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Ready for The Glen - Morning TimesAuto Racing DailyReady for The GlenMorning TimesWhen he comes to town with Team Penske for the IndyCar Series Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen this weekend, he'd love to take the checkered flag and ...Watkins Glen, first shot at road course awaits for TracyUSA TodayThere is more than just IndyCarElmira Star-Gazette Indy-Pendence Kick-off Celebration at Clute ParkWhoWon.comMotorsport.com -Elmira Star-Gazette -Elmira Star-Gazetteall 51 news articles raquo;
Info 5000 Friday, July 03, 2009Chronicle recommends: Napa Valley ZinfandelZinfandel can be grown in many climates, often from warmer regions that produce very ripe, juicy, big wines. Napa Valley - with Zinfandel planted as a very minor player - has mountain vineyards that receive plenty of sun but not as much heat. Napa Valley...
SF Gate Friday, July 03, 2009The Bargain Shelf2008 Biokult Niederösterreich Grüner Veltliner ($12) The hook: A green midsummer's dream. The details: When a sun-kissed day at the beach gives way to an outdoor evening with friends and fresh seafood, a chilled bottle of this organically grown, Austrian...
SF Gate Friday, July 03, 2009Camp Arrowhead, R IP - West Kerr CurrentWest Kerr CurrentCamp Arrowhead, R IPWest Kerr CurrentDespite valiant efforts to save Camp Arrowhead, owners and directors Rob and Kelli Bartell are resigned to its closing this is the ...and more raquo;
Info 5000 Friday, July 03, 2009Emotional robots: Will we love them or hate them?Software that can tell our emotional state is on the way, but will we like machines that can sense how we feel?
NewScientist.com Friday, July 03, 2009Revealed: How pandemic swine flu killsTwo independent studies show that the pandemic H1N1 flu virus binds deeper into the lungs than ordinary flu, which could explain why it is sometimes fatal
NewScientist.com Friday, July 03, 2009GM rice makes allergies easy to stomachRice that has been genetically modified to produce pollen proteins and then release them in the gut during digestion is ready for human trials, say its creators
NewScientist.com Friday, July 03, 2009Camping a favorite draw for low-cost vacations - Chattanooga Times Free PressChattanooga Times Free PressCamping a favorite draw for low-cost vacationsChattanooga Times Free PressMany families are finding that camping nearby can offer an inexpensive alternative to traveling hundreds of miles to stay in a hotel room. ...and more raquo;
Info 5000 Friday, July 03, 2009Atlantis Heads for Wednesday Rendezvous With HubbleAfter a successful launch yesterday, a busy day is ahead for the crew of space shuttle Atlantis as they continue to close in on the Hubble Space Telescope. Today's wake-up music was "Kryptonite" performed by 3 Doors Down. It was played shortly after 5 a.m. EDT for STS-125 Pilot Greg Johnson. During their first full day in orbit, the STS-125 crew members will inspect space shuttle Atlantis? heat shield and prepare for Wednesday?s rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope. Image Credits: NASA TV Follow me on Twitter!
About Friday, July 03, 2009Atlantis and Crew Set for Launch to HubbleAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, valves are open and about 500,000 gallons of chilled liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen are flowing into space shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank at Launch Pad 39A. The "tanking" process, as it is known, began at 4:41 a.m. EDT after the Mission Management Team gave the go-ahead to proceed. Liftoff remains on schedule for 2:01 p.m. EDT. The launch weather forecast remains 90 percent favorable. Veteran astronaut Scott Altman will command the final space shuttle mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, and retired Navy Capt. Gregory C. Johnson will serve as pilot. Mission specialists rounding out the crew are: veteran spacewalkers John Grunsfeld and Mike Massimino, and first-time space fliers Andrew Feustel, Michael Good and Megan McArthur. Image Credits (View Full Size Image): NASA Follow me on Twitter!
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