News Predator - Science News Archive 9/26/2008

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New weather balloons aim for better hurricane data (AP)

AP - A fleet of special balloons may soon help hurricane forecasters better predict the path of storms. But at a cost of up to $2,000 a pop, these aren't your average birthday party decorations.

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Tropical Storm Kyle Races Northward (weather.com)

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Texas residents of ravaged peninsula head home (AP)

AP - Terrie Robbins expected to find storm damage when she and other residents were allowed to return home on Bolivar Peninsula for the first time Friday since fleeing Hurricane Ike.

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Bees Can Count (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Honeybees are clever little creatures. They can form abstract concepts, such as symmetry versus asymmetry, and they use symbolic language - the celebrated waggle dance - to direct their hivemates to flower patches. New reports suggest that they can also communicate across species, and can count - up to a point.

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Storm off Southeast coast heads for Carolinas (AP)

AP - A strong low-pressure system bringing strong winds that pushed inland for miles, waterfront flooding and high surf promised to dominate the weather along the mid-Atlantic coast into the weekend.

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Chinese spacewalk mission enters orbit (AP)

AP - China's three-man spacecraft shifted from an oval orbit to a more stable circular orbit 213 miles above Earth on Friday in preparation for the country's first attempt at a spacewalk.

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Skull of Prehistoric Giant Goose with Teeth Found (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Scientists have found a new huge and well-preserved fossil of a goose and duck relative that swam around what is now England 50 million years ago flashing sharp, toothy smiles.

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Cosmonauts Set For Return Home Aboard Soyuz (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - WASHINGTON - Cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station are preparing to return home next month aboard a Soyuz spacecraft, while Russian engineers believe they've isolated the glitch that sent the last two landings careening off-course, mission managers said Thursday.

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Facebook Profiles Out Narcissists (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Facebook profiles can tell you more than just peoples' birthdays and what movies they like - they can reveal the self-adoring, a new study suggests.

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Tropical Storm Kyle steams north in the Atlantic (AP)

AP - Tropical Storm Kyle is rumbling over the open Atlantic southwest of Bermuda and could become a hurricane far out to sea as it heads north.

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16 dead from heavy rains in southwest China (AP)

AP - Flash floods and landslides unleashed by heavy rains have killed 16 people in one of the areas hit hardest by the massive May earthquake in China's Sichuan province, the local government said Friday.

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House OKs tax relief; sets up battle with Senate (AP)

AP - The year's most important tax package was in trouble Friday as the House passed a key part of it that the White House threatened to veto and the Senate said was a dead end.

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Iditarod Dogs' Endurance Secret Revealed (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Racing sled dogs could be considered the Lance Armstrongs of the canine world, for their strength and endurance. New research sheds light on how they do it.

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Mama's milk ice cream cone, anyone? (AP)

AP - Mooove over, Holsteins. PETA wants world-famous Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream to tap nursing moms, rather than cows, for the milk used in its ice cream.

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At Home, Women Rule (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Men might strut their stuff on Wall Street and on Capitol Hill, but across America women wield the power on the home front.

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New Life Found in Old Tombs (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Talk about secrets of the crypt: Two newly discovered species of bacteria have been found on the walls of ancient Roman tombs.

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Tropical Storm Kyle strengthens in Atlantic (Reuters)

Reuters - Tropical Storm Kyle swirled over the Atlantic Ocean on Friday and threatened to strengthen into a hurricane by Saturday night as it bore down on the northeast U.S. coast, U.S. forecasters said.

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EU not boldly funding space ambitions (AFP)

AFP - The European Union wants to become a major player in space projects, EU ministers agreed Friday, amid concerns that member states and industry are unwilling to provide the astronomical costs involved.

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In Barren Patch of Ocean, Hope for Life (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - An area of the Pacific Ocean once thought to be cold and barren is warmer than scientists thought, a new study finds. The seafloor there might be teeming with life.

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Biotech drug costs up 8.7 percent: survey (Reuters)

Reuters - The cost of specialty biotech drugs increased 8.7 percent last year in the United States, three times the rate of inflation, according to AARP, a Washington-based group representing the elderly.

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Tropical Storm Kyle heads towards northeastern US, Canada (AFP)

AFP - Tropical Storm Kyle could strike the northeastern US coast and Canada as a hurricane by Monday, according to National Hurricane Center forecasts on Friday.

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Iran to launch satellite carrier rocket to space (AP)

AP - Iran plans to launch a satellite into space soon using its own satellite carrier rocket, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.

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Inflation holds steady, price risks remain (Reuters)

Reuters - Indian inflation held steady above 12 percent in mid-September, and economists said volatile crude oil prices and the chance of a spike in some food costs would force the central bank to keep policy tight.

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Oldest Rocks on Earth Found (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Scientists have found the oldest known rocks on Earth. They are 4.28 billion years old, making them 250 million years more ancient than any previously discovered rocks.

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Scientists seek volunteers to monitor for quakes (AP)

AP - Earthquake scientists want to borrow your laptop or maybe a little space in your basement or garage. Researchers don't have enough high-tech monitoring stations to track every instance of ground shaking, so they are enlisting help from ordinary people to document quakes and pinpoint areas of possible damage.

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NASA postpones shuttle mission to Hubble by four days (AFP)

AFP - NASA announced Wednesday that it has postponed the shuttle Atlantis' repair and upgrade mission to the Hubble space telescope for four days, until October 14 at the earliest.

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Boulders on Tonga may have been dumped by tsunami (Reuters)

Reuters - Seven monstrous chunks of coral lined up on the western shore of Tonga may be evidence of a powerful volcano-triggered tsunami, researchers said on Wednesday.

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Conservative or Liberal? Workspace Reveals All (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Your office or bedroom holds telltale signs of whether you are a conservative or a liberal, finds a new study. While political conservatives tend to keep a tidy, organized office, political liberals favor colorful, more stylish but cluttered spaces.

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9/25/2008 12:55 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Iran to launch satellite with own rocket to space (AP)

AP - Iran plans to launch a satellite into space soon using an Iranian-made rocket, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.

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China's astronauts prepare for spacewalk (Reuters)

Reuters - China's third manned space mission reached its final orbit early Friday morning, where astronauts preparing for the country's first spacewalk enjoyed spicy food and the relative luxury of an onboard toilet.

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Dinosaur Spills His Guts (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - An analysis of the gut contents from an exceptionally well-preserved juvenile dinosaur fossil suggests that the hadrosaur's last meal included plenty of well-chewed leaves digested into tiny bits. The fossil, Brachylophosaurus canadensis aka "Leonardo," is the second well-substantiated case in which the gut contents of a plant-eating dinosaur have been revealed, said Justin S. Tweet, who was a graduate student at the University of Colorado at Boulder when he studied the fossil with colleagues there including paleontologist Karen Chin...

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Grounded space tourist wants $21 million refund (Reuters)

Reuters - A Japanese businessman who trained for a 10-day flight aboard the International Space Station has sued to get his money back, claiming he was defrauded of $21 million by the U.S. firm that arranged the venture.

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House to vote on extending energy tax credits (Reuters)

Reuters - The House of Representatives will try to take up legislation extending renewable energy tax credits before lawmakers head out of town for to campaign for the November election.

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Global warming pollution increases 3 percent (AP)

AP - The world pumped up its pollution of the chief man-made global warming gas last year, setting a course that could push beyond leading scientists' projected worst-case scenario, international researchers said Thursday.

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Researchers Report Stem Cell Advance (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that they have sidestepped a major technical hurdle in the generation of pluripotent stem cells from adult cells.

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Russia launches 3 navigation satellites (AP)

AP - Russia successfully launched three satellites Thursday to enhance its space navigation system, officials said.

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Tropical Storm Kyle forms in Atlantic (Reuters)

Reuters - Tropical Storm Kyle, the 11th of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Thursday in the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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House passes funding bill with loans for automakers (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday funded a $25 billion loan package for troubled automakers as part of a mammoth spending bill to keep the government running through March 2009, but the legislation did not extend a ban on offshore oil drilling.

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Space exploration key to mankind's survival: NASA chief (AFP)

AFP - Mankind's very survival depends on the future exploration of space, said NASA chiMichael Griffin in an interview with AFP marking the 50th anniversary of the US space agency.

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Forecasters: SE coast storm heads for NC landfall (AP)

AP - A low-pressure system off the Southeast coast chugged toward landfall Thursday, but forecasters said the storm wasn't expected to do more onshore than blow down some limbs and bring patchy rain.

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FACTBOX - Global carbon emissions soar (Reuters)

Reuters - Global carbon emissions are rising rapidly, an international study says, with production of carbon dioxide in 2007 up sharply from the year before through the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and cement making.

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Tropical Storm Kyle forms south of Bermuda (AP)

AP - The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Kyle has formed south of Bermuda in the Atlantic.

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Failed biotechs tout cash to attract buyers (Reuters)

Reuters - Small biotechnology companies with cash but failed or floundering products are in hot demand as partners for companies that are unable to raise money in the capital markets.

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China's third manned space mission blasts off (Reuters)

Reuters - China's third manned space mission blasted off from a remote desert site on Thursday on a trip expected to include the technologically ambitious nation's first space walk.

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Office Emails Loaded with Lies (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Office emails are more loaded with lies than traditional written communications like pen and paper, new research suggests. Previous research has supported this notion, also finding that phone calls are even more packed with prevarication.

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Researchers: Quebec bedrock may be Earth's oldest (AP)

AP - A traveler walking along the eastern bank of Hudson Bay in northern Quebec can stand on the oldest bedrock known on Earth. This ancient section of the planet's crust may be as much as 4.28 billion years old, researchers report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.

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PETA asks Ben & Jerry's to use breast milk (AP)

AP - Ice cream made from breast milk? That's what the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream to consider making.

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China launches 3-man crew into space (AP)

AP - China on Thursday successfully launched a three-man crew into space where one of them will make the country's first spacewalk, the country's most challenging space mission since first launching a person into space in 2003.

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Egypt unearths granite head of Ramses II (AP)

AP - Egypt's antiquities council says that archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old red granite head believed to portray the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramses II.

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Typhoon Hagupit hits southern China (AP)

AP - Typhoon Hagupit has swirled into southern China's Guangdong province after causing flooding and minor damage in Hong Kong.

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Ministers meet to take forward the European Space Policy

ESA PR 40-2008. Ministers in charge of space activities within ESA and European Union Member States met in Brussels today for the fifth Space Council(*).

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NASA Ames Awards Contract For Intelligent Systems Support

NASA's Ames Research Center Friday awarded a contract with a maximum value of $300 million to Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies Inc. (SGT Inc.), of Greenbelt, Md., for intelligent systems research and development support.

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Congress set for new talks to salvage economic deal (AFP)

AFP - US leaders braced for a new day of drama Friday over an enormous financial rescue plan after White House campaign politics intruded into round-the-clock deliberations in Congress.

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Signs of Underground Plumbing Seen on Mars (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A NASA probe has spotted hundreds of small surface fractures near Mars' equator that may have acted as underground natural plumbing to channel groundwater billions of years ago.

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Chinese astronauts prepare suits for spacewalk (AP)

AP - Astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou 7 spacecraft prepared for the country's first-ever spacewalk on Friday by readying the space suits to be used the following day.

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Arctic sea ice annual freeze-up underway

After reaching the second-lowest extent ever recorded last month, sea ice in the Arctic has begun to refreeze in the face of autumn temperatures, closing both the Northern Sea Route and the direct route through the Northwest Passage.

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Lava deposits in Mangala Fossae

The High Resolution Stereo Camera obtained images of the Mangala Fossae trough, a system of outflow channels on Mars that bears evidence of lava deposition and catastrophic floods.

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Space technology solutions for earthly industry applications: Security

The space industry is one of today’s most powerful technology innovation drivers. New programmes such as space missions to Mars and the moon push the boundaries of technology development. Aimed at industry, the second European Technology Transfer Conference will present technology spin-off opportunities during the Materialica tradefair in Munich, 13-14 October.

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Follow Jules Verne's last journey on the ESA website

Shortly after 15:30 CEST (13:30 UT) on Monday 29 September, ESA's Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle will begin a controlled destructive re-entry high above an uninhabited area of the Pacific Ocean. Follow the final moments of this historic mission in ESA's ATV Blog.

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NASA Astronaut in Space Challenges Earthlings in Chess Match

It will be Earth vs. space in a unique chess match, and you can help Earth win.

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Deal keeps U.S. on International Space Station (Reuters)

Reuters - A political stalemate that threatened to boot the United States off the International Space Station eased on Thursday after U.S. lawmakers passed an exemption allowing NASA to buy rides from the Russians, agency officials said.

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Send Your Name Around The Earth On NASA's Glory Mission

Members of the public can send their names around Earth on NASA's Glory satellite.

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NASA Discusses Lunar Exploration Concepts and Plans

NASA managers briefed industry representatives, members of academia and reporters Thursday about the agency's initial plans for the Ares V heavy-lift rocket and Altair lunar lander.

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Live Space Talk Now Available 24/7 On NASA Web Site

Conversations between astronauts aboard the International Space Station and flight controllers on the ground now are available for the public to hear live 24/7.

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NASA Orbiter Reveals Rock Fracture Plumbing On Mars

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed hundreds of small fractures exposed on the Martian surface that billions of years ago directed flows of water through underground Martian sandstone.

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The Spectacular Breakup of ATV: One Final Experiment (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - In early March 2008, the European Space Agency launched a new spacecraft called the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV). ATV is a bigger version of the Russian Progress, a re-supply ship for the International Space Station (ISS). ATV had a perfect launch and docked to ISS as planned. After delivering supplies, the craft was used as crew quarters, and at one point helped push ISS out of the way of a dangerous piece of orbital debris. ...

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Europe all set for lunar mission Chandrayaan-1

Europe is participating in a big way in the Indian Space Agency’s Chandrayaan-1 mission to the Moon, by contributing three instruments. All these instruments have now been delivered, tested and integrated with the spacecraft.

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NASA Stardust Capsule To Go On Display At Smithsonian

Having returned the world's first particles from a comet, NASA's Stardust sample return capsule will join the collection of flight icons in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.

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One year on - students celebrate the YES2 tether success

Today, one year after, the intriguing story of the second Young Engineers Satellite (YES2) experiment has reached its conclusion. After a lengthy investigation, European engineers are now confident that they have solved most of the mysteries surrounding the fate of the student mission.

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NASA to Discuss Phoenix Mars Mission Science Data

NASA will hold a media briefing Monday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. EDT, to discuss the latest developments, findings and upcoming science opportunities of the Phoenix Mars Lander.

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9/23/2008 10:47 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Scientists find sun less blustery than before (Reuters)

Reuters - The sun's winds are less blustery than they used to be, NASA said on Tuesday, revealing data from a solar probe that promises new insights about Earth's local star but poses few if any consequences for humans -- unless you're an astronaut.

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9/24/2008 8:32 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

NASA Delays Shuttle Mission to Hubble (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Space Shuttle Atlantis will launch no sooner than Oct. 14 for the long-awaited STS-125 mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. It had been slated to launch on Oct. 10.

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Closing in on new astronauts

Following a first stage of psychological testing, there are now only 192 highly talented individuals still in with a chance of becoming the new astronauts in ESA's European Astronaut Corps.

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NASA Announces New Target Launch Dates, Status News Conference

The target launch date for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope has been reset to Oct. 14 at 10:19 p.m. EDT.

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NASA and the Levine School Combine Space and Music

NASA and the Levine School of Music in Washington will host astronaut Leland Melvin, legendary music producer Quincy Jones and musician-producer Pharrell Williams on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m. EDT.

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2 rockets launched, 1 military and 1 commercial (AP)

AP - Two rockets blasted off into the sky within the space of a few hours, one carrying a commercial satellite and the other as part of a test of the U.S. missile defense system.

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Sun's Wind Is Lowest Ever Recorded (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A wind of charged particles that stream constantly from the sun is at its lowest level ever recorded in the 50 years since spacecraft have made the measurement possible.

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Department of Defense launches 2 rockets (AP)

AP - Two rockets were fired into the sky within the space of a few hours, one carrying a commercial satellite and the other as part of a test of the U.S. missile defense system.

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Ulysses Reveals Global Solar Wind Plasma Output At 50-Year Low

Data from the Ulysses spacecraft show the sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels since accurate readings became available.

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Mars Rover Sets Sights on Biggest Crater Yet (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - After a two-year stay in Mar's Victoria Crater, NASA's Opportunity rover will be moving on to an even bigger playground.

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Hubble Astronauts Behind in Training for Oct. 10 Launch (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The seven NASA astronauts preparing to rocket toward the Hubble Space Telescope next month aboard the shuttle Atlantis are a week behind in their training due to the recent Hurricane Ike, making it difficult to keep to the planned Oct. 10 launch, the mission's commander said Tuesday.

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Ulysses spacecraft data indicate Solar System shield lowering

Data from the joint ESA/NASA Ulysses mission show that the Sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels since accurate readings have become available. This current state of the Sun could reduce the natural shielding that envelops our Solar System.

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50th Anniversary Gala Event Carried Live On NASA TV and Internet

NASA Television and www.nasa.gov will broadcast a gala event commemorating the agency's Golden Anniversary on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. EDT.

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NASA to Preview Next Space Station Expedition

The work of the next International Space Station residents will be previewed in a briefing broadcast on NASA Television at 1 p.m. CDT Thursday, Sept. 25, from NASA's Johnson Space Center.

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Emergency support for Jules Verne ATV successfully given by Artemis

Artemis, ESA's data relay satellite, successfully answered the call for emergency services from the ATV Control Centre due to anticipated outages at the NASA Space Centre in Houston, Texas.

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Scuttling Shuttle: Big Challenges for NASA's New Spaceship (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - As NASA's 50th anniversary approaches, the agency finds itself at a crossroads between the waning era of the U.S. space shuttle and serious hurdles ahead to build a replacement spaceship while still keeping American astronauts flying.

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SpaceX Pushes Back Falcon 1 Launch After Static Fire Test (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - WASHINGTON — Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is now shooting for no earlier than Sept. 28 for the next launch of its Falcon 1 rocket.

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9/22/2008 8:10 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Earth from Space: Arctic Bloom

This Envisat image captures a plankton bloom stretching across the Northeast Passage in the Barents Sea, a rather deep shelf sea with an average depth around 230 m.

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9/22/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

NASA And Air Force Work To Establish Hypersonic Science Centers

NASA and the United States Air Force are looking for university and industry partners as they work to advance hypersonic research.

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Satellite Insurance Rates Driven by Capacity, Not Track Record (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Insurance underwriters and brokers said the market remains healthy despite the fact that claims slightly exceeded premiums in 2007. They said they discriminate among launch vehicles and satellite designs when they can to reflect manufacturers' different success rates, but that the market remains too small to overturn the general principle that the most reliable designs in effect subsidize the insurability of the less reliable hardware.

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NASA's Mars Rover To Head Toward Bigger Crater

NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is setting its sights on a crater more than 20 times larger than its home for the past two years.

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Space X Could Launch Next Falcon Rocket by Sept. 23 (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - WASHINGTON - Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is making preparations for a Falcon 1 launch attempt that could occur as soon as Sept. 23, according to an update posted on the Hawthorne, Calif.-based rocket company's Web site.

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9/19/2008 10:29 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

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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9/19/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

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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9/19/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

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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9/26/2008 11:06 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Have a go, Joe Kinnear - it's a Mel Brooks comedy

By appointing Joe Kinnear as Newcastle manager, Mike Ashley could be employing a ruse to rival The Producers

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9/26/2008 11:20 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Cricket: Michael Vaughan out of India tour to put England career in doubt

England will be without Michael Vaughan against India to raise question marks over his future

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9/26/2008 10:05 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Angels clinch best record in majors (AP)

The Los Angeles Angels no doubt are more concerned with their first-round playoff opponent, the Boston Red Sox, than they were with the Texas Rangers. That was obvious by John Lackey's performance Friday night against an offense that hasn't stopped swinging the bats since opening day and never had enough pitching to back it up.

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9/26/2008 11:05 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Ambitious David Moyes must wonder if he will ever fulfil himself

In a perfect world, David Moyes and Everton would continue to advance together but the necessary means to do so are lacking

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9/26/2008 11:12 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rugby League: Brisbane Broncos carry Celtic Crusaders to promised land as odyssey reaches grand finale

Three Australians have remarkably helped to propell Celtic Crusaders into the Super League

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9/26/2008 11:12 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rugby League: Leeds Rhinos breaks Wigan Warriors' resistance to earn final rematch with St Helens

Leeds will face St Helens in the Super League final after Lee Smith's late try saw off Wigan

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9/26/2008 11:12 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rugby Union: Phillipe Saint-André calls for review of rules as Sale Sharks power on

Sale continued their impressive opening to the season with a comfortable win over Gloucester

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9/26/2008 11:36 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Tomas Rosicky injury mystery leaves Arsene Wenger speechless

Arsene Wenger has said that Arsenal have no idea when Tomas Rosicky will return from injury

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9/26/2008 11:12 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Rugby Union: Jonny Wilkinson inspires Newcastle Falcons and takes points record

Lowly Newcastle beat Bristol as Jonny Wilkinson took the all-time Premiership points record

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9/26/2008 11:12 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Rugby Union: Unlikely hero Damien Varley kick-starts negative Wasps' campaign

Leicester lost their first match of the season against a previously listless Wasps

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9/26/2008 11:12 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Golf: Lee Westwood gets off late but stays on course

Lee Westwood ignored the morning fog to continue his quest to retain the British Masters

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9/26/2008 11:13 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Teenager sets sights on first pro tennis title

Wimbledon girls' champion Laura Robson to be considered for wildcard to senior event after reaching semifinal

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9/26/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Premier League: Joe Kinnear in charge and the madness of St James' reigns on

Joe Kinnear's selection as Newcastle manager is a shock because, if anything, it compounds the sense of risk at the club

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9/26/2008 11:06 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Talking Horses: Raider Tamayuz looks just too good

The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot will be tight but Tamayuz should have the requisite edge

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9/26/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Horse Racing: Wasted day in London for Aidan O'Brien

Despite adopting a placid manner, Aidan O'Brien lost his rag during his disciplinary hearing for using team tactics

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9/26/2008 11:12 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Cycling: Ben Swift's finish confirms rising British rider power

Ben Swift finished fourth in the U23 road race but did enough to show Britain's cycling prowess

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9/25/2008 9:44 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Oregon State stuns No. 1 USC 27-21 (AP)

It had been 41 years since Oregon State knocked off a No. 1 team. Freshman Jacquizz Rodgers helped the Beavers pull off another stunner -- and Southern California was the victim again. Rodgers ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and Oregon State built a 21-point first-half lead before capitalizing on a late turnover and upsetting the Trojans 27-21 on Thursday night.

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9/25/2008 11:15 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Premier League: Demoted Sheffield United players set to sue West Ham

The Carlos Tevez affair could cost West Ham even more money, as some of the relegated Sheffield United squad consider legal action

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9/25/2008 11:15 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Premier League: Steven Gerrard happy with his role

Steven Gerrard insisted he did not mind being played out of position and that Rafael Benitez had improved his game

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9/26/2008 11:04 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Premier League: Obafemi Martins injury blow for Newcastle

Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins could be out for up to six weeks after suffering a knee injury against Tottenham

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9/26/2008 1:14 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Colts S Sanders has knee surgery (AP)

Colts safety Bob Sanders, already out with a sprained right ankle, has had arthroscopic surgery on a knee. The NFL Defensive Player of the Year last season injured his ankle Sept. 14 at Minnesota and was initially expected to miss four to six weeks. Colts owner Jim Irsay said the recovery period for the sprain would likely be longer than that for the knee, so the surgery was scheduled during his...

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9/25/2008 11:15 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rugby league: Richie Mathers wary of friendly Rhino lying in wait to spoil his day

Wigan's Richie Mathers explains how he will put his aside his friendship with Danny McGuire as he seeks a way past Leeds

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9/25/2008 11:15 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Stylish Chelsea can win quadruple, claims Petr Cech

Petr Cech proclaimed Chelsea's current squad the strongest he has known and capable of winning all four competitions

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9/25/2008 11:15 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Hull riding a tide of optimism after electric start to rookie season

Hull head for Arsenal cherishing an eight-point haul that has made a mockery of their tag as the relegation favourites

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9/26/2008 9:56 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Scottish Premier League: Hearts's payments problems stem from Vladimir Romanov's money movement

Cash-flow problems from Lithuania to Scotland caused the payment issues and rumours that Hearts were going bust

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9/26/2008 12:07 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Cycling: Alberto Contador to lead the Astana team despite Lance Armstrong's arrival

Alberto Contador has claimed he will continue to lead the Astana team despite the arrival of Lance Armstrong

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9/26/2008 12:17 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Newcastle appoint Joe Kinnear as interim manager

Newcastle United have named former Wimbledon boss Joe Kinnear as their interim manager

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9/26/2008 12:31 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Texans to play at Reliant on Oct. 5 (AP)

The Houston Texans will play their home opener against Indianapolis on Oct. 5 in hurricane-damaged Reliant Stadium with the roof open. The stadium's retractable roof lost five pieces in the storm and officials said large pieces of debris had fallen into the stadium during Hurricane Ike. The roof won't be fixed in time for the game against Indianapolis, but insurance adjusters and architects said it...

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9/26/2008 12:55 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rockets F Battier to miss up to 4 weeks (AP)

Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier will be sidelined up to four weeks and miss most of preseason because of an inflammation in his left foot. He had surgery May 9 to remove bone spurs from his left ankle, and the team said the foot inflammation occurred during rehabilitation. The Rockets open training camp Tuesday.

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9/26/2008 1:51 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Ravens CB Rolle out vs. Steelers (AP)

The Baltimore Ravens ruled out starting cornerback Samari Rolle for Monday night's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers because of shoulder and neck injuries. In Rolle's place, the Ravens could go with a combination of reserve cornerbacks Fabian Washington, Corey Ivy and Frank Walker. Washington is listed as probable on the injury report with a bulging disk in his neck, which forced him to miss...

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9/26/2008 2:43 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Thrashers acquire D Schneider from Ducks (AP)

The Atlanta Thrashers acquired defenseman Mathieu Schneider from Anaheim on Friday for defenseman Ken Klee and forwards Brad Larsen and Chad Painchaud. The 39-year-old Schneider had 12 goals and 39 points in 65 games last season, his lone season with the Ducks. He will make $5.75 million this season, giving the Ducks a salary-cap savings of at least $3 million in the deal.

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9/26/2008 4:01 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Shevchenko and Mourinho ready to resume old rivalry

Former Chelsea colleagues Andriy Shevchenko and Jose Mourinho go head-to-head in the Milan derby this weekend

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9/26/2008 6:06 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Mets' Santana ready to go on short rest (AP)

Johan Santana is ready to pitch on short rest Saturday if the New York Mets need him. Still fighting for a playoff spot, the Mets were undecided on a starter for Saturday against Florida. Injured right-hander John Maine has been sidelined since August, leaving a hole in the rotation, so New York has turned to rookie Jon Niese and journeyman Brandon Knight for crucial starts in September.

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9/25/2008 9:01 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Twins sweep ChiSox, take AL Central lead (AP)

The winning run reached home plate to put the Minnesota Twins back in first place, and Carlos Gomez and Denard Span still had plenty of energy to burn. They raced from the dugout toward Alexi Casilla and tackled their teammate, in celebration of his 10th-inning single that capped a 7-6 comeback victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night and gave Minnesota a half-game lead in the AL...

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9/25/2008 9:16 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Twins enter weekend leading AL Central (AP)

In Sept. 25 stories about the Minnesota Twins' 7-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Twins starter Kevin Slowey retired the first 13 batters he faced. He retired the first 10 batters.

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9/25/2008 9:37 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Newcastle left with David O'Leary after Terry Venables snubs short-term deal

Newcastle may make David O'Leary interim manager after Terry Venables turned the club down

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9/25/2008 11:15 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Boxing: Heavyweight David Haye names day for Monte Barrett

David Haye, Britain's former world cruiser-weight champion, announced that he will face Monte Barrett on November 15

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9/25/2008 11:15 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Premier League: Carlos Tevez? Even Diego Maradona couldn't have done it alone, says Gianfranco Zola

Gianfranco Zola has criticised ruling by an independent arbitration panel over the Carlos Tevez affair

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9/25/2008 11:50 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Athletics: Dwain Chambers rules out second court bid to overturn Olympic ban

Despite having no plans to take on the British Olympic Association again, Dwain Chambers still harbours dreams of racing in 2012

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9/26/2008 5:46 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Contador expects to lead over Armstrong (AP)

Alberto Contador said Friday he will quit the Astana cycling team if his leadership position is not secure following the arrival of seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong. Contador said the Astana cycling team director Johan Bruyneel made assurances that he'll remain its leader. "I spoke with Johan about the Tour next year and he said there is no problem and that I will be the leader,...

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9/26/2008 10:46 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Stewart within sight of Chase leaders (AP)

So far, 2008 hasn't been Tony Stewart's year.

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9/26/2008 11:26 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

On Second Thoughts: Alan Shearer

He is remembered as a Newcastle legend, but the most significant period of his career - by far - was at Blackburn

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9/26/2008 12:34 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

McNabb practices, Westbrook sits out (AP)

Donovan McNabb returned to practice Friday, but the Eagles could be without Brian Westbrook for Sunday's game at the Chicago Bears. McNabb was a full participant in Friday's practice after sitting out all week with a chest contusion he sustained in the first half of last week's 15-6 win over Pittsburgh.

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9/26/2008 1:23 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Tennis: Zheng guns down Ivanovic again to reach last four in China

Roland Garros champion Ana Ivanovic was dumped out of the China Open by local favourite Jie Zheng

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9/26/2008 2:42 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Yankees' Rivera considering surgery (AP)

New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is considering whether to have offseason surgery on his sore right shoulder. General manager Brian Cashman said before Friday night's scheduled game against the Boston Red Sox that Rivera can pitch through the pain until the season's over. But over the winter, Rivera will need treatment or surgery for calcification of the A.C.

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9/26/2008 3:10 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Stakes high as Georgia hosts Alabama (AP)

A.J. Green was watching the game on television, still a few months away from enrolling at Georgia. He knew the Bulldogs had it when Matthew Stafford let go of the pass. Mikey Henderson got a step on the Alabama defender. The ball arrived just in the nick of time. Touchdown, Georgia. Game over. "I was watching at my house," said Green, now a freshman receiver for the Bulldogs.

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9/26/2008 3:51 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

PG Jason Williams retires from NBA (AP)

Jason Williams announced his retirement Friday, ending his 10-year NBA career less than two months after signing with the Los Angeles Clippers. Williams, who helped the Miami Heat to the NBA title in 2006, averaged 11.4 points, 6.3 assists and shot 39.6 percent from the floor in 679 games. The point guard was drafted seventh overall pick in 1998 out of Florida by the Sacramento Kings and averaged...