News Predator - Science News Archive 9/15/2008

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Strange 'Ant from Mars' Discovered (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - A newly discovered species of a blind, subterranean predator - dubbed the "Ant from Mars" - is likely a descendant of one of the very first ants to evolve on Earth, a new study finds.

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NASA awards $485M Mars project delayed by conflict (AP)

AP - NASA chose a University of Colorado proposal for a $485 million Mars mission on Monday after a nine-month delay caused by a conflict of interest in the selection process. The delay cost the space agency time, money and science.

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Dems propose energy tax breaks (AP)

AP - House Democrats outlined $18 billion in tax incentives over 10 years for alternative energy and efficiency improvements Monday, proposing to pay for them by rescinding tax breaks for the biggest oil companies.

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9/15/2008 7:58 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Nigerian militants launch new attacks in "oil war" (Reuters)

Reuters - Nigerian militants on Monday attacked a Shell-operated oil facility, forcing the evacuation of nearly 100 staff, in a third day of fighting with security forces in the Niger Delta.

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9/15/2008 9:19 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Relief operations ramp up in storm-hit Texas (Reuters)

Reuters - A huge relief effort was accelerating in storm-struck Texas on Monday as the big oil center of Houston struggled to get back to business after it was battered by Hurricane Ike.

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Global stocks plunge, investors seek safe havens (Reuters)

Reuters - Global stocks tumbled, led by financial shares, and oil fell sharply on Monday as Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy filing caused investors to bail out of risky assets and flock to safe havens such as government bonds, gold and the Swiss franc.

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Why People Ignore Hurricane Evacuation Warnings (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - As Hurricane Ike's floodwaters begin to recede from Galveston, Texas, and other areas of the Gulf Coast, emergency responders are surveying the storm's damage and rescuing thousands of residents who ignored evacuation orders. There are many reasons why some people don't heed evacuation notices - some think they can ride out the winds and surging waters, while others simply have nowhere to go and no way to leave. Still others remember unnecessary evacuations from botched forecasts and enter a "boy who cried 'wolf'" mentality...

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Rush to aid millions in US after Hurricane Ike (AFP)

AFP - US authorities raced Monday to help millions of people stranded without water and power in the wake of devastating Hurricane Ike, which left more than 17 dead across nine states.

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9/15/2008 5:29 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Men who searched for Katrina victims at work again (AP)

AP - Most of the men in the 2 1/2-ton truck had embarked on the grim hunt for bodies in the wreckage of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. On Sunday, they prepared to risk their lives for a similar search in their own backyards.

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9/15/2008 6:39 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

At resort cut off by Ike, whole subdivisions gone (AP)

AP - More than 48 hours after Hurricane Ike swamped the Gulf Coast, rescuers flew for the first time Monday into areas cut off by the storm and found a scene of devastation, with whole subdivisions obliterated, and began evacuating survivors.

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9/15/2008 5:08 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Bush: Ike brings 'upward pressure' on gas prices (AFP)

AFP - US President George W. Bush said Monday that deadly Hurricane Ike's trail of devastation through key US oil refining areas would bring "upward pressure" on already soaring gasoline prices.

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Even dead seemed to try to flee Ike's wrath (AP)

AP - Hurricane Katrina chased bluesman Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown from his adopted home in New Orleans to his hometown here on the Texas Gulf Coast, where he died in exile. Now, another hurricane has disturbed his rest.

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Millions without power as Ike death toll climbs in US (AFP)

AFP - Millions of people remained without power and water Monday as deadly Hurricane Ike barreled up from the Gulf Coast into the Midwest, reportedly leaving more than 15 dead across nine states.

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5 Things You Must Never Forget (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Whether it is a name, date or directions, there always seems to be something new to remember. Yet you probably feel like there's just not enough room in those little brain cells of yours to cram the latest tidbit. And unfortunately you have no external hard drive. But don't despair. Several recent studies reveal how memory works and what you can do to improve it.

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9/15/2008 4:58 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Ike resurrects river flooding fears across Midwest (AP)

AP - Just a few months after near-record flooding across the Midwest, roads in the region were under water again Tuesday and more than 1 million people were without power thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Ike.

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9/15/2008 8:22 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

WWF: Melting Arctic adds urgency to climate deal (AP)

AP - Data showing Arctic sea ice may reach its lowest level on record this summer underscores the need for governments to speed up talks on a new climate pact, the Worldwide Fund for Nature said Monday.

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9/15/2008 3:02 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Possible First Photo of Planet Around Sun-Like Star (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronomers have taken what may the first picture of a planet orbiting a star similar to the sun.

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9/15/2008 5:01 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Even Plants Eat Their Greens (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Bladderworts, carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia, live in water or soggy soil. To snare their snacks, bladderworts set ingenious little traps, sometimes in the hundreds, among their waterborne leaves. The traps maintain an internal pressure lower than that outside; when passing prey triggers an exterior hair, a trapdoor snaps open, and inflowing water carries the prey inside to be digested.

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Bees Do the Wave to Save Their Lives (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - When bees do the wave, they put sports fans' stadium tricks to shame.

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9/15/2008 7:04 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

US rush to aid millions hit by Hurricane Ike (AFP)

AFP - US authorities battled Monday to reach millions of people stranded without water and power in the wake of devastating Hurricane Ike, which left more than 17 dead across nine states.

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9/14/2008 9:41 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Japanese-born giant panda has twins (AFP)

AFP - A giant panda born and raised in western Japan has given birth to two cubs, a zoo official said Sunday.

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Search widens for survivors of Ike (AFP)

AFP - Rescuers searched Hurricane Ike's trail of destruction and floods for survivors Sunday, amid news that at least three people were killed by the storm in the weather-ravaged port city of Galveston.

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King Tut Had Twins, But Why? (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Two mummified fetuses found in Tutankhamen's tomb back in 1922 are probably twins, despite the fact that one is much larger than the other, a team of scientists recently announced.

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Crude oil down nearly two dollars after Hurricane Ike (AFP)

AFP - Crude oil prices dropped nearly two dollars Sunday in New York, dipping to 99.30 dollars, as traders were reassured over Hurricane Ike's relatively limited effect on oil production in the US Gulf Coast region.

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Ike unlikely to disrupt US energy production, firm says (AFP)

AFP - US energy production is not expected to suffer serious disruptions due to Hurricane Ike, which slammed the Texas coast at the most important US oil production area, a risk assessment firm said Saturday.

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9/14/2008 8:01 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Typhoon injures 14, cancels flights in Taiwan (Reuters)

Reuters - A powerful typhoon packing winds of up to 160 kph (100 mph) hit northeastern Taiwan on Sunday, dumping up to a meter of rain, causing hundreds of mudslides, injuring 14 and forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights.

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9/14/2008 4:21 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Hurricane-hit Texas calls for speedier relief (Reuters)

Reuters - Search teams picked their way through debris and inundated roadways in Texas on Sunday, rescuing nearly 2,000 residents stranded after Hurricane Ike flooded coastal regions and cut power to millions of people.

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9/14/2008 4:50 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Grenada blames slow nutmeg production on male tree (AP)

AP - The world's second-largest nutmeg industry is rebounding very slowly from a 2004 hurricane because Grenadian farmers unknowingly planted too many male trees, which do not produce as much fruit.

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Typhoon slams into Taiwan, at least two missing (AFP)

AFP - A powerful typhoon pounded Taiwan on Sunday with fierce winds and torrential rains, leaving at least two people missing and 17 others injured, officials said.

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The Bizarre Creatures of Madagascar (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation.

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US astronaut promotes Mexican space agency (AFP)

AFP - A US astronaut of Mexican origin, part of the crew for an Atlantis Space Shuttle voyage in July 2009, presented a project for a Mexican space agency to senators here Friday.

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Ike Underscores Foolishness of Building on Barrier Islands (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - As Hurricane Ike pummels the Texas coast, the only thing standing in the way is a thin stretch of land called Galveston.

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9/13/2008 5:39 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Ike blasts Texas coast, floods homes, cuts power (AP)

AP - Howling ashore with 110 mph winds, Hurricane Ike ravaged the Texas coast Saturday, flooding thousands of homes and businesses, shattering windows in Houston's skyscrapers and knocking out power to millions of people.

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Democrats: GOP should support drilling compromise (AP)

AP - Democrats sought on Saturday to drum up support for compromise legislation on offshore drilling, challenging Republicans to break from Bush administration policies that neglect development of alternative energy sources.

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GOP: Democrats' plan leaves most oil off limits (AP)

AP - House Republicans attacked a Democratic offshore drilling plan Friday for including a 50-mile coastal buffer that they said would leave untouched most of the 18 billion barrels of oil in waters now off-limits to energy companies.

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9/12/2008 10:31 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

1900 hurricane changed Galveston ? and forecasting (AP)

AP - The storm came without a name ? without warning ? and it shaped the future of weather forecasting.

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9/12/2008 11:52 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Hurricane Ike grows as it closes in on Texas (AP)

AP - Hurricane Ike, a colossal storm nearly as big as Texas itself, began battering the coast Friday, threatening to obliterate waterfront towns and give the skyscrapers, refineries and docks of the nation's fourth-largest city their worst pounding in a generation.

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Bush lifts import fuel limits, Ike price-gouging reported (AFP)

AFP - US President George W. Bush announced on Saturday restrictions on imported gasoline had been suspended in response to Hurricane Ike, which disrupted operations at Gulf Coast oil refineries and prompted gas price-gouging in southeastern states.

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9/13/2008 1:29 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Investors await bone drug data from Amgen (Reuters)

Reuters - Results due next week from a trial of Amgen Inc's experimental osteoporosis drug denosumab will represent a pivotal moment for the world's biggest biotechnology company as it struggles with declining sales of its flagship anemia drugs.

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Hurricane Ike menaces vulnerable Texas coast (Reuters)

Reuters - Hurricane Ike roared toward the Texas coast on Friday, threatening to drive a 20-foot (6-metre) wall of water into coastal communities and menacing Houston, the fourth-largest U.S. city.

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With Ike, size matters for killer storm surge (AP)

AP - Hurricane Ike's gargantuan size ? not its strength ? will likely push an extra large storm surge inland in a region already prone to it, experts said Thursday.

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Taiwan braces for Typhoon Sinlaku (AP)

AP - Officials ordered schools and businesses closed Saturday and residents stocked up on food as powerful Typhoon Sinlaku churned toward northern Taiwan and the heavily populated capital Taipei.

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Early Whales Had Legs (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The first whales once swam the seas by wiggling large hind feet, research now suggests.

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Mini antibodies: biotech's next big thing? (Reuters)

Reuters - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's head of biotech research is excited about a new generation of "slimline" antibody medicines that may be successors to current blockbusters such as Avastin and Rituxan.

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Govt admits fuel assistance may lead to increased bills (AFP)

AFP - The government admitted on Friday that it is unable to stop energy companies passing on the cost of its fuel assistance package to customers.

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Hurricane Ike delays cargo for space outpost (Reuters)

Reuters - The Russian and U.S. space agencies on Friday decided to delay a cargo shipment from docking at the International Space Station after Hurricane Ike forced the evacuation of the mission's control centre in Texas.

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Japan university gets patent for stem cell breakthrough (AFP)

AFP - Japan has given Kyoto University a patent for groundbreaking stem cell research in what is believed to be a world first for such scientific research, officials said Friday.

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UN chief commutes to work aboard solar-powered taxi (AFP)

AFP - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday touted his commitment to promoting alternative energy sources by commuting to work aboard a fully solar-powered taxi.

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Hurricane Ike threatens refineries; gasoline prices rise (AFP)

AFP - Hurricane Ike, bearing down Friday on the Texas coast, is pressuring US refining capacity at a time when gasoline stockpiles are low, signaling higher prices at the pump for American consumers.

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9/12/2008 7:56 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Why Ike's Storm Surge Could Devastate Galveston (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - As Hurricane Ike races toward Texas, it is pushing a mound of water in front of it that could inundate parts of the Gulf coast with up to 25 feet of water. The surge involves some incredible feats of physics, and in many hurricanes it's the leading cause of death. Galveston Island, Texas, destroyed at least once before by a major hurricane in 1900, began to see the Ike-related water creeping up along its beaches Thursday and by Friday, parts of the city of Galveston were flooded by the surge coming in from Galveston Bay...

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9/15/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

NASA Uses Commercial Microgravity Flight Services For First Time

NASA for the first time last week used microgravity research flights aboard commercially-owned aircraft to test hardware and technologies.

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9/15/2008 11:01 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Buyers Bemoan Launcher Prices, Availability (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Launch-services suppliers found themselves on the defensive the week of Sept. 8 as satellite-fleet operators and satellite manufacturers said rocket reliability and supply was the Achilles heel of the otherwise robust commercial telecommunications satellite market.

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Better hams with space technology

Space technology is now being used to help Spanish ham experts ensure that hams awarded the highly prized ‘jamon’ label are worthy of the name. Technology used to measure the liquid shift that occurs in an astronaut’s body in microgravity has been developed to measure the water retention in cured hams.

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9/15/2008 11:01 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Galaxy Formation: A Clumpy Affair (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronomers have argued for years over whether massive galaxies form from scratch, or by chunking together smaller galaxies.

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NASA Selects Mission to Study Mars Atmosphere

NASA has selected a Mars robotic mission that will provide information about the Red Planet's atmosphere, climate history and potential habitability in greater detail than ever before.

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9/11/2008 11:01 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Hurricane Ike Delays Space Station Delivery (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The impact of Hurricane Ike has reached out into space and delayed the planned Friday arrival of Russian cargo ship at the International Space Station.

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9/12/2008 2:38 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Saudi: OK to kill owners of 'immoral' TV networks (AP)

AP - Saudi Arabia's top judiciary official has issued a religious decree saying it is permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV networks that broadcast immoral content.

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9/11/2008 8:13 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Hurricane Ike tracked by ESA’s Envisat

Residents along the Gulf Coast are bracing for Hurricane Ike as it travels over the Gulf of Mexico after ripping through Cuba and Haiti. ESA’s Envisat satellite is tracking the storm, which is forecast to make landfall on the Texas coast by 13 September.

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9/11/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

NASA Conducts First Test On New Motor For The Ares I Rocket

Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed first-round testing of a critical motor for NASA's new Ares I rocket.

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9/11/2008 9:35 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Replay undocking Jules Verne ATV

The view from the International Space Station as Europe’s first Automated Transfer Vehicle, Jules Verne, retreats away from the orbital outpost following undocking.

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9/11/2008 3:56 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

ESA looks for a name for its next long-term mission to the ISS

In May 2009, ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, of Belgian nationality and a member of the European Astronaut Corps, will fly to the International Space Station for a six-month mission. ESA is holding a competition to find a name for the mission.

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9/11/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

NASA'S Space Shuttle Endeavour To Move To Launch Pad Sept. 18

Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, Sept. 18, in preparation for shuttle Atlantis' mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

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9/11/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA'S Johnson Space Center Closes For Ike

NASA's Johnson Space Center will close at noon CDT Thursday and remain closed until the threat of Hurricane Ike has passed.

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9/11/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Hurricane Ike Impact Felt In Space

Hurricane Ike has delayed the scheduled Friday arrival of a Russian Progress cargo ship at the International Space Station 220 miles above Earth.

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NASA Astronauts Connect With Lucky Las Vegas School Kids

Students will chat with NASA's Expedition 17 astronauts aboard the International Space Station from 11:15 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. PDT at the Jim Bridger Middle School.

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9/10/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 6 Rating: -

"Naked-Eye" Gamma-Ray Burst Was Aimed Squarely At Earth

Data from satellites and observatories around the globe show a jet from a powerful stellar explosion witnessed March 19 was aimed almost directly at Earth.

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9/10/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

NASA's Ares I Rocket Passes Review To Reach Critical Milestone

NASA has taken a major step toward building the nation's next generation launch vehicle with Wednesday's successful completion of the Ares I rocket preliminary design review.

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9/10/2008 7:19 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Scientists beaming after test of big atom smasher (AP)

AP - A small blip on a computer screen sent champagne corks popping among physicists in Switzerland. Near Chicago, researchers at a "pajama party" who watched via satellite let out an early morning cheer.

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9/10/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA Developing Fission Surface Power Technology

NASA astronauts will need power sources when they return to the moon and establish a lunar outpost. NASA engineers are exploring the possibility of nuclear fission to provide the necessary power and taking initial steps toward a non-nuclear technology demonstration of this type of system.

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9/10/2008 1:27 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

More than 40 Earth Observation missions team up to provide data to the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme

ESA, as coordinator of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) Space Component and related data access, received in response to a call 12 proposals offering to provide data from more than 40 European and non-European Earth Observation satellites to GMES Services over the next years.

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9/10/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

NASA Ames Awards Contract for Information Technology Support

NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., Wednesday awarded a bridge contract for information technology support to Perot Systems Government Services Inc. of Fairfax, Va.

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9/10/2008 1:02 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Atlantis Astronauts Gear Up for Risky Hubble Mission (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - HOUSTON ? Seven NASA astronauts are gearing up to tackle a risky shuttle mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

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9/10/2008 8:34 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Russia sends supply ship to intn'l space station (AP)

AP - Russian Mission Control says an unmanned Russian cargo ship has blasted off successfully carrying supplies, equipment and gifts for the international space station.

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NASA To Hold Future Forum In Boston

NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote address at 8:45 a.m. EDT, Thursday, Sept 18, at Boston's Museum of Science to kick off next week's Future Forum.

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9/9/2008 8:14 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Major European programme for the environment under the spotlight in Lille, France

ESA PR 38-2008. On 16 and 17 September, in the context of France's presidency of the EU, Lille will play host to 'Forum GMES 2008' at the Grand Palais.

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9/8/2008 9:37 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

NASA warns Hubble mission brings greater space debris risk (AFP)

AFP - The US shuttle Atlantis faces nearly twice the risk of being struck by debris on a mission next month to the Hubble telescope, due to the high levels of space litter floating at the altitude of Hubble's orbit, NASA said Monday.

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9/9/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA Awards Education Research Grants To Minority Universities

NASA's Office of Education is awarding research grants totaling nearly $35 million to seven minority institutions.

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9/8/2008 8:49 AM - Views: 3 Rating: +2

Launch of GOCE delayed

The preparatory activities for the launch of ESA's GOCE satellite from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia had to be stopped yesterday afternoon (Sunday 7 September) by Eurockot due to an anomaly identified in one of the units of the guidance and navigation subsystem of the launcher's Upper Stage (Breeze KM).

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NASA To Brief Media About Completion Of Ares I Rocket Design Review

NASA will host a teleconference Wednesday, Sept. 10, no earlier than 6 p.m. EDT, to discuss the conclusion of the Ares I rocket preliminary design review.

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Report Explores Use Of Earth Data To Support National Priorities

The nation faces challenges in utilizing Earth science information to manage resources and protect public health, according to a NASA-sponsored report issued Monday by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program.

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9/8/2008 11:02 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

NASA Helping U.S. Air Force Gear Up for 2009 X-51 Flights (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Testing is under way at NASA's Langley Research Center on a jet-fueled, air-breathing engine like the one that will power the U.S. Air Force's X-51 WaveRider vehicle as it sets out in late 2009 to set new records in hypersonic flight.

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9/8/2008 3:31 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

An Interview with NASA Chief Mike Griffin (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - On Sept. 2, in the wake of news that he had ordered a study of what it would take to extend space shuttle operations from 2010 to 2015, NASA Administrator Mike Griffin discussed his reasoning in an interview with Space News. The following is a transcript of that interview.

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9/8/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA To Hold Briefing About Lunar Exploration Concepts And Plans

NASA To Hold Briefing About Lunar Exploration Concepts And Plans

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9/8/2008 8:32 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Hubble crew faces higher risk of debris hit: NASA (Reuters)

Reuters - The shuttle crew being dispatched to work on the Hubble Space Telescope faces a higher-than-usual chance of disaster due to orbital debris, the shuttle program manager said on Monday.

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9/8/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA Debuts 50th Anniversary Art Book

To celebrate NASA's 50th anniversary in October, the agency is releasing the book "NASA/ART - 50 Years of Exploration," a historic collection of almost a half-century of space-inspired artwork.

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9/7/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Statement of NASA Administrator Michael Griffin on Aug. 18 Email

"The leaked internal email fails to provide the contextual framework for my remarks, and my support for the administration's policies."

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9/7/2008 8:06 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rocket fuel experiment by NASA engineer blows up (AP)

AP - A retired NASA engineer looking to develop an inexpensive way for people to travel to space might have to go back to the drawing board after one of his experiments exploded Saturday.

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9/6/2008 10:40 AM - Views: 6 Rating: +1

Steins: A diamond in the sky

The first images from Rosetta’s OSIRIS imaging system and VIRTIS infrared spectrometer were derived from raw data this morning and have delivered spectacular results.

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9/6/2008 2:45 PM - Views: 6 Rating: -

European Cargo Ship Departs Space Station (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A European cargo ship the size of a London double-decker bus bid farewell to the International Space Station late Friday after five months docked at the orbiting laboratory.

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9/6/2008 12:43 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

European freighter detaches from space station (AFP)

AFP - A European robot freighter decoupled from the International Space Station (ISS), positioning itself for a fiery, suicide descent into Earth's atmosphere.

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9/5/2008 10:50 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

ESA’s ATV successfully undocks from International Space Station

ESA PR 36-2008. At the end of a flawless six-month mission, Jules Verne, Europe’s first Automated Transfer Vehicle, undocked from the International Space Station today at 23:29 hours CEST. The ATV has now embarked on the last leg of its journey in space, which will end with a controlled destructive re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere on 29 September.

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9/6/2008 7:21 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

High-resolution satellite launched in California (AP)

AP - A super-sharp Earth-imaging satellite that can detail an area the size of a baseball diamond's home plate from space has been launched into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the Central California coast.

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9/6/2008 12:05 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Encounter of a different kind: Rosetta observes asteroid at close quarters

ESA PR 37-2008 ESA's comet chaser, Rosetta, last night flew by a small body in the main asteroid belt, asteroid Steins, collecting a wealth of information about this rare type of minor Solar System body.

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9/5/2008 3:22 PM - Views: 7 Rating: -

(2867) Steins getting closer

This animation is composed of images used for the optical navigation campaign as Rosetta followed (2867) Steins, refining its trajectory to close in on the asteroid. They were taken daily by Navigation Camera A between 25 August and 3 September.

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9/5/2008 8:00 AM - Views: 6 Rating: -

Abu Dhabi group makes $354 million bid for English soccer team (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - A bid by an Arab consortium for one of England's most prominent but underachieving soccer teams has amplified a noisy debate about the astronomical finances of the game – and the deepening divisions between the industry's haves and have-nots.

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9/5/2008 2:15 PM - Views: 6 Rating: -

Mars Water Mystery Surfaces (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - New data from Mars' surface is puzzling NASA scientists: A fork-like probe on the Phoenix Mars Lander has sensed changes in humidity in the Martian air, but finds the dirt below perplexingly dry.

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9/5/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

NASA Changes 2008 Shuttle Target Launch Dates, Schedules TCDT

NASA has adjusted the target launch dates for the two remaining space shuttle missions in 2008.

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9/5/2008 5:32 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Storms delay space shuttle launch to Hubble (Reuters)

Reuters - Space shuttle Atlantis' launch on a final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope has been delayed because of tropical storms, NASA said on Friday.

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9/5/2008 12:18 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Follow Rosetta's progress online

Follow the progress of Rosetta's encounter with asteroid Steins online via the Rosetta Blog and the Rosetta website. Closest approach is due at 20:58 CEST today. Rosetta Blog: http://www.esa.int/blog Rosetta website: http://www.esa.int/rosetta

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9/5/2008 5:32 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rosetta Steins fly-by confirmed

The Rosetta control room at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre, ESOC, received the first radio signal after closest approach to asteroid (2867) Steins at 22:14 CEST, confirming a smooth fly-by.

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9/15/2008 11:04 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Celtic ready to scrap through group stage

The Celtic manager Gordon Strachan believes his side will need to show their 'mongrel' spirit in the Champions League

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9/15/2008 11:04 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Chelsea: Luiz Felipe Scolari confident as Chelsea set out on Roman's road to the holy grail

Luiz Felipe Scolari has shrugged off the suggestion that he must win the Champions League to keep his job at Chelsea

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9/15/2008 11:19 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Is it possible, asks Peta Bee, that being super-fit lessens the risks of smoking?

Is it possible, asks Peta Bee, that being super-fit lessens the risks of smoking?

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9/15/2008 9:24 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Aston Villa

Heurelho Gomes's howler gifted Ashley Young a winner and helped condemn Tottenham to their worst Premier League start

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9/15/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Formula one: Title run-in will suit me and we're going to attack, says Lewis Hamilton

After a disappointing race at Monza, Lewis Hamilton knows that he'll have to go on the offensive in the final four races

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9/15/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premiership: Leicester Tigers wait on Rupeni Caucaunibuca

Leicester Tigers will assess the fitness of Fijian winger Rupeni Caucaunibuca before deciding whether to offer him a contract

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9/15/2008 11:04 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Omens look better for Liverpool one season on from mauling of Marseille

Rafael Benítez can go into Liverpool's Champions League fixture against Marseille confident of his side's potential

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9/15/2008 11:04 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Dubai government denies Liverpool or Newcastle bids

Dubai International Capital has issued a statement to deny any new bid for Liverpool, or an interest in Newcastle United

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9/15/2008 9:18 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Cowboys get wild 41-37 win over Eagles (AP)

Lead change after lead change, spectacular play after spectacular play, head-slapper after head-slapper, the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles played a game Monday night that was more gripping than many movies. A good ol' fashioned Western, Tony Romo called it. "It's a good thing we were Clint Eastwood," he said, smiling after the 41-37 victory.

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9/15/2008 11:04 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Steve Clarke takes pay cut to join Zola at West Ham United

Steve Clarke will take up his new post at West Ham on a less lucrative contract after Chelsea accepted around £1m compensation

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9/15/2008 11:04 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Freddy Shepherd hits out at Mike Ashley over 'ridiculous' Newcastle claims

The former Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has rebuffed claims by Mike Ashley that he bought a club in trouble

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9/15/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Premiership: Wasps' anger burns as big bang turns into damp squib

After their second loss of the season, Wasps' director of rugby, Ian McGeechan, says that they need to be more competative

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9/15/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Rugby league: coveted Garreth Carvell opts for the company of Wolves

Warrington have signed Hull FC's prop Garreth Carvel, beating off competition from St Helens and Bradford

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9/15/2008 11:22 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Richard Williams: Think again, Lance Armstrong. The Tour de France is better for your retirement

The prospect of Lance Armstrong's return can do nothing but muddy the waters of cycling once again

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9/15/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Kevin McCarra: English ascendancy is no foregone conclusion

English clubs have established themselves as leaders of the European scene, but the Premier League is not unstoppable

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9/15/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Golf: Ryder Cup dress sense

As the European team prepares to face the United States we look at some of the competition's fashion mishaps

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9/15/2008 11:04 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Football: Gaël Clichy lifts Arsenal ahead of Kiev trip

Arsenal left-back Gaël Clichy has passed himself fit for Arsenal's testing Champions League trip to Kyiv

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9/14/2008 11:47 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Champions League: How British opposition fared

A round up of how the British club's Champions League opponents fared in their domestic leagues

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9/14/2008 11:47 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Championship: Charlton 1-3 Wolverhampton

Sam Vokes came off the bench to score twice and condemn Charlton to a 3-1 defeat against Wolves at The Valley

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9/15/2008 9:35 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Palermo thump Roma but winning isn't always enough for ball-breaker Zamparini

Davide Ballardini may have won his first match in charge of the Rosanero, but the rest of his tenure under Maurizio Zamparini is unlikely to be so straightforward

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9/15/2008 10:18 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Tottenham v Aston Villa - live minute-by-minute report!

Can Spurs get off the foot of the table, and will it be a repeat of last season's eight-goal thriller? Find out with Paul Doyle

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9/15/2008 10:31 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Talking Horses: guardian.co.uk's daily racing blog

The latest news and best bets from around the country in our daily racing blog

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9/15/2008 10:47 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Buckley's third spell at Grimsby comes to an end

Alan Buckley has been sacked as manager of Grimsby Town after the club's fourth defeat in five games

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9/15/2008 11:54 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi closes on title with victory at Indianapolis

Wind and rain shorted the first-ever MotoGP event at Indianapolis

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9/15/2008 12:28 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

FA to consider John Terry sending off

Chelsea have appealed against the red card John Terry was shown on Saturday, the FA has confirmed

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9/15/2008 2:32 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

FIA GT: Wendlinger and Sharp bounce back with Brno win

The Jetalliance pairing of Karl Wendlinger and Ryan Sharp took their third victory of the season at the Czech circuit of Brno

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9/15/2008 6:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: West Ham get their man as Chelsea agree to release assistant manager Steve Clarke

West Ham have appointed Steve Clarke as their first-team coach after agreeing a compensation deal with Chelsea

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9/15/2008 6:32 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Cowboys lead Eagles 14-6 after 1st (AP)

T.O. was flapping his arms in celebration when he scored, and pumping his fist when somebody else did. Terrell Owens caught his 131st career touchdown Monday night, a 72-yarder to take over sole possession of second place on the NFL career list and help the Dallas Cowboys take a 14-6 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles, his former team, after the first quarter.

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9/15/2008 7:44 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

BoSox hit 6 HRs, top Rays to tie for 1st (AP)

The Boston Red Sox flexed their muscles, nudging closer to first place in the AL East. The defending World Series champions homered a season-high six times, overwhelming All-Star Scott Kazmir and division-leading Tampa Bay 13-5 Monday night to pull within percentage points (.002) of ending the Rays' two-month stay atop the standings.

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9/14/2008 11:46 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Beaten Ohuruogu already planning Olympic rematch

Christine Ohuruogu lost to Sanya Richards in Stuttgart but is planning to pace herself towards 2012

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9/15/2008 11:59 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

GP2: Giorgio Pantano crowned GP2 champion despite Monza misfortune

Former Jordan grand prix racer hopes series win will lead to new formula one drive

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9/14/2008 11:46 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Formula one: aged just 21 years and 74 days, Sebastian Vettel is youngest ever grand prix winner

Sebastian Vettel led from start to finish in Italy but played down comparisons with compatriot Michael Schumacher

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9/14/2008 11:46 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Premiership: Gloucester gleeful as western showdown brings calamity for James

Gloucester came out on top in a close West Country derby as they beat Bath 21-17 at the Recreation Ground

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9/14/2008 11:46 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Premiership: Admirable LokiCrichton holds his nerve to worry Wasps

A last-gasp penalty by Loki Crichton enabled Worcester to come from behind to beat Wasps 11-10 at Adams Park

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9/14/2008 11:46 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Guinness Premiership: Leicester 24-22 London Irish

Ben Herring was instrumental in Leicester's 24-22 victory over London Irish, scoring one try and bossing the breakdown

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9/15/2008 11:38 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Manchester United goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak has signed a new deal at Old Trafford

Manchester United goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak has committed his future to the club until 2012

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9/15/2008 11:54 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Andy Wilson: Super League desperately needs some upsets and drama to ignite the play-offs

The weekend's elimination matches went with the form book but Leeds and Wigan might light the touch paper this weekend

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9/15/2008 2:38 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Cooley sorry for posting explicit photo (AP)

Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley apologized Monday for posting an explicit photo of himself on his Web site. Cooley accidentally revealed more of himself than he wanted when he took a picture Sunday morning while preparing for the game against the New Orleans Saints. Cooley wanted to show the readers of his popular blog some of the study materials the players were given by coach Jim Zorn.

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9/15/2008 3:01 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Hull City's Craig Fagan suffers broken leg at hands of Newcastle's Danny Guthrie

Hull City's Craig Fagan could be out for three months after sustaining a broken leg against Newcastle on Saturday

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9/15/2008 4:06 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

LMS: Rockenfeller/ Prémat take drivers' title as McNish/Capello win

Audi wrenched all three Le Mans Series titles from arch diesel-powered rivals Peugeot at Silverstone

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9/15/2008 4:45 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Eagles without top 2 WRs Brown, Curtis (AP)

Eagles receiver Reggie Brown was inactive for Monday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys, who got back cornerback Terence Newman and receiver Miles Austin. Philadelphia's top two receivers from last season still haven't played. Brown (61 catches for 780 yards and 4 touchdowns) is hampered by a strained left hamstring and Curtis (77, 1,110, 6) is out indefinitely after surgery Aug.

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9/14/2008 11:46 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Athletics: Kelly Sotherton tames Nataliya Dobrynska in the heptathlon

Kelly Sotherton finished second, and above Olympic heptathlon champion Nataliya Dobrynska, in the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge in Talence, France

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9/14/2008 11:46 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Championship: Birmingham 1-0 Doncaster Rovers

After grinding out a 1-0 victory over Doncaster, Birmingham manager Alex McLeish said winning was his only concern

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9/14/2008 11:46 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Guinness Premiership: Newcastle 32-22 Northampton

Jonny Wilkinson returned to Newcastle colours with a 100% kicking display as the Falcons downed Northampton 32-22

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9/14/2008 11:47 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Hand of God - and Hulse - ends Derby's agony

Paul Jewell admitted relief after Derby County overcame Sheffield United for their first league victory for 28 matches

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9/15/2008 8:05 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Victory at Anfield was a Benítez wet dream of a win

Beating United was a triumph for Rafa Benítez's in-game brilliance but winning the league will require more stars, and not just in the technical area

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9/15/2008 8:18 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Falcons S Milloy arrested for DUI (AP)

Falcons safety Lawyer Milloy has been arrested on DUI and speeding charges in suburban Atlanta. Authorities say the 34-year-old player was released from jail Monday morning after posting bond of more than $1,600. He was arrested about five hours earlier. A police spokeswoman did not have details on the arrest.