Palaeogeneticists at the University of Copenhagen and Michael Bunce at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia determined the half-life after studying a set of 158 DNA-containing bones from an extinct species of bird called "moa" (a feat in and of itself).

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News on Monday that two more Wall Street institutions had faltered -- 158-year-old Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch accepted an offer to be bought out by Bank of America -- allowed the Democrats to go on the attack after being mostly on the defensive when the political debate focused on Palin and whether the phrase "lipstick on a pig" was sexist.

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Last Friday, their bowlers gave up the most number of runs ever by an England one-day side as India smashed 387-5 in Rajkot to win by 158 runs.

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But the fourth-wicket partnership between Shah and Pietersen was worth 158 runs, and could be an ominous sign for Bell with the pair quickly asserting England's authority.

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In addition, a report on private-sector jobs growth for March compiled by Automatic Data Processing and Moody's Analytics showed an increase of 158, 000 jobs on the month, well below the 192, 000 expected.

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