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Russia Builds New Spaceport for Lunar and Martian MissionsRussia is equipping its spaceport at Kourou, the Space Center of French Guiana. This week it sent there two Soyuz rockets.
(Topix.net)Vodafone vies with Denis O'Brien for Bahamas Telecommunications
Vodafone is mulling involvement in a consortium run by JP Morgan's private equity arm which has tabled an offer for a controlling stake in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Vodafone is locking horns with Irish mobile phone billionaire Denis O'Brien in the tranquil surroundings of the Bahamas in the fight to grab control of the country's sole ...
(Topix.net)Convicts bring the holidays to the Attic Playhouse
Attic Playhouse will present "My Three Angels" by Samuel Spewack and Bella Spewack today through Dec.
(Topix.net)Shell joining smaller UK producer in French Guiana
Royal Dutch Shell Plc agreed to join Tullow Oil Plc, the U.K. oil and gas explorer poised to start production in Ghana in late 2010, in exploring French Guiana.
(Topix.net)Tullow reports exploration success
Dublin and London-listed group Tullow Oil said today it has had an 85 per cent exploration success rate for the year-to-date. In a trading update, the company said its business is continuing to perform strongly with its exploration programmed delivering material successes in Uganda, Ghana and Sierra Leone.
(Topix.net)Russian rockets shipped for launch
Saint Petersburg - The first Russian rockets to be fired into space next year from a space centre in distant South America were on Saturday to begin the long voyage to the launch site from Saint Petersburg.
(Topix.net)Angels with crooked halos produce smiles
The Whidbey Playhouse says ita s a oehomicide for the holidays,a as they present the classic comedy a oeMy Three Angelsa by Sam and Bella Spewack, Nov.
(Topix.net)Polishing a Cosmic Spyglass
THE MOMENT: The European Space Agency's Planck spacecraft gets a thorough cleaning - including vacuuming and an ultraviolet inspection to check for dust particles - near Kourou, French Guiana, before its launch last May 14.
(Topix.net)Ariane 5 rocket places two satellites into orbit
Last night, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on a journey to place two telecommunications satellites, NSS-12 and Thor 6, into geostationary transfer orbits.
(Topix.net)European Space Agency successfully shot two satellites aboard Ariane 5 ECA launcher.
European Space Agency successfully shot two telecommunication satellites NSS-12 and THOR 6 aboard Ariane 5 ECA launcher at 2000 GMT Thursday from Arianespace in Kourou, French Guiana.
(Topix.net)Ariane rocket launches two television satellites
An Ariane-5 rocket placed two television satellites in orbit after blasting off from French Guiana on Thursday, space officials said.
(Topix.net)Buttercup Squash Nectar with Spiced Rum, A ai Berries, Fromage Blanc
My grandmother was the root of this madness I would say, this passion for food. I lived with her in Brittany until I was six and she was always in the garden.
(Topix.net)Holidays on Earth Today: October 15, 2009
Then there are strange and weird holidays that really have no meaning besides the mere purpose to have an excuse to celebrate something.
(Topix.net)'My Three Angels' tickets available
Tickets are now on sale for the Whidbey Playhouse holiday comedy "My Three Angels." It's Christmas Eve, 1910 in French Guiana, where a helplessly naive family is threatened by a rapacious landlord and his ruthless nephew.
(Topix.net)Sustainable Renovation of Zoo Showcases Conservation Efforts
A historic zoo in Vincennes, France, originally built in 1934 is looking to complete a major renovation , boosting itself to sustainable park status.
(Topix.net)Penal Colony
Penal Colony, a settlement to which convicts are banished or in which they are confined.
(Topix.net)Concert review: Inside Straight nails it
Some people joke that a bass solo is a good time to go get a drink or take a smoke break.
(Topix.net)Weekend of music capped off by Christian McBride & Inside Straight
Jefferson Center , with its capacity recently reconfigured to 924, was mostly empty on Sunday night for Christian McBride & Inside Straight .
(Topix.net)Seaman who killed ex-lover thought to have fled to French Guiana
A 53-year-old seaman who allegedly stabbed his former lover to death may have fled the country to neighbouring French Guiana but almost seven months later his victima s relatives have accepted that they would probably never get justice and if they did it would not bring the woman back.
(Topix.net)Fifth Ariane 5 launch of 2009
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, October 2, 2009 Source: European Space Agency - Comments Yesterday evening, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, Amazonas 2 and ComSatBw-1, into geostationary transfer orbits.
(Topix.net)German defence satellite launched
Munich, Oct 2 : The first of two planned satellites for Germany's defence forces blasted off late Thursday from the European space launch centre outside Kourou, French Guiana, officials said.
(Topix.net)Pink Toed Tarantula a Big Creepy Arachnid
I don't care how calm and loving experts claim they are. The fact is they have eight legs and look creepy.
(Topix.net)Banning mercury would create chaos in the mining sector, Shields says
Executive Secretary of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association Edward Shields has reacted cautiously to reports that the use of mercury in the gold mining industry is being phased out.
(Topix.net)Boy,14, and two men on carnal knowledge charges in two separate incidents
A fourteen-year-old boy and a man, who allegedly had carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old girl, and another man, who had carnal knowledge of a girl when she was 13 years old, appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistratea TMs Court.
(Topix.net)Vietnam To Launch Second Satellite
Vietnam has confirmed it will launch its second telecommunications satellite at a cost of $350 million in 2012, the newspaper Vietnam Investment Review has reported.
(Topix.net)Summit DXing for the Mountain Goats and Sloths
Wednesday, September 09, 2009 Summit DXing for the Mountain Goats and Sloths From the Archives Collection of QSL Report column in Monitoring Times Summit DXing for the Mountain Goats and Sloths Summits on the Air , is an award scheme for shortwave listeners and amateur radio operators, that encourages portable operation in mountainous regions.
(Topix.net)Dual Launch Of Telecommunications Satellites On Ariane 5
Early on the morning of August 22, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europea TMs Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, JCSat-12 and Optus D3, into geostationary transfer orbits.
(Topix.net)New Methods Of Mapping Tropical Forest From Space
Tropical rainforests play a crucial role in Earth's carbon cycle by absorbing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in biomass.
(Topix.net)ESA investigates new methods of mapping tropical forests from space
Bizarre newt uses ribs as poisonous stings to protect itself against predators Scientists report that a newt has evolved a bizarre and gruesome defence mechanism to protect itself against predators, by pushing out its ribs until they pierce through its body, exposing a row of bones that act like poisonous barbs.
(Topix.net)30 new Foxtel channels
FOXTEL will launch 30 new channels, including 10 high-definition offerings, before the end of the year as part of an overhaul of the pay-TV service.
(Topix.net)No short stay visa needed for French overseas territories
Citizens will no longer need a visa for the French overseas territories once their stay is 30 days or less.
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