NASA 2008 Highlights From Mars Phoenix to GLAST Missions
NASA's 2008 achievements include the Mars Phoenix Lander landing near the north pole and probing soil for ice with TEGA and a mass spectrometer. The GLAST gamma ray telescope launches to study energetic cosmic events while ISS expansion continues with the STS-124 Japanese lab module.
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NASA
North Pole
Mars
TEGA
Earth
Phoenix Lander
Tess
Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble
International Space Station
Space Station
Iss
Battle over fortune cookies birthplace ends with Kyoto claim
The appeal over who first sold fortune cookies centers on Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Kyoto. Researchers trace the cookies to Kyoto with early Japanese bakers shaping the treat, while L A and San Francisco boast rival historical ties. The Court of Historical Review in San Francisco once ruled for the city, a decision later overshadowed by new archival finds.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Makoto Hagiwara
Golden Gate Park
Hagiwara
Court of Historical Review
Bay
New York
L.F
L.A
Otis College of Art and Design
Otis
Far East
Lee
Yasuko Nakamachi
Kyoto
China
America
United States
Europe
Wonton Food Company
Watts pursues Black Television News Channel for African American viewers
Former Oklahoma congressman J C Watts attacks underrepresentation on cable news and unveils plans for a Black Television News Channel targeting ages 25 to 54 with round the clock news and diverse viewpoints. A Comcast carriage deal expands potential reach in Detroit Philadelphia Chicago Washington Atlanta and Baltimore.
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J.C. Watts
Oklahoma
CNN
MSNBC
Fox News
CNBC
Fox Business
Watts
U.S. House of Representatives
Barack Obama
BET
TV One
BET Jazz
Vh1 Soul
Nielsen Media Research
U.S
Robert Thompson
Syracuse University
Cynthia Perkins-Roberts
Cable Television Advertising Bureau
GOP
Fox News Network
Alicia Nails
Journalism Institute For Media Diversity
Wayne State University
Detroit
Nails
Comcast Corp
Comcast
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Atlanta
Baltimore
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Japan
Steve Harvey
Los Angeles Times
David Jung
Hong Kong Noodle Co
American Heritage Magazine
Jung
Golden Gate Gardener
Robert Durell
Julie Hinds
Detroit Free Press
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