DISCOVERIES, Inventions News, Jul 06, 2011

A Brief History of the Astronomical Telescope IV: Did Leonardo Invent the ...
NatGeo News Watch (blog)
There, I mentioned, among a host of innovations that Leonardo had introduced in his art and science, the existence of tantalizing evidence of the design of astronomical telescopes — both reflecting and refracting, but most likely as “mental inventions ...
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Marco Island Sun Times
Camp Mackle will travel through time, exploring everything from the dinosaur era to the discoveriesof the future. Cost for Camp Mackle is $20 per day, $80 per week, or $675 for the full summer. The Greater Marco Family YMCA continues its tradition of ...
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WORLD News, Jul 06, 2011

Home again, Chavez salutes independence
Tue,5 Jul 2011 10:23 PM PDT
Reuters -

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez saluted his people on their 200th anniversary of independence on Tuesday, looking pale but defiant after a triumphant return from cancer surgery in Cuba.

TECHNOLOGY News, Jul 06, 2011

South Korean Web attacks might have been war drill Tue,5 Jul 2011 11:02 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - Attacks that crippled South Korean government websites in July 2009 and again in March 2011 might have been cyber war drills conducted on behalf ofNorth Korea, according to security software maker McAfee Inc. Full Story1

SPORTS News, Jul 06 2011

Red Sox ace Lester injures back in Boston win
Tue,5 Jul 2011 10:59 PM PDT
Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston pitcher Jon Lester's promising start against the Toronto Blue Jays ended abruptly on Tuesday when the left-hander was forced to leave the game early due to a strained muscle on the left side of his back.

SCIENCE News, Jul 06, 2011

Final space shuttle flight crew arrives for launch Tue,5 Jul 2011 09:10 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Four veteran astronauts landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday to prepare for the launch of NASA's last space shuttle on a cargo run to the International Space Station.

THE TORONTO STAR News, Jul 06, 2011

Interpreter would have 'got a medal' if he were Canadian, soldier says

Afghan interpreter Sayed Shah Sharifi, right, was as crucial to Canadian troops in a frontline operating room as he was in battle, and helped comfort a wounded Afghan boy as Chief Petty Officer Second Class Pete Jardine tried in vain to save his life.

PHOTOS COURTESY PHILIP HUNTER

By Paul Watson

After reading in the Toronto Star about Sayed Shah Sharifi’s desperate effort to flee Kandahar for Canada, Philip Hunter extended a hand to support a brave comrade. (1)

THE PEOPLES Voice, Jul 06, 2011

07/06/11
PASOK: Pan Hellenic Socialist Kleptocrats
James Petras“George Papandreou is not bought, he is rented. He sells public enterprises to the multinationals. He reduces wages, pensions and employment at the behest of the IMF. He turns over the public treasury to the European banks. He supports NATO’s war against Libya. He directs the Greek Coast Guard to enforce Netanyahu’s blockade of Gaza.” - According to a demonstrator in Syndigma Square, Athens, July 3, 2011

HEALTH News, Jul 06, 2011 (2)

U.S. FDA seeks to ease confusion on supplements Tue,5 Jul 2011 04:10 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health officials are seeking to clear up confusion about safety rules for dietary supplements by issuing draft guidelines for when manufacturers need to notify regulators about new ingredients. Full Story1

BUSINESS News, Jul 06, 2011

Brent crude rises above $114 on tight supply prospects Tue,5 Jul 2011 11:49 PM PDT Reuters - SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude climbed above $114 on Wednesday, buoyed by hopes of higher demand in the months ahead and tighter U.S. inventories, but concerns about moderating economic growth in China and euro zone debt woes kept a lid on gains. Full Story1

BLOOMBERG News, Jul 06, 2011

Senate's Reid scraps Libya measure for debt Tue,5 Jul 2011 04:35 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday pulled a resolution to authorize the U.S. military conflict in Libya from the Senate schedule, after Republicans said they wanted to focus on the debt crisis instead.