SPACE, Astronomy News, Jun 27, 2011 (2)

Asteroid poses no threat to planet Earth, say astronomers The Guardian The asteroid will pass between the Earth and the moon's orbit, making it an official "intruder" in astronomy terms. As it passes by, the rock will enter a region of spacearound our planet known as its Hill sphere, where Earth's pull is the dominant ... See all stories on this topic »

Comet Dive-Bombs Sun During Big Solar Eruption Space.com by Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist A newfound comet discovered byastronomers using a telescope in Hawaii will swing through the inner solar system in 2013, with some astronomers and skywatchers hoping for a cosmic spectacle when it arrives. ... See all stories on this topic » Space.com

Flying Telescope Chases Down Pluto's Shadow Space.com The telescope, called the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), is a 100-inch (2.5-meter) reflecting instrument mounted on a highly modified Boeing 747SP aircraft. A stronomers used the flying observatoary's mobility to position ... See all stories on this topic » Space.com

LJMU Hosts the First Annual Public Lecture in Astronomy Liverpool John Moores University The lecture "Hubble in Orbit: Two Decades and Counting" was given by Dr Bob Fosbury, former Director of the Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility in Garching, Germany, to a large and enthusiastic audience. Dr Fosbury described how during May ... See all stories on this topic » Liverpool John Moores University

Russian astronomers hope to find aliens within two decades Kyiv Post While we have been searching for extraterrestrial civilians, we have been waiting for messages fromspace, not the other way," he said. About 1000 exoplanets, ie planets circling around stars like the Sun, have been found, and 10% of them resemble the ... See all stories on this topic »

Young Star Shoots "Water Bullets" Into Space HULIQ According to National Geographic, a new study set for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics reveals that the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatorypicked up evidence of water being emitted from a protostar 750 light years from Earth.... See all stories on this topic » HULIQ

Search skies at star party Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier Black Hawk Astronomy Club members will be on hand to point out planets, current constellations and deep space objects. Children can earn their junior astronomer certificate. Star parties will not take place if it is cloudy. The event is free and open ... See all stories on this topic »

Edwin Hubble in translation trouble Nature.com (subscription) Professional historians are demanding further evidence, but advocates of the position are already urging NASA to name a future space mission after the slighted researcher. Hubble is credited with a discovery that paved the way for modern astronomy. ... See all stories on this topic » Nature.com (subscription)

Velocity of light disrupts a theory Hattiesburg American I've been into physics and astronomy as long as I can remember. What I can tell you is that I was always encouraged to follow those interests. My dad, in particular, liked (and still does like) to talk up the latest developments, even when I was a kid ... See all stories on this topic »

Make your own dream, astronaut tells students TheNewsTribune.com He and his classmates entered original designs for space probes they would send to Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus or Neptune to study weather as part of a unit on astronomy, said Griffin teacher Johanna Dowler. Harvey's design, the “Henson ... See all stories on this topic » TheNewsTribune.com

Reduced Prices at Stardome Scoop.co.nz (press release) The additional funding acknowledges that and allows Stardome to extend the opportunity to learn about astronomy and space sciences to Aucklanders for whom it may have previously been out of reach. The new prices are great news for schools, ... See all stories on this topic »

Meteor '2011 MD' to pass perilously close tonight The Tech Herald “We are certain that it will miss us, but if it did enter the atmosphere, an asteroid this size would mostly burn up in a brilliant fireball, possibly scattering a few meteorites,” commented Dr. Emily Baldwin of Astronomy Now in a Telegraph report. ... See all stories on this topic » The Tech Herald

Honor Harger: A history of the universe in sound Exchange Morning Post (press release) Her artistic practice is produced under the name radioqualia together with collaborator Adam Hyde. One of their main projects is Radio Astronomy , a radio station broadcasting sounds from space. What does it mean to listen to space? ... See all stories on this topic »

Miss. science teachers receive innovative pointers Jackson Clarion Ledger All of the teachers learned about physics, chemistry and astronomy, as well as age-appropriate and low-cost ways to share those lessons with their students. In the sessions, the teachers saw firsthand how difficult it is to just sit and listen versus ... See all stories on this topic »

Five Things: SK All Stars Score In Opening Round; Council To Finalize Budget ... Patch.com Scouts also have the opportunity to learn skills in outdoor classrooms in areas like nature, camp craft, astronomy and geology. Merit badges are offered in a variety of areas including, camping, pioneering, leatherwork, small boat sailing, ... See all stories on this topic »

Mars mission launch gets closer : Space and Astronomy news daily ... By Jonathan Nally Space and Astronomy news daily. Space and Astronomy news daily...

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Judges order arrest of Gadhafi, son for slayings - Yahoo! News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Monday for Moammar Gadhafi, his son Seif, and his intelligence chief for crimes against humanity in the Libyan leader's four-month battle to cling to power.
Judges announced that the three men are wanted for orchestrating the killing, injuring, arrest and imprisonment of hundreds of civilians during the first 12 days of an uprising to topple Gadhafi from power, and for trying to cover up the alleged crimes.

China's Move Away from the U.S. Dollar Means You Need to Invest in the Yuan

BY KERRI SHANNON, Associate Editor, Money Morning

China has started diversifying away from the U.S. dollar, yet another sign that it's time to invest in the yuan.
A report from Standard Chartered Bank last week showed China's foreign exchange reserves expanded by $196 billion in the first four months of this year. About 75% of that investment was in non-U.S. dollar assets.
This is the biggest gap between accumulated reserves and purchased U.S. debt by China in at least five

SPORTS, Athletics News, Jun 27, 2011

St. Thomas named top athletic program in the nation Sun-Sentinel The St. Thomas Aquinas High School athletic program, known nationally for its success in footballand several other sports, was named the nation's top athletic program by MaxPreps on Friday. The Raiders won national titles in football, girls soccer and ... See all stories on this topic »

Team Kicks In To Support JV Soccer WJXT Jacksonville They donated the ticket sales and took donations from the crowd to help fund the athletic programs for next school year. Facing a multi-million dollar budget shortfall for the 2011-2012 session, the Duval County School Board elected to cut 12 sports ... See all stories on this topic »

Athletic trainers give their brains a workout for a winning edge NOLA.com They are the ones seen hauling off beefy football players with cranky knees or throwing fingers up in the air to test vision after collisions on a soccer field. View full sizeBrett Duke, The Times-Picayune archiveNew Orleans Saints quarterback Drew ... See all stories on this topic » NOLA.com

Search Past 7 days Archives Boston Herald (blog) He has also been elected captain of his football team for the upcoming season. Splitting his time between sports, it could be difficult to find room in his schedule for anything else. However, Zonfrelli maintains consistently high grades and is heavily ... See all stories on this topic »

Area sports reports Belleville News Democrat BELLEVILLE WEST CAMPS -- Following is a list of sports camps available at Belleville West High School this summer. For information, call Athletic Director Bill Schmidt at 222-7665 or assistant AD Mark Lanxon at 222-7662. Boys Soccer: July 25-28 for ... See all stories on this topic »

Charleroi's Bosley part of W&J hall of fame class Pittsburgh Tribune-Review By Bruce Wald, FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW Charleroi girls soccer standout Brooke Nicole Bosley is one of six new members who will be inducted into Washington and Jefferson College's 2011Athletic Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place Sept. ... See all stories on this topic »

Division I football playoffs get revamped a second time Stars and Stripes So for the second time in three years, the Far East Division I football playoffs will undergo a major makeover, Far East athletics coordinator Don Hobbs said in a wide-ranging interview earlier this month. Rather than four teams traveling for a week to ... See all stories on this topic »

UE Sports Information Director Boxell stepping down Evansville Courier & Press Boxell said the biggest change that has taken place in UE athletics since he arrived is the doubling of the women's programs to eight sports, but he also was around for the elimination of the non-scholarship football program in 1998 and the opening of ... See all stories on this topic »

Pediatorkopey win Ada annual Zone (B) Inter Schools football GhanaWeb The three days sports festival brought together schools from the Ada zone (B) circuit that comprises Big Ada Presby, Methodist, Asidahey International School, Alorkpem, Gorm and Pediatorkopey Schools to compete in volley, athletics and football for ... See all stories on this topic »

Olympics-London 2012 organisers offer hope to ticketless fans Reuters LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - London Olympic organisers put 'sold out' signs over a swathe of sportson Sunday with only tickets for soccer, volleyball and greco-roman and freestyle wrestling still available in a second round of sales in Britain. ... See all stories on this topic »

US Youth Soccer Region II Championships notes Appleton Post Crescent As of 2:30 pm Saturday, there were only typical injuries reported by Licensed Athletic Trainer Scott Dalchow of ThedaCare Orthopedics Plus Sports Medicine. He manned the first aid tent with one other person, while a roving athletic trainer, ... See all stories on this topic »

PHS Announces Sports Hall of Fame Inductees Patch.com By Mike Sabini | Email the author | 11:52am This is the retired jersey of 1997 Peekskill graduate and Philadelphia 76er Elton Brand, who will be one of the honorees who will be inducted into the PeekskillAthletic Hall of Fame on Sept. ... See all stories on this topic »

Medomak Valley honors Panther spring athletes knox.VillageSoup.com By Staff | Jun 26, 2011 Waldoboro — The Medomak Valley High School athletic department and MVHS All-Sports Boosters hosted a spring athletic awards night June 13 at the school. The event saw 127 Panther spring athletes presented with school and league ... See all stories on this topic »

PHS bids adieu to beloved athletic trainer The Forecaster McKenzie worked at Maine Sports Medicine in Waterville out of college, then was an assistantathletic trainer at the University of New England for three-and-a-half years and the head ATC at St. Joseph's College for a year-and-a-half before being ... See all stories on this topic »

John Klein: OSU's facilities part of Holder's grand vision Tulsa World The Cowboys also finished third in men's golf, fourth in wrestling, fourth in equestrian, fifth in women'ssoccer, seventh in softball and were 13th in the final AP football poll. The announcement last week that construction will begin on the Sherman ... See all stories on this topic »

A look back at a great year in Santa Cruz County sports Santa Cruz Sentinel Aptos went on to finish the year 32-6 and claim a share of the Santa Cruz County Athletic League title along with Soquel. Aptos eventually lost in the semifinals of the CCS Division III playoffs to Sacred Heart Cathedral. Soquel lost to Sacred Heart ... See all stories on this topic »

Captain Christie Rampone Leads US Into World Cup ABC News "But I'm here." Growing up in a less specialized athletic era, Rampone was a two-sport star. She also was a starting point guard on the basketball team at Monmouth, a small school that's not exactly a soccer powerhouse. The defender played in only one ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Justin-Siena has five new head coaches in fall sports Napa Valley Register Justin-Siena High School, a member of the CIF North Coast Section that plays in the Marin CountyAthletic League, will feature five new head coaches for the fall season. Christopher Fidler, a 2002 Justin-Siena graduate, takes over the cross country ... See all stories on this topic »

BUDGET CUTS' EFFECTS ON ATHLETICS Trimming travel costs key for SAISD San Angelo Standard Times In football, the Bobcats are paired with five schools in Lubbock and Amarillo but get a breather in all other sports, traveling just to Interstate 20 for games against teams in Midland, Odessa and Abilene. Meanwhile, Lake View was shocked in 2010 by ... See all stories on this topic »

JHS teams face summer of adjustments Joplin Globe By Ryan Atkinson and Richard Polen sports@joplinglobe.com JOPLIN, Mo. — It's a summer of adjustments, planning and waiting for Joplin High School athletic programs. The devastating tornado that hit Joplin and destroyed the high school on May 22 has ... See all stories on this topic »

O'Brien: C-SC teams should be well positioned for the future Quincy Herald Whig After compiling a .261 winning percentage during the 2009-10 school year, the Wildcats' teams upped that to .349 this past school year in football, volleyball, baseball, softball, men's and women's basketball and men's and women' soccer. ... See all stories on this topic »

Can mouthguards and football helmets really prevent concussion? Chicago Tribune The reality: For years, manufacturers focused on protecting the skull from fractures, and guidelines from the National Operating Committee on Standards for AthleticEquipment don't specifically address concussion risk. Still, a recent biomechanical ... See all stories on this topic » Chicago Tribune

ALMOST FINISHED: SSU says TA Wright Stadium will be ready Oct. 1 Savannah Morning News The game is being billed as the "Coming Home/Hall of Fame Game" by SSU's athletics department. It won't be SSU's "Homecoming Game" - that will be Oct. 29 against Hampton - but it undoubtedly will have a homecoming-like atmosphere. ... See all stories on this topic »

Complex hosts youth sports events Hattiesburg American The Petal Youth Sports Association offers basketball, football, soccer, softball and cheerleading for kids ages 7-12. The Oak Grove Athletic Association offers baseball and softball for kids 8-15, and the Purvis Youth Sports Association offers Dixie ... See all stories on this topic »

Phillips accepts leadership role with IMG Tallahassee Democrat (blog) The FSU graduate will oversee programs and business operations for all of the Academies' existingsports — baseball, football, basketball, lacrosse, golf, soccer and tennis. IMG has plans to target softball and other sports in the future. ... See all stories on this topic »

High school notes: Construction starts on Burbank stadium Sacramento Bee By Bill Paterson Burbank High School football coach and athletic director John Heffernan marvels at the changes happening before his eyes. The long-delayed football stadium, the first phase of a three-phase, $24.5 million sports complex for the South ... See all stories on this topic »

Richer TV contract has Big 12 schools on solid footing Columbia Daily Tribune Even though the economy is still staggering and funding for higher education is decreasing, collegeathletics — or at least big-time college football — is still a money-making machine. The increased value of TV contracts can be pegged to two key ... See all stories on this topic »

West G's Chapic named NH top scholar-athlete (with videos) News-Herald.com He will attend Johns Hopkins University and play football. Kasper was a standout football and baseball player for the Cardinals and was All-Lake Erie League in both last season. He was an Ohio High School Athletic Association State Farm Student Athlete ... See all stories on this topic »

Metrolina Christian softball progresses Charlotte Observer By Andrew Stark Although they will remain in the Metrolina Athletic Conference, the Warriors are moving from 2A to 3A and will open brand new baseball, softball, soccerand football fields for the 2012 season. The 2011 softball team set a school record ... See all stories on this topic » Charlotte Observer

Former Cedarville soccer player thriving in cycling Dayton Daily News The former Cedarville University soccer player arrived in the sport after multiple knee surgeries made running difficult. She fits the female competitive cyclist stereotype: A former athlete in another sportwho wants to compete and enjoys the ... See all stories on this topic »

Georgia coach Mark Richt's mission Atlanta Journal Constitution Richt rejects any notion that his heightened interest in serving a humanity outside the school'sathletic association mailing list conflicts with the demands of college football's toughest conference. Success does not require its servants to wear ... See all stories on this topic »

Arce leaves behind influential high school sports legacy Ventura County Star For more than 30 years, Arce has been an influential voice for Ventura County athletics. The Nordhoff High assistant principal has served on numerous committees for the California Interscholastic Federation — the governing body for high school sports ... See all stories on this topic »

Teenager Khori Carter leaves behind sports for ballet TheReporter.com ... dance or sports," he says, while, nearby, a kitchen tabletop brims to overflowing with dozens of trophies, citations, medals and ribbons not only for dance performances but also for athleticaccomplishments in soccer, basketball and flag football. ... See all stories on this topic »

Female Athlete of the Year: Courtney Baker Muncie Star Press Who is the person that has helped you develop your athletic career the most? "I think my dad (Ron) and also my soccer coach, Coach Tillett. They've been major contributors to that. They not only taught me how to play the sport but how to handle myself ... See all stories on this topic »

2010-11 Press High School Female Athlete of the Year: Kelsey McCusker of ... Press of Atlantic City McCusker, 18, will continue her soccer career at Nova Southeastern, a Division II school in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on a combination athletic and academic scholarship. McCusker began to playsoccer when she was 5. Her parents coached her in a local ... See all stories on this topic »

Team USA is strong, but so is the world Cincinnati.com We all know that was an awesome and competitive spectacle of women's athletics," said ESPN analyst Tony DiCicco, the US coach in 1999. "We have great teams - three of my personal favorites are the US, Germany and Brazil - and we have great players. ... See all stories on this topic »

Search Results - ESPN RISE | HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS RANKINGS, RESULTS ... The list a collection of the 150 best high school football players in the nation ... NATIONAL BOYSSOCCER NEWSAmbush wins a wild one in the US Youth Soccer ... origin.rise.espn.go.com/All-Sports/Search/Tags.aspx?q...

Football pays the way for other college sports » Local News ... College football is king from the Great Plains to the Deep South. But it's also big business — the cash cow that props ... Local Sports · High School Sports ... www.stwnewspress.com/.../Football-pays-the-way-for-other-co...

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SPACE, Astronomy News, Jun 27, 2011

Matt Reed: Get Rubio, Nelson into budgeting Florida Today ... the successor to Hubble that is predicted to transform astronomy. / For FLORIDA TODAY Your US senators, the political players redrawing county commission districts and a scary, $7 billion gamble on a space launch topped my watchlist this week. ... See all stories on this topic »

Astronomy Without A Telescope – Backgrounds Universe Today by Steve Nerlich on June 25, 2011 Thousands of galaxies seen by the Herschel SpaceObservatory through the Lockman Hole. Credit: ESA. You've probably heard of the cosmic microwave background, but it doesn't stop there. The as-yet-undetectable cosmic ... See all stories on this topic » Universe Today

House-sized asteroid 2011 MD will come dangerously close to Earth's surface Monday International Business Times An asteroid, the size of a house, will come dangerously close to the Earth's atmosphere but will zoom by harmlessly on Monday, astronomers said. The orbit of the asteroid, named 2011 MD, is uncannily similar to Earth's orbit and the space rock,... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

Prime time for the skyline Nashua Telegraph Gerry Descoteaux, author of “The Lawnchair Astronomer,” is a freelance writer and teacher who has taught astronomy at America Online's Online Campus for more than 10 years. His course, “Astronomy, An Introduction,” is presented on the Internet. ... See all stories on this topic »

Scientifically Speaking, 6/26 Denver Post Info/register: contact Heather Lindsey at hlindsey@larimer.org or call Telescope viewing Chamberlin Observatory, 2930 E. Warren Ave., on the University of Denver campus, has astronomypresentations and allows use of the 20-inch Alvan Clark refractor ... See all stories on this topic »

The Candle or the Mirror …? Sunday Times.lk Questions will be based on 5 subjects - Current Affairs, Sports, General Knowledge,Space & Astronomy & Arts/Literature and Entertainment. Those who are interested in taking part could confirm their participation to the TMC desk at Galle Face Hotel ... See all stories on this topic » Sunday Times.lk

Black hole swallows a dying Star Indian Express In this case the burst was unusually long, said Joshua Bloom, an associate professor of astronomyat Berkeley and the first author of one of the studies. The burst also came from the centre of a galaxy four billion light years away. ... See all stories on this topic »

St. Vincent College opens first part of science center Pittsburgh Post Gazette The 110000-square-foot facility houses classrooms and laboratories for cell genetics, microbiology, biochemistry, astronomy, electronics and several other fields. "We've got to give the kids good training," Mr. Dupré said. "The US is lagging behind ... See all stories on this topic »

Superstar spreads its wings : Space and Astronomy news daily ... By Jonathan Nally ASTRONOMERS HAVE IMAGED a complex and bright nebula around the supergiant star Betelgeuse in greater detail than ever before. This structure, which resembles flames emanating from the star, is formed as the behemoth sheds its gas into ... Space and Astronomy news daily...

Space and Astronomy News: Asteroid to Pass Extremely Close By ... Space and Astronomy News Message: [b]Asteroid to Pass Extremely Close By Earth On Monday. investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id...

Space and Earth Sciences News :: Astronomers reach for the stars ... Astronomers' research on celestial bodies may have an impact on the human body. Ohio State University astronomers are working with medical physicists and ... www.news-about-space.org/astronomy-news/cluster10261521/

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