Japanese probe may be stranded in space

Asteroid probe's return journey in doubt Reuters.uk, UK TOKYO (Reuters) - The future of a Japanese space probe carrying the world's first samples from an asteroid was in doubt on Tuesday, after it suffered problems ...

Thruster problem latest hurdle for asteroid probe Spaceflight Now, FL 　BY STEPHEN CLARK. After weeks of confusion and setbacks, the Japanese Hayabusa probe finally met with success last week in its mission ...

Japanese Asteroid Mission May Be Stuck in Space TruthNews.com A Japanese probe that may be carrying the first-ever samples from an asteroid may be stranded in space. Japan's space agency says ...

Asteroid probe return doubtful Indian Express, India TOKYO, NOVEMBER 29: The future of a Japanese space probe carrying the world's first samples from an asteroid was in doubt on Tuesday, after it suffered ...

More problems for Japan space probe on asteroid mission WXXA, NY - TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese spacecraft trying for the world's first round trip to an asteroid is having trouble with its thrusters. ...

Japan Space Probe Has Thruster Problem Boonville Daily News By KOZO MIZOGUCHI. TOKYO - A Japanese spacecraft that landed on an asteroid to collect surface samples for analysis has developed ...

Spacecraft grabs rock samples from asteroid New Zealand Herald, New Zealand By Grant Christie. Last weekend a small Japanese spacecraft called Hayabusa achieved a notable first in solar-system exploration. ...

Japan Space Probe Has Thruster Problem Mexico Ledger, MO By KOZO MIZOGUCHI. TOKYO - A Japanese spacecraft that landed on an asteroid to collect surface samples for analysis has developed ...

Hayabusa probe may be lost Register, UK The Japanese space agency JAXA has admitted that its Hayabusa probe may not be able to return to Earth because of thruster problems, Reuters reports. ...

World's only A-bombed country, Japan

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombings of　Hiroshima and Nagasaki., Japanese government backs away from the promise of nuclear weapons abolition- Political Affairs Magazine
http://www.politicalaffairs.net/

A weakened Japanese government resolution calling for nuclear disarmament was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly First Committee with 166 votes for and 2 votes against (the United States and India), with 7 abstentions.

Hayabusa (peregrine falcon) Touchdown !

Saturday for a second time and almost certainly collected the first-ever samples from such a celestial body, Japan's space agency said.
Japanese probe lands on asteroid again and apparently takes samples
http://www.physorg.com/news8490.html

"Really speaking, it is the world-first departure from a celestial body except the moon," said the team.
Hayabusa Touchdown!
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Quasar HE0450-2958 without a massive host galaxy

A team of European astronomers has used two of the most powerful astronomical facilities available, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Cerro Paranal, to find a bright quasar without a massive host galaxy.
The team conducted a detailed study of 20 relatively nearby quasars. For 19 of them, they found, as expected, that these supermassive black holes are surrounded by a host galaxy. But when they studied the bright quasar HE0450-2958, located some 5 billion light-years away, they could not find evidence for a host galaxy. This, the astronomers suggest, means a Black Hole in Search of a Home.
The paper on HE0450-2958 was published in the Sept. 15, 2005 issue of Nature.
Black Hole in Search of a Home - Space/Astronomy Archives
http://space.about.com/b/a/2005_11_21.htm

First human death from bird flu

China has been hit by several new bird flu outbreaks in three weeks.
China has first bird flu fatality
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
ANALYSIS AND BACKGROUND Bird-flu journey
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Nasa cuts $344m to save Moon and Mars quest

The space agency plans to save $344m (£198m) next year by halting research aboard the International Space Station.
The Guardian | Space station research faces axe as Nasa cuts $344m to save Moon and Mars quest
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Wrapped up in the virtual world of games

A game developer believes children should spend more time in the physical world and less time wrapped up in the virtual world of games.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Katamari creator dreams of playgrounds
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Google to offer free Web service

Google is set to launch on Monday a free Web analytics service that will let companies see exactly how visitors interact with their Web site and how their advertising campaigns are faring. | CNET News.com
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NASA TV Airs Space Station Soyuz Move

The residents of the International Space Station will take a spin around the block in their Soyuz spacecraft Friday. NASA TV airs live coverage of the move starting at 3 a.m. EST.
http://www.nasa.gov/

Origin of the Universe is still unknown

"We don't have good observations for how the universe is expanding again so rapidly after a long period of slowing down," Hawking said, "We cannot be sure of the future of the universe: Is inflation the law of nature? Or will the universe eventually collapse again?"
Hawking's cosmological riff
http://news.com.com/2100-11395_3-5946857.html

CIVILIANS IN STRIFE-TORN IRAQ

During the period covered, civilian deaths had reached between 26,000 and 30,000, and there was widespread displacement from aerial bombing, as well as a pattern of illegal searches and detention by authorities, the report said.
http://www.un.org/news

Microsoft will wipe Sony's 'rootkit'

Microsoft will update its security tools to detect and remove part of the copy protection tools installed on PCs when some music CDs are played.
http://news.com.com/

'Hospitalized mom given more poison by daughter' Glmugnshu

A 16-year-old girl arrested on suspicion of attempting to poison her mother to death with thallium recorded her mother's blood pressure in her Web log and wrote in the blog that she would give her more thallium as her condition was getting better, according to police.
(The Daily Yomiuri)

Ex-President Fujimori arrested on Chile visit

Police in Chile have arrested fugitive Peruvian ex-President Alberto Fujimori just hours after he began a surprise visit to the country.

He received Japanese citizenship after fleeing Peru in 2000. Tokyo has repeatedly turned down repeated requests from Lima for his extradition.
BBC NEWS | Fujimori arrested on Chile visit
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WEB DIARY OF Japanese ' Teacup Poisoner ' Glmugnshu

July 3“Let me introduce a book: Graham Young’s diary on killing with poison. The autobiography of a man I respect. He murdered someone at the age of 14.”

September 4
“To kill a living creature. The moment of sticking a knife into something. The warmth of the blood. The little sigh. It is all a comfort to me.”

September 26
“My mother will go to hospital tomorrow and nobody has yet found out what the cause is. To my regret, she is not covered by good insurance, so life will be a little difficult.”

October “I took a photo of her today as I did yesterday. My brother said I had a penetrating stare and that he was horrified.”

October “According to my aunt, my mother has started having hallucinations. She seems to be suffering from insects that don’t exist or white shadows by the door.”

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Glmugnshu Japanese ' Teacup Poisoner '

Japanese girl ' Teacup Poisoner '
グルムグンシュ
'Glmugnshu', a 16-year-old girl called herself on her web log.
She wrote that she admired Graham Young, the British killer who poisoned three people to death between 1962 and 1971.

Schoolgirl blogger poisons mother in homage to killer
Times November 03A HIGH-SCHOOL girl has been arrested for gradually poisoning her mother to the brink of death and keeping a blog of her progress — all done as a grim homage to a British serial killer whom she idolised.

Okinawa and other local leaders in Japan pledged resistance

News Briefing with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Gen. Peter Pace
http://www.defenselink.mil/

Q At Saturday's two-plus-two meeting with Japanese officials, you released a report that included many compromises on U.S. force realignment in Japan.
SEC. RUMSFELD: Compromises?
Q And yesterday, the governor of Okinawa and other local leaders in Japan voiced strong criticism and pledged resistance.
So I'm wondering, is there further flexibility in the U.S. position or is this your final offer?
SEC. RUMSFELD: I don't think of it as a final offer -- or a not a final offer, either one. It is an arrangement that our two countries, our two governments have entered into. It's done. We have an agreement, we have an understanding. It's in both of our interests.
They represent a maturity in that relationship that's healthy and looking forward towards the 21st century.