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The secret’s out, not that it was much of a secret to begin with: HBO is just as good at being funny as it is at being serious. In fact sometimes, HBO manages to pull off that impossible balance and create a show that excels in both its dramatic moments and scenes of hilarity. A great example of that impossible coexistence was the seminal hit “Six Feet Under,” which, despite being about a family who ran a funeral home, still had some of the funniest scenes in television history, including one very memorable paintball match.
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There is one thing about the modern home that is simply unbelievably awesome, and it’s the level of home entertainment technology currently being utilized. In many people’s homes, the home entertainment center is where all of the most expensive equipment within the home is located, and in many cases also where the most sophisticated electronic equipment is to be found.
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ISRO said it successfully conducted the static test of its largest solid booster, S200, at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota on 24 January.

Lockheed Martin announced that its new Space Vehicle Integration Laboratory (SVIL) has achieved initial operational capability and is supporting the company’s satellite development programme activity.

Roskosm0s head Anatoly Perminov has confirmed that the two Russian search and rescue satellites, Sterkh 1 and Sterkh 2, failed shortly after their respective launches in 2009.

Americom Government Services (AGS) announced that within hours of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, they initiated efforts to augment the U.S. Navy’s wideband commercial satellite communications to ships responding to relief efforts.

Hughes Network Systems, LLC announced that it has surpassed 500,000 North American subscribers to its HughesNet service.

SeCureSystem, the satellite-based container monitoring system developed by Astrium, will for the first time, be integrated into the regular transport operations of a leading logistics company.