Rallies in Tehran spark protests
A rally marking the 30th anniversary of the storming of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran turned violent Wednesday as opposition leader Mirhossein Mousaviís supporters clashed with police in the countryís capital.
Iranís Revolutionary Guards and the Basij militia warned Mousavi supporters against turning the annual anti-U.S. rally into a pro-Mousavi demonstration.
Reformist blogs claim police opened fire on the demonstrators, but these reports are unconfirmed by official sources.† A witness indicated police fended off protestors with batons.† Opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi, also defeated in the presidential elections, joined supporters during the protests.† His Web site reports one bodyguard injured by police.
Wednesdayís riots were the worst turmoil in Iran since the disputed June 12 elections.
Plans being made for first hotel in space
A Barcelona-based architectural firm states plans for the first hotel in space, The Galactic Suite Space Resort, are on target for opening and accepting guests by 2012.
For 3 million Euro, or $4.4 million, guests receive a three-night stay in the intergalactic hotel.† Guests are promised fifteen sunrises and an orbit of the earth every 80 minutes. †To combat the lack of gravity, guests will be outfitted in Velcro suits to crawl around each pod room.
The price of each stay includes an 8-week training session on an unannounced tropical island.† Galactic Suite Ltd., which began operations in 2007, will deliver guests to the hotel by launching a pod into orbit, a day and a half trip.
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