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Tiny dinosaur on verge of swearing off meat (Reuters)

Reuters - A rare juvenile skull of a 190 million-year-old dinosaur may help explain when an important group of plant eaters branched off from carnivorous cousins, U.S. and British researchers said on Thursday.

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10/23/2008 10:29 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Greek dig unearths Neolithic household gear (AP)

AP - A 6,000 year-old set of household gear, including crockery and two wood-fired ovens, has been found in the buried ruins of a prehistoric farmhouse in northern Greece, officials said Thursday.

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US sees deeper woes, global governments step up response (AFP)

AFP - US officials warned Thursday of a rise in unemployment stemming from the credit crisis while France unveiled plans for a sovereign wealth fund to protect key industries from turmoil as debate raged over the cause of the global maelstrom.

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NASA traces glitches that stopped Hubble (Reuters)

Reuters - NASA engineers have traced two glitches that shut down the orbiting Hubble space telescope and said on Thursday they rebooted one of the computers involved.

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10/23/2008 6:09 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

OPEC should cut oil output by two million barrels a day: Iran (AFP)

AFP - Iran's oil minister on Thursday said that a drop in demand meant OPEC should decide to cut production by two million barrels per day when it meets for a meeting here on Friday.

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10/23/2008 9:44 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Scientists try to stop hunger with retooled foods (AP)

AP - Want to lose weight? Try eating. That's one of the strategies being developed by scientists experimenting with foods that trick the body into feeling full.

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10/23/2008 4:06 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Greenspan says 'credit tsunami' to wipe out spending, jobs (AFP)

AFP - Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday the United States is swept by a "once-in-a-century credit tsunami" that will hit consumer spending and jobs.

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10/23/2008 5:34 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Potent Greenhouse Gas More Prevalent than Thought (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - A potent greenhouse gas is at least four times more prevalent in the atmosphere than was previously estimated, a new study reports.

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10/23/2008 6:36 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Mich. ad likens stem-cell work to Tuskegee study (AP)

AP - A television ad created by opponents of a ballot measure that would allow embryonic stem-cell research in Michigan likens such work to the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study.

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10/23/2008 7:49 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA tries again to get ailing Hubble working (AP)

AP - NASA is trying again to wake up the sleeping science computer on the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble hasn't been able to take pictures since late September because its computer couldn't collect and transmit photos. NASA tried to wake up a backup system last week, but ran into new problems that shut the computer down again.

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10/23/2008 8:33 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Mexican energy reform passes Senate (AP)

AP - The Mexican Senate has passed a controversial energy reform meant to revitalize the nation's flagging oil industry.

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10/22/2008 10:34 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Charges filed against 6 in Iowa pig abuse case (AP)

AP - Six farm employees were charged with animal abuse and neglect Wednesday in connection with a video obtained by an animal-rights group that showed workers abusing pigs.

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10/23/2008 7:31 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

OPEC chief foresees oil output cut despite economic crisis (AFP)

AFP - OPEC's president said the oil cartel will lower output at an urgent meeting on Friday as hardline members pushed for sharp cuts despite warnings that a resulting price rise could worsen economic hardship.

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10/23/2008 11:33 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Out of Thin Air: How Money is Really Made (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Making money in 2008 looks like a grim proposition, but not because U.S. government printing presses can't create enough dollar bills.

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10/22/2008 9:46 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Blue Bananas Surprise Scientists (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - When a banana ripens, it turns yellow - unless you look at it under a black light, in which case, it appears bright blue, a new study has found. The banana's blue glow was discovered by scientists at the University of Innsbruck in Austria and Columbia University in New York, the first team to look for this phenomenon in bananas. ...

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10/22/2008 10:17 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

New Space Station Crew Takes Charge (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Two Russian cosmonauts turned over control of the International Space Station to their replacements Wednesday as they prepare to return to Earth with an American space tourist.

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10/23/2008 12:17 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Oil powerhouse Venezuela struggles to keep lights on (Reuters)

Reuters - Despite having some of the world's largest energy reserves, Venezuela is increasingly struggling to maintain basic electrical service, a growing challenge for leftist President Hugo Chavez.

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10/23/2008 12:48 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Oklahoma State projects affected by donor's losses (AP)

AP - Oklahoma State University officials cheered when oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens gave a record-setting gift of $165 million to his alma mater two years ago for athletic programs and then invested it in his BP Capital hedge fund so that it would grow even more.

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10/23/2008 11:28 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Kuwait says OPEC must consider global crisis (AFP)

AFP - Kuwait's Oil Minister Mohammad al-Olaim said on Thursday that OPEC should act over crude prices but that any measure must take into account the global financial crisis.

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10/23/2008 3:30 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

US working on plan to help homeowners refinance (AP)

AP - Federal regulators told Congress Thursday they're working on a plan that could help many distressed homeowners escape foreclosure in a global financial crisis that Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned will get worse before it gets better.

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10/23/2008 5:12 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Study: Lyme Disease Was Imported (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Lyme disease entered American consciousness in 1975, when a cluster of cases turned up around Old Lyme, Connecticut. Thirty-plus years later, it's still on the rise in the United States.

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10/23/2008 5:25 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Saudi oil minister not drawn over possible cut to OPEC output (AFP)

AFP - Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Nuaimi refused to be drawn on Thursday on the possibility that OPEC will announce a cut to its crude production at an emergency policy meeting due here.

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10/23/2008 6:02 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Warm hands lead to warm hearts, sneaky study shows (AP)

AP - Time to update that old saying "cold hands, warm heart." New research shows touching something warm can make you feel and act more warmly toward others. Whether someone is deemed to have a "warm" or "cold" personality makes a powerful first impression. That led Yale University scientists to wonder if physical warmth could promote psychological warmth, by subconsciously priming people to think better of others.

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10/23/2008 11:15 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Strong 6.2 earthquake rocks Papua New Guineau (AFP)

AFP - A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Papua New Guineau on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or tsunami.

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Warm Hands Make People Generous (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - That morning cup of coffee could give you a rosier outlook on the world. New research reveals that individuals who held the warm beverage viewed a stranger as having warmer personality traits than when holding an iced coffee.

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10/23/2008 7:21 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

The Stink in Farts Controls Blood Pressure (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - A smelly rotten-egg gas in farts controls blood pressure in mice, a new study finds. The unpleasant aroma of the gas, called hydrogen sulfide (H2S), can be a little too familiar, as it is expelled by bacteria living in the human colon and eventually makes its way, well, out. The new research found that cells lining mice's blood vessels naturally make the gas and this action can help keep the rodents' blood pressure low by relaxing the blood vessels to prevent hypertension (high blood pressure)...

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10/21/2008 9:16 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

NASA chief: Criticism hurting space agency morale (AP)

AP - Unfounded criticism of America's next-generation moon rocket is hurting NASA morale but hasn't stopped progress on the craft, the space agency's administrator Michael Griffin said Tuesday.

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10/22/2008 1:05 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

India launches moon mission in Asian space race (AP)

AP - Scientists have better maps of distant Mars than the moon where astronauts have walked. But India hopes to change that with its first lunar mission.

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10/22/2008 5:03 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Scientists find 26 genes promoting lung cancer (AP)

AP - In the largest effort of its kind, scientists have identified 26 genes that, when damaged, appear to promote lung cancer.

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10/22/2008 6:08 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

OPEC decision must consider consumers, producers: Khelil (AFP)

AFP - OPEC President Chakib Khelil said here on Wednesday that an upcoming decision by the cartel to cut oil production must consider both consumers and producers hit by a global financial crisis.

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10/21/2008 9:45 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

First Apollo Flight Crew Last to be Honored (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Forty years after flying NASA's first manned Apollo mission, the crew of Apollo 7 was honored with the space agency's highest award, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal.

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10/21/2008 9:46 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Fast readers wanted (AP)

AP - Rushing to ease endangered species rules before President Bush leaves office, Interior Department officials are attempting to review 200,000 comments from the public in just 32 hours, according to an e-mail obtained by The Associated Press.

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10/22/2008 2:05 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

How Oil Drilling Could Power the Future (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Editor's Note: Each Wednesday LiveScience examines the viability of emerging energy technologies - the power of the future.

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10/22/2008 5:11 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Bird-Like Dinosaur Sported Bizarre Tail Feathers (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - A pigeon-sized dinosaur that lived more than 100 million years ago sported four ribbon-like tail feathers that likely helped the creature balance on tree branches.

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10/22/2008 8:31 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Competition Heats Up for Space Station Cargo Contract (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - WASHINGTON - Three U.S. firms are preparing to submit final bids for a pair of NASA International Space Station cargo services contract worth up to $3.1 billion through 2015.

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10/22/2008 5:05 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Tape measure: X-rays detected from Scotch tape (AP)

AP - Just two weeks after a Nobel Prize highlighted theoretical work on subatomic particles, physicists are announcing a startling discovery about a much more familiar form of matter: Scotch tape. It turns out that if you peel the popular adhesive tape off its roll in a vacuum chamber, it emits X-rays. The researchers even made an X-ray image of one of their fingers.

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10/22/2008 5:54 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Weird dino rewrites the book on birds (AFP)

AFP - A tiny, egg-robbing dinosaur that lived more than 150 million years ago could help explain a key phase in the evolution of birds, scientists reported on Wednesday.

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10/22/2008 6:02 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Researchers Find More Genes Linked to Lung Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified 26 genes associated with the most common type of lung cancer, adenocarcinoma -- more than doubling the number of genes known to play a role in the deadly disease.

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10/22/2008 7:46 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

ConocoPhillips posts high profits, warns of weaker results ahead (AFP)

AFP - US oil group ConocoPhillips posted a 41 percent rise in net profit in the third quarter but warned that future earnings in the industry would be "dramatically" lower in the coming years.

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10/21/2008 9:47 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Dinosaur Graveyard Yields Fossil Bounty (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - A "dinosaur graveyard" full of fossils has been discovered in a former river bed in Utah, presenting an opportunity for a decade's worth of Jurassic research by paleontologists, it was announced this week. Scientists and technicians with the Utah Thornbury Dinosaur Expedition unearthed an abundance of sauropod (an herbivorous long-necked dinosaur) finds, as well as the bones of several carnivorous dinosaurs, said paleontologist Luis Chiappe, director of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's Dinosaur Institute...

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Russia eyes swing producer role to influence prices (Reuters)

Reuters - Russia could become a swing producer to influence global prices, the country's top energy official said on Wednesday as OPEC's Secretary General met with a Russian president for the first time.

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China finds fossils of small feathered dinosaur (Reuters)

Reuters - Archaeologists in China have discovered fossils of a pigeon-sized feathered dinosaur which they believe to be an ancestor of birds.

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10/22/2008 7:46 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Beetle invasion threatens New England trees (AP)

AP - A wood-devouring beetle has gained a foothold in New England, and authorities plan to cut down large numbers of infested trees and grind them up to stop the pest from spreading to the region's celebrated forests and ravaging the timber, tourism and maple-syrup industries.

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10/21/2008 12:48 PM - Views: 6 Rating: -

Russia, Iran, Qatar discuss OPEC-style gas cartel (AP)

AP - Russia, Iran and Qatar took their first serious steps toward forming an OPEC-style cartel for natural gas on Tuesday, a prospect that has unnerved energy-importing nations in Europe and the United States.

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10/20/2008 9:34 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Mathematician Predicts Rays to Win World Series (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The Tampa Bay Rays have a more than a 50-50 chance of beating the Phillies in the World Series, a mathematician predicts.

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10/20/2008 11:40 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Geologists discover `dinosaur dance floor' (AP)

AP - Geologists say they have discovered prehistoric animal tracks so densely packed on a 3/4-acre site that they're calling it a "dinosaur dance floor."

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10/21/2008 1:10 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Paltrow says she's helping Madonna through split (AP)

AP - Actress Gwyneth Paltrow said Monday that she's helping her friend Madonna through her marriage split. Paltrow told reporters that she's supporting the pop star following the announcement last Wednesday that she's separated from film director husband Guy Ritchie.

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10/21/2008 2:06 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Safety a problem for new generation drugs, too (AP)

AP - Nearly a fourth of widely used new-generation biological drugs for several common diseases produce serious side effects that lead to safety warnings soon after they go on the market, the first major study of its kind found.

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10/21/2008 2:59 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

World's key gas states to set up joint forum (AFP)

AFP - Iran, Qatar and Russia -- the three countries with the world's largest gas reserves -- agreed on Tuesday to create a new forum for joint projects but stopped short of advocating an OPEC-style cartel.

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10/21/2008 9:36 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Iran favours OPEC cut of at least 2mln bpd (AFP)

AFP - Iran's oil minister said on Tuesday that Tehran believes OPEC should cut production by between two million and 2.5 million barrels a day, and that prices could go higher than 150 dollars a barrel.

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10/23/2008 10:13 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

COROT directly sees ‘Sun-quakes’ in other stars for the first time

Sounding the Sun through a technique similar to seismology has opened a new era for understanding the Sun’s interior. The COROT satellite has now applied this technique to three stars, directly probing the interiors of stars beyond the Sun for the first time.

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10/23/2008 1:01 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Space Tourist, Cosmonauts to Land Tonight (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Two Russian cosmonauts and American space tourist Richard Garriott are set to cast off from the International Space Station tonight for the return to Earth, and they're hoping for a smooth ride home.

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10/23/2008 5:51 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

India eyes larger slice of satellite launch sector (AFP)

AFP - India's first moon mission not only makes it a serious player in space exploration but also holds the prospect of a bigger slice of the lucrative satellite launch market, analysts say.

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10/23/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

NASA's Next Moon Mission Begins Thermal Vacuum Test

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has begun environmental testing in a thermal vacuum that simulates the harsh rigors of space.

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10/23/2008 7:45 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Shuttle Endeavour Swaps Launch Pads for November Liftoff (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The space shuttle Endeavour moved to a new launch pad Thursday to gear up for a supply run to the International Space Station next month.

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10/22/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Next Hubble Telescope Media Teleconference Thursday, Oct. 23

NASA will provide an update to reporters on the current efforts to restore Hubble Space Telescope science observations during a media teleconference on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m. EDT.

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10/22/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Moves to Launch Pad, Practice Liftoff Set

Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to move from Launch Pad 39B to Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., as early as 8 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 23, as preparations for the STS-126 mission move forward.

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10/22/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA And The Challenger Center Announce Naming Contest

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10/22/2008 3:45 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

India Celebrates Launch of First Moon Probe (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - PARIS - India's first space mission beyond Earth orbit was launched successfully Wednesday (Local Time) when an upgraded version of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) placed the Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter into an elliptical transfer orbit, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced.

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10/22/2008 5:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Chandrayaan-1 successfully launched – next stop: the Moon

Chandrayaan-1, India’s first mission to the Moon, was successfully launched earlier this morning from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) in Sriharikota, India.

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10/22/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA Invites Reporters to Tests of Moon Tools in Hawaii Nov. 13

Media are invited to observe tests of NASA equipment and rover concepts that will demonstrate how astronauts might prospect for lunar resources and make their own oxygen for survival on the moon. The tests will take place Thursday, Nov. 13, starting at 9 a.m. HST outside Hilo, Hawaii.

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10/22/2008 7:26 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Ky. campus lockdown ends; no evidence of gunfire (AP)

AP - Western Kentucky University was locked down for several hours Wednesday after reports of gunmen on campus, but officials said they could find no evidence that shots had been fired or that anyone had a weapon.

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10/21/2008 5:31 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Congress Withholds Funding for Spysat Program (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - WASHINGTON - Congressional appropriators have canceled funding for a joint U.S. military-intelligence program to field two commercial-class satellites to collect medium-resolution imagery, government and industry sources confirmed today.

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10/21/2008 8:00 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

All set for Chandrayaan-1 launch

Final preparations are under way for the launch of India’s first mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-1. The spacecraft is due to take off early tomorrow morning, 22 October 2008, on India’s own Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) in Sriharikota, India.

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10/21/2008 10:15 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Planets Thought Dead Might Be Habitable (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronomers have long talked about a "habitable zone" around a star as being a confined and predictable region where temperatures were not to cold, not to hot, so that a planet could retain liquid water and therefore support life as we know it.

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10/20/2008 10:24 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Congress cancels novel satellite program (AP)

AP - With a federal budget crunch looming, Congress this month canceled Pentagon plans to buy and launch two commercial imagery satellites to complement its network of classified spy craft, military and space industry officials said.

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10/20/2008 11:31 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Satellite Business Booming in the Middle East and North Africa: Highly Competitive Region Has 13 Operators (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The 13 commercial satellite-fleet operators active in the Middle East and North Africa showed a 73 percent fill rate on their 41 Ku-band satellites in mid-2008 when measured in booked megahertz compared to total megahertz of capacity, according to a mid-2008 survey of capacity taken from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by the London Satellite Exchange (LSE) and Euroconsult. The satellites were spread over 31 orbital slots.

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10/20/2008 11:05 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Space tech helps to find natural resources

Using space-based technology developed during ESA’s gravity mission studies, a novel gradiometer is being developed by a UK-based company to help oil and gas companies find the most appropriate locations to drill wells and plan further exploration.

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10/20/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

NASA Returns to the Moon with Instruments on Indian Spacecraft

Two NASA instruments to map the lunar surface will launch on India's maiden moon voyage. The Moon Mineralogy Mapper will assess mineral resources, and the Miniature Synthetic Aperture Radar, or Mini-SAR, will map the polar regions and look for ice deposits.

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10/19/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

NASA Launches IBEX Mission to Outer Solar System

IBEX will build an image of the outer boundary of the solar system from impacts on the spacecraft by high-speed particles called energetic neutral atoms.

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10/18/2008 3:31 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Space Tourist Settles in Aboard Station (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - American space tourist Richard Garriott is settling into life aboard the International Space Station and learning firsthand the lessons learned by his astronaut father.

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10/17/2008 7:00 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

ESA Council meeting at ministerial level: The Hague, 25/26 November 2008

ESA PR 42-2008. The next ESA Council meeting at ministerial level will take place on 25/26 November in The Hague, the Netherlands, at the World Forum, Churchillplein 10, 2517 JW.

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10/17/2008 7:42 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Building a safer space together

The conference ‘Building a Safer Space Together’, taking place in Rome from 21 to 23 October, is an invitation to reflect and exchange information on the essential aspects of space safety on a global basis.

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10/17/2008 1:30 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Viewing the Universe in a different light

European scientists are preparing two new windows on the Universe that will give astronomers an unprecedented look at stars forming, and the aftermath of the 'Big Bang.'

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Hubble Telescope Media Teleconference Today at 4 P.M. EDT

NASA will host a media teleconference today beginning at approximately 4 p.m. EDT, to discuss issues recently experienced with the Hubble Space Telescope.

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10/17/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA Updates Time For Space Shuttle Atlantis' Roll From Launch Pad

NASA managers have adjusted the time for space shuttle Atlantis' rollback from Launch Pad 39A.

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10/17/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

NASA Increases Value of Engineering and Technology Contract

NASA has increased the maximum ordering value of a contract with Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT) Inc., by $49.2 million to support the Applied Engineering and Technology Directorate at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

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10/17/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Lunar Lander Teams To Compete For $2 Million NASA Prize

Nine teams with rocket-powered vehicles will compete during the 2008 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge.

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10/17/2008 1:44 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Putin tries satellite navigation device on his dog (AP)

AP - Russia was the first to put a dog in space. Now, 50 years later, it has brought space to a dog, and not just any dog but Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's beloved black Labrador.

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10/17/2008 12:21 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Putin's dog gets a satellite collar (Reuters)

Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's black labrador dog, Koni, Friday was given a collar that will allow her master to track her movements by satellite.

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10/17/2008 1:30 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Student projects fly high in northern Sweden

Students from around Europe have been flying their experiments on high altitude balloons in northern Sweden. It is a unique way to test their theories in an extreme environment, but one that comes with a healthy dose of lastminute drama alongside their scientific successes.

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10/17/2008 6:45 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Europe to Delay Mars Rover Mission (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - PARIS ? European Space Agency (ESA) governments tentatively have agreed to delay the launch of Europe's first-ever Mars rover by a little more than two years, to 2016, as part of a broader effort to rein in project costs and seek deeper cooperation with NASA and the Russian space agency, European government officials said.

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10/17/2008 11:15 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Doorstep Astronomy: Mercury in the Morning (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - If there ever was a planet that has gotten a bad rap for its inability to be readily observed, it would have to be Mercury, known in some circles as the "elusive planet."

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10/16/2008 4:45 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Bush Signs NASA Authorization Bill into Law (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - WASHINGTON - U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law the NASA Authorization Act of 2008 (H.R. 6063), a policy bill that endorses U.S. plans to return to the Moon, sets budget targets for NASA programs and requires the agency to conduct an additional space shuttle flight to deliver a multibillion dollar science payload to the International Space Station.

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10/16/2008 8:49 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

GOCE launch postponed

The foreseen 27 October launch date of GOCE has had to be postponed to allow the enquiry board time to conclude its work. A new launch date will be announced here as soon as possible.

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10/16/2008 8:52 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

ESA closes in on the origin of Mars’ larger moon

European space scientists are getting closer to unravelling the origin of Mars’ larger moon, Phobos. Thanks to a series of close encounters by ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, the moon looks almost certain to be a ‘rubble pile’, rather than a single solid object. However, mysteries remain about where the rubble came from.

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10/16/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

NASA's Fermi Telescope Discovers First Gamma-Ray-Only Pulsar

About three times a second, a 10,000-year-old stellar corpse sweeps a beam of gamma-rays toward Earth.

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10/16/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Administrator's Statement on Signing of the NASA Authorization Act

The following is a statement by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin after the signing by the president of the NASA Authorization Act of 2008

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10/16/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Schmitt Completes NASA Advisory Council Service; Ford Named Chairman

NASA Advisory Council Chairman Harrison "Jack" H. Schmitt announced Thursday he was leaving the council. Fellow council member Kenneth Ford will succeed him as chairman effective immediately.

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10/16/2008 7:45 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

NASA: Hubble Space Telescope's Reboot Going Well (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - NASA's long-distance effort to revive the ailing Hubble Space Telescope is going well, with the orbital observatory on track to resume science observations by week's end, agency officials said Thursday.

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10/15/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 7 Rating: -

NASA to Discuss Mission to Study Sun's Weakening Protective Bubble

NASA will hold a media teleconference on Friday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. EDT, to preview the Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission.

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NASA Invites Reporters to Observe Lunar Rover Tests in Arizona

NASA is practicing for future lunar road trips, and reporters are invited to observe the activities. The annual Desert RATS, or Research and Technology Studies, field test will be held in Arizona during October, and NASA will host a media day on Oct. 24.

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Animals on climate

Climate change is one of the greatest environmental threats facing the planet and is driving biodiversity loss, affecting both individual species and their ecosystems.

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NASA to Webcast IBEX Spacecraft Launch on Pegasus Rocket Oct. 19

The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space will be launched on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1:48 p.m. EDT, during a launch window that extends from 1:44 p.m. to 1:52 p.m. Called the Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, the spacecraft will conduct extremely high-altitude orbits above Earth to investigate and capture images of processes taking place at the farthest reaches of the solar system.

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NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis Rolls Off Launch Pad Monday

Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll back from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, to await launch on its mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Will downturn hit Hollywood? (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - The upward march of ticket prices may halt. The growth of premium movie houses – with their reserve seating and gourmet food – could slow. There may be fewer new movies, and each one may stay for a shorter time in theaters before moving to DVD, cable, and satellite.

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10/14/2008 9:14 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Russian spacecraft docks with orbital station (AP)

AP - An American computer game designer boarded the international space station Tuesday, floating onto the orbital outpost 35 years after his astronaut father circled the Earth on Skylab.

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Infant Stars Caught Feeding (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope has given astronomers their most detailed look at how infant stars feed off the disks of gas and dust that swirl around them as they grow.

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NASA Releases Documentary Celebrating Agency's First 50 Years

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, NASA will premiere the documentary "50 Years of Exploration: The Golden Anniversary of NASA" on NASA Television's Public and Education channels Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 9 p.m. EDT.

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New crew, U.S. tourist dock with space station (Reuters)

Reuters - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying U.S. video game developer Richard Garriott docked with the International Space Station Tuesday.

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10/23/2008 11:01 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Small Talk: the New Orleans Saints cheerleaders

Good morning, ladies.Ashlyn: [Cheery] HI!DiAnne: [Bouncy] HI![Small Talk realises the lobby of a plush London hotel might be a bit noisy to conduct an interview, so relocates to the bar]Waitress: Can I get you and the ladies a drink?[Small Talk realises with dawning horror it only has 7p in its pockets] Um…Ashlyn: …DiAnne: …[Ashlyn and DiAnne catch Small Talk desperately scanning their tracksuits for signs of a wallet or purse. Small Talk stares furiously at the floor in embarrassment] Can we just sit here for a bit?Waitress: [Testily] So you don't want a drink then?[Quietly] No...

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10/23/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Derby three charged over loan

Three former Derby County directors and their consultants must offer their pleas to Northampton Crown Court next month over charges of conspiracy to conceal criminal property and other financial offences.Those charged are the former Pride Park finance director Andrew McKenzie, the departed chief executive Jeremy Keith and the one-time director of football Murdo Mackay. Their adviser, David Lowe, and accountant, Mark Waters, have also been charged with the criminal-property offence.The charges relate to a £15m loan taken from a Panamanian company, the ABC Corporation, in October 2003...

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Scottish Premier League: Artur Boruc escapes with £500 fine for stirring up Rangers fans

The Scottish FA have found Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc guilty of improper conduct

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Row over Jamaica debt could spell trouble for England's 2018 bid

England's 2018 World Cup bid is in danger of losing the vital Caribbean block of votes in a row over a £135,000 debt owed to the Football Association. Jamaica's football federation president, Captain Horace Burrell, has expressed dismay at the FA's decision to report the debt to the world governing body, Fifa, despite high-level talks over the issue. After two separate meetings with the FA's Simon Johnson, Burrell had understood that Soho Square would write off the debt in return for an FA-badged youth-development facility in Jamaica...

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Football: John Terry hurt by claims he used back injury to choose club over country

John Terry felt compelled last night to reaffirm his commitment to England. The national captain made clear that the back injury which ruled him out of the World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus was not linked to a problem which required surgery two years ago and should not hamper him again in the future.The centre-half suffered discomfort during Chelsea's Champions League group game at Cluj earlier this month, a legacy of an awkward playing surface in Romania, and required a pain-killing injection to play in the subsequent Premier League match against Aston Villa...

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10/23/2008 10:07 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Uefa Cup: Braga 3-0 Portsmouth

Portsmouth endured a miserable night in Portugal as they went down 3-0 to Braga

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10/23/2008 11:01 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rugby league: World Cup team guide

On the eve of England's first World Cup match, discover all the key points on every team competing in Australia

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10/23/2008 11:01 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Tennis: Murray breezes past Gulbis on a wave of authority

Andy Murray maintained his supreme form to beat talented Latvian Ernests Gulbis with ease in the St Petersburg Open

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10/23/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Betting: Punt for the blue corner

Brave punters stand to make a good profit from some targeted betting on Chelsea's crucial tie against Liverpool

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10/23/2008 9:50 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Uefa Cup: Aston Villa 2-1 Ajax

This was not quite the European stage Gareth Barry imagined he would be appearing on this season but there was no sign of disappointment on the face of the England international last night as his well taken goal seconds before the interval gave Aston Villa a deserved victory over Ajax. Outplayed for periods in the first half, Villa were in control thereafter as Martin O'Neill's side collected the three points that provides the perfect platform to progress from Group F.Ajax were not without their opportunities to bring parity, Urby Emanuelson propelling a low drive from 25 yards which Brad Friedel clawed to safety, but Villa always seemed the more likely side to score again on a night when this famous old stadium reverberated with noise...

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Trendspotting: spot the winning patterns for profit

Ranking teams accurately gives punters a fair chance of predicting the winner of any football match

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10/23/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Premier League: Phil Gartside calls for two-tier Premier League and curb on foreign tycoons

Bolton Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside wants the Premier League to be restructured to make it more competitive

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10/23/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Premier League: Eduardo three weeks away from competitive action

Arsène Wenger has offered Arsenal supporters timely encouragement by indicating that Eduardo da Silva may make a surprise early return to the first-team set-up next month, but at the same time the Frenchman criticised the fans for not giving the team the support he feels they deserve.Arsenal's manager of 12 years, speaking at the club's annual general meeting yesterday, sought a show of support from those present by stressing the positives at the Emirates after an inconsistent opening to the campaign...

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10/23/2008 11:03 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

We can end Chelsea's unbeaten record, says Alonso

Xabi Alonso believes Liverpool have every chance of ending Chelsea's unbeaten home record this weekend

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10/22/2008 11:21 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Uefa Cup: Martin O'Neill hopes visit of Ajax lifts Aston Villa to new European heights

It is more than three months since Aston Villa started their Uefa Cup campaign, but for Martin O'Neill the real competition starts tonight when Ajax arrive for a fixture laced with history and glamour. The opponents in Villa's three previous Uefa Cup ties have failed to capture the imagination but there is little doubt that Marco van Basten's side, with their European pedigree, are box-office material."It is the kind of game which marks the fact we are in the tournament," said O'Neill, who was in the Nottingham Forest side that defeated Ajax in the 1980 European Cup semi-final en route to retaining the trophy...

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10/22/2008 11:22 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Horse racing: Fines for Prix de l'Abbaye riders

Seven jockeys, including Frankie Dettori, have been fined €1,500 by France's racing authority for not returning to the stalls after a false start to the Prix de l'Abbaye on Arc day. The news follows France Galop's surprise decision to reject an appeal by connections of It's Gino, who claimed their horse was a clear third in the Arc, rather than dead-heating with Soldier Of Fortune, as the raceday judge decided. Horse racingguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

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10/23/2008 7:32 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Duke lacrosse accuser maintains story (AP)

The woman who prosecutors determined falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape maintains in a new memoir that she was attacked, a claim that provoked an angry lawsuit threat from one player's family. Crystal Mangum, who appeared publicly Thursday for the first time since making the allegations more than two years ago, says in her book being made available online Friday that she is not...

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10/23/2008 8:40 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Thursday's football transfer rumours - David Beckham to Portsmouth?

Wigan look to make Zaki move permanent | Wagner Love eyes Spurs and Manchester City | Santa Cruz too expensive for Villa

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10/23/2008 1:24 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Newcastle's Habib Beye available for Tyne-Wear derby after red card appeal upheld

Newcastle defender Habib Beye will be free to play in Saturday's Tyne-Wear derby against Sunderland after the club's appeal against his red card in Monday's match with Manchester City was upheld.The Senegal international was dismissed by referee Rob Styles for a professional foul on City striker Robinho in the 12th minute of the match, but the Magpies appealed against the decision.An FA regulatory commission heard the appeal today and found in the player's favour. "At a regulatory commission hearing today, a claim for wrongful dismissal from Newcastle United defender Habib Beye was upheld," an FA statement said...

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10/23/2008 2:29 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Giants LB Pierce likely to face Steelers (AP)

Spending a game walking the sidelines with coach Tom Coughlin and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo was more than enough for Antonio Pierce. Less than a week after being sidelined by a quad injury, the New York Giants' middle linebacker has practiced without restrictions the past two days and appears ready for Sunday's showdown with the Steelers in Pittsburgh.

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10/23/2008 3:58 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Bolton chairman Phil Gartside demands radical Premier League shake-up

Bolton chairman Phil Gartside wants the Premier League split into two, salary caps enforced and an end to the threat of relegation

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10/23/2008 7:01 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Ribeiro's 5 points help Stars top Isles (AP)

Mike Ribeiro had a goal and a career-high four assists in the Dallas Stars' 5-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Loui Eriksson added a pair of goals, and Brendan Morrow and Krystofer Barch also scored for the Stars, who went 2-1 against the three New York-area teams this week. Dallas beat the Rangers 2-1 on Monday and lost 5-0 at New Jersey on Wednesday.

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10/23/2008 7:28 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Uefa Cup: Udinese 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur

Spurs's season took another turn for the worse after a 2-0 defeat in Italy

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10/22/2008 11:22 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rugby Union: Ian McGeechan: Wasps woes won't impact on Lions tour

Ian McGeechan yesterday defended the decision to have the Lions management team for South Africa next summer largely made up of past and present personnel of a club soundly beaten in this city in the Heineken Cup last weekend.Six of the seven major management figures for the tour played some part in Wasps' success before the current season. McGeechan, the head coach, is Wasps' director of rugby and it was announced here yesterday that he will be accompanied by five of the Wales management team - Warren Gatland (forwards), Shaun Edwards (defence), Rob Howley (attack), Craig White (conditioning) and Rhys Long (analysis) - who have worked with the Guinness Premiership champions...

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10/22/2008 11:22 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Horse racing: Tatenen may be best of Paul Nicholls novice chasers

While Alan King, for one, might have something to say on the subject, the jumps season - and the big meetings in particular - more and more revolves around the stable of champion trainer Paul Nicholls. His treble at Kempton on Sunday, following five winners the previous Saturday, has already set the pattern. Kicks For Free, Tatenen, Pierrot Lunaire, Rippling Ring and Big Fella Thanks are just some of the potential stars from the Nicholls team set to appear at Aintree and Chepstow this weekend, while the race-fit Oslot could make things hot for Voy Por Ustedes in Aintree's Old Roan Chase...

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10/23/2008 9:36 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Report: Brady has 2 more knee procedures (AP)

The New England Patriots offered their continued and undiminished support for injured quarterback Tom Brady on Thursday, denying a broadcast report that they are upset that he opted against the team's preferred doctors and decided to have surgery on the West Coast. After published reports said Brady needed two more operations to clean out an infection in his surgically repaired knee, ESPN.com,...

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10/23/2008 11:54 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Video: Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari praises John Terry after victory over Roma

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari was happy after last night's victory, while Roma Manager Luciano Spalletti praised his team's spirit

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10/23/2008 12:31 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Uefa Cup: Aston Villa v Ajax - live from 7.30pm!

Follow Aston Villa's Uefa Cup group match against Ajax with Tom Bryant

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10/23/2008 12:53 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Didier Drogba escapes punishment for Nemanja Vidic comments in autobiography

Didier Drogba will not face any disciplinary action from the Football Association over comments in his autobiography saying he wished he had punched Nemanja Vidic in the Champions League final.The Chelsea striker was sent off in the final in May for slapping the Manchester United defender and in his book he said he now wishes he had punched Vidic. The FA has studied the remark in the context of the book and decided to take no action.Drogba wrote: "I have seen the match on video and I believe I should not have been sent off with three minutes to go...

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10/23/2008 2:44 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

International Rules: Darragh McManus on the history of International Rules between Ireland and Australia

The International Rules series was banned for its violence. Now it's back, all anyone wants to see is a few more punch-ups

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10/23/2008 4:36 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Cricket: ECB line up West Indies as replacement tourists for Sri Lanka

The 2009 Sri Lankan tour of England has reportedly been postponed with the West Indies due to take their place

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10/23/2008 8:45 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rays pull out tricks, even World Series (AP)

Squeeze plays, a wacky checked swing and a fresh face out of the bullpen. These plucky Tampa Bay Rays pulled out all their tricks at Tropicana Field to tie the World Series. James Shields stymied the slumping Philadelphia Phillies, rookie David Price got the final seven outs and Tampa Bay rebounded from a rare home loss with a 4-2 victory Thursday night that made it 1-all.

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10/22/2008 11:21 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Michael Ballack risks exile after blast at Germany coach Joachim Löw

Joachim Löw is to summon his captain, Michael Ballack, to Germany to discuss his future with the national team in the wake of damaging comments made in a newspaper interview.Ballack accused the Germany coach of lacking respect for older players such as Torsten Frings in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper this week. The Chelsea midfielder is unhappy about the way Frings and Kevin Kuranyi have been sidelined by Löw, suggesting they have been treated with a lack of respect and asking: "Where are we going to end up?"These remarks have left Löw seething and he wants to speak to Ballack face to face...

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10/22/2008 11:22 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -