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Stephen Colbert, fans sponsor U.S. speedskaters

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a move that puts him at the cutting edge of sport sponsorships, comedian Stephen Colbert and his fans will back the U.S. Speedskating team at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the talk show host said.

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Cosmic Log: Power-beamers rise again

Posted: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 4:35 PM by Alan Boyle Contestants in the Power Beaming Challenge will be required to send light-powered robots up a kilometer-long cable. Just as one big-money contest for high-tech innovators...

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Tropical Depression 97W passing through central Philippines

Tropical Depression 97W hasn't grown into a tropical storm and is now tracking through the central Philippines, far south of Manila. The storm is weakening and is dissipating, and NASA's Aqua satellite verified that the...

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Reportlinker Adds Mobile TV & Broadband via Satellite in Europe

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile TV & Broadband via Satellite in Europe This report explores the various initiatives aimed at developing hybrid satellite networks in Europe, involving both the space segment and a...

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NASA's TRMM satellite provides a rainfall map of Mirinae's flooding rains

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite is managed by NASA and the Japanese Space Agency, JAXA. From its vantage point in space, TRMM flew over Typhoon Mirinae during its lifetime and cataloged its rainfall.

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Wireless tech taking a toll on Earth science and astronomy

Nearly lost amidst the breathless anticipation of all things wireless--whether it's the latest smart phone, free Internet hot spot or GPS navigation system--is the potential impact these gadgets may have on scientific...

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NASA Launches iPhone App

By SPACE.com Staff posted: 03 November 2009 An iPhone can now be the gateway to all things NASA, as the space agency has released a new application, or "app," that carries video feeds and the great images of astronomy targets...

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Officials say US must improve satellite coverage as China advances its space programs

By LOLITA C. BALDOR , Associated Press Minnesota business by the numbers See Minnesota's top earning companies, CEOs and non-profits WASHINGTON - Wary of China's rapid advancements in space programs over the last decade,...

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You'd Think NASA Would Have Rocketed into the Space Age by Now

But no. Frankenstein science is still the rage. From Jack Bergman, a behavioral pharmacologist at Harvard Medical School's McLean Hospital in Boston on NASA's plan to irradiate monkeys in hopes of... [[ This is a content...

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Video B-Roll available via CNW - Merck and Schering-Plough to Complete Merger

TORONTO, Nov. 3, 2009 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- New Merck Will Begin Combined Operations on November 4th, 2009 The following video is available by satellite: STORY SUMMARY: Earlier today, Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) and...

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