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Thursday, 12 September 2013

NEW DELHI — Leaving no room for extraterrestrials to have false hopes, the motto of the Indian Space Research Organization is very specific: “In The Service Of Human Kind.” Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors November will mark 50 years since India sent a rocket into space for the very first time, a research projectile that was launched from a quiet fishing village in southern India, terrifying many...

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Macaque terrorizes town, sparks massive monkey-hunt Treehugger

There's no telling what makes a monkey go rogue. But for whatever the reason, one particular male macaque in the hills surrounding Hyuga, Japan apparently decided he'd had enough -- and thus began waging a one-monkey campaign terrorizing the unsuspecting town below. When reports first began coming...

Voyager 1: Humanity's time capsule to the cosmos clears the solar system The Christian Science Monitor

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Video contest kicks off Financial Literacy Month (FCAC - Financial Consumer Agency of Canada) noodls

(Source: FCAC - Financial Consumer Agency of Canada) 9/13/2013 Video contest kicks off Financial Literacy Month FCAC invites young Canadians to put their creativity to good use by producing a video. Ottawa, September 13, 2013−As part of Financial Literacy Month (FLM) starting on November 1, the...

Carleton University’s Science Cafés are Moving (Carleton University) noodls

(Source: Carleton University) This year, Carleton University's popular Science Cafés will be held at the Sunnyside branch of the Ottawa Public Library at 1049 Bank Street in Ottawa. Neuroscience Prof. Kim...

Datalogic Releases Oregon Duck Sponsorship Video (Datalogic SpA) noodls

(Source: Datalogic SpA) Eugene, OR USA - September 10, 2013 - Datalogic, a global leader in automatic data capture announces a new video as part of their marketing effort and sponsorship agreement with the University of Oregon Athletics. Datalogic is the Official Automatic Data Capture...

Toyota wins second consecutive Vincentric Best Value Passenger Car Brand Award (Toyota Motor Corporation) noodls

(Source: Toyota Motor Corporation) Total of 12 Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles also recognized with individual 2013 Vincentric Best Value in Canada awards Toyota continues hybrid leadership with four of five Vincentric hybrid awards won TORONTO, ON., (September 12, 2013) - When Vincentric...

Sociology speaker series lecture Sept. 18 (Brock University) noodls

(Source: Brock University) The Department of Sociology at Brock will present the next talk in its ongoing speaker series on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Vanessa Farr, a specialist in conflict and gender who holds a PhD from the School...

Café Scientifique lineup – brainpower, bacteria & super seniors (Simon Fraser University) noodls

(Source: Simon Fraser University) Contact: Diane Mar-Nicolle: 778.782.9586; dianem@sfu.ca Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 778.782.9017; Marianne_Meadahl@sfu.ca Simon Fraser University's popular Café Scientifique series returns to Surrey this fall and the general public is invited to participate and learn...

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