NASA used cadavers in tests to develop landing systems

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Ancient Stone Musical Instrument Discovered in Lam Dong

A collection of lithophones, an ancient musical instrument consisting of 11 slabs (photo), was found by researchers working for the Lam Dong Museum on Thursday. With 30 slabs, this is the largest lithophones find to...

Ronaldo set for ankle operation

Must be all those fancy step-overs he does."Ronaldo set for ankle operation Ronaldo has not returned to Man Utd since the end of the season ...

Sony Confirms Firmware Withdrawal After PS3 'Bricking'

While the Playstation 3 is a great system, has a blu-ray player and some fun games, some users got a surprise when they updated the most recent firmware: it stopped working.The firmware is basically the software that...

U.S. Embassy staff, soldiers killed in Baghdad blast

At least 10 people are dead after a bomb exploded in a municipal building in Sadr City on Tuesday. Six Iraqis, Two US soldiers and two civilian US Embassy employees were killed after a blast went off during a meeting of the district advisory council. The deputy head of the...

Hopes fade for dolphin trapped in Glasgow river

The dolphin which swam up the River Clyde in the UK headed back out to sea last night, but vets are saying that it likely wont' survive the next few days. "Marine experts are losing hope of saving a wounded dolphin...

ATR may have been damaged in 'barrel roll'

"Danish civil aviation administration SLV is awaiting a detailed statement from regional airline Cimber Air after suspecting that one of its ATR 42-500 turboprops exceeded flight limits by performing a 360° longitudinal roll. Investigations began when the Danish...

Twister kills one in North Carolina

One killed and at least three have been injured from a tornado that touched down in central North Carolina late last night.  "Emergency crews in North Carolina plan to assess damage Friday morning after a...

Residents return after tornadoes injure 200 in Virginia

The good news is that no deaths have been confirmed. The AP reports that Governor Timothy Kaine has declared a state of emergency, which frees up resources for cleanup."SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — Weary residents and...

145 Homes In Danger After City of Belleville, Ontario Floods

Many residents were hoping their belongings and homes were intact after the worst flooding in 27 years hit the Belleville, Ontario area. Six homes were evacuated and more than 145 homes were in the path of the...

Bush halts Iraq troop cuts but shortens tours

President George Bush did make a statement on the Iraq war today, but it was not the statement many wanted to hear.He will leave the Iraq war as his legacy to his successor when he does step down."President George W....

Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...

" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...

Infrastructure: How Would You Spend $1.6 Trillion?

"“China spends 9 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on infrastructure and India budgets 3.5 percent … while aiming to increase its allocation to 8 percent. By comparison, the United States budgets $112.9 billion or just 0.93 percent of its GDP, and sidesteps the...

7 Questions About How To Revive Your Relationship

"If you want to maintain the spark, it’s important not to take your partner for granted. Here are a few questions to assess whether or not you’ve become too comfortable in your relationship and some tips on what you can do to revive your relationship if you...

Weapons training camps in anti-terror raids (update)

This is an unusual headline for New Zealand. It is the kind of headline we would expect in England or the US. A prominent Maori person Tame Iti appears to have fallen victim of our laws again. This time it is about...

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