News Predator - Science News Archive 11/14/2008

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Crew boards shuttle Endeavour for evening launch (AP)

AP - Space shuttle Endeavour stood poised with its crew at the launch pad Friday for an evening flight to the international space station and a home remodeling project by astronauts doubling as kitchen and bathroom installers. The weather was promising: Forecasters said there was just a 30 percent chance that rain or clouds would interfere with the 7:55 p.m. liftoff.

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11/14/2008 10:15 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Congress likely to back offshore drilling: API head (Reuters)

Reuters - Lawmakers will not have enough support when Congress reconvenes to restore a complete moratorium on offshore drilling, American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard said on Friday.

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11/14/2008 10:17 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Astronauts board space shuttle for Florida launch (Reuters)

Reuters - Space shuttle Endeavour's seven astronauts climbed aboard their spaceship on Friday for the start of a 15-day mission to remodel the International Space Station for an expanded crew.

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Iran says it will support OPEC production cut: report (AFP)

AFP - Iran, number two oil producer in OPEC, said on Friday that it will support a decision to cut production by the cartel at an extraordinary meeting in Cairo later this month to discuss falling oil prices.

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11/14/2008 8:52 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Images captured of 4 planets outside solar system (AP)

AP - Earth seems to have its first fuzzy photos of alien planets outside our solar system, images captured by two teams of astronomers. The pictures show four likely planets that appear as specks of white, nearly indecipherable except to the most eagle-eyed experts. All are trillions of miles away ? three of them orbiting the same star, and the fourth circling a different star.

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11/13/2008 11:10 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Weather good for Friday shuttle launch: NASA (AFP)

AFP - Weather conditions have improved for Friday's launch of the space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station, NASA meteorologists said Thursday.

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11/14/2008 9:05 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

New Spin Record Set: 1 Million rpm (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Industrial motors can spin at a head-spinning 250,000 revolutions per minute. But a new matchbook-sized motor runs circles around the competition.

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11/14/2008 3:52 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Which Came First? Eggs Before Chickens, Scientists Now Say (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - A rare fossilized dinosaur nest helps answer the conundrum of which came first, the chicken or the egg, two paleontologists say.

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11/14/2008 7:15 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Shuttle Endeavour set for 'home improvement' mission (AFP)

AFP - The hatch of space shuttle Endeavour was closed Friday after seven astronauts boarded the spacecraft for their night launch to the International Space Station on a 15-day "home improvement" mission to expand crew quarters.

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11/13/2008 10:27 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Not giving up the ghost: Mars Spirit rover lives (AP)

AP - Despite a nasty Martian dust storm, Spirit lives.

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OPEC calls special meeting amid calls for output cut (AFP)

AFP - OPEC announced on Friday it will hold a special meeting in two weeks' time amid pressure within its ranks for a further output cut to bolster falling prices as economic recession spreads.

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11/13/2008 11:21 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Rare dinosaur nest offers look into bird evolution (Reuters)

Reuters - Canadian researchers say they've narrowed down the likely owner of a dinosaur nest, abandoned on a river's edge 77 million years ago, adding the discovery offers a unique look at dinosaur reproduction and the evolution of birds.

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11/14/2008 1:08 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Deal paves way for dams' removal on Western river (AP)

AP - An agreement signed Thursday lays the groundwork for removing four hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River to help one of the West Coast's most beleaguered salmon runs and end a longstanding environmental dispute.

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11/14/2008 11:25 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Recession adds to pressure on Washington crisis summit (AFP)

AFP - Deepening recession and divisions over how to tackle the global financial turmoil increased pressure on world leaders Friday ahead of a summit of more than 20 of the richest nations and emerging countries.

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11/14/2008 6:23 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Shuttle mission to repair space station set for launch (AFP)

AFP - Seven astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour looked set for launch to the International Space Station on Friday on a 15-day mission to double the orbiter's storage capacity.

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11/14/2008 7:35 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Shoppers Willing to Pay More for Green Gifts (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - As the 2008 holiday shopping season rapidly approaches, retailers are looking to forecast consumer behavior and spending during a tight time in the world economy.

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11/14/2008 8:08 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Scientists launch vast observatory to solve cosmic mysteries (AFP)

AFP - Scientists in western Argentina were set to inaugurate on Friday the world's largest astronomical observatory, hoping to unlock the mysteries of high energy cosmic rays that bombard the Earth.

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11/13/2008 6:16 PM - Views: 5 Rating: -

7 rescued as floods wash out Oregon road, culvert (AP)

AP - A woman and two young children were rescued from the top of their SUV as floodwaters swept over the vehicle's roof on a coastal Oregon road.

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11/13/2008 6:19 PM - Views: 5 Rating: -

How Bleach Kills Bacteria (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - For 200 years, chlorine bleach has been the go-to chemical for obliterating germs, but scientists are just beginning to uncover how the caustic stuff kills bacteria and other microbes.

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11/13/2008 8:12 PM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Wide-hipped fossil changes picture of Homo erectus (Reuters)

Reuters - The fossil of a wide-hipped Homo erectus found in Ethiopia suggests females of the pre-human species swayed their hips as they walked and gave birth to relatively developed babies with big heads, researchers said on Thursday.

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11/13/2008 2:24 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Study: Separate Great Lakes, Mississippi basins (AP)

AP - Connections engineered more than a century ago between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed should be changed to block the advance of invasive species that can cause irreversible damage, an environmental advocacy group says.

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11/13/2008 9:44 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

WITNESS: Zero G is like being born (Reuters)

Reuters - Tim Hepher has been a journalist with Reuters for 14 years, with experience covering trade wars and takeover battles, and now specializes in aerospace business in Paris. In the following story, he describes a parabolic flight where he somersaulted weightless with space officials and politicians.

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11/13/2008 2:18 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Secret to Penguin Locomotion Revealed (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Penguins are wobbly on land, but their extreme underwater agility involves the perfection of a twisting wing motion that is just now coming to be understood.

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11/13/2008 7:07 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

The Exciting Evolution of ... Rocks (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Every rock tells a story. And some of those stories are about the history of life.

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11/13/2008 8:11 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

From afar, the first optical photos of an exoplanet (AFP)

AFP - After an eight-year quest for images, a US astronomer using a camera aboard the Hubble space telescope has snapped the first picture of a planet outside our solar system.

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Lower heating costs predicted for this winter (AP)

AP - With oil prices plummeting, the government says people will get a break this winter on their heating bills. And next year's gasoline prices should average $2.37 a gallon.

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11/13/2008 8:10 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Lower heating costs predicted this winter (AP)

AP - The dramatic drop in world oil prices means a break this winter in heating costs, especially for the eight million households, primarily in the Northeast, that rely on fuel oil, the government says.

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11/13/2008 3:51 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Frozen Semen Works in Rhinoceros Artificial Insemination (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - A female white rhinoceros has successfully given birth to a calf after being artificially inseminated with frozen semen, researchers announced today.

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11/13/2008 5:12 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Scientists Determine the Fishiest Election Ever (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - A school of fish recently held the aquatic equivalent of a two-party election to choose a leader. There was no electoral college involved, and the outcome wasn't even close.

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11/13/2008 5:13 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Vietnam to grow genetically modified crops: reports (AFP)

AFP - Vietnam plans to test genetically modified (GM) agricultural crops from now until 2010 and then grow them on a large scale, media reports in the communist country said on Thursday.

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11/13/2008 5:19 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

UN: Brown clouds over Asia worsen global warming (AP)

AP - A thick brown cloud of soot, particles and chemicals stretching from the Persian Gulf to Asia threatens health and food supplies in the world, the U.N. reported Thursday, citing what it called the newest threat from global warming.

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11/13/2008 9:23 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Ancient Celtic coin cache found in Netherlands (AP)

AP - A hobbyist with a metal detector struck both gold and silver when he uncovered an important cache of ancient Celtic coins in a cornfield in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht.

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11/13/2008 7:01 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

First fuzzy photos of planets outside solar system (AP)

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11/13/2008 1:41 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Ike-damaged hospital, med school laying off 3,800 (AP)

AP - The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, a teaching hospital severely damaged by Hurricane Ike, will lay off about 3,800 workers ? nearly a third of its work force ? because it is running out of money.

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11/13/2008 1:49 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

U.S. considering offshore Virginia drilling (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. Minerals Management Service said on Wednesday it has started the process to consider selling leases to drill for oil and natural gas off the coast of Virginia.

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11/13/2008 4:22 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

India to take second moon shot by 2012, eyes Mars (AFP)

AFP - Buoyed by the success of its maiden lunar mission, India on Thursday said it will send a second unmanned spacecraft to the moon by 2012.

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11/13/2008 6:01 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Focus on Putting Humans on Mars, Group Argues (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - NASA and other spaceflight programs worldwide should focus on putting people on Mars, not the moon, an advocacy group for space exploration said in a new plan announced today.

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11/13/2008 7:04 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Major Breakthrough: First Photos of Planets Around Other Stars (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronomers have taken what they say are the first-ever direct images of planets outside of our solar system, including a visible-light snapshot of a single-planet system and an infrared picture of a multiple-planet system.

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11/13/2008 9:38 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Long-lost lunar photos get another day in the sun (AP)

AP - The old moon has never looked this good. Mankind's first up-close photos of the lunar landscape have been rescued from four decades of dusty storage, and they've been restored to such a high quality that they rival anything taken by modern cameras.

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11/12/2008 8:18 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Doctors say marrow transplant may have cured AIDS (AP)

AP - An American man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20 months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant normally used to fight leukemia, his doctors said Wednesday.

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11/12/2008 3:41 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Raul Castro says Cuban storm losses near $10 billion (Reuters)

Reuters - Cuba has suffered almost $10 billion in damages from the three hurricanes that struck the island this year, President Raul Castro said in a report aired on Tuesday on state-run television.

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11/12/2008 2:56 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Same-sex marriage ban to hit California economy: mayor (Reuters)

Reuters - California's vote last week to ban same-sex marriage will hit the state's economy by making it harder for cutting-edge industries like biotechnology to recruit top talent, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday.

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11/12/2008 4:04 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Brisk Walk Can Curb Chocolate Cravings (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Assuming you'd want to avoid chocolate, a short, brisk walk could help curb your cocoa cravings, a new study suggests.

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11/12/2008 4:56 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Study: Lots of recoverable frozen gas in Alaska (AP)

AP - Government scientists believe Alaska's North slope has huge deposits of frozen natural gas that current technology could extract, according to an Interior Department report.

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11/12/2008 7:36 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Woolly Rhinoceros Discovery Is Oldest in Europe (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - A woolly rhinoceros was just 12 years old when it died in a pool of meltwater flowing off an inland glacier in Germany. That was 460,000 years ago. Now, scientists have pieced together the skull of this extinct mega-mammal and found it to be the oldest woolly rhinoceros in Europe.

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11/12/2008 9:08 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

The Obama Conspiracies: Truth Will Be Revealed (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Hundreds of thousands of Americans believe - or at least claim to believe - that the next president of the United States is a Muslim, a terrorist, or both.

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11/12/2008 3:17 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Evolution in Action: Lizards Losing Limbs (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Some slender Australian lizards called skinks have gone from being five-legged to legless (like most snakes) in just 3.6 million years, a new study finds. That's a blink of an eye in geologic time.

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11/12/2008 6:00 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Key 'switch' found for popular breast cancer drug (AP)

AP - Scientists have pinpointed the molecular on-off switch that the powerful drug tamoxifen uses to attack breast cancer and which prevents it from working in some women.

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11/12/2008 9:22 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

California starring in massive earthquake drill (AP)

AP - California will star Thursday in a mock earthquake disaster drill ? considered the largest in U.S. history ? with some 5 million people pledging to do everything from ducking for cover to rescuing faux victims.

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11/11/2008 1:36 PM - Views: 4 Rating: +1

Young Musicians Get Smarter, Study Suggests (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Children who study a musical instrument for at least three years outperform children with no instrumental training on non-musical tests of vocabulary and non-verbal reasoning.

Space

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11/14/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

NASA Shuttle Carries Camera To Help Farmers

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11/14/2008 9:59 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Czech flag raised over ESA

A historic event took place at ESA sites across Europe today - the flag of the Czech Republic was hoisted alongside those of ESA's other Member States, officially symbolising the country becoming ESA’s 18th Member State.

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11/14/2008 12:31 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Space Shuttle Endeavour to Launch Tonight (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ? Seven NASA astronauts and the space shuttle Endeavour are poised to launch tonight on what they've called an extreme home improvement job at the International Space Station.

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11/14/2008 1:00 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

OK Space: opening new horizons

Space exploration - the big scientific missions, manned flights, technology which grows ever more complex - in short, a great adventure. But that's not all, space has given rise to a number of applications, devices and inventions that we use in our everyday lives.

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11/14/2008 7:53 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Space software to control digital TV broadcasting

Imagine how difficult it is to control a spacecraft thousands of miles away, ensure it arrives at the right location and then get the scientific and photographic equipment up and running. To do this highly sophisticated software is needed; software that can also be used on Earth to manage equally complex TV terrestrial broadcasting.

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11/14/2008 1:11 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Purified urine to be astronauts' drinking water (Reuters)

Reuters - As NASA prepares to double the number of astronauts living aboard the International Space Station, nothing may do more for crew bonding than a machine being launched aboard the space shuttle Endeavour on Friday.

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11/14/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Launches On Home Improvement Mission

Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 7:55 p.m. EST Friday to repair and remodel the International Space Station.

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11/14/2008 1:23 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA fuels shuttle Endeavour for evening launch (AP)

AP - NASA fueled space shuttle Endeavour on Friday for an evening flight to the international space station and a home remodeling project by astronauts doubling as kitchen and bathroom installers. The weather was promising: Forecasters said there was just a 30 percent chance that rain or clouds would interfere with the 7:55 p.m. liftoff.

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11/14/2008 12:32 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Ask AP: Space noise, building where hurricanes hit (AP)

AP - You may have seen dramatic pictures of the surface of Mars, sent back by some camera-toting space probe. But have you ever wondered what it sounds like up there?

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NASA Offers New Science Teaching Certificate Project

NASA has unveiled the Endeavor Science Teaching Certificate Project.

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NASA Restores Historic Lunar Orbiter Image

NASA released a newly restored 42-year-old image of Earth on Thursday. The Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft took the iconic photograph of Earth rising above the lunar surface in 1966.

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11/13/2008 12:21 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Lunar spacecraft reaches its final orbit

India’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft successfully reached its final operational orbit around the Moon on 12 November 2008. The spacecraft is now circling the Moon at an altitude of about 100 km.

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11/12/2008 10:00 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Endeavour shuttle ready for Friday launch: NASA (AFP)

AFP - All conditions including the weather are favorable for Friday's launch of the space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts on a "home improvement" mission to the International Space Station, NASA said Wednesday.

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11/13/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA Tests Lunar Rovers and Oxygen Production Technology

NASA has concluded nearly two weeks of testing equipment and lunar rover concepts on Hawaii's volcanic soil.

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11/13/2008 12:34 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Space Shuttle Astronauts Ready to Fly (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Seven NASA astronauts are spending what they hope will be their last day on Earth before launching toward the International Space Station Friday night aboard the shuttle Endeavour.

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11/13/2008 7:57 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Weather improving for Friday night shuttle launch (AP)

AP - NASA grew more optimistic of launching space shuttle Endeavour on Friday on a space station delivery mission as forecasters offered a more promising outlook for the nighttime liftoff.

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11/13/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

NASA's New High-Performance Engine for Ares Rocket Passes Review

NASA's newest high-performance rocket engine, the J-2X, successfully completed its critical design review Thursday at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

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11/13/2008 11:12 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

WITNESS: Zero G -- like being born (Reuters)

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11/13/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Hubble Directly Observes a Planet Orbiting Another Star

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star.

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11/13/2008 4:46 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Weather Odds Improve for Friday Shuttle Launch (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The odds are improving for NASA's planned Friday launch of the space shuttle Endeavour as weather concerns dipped slightly today, mission managers said.

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11/12/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

NASA'S Carbon-Sniffing Satellite Sleuth Arrives at Launch Site

NASA's first spacecraft dedicated to studying carbon dioxide, the leading human-produced greenhouse gas driving changes in Earth's climate, has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to begin final launch preparations.

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11/12/2008 4:14 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Shuttle crew to outfit living quarters on space station (AFP)

AFP - The space shuttle Endeavour is set to lift off on Friday with seven astronauts who plan to make repairs to the International Space Station and expand its living quarters for bigger crews.

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11/12/2008 8:17 PM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Mars Rover Spirit Has 'Serious' Problem (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - On Monday, NASA declared the Phoenix Lander sitting in Mars' arctic plains as a rest-in-peace goner. Dust storm activity and the seasonal decline in sunshine at the robot's landing site meant that the craft's solar arrays couldn't churn up enough energizing power â?? an expected outcome after five months of exploration.

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11/12/2008 5:43 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

NASA clears shuttle Endeavour for Friday launch (AP)

AP - NASA cleared space shuttle Endeavour for a Friday night launch to the international space station, but the weather outlook was not too promising.

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11/12/2008 2:21 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA rover low on power from Martian dust storm (AP)

AP - NASA's Spirit rover, which is nearing its fifth year on Mars, is struggling to survive after a dust storm sapped its power, mission scientists said Tuesday.

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11/12/2008 3:51 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NASA begins countdown for space shuttle launch (Reuters)

Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) -- Countdown clocks at the Kennedy Space Center began ticking down on Tuesday toward Friday's launch of space shuttle Endeavour on a mission to outfit the International Space Station for an expanded live-aboard crew.

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11/12/2008 6:01 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Space Shuttle Endeavour Go for Friday Launch (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The shuttle Endeavour and seven NASA astronauts are cleared for their planned Friday night launch toward the International Space Station, mission managers said Tuesday.

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11/12/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA Announces Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Leadership Changes

NASA Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Rick Gilbrech announced Wednesday that he will be leaving the agency for a position in the private sector.

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11/12/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA TV to Air Clean Feed of Endeavour's STS-126 Countdown

NASA Television will provide a continuous clean video feed on its Media Channel of space shuttle Endeavour in the hours before its 7:55 p.m. EST liftoff on Nov. 14.

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11/12/2008 7:48 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA clears shuttle for space station visit (Reuters)

Reuters - NASA managers on Wednesday cleared the space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts for launch on Friday on a mission to make the International Space Station a bit more like home.

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11/12/2008 12:17 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Space Shuttle Gears up for Home Improvement in Orbit (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - When NASA's shuttle Endeavour launches toward the International Space Station this Friday, it will be hauling the mother lode of new gear for some orbital renovations.

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11/11/2008 5:49 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Astronaut set to become Japan's first mom in space (Reuters)

Reuters - A Japanese astronaut and mother of one has been picked as a crew member of the space shuttle Atlantis, Japan's space agency said Tuesday, making her the country's first mom to go into space.

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11/10/2008 10:49 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Phoenix probe mission on Mars ends: NASA (AFP)

AFP - NASA scientists have said the Phoenix Mars lander has gone silent because of a lack of sunlight needed to power its batteries, after a five-month mission that produced a mother lode of scientific data from the red planet.

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11/11/2008 9:30 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

ESA’s ‘treasure trove’ on YouTube

ESA is launching its own YouTube site in a new initiative to communicate even more widely with the general public by using the latest social media channels.

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11/11/2008 12:45 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

NASA Surprised by Unexpected Meteor Outburst (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - When NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke arrived at the Marshall Space Flight Center and checked his email Sept. 9, 2008, he was very surprised to learn that he'd slept through a dramatic event.

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11/11/2008 4:08 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Reaching for the moon? Just look at your wrist (Reuters)

Reuters - Forget diamonds -- one Swiss watchmaker is betting on watches made from moon dust, parts of the Apollo 11 space shuttle and bits of spacesuits to capture consumer cash as an economic slow down bites.

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11/11/2008 5:05 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

NASA Watches Weather for Friday Shuttle Launch (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - NASA is keeping an eye on the weather as it prepares the shuttle Endeavour for a Friday night launch toward the International Space Station.

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11/10/2008 11:53 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

NASA says Phoenix Mars mission has ended (AP)

AP - NASA on Monday declared an end to the Phoenix mission, some five months after the spacecraft became the first to land in Mars' arctic plains and taste water on another planet. Mission engineers have not heard from the Phoenix lander in over a week. It fell silent shortly after a raging dust storm blocked sunlight from reaching its solar panels.

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

GENSO - Call for Proposals for new students or teams

The ESA Education Office is currently looking for student teams to fill the following vacancies in the Global Educational Network for Satellite Operations project.

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11/11/2008 12:58 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA loses contact with Mars lander, ends mission (Reuters)

Reuters - The Phoenix Mars Lander, which made history by finding definitive proof of water on the Red Planet, has lost contact with Earth, effectively ending its more than five-month mission, NASA said on Monday.

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11/10/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

NASA Hosts Seminar on Earth's Role in our Carbon Dioxide Future

NASA will host a seminar at 11 a.m. EST, Friday, Nov. 14, to discuss the current state of knowledge about how the "breathing" Earth influences current and future levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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NASA Teleconference Today about Status of Phoenix Mars Lander

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EST today, Monday, Nov. 10, to discuss the status of the Phoenix Mars Lander. Phoenix has been operating on the Red Planet for more than five months.

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11/10/2008 9:08 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Texas clout takes a hit as Democrats take control (AP)

AP - Had voters re-elected Rep. Nick Lampson to Congress, he would have taken the helm of a House subcommittee that oversees NASA projects and guides its budget.

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11/10/2008 12:21 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Chandrayaan-1 now in lunar orbit

Chandrayaan-1, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) lunar orbiter, was captured into orbit around the Moon on 8 November. One day later, the spacecraft performed a manoeuvre that lowered the closest point of its orbit down to 200 km from the Moon.

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11/10/2008 8:32 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Step closer to crew selection for simulated Mars mission

The crew selection for a simulated Mars mission moved a step closer to completion recently with ESA's last eight candidates being put through extensive medical screening in Moscow. Two of the European candidates will be chosen to join four Russian crew members on a 105-day study due to start in March next year.

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11/10/2008 5:46 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

On Heels of Campaign Promises, Obama Faces Big NASA Decisions (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - WASHINGTON - As U.S. President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office in January, he does so having offered more specifics about his plans for NASA than any U.S. presidential candidate in history.

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11/10/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Mars Phoenix Lander Finishes Successful Work on Red Planet

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than five months.

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NASA To Test Motor For Orion Crew Capsule's Launch Abort System

NASA and ATK will conduct the first full-scale test fire of the motor for a new launch abort system.

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11/10/2008 6:49 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Europe space chief seeks 9 bln euros, Mars rover delayed again (AFP)

AFP - European space boss Jean-Jacques Dordain said on Monday he would seek "at least" nine billion euros (11.52 billion dollars) from ministers next month to fund new and existing projects in the coming years.

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11/10/2008 12:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

NASA Announces Space Shuttle Prelaunch and Mission Web Coverage

A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcasts, pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission to the International Space Station.

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11/14/2008 10:17 PM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Pistons hand Lakers first loss, 106-95 (AP)

The new-look Detroit Pistons still have the Los Angeles Lakers' number. Rasheed Wallace had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Allen Iverson added 25 points and the Pistons handed the Lakers their first loss of the season, 106-95 Friday night. The win was the Pistons' eighth in the last 10 meetings. Kobe Bryant scored 29 points for the Lakers, but went 12-of-30 from the floor.

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11/14/2008 10:53 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rugby union: Halfpenny strong but Hook's injury hits Wales hard

It was not that long ago that Wales were far closer to Canada in the world rankings than they were to New Zealand and there were long periods last night when it was difficult to tell which side was rated seventh in the world and which was 15th. It was not Welsh flair that prevailed but forward power.Canada won in Cardiff in 1993 but they now rely on rugby's top table throwing them scraps and have no idea when they will tour Europe again. Their side last night was made up, the Glasgow prop Kevin Tkachuk apart, of semi-professionals and amateurs...

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11/14/2008 12:03 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Snooker: Resurgent Hendry defeats Milkins to reach semi

Stephen Hendry continued his pursuit of his 37th ranking title 45 months after his 36th by yesterday beating Robert Milkins 5-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Bahrain Open. After Milkins had taken the opening frame with a break of 137, Hendry seized the next two with 113 and 132 and, exuding intensity of desire, extended his lead to 4-1. Milkins, appearing in his first quarter-final for four years, took the sixth frame with a nine reds, nine blacks 72 before the seven times world champion, largely through his break of 62, qualified for a semi-final today against Matthew Stevens who recovered from the loss of the first two frames to beat Dominic Dale 5-2...

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11/14/2008 2:09 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rugby league: Smith linked with Eels

Australian press reports have linked England coach Tony Smith with the vacant position at Parramatta Eels

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11/14/2008 8:00 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

David Conn: Tessa Jowell should stop trying to claim the 2012 olympics will make money

The Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has been scurrying to explain her remark that "had we known what we know now" about the horrible state the economy would be in, "we would almost certainly not" have bid to host the games, back in 2005. Explaining herself, she said she did not mean the UK should not have mounted a bid for a games whose budget has ballooned to £9.3bn, but that it would be more difficult to bid now because it would be perceived as irresponsible. Today, Jowell maintained the new orthodoxy on why the Olympics is a good thing, which is that the cost – £6bn on construction alone – is a huge boost to the economy when it is most needed...

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11/14/2008 11:49 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rugby league World Cup: Andy Wilson meets Australia, Queensland and Broncos legend Wayne Bennett

Andy Wilson: The former Broncos coach's new book has it all, from insights into Queensland's rise as a stronghold of world rugby league to anecdotes about meeting the Queen

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11/14/2008 12:06 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Ewan Murray: Scotland bracing itself for Maradona's return

Ewan Murray: Diego Maradona's managerial debut may be the main attraction but Scotland's match against Argentina will give the likes of Stephen McManus and Craig Gordon a chance to shine

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11/14/2008 1:56 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Tampa fires Melrose, Tocchet takes over (AP)

A hard-nosed and aggressive player on the ice during an 18-year career, Rick Tocchet also was once suspended from the NHL because of his involvement in a sports betting ring. Now, he's the interim coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, replacing former television analyst Barry Melrose -- fired Friday just 16 games into his second tour of duty as a head coach in the league.

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11/14/2008 3:04 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Big Blogger 2008 week two: the result ... and your task for week three

Congratulations to StevenIrelandsGranny, whose fine piece on why Shanaze Reade should win Sports Personality of the Year was voted the winner of Big Blogger week two. Navidson, whose poke-and-tease blog on Titus Bramble annoyed and charmed critics in almost equal measure, finished second, while MouthoftheMersey's lauding of Usain Bolt was third. Cameldancer and Kingsgate, whose blogs narrowly missed out on the public vote, were also highly commended by our judging panel.Right, on to this week's competition...

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11/14/2008 6:30 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Gators: Calathes' poker debt not illegal (AP)

Florida guard Nick Calathes ran up a significant debt playing poker online, but said Friday night he did nothing illegal. Coach Billy Donovan and athletic director Jeremy Foley agreed. The story first reported by Yahoo.com said Calathes amassed a $600 debt playing poker online. Calathes said he wasn't sure about the amount.

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11/14/2008 12:03 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rugby union: Accident-prone Quinlan eager to make up for lost time

Considering his conservative reputation, the Ireland head coach, Declan Kidney, has already pulled a remarkable number of rabbits from his selectorial hat. A week ago, for his first Test in charge, the former Munster coach gave an inexperienced 21-year-old, Keith Earls, a debut at full-back. This week, Tomas O'Leary's selection at scrum-half was the biggest surprise when the team to play the All Blacks tomorrow was announced, distracting attention from Alan Quinlan's return. The man himself said he was "shell shocked"...

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11/14/2008 12:03 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rugby union: Cipriani told to harden up defence and handed tricky task of reeling in Giteau

England have targeted Matt Giteau as the man they need to stop if they are to extend Australia's shaky record at Twickenham. The Wallabies have lost four of their last five visits to London but the wizardry of Giteau is seen as the major threat to an England side determined not to become complacent following their World Cup quarter-final win over the same opponents in Marseille 13 months ago.It was Giteau's brilliant try-creating offload which put Australia ahead in their Bledisloe Cup game in Hong Kong a fortnight ago before the All Blacks staged a successful comeback, and the Wallabies have scored at least one try in each of the 11 Tests they have played so far this year...

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11/14/2008 12:03 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Boxing: Calzaghe Sr says fear of boredom may persuade Joe to keep boxing

Joe Calzaghe's determination to retire following his unanimous points victory over Roy Jones Jnr on Saturday appears to be softening after his father and coach, Enzo, yesterday insisted the fighter had not made a final decision on his future and could well continue in an attempt to avoid "boredom".Calzaghe Jr said in the build-up to his bout against Jones - which turned out to be the 46th straight win of his 15 years as a professional - that he would not fight on, a stance that was reiterated in the aftermath at Madison Square Garden when the Welshman claimed he had "achieved everything I want to achieve" and had not "loved boxing for a few years now"...

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11/14/2008 12:03 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Canadians raise taxes to lure back grand prix

Montreal's mayor has proposed an increase in hotel taxes to raise enough money to get grand prix racing back to Canada

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11/14/2008 11:45 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Talking Horses: the best bets and tips from the Guardian's experts

Nigel Twiston-Davies and Paul Nicholls are the leading trainers at the Open meeting, and there is sure to be keen rivalry between the pair over the next three days at Cheltenham. Round one can go to "Twister'' who brings Best Profile (1.15) back after a long lay-off in today's opening race. Fitness is never a problem with runners of this sort from the stable, and Best Profile has won first time out in the two seasons he has raced for Twiston-Davies. The eight-year-old returns to action on a favourable handicap mark...

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11/14/2008 12:56 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Cricket: England lose the first-one-day international in India by 158 runs

First came the Stanford jolly that all went terribly wrong. Next an embarrassing defeat in a warm-up against a Mumbai 2nd XI. To complete the hat-trick, England were trounced by India in their opening one-day international by 158 runs, conceded their highest total in an ODI, and succumbed to surely the most astounding innings ever produced by a man with a bad back.This would have been one of the great one-day innings even without Yuvraj Singh's back strain. With it, credulity was stretched to the limit...

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11/14/2008 5:52 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Manchester United: Cristiano Ronaldo's wage woes sidetrack Sir Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson reaches another personal milestone tomorrow when he makes it 50 years in the game but, amid all the sepia-tinted memories, the oldest manager in the business found himself sidetracked tonight by the very modern-day issue of a footballer not being satisfied with a weekly salary already in excess of £120,000.The player in question is Cristiano Ronaldo, whose management company, Gestifute, announced this week that the Portugal midfielder deserved an improved wage from Manchester United "that marks his performances on the field"...

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11/14/2008 8:53 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

No. 22 Cincinnati takes Big East lead (AP)

Seconds after the gun sounded to end No. 22 Cincinnati's soggy 28-20 win over Louisville on Friday, several Bearcats sprinted to the end zone and grabbed the Keg of Nails, the trophy that had tormented them for years. This was one keg party coach Brian Kelly had no plans of interrupting. Besides, for the surging Bearcats the good times might just be starting.

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11/14/2008 12:03 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rugby union: Smith expects to face the same old pack mentality

Australia flanker George Smith says he expects England to revert to a tighter style of play when the teams face off

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11/14/2008 9:39 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rob Smyth - The Joy of Six: great Championship/Football Manager players

Rob Smyth: From Maxim Tsigalko to Michael Duff, Rob Smyth recalls half a dozen of the games' greatest names

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11/14/2008 9:46 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Cricket: England's highest ODI scores conceded

England have been on the receiving end of some high scores since the turn of the century, but today's total tops the lot.387-5 vs India, Rajkot, 2008353-6 vs Pakistan, Karachi, 2005340-7 vs New Zealand, Napier, 2008329-7 vs India, Bristol, 2007326-8 vs India, Lord's 2002England in India 2008-09England cricket seriesCricketguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

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11/14/2008 10:30 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Cricket: India thrash England by 158 runs in first one-day international in Rajkot

Yuvraj Singh scored 138 off 78 balls as England were thrashed by 158 runs in the first ODI

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11/14/2008 12:00 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Premier League: Drogba charged with misconduct by FA

The FA has charged Didier Drogba with misconduct after he threw a coin towards Burnley fans

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11/14/2008 3:25 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai: Andy Murray beats Roger Federer in three sets

Andy Murray has knocked defending champion Roger Federer out of the Masters Cup in Shanghai in a gruelling three-set encounter lasting over three hours

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11/14/2008 3:36 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

NFL: Paolo Bandini on New York Jets beating New England Patriots

Any lingering doubts over the New York Jets' playoff credentials can now be put to rest. Last night's 34-31 overtime win against the New England Patriots leaves them top of the AFC East, and their 7-3 record is - until Sunday at least - the third best in the AFC.Similarly, those who questioned whether Brett Favre had made the right decision by coming out of retirement have their answer. He was excellent yesterday - completing 26 of 33 passes for two touchdowns and no interceptions - but that was only half the story...

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11/14/2008 9:11 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Down 14 in 4th, Spurs top Rockets 77-75 (AP)

With injuries zapping any offense San Antionio is accustomed to generating, the Spurs have fallen back on what they do best. Play defense. Tim Duncan scored 22 points, but his defense helped the Spurs avoid another loss in their injury-plagued early season. Duncan blocked Aaron Brooks' layup with a second left in the Spurs' 77-75 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night.

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11/13/2008 10:16 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

No. 4 UCLA holds off Miami of Ohio 64-59 (AP)

UCLA's five freshmen will have to wait. The Bruins' seniors aren't ready to completely hand over control just yet. With the outcome in doubt Thursday night, Darren Collison made two free throws with 21 seconds remaining and No. 4 UCLA survived a defensive struggle to beat Miami (Ohio) 64-59 in the 2K Sports Classic.

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11/14/2008 12:03 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Golf: Els and Wilson push Lam at storm-hit Singapore Open

Darkness halted the Singapore Open first round with Ernie Els and Oliver Wilson a shot behind leader Lam Chih Bing

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11/14/2008 12:04 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Trendspotting: Find value in few goals against top four

Betting on teams to score one or no goals against the Premier League big four can be profitable

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Betting: Hughes looks hot for the chop

Mark Hughes ought to be very concerned after bookies made him favourite to be the next top-flight manager sacked

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11/14/2008 12:14 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Small Talk: with former Wimbledon and Jamaica star Robbie Earle

How's it going Robbie?Fine thank you, Small Talk, and yourself?Not a bother, Robbie. Say, we've a publicity blurb in front of us that claims the Football Foundation is about to spend its one billionth pound on grassroots football in the UK. Where's all that lolly gone?That's correct, Small Talk. We have a huge problem in the country with disused facilities and it's the job of the Football Foundation - with funding from the FA, the Premier League and the government - to try to put money back into these facilities and get them up and running...

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11/14/2008 9:53 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Friday's football transfer rumours: Carlos Tevez now off to Barcelona?

Peterborough midfielder Tom Williams must be so proud. "People think glamour models are slags," chirrups his fiancée and sometime Page 3 model Nicola McLean this morning, drumming up publicity ahead of her appearance in I'm a Celebrity ... If you were expecting her to reject that suggestion, you would be wrong. "I like lesbians," continues our publicity-hungry hero. "If there is a lesbian in the jungle then I wouldn't mind giving her a go."The Mill, of course, is not a celebrity - not even in our own house - but would really quite like it if someone would get us out of here before Liverpool ruin the entire month of January by talking loudly about how much they want to sign Gareth Barry...

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11/14/2008 11:21 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Barbosa leaves Suns after mother dies (AP)

Phoenix Suns guard Leandro Barbosa returned to Brazil after his mother died. He flew to his hometown of Sao Paulo late Thursday after learning of the death of his mother, Ivete Barbosa. Team officials are not sure when Barbosa will return. His mother had been ill, and he missed two weeks of training camp because she was hospitalized.

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11/14/2008 11:23 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Nash, Barnes, Alston suspended for fight (AP)

The NBA has suspended Steve Nash and Matt Barnes of Phoenix and Rafer Alston of Houston for their roles in a fight. Alston and Barnes were suspended for two games without pay and Nash for one. The league also fined Shaquille O'Neal $35,000 and Tracy McGrady $25,000 on Friday for their actions during the Rockets' 94-82 win in Phoenix on Wednesday.

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11/14/2008 11:27 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -