The four outer boroughs now use the 718 area code--but the number shortage is now squeezing the heart of the city: Manhattan.

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It will contribute to promoting scientific research for peaceful use of outer space.

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But so far, few changes have been implemented on the ground or in space, said Brian Weeden, a technical adviser with the Secure World Foundation, an organization dedicated to the peaceful use of outer space.

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But given all the wishes we heard for faster travel, from "effective baggage handling" to "travel at supersonic speeds, " once we have somewhere to visit in outer space, we think travelers would rather just use their teleportation machines.

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As part of SETI's research, its scientists use computers to listen for radio signals from outer space.

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The Outer Space Treaty provides a legal framework for the international use of space for peaceful purposes, including the moon and other celestial bodies.

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The regulations will apply specifically to reusable suborbital rockets, the kind that space adventure companies such as Virgin Galactic will use to send people for a thrill ride into outer space.

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The Second Circuit court, though, also decreed that Christian Louboutin retains the exclusive right to use the color red on the bottom of its shoes whenever the outer portion of the shoe is any color besides red.

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