Super Stardust Ultra announced for PS4

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PlayStation 4 version adds new planets, graphical upgrades.

Super Stardust HD is coming to PlayStation 4 in early 2015 as Super Stardust Ultra, Sony Computer Entertainment announced.

The game, originally launched for PlayStation 3 in 2007 and then on PS Vita with Super Stardust Delta in 2012, will cost $12.99 on PlayStation 4. Its developed by D3T and Sony XDev.

The PlayStation 4 version features an array of new planets, graphical upgrades, and nine different game modes, including new modes and established favorites from the series and various add-ons.

The game will have an Interactive Streaming mode where viewers of your live PlayStation 4 live stream will be able to vote periodically to change up your gameplay as they watch.

Another new feature allows you to directly send and receive challenges from your online friends.

Two to four player split-screen battles and co-op is also available.

View the first set of screenshots at the gallery.

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Balotelli charged over 'racist' message

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Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli was charged by the Football Association on Friday for re-posting a message on Instagram that contained racist and anti-Semitic references.

Balotelli appeared to endorse an image of computer game character Super Mario on the social media website which included the words "jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a Jew".

The post was titled "Don't be a racist" and continued: "Be like Mario. He's an Italian plumber, created by Japanese people, who speaks English and looks like a Mexican."

The FA announced in a statement: "Mario Balotelli has been charged by the FA in relation to a recent posting on social media."

"It is alleged the Liverpool player breached FA rule E3[1] in that his posting was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper.

"It is further alleged that this is an 'aggravated breach' as defined by FA rule E3[2] as it included a reference to ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race and/or nationality and/or religion or belief."

Balotelli deleted the post following criticism from other social media users, but after the FA confirmed it was looking into the matter, he wrote on Twitter: "I apologise if I've offended anyone.

"The post was meant to be anti-racist with humour. I now understand that out of context (it) may have the opposite effect. Not all Mexicans have moustache, not all black people jump high and not all Jewish people love money.

"I used a cartoon done by someone else because it has Super Mario and I thought it was funny and not offensive. Again, I'm sorry."

Balotelli, who has been a victim of racism throughout his career, initially defended himself against accusations of anti-Semitism, tweeting: "My Mom is jewish so all of u shut up please."

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Super Typhoon Hagupit to lash Philippines for 3 days with flooding and high winds

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Computer simulation of the wind field associated with Typhoon Hagupit on Dec. 5, 2014.

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By Andrew Freedman2014-12-05 11:25:50 -0500

If there's one thing the Philippines do not need, it's another super typhoon. Parts of the country, particularly the island of Samar, are still picking up the pieces after last year's devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan, which was one of the most powerful storms ever to make landfall anywhere.

While Super Typhoon Hagupit, which is also known as Ruby in the Philippines, will not strike with nearly the same ferocity, it presents a deadly array of threats to the Philippines, including its densely populated capital of Manila. As of Friday morning ET, Typhoon Hagupit had maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour, which is the equivalent of a high-end Category 4 storm, and the minimum wind threshold required for super typhoon status.

Typhoon Hagupit (or "Ruby" in the Philippines) track forecast from PAGASA on Dec. 5, 2014.

The Philippines' weather agency, known by the acronym PAGASA, and the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) forecast the storm to either make landfall on Samar or skirt just to the north, before making a beeline for Manila. PAGASA has placed 34 geographic areas under storm warnings, including the islands of Mindanao and Luzon, as well as the city of Tacloban, where evacuations have been underway.

The storm has weakened considerably from its peak strength as a strong Category 5 storm on Wednesday, but is holding its own, rather than continuing to weaken significantly before arriving in the Philippines. On Thursday night, the JTWC had forecast continued weakening, but backed off that forecast by Friday morning.

Manila, the low-lying nation's capital, has a population of 12 million, and experiences flooding in heavy rainfall events, as well as storm surge situations.

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Balotelli charged over 'racist' post

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AFP/File Paul EllisLiverpool's Italian striker Mario Balotelli appeared to endorse an image of computer game character Super Mario on the social media website which included the words "jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a Jew"

London (AFP) - Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli was charged by the Football Association on Friday for re-posting a message on Instagram that contained racist and anti-Semitic references.

Balotelli appeared to endorse an image of computer game character Super Mario on the social media website which included the words "jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a Jew".

The post was titled "Don't be a racist" and continued: "Be like Mario. He's an Italian plumber, created by Japanese people, who speaks English and looks like a Mexican."

The FA announced in a statement: "Mario Balotelli has been charged by the FA in relation to a recent posting on social media."

"It is alleged the Liverpool player breached FA rule E3[1] in that his posting was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper.

"It is further alleged that this is an 'aggravated breach' as defined by FA rule E3[2] as it included a reference to ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race and/or nationality and/or religion or belief."

Balotelli deleted the post following criticism from other social media users, but after the FA confirmed it was looking into the matter, he wrote on Twitter: "I apologise if I've offended anyone.

"The post was meant to be anti-racist with humour. I now understand that out of context (it) may have the opposite effect. Not all Mexicans have moustache, not all black people jump high and not all Jewish people love money.

"I used a cartoon done by someone else because it has Super Mario and I thought it was funny and not offensive. Again, I'm sorry."

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Uniting the Global Stem Cell Community

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Uniting the Global Stem Cell Community

The World Stem Cell Summit, December 3-5 in San Antonio, unites and educates the global stem cell community. With more than 1,200 attendees from more than 40 countries, the annual World Stem Cell Summits interdisciplinary agenda explores disease updates, research directions, cell standardization, regulatory pathways, reimbursements, financing, venture capital and economic development.

Throughout the week, the Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine will use social media to connect using the hashtag #WSCS14. At the end of the week, we'll let the tweets, Google+ posts, Flickr photos, Facebook posts and YouTube videos tell the story.

The World Stem Cell Summit includes in-depth programming and more than 200 international speakers, including leaders from theMayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine:

About the World Stem Cell SummitMayo Clinic, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), BioBridge Global, Baylor College of Medicine and the Regenerative Medicine Foundation have joined the Genetics Policy Institute to organize the10th Annual World Stem Cell Summit the largest and most comprehensive multi-track interdisciplinary stem cell conference.

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Dr. Penni Waldman introducing the service on Non-denominational Ministry and Spirituality – Video

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UnHealthy Leadership and the 4 Destructive Commandments of Contemporary Church Culture – Video

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The Common Core of Science, Art, & Spirituality Spinosaurus Painting Time Lapse – Video

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Child abuse royal commission: Woman admits having sex with boy, 14, at Satyananda Yoga Ashram

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A woman has broken down while admitting to having sex with a 14-year-old boy at a yoga ashram on the NSW central coast.

The woman, now in her mid 50s and known as Shishy, is central to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse hearing into the Satyananda Yoga Ashram during the 1970s and 1980s.

Shishy was second in charge at the commune at Mangrove Mountain. She was also accused of physically assaulting child residents.

On Friday she apologised for failing to protect the children and betraying them by summoning them for sex with her partner, the Indian director of the Ashram, Swami Akhandananda.

Shishy said she started a sexual relationship with the 14-year-old boy, known as APQ, when she was 24 and said Akhandananda made her do it.

"He told me that I should start initiating him in the same way he did the girls. He became extremely violent toward me when I refused," she said.

Shishy later left the ashram, fell in love with APQ and they have a daughter.

Shishy met Akhandananda when she was about 16 and soon began a sexual relationship with him.

The Satyananda movement preached celibacy and chastity and Shishy said Akhandananda told her to keep it a secret.

"It was always, you [are] a very advanced being, you are a chosen one and this has to be between us," she said.

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A woman has broken down while admitting to having sex with a 14-year-old boy at a yoga ashram on the NSW central coast.

The woman, now in her mid 50s and known as Shishy, is central to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse hearing into the Satyananda Yoga Ashram during the 1970s and 1980s.

Shishy was second in charge at the commune at Mangrove Mountain. She was also accused of physically assaulting child residents.

Today she apologised for failing to protect the children and betraying them by summoning them for sex with her partner, the Indian director of the Ashram, Swami Akhandananda.

Shishy said she started a sexual relationship with the 14-year-old boy, known as APQ, when she was 24 and said Akhandananda made her do it.

"He told me that I should start initiating him in the same way he did the girls. He became extremely violent toward me when I refused," she said.

Shishy later left the ashram, fell in love with APQ and they have a daughter.

Shishy met Akhandananda when she was about 16 and soon began a sexual relationship with him.

The Satyananda movement preached celibacy and chastity and Shishy said Akhandananda told her to keep it a secret.

"It was always, you [are] a very advanced being, you are a chosen one and this has to be between us," she said.

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Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham 100% Space Station Infestation (Lvl 4) – Video

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Explore The Diverse Ecosystem Of Experiments Being Researched On The ISS

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Image Caption: The Space Station Research Explorer provides current information on ISS experiments through interactive media, and in-depth descriptions. Credit: NASA

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Have you ever wondered about the hundreds of experiments that have been conducted on the International Space Station? The Space Station Research Explorer provides current information on ISS experiments, facilities and research results through video, photos, interactive media, and in-depth descriptions.

The Experiments section provides access to the six main experiment categories and their subcategories. Experiments are depicted as dots within the category system and the stems connecting the dots to the system depict the length of time the experiment spent on orbit. Users can drill down to see specific experiments within the categories and subcategories or search for a specific experiment or subject using the search option. Experiment descriptions consist of links, images, and publications if available. The Experiments section can be further narrowed by selecting a specific expedition and sponsor by using the dials at the top right of the screen

The Facilities section provides an interior view of three of the station modules; Columbus, Kibo, and Destiny. Once the module is selected, the interior image can be navigated by dragging up and down to see different sides of the module and left and right to view any racks not shown on the screen. Tapping a rack gives a brief description of the rack and an experiment description if available.

The Benefits section provides information on Human Health, Earth Benefits and Global education. Selecting a section allows the benefits to be investigated further.

The Media section provides access to three tabs: Podcasts, Games, and Videos. The Games section contains a game that introduces players to the differences in gravity when tossing a ball. Podcasts contains links to NASA ScienceCasts and Videos contains links to Science related videos.

The last section contains links to other Space station research sites and NASA applications.

The Space Station Research Explorer app is now available for iPhone, iPad and Android platforms.

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ISS Enables Interplanetary Space Exploration

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If necessity is the mother of invention, then survival in space breeds many "children." These children are the research and technologies demonstrated aboard the International Space Station.

For 16 years, the station has provided researchers a platform in microgravity where they perform experiments and test technologies to allow humans to travel farther into the solar system than ever before. From life support systems to growing plants in space, the space station continues to drive human exploration for missions beyond low-Earth orbit.

NASA's Orion spacecraft, which is set to blast off on its first flight test in December, will demonstrate many technologies first tested aboard the space station. Orion, built to transport humans into deep space, embarks on a two-orbit, four-hour "Trial By Fire" on Dec. 5 to test many of its critical systems.

"Without what we've learned from having a continuous human presence in space for more than a decade, we wouldn't be able to think about sending people into deep space onboard Orion," said Mark Geyer, Orion Program manager.

"We're testing out technologies and concepts on the space station right now that are necessary for the kind of long-duration trips Orion enables."

Technology demonstrations aboard the station beget new systems and concepts for on Earth and for space exploration. For example, the amine swingbed, which uses organic compounds with modified ammonia atoms, controls carbon dioxide and humidity in Orion. This type of recovery system also can operate on Earth to help remove carbon dioxide and humidity in tight spaces, like in mine tunnels or submarines.

With successful demonstrations of 3-D printing on the space station, the potential now exists to manufacture parts quickly and cheaply in space. Instead of waiting for a cargo delivery, astronauts could replace filters or faulty equipment simply by printing new parts. Researchers are gaining insight into improving 3-D printing technology on Earth by testing it in microgravity. This knowledge could help advance industry printing methods.

Environmental control and life support systems (ECLSS) aboard the station support humans in space. ECLSS includes wastewater recycling to provide clean water for bathing and drinking.

It also includes oxygen generation systems to provide air for crews to breathe. These and other components of ECLSS help cut transportation costs for resupply and provide astronauts a habitable environment. This technology demonstration helps engineers design and develop improved closed-loop life support systems for long duration spacecraft.

"Testing various life support sub-systems is an ideal use of the space station," said George Nelson, manager of NASA's International Space Station Technology Demonstration. "Reliability of these systems on long duration missions is paramount. We can verify design reliability in the microgravity environment by using them on the station without any mission or crew risk, since the existing space station systems are always available."

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Update for Dec. 5 at 12:27 p.m. EST: The NASA/Navy recovery teams that will retrieve Orion out of the Pacific Ocean are at the splashdown site and are waiting for the space capsule to power down. NASA and Orion builder Lockheed Martin are conducting a test to see how hot the capsule gets after splashdown with all of its systems on.FULL STORY:Splashdown! NASA's Orion Spaceship Survives Epic Test Flight as New Era Begins

NASA'sOrion capsule launched into space on its first-ever test flight at 7:05 a.m. EST (1105 GMT), riding atop a ULA Delta 4 Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The capsule is made two orbits beforesplashing down in the Pacific Ocean. See Orion Test Flight Photos Here.Watch it live here:

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Friday's launch is scheduled to take place at 7:05 a.m. EST from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. If all goes according to plan, a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy rocket will blast the unmanned Orion capsule out to 3,600 miles (5,800 kilometers) from Earth. Orion will then come rocketing back home at high speeds, splashing down in the P]acific Ocean about 4.5 hours after blasting off. The goal is to test out various of the capsule's systems in the space environment.

NASA's Orion Spacecraft: Full Coverage of First Test Flight

NASA plans to use Orion to take astronauts to deep-space destinations, such as asteroids and Mars. The first crewed flight of the capsule is currently slated for 2021.

Hangout: Science of 'Interstellar': Tune in at 3 pm EST today (Nov. 26) to watch astrophysicists discuss the science of Christopher Nolan's sci-fi epic "Interstellar."The California-based Kavli Foundation is hosting the discussion; the participants are Mandeep Gill, Eric Miller and Hardip Sanghera. Watch it live in the window below.

NASA officials will broadcast the launch of three new crewmembers to the International Space Station on Sunday (Nov. 23) from Kazakhstan.NASA astronaut Terry Virts, European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov are scheduled to launch atop a Soyuz rocket to the orbiting outpost at 4:01 p.m. EST (2101 GMT). FULL STORY:New Space Station Crew Launches Today: Watch Live .You can watch it live in the window below starting at 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT):

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From NASA: "The trio will ride to orbit in a Soyuz spacecraft, which will rendezvous with the space station and dock after four orbits of Earth. Docking to the Russian segment's Rassvet module will take place at 9:53 p.m. NASA TV coverage of docking will begin at 9:15 p.m. Around 11:30 p.m., hatches between the Soyuz and the station will be opened. Expedition 42 Commander Barry Wilmore of NASA, as well as Flight Engineers Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova of Roscosmos, will greet Virts, Shkaplerov and Cristoforetti. Hatch opening coverage begins on NASA TV at 11 p.m."

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