It continued the efforts, begun in 1961, by Project OSCAR—a US-based group that built and launched the very first nongovernmental satellite just four years after Sputnik.

它延续了1961年由奥斯卡计划开始的行动。奥斯卡计划是一个总部设在美国的组织，在人造卫星“斯普特尼克”之后仅四年就制造并发射了第一颗非政府卫星。

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After the first pair of tasks was completed, one group of participants was assigned an undemanding activity intended to cause their minds to wander.

在第一对任务完成后，一组参与者被分配了一个要求不高的活动，目的是让他们走神。

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Trouble at the group first surfaced in May 2009 after TIBC and the Money Exchange defaulted out of the blue.

TIBC和外币兑换公司突然违约之后，该集团的麻烦在2009年5月首次浮出水面。

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Earlier in the day, Spain's group rivals Honduras and Morocco got the men's tournament underway with a 2-2 draw. the result ensured Spain are bottom of the group after the first round of matches.

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Yes, the Google party is a hot ticket and the Wipro party has Bollywood excitement, but we're partial to the Forbes party, where a hard-charging and eclectic group likes to unwind after the first day of meetings and seminars.

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Wood said that he once attended a two-day invention session presided over by Jung, and after the first day the group went out to dinner.

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