Archive for March 4, 2010
Nasa: NASA Chief Denies Talk of Averting Obama Plan
Mar 4th
Mars Express encountered Phobos last night, smoothly skimming past at just 67 km, the closest any manmade object has ever approached Mars’ enigmatic moon. The data collected could help unlock the origin of not just Phobos but other ’second generation’ moons. Logged in Doomwatch Legacy by Sunstroke author David Kagan.
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Chilean Quake Likely Shifted Earth’s Axis, NASA Scientist Says – BusinessWeek
Chilean Quake Likely Shifted Earth’s Axis, NASA Scientist Says: The earthquake that killed more t… http://bit.ly/aicImO #frankguillen #fb
NASA – Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Our Earth Days
lo de la NASA aquà en inglés http://bit.ly/clydAa #rptw #tvn #terremotochile
NASA scientist: Chilean Earthquake shifted Earth’s axis – Holy Kaw!
The powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake that rattled Chile over the weekend likely shifted the Earth’s axis and shortened the day, according to NASA geophysicist Richard Gross. The scientist explained that the huge shake altered the distribution of mass on the planet, causing Earth’s axis to shift an estimated three inches and shorten the day by 1.26 microseconds.Full story at Business Week.A ton…
NASA: Chile quake shortened earth’s days, bumped planet off axis – Boing Boing
The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that hit Chile over the weekend—killing hundreds, and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless—may have shortened the length of each Earth day, according to JPL research scientist Richard Gross. He computed how Earth’s rotation should have changed as a result of the Feb. 27 quake. Using a complex model, he and fellow scientists came up with a preliminary calculation…
San Diego
Mar 4th
San Diego commercial building retrofit activity jumps due to new rebate energy efficiency incentives.
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Breaking News: San Diego
KKK-style hood on UC San Diego campus
University of California San Diego police were investigating a KKK-style hood that was placed on a statue outside the main campus library..
San Diego Students Storm Offices Over Noose
Students storm San Diego chancellor’s office after noose is found in campus library.
San Diego Students Storm Offices After Noose Found
Students storm San Diego chancellor’s office after noose is found in campus library.
Students storm San Diego chancellor’s office
Students occupy the chancellor’s office to protest the hanging of a noose in a campus library, the latest in a string of racially charged incidents..
Thousands protest California education cuts – Education Protest
Mar 4th
All lanes of Interstate-880 in downtown Oakland were shut down temporarily in the middle of rush hour after a splinter group of people protesting cuts to education entered the highway just before 5 p.m. Read More
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Editorial: Keep education protests rational – Chico Enterprise Record
Our view: We hope students and teachers remember that there and right and wrong ways to protest. Vandalism is the wrong way.
Education Protest: Recent News
Students, professors protest education cutbacks
A California movement protesting $1 billion in budget cuts to the state’s university system appeared to have burgeoned into a nationwide demonstration on Thursday..
Why we protest education cuts
Today, in California and other states across the nation, students, teachers, faculty and workers have been protesting, striking, walking out of classes and staging sit-ins and teach-ins. They are protesting budget cuts, tuition hikes, compensation reductions, layoffs and privatizations affecting public K-12 schools and universities..
California Students Protest Education Cuts
The demonstrations, which are backed by a range of groups, are taking place on college campuses and at public schools..
Shooting at Pentagon entrance by lone gunman leaves 2 police officers hurt
Mar 4th
WASHINGTON (AP)- A gunman coolly drew a instrument from his incurvature and unsealed fire at the subway entrance to the Pentagon complex Thursday evening [...] More
News Media
Bedell Differs with Sirleaf on Bility – Liberian Daily Observer
MONROVIA ” Former Sports Writers Association of Liberia (SWAL) Assistant Secretary General, Wleh Bedell has sharply reacted to assertions made by ex-SWAL …
Barbara Bedell: Cornwall Library offers Irish Arts series – Times Herald-Record
Photo provided By Barbara Bedell March has long been known to belong to the Irish. In honoring St. Patrick, whose day is celebrated March 17, …
Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra to perform at River Campus on Friday – Southeast Missourian
The Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra takes the stage at 7:30 pm today at the Bedell Performance Hall on …
Video gambling differences put Illinois governor on the spot – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"It's extortion, strong-arm tactics the mob would use," said Anita Bedell, executive director of the Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction …
Earthquake
Mar 4th
SANTIAGO–Chile’s massive earthquake has thrust the country’s powerful army back into the national spotlight after nearly two decades of keeping a low profile. Read More
News Media
Chile quake death toll lowered in revision – Los Angeles Times
Officials lower the death toll by about 250 in one hard-hit province, Maule, where the number of those missing was mistakenly added to the earthquake death …
Taiwan Earthquake May Send LCD, Chip Prices Higher – PC World
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Taiwan early Thursday may affect the global technology industry by sending prices of LCD panels and certain …
Earthquake injures 64; 545066 homes suffer blackouts – AsiaOne
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — The Kaohsiung 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck yesterday morning had no reports of death as of last night, though there were 64 …
Chile Earthquake Earths Axis and Earthquake Death Toll Climbs UPDATED (Video) – CNM News Network
Chile Earthquake Earths Axis and Earthquake Death toll Climbs. 2010 has been an earthquake year. In Chile there was an 8.8 quake that rocked the small Latin …
Student Protest: California Campuses Rocked By Student Protests
Mar 4th
Twitter Activity Snapshot
- Seeds of discontent brewing w/student protest movemnt started in Univ. of Calif. sys. Bourgeoisie rebellion in the cards– http://url.ie/59g1
- watching the CA student protests on the news. Can we please retire the "hey-hey", "ho-ho" protest chant——
- Student Protest http://bit.ly/cZlD2h via @AddToAny
- Student protests across country: www.huffingtonpost.com/leah-finnegan/march-4-live-blog-student_b_485509.html #protest #march4 #dayofaction
- @Dr_Rose I’ve taken some serious grief for my student protest tweets. Blocked all of the little potty mouths. lol You watching any–
- I weep for the future: Student protest at University of Washington: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4407260733... http://bit.ly/9iQI5j
- @thenation Student protest are just not what they use to be. They got their point across though.
- RT @SacMav: #UCDAVIS: Law enforcement is staged at area on ramps to I80 in the event student protestors attempt a vehicular protest.
- #UCDAVIS: Law enforcement is staged at area on ramps to I80 in the event student protestors attempt a vehicular protest.
Pentagon Shooting
Mar 4th
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News Media
Pentagon orders new protocols to spot threats within military – Montreal Gazette
The shooting rampage at a US army base in November was "an act of terrorism," an Obama administration official said Friday, as the Pentagon ordered an …
Senator warns against $1B deal with Blackwater – The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A senior Senate Democrat said Thursday the Pentagon should consider barring Blackwater, now called Xe Services, from a new $1 billion deal to …
US APNewsAlert – The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — AP sources: Suspect in Pentagon shooting identified as 36-year-old John Patrick Bedell.
US Defense Department in Lockdown After Shooting – Voice of America
Photo: AP Officials say a shooting at a subway station next to the Pentagon prompted officials to impose a security lockdown at the US military complex …
Bank Of America
Mar 4th
Catholic Charities of the East Bay, in Oakland, CA, recently expanded its SNAP outreach program. The agency has hired a third outreach worker, who speaks Vietnamese, to help bring literature to the community and pre-screen applicants. Many people in the community are eligible for SNAP assistance, but are not enrolled. http://www.cceb.org/ More
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Virgin America Ditches Adobe Flash for New Site
As the battle between HTML5 and Adobe Flash continues to heat up, Virgin America has chosen a side: their brand new web site design ditches Flash in favor of HTML.The reason– The startup airline plans a big push into mobile this year and wants to be sure iPhone users can access the Virgin America site and check-in process via the iPhone. Already absent from the iPhone, Flash support will also be…
Obama Caught Lip-Syncing Speech | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
Obama Caught Lip-Syncing Speech http://www.theonion.com/content/video/obama_caught_lip_syncing_speech–utm_source=onion_rss_daily #TheOnion
Senator Dikembe Mutombo Blocks Record Amount Of Legislation | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
The Onion – Sports: Senator Dikembe Mutombo Blocks Record Amount Of Legislation http://bit.ly/ag6fFb
Wal-Mart Shoppers Mocked By Target Shopper | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
OKLAHOMA CITY—Local shopper Craig Klein took a moment to mock a group of patrons in the parking lot of a local Wal-Mart during his drive…
2010 NFL Free Agency Tracker
Mar 4th
Breaking News: Nfl Free Agency
NFL Free Agency Begins Friday Without Cap
NFL free agency begins Friday without cap.
NFL free agency begins Friday without salary cap
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has swallowed the poison pill..
Twitter Activity Snapshot
- NFL free agency starts in less than 2 hours — the hope here is that Kevin Walter, a big 6-3 receiver with the Texans, leaves for Baltimore
- RT @blackawfee: ad agency looking for an AE/senior AE with at least a year’s experience to work on automotive/beauty/furniture a/c. Pls RT!
- Betting Football CC: PFT: Sproles will be top RB available in free agency http://9o6ca.th8.us
- My #dreamtvshow: Bubbles (from The Wire) & Bubbles (from Trailer Park Boys) open a private detective agency; hilarity ensues
- Follow the start of the 2010 NFL Free Agency in our forums! http://bit.ly/bVfHF4 #49ers #niners
- Free Agency in 5…4….3…..2……1 http://shar.es/m3zsF
- Realtors and loan officers, its time to call my agency. Remember March & April are the busy months, lets quote.
Pentagon Metro Station: Man shoots 2 officers outside Pentagon Metro station
Mar 4th
Two films elevated by Oscar-nominated performances. Read More
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BBC News – Device fired at police station in Northern Ireland
BBCNEWS: Device targets NI police station http://bit.ly/cpMlnE
NDBC – Station 51407
@hipEchik Look at this one too,same buoy http://bit.ly/dAq3tR #hitsunami
BBC 6Music: axing the station would be massive mistake | Television & radio | guardian.co.uk
BBC 6Music: axing the station would be massive mistake: If the BBC closes 6Music it will be because it cares more … http://bit.ly/d4mYyn
BBC News – Suicide attack on Pakistan police station
A suicide bomb attack on a police station in north-west Pakistan kills at least three officers, officials say.
