News Predator - Science News Archive 9/18/2008

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McCain, Palin change plans, tour Cedar Rapids (AP)

AP - John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin decided to go the extra five miles after all Thursday when local leaders grew upset that they were flying in and out for an airport rally with no plans to see the flood-damaged city.

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9/18/2008 9:26 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Fringe Science and the Secretive Project Stargate (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - One of the most anticipated television shows of the fall season is "Fringe," from J.J. Abrams, the hitmaker behind "Alias" and "Lost."

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NASA extends Mars lander mission again (AP)

AP - NASA is extending the Phoenix Mars mission again. The three-legged spacecraft has been digging trenches near the Martian north pole since landing on May 25 and its work was supposed to end this month. Phoenix is studying whether the site could have been favorable for microbial life to emerge.

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Mom's Diet Can Alter Genes to Raise Babies' Asthma Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Increasing use of folic acid and other dietary supplements by women may be one reason why the prevalence of asthma has nearly doubled in the past 25 years, U.S. researchers are suggesting.

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Ike survivors, officals give FEMA mixed reviews (AP)

AP - Hurricane Katrina made them worthless feds in windbreakers, a four-letter agency for which some couldn't find enough four-letter words. And in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, FEMA is again the easy target for displaced residents and frustrated local authorities.

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9/17/2008 10:49 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Pentagon approves spy satellite program (AP)

AP - The Pentagon has approved plans to buy and launch two commercial-class imagery satellites to complement its classified constellation of spy craft.

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NASA Eyes Loose Insulation for Hubble Mission (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The launch pad delivery of a container filled with new equipment bound for the Hubble Space Telescope next month has been delayed by at least a day due to loose insulation, space agency officials said Wednesday.

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9/18/2008 9:46 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rare Viking-era shield found in Denmark (AP)

AP - Danish archaeologists say they have found a well-preserved Viking shield that is more than 1,000 years old. Archaeologist Kirsten Christensen said the wooden shield has a diameter of 32 inches.

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Study: Catch share system may prevent overfishing (AP)

AP - One way to help prevent overfishing may be to guarantee each fisherman a specified share of the catch, according to a new report. Collapse of fish stocks is much less common in areas where "catch share" fishing is practiced than in other regions, researchers say in Friday's edition of the journal Science.

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9/17/2008 9:03 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Nation's First Weather Museum Survives Ike (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The nation's first weather museum was one of the sturdy survivors of Hurricane Ike. Three meteorologists with the John C. Freeman Weather Museum, located on the first floor of a 75-year-old two-story home that also houses the Weather Research Center in Houston, safely rode out the hurricane there, while monitoring its activity. The center has 15 clients worldwide that rely on its forecasts, including one in the Bay of Bengal and others along the Texas coast, so members of the weather forecast team decided to stay at the office last Friday night as they monitored the situation...

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9/18/2008 9:54 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Scientists name 100 new shark and ray species (Reuters)

Reuters - Scientists using DNA have catalogued and described 100 new species of sharks and rays in Australian waters, which they said on Thursday would help conservation of the marine animals and aid in climate change monitoring.

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Federal agency approves Oregon LNG terminal (AP)

AP - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Thursday greenlighted a liquefied natural gas terminal along the Columbia River in Oregon ? the first LNG terminal on the West Coast to receive such approval.

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Date for shuttle flight to Hubble in jeopardy (AP)

AP - The October launch date of NASA's shuttle flight to the Hubble Space Telescope is in jeopardy because of a problem with insulation on the replacement batteries for the telescope.

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Interior tries to set things right after scandal (AP)

AP - Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said Thursday he was disgusted by reports of parties, sexual relationships and lavish gifts between government oil brokers and energy company employees and that he was considering firing the federal workers involved.

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9/18/2008 2:57 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Stressed plants produce an aspirin-like chemical (AP)

AP - Aspirin is among the most popular remedies used by people. Turns out some plants like it, too. Researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research were surprised to discover that stressed plants produce an aspirin-like chemical that can be detected in the air above the plants. The chemical may be a sort of immune response that helps protect the plants, the scientists speculated.

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9/18/2008 7:17 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Galveston still not ready for residents' return (AP)

AP - The barrier island community of Galveston just "isn't ready" for residents to return even briefly to the city thrashed by Hurricane Ike, officials said Thursday as they pleaded for at least another week to make repairs.

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Interior boss says he will squelch `ethical storm' (AP)

AP - Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne pledged on Thursday to squelch the "ethics storm" exposed by investigators who said agency workers rigged bids, accepted gifts and had sex with energy company officials doing business with the government.

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Government says salmon disaster money on its way (AP)

AP - The Bush administration on Wednesday released $100 million in disaster relief to West Coast salmon fishermen, $70 million less than the amount Congress approved to help those hurt by the sudden collapse of the Pacific Coast salmon fishing industry.

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9/18/2008 2:36 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Plants Make Own Painkillers (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - When you have a headache, you take a couple aspirin, but when plants get stressed out, they just make their own.

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9/18/2008 5:51 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Venezuela, Russia boost military, energy ties (AP)

AP - Venezuela and Russia are deepening military and energy ties, with plans to step up oil, weapons and technology cooperation.

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Political Views Driven by Biology (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Fierce individualists, Americans figure that we choose our own political beliefs, but actually it could come down to biology.

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9/18/2008 6:11 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Transformer glitch shuts down biggest atom smasher (AP)

AP - The world's largest particle collider malfunctioned within hours of its launch to great fanfare, but its operator didn't report the problem for a week.

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Hundreds of new species found on Austrialia's coral reefs (AFP)

AFP - Hundreds of new marine species have been found on Australia's coral reefs, surprising an international team of biologists who announced details of their findings here Thursday.

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9/18/2008 7:24 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

100s of new creatures found on Australian reefs (AP)

AP - Marine scientists have discovered hundreds of new animal species on reefs in Australian waters, including brilliant soft corals and tiny crustaceans, according to findings released Thursday.

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FDA issues rules for genetically modified animals (Reuters)

Reuters - Genetically engineered animals moved closer to the dinner table on Thursday as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made the process it will use to review new proposals public.

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ND researchers hope to find complete croc skeleton (AP)

AP - Researchers are hoping a large cache of ancient crocodile bones in western North Dakota will yield the state's first complete croc skeleton.

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Frustration mounts over return to hurricane stricken Texas city (AFP)

AFP - Frustration mounted over delays in returning to Galveston, the Texas coastal city hard-hit by powerful Hurricane Ike over the weekend, as the death toll caused by the storm continued to rise.

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NASA's Most Memorable Missions (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - NASA's first 50 years have seen both triumph and tragedy as the U.S. space agency sent unmanned probes to other planets and the fringe of our solar system, landed the first astronauts on the moon, built the world's first reusable manned spaceship and worked alongside other countries to construct the International Space Station.

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Iraq seeks British help in oil industry: PM (AFP)

AFP - Iraq asked Britain on Thursday for technical support in its oil industry, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's office said.

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Financial Fiasco: Can America Recover This Time? (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - When it comes to predicting the financial future, economics can sometimes feel more like divination than science.

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India to host new Live Earth concert: organisers (AFP)

AFP - India is to host a Live Earth concert later this year, featuring stars from the world of music, film and television to raise funds for solar energy, organisers announced Thursday.

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9/17/2008 7:32 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Lawmakers unveil bill to reform Interior Dept (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. lawmakers unveiled legislation on Wednesday that would suspend a federal program that collects and sells oil and natural gas from energy companies drilling on federal lands until the Interior Department conducts an extensive review of its operations.

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Key provisions of House energy bill (AP)

AP - Key provisions of House energy bill:

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Midwest itching for electricity in Ike's aftermath (AP)

AP - Officials urged patience Wednesday on the part of Midwesterners waiting for power to be restored as crews worked feverishly to clean up the soggy mess left by the deadly remnants of Hurricane Ike over the weekend.

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Offshore drilling up to Senate after House passage (AP)

AP - Offshore oil drilling, which has dominated energy debates in the presidential campaign, is now coming to the Senate.

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9/17/2008 9:33 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Detroit mayor's name replaced on zoo water tower (AP)

AP - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's name no longer is in its prominent place at the Detroit Zoo.

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Bearskin protest in Athens over British guard hats (AP)

AP - It was bare skin for bearskin on Wednesday, as animal rights protesters took Britain to task for dressing Buckingham Palace guards in ceremonial bearskin hats.

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Parachutist Survives Fall, Gets 'Pacemaker for Pain' (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Adam Hammond, a former U.S. Army parachutist, had logged more than 1,000 jumps. But his most recent jump, and perhaps his last, was just for fun. Unfortunately the chute malfunctioned, and Hammond slammed into the ground at 45 mph.

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Cargo reaches space outpost after hurricane delay (Reuters)

Reuters - A Russian cargo ship docked at the International Space Station on Wednesday following a four-day delay after hurricane Ike forced evacuation of U.S. mission control in Texas last week, Russian media reported.

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9/16/2008 9:27 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

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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9/17/2008 10:56 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Dogs Catch Human Yawns (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Spying someone yawning often makes us yawn. Now, a new study shows your canine buddy can catch yawns from you, too.

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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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Agency wants to boost Calif. frog's protected land (AP)

AP - Federal wildlife officials on Tuesday proposed more protection for the threatened California red-legged frog, providing up to four times as much habitat than was set aside two years ago.

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Australia issues first license to clone human embryos (Reuters)

Reuters - The Australian government has issued its first license allowing scientists to create cloned human embryos to try and obtain embryonic stem cells.

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Economy to grow 8 pct despite global woes - PM (Reuters)

Reuters - India's economy is expected to grow by more than 8 percent in the fiscal year to March despite being hurt by the global slowdown and soaring oil prices, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday.

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House Eases Drilling Ban Offshore, Onshore (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - The House of Representatives took a small step last night toward expanding domestic offshore oil drilling, and so far most of the rhetoric coming out of the fractious chamber has focused on whether the move goes far enough in the face of high gas prices.

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9/17/2008 7:10 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Food Shortages Drive Birds to Murder Chicks (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Adult seabirds in Scotland have launched brutal attacks on chicks in nearby nests, sometimes pecking to death the fledglings or just flinging them from cliff ledges. The ferocious attacks were documented in a study announced today. 

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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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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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9/18/2008 10:31 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

NASA Cleans Up Cargo for Hubble Shuttle Flight (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - NASA engineers are preparing once more to move a container filled with new instruments and spare parts for the Hubble Space Telescope to the waiting shuttle Atlantis after cleaning up bits of contamination from inside some of the delicate hardware, space agency officials said Thursday.

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9/18/2008 1:18 AM - Views: 1 Rating: +1

October launch date for Hubble threatened (AP)

AP - The October launch date of NASA's shuttle flight to the Hubble Space Telescope is in jeopardy because of a problem with insulation on the replacement batteries for the telescope.

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9/17/2008 11:56 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

New education products take human spaceflight into the classroom

ESA has released a new educational DVD and a 3-D Teaching Tool, adding to the suite of human spaceflight related education products available for school teachers to use in the classroom.

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9/18/2008 4:34 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Galveston still too bruised for residents' return (AP)

AP - There's a grocery store open for business on Galveston Island. Cell phone towers are connecting calls. More lights are coming back on at night.

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9/18/2008 12:29 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Mars polar cap mystery solved

Scientists are now able to better explain why Mars’s residual southern ice cap is misplaced, thanks to data from ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft - the martian weather system is to blame. And so is the largest impact crater on Mars – even though it is nowhere near the south pole.

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9/18/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA To Discuss Conditions On And Surrounding The Sun

NASA will hold a media teleconference Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 12:30 p.m. EDT, to discuss data from the joint NASA and European Space Agency Ulysses mission that reveals the sun's solar wind is at a 50-year low.

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9/18/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA Announces Information Technology Contract Extension

NASA has extended the Unified NASA Information Technology Services, or UNITeS, contract with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of San Diego.

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9/18/2008 4:15 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Nearby Galaxy Nearly Invisible (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronomers have identified the least luminous galaxy known, but it's surprisingly massive. The reason: It is loaded with invisible matter.

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9/18/2008 8:40 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Astronomers looking for life in all the wrong places: study (AFP)

AFP - Astronomers searching for solar systems capable of supporting life may be looking in the wrong places, according to a new study that suggests our sun is far from its origins in the galaxy.

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9/18/2008 8:28 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

ESA at IAC 2008, Glasgow

ESA PR 39-2008. The 59th International Astronautical Congress is taking place between 29 September and 3 October in Glasgow, Scotland. IAC 2008 is being organised by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and the British Interplanetary Society (BIS).

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NASA's Johnson Space Center To Reopen Monday After Ike

NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston is scheduled to reopen Monday, Sept. 22, ending its closure related to Hurricane Ike.

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Johnson space center to reopen next week: NASA (AFP)

AFP - The Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, which was shut down as Hurricane Ike barreled toward the US Gulf Coast, will reopen next week, US space officials said Thursday.

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9/17/2008 9:09 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Fly your picture on the International Space Station

School children aged 6-12 are invited to take part in a competition to design a t-shirt for ESA astronaut Frank De Winne to wear during his mission to the International Space Station next year. The winner, and all their classmates, will get to talk to De Winne in space.

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9/17/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA eClips: A New Approach to Learning

NASA is making available a free Web-based educational product to learners of all ages across the country.

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9/17/2008 8:45 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

New Cargo Ship Arrives at Space Station (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - An unmanned Russian cargo ship docked safe and sound, though a few days late, at the International Space Station on Wednesday after a hurricane on Earth prevented its orbital arrival last week.

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9/17/2008 11:02 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

NASA Eyes Nuclear Power for Moon Base (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Nuclear power could make a comeback beyond Earth if NASA goes forward with a proposed a fission reactor in its future moon base.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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9/18/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Cricket: Nottinghamshire's Mark Wagh and Samit Patel cash in as Surrey's fall is confirmed

Mark Wagh and Samit Patel hit centuries to move Nottinghamshire into contention for the championship

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9/18/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rugby Union: London Wasps worried by James Haskell and Richard Birkett citings

Wasps' James Haskell and Richard Birkett have been cited for foul play and summoned to a disciplinary hearing

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9/18/2008 11:06 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: McManus calls for realism over Celtic's Champions League chances

Stephen McManus insisted that failure to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League would be no disgrace for Celtic

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9/18/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Charles Van Commenee set to head UK Athletics

Charles Van Commenee will be confirmed as the new head coach of UK Athletics on Tuesday, replacing Dave Collins

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9/18/2008 9:34 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Colorado tops No. 21 West Virginia in OT (AP)

Colorado kicker Aric Goodman wasn't ignored or isolated on the sideline as he waited for his chance. Some of his Buffaloes teammates even sought him out and offered a little friendly advice -- don't miss. Goodman didn't, making a 25-yard field goal in overtime to give Colorado a 17-14 victory over No.

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9/18/2008 9:36 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Darren Bent brings relief at last for anxious Tottenham

Darren Bent's winner earned Tottenham their first win this season but allowed Wisla Krakow an away goal

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9/18/2008 9:37 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Golf: Europe can silence bearpit and keep Ryder Cup

Padraig Harrington and Robert Karlsson will tee off first for Europe on the opening day of the Ryder Cup

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9/18/2008 10:11 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Arizona hands Giants' Lincecum rare loss (AP)

The situation didn't look good for Arizona's already slim playoff hopes. The Los Angeles Dodgers had won in the afternoon, and the Diamondbacks were facing brilliant young Tim Lincecum, who hadn't lost in two months. Arizona defied the odds, though, beating Lincecum and the Giants 3-2 on Thursday night on Adam Dunn's two-out RBI single in the eighth inning.

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9/18/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Cricket: Stuart Law labours away but Kent keep title hopes alive

Stuart Law's fighting 79 averted an embarrassing defeat but Lancashire remain in danger of slipping into the relegation zone

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9/18/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Golf: Today's Ryder Cup Schedule

Full details of today's play, weather and television times at the Ryder Cup in Valhalla are here

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9/18/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Small Talk: George Cohen

The Fulham and England legend on marking George Best, Greavsie's interest in satanism and Tarby's golfing exploits

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9/18/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Cricket: Michael Vaughan fails but Yorkshire edge closer to safety

Ian Blackwell scored a brisk century for Somerset before Yorkshire's Michael Vaughan once again fell before reaching 20

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9/18/2008 9:24 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Football: Segundo Castillo to the rescue but Everton face uphill struggle

Everton have a tough task in the second leg after gifting Standard Liège two away goals

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9/18/2008 9:30 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Jo at the double to steal Robinho's limelight in Manchester City win

Jo's first two goals for Manchester City spearheaded a second half revival in Cyprus

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9/18/2008 9:37 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Mike Adamson assesses the Ryder Cup opening foursomes match-ups

Mike Adamson assesses Friday's opening foursomes match-ups and predicts Europe to start strongly

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9/18/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Ryder Cup: Tintin tips two-horse race our way

The Ryder Cup becomes more attractive to watch when there is the prospect of seeing the USA lose

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9/18/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Horse racing: the Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes winner to start the Kentucky Derby

Kempton Park and Churchill Downs have agreed that the winner of the Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes will run in the Kentucky Derby

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9/18/2008 11:06 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Kevin Pullein: Trendspotting

Punters normally bet on high totals of cards in derbies but the value-for-money prices can often be found for low totals

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9/18/2008 11:06 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Chris Hughton tells Newcastle to fill the managerial void

Newcastle caretaker manager Chris Hughton has said the club must replace Kevin Keegan soon

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9/18/2008 11:31 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Rugby union: Time we found our feet, instead of letting the lawmen blow us off them

The experimental law variations have made attacking, particularly from deep, a high-risk game

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9/18/2008 11:33 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Golf: Like never before, it's all about the captains

The build-up to the Ryder Cup has ensured that all analysis on the end result will lead to the actions of the two captains

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9/17/2008 11:04 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Premier League: Frank Lampard hopes to face full-strength Manchester United and open lead at top

After a winning start in Europe, Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard now wants success against Manchester United

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9/17/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rugby league: St Helens happy to put cap on spending

St Helens have said that they will operate well below the Super League salary cap in 2009, with Tony Puletua their only signing

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9/17/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rugby union: Gavin Henson to return for Ospreys

After nearly six months out with an ankle injury, Gavin Henson will make his comeback for Ospreys against Ulster

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9/17/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Tennis: Murray will not handle pressure, says Melzer

Jürgen Melzer has suggested that Andy Murray might choke when Austria face Great Britain in the Davis Cup

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9/17/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Cycling: Confusion after Mark Cavendish opts out of world championships

Mark Cavendish has cited fatigue as the reason for his withdrawal from Great Britain's cycling team

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9/18/2008 9:45 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

The Joy Of Six: great Ryder Cup moments

From the largesse of Jack Nicklaus in 1969, to the unforgivable scenes at Kiawah, here are half a dozen memorable incidents from the clash

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9/18/2008 9:54 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rugby league: Man of Steel contenders ready to clash in semi-final

Leeds prop Jamie Peacock will line up against St Helens team-mates James Graham and Leon Pryce in tomorrow night's qualifying semi-final

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9/18/2008 10:24 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Royal Bank of Scotland signs up Sachin Tendulkar for TV ads

Indian cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar is to star in a series of TV ad campaigns for Royal Bank of Scotland. By Mark Sweney

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9/18/2008 10:42 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Uefa Cup: Litex Lovech v Aston Villa - live minute-by-minute report

Villa's win against nine-man Litex was anything but convincing, but should make the second leg a formality

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9/18/2008 11:53 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Schilling blasts Manny on Boston radio (AP)

Injured Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said former teammate Manny Ramirez's behavior in Boston was a drain on his teammates and disrespectful to manager Terry Francona. Speaking on a Boston radio station Wednesday, Schilling said Ramirez's "level of disrespect to teammates and people was unfathomable." Although he was the first Red Sox World Series MVP in franchise history, Ramirez caused more...

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9/18/2008 11:59 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Status uncertain for Brewers' Sheets (AP)

The Milwaukee Brewers were counting on Ben Sheets to make two more starts over the final 10 games as they try to overcome a September slide and reach the playoffs. Now they're unsure if their All-Star right-hander will be available at all. Sheets left his start against the Cubs on Wednesday night after two innings with a sore right elbow.

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9/18/2008 12:11 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Will the Paralympics ever be on a par with the Olympics?

London 2012 organisers say they will place the two events on an equal footing. But will they get the same coverage?

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9/18/2008 3:41 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Cubs score 4 in 9th, beat Brewers in 12 (AP)

Geovany Soto and the Chicago Cubs can almost taste the champagne after one of their sweetest and most improbable victories of the season. Soto hit a tying three-run homer with two out in the ninth inning, Derrek Lee singled in the winning run in the 12th and Chicago beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Thursday to move closer to the NL Central title.

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9/18/2008 4:34 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

ITV to show England highlights after £1m Setanta deal

England football fans will be able to watch highlights of the remaining away World Cup qualifiers after ITV struck a £1m-plus deal with Setanta. By Mark Sweney

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9/17/2008 11:04 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Reluctant hero Steven Gerrard hails Liverpool's togetherness

Despite scoring both Liverpool's goals against Marseille, Steven Gerrard believes it was the team's togetherness that mattered most

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9/17/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Does this piece of paper reveal Nick Faldo's Ryder Cup masterplan?

Nick Faldo has been photographed with what appears to be his line-up for the Ryder Cup opening foursomes

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9/17/2008 11:06 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Uefa Cup: Martin O'Neill praises Stilian Petrov ahead of Aston Villa's trip to Bulgaria

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill, believes that Stilian Petrov has played a pivotal role in the club's recent good run

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9/17/2008 11:56 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Uefa Cup team news

Omonia Nicosia v Manchester City | Portsmouth v Guimaraes | Nancy v Motherwell

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9/18/2008 9:15 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Goodell sends teams memo on safety (AP)

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has followed up his suspension of a Tampa Bay cornerback by re-emphasizing safety issues and warning that even first-time offenders will be subject to discipline. He sent a memo Wednesday night, a day after the league announced the one-game suspension of Tampa Bay cornerback Elbert Mack for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan last week.

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9/18/2008 9:19 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Classic YouTube: magical Macca, an easy Ryder and Manchester United's Chelsea shame

This week's collection features Steve McManaman, one-finger pull-ups and Ricardo Patrese driving his wife crazy

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9/18/2008 11:40 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Video: Ryder Cup 2008 preview

It's got everything except Tiger Woods: Europe and the US look ahead to golf's greatest competition at Valhalla

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9/18/2008 12:06 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Celtics to be honored at White House (AP)

The Boston Celtics will visit the White House to celebrate their 17th NBA championship with President Bush. The team's owners, along with general manager Danny Ainge, coach Doc Rivers and members of the team, will attend a ceremony Friday with the president. The Celtics plan to give him a personalized jersey and an autographed basketball.

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9/18/2008 3:52 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Tennis: Jamie Murray splits with men's doubles partner Max Mirnyi

Jamie Murray and Max Mirnyi are looking for new partners after early exits in all the grand slam tournaments

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9/18/2008 6:54 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Report: A-Rod, wife settle divorce case (AP)

Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and wife Cynthia have settled their multimillion-dollar divorce case, the New York Daily News reported Thursday. "Cynthia and Alex Rodriguez have amicably resolved their dissolution of marriage proceedings," the player's lawyer, Alan Kluger, said on the newspaper's Web site.

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9/18/2008 8:14 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Gareth Barry puts Aston Villa in charge

Aston Villa came from a goal down to overcome nine-man Litex Lovech

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9/17/2008 10:27 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Webb helps Arizona gain ground in West (AP)

Brandon Webb got the first big hit Wednesday night and the rest of the Arizona Diamondbacks followed their ace right-hander. Webb pitched seven solid innings and added a key two-run double, helping the Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 7-6 and gain ground in the NL West. "We should have him up with runners in scoring position and two outs more," Arizona manager Bob Melvin said.

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9/17/2008 11:04 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Premier League: David O'Leary and Alan Curbishley in contention for Newcastle United job

David O'Leary could be set for a return to football as manager of Newcastle United but Alan Curbishley is also on the club's radar