SPACE, Astronomy News, Jun 13, 2011

Lunar eclipse is perfect opportunity for astronomy photo comp Docklands24 Categories are Earth and Space, Our Solar System, Deep Space and YoungAstronomy Photographer of The Year with judges including Mr Kukula and Sky at Night presenter Sir Patrick Moore. Mr Kukula said: “I have very geeky things that I like about some of ... See all stories on this topic » Docklands24

Moscow Planetarium Opens Its Doors Argophilia Travel News The main idea of the planetarium is to explain the complexities of space andastronomy in simple, easy-to-understand language says Rublyova. “We hope for the planetarium to be a center that makes science popular again. The vast majority of our visitors ... See all stories on this topic » Argophilia Travel News

Educators learn to teach about stars UNM Daily Lobo “We're using astronomy as a gateway science. Every human being has looked up at the stars,” she said. “As human beings, we all have had that shared experience about wondering about the night sky.” The Open Space Visitor Center is the ideal place for ... See all stories on this topic »

A 16-inch astronomical telescope in Kuwait for lunar eclipse Kuwait News Agency (with photos) KUWAIT, June 13 (KUNA) -- Astronomy and Space Department at the Kuwait Science Club announced the installation of a new astronomical telescope with a 16-inch diameter. It is one of the biggest astronomical observatories in the Gulf region ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA software gives Lusher Charter School students all the right stuff NOLA.com ... a class at Lusher Charter School took the space agency up on the challenge. Lusher students Jordan Randolph, left, and Ryan Marrero hold hardware created by using software on the computer. Seventeen Lusher students registered for anastronomy and ... See all stories on this topic » NOLA.com

A breath of nothing Hattiesburg American It's likely that had I not majored in astronomy, I would have done so in history. A few days ago found me channel surfing until I came across a program recounting the impact of weather on the World War II D-Day landings. Forecasting for the English ... See all stories on this topic »

Cosmic smoothness Physics Michael J. HudsonDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada On the largest distance scales, the distribution of galaxies appears to be clumpier than the standard cosmological model predicts. ... See all stories on this topic »

On this evening's Futureproof… Newstalk 106-108 fm On the next Futureproof, we speak to Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Columbia University,Janna Levin, about the soundtrack of the universe. We also speak to author of Bounce, Matthew Syed, about what exactly makes a sporting champion. ... See all stories on this topic »

Landis D. Baker Tiffin Advertiser Tribune Science fascinated him, especially astronomy. Vegetable gardening was another of his passions, something he missed as the disease progressed. He insisted on keeping abreast of current national and international events, an interest he maintained ... See all stories on this topic »

This is the busiest star factory in the galaxy io9 Even by the standards of our usual space porn, this is some seriously hardcore, breathtaking astrophotography. A jewel of the southern sky, the Great Carina Nebula, also known as NGC 3372, spans over 300 light-years, one of our galaxy's largest star ... See all stories on this topic »

Astronomy Without A Telescope – Enough With The Dark Already ... Astronomy Without A Telescope – Enough With The Dark Already - Space News Category It has been further confirmed that the universe is expanding with a ... unigalactic.com/.../astronomy-without-a-telescope-–-enough-...

Space Mission to Asteroid to Delve into Earth Origins and Future ... Astronomy. News · Forums & Polls. Space Mission to Aste... Real-Time News ... MoreAstronomy Discussions ». Email me Astronomy news. Learn more. Comments ... www.topix.com/forum/science/.../TG57UQ68R3ENMDM38

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EUROZONE Debt Crisis News, Jun 13, 2011 (2)

In Greek Crisis, Political Leaders Are Playing for Time New York Times By PAUL TAYLOR | REUTERS PARIS — “When will the euro zone debt crisis end and how will we know it?” A reader's e-mailed question cuts through the daily dramas of the financial soap opera that has kept European investors glued to their screens for the ... See all stories on this topic »

EURO GOVT-Peripheral CDS at new highs as Greek worries fester Reuters Volumes were thinned as a result of public holidays in parts of Europe, although financial markets remained open. Recent data showing weak spots in the US economy -- along with the euro zone debt crisis, Japanese recession and turmoil in the Middle ... See all stories on this topic »

Europe economy is as homogenous as U.S.: Trichet MarketWatch By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The Greek debt crisis has reinforced criticism that the European economy is just too diverse for a single currency. Not so, according to Jean-Claude Trichet, the European Central Bank... See all stories on this topic » MarketWatch

Roubini sees "meaningful probability" of China hard landing Reuters By Kevin Lim SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China faces a "meaningful probability" of a hard economic landing and the euro zone is storing up problems for the future by not tackling the debt crisis head on, said Nouriel Roubini, the economist who predicted the ... See all stories on this topic »

Interview transcript: Yngve Slyngstad Financial Times FT: How concerned are you about the eurozone debt crisis and are policymakers doing enough to tackle it? YS: Well I think this is obviously an enormous challenge for the European Union and theeuro area specifically. However, with our time horizon ... See all stories on this topic »

Greece says S&P overlooks efforts to overcome crisis Chicago Tribune ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece said on Monday the move by Standard & Poor's to cut its rating to the lowest in the world overlooked intense deliberations at the European Union and the IMF to find a viable solution to its debt crisis. ... See all stories on this topic »

Spain Must Take the Lead in Europe Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Third, Spain can allow domestic unemployment to rise, usually by raising interest rates sharply (although as a member of the eurozone this option is very difficult to implement except when a debt crisis forces up Spanish rates). ... See all stories on this topic » Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

MCX Gold falls on Euro debt crisis Commodity Online Gold traded volatile on Monday and gave up early gains despite a rebound in the euro against the US dollar. Prices are currently lacking impetus to surpass recent peaks and sustain an uptrend fuelled largely by a debt crisis in Europe. ... See all stories on this topic »

The Eurozone Heads for Break Up EconoMonitor The muddle-through approach to the eurozone crisis has failed to resolve the fundamental problems of economic and competitiveness divergence within the union. If this continues the euro will move towards disorderly debt workouts, and eventually a ... See all stories on this topic »

Greece downgraded again by S&P Financial Times Bankers say order books could rise to as high as €10bn, despite the gravity of the currency club'sdebt crisis, which has reached yet another critical juncture amid rows between policy-makers over a second bail-out for Greece. Although this second bond ... See all stories on this topic »

Europe Stocks Seen Higher After 3-Month Closing Low CNBC.com European stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Monday, adding to the previous session's sharp sell-off, on mounting worries over the health of the global economy and concerns over Greece'sdebt crisis. [.GDAXI Loading. ... See all stories on this topic »

Why debt rescues will boost the scenario of a closer union Financial Times By Wolfgang Münchau Last week, I promised to give further details for my end-game scenario for theeurozone crisis. My premise was that the eurozone will eventually agree another Greek loan this summer. Despite an incredible amount of noise, ... See all stories on this topic »

East European states push back euro adoption Financial Times But the spread of the eurozone crisis from Greece to Ireland and Portugal has over the past year highlighted the pitfalls of membership, and the need for deep reforms of the bloc's governance. Eastern European states have also observed the examples of ... See all stories on this topic »

Roubini Says “Everybody's Kicking the Can Down the Road” GoldAlert As for Europe, Roubini predicted further problems as euro zone policymakers continue to grapple with the sovereign debt crisis in Greece and other members of the PIIGS. The NYU economist contended that officials need to restructure the debt of Greece, ... See all stories on this topic »

Greek Default Will Not Affect Euro Stability: ECB's Weidmann RTT News Referring to the Greek crisis, he also indicated that there is nothing wrong in making private creditors share the burden as such a move will relieve the tax payers. A country should not be made liable for the debt of another, he added. ... See all stories on this topic »

The bubble end point Asia Times Online This dynamic went to devastating extremes during the 2008 crisis - only to begin mount a resurgence with last year's Greek debt crisis and contagion. It has been my thesis that last year's aggressive market interventions - the second round of the Fed's ... See all stories on this topic »

EUROPEAN OPENING NEWS INCLUDING: Spain is planning to offload Madrid and... Proactive Investors UK Asked whether the Eurozone debt crisis could threaten Germany's economic recovery, Merkel said: “If we don't take action in a positive way, that could happen, but it is exactly what we want to prevent.” (FT-More) EU leaders are due to finalise a new ... See all stories on this topic »

FTSE stages modest recovery, led by ENRC Reuters I think the general consensus around Europe is that at some stage, Greece is likely to default." The cost of insuring peripheral euro zone bonds against default hit record highs on Monday as disagreement over how to tackle Greece's debt crisis ... See all stories on this topic »

Value of Greek debt cut to record low European Voice ... the introduction of the euro. The move came as Eurozone finance ministers prepared for a hastily arranged meeting in Brussels tomorrow (Tuesday) to discuss the ongoing problems in Greece and the wider sovereign-debt crisis affecting the eurozone. ... See all stories on this topic »

Limits of Monetary Policy Business Insider ... both on Europe's side. First are the interest rate hikes by the ECB. Even without QEII, this would be a euro positive development, at least in the short-to-intermediate term. Second, is the unresolved nature of the European debt crisis. ... See all stories on this topic »

Daily Market Outlook FXstreet.com Earlier in the day, despite staging a modest recovery to 1.4552, active selling by a major bank in Asian morning pushed price lower, intra-day decline gathered pace in Europe on Greek debtconcern as there was lack of unity among Eurozone officials ... See all stories on this topic »

A time for Australia's consolidation, not isolation, on carbon emissisons Sydney Morning Herald Second, western Europe is still facing a banking and sovereign debt crisis. The dire state of the economies of Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain is placing pressure on the euro if not the health of the euro zone itself. Britain, Europe's second ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Stock Futures Little Change as Economic Fears Weigh. Stocks to Watch: AAPL ... TradersHuddle.com Sentiment was under pressure amid weak data in Asia and fears over the euro zone debt crisis, which heightened risk aversion. In Asia, the main equity markets finished mixed. The Nikkei under performed hurt by a surprise fall in Japanese machinery ... See all stories on this topic »

Levels of Recovery Varying Beijing Review Although steps being taken by authorities to resolve short-term problems in the euro zone should prevent an acute crisis, a loss of confidence could have negative implications for developing countries. Further financial stresses may emerge, ... See all stories on this topic » Beijing Review

China: Property Peak, Growing Unrest and Other Tidbits Seeking Alpha What we're talking about, down the road, is a profound realignment of interests in Central Europe — one that eventually may call into question the integrity of NATO and the EU. In the wake of reunification and the euro-zone debt crisis, ... See all stories on this topic »

Copper slips Independent Online The euro eased against the dollar and fell towards record lows versus the Swiss franc on Monday as bickering between euro zone policymakers over the Greek debt crisisled investors to cut exposure. Most of mainland Europe is shut for a long weekend to... See all stories on this topic » Independent Online

US Dollar Up Against All Major Currencies Voxy Yields on Portuguese and Irish debt were dragged up to above 11% in sympathy. Trading levels in peripheral European debt have dropped to the lowest level on record. Uncertainty regarding the final resolution in European sovereign debt crisis remains ... See all stories on this topic » Voxy

First Capital Spending Gains in Four Years Showing Europe Rally Sustained Bloomberg “We're focusing on the near-term burden of the euro-zone debt crisis. The market will trade lower in the summer. If the tensions would escalate, then our year-end target would be at risk.” The Stoxx 600 has dropped 7.9 percent since Feb. ... See all stories on this topic »

Crisis must not endanger economy: Merkel China Post A strong recovery in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, has yet to be dented by debt woes elsewhere in the 17-nation eurozone. Asked in her weekly video podcast whether the crisis could endanger Germany's upswing, Merkel replied “if we don't act right, ... See all stories on this topic »

INSIGHT-Lessons for Greece from Latin American debt crises Forexyard By Walter Brandimarte NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - European policymakers scrambling to find a solution to Greece's debt crisis should probably look to Latin America. Uruguay, for example, was able to pull off one of the smoother sovereign debt ... See all stories on this topic »

World stocks hit 12-week low National Post (registration) Against the dollar it was up around 0.1% at US$1.4360, finding support on expectations that euro zone interest rates would remain higher than those in the United States. Five-year credit default swaps on Greek sovereign debt rose 58 basis points on the ... See all stories on this topic »

European shares rebound slightly after slide Lanka Business Online Markets are increasingly concerned over the state of the global economy, owing to the eurozone debt crisis and slower growth in the United States and China. Traders appeared to put such concerns to one side on Monday, however, as European indices ... See all stories on this topic »

NewsDaily: "Meaningful probability" of a China hard landing: Roubini By Kevin Lim China faces a "meaningful probability" of a hard economic landing and the euro zone is storing up problems for the future by not tackling the debt crisis head on, said Nouriel Roubini, the economist who predicted the global financial crisis . ... The EU is currently thrashing out a second package for Greece to ensure the country is funded through 2014 but many analysts believe Athens will struggle even then to avoid a harsh debt restructuring in the future. ... NewsDaily: Top Headlines

Weekly Fundamental FX Preview – Monetary Policy Decisions and the ... A combination of central bank monetary policy decisions and the Greek debt crisis may be the key drivers in this week's FX trading. While this week's. ... The UK, US, and the euro zone are set to release CPI numbers throughout the week. Both the US and the EU have firmly anchored inflation expectations as was emphasized by their respected central bankers last week. For the UK the Bank of England continues to maintain the position that inflationary pressures will be ... InvestorGuide

The euro is dying a slow death « Euro Area Debt Crisis by ... News and views from the euro area's debt crisis. Search: ... creating the current euro crisis, and the eurozone will eventually break up as a result. ... economistmeg.com/2011/06/.../the-euro-is-dying-a-slow-death...

Sovereign Debt Crisis - Weird News The slow motion train wreck that is the Eurozone continues to roil bond markets, .... Greek Debt Crisis Gets Steadily Worse Amid a Sea of Fiscal Deception ... www.weirdnews.aol.com/tag/sovereign-debt-crisis

The European Debt Crisis – A View from Hungary - Hungarian Review European events dominate the economics news because of a growing number of financially ... TheEuro zone crisis broke out, somewhat unexpectedly, in late 2009 in ... The European sovereigndebt crisis is as much a crisis of market ... It has taken the EU a considerable amount of time to recognize these dual tasks. ... www.hungarianreview.com/.../the_european_debt_crisis_a_vi...

Newsvine - Analysis: Europe muddles towards perma-crisis on Greece For now, the EU seems determined to give the patient more pain-killers rather than ... "When will theeuro zone debt crisis end and how will we know it?" ... www.newsvine.com/_.../6848098-analysis-europe-muddles-to...

Obama presses Europe, pledges help for Greek crisis - 1330 WHBL ... Obama presses Europe, pledges help for Greek crisis ... ballooning U.S. debt, has pinpointed theeuro zone crisis as one foreign "headwind" hitting the U.S. ... www.whbl.com/.../obama-says-europes-debt-crisis-must-be-co...

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The Imminent Collapse Of The Euro: How To Protect Your Investments And Play This Inflection Point For Huge Gains

BY JACK BARNES, Contributing Writer, Money Morning

The Eurozone project has seen better days, which is why the future of the euro isn't a bright one.
In fact, as all the latest speculation about Greece either abandoning the euro currency - or being booted out of the Eurozone outright - is demonstrating, "the market" is about to apply a level of pressure well beyond what the Eurozone and European Union (EU) were designed to handle.
The number of sovereign states in the EU that are facing difficulty selling new debt, or even a rollover of current debt, is growing.

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