Later came intensive memorising of the star-compass, a circle of coral pebbles, each pebble a star, laid out in the sand round a palm-frond boat.

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The new worlds, which circle the star HD 40307, are 4.2, 6.7 and 9.4 times the size of Earth.

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The observatories will circle this point, keeping the Earth and our star in a near-straight line.

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However, despite that sacking and a seemingly failed bid for Brazilian star Ronaldinho this week, there is an air of optimism beginning to circle around Ewood Park, with talk of big money being made available by their Indian owners.

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Astronomers using the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii discovered the four star pairs, each of which is a binary system in which two stars circle each other in less than four hours.

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Richard Li needs HKT for its half-a million ISP customers, for its fiber optic cables that circle every narrow Hong Kong alley and for some of its broadband ventures, like Star TV.

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Helena Bonham Carter, star of A Room with a View, Sweeney Todd and the Harry Potter films, will receive the Circle's highest honour, the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence, at this year's event.

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