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Does God answer prayer ? ASU research says 'yes'
MIL/Agencies Mar 16, 2007 Author: March 16, 2007- Does God or some other type of tra
March 16, 2007- Does God or some other type of transcendent entity answer prayer ? The answer, according to a new Arizona State University study published in the March journal Research on Social Work Practice, is “yes.”
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NASA Reveals a Sample Lunar Base
MIL/UT Mar 1, 2007 Author:
March 01, 2007 - For the upcoming lunar return missions, the astronauts will be staying on the surface of the Moon far longer than they did during the Apollo. They’ll need someplace safe to live.
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 | South Pole Telescope Sees First Light
MIL/UT/NASA Mar 1, 2007 Author:
March 01, 2007 - Telescopes located on the Earth suffer from having to peer through our thick atmosphere. That’s why they’re located at high altitudes, where the air is cold and clear. In fact, the best place on Earth to locate a telescope is in Antarctica - the air doesn’t get any colder or clearer.
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Space Science Institute gets Rs 75 crores in budget
MIL/Agencies Mar 1, 2007 Author:
New Delhi, March 01. 2007 - Heeding the call of space scientists to groom talent, the government yesterday allocated Rs 75 crores to set up an institute to train students in the space technology that will be functional in the next academic year.
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 | Rosetta Gets an Amazing View as it Skims Past Mars
MIL/UT Feb 28, 2007 Author:
February 28, 2007 - This absolutely stunning photograph was taken by ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft during its recent flyby past Mars on Saturday. In order to receive a gravity boost from the planet, the spacecraft flew past only 1,000 km above the surface.
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NASA Postpones Atlantis Launch Because of Hail Damage
MIL/Agencies Feb 28, 2007 Author: Brian Wagner
Miami, February 28, 2007 - U.S. space officials have delayed the March 15 launch of the shuttle Atlantis after it was damaged by a big hail storm at the launch pad Monday. Officials say the launch is now expected to take place sometime after April 20. VOA's Brian Wagner reports from Miami.
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Oh God, an evolving saga continues in Kansas
MIL/Agencies Feb 15, 2007 Author:
February 15, 2007 - The Darwinian theory of evolution is to be taught to students in Kansas once more, after a series of flip-flop battles over the last 8 years that has seen the evolution vs. creationism (intelligent design) debate cause teaching standards to change 5 times already.
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India asks Google to blur its sensitive images
MIL/Agencies/TNW Feb 6, 2007 Author: Erika Morphy
February 6, 2007 - Google has reportedly agreed to comply with requests from the Indian government to blur sensitive images of India's military bases and government buildings that could be seen via the Google Earth mapping application. India is not alone -- over the last few years, Google has received various requests.
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Suni Williams adds another feather to her cap
MIL/Agencies Feb 5, 2007 Author:
Houston, February 05, 2007 - Indian-American astronaut Sunita 'Suni' Williams added another feather to her cap by spending more time spacewalking than any other woman to date.
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 | First Images of the Sun from STEREO
MIL/UT Jan 27, 2007 Author:
January 27, 2007 - Remember the recent launch of the STEREO spacecraft? These are two identical solar observing spacecraft which will give astronomers a thrilling 3-D view of the Sun. Officially, they’re the Solar TerrEstrial RElations Observatories (STEREO… get it?), and they were lofted into orbit on October 25.
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 | India crosses new frontiers in space
MIL/Agencies Jan 25, 2007 Author:
New Delhi, January 25, 2007 - India's space initiatives recently took a big step forward. The achievements were somewhat overshadowed by Beijing's confirmation that it had successfully shot down one of its own satellites with a missile, launching itself into a select club that comprised US and Russia until now and sparking talk about an arms race in space.
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 | New Horizons Bearing Down on Jupiter
MIL/UT Jan 20, 2007 Author:
January 20, 2007 - Although New Horizons’ main target is Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, it’ll have plenty of opportunities to do some science along the way. Next up, Jupiter. The spacecraft is now just a few weeks away from its closest approach to the gas giant, where it’ll capture some images but also receive a much needed speed boost.
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| 93. |
Timely warning to save the planet
MIL/Agencies Jan 18, 2007 Author:
Dubai, January 18, 2007 - The world officially edged closer to the ultimate deadline when the Doomsday clock was moved nearer to midnight.
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Cryogenic stage full-duration test tomorrow
MIL/Agencies/Hindu Jan 18, 2007 Author:
January 18, 2007 - Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 18 (PTI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is set to achieve another major milestone tomorrow with the full duration test of the indigenous "cryogenic stage" rocket engine for its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).
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 | India is beautiful to view from outer space, says Sunita
MIL/Hindu Jan 12, 2007 Author: Sakshi Ojha
New Delhi, January 12, 2007 - “There is a lot of green, the fields, the red of mountains merging into the white of the snow ... India is beautiful to view from outer space ,” said celebrated NASA astronaut, Sunita Williams, currently stationed at the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA’s space programme.
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Satellite Television in a Portable Box
MIL/NYT Jan 8, 2007 Author: Lorne Manly
January 8, 2007 - Not only he is the creator and producer of many television series, most notably “CHiPs” and “The New Hollywood Squares,” he feels an overpowering need to surround himself with television everywhere he may be. Fourteen television sets jostle for space in Mr. Rosner’s penthouse condominium in Marina Del Rey.
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Google Answer to Filling Jobs Is an Algorithm
MIL/NYT Jan 3, 2007 Author:
Mountain View, Calif., January 3, 2006 - Have you ever made a profit from a catering business or dog walking? Do you prefer to work alone or in groups? Have you ever set a world record in anything?
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Samsung Develops World’s Ist 1Gb DRAM for Mobiles
MIL/Agencies Dec 27, 2006 Author:
December 27, 2006 - Samsung Electronics announced on Wednesday the development of the industry’s first 1-gigabit DRAM chip for mobile phones.
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| 99. |
Microsoft Vista is Not So Secure
MIL/Agencies/techtree.com Dec 26, 2006 Author:
December 26, 2006 - According to reports, computer security researchers and hackers have begun spotting potentially serious flaws in Microsoft's Windows Vista system that was released to corporate customers late last month.
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Crew Members Transfer Cargo, Prep for Spacewalk
MIL/Agencies Dec 16, 2006 Author:
December 16, 2006 - The STS-116 and Expedition 14 crews continued cargo transfers and spacewalk preparations Friday aboard Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station.
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