The 24-year-old prince, who has spent time in Afghanistan as a member of the British Army's Household Cavalry, qualified for the course by flying a light aircraft under instruction, the statement said.

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Chris Goodman said that Winehouse will not be flying to the US in "light of current legal issues".

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The kilometre-wide separation of the component satellites of Terrestrial Planet Finder should allow it to see planets in distant solar systems a problem akin to looking for moths flying around a football-stadium arc light that is several hundred kilometres away.

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For these organisms, getting down from a cloud may be more of an ordeal than getting up: spore-releasing fungi tend to shed spores at the times of day and year when thermals are most likely, and bacteria are so small and light that the slightest puff of wind can send them flying.

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These ranged from jumping and flying games to a yoga simulator and Star Wars shooter, in which players control a virtual light sabre and use hand gestures to control action on the screen.

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Safaris sometimes involve flying to remote locations in small planes that usually have a weight limit for bags, so packing light is key.

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