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Over 3800 Evacuated After Dike Breach In Central China

A staff member from water conservancy department measures water depth, velocity and other information near a dike breach in Yisuhe Town of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, on July 29, 2024. A total of 3,832 residents have been evacuated after a river dike breached in central China's Hunan Province on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday morning. The dike breach occurred at around 8 p.m. Sunday in the Juanshui River in Yisuhe Town of Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City, according to the city's flood control and drought relief headquarters. No casualties have been reported so far. The headquarters said 1,205 people, including armed police, militia and professional rescuers, have been mobilized into rescue and relief work, assisted by more than 1,000 local officials and Party members. Photo by Chen Sihan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE BREACH-RESCUE (CN)

(240729) -- CHANGSHA, July 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member from water conservancy department measures water depth, velocity and other information near a dike breach in Yisuhe Town of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, on July 29, 2024. A total of 3,832 residents have been evacuated after a river dike breached in central China's Hunan Province on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday morning. The dike breach occurred at around 8 p.m. Sunday in the Juanshui River in Yisuhe Town of Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City, according to the city's flood control and drought relief headquarters. No casualties have been reported so far. The headquarters said 1,205 people, including armed police, militia and professional rescuers, have been mobilized into rescue and relief work, assisted by more than 1,000 local officials and Party members. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-SNOWY WEATHER-POWER TRANSMISSION LINES-MAINTENANCE WORKERS (CN)

(231219) -- JINZHAI, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wan Shankun (L) and Jin Chongjun observe the wind velocity at an ice observation station in Huangfan Village, Jinzhai County, Lu'an City, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 18, 2023. Huangfan Village is situated deep in the Dabie Mountains. Due to the recent rainfall and snowfall, some power transmission lines crossing Dabie Mountains experienced icing. To ensure safety operation, power supply technicians Wan Shankun, who was born in the 1980s, and Jin Chongjun, who was born in the 1990s, conducted daily inspections of power transmission lines and removed chunks of ice on the lines at an ice observation station in Huangfan Village. (Photo by Zheng Xianlie/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP-HEALTH RESEARCH (CN)

(231004) -- LHASA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Tong, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducts a test at the Mount Cho Oyu base camp on Oct. 1, 2023. In the 4,950-meter-high base camp at the foot of Mount Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters, Chinese research team has recently conducted an experiment on the group who rushed into the plateau region to reveal more about the interaction between a high-altitude environment and people new to it. The team collected blood, urine, saliva, feces and other samples, measured blood pressure, and monitored the pulse wave velocity of the volunteers to provide samples for follow-up research efforts. The 2023 Mount Cho Oyu expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau initiated in 2017. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP-HEALTH RESEARCH (CN)

(231004) -- LHASA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Tong, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducts a test at the Mount Cho Oyu base camp on Oct. 1, 2023. In the 4,950-meter-high base camp at the foot of Mount Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters, Chinese research team has recently conducted an experiment on the group who rushed into the plateau region to reveal more about the interaction between a high-altitude environment and people new to it. The team collected blood, urine, saliva, feces and other samples, measured blood pressure, and monitored the pulse wave velocity of the volunteers to provide samples for follow-up research efforts. The 2023 Mount Cho Oyu expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau initiated in 2017. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP-HEALTH RESEARCH (CN)

(231004) -- LHASA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Tong, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, gets his blood collected for research at the Mount Cho Oyu base camp on Oct. 1, 2023. In the 4,950-meter-high base camp at the foot of Mount Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters, Chinese research team has recently conducted an experiment on the group who rushed into the plateau region to reveal more about the interaction between a high-altitude environment and people new to it. The team collected blood, urine, saliva, feces and other samples, measured blood pressure, and monitored the pulse wave velocity of the volunteers to provide samples for follow-up research efforts. The 2023 Mount Cho Oyu expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau initiated in 2017. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP-HEALTH RESEARCH (CN)

(231004) -- LHASA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 1, 2023 shows the Mount Cho Oyu base camp. In the 4,950-meter-high base camp at the foot of Mount Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters, Chinese research team has recently conducted an experiment on the group who rushed into the plateau region to reveal more about the interaction between a high-altitude environment and people new to it. The team collected blood, urine, saliva, feces and other samples, measured blood pressure, and monitored the pulse wave velocity of the volunteers to provide samples for follow-up research efforts. The 2023 Mount Cho Oyu expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau initiated in 2017. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP-HEALTH RESEARCH (CN)

(231004) -- LHASA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A scientific researcher (front) conducts a test at the Mount Cho Oyu base camp on Sept. 29, 2023. In the 4,950-meter-high base camp at the foot of Mount Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters, Chinese research team has recently conducted an experiment on the group who rushed into the plateau region to reveal more about the interaction between a high-altitude environment and people new to it. The team collected blood, urine, saliva, feces and other samples, measured blood pressure, and monitored the pulse wave velocity of the volunteers to provide samples for follow-up research efforts. The 2023 Mount Cho Oyu expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau initiated in 2017. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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Iran showcases Fattah hypersonic ballistic missiles for first time

STORY: Iran showcases Fattah hypersonic ballistic missiles for first time DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a parade staged by the Iranian armed forces STORYLINE: The Aerospace Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Friday displayed for the first time four of its domestically-developed Fattah hypersonic ballistic missiles, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. The missiles were showcased in the presence of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and senior military officials in a parade staged by the Iranian armed forces in the capital Tehran on the occasion of the Sacred Defense Week, which marks the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war during 1980-88, the report said. According to Tasnim, Fattah, a precision-guided two-stage missile, can hit targets within a range of 1,400 km, with a velocity of Mach 13 (about 16,000 km/h). It is equipped with a warhead that has a spherical engine running on solid fuel and movable

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CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-YULONG SNOW MOUNTAIN-GLACIER-RESEARCHERS (CN)

(230707) -- LIJIANG, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Shijin (C) measures the flow velocity of glacier meltwater with his teammates at an observation point along the Baishui River in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 16, 2023. Yulong Snow Mountain Cryosphere and Sustainable Development Field Science Observation and Research Station, set up by Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is located in Lijiang City in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Since 2006, researchers have regularly monitored the condition of the Baishui River No. 1 Glacier and its surrounding environment on the snow mountain. According to Wang Shijin, a glaciologist and head of the station, part of the meltwater of the Yulong Snow Mountain flows to Lijiang ancient city, then flows into the Jinsha River from Heqing County in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. And the meltwater of Baishui River No. 1 Glacier merges into the Lanyue (Blue Moon) Valley in Lijiang, then flows into the

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China's FAST telescope detects record-breaking binary pulsar

STORY: China's FAST telescope detects record-breaking binary pulsar DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's FAST telescope 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU JIGUANG, Assistant researcher, National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) STORYLINE: China's FAST telescope identified a binary pulsar with an orbital period of 53.3 minutes, the shortest known period for a pulsar binary system. The research, mainly conducted by a team led by scientists from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC), was published in the journal Nature Wednesday. Pulsars, or fast-spinning neutron stars, originate from the imploded cores of massive dying stars through supernova explosions. The newly detected binary pulsar is named PSR J1953+1844 (M71E). It belongs to the spider pulsar system with the largest orbiting angular velocity so far. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU JIGUANG, Assistant rese

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KUNLUN MOUNTAINS-WATER-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(230526) -- RUOQIANG, May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers test the river velocity and discharge in the Kumkol Basin in the east of the Kunlun Mountains, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 22, 2023. Recently, researchers from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have launched a scientific expedition to investigate water resources on the northern slope of the Kunlun Mountains. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KUNLUN MOUNTAINS-WATER-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(230526) -- RUOQIANG, May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers test the river velocity and discharge in the Kumkol Basin in the east of the Kunlun Mountains, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 22, 2023. Recently, researchers from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have launched a scientific expedition to investigate water resources on the northern slope of the Kunlun Mountains. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KUNLUN MOUNTAINS-WATER-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(230526) -- RUOQIANG, May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A researcher tests the river velocity in the Kumkol Basin in the east of the Kunlun Mountains, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 22, 2023. Recently, researchers from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have launched a scientific expedition to investigate water resources on the northern slope of the Kunlun Mountains. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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Expedition on northern slope of Kunlun Mountains launched in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Expedition on northern slope of Kunlun Mountains launched in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: May 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expedition 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU CHENGGANG, Associate researcher, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography under CAS 3. various of the expedition STORYLINE: Researchers from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) recently launched an expedition to investigate glaciers, snow, rivers and lakes on the northern slope of the Kunlun Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU CHENGGANG, Associate researcher, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography under CAS "We are here at the Gurgahta River in the north of the Kum Kol Basin of East Kunlun. We are going to monitor the flow rate, velocity and cross profiles of this river in different seasons. The monitoring work aims to accurately assess the quantity of the

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230522) -- XIGAZE, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Scientific research members measure river flow velocity near the Mount Qomolangma base camp in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 22, 2023. Chinese scientists have started a scientific expedition to the Mount Qomolangma region in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, as part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. A total of 170 scientists are conducting research on water, ecology and human activities, aiming to reveal the mechanism of environmental change and optimize the ecological security barrier system on the plateau. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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New gadgets, technologies set to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress

STORY: New gadgets, technologies set to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): PENG ZHUO, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Mobile World Congress STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): PENG ZHUO, Xinhua correspondent "The 2023 edition of the Mobile World Congress kicking off Monday in Barcelona saw a strong return of Asian participants. Among some 80,000 people from over 200 countries and regions expected to attend the event, some 5,000 people are registered from China." Over 2,000 exhibitors have brought their latest products featuring the latest technological innovations in the mobile industry at this year's event. Chinese companies like Honor, Xiaomi and OnePlus are set to launch their new smartphones here. Themed on Velocity, this year's show will have five key seminars focusing on 5G acceleration, Reality+, OpenNet, FinTech and Digital Everything. Visitors can also have a glimpse of a caps

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Space reentry experiment device unveiled

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A space reentry device, called DASH (Demonstrator of Atmospheric reentry System with Hyperbolic Velocity), is unveiled to the media at the National Space Development Agency of Japan's (NASDA) space center in Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture on Dec. 16. DASH will be loaded into Japan's second H-2A rocket to be launched Jan. 31 by the government's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. The device consists of box-shaped storage equipment (fore) and a cylinder-shaped tester (center), which is 40 centimeters wide, 20 cm high and weighs 16 kilograms.

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Maglev trains pass at record velocity of 1,003 kph

KOFU, Japan - Two magnetically levitated trains pass each other at a relative velocity of 1,003 kilometers per hour in a test run in Yamanashi Prefecture on Nov. 16, beating the previous record of 966 kph recorded last December. Officials of Central Japan Railway Co. said the test run paves the way for the introduction of a superconducting magnetically levitated train in the future. Relative velocity is the speed at which one object sees the other object as they pass.

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Maglev train runs at record speed

A manned high-speed train of Central Japan Railway Co. hits a record speed of 501 kilometers per hour Nov. 28 at a test center in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo. The new record velocity of superconducting magnetically levitated linear motor vehicle, or Maglev as it is popularly called, reached the milestone on an 18.4-km track built between Tsuru and Otsuki.

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Towns in U.S. West embrace starlight to pursue "dark sky economy"

STORY: Towns in U.S. West embrace starlight to pursue "dark sky economy" DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: FLAGSTAFF, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the interior of Lowell Observatory 2. various of tourists at Lowell Observatory STORYLINE: Championed by dark sky advocates and bolstered by economic incentives, towns and parks around the U.S. West are making strides to preserve night sky views. Flagstaff, a city of Arizona with some 80,000 residents, has achieved worldwide recognition for innovative leadership in the protection of dark skies back IN the 1950s. On Oct. 24, 2001, it was recognized as the world's First International Dark Sky City. The certification spurred wonder, economic development and employment as tourists visit the city, surrounded by mountains, desert and ponderosa pine forests, and especially Mars Hill, where astronomer Vesto Slipher first discovered information about the velocity of galaxies from 1912 to 1914, and Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 19

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NTN logo mark

Keywords : NTN, bearing, constant velocity joint, precision equipment, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = September 12, 2019, Head Office in Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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NTN logo mark

Keywords : NTN, bearing, constant velocity joint, precision equipment, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = September 12, 2019, Head Officein Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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NTN logo mark

Keywords : NTN, bearing, constant velocity joint, precision equipment, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = September 12, 2019, Head Officein Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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NTN logo mark

Keywords : NTN, bearing, constant velocity joint, precision equipment, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = September 12, 2019, Head Office in Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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NTN logo mark

Keywords : NTN, bearing, constant velocity joint, precision equipment, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = September 12, 2019, Head Office in Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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NTN logo mark

NTN, NTN, bearing, bearing, constant velocity joint, precision equipment, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = November 28, 2018, International Aerospace Exhibition Hall, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Maglev train runs at record spee

A manned high-speed train of Central Japan Railway Co. hits a record speed of 501 kilometers per hour Nov. 28 at a test center in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo. The new record velocity of superconducting magnetically levitated linear motor vehicle, or Maglev as it is popularly called, reached the milestone on an 18.4-km track built between Tsuru and Otsuki.

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High Velocity (1976)

Film Poster Film: High Velocity (1978) Director: Remi Kramer 01 September 1976 Date: 01 September 1976

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TERMINAL VELOCITY

TERMINAL VELOCITY CHARLIE SHEEN AND NASTASSJA KINSKI Date: 1994

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TERMINAL VELOCITY

TERMINAL VELOCITY CHARLIE SHEEN Date: 1994

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TERMINAL VELOCITY

TERMINAL VELOCITY NASTASSJA KINSKI, CHARLIE SHEEN Date: 1994

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TERMINAL VELOCITY

TERMINAL VELOCITY CHARLIE SHEEN, NASTASSJA KINSKI Date: 1994

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TERMINAL VELOCITY

TERMINAL VELOCITY CHARLIE SHEEN AND NASTASSJA KINSKI Date: 1994

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TERMINAL VELOCITY

TERMINAL VELOCITY CHARLIE SHEEN Date: 1994

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Baseball: Rain hits Otani's preseason start

Nippon Ham Fighters ace Shohei Otani pitches against the DeNA BayStars in a preseason game called in the third inning due to rain in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on March 9, 2016. The 21-year-old sensation had little velocity or control though he gave up no runs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani matches velocity record in preseason game

Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters throws a pitch in a preseason game against the Yomiuri Giants at Sapporo Dome on March 2, 2016. The 21-year-old sensation, who has thrown the fastest pitch recorded by a Japanese player, matched his career best of 162 kilometers per hour and struck out eight batters in five scoreless innings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maglev trains pass at record velocity of 1,003 kph

KOFU, Japan - Two magnetically levitated trains pass each other at a relative velocity of 1,003 kilometers per hour in a test run in Yamanashi Prefecture on Nov. 16, beating the previous record of 966 kph recorded last December. Officials of Central Japan Railway Co. said the test run paves the way for the introduction of a superconducting magnetically levitated train in the future. Relative velocity is the speed at which one object sees the other object as they pass.