SANTO ANTONIO DA SERRA, Portugal (AP) — American Peter Uihlein won the Madeira Islands Open on Sunday in his 16th European Tour start for his professional title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a two-stroke victory. Uihlein, the former Oklahoma State star who won the 2010 U.S Continue reading
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Scotsman Craig Lee leads Madeira Islands Open
SANTO DA SERRA, Madeira Islands — Scotland’s Craig Lee took a one-stroke lead over American Peter Uihlein and Chile’s Mark Tullo on Friday during the suspended second round of the Madeira Islands Open. Lee shot a 4-under 68 to reach 9-under 135 at Santo da Serra Golf Club. Uihlein, the former Oklahoma State star who won the 2010 U.S. Continue reading
Liberty Global Misses 1Q Earnings – Analyst Blog
Liberty Global Inc. ( LBTYA ) declared mixed financial results for the first quarter of 2013. While net earnings fell below the Zacks Consensus Estimate, revenues beat the same. Continue reading
Liberty Global Misses 1Q Earnings
Liberty Global Inc. (LBTYA) declared mixed financial results for the first quarter of 2013. While net earnings fell below the Zacks Consensus Estimate, revenues beat the same. Continue reading
Thai islands rank top in Asia
TRAVEL TITBITS Koh Tao has been listed among the Top 10 Island Destinations in the World and the top Island Destination in Asia, according to the inaugural Travelers’ Choice Islands awards of TripAdvisor, a global travel review website. According to TripAdvisor Chief Marketing Officer Barbara Messing, the winners were based on the feedback of millions of travellers who rated the quality of the most highly-rated hotels, restaurants and attractions listed for each island on TripAdvisor during a 12-month period Continue reading
Astronomy ‘s Newest, Biggest Stargazer
Kyodo / Landov The parabolic antennas of the Alma radio telescope on an Andean plateau in northern Chile on March 12, 2013. Its not often you get to see a telescope dance, but thats exactly what happened in the thin, dry air of Chiles Atacama Desert on March 12. Thats when astronomys newest, biggest, most powerful stargazing machine was formally dedicated, after more than a year of preliminary operations Continue reading
Astronomy research center launched by China, Chile
An astronomy research center was jointly launched Friday by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Chile. The center will aim to better explore international astronomical resources and cooperate with other south American countries in the field of astronomy. Continue reading
Pan de Azucar – Chile – Video
Pan de Azucar – Chile Parque Nacional Pan de Azucar Chile is a beautifull place to stay. Enjoy landscpaes, cacti, sealife, beaches, silence and rest Continue reading
Next Step for VLT-1 – Video
Next Step for VLT-1 Almost 400 years ago, the Italian astronomer, Galileo Galilei used a newly invented optical device – the telescope – to observe the heavens. What he saw was to revolutionise not only astronomy but also the way humankind perceives its place in the world. Next Step for VLTI ( No Prod 2475 ) 10:00:40:00 Almost 400 years ago, the Italian astronomer, Galileo Galilei used a newly invented optical device – the telescope – to observe the heavens Continue reading
Radio Astronomy – The Alma Telescope K4576DVD – Video
Radio Astronomy – The Alma Telescope K4576DVD To order a copy of this video, please visit tmwmedia.com The Atacama large Millimeter/Sub-millimeter Array, or ALMA, is a vast array of radio telescopes and the most powerful observatory of its kind. ALMA is stationed in the Atacama Desert of Chile which is one of the worlds best sites for observational astronomy because of the high altitude, nearly non-existent cloud cover, dry air and lack of light pollution and radio interference due to the small populations Continue reading
Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show Cover) – Video
Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show Cover) Having a little fun in Santiago, Chile covering Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine ShowFrom:NickBarrazaMusicViews:0 0ratingsTime:03:19More inMusic Continue reading
ALMA: Seeing the Universe in a Whole New Light – Video
ALMA: Seeing the Universe in a Whole New Light Caption: At first glance, the bone-dry landscape of the Atacama Desert in Chile might seem inhospitable. But, it's prime real estate for astronomers. This desert is now home to the largest ground-based radio telescope in the world! The telescope is called the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array or ALMA for short. Continue reading
ESOcast 44: Changing Views — Special 50th anniversary episode #4 [HD] – Video
ESOcast 44: Changing Views mdash; Special 50th anniversary episode #4 [HD] Leading up to ESO's 50th anniversary in October 2012, we are releasing eight special ESOcasts, each a chapter from the movie Europe to the Stars mdash; ESO's First 50 Years of Exploring the Southern Sky. ESOcast 44 mdash; entitled Changing Views mdash; is the fourth special episode of this series. Since its birth, fifty years ago, ESO has helped to improve our knowledge of the Universe by means of successive generations of powerful optical ground-based telescopes Continue reading
Galaxy Clusters Provide New Insight Into Nature of Dark Energy
November 21, 2012 Image Caption: In this image, taken at the Blanco telescope, the boundary of the cluster of galaxies is marked with a dashed line. The brightest galaxy in the cluster galaxy (BCG) is circled. Credit: National Optical Astronomy Observatory April Flowers for redOrbit.com Your Universe Online Dark Energy is one of the major puzzles of modern astronomy, and one tool that astronomers use to understand this force is encoded in the distribution of clusters of galaxies Continue reading
CIA Drug Pushers Attempt Overthrow of Ecuador President HD – Video
CIA Drug Pushers Attempt Overthrow of Ecuador President HD The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is using drug money to fund Rafael Correa's opposition in the coming 2013 Ecuadorian elections, intelligence sources have revealed to Chilean independent media. The accusations do not stand alone. Continue reading
Orphan Planet Found: A Potential Orphan Planet Discovered By Astronomers
Astronomers at the Institute of Planetology and Astrophysics of Grenoble in France have discovered a potential orphan planet just 100 light-years away from Earth, science news sites reported on Wednesday, November 14, 2012. Continue reading
Scientists may have found ‘orphan’ planet NOT orbiting a star
Though they vary widely in other characteristics, we usually think of planets as having one unifying quality: they’re all orbiting a star, right? Well … apparently not Continue reading
Orphan world spotted in deep space
PARIS (AFP) – Astronomers on Wednesday reported they had detected a planet that had strayed from its star system and was wandering alone in deep space. Object CFBDSIR2149 is believed to be a cold, young world that for unknown reasons has pulled free of the gravitational pull of its mother star, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) said. It is not the first time that a “free-floating” planet has been found, but this one is the closest that has ever been spotted, at over 100 light years from Earth Continue reading
Inspired Healthcare – Video
Inspired Healthcare The three panelists discuss global healthcare systems, and the lessons we can learn from countries like Chile, India, and Haiti. Continue reading
Video of Total Eclipse in Sidney Australia – Video
Video of Total Eclipse in Sidney Australia Video of Total Eclipse in Sidney Australia SYDNEY mdash; From boats bobbing on the Great Barrier Reef, to hot air balloons hovering over the rainforest, and the hilltops and beaches in between, tens of thousands of scientists, tourists and amateur astronomers watched as the sun, moon and Earth aligned and plunged northern Australia into darkness during a total solar eclipse Wednesday. Continue reading