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21:19:10 12/12/11
Lunar Eclipse Draws Stargazers Outside in Tokyo & Beijing
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Lunar Eclipse Draws Stargazers Outside in Tokyo & Beijing
For more news visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ me.lt A rare sight in the skies for many around the world Saturday night. A complete lunar eclipse was visible from most parts of the world, except South America. And in China and Japan, people took advantage of the opportunity to get outside for the spectacle. On Saturday evening, the moon disappeared briefly for China and Japan. Many spectators went out to witness the lunar eclipse, said to be the best in a decade. In Beijing, the moon began moving into the Earth's shadow around 7:30 at night. [Beijing Resident]: "I've known for days that the lunar eclipse was going to take place today. They said the eclipse would start from 7:30pm and go to 9:30pm. The moon hasn't been fully blocked yet, but it will be totally blocked soon. It's very beautiful. I am in a very good mood. Everyone is happy." [Li Ting-Ting, Beijing Resident]: "This is the first time I've see a complete lunar eclipse. I am very excited and happy. It's so beautiful." Residents in Tokyo were also out, watching the disappearing moon. [Satoshi Otsuka, 12-Years-Old]: "It's mysterious and intriguing because the shape of the moon keeps changing." [Hitoshi Fukazawa, Watching the Eclipse]: "I feel a little bit sad looking at the moon slowing disappearing." The eclipse lasted over 3 hours, with 52 minutes of total eclipse. China's next visible lunar eclipse will be in 2018, while Japan will be able to catch a glimpse of one ... From: NTDTV Views: 25 3 ratings Time: 01:30 More in Travel & Events
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13:33:11 06/17/11
Rare Total Lunar Eclipse Turns Moon Red in China
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Rare Total Lunar Eclipse Turns Moon Red in China
For more news visit ? english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ? http Add us on Facebook ? facebook.com Last night, people in many parts of the world were treated to something special in the night sky. A rare total lunar eclipse--the longest eclipse in 11 years--turned the moon red. And it caught the attention of these young Chinese moon-gazers. Many amateur astronomers in China witnessed the "red moon" at dawn on Thursday. It's the longest-running and the maximum eclipse. The moon looked red because while the sunlight reflected by the moon entered the earth atmosphere, the blue light scattered backward from the sunlight looks red when seen from the earth. In Pu'er, Yunnan Province, many amateur astronomers came to the best place for moon observation in advance with cameras, large and small. The moon didn't come out until 2:50 am Thursday. At about 3:20 am, the moon became completely red as if it was shy and then quickly hid itself in the clouds. Amateur astronomers seized the chance to have a date with this rare red moon. "It's quite rewarding tonight. I saw a different moon which looked like a setting sun." In Shijiazhuang, amateur astronomers were worried that they couldn't see the red moon due to a thundershower before the eclipse. However, at 02:22 am, the eclipse appeared as expected. In Urumqi, students saw the rare red moon through an astronomical telescope on the rooftop of the school building with the help of their teacher. From: NTDTV Views: 138 12 ratings Time: 01:32 More in News & Politics
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00:28:33 06/17/11
Rare Total Lunar Eclipse Turns Moon Red in China
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Rare Total Lunar Eclipse Turns Moon Red in China
For more news visit ? english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ? http Add us on Facebook ? facebook.com Last night, people in many parts of the world were treated to something special in the night sky. A rare total lunar eclipse--the longest eclipse in 11 years--turned the moon red. And it caught the attention of these young Chinese moon-gazers. Many amateur astronomers in China witnessed the "red moon" at dawn on Thursday. It's the longest-running and the maximum eclipse. The moon looked red because while the sunlight reflected by the moon entered the earth atmosphere, the blue light scattered backward from the sunlight looks red when seen from the earth. In Pu'er, Yunnan Province, many amateur astronomers came to the best place for moon observation in advance with cameras, large and small. The moon didn't come out until 2:50 am Thursday. At about 3:20 am, the moon became completely red as if it was shy and then quickly hid itself in the clouds. Amateur astronomers seized the chance to have a date with this rare red moon. "It's quite rewarding tonight. I saw a different moon which looked like a setting sun." In Shijiazhuang, amateur astronomers were worried that they couldn't see the red moon due to a thundershower before the eclipse. However, at 02:22 am, the eclipse appeared as expected. In Urumqi, students saw the rare red moon through an astronomical telescope on the rooftop of the school building with the help of their teacher. From: NTDTV Views: 591 9 ratings Time: 01:32 More in News & Politics
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01:07:59 05/06/11
Only As Equals By Palestinian Poet Remi Kanazi
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Palestinian poet Remi Kanazi performs his poem "Only as Equals" at Monkeywrench Books in Austin, Texas on 4/4/11. Remi Kanazi - a poet, writer, and activist based in New York City. Poetic Injustice is the long-awaited release by this Palestinian-American poet and it is a diverse mix of unabashed resistance poems. Laced with searing indictments of occupation, ethnic cleansing, and war, Remi tackles some of the most important issues facing the world today. Remi is also the editor of Poets For Palestine (Al Jisser Group, 2008). His political commentary has been featured by news outlets throughout the world, including Al Jazeera English, GRITtv with Laura Flanders, and BBC Radio. His poetry has taken him across North America, the UK, and the Middle East, and he recently appeared in the Palestine Festival of Literature as well as Poetry International. He is a recurring writer in residence and advisory board member for the Palestine Writing Workshop. Only as Equals: Every time I think of 9/11
I see burning flesh dripping off the bones of Iraqi children in Fallujah Now Gaza I tend to memorialize the forgotten The collateral damage eclipsing our unpunished crimes Maybe it’s because I’m a numbers guy Because if I had a dollar for every time an Iraqi died since 2003
I’d be a millionaire And don’t get me wrong Sometimes I don’t know who I hate more The governments in the West Or the politicians in the East Who sell their souls quicker than the oil they export Straw men who use Palestine as a tool to line their pockets And don’t give a nickel to their people Quisling governments Who stitch mouths shut for a check from Washington and AIPAC How can you be their prototypical anti-Semite If you are signing peace accords to oppress your own people? And then Orientalists and idiots talk about how We can’t have democracy in the Middle East Because of what happened in Gaza A Hamas boogyman wrapped in democratic elections Rahm Emanuel wants to educate me and my people about democracy gone wrong Why doesn’t he try implementing one Israel first? Instead of bowing down to terrorists like his father and the IDF Lauding a third rate, racist, European society that’s imploding quicker Than its moral standing in the world Enlightened like 1950s Afrikaners and slave traders Just because the house is beautiful Doesn’t mean the bones you built it on have fully decomposed The Israeli left is about as alive as Ariel Sharon I’m sick and tired of asking for permission to resist From antiquated leftists and progressives Who care more about keeping it Kosher than moving things forward I put down my pen and waving fist to resist with college kids and Palestinians Boycott and divest! Because who cares about preserving a living when governments are killing civilians Complicity by silence and reserve units bombing Gaza Your academics and scholars, theater groups and practitioners, are part of the problem And if logic doesn’t fit into your long term plan of rejecting My right to return, I’m sorry Maybe one day you’ll return to reality Where my people have babies quicker Than Zionists can concoct Jordanian options I don’t want your sympathy or introspective confessions Won’t sit on my hands till they loose oxygen Like the people of Balata and Rafah
Vote for Barack Obama And pretend that his 22 day silence was golden While emaciated children starved to death Surrounded by their parent’s corpses This can’t be America the Beautiful A criminal with a few positive attributes Doesn’t alleviate genocide Bombing Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq Into oblivion doesn’t make you historic It makes you as blind and bloodthirsty As the white men that came before you Apathetic hipsters now excited about a presidentWho broke history, but not poverty, occupation, or corporate interests I’d rather proudly walk through the graveyard of peace accords And failed dialogue sessions Than see my people just as occupied or third class citizens We are the gavel that will slam down like a verdict We are not waiting for Israel or America or the Supreme Court to approve it We’ll boycott Lev Leviev, Caterpillar and your apartheid companies We’re taking back the right of return and the keys to a country Because we never asked you to go back to Europe or sit in open air prisons I’m not asking for your advice, I’m explaining the decision You can stay here, with us, but only as equals
It’s not that you’re Israeli, it’s that you’re wrong That’s why I fight for my people! Produced by Jeff Zavala. A ZGraphix Production.http://zgraphix.org
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22:23:58 02/25/11
The Gaming of Education
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Media commentator Peter Williams argues that gaming can actually help kids learn and engage in their environment more deeply. Williams explains how games as varied as Donkey Kong and Fallout may have shaped his son's education and interests for the better.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/18/The_Great_Brain_Debate
"The Great Brain Debate" from the Knowledge Cities World Summit in Melbourne asks the question: Do we need to protect our malleable brains from the information overload of our digital world? And, does it mean we're not using them to delve as deeply as we used to?
Arguing the affirmative is Professor Susan Greenfield, a British scientist, broadcaster and member of the House of Lords, who's widely praised for her research on Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. Opposing her, is a full-time champion of the Web and all things socially networked, Peter Williams, CEO of Deloitte Digital.
The battle is refereed by ABC News 24's Michael Rowland. - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Peter Williams is a global thought leader, speaking on innovation, the use of web technologies and social media. A chartered accountant by background, Peter moved into the web space in 1993. Williams is CEO of Deloitte Digital, and Chairman of the Deloitte Innovation council. Prior to this, Peter was CEO of the Eclipse Group, previously one of Australia's largest web development companies.
Williams has been featured in articles in the Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times (UK), The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review and BRW. He has worked with clients such as BHP, Telstra, AFL, NAB, ANZ, Google, Microsoft and the Federal and Victorian Governments. He is also a Board Member of Circus Oz and Emue Technologies Pty Ltd.
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14:00:10 11/23/10
C&L Opening Bell
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enlarge Note: I'm experimenting with a new (hopefully) daily feature that attempts to recap the day's economic news in a way that's informative and entertaining. There's a lot of insane stuff going on in the world of economics and finance and my goal will be to explain it without making your eyes glaze over. So let's get started!
C%L Opening Bell, 11-23-10
* The big news of the day was in Ireland, where the Irish government finally acknowledged that bailing out its banks has rendered it insolvent. Taoiseach Brian Cowen said that he plans to dissolve Parliament and call for new elections juuuuuust after the sure-to-have-its-ass-handed-to-it Fianna Fáil coalition passes its next budget.
And what a budget it's expected to be! In exchange for a loan of up to €90 billion from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, Ireland will have to implement further austerity measures that involve raising taxes and cutting services. And whose services are getting cut, you're wondering? Do you even have to ask ? >
Deep cuts to the minimum wage and welfare benefits loom as part of the price the country pays for its huge emergency bailout loan as Brian Cowen insisted he was "not the bogeyman" who had led Ireland to financial crisis.
So the poorest people in the country are essentially paying to bail out the Irish banks' creditors. Pretty remarkable.
* Zero Hedge points us to the following video from Jim Rogers that lays out an alternative plan for the Irish: Just declare bankruptcy and restructure your debt already:
Here's the key part: >
This is ludicrous. This will cripple the Irish economy for years to come. In the future Ireland will be crippled because everything they earn will go to pay off old debt. There is no reason why taxpayers around Europe or in Ireland should pay for other people's mistakes. The bondholders and the stockholders of banks should lose money.
And this is what we should keep in mind when we hear about "bailing out Ireland." It's really about bailing out the Irish banks' creditors .
* It also goes without saying that this situation blows a hole in the meme that austerity is the best way to head off a recession. The Irish implemented spending cuts and tax increases long before most of the other PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain) ever did. The result was the country was still deeply in debt and in need of a rescue. More than anything, though, this crisis shows that there are structural flaws in the Eurozone single currency that are probably impossible to resolve. I can't really see anyway for countries to be able to issue their own debts but not their own currencies.
* Over in the States, meanwhile, things aren't exactly better. The banks' fraudulent foreclosure activity (which our own Susie Madrak has covered extensively ) has created a buttload of anxiety in the housing market : >
The ongoing controversy surrounding foreclosures is taking its toll as homebuyers refused to look at distressed properties in October, and foreclosure sales suffered from delays, according to the latest Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance Monthly Survey. [...]
News reports that major servicers were pulling REOs off the market, including some already under contract, spooked would-be homebuyers. The monthly survey found that 14% of owner-occupant homebuyers and 6% of investors refused to view foreclosed properties in October. Homebuyer fear was worse for short-sale properties where 30% of owner-occupant buyers, and 20% of investors refused to view these homes.
As I told two friends who were looking to buy a home, you'd have to be N-U-T-S to think of buying a foreclosed home right now.
* On the somewhat-happier side of things, the FBI raided two hedge firms yesterday as part of its sweeping investigation into insider trading. The Wall Street Journal got the scoop on this probe over the weekend: >
Federal authorities, capping a three-year investigation, are preparing insider-trading charges that could ensnare consultants, investment bankers, hedge-fund and mutual-fund traders, and analysts across the nation, according to people familiar with the matter.
The criminal and civil probes, which authorities say could eclipse the impact on the financial industry of any previous such investigation, are examining whether multiple insider-trading rings reaped illegal profits totaling tens of millions of dollars, the people say. Some charges could be brought before year-end, they say.
The investigations, if they bear fruit, have the potential to expose a culture of pervasive insider trading in U.S. financial markets, including new ways non-public information is passed to traders through experts tied to specific industries or companies, federal authorities say.
Reading those words gave me a tingly feeling in my pants. I do hope this investigation is legit and that the government won't just take a wad of "We're Sorry!" Cash from the banks and call it a day. We have a wealthy criminal class in this country that never pays for its crimes and is often rewarded for them at taxpayer expense. If we want to keep living in a democracy, this sort of thing will have to stop.
* News of the hedge fund raid sent key financial stocks down today, as Bank of America's shares were down 3%, JP Morgan's were down 2.25% and the Vampire Squid was down nearly 3.5%.
* And finally, let's take a look at what I call the "WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!11!!!" index of key measurements to see how much investors across the world are crapping themselves with fear. Basically, it goes like this: When U.S. Treasury yields go down and the price of gold goes up, that means investors are fleeing risky assets for things they consider to be safe investments. If the reverse is happening, then investors are likely feeling they can handle more risk on a given day.
Gold futures rose 0.4% to $1,357.80 yesterday.
10-year Treasury yields fell 1.41% to close at 2.80% on the day.
In other words, the chances of the world exploding just got greater. Have a happy day!
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14:00:10 11/23/10
C&L Opening Bell
[LESS INFO] 3 VIEWS | ADDED 14:00:10 11/23/10
enlarge Note: I'm experimenting with a new (hopefully) daily feature that attempts to recap the day's economic news in a way that's informative and entertaining. There's a lot of insane stuff going on in the world of economics and finance and my goal will be to explain it without making your eyes glaze over. So let's get started!
C%L Opening Bell, 11-23-10
* The big news of the day was in Ireland, where the Irish government finally acknowledged that bailing out its banks has rendered it insolvent. Taoiseach Brian Cowen said that he plans to dissolve Parliament and call for new elections juuuuuust after the sure-to-have-its-ass-handed-to-it Fianna Fáil coalition passes its next budget.
And what a budget it's expected to be! In exchange for a loan of up to €90 billion from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, Ireland will have to implement further austerity measures that involve raising taxes and cutting services. And whose services are getting cut, you're wondering? Do you even have to ask ? >
Deep cuts to the minimum wage and welfare benefits loom as part of the price the country pays for its huge emergency bailout loan as Brian Cowen insisted he was "not the bogeyman" who had led Ireland to financial crisis.
So the poorest people in the country are essentially paying to bail out the Irish banks' creditors. Pretty remarkable.
* Zero Hedge points us to the following video from Jim Rogers that lays out an alternative plan for the Irish: Just declare bankruptcy and restructure your debt already:
Here's the key part: >
This is ludicrous. This will cripple the Irish economy for years to come. In the future Ireland will be crippled because everything they earn will go to pay off old debt. There is no reason why taxpayers around Europe or in Ireland should pay for other people's mistakes. The bondholders and the stockholders of banks should lose money.
And this is what we should keep in mind when we hear about "bailing out Ireland." It's really about bailing out the Irish banks' creditors .
* It also goes without saying that this situation blows a hole in the meme that austerity is the best way to head off a recession. The Irish implemented spending cuts and tax increases long before most of the other PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain) ever did. The result was the country was still deeply in debt and in need of a rescue. More than anything, though, this crisis shows that there are structural flaws in the Eurozone single currency that are probably impossible to resolve. I can't really see anyway for countries to be able to issue their own debts but not their own currencies.
* Over in the States, meanwhile, things aren't exactly better. The banks' fraudulent foreclosure activity (which our own Susie Madrak has covered extensively ) has created a buttload of anxiety in the housing market : >
The ongoing controversy surrounding foreclosures is taking its toll as homebuyers refused to look at distressed properties in October, and foreclosure sales suffered from delays, according to the latest Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance Monthly Survey. [...]
News reports that major servicers were pulling REOs off the market, including some already under contract, spooked would-be homebuyers. The monthly survey found that 14% of owner-occupant homebuyers and 6% of investors refused to view foreclosed properties in October. Homebuyer fear was worse for short-sale properties where 30% of owner-occupant buyers, and 20% of investors refused to view these homes.
As I told two friends who were looking to buy a home, you'd have to be N-U-T-S to think of buying a foreclosed home right now.
* On the somewhat-happier side of things, the FBI raided two hedge firms yesterday as part of its sweeping investigation into insider trading. The Wall Street Journal got the scoop on this probe over the weekend: >
Federal authorities, capping a three-year investigation, are preparing insider-trading charges that could ensnare consultants, investment bankers, hedge-fund and mutual-fund traders, and analysts across the nation, according to people familiar with the matter.
The criminal and civil probes, which authorities say could eclipse the impact on the financial industry of any previous such investigation, are examining whether multiple insider-trading rings reaped illegal profits totaling tens of millions of dollars, the people say. Some charges could be brought before year-end, they say.
The investigations, if they bear fruit, have the potential to expose a culture of pervasive insider trading in U.S. financial markets, including new ways non-public information is passed to traders through experts tied to specific industries or companies, federal authorities say.
Reading those words gave me a tingly feeling in my pants. I do hope this investigation is legit and that the government won't just take a wad of "We're Sorry!" Cash from the banks and call it a day. We have a wealthy criminal class in this country that never pays for its crimes and is often rewarded for them at taxpayer expense. If we want to keep living in a democracy, this sort of thing will have to stop.
* News of the hedge fund raid sent key financial stocks down today, as Bank of America's shares were down 3%, JP Morgan's were down 2.25% and the Vampire Squid was down nearly 3.5%.
* And finally, let's take a look at what I call the "WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!11!!!" index of key measurements to see how much investors across the world are crapping themselves with fear. Basically, it goes like this: When U.S. Treasury yields go down and the price of gold goes up, that means investors are fleeing risky assets for things they consider to be safe investments. If the reverse is happening, then investors are likely feeling they can handle more risk on a given day.
Gold futures rose 0.4% to $1,357.80 yesterday.
10-year Treasury yields fell 1.41% to close at 2.80% on the day.
In other words, the chances of the world exploding just got greater. Have a happy day!
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15:56:55 01/31/07
01 Eclipse - Sci-fi Piano Music Video - from the album "Where To Land"
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Eclipse 2:02 - Composed and performed by Zane Savage. Go to - www.astronomyrecords.com for more information on this artist and other music from this album - Where to Land? Themes for the Screen and Theatre. When you subscribe to this podcast you will receive media rich content that will include video, interviews, inside stories into the artists and their music as well as album samplers, photo galleries, bootlegs and concert footage. A new episode every month. Until we meet - continue to explore the universe that is you. Astronomy Records - www.astronomyrecords.com Exploring inner space with music.
