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        Hubble device fails; shuttle launch delayed";s:4:"link";s:103:"http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/406897923/la-sci-hubble30-2008sep30,0,7051454.story";s:11:"description";s:517:"A repair mission set for Oct. 14 is postponed after an instrument breaks on the aging space telescope.
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                        An instrument that stores and transmits science data back to Earth has broken down on the Hubble Space Telescope, forcing NASA on Monday to postpone a long-scheduled repair mission to the ailing, 18-year-old telescope.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/406897923" height="1" width="1"/>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:87:"http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-hubble30-2008sep30,0,7051454.story?track=rss";}s:7:"summary";s:517:"A repair mission set for Oct. 14 is postponed after an instrument breaks on the aging space telescope.
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                        An instrument that stores and transmits science data back to Earth has broken down on the Hubble Space Telescope, forcing NASA on Monday to postpone a long-scheduled repair mission to the ailing, 18-year-old telescope.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/406897923" height="1" width="1"/>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222758000;}i:1;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:50:"

        Snow is the surprising forecast for Mars";s:4:"link";s:101:"http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/406897925/la-sci-mars30-2008sep30,0,3572245.story";s:11:"description";s:452:"NASA's Phoenix lander discovers ice crystals in clouds about two miles above the planet. 'Nothing like this has ever been seen on Mars,' says one scientist.
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                        The latest forecast on Mars calls for morning fog and swift-moving clouds -- along with light snow.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/406897925" height="1" width="1"/>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:85:"http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-mars30-2008sep30,0,3572245.story?track=rss";}s:7:"summary";s:452:"NASA's Phoenix lander discovers ice crystals in clouds about two miles above the planet. 'Nothing like this has ever been seen on Mars,' says one scientist.
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                        The latest forecast on Mars calls for morning fog and swift-moving clouds -- along with light snow.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/406897925" height="1" width="1"/>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222758000;}i:2;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:53:"

        Schwarzenegger vetoes cosmetic surgery bill";s:4:"link";s:102:"http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/406303175/la-me-arnold29-2008sep29,0,3476858.story";s:11:"description";s:501:"The measure, prompted by the death of the mother of rapper Kanye West, is among the hundreds that the governor is reviewing as he rushes to meet a Tuesday midnight deadline.
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                        A measure intended to prevent cosmetic surgery-related deaths fell victim to a rash of vetoes Sunday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/406303175" height="1" width="1"/>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:86:"http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-me-arnold29-2008sep29,0,3476858.story?track=rss";}s:7:"summary";s:501:"The measure, prompted by the death of the mother of rapper Kanye West, is among the hundreds that the governor is reviewing as he rushes to meet a Tuesday midnight deadline.
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                        A measure intended to prevent cosmetic surgery-related deaths fell victim to a rash of vetoes Sunday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/406303175" height="1" width="1"/>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222671600;}i:3;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:77:"

        San Francisco's new California Academy of Sciences a natural wonder";s:4:"link";s:103:"http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/405258464/la-tr-academy28-2008sep28,0,7440092.story";s:11:"description";s:294:"The Renzo Piano-designed facility will house an aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum and classrooms.
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                    San Francisco<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/405258464" height="1" width="1"/>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:87:"http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-tr-academy28-2008sep28,0,7440092.story?track=rss";}s:7:"summary";s:294:"The Renzo Piano-designed facility will house an aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum and classrooms.
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                    San Francisco<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/405258464" height="1" width="1"/>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222585200;}i:4;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:44:"

        China performs its first spacewalk";s:4:"link";s:104:"http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/406315855/la-fg-spacewalk28-2008sep28,0,274878.story";s:11:"description";s:537:"Astronaut Zhai Zhigang floats outside the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft, making his country the third to accomplish the feat, after the U.S. and Russia.
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                    A Chinese   astronaut stepped outside the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft Saturday  and waved a small red Chinese flag for the millions of his countrymen watching on live television and cheering over their nation's latest conquest.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/406315855" height="1" width="1"/>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:88:"http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-fg-spacewalk28-2008sep28,0,274878.story?track=rss";}s:7:"summary";s:537:"Astronaut Zhai Zhigang floats outside the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft, making his country the third to accomplish the feat, after the U.S. and Russia.
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                    A Chinese   astronaut stepped outside the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft Saturday  and waved a small red Chinese flag for the millions of his countrymen watching on live television and cheering over their nation's latest conquest.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/406315855" height="1" width="1"/>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222585200;}i:5;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:70:"

        UCLA mathematicians discover a 13-million-digit prime number";s:4:"link";s:102:"http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/403995206/la-sci-prime27-2008sep27,0,2746766.story";s:11:"description";s:576:"The mathematicians have found the first verified Mersenne prime number with more than 10 million digits, putting them in line to win a six-digit prize from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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                        UCLA mathematicians appear to have won a $100,000 prize from the Electronic Frontier Foundation for discovering a 13-million-digit prime number that has long been sought by computer users.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/403995206" height="1" width="1"/>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:86:"http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-prime27-2008sep27,0,2746766.story?track=rss";}s:7:"summary";s:576:"The mathematicians have found the first verified Mersenne prime number with more than 10 million digits, putting them in line to win a six-digit prize from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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                        UCLA mathematicians appear to have won a $100,000 prize from the Electronic Frontier Foundation for discovering a 13-million-digit prime number that has long been sought by computer users.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/403995206" height="1" width="1"/>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222498800;}i:6;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:70:"

        Obama and McCain offer their visions of a scientific America";s:4:"link";s:110:"http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/403931641/la-sci-sciencedebate27-2008sep27,0,4896905.story";s:11:"description";s:451:"The group Science Debate 2008 asked the leading presidential candidates to answer questions about science, technology, health and the environment. Here are some of their responses.
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                        "Who will be the best president for America in a science-dominated world?"<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/403931641" height="1" width="1"/>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:94:"http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-sciencedebate27-2008sep27,0,4896905.story?track=rss";}s:7:"summary";s:451:"The group Science Debate 2008 asked the leading presidential candidates to answer questions about science, technology, health and the environment. Here are some of their responses.
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                        "Who will be the best president for America in a science-dominated world?"<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/403931641" height="1" width="1"/>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222498800;}i:7;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:56:"

        UCI Medical Center put under state supervision";s:4:"link";s:103:"http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/403910319/la-me-ucirvine26-2008sep26,0,501364.story";s:11:"description";s:603:"U.S. inspectors fault the anesthesiology department, including records filled out in advance, suggesting outcomes before procedures were done. UCI official says most problems have been fixed.
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                        UCI Medical Center has been placed under state supervision because of its anesthesiology department's "inability to provide quality healthcare in a safe environment," according to a federal report released Thursday.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/403910319" height="1" width="1"/>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:87:"http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-me-ucirvine26-2008sep26,0,501364.story?track=rss";}s:7:"summary";s:603:"U.S. inspectors fault the anesthesiology department, including records filled out in advance, suggesting outcomes before procedures were done. UCI official says most problems have been fixed.
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                        UCI Medical Center has been placed under state supervision because of its anesthesiology department's "inability to provide quality healthcare in a safe environment," according to a federal report released Thursday.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/403910319" height="1" width="1"/>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222412400;}i:8;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:89:"

        Thomas 'Bud' McDonald dies at 85; helped found drug, alcohol treatment programs";s:4:"link";s:104:"http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/403910320/la-me-mcdonald26-2008sep26,0,1835054.story";s:11:"description";s:574:"He co-founded the Southern California Alcohol and Drug Programs, which serves about 3,000 people each year. McDonald helped develop projects, raise money and mentor those in recovery.
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                        Thomas "Bud" McDonald, who appeared in some of the "Our Gang" movies as a boy and later helped to found prominent alcohol and drug treatment programs in Southern California, has died. He was 85.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/403910320" height="1" width="1"/>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:88:"http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-me-mcdonald26-2008sep26,0,1835054.story?track=rss";}s:7:"summary";s:574:"He co-founded the Southern California Alcohol and Drug Programs, which serves about 3,000 people each year. McDonald helped develop projects, raise money and mentor those in recovery.
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                        Thomas "Bud" McDonald, who appeared in some of the "Our Gang" movies as a boy and later helped to found prominent alcohol and drug treatment programs in Southern California, has died. He was 85.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/403910320" height="1" width="1"/>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222412400;}i:9;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:67:"

        China's latest manned rocket mission to include spacewalk";s:4:"link";s:101:"http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/402048308/la-fg-space25-2008sep25,0,3192815.story";s:11:"description";s:575:"Three astronauts will be launched into orbit tonight. The mission is seen as a step toward building a space station and increasing China's prestige on the world stage.
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                        China is scheduled today to launch its most ambitious space mission, including the program's first spacewalk, as this increasingly confident nation stakes a claim on the heavens while impressing people on Earth.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/402048308" height="1" width="1"/>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:85:"http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-fg-space25-2008sep25,0,3192815.story?track=rss";}s:7:"summary";s:575:"Three astronauts will be launched into orbit tonight. The mission is seen as a step toward building a space station and increasing China's prestige on the world stage.
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                        China is scheduled today to launch its most ambitious space mission, including the program's first spacewalk, as this increasingly confident nation stakes a claim on the heavens while impressing people on Earth.<img src="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~4/402048308" height="1" width="1"/>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222326000;}}s:7:"channel";a:8:{s:5:"title";s:20:"L.A. Times - Science";s:4:"link";s:46:"http://www.latimes.com/news/science/?track=rss";s:11:"description";s:42:"
	
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