News Predator - Science News Archive 11/15/2008

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Shuttle inspects heat shield on way to space post (Reuters)

Reuters - Astronauts orbiting the Earth aboard the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour unfolded a robotic arm on Saturday to inspect the ship's heat shielding as they sped toward a rendezvous with the International Space Station.

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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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Natural gas rush stirs environmental concerns (AP)

AP - Advanced drilling techniques that blast millions of gallons of water into 400-million-year-old shale formations a mile underground are opening up "unconventional" gas fields touted as a key to the nation's energy future.

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Astronauts inspect shuttle for any launch damage (AP)

AP - Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts unfurled a 100-foot, laser-tipped pole and surveyed their ship for any launch damage Saturday while drawing ever closer to their destination, the international space station.

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Hawaii island bans genetically modified coffee (AP)

AP - The Hawaii County Council has overriden a veto by the Big Island's mayor to ban genetically modified taro and coffee.

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Oil output talks ongoing with non-OPEC states: Iran (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran's OPEC governor said on Saturday talks were underway on cooperation between OPEC and producers outside the cartel to reduce oil output, following tumbling crude prices in recent months.

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Grandma Is Better Babysitter Than Mom (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Common wisdom might suggest that because of their age, grandmothers are inappropriate caretakers for infants and children. Sure, they might have years and years of parenting experience from bringing up their own children (and they must be OK parents because their children obviously lived long enough to have children) but people over 50 simply can't run as fast or react as quickly as young parents. And they presumably tire more quickly and must want to take a load off even more often than the most exhausted parent...

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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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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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Lung Cancer Genetics Different in Black Patients: Study (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Non-small cell lung tumors tend to have a different genetic makeup in blacks than in whites, a finding that may explain why treatment and outcomes are different among races, a new study says.

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Shuttle Endeavour Blasts Off Toward Space Station (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Endeavour lit up the nighttime sky above Florida late Friday as it launched seven NASA astronauts on an ambitious orbital renovation project at the International Space Station.

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Shuttle Endeavour blasts off on 'home improvement' mission (AFP)

AFP - The space shuttle Endeavour blasted off carrying seven American astronauts on a "home improvement" mission that will expand living quarters on the orbiting International Space Station.

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India celebrates planting its flag on moon (AP)

AP - India rejoiced Saturday at joining an elite club by planting its flag on the moon as the country's space agency released the first pictures of the cratered surface taken by its maiden lunar mission.

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Space shuttle Endeavour blasts off towards space station (AFP)

AFP - The space shuttle Endeavour blasted off carrying seven American astronauts on a mission to improve and expand living quarters on the orbiting International Space Station.

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Endeavour speeds toward space station (AFP)

AFP - The space shuttle Endeavour sped Saturday to its rendezvous with the International Space Station, carrying seven American astronauts on a "home improvement" mission that will expand the station's living quarters.

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Darwin's mockingbirds featured in London exhibit (AP)

AP - Two dead birds, one big idea.

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Unhappy People Watch Lots More TV (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Unhappy people glue themselves to the television 30 percent more than happy people. The finding, announced on Thursday, comes from a survey of nearly 30,000 American adults conducted between 1975 and 2006 as part of the General Social Survey.

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Iran favours OPEC cut of 1.0 to 1.5m bpd (AFP)

AFP - Iran, OPEC's number two oil producer, favours a cut in crude production of 1.0 to 1.5 million barrels per day when the oil cartel meets in Cairo later this month, state television reported on Saturday.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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First fuzzy photos of 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 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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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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After 'Remarkable' Night Launch, Complex Shuttle Flight Ahead (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The brilliant blaze of NASA's space shuttle Endeavour as it rocketed into orbit under the light of a nearly full moon late Friday is just the beginning of a challenging, but vital, flight to the International Space Station (ISS) , mission managers said.

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights reaches space as the ISS gets ready for crew of six

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was carried into space early this morning with the successful launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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11/15/2008 8:12 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Shuttle Endeavour closes in for station linkup (AP)

AP - Space shuttle Endeavour closed in for a 220-mile-high linkup with the international space station on Sunday, hauling gear for a huge home makeover that will allow twice as many astronauts to live up there beginning next year.

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Astronauts to Inspect Shuttle Heat Shield for Dings (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Endeavour will survey their spacecraft's heat shield for dings or other damage today as they prepare for a Sunday arrival at the International Space Station (ISS).

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11/15/2008 1:12 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Shuttle blasts off on space station mission (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour soared off its seaside launch pad on Friday on a mission to upgrade the International Space Station for an expanded six-person crew.

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NASA Shuttle Carries Camera To Help Farmers

NASA Shuttle Carries Camera To Help Farmers

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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WITNESS: Zero G -- 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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11/15/2008 10:21 PM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Lesnar TKOs Couture to win UFC title (AP)

Brock Lesnar stopped heavyweight champion Randy Couture in the second round of their fight at UFC 91 on Saturday night, earning a technical knockout when the referee stepped in as he kept punching after Couture went to the ground. Lesnar, a former NCAA wrestling champion and WWE star, overwhelmed the 45-year-old Couture in just his fourth pro fight.

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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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11/15/2008 12:09 AM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Welcome to All Stars: gym at the heart of Boris's plan to curb youth crime

Mayor supporting community sporting centres as a way of promoting discipline, self-respect and character

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11/15/2008 12:00 PM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Cricket: Ryan Sidebottom unlikely to be risked for Monday's second one-day international between England and India

Ryan Sidebottom is unlikely to be recalled to the England side for the second match of their one-day series against India on Monday

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11/15/2008 12:52 PM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Irish withstand late rally to beat Navy (AP)

A passing rain storm seemed to be the only thing putting a damper on Charlie Weis' day. Notre Dame was a couple of minutes away from giving its coach a drama-free and much-needed victory. Then things got strange, and a tense week for college football's most storied program culminated with an uneasy ending against Navy.

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11/15/2008 6:56 PM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Premier League: Titus Bramble scramble gives Wigan reward

Former Toon defender Titus Bramble earned struggling Wigan a point against Newcastle

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11/15/2008 7:08 PM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Missouri headed to Big 12 title game (AP)

Missouri's biggest focus entering the season was winning the Big 12 North title. The Tigers accomplished that goal on Saturday night and put themselves in position for the next one -- the conference crown. Chase Daniel threw for 328 yards and two touchdowns and No. 12 Missouri clinched a spot in its second straight conference championship game by crushing Iowa State 52-20.

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11/15/2008 8:03 PM - Views: 5 Rating: -

Arenas' returns help No. 1 Alabama roll (AP)

Javier Arenas squirted through a gaping hole toward the sideline and there was no catching him from there. Or No. 1 Alabama, for that matter. Arenas ran back a punt 80 yards for a touchdown and set up a score with another long return, helping the Crimson Tide roll to a 32-7 comeback win over Mississippi State on Saturday night.

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11/15/2008 12:04 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rugby union: South Africa remain focused in the face of off-pitch storms

Peter de Villiers, as a former science teacher, is not one for reckless experiments, and so at Murrayfield this afternoon, South Africa's coach sends out the side that narrowly beat Wales in Cardiff last weekend. It seems like a logical selection and the world champions should register a seventh successive victory over Scotland but, as ever with South Africa, nothing is straightforward.De Villiers, the first non-white coach of South Africa, is a lover of jazz and there is a discordant background to their European tour, which they complete with a trip to Twickenham next weekend...

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11/15/2008 12:04 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rugby Union: Martin Johnson knows Australia can catch England on the hop

It has been an eerily quiet build-up, by Anglo-Australian standards, to today's Cook Cup match between England and the Wallabies at Twickenham. Even John O'Neill, the normally opinionated Australian Rugby Union chief executive, has been politely declining interview requests. That is almost a front-page story in itself. It was O'Neill's throwaway line about Australians "hating" the English which helped revitalise the Poms at last year's World Cup. This time both sides have resolutely kept their gunpowder dry...

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11/15/2008 12:04 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

James Haskell: Changes in the name of progress are kicking our game into touch

Rugby is changing by the month, if not the week. I'm not sure what the England teams of the past would make of the professional game but I do know this: I've not spoken to one northern hemisphere player who thinks the current experimental law variations are a good idea. All I seem to have done for Wasps this season is chase after kicks. Progress? Not in my opinion.Hopefully commonsense will eventually prevail, although I don't know many administrators who like losing credibility by performing rapid U-turns...

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11/15/2008 12:07 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Olympic Games: Hunt finds chief position at the BOA

Andrew Hunt has succeeded Simon Clegg as chief executive of the British Olympic Association

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11/15/2008 1:27 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

McCoy helps No. 4 Texas beat Kansas 35-7 (AP)

If the Big 12 South title is ultimately decided on who handed Kansas the most lopsided loss, give Texas Tech the nod. The No. 2 Red Raiders crushed the Jayhawks 63-21 while No. 5 Oklahoma beat them 45-31. But No. 4 Texas will not apologize for its 35-7 victory on Saturday no matter what the final BCS rankings might show.

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11/15/2008 4:34 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Mike Adamson on Liverpool's 2-0 victory away at Bolton Wanderers

Mike Adamson: Rafa Benítez's decision to minimise rotation has been central to Liverpool's impressive title challenge

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11/15/2008 5:13 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Premier League: A Gabriel Agbonlahor strike and a Gael Clichy own goal consign Arsenal to home defeat to Aston Villa

A Gabriel Agbonlahor strike and a Gael Clichy own goal consign Arsenal to a home defeat against Aston Villa

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11/15/2008 7:17 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

No. 6 USC avenges 2007 loss to Stanford (AP)

After a sluggish first half by Southern California, it looked as if there could be another Stanford stunner. Then the Trojans took control of the trenches and the game to put last year's shocking loss to the Cardinal to rest. Stafon Johnson ran for two second-half touchdowns and C.J. Gable also scored twice to help No.

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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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11/15/2008 12:04 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rugby Union: New Zealand defeat could see Wayne Smith jumping ship

The All Blacks' grand slam tour sailed into choppy waters yesterday when their assistant coach, Wayne Smith, admitted that he was considering accepting an offer to coach the Ospreys rather than complete his current two-year contract with New Zealand.On the eve of today's international at Croke Park, Smith said he would make up his mind once the tour was completed with the game against England at Twickenham in two weeks' time. "Coaches are like players: you are always getting contacted by clubs to go and work for them...

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11/15/2008 12:04 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Golf: Ballesteros to be moved out of intensive care

Seve Ballesteros could be transferred out of intensive care next week after three operations on a brain tumour

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11/15/2008 1:22 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Wigan manager Steve Bruce feels allure of Newcastle

The Wigan manager, Steve Bruce, has admitted that he has not entirely given up on the possibility of managing Newcastle United one day. Bruce, who turned down the job while managing Birmingham in 2004 after Sir Bobby Robson left, takes his team to St James' Park today still looking forward to the chance that he might yet be installed there."The only genuine opportunity I had was when Sir Bobby left," Bruce said. "But I'd just signed a new deal at Birmingham and I'd just signed five or six players that summer...

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11/15/2008 11:24 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

West Brom v Chelsea - live!

Can the Baggies hold strong against the might of Frank Lampard and chums? Find out from 5pm

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11/15/2008 12:35 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Burnley rewarded for Chelsea heroics with home tie against Arsenal in Carling Cup quarter-final

Arsenal's kids face a trip up north in the quarter-final, while Manchester United host Blackburn and Spurs visit Watford

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11/15/2008 3:29 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Minus Hansbrough, No. 1 UNC beats Penn (AP)

Top-ranked North Carolina figured it had enough returning talent to pass its first test without Tyler Hansbrough. Turns out the Tar Heels' frontline newcomers are pretty good, too. Tyler Zeller scored a team-high 18 points while fellow freshman Ed Davis had a double-double Saturday to help North Carolina beat Pennsylvania 86-71, a season-opening performance that seemed to indicate the Tar Heels can...

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11/15/2008 4:37 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Springboks storm back to victory over Scotland

Scotland face a tricky draw for the 2011 World Cup after losing to South Africa at home

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11/15/2008 5:48 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Will Andy Murray win a grand slam title in 2009?

The British No1 had a superb year, reaching the US Open final. Will he build on his success?

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11/15/2008 6:46 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Fernando Torres turns tide as Liverpool lack a finish

This game was never quite the scintillating feast of football that was offered up in the early kick-off at the Emirates last week, although, if there was a competition for scuff of the season, it could easily have supplied around half-a-dozen contenders.Robbie Keane, Steven Gerrard and Lucas Leiva all contrived to miss open goals from a yard out, Fernando Torres struck a post when you would have put your mortgage on him scoring and Ricardo Gardner got in on the act for the home side by passing up two second-half opportunities when he had only Pepe Reina to beat...

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11/15/2008 6:53 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Djibril Cissé delivers respite for Roy Keane

Goals from Kenwyne Jones and Djibril Cissé eased the pressure on Black Cats' boss Roy Keane

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11/15/2008 7:54 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Flyers end 7-game skid versus Canadiens (AP)

Despite their regular-season struggles against the Montreal Canadiens, the Philadelphia Flyers felt right at home with a playoff mentality at the Bell Centre. Scottie Upshall and Jeff Carter scored second-period goals to lead Philadelphia to a 2-1 victory over Montreal on Saturday night. The Flyers, who eliminated the Canadiens from the playoffs in five games last spring, ended a seven-game losing...

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11/15/2008 8:50 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

BC tops short-handed No. 20 Seminoles (AP)

Florida State got beat Saturday night in large part by a little running back it didn't recruit. Montel Harris from nearby Jacksonville ran for 121 yards and a touchdown, and Marcellus Bowman went 87 yards with an interception for another score to help Boston College knock off the 20th-ranked Seminoles 27-17, a day after five Florida State players were suspended for fighting.

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11/15/2008 12:04 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Athletics: Britain's forgotten star seeks historic home run in Tokyo

All but unknown in her home country, Britain's best Olympic marathon runner Mara Yamauchi is much loved in Japan

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11/15/2008 12:04 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rugby union: A breath of fresh air on Red Rose backs with the label 'made in France'

Wednesday night on the Côte d'Azur and two rugby coaches are prodding seven-year-old newspaper cuttings. "That's my son, fourth from the right in the front row. He played with Delon when he was down here," says Marc Balestriere. "Delon is at the back and that's his brother, Bevon, in the second row."Balestriere and Stephane Nicouleau, who still looks after the under-19s at Racing Club de Nice, agree that of the Armitage brothers Bevon was the one who then caught the eye, not the 24-year-old who plays for England against Australia today...

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11/15/2008 6:44 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Premier League: Heurelho Gomes gifts Fulham victory to stall Redknapp revival

Tottenham's supporters came to the banks of the Thames convinced Harry Redknapp could walk on water. They left wondering how quickly they could chuck their goalkeeper overboard. For the umpteenth time this season, Heurelho Gomes dropped his team in it and, on this occasion, the feelgood factor introduced by Redknapp could not salvage them. Fulham deflated the air of confidence that had brought such buoyancy to White Hart Lane, and were more comfortable than a tight scoreline suggests. This was the Tottenham of old...

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11/15/2008 12:15 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Editorial: In praise of ... the whistle

Editorial: There is something odd about the sight of a man in a suit screaming at the ref

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11/15/2008 10:23 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Talking Horses: All the best bets from around the country on the day when the Scoop6 could land one lucky winner £2m

Barry Geraghty has slotted in neatly to his new role as stable jockey to Nicky Henderson, and the top-class Irish jockey can enjoy his biggest success for the stable so far on Barbers Shop in today's Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham. Henderson, successful in the valuable chase with Fondmort five years ago, made a late decision to switch Barbers Shop (2.35) from yesterday's three-mile chase. That can prove a wise move, as Barbers Shop looks handicapped to go close over this half-mile shorter trip...

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11/15/2008 11:00 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Rugby league World Cup: England 22-32 New Zealand

England's World Cup campaign came to an end despite a brave performance against New Zealand

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11/15/2008 12:33 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Penn State moves closer to Rose Bowl (AP)

A sluggish start on a dreary day clouded up No. 7 Penn State's dreams of the Rose Bowl for a half. Nothing that Daryll Clark or a stifling defense couldn't shake off, though. Derrick Williams ran for one score and caught a touchdown pass, Clark threw for 240 yards and two scores in an uneven outing, and the defense held Indiana to six first downs in the Nittany Lions' 34-7 victory Saturday.

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11/15/2008 2:07 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Tennis: Andy Murray loses in straight sets to Nikolay Davydenko in the Masters Cup semi-final

The British No1 could defeat neither his oppoenent nor his fatigue in the Masters Cup semi-final</