From his boat, Ridley wrote a daily blog via a solar-powered satellite phone, describing his near collision with a container ship, battles with 20-foot waves and cravings for gin and tonics.

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Instead of using aircraft-borne chemicals as seeds, the researchers propose spraying seawater from unmanned, wind-powered, satellite-controlled vessels that would cruise the latitudes where hurricanes form since droplets of brine have a similar effect to dry ice and silver iodide.

ECONOMIST: Fiddling with clouds could help tame hurricanes

The YSP-3050 is XM Satellite Radio ready with XM HD surround sound powered by Neural Surround.

ENGADGET: Yamaha intros YSP-3050 Digital Sound Projector

Powered by 2-cell lithium polymer rechargeable batteries, the detachable wireless satellite speakers offer up to 10 hours of non-stop playback and can be easily recharged by connecting them back to the main unit.

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