Mars exploration timeline with Beagle 2 and rovers
The article outlines Beagle 2 named after Darwin on Christmas Day, carried by Mars Express with the University of Iowa MARSIS instrument to probe subsurface water to about three miles. It notes U S Mars rover launches set for June 8 and June 25 with landings planned for January 2004 at Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum.
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Charles Darwin
Mars
Mars Express
University of Iowa
Marsis
United States
Gusev Crater
Meridiani Planum
Hemingway House Opens Doors to Rare Hemingway Treasures
The Finca Vigia house near Havana, where Ernest Hemingway lived from 1940 to 1961, briefly opened to display rare possessions including his 1954 Nobel Prize certificate, a film script for The Old Man and the Sea, a 1953 Bohemia translation, and a Life magazine cover. About 60 scholars and fans attended, while the museum houses some 9,000 books, art, 800 records, hunting trophies and furniture. Mary Hemingway donated the property to Cuba in 1962 after Hemingway’s death.
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Associated Press
Ernest Hemingway
Havana
Finca
Hemingway
Bohemia
Life
Mary Hemingway
Cuba
Carson home in Norfolk tops bidders on Internet auction
A dozen bids on eBay for Johnny Carson's boyhood home in Norfolk Nebraska were rejected as too low. The highest bid reached 154400, only 4400 above the owners purchase price. The owners plan to relist the house and may pursue real estate agents or city options including a museum or university connection. Carson attended the University of Nebraska Lincoln before his broadcasting career.
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Associated Press
Johnny Carson
Norfolk
Neb
NBC
Jim Pruett
Rick Runge
Pruett
University of Nebraska
Carson
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Omaha
Pruett and Runge
Fire destroys Aretha Franklin mansion in Pontiac arson case
Police and prosecutors remain undecided on charges after an Oct. 25 arson destroyed Aretha Franklin's mansion in Pontiac Michigan. Officials seek independent review by Attorney General Cox's office to resolve legal and factual questions before deciding on charges. Franklin, the Queen of Soul, was not in the state when the blaze occurred.
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Associated Press
Aretn
Pontiac
Mich
State Attorney General
Oakland County
Mike Cox
Franklin
Queen of
Soul
Bloomfield Township
LeAnn Rimes Lists West Los Angeles Hills Home
Pop star LeAnn Rimes and husband Dean Sheremet plan to move to Nashville seeking family life. They list a four bedroom, 3,400 square foot main house plus a 1,500 square foot detached building on just over an acre, with pool, spa, garage and wine cellar, priced just under 2.5 million.
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Los Angeles Times
LeAnn Rimes
Los Angeles
Dean Sheremet
Nashville
Tenn
Rimes
Sheremet
Birthdays today reveal Milo O Shea Stacy Keach Watts Hamlisch
Notable celebrants include actor Milo O Shea actor Stacy Keach drummer Charlie Watts composer Marvin Hamlisch actor Jerry Mathers actor Dennis Haysbert comedian Dana Carvey comedian Wayne Brady actress Nikki Cox and 55 49 31 25.
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Milo O'Shea
Stacy Keach
Charlie Watts
The
Rolling Stones
Marvin Hamlisch
Jerry Mathers
Dennis Haysbert
Dana Carvey
Wayne Brady
Nikki Cox
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