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Genesis (U.S.)

Destination: The Sun. Launched: Aug. 8, 2001. Return: Sept. 8, 2004. Mission: To gather samples of charged particles of the solar wind and return them to Earth. The drogue parachute of the return capsule failed to deploy, sending the craft plunging into the Utah desert at 193 miles per hour (311 kilometers per hour). Four of the sample canisters were intact and are undergoing analysis.

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Genesis Systems Group, Davenport, IA, an integrator of robotic welding and cutting systems, was awarded a U.S. patent on its Quick Change Tooling. (Notes from the Supplier Side).(Brief Article) (Welding Design & Fabrication)

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Animal rights on! The Humane Society of the U.S. sets new program for Hollywood.(Genesis Awards) (Daily Variety)

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$60,000 granted for secretive project.(Technology Notes)(Arkansas Power Electronics International Inc. to work on U.S. Army project)(Brief Article) (Arkansas Business)

Australian Court Hands U.S. Radar Company Major Victory in Legal Challenge (Policefleet Manager)

Yoshizu keeps it real for Scion.(Toyota 50)(Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. Scion Div's Jeri Yoshizu )(Interview) (Automotive News)

400 Dallas doctors walk out on Aetna.(Aetna U.S. Healthcare in Dallas, Texas has announced that 400 doctors have quit)(Business Brief)(Brief Article) (Business Insurance)

Crescent of Crisis: U.S.-European Strategy for the Greater Middle East.(Brief Article)(Book Review) (Reference & Research Book News)

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