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PURSUING THE b-( RIDE 'EM, i nnwnftY 1 4 I PERFECT, PIE sweet b. if Cocoa 1 Expo gears vuiy up to host inaugural pro rodeo Ma event this 4 weekend. potato or even pumpkin 75 CENTS TI IURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 1, 2010 EDC CHAIR SEES PROMISE Pride, motivation among Brevard's business strengths. business, ec we've got the inside story on how to whip up these delectable desserts, life, id 1 SPORTS, 1C HONORING VETERANS DAY SPACE COAST TTTT Reed: Crist should cut Carroll some slack Heir to Hubble -X. "1 i IT.

i In a Just world, Gov. Charlie Crist would quickly commute the sentence of local grandmother and longtime $1 iverrun Carroll Boy Scout leader Paula Carroll of Melbourne, columnist Matt Reed writes, IB Teacher, boyfriend accused of pill mill Kindergarten teacher Ashlee Denielle Webb, 25, and her boyfriend are facing charges after Palm Bay police raided their apartment and found counterfeit money and an illegal prescription pill operation, officials say, IB NATION WORLD Task force unveils deficit-reduction plan The leaders of a bipartisan panel charged with finding ways to cut the $13.7 trillion national debt recommend more than $3.8 trillion in savings during the next decade, but they meet quick resistance from Democrats, 4A I- 7 -j. Photos by Tim Shortt, FLORIDA TODAY All In the family. Herb Gates, 84, of Indialantic graduated from the Naval Academy in 1948. His granddaughter, Margot Gates-George, will graduate in June.

Service a way of life for one Navy family Five generations proud to honor their country i if 4 i Panel predicts delay in telescope launch, too BY TODD HALVORSON FLORIDA TODAY CAPE CANAVERAL NASA's next generation space telescope the scientific successor to Hubble will cost at least $1.5 billion more than anticipated and launch of the observatory will slip at least a year to 2015, an independent review panel reported Wednesday. But those estimates depend on NASA receiving an extra $200 million to $250 million in each of the next two years a budget boost that is highly unlikely in the current fiscal environment. "We have to work with the administration and Congress to see what flexibilities we do have," said NASA Associate Administrator Chris Scolese. "I think it's fair to say that I doubt that we're goingto find $200 million." It's already uncertain whether NASA is going to get the funding boost it needs to fly a third shuttle mission, speed up development of a heavy-lift rocket and spur the development of a commercial space taxi. This cost overrun adds pressure just as lawmakers are looking at ways to further curtail federal spending.

The independent review panel also concluded that the real cost of the telescope project could rise above the $6.5 billion estimate for the minimum amount of money required to complete, launch and operate the observatory for five years. And the actual launch date could slip significantly from the September 2015 earliest possible launch projected by the panel. "The $6.5 billion number and the (September 2015) launch date are predicated on the See 2A NASA gets ready for shuttle fix BY JAMES DEAN FLORIDA TODAY CAPE CANAVERAL Plans to launch Discovery in late November or early December became more challenging after technicians on Wednesday found cracks in a metal component on the shuttle's external tank. Engineers think the cracks can be repaired at the launch pad, which preserves the possibility of launching during a weeklong window Lambert, Lady A among CMA winners Lady Antebellum wins vocal group of the year and single of the year at the Country Music Association Awards for the hit song "Need You Now," while Miranda Lambert's "House That Built Me" is also a winner, 5A SPORTS 7 -t llm fcl 'AXiiHin By the numbers 21.9M Military veterans in the US in 2009 L5M Female veterans in 2009 16M Veterans in Florida 74K Veterans in Brevard County 15 Amount of Florida's population who are veterans 21 Amount of Brevard's population who are veterans U.S. Census, U.S.

Dept. of Veterans Affairs BY R. NORMAN MOODY FLORIDA TODAY INDIALANTIC When Herb Gates entered the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, in 1944, he followed a family tradition that, after five generations, continues this Veterans Day with his granddaughter. Margot Gates-George, 21, a midshipman at the academy, is preparing to graduate in June.

It's a tradition that all started with Gates' grandfather, Herbert Grenville Gates. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1888 and went on to become an instructor, lived on academy grounds and is buried there. Gates' father and two uncles followed, graduating from the academy within a 12-year period beginning in 1912. Sixty years after his grandfather was commissioned as a Navy officer, it was almost inevitable that Gates, now 84 and living in Indialantic, also would attend the academy. He graduated in 1948, and went on to become a fighter pilot and retired as a lieutenant commander.

His granddaughter will soon follow in his footsteps as See VETERANS, 3A History. Members of Herb Gates' family who graduated from the Naval Academy a grandfather, father, two uncles and granddaughter, Margot Gates-George, who will in June. More Veterans Day coverage r.y i f- Help jobless vets hire them, EDITORIAL, 14A Brevard students honor local veterans, IB Vets' spirits soar at Titusville school, SB Need something to do? Plenty of public events today, SB What's closed in observance, 5B Stay informed at florlda today.com Hyundai sues Avera for name Pennington takes over as Miami QB The Dolphins (4-4) play host to Tennessee on Sunday, when Chad Pennington will make his first start since his season-ending shoulder injury in Week 3 last year, 1C WEATHER Sunny, high of 77 Chance of rain 55 percent. Winds 7-25 mph. Overnight lows near 65, 16A NEXT LAUNCHES DELTA IV HEAVY ROCKET Nov.

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But the work probably won't leave much room for delays. "It will be a challenging, aggressive schedule," said Allard Beutel, a Kennedy Space Center spokesman. The structural flaws were uncovered as teams examined a cracked section of insulating foam that was found after an unrelated hy-drogen gas leak scrubbed Discovery's launch attempt last Friday. A process of dis Company says it's too similar to Azera model Change. R.J.

Scaringe, Avera Motors CEO, says his company is seeking a new name for the fuel-efficient sports car it hopes to build. 2010 FLORIDA TODAY file ONLINE. Keep up with space news at space.flatoday.net by john McCarthy FLORIDA TODAY Avera Motors, the Rock-ledge company that aims to make a moderately priced, fuel-efficient sports car, likely will be changing its name as a result of a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by the U.S. division of the South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Co. The suit filed in the federal district court in Orlando on Monday contends that the name "Avera" infringes on Hyundai's trademarked use of "Azera," the model name of INDEX Classified Comics 3D Crosswords 2D News of 16A Help! 2D Lottery 16A.8B secting pieces of the foam revealed the cracks each about nine inches long on either side of a composite aluminum strip, called a "stringer," lining a ridged area high up on the tank.

Similar problems have been found and repaired during tank manufacturing at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans. The cracked metal is typically removed and replaced with a thicker strip, called a "dou-bler." NASA considers the repair well known, but See SHUTTLE, 2A 09 Chris Hosford said Wednesday. Executives at Avera Motors were in negotiations with Hyundai and hoped to reach a settlement during the next few days, company spokeswoman Caroline Kempf said. Hyundai first contacted Avera about the matter in June and the company agreed in See AVERA, 3A one of its sedans. The suit seeks to require that the Rock-ledge company stop using "Avera" and seeks unspecified monetary damages, as well.

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