News Predator - Science News Archive 11/16/2008

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Endeavour docks with space station (AFP)

AFP - Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven astronauts successfully docked with the International Space Station Sunday, beginning a "home improvement" mission to double the living space on the orbiting complex.

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Shuttle Endeavour links with space station (AP)

AP - Space shuttle Endeavour linked with the international space station on Sunday, kicking off a huge home makeover that will allow twice as many astronauts to live up there beginning next year.

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Endeavour near docking with space station (AFP)

AFP - The space shuttle Endeavour was approaching and preparing to dock with the International Space Station Sunday, to deliver a home improvement kit, including ovens, a refrigerator and new toilet.

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Shuttle docks at space station to make improvements (Reuters)

Reuters - Space shuttle Endeavour eased into a dock on the International Space Station on Sunday to begin a series of missions to complete the 10-year-old orbital outpost.

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Tsunami warning lifted after Indonesia quake (AP)

AP - A powerful earthquake struck waters off eastern Indonesia early Monday, briefly generating tsunami warnings for coastlines within 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) of the epicenter.

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Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after Sulawesi quake (Reuters)

Reuters - A powerful earthquake struck an area off northern Sulawesi in Indonesia early on Monday, causing a brief tsunami warning and triggering panic among residents in parts of the island.

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North Carolina storm kills 2, destroys homes (AP)

AP - As a tornado ripped through his North Carolina neighborhood, Curt Jernigan huddled in his bathroom, praying for the raging winds to spare him.

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Space shuttle nears international space station (Reuters)

Reuters - Astronauts aboard the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour beelined toward the International Space Station on Sunday with a full load of equipment to expand the orbital outpost and a new crew member.

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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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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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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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11/15/2008 7:06 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

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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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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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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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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11/16/2008 10:28 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Endeavour docks with ISS (AFP)

AFP - Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven astronauts successfully docked with the International Space Station Sunday, beginning a "home improvement" mission to double the living space on the orbiting complex.

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Home Improvement Crew Arrives at Space Station (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A crew of astronaut plumbers and electricians arrived at the International Space Station aboard NASA’s shuttle Endeavour on Sunday to add an extra kitchen, bathroom and new bedrooms to the orbiting laboratory.

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Endeavour Astronauts Scan Shuttle Heat Shield for Damage (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Astronauts aboard NASA's space shuttle Endeavour inspected their spacecraft's heat shield for damage Saturday while engineers on Earth tackled minor communications glitches as the orbiter heads toward a weekend rendezvous with the International Space Station.

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11/16/2008 7:35 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Shuttle heads for station docking (AP)

AP - Speeding 17,000 miles an hour around Earth, space shuttle Endeavour aimed for a docking with the international space station Sunday to drop off a new housemate and deliver equipment which will change the outpost into a two-kitchen, two-bath, five-bedroom home.

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Shuttle Astronauts to Dock at Space Station Today (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - The space shuttle Endeavour is closing in on the International Space Station, where its seven-astronaut crew plans to dock today and deliver a new crewmate and vital gear to expand the orbiting laboratory to handle double-sized crews.

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11/15/2008 8:02 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

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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11/15/2008 7:39 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

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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11/15/2008 3:03 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

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

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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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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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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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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11/15/2008 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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11/16/2008 12:09 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Rugby Union: Relief for Argentina

Centre Felipe Contepomi's 17 points were a major factor in Argentina's win over Italy in Turin

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11/16/2008 1:22 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Manning shreds Texans' 'D' in Colts' win (AP)

Peyton Manning spent one half deciphering the Houston defense. He spent the final two quarters cutting it up. The two-time league MVP led Indianapolis on four straight scoring drives in the second half, wiping out two Houston leads and giving the Colts a badly needed 33-27 victory Sunday. Indy (6-4) won its third straight, a season-best, as it stayed near the top of the muddled mass battling for the...

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11/16/2008 1:25 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Talking Horses: Tony Paley marks your card in our daily betting blog

Sundays are usually the armpit of the week where racing is concerned but followers of the turf are spoilt for choice today with top-class racing from Cheltenham and Punchestown. Before moving on to the action and tips for today it's worth reflecting on yesterday's extraordinary Tote Scoop6 outcome which resulted in the big-money bet going begging for the umpteenth week.There is likely to be something in the region of £5m up for grabs next Saturday now and the syndicates who have traditionally dominated in the past must be running out of cash...

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11/16/2008 1:27 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Giants run for 207 yards, beat Ravens (AP)

The New York Giants needed only two plays to show they could run the ball against Ray Lewis and the NFL's stingiest rushing defense. Of course, the one that set the stage was a busted play. Big Brandon Jacobs set up the first of his two short touchdown runs by bouncing to the outside for a tone-setting 36-yard ramble and the Giants (9-1) amassed more than 200 yards rushing for the third straight...

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11/16/2008 3:08 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Tocchet loses debut as Lightning coach (AP)

One practice wasn't enough for Rick Tocchet to correct all that was wrong with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tocchet lost his debut as Tampa Bay coach when Tuomo Ruutu and Rod Brind'Amour scored in the shootout and Cam Ward stopped two shots to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory Sunday. "It's a step in the right direction," Tocchet said.

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11/16/2008 4:01 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Premier League: Everton and Middlesbrough draw 1-1 at Goodison Park

Ayegbeni Yakubu equalised against his former club as Everton and Middlesbrough played out a 1-1 draw

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11/16/2008 5:41 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Cricket: The ECB and their Indian counterparts have failed to reach agreement on the involvement of English players in the IPL

England's greatest challenge in India will be to rid themselves of the ever-present distraction of the Indian Premier League after two days of negotiations between the England and Wales Cricket Board and their Indian counterparts on the involvement of top English players such as Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff failed to reach agreement in Mumbai.The ECB had hoped to reach agreement with the Indian board on three key issues, leaving England free to concentrate on a demanding tour involving seven ODIs and two Tests...

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11/16/2008 8:19 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Romo's return helps Cowboys top Redskins (AP)

Tony Romo had to learn how to throw with four fingers instead of five, and how to celebrate with his left hand instead of his right. He was successful on both counts Sunday night, returning just in time to help rescue the Dallas Cowboys' season. His 25-yard pass to rookie Martellus Bennett with 10 1/2 minutes to play was the go-ahead touchdown in a 14-10 victory over the Washington Redskins, a...

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11/16/2008 12:09 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Yes, we Kahn

Every day, when Amir Khan leaves his apartment at 1555 Vine St, John Wayne is waiting for him. As the boy from Bolton works his way south down Vine towards Sunset Boulevard, he passes Pat O'Brien, who could fight a bit, and June Allyson, who had no wish to but who knew guys who thought they could, including the Duke. Along the way, Khan might be aware of Mel Torme, of Stevie Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, of Keenan Wynn, Perez Brado, Gale Storm and Loretta Lynn, actors, singers and forgotten stars from long ago, immortalised in brass and concrete plaques embedded in the grubby streets of Hollywood...

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11/16/2008 12:09 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Wise-guy Floyd serves Hatton a dollop of sense

Ricky Hatton looks fresher a week before a big fight than he has done for a long, long time. The skin is clean, his eyes are bright and his laughter is free and constant. Rumours that Hatton would not make 10 stone in order to fight the slick young New Yorker Paul 'Magic Man' Malignaggi in Las Vegas next Saturday appear to be the work of mischief-makers, no novelty in the weirdly juvenile world of professional boxing. Hatton's own childish instincts and thirst, of course, have been put on hold again as he strips the flab - this time without his long-time friend Billy Graham, who either jumped or was pushed from Team Hatton to make way for the grizzled genius, Floyd Mayweather Snr, the father of the one man to spoil his fighting nights out, Floyd Jnr...

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11/16/2008 9:19 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

RB Bush inactive again for Saints (AP)

After hoping all week to get Reggie Bush back in the lineup, the New Orleans Saints put the running back on the inactive list Sunday. The Saints and Kansas City Chiefs both had several starters inactive. With Bush missing his third game with a knee injury, he was joined by fullback Mike Karney and center Jonathan Goodwin, who also had problems with knees.

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11/16/2008 9:50 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Colts S Sanders inactive against Texans (AP)

Colts safety Bob Sanders, last season's NFL Defensive Player of the Year, was inactive for Sunday's game against Houston. Sanders missed Wednesday's practice, taking a regular rest day, then participated in Thursday's workouts. But after hurting his knee, Sanders sat out again Friday. The Colts have neither disclosed which knee Sanders injured nor how extensive the injury may be.

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11/16/2008 10:52 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Iain Hume 'I could have died'

Iain Hume has said he asked for protection from the referee before having his skull fractured last weekend

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11/16/2008 11:34 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Rugby league World Cup: Australia ease Fiji minnows to reach final

Australia ran in 10 tries as they booked their place in the World Cup final against New Zealand

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11/16/2008 1:31 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Broncos rally to beat Falcons 24-20 (AP)

Denver pulled out every trick to deal with a rash of injuries, even starting a player on both offense and defense, and the gritty Broncos managed to put a hurtin' on Atlanta's surprising season. Jay Cutler threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Graham with 5 1/2 minutes remaining, the Denver defense held off Matt Ryan's last-gasp drive and Denver rallied for a 24-20 victory Sunday, handing the...

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11/16/2008 1:34 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Bucs contain Peterson, top Vikings 19-13 (AP)

Jeff Garcia takes pride in excelling in a young man's game. Even if it does take a toll on his 38-year-old body. "It's that Fountain of Youth I walk up to every single day, trying to keep myself as young as possible," the Tampa Bay quarterback said Sunday after leading the Buccaneers to a 19-13 victory over Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings.

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11/16/2008 2:11 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Cricket: England's Panesar plan falters as Mushtaq's tour ended by work permit problems

England's strategy for getting Monty Panesar into tip-top form for the Test series against India next month has fallen into ruins for a second time after his new bowling coach, Mushtaq Ahmed, was withdrawn from the tour because of work permit regulations.Mushtaq, the former Pakistan and Sussex leg-spinner, was controversially recruited by the England and Wales Cricket Board at the end of the season to fill their problematic role of spin bowling coach - with the fine tuning of Panesar regarded as his most immediate priority...

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11/16/2008 2:27 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Football: Steven Gerrard has been ruled out of England friendly against Germany with a leg injury

A leg injury picked up against Bolton means that Steven Gerrard will miss the midweek friendly in Berlin

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11/16/2008 4:49 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Johnson wins record-tying 3rd Cup title (AP)

Nothing could stop Jimmie Johnson's drive into the NASCAR record books. Not even a final, furious push by Carl Edwards.

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11/16/2008 6:17 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Premier League: Stephen Ireland scores twice as Manchester City draw 2-2 with Hull

Stephen Ireland scored twice as Manchester City drew 2-2 with Hull at the KC Stadium

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11/16/2008 12:09 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rugby Union: Butch James' magic moment for Bath breaks Leicester down

The scoreboard might suggest this was a routine home victory for Bath. The scoreboard lies. Ecstatic home supporters, still on their feet after Butch James had conjured a magnificent try in the last play of the match, marvelled at how Bath had won a pulsating game of rugby. Likewise the Leicester faithful were aghast that somehow they had lost.This was a compelling contest throughout, which culminated in a stunning climax. Somehow Bath had a 20-3 lead at half time, a triumph of opportunism. For most of that half, Bath had been pinned deep in their own territory; for much of it they had been desperately hanging on yards from their own line...

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11/16/2008 12:17 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Tennis: Andy Murray describes his season as 'awesome'

Andy Murray looked back on the best season of his career and described the year as 'awesome'

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11/16/2008 12:39 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Syracuse fires coach Greg Robinson (AP)

After Syracuse lost badly at Rutgers a week ago, Orange head coach Greg Robinson figured it was just a matter of time before he was out of a job. The news came Sunday morning, only hours after a 39-14 home loss to Connecticut dropped his record in three-plus years to 9-36 and 3-25 in the Big East. "I don't think it really comes as a surprise to anyone.

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11/16/2008 1:15 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Grant runs wild as Packers rout Bears (AP)

Hello, Ryan Grant. Goodbye, "Soldier Field North." Grant finally hit his stride -- and justified his big contract -- for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, rushing for 145 yards and a touchdown in a dominant 37-3 victory over the Chicago Bears. The win boosts the Packers (5-5) into a three-way tie with the Bears and Minnesota Vikings atop the muddled NFC North.

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11/16/2008 4:43 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Titans improve to 10-0, rally past Jags (AP)

Jack Del Rio was pumping his fist and screaming kudos to his players as the Jacksonville Jaguars jogged toward the locker room with a 14-3 lead. It was a premature celebration, especially against the league's only unbeaten team. Behind, ahead. Home, away. Run, pass. Backups, starters. No matter the situation, the Tennessee Titans keep finding ways to win -- and staying undefeated.

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11/16/2008 7:53 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Suns top Pistons despite Shaq's ejection (AP)

Shaquille O'Neal made an early exit from Amare Stoudemire's 26th birthday party. Stoudemire and the rest of the already short-handed Phoenix Suns did just fine without him Sunday night. Stoudemire had 29 points and 11 rebounds and the Suns overcame O'Neal's second-quarter ejection to beat the Detroit Pistons 104-86.

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11/16/2008 12:09 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

All Blacks allow no green

Ireland were given a rugby lesson by New Zealand as they went down 3-22 at Croke Park

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David Hopps: Something for nothing culture sells readers short

That the Indian cricket board have changed the face of the game is indisputable. They have taken Twenty20 - a modest little English invention designed to help the first-class counties stave off bankruptcy - and transformed it into the mighty Indian Premier League, a must-have accoutrement for the world's top players. Nobody quite knows where it will end. Just how mighty the IPL has already become is underlined by the arrival of David Collier, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, in Mumbai for strained negotiations about England players' involvement in the IPL...

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11/16/2008 12:09 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Brave Scots are edged out as Pienaar finds his range

World Champion's South Africa were fortunate to hold off a resurgent Scotland 10-14 at Murrayfield

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11/16/2008 12:09 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Rugby Union: Vivid changes for South Africa after White rule

It has been little more than a year since South Africa and England contested the World Cup final in Paris. They meet again at Twickenham on Saturday and quite a bit has happened to both between times. England's tribulations have been much dissected, but no amount of dubious manoeuvring on the coaching front and frolics with a girl called Angel can really hope to compete with the soap opera that has been going on in South Africa. Life after Jack White, who coached the Springboks to the 2007 world title - and is about to reappear as mentor to the Barbarians team who play Australia at Wembley next month - has been a little different...

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11/16/2008 12:53 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Five-star Haye lives up to the hype felling Barrett

At the same venue that David Haye finished his days as the world's best cruiserweight by destroying Enzo Maccarinelli in two rounds, the 28-year-old began his permanent step-up to heavyweight with a convincing - and at times electrifying - fifth-round knockout of Monte Barrett.Although Haye did not have it completely his own way, the display had enough power and menace to have his opponent down five times, including with the right and left that finished the American after one minute and 28 seconds in that decisive round...

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11/16/2008 10:15 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

QB Orton active, starting for Bears (AP)

Chicago Bears quarterback Kyle Orton was active and started Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Orton sat out last week's loss to Tennessee because of a sprained right ankle. As expected, A.J. Hawk moved inside to middle linebacker for the Packers after Nick Barnett sustained a season-ending knee injury in a loss at Minnesota last week.