-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- altovise davis , the widow of entertainer sammy davis jr. , has died . she was 65 . altovise davis , in a 2008 photo , married sammy davis jr. in 1970 . davis died saturday at the cedars-sinai medical center in los angeles , california , said her publicist , amy malone . she had been admitted two days earlier after suffering a stroke . a space company . owned by amazon.com founder jeff bezos has finished work on a . rocket engine for a suborbital spaceship . called blue origin , the firm expects to begin . davis , a dancer and actress from brooklyn , new york , met sammy davis jr. on the set of the musical `` golden boy '' in london in 1967 . the couple married three years later . celtic are considering a second double raid on dundee united for teenager john souttar and striker nadir ciftci . the tannadice club sparked a row with supporters when they sold star duo stuart armstrong and gary mackay-steven to the parkhead club on deadline day in january . jackie mcnamara 's side have won just three of their 14 games since , and lost 3-0 at home to ronny deila 's side on sunday . it was sammy davis jr. 's third marriage . the couple remained together until he died of throat cancer in 1990 . the couple had an adopted son . funeral services will be held in burbank , california , with the date and time to be announced later . dundee united midfielder john souttar -lrb- right -rrb- challenges for possession with celtic 's kris commons . heavily linked with ciftci in january , the norwegian has also earmarked 18-year-old souttar as potential cover for scott brown and nir bitton in a holding midfield role . the teenager has recently impressed in the middle of the pitch since switching from central defence . ciftci and souttar are under contract until may next year and could go for a combined fee of # 1.5 million . admitting there is huge pressure on the europa league contenders not to sell any more players to celtic , however , united no 2 simon donnelly said : ` i think that 's always going to be there . all the drama that was whipped up over the stuff in january was n't helpful to the club , but we as coaches and the manager just have to try and focus on our job here . you are always going to have interest and speculation . we 've had to deal with it for the two years we 've been here . ' adding to the pressure on united was the public release of a clause in manager mcnamara 's contract entitling him to a cut of any transfer profits . celtic are also interested in signing striker nadir ciftc from dundee united . insisting tannadice minds are focused on securing a european slot next season , donnelly played down talk of a move for ciftci or anyone else , adding : ` nadir is a dundee united player , so it 's our job in the next five games to go and try to reach europe and nadir will help us do that . ' meanwhile , referee steven mclean will be back in the firing line this weekend for the first time since he and his officials missed a crucial hand-ball by caley thistle defender josh meekings in celtic 's scottish cup semi final defeat to inverness at hampden on april 19 . the duo are likely to cost celtic around # 1.5 million , the second double raid on the club after signing stuart armstrong and gary mackay-steven . celtic , who had been leading 1-0 at the time , went on to lose 3-2 and subsequently wrote to the sfa demanding an explanation . meekings was hit with a notice of complaint by sfa compliance officer tony mcglennan , which could have seen him miss the final , but inverness were successful in contesting the charge . sammy davis jr. , himself a musician , was famous for being part of the rat pack , which included frank sinatra and dean martin . as a result of the fall-out , mclean was spared a top-flight assignment last week , serving as fourth official in motherwell 's trip to hamilton , but will be back in the middle on saturday for the bottom-six clash between kilmarnock and accies at rugby park . flight tests this year . the so-called new shepard spaceship is designed to fly three . people and/or a mix of passengers and payloads to altitudes . cnn 's janet digiacomo contributed to this report . about 62 miles -lrb- 100 km -rrb- above earth . scroll down for video . the new shepard system will take astronauts to space on suborbital journeys , and the firm is also developing an orbital craft , shown here . it will launch from blue . origin 's west texas facility near van horn , texas , southeast of . el paso . testing and development of the rocket engine , called be-3 , . has been completed , the last major milestone before the liquid . oxygen - and liquid hydrogen-fueled motor is attached to the new . shepard capsule for flight , blue origin president rob meyerson . told reporters on a conference call . privately owned blue origin has not started selling tickets . for flights on new shepard or released pricing information . ` the engine is ready for flight ... and ready for other . commercial users , ' meyerson said . he declined to be more . specific about when new shepard would fly , except to say ` soon . ' the new shepard system will take astronauts to space on suborbital journeys . the new shepard vehicle includes a crew capsule carrying three or more astronauts atop a separate rocket-powered propulsion module , launched from the firm 's west texas launch site . following liftoff , the combined vehicles accelerate for approximately two and a half minutes . the propulsion module then shuts off its rocket engines and separates from the crew capsule . the propulsion module will finish its flight , descend to earth , and autonomously perform a rocket-powered vertical landing . the crew capsule will go on to coast to the edge of space , providing astronauts with a view to the curvature of the earth and the beauty of our planet . after descent and reentry into earth 's atmosphere , the crew capsule will land under parachutes near the launch site . in addition , the new shepard vehicle will provide opportunities for researchers to fly experiments into space and a microgravity environment . blue origin 's orbital reusable booster system . the capsule will fly dozens of times unmanned before the . test flights include pilots , meyerson added . when finished , the new shepard vehicle includes a crew capsule carrying three or more astronauts atop a separate rocket-powered propulsion module , launched from the firm 's west texas launch site . following liftoff , the combined vehicles accelerate for approximately two and a half minutes . the propulsion module then shuts off its rocket engines and separates from the crew capsule . the propulsion module will finish its flight , descend to earth , and autonomously perform a rocket-powered vertical landing . the crew capsule will go on to coast to the edge of space , providing astronauts with a view to the curvature of the earth and the beauty of our planet . after descent and reentry into earth 's atmosphere , the crew capsule will land under parachutes near the launch site . blue origin is among a handful of companies planning to . offer commercial spaceflight services . new shepard is a . suborbital system , like virgin galactic 's spaceshiptwo , a . six-passenger , two-pilot spaceplane that is expected to resume . test flights later this year following a fatal accident in . mojave , california , on oct. 31 , 2014 . another company , privately owned xcor aerospace , is working . on a two-seater spaceplane called lynx that also is slated to . debut this year , founder and chief technology officer jeff . greason said . other companies , including space exploration technologies , . or spacex , and boeing , are skipping suborbital . spaceflight and developing systems to carry people into orbit . blue origin intends to parlay its suborbital new shepard . vehicle into an orbital launch system , expected to begin flying . later this decade . that vehicle will be powered by a liquefied . natural gas motor , called the be-4 , that is being developed with . united launch alliance , a partnership of lockheed martin corp . and boeing . the recently completed be-3 engine also will be modified to . serve as an upper-stage motor to fly satellites into orbit , . meyerson said .
celtic considering bids for dundee united 's john souttar and nadir ciftci . midfielder souttar and striker ciftci likely to cost celtic around # 1.5 million . celtic signed stuart armstrong and gary mackay-steven in january .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- altovise davis , the widow of entertainer sammy davis jr. , has died . she was 65 . altovise davis , in a 2008 photo , married sammy davis jr. in 1970 . davis died saturday at the cedars-sinai medical center in los angeles , california , said her publicist , amy malone . she had been admitted two days earlier after suffering a stroke . a space company . owned by amazon.com founder jeff bezos has finished work on a . rocket engine for a suborbital spaceship . called blue origin , the firm expects to begin . davis , a dancer and actress from brooklyn , new york , met sammy davis jr. on the set of the musical `` golden boy '' in london in 1967 . the couple married three years later . celtic are considering a second double raid on dundee united for teenager john souttar and striker nadir ciftci . the tannadice club sparked a row with supporters when they sold star duo stuart armstrong and gary mackay-steven to the parkhead club on deadline day in january . jackie mcnamara 's side have won just three of their 14 games since , and lost 3-0 at home to ronny deila 's side on sunday . it was sammy davis jr. 's third marriage . the couple remained together until he died of throat cancer in 1990 . the couple had an adopted son . funeral services will be held in burbank , california , with the date and time to be announced later . dundee united midfielder john souttar -lrb- right -rrb- challenges for possession with celtic 's kris commons . heavily linked with ciftci in january , the norwegian has also earmarked 18-year-old souttar as potential cover for scott brown and nir bitton in a holding midfield role . the teenager has recently impressed in the middle of the pitch since switching from central defence . ciftci and souttar are under contract until may next year and could go for a combined fee of # 1.5 million . admitting there is huge pressure on the europa league contenders not to sell any more players to celtic , however , united no 2 simon donnelly said : ` i think that 's always going to be there . all the drama that was whipped up over the stuff in january was n't helpful to the club , but we as coaches and the manager just have to try and focus on our job here . you are always going to have interest and speculation . we 've had to deal with it for the two years we 've been here . ' adding to the pressure on united was the public release of a clause in manager mcnamara 's contract entitling him to a cut of any transfer profits . celtic are also interested in signing striker nadir ciftc from dundee united . insisting tannadice minds are focused on securing a european slot next season , donnelly played down talk of a move for ciftci or anyone else , adding : ` nadir is a dundee united player , so it 's our job in the next five games to go and try to reach europe and nadir will help us do that . ' meanwhile , referee steven mclean will be back in the firing line this weekend for the first time since he and his officials missed a crucial hand-ball by caley thistle defender josh meekings in celtic 's scottish cup semi final defeat to inverness at hampden on april 19 . the duo are likely to cost celtic around # 1.5 million , the second double raid on the club after signing stuart armstrong and gary mackay-steven . celtic , who had been leading 1-0 at the time , went on to lose 3-2 and subsequently wrote to the sfa demanding an explanation . meekings was hit with a notice of complaint by sfa compliance officer tony mcglennan , which could have seen him miss the final , but inverness were successful in contesting the charge . sammy davis jr. , himself a musician , was famous for being part of the rat pack , which included frank sinatra and dean martin . as a result of the fall-out , mclean was spared a top-flight assignment last week , serving as fourth official in motherwell 's trip to hamilton , but will be back in the middle on saturday for the bottom-six clash between kilmarnock and accies at rugby park . flight tests this year curvature of the earth and the beauty of our planet . after descent and reentry into earth 's atmosphere , the crew capsule will land under parachutes near the launch site . blue origin is among a handful of companies planning to . offer commercial spaceflight services . new shepard is a . suborbital system , like virgin galactic 's spaceshiptwo , a . six-passenger , two-pilot spaceplane that is expected to resume . test flights later this year following a fatal accident in . mojave , california , on oct. 31 , 2014 . another company , privately owned xcor aerospace , is working . on a two-seater spaceplane called lynx that also is slated to . debut this year , founder and chief technology officer jeff . greason said . other companies , including space exploration technologies , . or spacex , and boeing , are skipping suborbital . spaceflight and developing systems to carry people into orbit . blue origin intends to parlay its suborbital new shepard . vehicle into an orbital launch system , expected to begin flying . later this decade . that vehicle will be powered by a liquefied . natural gas motor , called the be-4 , that is being developed with . united launch alliance , a partnership of lockheed martin corp . and boeing . the recently completed be-3 engine also will be modified to . serve as an upper-stage motor to fly satellites into orbit , . meyerson said .
date and time to be announced later . dundee united midfielder john souttar -lrb- right -rrb- challenges for possession with celtic 's kris commons . heavily linked with ciftci in january , the norwegian has also earmarked 18-year-old souttar as potential cover for scott brown and nir bitton in a holding midfield role . the teenager has recently impressed in the middle of the pitch since switching from central defence . ciftci and souttar are under contract until may next year and could go for a combined fee of # 1.5 million . admitting there is huge pressure on the europa league contenders not to sell any more players to celtic , however , united no 2 simon donnelly said : ` i think that 's always going to be there . all the drama that was whipped up over the stuff in january was n't helpful to the club , but we as coaches and the manager just have to try and focus on our job here . you are always going to have interest and speculation . we 've had to deal with it for the two years we 've been here . ' adding to the pressure on united was the public release of a clause in manager mcnamara 's contract entitling him to a cut of any transfer profits . celtic are also interested in signing striker nadir ciftc from dundee united . insisting tannadice minds are focused on securing a european slot next season , donnelly played down talk of a move for ciftci or anyone else , adding : ` nadir is a dundee united player , so it 's our job in the next five games to go and try to reach europe and nadir will help us do that . ' meanwhile , referee steven mclean will be back in the firing line this weekend for the first time since he and his officials missed a crucial hand-ball by caley thistle defender josh meekings in celtic 's scottish cup semi final defeat to inverness at hampden on april 19 . the duo are likely to cost celtic around # 1.5 million , the second double raid on the club after signing stuart armstrong and gary mackay-steven . celtic , who had been leading 1-0 at the time , went on to lose 3-2 and subsequently wrote to the sfa demanding an explanation . meekings was hit with a notice of complaint by sfa compliance officer tony mcglennan , which could have seen him miss the final , but inverness were successful in contesting the charge . sammy davis jr. , himself a musician , was famous for being part of the rat pack , which included frank sinatra and dean martin . as a result of the fall-out , mclean was spared a top-flight assignment last week , serving as fourth official in motherwell 's trip to hamilton , but will be back in the middle on saturday for the bottom-six clash between kilmarnock and accies at rugby park . flight tests this year , the combined vehicles accelerate for approximately two and a half minutes . the propulsion module then shuts off its rocket engines and separates from the crew capsule . the propulsion module will finish its flight , descend to earth , and autonomously perform a rocket-powered vertical landing . the crew capsule will go on to coast to the edge of space , providing astronauts with a view to the curvature of the earth and the beauty of our planet . after descent and reentry into earth 's atmosphere , the crew capsule will land under parachutes near the launch site . in addition , the new shepard vehicle will provide opportunities for researchers to fly experiments into space and a microgravity environment . blue origin 's orbital reusable booster system . the capsule will fly dozens of times unmanned before the . test flights include pilots , meyerson added . when finished , the new shepard vehicle includes a crew capsule carrying three or more astronauts atop a separate rocket-powered propulsion module , launched from the firm 's west texas launch site . following liftoff , the combined vehicles accelerate for approximately two and a half minutes . the propulsion module then shuts off its rocket engines and separates from the crew capsule . the propulsion module will finish its flight , descend to earth , and autonomously perform a rocket-powered vertical landing . the crew capsule will go on to coast to the edge of space , providing astronauts with a view to the curvature of the earth and the beauty of our planet . after descent and reentry into earth 's atmosphere , the crew capsule will land under parachutes near the launch site . blue origin is among a handful of companies planning to . offer commercial spaceflight services . new shepard is a . suborbital system , like virgin galactic 's spaceshiptwo , a . six-passenger , two-pilot spaceplane that is expected to resume . test flights later this year following a fatal accident in . mojave , california , on oct. 31 , 2014 . another company , privately owned xcor aerospace , is working . on a two-seater spaceplane called lynx that also is slated to . debut this year , founder and chief technology officer jeff . greason said . other companies , including space exploration technologies , . or spacex , and boeing , are skipping suborbital . spaceflight and developing systems to carry people into orbit . blue origin intends to parlay its suborbital new shepard . vehicle into an orbital launch system , expected to begin flying . later this decade . that vehicle will be powered by a liquefied . natural gas motor , called the be-4 , that is being developed with . united launch alliance , a partnership of lockheed martin corp . and boeing . the recently completed be-3 engine also will be modified to . serve as an upper-stage motor to fly satellites into orbit , . meyerson said .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- altovise davis, the widow entertainer sammy davis jr , has died. she 65. altovise davis, in a 2008 photo married sammy davis jr in 1970. davis died saturday the cedars-sinai medical center, said her publicist, amy malone. she had admitted two after suffering. a space company. owned founder jeff bezos has finished work a. rocket engine for. called blue origin, the firm expects begin. davis, a dancer actress brooklyn met sammy davis jr on the set the musical `` golden boy london 1967. the couple married three. celtic are considering a second double raid dundee united for teenager john souttar striker nadir ciftci. the tannadice club sparked supporters sold star duo stuart armstrong gary mackay-steven the parkhead club on january. jackie mcnamara 's side have won just, lost 3 ronny sunday it sammy davis jr 's third marriage. the couple remained throat cancer 1990. the couple an adopted son. funeral services burbank, with the date to. dundee united midfielder john souttar -lrb- right -rrb- challenges possession celtic 's kris commons. heavily linked ciftci in january, the norwegian has earmarked 18-year-old souttar potential cover scott brown nir bitton in a holding midfield role. the teenager has recently impressed the middle the pitch since switching central defence. ciftci and souttar under contract until may next could go #. admitting there huge pressure the europa league contenders not sell celtic, however, united no 2 simon donnelly said ` i 's always there. all the drama whipped the stuff in january was n't helpful the club, we as coaches the manager just have try focus here you always going interest speculation. we ' '. ' adding united was the public release a clause manager mcnamara 's contract entitling a cut any transfer profits. celtic are also interested signing striker nadir ciftc from dundee united. insisting tannadice minds focused securing a european slot next, donnelly played talk ciftci or anyone adding : ` nadir a dundee united player so our job in go try reach and do ' meanwhile referee steven mclean will back this and his officials missed by caley thistle defender josh meekings celtic 's scottish cup semi inverness hampden april the duo likely cost celtic around # 1.5, the second double raid signing stuart armstrong gary mackay-steven. celtic, who had leading 1, went subsequently wrote to the sfa demanding. meekings was hit a notice complaint sfa compliance officer tony mcglennan, which could seen miss final, inverness were successful contesting sammy davis jr , himself musician, famous part the rat pack frank sinatra dean martin as, mclean was spared a top-flight assignment last, serving fourth official motherwell 's trip hamilton but on saturday the bottom-six clash kilmarnock accies rugby park flight tests this. the so-called new shepard spaceship designed fly three. people a mix passengers payloads to altitudes. cnn 's janet digiacomo contributed. about 62 miles -lrb- 100 km above earth. scroll. the new shepard system will take astronauts on, the firm an orbital craft, shown. it will launch from blue. origin 's west texas facility near van horn, southeast of. el paso. testing and the rocket engine, called be-3. has completed, last major milestone before the liquid. oxygen - and liquid hydrogen-fueled motor is attached new. shepard capsule for flight, blue origin president rob meyerson. told reporters. privately owned blue origin has not started tickets. for flights on new shepard or released pricing information. ` the engine ready flight... and ready other. commercial users, ' meyerson said he declined more. specific about when new shepard would fly, except to say ` soon. ' the new shepard system take astronauts on. the new shepard vehicle includes a crew capsule carrying three or more astronauts atop, launched the firm 's west texas launch site following liftoff, the combined vehicles accelerate for. the propulsion module then shuts its rocket engines separates. the propulsion module will finish, descend autonomously perform the crew capsule will go coast the edge, providing astronauts a view after descent and reentry earth 's atmosphere, the crew capsule will land under near in addition, the new shepard vehicle provide opportunities researchers fly experiments into. blue origin 's orbital reusable booster system. the capsule will fly dozens unmanned before. test flights include pilots, meyerson added. when finished, the new shepard vehicle includes a crew capsule carrying three or more astronauts atop, launched the firm 's west texas launch site following liftoff, the combined vehicles accelerate for. the propulsion module then shuts its rocket engines separates. the propulsion module will finish, descend autonomously perform the crew capsule will go coast the edge, providing astronauts a view after descent and reentry earth 's atmosphere, the crew capsule will land under near blue origin is among companies planning. offer commercial spaceflight services. new shepard is a. suborbital system, like virgin galactic 's spaceshiptwo a. six-passenger, two-pilot spaceplane that resume. test flights later following. mojave, on oct 31, 2014. another company, privately owned xcor aerospace working. on a two-seater spaceplane called lynx that also is slated. debut this, founder chief technology officer jeff. greason said. other companies, including space exploration technologies. or spacex, boeing are skipping suborbital. spaceflight and developing systems to carry. blue origin intends parlay its suborbital new shepard. vehicle into an orbital launch system, expected begin flying. later this decade. that vehicle will powered. natural gas motor, called the be-4, that being with. united launch alliance, a partnership lockheed martin corp. and boeing. the recently completed be-3 engine also will modified. serve an upper-stage motor to fly satellites,. meyerson said.
date and time to be announced later . dundee united midfielder john souttar -lrb- right -rrb- challenges for possession with celtic 's kris commons . heavily linked with ciftci in january , the norwegian has also earmarked 18-year-old souttar as potential cover for scott brown and nir bitton in a holding midfield role . the teenager has recently impressed in the middle of the pitch since switching from central defence . ciftci and souttar are under contract until may next year and could go for a combined fee of # 1.5 million . admitting there is huge pressure on the europa league contenders not to sell any more players to celtic , however , united no 2 simon donnelly said : ` i think that 's always going to be there . all the drama that was whipped up over the stuff in january was n't helpful to the club , but we as coaches and the manager just have to try and focus on our job here . you are always going to have interest and speculation . we 've had to deal with it for the two years we 've been here . ' adding to the pressure on united was the public release of a clause in manager mcnamara 's contract entitling him to a cut of any transfer profits . celtic are also interested in signing striker nadir ciftc from dundee united . insisting tannadice minds are focused on securing a european slot next season , donnelly played down talk of a move for ciftci or anyone else , adding : ` nadir is a dundee united player , so it 's our job in the next five games to go and try to reach europe and nadir will help us do that . ' meanwhile , referee steven mclean will be back in the firing line this weekend for the first time since he and his officials missed a crucial hand-ball by caley thistle defender josh meekings in celtic 's scottish cup semi final defeat to inverness at hampden on april 19 . the duo are likely to cost celtic around # 1.5 million , the second double raid on the club after signing stuart armstrong and gary mackay-steven . celtic , who had been leading 1-0 at the time , went on to lose 3-2 and subsequently wrote to the sfa demanding an explanation . meekings was hit with a notice of complaint by sfa compliance officer tony mcglennan , which could have seen him miss the final , but inverness were successful in contesting the charge . sammy davis jr. , himself a musician , was famous for being part of the rat pack , which included frank sinatra and dean martin . as a result of the fall-out , mclean was spared a top-flight assignment last week , serving as fourth official in motherwell 's trip to hamilton , but will be back in the middle on saturday for the bottom-six clash between kilmarnock and accies at rugby park . flight tests this year curvature of the earth and the beauty of our planet . after descent and reentry into earth 's atmosphere , the crew capsule will land under parachutes near the launch site . blue origin is among a handful of companies planning to . offer commercial spaceflight services . new shepard is a . suborbital system , like virgin galactic 's spaceshiptwo , a . six-passenger , two-pilot spaceplane that is expected to resume . test flights later this year following a fatal accident in . mojave , california , on oct. 31 , 2014 . another company , privately owned xcor aerospace , is working . on a two-seater spaceplane called lynx that also is slated to . debut this year , founder and chief technology officer jeff . greason said . other companies , including space exploration technologies , . or spacex , and boeing , are skipping suborbital . spaceflight and developing systems to carry people into orbit . blue origin intends to parlay its suborbital new shepard . vehicle into an orbital launch system , expected to begin flying . later this decade . that vehicle will be powered by a liquefied . natural gas motor , called the be-4 , that is being developed with . united launch alliance , a partnership of lockheed martin corp . and boeing . the recently completed be-3 engine also will be modified to . serve as an upper-stage motor to fly satellites into orbit , . meyerson said .
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