science blogs
Kommentar von Moon bei "Die wechselhafte Geschichte der Datenspeicher" (Astrodicticum Simplex) am 26.05.2012
An der ZPÜ ist die Entwicklung auch nicht vorbeigegangen.
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Krone
Ban Ki Moon zieht düstere Bilanz der Lage in Syrien
UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon hat in einem neuen Bericht an den Sicherheitsrat eine düstere Bilanz der Lage in Syrien gezogen. Regierungstruppen begingen weiterhin "massive" Menschenrechtsverstöße und auch die Oppositionellen verschärften ihre Einsätze, erklärte Ban am Freitag. Nach schweren Angriffen in der Stadt Houla mit offenbar mehr als 110 Toten forderte der Syrische Nationalrat eine Dri...
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Al Jazhera
UN slams Syria for 'unacceptable' violence
Ban-Ki moon blames the regime for 'unacceptable' violence as activists say 50 civilians killed in Homs.
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Gizmodo
NASA Tells Future Moon Explorers to Stay Away From Its Old Space Junk [Nasa]
With company after company going after Google's Lunar X Prize, NASA appears to be a little hot and bothered by the prospect of people messing with all its crap it left behind during prior missions. So it essentially claimed dominion over the moon and passive-aggressively designated a bunch of areas to be off-limits. More »
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Wired
Keep Out: NASA Asks Future Moon Visitors to Respect Its Stuff
NASA has released a set of guidelines that encourage future lunar landers to remain a respectful distance from its historic artifacts, such as the Apollo landing sites.
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Scientific American
Sic Transit Venus
One brisk wintry day in 1639, a young man named Jeremiah Horrocks — barely 20 — set up a telescope in his quarters near Preston, England and focused an indirect image of the sun onto a small card. Lack of finances had cut short his brief academic career at Cambridge, despite his intelligence, but he still had a passion for the stars, bolstered by reading the works of Johannes Kepler and Tych...
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Huffington Post
John Boehner Group Leaves Weak Tip At California Restaurant
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) didn't do the best job of endearing himself to a California restaurant this week, where he and his cadre reportedly left a less-than-generous tip for the wait staff.It's not like Boehner and his entourage didn't get VIP treatment at Sam’s Chowder House in Half Moon Bay. After Secret Service agents checked out the establishment, owner Paul Shenkman told...
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Daily Mail
'I know someone will fly back and pick up the camera I left there': Neil Armstrong gives rare interview to silence concpiracy theorists who claim he didn't walk on moon
The reclusive astronaut decided to open his heart about the mission to an unusual source - an Australian accountancy magazine. The 82-year-old has only granted a handful of interviews since his 1969 mission.
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TechCrunch
International Space Station Successfully Grabs SpaceX’s Dragon Capsule, Full Berthing To Come
If SpaceX founder Elon Musk felt like winning the Superbowl when the Dragon (perched atop a Falcon 9 rocket) finally launched on Tuesday, he must be absolutely over the moon now.
At 9:56 AM Eastern this morning, astronaut Donald Pettit coaxed the International Space Station’s gangly robotic arm into grabbing the unmanned Dragon capsule, marking the first time a private spacecraft has docked w...
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CNN
First man on moon gives rare interview to ... Australian accountant?
It was one small interview for astronaut Neil Armstrong ... and one giant scoop for an Australian accountant, of all people.
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physorg
NASA offers guidelines to protect historic sites on the Moon
(Phys.org) -- NASA and the X Prize Foundation of Playa Vista, Calif., announced Thursday the Google Lunar X Prize is recognizing guidelines established by NASA to protect lunar historic sites and preserve ongoing and future science on the moon. The foundation will take the guidelines into account as it judges mobility plans submitted by 26 teams vying to be the first privately-funded entity to ...
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Slashdot
NASA To Future Lunar Explorers: Don't Mess With Our Moon Stuff
coondoggie writes "NASA today gently reminded any future Moon explorers that any relics of its Apollo missions or other U.S. lunar artifacts should be off limits and are considered historic sites. NASA issued the reminder in conjunction with the X Prize Foundation and its Google Lunar X Prize competition which will use NASA's Moon sites guidelines as it sifts through the 26 teams currently deve...
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perez hilton
Listen To This: Groupie Lovin!
Pop is back in a BIG way!!!!
And it's awesome to see how new bands like Fun., Walk The Moon and Grouplove are exploring the "alternative" side of pop!
Because POP is a big and beautiful genre that is has so many different kinds of sweet sonic sounds!
Check out the disco-tinged Tongue Tied by Grouplove (above)!
Then CLICK [...]
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Telegraph
Neil Armstrong grants rare interview - to Australian accountant
Neil Armstrong, who has long been reluctant to discuss his status as the first man on the moon, has granted a rare interview - to an Australian accountant.
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Times LIVE
Neil Armstrong gives accountant rare interview
The famously private Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has been coaxed into giving a rare interview — with an Australian accountant.
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Los Angeles Times
'American Idol' finale: First glimpses of Phillip and Jessica
And we’re off!
Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez are still awaiting their fate, with the live East Coast broadcast underway. As to be expected, a star-studded lineup was on stage to accompany this season's top finishers.
Phillips took the stage for an all-star duet with John Fogerty, singing “Bad Moon Rising” and “Have You Ever Seen the Rain.”
Nearly an hour into the show, finalist Jessica ...
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Los Angeles Times
Injured 'Transformers' extra receives $18.5 million settlement
Paramount Pictures has agreed to pay $18.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a movie extra who sustained a serious head injury during filming of the blockbuster Paramount Pictures movie "Transformers: Dark of the Moon."
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NEWS.au.com
Transformers studio settles lawsuit over injury
AN extra injured on the set of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" has been awarded a $US18.5 million settlement, The Wrap reported Wednesday.
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Entertainment Online
Injured Transformers 3 Extra Settles for $18 Million
A Transformers: Dark of the Moon extra who was critically injured when a stunt went awry during production two years ago will receive an $18 million settlement.
Paramount Pictures and...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
A midnight massage under a full moon? One of the many perks of this Fiji resort
Shangri-Las Fijian Resort & Spa features a dusk till dawn sleepover spa experience
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Science News
Frosted honeycomb of a moon
Cassini images reveal ice on Saturn satellite Hyperion
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Rolling Stone
Premiere: Anthony Green, 'Moon Song'
In January Anthony Green released his second solo album Beautiful Things on Photo Finish In June the singer-guitarist –who also fronts the alt-rock outfit Circa Survive – will tour in support of the record; before then you can check out a live clip of Green and his band ripping through...
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AllThingsDigital
This Was Inevitable: Huffington Post + Oprah Coming
You knew that these two had to join forces at some point.
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Gizmodo
Elizabeth Moon: Jeder Mensch sollte mit einem Barcode versehen werden
Vom Schutz der Privatsphäre scheint die Science-Fiction-Autorin Elizabeth Moon nicht viel zu halten. In einem BBC-Sendung zum Thema Krieg der Zukunft forderte die Schriftstellerin, dass jeder Mensch schon bei Geburt mit einem Barcode gekennzeichnet werden soll. mehr...
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Mashable
Russia and Japan Interested in Moon Exploration
Russia and Japan want to explore the Moon, and in a big way.
At the Global Space Exploration Conference, which started on May 22 — the sa…
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Telegraph
Diabetes patients 'not receiving the right standard of care'
David Moon, the author of a report into the standards of care provided for diabetes patients, calls for improvements after finding a massive variation in quality of care from one region to another.
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AP
Moon chips from Vegas casino mogul sent to NASA
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- It's been a long, strange trip for what appears to be several tiny chips of lunar rock that found their way into a casino mogul's hands after being collected by the first men on the moon....
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USA Today
Moon hopes new helmet reduces concussions
Rather than sue the league as 2,200 of his former NFL brethren have, Hall of Famer on a mission of concussion prevention for the game he lov ...
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BoingBoing
Sculptor Tom Sachs's space-inspired Nike line
Back in 2007, I posted about sculptor Tom Sachs's recreation/reimagination of the moon landing in a Beverly Hills gallery. He's now created a line of space mission-inspired gear for Nike. For example, the Mars Yard Shoe includes vectran fabric used in the Mars Excursion Rover and style details from the Apollo lunar overshoes. The Tom [...]
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Daily Mail
Spectacular view of Saturn's moon Dione captured as Cassini probe hurtles past
The robotic Cassini spacecraft captured a spectacular view of Saturn's moon Dione on its closest-ever fly-past - and caught two of the ringed planet's 62 other moons in the background.
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Rolling Stone
Ram: Deluxe Edition
After his homespun solo debut Macca shot for the moon on the follow-up – a grand psychedelic ramble full of divine melodies and orchestral frippery This box set adds B sides artifacts and a lounge-y instrumental version of the LP Ram sounds ahead of its time – how many indie...
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amNY
CD Reviews: Mount Eerie -- 'Clear Moon'
'Clear Moon' MOUNT EERIE 3 stars
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Science Daily
Cassini spots tiny moon, begins to tilt orbit
NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its closest approach to Saturn's tiny moon Methone as part of a trajectory that will take it on a close flyby of another of Saturn's moons, Titan. The Titan flyby will put the spacecraft in an orbit around Saturn that is inclined, or tilted, relative to the plane of the planet's equator. The flyby of Methone took place on May 20 at a distance of about 1,200 miles ...
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Daily Mail
Solar Eclipse 2012: Heart-shaped sun seen over LA as others see rare 'ring of fire' sweep around the world
The moon slowly 'bit into' the sun, creating incredible visual effects such as a golden heart gleaming through branches in Los Angeles as the world watched an annular eclipse.
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American Scientist
Blazing "Ring of Fire" Eclipse Makes Millions Look toward Sky from Eastern Asia to Western U.S.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Associated Press) -- From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing "ring of fire" eclipse.
from CBS News
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politico
With Booker, Meet The Press pulls hat trick
"If it's Sunday, it's..."
Once in a blue moon this blog offers an unabashed tip-of-the-hat to a network or newspaper for a job well done. Now is that time.
For the last three weeks, NBC's Meet The Press has had the money quote that drove the week (or a fair chunk of the week) in Washington.
On May 6, Vice President Joe Biden told MTP's David Gregory he was "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex...
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China Daily
Rare social eclipse watched around China
The sun and moon aligned over the earth in a rare astronomical event - an annular eclipse that will dim the skies over parts of Asia and North America, briefly turning the sun into a blazing ring of fire.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Video: Rare eclipse crosses Asia and U.S.
Millions in Asia and the Western U.S. were looking up as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed the sky. The eclipse occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun, leaving only a golden "ring of fire" visible.
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BBC
Millions watch Pacific eclipse
An annular eclipse, in which the Moon partially blocks out light from the Sun, has moved across east Asia and the western US.
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Los Angeles Times
Solar eclipse 2012: Viewers dazzled around the world [watch live video]
Watch live streaming video from interior at livestream.com The "ring of fire" solar eclipse dazzled viewers around the world, offering breathtaking views from Asia to North America. And the National Park Service planned to broadcast the eclipse live over New...
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Reuters
Rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse to dim skies
KANARRAVILLE, Utah (Reuters) - The sun and moon will align over the earth in a rare astronomical event on Sunday - an annular eclipse that will dim the skies over parts of Asia and North America, briefly turning the sun into a blazing ring of fire.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Millions look skyward as rare eclipse crosses Asia, U.S.
Annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide areas across the continent
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Pravda
Ring of fire eclipse
Today's "Rign of Fire Eclipse" (May 20) is known as an annular solar eclipse. Annular eclipses only occur when the moon is at a point in its orbit that is too far from Earth to completely block the sun. During today's solar eclipse, the moon will block up to 94 percent of the sun and last about 4 1/2 minutes inside a 300 kilometer wide...
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The Sun
Being a sub was hard but I'm over the moon
FERNANDO TORRES admits he was devastated to be on the bench against Bayern Munich
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The Sun
Being a sub was hard but I'm over the moon
FERNANDO TORRES admits he was devastated to be on the bench against Bayern Munich
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Hoy
Una cantera para el Womad del futuro
Los colectivos artísticos Art Tree, de Reino Unido, y Purple Moon Art, de Gran Canaria ofrecieron ayer sus primeros talleres infantiles, en los que se están elaborando flores hechas a partir de botellas y otros materiales reciclados y mariposas de gran tamaño. La cita continúa hoy a las 11,00 y a las 16,00 en el Centro Cultural San Jorge. Mañana a las 13,00 horas habrá un desfile que saldrá de ...
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National Geographic
Space Pictures This Week: Trippy Stars, Spooky Moon, More
Stars whirl in a psychedelic sky, NASA spies a ghostly eye, a cloud-stained moon rises, and more in the week's best space pictures.
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Science News
Deleted Scenes: Pacific coasts in line for solar eclipse
Moon will block sun, almost, for four minutes on Sunday
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FOCUS
Syrien - El Kaida offenbar für blutige Anschläge in Damaskus verantwortlich
Die El Kaida steht nach Ansicht von UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon hinter dem Bombenterror in der syrischen Hauptstadt Damaskus. Syriens Opposition sieht dagegen einen andere Gruppe in der Verantwortung.Mehr zum ThemaG-8-Gipfel in Camp David - Hilfsorganisationen erinnern an G-8-VersprechenFrankreich - Ministerin muss aus Sozialwohnung ausziehen
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DieZeit
Konflikte: Syriens Opposition: Regime Schuld an Anschlägen
<img style="float:left; margin-right:5px" src="http://images.zeit.de/news/../publishedPictures/jpeg-14815E005FEA183C-20120515-img_36603782_onlineBild.jpg-148x84.jpg"/>Damaskus/Istanbul (dpa) - Die syrische Opposition hat UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon widersprochen, der die jüngsten Anschläge in Damaskus für das Werk von Al-Kaida hält.
Zwei Vertreter des Sy...
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FOCUS
Syrien - Opposition nicht von El Kaida verübt
Die syrische Opposition hat UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon widersprochen, der die jüngsten Anschläge in Damaskus für das Werk von El-Kaida hält.
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sueddeutsche
Anschläge in Damaskus: Ban Ki Moon sieht al-Qaida in Syrien am Werk
UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon vermutet hinter jüngsten Anschlägen in Syrien das Terrornetzwerk al-Qaida - eine Einschätzung, die dem Assad-Regime zupass kommen dürfte.
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DerSpiegel
Tödliche Anschläge: Uno-Chef Ban vermutet Qaida-Terror in Syrien
Mehr als 70 Menschen waren bei zwei gewaltigen Anschlägen in Damaskus gestorben - doch noch sind die Drahtzieher unbekannt. Nun hat Uno-Chef Ban Ki Moon eine Theorie präsentiert: Er vermutet al-Qaida als Täter. Damit spielt er dem syrischen Regime in die Karten.
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FOCUS
Terrorismus schafft „ernsthaftes Problem“ - Ban Ki Moon glaubt El Kaida in Syrien am Werk
Trotz der Waffenruhe nimmt die Gewalt in Syrien kein Ende. UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon glaubt die Terror-Organisation El Kaida mit am Werk. Russland warnt unterdessen vor einer militärischen Intervention - und "Atomwaffen".Mehr zum Thema"Endzeitstimmung in der schwarz-gelben Koalition" - Unionspolitiker nach Röttgen-Rauswurf von der Kälte Merkels schockiertKeine Verankerung im Jugendschutzge...
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WirtschaftsWoche
Revolte in Syrien: UN-Chef hat Al-Kaida in Verdacht
Hat das Terrornetzwerk Al-Kaida bei den Unruhen in Syrien seine Finger im Spiel? Ja, glaubt Uno-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon. Damit gießt er allerdings Wasser auf die Mühlen der syrischen Regierung.
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Le Figaro
Moon night Kingdom
Pour les soirées d'ouverture, rien ne vaut une bonne couverture. Une invitation délivrée par un ami de cousin d'ami = pas la moindre trace d'experte ès people. C'est comme ça que l'année dernière, on avait dit Hi à Rachel McAdams,...
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Irish Times
Moon rises in Cannes but women are left in shadows
THE 65th Cannes Film Festival opened last night with a screening of Wes Anderson’s latest picture Moonrise Kingdom.
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The Sun
Moon walker
MYSTERY man walks past stunned motorists wearing nothing but shoes and socks
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Times of India
Tuna from Kerala upsets American stomachs
The US has said that the salmonella outbreak which affected 141 people from January 28 to April 20 this year was caused by tuna products from Kochi-based Moon Fishery (India) Pvt Ltd.
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ElPais
Bigott le canta a la luna
Estrenamos 'Turkey moon', el nuevo vídeoclip de 'The orinal soundtrack', el último disco del artista más original de Zaragoza
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Telegraph
David Cameron's favourite album is Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of the Moon'
Prime Minister says UK music "loved all over the globe" after Adele leads a rise in global sales for 2011.
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DailyTech
Engineer Looks to Create Real-Life USS Enterprise in 20 Years
The Star Trek-like Gen1 ship will be capable of reaching Mars in 90 days and the moon in three days
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Goal.com
Girard delighted with Montpellier's win over Lille
The coach of the Ligue 1 leaders was over the moon with his side's victory over Lille, which left them needing just a point against Auxerre to secure the league title
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Irish Times
Blue moon poised to rise high over Manchester
SIDELINE CUT:As Alex Ferguson’s side visit Sunderland, all eyes will be back on the Etihad Stadium to witness what promises to be a day of liberation for the blue half of Manchester
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Irish Times
Barmaid awarded €18,000 over burns from chemical fluid
A 29-year-old barmaid was burned by a chemical fluid that leaked from a bottle while she worked at Howl at the Moon nightclub, Lower Mount Street, Dublin, a judge heard yesterday.
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Huffington Post
Ann Brenoff: Has Good Been Replaced By Good Enough?
There used to be a time when we reached for the moon -- in our nation, in ourselves, and in our expectations of others. Then something happened along the way.
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Zeit
Geistiges Eigentum: Olympiasieger unter Plagiatsverdacht
Moon Dae-Sung ist Olympiasieger, Politiker und in Südkorea ein Star. Jetzt musste er aus seiner Partei austreten, weil er bei seiner Doktorarbeit getäuscht haben soll.
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Daily Mail
EastEnders in crisis! Dramatic ratings drop as viewers desert the show
Last night it was confirmed that actor Matt Lapinskas, who plays Anthony Moon, will be getting the axe from the show in a decision that is bound to shock fans.
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lesoir
Sal La Rocca sera bop et soul pour Jazz à Liège
Entretien Le festival de Liège est un des grands rendez-vous de la saison bleue. Avec Aka Moon, Philip Catherine, Anthony Joseph, etc....lire la suite
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Daily Mail
Revealed: How the multi-million dollar NASA moon rock heist was an inside job conducted by physics geniuses
A new British documentary is set to reveal the incredible story behind the multi-million dollar moon rock heist at NASA - and how it was an inside job.
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omg
Happy Birthday Enrique Iglesias! Today, May 8, You’re 37 Years Old!
Happy Birthday, Enrique! You take our breath away everytime… Sigh… Enrique, your songs never fail to get us on the dance floor and your looks have girls swooning for days eveytime you hit the stage. Keep the hits coming and have a great birthday with your girlfried Anna Kournikova. With your self-possessed Moon and Jupiter in independent Aries, [...]
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National Post
Photos of skylines around the world lit up by Saturday’s ‘super moon’
A "super moon" lit up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet
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AP
AP Photos: Supermoon glows around the globe
It may have been only an optical illusion, but what a sight. The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrived Saturday night and glowed around the world....
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USA Today
Supermoon brightens the night sky
The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrived Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passed closer to Earth than usual.
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science blogs
A Feast for your Naked Eyes: Supermoon, Solar Eclipse and Venus Transit! [Starts With A Bang]
"Without a wish, without a will,
I stood upon that silent hill
And stared into the sky until
My eyes were blind with stars and still
I stared into the sky." -Ralph Hodgson
The next month -- from May 5th to June 5th -- brings three of the most spectacular astronomy sights possible on Earth back-to-back-to-back for skywatchers of all types, without telescopes, binoculars, or any special eq...
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USA Today
Supermoon to light up the night sky tonight
The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrives Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passes closer to Earth than usual.
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USA Today
Look! Up in the sky! It's supermoon!
The biggest and brightest full moon of the year will arrive Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passes closer to Earth than usual.
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Washington Post
Bryce Harper’s Nationals Park debut discussion thread: Game 23
If Bryce Harper’s first game at Nationals Park unfolds anything like his batting practice session this afternoon, the crowd is in for a show. Harper blasted several moon shots into the upper deck in right field, sprayed line drives to all fields and smashed several balls into the red seats in right center. Maybe he’ll be the one who gives Jordan Zimmermann some run support. Talk about the game ...
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New York Times
Op-Ed Contributor: The Sun, the Moon and Walmart
Mexico’s greatest challenge is putting an end to long-ingrained corruption.
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Zeit
International: Birma plant erste Volkszählung seit 31 Jahren mit UN-Hilfe
Naypyidaw (dpa) - Nach dem Ende der Militärdiktatur in Birma will die Regierung erstmals seit 31 Jahren eine Volkszählung abhalten. UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon hat ihr dafür technische Unterstützu...
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Daily Mail
Mick's bride Bianca woke to find Keith Moon abseiling through her window - naked except for novelty glasses and knickers on his head
The Rolling Stones concert in Toronto promised to be a dazzling affair. There was just one problem. Some of the roadies who had set up this rock 'n' roll spectacular had finished off all the shepherd's pie.
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euronews
Les officiels étrangers défilent à Rangoon
Jamais l'ancienne dictature militaire n'aura autant focalisé l'attention de la communauté internationale. Ban Ki Moon est arrivé ce dimanche au…
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Telegraph
Manchester City v Manchester United: Blue Moon rising as Roberto Mancini consigns slapstick image to history
Henry Winter: Roberto Mancini's Manchester City have no fear of defining derby after consigning club's slapstick image to history.
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Le Figaro
Daytripper , la vie derrière soi
LA BD - Fabio Moon et Gabriel Ba, des frères jumeaux brésiliens, livrent une méditation sur la mort et la filiation à travers l'histoire de Bràs, journaliste spécialiste des nécrologies.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Five things to miss about Newt Gingrich (Hint: fly me to the moon)
The Georgia conservative, as he called himself, provided some of the more memorable moments during the GOP leadership race. As Newt Gingrich prepares to officially end his campaign, here are five things people will likely miss.
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Mail & Guardian
Google billionaires back asteroid-mining venture
Backed by Google's bosses -- and director James Cameron -- Planetary Resources plans to mine asteroids using unmanned rockets ... and a moon base.
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Nature
Solar System: Focus on ancient bombardment
The latest studies of asteroid impacts on Earth and the Moon beginning about 450 million years after the formation of the Solar System provide insight into the duration, number and size of these events.
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Daily Mail
Nicki Minaj prepares to take flight in a pair of futuristic moon boots
The 29-year-old was dressed in some eye catching trousers which she teamed with a pair of interesting boots.
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Krone
Wiedervereinigung: UNO-General Ban sagt Konferenz ab
UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon hat eine internationale Konferenz zur Wiedervereinigung Zyperns abgesagt. Die griechischen und türkischen Zyprioten hätten bei ihren Gesprächen keine ausreichenden Fortschritte erzielt, sagte Bans Sprecher am Samstag.
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science blogs
Plagiate und kein Ende [Mathlog]
Schon wieder ein Olympiasieger - diesmal im Taekwondo.Die ständigen Meldungen über plagiierte Doktorarbeiten gehen mir ja eigentlich langsam eher auf die Nerven, vor allem wenn es schon wieder die FDP betrifft.
Zuletzt gab es ja gerade vor wenigen Wochen die Affäre um den ungarischen Staatspräsidenten Pal Schmitt (Florian berichtete hier auf den scienceblogs), ehemaliger Fecht-Mannschafts-Olym...
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BBC
Nasa challenges citizen scientists
Better ways to spot landing sites on the Moon are part of a Nasa competition to harness "citizen scientists".
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Daily Telegraph
Buzz backs an Aussie to be first on Mars
THE second man to step foot on the Moon - former astronaut Buzz Aldrin - believes an Australian could become the first to walk on Mars.
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NZZ
Syrien hat nicht alle Verpflichtungen erfüllt
Uno-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon erhebt Vorwürfe an das Regime
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Le Point
Ban Ki Moon recommande une mission d'observation renforcée en Syrie
Le secrétaire général de l'ONU Ban Ki-moon a recommandé jeudi au Conseil de...
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Foreign Policy
Ban Ki moon calls for an expanded U.N. mission for Syria
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has proposed the U.N.
Security Council establish a full-fledged U.N. monitoring mission for Syria
with an initial 300 unarmed blue berets, backed by air transport, and with the
authority to carry out unimpeded investigations into possible cease fire
violations by the Syrian government or armed opposition.
The new mission would be deployed within we...
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Barrons
GOOG: ‘C’ Shares Could Sell-Off Post Split, Says JP Morgan
JP Morgan‘s Internet analyst Doug Anmuth late Friday offered up some further thoughts regarding Google‘s (GOOG) proposed stock split via a stock dividend, announced last Thursday, and specifically how it will play out in terms of inclusion in the major stock indices. According to JP Morgan’s “Delta One Strategist,” Min Moon, Standard & Poor’s will [...]
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siliconindia
Each moment is a power-packed spark.
by Atma Prakash Nayak Jindegi milegi na dobara.........the clock of life ticks off. Each moment is a power packed spark. Value it......... Each spark of life can draw a beautiful twinkling star in the sky of human evolution. What needed is but a strong will to overcome the limits that bind the meaning of life......The world obeys him/her who believes in himself/herself. And among the ...
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Rolling Stone
'Girls' Recap: Am I Right, Ladies?
In case you weren't aware of it (say if you just woke up from a coma on the moon) Lena Dunham's Girls premiered tonight on HBO Co-produced by Judd Apatow and featuring the offspring of both Brian Williams and David Mamet the show follows Dunham's protagonist Hannah as she gropes...
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Daily Mail
Ghost goals in the modern era
It is seven years since Jose Mourinho described a goal scored by Liverpool's Luis Garcia against his Chelsea side in a Champions League semi-final as: 'A goal that came from the moon.'
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The Jerusalem Post
New Worlds: The man in the moon
Why isn’t the ‘Man in the Moon’ facing the other way?
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SI
Sources: Bobcats sign Moon for rest of season
Veteran small forward Jamario Moon has signed with Charlotte through the end of the season, sources told SI.com.
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USA Today
London officials wanted Keith Moon to perform
British Olympic organizers appear to be striking out in getting top-notch acts to play for the opening and closing ceremonies.
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AP
So long moon base, 9-9-9, sweater vests and 'oops'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Only yesterday in presidential politics, The Donald was a contender, 9-9-9 was a buzzed-about tax plan, and Sarah Palin was cruising Iowa in a red, white and blue motor coach....
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Reuters
Gingrich shooting for the moon in nomination race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich's path to the Republican presidential nomination looks as hard as a mission to the moon, but he is still dreaming of the skies.
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The Nation
Sack-packed body found
KARACHI - Police found a gunny bag body of a man near Labour Square in Site B Police precincts. The identity of the victim was yet to be ascertained. Police found the body from bushes near Labour Square, Moon Light Chowk. SHO Shafiq Tanoli said victim appeared to be 27-year-old and had brutally tortured. Some unidentified culprits kidnapped him from an unknown place and after murder threw his ....
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FTD
Kampf gegen Assad: Großoffensive dämpft Hoffnung auf Waffenruhe in Syrien
Offiziell will die Regierung in Damaskus in wenigen Tagen die Waffen niederlegen lassen. Jüngste Angriffe mit etlichen Toten zeichnen ein anderes Bild. Die Gewalt eskaliert, Uno-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon bleibt ungehört.
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Handelsblatt
Trotz angekündigter Waffenruhe: Gewalt in Syrien eskaliert erneut
Kommende Woche sollen die Waffen schweigen - doch die Gewalt in Syrien eskaliert erneut: Dutzende Menschen starben bei einer Großoffensive. Uno-Generalsekretär Moon kritisierte das Blutvergießen scharf.
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manager magazin
Fortgesetzte Offensive: Ban fordert Gewaltende in Syrien
Am kommenden Dienstag soll die Waffenruhe beginnen, doch von einem Rückzug der Armee ist bislang nichts zu spüren. Die Offensive gegen die Opposition geht weiter. UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon hat Assad aufgefordert, die Gewalt gegen die Bevölkerung sofort zu stoppen.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
An exhibition that ponders the moon's malice, menace and magic
Jason De Haans latest exhibition ponders the many faces of the moon in vividly imaginative ways
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Times LIVE
Court to rule on Moon bid to bar doctors from trial
Soccer star Bryce Moon will know this morning if the Randburg Magistrate's Court will grant his application for an order that prevents two doctors - who examined him on the day he allegedly crashed into Sandton domestic worker Mavis Ncube - from testifying.
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Times of India
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos finds sunken Apollo 11 engines
The titan behind online retail powerhouse Amazon.com on Wednesday revealed a quest to retrieve Apollo 11 moon mission engines that plunged into the ocean decades ago.
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USA Today
Bezos team finds Apollo 11 rocket engines on Atlantic floor
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says the five rocket booster engines that launched Apollo 11 to the moon in July 1969 have been found at the bottom ...
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Scientific American
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Says He Has Located Apollo 11 Rocket Engines Lost at Sea
Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com CEO and one of the richest people in the world, has an abiding interest in the future of space exploration. His start-up Blue Origin is building suborbital launch vehicles and has received millions in NASA funding to develop next-generation spaceflight technologies. But Bezos also has a passion for spaceflight history, it seems. [...]
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The Nation
Solar panels to light up PM House
Seoul - A leading Korean company CX Solar will install a solar plant at the Prime Minister House in Pakistan to meet the electricity demand. In a meeting with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani here on Wednesday, CX Solar CEO Dr Choi Moon Sok announced this on the sidelines of Nuclear Security Summit.
The pilot project at the PM House will be carried out free-of-cost. PM Gilani thanked the ...
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The Nation
Solar panels to light up PM House
Seoul - A leading Korean company CX Solar will install a solar plant at the Prime Minister House in Pakistan to meet the electricity demand. In a meeting with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani here on Wednesday, CX Solar CEO Dr Choi Moon Sok announced this on the sidelines of Nuclear Security Summit.
The pilot project at the PM House will be carried out free-of-cost. PM Gilani thanked the ...
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The Nation
Solar panels to light up PM House
Seoul - A leading Korean company CX Solar will install a solar plant at the Prime Minister House in Pakistan to meet the electricity demand. In a meeting with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani here on Wednesday, CX Solar CEO Dr Choi Moon Sok announced this on the sidelines of Nuclear Security Summit.
The pilot project at the PM House will be carried out free-of-cost. PM Gilani thanked the ...
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Hoy
Cumpleaños con Barack Obama, Ban Ki-moon y Monti
Un día de cumpleaños, 57, sin tiempo para descansar. Esto es lo que le espera hoy a Rajoy durante la segunda jornada de la II Cumbre de Seguridad Nuclear. El presidente del Gobierno mantendrá reuniones con el secretario general de la ONU, Ban Ki Moon; con el presidente del Consejo Europeo, Herman Van Rompuy, y los presidentes de Sudáfrica, Azerbayán, Canadá, Chile y Turquía.
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Reuters
Thousands join Moon for mass wedding in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - About 2,500 couples from around the world exchanged or reaffirmed wedding vows at a South Korean stadium on Saturday and got a blessing from the founder of the Unification Church,...
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Irish Times
Let’s Talk About Sam
Cork Opera House and Half Moon Theatre
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USA Today
Ashton Kutcher buys ticket for space ride
To the moon - and beyond? The 'Two and a Half Men' star has signed up for one of Richard Branson's space flights.
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news.com.au
Nazis are on the moon - yes. Guns? Not so much
NEXT month, an alarming new movie may or may not reach Australian cinemas. It's called Iron Sky and it involves Nazis and the moon.
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The Sun
Adele's over the Moon
BRITS and Grammy winner's chart-topper overtakes Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon
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Wired
On the Moons of Mighty Jupiter (1970)
In early 1970, engineers revealed plans to land robot spacecraft on Jupiter four's largest moons - plans which, more than 40 years later, have yet to reach fruition. Space Historian and Beyond Apollo blogger David S. F. Portree describes these far-sighted plans for Jupiter moon exploration.
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Hoy
Corea del Norte lanzará un satélite
El anuncio de Corea del Norte del próximo lanzamiento de un cohete para poner en órbita un satélite de uso civil activó ayer las alarmas de la comunidad internacional. El secretario general de la ONU, Ban Ki Moon, recordó a Pyongyang que las resoluciones del Consejo de Seguridad le prohíben este tipo de lanzamientos y pidió al régimen que «reconsidere» la decisión. Estados Unidos y Corea del Su...
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The Guardian
Syria: new 'massacre' in Homs as diplomacy stalls - live updates
• Children among the dead in alleged massacre in Homs• Kofi Annan leaves Syria without ceasefire agreement• Hillary Clinton to seek Russian support for latest UN draft12.58pm: Nadim Houry, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, is trying to confirm activists' claims that eight of those killed in Karm el-Zeytoun were Palestinians.#Syria: Activist tells me 8 of those killed in Karm al...
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Science News
90th Anniversary Issue: 1960s
Note: N indicates findings that went on to win a Nobel Prize.
NASA
Race to the moon
Science News Letter did its best to downplay the Soviet Union’s achievement in launching Sputnik in 1957. “O...
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APA-OTS
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Gesetzesentwurf Ministerin Karl Anfütterungsverbot - Monika Feldner
Zimmermann
AUA Betriebsrat Bord Betriebsversammlung - Manuel Marold
Syrien: Ban Ki Moon vor UNO - Wolfgang Geier
Frankreich - ...
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AP
Haiti seeks to rebuild, or just build, power grid
BOUCAN CARRE, Haiti (AP) -- Sometimes it seems as though the people here have only the sun and moon: the blinding sun that bakes their mud homes and moonlight that with flickering gas lamps fights against the dark of night....
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The New Yorker
Jonah Lehrer: Genetic altruism and eusociality challenge Darwin.
The vampire bat emerges from its cave at the darkest hour of night, after the moon has set. It flies low across the landscape, hunting by smell and sonar. Once the bat finds a victim—it can feed on most warm-blooded animals, from songbirds to cattle—it . . . (Subscription required.)
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National Post
Venus, Jupiter, Moon set to light up the sky this weekend
On February 25 and 26, the Moon, Jupiter and Venus will get cozy at sunset, the planets converging with the crescent moon in a configuration NASA describes as 'a slender heavenly triangle.' Here's how to spot them
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Technology Review
Tron, HAL, Robocop and Moon Reimagined as a Tortured Romance
A music video transforms familiar scenes into an unlikely exchange.
Watch this mashup of clips of cinema's most memorable "unfeeling" machines and you'll quickly get the idea that our greatest fear of artificial intelligence is that will treat us just like people do.
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FOX
Recent Activity on Moon? |
Telegraph
Ralph Becket picks the perfect horse for St Moritz
Ralph Beckett has now trained a winner on nearly every surface apart from the moon after Maverik, won on the 'white turf' at St Moritz.
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Art Review
Laur Moon, John Honey, trinkaus and 5 more joined artreview.com
Laur Moon, John Honey, trinkaus and 5 more joined artreview.com
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People
Survivor's Kourtney Moon on Breaking Wrist: 'I Heard a Crack'
The season's first to go describes the injury that sent her packing
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China Daily
Beyond Chinese New Year data skew, a bear lurks
Trying to track China's economic course during the Lunar New Year can leave analysts howling at the moon.
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BBC
Nazi sci-fi causes buzz in Berlin
A Finnish comedy about Nazi forces invading Earth from a base on the moon has become the surprise hit of the Berlin Film Festival.
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Foreign Policy
International debate on involvement in Syria as crisis in Homs worsens
International debate on involvement
in Syria as crisis in Homs worsens
Activists
claim hundreds of people have been killed and at least 570
wounded as the siege on Homs has moved into its sixth
day, sparked shortly after Russia and China vetoed a resolution on Syria at
the U.N. Security Council. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said the lack of
action in the Security Council "has e...
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Daily Telegraph
Over the moon: NASA's historic footage
TRANSFORMERS and Pink Floyd fans unite! NASA has released the first video footage of the dark side of the moon.
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Zeit
Neues Pop-Album: Air singen den Mond an
Mit "Moon Safari" wurden sie berühmt. Das neue Album der zwei Franzosen heißt nun "A Trip To The Moon" und lässt den früheren Blümchensexsound hinter sich.
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USA Today
NASA releases 2nd 'Blue Marble' Earth photo
NASA today released a second "Blue Marble" photo of Earth, plus video of the far side of the moon taken by one of the two lunar orbiters.
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taz
Ban Ki Moon im Gaza-Streifen angegriffen: Ungeliebte UN
Der Konvoi des UN-Generalsekretärs Ban Ki Moon ist im Gaza-Streifen angegriffen worden. Aufgebrachte Demonstranten werfen ihm vor, Israel zu bevorzugen. mehr...
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New York Times
World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Radiation Blamed in Doomed Space Mission
Russia blamed radiation on Tuesday for a computer glitch that doomed its mission to a moon of Mars, but space industry experts cast doubt on the findings.
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Fortune
Newt's moon colony: What would it cost?
Newt Gingrich wants to build a permanent colony on the moon and, if his dream is fully realized, the price tag could be huge.
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Irish Times
Republicans clash in Florida debate
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney forced rival Newt Gingrich into a defensive crouch last night over immigration, finances and even a moon colony at a contentious debate that will set the stage for Florida's primary in five days.
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Reuters
Romney pressures Gingrich at Florida debate
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney forced rival Newt Gingrich into a defensive crouch on Thursday over immigration, finances and even a moon colony at a contentious debate that will set the stage for Florida's primary in five days.
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Washington Post
Is Newt Gingrich’s space plan science fiction?
Cocoa, Fla. — The moon, a thin crescent, hovered in the western sky like a crystal bowl ready to catch a falling star. Cheers filled the air as Newt Gingrich’s campaign bus eased out of the parking lot of the Holiday Inn Express. He had just made an astonishing vow: By the end of his second term as president, the U.S. flag would once again be planted on the moon. America, he said, would have a ...
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Foreign Policy
Fly Me to the Moon - By Charles Homans
The
Republican establishment would probably prefer that Newt Gingrich spend less
time talking about lunar mining and space hotels. But the former House speaker
may be the only true free-marketer in outer space.
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Times of India
Scientists at war: Ex-ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair threatens to move court
Nair, the architect of India's maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-I, hit back at the government accusing it of "witch-hunting" and threatened to move court seeking relief.
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New York Times
NASA Tackles Problem of Missing Moon Rocks
Hundreds of moon rocks and other stuff from space have been lost, destroyed, stolen or remain unaccounted for, according to inspectors.
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Reuters
Photography pioneer Kodak files for bankruptcy
(Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co, the photography icon that invented the hand-held camera and helped bring the world the first pictures from the moon, has filed for bankruptcy protection, capping a...
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USA Today
Kelley and Heigl create 'Naleigh Moon' video
Josh Kelley's new project is a true family affair.
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CNN
Mining money on the moon
Newt Gingrich's idea for a massive federal program to mine the moon may not be totally insane after all. Billionaire Naveen Jain also agrees opportunity exists 238,855 miles away. One of the first Microsoft developers and founder of the web content provider InfoSpace, Jain wants to dig up the helium-3 and platinum deposited in moon craters by metal-rich asteroids. His startup, Moon Express, is ...
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Washington Post
Russia hints at U.S. radar role in Mars probe’s crash
MOSCOW — Russian space officials are speculating that American radar may have zapped the failed Mars moon probe that fell into the ocean Sunday, a prominent Russian newspaper said Tuesday.
In Washington, NASA rejected the theory.
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Daily Mail
Children choose their dream holiday spot... the Moon
When it comes to holidays for children, parents need to make sure their plans are out of this world after kids voted the Moon as their ultimate holiday spot... followed by Disney World, of course.
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USA Today
A trip to Haiti inspired Soleil Moon Frye
Ever since the devastating Haiti earthquake two years ago, actress Soleil Moon Frye wanted to do something to help.
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BBC
'Affordable' 3D printers at CES
New hi-tech 3D printers will give consumers the chance to create things like their own toy castle - or a real moon base.
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New York Times
Russian Official Suggests Weapon Caused Spacecraft Failure
The Phobos-Grunt, intended to explore a moon of Mars, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and break up over the weekend.
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TMZ
Moon Unit Zappa -- One Giant Leap Toward Divorce ... from Matchbox 20 Guitarist
Frank Zappa's daughter Moon Unit Zappa -- her real name -- has filed for divorce from her husband, Matchbox Twenty guitarist Paul Doucette ... TMZ has learned.Moon Unit filed the papers in L.A. County Superior Court last week -- seeking to end her…
TMZMoon Unit Zappa -- One Giant Leap Toward Divorce ... from Matchbox 20 Guitarist
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New York Times
Two NASA Spacecraft Set to Orbit the Moon
Scientists hope to arrive at a better understanding of its structure and origins by mapping the gravitational field of the Moon.
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FT
China plans to put astronaut on the moon
Beijing announces its intention to achieve a manned lunar mission by 2020 as part of an ambitious expansion in its space exploration programme
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China Daily
Katie Price to be godmother
Katie Price is "over the moon" after being asked to be godmother to her friend Michelle Heaton's baby.
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Hoy
Ban Ki Moon y EE UU condenan los atentados de Nigeria
El secretario general de Naciones Unidad, Ban Ki Moon, ha condenado "enérgicamente" los atentados perpetrados contra iglesias cristianas en Nigeria, que se han cobrado la vida de al menos 27 personas.
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Technology Review
A Giant Leap for Humanoid Kind
NASA and General Motors have developed a humanoid robot called Robonaut2. It is more dexterous and human-like than its predecessor and other, similar robots. NASA hopes to use it for precursor missions to the moon or Mars, or to work side-by-side with astronauts on the space station. GM says the technology could be used in its manufacturing plants or put into its products. In the video engineer...
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siliconindia
Russia, Europe Plan Joint Mission to Jupiter
Top officials of Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos and the European Space Agency (ESA) met in Moscow to discuss a Moon research mission and a flight to Jupiter, officials said.
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el universal
Decomisan #39;productos milagro#39; publicitados en TV
La Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios realizó un operativo en Tlalnepantla para inmovilizar artículos de Prostamax, Purifhígado, Alcachofa de Laon y té Chang Moon Flower
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The Nation
Total lunar eclipse seen
KARACHI (Online) - This years second as well as last total lunar eclipse was witnessed in Pakistan on Saturday.The lunar eclipse started at 4:34 pm (PST) and ended at 10:30pm, whereas Earth would overshadowed the Moon completely at around 7:32 pm.People in the Far East and Southeast Asia as well as Australia were able to observe this fabulous planetary phenomenon.
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dlisted
But More Importantly, El DeBarge Got A Grammy Nomination!
Kanye West's CAPS LOCK key has scurried down into his MacBook Air fearing the rantpocolypse he will unleash over not being nominated for Album of the Year, but the 80s ho in me has grown a thinstache of happiness over El DeBarge finally getting the recognition he deserves! If it was up to only me, the Grammys next year would have a 1986 theme and every award would go to El, but I ...
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Zeit
Modefotografin Sarah Moon: "Erst die Kleidung macht die Persönlichkeit perfekt"
Sarah Moon fängt den Moment ein, in dem Model und Kleid verschmelzen: Seit 40 Jahren arbeitet die Fotografin an einer stillen, berührenden Art, Mode zu inszenieren.
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Irish Times
Voters turn their backs on Democrats and Republicans
OPINION:IN 1951, Samuel Lubell invented the concept of the political solar system. At any moment, he wrote, there is a Sun Party (the majority party, which drives the agenda) and a Moon Party (the minority party, which shines by reflecting the solar rays).
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Goal.com
Esclusiva Goal.com - Essere italiani e... impazzire per il City! Storia di un amore che parte da lontano: "Così nato il primo club italiano di tifosi Citizens"
Goal.com ha intervistato in esclusiva Renato Tubere, fondatore di Italian Blue Moon, primo club riconosciuto di tifosi italiani del Manchester City: "Un amore nato per caso..."
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The Nation
Jupiter moon has shallow lakes
Scientists have found the best evidence yet for water just beneath the surface of Jupiters icy moon, Europa. Analysis of the moons surface suggests plumes of warmer water well up beneath its icy shell, melting and fracturing the outer layers. The results, published in the journal Nature, predict that small…
Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story
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Daily Mail
A shoulder fix that holds the joint together, using the same material as your shirt
The device ties the cuff to the upper arm bone to keep it together and to hold it in place so that the shoulder joint can function properly. Edward Moon, pictured, has had the op.
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BBC
Mood grim over Mars probe fault
Russian space scientists are growing increasingly gloomy about the prospects of saving the country's $170m (£107m) mission to a moon of Mars.
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AP
Viacom 4Q earnings, revenue up on 'Transformers'
NEW YORK (AP) -- Viacom says it turned the success of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" into a pile of money in its latest quarter, as earnings tripled and revenue grew 22 percent....
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Scientific American
Russia Launching Probe to Sample Mars' Moon Phobos Today
Russia is set to launch a robotic spacecraft to the Mars moon Phobos today (Nov. 8), marking the nation's first attempt at an interplanetary mission in 15 years. [More]
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Times of India
Giant asteroid to pass between earth & moon today
A 400-metre-wide asteroid will on Tuesday fly past earth, closer to it than the moon's orbit.
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FOXnews
'Moon River' Singer Andy Williams Reveals He Has Bladder Cancer
Singer Andy Williams told the crowd at his show Saturday night that he has bladder cancer.
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Reuters
Singer Andy Williams reveals he has cancer
BRANSON, Mo (Reuters) - Veteran singer Andy Williams, a 1960s television variety show star best known for his rendition of the ballad "Moon River," told fans over the weekend that he has been diagnosed with bladder cancer.
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The Sun
Lady Gaga over the moon at MTV Music Awards
SINGER picks up EMA award in huge circular dress and black mask and jokes aabout the Hoff's manhood
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Entertainment Online
"Moon River" Singer Andy Williams Reveals He Has Bladder Cancer
Legendary singer Andy Williams, best known for his version of "Moon River," has confirmed speculative reports that he has been stricken with a serious health condition.
The...
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USA Today
Asteroid flyby a missed lander opportunity?
With a large asteroid moseying into Earth's neighborhood on Nov. 8, coming closer than the moon, we asked NASA whether a probe landing on the ...
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Technology Review
A Deep-Space Home for Astronauts
NASA is building a living and working space for astronauts traveling to the moon, Mars, or an asteroid.
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People Daily
China wows world with engineering
The country surprised the world with its engineering and technical feats in 2010, when it completed several monumental projects high in the sky, deep in the seas and in-between.
China last year completed 15 successful space launches, including that of its second lunar probe, Chang'e-2, which will determine a site for the country's first unmanned moon landing around 2013.
The Long March...
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DnJournal
ICANN's New TLD Program - Will it Be A Successful Moon Launch or Another Train Wreck?
I will likely benefit from new TLDs as new registry operators buy ads to market their extensions. There are also friends and companies that I respect that will make money by providing services to new TLD operators - and I will be happy for them.
Having said that, in my opinion the program is a solution to a "problem" that doesn't exist.
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USA Today
President Obama kills NASA's moon mission plans
President Obama is redirecting America's space program, killing NASA's $100 billion plans to return astronauts to the moon and using much of that money for new rocket technology research.
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| 6 | Canada | 2.720 |
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| 12 | San Francisco Chronicle | 1.200 |
| 13 | CNN Editions (International) | 1.200 |
| 14 | Dinamalar | 1.050 |
| 15 | Digg | 1.000 |
| 16 | 20 Minutes | 1.000 |
| 17 | CNN | 1.000 |
| 18 | abc live | 1.000 |
| 19 | euronews | 1.000 |
| 20 | MSNBC | 1.000 |
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Languages |
MIX |
| 1 | English | 73.291 |
| 2 | German | 7.482 |
| 3 | Spanish | 3.600 |
| 4 | Portuguese | 3.115 |
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| 6 | Italian | 1.870 |
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| 10 | Tamil | 1.050 |
| 11 | Dutch | 0.775 |
| 12 | Romanian | 0.670 |
| 13 | Russian | 0.600 |
| 14 | Croatian | 0.576 |
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| 18 | Gujarati | 0.300 |
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