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With its victory Saturday, Texas Tech controls its own destiny to play an inferior team from the Big 12 North in Kansas City for a spot opposite the S.E.C. winner.
A study suggests cholesterol-lowering drugs could benefit millions more people, even if they have low cholesterol.
China announced plans to spend billions on a wide array of infrastructure and social welfare projects in a bold move aimed at bolstering its economy.
Thomas Jones scored three touchdowns as New York routed St. Louis at the Meadowlands.
The video wizardry on stage should not obscure the big news of the Metropolitan Opera’s “La Damnation de Faust”: the magnificent performances of the opera and chorus.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 5, 2008, covering November 9, 2008.
AC/DC
Soundtrack
T.I.
Kenny Chesney
Metallica
2008Hans Freeman, Australian bioinorganic chemist and protein crystallographer (born 1929)[†]
Hans Charles Freeman AM, FAA was a German-born Australian bioinorganic chemist, protein crystallographer, and professor of inorganic chemistry who spent most of his academic career at the University of Sydney. His best known contributions to chemistry were his work explaining the unusual structural, electrochemical, and spectroscopic properties of blue copper proteins, particularly plastocyanin. He also introduced protein crystallography to Australia and was a strong advocate for courses to ensure Australian scientists have good access to "big science" facilities. Freeman has received numerous honours, including being elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) and appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) by the Australian Government. He was a charismatic lecturer who voluntarily continued teaching well into his formal retirement and imbued his students with a love of science.
2008Miriam Makeba, South African singer and activist (born 1932)[†]
Zenzile Miriam Makeba, nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa.
In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[†]