Space shuttle Discovery lifts off, bringing "hope" to ISS
U.S. space shuttle Discovery, with seven astronauts aboard, soared into space at 5:02 p.m. EDT (2102 GMT) on Saturday as scheduled from its seaside launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "Best of luck to the Internationa ... english.people.com.cn |
American Liukin crowns women's all-around at Olympic gymnastics
&$ &$Nastia Liukin of the United States performs during gymnastics artistic women's individual all-round final of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug. 15, 2008. Liukin claimed the title of the event with a score of 63.325.&$&$&$ 〠1 】 english.people.com.cn |
China beats Singapore for women's table tennis gold
China beat Singapore 3-0 to win the women's team gold medal at the Olympic table tennis tournament on Sunday. Earlier, South Korea downed Japan 3-0 for the bronze. &$ &$Wang Nan of China celebrates after defeating Feng Tianwei of Singapore during the women's team gold medal contest of Beijing Olympic Games table tennis event between China and Singapore in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. China beat Singapore 3-0 and cl ... english.people.com.cn |
Putting Photos on the Map
Is there a way to add map coordinates to my photos before I upload them to Flickr? nytimes.com |
Mercurial Jester, Revealing and Concealing
A traditional retrospective on Man Ray, with an irresistible biographical hook, at the Jewish Museum. nytimes.com |