News Predator - Science News Archive 9/21/2008

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A Few Severe Storms Northern Plains Monday (weather.com)

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Flooding Rain for Puerto Rico (weather.com)

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Lessons in Corporate Failure From a 5th-Grader (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - There's no one more bitter than a disgruntled employee in a failing business. I heard all about the unfairness and stress of corporate life in our shaky economic times all this week from my fifth-grader. The class assignment was to form small companies that sold the various parts necessary for making paper airplanes, such as paper, glue and glitter. I first heard about this new assignment from a very unhappy 11-year-old who dragged herself off the school bus with the demeanor of someone with a pink slip in her hand...

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Small accidents mean big trouble for supercollider (AP)

AP - Scientists expect startup glitches in the massive, complex machines they use to smash atoms.

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Fish Fingers: Your Digits Used to Be Fins (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - An ancient fish sported something like fingers that were the precursors to our own digits, according to an analysis of a new fossil skeleton. "It's really the last piece of evidence to say fingers are not new. They were really present in fish," said lead researcher Catherine Boisvert, an evolutionary biologist at Uppsala University in Sweden. The fossilized skeleton belonged to Panderichthys, a predatory fish that spanned up to 4 feet (130 cm) and likely dwelled in shallow waters where it inched along the muddy bottom about 385 million years ago...

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9/19/2008 10:16 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Bug Builds Underwater Mobile Home (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - A fear of falling limits most people to Earth's gentler slopes. Yet there are those among us who venture onto cliff faces and stone spires, armed with ropes, harnesses, and anchoring devices, to challenge the unforgiving force of gravity. As soggy-shoed graduate students studying insect behavior in the streams that drain Colorado's Rocky Mountains, we occasionally looked up to marvel at the rock climbers ascending the crags and cliffs of this rugged area.

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New dwarf planet named Haumea for Hawaiian goddess (AP)

AP - A newly discovered dwarf planet in the solar system has been given a Hawaiian name: Haumea (how-MAY'-ah), after the Hawaiian goddess of earth and fertility. Haumea's name was approved Wednesday by the International Astronomical Union in Paris.

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9/20/2008 8:00 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

France to buy 10 Soyuz launchers from Russia (AFP)

AFP - The European commercial space-launch consortium Arianespace on Saturday signed a deal with the Russian space agency Roskosmos to acquire 10 new Soyuz launchers for around 500 million dollars (347 million euros), a French diplomatic source told AFP.

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Nigerian militants step up 'oil war' with sixth attack (AFP)

AFP - Nigeria's main armed militant group Saturday said it had destroyed a key pipeline run by Royal Dutch Shell in the sixth attack in nearly as many days and vowed to reduce oil exports to "zero".

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CERN: Damage to new collider forces 2-month halt (AP)

AP - The world's largest atom smasher ? which was launched with great fanfare earlier this month ? has been damaged worse than previously thought and will be out of commission for at least two months, its operators said Saturday.

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Scientists monitor growing Lake Erie algae bloom (AP)

AP - Giant floating fields of algae are back in strength this year on Lake Erie and scientists are trying to figure out why.

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Nearly 250,000 Ohio customers remain without power (AP)

AP - Almost a quarter million homes and businesses across Ohio remained without power Saturday, one week after a huge storm blacked out large swaths of the state.

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Frustrated in Ohio: 5 days without power for some (AP)

AP - Facing a fifth day without power, the residents of a senior housing community in western Ohio took to the street with foam signs to protest the failure of Dayton Power and Light Co. to restore electricity.

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Size Tradeoff: Horns vs. Copulatory Organs (LiveScience.com)

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

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India floods, rain kill at least 32 (AFP)

AFP - Thousands of people were evacuated and at least 16 swept away in eastern Orissa state after four rivers burst their banks and inundated scores of villages, officials said Saturday.

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Malaysia to resort to nuclear energy by 2023: minister (AFP)

AFP - Malaysia will turn to nuclear energy to generate electricity by 2023 as supplies of fossil fuel eventually run out, a minister said according to Saturday news reports.

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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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Arabs denounce cleric's fatwa on 'immoral' TV (AP)

AP - Arabs across the ideological spectrum, from secular-minded liberals to Muslim hard-liners, are denouncing a top Saudi cleric's edict that it was permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV stations that show "immoral" content.

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9/19/2008 10:21 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Space shuttle moved to launch pad as rescue ship (AP)

AP - In an unprecedented step, a space shuttle was moved to the launch pad Friday for a trip NASA hopes it will never make ? a rescue mission. The shuttle Endeavour is on standby in case the seven astronauts who go up on Atlantis next month need a safer ride home.

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Skeleton May Be Early TB Victim (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The skeleton of a man discovered in a shallow grave on what is now a college campus in England could belong to one of Britain's earliest victims of tuberculosis. Radiocarbon dating suggests the man died in the fourth century, around A.D. 302, when Romans ruled the region. He was interred in a shallow scoop in a flexed position, on his right side. The man, aged 26 to 35 years old, suffered from iron deficiency anemia during childhood and at 5-foot, 4-inches, was shorter than average for Roman males...

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Ike helps uncover mystery vessel on Ala. coast (AP)

AP - When the waves from Hurricane Ike receded, they left behind a mystery ? a ragged shipwreck that archeologists say could be a two-masted Civil War schooner that ran aground in 1862 or another ship from some 70 years later. The wreck, about six miles from Fort Morgan, had already been partially uncovered when Hurricane Camille cleared away sand in 1969.

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More to come in busy Atlantic hurricane season (Reuters)

Reuters - The 10 tropical storms and hurricanes that ripped through the Atlantic and Caribbean during this busy hurricane season savaged Haiti, Cuba and the U.S. Gulf coast, and conditions are now ripe for more.

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In Montana, coal's future enters governor's race (AP)

AP - Republican Roy Brown has promised a more aggressive energy policy for Montana if elected governor ? with expanded coal mining, a new power plant and fewer barriers to oil and gas exploration.

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Singapore not completely immune from tsunamis: expert (AFP)

AFP - Singapore, one of Asia's wealthiest cities, is not completely immune from a tsunami and should prepare for the possibility, an expert on coastal areas warned Friday.

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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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One Tysabri PML patient deteriorates, one improves (Reuters)

Reuters - One of two patients who developed a potentially deadly brain infection after taking the multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri is deteriorating, while one is recovering, according to a researcher involved in their care.

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Future Fury: Hurricane Effects Will Only Get Worse (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The Caribbean and Gulf Coast have seen a spate of devastating hurricanes in recent years that have cost billions of dollars and thousands of lives. As residents recover from the latest hits, they may wonder about the potential for future Ikes and Katrinas.

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9/19/2008 1:57 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Back-up Hubble mission shuttle moved to launch pad (Reuters)

Reuters - A space shuttle that would be launched to rescue a stranded Hubble Space Telescope servicing crew in case of an emergency was rolled out to a spare launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday.

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The Long History of the 2008 Financial Mess (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - A history of finance may once have sounded about as exciting as, say, a day spent rolling pennies, but events of late have made this a rather exciting topic.

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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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Caribbean tropical depression could form soon: NHC (Reuters)

Reuters - A tropical wave in the Eastern Caribbean Sea was slowly moving westward across the Lesser Antilles on Friday and could strengthen into a tropical depression or storm over the next few days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its last update.

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Ask AP: Candidate languages, emergency personnel (AP)

AP - If you live anywhere that's susceptible to tropical weather ? even if you just follow the news during hurricane season ? you've heard the plea from mayors and governors: Once the storm arrives, stay indoors and off the roads, so you can be safe and emergency personnel can do their jobs. But what about those emergency personnel ? where do THEY hunker down when a massive hurricane blows through?

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Scientists Predict the Next President (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Two mathematicians have devised what they say is a "surprisingly effective" means to predict the outcome of the U.S. presidential election using median statistics based on voter polling.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Russia launches Canadian telecom satellite: report (AFP)

AFP - A Proton-M rocket carrying a Canadian telecommunications satellite took off from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Saturday, the Russian news agency RIA-Novosti reported.

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9/19/2008 9:32 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Explosion From Edge of Universe Seen (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - An explosion originating near the edge of the universe has been seen by an orbiting NASA telescope. The burst of gamma rays is the farthest such event ever detected.

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NASA?s Kennedy Space Center Holds Unique Media Event, TCDT

For the first time since July 2001, two space shuttles are on the launch pads at the same time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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9/19/2008 8:00 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Critical space technologies for European strategic non-dependence

The European Commission (EC), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Defence Agency (EDA) have agreed to join forces in order to develop critical space technologies in Europe. The aim is to ensure that Europe can rely on a technical and industrial capacity for accessing space, in particular in the area of the manufacturing of satellites and launchers.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour Moves To Launch Pad 39B

For the first time since July 2001, two shuttles are on the launch pads at the same time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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NASA's Swift Catches Farthest-Ever Gamma-Ray Burst

NASA's Swift satellite has found the most distant gamma-ray burst ever detected. The blast, designated GRB 080913, arose from an exploding star 12.8 billion light-years away.

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9/19/2008 2:32 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Shuttle Endeavour Moves to Launch Pad as Rescue Ship (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The space shuttle Endeavour rolled out to a Florida launching pad early Friday to serve as a rescue craft for its sister ship Atlantis in what is expected to be the last time in history that NASA has two orbiters in launch position at the same time.

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9/19/2008 4:19 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rescue shuttle at launch pad for Hubble trip (AP)

AP - In an unprecedented step, a space shuttle was moved to the launch pad Friday for a trip NASA hopes it will never make ? a rescue mission.

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Most Massive Star in Class By Itself (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronomers have confirmed the weight of the most massive star in the galaxy.

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9/19/2008 8:33 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Dwarf Planet Named for Hawaiian Goddess (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced the name of a new dwarf planet to join the existing four in the solar system.

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9/19/2008 10:27 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

'Space' looks back at 4 years of programmes

Space is a source of inexhaustible fascination, discoveries and research. For four years 'Space' has reported on a wide variety of extraterrestrial developments. Some of these themes are explored again in a special programme, the 100th edition.

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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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9/19/2008 11:15 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Navigating by the Stars (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronomy is the oldest of the sciences, and quite possibly the oldest use of astronomy is navigating by the stars. This craft dates from prehistoric times among humans, and is even practiced by certain animals.

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

NASA Uses Commercial Microgravity Flight Services For First Time

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

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

Buyers Bemoan Launcher Prices, Availability (SPACE.com)

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

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Better hams with space technology

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

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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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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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9/21/2008 9:11 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Matt Derbyshire staying patient in pursuit of a regular role at Blackburn

Matt Derbyshire scored a late winner against Fulham, a goal he hopes will help him secure a starting place at Blackburn

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9/21/2008 11:06 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Rio Ferdinand risks wrath of FA as Luiz Felipe Scolari says Manchester United lack respect

Rio Ferdinand could face an FA charge following his outburst against referee Mike Riley

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9/21/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Golf: Ryder Cup - American interest in the cup runneth over to remove fears for future

The Ryder Cup was sport at its pinnacle and the host's victory has secured the future of the competition in the USA

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9/21/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Golf: Justin Rose blossoms again as Phil Mickelson wilts under home-crowd pressure

Phil Mickelson failed to live up to the hopes of the home crowd as Justin Rose stayed calm

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9/21/2008 9:46 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Ryder Cup: Nick Faldo's big gamble misfires as US regain Ryder Cup at a canter

The United States had sealed victory well before four of Europe's strongest players had finished their rounds

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9/21/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rugby union: Josh Lewsey the fall guy as Saints kick Wasps into submission

Struggling Wasps lost 24-20 to Northampton to mark the champions' worst ever start to a Premiership campaign

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9/21/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rugby union: Red for Blue gives Munster green light to go through to league lead

Munster took advantage of Robin Sowden-Taylor's sin-binning to defeat Cardiff 28-20 and go top of the league

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9/21/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Golf: Tiger Woods frustrated by armchair role but keeps in touch by text

US Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger has revealed Tiger Woods' encouragement from afar

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9/21/2008 11:42 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Ryder Cup: Is four-point Ian Poulter the next Colin Montgomerie?

Nick Faldo's decision to pick Ian Poulter ahead of Darren Clarke was vindicated by the Englishman's performance

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9/21/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Screen Break: It's a wonderful life with hard-nosed bankers

The Ryder Cup may have brought the wealthy jet set to Valhalla this week, but the rest of the south is in repossession hell

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9/21/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rugby union: Relentless Leicester sneak through the cracks to spoil Worcester's formidable foundations

Julien Dupuy's late try and conversion snatched a 19-17 victory for Leicester against Worcester at Sixways

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9/21/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Golf: Sergio García begins with a whimper for Europeans as El Niño blows out

Europe's Sergio García was outplayed by the Ryder Cup debutant Anthony Kim

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9/21/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Premier League: David Pleat's analyses Chelsea's draw with Manchester United

Luiz Felipe Scolari's decision to push Mikel John Obi forward took control of the game into Chelsea's hands

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9/21/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Tennis: David Cup - Andy Murray frustrated by Great Britain's poor team effort

Great Britain were defeated in the Davis Cup by Austria as Alex Bogdanovic lost, leading Andy Murray to question the team's passion

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9/21/2008 9:12 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Women's football: Summer league vital, says Hope Powell

The England women's coach Hope Powell has urged the FA to to implement a summer league

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9/21/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Tennis: Rafael Nadal humbles Andy Roddick to put Spain in Davis Cup final

Spain are in the final of the Davis Cup thanks to Rafa Nadal's blitzing of the USA's Andy Roddick

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9/21/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Rugby league: Chairman's gripes drive Warriors and Trent Barrett towards Old Trafford

Trent Barrett provided a tour de force as Wigan demolished Catalans Dragons 50-26 in the elimination semi-final

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9/21/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Rugby union: Alex Corbisiero's mettle shows Irish the way forward

Alex Corbisiero burnished his reputation as the best young prop in England as London Irish beat Bath 20-16

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9/21/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Rugby union: Dean Richards accuses Dean Ryan of intimidating referee

Dean Richards accused Dean Ryan of pressuring the referee into making decisions as Gloucester beat Harelquins 24-20

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9/20/2008 11:00 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Ryder Cup Diary

Mike Adamson rounds up all of the news on day two at Valhalla

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9/20/2008 11:00 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rugby Union: Toby Flood plays the party pooper for Leicester

Worcester lost at home to Leicester despite opening their new stand to the public

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9/21/2008 7:26 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Ryder Cup: Captains' tactics differ for crucial singles line-ups

Paul Azinger has loaded the top of his order while Nick Faldo is saving his best for last in today's singles matches

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9/21/2008 9:12 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Premier League: Chelsea v Manchester United - live!

Can Chelsea move nine points clear of the champions at Stamford Bridge? Find out with Paul Doyle

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9/21/2008 3:17 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Premier League: Late Kalou goal earns Chelsea draw at home with Manchester United

Salomon Kalou struck 10 minutes from time to cancel out Park Ji-Sung's opening goal as Chelsea salvaged a 1-1 draw against Manchester United

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9/21/2008 3:19 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Biffle wins second straight Chase race (AP)

Greg Biffle has put all those winless races and two empty seasons without a spot in the Chase behind him -- just as he's done to the entire Cup field these last couple of weeks.

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9/21/2008 3:51 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Premier League: Chelsea v Manchester United reaction

United came within 11 minutes of beating Chelsea but Luiz Felipe Scolari's side were value for their point, writes Sean Ingle

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9/21/2008 4:41 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Ryder Cup: scoreboard

Check out the latest scores from the singles on the final day's play at the 2008 Ryder Cup at Valhalla, Kentucky

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9/21/2008 5:07 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Premier League: Manchester City takeover to be completed on Tuesday

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan will complete the takeover of Manchester City on Tuesday and said Mark Hughes is integral to the club's future

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9/21/2008 6:09 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Packers, Cowboys tied at 3 (AP)

Marion Barber and Felix Jones each rushed for touchdowns and Nick Folk added two field goals, giving the Dallas Cowboys a 20-9 lead over the Green Bay Packers after three quarters Sunday night. While Jones made an electrifying 60-yard TD run around the Packers, Barber chose to run through them on his 2-yard effort that made it 20-9 in the waning moments of the third quarter.

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9/21/2008 7:46 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Chelsea spirit keeps Stamford Bridge record intact

Man Utd had victory within their grasp against Chelsea only for Salomon Kalou to frustrate them

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9/21/2008 8:49 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Yankees bid farewell to Stadium with win (AP)

Mariano Rivera got the final out and the New York Yankees poured onto the field for a feel-good celebration. It nearly looked as though they'd won another championship, even though this season is almost sure to end without one. Rivera finished what Babe Ruth started 85 years ago, and New York bid farewell to fabled Yankee Stadium with a 7-3 victory over Baltimore on Sunday night that prevented...

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9/21/2008 8:55 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Georgios Samaras takes advantage of sluggish Kilmarnock

Celtic won at Kilmarnock but it was referee Mike McCurry who occupied the spotlight

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9/20/2008 11:00 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Said and Done

David Hills on the double standards behind Manchester United's choice of shirt branding and other quotes from the world of football

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9/20/2008 11:04 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Formula One: Unlikely lad Sebastien Vettel lifts lingering gloom

Sebastien Vettel's surprise win in the Italian Grand Prix provided welcome refreshment after the controversy in Belgium

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9/20/2008 11:06 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Spurs sell their way to rock bottom

By letting go of their proven Premier League players, Tottenham Hotspur have misguidedly opted for style over substance

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9/20/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Ryder Cup: Will Buckley on the many faces of Nick Faldo

He has been very pleased with himself, but the verdict on Europe's captain hangs on how his picks play

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9/21/2008 9:22 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: West Brom v Aston Villa - as it happened!

Villa took the spoils in the first Midlands derby of the season - here's how

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9/21/2008 12:24 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Iraqi soccer team practices in Baghdad (AP)

Iraq's national soccer team has resumed training in Baghdad for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. The decision reflects improved security in the country. The team is coached by Brazilian Jorvan Viera, who led Iraq to the Asian Cup title last year. He oversaw Sunday's two-hour workout in which 30 players practiced at Shaab Stadium.

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9/21/2008 1:38 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Bills improve to 3-0, rally past Raiders (AP)

Rian Lindell's mind is at ease after the Buffalo kicker made up for what could've been a costly mistake. The rest of the Bills are breathing easy, too. In a game they had no business winning, the Bills overcame three quarters of their own ineptitude to score 17 points in the final 8 minutes for a 24-23 win over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.

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9/21/2008 4:06 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Yankee Stadium completes 85-year run (AP)

Even Yogi Berra knew this was the end. As baseball said farewell to Yankee Stadium, one of the game's most beloved players stood beneath the stands in a full vintage uniform. Now 83, the man who coined the phrase "it ain't over till it's over" put his own stamp on the day. "I'm sorry to see it over, I'll tell you that," Berra said.

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9/21/2008 4:17 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Robinho scores again as Manchester City turn on the style, while it's another disappointing afternoon for Tottenham

Robinho was on the scoresheet as Manchester City trounced Portsmouth, while Spurs stayed bottom after 0-0 draw with Wigan

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9/21/2008 4:28 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Phillies extend NL East lead to 1 1-2 (AP)

Pitching in 90-degree sunshine, Jamie Moyer came out of the game after six innings, which allowed the oldest player in the majors to save some energy. He may need it in October. Moyer and the Philadelphia Phillies increased their lead in the NL East, beating the Florida Marlins 5-2 Sunday and taking 1 1/2 -game edge over the New York Mets.

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9/21/2008 4:42 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Ryder Cup: the best pictures from day three

All the best images from day three as the competition reaches its dramatic climax

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9/21/2008 4:43 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Eagles 'D' compensates for injuries (AP)

Ben Roethlisberger had a bandage on his throwing hand and winced while dressing. Considering he was persistently chased, battered and stomped by the Philadelphia Eagles, the damage could've been worse. With Brian Westbrook sidelined and Donovan McNabb hurting, the Eagles did it with defense. A swarming D had nine sacks, forced a safety and got three turnovers, and Philadelphia beat the Pittsburgh...

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9/21/2008 4:45 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Jags grind down Colts in 23-21 victory (AP)

Josh Scobee savored every part of Sunday's victory celebration. Even the wrestling match with the ball boy. Scobee, who produced Jacksonville's only other win in Indianapolis with a 53-yard field goal in 2004, did it again Sunday by making a 51-yarder with 4 seconds left to beat the dreaded Colts 23-21.

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9/21/2008 8:19 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Juande Ramos denies homesickness but Spurs still seeking first win

Spurs remain rooted to the bottom of the table after being held at home by doughty Wigan