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Proposed by Mexican theoretical physicist Miguel Alcubierre in 1994, the drive would propel a ship at superluminal speeds by creating a bubble of negative energy around it, expanding space (and time) behind the ship while compressing space in front of it.
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The basic idea behind the Littoral Combat Ship is to build a fast and survivable warship that can operate at much lower costs in the shallow-water areas near enemy coastlines where frigates traditionally have been used.
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On the wall behind the chip pans and sizzling haddock, there are signs saying when the fish was caught and by what ship.
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Randi Humborstad, project leader at Nordfjord Vekst, the organisation behind the tunnel plans, cites a 161-passenger cruise ship that was almost shipwrecked in 2004 as further evidence of the area's fierce conditions.
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From a French ship, the prince landed on a beach behind the club's original course during the 1745 Jacobite Rising.
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Darren Lehmann was soon caught behind for eight, but this just brought together Martyn and Clarke, who steadied the ship.
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''We locate objects on the sea bed with a side-scan sonar device which we tow along behind our salvage ship, '' she explained.
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But it wasn't until humorist Dave Barry caught wind of the idea and threw his support behind it in a September 2002 Miami Herald column that this rickety ship took sail.
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