7/15/2003:

Intermediate Word:  animus  (a) excitement  (b) animal nature  (c) animation  (d) bitter hatred
Difficult Word: - cumshaw - (a) lacy carvings in ivory  (b) bribe  (c) chutzpah  (d) hoard of money

Piece Of Foam Smashes Through Shuttle Wing Section In Key Test - SpaceDaily  Left:  Firing a piece of foam at a shuttle wing section at the estimated impact speed that the foam debris hit Columbia on launch left a telling result. NASA image   Investigators of the space shuttle Columbia disaster said Monday they had found the "smoking gun"

Malaria vaccine trial begins  - BBC   Scientists hope they are moving closer to preventing deaths from malaria with a trial to test a vaccine in children. Two thousand children aged one to four will be given the vaccine in a study to measure how effective it is at preventing infection. About 3,000 African children die of malaria every day. developed to prevent deaths and illness, but research into this particular vaccine, created by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, is the most advanced. Trials in Europe, the US and Gambia and Mozambique have already suggested the vaccine is safe and effective for adults.

Aurora Opening The Door To A Future For Europe In Space - SpaceDaily  The future is never easy to predict, but ESA must be prepared to meet the unexpected challenges that will arise as the century unfolds, says the agency's next Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain. Speaking at the Paris Air Show last week, Dordain strongly supported initiatives such as the long-term Aurora Programme to develop technologies that may pave the way for exploration of the Moon, Mars and beyond. "Aurora is very important for me, because it is the door to the future," he said. "It is always easier to give priority to short-term objectives.

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