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GOES-13 movie catches Tropical Storm Bret form and intensify Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:34AMThe GOES-13 satellite that monitors weather over the eastern U.S. recorded a movie of the birth and strengthening of the Atlantic Ocean season's second tropical storm. Tropical Storm Bret was born in the northwestern Bahamas and continues to strengthen.
Middle East Online Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:31AMDAMASCUS - Qatar's ambassador to Damascus, Zayed al-Khayarine, has quit Syria and the embassy has suspended its work, an official from the Qatari delegation said on Monday.
Celebrating 10 Years Of Artemis Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:13AMESA's pioneering Artemis satellite marked a decade in space on 12 July 2011. The Advanced Relay and Technology Mission was a breakthrough in telecommunications satellites for Europe, packed with new technologies such as laser links and ion thrusters for proving in space. A launch problem on 12 July 2001 almost ended the mission before it even began, when the rocket’s upper stage injected Artemis ...
10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:44AMGood morning. Here's what you need to know. Asian indices were down in overnight trading with the Shanghai Composite down 0.12% . Major European indices are in the red and U.S. futures indicate a negative open.
Air Conditioning, Cable TV, and an Xbox: What is Poverty in the United States Today? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:38AMAbstract: For decades, the U.S. Census Bureau has reported that over 30 million Americans were living in “poverty,” but the bureau’s definition of poverty differs widely from that held by most Americans.
New Airtime Promotion Makes it Even Easier to Switch to KVH Mini-VSAT Broadband Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:30AMMIDDLETOWN, R.I. -- The writing is on the wall -- commercial and leisure mariners continue their move to VSAT service in response to Inmarsat's slow data rates, expensive airtime, and customer frustration with new rates and policies that went into effect on July 1, 2011.
U.S. weather satellites run into budget storm Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:45AMAs aging satellites are retired, U.S. is now pushing back launch date for new models. The gap could weaken forecasting of extreme weather, experts say.
Ignorance Today Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:57AMOur world is awash in information - but can we make sense of it?
CBI to soon question Maxis' Krishnan Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:52AMA Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official said the agency would soon call Malaysian businessman T Ananda Krishnan for questioning. Maxis is part of the business empire of Krishnan, who is expected to soon fly to New Delhi.
Horn of Africa set to get worse for millions of children Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:57PMUNICEF (UN Children’s Fund) has called for an immediate expansion of assistance across the Horn of Africa’s drought affected communities to address the dire needs of more than two million children. Half a million of these children are at imminent risk of dying.
Evelyn Leopold: South Sudan: Birth of a Nation Amid Joy and Deadly Unfinished Business Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:42PMThey fought for dignity. They also fought for new shoes -- a better life in impoverished South Sudan after decades of devastating warfare. But explosive border conflicts threaten the stability of the world's newest nation.
Child In Distress Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:02PMLeo E. Repollo I see this child With multicolored shoelaces Riveted in his eyesMaybe he thinks They would look goodAround the greasy neck That holds his peripatetic head I am amazed at his existence A vision of primeval resilience His life is just a stroll In a city grappling with its soul In the Babel of its cacophony In the images of its duplicity His expertise in foraging Is a delight to ...
Animal Photos Of The Week Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:57AMThis past week was a big one for animals in the news.
Korean Satellite To Aid Disaster Efforts Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:12AMSouth Korea’s space agency has joined its international counterparts in putting satellite data at the disposal of rescue authorities following major disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, formally became the newest member of the International Charter ‘Space and Major Disasters’ on 7 July ...
Chessie returns to bay Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:33AMGAINESVILLE, Fla. A manatee spotted last week in Calvert County is the same one that first made waves 17 years ago when he appeared in Chesapeake Bay just before the onset of winter and later had to be rescued.
From surf safety to weather safety Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:50AMREHOBOTH BEACH -- Beachgoers can rely on lifeguards to keep them safe from drowning or danger in the ocean.
Satellite Evidence Indicates Mass Graves in Sudan Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:34AMNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Sudan activists on Thursday called for the United States and the international community to intervene in a region of Sudan inaccessible to outsiders after a U.S. group released satellite photos of what they said appear to be mass graves.
Business news: Hospitals add equipment, plan new facilities Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:18AMHEALTH CARE
Space station's two-armed robot about to get handier Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:13PMThe last spacewalk of the shuttle era was also one of the most Canadian, featuring two Canadian robots and a partly-Canadian technology experiment that one of those robots will soon perform.
One last wild ride into orbit for San Carlos native, astronaut Rex Walheim Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:50PMThe crew of the Atlantis and the International Space Station talk Friday about the shuttle program's legacy, whether they'll have jobs once they come home and what it's like getting launched into space.
County sees results in wake of complaints Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:00PMSIOUX CITY - After criticizing a state agency for not responding to several requests for flooding assistance, Gary Brown said Woodbury County officials got some good news Friday.
Ian R. MacDonald: The BP Spill One Year Later: Renewing Trust Along With Ecology Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:28PMThe oil in the gulf has devastated the livelihoods of many Gulf residents in a way that no BP lucre could repay. But something else had been dealt a deadly blow, something just as difficult to restore as damaged ecology and economic well-being: trust.
At Least 17 Killed In Syria Protests Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:48PMMore than 100 were also wounded when Syrian authorities fired on the crowds. In a significant show of the uprising's strength, thousands turned out in the capital, Damascus, which had seen only scattered protests. Until now, much of the dissent against President Bashar Assad has been in...
Typhoon Ma-on's eye seen in NASA satellite Images Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:49PMThe eye of a tropical cyclone is an indication of a strong storm, and Typhoon Ma-on's eye was apparent in visible and infrared imagery captured by NASA's Aqua satellite. Ma-on just achieved Category Four status on the Saffir-Simpson scale that measures hurricane intensity.
BBC Three's '60Second' news celebrates 10 years on air Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:17PMDigital Spy meets the team behind 60Second to find out how they sum up the world in a minute.
Quick links: Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:29PMArtemis Gallery: 104C-4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 12: 30-5 p.m. Info: 604-929-4354 or artemisinthecove@gmail.com. Artists for Kids Gallery: 810 West 21st St., North Vancouver.
Israel does not help anything, but the powerful army, Israel today Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:13PMFour people were killed and 50 injured in a blast last night in a residential building in the square Ha’atzmaut in Netanya. According to official sources, among those killed, three women and one man. The cause of the tragedy called the gas cylinder explosion. Under investigation.
You Don't Drive As Far As You Think You Do Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:10PMIf you're worried that an electric car will run out of charge before you get to your destination, think again.
Call for action on Sudan fighting Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:07AMActivists have called for the international community to intervene in Sudan after a US group released satellite photos of what appear to be mass graves. Related Stories Libya 'repels Nato-rebel offensive' Irishman guilty of Spanish murder Farewell to US First Lady Betty Ford who became snonymous with rehab Italians fast-track approval of €70bn austerity package Suicide bomber kills four in ...
Stunning maps visualize Twitter and Flickr use Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:04AMNo, these are not more satellite images of how our planet looks under the cover of darkness. Instead, they are visualizations of Twitter and Flickr use, created by map enthusiast Eric Fischer.
Satellite image may indicate mass graves in Sudan Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:14PMSudan activists on Thursday called for the United States and the international community to intervene in a region of Sudan inaccessible to outsiders after a U.S. group released satellite photos of what they said appear to be mass graves.
Murdoch and son to appear before Parliament committee Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:13PMIn an about-face, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his son James agree to appear next week to answer questions about the phone-hacking scandal that has engulfed their company's newspapers in Britain. After initially saying no, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his son James agreed Thursday to appear before lawmakers next week to answer questions about the hacking scandal that has engulfed their ...
Brazilian knickers provide support to embattled M&S boss Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:34PMLingerie sales figures help Marc Bolland face down revolt over pay as elderly shareholders line up to criticise M&S Marks & Spencer's boss, Marc Bolland, had Brazilian-style knickers to thank for avoiding a shareholder pay revolt at the retailer's annual meeting. The Dutchman, who replaced Sir Stuart Rose as M&S chief executive last year, fended off an attack on his potential £15m long-term pay ...
Tsunami airglow signature could lead to early detection system Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:19PMResearchers at the University of Illinois have become the first to record an airglow signature in the upper atmosphere produced by a tsunami using a camera system based in Maui, Hawaii.
Clooney satellite project finds possible mass graves in Sudan Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:00PMClooney satellite project finds possible mass graves in Sudan
Backlash over Netflix price bump Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:17PMSAN JOSE, Calif. – In the space of a day, Netflix Inc. seems to have transformed itself from one of the best-loved companies to one of the most hated – at least among thousands of its customers. After the Los Gatos, Calif.-based DVD and streaming video company announced Tuesday it was raising rates as much as 60 percent, tens of thousands of disgruntled subscribers flooded social networking ...
Satellite’s Final Images Focus On Changing Glaciers Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:43PMSome of the last images from ESA’s ERS-2 satellite have revealed rapidly changing glacial features in Greenland. In its final days, the veteran satellite gave us frequent views of the Kangerdlugssuaq glacier and its advancing ice stream. Before it retired on 6 July, ESA’s ERS-2 Earth observation satellite entered an orbit to capture radar images of the same area on the ground every three days ...
Image: Greenland's Kangerdlugssuaq Ice Stream As Seen From Orbit Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:27AMSome of the last images from ESA's ERS-2 satellite have revealed rapidly changing glacial features in Greenland.
News Corp. approves $5-billion stock buyback Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:57AMWith its stock price being hammered by investors, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. approved a stock repurchase program totaling $5 billion.
Punching holes in the sky Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:53AMScientists, photographers and amateur cloud watchers have been looking up with wonderment and puzzlement at "hole punch" clouds for decades. Giant, open spaces appear in otherwise continuous cloud cover, presenting beautiful shapes but also an opportunity for scientific investigation. A new paper published last week in Science inquires into how the holes get punched – airplanes are the culprit ...
Before and after the Christchurch earthquake Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:52AMSatellite imagery has captured some of the devastation caused by the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that flattened buildings and killed scores of people in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on February 22, 2011.
Bear Pays Visit To Tree In Clay Co. Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:34AMThe black bear who spent much of the day in a tree in a Lake Asbury neighborhood has been safely removed.
Doctor held in plot to nab bin Laden Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:09AMPakistani authorities have jailed a doctor who helped the CIA by creating an elaborate plot to get DNA samples of Osama bin Laden's family before the al-Qaida leader was killed in a special forces raid in this town.
Hacking scandal reaching into royal households Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:01AMA mounting scandal over phone hacking in Britain threatened further damage to Rupert Murdoch's media empire Monday, with fresh allegations that News Corp. journalists illegally targeted a former prime minister and may...
Rare snow in the Atacama desert, Chile Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:01AMSatellite imagery captures a rare snowfall in the Atacama Desert of Chile, one of the driest places on Earth.
Astronauts make last spacewalk of NASA shuttle era Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:41AMAstronauts making the last spacewalk of NASA's space shuttle era on Tuesday retrieved a broken pump from the International Space Station and installed a fill-er-up experiment for a robot.
WWE News: Why CM Punk is right leaving WWE for Ring of Honor Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 4:33PMWWE star CM Punk has become famous over the last few weeks because of the now epic shoot promo that he laid out on RAW. During Punk’s shoot on his contract situation and the WWE hierarchy, he mentioned leaving WWE and heading back to his former promotion Ring of Honor. While it has become obvious that WWE will do whatever it takes to keep Punk with the company, a move to ROH would be the best ...
Derek Jeter, Jose Reyes Measuring the Cost of Greatness Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 4:32PMEverybody is capable of greatness. Helen Keller earned a B.A. Einstein, synonymous with "genius," was probably just a bad decision away from becoming a hobo in his 30s. Stephen Hawking defies so much logic that he must be from outer space. And performing in a city such as New York, a longstanding farmland of accomplishments in every walk of life, Derek Jeter is the only person in the history of ...
Namibia: Observation Department Launched Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 4:17PMTHE satellite earth observation department launched this week at the Polytechnic of Namibia could help boost food security in the country.
News of the World: Rupert Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks all smiles on the day the NotW closed Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:17PMRupert Murdoch put on an extraordinary show of solidarity for his embattled chief executive Rebekah Brooks as the pair went for a walk near his London flat.