Whether or not the researchers met acceptable quality standards, what bodes ill for digital watermarking is that Dr Felten and his colleagues got such a long way with only three test files per technology.

ECONOMIST: Digital watermarks

"After such a long lay-off, every match and every situation is a different test to the body, " said Sharapova, the 2004 Wimbledon champion.

BBC: Maria Sharapova

The next test: whether patients are willing to stay on such a radical diet over the long haul.

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Discovery will take parts and supplies to the ISS and test new safety features such as a repair-kit for heatshield tiles and a 15m-long robotic arm that will inspect the shuttle for damage in orbit.

BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Discovery blasts off from Florida