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Jul 26, 2011

SPACE, Astronomy News, Jul 26, 2011


For the very first time, astronomers have discovered molecules of hydrogen ...
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The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment telescope (APEX), a venture bringing together the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) in Germany, the Onsala Space Observatory at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, and the European Southern ...
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Astronomers zero in on star's last gasp
ABC Online
Astronomers believe this may due to the companion being too small or distant for current ground-based telescopes. It is hoped the space-based Kepler telescope will find more. "With a sufficient sample of planetary nebulae, Kepler could help us ...
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Astronomers Discover New White-Dwarf Binary System.
SkyandTelescope.com
The stellar motions produce undulations in the underlying space-time fabric, just as a bowling ball rolling along the surface of a waterbed creates ripples. And as astronomers watch the two white dwarfs spiral inward, they can compare the shrinking ...
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Nasa's future looking secure
Independent Online
Nasa had sold the Hubble telescope as one of the greatest developments inastronomy since the findings of Galileo. It would see stars and galaxies 100 times more clearly than was possible from Earth and reveal the secrets of black holes and quasars. ...
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Independent Online
Spaced Out! Pluto's new moon
ABC Online (blog)
... Pluto (pic courtesy Astro-Space News). We also talk about an exciting finding - the largest and most ancient volume of water known so far, around a quasar. Why is this important? Listen and find out... Astronomer Dave Reneke - Tuesdays at 0620am. ...
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Morgan Freeman talks space and going 'Through the Wormhole'
USA Weekend
Well, no, not a passion for science as such, but I do have a passion for astronomy and cosmology. I find that extremely interesting. The physics of the universe — that stuff really gets me going. There's so much stuff you cover, from astronomy to life ...
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Use Your iPhone To Take Pictures With Your Telescope Using The AstroClip ...
TFTS (blog)
... the back-facing camera lens and then connects to the telescope allowing for viewing and shooting of magnified space objects. Now you can take iPhone pictures and videos and share them with friends or even start an astronomy blog, if you so choose....
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TFTS (blog)
Bizarre dwarf planet wrapped in blanket of ice
msnbc.com
"Crystalline ice is what we all have in our fridges — the molecules of water are aligned in lattices," researcher Benoit Carry, an astronomer at the European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid, told Space.com. Moreover, observations from the Very Large ...
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msnbc.com
Dunwoody Residents Look to the Heavens at Georgia Perimeter College
Patch.com
By Pam Morton At first glance, the diminutive building appears to house campus utilities rather than an astronomy lab, but once the outside hatch is opened and visitors step inside they are treated to a unique site – a digital, high-powered telescope ...
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Where Is Now? The Paradox Of The Present
NPR (blog)
But this "time travel by eyesight" is not just the province of astronomy. It's as close as the machine on which you are reading these words. Your present exists at the mercy of many overlapping pasts. So where, then, is "now"? As almost everyone knows, ...
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'Another Earth' Film Grounded In Cutting-Edge Physics
Space.com
... many elements of the new film are based on cutting-edge science; in fact, the movie's premise follows naturally from recent developments in physics and astronomy. [Top 10 Strangest Things in Space] First off, the concept of an "alien Earth" is less ...
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Space.com
Astronomers Discover Huge Water Vapour Cloud in Space
The Christian Post (Singapore)
Astronomers have reported the discovery of a huge water vapour cloud floating around a black hole in space. The cloud is so big that scientists estimate it holds 140 trillion times the mass of water in the Earth's oceans, and is approximately 10 ...
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The Christian Post (Singapore)
Hubble Constant: A New Way to Measure the Expansion of the Universe
Science Daily (press release)
A PhD student from The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) in Perth has produced one of the most accurate measurements ever made of how fast the Universe is expanding. Florian Beutler, a PhD candidate with ICRAR at the University ...
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Visitors safe in Churchill's new centre
Winnipeg Free Press
"We're not a tourist organization," said Tenuta, whose centre offers "learning vacations" that allow visitors to immerse themselves in sessions about astronomy, northern ecology, birding and sub-Arctic plants -- as well as bears and whales -- for up to ...
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TAM opens newly-renovated planetarium
Attractions Management
Global Immersion senior project manager Tony Scott, who led the project, said: "Taipei Astronomical Museum is another prime example of a client of ours who is seeking to transition their immersivespace into the next generation of astronomy and science ...
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Becky Ramotowski: Mercury and Saturn make appearances this week
San Antonio Express
You'll need a telescope and a good star chart to locate this dusty ice ball, but the payoff is a sense of accomplishment and pride. For a handy finder map go to heavens-above.com and click on the name of the comet under the astronomy heading.
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What a Ham
Your Ottawa Region
“From our radios from home, we're able to talk to an astronaut in space,” he said. Not only can hams communicate with humans in space, they can also listen to transmissions from planets. Radioastronomy is the study of the radio frequencies emitted by ...
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Star Night: August 19
Berthoud Recorder
He has a master's degree in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma and has undergraduate degrees in physics & astronomy, geography & meteorology with minors in math and computer science. He became interested in astronomy in the 2nd grade and began ...
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Do End of the World Prophecies Cause Real Harm?
HealthNewsDigest.com
His experience as a teacher includes nearly all topics in undergraduate physics,space science and astronomy. He has also served for over 30 years in the United States Navy and Navy Reserve working principally as an analyst in naval intelligence. ...
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HealthNewsDigest.com
Bascom Lodge: Plugging a happ'nin' place
Schenectady Gazette (blog)
Free talks in the Lodge run through October and include some site-specific subjects, such as "Greylock in Time and Space," amateur New England astronomy and an all-night drawing marathon. Also to come are tap-dancing and coffee-bean roasting. ...
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Borgie log cabin project wins £10000 funding
Sutherland Northern Times
A spiritualist group booked it regularly and it has also been used by the Caithness Astronomy Group because it is an ideal base for star gazing as there is no light pollution there." Mrs McFadyen described the cabin, which has one large room with a ...
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Astronomers Find Largest, Most Distant Reservoir Of Water
Water Online (press release)
Follow-up observations were made with the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-WaveAstronomy (CARMA), an array of radio dishes in the Inyo Mountains of Southern California. The second group, led by Dariusz Lis, senior research associate in ...
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NASA and Chevron Partner to Benefit the Energy Industry
Space Ref (press release)
As NASA's lead center for robotic exploration of the solar system, JPL has a wide-ranging charter that also includes active programs in Earth science, astronomy and physics, and technology development. The demands of space missions provide the impetus ...
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Astronomers Find Largest, Oldest Mass of Water in Universe ... - News
News. Astronomers have discovered the largest and oldest mass of water ever detected in ... [The Top 10 Strangest Things in Space]. The astronomers used two ...
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FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Economic and Financial Crisis, Jul 26, 2011

Where the buck stops
Sydney Morning Herald
When it comes to structured finance, the buck doesn't really stop anywhere. Wall Street and thefinancial crisis – now morphed into the sovereign debt crisis – are ample evidence of that. But markets are nothing if not resilient, and “structured ...
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UBS Scraps Earnings Goal After Profit Falls 49%
Bloomberg
Germany's biggest bank today confirmed a goal of 10 billion euros in operating pretax profit this year, while saying the European sovereign debt crisis will make it more difficult to reach a target at itsinvestment bank. ...
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Freedom beyond bonds
Asia Times Online
Would the London financial intermediaries in that case, balked of easy risk-free money in government bonds and the global bond issuance business which their bond market expertise gave them, have turned to the stock financing needs of the early ...
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China Investment Corp. More Aggressive in 2010
Wall Street Journal
Continued economic and financial challenges world-wide, including low interest rates, soaring commodity prices and a persistent debt crisis in the euro zone, make this a tricky time to allocate. Some analysts expect CIC to become more reliant on its ...
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Stratfor: Germany's Choice - Part 2
DefenceWeb (press release)
The 2008 global financial crisis forced a reckoning all over the world, and in the traditionally poorer parts of Europe the process unearthed the political-financial disconnects of Maastricht. Theinvestment community has been driving the issue ever ...
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Soros to End Four Decades as Hedge Fund Leader by Returning Investor Cash
Bloomberg
In the meantime, Soros continues to focus on his philanthropy and on voicing his views on macroeconomic events, such as the sovereign debt crisis in Europe. “My success in the financialmarkets has given me a greater degree of independence than most ...
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Morning News Call - EMEA, July 26
Reuters
The MSCI index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.8 percent and is up about 1 percent on the month and year, withstanding the occasional bouts of volatility from the US deficit debate and euro zone debt crisis. Swiss bank UBS said on Tuesday ...
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Newspaper Briefing, including 'US parties no closer to debt deal as default ...
Proactive Investors UK
Eurozone debt crisis deepens: Brussels fiddles as bank shares burn: Nearly 4 billion was wiped off the value of Britains Big Four banks amid growing fears over the US and Eurozone debt crises. Rising doubts over the 96 billion Greek rescue package ...
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Analysis: US credit downgrade 'inevitable'
Yahoo! News Blogs (blog)
More difficult to measure would be the loss of American financial prestige. Reduced confidence in the dollar, say some analysts, could result in reduced borrowing for USeconomic growth. Difficulty getting credit could retard the economic recovery and ...
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Asia watches and hopes US will avoid debt 'suicide'
Al-Arabiya
(File photo) By EMILY KAISER Bewildered Asian officials could only watch and hope for the best on Monday after US lawmakers failed to break a debt impasse that threatens to trigger a default and up-end global financial markets. ...
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Erin Burnett Debuts On CNN, Immediately Breaks News, Sends Twitter Aflutter
Mediaite.com
To give ya an idea how reticulated the faults and chicanery in the system were, look at the abrogation in 1999 of the 1933 Glass- Stegall Act that prevented a bank holding company from owning otherfinancial companies . This bill was proposed by Repub ...
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EUROZONE Debt Crisis News, Jul 26, 2011

Europe Bond Investors Stay Edgy
Wall Street Journal
By MARK BROWN And NEELABH CHATURVEDI LONDON—Doubts are growing about a key component of last week's deal to try to resolve the euro-zone debt crisis, as bond-market participants question whether the bloc's temporary bailout fund could intervene ...
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ENTERTAINMENT News, Jul 26, 2011

Mobile Games: Top iPhone/iPad Picks 25 July
IGN Wireless Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:41 AM PDT
Last time we delved into the latest and greatest entertainment offerings on iPhone and iPad - a mere two weeks ago, lest we forget - Britain was on the brink of summer, a promising new horizon for sun-drenched electronic exploits and lazy days of touchscreen tickling. Predictably, the good weather l...
Verizon Wireless Launches 4G LTE in Johnstown and Altoona, Pennsylvania, on August 18
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:39 AM PDT
Verizon Wireless announced today that it is bringing the world's first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution network to Johnstown and Altoonaon August 18. Ã Residents with 4G LTE smartphones, laptop modems, hot spots and the new 4G LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and HP Pavilion dm1-3010nr Entertainment PC in the area, including Johnstown and Altoona and communities from Johnstown along U.S ...
888 Launches Italian Casino
PR Newswire Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:35 AM PDT
GIBRALTAR, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --   888, one of the world's most popular online gaming entertainment companies, today announces the launch of its Italian Casino at 888.it, following the awarding of its Operator License in Italy. 888.it is the first online casino in Italy to offe
New effort to attract filmmakers
The Daily Triplicate Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:34 AM PDT
Humboldt official to represent DN Lights, camera, action! Filmmakers may spend more time in Del Norte County if a partnership cemented this week with filmHumboldt pans out as planned. The Crescent City/Del Norte County Visitors Bureau recently signed a $10,000 contract for the next year with the non-profit Redwood Region Entertainment and Education Liaisons, Inc. to help attract producers and ...
South Crow River News Calendar
Medina Press & News Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:34 AM PDT
Hamel Lions Flea Market THROUGH FALL - The Hamel Lions Flea Market will be open Sunday mornings through fall in the parking lot at the Medina Entertainment Center, 500 Hwy. 55 in Medina. Visitors will find antiques, collectables, bargains, crafts, produce, plants, one of a kinds, concessions and a fall farmers market. Admission and parking are free. The Lions have spaces for hundreds of dealers ...
East London Festival Puts Culture on the Water
New York Times Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:33 AM PDT
The Shoreditch Festival, which will run in London's East End from July 16 to 24, puts on a colorful -- and free -- program of entertainment, including theater, dance and musical performances, as well as exploration of East London's waterways.
Fantastic 4th
North Platte Telegraph Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:30 AM PDT
The North Platte Telegraph A little bit old-fashioned, a little bit rock and roll, North Platte's Fourth of July holiday weekend festivities will run the gamut of entertainment options.
Walt Disney Offers to Buy Full Control of India's UTV Software
The Hollywood Reporter Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:15 AM PDT
Georg Szalai The conglomerate will pay as much as $454 million as it looks to strengthen its presence in one of the fastest-growing Asianentertainment markets. read more
Owner vows theater complex will stay open
Gaffney Ledger Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:14 AM PDT
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com No doubt after last Wednesdayâs foreclosure hearing Lorraine Perry has spent the past few days answering questions about the future of the Gaffney Entertainment Center. She has a clear and unequivocal response. read more
TE Connectivity to Help Promote Engineering and Communications Standards in the Imaging Business
Business Wire Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:12 AM PDT
GREENSBORO, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TE Connectivity (TE) today announced that George Wicker, broadcast and entertainment senior accounts manager, was recently elected to a two-year term as a Section Manager for the Atlanta Chapter of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). Mr. Wicker, who serves TE in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, began his term on July 1, 2011 ..
Mobile Games: Top iPhone/iPad Picks 25 July
IGN Wireless Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:41 AM PDT
Last time we delved into the latest and greatest entertainment offerings on iPhone and iPad - a mere two weeks ago, lest we forget - Britain was on the brink of summer, a promising new horizon for sun-drenched electronic exploits and lazy days of touchscreen tickling. Predictably, the good weather l...
Verizon Wireless Launches 4G LTE in Johnstown and Altoona, Pennsylvania, on August 18
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:39 AM PDT
Verizon Wireless announced today that it is bringing the world's first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution network to Johnstown and Altoonaon August 18. Ã Residents with 4G LTE smartphones, laptop modems, hot spots and the new 4G LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and HP Pavilion dm1-3010nr Entertainment PC in the area, including Johnstown and Altoona and communities from Johnstown along U.S ...
888 Launches Italian Casino
PR Newswire Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:35 AM PDT
GIBRALTAR, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --   888, one of the world's most popular online gaming entertainment companies, today announces the launch of its Italian Casino at 888.it, following the awarding of its Operator License in Italy. 888.it is the first online casino in Italy to offe
New effort to attract filmmakers
The Daily Triplicate Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:34 AM PDT
Humboldt official to represent DN Lights, camera, action! Filmmakers may spend more time in Del Norte County if a partnership cemented this week with filmHumboldt pans out as planned. The Crescent City/Del Norte County Visitors Bureau recently signed a $10,000 contract for the next year with the non-profit Redwood Region Entertainment and Education Liaisons, Inc. to help attract producers and ...
South Crow River News Calendar
Medina Press & News Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:34 AM PDT
Hamel Lions Flea Market THROUGH FALL - The Hamel Lions Flea Market will be open Sunday mornings through fall in the parking lot at the Medina Entertainment Center, 500 Hwy. 55 in Medina. Visitors will find antiques, collectables, bargains, crafts, produce, plants, one of a kinds, concessions and a fall farmers market. Admission and parking are free. The Lions have spaces for hundreds of dealers ...
East London Festival Puts Culture on the Water
New York Times Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:33 AM PDT
The Shoreditch Festival, which will run in London's East End from July 16 to 24, puts on a colorful -- and free -- program of entertainment, including theater, dance and musical performances, as well as exploration of East London's waterways.
Fantastic 4th
North Platte Telegraph Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:30 AM PDT
The North Platte Telegraph A little bit old-fashioned, a little bit rock and roll, North Platte's Fourth of July holiday weekend festivities will run the gamut of entertainment options.
Walt Disney Offers to Buy Full Control of India's UTV Software
The Hollywood Reporter Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:15 AM PDT
Georg Szalai The conglomerate will pay as much as $454 million as it looks to strengthen its presence in one of the fastest-growing Asianentertainment markets. read more
Owner vows theater complex will stay open
Gaffney Ledger Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:14 AM PDT
By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Staff Writer larry@gaffneyledger.com No doubt after last Wednesdayâs foreclosure hearing Lorraine Perry has spent the past few days answering questions about the future of the Gaffney Entertainment Center. She has a clear and unequivocal response. read more
TE Connectivity to Help Promote Engineering and Communications Standards in the Imaging Business
Business Wire Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:12 AM PDT
GREENSBORO, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TE Connectivity (TE) today announced that George Wicker, broadcast and entertainment senior accounts manager, was recently elected to a two-year term as a Section Manager for the Atlanta Chapter of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). Mr. Wicker, who serves TE in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, began his term on July 1, 2011 ..