News Predator - Science News Archive 11/17/2008

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Ancient graves yield clues to family relationships (AP)

AP - A stone-age burial in central Germany has yielded the earliest evidence of people living together as a family. The 4,600-year-old grave contained the remains of a man, woman and two youngsters, and DNA analysis shows they were a mother, father and their children.

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Grave Reveals Violent Death of Ancient Family (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - A grave with the remains of a mother and father huddled together with two sons has been dated to 4,600 years ago and marks the oldest genetic evidence for a nuclear family, researchers say.

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Astronauts open hatch between space shuttle and ISS (AFP)

AFP - Astronauts aboard the shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station have opened a hatch between their two vessels, and met amid handshakes and hugs 360 kilometers (223 miles) above the South Pacific Ocean.

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Big particle collider repairs to cost $21 million (AP)

AP - Fixing the world's largest atom smasher will cost at least 25 million francs ($21 million) and may take until early summer, its operator said Monday.

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Shuttle docks at international space station (Reuters)

Reuters - Space shuttle Endeavour docked at the International Space Station on Sunday on an outer-space home improvement mission to add amenities like a new toilet and kitchen to the 10-year-old orbital outpost.

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Indonesia quake kills 4, buildings collapse (AP)

AP - A powerful earthquake jolted eastern Indonesia on Monday, killing at least four people, damaging hundreds of homes and briefly triggering a region-wide tsunami warning, officials said as they surveyed the damage.

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Lab Tests Show Wind Turbine's Air Flow (LiveScience.com)

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

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Indonesia quake kills at least 2, tears down houses (Reuters)

Reuters - A powerful earthquake struck an area off Indonesia's northern Sulawesi early on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring nearly 40 after hundreds of houses collapsed, a disaster official said.

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Tropical storm hits Vietnam, casualties feared (Reuters)

Reuters - A tropical storm hit central Vietnam on Monday, threatening severe floods, landslides and substantial damage to coffee output from the world's second-largest producer of the crop.

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11/17/2008 12:20 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

A Key to Sharp Old Minds Found (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - A handful of people seem to reach very old ages with their brains remaining super-sharp. Scientists call their brains "super aged."

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Astronaut outside space station loses tool bag (AP)

AP - A spacewalking astronaut accidentally let go of her tool bag Tuesday after a grease gun inside it exploded, and helplessly watched as the tote and everything inside floated away.

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Lousy Call! Technology Could Help Referees (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The loneliest men in sports have not been making any friends lately.

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'Rules of the road' set for oil shale drilling (AP)

AP - The Bush administration gave energy companies steep discounts in the royalties they will be required to pay as it established the groundwork Monday for commercial oil shale development on federal land.

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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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Australia invests in whale research (AP)

AP - Australia will invest millions of dollars in non-lethal whale research to show Japan that the animals do not need to be killed in order to be studied, the government announced Monday.

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Africa in biggest ever crackdown on wildlife crime (AFP)

AFP - A tonne of ivory items and 57 suspects were netted in a four-month operation billed Africa's largest-ever crackdown on wildlife crime, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said Monday.

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A ton of illegal ivory seized in 5 African nations (AP)

AP - An undercover investigation of the illegal wildlife trade in five African nations led to the seizure of about a ton of ivory along with hippo teeth and cheetah, leopard and python skins, the Kenya Wildlife Service said Monday.

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After Endeavour-ISS link-up, astronauts prepare for spacewalk (AFP)

AFP - Astronauts aboard the US space shuttle Endeavour and International Space Station on Monday prepared for their first spacewalk of the mission after the two spacecraft linked up 223 miles (360 kilometers) above the South Pacific Ocean.

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11/17/2008 5:47 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

The Energy Debates: Wind Farms (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Editor's Note: "The Energy Debates" is a LiveScience series about the pros, cons, policy debates, myths and facts related to various alternative energy ideas. We invite you to join the debate by commenting directly on each article. The Facts Wind farms harness the wind's energy to generate electricity. Wind energy actually comes mainly from the sun. When solar energy heats up the atmosphere, hot air rises while cooler air swirls down to replace it. This movement results in wind...

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11/17/2008 11:22 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

In Egg, Frog Knows Predators Already (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Some say it's never too late to learn new things, but can it be too early?

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11/17/2008 2:38 AM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Endeavour astronauts board ISS (AFP)

AFP - Astronauts aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station have opened a hatch between their two vessels and met amid handshakes and hugs 223 miles (360 kilometers) above the South Pacific Ocean.

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Australia launches anti-whaling drive (AFP)

AFP - Australia unveiled Monday a multi million dollar scientific research programme aimed at persuading Japan that it is not necessary to kill the mammals in order to study them.

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11/17/2008 7:23 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

Sea Snakes Need Freshwater (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Sea snakes may slither in an endless supply of salt water, but contrary to the longstanding dogma, they don't drink the "bath water." Instead, they seek out freshwater to quench their thirst. It was long assumed that sea snakes evolved to live in oceans from their land-dwelling ancestors and adapted a new means to hydrate by gulping seawater, with internal salt glands filtering and excreting the salt. ...

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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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11/15/2008 9:24 PM - Views: 5 Rating: -

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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11/15/2008 5:18 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

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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11/15/2008 3:21 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

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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11/17/2008 10:02 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Shuttle astronauts deliver space station's new gear (Reuters)

Reuters - Space shuttle astronauts delivered tons of custom upgrades to the International Space Station on Monday and prepared for their first spacewalk to restore the outpost to full power.

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NASA Receives First Stage Rocket Hardware for Ares I-X Test Flight

NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida welcomed the arrival Nov. 10 of important hardware for the Ares I-X rocket's upcoming test flight.

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Nations Around the World Mark 10th Anniversary of International Space Station

Nations around the world will join together to mark a milestone in space exploration this week, celebrating the 10th birthday of a unique research laboratory, the International Space Station.

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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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11/17/2008 8:30 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Astronauts prepare to unpack Endeavour's cargo (AP)

AP - Astronauts aboard the international space station and the newly arrived shuttle Endeavour planned Monday to start unpacking a new toilet and a contraption that purifies urine and sweat into drinkable water at the orbiting outpost.

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11/17/2008 2:01 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

ESA supports efforts to protect public health and safety

A consortium of Portuguese and Italian companies, led by the Portuguese National Health Institute and with the support of ESA, is developing a Health Early Warning System designed to enable timely detection and tracking of emerging threats to public health and safety via satellite.

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11/17/2008 8:34 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Taliban claims Afghan ambush that killed 10 French (AP)

AP - An Arab satellite television station on Monday showed video clips purportedly from the Taliban claiming responsibility for an ambush in Afghanistan that killed 10 French soldiers three months ago.

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11/17/2008 1:33 PM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Shuttle Astronauts to Move In Aboard Space Station (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - It was moving day at the International Space Station Monday as astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Endeavour delivered a portable room packed with new home additions for the orbiting laboratory.

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NASA Satellites Capture Images of Southern California Wildfires

Images from NASA satellites give a wider perspective of the full extent and devastation of the wildfires raging in Southern California.

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11/16/2008 12:15 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

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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11/16/2008 5:15 PM - Views: 0 Rating: -

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

Hubble Directly Observes a Planet Orbiting Another Star

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

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

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

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

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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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11/17/2008 12:03 AM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Premier League: Newcastle United 2-2 Wigan Athletic

An hour or so after the final whistle, Steve Bruce's mobile phone rang. "Sir Bobby," exclaimed Wigan Athletic's manager, suddenly beaming. "I'll be there in five minutes and we'll have that cup of tea." With Sir Bobby Robson having recently made it plain he would like to see Bruce occupying his old office at St James' Park, a transcript of their conversation would make intriguing reading."I'll have to buy Sir Bobby a drink for saying I should be made manager here," explained the boyhood Newcastle fan who was dubbed a "daft prick" by his son, Alex, when he turned the job down in 2004...

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Premier League: Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton out of action for up to eight weeks after suffering knee ligament damage

Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton will be sidelined for up to eight weeks after damaging his knee ligaments

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11/17/2008 3:34 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

US Ryder Cup team visits White House (AP)

President George W. Bush celebrated Monday with American golfers who reclaimed the Ryder Cup for the U.S. Bush held a private picture-taking session in the Oval Office with coach Paul Azinger and seven members of the 12-member 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup team, which ended an era of frustration in September with a resounding victory over Europe.

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11/17/2008 4:39 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football Weekly: Football Weekly: Aston Villa victorious in battle for fourth place

Podcast: James Richardson and co review the big games across Europe and ask if keepers are more touchable in some countries than others

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11/17/2008 4:54 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Football: Ben Lyttleton - Lyon get by with a little help from a little friend

Ben Lyttleton: Why some neat work from a ball-boy helped Karim Benzema and co reinforce their position as the dominant force in France

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11/17/2008 6:15 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

NFL: Mike Adamson on the 2008 Chicago Bears

When the NFL wants to advertise its parity, it should present the Chicago Bears centre stage. On the verge of becoming a top, top team when they reached the 2007 Super Bowl, now they are distinctly average on offense, average on defense, average on special teams and, yep, average on coaching. Just how the socialist NFL likes it. What's more, the middlingest team in the league still has a decent shot at making the playoffs.To do so, however, they will need to improve rapidly over the next six weeks on yesterday's dreadful performance...

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11/17/2008 6:27 PM - Views: 4 Rating: -

Austrie, Walker help No. 2 UConn roll (AP)

With starting point guard A.J. Price sitting out to rest a sprained ankle, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun was hoping another leader would step forward for the second-ranked Huskies against Hartford. Craig Austrie did that in a literal way Monday, stepping into the gaps in the Hawks' zone defense and hitting 15-foot jump shots.

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Liverpool show title form but Torres cameo is ominous for Keane

Liverpool proved their credentials with a confident two-goal win on a traditionally tricky visit to Bolton

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Premier League: Manchester United 5-0 Stoke City

Even those who did not necessarily carry the fortunes of Manchester United close to their heart, whose heads had not been turned by the whispered blandishments of Sir Alex Ferguson, could not fail to leave Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon without a glow of pleasure over the appropriateness of this result.This had less to do with United than Stoke, even though there were times, especially in the second half, when the home side produced some breathtaking exchanges. Cristiano Ronaldo, in particular, showed some scintillating touches and Dimitar Berbatov, once again, proved himself one of the best hold-up men in the game...

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Championship: Birmingham City 3-2 Charlton Athletic

Birmingham and Charlton shared five goals at St Andrews but the home side took the spoils thanks to Nicky Weaver's goalkeeping errors

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11/17/2008 10:06 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

AP Source: Utah State fires Guy (AP)

A person close to the team says Utah State football coach Brent Guy has been fired with one game remaining in his fourth season. Utah State, 2-9 this season after a loss to Louisiana Tech, is 8-38 since Guy took over as coach in 2005. The person asked not to be identified because an official announcement had not been made.

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11/17/2008 11:06 AM - Views: 3 Rating: -

North Carolina still unanimous AP No. 1 (AP)

North Carolina started the season without injured starters Tyler Hansbrough and Marcus Ginyard and stayed a unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll Monday. The Tar Heels (1-0) didn't have Hansbrough (shin) or Ginyard (foot surgery) in their season-opening 86-71 win over Pennsylvania last weekend, but strong play from freshmen big men Tyler Zeller and Ed Davis were enough...

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11/17/2008 2:30 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Curlin's market value set at $20 million (AP)

A thoroughbred appraiser set Curlin's market value at $20 million Monday and recommended shares of the richest North American racehorse in history be consolidated under primary owner Jess Jackson. The complicated ownership dispute focuses on a 20 percent interest of the reigning Horse of the Year controlled by William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr.

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11/17/2008 3:07 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Hall of Fame hoops coach Newell dies (AP)

During the 1980s and early 1990s, the same scene was repeated year after year at the open practices at the Final Four. In a corner of each arena where the college basketball season ended that season, a group of coaches attending the national convention sat spread out over several rows. Bob Knight was always in the group, as was Mike Krzyzewski and several others.

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11/17/2008 3:35 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Garnett suspended 1 game, Shaq fined (AP)

Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett was suspended for one game and Phoenix center Shaquille O'Neal was been fined $25,000 by the NBA on Monday for separate incidents over the weekend. Garnett was penalized for hitting Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut in the face near the end of Saturday's game. Garnett will sit out Tuesday night when the Celtics host the New York Knicks.

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11/17/2008 7:01 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

Poll: Should Liverpool and Everton share a stadium?

With plans and finances floundering is time for red and blue to bite the bullet and finally come together?

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11/17/2008 7:59 PM - Views: 3 Rating: -

NJIT suffers record 35th straight loss (AP)

The New Jersey Institute of Technology suffered its 35th straight loss, the most of any Division I team, falling to Penn State 74-47 on Monday in the Philly Hoop Group Classic. The Highlanders' 35th straight defeat passed the previous NCAA Division I record for consecutive losses set by Sacramento State between Dec.

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11/17/2008 12:03 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Premier League: Fulham 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur

It was at full-time, when Heurelho Gomes made the long walk towards the tunnel in the far corner of Craven Cottage, that his heartbreak was complete. Not one of his Tottenham team-mates could bring themselves to console him, after his latest X-rated howler had handed Fulham a lead that they never looked like relinquishing, and it spoke further volumes that the first man who did was his opposite number, Mark Schwarzer. Perhaps only fellow members of the goalkeeping union can truly empathise. Gomes's loneliness contrasted sharply with the buffeting he took whenever Fulham had a corner...

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11/17/2008 12:03 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Sides fancy their chances against Arsenal, says Sidwell

The aura of invincibility Arsenal once exuded has been damaged to such an extent that the clubs with aspirations to break into the Premier League's top four, currently led by Aston Villa, have identified Arsène Wenger's side as the most vulnerable of them. And the Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell picked up the theme after his side's 2-0 victory at the Emirates."You look at the top four and you come to Arsenal thinking you can pick up points," said the Arsenal youth-team graduate who excelled on his latest return to north London...

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11/17/2008 12:03 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Adams' quit threat

Tony Adams says he will quit his post if Portsmouth's owner allows top players, such as Jermain Defoe, to be sold

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11/17/2008 12:04 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Shaka Hislop: 'All keepers have spells like this. Give Gomes one more chance'

Shaka Hislop: Heurelho Gomes is the kind of keeper who is brilliant when on form, and he needs his manager to stick by him

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11/17/2008 8:57 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

SEC charges Cuban with insider trading (AP)

Federal regulators on Monday charged Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban with insider trading for allegedly using confidential information on a stock sale to avoid more than $750,000 in losses. Cuban disputed the Securities and Exchange Commission's allegations and said he would contest them. In a civil lawsuit filed in federal court in Dallas, the SEC alleged that in June 2004, Cuban was invited to...

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11/17/2008 11:41 AM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Horse racing: Talking Horses by Ron Cox

Every pound in the saddle will count in the testing conditions at Hexham today, which should confer a huge advantage to the lightly-weighted Twelve Paces (2.10) in the three-mile handicap hurdle. The 2m6f trip at Kelso last time was only just far enough for Twelve Paces, but he eventually wore down the opposition to win by 11 lengths. His overall record is patchy, but he ran on well for 7lb claimer Ryan Mania last time and the combination should click once again with so much in their favour.The other bet on the Hexham card is Cave Hill (2...

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11/17/2008 1:11 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

David Hopps: why aren't England bowling Jimmy Anderson at the death?

There is an issue about Jimmy Anderson bowling at the death and it is probably lying in a statistical programme deep within Peter Moores' computer. There must be something useful in there because every time the TV cameras pan on the England dressing room he seems to be staring at it.If Moores' computer is ever left in an Indian tuk-tuk, ask the driver to look for a folder in there called Coaching Insights. Go into that and look for a file called Jimmyatthedeath. And there you might well find a simple message saying: "Never under any circumstances...

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11/17/2008 1:44 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Fox declines to match ESPN bid on BCS (AP)

Fox Sports says it has decided not to match ESPN's offer to air the Bowl Championship Series from 2011-14. The network released a statement Monday saying it made a "very competitive bid" even with "today's vast economic uncertainties" but that BCS officials weren't satisfied. Fox had a four-year, $320 million deal to broadcast the BCS games from 2007-10.

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11/17/2008 1:54 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard are out of England's friendly against Germany due to injury

The injured Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard will be replaced in Fabio Capello's England squad by Jimmy Bullard and Scott Parker

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11/17/2008 3:30 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: I will never forgive Maradona, says Scotland assistant manager Terry Butcher

Terry Butcher has admitted he will never forgive Diego Maradona for wrecking England's World Cup dream in 1986

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11/17/2008 3:31 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Is Paterno's home finale Saturday? (AP)

His contract expires after the season. His hip is so sore it may need surgery. His team is one win away from the Rose Bowl. Joe Paterno has made a living coaching big games at Penn State, but the regular season finale Saturday against Michigan State could be historic for one more reason: What if it's the Hall of Famer's last game coaching at Beaver Stadium?

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11/17/2008 3:43 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Sid Lowe on Real Madrid possibly sacking coach Bernd Schuster

Sid Lowe: Bernd Schuster might be moody, unorganised and unhappy - but sacking him won't solve all Real Madrid's problems

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11/17/2008 5:25 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Didier Drogba has admitted a charge of violent conduct after throwing a coin at Burnley fans last week

Didier Drogba has admitted a charge of violent conduct after throwing a coin at Burnley fans at Stamford Bridge last week

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11/17/2008 7:33 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Rockets overcome McGrady's injury in win (AP)

Luis Scola scored 23 points, Yao Ming added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets made a second-half surge without injured seven-time All-Star Tracy McGrady to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-89 on Monday night. McGrady left the game in the opening minute of the second half after aggravating his surgically repaired left knee, but the Rockets were still able to mount a 14-3 run...

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11/17/2008 8:15 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Football: Scottish teen lifted by the Hands of God

Diego Maradona rewarded a 13-year-old with a hug and a hat after he found a gold medallion misplaced by Fernando Gago

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11/17/2008 9:36 PM - Views: 2 Rating: -

Dawson's 56-yard FG helps lift Browns (AP)

Phil Dawson wasn't about to quit during Cleveland's latest fourth-quarter meltdown. Turned out, neither did the rest of the Browns. With a confident nod to coach Romeo Crennel, Dawson went out and calmly hit a career-long 56-yard field goal with 1:39 left that sent Cleveland to a 29-27 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday night Dawson's fifth field goal of the game capped a wild finish.

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11/17/2008 12:03 AM - Views: 1 Rating: -

Premier League: West Brom 0-3 Chelsea

No one at Chelsea could accuse Nicolas Anelka of making false promises. In the aftermath of the Champions League final, when the Frenchman bristled with frustration over the lack of opportunities he had been given to play as a central striker under Avram Grant, he made a vow: "From next season I insist I will no longer be the little newcomer." Twelve Premier League starts and as many goals later and Anelka looks to have kept his word.Indeed, Luiz Felipe Scolari, who revealed last month that he sought divine intervention when Didier Drogba suffered a knee injury, could be forgiven for wondering whether Anelka's form, rather than the Ivorian's subsequent recovery, is evidence his prayers have been answered...

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Football: Capello risks Benítez ire over injured Gerrard

Fabio Capello risked straining his relationship with the Liverpool manager, Rafael Benítez, last night by insisting that Steven Gerrard link up with the England squad at their Hertfordshire hotel despite the midfielder having apparently been ruled out by his club for up to 10 days with a torn muscle in his right leg.Gerrard, who sustained the injury at Bolton, reported to the 23-man squad and will be assessed by England's own medical staff today, with the likelihood of him travelling to Germany tomorrow for Wednesday's friendly at the Olympic stadium in Berlin still slim...