A series of apps fill in information on the darkened sky, from red dwarf stars to the International Space Station.
App Smart: Video Feature: Astronomy Apps for Getting to Know the Starry Night Skies
Apr 30, 2015
App Smart: Video Feature: Astronomy Apps for Getting to Know the Starry Night Skies
App Smart: Video Feature: Astronomy Apps for Getting to Know the Starry Night Skies
A Saudi Royal Shake-up With a Goal of Stability
With Saudi Arabia locked in proxy wars with Iran, King Salman put the two princes most responsible for the kingdom’s security into the line of succession.
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A Saudi Royal Shake-up With a Goal of Stability
Small Jurassic Dinosaur May Have Flown Without Feathers
The discovery highlights the broad range of evolutionary experiments in flight that took place close to the origins of birds.
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Small Jurassic Dinosaur May Have Flown Without Feathers
Woods to play Open at St Andrews
Tiger Woods confirms he will play in the Open Championship at St Andrews, which takes place from July 16-19. - Source
Woods to play Open at St Andrews
More bad news
IN 2015 America has seen its share of sour economic data. Employment growth has slowed and investment spending is stalling. Consumers are not opening their wallets. And there was more bad news today: the first estimate of first-quarter GDP showed that the economy is now growing at a snail’s pace of 0.2% year-on-year.
What’s behind this blip? The very cold weather at the beginning of the year forced many Americans to stay at home instead of going to the shops. The strong dollar is also hitting firms: a third of revenues from companies in the S&P 500 index come from abroad. Corporate profits fell by 1.6% in the fourth quarter of 2014 and were 6.4% lower than in the same quarter of 2013. As profits have been squeezed, investment has also stalled.
Measly wages (see chart) are another important factor. Lots of the jobs created in the past year or so have been in low-wage professions,…
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Sugar dips on Brazil crop outlook, India tax; New York cocoa firms
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Raw sugar futures on ICE eased on Wednesday despite a weak U.S. dollar, as prices were pressured by chart-based sell signals, prospects of a big Brazilian crop and a higher Indian import tax.
Sugar dips on Brazil crop outlook, India tax; New York cocoa firms
Coke shareholders approve executive pay, but by low margin
NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) – Coca-Cola Co’s shareholders on Wednesday approved the beverage maker’s pay for top executives, but by a lower-than-average margin in the face of concerns by large proxy advisers.
Coke shareholders approve executive pay, but by low margin
U.S., allies conduct 21 air strikes in Syria, Iraq - military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with five air strikes from Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning and conducted another 16 strikes against the group in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
U.S., allies conduct 21 air strikes in Syria, Iraq - military
Hooker Cronin sidelined for 12 weeks
Ireland and Leinster hooker Sean Cronin is expected to be out for three months following shoulder surgery. - Source
Hooker Cronin sidelined for 12 weeks
Alabama Shakes rock their way to top of Billboard 200
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Southern rockers Alabama Shakes scored their first chart-topping album on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 chart on Wednesday.
Alabama Shakes rock their way to top of Billboard 200
Novel rapid method for typing of Clostridium difficile could limit outbreaks
A method of typing has been been developed that can allow laboratories to faster establish the presence of hospital outbreaks of the intestinal bacterium Clostridium difficile, scientists report. - Source
Novel rapid method for typing of Clostridium difficile could limit outbreaks
Locally sourced drugs can be effective for treating multidrug-resistant TB
Locally sourced antibiotics can be as effective as ‘internationally quality-assured’ antibiotics for treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Pakistan, and may help avoid delays in starting treatment while programs wait for drugs to arrive from overseas, according to new research. - Source
Locally sourced drugs can be effective for treating multidrug-resistant TB
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