A teddy bear from Cumbria is launching into space to raise cash for charity .

Terence, an experienced traveller who has been to Iraq, will be the guest of honour on aviation legend Burt Rutan's Spaceship One when it flies above Earth. The mission takes off from California on September 29, and on his return the cuddly toy will be auctioned off in aid of the North Air Ambulance Appeal .

Spaceship One is the world's first private spacecraft, and is competing for a prestigious space travel prize. Chief executive of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS), Graham Pickering, said "flying officer" Terence had been handed over to the RAF six months ago and staff had been receiving postcards from him ever since.

He said, "Terence was a fundraising idea that really took off. We have received pictures of him in a U2 craft, trying parachuting and even looking drunk and disorderly. When the RAF finally discharge him he will be a very rare bear indeed--we just hope he does not burn up on re-entry to Earth."

GNAAS, which needs charitable donations of more than PS2m a year, has three air ambulances .

Peter Bond, spokesman for the Royal Astronomical Society, said Terence's safety was not guaranteed. He said, "This is a new and experimental craft and this will only be the second time it has flown. During its first voyage it developed technical problems but hopefully they have now been resolved."

Since May, Terence has spent time with members of 100 Squadron based at RAF Leeming in Basra, Iraq, and at air shows with performing fighter planes.

Spaceship One will fly 100km (62 miles) above the Earth's surface, just breaking through the planet's atmosphere.

If it repeats the feat inside two weeks, it will claim the $10m Ansari X-Prize set up to encourage the private space flight business. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who will be the honorary guest on the spaceship?
2. What's the vessel's name?
3. Is it public or private?
4. Is it in a contest?
5. What toy is he taking to space?
6. Where's it from?
7. What's he going to do with it upon getting back to Earth?
8. Who'll get the cash from it?
9. Who speaks for the Royal Astronomical Society?
10. Does he promise Terence will survive?
11. How many times has that ship been in the air?
12. Did the first trip go well?
13. Why not?
14. Is it an old craft?
15. Who has Terence been hanging out with since May?
16. Where are they based?
17. Isn't that in Iraq?
18. Whereabouts there?
19. How high with Spaceship One go above our planet?
20. What's the amount of the prize they're trying to win?
Answer: 1. Terence
2. Spaceship One
3. private
4. yes
5. A teddy bear
6. Cumbria
7. it will be auctioned off
8. the North Air Ambulance Appeal .
9. Peter Bond
10. no
11. once
12. no
13. it developed technical problems
14. no
15. with members of 100 Squadron
16. at RAF Leeming
17. yes
18. in Basra
19. 100km (62 miles)
20. $10m

Following the earthquake, Joseph I gave his Prime Minister even more power, and Sebastiao de Melo became a powerful, progressive dictator. As his power grew, his enemies increased in number, and bitter disputes with the high nobility became frequent. In 1758 Joseph I was wounded in an attempted assassination. The Tavora family and the Duke of Aveiro were implicated and executed after a quick trial. The Jesuits were expelled from the country and their assets confiscated by the crown. Sebastiao de Melo prosecuted every person involved, even women and children. This was the final stroke that broke the power of the aristocracy. Joseph I made his loyal minister Count of Oeiras in 1759.

Following the Tavora affair, the new Count of Oeiras knew no opposition. Made "Marquis of Pombal" in 1770, he effectively ruled Portugal until Joseph I's death in 1779. However, historians also argue that Pombal's "enlightenment," while far-reaching, was primarily a mechanism for enhancing autocracy at the expense of individual liberty and especially an apparatus for crushing opposition, suppressing criticism, and furthering colonial economic exploitation as well as intensifying book censorship and consolidating personal control and profit. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was the Prime Minister under Joseph 1?
2. When was he given more power?
3. What did he do with it?
4. Did he get along with the nobles?
5. Who was blamed for trying to Assassinate Joseph?
6. What happened to them?
7. What was De Melo's role?
8. what title was he given after?
9. For how many years did he rule Portugal?
10. was he a proponent of individual liberty?
11. did he tolerate dissenters well?
12. When did Joseph 1 die?
Answer: 1. Sebastiao de Melo
2. after the earthquake,
3. became a dictator
4. no
5. The Tavora family and the Duke of Aveiro
6. they were executed
7. he prosecuted every person involved
8. Count of Oeiras
9. 9 years
10. no
11. no
12. in 1779

(CNN) -- Wayne Rooney scored his first goal in open play since March last year to help Manchester United to a 2-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns on Saturday.

The striker scored after just three minutes heading home from a Patrice Evra cross to end his marathon goal drought.

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But United's lead didn't last long as James Morrison fired a spectacular 25-yard equalizer, volleying past Tomasz Kuszczak into the top left corner after 14 minutes.

And West Brom should have gone ahead in the 62nd minute when referee Chris Foy awarded them a penalty when Rio Ferdinand brought down Jerome Thomas.

But Peter Odemwingie could only drag his spot kick wide of the Kuszczak's right post.

It was a miss that the Baggies were quickly made to pay for as Javier Hernandez (who came on for Dimitar Berbatov after 60 minutes) headed home unopposed from a Wayne Rooney corner with quarter of an hour remaining.

Manchester City kept up the pressure on United with a 1-0 win over Blackpool at Eastlands.

Adam Johnson's deflected shot found the net after 34 minutes.

City were the dominant side throughout but Carlos Tevez squandered a series of chances to put the game to bed, including a missed penalty in the first half.

The win puts City level on points with United on 41 points, but United have two games in hand over Roberto Mancini's men.

Arsenal enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 win over Birmingham at St Andrews to maintain their title challenge. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who scored his first goal?
2. did he help manchester united win?
3. when?
4. who was the victory against?
5. how long did it take him to score after the game began?
6. did it end his drought?
7. who volleyed past tomasz?
8. was west brom given a penalty?
9. who's shot was deflected?
10. did his shot go in eventually?
11. after how long?
12. who failed to end the game by missing a penalty shot?
13. dud city gained enough points to be even with United?
14. how many games does united have over roberto's men?
15. does arsenal have a lead over birmingham?
16. how big of a lead?
Answer:
1. Wayne Rooney
2. Yes
3. March last year
4. West Bromwich Albion
5. three minutes
6. Yes
7. James Morrison
8. Yes
9. Adam Johnson's
10. Yes
11. 34 minutes
12. Carlos Tevez
13. No
14. two
15. Yes
16. 3-0