, and have them gift wrapped.
