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What's hot in travel trends for 2012I can see it now. The travel crystal ball for 2012 shows amazing destinations, interesting price trends and, wait, is that Myanmar? Here's a look at where travel is headed this year - what's hot, what things will cost and must-dos for people who want to be on the cutting edge.
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 02:33
Feb 13 set as new date for Europe's Vega rocket
An Ariane 5 rocket at the European Space Agency's base in Kourou, French Guiana.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 18:30
Shell eyes site for U.S. GTL plant
Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it was actively looking for a site and gas supplies for a potential gas-to-liquids plant in the United States, most likely to be built on the Gulf coast.
Topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 14:19
Inaugural Vega Rocket Poised at Europe's South American Spaceport
Final preparations are underway for the rocket's inaugural flight lofting 9 satellites as early as February 9 from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 04:44
Russia Blames Mars Probe Failure on Space Radiation
Russian Federal Space Agency chief Vladimir Popovkin and press secretary Anna Vedischeva, speak after the blast off of the Russian Soyuz VS01 rocket in Sinnamary, French Guiana, October 21, 2011.
Topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 17:15
First Vega rocket assembled on launch pad
ESA's new Vega rocket is now fully assembled on its launch pad. Final preparations are in full swing for the rocket's inaugural flight.
Topix.net | 30-Jan-2012 23:25
M 5.0, northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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Topix.net | 30-Jan-2012 03:31
Vega maiden launch could slip into February
European Space Agency launch operator Arianespace plans a busy 2012, with seven Ariane 5 heavy-lift missions and three medium-lift Soyuz flights from ESA's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, along with two Soyuz launches at Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Topix.net | 29-Jan-2012 09:18
First Vega rocket assembled on launch pad
ESA's new Vega rocket is now fully assembled on its launch pad. Final preparations are in full swing for the rocket's inaugural flight from Europe's Spaceport.
Topix.net | 27-Jan-2012 22:41
Tullow Oil launches $6 million Scholarship Scheme
Tullow Oil has launched a scholarship scheme worth more than $6million to support 110 young scholars from nine developing countries including 50 from Ghana.
Topix.net | 26-Jan-2012 16:29
Sarkozy reveals his personal plan B: I'll quit politics entirely if I lose presidential election
But is it all just a double bluff to make him seem less power-driven - and all the more electable? John Lichfield has been The Independent's man in Paris since 1997, covering French news.
Topix.net | 25-Jan-2012 02:23
Are we on bridge to the future?
The world is about to see Europe linked to South America in a way that has never happened before.
Topix.net | 24-Jan-2012 07:40
Commack woman reported among dead in fire
Town of Poughkeepsie and the Fairview Fire Department with other authorities at 112 Fairview Ave.
Topix.net | 23-Jan-2012 01:11
Nine dead in shootout at French Guiana gold site
France: Nine people were killed and two others injured in a gang shootout at a gold-panning site in French Guiana, police commander Colonel Didier Laumont said.
Topix.net | 22-Jan-2012 06:29
Travel trends in 2012
Like many things, travel is subject to fashion and 2012 will see its share of trendy destinations which many will want to visit.
Topix.net | 21-Jan-2012 06:45
COMMENTARY: French Bridge to Brazil: The Caribbean Should Not be Stranded
The world is about to see Europe linked to South America in a way that has never happened before.A A bridge will link , the last European outpost in the Americas, with Brazil the largest country in South America and now the sixth largest economy in the world.
Topix.net | 21-Jan-2012 00:21
Vega Rocket Ready For First Flight
Final checkout of Europe's new Vega launcher was completed last Friday, marking another milestone towards its maiden flight from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Topix.net | 20-Jan-2012 20:03
Tullow teams up with Shell to seek oil in Atlantic but shares pushed lower after update
Tullow Oil has announced a partnership with industry giant Royal Dutch Shell to seek 'transformational' discoveries in under-explored parts of the Atlantic.
Topix.net | 18-Jan-2012 13:23
Manned Russian Rocket Launches from South America Look Doub...
The European Space Agency has long harbored hopes that it could launch humans aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft from its French Guiana spaceport, but this is likely impossible, SPACE.com has learned.
Topix.net | 17-Jan-2012 19:45
Azerbaijan's first satellite may be launched in early 2013
Azerbaijan's first telecomms satellite will be delivered to the spaceport in French Guiana in October 2012, the communications minister has said.
Topix.net | 17-Jan-2012 15:21
Opinionator | Borderlines: The Loneliness of the Guyanas
The coming weekend might very well be an historic one for Franco-Brazilian relations.
Topix.net | 17-Jan-2012 05:46
Now Available: Wessex Exploration plc (WSX) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
It was formed to explore the Wessex and Weald Basins of Southern England. Currently, the company owns interest in hydrocarbon projects in Southern England, offshore Guyane, Juan de Nova and the Shaharawi Arab Democratic Republic .
Topix.net | 15-Jan-2012 05:01
At the Crossroads of Sustainability: A Conversation with Bill Ryerson
Imagine a country like French Guiana or Vanuatu - with human populations of 225,000 to 235,000 - emerging, every day! That is the conundrum facing humanity and the natural world.A The human population explosion, multiplied by its cumulative consumption, represents what many believe to be the most significant challenge ever faced by life on Earth in ... (more)
Topix.net | 10-Jan-2012 06:21
Europe's Vega rocket launch set for early February
The maiden voyage of Europe's Vega rocket, designed to launch small payloads of about 1.5 tonnes into low-Earth orbit, is set for February 9, the head of the European Space Agency said Monday.
Topix.net | 09-Jan-2012 21:07
The Best Hot Chocolate - spicy good
Here's my homemade spicy hot cocoa recipe slightly altered from Alton Brown's original hot cocoa recipe.
Topix.net | 08-Jan-2012 00:37
Vega maiden launch could slip into February
European Space Agency launch operator Arianespace plans a busy 2012, with seven Ariane 5 heavy-lift missions and three medium-lift Soyuz flights from ESA's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, along with two Soyuz launches at Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Topix.net | 06-Jan-2012 20:29
Satellites: Europe's Arianespace sets 13 launches for 2012
European satellite launch operator Arianespace said on Thursday it had scheduled 13 missions for 2012, the first year in which it would deploy rockets in all three categories of payload.
Topix.net | 05-Jan-2012 16:33
Island tracks first rocket launch
On December 16th 2011, the Soyuz rocket was launched from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, and was tracked from Cooper's Island in Bermuda.
Topix.net | 04-Jan-2012 20:43
M 4.8, northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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Topix.net | 02-Jan-2012 14:24
Another Soyuz rocket launch fails
Soyuz rocket blasts off for ISS. A rocket abroad - Soyuz in French Guiana Russia finds space rocket defect.
Topix.net | 24-Dec-2011 08:01
TIMELINES: What false conviction on Dec. 22, 1894, divides France on the issue of anti-Semitism?
On Dec. 22, 1894, France convicts Jewish artillery Capt. Alfred Dreyfus of treason and sentences him to public humiliation, exile, and life imprisonment on Devil's Island penal colony in French Guiana.
Topix.net | 22-Dec-2011 08:01
Vega to fly ESA experimental reentry vehicle
The launch of ESA's IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle on Europe's new Vega rocket is now in detailed planning, a major step towards the craft's flight in 2014.
Topix.net | 19-Dec-2011 20:27
Arianespace Logs Second Successful Soyuz Launch from French Guyana
The flight successfully put into orbit two dual-purpose imaging satellites in orbit for France and Chile, plus four smaller microsatellites to gather electronic intelligence for the French government.
Topix.net | 19-Dec-2011 16:27
France launches spy satellites aboard Russian rocket
KOUROU, French Guiana: The second Russian-built Soyuz rocket launched from French Guiana blasted off late on Friday carrying six military spy satellites, space officials said.
Topix.net | 18-Dec-2011 07:15
Vega To Fly ESA Experimental Reentry Vehicle
The launch of ESA's IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle on Europe's new Vega rocket is now in detailed planning, a major step towards the craft's flight in 2014.
Topix.net | 17-Dec-2011 13:17
Soyuz launches satellite sextet
A Russian Soyuz rocket has launched from French Guiana - only the second such vehicle to fly out of the territory's new Sinnamary spaceport.
Topix.net | 17-Dec-2011 04:58
Russian-built rocket launches from Arianspace's French Guiana complex carrying 6 satellites
KOUROU, French Guiana - A Soyuz rocket carrying six satellites launched Friday from French Guiana in the Russian-built rocket model's second mission this year.
Topix.net | 17-Dec-2011 03:54
Soyuz launches with 6 satellites in French Guiana
KOUROU, French Guiana -- A Soyuz rocket carrying six satellites has been launched from French Guiana in the Russian-built rocket's second mission this year.
Topix.net | 17-Dec-2011 03:54
Two GMES satellites to be launched on Europe's new Vega rocket
ESA and Arianespace have signed contracts for the launches of two of ESA's Sentinel satellites.
Topix.net | 17-Dec-2011 02:49
An unlikely trio inspires holiday chuckles at WCT
The comedic, improbable Christmas story of three paroled convicts in a 1920s French Guiana penal colony who seek to rescue a bumbling shopkeeper, his histrionic wife, and their love-challenged daughter will wind up its run this weekend at the Willits Community Theatre.
Topix.net | 16-Dec-2011 22:34
Vega moves closer to its first liftoff
The integration of Vega's first, second and third stages is now complete at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
Topix.net | 16-Dec-2011 11:10
Next Soyuz mission carries six satellites from South America
Arianespace's second Soyuz mission from French Guiana, South America, has been given the launch go-ahead, moving preparations into their final phase for a nighttime liftoff on Friday with six satellites.
Topix.net | 16-Dec-2011 06:55
US$ 150 million for Suriname offshore oil exploration
PARAMARIBO - Staatsolie celebrated its 31st birthday yesterday by signing three production sharing contracts with oil multinationals Kosmos Energy and Murphy Oil for Blocks 42/45 and 48 respectively.
Topix.net | 14-Dec-2011 14:40
MEASAT Picks Arianespace To Launch Measat-3b Satellite
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 -- Asia's leading satellite operator, MEASAT Global , has chosen Arianespace to launch the MEASAT-3b satellite.
Topix.net | 14-Dec-2011 06:10
Vega on track for January maiden flight from ESA's French Guiana launch site
The European Space Agency will finish its so-called "year of launchers" a few weeks short of realising the maiden flight of its third vehicle, but the Vega light rocket remains on course for a January 2012 launch from ESA's Kourou, French Guiana spaceport.
Topix.net | 13-Dec-2011 19:33
Cielo Gold Provides Corporate Update Announcing Mou with Goldplata...
Cielo Gold Corp. is currently in negotiations regarding several properties in Colombia.
Topix.net | 13-Dec-2011 00:33