Daily Archives: January 30, 2006

Attack of the Giant Octopus

A giant pacific octopus attacked a Seaeye Falcon ROV working off Vancouver Island as it was locating and recovering receivers tracking pacific offshore salmon migration. The incident was caught on the ROV’s video by Mike Wood of SubOceanic Sciences Canada. … Continue reading

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Unprecedented Profits

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, reported a quarterly profit of $10.7 billion on Monday, rounding out the most profitable year in U.S. corporate history. The results pushed … Continue reading

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