Although there are several possible benign explanations for the image -- such as a barely perceptable jiggle of the camera as it took the time exposure -- NASA's zeal to examine the photo demonstrates the lengths at which the agency is going to tap the resources of ordinary Americans in solving the puzzle.

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Must have been a Klingon Bird-of-Prey that was cloaked that fired on it! ;)

S.F. man's astounding photo / Mysterious purple streak is shown hitting Columbia 7 minutes before it disintegrated

] iConquer is an addictive game of world conquest, played
] by 1 to 6 players. The object of the game is to conquer
] the world by occupying all 42 countries on the map.

Lets play Risk!

iConquer for OSX

] President Bush has signed a secret directive ordering the
] government to develop, for the first time, national-level
] guidance for determining when and how the United States
] would launch cyber-attacks against enemy computer
] networks, according to administration officials.

Bush Orders Guidelines for Cyber-Warfare

] Tiger Woods responded Thursday to critical comments by
] Phil Mickelson, who claimed Woods is playing with
] inferior equipment, calling him the only player "good
] enough to overcame the equipment he's stuck with."
] "I heard it was said in fun and jest, but until I talk to
] him, I really don't know," Woods said. "When I find out,
] I'll get a better perspective.
] "Phil is entitled to his own opinion, but as everyone
] knows, I don't switch equipment until I find something as
] good or better than what I have been playing with, and my
] Nike products are just that. I've said it time and time
] again."

Tiger says it's foolish to question his equipment choices

] Former President Ronald Reagan turned 92 Thursday,
] increasingly isolated by Alzheimer's disease from both
] his family and a troubled world over which he once held
] sway.

Go Ronnie!

Former President Reagan turns 92

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] Two members of the classic rock band The Doors are
] reconstituting the group, but a former band mate is
] challenging their legal right to use the name The Doors.
] As keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robbie Krieger
] prepare for a sold-out show Friday at the Universal
] Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, drummer John Densmore has
] filed suit over their use of the band's name and logo.
] The suit alleges breach of contract, unfair competition
] and trademark violation -- and seeks injunctive relief
] and monetary damages.
] The suit also names singer Ian Astbury and drummer
] Stewart Copeland as defendants.
] Astbury, formerly of the British band The Cult, and
] Copeland, formerly of The Police, have joined Manzarek
] and Krieger in a new incarnation of the band -- formerly
] fronted by Jim Morrison -- that turned out such rock
] classics as "Light My Fire," "Riders on the Storm" and
] "L.A. Woman."

When are The Doors not The Doors?

] Two architectural teams were named finalists Tuesday in
] the competition to design what will be built on the World
] Trade Center site, each proposing plans that would create
] the tallest structures in the world, easily dwarfing the
] twin towers destroyed in the September 11 terrorist
] attacks.

Check out the picture.

World's tallest towers proposed for WTC site

] Studies have indicated that drinking alcohol in
] moderation can cut heart attack risks, and new research
] supports the theory that the same holds true for
] preventing strokes.
] "Light to moderate alcohol consumption may be protective
] against ... stroke while heavy alcohol consumption
] increases the risk," said Kristi Reynolds, a doctoral
] student at Tulane University and co-author of the study,
] which is published in this week's Journal of the American
] Medical Association.
] Tulane University researchers reviewed 35 studies from
] 1983 to 2002 and concluded that one to two drinks a day
] is associated with an almost 30 percent lower risk of
] stroke, the third leading cause of death in the United
] States.

I will drink to that! :)

Study: Light drinking may cut stroke risk

] With his twinkly eyes and durable smile, Wendelin
] Wiedeking doesn't look like a fighter. But the Porsche
] CEO loves a good scrap. Taking principled but unpopular
] positions, then defending them to the death, is his
] nature. When the German government offered $97.5 million
] in subsidies in 1999 to help Porsche build a new assembly
] plant, for example, Wiedeking turned it down. He said he
] wanted to protect Porsche customers from complaints that
] taxpayers were subsidizing their expensive tastes. He has
] also rebuffed Porsche executives who want stock options.
] In fact, he won't even let them buy company stock.
] Wiedeking worries that in a company as small as Porsche
] (fiscal 2002 revenues were less than $5 billion), almost
] every decision could affect the share price and thus lead
] to suspicions of insider trading.

CEO - Porsche's Risky Recipe