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Fast Company
This Week In Bots: Saluting The First President Of The Robot Epoch
Fast Company
BY Kit Eaton | 05-25-2012 | 3:37 PM One of the more interesting robotics programs that DARPA funds is the Autonomous Robotic Manipulation project, designed to produce robots that can perform relatively complex tasks without too much supervision ...

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Gale Crater 'Curiosity Mission' Landing Site Formed During Mars' "Water Epoch"
The Daily Galaxy (blog)
... originating near the end of the Hesperian geologic epoch on Mars, around 3.5 billion years ago, which means that these deposits were emplaced during the epoch that shows evidence for the wide distribution of water at the surface of Mars.
Mystery Mars Formation May Be Ancient Volcanic AshSpace.com

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The Epoch Times
US Congresswoman Criticizes Deportations of North Korean Refugees
The Epoch Times
(Gary Feuerberg/The Epoch Times) On Thursday two members of the US Congress attended a candlelight vigil on behalf of North Korean refugees in China held in front of the Chinese Embassy in Seoul. US Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) ...

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The Epoch Times
Petition by Villagers on Falun Gong Resounds at Top of Regime
The Epoch Times
The source, who spoke to The Epoch Times on condition of anonymity because revealing state secrets can result in the death penalty in China, said that local officials handling Wang Xiaodong's case have been frustrated and exhausted since the petition ...


 
The Epoch Times
After-School Cuts Would Hit Hard
The Epoch Times
(Zachary Stieber/The Epoch Times) NEW YORK—Parents quitting jobs. Latch-key kids. Increased crime. These are some of the more severe potential effects of proposed cuts to after-school programs, according to City Council members and advocates.


 
The Epoch Times
New York City Beaches Open on Saturday
The Epoch Times
(Kristen Meriwether/The Epoch Times) NEW YORK—It's time to dig out the beach towels and sunscreen—New York City beaches are opening for the season. “Let me make it official,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg, said from Coney Island on Thursday.

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The Epoch Times
Electricity Drop Indicates Slowdown in Chinese Economy
The Epoch Times
Chen Xiaonong, a US-based economist and former chief-editor of Modern China Studies, said in an interview with The Epoch Times that the Chinese economy may be facing a recession. “China's economy was supposed to be consumer-driven, but it was led on a ...

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