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Powerful cosmic blast as black hole shreds star (Jennifer Carpenter)
Infalling star shown in an artist's conception; 10% of its mass is turned into energy and radiated as X-rays June 16, 2011 (BBC) -- Astronomers have spied a star's swan song as it is shredded by a ...
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Global systemic crisis – Last warning before the Autumn 2011 shock, when $15 trillion of financial assets go up in smoke (LEAP/E2020)
June 16, 2011 -- Public announcement GEAB N°56-Special Summer 2011 (LEAP/E2020) -- On Dec.15, 2010, in the GEAB N°50, LEAP/E2020 anticipated the explosion of Western government debt (1) in the ...
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'Permanent' Despair: Did Egypt Really Open Rafah Crossing? (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 15, 2011 -- For most Palestinians, leaving Gaza through Egypt is as exasperating a process as entering it. Governed by political and cultural sensitivities, ...
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Confessions of a Nuclear Power Safety Expert (John Perlin)
June 14, 2011 (Miller-McCune) -- When Italy decided in the mid-’70s to add nuclear power to its power portfolio, young mechanical and nuclear engineer Cesare Silvi was among those attracted to the ...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court clears way for collective bargaining law to take effect (Ed Treleven)
June 14, 2011 (Wisconsin State Journal) -- A Dane County judge overstepped her authority when she voided Gov. Scott Walker's measure limiting public sector collective bargaining, the state Supreme ...
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Sun's Fading Spots Signal Big Drop in Solar Activity (Denise Chow)
A photo of a sunspot taken in May 2010, with Earth shown to scale. The image has been colorized for aesthetic reasons. This image with 0.1 arcsecond resolution from the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope ...
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Why Stop at Massive Economic Growth when Infinite Growth Is within Reach? (Dr. Milton Mountebank)
Dr. Milton Montebank Editor’s Note: Although The Daly News is known for its commentary on the limits to growth, we are willing to consider other viewpoints. That is why we invited Professor Milton ...
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The Economic Statistic US Elites Keep 'Hush-Hush' (Ron Robins)
June 6, 2011 (alrroya.com) -- It is a simple statistic that continues to warn of huge economic problems ahead for the United States. Some economists call it the "marginal productivity of debt ...
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Warning: extreme weather ahead (John Vidal)
Tornados, wildfires, droughts and floods were once seen as freak conditions. But the environmental disasters now striking the world are shocking signs of 'global weirding' A tornado makes its way ...
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Explosion in jellyfish numbers may lead to ecological disaster (Tracy McVeigh)
A dramatic global increase in jellyfish swarms could damage the marine food chain June 12, 2011 (The Observer) -- Global warming has long been blamed for the huge rise in the world's jellyfish ...
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A Distant Sound of Churning (James Howard Kunstler)
James Howard Kunstler -- World News Trust June 13, 2011 -- In my last dream of a febrile night, I put my flat-screen TV on top of an old house in town and watched it crash onto the street. There was ...
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