NASA looks to increase Michigan partnerships; 80 companies, including GM, meet …
NASAs affiliation with Michigan could increase in the coming years, officials say.
A group of five program managers, engineers and technologists from three NASA centers were in Detroit Tuesday and today to discuss partnerships and job creation opportunities with more than 80 Michigan businesses and organizations. The space agency is looking for potential future suppliers and partners, as well as companies interested in using NASA technology.
We think there are some very good matches, said Ted Mecum, senior technology transfer manager at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Were very excited about what weve seen so far.
Mecum said while NASA has no plans to build a new space...
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UCLA Kiss Cam Marriage Proposal Fail: ‘Is This a Joke?’
Those KissCam cameras at sporting events are designed for public humiliation: for every few couples that enthusiastically lock lips, theres always a couple that turn out to be a brother and sister, platonic friends or just not comfortable with that whole PDA thing.
But every once in a while someone decides to use the Kiss Cam to pop the Big Question, and sometimes that turns out to be the most humiliating public display of all. At a UCLA basketball game against Richmond over winter break, one fan decided to use the holiday-themed Mistletoe Cam to ask his girlfriend to marry him. Her response: Is this a joke? Realizing it wasnt, she pushed the mic away and ran out. He followed shortly...
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New Orleans pulsating under spotlight of nine major sporting events
Michigan and Virginia Tech football fans flooded the city Monday in anticipation of tonights Allstate Sugar Bowl. They crowded the streetcars, flocked to Harrahs Casino and endured long lines at Mothers, Cafe du Monde and Camellia Grill. Some were decked in maroon and burnt orange feather boas. Others donned maize GEAUX BLUE T-shirts. Regardless of their allegiance, all wore smiles.
Among the festive horde, the Elswicks from Christiansburg, Va., stood out, Chase in his navy blue Michigan hoodie holding hands with Kathleen in her maroon Virginia Tech sweatshirt. Chase grew up a die-hard Michigan fan. Kathleen bleeds maroon and burnt orange.
As soon as the couple learned the Hokies...
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2012 sporting events ‘could fuel tablet sales’
Demand to watch sporting events could fuel sales of tablet devices in 2012, as 15.5 million tablets were shipped in the three months to the end of 2011.
Research from Futuresource said the US was still the main market for tablet adoption. It accounts for 46% or just over 24 million devices. Europe is further behind the US, with 4.2 million shipments in the quarter compared to 7.1 million in the US.However, the research company said this is up 300% on last year. Apple leads the way among tablets in the European market but researchers said the market was more fragmented than the US.
The report said: The emergence of major sporting events in 2012 is expected to fuel a rise in the uptake...
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PNP’s commitment to sport encouraging
It comes as no surprise that in her second dispensation as prime minister of Jamaica, Mrs Portia Simpson Miller has again incorporated sport among her ministerial responsibilities.
We suspect too, that across the sporting fraternity, there is a sense of considerable relief. For few, if any, within the new Cabinet has the breadth of knowledge regarding the issues affecting sport as should Mrs Simpson Miller. This after decades of being either the minister responsible for the sector or the shadow spokesperson.
Nor should there be any question regarding her commitment to sport and to those who compete and have competed in Jamaican colours.
In its election manifesto,...
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Last-Minute Holiday Gift Ideas 2011
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Events will leave a sporting legacy
A SUMMER of sporting events will leave a lasting Olympic legacy for children from across the north of the county.
Youngsters will take part in their own sporting events throughout this year to mark the games.
School sports manager Matthew Peleszok of the Corby, Oundle, Thrapston school sports partnership is already planning a series of events culminating in mass sporting meets this summer.
It is hoped the scheme will ensure that every single child in the area will take part in some competitive sport this year.
More than 200 children from village schools across the north of the county will take part in the Welland Valley Sports event on June 25.
Mr...
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Australian Open shaping up to be injury clinic
Both Clijsters and Williams, the 2010 Australian Open champion, were playing their first tournaments in four months. Clijsters struggled with injuries last season and only played eight tournaments, including the win at the Australian Open which helped her return to the No 1 ranking for one week.
She said her hip had started to go into spasm during the match and she withdrew to avoid a serious rupture.
I felt my left hip was getting tighter and tighter to the point I couldnt move forward with my upper body, she said. So it was the smartest choice to try and not let it get any worse, to be ready for Melbourne.
Players have complained in the past...
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Don Carter dies at 85; ‘Mr. Bowling’ was the sport’s original superstar
MIAMI Don Carter, the bowling great with the unorthodox style who flourished as a genuine sports celebrity during the games golden age on TV, died Thursday at his Miami home. He was 85.
The Professional Bowlers Assn. announced the death of Carter, who had been hospitalized with pneumonia complicated by emphysema.
Carter, known as Mr. Bowling, was the games original superstar. He became his sports most recognizable name at a time when alleys were thriving across the country and bowling was starting to assert itself as a fixture on television.
He was a leading force in the formation of the PBA in 1958 and became a charter member of the PBA Hall...
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SPORT ON – AFCON year is here!
By Timothy Sichela
THE New Year is with us and the countdown proper to this month’s much-awaited 28th edition of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has truly started.
Obviously the biggest sporting highlight of the year, the London 2012 Olympic Games is in another continent, but I will focus on 2012 AFCON where Zambia has some hope.
The 100 metres Jamaican showdown between world record holder Usain Bolt and world champion Yohan Blake is one of the most anticipated races in 2012. Can’t wait for June!
I shudder...
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