India Becomes The Fourth Country to Land Its Flag On The Moon

en.wikinews.org INDIA, November 15, 2008: At 8:34 p.m. Indian time Friday night, India became the fourth country to land its flag on the Moon. The unmanned lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 ejected its Moon Impact Probe, which hurtled across the surface of the Moon at 1.5 kilometers per second (3,000 miles per hour), and successfully crash landed near the Moon’s south pole.…

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Daily Inspiration

www.hinduismtoday.com In the midst of great joy do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger do not answer anyone’s letter.    Chinese Proverb

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US Supreme Court to Consider Monuments of Religious Minorities

The city had rejected Summum’s attempt to erect a monument to the group’s “Seven Aphorisms” alongside an already accepted Ten Commandments marker. The Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already ruled in Summum’s favor, saying the rejection constituted viewpoint discrimination. If the Supreme Court upholds the 10th Circuit decision, Summum plans to place a stone monument similar to…

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Eulogies for Acharya Karmananda

Source: HPI TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, November 5, 2008: Acharya Karmananda, spiritual leader of the Divine Life Society (DLS) in Trinidad and Tobago, has passed away at the age of 62. One of many spiritual leaders honoring the acharya’s memory before hundreds of devotees Wednesday was Dr Balkaran Shivnauth, President of the New World Spiritual Foundation, who said, “He has given…

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Maldives Islanders Save For New Home

www.nytimes.com MALDIVES ISLANDS, INDIAN OCEAN, November 10, 2008: The president-elect of the Maldives, a nation of 1,200 low islands in the Indian Ocean, is planning to establish an investment fund with some of its earnings from tourism so it can buy a haven for its citizens should global warming raise sea levels at a dangerous pace, according to several news…

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India Facinates Europe’ Royalty

royalnews.wordpress.com AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, November 15, 2008: It seems like there’s India fever with royals lately. Belgium’s King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium just got back from a 10 day tour of the country. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden also spent nearly two weeks there last month. King Albert II, in his visit, made a point of meeting…

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Should Vegetarians Pay Less For Insurance Premiums?

news.bbc.co.uk VERMONT, UNITED STATES, November 14, 2008: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is calling on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont to raise health insurance premiums for people who eat meat, and lower the premiums for vegetarians. In a letter sent Monday to Bill Milnes Jr., president of Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Vermont, PETA’s Executive Director…

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