News Predator - Science News Archive 9/16/2008

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Key provisions of House energy bill (AP)

AP - Key provisions of House energy bill:

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Texans assessing hurricane damage in wake of Ike (AFP)

AFP - The Houston Texans are still assessing damage at their home stadium in the wake of Hurricane Ike, the National Football League team said Tuesday.

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Biggest Melt Comes From Smallest Glaciers (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The big glaciers of Greenland get most of the attention in terms of global warming's impact on melting and rising sea levels, but it's actually the little glaciers that count the most, a new study finds.

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9/15/2008 9:05 PM - Views: 2 Rating: +1

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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9/16/2008 8:00 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Bolivian rivals see progress in talks to end violence (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - Bolivian officials and representatives of its rebellious provinces said Monday that they made major advances toward restoring peace in talks aimed at defusing a crisis over regional autonomy and the distribution of income from natural gas.

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9/16/2008 8:52 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Bush to survey hurricane-damaged Gulf Coast (AP)

AP - President Bush is making his third trip to survey Gulf Coast hurricane damage in two weeks, and he says he fully expects to meet plenty of frustrated people when he gets to Texas.

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9/16/2008 3:42 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Bush urges Americans to donate for Ike victims (AFP)

AFP - US President George W. Bush on Tuesday urged Americans to donate to relief funds for victims of Hurricane Ike and other deadly storms, fretting the public may have "disaster fatigue."

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Arctic sea ice melt comes close, but misses record (AP)

AP - Crucial Arctic sea ice this summer shrank to its second lowest level on record, continuing an alarming trend, scientists said Tuesday.

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9/16/2008 6:11 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Second Lowest on Record (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Sea ice coverage over the Arctic has reached its lowest point for the year, coming in second only to 2007 for the lowest ice extent recorded since 1979, scientists announced Tuesday. The latest low was recorded on Sept. 12, when the region's sea ice extent dropped to 1.74 million square miles (4.52 million square kilometers). This appears to be the low point for the year, as ice has started to reform in response to autumn cooling in the Arctic, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), which monitors sea ice extent...

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Residents of flattened Texan towns told to stay away (AFP)

AFP - Officials in Texas coastal communities flattened by Hurricane Ike begged residents to stay away Tuesday, insisting that it may be months before the area has basic services like clean water.

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9/16/2008 12:14 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Judge refuses to let snowmobiles roam Yellowstone (AP)

AP - A federal judge in Washington, D.C., threw out plans Monday to allow more than 500 snowmobiles a day into Yellowstone National Park, drawing sharp criticism from Wyoming's congressional delegation and snowmobiling advocates but praise from conservationists.

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9/16/2008 6:27 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Nigerian militants launch new attacks on oil sector (Reuters)

Reuters - Nigerian militants attacked a Royal Dutch Shell oil pipeline and Chevron-operated oilfield in the Niger Delta as heavy fighting with security forces entered a fourth day, militants and a security source said on Tuesday.

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9/16/2008 3:03 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Pakistan, Vietnam cut fuel prices; India holds on (Reuters)

Reuters - Pakistan cut gasoline prices on Tuesday following a similar move by Vietnam as global crude oil prices fell to seven-month lows, but India said it would follow suit only if crude oil prices fall further.

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9/16/2008 6:41 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Social Isolation Makes People Cold, Literally (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The cold shoulder is more than just a metaphor. A new study found that social isolation can actually make people feel cold.

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9/16/2008 12:26 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Fluorescent-Red Glowing Fish Found (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Dr. Seuss had it right with "One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish." Only put the emphasis on red.

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9/16/2008 3:16 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

How Amish Avoid Obesity (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Your weight problem might be written in your genes but not written in the stars, according to a study published in the current issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

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9/16/2008 6:12 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Federal study says grizzlies thriving in Montana (AP)

AP - The majestic grizzly bear, once king of the Western wilderness but threatened with extinction for a third of a century, has roared back in Montana.

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Whales Heard Near New York City (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The calls of three whale species have been heard in the waters around New York City for the first time.

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9/15/2008 11:14 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

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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9/16/2008 5:22 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Hopes that Australian dinosaur find is new species (AFP)

AFP - Australian scientists were hopeful Tuesday that two tonnes of bones found in the country's northeast are the remains of a new species of dinosaur.

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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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Snacks Overpower Our Best Intentions (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Despite our best intentions to eat something healthy, we often choose sugary snacks.

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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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9/15/2008 3:14 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

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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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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9/14/2008 12:46 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

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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9/13/2008 2:45 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

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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9/13/2008 4:08 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

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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9/16/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Lowest Coverage For 2008

Arctic sea ice coverage appears to have reached its lowest extent for the year.

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9/16/2008 8:14 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Kopernikus, observing our planet for a safer world

The new name of the European GMES Programme (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) has been unveiled: Kopernikus. The European Commission Vice President Günter Verheugen announced the name today at the GMES 2008 Lille forum.

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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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9/14/2008 11:01 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

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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9/11/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

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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9/8/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

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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9/8/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

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

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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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9/16/2008 9:15 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Champions League: Flair of Frank Lampard puts Chelsea in fantasy league of their own

Luiz Felipe Scolari won his first Champions League match in style, as Chelsea thrashed Bordeaux 4-0

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9/16/2008 9:22 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Champions League: Steven Gerrard's snappy double puts Liverpool in the driving seat

Liverpool once again had Steven Gerrard to thank, as his two goals gave his side a 2-1 victory over Marseille

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9/16/2008 11:06 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Digger: Communications chief pays for Brian Ashton fiasco

The RFU is restructuring its communications department in the wake of the debacle that surrounded Brian Ashton's departure

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9/16/2008 11:08 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Champions League: Bruce Rioch relishes return to big time and prepares to put Celtic to test

Bruce Rioch says he is not bitter about his English managerial career as his Aalborg side prepare to face Celtic

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9/16/2008 11:08 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Premier League: Sir Alex Ferguson rages after John Terry is given go-ahead to face Manchester United

Sir Alex Ferguson is upset that Chelsea captain John Terry has had his red card rescinded

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9/16/2008 11:06 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Ryder Cup: US captain Paul Azinger hints at Kentucky local boys for opening pairing

Paul Azinger has claimed he will send out Kentucky natives Kenny Perry and JB Holmes as his first pairing on Friday

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9/16/2008 11:08 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Championship: Cameron Jerome finish keeps Birmingham City happy

Birmingham City's good form continued as they beat Bristol City 2-1 at Ashton Gate

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Champions League: Alex Ferguson backs Cristiano Ronaldo to win over the Manchester United fans

Sir Alex Ferguson is confident that the Manchester United supporters will forgive Cristiano Ronaldo

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Rugby league: Fresh injuries increase England World Cup worries

Bradford forwards Andy Lynch and Terry Newton will both miss England's rugby league World Cup campaign

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9/16/2008 11:08 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Championship: Kevin Doyle's hat-trick for Reading routs Sheffield Wednesday

Kevin Doyle scored three times, as Reading thrashed Sheffield Wednesday 6-0

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9/16/2008 11:08 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Champions League: Arsenal take cold comfort from Kiev memories

Despite having an awful away record in Ukraine, Emmanuel Adebayor believes that Arsenal can beat Dynamo Kiev

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9/16/2008 11:17 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Premier League: Juande Ramos blames Tottenham's deadline-day brinkmanship for poor showing

The Tottenham sporting director Damien Comolli is under scrutiny as Spurs toil at the bottom of the Premier League

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9/16/2008 11:33 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Champions League: 'There were too many mistakes,' says Luiz Felipe Scolari the perfectionist

Chelsea may have won 4-0, but Luiz Felipe Scolari believes his team would have been punished against a better side

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9/16/2008 11:06 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Ryder Cup: Paul Azinger dips into his arsenal of motivational secret weapons

Paul Azinger has taken some inspiration from Ben Crenshaw, who masterminded the USA's unlikely win in 1999

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9/16/2008 11:06 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Rdyer Cup: Nick Faldo and Paul Azinger at pains to end the bad blood

The opposing Ryder Cup captains continue to present a friendly exterior, despite 20 years of bitter feuding

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9/16/2008 11:08 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Premier League: Dubai 'rescue' of Newcastle thrown into doubt

Despite Mike Ashley's attempts to sell Newcastle United, it looks unlikely that the club will be bought by Dubai's Zabeel Investments

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9/16/2008 11:15 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Football: Conference shows way as sugar daddy era turns sour

While Premier league clubs continue to court rich investors, teams in the lower leagues are trying to balance the books

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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?

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9/16/2008 10:56 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Texans could move home game to Rice (AP)

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair has discussed the possibility of his team playing at Rice Stadium if repairs to Reliant Stadium from Hurricane Ike can't be made in time for its first home game on Oct. 5. The stadium's retractable roof lost five pieces in the storm and officials said large pieces of debris had fallen into the stadium.

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9/16/2008 11:09 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Paralympics 2008: Woods silver brings up hundred for Britain

Britain have won their 100th medal of the Games after Shelly Woods took silver in the 1500m

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9/16/2008 12:06 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Bundesliga: Hamburg shake off inhibitions to frolic at the top

Martin Jol's erratic side hit top spot in Germany while a Madonna gig gave Kaiserslautern's lucky stars a night in the spotlight

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9/16/2008 1:06 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Video: Ryder Cup: Faldo and Westwood raring to go

Europe's Nick Faldo and Lee Westwood look ahead to defending the title at the 2008 Ryder Cup in Kentucky

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9/16/2008 1:30 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Manchester United's Michael Carrick out for up to six weeks with a foot injury

Michael Carrick faces between four and six weeks on the sidelines with a broken bone in his foot

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9/16/2008 2:36 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Samir Nasri and Mikaël Silvestre will miss Arsenal's Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv

Samir Nasri and Mikaël Silvestre have been ruled out of Arsenal's Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday

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9/16/2008 3:16 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

BoSox, GM Epstein close in on extension (AP)

Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein is nearing an agreement on a contract extension, team owner John Henry said Tuesday. Epstein, who left Boston for nearly three months after his previous contract expired at the end of October 2005, currently has a three-year deal that expires at the end of next month.

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9/16/2008 5:30 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Mike Ashley is attempting to sell Newcastle United to Dubai investors

Mike Ashley has asked a Dubai-based investment company for $860 million for them to take over Newcastle United

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9/16/2008 7:38 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Slumping Mets fall 1-0 to Nationals (AP)

Needing wins in a tense pennant race, the free-falling New York Mets can't find a way to beat the lowly Washington Nationals. Sounds the same as last September. Odalis Perez shut down the slumping Mets and scored the only run of the game, sending Washington to a 1-0 victory Tuesday night that put New York's NL East lead in jeopardy.

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9/16/2008 8:30 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Cubs beat CC, spoil Sveum's debut (AP)

Not even CC Sabathia could stop the Milwaukee Brewers' late-season slide. A managerial change didn't work either. The Chicago Cubs moved closer to their second straight division title Tuesday night, becoming the first NL team to beat the Brewers' big left-hander and spoiling Dale Sveum's debut as interim manager with a 5-4 victory.

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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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9/16/2008 12:37 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Michael Henderson: Something gorgeous in Malcolm Allison's buffoonery

With Manchester City on the brink of a brave new era it's time to reassess one of their most memorable managers

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9/16/2008 7:56 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Tuesday's Football Transfer Rumours: Mineiro to Chelsea

Ronaldo to Man City | Miniero to Chelsea | Moneybags to Magpies |

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9/16/2008 10:28 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Talking Horses: the best bets from around the country

It's eyes down for the Scoop6 and its massive pot tomorrow,but for now there is some quality racing to digest today, not only at Ascot but Exeter, where Lodge Lane against Wichita Lineman in the novice chase is a race to savour. I fancy Lodge Lane to come on top there, but the day's first bet goes at Ascot in the shape of Kew Jumper (2.40). It is great to see Andy Turnell's horses going so well, and this course winner can confirm the promise he showed when coming back from a lay-off to run an encouraging third at Stratford...

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9/16/2008 1:16 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Cristiano Ronaldo took part in a training session with Manchester United before the Champions League match

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to full training with Manchester United this morning and could return to the first team for match against Villarreal

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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: -