Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Comet Lovejoy before a Globular Star Cluster
Comet Lovejoy has become visible to the unaided eye. To see the comet, just go outside an hour or so after sunset and look for a fuzzy patch to the right of Orion's belt. Binoculars and a star chart may help. Pictured here, Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) was captured three days ago passing nearly in front of M79, the globular star cluster visible as the bright spot slightly above and to the left of the comet's green-hued coma. The nucleus of Comet Lovejoy is a giant dirty iceberg that is shedding gas into a long and intricate ion tail, extending across the image, as it nears the Sun. The comet is expected to become even easier to spot for northern observers during January, as it is rises earlier and, hopefully, continues to brighten. via NASA http://ift.tt/1wDsyMn
US Stocks Open Slightly Higher on Last Day of 2014
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/12/31/us/ap-financial-markets-us-open.html
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Libya Containing Es Sider Oil Fire but Export Resumption in Question
By REUTERS from NYT World http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/world/africa/31reuters-libya-security.html
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A Minute With: Oscar Isaac on the Hustle of Acting and 'Star Wars'
By REUTERS from NYT Arts http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/arts/31reuters-film-oscarisaac.html
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Stock Futures Tick Up as Strong 2014 Draws to a Close
By REUTERS from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/business/31reuters-markets-stocks-usa.html
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As U.S.-Led Combat Mission Ends, Afghan Women Fear Oppression
By REUTERS from NYT World http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/world/asia/31reuters-afghanistan-women-insight.html
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Saudi King Abdullah Admitted to Hospital for Tests
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/12/31/world/middleeast/ap-ml-saudi-arabia.html
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Saudi King Undergoing Medical Tests in Riyadh Hospital: State TV
By REUTERS from NYT World http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/world/middleeast/31reuters-saudi-king.html
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Nine Dead in Related Homicides in Western Canada City
By REUTERS from NYT World http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/world/americas/31reuters-canada-edmonton-homicides.html
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Six Chinese Automakers Recall Over 300,000 Cars: Watchdog
By REUTERS from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/business/31reuters-china-recall.html
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ECB's Praet Says Current Measures May Not Be Enough-Paper
By REUTERS from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/business/31reuters-ecb-policy-praet.html
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China Promotes Governor of Troubled Xinjiang to Top Energy Post
By REUTERS from NYT World http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/world/asia/31reuters-china-xinjiang-governor.html
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Exclusive: Mexico's Light Crude, Shunned for U.S. Shale, Sails East
By REUTERS from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/business/31reuters-mexico-crude-usa.html
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
New Laws OK Wine Shipments, Ban Tiger Selfies
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/12/31/us/ap-us-new-laws-around-the-country.html
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Brent Falls Towards $57 as Demand Concerns Outweigh Supply Disruptions
By REUTERS from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/business/31reuters-markets-oil.html
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China Stocks Top Performers in 2014, Oil Plunges, Dollar Sees Best Gain in Nine Years
By REUTERS from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/business/31reuters-markets-global.html
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U.S. Opening of Oil Export Tap Widens Battle for Global Market
By REUTERS from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/business/31reuters-usa-crude-exports-analysis.html
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After 2014's Party, Investors in U.S. Stock Market May Face a Hangover
By REUTERS from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/business/31reuters-usa-markets-2015.html
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After 2014's Party, Investors in U.S. Stock Market May Face a Hangover
By REUTERS from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/business/31reuters-usa-markets-2015-analysis.html
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Home Hash Oil Extraction Is Illegal: Colorado Attorney General
By REUTERS from NYT U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/us/31reuters-usa-marijuana-colorado.html
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Special Report: The Mainland's Colonization of the Hong Kong Economy
By REUTERS from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/business/31reuters-hongkong-china-economy-specialreport.html
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Muted Trade in Asia Stocks on Last Day of 2014
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/12/31/us/ap-financial-markets.html
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U.S. Sends Five Guantanamo Prisoners to Kazakhstan for Resettlement
By REUTERS from NYT U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/us/politics/31reuters-usa-guantanamo-kazakhstan.html
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Funds Positive on UAE, Egypt Stocks in Era of Cheap Oil-Survey
By REUTERS from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/12/31/business/31reuters-mideast-investment-survey.html
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Observatory, Mountains, Universe
The awesomeness in this image comes in layers. The closest layer, in the foreground, contains the Peak Terskol Observatory located in the northern Caucasus Mountains of Russia. The white dome over the 2-meter telescope is clearly visible. The observatory is located on a shoulder of Mt. Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe, with other peaks visible in a nearby background layer. Clouds are visible both in front of and behind the mountain peaks. The featured three-image composite panorama was taken in 2014 August. Far in the distance is the most distant layer: the stars and nebulas of the night sky, with the central band of the Milky Way rising on the image right. via NASA http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap141230.html
How Putin Forged a Pipeline Deal That Derailed
By JIM YARDLEY and JO BECKER from NYT World http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/world/europe/how-putin-forged-a-pipeline-deal-that-derailed-.html
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Harold Hamm Will Appeal $1 Billion Divorce Award
By REUTERS from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/business/harold-hamm-will-appeal-1-billion-divorce-award.html
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Norwegians Turn Ambivalent on Statoil, Their Economic Bedrock
By HENRY FOUNTAIN from NYT Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/business/international/norwegians-turn-ambivalent-on-statoil-their-economic-bedrock.html
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