 Conquering Mars For those of us who haven't been looking to the stars these last couple of weeks, some big news has happened at our closest planetary neighbor. NASA's Curiosity rover landed successfully on Mars on August 6 to the joy of many NASA scientists as well as people that want the question "is/was there life on Mars?" answered. The Curiosity rover, which has a price tag of only $2.6 billion, used a parachute and sky crane to land its 2,000-pound frame on the red planet's surface. In fact, it missed its landing mark by only 1.5 miles, which is actually pretty remarkable. The rover will now spend years moving about the planet while taking photos and gathering other scientific data. Curiosity has sent back some amazing photos so far and more are sure to come. The Curiosity craze is still in full swing here on Earth as the rover has hit the apex of pop culture — it's own Twitter account. @MarsCuriosity  AT&T Wants You To Take The No-Text Pledge AT&T is really putting the pressure on its customers, and all phone users, to stop texting while driving. Recently the mobile communications company has been running an ad campaign called "It Can Wait" and is gearing up for a new one called "No Text On Board — Pledge Day" that will launch on September 19. The Pew Internet & American Life Project have released a report that states texting while driving has increased 50% in a single year, and 20% of drivers have admitted to using their phone to email or text when driving. That number increases even more with younger users, especially teens, with 43% saying they text while driving. According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, people that text while driving are 23 times more likely to be involved in an accident than drivers who aren't texting. The ad campaigns ran by AT&T haven't pulled any punches. AT&T's CEO Randall Stephenson stated that "I don't think you're going to move the needle without making people uncomfortable." Recent ads include people with severe injuries due to accidents caused by texting, holding up signs containing the text they were typing when the accident happened. AT&T isn't the only mobile company tackling this issue, as its main competitors Sprint and Verizon have their own no texting while driving campaigns. Stephenson welcomed his competitors' efforts, saying "If it's just AT&T owning this issue, it doesn't get the traction it needs." | ||||||||
Friday, August 17, 2012
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8/17 Sky Sports | Rugby Union News
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Nottingham Rugby have been left shocked and saddened by the death of lock Mitchell Todd in a road accident. 
8/17 Sky Sports | Golf News
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Carl Pettersson shot an opening round 62 to take early control of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro. 8/17 Sky Sports | Football
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Roberto Martinez would like to keep Victor Moses at Wigan 'for many years to come' and has no worries about selecting the winger to face Chelsea. 
Sky Sports understands Swansea City have joined the race for Alex Baptiste after making a bid for the Blackpool defender. 
Stoke manager Tony Pulis remains optimistic of agreeing a deal for Michael Owen and hopes to finalise his move for Goran Popov. 
QPR chairman Tony Fernandes has refused to confirm whether the club have signed Jose Bosingwa. 
Manchester City have confirmed the appointment of Ferran Soriano as their new chief executive officer. 
Paul Lambert has admitted he is an admirer of Jermain Defoe and Kenwyne Jones as he looks to bolster his squad further. 
Manchester United have completed the £24million signing of star striker Robin van Persie from Arsenal on a four-year deal. 
Jack Rodwell wants to make an early impression after his move to Manchester City. 
Reading new boy Chris Gunter is confident the Royals will make an impact on their return to the Premier League. 
Charlton have strengthened their squad ahead of the new season with the capture of former Tottenham defender Dorian Dervite-Vaussoue. 
Thomas Vermaelen has been named the new captain of Arsenal in the wake of the impending departure of Robin van Persie. 
Preston have signed former Sheffield United goalkeeper Steve Simonsen on a one-year contract. 
Michael Laudrup is aiming to recreate Swansea's surprise factor as he plots their second Premier League campaign. 
Sunderland's Jack Colback says he wants to build on last season's progress to become one of Martin O'Neill's lynchpins. 
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger concedes the club have taken a huge risk in selling Robin van Persie to Manchester United. 
Adam Johnson insists he does not want another season of being a bit-part player at Manchester City. 
Arsene Wenger has conceded that Alex Song could be sold before the transfer window closes, with Barcelona known to be keen on his services. 
Sam Allardyce believes becoming the new tenants at the Olympic Stadium would allow West Ham to move onto a level playing field with Arsenal. 
Jermain Defoe has admitted that not playing regularly is frustrating but insists he will never allow himself to start thinking negatively. 
West Brom head coach Steve Clarke has revealed he was sacked by Liverpool and would otherwise not necessarily have left the club. 
Frank Lampard is delighted to see Ryan Bertrand earn international recognition and expects him to push Ashley Cole close for club and country. 
Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas had admitted he is unlikely to raid his former club Porto this summer to sign Joao Moutinho. 
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is prepared to adapt to fit in with what Brendan Rodgers wants but insists he can still play a dynamic game. 
Scott Sinclair will not be signing a new contract with Swansea City, manager Michael Laudrup has confirmed. 
Sky Sports understands Southampton have agreed a club record deal with Bologna for Uruguay international Gaston Ramirez. 
Sky Sports sources understand that Queens Park Rangers have signed former Chelsea defender Jose Bosingwa.
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