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E-Class Cabriolet from Mercedes-Benz was showcased during the Detroit car show

E-Class Cabriolet from Mercedes-Benz was showcased during the Detroit car show

January 13, 2010 | Comments (0)

It was just last January 11 when the elegant car manufacturer showcased their latest convertible during a car show held in Detroit. The E-Class has become the highlight of the event now that car fanatics are already aware that it is now part of the dealerships. According to Dieter Zetsche, he is very confident that [...]

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Astronauts blast off for Christmas space mission

Astronauts blast off for Christmas space mission

December 21, 2009 | Comments (0)

A Russian rocket blasted off from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and hurtled spaceward Monday, shuttling an American, a Russian and a Japanese to the International Space Station. The Soyuz TMA-17′s three astronauts will take the orbiting laboratory’s permanent crew to five following the early-hours launch, the first-ever blastoff of a Soyuz rocket on a winter [...]

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Time running out on climate change accord

Time running out on climate change accord

December 18, 2009 | Comments (0)

Copehagen: Hours before the world leaders will arrive for the Copenhagen summit’s final day, negotiators from about 30 countries in Denmark have worked on an outline draft accord regarding the climate change. The draft is expected to call for preventing global temperatures from going up more than 2.0 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial times. Many [...]

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Obama’s presence will help the Copenhagen climate deal

Obama’s presence will help the Copenhagen climate deal

December 17, 2009 | Comments (0)

Copenhagen: In his second trip to Europe in two weeks, US President Barack Obama leaves Thursday for the Danish Capital. He is hopeful that by traveling to Copenhagen he can help push nations towards a breakthrough on a climate deal. “The president is hopeful that his presence can help,” said spokesman Robert Gibbs. Obama will [...]

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NASA telescope offers ‘new window’ on universe

NASA telescope offers ‘new window’ on universe

December 16, 2009 | Comments (0)

A NASA spacecraft that blasted into space early Monday “will give us literally a new window on the universe,” says Paul Delaney, an astronomy expert and professor at York University in Toronto. Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, will survey the sky for 10 months to search for hidden comets, asteroids and other astrophysical objects. [...]

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The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer was Launched on Monday

The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer was Launched on Monday

December 15, 2009 | Comments (0)

On Monday NASA started off a new extraterrestrial observatory in order to scrutinize for new celestial objects in infrared emission. The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer or known as WISE blasted off atop a Delta 2 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base that is situated in California. The rocket was launched on Monday at 6:09 a.m. [...]

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Lunascape 6 Orion: What is it?

Lunascape 6 Orion: What is it?

December 14, 2009 | Comments (0)

Meet: Lunascape 6 Orion, a Japanese browser that connects four main browsers – Opera, Mozilla, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer – into a single platform through triple engines and triple add-ons. Every Internet browser has its advantages and disadvantages to work with. So almost every Internet user has more than 2 browsers installed just to [...]

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India will not agree on peaking year concept: Ramesh

India will not agree on peaking year concept: Ramesh

December 12, 2009 | Comments (0)

India will not agree to a concept of “peaking” year as there is a huge backlog of development in expanding rural electricity in the country, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has said, as he ruled out compromise on previously stated “red lines”. On his first day at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, Ramesh also said that [...]

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The Call for Action on Climate Change

The Call for Action on Climate Change

December 6, 2009 | Comments (0)

Thousands of people came to London in order to call for action on climate change. The event was arranged by the Stop Climate Chaos coalition. Such events were held in Dublin, Belfast and Glasgow. Various organizations among which the Women’s Institute, aid agencies, trade unions and environmental campaigners took part in the event. Word leaders [...]

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The Crew Consisting of the Three Astronauts Landed

The Crew Consisting of the Three Astronauts Landed

December 2, 2009 | Comments (0)

On Tuesday astronauts from Canada and Belgium and a Russian cosmonaut touched down on the Kazakhstan plains. They worked on the International Space Station during six months. The Russian Soyuz TMA-15 capsule that had on board Canadian astronaut Bob Thirsk, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, and Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne landed near town of Arkalyk [...]

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