News Predator - Science News Archive 10/29/2008

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Mexico, US, Canada to protect endangered porpoise (AP)

AP - Officials from Mexico, the United States and Canada are teaming up in a plan presented Tuesday to protect the vaquita marina, a highly endangered species of porpoise in the upper Gulf of California.

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Paleontologists sift Utah soil for plant fossils (AP)

AP - Paleontologists are sifting through the soil of an excavated lot in search of ancient plants, the only ones from the early Jurassic period found so far in western North America.

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2004 Indian Ocean tsunami biggest in 600 years (AP)

AP - The tsunami that killed 230,000 people in 2004 was the biggest in the Indian Ocean in some 600 years, two new geological studies suggest.

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Whither the weather: Wacky World Series on hold (AP)

AP - Sooner or later, someone will win this World Series. Just not Tuesday night. Too wet. Besides, the baseball commissioner went home to Milwaukee. Maybe the Phillies and Rays can play ball Wednesday night. But snow showers are in the forecast.

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Best Horror Films Skip the Gore (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - If your aim this Halloween is to be very, very scared by a movie, you might reach way back into the archives of horror flicks rather than just grabbing for yet another modern slasher.

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10/29/2008 6:16 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Venezuelan satellite is launched from China (AP)

AP - Chinese and Venezuelan scientists hovered over radar screens, a Russian combat jet flew overhead and satellite dishes tilted toward the skies as Venezuela tracked the launch of its first satellite on Wednesday.

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Palin calls for break from Bush energy policy (AP)

AP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin called Wednesday for a "clean break" from the Bush administration's energy policies, which she says rely too much on importing foreign oil.

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Spooked? Kids Must Face Fears (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Ghosts, goblins and creepy Halloween fare might be just what the doctor ordered for some kids. New research finds the best way for children to overcome their fears is to face them.

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NASA may be able to speed up launch of moonship (AP)

AP - NASA officials said Wednesday it might be possible to try out its new moon rocketship a year earlier than its current target date of 2015.

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WWF says reckless consumption threatens the planet (Reuters)

Reuters - The Earth's natural resources are being depleted so quickly that "two planets" would be required to sustain current lifestyles within a generation, the conservation group WWF said on Wednesday.

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Floods kill six in India's northeast, thousands homeless (Reuters)

Reuters - Floods and landslides caused by three days of incessant rain killed six people and left thousands homeless in India's remote northeast, one of the country's most flood-prone regions, officials said on Wednesday.

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Mystery of the 5-Legged Freaks (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Oddly high rates of deformation among salamanders, frogs and other amphibians have puzzled scientists in recent years. Possible causes include inbreeding, parasites or pollution that permeates the animals' skin.

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Mars Lander Starts Winter Shutdown (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - As the sun sets on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, both literally and figuratively, mission engineers are beginning to shut down some of the spacecraft's instruments and heaters to conserve what little energy it has left.

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Brain Zap Improves Dexterity (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - A slight zap of electricity to the brain could make righties better at using their left hands, a new study shows.

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McCain says states deserve more offshore oil money (AP)

AP - Republican John McCain said he would boost the revenue Florida and other coastal states get from offshore drilling production, which he said would leave the decision on drilling to the states but give them an incentive to increase production.

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Mega-tsunami hit southeast Asia 700 years ago (Reuters)

Reuters - A mega-tsunami struck southeast Asia 700 years ago rivaling the deadly one in 2004, two teams of geologists said after finding sedimentary evidence in coastal marshes.

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Space shuttle crew practices for next launch (Reuters)

Reuters - Seven astronauts climbed aboard the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday in a practice run for a mission to deliver equipment needed to prepare the International Space Station for a larger crew.

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Tyrannosaurus rex noses out dinosaur competition (Reuters)

Reuters - When it came to the sense of smell among meat-eating dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex nosed out the competition.

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T. Rex Was a True Killer (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Tyrannosaurus rex relied on its elite nose to sniff out victims and take down live prey at night, a new study shows.

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French try plane technology in artificial heart (AP)

AP - In the race to build a better artificial heart, French scientists have turned to technology from satellites and airplanes to create a heart that they say responds better to the human body. So far, the new device, shown at a news conference in Paris on Monday, has only been tested in animals. Its makers hope it might one day help people survive without needing a human heart transplant.

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Tides of history: Tsunami hit Indian Ocean 600 years ago (AFP)

AFP - A massive Indian Ocean tsunami, similar in size to the behemoth that claimed a quarter of a million lives in December 2004, smashed into Thailand and Indonesia around 600 years ago, scientists believe.

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Mercury Flyby Reveals New Oddities (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Scientists are tackling new oddities at the planet Mercury via images beamed home by a NASA spacecraft that zoomed past the small, rocky world earlier this month.

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Mercury was once alive with volcanoes (Reuters)

Reuters - While it seems like a geologically dead planet today, early in its history tiny Mercury may have been a caldron of volcanic activity, NASA scientists said on Wednesday.

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Red on Women Drives Men Wild (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Red may be the color of love for a reason: It makes men feel more amorous towards women, a new study reports.

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10/28/2008 12:27 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Group Pride Rooted in Insecurity (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - From screaming baseball fans to political rally-goers, groups that engage in boastful self-aggrandizing may be trying to mask insecurity and low social status.

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10/28/2008 9:38 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

BP third-quarter profits surge on record high oil prices (AFP)

AFP - British energy giant BP said on Tuesday that third-quarter net profit soared 83 percent to 8.049 billion dollars (6.434 billion euros) on record high oil prices which have since slumped.

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Oddly, Americans Fear Snakes More Than Disease (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Diabetes affects 24 million Americans and an increasing number of children. It can lead to limb loss and heart attacks. Yet people are more afraid of snakes and flying.

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FTSE rebounds (AFP)

AFP - The FTSE 100 rebounded on Tuesday on the back of speculation of an American interest rate cut and strong profits announced by oil giant BP.

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10/28/2008 9:52 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Halloween Candy Trick: Gorge, Don't Nibble (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - If the thought of your kids downing enough M&Ms on Halloween night to fill a beanbag before racing to conquer the 32 newly acquisitioned Kit Kat bars makes you feel a bit queasy, rest assured:  Their primal chocolate gorging is the lesser of two evils for their teeth.

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10/28/2008 3:44 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Fifteen killed in Bangladesh storm (Reuters)

Reuters - At least 15 people were killed and some 300 injured by a tropical storm that battered southern Bangladesh, officials said on Tuesday.

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Does mold make you sick? Doctors seek answers (Reuters)

Reuters - Fungus expert Joan Bennett did not believe in so-called toxic mold -- the cause of "sick building syndrome" and many lawsuits -- until her New Orleans home was flooded during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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Wise Elephants Fear Roads (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Endangered forest elephants are avoiding roads at all costs, having learned to associate roads with danger due to rampant poaching in Central Africa.

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New deal to rescue Borneo orangutans in Malaysia (AP)

AP - Conservationists said Tuesday they were planning a big push to protect Borneo's orangutans, pygmy elephants and other endangered wildlife by purchasing land from palm oil producers to create a forest sanctuary.

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Mine from time of King Solomon found (AP)

AP - The fictional King Solomon's Mines held a treasure of gold and diamonds, but archaeologists say the real mines may have supplied the ancient king with copper.

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Tropical depression unlikely in Atlantic Ocean: NHC (Reuters)

Reuters - A low pressure system about midway between Cape Verde Island and the Lesser Antilles had less than a 20 percent chance of developing over the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.

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Ants Prefer Salt over Sugar (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Ants have less of a sweet tooth and more of a preference for salty snacks, at least when they live in salt-poor areas far from the ocean, a new study finds.

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1 hurt in explosion at La. natural gas facility (AP)

AP - Officials in northwest Louisiana say one person has been injured in an explosion at a natural gas facility.

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Reports of Newspaper Death Greatly Exaggerated (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Red ink on balance sheets of major newspapers across the country has been read as the blood of a slow death. Circulation figures continue to plummet as newsroom staffs are slashed.

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Stress Can Make You Itch (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Stress has been found to activate the immune system in the skin of mice, causing them to itch.

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Fear the Flu? Don a Mask (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The smartest winter fashion accessory this year just might be a surgical mask. A new study finds that wearing masks and using alcohol-based hand sanitizers can cut flu symptoms in a community by up to half.

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Scientists Grow Bigger, Better Diamonds (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - If you thought that rock on the ring in the window of Tiffany's was big and beautiful, the diamonds treated in labs with a newly-developed method will really blow you away.

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10/27/2008 9:12 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Biotech cash crunch threatens new medicines: UK expert (Reuters)

Reuters - The global credit crunch, which has already pushed some small biotechnology companies to the wall, could seriously delay the discovery of new life-saving medicines, a British expert warned on Monday.

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10/27/2008 2:19 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Religion Not the Only Path to Altruism (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Religion and its promotion of empathy get undue credit for our unselfish acts. Instead, it's our less-than-virtuous psychological perception that a moral authority is watching us that promotes altruism, a new review essay suggests.

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Safe Haven Laws Encourage Baby Disposal (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - It is illegal for a parent to neglect or abandon his or her child. Part of a parent's responsibility is to meet a child's basic needs, including food, shelter, clothing, and access to medical care. A parent who abandons a child can be charged with child neglect, abandonment, or child abuse.

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US claims rule changes don't threaten wildlife (AP)

AP - The Bush administration on Monday said that changes it wants to make to endangered species rules before President Bush leaves office will have no significant environmental consequences.

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10/27/2008 9:00 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Climate change affecting Walden Pond plants (AP)

AP - Naturalist Henry David Thoreau might well be surprised that while much of the land around Walden Pond remains undeveloped, many of the plants he knew so well are gone, probably a result of climate change.

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10/27/2008 4:34 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

China's hidden coal cost equal to 7.0 pct of GDP: green groups (AFP)

AFP - China's dependency on coal as its major energy source is creating hidden environmental and other costs worth more than seven percent of its annual gross domestic product, green groups said Monday.

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Brent oil price dives under $60 per barrel (AFP)

AFP - Brent crude oil prices plunged underneath 60 dollars per barrel here on Monday, as traders responded to the potential impact of a global recession on energy demand.

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Evidence found of solar system around nearby star (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON ? For the first time, astronomers think that they've found evidence of an alien solar system around a star close enough to Earth to be visible to the naked eye.

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How Life Should End: What Physicians Think (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Doctors see a lot of death. And so it might be interesting to know how they deal with their own end times.

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10/29/2008 10:17 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Weight, repairs blamed for Ala. train derailment (AP)

AP - A train hauling pieces of space shuttle rockets derailed last year because of inadequate repairs to a railroad bridge and the enormous weight of the load, according to a federal investigation released Wednesday.

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Second European CubeSat Workshop

Following on from the successful “Vega Maiden Flight CubeSat Workshop” held at ESA/ESTEC in January 2008, which was the first CubeSat workshop to be held at European-level, the ESA Education Office is pleased to announce the Second European CubeSat Workshop one year later as planned.

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NASA to Discuss Status of Hubble Servicing Mission Thursday

NASA will host a media teleconference at 5 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 30, to discuss the status of the upcoming shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.

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NASA Measurements Show Greenhouse Gas Methane on the Rise Again

The amount of methane in Earth's atmosphere shot up in 2007, bringing to an end approximately a decade in which atmospheric levels of the potent greenhouse gas were essentially stable.

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10/29/2008 5:18 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Shuttle Astronauts Practice Escape Drill for Launch (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The seven-astronaut crew of NASA's shuttle Endeavour strapped into their spacecraft Wednesday for a dress rehearsal of their planned November launch toward the International Space Station.

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10/29/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA TV Provides HD Feed of Documentary on NASA's First 50 Years

NASA Television will provide a high definition feed of the documentary "50 Years of Exploration: The Golden Anniversary of NASA" on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 1 and 8 p.m. EDT.

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10/29/2008 8:46 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

To Pluto With Postage: Nine Souvenirs Stow Away on NASA Probe (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Have you heard the one about the two men looking to launch a probe to Pluto who went to Burger King to find a part for their spacecraft?

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MESSENGER Spacecraft Reveals More Hidden Territory on Mercury

A NASA spacecraft gliding over the battered surface of Mercury for the second time this year has revealed more previously unseen real estate on the innermost planet.

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10/29/2008 8:37 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

NASA probe shows Mercury more dynamic than thought (AP)

AP - Earth's first nearly full look at Mercury reveals that the tiny lifeless planet took a far greater role in shaping itself than was thought, with volcanoes spewing "mysterious dark blue material."

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NASA Selects 142 Small Business Innovation Research Projects

NASA has selected 142 proposals for negotiation of Phase 2 contract awards in the Small Business Innovation Research program, known as SBIR.

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NASA Selects Goddard Program Analysis and Control Contractor

NASA has selected ASRC Research and Technology Solutions, LLC of Greenbelt, Md., to provide mission support services under the Program Analysis and Control (PAAC III) contract.

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Arctic sea ice thinning at record rate

The thickness of sea ice in large parts of the Arctic declined by as much as 19% last winter compared to the previous five winters, according to data from ESA’s Envisat satellite.

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10/28/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA Orbiter Reveals Details of a Wetter Mars

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has observed a new category of minerals spread across large regions of Mars. This discovery suggests that liquid water remained on the planet's surface a billion years later than scientists believed, and it played an important role in shaping the planet's surface and possibly hosting life.

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NASA to Update Reporters about Constellation Program

NASA will host a media teleconference Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 4 p.m. EST, to brief reporters about recent developments and ongoing progress in NASA's Constellation Program.

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NASA-Enhanced Dust Storm Predictions to Aid Health Community

NASA satellite data can improve forecasts of dust storms in the American Southwest in ways that can benefit public health managers.

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10/27/2008 3:14 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

ESA’s Lunar Robotics Challenge: A tough task for the student teams

The Teide volcanic peak on the island of Tenerife acted as a mock-up of the Moon landscape last week, with eight European student teams tuning, testing and driving their lunar rovers in preparation for a robotics competition that took place during the dark nights of last weekend.

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10/27/2008 2:30 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Tourist: Entrepreneurs need access to space center (AP)

AP - Government space agencies like NASA, Roscosmos and others need to give private entrepreneurs broader access to the orbiting station and encourage private space travel, the latest U.S. space tourist said Monday.

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Man overboard rescue system wins international navigation prizes

Innovators Peter Hall and Christine Edwards from British company Sci-Tech were awarded this year's Galileo Masters 2008 and the EGNOS special prize in the European Satellite Navigation Competition for their novel tracking system for seamen falling overboard.

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NASA to Hold News Conference about Status of Next Shuttle Launch

NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for no earlier than 6 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 30, to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch.

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NASA $350,000 Prize Goes to Armadillo Aerospace in Lunar Challenge

Armadillo Aerospace of Rockwall, Texas, earned $350,000 in NASA prize money during the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge in Las Cruces, N.M.

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10/24/2008 9:15 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

What a View! Space Bubbles Would Thrill Tourists (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The Rocket Racing League is teaming up with a private aerospace company and the state of New Mexico to build a new fleet of suborbital spacecraft designed to give space tourists a view of the Earth unlike any other.

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10/24/2008 9:15 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Meteor 'Fireball' Caught on Video (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A team of astronomers has caught on video a fiery meteor as it fell toward Earth.

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Ind. Supreme Court won't rush early voting tiff (AP)

AP - A divided Indiana Supreme Court on Friday rejected a effort by Republicans to shutter satellite early voting sites in three largely Democratic cities near Chicago, but an appeals court later agreed to expedite the case and set oral arguments for five days before the general election.

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Successful first test for Vega’s Zefiro 9-A solid-fuel rocket motor

Yesterday, the Zefiro 9-A motor successfully completed its first firing test at the Salto di Quirra Inter-force Test Range in Sardinia (Italy). This was the penultimate firing test for the engine prior to the Vega launcher’s qualification flight, scheduled to take place by the end of 2009.

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10/24/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Potent Greenhouse Gas More Common in Atmosphere Than Estimated

New research indicates a powerful greenhouse gas is at least four times more prevalent in the atmosphere than previously estimated.

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10/24/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

NASA TV To Air Station Crew Messages On Voting, 10th Anniversary

NASA Television will broadcast two special messages from International Space Station crew members.

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No money, no spacecraft, Russian producer warns (AFP)

AFP - Russia's spacecraft producer Energiya will not provide any more Soyuz vessels for trips to the International Space Station unless funds could urgently be found, Energiya's president and general constructor warned on Friday.

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Expedition 17 Crew Returns From International Space Station

Spaceflight participant Richard Garriott and two members of the 17th crew to live and work aboard the International Space Station returned to Earth at 10:36 p.m. CDT, Thursday.

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NASA To Release Science Results, Images From Second Mercury Flyby

NASA will hold a Science Update at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 29, to announce findings and release new images from the Oct. 6 flyby of Mercury

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GOCE launch delayed until 2009

The Russian authorities responsible for the Rockot launcher that shall carry ESA's GOCE Earth Explorer satellite into orbit have completed the investigation of a failure in the guidance and navigation system of the launcher's Upper Stage (Breeze KM).

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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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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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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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NASA And The Challenger Center Announce Naming Contest

NASA And The Challenger Center Announce Naming Contest

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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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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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10/29/2008 10:26 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Premier League: Manchester United 2-0 West Ham United

Cristiano Ronaldo began another hugely satisfying evening's work by collecting the Golden Boot for his 42 goals last season and, after another fine demonstration of the art of scoring, it ended with his name being sung with more vigour than any other time since his summer dalliance with Real Madrid. There will always be some Manchester United supporters who struggle to forgive and forget but for as long as Ronaldo can strike this kind of fear in opposition defences he will inevitably succeed in winning over the majority...

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10/29/2008 10:35 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Premier League: Stoke City 1-0 Sunderland

Another goal from a Rory Delap long throw gave Stoke a valuable three points against his former club

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10/29/2008 10:13 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Premier League: Hull City 0-3 Chelsea

The established order was restored in East Yorkshire last night but only after Hull City had given their illustrious guests an exacting work-out that is well disguised by the scoreline. True, as the second half unfolded, it ultimately became easy for Chelsea to revive their title challenge by bringing Hull's six-game undefeated streak - a run featuring five wins - to an end but Phil Brown's team devoted the first half to demonstrating precisely why these sides started the night level on 20 points in the Champions League zone...

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10/29/2008 11:20 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Co-operative Insurance Cup: Kilmarnock 1-3 Celtic

Shunsuke Nakamura was again the star for Celtic as they moved into the semi-finals of the Co-operative Insurance Cup

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10/29/2008 10:23 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Football: A wonder goal and a gutsy comeback, this north London derby had it all

Spurs showed character to level a thrilling match, but for Arsenal it was the same story of brilliance undone by carelessness

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10/29/2008 10:24 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Beauchemin helps Ducks beat Wings in OT (AP)

The Anaheim Ducks showed the Detroit Red Wings that repeating as Stanley Cup champions might not be so easy. Francois Beauchemin batted in a rebound 1:39 into overtime, Teemu Selanne scored three goals for his 21st NHL hat trick, and Ryan Getzlaf had a career-high five assists Wednesday night in the Ducks' 5-4 victory over the Red Wings in a meeting between the past two Stanley Cup winners.

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10/29/2008 10:41 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Premier League: Arsenal 4-4 Tottenham Hotspur

If this is what the watching world can expect from Harry Redknapp's Tottenham Hotspur, then the Premier League should rejoice in his appointment. The majority of those Spurs fans who had tickets for this game had departed in despair by the time their side somehow got level amid the late bedlam last night. This might have been a rout. It ended up an occasion upon which a season can turn.The chaos of the final exchanges defied belief. Tottenham, undermined by a goalkeeper shorn of all confidence and a defence panicked whenever Arsenal's forwards burst into view, had imploded after the interval to trail by two goals as the final minute approached...

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10/29/2008 10:56 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Premier League: Aston Villa 3-2 Blackburn Rovers

Aston Villa secured a 3-2 win against Blackburn Rovers courtesy of Gabriel Agbonlahor's goal three minutes from time

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10/29/2008 11:19 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Premier League: Fulham 2-0 Wigan

A Halloween ghost which bore a frightening resemblance to Andy Johnson scored his first goals of the season as Fulham went above a Wigan Athletic side who have now lost four successive league matches for the first time under Steve Bruce. Johnson's first goal was his 100th in league football in a career which has also taken in Birmingham, Crystal Palace and Everton, whom he will face on Saturday.His second settled the match and pushed a disappointing Wigan side into the bottom three. It also rewarded a Fulham crowd who must have had some misgivings about this match...

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10/29/2008 10:27 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Premier League: Liverpool 1-0 Portsmouth

A second-half Steven Gerrard penalty kept Liverpool three points clear at the top of the table with a hard-earned victory

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10/29/2008 11:07 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Premier League: Middlesbrough 2-0 Manchester City

Goals from Afonso Alves and Gary O'Neill gave Middlesbrough victory as Robinho failed to sparkle

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10/29/2008 11:08 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Premier League: Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Everton

Marouane Fellaini's stoppage-time header snatched three points for Everton after a lacklustre performance by both teams

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10/28/2008 11:36 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Championship: Wolves 2-1 Swansea

Wolves moved to the top of the Championship with a battling 2-1 victory over Swansea

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10/29/2008 12:13 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rugby union: Borthwick can lead England to 2011 World Cup, says Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones says his Saracens captain Steve Borthwick, chosen to lead England in next month's internationals at Twickenham, should captain his country through to the 2011 World Cup.The England manager Martin Johnson said this week that Borthwick had not been a long-term appointment, implying that a review of the position would be taken after the four November Tests, which include meetings with South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, but Jones, the director of rugby at Saracens, cited the England football manager Fabio Capello in his contention that Borthwick was the man for the long haul...

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10/29/2008 12:24 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Kiwis clear way to compete with Alinghi in Pacific Cup

Emirates Team New Zealand could compete with Team Alinghi in the Pacific Cup after dropping their legal dispute

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10/29/2008 12:26 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rob Bagchi: Catcalls are wasted on big beasts

Instead of the usual "Judas" and "scum", supporters would be better served by being a little more inventive with the things they shout out

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10/29/2008 12:42 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: The Knowledge - the longest suspensions in football

Plus: what on earth was the Mercantile Credit Football Festival; when Scotland were (nearly) world champions; and the origins of the classic 1-11

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10/29/2008 11:56 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Cricket: Andy Bull on Sir Allen Stanford's motives

It is difficult to see how Sir Allen Stanford will cover his $20m costs this week, so what is in it for him?

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10/29/2008 12:53 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Premier League: Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur — live!

As honeymoons go, Harry Redknapp's wasn't bad, Spurs coming back from 4-2 down with a minute to play to draw.

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10/29/2008 1:26 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Diego Maradona profile

A profile of the man who could be Argentina's next manager

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10/29/2008 1:35 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Seahawks' Hasselbeck, Branch out again (AP)

Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck will miss his fourth consecutive week because his hyperextended right knee is still weak, but coach Mike Holmgren said he sees "light at the end of the tunnel." Holmgren confirmed Wednesday that backup Seneca Wallace will make his third consecutive start on Sunday when Seattle (2-5) hosts Philadelphia (4-3).

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10/29/2008 2:37 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Dileep Premachandran on the third Test between India and Australia in Delhi

Today's battle between Sachin Tendulkar and Brett Lee was a contest worth watching - it's just a shame so few were

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10/29/2008 3:45 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

NHL: Ian Winwood on Toronto possibly acquiring a second team

It would be good for Toronto if it was awarded a second NHL franchise, but it should not be at the expense of another city

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10/28/2008 11:32 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Championship: Derby County 3-1 Norwich City

12/1. Those were the odds Ladbrokes offered for this result prior to kick-off here but following the suspicion that has built up around these sides' encounter 24 days earlier, one can only wonder how many punters made that bet with confidence. No proof of match-fixing has been discovered regarding the game at Carrow Road on October 4, which Derby County won 2-1, and after the Football Association said its investigation into the allegation had reached an impasse following a lack of cooperation from Asian betting firms...

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10/29/2008 12:13 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Formula one: Ferrari told to come up with their own cost-cutting plan

The FIA has responded to Ferrari's threat to withdraw from formula one if the governing body introduce standard engines by challenging the teams to come up with a better idea.Ferrari said on Monday "it had major reservations" over the cost-cutting proposals planned for 2010 and said it would evaluate its commitment to formula one if they went ahead, sentiments echoed by Toyota and believed to be shared by the other manufacturers, Mercedes, Honda, Renault and BMW."The FIA has noted the press statement issued by the Ferrari board of directors," the governing body said yesterday...

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10/29/2008 12:13 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Liverpool need 'perfect season' to win the title, says Rafael Benítez

Rafael Benítez believes Liverpool cannot be complacent if they are to claim their first league title for 18 years

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10/29/2008 9:05 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Diego Maradona set to be confirmed as Argentina coach next week

Diego Maradona will be confirmed as the new Argentina coach next Tuesday, according to Argentine Football Association national team secretary Luis Segura

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10/29/2008 10:08 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

From the Vault: Formula one: Heartbreak for Nigel Mansell in 1986 Australian grand prix

It was 22 years ago this week that Nigel Mansell's hopes of a first formula one drivers' title were destroyed, along with a tyre on his Williams. Read Richard Yallop's report and share your memories of the race ...

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10/29/2008 10:18 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Cricket: ICC president calls for England to be re-awarded forfeited Test win against Pakistan

ICC president David Morgan says it was inappropriate for the contentious 2006 England-Pakistan Test to be made a draw

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10/29/2008 11:19 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Spurs F Oberto has irregular heartbeat (AP)

Spurs forward Fabricio Oberto will miss the first two games of the season after undergoing treatment for an irregular heartbeat. Oberto told Spurs trainers during practice Tuesday that he felt a fluttering in his heart. A heart test confirmed the abnormal rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation. He underwent a procedure Tuesday night to restore his heart's normal rhythm.

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10/29/2008 12:43 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Nadal, Nalbandian move on in Paris (AP)

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal and defending champion David Nalbandian advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters with straight-sets wins Wednesday. Nalbandian, who beat Nadal in last year's final, downed Nicolas Kiefer of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-3 to set up another meeting with fellow Argentine Juan Martin del Potro.

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10/29/2008 2:15 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Some sports books declare Philly winner (AP)

Bettors cried foul after most Nevada casinos declared the Philadelphia Phillies the winner of Game 5 of the World Series despite it being suspended while tied in the middle of the sixth inning. Nevada sports books and gambling regulators received complaints Wednesday from bettors angered by rules governing wagers on the rain-delayed contest.

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10/29/2008 2:19 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rob Smyth: On Second Thoughts - USA Football World Cup 94

The American jamboree divides opinion like few other tournaments, but it was surely the best World Cup since the 80s

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10/29/2008 5:43 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Blazers C Oden to miss 4-6 weeks (AP)

Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden will be out four-to-six weeks with an injury to his right foot. The team said Wednesday that an MRI and CT scan revealed Oden has a mid-lateral foot sprain. Oden injured his foot in the first quarter of the Blazers' 96-76 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

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10/28/2008 10:33 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Oden hurts foot, Blazers lose to Lakers (AP)

Kobe Bryant had 23 points, 11 rebounds and five assists Tuesday night, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 96-76 season-opening victory over the Portland Trail Blazers and spoiling rookie Greg Oden's debut, which was cut short by another injury. Bryant orchestrated a well-balanced offense for the Lakers, who also played tenacious defense.

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10/28/2008 11:37 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Scottish Premier League: Rangers 2-0 Hamilton

Goals from Kris Boyd and Kyle Lafferty helped Rangers to a 2-0 victory over Hamilton

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10/28/2008 11:49 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Championship: FA match-fixing inquiry hits wall of silence

The investigation into match-fixing surrounding Norwich City and Derby County's league meeting at Carrow Road earlier this month has reached an impasse after the Asian gambling markets which allegedly saw suspicious betting trends on the fixture declined to assist the Football Association with its inquiries. Last night the two teams met again in the Championship, Derby completing a league double with a 3-1 victory.SBOBET and IBCBET, both of which are based in Singapore, were asked by the FA to pass on to it all trading information relating to the match, such as the names of people who placed bets, but have refused to do so after deeming such a move an "excessive" breach of privacy...

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10/29/2008 12:05 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Redknapp rides the jeers to leave Portsmouth a freeman

It took the heartfelt words of a local schoolgirl yesterday to make grown men stop and think, and ensure that Harry Redknapp could relax and enjoy the privilege of being granted the freedom of the city of Portsmouth.Redknapp joked that his timing had never been good and this week it could not have been worse, as he jumped ship to manage Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday night to raise the fear that the lavish ceremony at Portsmouth's Guildhall to honour him and the south coast club's FA Cup-winning players would descend into recrimination and embarrassment...

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10/29/2008 11:41 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Boris Johnson's letter to five football clubs calling for a fair wage

London's mayor has written to Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, Fulham and West Ham urging them to pay their staff a 'living wage'

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10/29/2008 12:16 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Marcela Mora y Araujo on Diego Maradona's anticipated appointment as Argentina national team coach

A great player doesn't necessarily make a great manager, but El Diego's inspirational presence could bring the most out of potentially the best squad in the world

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10/29/2008 1:04 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Cricket: India's Gautam Gambhir hits 149 not out on day one of the third Test against Australia

Gautam Gambhir scored an unbeaten 149 as India took an early lead on the first day of the third Test against Australia

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10/29/2008 2:04 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Drunk Daly detained outside Hooters (AP)

Golfer John Daly was taken into custody Sunday morning by Winston-Salem police after he was found drunk outside an area Hooters restaurant. Police said in a statement Wednesday that said officers went to the restaurant on a medical call. When they arrived, Daly was being treated by emergency workers after losing consciousness.

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10/29/2008 4:42 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Formula one: Massa counters Jordan comments he could 'take out' Hamilton

Felipe Massa has denied he may try to take Lewis Hamilton out of the Brazilan grand prix to aid his title chances

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10/29/2008 5:12 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Cristiano Ronaldo shortlisted for Fifa World Player of the Year award

Cristiano Ronaldo is favourite to win the Fifa World Player of the Year award after being named on the 23-man shortlist