SPACE, Astronomy News, Mar 30, 2011

NGC 5584: Expanding the Universe STScI Announces the 2011 Hubble Fellows
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — BALTIMORE — A panel of experts from the astronomy and astrophysics research community was recently convened at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore to advise STScI Director Matt Mountain on the selection of 17 new ...
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NASA astronaut to speak at 2011 Astronomy Day in Bozeman
Space Ref (press release)
... space and science-related exhibits as well as an evening star party. Arnold's visit is sponsored by the Montana Space Grant Consortium and the Project WET Foundation. For more information aboutAstronomy Day, visit http://eu.montana.edu/AstronomyDay/
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Vatican astronomer, author is guest on “Appalachian Perspective” to air in April
Appalachian State University
He also has been a visiting scientist at the Goddard Space Flight Center. He has coauthored five astronomy books: “Turn Left at Orion,” “Worlds Apart,” “The Way to the Dwelling of Light,” “Brother Astronomer” and “God's Mechanics. ...
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Appalachian State University
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Berthoud Recorder
Home to some 250 Cepheid variable stars and a recent Type Ia supernova explosion, key objects for astronomical distance determinations, NGC 5548 is one of 8 galaxies used in a new study that includes additional Hubble Space Telescope observations to...
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Berthoud Recorder
Venus and the Moon Near Each Other Just Before Dawn
AccuWeather.com (blog)
Please support a favorite astronomy site of mine, EarthSky.org. This site was the inspiration for this blog and has graciously allowed me to use the skymap shown below. Please join the AccuWeather.com Astronomy fanpage by clicking here. ...
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Amateur skywatchers spot the Air Force's 'secret' space plane... AGAIN
Daily Mail
It could be seen easily by the naked eye, ranking at magnitude three on theastronomy brightness scale, where lower numbers represent a greater brightness. Mr Fetter's task was made easier by fellow Canadian Ted Molczan, who worked out the path of the ...
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Daily Mail
Cosmic Rose Blooms in Star Cluster Photo
Space.com
This cluster is of particular interest to astronomers due to the unexpectedly large number of variable stars it contains. These are stars that change in brightness over time. Variable stars play a pivotal role in astronomy: Some types are invaluable ...
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Space.com
Stacking of final shuttle rocket boosters underway
Spaceflight Now
You look at the different kind of missions it can do, and it built the space station, it's done science missions that range from taking the Spacelab up to big radar missions we've done, it's done astronomy, it's done biological science, ...
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Spaceflight Now
ROTC opponents still angered by poll, perceived lack of safe space
CU Columbia Spectator
Attendees also said the task force was never objective in its handling of its discussion on ROTC, noting that astronomy professor and task force member Jim Applegate has been a vocal ROTC proponent, writing pro-ROTC op-eds in campus publications. ...
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Archaeoastronomy in Georgia
Astronomy Magazine (blog)
Some of my astronomy friends, though, might be surprised to learn about a discipline related to their field now taking root in the southeast European country. Professor Irakli Simonia of Ilia State University wrote us this guest blog explaining a ...
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Astronomy Magazine (blog)
Twinkle, twinkle, little star; Billy Hix knows what you are
Shelbyville Times-Gazette
Hix is a professor at Motlow College and a dedicated amateur astronomer and conducts this program. He is a member of several professional astronomy groups and also is a member of the Von Braun Astronomical Society, which recently featured him in the ...
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Rice University in Texas unveils energy-efficient research facility
World Interior Design Network
The building will be home to experimental, theoretical and applied physicists from Rice's departments of Physics and Astronomy and of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Designed, constructed and occupied in just 33 months, the Brockman Hall combines ...
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Saint Michael's astrophysicist Alain Brizard gets $99000 DOE grant
Vermont Biz (press release)
... an elected member of the Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering, has been at Saint Michael's for ten years, where he teaches astronomy, meteorology, physics, classical mechanics and other physics courses. His research interests include space, ...
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FIRST FOOTAGE FROM BASEMENT IMAX FILM “OUTSIDE IN” GOES VIRAL WITH 2.5 MILLION ...
openPR (press release)
“ The worldwide attention caught NASA's eye and the video clip became NASA's “Astronomy Picture of the Day” (APOD) on March 15th, a tremendous honor for an art film by a non-scientist. The APOD exposure not only led to a huge spike in views, ...
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To Drive or Not To Drive...
SBIndependent
Last year heavy snowfall forced Borger, a junior Astronomy major, to leave home almost an hour and a half before an important test. She had no problem getting to school, but the tricky part was parking. She said she found the South P lot packed with ...
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Celebrating one of the greatest Canadians
Tillsonburg News
It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more ...
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Freebies of the month: events to ease the pain of recession drain
Creative Loafing Tampa (blog)
Visitors can view the stars through St. Pete Astronomy Club's state of the art telescopes, weather permitting. For more info or to reserve a space, call 866-art-walk or visit gulfportma.com. From 6 to 10 pm every first Friday and third Saturday of the ...
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Physical and Engineering Sciences News » 28 New Books in Astronomy ...
By Rhea Grove
Cosmic Impacts and Life on Earth [electronic resource] · Dictionary of geophysics, astrophysics, andastronomy [electronic resource] · Stargazing [ electronic resource] : what to look for in the night sky · Deep space astronomy ...
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Space Weather - The Sun
By Fredrik Broms
Yesterday`s view of the northern lights from Kvaløya made it to the front page of the famousastronomy-site "Space Weather" - click on the headline above for news about the auroras and the sun ! Today I tried to image the beautiful ...
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RLV and Space Transport News » Space Access '11 agenda
Tuesday, 3/29/11 - Just over a week till Space Access '11! The conference will once again take place at the Grace Inn in Phoenix Arizona. Book those flights now; they'll cost a lot more if you wait any longer. And reserve your room now ...
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Space and Earth Sciences News :: First Image of Mercury From Orbit
Space and Earth Sciences News. Your daily source for the latest space and earth sciences news. Home · Earth Sciences · Astronomy · Environment · Space Exploration. First Image of Mercury From Orbit. Early this morning, NASA's Messenger ...
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Image of the Week – Tycho's Dust Bunny
By PeterC
Peter has always had an interest in Space & Astronomy but is more experienced in the technical/theoretical part of the science rather than the practical side. He is especially interested in stellar, galactic and high energy astrophysics ...
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Singapore government considers building nuclear reactor ...
By Physics Today
Because the island country is so densely populated, there is no space where a typical large-scale reactor could be safely built and operated. Drawbacks to the plan include the fact that such reactors would have to be scaled down in size ...
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Science Centric | News | New laser technology prepares to ...
One emerging high-speed solution being developed at Stevens Institute of Technology uses lasers to transmit data through readily available open space, with the potential of expanding past the limitation of fibres into a system known as optical free space communications. ... Science Centric delivers breaking news about the latest scientific discoveries in the fields of physics, chemistry, geology and palaeontology, biology, environment, astronomy, health, and technology. ...
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First picture of Mercury's surface released by NASA
Officials from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released early Tuesday morning the very first picture of the surface of the planet Mercury taken by the spacecraft Messenger.
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Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Meteor/Meteorite News ...
By LunarMeteorite*Hunter
News On 6. Amateur astronomer James Beauchamp visited Six in the Morning Friday to discuss how he got video of what was most likely a meteor falling from space. "They're very common, it's just that people don't see them very often. ...
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Keeping Astronauts Safe from Meteoroids
By Nancy Atkinson
“When it's in orbit, the largest danger posed to the space shuttle is impact from orbital debris and meteoroids,” said Peter Brown, Western physics and astronomy professor. By knowing when meteoroid activity is high, NASA can make ...
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ESO - eso1111 - The Rose-red Glow of Star Formation
Variable stars play a pivotal role in astronomy: some types are invaluable for determining distances to far-off galaxies and the age of the Universe. The data for this image were selected from the ESO archive by Manu Mejias as part of ...
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International Space Station Shuttle NASA Missions Google Earth ...
By stanley prince
Nowhere is the dynamism of this young branch of astronomy demonstrated more dramatically than by the intellectual quality and enthusiasm of these five new Sagan Fellows," said Charles Beichman, executive director of the NASA Exoplanet ...
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Tsunami's, Sunspots and the Tsalala Pride
By Tom
Certainly the coverage is ordinary – and I don't mean that it doesn't have enough graphically disturbing scenes, but it's the same news that is rehashed every 15 minutes, with the same grim possibilities alluded to. ... Recently we had Professor Douglas Gough of The Institute of Astronomyin Cambridge, lecture to the Ranging Team on sunspots. The Professor is an expert in Helioseismology which is the science of using acoustic pressure waves in the sun to learn more about ...
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MESSENGER's first picture from Mercury orbit! | Bad Astronomy ...
By Phil Plait
Great image, great news, great little spaceprobe. :-). Congratulations once again to the MESSENGER team. :-). So today for the first time in human history we have working spaceprobes around all four of the inner / terrestrial /rocky planets : Mercury – MESSENGER ... Evenastronomers can be confused unless they look closely. Mercury strikes me as the “default settings” planet – no atmosphere (or at least precious little!) , no moons, no rings just a globe of rock inspace. ...
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Modern Examples of Evolution | Geology.com
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"IceCube, an astronomy project at the South Pole, is a telescope designed... Examining Fossils with Technology February 7, 2011 | National Science Foundation "For hundreds of years, scientists who wanted to examine a rare fossil. ... April 15, 2010 | Air Force Space Command Here is a short video by Air Force Space Command that explains... Award for Excellence in K-8 Earth Science Teaching December 21, 2010 | American Geological Institute ... Welcome to Geology News! ...
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Ghostly green eye : Space and Astronomy news daily – SpaceInfo.com.au
SpaceInfo … astronomy and space exploration news and images, updated daily. Check out the SpaceInfo Shop too (link above) for astronomy books, space DVDs, ...
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Space and astronomy digest: April 2011
The Royal Astronomical Society, encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science.
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When Is an Asteroid Not an Asteroid? | Astronomy Space Enthusiast.com
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Videos Of The Big Moon | Gets Topic
ScienceDaily Space Time VideosAstronomy News. Read the latest astronomy news and articles from around the world. Space ... The moon passes through the ...
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CAE 2011 Professional Development Workshop Series for College ...
Nasa Earth & Space Science Education News - Upcoming edicational programs, ... current and future instructors of college-level astronomy and space science. ...
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A Supermoon And Solar Flares: What On Earth Is Going On In Space?
Home · Space · Astronomy News A Supermoon And Solar Flares: What On Earth Is Going On InSpace? Quote of the Day Do not impose on others what you yourself ...
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JAXA's HTV2 mission ends | Johannes Kepler - ESA Blog Navigator
By Daniel
... Mars Express blog Interplanetary science from the Red Planet; Cumbrian Sky Stuart's keen look at our Solar System; Bad Astronomy Phil Plait's unique take on the Universe; Planetary SocietyEmily Lakdawalla's excellent blog ... NASA ISS · Dirk Ewers astronomy · Arianespace · Flame Trench · BBC Spaceman · Wired Science · JAXA HTV-2 news · Arianespace v200 · ATV at AstriumSpace · @ astro_paolo in Flickr · Train like an astronaut · Russian Space Agency · Johannes Kepler ...
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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Mar 30, 2011

NASA Awards Earth and Space Science Studies Cooperative Agreement PR Newswire (press release) The Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) Studies and Investigations cooperative agreement has a total value of $95.8 million, which will be annually funded up to $20 million. This agreement runs from May 11 through May 10, 2016, ... See all stories on this topic » Stakeholders dialogue on Climate Change Adaptation Ghana News Agency Dr George Essegbey, Director, Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, (STEPRI) of CSIR, said the policy dialogue had the overall goal of harnessing input from all stakeholders to guide the formulation or reformulation or review of policies, ... See all stories on this topic » Weird Science: Saffron Helps Your Sex Life LA Weekly (blog) ... plenty of substances make them horny: nutmeg, cloves, garlic, ginger and ambergris. 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EurekAlert (press release) Studies using a mouse model show this highly targeted approach, using combinations of drugs, to be more effective than standard treatment methods. This research targeted HER2-positive breast cancer – a type that, due to a genetic mutation, ... See all stories on this topic » Are you a budding entrepreneur? Apply for a seed grant now Brandeis University The seed grants will support research designed to step up the licensing and commercial potential of Brandeis technology. Projects may range from a new mobile app to initiating animal studies of a potential drug compound, to building a prototype of a ... See all stories on this topic » Research and Markets: Digital Video Distribution in Broadband, Television ... Business Wire (press release) Provides an A to Z of digital video distribution featuring technology, business, research, products and case studies. 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See all stories on this topic » The Role of Patients, Clinicians, and Payers in Comparative EffectivenessResearch Cancer Network By CancerNetwork Editors | March 29, 2011 Speaking at the ACCC last Friday, Sean Tunis, founder and director of the Center for Medical Technology Policy, gave a basic primer on what he sees as the primary goal of comparative effectiveness research, ... See all stories on this topic » AECOM and University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) Continue ... Business Wire (press release) For the Australian Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, AECOM economists and technical experts analyzed social and economic impacts of nanotechnology in the health & medicine, energy, water and food sectors. ... 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By Teacha Hamilton Aguirre's unique marriage of advanced mathematics with the latest neuroimaging techniques promises to both open up new areas of research and improve current experimental designs in the study of the brain. .... Stay on top of the essential trends and best practices within your sector through fresh daily news, exclusive reports and industry resources from world-leading sources. ... Life Sciences Research News - http://scicasts.com/lifesciences/blog Stakeholders dialogue on Climate Change Adaptation : Ghana ... By ekow The dialogue was jointly organised by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and TMT Energy consult limited and supported by African Technology Policy Studies Network. ... Dr George Essegbey, Director, Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, (STEPRI) of CSIR, said the policy dialogue had the overall goal of harnessing input from all stakeholders to guide the formulation or reformulation or review of policies, strategies and programmes in the ... Ghana Business News - http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/ AECOM and University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB ... By ardi AECOM and the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Bren School of EnvironmentalScience and Management are continuing their research collaboration with new bench-scale testing of nanomaterials and other new products for use in ... of Nanotechnology, will direct the research at UCSB, in coordination with Prof. Hunter Lenihan. Prof. Keller states that “there is great potential in using nZVI and related technologies to solve a wide range of contamination issues. ... 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Dr Cong Cao, associate professor at Nottingham University's School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, agrees with the assessment that the quantity of China's science is yet not matched by its quality. ... Uncle Bugs - http://uncle-bugs.blogspot.com/ Nuclear Power - Not Now, Not Ever Permaculture Research Institute By Ernest Partridge Finally, these and other considerations lead to the conclusion that nuclear power is not economically viable and sustainable without massive government subsidies that are unavailable to its competingtechnologies. ..... At the time, I was a Visiting Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The defense team asked me to testify as to the “ reasonableness” of the protesters' belief that the Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors ... Permaculture Research Institute - http://permaculture.org.au/ Advances in Imaging Biomarkers: Innovative technologies as well as ... 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LATEST World News, Mar 30, 2011

Arab World Protests: Meet The Leaders Feeling The Most Pressure
Από το συντάκτη The Huffington Post News Editors
Despite near-Herculean efforts, Libyan rebels have not yet been able to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi's long-standing dictatorship, even with international intervention. Yet inBahrain, Syria and Yemen, anti-government challenges are ... (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday after a massive earthquake shook Japan , shutting refineries and other industrial facilities in the world's third- largest oil... Middle East Protests: Arab Demonstration Surge Expected In Gulf On Friday ...
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Middle East, North Africa concerns send crude prices higher again
Από το συντάκτη Elaine Frei
Daily Oil Market News. Daily Oil Prices & Futures News on the Blackstuff. Wednesday 30th of March 2011. 29/3/2011 ... Crude oil prices were higher Tuesday as investors shifted their worries back to political conditions in North Africa and the Middle East as fighting continued in Libya and there were more anti- government demonstrations in places like Bahrain, Yemen and Syria. ...
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Round-up: Analyzing today's news – Global Public Square - CNN.com ...
Από το συντάκτη amarcnn
Here are some strong analyses and reports of the major news of the day. Syria The Washington Post's editorial board is skeptical that Assad can offer anything of value in his speech this morning: We don't believe that Mr. Assad could ... in which he made clear that he stands with the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people—but, for the most part, the revolt in Egypt, the war in Libya, and the devastating earthquake inJapan have pushed Iran off the front pages. ...
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Japan Nuclear Crisis: Trench Water Under Investigation « Eurasia ...
Από το συντάκτη World Nuclear News
The discovery by Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) is the latest puzzle at the Fukushima Daiichi site, at which four nuclear power units are written off after being inundated by the 14-metre tsunami of 11 March. ... World Nuclear News is an online service dedicated to covering developments related to nuclear power. Established in 2007, WNN has grown rapidly to welcome over 40000 individual readers to the website each month, while its free daily and weekly emails both ...
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Turkey-Syria: Why Erdogan Can't Let Assad Down — Global Issues
Από το συντάκτη Global Issues
After a victorious arm-twisting on Saturday with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to divert the leadership of the aerial war against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi from France to NATO, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ... With ongoing domestic unrest next door, but also in Bahrain, Jordan, Yemen, and, to a lesser degree, Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Morocco, Ankara's Middle Eastern and Northern African ambitious plans are poised to return to the drawing board. ...
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London parley divided on Libya. More shocks in Bahrain, Egypt ...
Από το συντάκτη admin
The London conference ended Tuesday, March 29 divided between the US and Britain in favor of arming the Libyan rebels and France and Italy against. Control... ... London parley divided on Libya. More shocks in Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen, Syria. March 30, 2011, 12:52 pm ...
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Fuel Fix » Oil prices rise despite consumer worries
Από το συντάκτη Associated Press
Until recently, Libya produced nearly 2 percent of the world's oil. Experts say those exports will likely be halted at least for another several months. Unrest in Bahrain,Yemen and Syria has raised further worries about world oil .... Anchored by business reporters at the Houston Chronicle and other Hearst newspapers, FuelFix incorporates blogs by energy experts, market updates, useful data and a real-time summary of the top ideas, hottest stories and latest news. ...
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'Carnage Beyond Imagination' In Misrata As Gaddafi Pounds Rebels
Από το συντάκτη The Huffington Post News Editors
She said at a news conference in Paris after an international meeting on Libya that the U.S. will support "all necessary measures" to put the U.N. Security Council resolution into place. She made clear that the U.S. has no intention of sending ..... That way the despots in Bahrain , Syria , Yemen , and Saudi Arabia can continue their brutal crackdowns while nobody is watching. We're cherry picking ... Eric_Sarnoski: Okay everyone , keep your eyes glued to Lybia. That ...
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Oil prices rise despite consumer worries | The Associated Press ...
Από το συντάκτη The Associated Press
Until recently, Libya produced nearly 2 percent of the world's oil. Experts say those exports will likely be halted at least for another several months. Unrest in Bahrain,Yemen and Syria has raised further worries about world oil ...
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Help Libya, but respect Congress - The Observation Deck ...
Από το συντάκτη Jay Jochnowitz, Editorial page editor
Mr. Obama also clarified one of the more perplexing issues: Why Libya? Why not all those other nations — Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, even Saudi Arabia and Iran — where people are at odds with despots and autocratic regimes? ... The U.N. Security Council's “future credibility to uphold global peace and security” is diminished. However plausible that scenario might be, it is not the kind of direct attack on our nation that would justify unilateral presidential action. ...
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Prediction: 20 Years of War in Libya | MyFDL
Από το συντάκτη David Swanson
Similarly, Galtung gives the governments of Yemen, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia negative fives but suggests that Syria and Iran score better on the basis of past resistance to empire. ... Crisis in Japan Breaking news and updates on the ongoing crisis in Japan. On Wisconsin and Beyond The war on the working class rages in Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and more. Middle East Popular Uprisings Coverage of protests in Libya, Iraq,Bahrain, Yemen, Egypt and more ...
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media circus retrospective « Niqnaq
Από το συντάκτη niqnaq
The image highlights particular news hotspots: Japan after the appalling tsunami ,Libyan opposition forces under attack. Crucially, it does not feature the crimes of Western allies in a comparable way. .... And yet, as discussed in Part 1, Obama clearly can stand by while allied dictators kill numerous pro-freedom protestors with US weapons in Bahrain and Yemen. Again, there is precious little evidence that the US is interested in real 'democratisation', as opposed to ...
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UNHCR | Refworld | Libya: detainees, disappeared and missing
... to international and national legal frameworks. The information has been carefully selected and compiled from UNHCR's global network of field offices, Governments, international, regional and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and judicial bodies. ... Cite as, Amnesty International, Libya: detainees, disappeared and missing, 29 March 2011, MDE 19/011/2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4d92f36a2.html [accessed 30 March 2011] ...
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HuffPost's Howard Fineman Discusses President Obama's Libya ...
Από το συντάκτη HuffPost TV
further I believe the libyan assault has taken all talk off the mainstream media about the situation in Japan.......and with Potus earmarking 35 billion dollars for nuclear projects this seems suspicious ..to say the least. ..... I'm guessing you were against the Iraq War right? Inconsistent nonsense. How about when we left Vietnam and over 2 million were killed by Pol Pot, shoud we have stayed longer? How about Syria? Iran? North Korea? Darfur? Yemen? ...
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Syrian Cabinet To Resign! Assad Attempts To Appease Protesters | MyFDL
Από το συντάκτη Bill Egnor
This, of course, risks going the route of Libya and to some extent Yemen, with the possibility of Generals and other members of the government defecting and perhaps an all out civil war. .... Breaking news and updates on the ongoing crisis in Japan. On Wisconsin and Beyond The war on the working class rages in Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and more. Middle East Popular Uprisings Coverage of protests in Libya, Iraq, Bahrain,Yemen, Egypt and more. Private Bradley Manning ...
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On "Progressive" Support for the War on Libya: A Response | Mostly ...
Από το συντάκτη blackandred
Subscribe to Mostly Water. Receive Mostly Water news via daily email updates. You can also subscribe to one of Mostly Water's news feeds. We also carry syndicated content from many other sites. .... attacks which have left scores or hundreds dead in Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria. And there's the difference that in Libya people asked for foreign assistance. That certainly seems true – though many said they wanted only a no-fly zone, no other foreign intervention. ...
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