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Hockey World Cup 2010: India win by 4 - 1

India outplayed arch-rivals Pakistan 4-1 in the men's Hockey World Cup 2010 on a dramatic opening day. Sandeep Singh banged in two penalty corners to help India record their first win in the last four games against Pakistan before some 19,000 delirious home fans at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium. Shivendra Singh and Prabjot Singh chipped in with a goal each as India wiped off memories of a 1-7 humiliation at Pakistan's hands in the Asian Games final at the same venue in New Delhi in 1982. India led 4-0 before Sohail Abbas, the world's only player to score more than 300 international goals, narrowed the margin for Pakistan by converting just one of his six penalty corners. "We must not fly high and keep our feet on the ground because the next match is against Australia on Tuesday," said India's Spanish coach Jose Brasa. "We dominated the first half, but were lucky to score two more goals in the second session. I think we did not allow the Pakistanis t

Kansas Students: Connect With International Space Station Crew For Out Of This World Conversation

WASHINGTON -- Astronauts orbiting 220 miles above Earth will discuss science and living in space with students from Mueller Aerospace and Engineering Discovery Magnet School in Wichita, Kan., on Tuesday, March 2. The call between the students and International Space Station Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineers T.J. Creamer and Soichi Noguchi will take place from 10:35 to 10:55 a.m. CST. The event will be held at Exploration Place in Wichita. Reporters interested in attending the event should contact Susan Arensman of Wichita Public Schools at 316-973-4582. NASA has a number of employees who work in the station's mission operations who are from Wichita or attended Wichita State University. Journalists interested in speaking with these employees should contact Kelly Humphries at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston at 281-483-5111. Mueller students prepared for the downlink by hosting an Aviation Day during which students had the opportunity to fly in a plane. An Engi

NASA's Space Shuttle: Program Successfully Conducts Final Motor Test in Utah

Final test firing of reusable solid rocket motor FSM-17 on Feb. 25 in Promontory, Utah. Image Credit: NASA View large image View all images Smoke curls into the Utah skies as FSM-17 completes its successful test firing. Image Credit: NASA View large image View all images Flight Support Motor-17, the final solid rocket ground test motor of the Space Shuttle program. Image Credit: ATK View large image View all images Mist surrounds Flight Support Motor-17 prior to a successful test on Feb. 25 in Promontory, Utah. Image Credit: NASA View large image View all images NASA's Space Shuttle Program conducted the final test firing of a reusable solid rocket motor Feb. 25 in Promontory, Utah. The flight support motor, or FSM-17, burned for approximately 123 seconds -- the same time each reusable solid rocket motor burns during an actual space shuttle launch. Preliminary indications show all test objectives were met. After final test data are analyzed, result

Sachin Tendulkar Create: History in “One-day International Cricket”

Having slipped to 103 for six in the fifteenth over, A. B. de Villiers made an unbeaten 114 but South Africa , who lost the first match of the three-game series by single run on Sunday, were dismissed for 248 in the 43rd over. Is it possible that after 20 years in international cricket, Tendulkar, the darling of Mumbai and scorer of more than 30,000 runs for India, is just getting the hang of the game? Since entering his third decade at the top in November, Tendulkar has a batting average of more than 90 from 13 international matches. His purple patch includes five Test hundreds in the past nine innings and 96 not out in a one-day match against Sri Lanka. The 36-year-old batsman also made 175 against Australia in early November, ten days before the twentieth anniversary of his India debut, but that is merely the third highest of his one-day hundreds . In 1999 he made 189 not out against New Zealand. South Africa could have felt confident after four overs yesterday, having dismissed Vir

President Barack Obama Calls Station – “Shuttle Crews”

U.S. President Barack Obama, accompanied by White House Science Adviser John Holdren on the left, and middle school children, talks on the phone from the Roosevelt Room of the White House to astronauts on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls The 11 astronauts aboard the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour chatted with President Barack Obama Wednesday at 5:14 p.m. EST -- along with Maryland Democratic Congressional member Dutch Ruppersberger and 12 middle school students from Michigan, Florida, North Carolina and Nebraska. Calling from the Roosevelt Room in the White House, the President congratulated the two crews on their continuing successful mission, saying the work on board is a testimony to why exploration is so important and that his commitment to NASA is unwavering. Endeavour and its crew launched Feb. 8 on the STS-130 mission to the space station. During the mission, astronauts installed the Tranquility node and a cupola with sev

MNIK at present in German and Turkish

Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan 's latest film My Name Is Khan is all set to be dubbed in German and Turkish to have a wider achieve. That's not all the movie will soon be released with Polish subtitles to appeal to a large international audience in Europe. The Karan Johar directed film which released amidst protest by the Shiv Sena in Mumbai has received a tremendous opening and made $18 million in its opening weekend worldwide. The decision to dub the film was taken recently by Fox STAR Studios India after it felt breaking the language barrier can pave for a bigger market for the film. Vijay Singh , CEO of Fox STAR Studios India said that the idea was to release the film is 25 non-traditional markets for Bollywood. He added that the process of dubbing and adding subtitles had already started and from March to June the film will be released in these markets. My Name Is Khan is set post-9/11 period in US and deals with issues like terrorism and racial bias. The movie brings in

Anurag Basu admitted differences with producer “Rakesh Roshan”

Anurag Basu, director of the upcoming Hrithik Roshan -starrer "Kites", has admitted for the first time there be differences with producer Rakesh Roshan. "I wouldn't call them creative differences. Because we were both creating the same film and moving into the same direction. But yes, Rakeshji's vision of cinema is quite different from mine," said Basu. There were constant arguments between the producer and the director about how the film was to be shot. "See, Rakeshji is not just the producer of 'Kites'. He's also a very big director with a vast experience as filmmaker behind him. He naturally had very strong opinions on how the film should be shot. It's all fine now. Over and done with. I just hope all the hard work is worth the effort," he said. The makers are planning to release "Kites" that also stars Kangna Ranaut and Mexican actress Barbara Mori , May 21, but Basu says he has no inkling when the film is releasing.

Feb. 8 Launch STS-130: Crew Begins Unloading New Progress

Image above: The Expedition 22 crew poses for a crew portrait inside the Harmony Node. In the front, from left, are Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Maxim Suraev. In the back are Flight Engineers T.J. Creamer, Oleg Kotov and Soichi Noguchi. Credit: NASA Space shuttle Endeavour's launch attempt has been scrubbed due to a low cloud ceiling over Kennedy Space Center. Managers officially have scheduled the next launch attempt for Monday, Feb. 8 at 4:14 a.m. EST. A new Russian cargo craft arrived to replenish the International Space Station Thursday. After two days in orbit the ISS Progress 36 docked to the aft end of the Zvezda service module at 11:26 p.m. EST. For the first time there are now four docked Russian vehicles attached to the orbiting laboratory -- two Soyuz TMA vehicles and two Progress vehicles. Transfer activities continued as Commander Jeff Williams packed up gear for return to Earth aboard Endeavour when the shuttle crew completes its mission and returns ho

New Hubble Maps: of Pluto Show Surface Changes

This is the most detailed view to date of the entire surface of the dwarf planet Pluto, as constructed from multiple NASA Hubble Space Telescope photographs taken from 2002 to 2003. The center disk (180 degrees) has a mysterious bright spot that is unusually rich in carbon monoxide frost. Pluto is so small and distant that the task of resolving the surface is as challenging as trying to see the markings on a soccer ball 40 miles away. Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Buie (Southwest Research Institute). Photo No. STScI-PR10-06a › Larger image › Image with scale › Full photomap › View video of Pluto rotating (Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Buie/Southwest Research Institute) NASA today released the most detailed set of images ever taken of the distant dwarf planet Pluto. The images taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show an icy and dark molasses-colored, mottled world that is undergoing seasonal changes in its surface color and brightness. Pluto has become significantly redde

“Katrina Kaif” all set to sail!

Call it BLUE magic or whatever, but Katrina Kaif, who essayed just a brief cameo here Akshay Kumar's underwater adventure, seems to have been inspired by the adventurous spirit of her favourite co-star. As per sources the numero-uno actress of Bollywood has taken a fancy to water sports and has set her heart on sailing in the literal sense. CHECK OUT: Katrina Kaif to tie knot during 2012 In fact Katrina has definite plans of learning to sail, and along with her younger brother who lives into London, has decided to enroll herself in a short term course on sailing. The actress will be too busy to complete a six month training required for the International Certificate of Competence, and therefore hopes to complete the short term course instead. Well, this should stop the vicious rumours concerning her health and personal problems as we wish her a happy and safe sailing!

Shiv Sena burns effigies of “Aamir, Shahrukh”

The Shiv Sena has gone a step further after criticising Bollywood superstars Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan for supporting the exclusion of Pakistani cricketers in IPL . The police said that Shiv Sena workers have exposed their wrath against the actors by burning their effigies and toring their films posters at Regal Square into Mumbai. However, no arrest has been made in spite of the violent protest by the Shiv Sena. The party has also sent out a strong warning to the theatres into the city not to screen Shahrukh’s film My Name is Khan. Shahrukh, who owns the IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders, made a statement that Pakistani cricketers should have been welcomed into the IPL. Aamir also backed Shahrukh by commenting that he would have included a good player irrespective of his nationality if he owns a team.