News Predator - Science News Archive 11/2/2008

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Iraq's cash pile won't protect it from weak oil prices (AFP)

AFP - Iraq's unspent cash pile won't prevent its economy from being hit by tumbling crude oil prices, endangering stuttering efforts to rebuild the war-battered nation, politicians and analysts say.

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Islands: Exquisite Labs of Evolution (LiveScience.com)

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

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Caesar's British Landing Site Pinned Down (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - When Julius Caesar arrived off the coast of Britain with his hundred-ship force in August, 55 b.c., he was greeted by a host of defenders poised to hurl spears down on his invading army from the towering Dover cliffs. Seeking a better landing site, he sailed on a strong afternoon current and landed his troops at a beach seven miles away, according to his own account.

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Scientists find genes that lift lung cancer risk (Reuters)

Reuters - An international research team has identified two genetic variations that appear to increase a person's risk of developing lung cancer by up to 60 percent, they reported on Sunday.

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11/1/2008 5:27 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Neil Armstrong donating his papers to Purdue (AP)

AP - Former astronaut Neil Armstrong has agreed to donate personal papers dating from the start of his flight career to his alma mater, Purdue University.

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New Televisions Could Have 30 Percent Energy Savings (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Starting Saturday, you can find U.S. EPA-approved televisions in your favorite electronics stores as the new ENERGY STAR compliant TVs will be available for purchase.

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Rare aftershocks persist in North Texas (AP)

AP - Northern Texas has been getting more rare earth tremors, one day after several minor earthquakes made Halloween memorable for some people in the area.

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Green prisons farm, recycle to save energy, money (AP)

AP - Of all the things convicted murderer Robert Knowles has been called during his 13 years behind bars, recycler hasn't been one of them.

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EPA curbs factory farm pollution (AP)

AP - The Environmental Protection Agency issued new pollution control requirements for large livestock feedlots Friday that would allow farm operators to avoid having to get a permit if they claim the facility will not put harmful discharges into nearby waterways.

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Oil price fall, crisis may delay US climate, energy policy (AFP)

AFP - The financial crisis and falling oil prices risk setting back attempts by the next US president and Congress to promote renewable energy and the fight against climate change, analysts say.

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Undersea explorer Piccard dies, aged 86 (AP)

AP - Jacques Piccard, a scientist and underwater explorer who plunged deeper beneath the ocean than any other man, died Saturday, his son's company said. He was 86.

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Do We Still Need Embryonic Stem Cells? (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Since their discovery, stem cells have been hailed as the ultimate answer for crippling and incurable diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other conditions that leave vital organs like heart or nerves damaged beyond repair.

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Scientists to measure quake effect on Acropolis (AP)

AP - For thousands of years the Acropolis has withstood earthquakes, weathered storms and endured temperature extremes, from scorching summers to winter snow. Now scientists are drawing on the latest technology to install a system that will record just how much nature is affecting the 2,500-year-old site. They hope their findings will help identify areas that could be vulnerable, allowing them to target restoration and maintenance.

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Judge gives red light to green cabs in NYC (AP)

AP - A federal judge blocked the city Friday from requiring all new taxicabs to be fuel-efficient hybrids, hampering Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ambitious goal to make all yellow cabs green by 2012.

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Iraq slashes 2009 budget in wake of oil price plunge (AFP)

AFP - Iraq on Saturday said the falling global oil price has forced Baghdad to cut its 2009 budget to 67 billion dollars at a time when the country, owner of the world's third largest oil reserves, craves funds to develop its dilapidated infrastructure.

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10/31/2008 4:17 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Top 5 Halloween Myths Debunked (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The annual Halloween ritual of candy, scary home-made costumes and trick-or-treating hearkens back to childhood innocence.

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10/31/2008 6:47 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Vietnam floods kill 19, capital Hanoi under water (AFP)

AFP - Floods have killed at least 19 people in central Vietnam, emergency services said Friday, as heavy rains also lashed the capital Hanoi and left many streets under one metre (three feet) of water.

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The Truth About Muslims in America (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Barack Obama is a Christian, not a Muslim, but if he were of the latter faith, more than half of all Americans would have no idea what that affiliation meant beyond stereotypes, a new study finds.

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Daylight Saving Time: Why Did We Do It? (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - At 2:00 a.m. local on Sunday, most of the United States (except Hawaii and Arizona) will leave daylight saving time behind and fall back an hour to standard time.

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Hubble telescope back in business (Reuters)

Reuters - The Hubble Space Telescope is back in business after a month of problems, but preparing spare equipment to keep the orbital observatory running will force NASA to delay its final servicing mission beyond February, officials said on Thursday

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Good looks help women candidates, men not so much (AP)

AP - Women running for top offices need to appear competent and attractive, according to a new study. For male candidates, seeming competent may be enough.

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Mars lander stays quiet as weather deteriorates (AP)

AP - NASA's Phoenix Mars lander has failed to respond to wake-up calls from Earth, a sign that it could be near its end.

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Promises, Promises: Chasing an elusive pledge (AP)

AP - It will be 35 years next week since President Richard Nixon, responding to an Arab oil embargo, vowed to make the United States energy independent ? and do it in seven years. America is still waiting.

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First TV channel for gay men to go on air in Germany (AFP)

AFP - Germany's first television station for gay men will go on air this week offering entertainment and news with homosexual themes via satellite and cable, the new TIMM channel said Friday.

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Ecuador ends contract with Repsol YPF (AFP)

AFP - Ecuador on Friday broke off its oil extraction contract with Spanish-Argentine company Repsol YPF after they failed to agree on a new oil deal, as the Socialist government seeks more control over the energy sector.

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NASA chooses Nov. 14 launch for Endeavour (AP)

AP - With a visit to the Hubble Space Telescope off until next spring at the earliest, NASA on Thursday chose Nov. 14 for its next space shuttle launch, a flight by Endeavour to the international space station.

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Rare, prehistoric-age reptile found in New Zealand (AP)

AP - A rare reptile with lineage dating back to the dinosaur age has been found nesting on the New Zealand mainland for the first time in about 200 years, officials said Friday.

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Australia opens national tsunami warning center (AP)

AP - Australia became an integral link in a network of tsunami warning hubs across the Indian and Pacific oceans with the official opening of a national monitoring center Friday.

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NASA delays shuttle's February Hubble repair mission (AFP)

AFP - US space agency NASA said it had indefinitely delayed a February shuttle mission to repair the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope, which was back in business after a four-week break to fix transmission problems.

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Vietnam floods kill 14, Hanoi streets under water (Reuters)

Reuters - Floods from heavy rain in Vietnam's central provinces have killed at least 14 people in the past week, including four children, the government and state media said on Friday.

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10/31/2008 2:26 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

The Real (and Frightening) Ghosts of the World (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Tonight the neighborhood will be filled with small ghosts roaming around looking for sweets, and the bars will be filled with adult ghosts looking for something else.      The ghost costume for Halloween is a traditional favorite because it costs nothing (grab a sheet out of the laundry) and there's little prep work (throw it over your head, but be sure and cut out two eye holes). ...

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Iraq plans to cut 2009 budget by $13 billion (AP)

AP - Iraq plans to cut its 2009 draft budget to $67 billion in light of falling world oil prices, finance ministry officials said.

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West Africa rebels threaten to kill French oilmen 'one by one' (AFP)

AFP - West African rebels threatened Friday to kill 10 oil workers, including six Frenchmen, taken hostage in a pre-dawn pirate attack on an industry support vessel working off the coast of Cameroon.

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Meteor Shower Could Spur Bright Fireballs (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The Taurid meteors, sometimes called the "Halloween fireballs," show up between mid-October and mid-November, but Nov. 5 to 12 will likely be the best time to look for them this year, taking into account both their peak of activity and the effect of increasingly bright moonlight on viewing conditions.

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Sabertooth 'Tigers' Were Social Beasts (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Leopards and tigers today are fairly solitary beasts, but the extinct sabertooth cat was likely a social animal that lived and hunted like today's lions, a new study suggests.

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10/30/2008 2:56 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

How Parked Cars 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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10/30/2008 3:41 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Extremely Rare Leopard Photographed (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - At least one of the world's rarest big cats is alive and well, according to scientists who captured, photographed and gave a check-up to a female Far Eastern leopard in Russia last week.

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Fungi Caught Having Sex in Humans (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - A nasty fungus seems to have sex while it invades its human host.

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Shell profits energised by record high oil price (AFP)

AFP - Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell reported a 22-percent jump in net profit on Thursday to 5.12 billion pounds in the third quarter when oil prices hit record heights.

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Devil's Night: The History of Pre-Halloween Pranks (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - We all know what happens on Halloween, the night that little boys and girls dress up and (unwittingly) celebrate the ancient Celtic tradition of Samhain and All Hallows Eve.

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Bat Death Mystery Solved (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Bats are getting moldy and dying, and this is no Halloween trick. Now scientists have identified the culprit in the deadly mystery.

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Fearsome T-Rex was one nosy dinosaur (AFP)

AFP - Tyrannosaurus Rex could sniff out distant prey even at night, yet another reason the flesh-ripping predator reigned supreme as king of the dinosaurs, according to a study published on Wednesday.

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US space probe completes successful Mercury fly-pass (AFP)

AFP - The US space probe MESSENGER made its second successful fly-by of the year of the planet Mercury, revealing like never before 30 percent of the solar system's smallest planet, scientists announced on Thursday.

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10/30/2008 6:42 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Hubble telescope back in business (AFP)

AFP - The Hubble Space Telescope is back in action after a four-week break to fix problems in sending data back to Earth, the European Space Agency and NASA said on Thursday.

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Archaeologist: Shard contains oldest Hebrew text (AP)

AP - An Israeli archaeologist digging at a hilltop south of Jerusalem believes a ceramic shard found in the ruins of an ancient town bears the oldest Hebrew inscription ever discovered, a find that could provide an important glimpse into the culture and language of the Holy Land at the time of the Bible.

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10/30/2008 7:27 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Ancient Phoenicians may be forgotten but not gone (AP)

AP - The ancient Phoenicians may be largely forgotten, but they're not gone. Rome destroyed the Phoenicians' greatest city ? Carthage ? centuries ago, but new genetic studies indicate that as many as one in 17 men living in communities around the Mediterranean may be descended from these ancient mariners.

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10/30/2008 7:55 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

What Halloween is Really About (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - All those Halloween ghosts and goblins apparently are scaring away the kids but not the consumers.

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Do Overweight Women Skip Sex? Fat Chance! (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Overweight and obese women have more sex than skinny types, a new study suggests.

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10/30/2008 3:35 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Obama approaches lawmaker about White House post (AP)

AP - Barack Obama's campaign has approached Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel about possibly serving as White House chief of staff, officials said Thursday as the marathon presidential race entered its final, frenzied stretch with a Democratic tilt.

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Phoenicians may be forgotten but not gone (AP)

AP - The ancient Phoenicians may be largely forgotten, but they're not gone.

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ESA Bulletin (No. 136, November 2008)

The November 2008 issue of the Bulletin, ESA’s flagship magazine, features ESA astronaut Frank De Winne on the cover. De Winne is the next European astronaut to fly to the International Space Station for a six-month mission in May 2009.

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10/31/2008 11:01 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Space Station Trash Plunging to Earth (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A piece of space station trash the size of a refrigerator is poised to plunge through the Earth's atmosphere late Sunday, more than a year after an astronaut tossed it overboard.

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NASA Awards Contract for Mission, Crew Operations Support

NASA has awarded a $206.5 million contract to United Space Alliance of Houston to provide mission and flight crew operations support for the International Space Station and human space exploration activities after the space shuttle is retired.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour Cleared for Nov. 14 Launch (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The space shuttle Endeavour is set for a Nov. 14 launch toward the International Space Station, where astronauts hope to deliver new gear that will prime the orbital outpost for double-sized crews, top NASA officials announced late Thursday.

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10/30/2008 10:32 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Private Firm Reveals Ambitious Moon Mission Plan (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A private group planning to launch a moon rover to the famed Apollo 11 landing site in a bid to win a $20 million prize announced an ambitious plan Thursday to send five more spacecraft to explore the lunar poles.

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10/30/2008 11:32 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Aspiring lunar entrepreneurs contract for help from NASA (AFP)

AFP - In a cosmic case of role reversal, aspiring lunar entrepreneurs based on the Isle of Man have hired NASA to build them a robotic rover to send to the moon.

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10/31/2008 6:12 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Two US astronauts to cast votes from space (AFP)

AFP - Two US astronauts who are soaring in orbit hundreds of kilometers from Earth will be able to vote in the US election on November 4, the US space agency NASA said.

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Satellites helping aid workers in Honduras

Humanitarian aid workers responding to devastating flooding in Honduras have received assistance from space, with satellite images of affected areas provided rapidly following activation of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters.

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10/31/2008 12:04 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

NASA Delays Hubble Shuttle Mission to May 2009 (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The fallout from a major glitch with the Hubble Space Telescope has again delayed NASA's plans to send a space shuttle crew to overhaul the orbital observatory for the final time, with launch now set for no earlier than May 2009 due to problems with a spare part, the agency said late Thursday.

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10/31/2008 2:16 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

NASA regains contact with Mars spacecraft (AP)

AP - NASA's Phoenix Mars spacecraft regained contact with Earth more than a day after falling silent, but its days operating on the red planet are still numbered, mission managers said Thursday.

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NASA And Korea Sign Statement Of Intent For Future Cooperation

NASA and Korea signed a joint statement of intent identifying potential interest in cooperation in civil space and aeronautics activities.

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10/30/2008 2:18 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Hubble Telescope Photographs a Perfect Cosmic 10 (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - After overcoming a glitch that had forced science operations to cease, operators wasted no time in using the Hubble Space Telescope to photograph another stunning cosmic scene.

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Detecting dirty bomb material with ESA gamma-ray technology

Thanks to experience gained from working with ESA on its Integral spacecraft, a British company has developed a gamma-ray detection device using similar technology as used in the gamma-ray instrument onboard the Integral astronomy satellite to detect and identify the radioactive material mixed with conventional explosives in 'dirty bombs'.

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NASA To Hold Small Business Symposium

NASA will host the inaugural Small Business Symposium and Awards Ceremony Nov. 17-18 in Washington

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NASA Managers Delay Hubble Servicing Mission

NASA managers have announced that they will not meet a February 2009 launch date for the fifth and final shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.

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NASA Updates Thursday's Hubble Servicing Mission and Space Shuttle Readiness Review Briefing Times

The time of Thursday's media teleconference to discuss the status of the shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope has changed to 5:30 p.m. EDT. A news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch now will begin no earlier than 6:30 p.m.

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10/30/2008 12:02 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Reconstructing ETs: Lessons From a Neanderthal (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - SETI scientists and astrobiologists share a common challenge: they are limited in the amount of observational data they can gather to test their theories.

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10/30/2008 2:07 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Mars Lander Goes Inactive (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander went into an inactive "safe mode" late Tuesday triggered by deteriorating weather conditions. The spacecraft also unexpectedly switched to its second set of redundant electronics and shut down one of its batteries.

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Hubble is back in business, and scores a perfect ‘10’

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is back in business with a snapshot of the fascinating galaxy pair Arp 147. The science operations were resumed on 25 October 2008, four weeks after a problem with the science data formatter took the spacecraft into safe mode.

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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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10/30/2008 12:46 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Hubble Space Telescope Bounces Back from Glitches (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The Hubble Space Telescope appears to be in good health after weeks of troubleshooting following a debilitating glitch that thwarted its ability to beam cosmic images back to Earth, NASA officials said Wednesday.

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10/30/2008 4:19 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Venezuela launches first satellite with Chinese technology (AFP)

AFP - Venezuela entered the space age Wednesday as its first satellite, built with Chinese technology and launched from China, blasted into orbit.

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NASA Gives "Go" for Space Shuttle Launch on Nov. 14

NASA managers completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected the official launch date for the STS-126 mission.

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NASA Denies News Report that Ares I Is Doomed (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - WASHINGTON - NASA shot back Wednesday at recent news reports suggesting the Ares I rocket in development for the past three years is doomed to failure.

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New snag for Hubble, no repair mission before May (AP)

AP - The Hubble Space Telescope is working again, taking stunning cosmic photos after a breakdown a month ago. But the good news was quickly tempered by NASA's announcement Thursday that a mission to upgrade the popular telescope will be delayed at least until May.

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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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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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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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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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10/25/2008 12:31 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

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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10/24/2008 3:00 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

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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11/2/2008 11:31 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Carter: 'We have the grit to win another grand slam'

Dan Carter is confident New Zealand have the character to win another Grand Slam tour of the British Isles in 2012

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11/2/2008 10:59 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Basketball: Midgley makes difference to end Milton Keynes' run

Everton Tigers knocked the reigning champions, Milton Keynes Lions out of the BBL Cup with a convincing 97-75 win

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11/2/2008 10:48 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Rugby Union: Josh Lewsey in at the death but wobbly Wasps miss semis

English clubs may not cherish the EDF Energy Cup in manner of the Welsh, but the Guinness Premiership's wobbling champions just about avoided another bout of blushing yesterday thanks to two scrappy tries in 10 minutes.Wasps, near the wrong end of the league and suffering in the Heineken Cup, went into this game with a chance of making the semi-finals. With 11 minutes left, after tons of possession and a lifetime on attack, they were a point behind the have-nots of Wales and looking slightly panicky...

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11/2/2008 11:29 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Swede success for Robert Karlsson in Order of Merit triumph

Robert Karlsson was never going to deny Padraig Harrington the unofficial title of Europe's best golfer but the big Swede won recognition of a more formal kind at Valderrama yesterday when he did enough - just enough - to win the 2008 European Tour Order of Merit.As Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen won the 21st and final Volvo Masters, shooting a level-par 71 to beat Anthony Wall and Martin Kaymer by two shots, Karlsson signed for a closing round of 75, a 72-hole score of 293 and a tie for 32nd place. Those statistics confirmed that the Swede's day was hardly a triumphant march along the tree-lined fairways of Europe's most manicured fairways, but then it didn't need to be as Harrington and Lee Westwood, his principal challengers in the race for the Harry Vardon trophy, faded at the end of a rain-interrupted event which sapped the energy and spirits of many, Karlsson included...

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11/2/2008 11:58 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Football: Chelsea sack 15 scouts as economic crisis worsens

The worsening economic climate has prompted Chelsea to bring forward plans to restructure their international scouting department and heaped more pressure on the chief scout and director of youth development, Frank Arnesen, to justify his position at the club.Some 15 members of the club's 25-man scouting department were released last week, including the former Scotland under-21 coach and Germany international Rainer Bonhoff, with Roman Abramovich seeking a more focused and deliberate approach in future...

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11/2/2008 11:46 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Athletics: Paula Radcliffe casts aside doubts and strolls to third New York win

Paul Radcliffe produced a masterful display of front running to retain her New York marathon title

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11/1/2008 10:26 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rugby union: Johnson era dawning with promise of flair, fire and furrows

The last question England had to answer about their rugby went along the lines of: are you lot any good in bed? Trying to duck this very probe, England were pursued from Auckland to Christchurch and all the way home last June, and the fact that they were thumped in two Tests by the All Blacks rather went by the board. The question now is different and, dare it be said, slightly less interesting, depending on your appetite for salaciousness: are you lot any good on the field? It is certainly the question being asked by the person who managed to stay well away from the Auckland orgy by dint of being at the delivery rather than the inception end of the human reproductive process...

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11/1/2008 11:24 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Big Interview: Text and the City may put old pals' act in starring role

Elano and Robinho played together as teenagers in Brazil, reunited in Manchester they are enjoying playing together once more, writes Duncan Castles

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11/2/2008 1:16 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Stanford Super Series: Gayle blows in leaving England out of pocket

Sir Allen Stanford's Superstars became dollar millionaires shortly after eight o'clock on a balmy Caribbean evening, when they completed a rout of an England XI to take $1m a head, the richest prize ever offered for a team sport. For Stanford and his side, even for his concept of raising the profile of cricket in the region, it was an unalloyed triumph. For England cricket it was an unmitigated disaster. Bowled out inside the full 20 overs for just 99, they could only stand and watch, mouths agape, as the magnificent ball striking of the Superstars captain Chris Gayle and the diminutive keeper Andre Fletcher, Grenada's answer to Brendon McCullum, slaughtered the bowling with an unbroken opening stand of 101...

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11/2/2008 1:22 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Cycling: Great Britain capture six wins from six races

Jason Kenny triumphed in the men's sprint as five other British cyclists won gold on the second day of the world cup in Manchester

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11/2/2008 2:32 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Cricket: 'We have not solely concentrated on cricket', says Pietersen

Kevin Pietersen admitted that 'outside distractions' affected England's performance in Antigua

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11/2/2008 12:31 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Bolton v Man City - as it happened

Late goals from Ricardo Gardner and Richard Dunne took Bolton off the bottom and continued City's away-day misery

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11/2/2008 4:46 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Athletics: Paula Radcliffe wins her third New York marathon

Paula Radcliffe successfully defended her title at the New York City Marathon today to become the second woman to win the race three times. Unlike her tight victories in 2004 and 2007, the world record holder from Britain pulled away from Ludmila Petrova of Russia during the 22nd mile to win comfortably in an unofficial time of 2hr 23min 55sec.This was not the first time that New York has been the scene of a stirring Radcliffe comeback - in 2004, she rebounded from a disappointing Olympic performance with a victory in New York...

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11/2/2008 5:27 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Athletics: Queen of New York confounds her critics again

The Mother of all marathons is back. And she did it like she always does, boringly, brilliantly, robotically, tearfully.It will be one of the enduring sporting images of our times: the thin, pained face, neck arched back, head swivelling as if avoiding flies, white-gloves fists pumping, ponytail bobbing tauntingly at the runners trailed behind her, as those lean-muscled stick-legs drive her on towards a finishing line that seems to be an unreachably long way away for the vast majority of humanity...

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11/2/2008 6:57 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Formula one: Lewis Hamilton claims title glory in remarkable climax

Lewis Hamilton became formula one's youngest champion after an astonishing finale to the Brazilian grand prix.Hamilton, needing only a fifth-place finish to become Britain's first champion since Damon Hill in 1996, pulled it off after entering the last lap in sixth.With the title seemingly slipping away for the second year in a row, he had Toyota's Timo Glock to thank after Glock stayed out on dry tyres when the heavens opened.Hamilton powered past for fifth place as the final corner approached. "Before it started to rain I was quite comfortable," he said...

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11/2/2008 7:26 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

In pictures: Lewis Hamilton's title-winning season

A race-by-race guide to new Formula one champion Lewis Hamilton's 2008 season

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11/1/2008 10:33 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Formula one: The Loner of the Pack

Given the expectation swirling around today's climax to a long and tense world championship, it is easy to forget that one of the contenders is a 23-year-old coming to the end of his second season in Formula One. More than that, it is the second time Lewis Hamilton has been in this position; an exceptional achievement, even by F1's lofty standards. That Hamilton failed spectacularly and somewhat bizarrely at the final hurdle last year has either notched up the feeling that matters will be put right today as a matter of course, or it has encouraged the belief that the Englishman will choke once more in the heat of a Brazilian afternoon...

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11/2/2008 9:03 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Radcliffe wins third NYC Marathon (AP)

Paula Radcliffe glanced over her shoulder to see the competition lined up in single file behind her. The world record holder was so dominant in gusty conditions at the New York City Marathon that she served in the dual roles of leader and windbreaker and still breezed to a comfortable victory Sunday, her second straight and third overall.

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11/2/2008 9:42 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Cricket: India captain Anil Kumble retires from international cricket

Anil Kumble will retire from international cricket after the third match of the current series against Australia

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11/2/2008 12:59 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Brodeur's 51-game starts streak to end (AP)

Devils goalie Martin Brodeur will miss at least one game with a bruised elbow, ending a career-high streak of 51 regular-season starts. The team said Brodeur will not start Monday against the Buffalo Sabres after being injured Saturday in a 6-1 win over Atlanta. He was set to undergo an X-ray and MRI examination Sunday.

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11/2/2008 1:11 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Vikings snap Texans' 3-game win streak (AP)

Andre Johnson's record streaks were stopped rather quietly. In the din of the Metrodome against a Minnesota defense eager to be back from the bye week, Houston's roll was halted, too. Holding Johnson to 62 yards on four receptions and a late score, the Vikings forced three turnovers and got three touchdown passes from Gus Frerotte in a 28-21 victory over the Texans on Sunday.

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11/2/2008 1:42 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Titans stay perfect, beat Packers in OT (AP)

The Tennessee Titans remained perfect -- even if they needed a little extra time to stay that way. Rob Bironas got a second chance at redemption in overtime, kicking a 41-yard field goal with 9:36 to go that kept the Titans the NFL's last unbeaten team with a 19-16 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

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11/2/2008 1:52 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Flacco helps rally Ravens past Browns (AP)

His fiery, fearsome eyes scanned Baltimore's sideline looking for any teammate who didn't believe a comeback was possible. Ray Lewis wasn't giving up, and he wasn't about to let the Ravens quit either. "He told the whole team, 'We're going to win this game'," linebacker Terrell Suggs said. "You could see the truth in his eyes." Inspired by their emotional middle linebacker's words, the Ravens scored...

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11/2/2008 2:12 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Down 21, Bucs rally to beat Chiefs in OT (AP)

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers needed some weird and lucky things to happen Sunday for them to make history. Matt Bryant missed a 38-yard field goal attempt on a third down play in overtime, but tackle Jeremy Trueblood was called for a false start. So the Bucs lined up for another third-down play and Jeff Garcia connected with Jameel Cook for nine yards, giving Bryant a second chance from 33.

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11/2/2008 3:01 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rugby league World Cup 2008: English referee comes under fire

England's Steve Ganson is facing criticism for his refereeing of New Zealand's victory over Papua New Guinea

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11/2/2008 3:45 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

WRC: Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena secure their fifth straight title

The French Citroen driver finished third in Japan but retained his crown

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11/1/2008 10:34 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Vic Marks: Why Stanford really deserves our gratitude

Thank you, Sir Allen, thank you. (And no, I'm not on the Stanford payroll.) The week in Antigua may well have done the game of cricket a fine service.We now know how ghastly the brave new world might be. But thanks to the Stanford experience there is still scope to swerve. Some timely reminders have been issued and maybe the entrepreneurs who now control the modern game will take notice. For example, we have been reminded that the size of the purse cannot dictate whether a sporting contest is worthwhile; accruing stacks of cash for the game and its cricketers is important, but not the most important priority as we seek to shape the future...

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11/2/2008 12:04 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Horse racing: Bank on Tidal force

Tidal Bay and Albertas Run, the Arkle and Sun Alliance Chase winners, are the stars on show at Carlisle and Tidal Bay should be able to beat his rival for speed in the small field for the Colin Parker Memorial Chase at 2.10.Money Line, who won first time out last season, should be ready for the 3.10, in which Bannister Lane is well handicapped, but may prefer a left-handed course.Drizzi has been given the three runs to gain a handicap mark by his new trainer Jim Best before the 3.55 at Huntingdon...

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11/2/2008 12:04 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Athletics: Radcliffe looks to London as she eyes New York glory

Britain's marathon queen is eager to make her comeback and for the London 2012 stadium to endure, she tells Duncan Mackay

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Motor sport: Vintage Fittipaldi reveals inner kid in the elder statesman

Brazil's first Formula One world champion tells Gemma Briggs of his enduring love for grand prix racing

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11/2/2008 12:18 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Paul Wilson: Never a dull moment with Harry and the Hotspurs

Spurs. To paraphrase Edwin Starr, what are they good for? A laugh has been the short answer for most of the season, though in their new incarnation with Harry Hotspur at the helm they have already improved on absolutely nothing. On Wednesday night they scored the goal of the season, produced one of the comebacks of the season and succeeded in annoying the hell out of Arsène Wenger, and those are the sort of memories that do not quickly fade. And that was before they accounted for Liverpool's unbeaten record...

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11/2/2008 10:48 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rugby League World Cup: Australia thrash England 52-4 in Melbourne

England's World Cup aspirations were blown away by a humbling from the seemingly unbeatable Australians

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11/2/2008 12:02 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Bears QB Orton out with ankle injury (AP)

Bears quarterback Kyle Orton was taken from the field on a cart late in the second quarter Sunday and the team said he would miss the rest of the game against the Detroit Lions because of a right ankle injury. Rex Grossman started the second half for Chicago. The Bears were trailing 23-13 when Orton scrambled to his right in the closing minute of the first half.

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11/2/2008 12:02 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rugby league World Cup: Smith looks for positives after heavy defeat

The England coach, Tony Smith, tried to salvage some positives after watching his team capitulate to Australia in Melbourne. "They [Australia] got off to a flyer. We felt we could fight back but the try just before half time hurt us a little. After half time we didn't execute a couple of things and gave them another flyer," Smith said."There are some things I thought we improved on from last week and we are going to hang on to those. We are disappointed but we have got to stand up and take it on the chin...

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

Grossman lifts Bears after Orton injured (AP)

Rex Grossman dived into the end zone, then ran to the side and spiked the ball. He had something to celebrate and the Chicago Bears had reason to exhale. Grossman came off the bench to replace injured quarterback Kyle Orton and scored the go-ahead touchdown with 5:36 left, helping the Bears rally from a 10-point deficit for a 27-23 victory over the winless Detroit Lions on Sunday.

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11/2/2008 4:24 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Dolphins use 3 picks to beat Broncos (AP)

Brandon Marshall couldn't catch a pass or a break Sunday, his career-best 77-yard touchdown grab negated by a borderline push-off flag that fueled Miami's 26-17 win over the bedeviled Denver Broncos. About the only thing the Broncos superstar caught Sunday was flack from Joey Porter, the Miami motormouth who helped hold him to just two catches while the Dolphins improved to 4-4.

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11/2/2008 4:42 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Edwards wins, pulls closer to Johnson (AP)

No reason for Jimmie Johnson to panic. Not yet anyway.

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11/2/2008 5:58 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Amaro to replace Gillick as Phillies GM (AP)

Ruben Amaro Jr. has signed a three-year contract to become general manager of the World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies. Amaro just completed his 10th season as assistant GM and replaces the retiring Pat Gillick. Amaro was considered the front-runner for the job after Gillick said last year this would be his last season.

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11/1/2008 10:28 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Peacock won't be ruffled by Australia test

England captain is confident his side can challenge the champions, writes Andy Wilson in Melbourne