Freedom Communications has sold off The Brownsville Herald, the Odessa American and four other Texas newspapers to newly formed AIM Media Texas.
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Freedom Group, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2012 Financial Results Conference Call
MADISON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Freedom Group, Inc., the worlds leading designer and manufacturer of firearms, ammunition and related products, announces that it has released its first quarter fiscal 2012 financial results. A copy of the Companys Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 is posted on http://www.freedom-group.com in the investor information section.
Ron Kolka, the Companys Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss the financial results of the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, and answer questions from the investor audience. Interested parties may participate by dialing 1-888-211-9951 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-913-312-0832 (International), and providing the conference ID number: 5568842.
A telephonic replay will be available beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, and will last through May 29, 2012. The replay may be accessed by dialing 1-877-870-5176 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-858-384-5517 (International) and providing the same conference ID number listed above.
About Freedom Group, Inc.
Freedom Group, Inc., headquartered in Madison, N.C., is the worlds leading innovator, designer, manufacturer, and marketer of firearms, ammunition, and related products for the hunting, shooting sports, law enforcement, and military markets. As one of the largest manufacturers in the world of firearms and ammunition, we have some of the most globally recognized brands including Remington, Bushmaster, DPMS/Panther Arms, Marlin, H&R, NEF, Dakota Arms, LC Smith, Parker, AAC, Barnes Bullets, EOTAC, INTC and Mountain Khaki.For more information download the Freedom Group Brochure, located on http://www.freedom-group.com.
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Freedom Communications Announces Sale of Its Texas Newspapers to AIM Media Texas, LLC
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Freedom Communications announced today that it has reached agreement to sell its Texas print and online newspaper publishing assets, The Brownsville Herald, El Nuevo Heraldo, The Harlingen Valley Morning Star, The Monitor in McAllen, The Odessa American and The Mid Valley Town Crier in Weslaco, to AIM Media Texas, LLC.
Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close within the next 30 days, were not disclosed. In conjunction with the transaction, AIM announced that all Freedom employees at these publications in Texas will continue in their respective jobs and positions with the new company.
The attractiveness of these properties is entirely due to their strong performance and the hard work of their associates, said Freedom CEO Mitch Stern. The sale furthers our goal of providing value to our shareholders while at the same time increasing the financial strength of Freedom.
The papers will be in good hands. The leadership of AIM Media Texas has an intimate understanding of the Texas media landscape and is acutely aware of the key role newspapers play in the lives of the communities they serve, said Mark McEachen, Freedom EVP, COO and CFO. They share our view that a newspaper must be strong in its dedication to localism by providing accurate and timely information and by serving as an active steward of the values of the community.
Freedom Communications is one of the most respected and admired publishing organizations in the United States, said Jeremy L. Halbreich, Chairman and CEO of AIM and the former Chairman and CEO of Sun-Times Media LLC, former Founder, Chairman, President and CEO of American Consolidated Media, and former President and General Manager of The Dallas Morning News. I have had the pleasure and good fortune of knowing many of the family members, Board members and senior executives at Freedom and so we are very flattered to have this opportunity to become directly involved with these important, high-quality, local journalism organizations, he added.
About Freedom Communications
Freedom Communications, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., is a national privately owned information and entertainment company of print publications and interactive businesses. The Companys print portfolio includes approximately 100 publications, including 24 daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, plus ancillary magazines and other specialty publications. The Companys news, information and entertainment websites and mobile applications complement its print properties. For more information, visit http://www.freedom.com.
About AIM Media Texas, LLC
AIM Media Texas is an acquisition entity formed by Halbreich for the purpose of purchasing the print and online publishing assets in Texas from Freedom Communications. The new operating companys headquarters will be in McAllen, Tex., and it will be managed by AIM Media Texas Management of Dallas, Tex. where Halbreich serves as Chairman and CEO and William R. (Rick) Starks serves as President and COO.
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Legislation filed to compensate Eugenics victims
Published 11:05am Friday, May 18, 2012
RALEIGH Its been referred to as North Carolinas version of the Holocaust.
Now, state officials are attempting to verify those individuals still alive today following their involuntary sterilization decades ago.
On Wednesday, legislation was introduced in the North Carolina House of Representatives to officially compensate victims of the former N.C. Eugenics Board program. The bill (HB947: Eugenics Compensation Program) reflects the recommendations of the Governors Eugenics Compensation Task Force, which filed its final report in January. It will establish a $10 million fund from which to issue a lump-sum, tax-free payment of $50,000 to eligible recipients and sets a deadline of Dec. 31, 2015, to file a claim.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers backed the proposed legislation, to include Rep. Larry Womble, House Speaker Thom Tillis and Reps. Earline Parmon and Skip Stam. A Senate companion bill is expected to be filed shortly.
I am encouraged that legislators are working together in the best interests of citizens who were affected by this repugnant program, said Gov. Bev Perdue. We owe it to those who were harmed so many years ago that we take action now, during this session, and provide compensation and services to eligible recipients.
Currently, 132 individuals, one of which resides in Bertie County, have been verified by the N.C. Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation, of which 118 (about 90 percent) are living. More verification requests are being researched with assistance from State Archivists as it is believed that as many as 2,000 sterilization victims are still alive.
According to the North Carolina Department of Administration website, from 1929 until 1974 an estimated 7,600 North Carolinians, women and men, many of whom were poor, undereducated, institutionalized, sick or disabled, were sterilized by choice, force or coercion under the authorization of the North Carolina Eugenics Board program. That program made the determination that thousands of North Carolinians were not fit to reproduce and ordered they undergo the sterilization process. A 1937 state law was approved, which authorized the temporary admission of those unfit individuals into state hospitals for the purpose of sterilization.
Each county in the state had sterilization victims, according to a map that was part of the N.C. Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundations website. During the Eugenics Board programs peak years of June 1946 until June 1968, a total of 5,368 sterilizations were performed. Several hundred more victims were sterilized between 1968 and 1974 when the program ceased operations.
According to the map, of the Roanoke-Chowan area counties where local citizens were subject to undergo involuntary sterilization, Hertford County topped that list with 106 procedures during the peak years of 1946 to 1968. Forty-four Bertie County residents suffered that fate; as did 41 in Gates and 37 in Northampton.
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Hearing set for payments to eugenics victims
The public can weigh in on a proposal to compensate victims of the states decades-old forced sterilization program at an event next week in Raleigh.
State lawmakers have scheduled a public hearing for 2 p.m. Tuesday in room 544 of the Legislative Office Building, 330 N. Salisbury St. in downtown Raleigh. Expected speakers include past victims of the eugenics program, state officials said Friday in a news release. Others also are invited to speak. Advance sign-up isnt required.
The hearing will come nearly a week after a bill was introduced to provide $50,000 in compensation for each victim of the state eugenics program, and provide additional money for the Sterilization Victims Foundation. Eligible recipients would have until Dec. 31, 2015, to file a claim under the proposal.
The $50,000 amount was recommended by the N.C. Eugenics Compensation Task Force this year and also is included in Gov. Bev Perdues budget proposal.
The N.C. Eugenics Board authorized sterilizing nearly 7,600 people between 1929 and 1974. Some were described as mentally ill or dangerous; most were classified as feebleminded with an IQ of less than 70.
Records show 485 sterilizations performed in Mecklenburg between 1946 and 1968, the most of any county.
The Eugenics Compensation Task Force has reported that 1,500 to 2,000 victims may still be alive. So far, the N.C. Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation has verified 132 victims, of whom 118 are living.
House Bill 947 was sponsored by lawmakers from both parties, including House Speaker Thom Tillis, a Republican from Cornelius, and Larry Womble, the Winston-Salem Democrat who has long fought for the compensation. An accompanying bill also has been filed in the state senate.
Tillis said this week that he would consider it a personal failure if eugenics compensation legislation didnt pass this year. He said he has wanted to do something for the victims of forced sterilization ever since he was first briefed on the issue four years ago. The Associated Press contributed.
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Eugenics compensation high on NCGA agenda
Elnora Mills, one of 118 verified, living victims of the state's former Eugenics Board program, holds Scooter, one of her two dogs, outside of her home in Leland.
Elnora Mills' two Chihuahuas Baby and Scooter are like the children she never had, and never could.
Now 61 and living in a rural part of Brunswick County, she wanted a son and a daughter and grandkids, but an operation in 1967 ended that possibility.
Mills said she is one of the victims of the state's former N.C. Eugenics Board program, which sterilized state residents many against their will from all 100 counties between 1929 and 1974. In all, nearly 7,600 people were stripped of their ability to have children.
"I could never have no grandkids around me or nothing," Mills said in a recent phone interview. "And it's a hurtin' feeling."
The eugenics issue is again in the spotlight as the N.C. General Assembly convened its short lawmaking session this week. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle seem poised to pass legislation this year to compensate the victims, nearly 40 years after the program ended.
To date, 132 victims in 51 counties have been matched to Eugenics Board records. Of those, 118 are still alive, according to the N.C. Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation. There are two verified victims from New Hanover County and one each from Brunswick and Pender.
Gov. Beverly Perdue's proposed budget for 2012-2013 includes $10.3 million to make $50,000, tax-free payments to each of the victims, including Mills. Lela Dunston, a former Wilmington resident who now lives in Raleigh, is also a verified victim.
"We cannot change the terrible things that happened to so many of our most vulnerable citizens, but we can take responsibility for our state's mistakes and show that we do not tolerate violations of basic human rights," the Democrat Perdue said in a recent prepared statement.
Meanwhile, among the first bills filed in the House and Senate this week were bills to compensate eugenics victims. The N.C. Industrial Commission would determine whether a claimant is eligible for a payment. A public hearing has been scheduled on the House bill at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Raleigh.
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Energy minister Greg Barker praises eco education centre in Rackheath
Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker on his visit to Eco And Business Training Centre, Rackheath. Pictured with Roger Foulger, vice chairman Broadland District Council and Kevin Scobell of Building Research Establishment, right. Photo: Steve Adams
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A government minister praised a Norfolk councils visionary approach to promoting eco-conscious house-building after visiting an innovative education centre outside Norwich.
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Energy and climate change minister Greg Barker unveiled a plaque at the 500,000 Eco Community Education Centre, which opened earlier this year at the Rackheath Industrial Estate.
Broadland District Council says the centre will play a key role in its ambition to deliver new and refurbished homes that are zero or very low carbon, by promoting new technology and new methods in green and clean tech building systems.
Mr Barker said: I have learned today just how determined Broadland is to provide new homes that are not only desperately needed in the area, but also to make sure they are built to a very high energy and water-saving standard.
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Linetec Exclusively Offers Eco-friendly Copper Anodize
Wausau, Wis. - Linetec showcases its proprietary copper anodize finishing to architectural market-leaders at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) national design exposition. This exclusive, eco-friendly finish allows aluminum to present the look of real copper without such shortcomings as salt run-off stains, galvanic corrosion and patina.
Linetec's copper anodize has been specified on a range of architectural aluminum products including windows and curtainwall, column covers, canopies and panel systems. "Architects appreciate this unique finish for a wide range of projects: from eye-catching modern designs to historic restoration projects that will never patina," says Linetec's senior marketing specialist, Tammy Schroeder, LEED Green Associate.
As one of the nation's largest paint and anodize finishers, Linetec launched this technology in 2005. Unlike other finishes, anodizing highlights aluminum's metallic appearance. Because it is an integral part of the substrate, the anodic coating results in a hard, durable substance providing excellent wear and abrasion resistance with minimal maintenance.
Linetec's copper anodize meets or exceeds all AAMA-611 Class I specifications and weathering tests. Class I anodic coating is a high-performance finish used for exterior building structures and other products that must withstand continuous outdoor exposure. Class I anodize is resistant to salt spray and the seacoast, and it is extremely durable in high traffic areas. For nearly 10 years, Linetec's copper anodized material has been on a test fence in south Florida with no significant change to color or gloss.
Copper anodize utilizes Linetec's eco-friendly anodize process, which creates an aesthetically appealing, "frostier" matte finish. This helps hide small defects, such as die lines, flow lines, minor corrosion and scratches that may occur on the aluminum surface of architectural products. As slight imperfections can be common with secondary billet, the finish is well suited for products manufactured with recycled aluminum. Materials with recycled content may assist building projects seeking certification through the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Rating System(TM).
With respect to LEED criteria for indoor air quality, the anodize process contains no volatile organic compounds (no VOCs). Further supporting environmental and energy-efficient goals, Linetec's eco-friendly anodize process also reduces landfill waste by as much as 80% when compared with traditional etch processes. The process byproducts from the bath are recyclable.
In addition, the improved anodize process has the viscosity of water and will not collect in the small recesses of aluminum extrusions or narrow aluminum tubes, enhancing the durability and lifecycle of the finished product. When it is time for the installed architectural product to be removed, anodized aluminum is 100% recyclable, lending itself to post-consumer recycled content during demolition or restoration of the building.
Learn more about Linetec and its finishing services at http://www.linetec.com or by calling 888-717-1472.
Linetec is one of the nation's largest paint and anodize finishers, and the largest independent architectural finisher. Located in Wisconsin, the company serves customers across the country through a national trucking network and offers 500,000-square-feet of capacity for finishing such products as aluminum windows, wall systems, doors, hardware and other architectural metal components, as well as automotive, marine and manufactured consumer goods.
Linetec's media contact: Heather West, 612-724-8760, heather@heatherwestpr.com
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South Beaches surfer healing after shark attack
A Florida Tech surfer is recovering after an April 19 shark attack south of Melbourne Beach.
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Three Florida Beaches are in the US Top 10!
Dr Beach takes into account 50 different aspects when considering his list of best beaches. Sand quality, bathing safety, size of the waves, amenities, shade and how much the beach slopes are all taken into account along with a bonus point for Siesta Key being a non-smoking environment. Dr Leatherman is well qualified to make his list as he is the Director of Florida International Universitys laboratory for Coastal Research.
As well as looking good, the beach is moon-shaped and the outlying rocks create the perfect conditions for snorkeling and diving. The only downside is that the car parking quickly fills up at weekends and during the peak winter months.
Cape Florida State Park Beach Sneaking into the #10 spot to give Florida its second top beach is Cape Florida State Park Beach on Key Biscayne, just south of Miami. Also known as Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, the main landmark is the historic lighthouse at the very tip of the island. Being just a few miles from downtown Miami and the busy financial district of Brickell Ave, the beach is always busy and there is often a line to pay the toll onto the Rickenbacker Causeway, so be prepared.
Once on Key Biscayne there is plenty to see and do. Walking, bathing, building sandcastles, picnicking, boating, kayaking, cycling, fishing and taking a tour of the lighthouse can all be enjoyed. There is even an Ultralight Aircraft and Seaplane attraction on the island, so expect to see plenty of overhead activity too!
The Full List of Top 10 Beaches in the US for 2012 is shown here:
1. Coopers Beach, Southampton, NY 2. Siesta Beach, FL 3. Coronado Beach, San Diego, CA 4. Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks, NC 5. Main Beach, East Hampton, NY 6. Kahanamoku Beach, Oahu, HI 7. Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, MA 8. Beachwalker Park, Kiawah Island, SC 9. Hamoa Beach, Maui, HI 10. Cape Florida State Park State Park, Key Biscayne, FL
For my money, I still think Naples Beach in southwest Florida is far and away the most beautiful beach I have ever seen, and New Smyrna Beach wins hands down for firm sand to walk on and great waves for surfing but thats just my personal opinion. Feel free to add your comments to the discussion about Floridas Best beaches on the Florida Forum.
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The closest supernova candidate? | Bad Astronomy
[NOTE: Whenever I write about actual cosmic events that might possibly affect us on Earth, I get scared emails from some folks. So let me be up front: there are no stars close enough to Earth to hurt us should they explode. Nothing I write in this post changes that; I'm talking about a star that can go supernova that's closer than I thought any was, but still much too far away to do much to us. So don't panic. But do please enjoy the over-the-topness of what happens when a star explodes. Because it's cool.]
Back in January I started writing what I call BAFacts; daily snippets of astronomy factoids. I post them on Twitter and Google+, and I keep an archive of them on the blog, too.
On May 13 I tweeted this one: BAFact: A supernova has to be less than about 75 light years away to hurt us. No star that close can explode, so were OK. The distance may actually be somewhere between 50 100 light years, and it depends on the kind of exploding star, but I have to keep these factoids to about 110 characters to tweet them. Nuance is at a premium.
I got so many replies about that one that I decided to do a theme week, and stick with supernovae. The next day I tweeted this: BAFact: The nearest star that can go supernova is Spica its 260 light years away, so were safe, and I linked to a video I did a few years back this.
A few minutes later I got a tweet from Nyrath, saying that he thought the nearest star that could explode was IK Pegasi, 150 light years away.
I looked this up, and heres the thing: hes right! I had never heard of IK Peg, so I didnt even know it existed. And it turns out it is the nearest star that can explode, though technically it probably isnt.
And you know when I say something weirdly oxymoronic like that there must be a good story here, right? Mwuhahahaha. Yes. yes, there is. Stick with me; this is long, but also awesome.
The story
Its been known for a while that IK Peg is a weird star (you can read quite a bit about it on the ESO website, though the formatting is a bit messed up). It looks like an A-type star that is, more massive, hotter, and bigger than the Sun. Its not nearly enough to explode stars need to be at least 8 times the Suns mass to do that, and this star is only about 1.7 times heftier than the Sun.
It pulsates, getting brighter and dimmer on a pretty rapid timescale: each cycle only takes about an hour. A lot of stars do this, but typically when one does it means its nearing the end of its life. In a few dozen million years itll swell up into a red giant, blow out a strong wind thatll strip its outer layers away (creating a gorgeous planetary nebula), and eventually retire as a white dwarf; small, dense, and hot, cooling slowly over billions of years.
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One-day forum on Islamic astronomy next Thursday
KUCHING: The Sarawak State Muftis Office in collaboration with the Islamic Information Centre (IIC), Jakim Sarawak Branch and Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak will hold a forum on Islamic astronomy on May 24.
The forum will be held at IICs auditorium here from 7.30pm.
Assistant Minister in the Chief Ministers Office (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman is expected to officiate at the one-day forum, which aims at creating awareness of the principles and practices of Islamic astronomy.
The forum also aims at highlighting a more scientific approach towards understanding the Syariah astronomy and providing a platform to discuss and promoting the understanding of the Islamic astronomy among the young generation.
Three speakers namely Dr Azhari Mohamed from Malaysia Survey and Mapping Department, Hanafiah Abdul Razak from Johor Muftis Department and Mohammed Zakuwa Rodzali from Malaysia Islamic Development Department (Jakim) will be deliberating at the forum.
The forum is open to the public.
For enquiries, call Razalie Hussaini at 082-242 170 or Muhamad Zakaria Ashmat at 082-420 798.
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Area astronomy club to unseal 25-year-old time capsule
SPERRY - Southeastern Iowa Astronomy Club member Jim Hilkin has no idea what's inside the time capsule that was locked away in the John H. Witte Observatory classroom 25 years ago. But he's about to find out Saturday night.
"It should be interesting. There should be some newspaper clippings in there," he said. "I think one of my kids put his favorite action figure in there."
Hilkin is one of several of the club's founding members who helped fill the capsule when construction of the observatory complex was completed 25 years ago, and the public is invited to take a peek inside the capsule for themselves when it's opened at 7 p.m. Saturday at the observatory.
Dave Philabaum, another one of the club's founding members, also is anxious to see what's inside the metal box.
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Hilkin, who was a carpenter in the mid 1980s; Claus Benninghoven, a retired mason who erected the walls of the observatory; and electrician Dave Bachtell took the lead on constructing the observatory and accompanying classroom - a two-year project that came together entirely through donated labor and money.
"It's a very involved structure," Hilkin said.
The observatory complex started out as nothing more than an idea in the minds of astronomy club members in 1984 but soon became a reality after the Burlington school district donated its Alvan Clark and Sons refracting telescope, which was given to the school system by Witte in 1937. The land the observatory sits on was donated by the Des Moines County Conservation Department, and the funding came from the John H. Witte Foundation.
The hard labor was entirely in the hands of skilled volunteers, who worked on the buildings during their off time. Construction of the main dome started in 1985 and was completed in 1986, and construction of the classroom started in 1986 and was completed in 1987.
Most of the mortar was mixed by hand
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SpaceX launch aborted; next attempt Tuesday | Bad Astronomy
The launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 this morning was aborted at literally the last second the sensors detected too high a pressure in a combustion chamber in one of the engines. Apparently this didnt put the rocket in any danger, but it was outside the limits for an allowable launch so the computer shut things down.
[UPDATE: SpaceX is reporting a faulty valve caused the issue, and it's being replaced. They should be ready for the Tuesday launch window.]
Heres video of the last few seconds of the countdown.
Ouch. My thoughts on this are pretty clear: its a bummer, but then again thats all it is. Not a disaster, not a failure, just a setback. These are complicated, complex machines, and delays are inevitable.
The good news is theres a backup launch date of Tuesday, May 22, at 07:44 UTC (03:44 Eastern US time), and another the next day, May 23, at 07:22 UTC. Hopefully, this glitch can be fixed and the rocket launched on one of those dates.
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Don’t forget the Space X launch! | Bad Astronomy
Space X is looking good to launch its Falcon 9 + Dragon capsule on Saturday morning at 08:55 UTC (04:55 Eastern US time). NASA tweeted about it, saying there’s a 70% chance of good weather at that time. It’s Florida, so that can change in an instant. Check with NASA and Space X for updates. Space X put together a press kit with details on the launch and mission activities. Via Universe Today I ...
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Astronomy society invites public to safely view solar eclipse
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Astronomy society invites public to safely view solar eclipse
Followup: Supereclipse | Bad Astronomy
I wrote earlier about the annular eclipse happening this coming Sunday. Its a solar eclipse, with the Moon blocking the Sun, but because the Moon is at apogee the point in its orbit farthest from Earth the Moon appears smaller in the sky, so it doesnt completely block the Sun. Were left with a ring of solar surface surrounding the Moon, the so-called Ring of Fire.
I got a couple of people asking me why this eclipse is happening at lunar apogee when we just had a "Supermoon", when the Moon was full at perigee (when its closest to Earth in its orbit). This is a good question! Its not a coincidence. In fact, it must happen this way! Heres why.
First, heres a drawing of the Moons orbit, courtesy NASA:
The Moon orbits the Earth in an ellipse, so sometimes its closer to us, and sometimes farther. The ellipticity is exaggerated in the drawing; its actually about a 10% difference in distance between apogee and perigee. The Moon orbits the Earth once every 27.3 days, so it takes about 13.7 days for it to go from apogee to perigee a little less than two weeks.
This is different than the phase of the Moon, which is how much of the Moon we see lit by the Sun. When the moon is between us and the Sun, its new: we only see the unlit side. When its opposite the Sun in the sky when the Earth is between the two the side of the Moon we see is lit, so we say its full. There are approximately 8 billion web pages describing how this works; heres one I wrote. The time it takes to go from full Moon to full Moon is 29.5 days. That means to go from full Moon to the next new Moon takes half that time, or about 14.7 days a little more than two weeks.
We can only get a solar eclipse when the Moon is between us and the Sun. This happens when the Moon is new (Ill note in passing that it doesnt happen every time the Moon is new, because the orbit of the Moon doesnt align exactly with the Earths orbit around the Sun).
The phases of the Moon dont line up perfectly with its position in the orbit because of the two different periods: 27.3 days to go around the Earth, but 29.5 days to go from full to full again (this video might help you). So sometimes full Moon happens at perigee, sometimes at apogee, and most of the time sometime in between.
Now lets put this all together! The Supermoon is when the Moon is full and at perigee, right? Thats what happened on May 5th. On Sunday, a bit more than two weeks will have elapsed since then. That means the Moon will have moved halfway around its orbit it actually reaches apogee on Saturday May 19th. But the phase has been changing, so its new on May 20, and it so happens that things have aligned for it to eclipse the Sun.
Since this happens the day after apogee, the Moon is farther away than usual, and from Earth it looks smaller. BOOM. Annular eclipse.
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FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. (formerly Aeromechanical Services Ltd.) and STAR Navigation Systems Group Ltd. Announce …
CALGARY, ALBERTA and TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire -05/18/12)- FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. (formerly Aeromechanical Services Ltd.) (FLY.V) and Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. (SNA.V) announce that they have reached a full and final settlement of outstanding litigation between them, and that they have agreed to file dismissals of all outstanding claims and counterclaims.
The parties (FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. (formerly Aeromechanical Services Ltd.), Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd., Star Navigation Systems Inc., Peter Verbeek, and Viraf Kapadia) have agreed to a dismissal of their existing litigation in Ontario on a without costs basis, with no admissions of liability.
About Star Navigation:
Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. (www.star-navigation.com) owns the exclusive worldwide license to its proprietary, patented In-flight Safety Monitoring System, STAR-ISMS, the first system in the world to feature in-flight data-analysis, monitoring and diagnostics with a real-time connection between aircraft and ground. Its real-time capability of tracking performance-trends and predicting incident-occurrence enhances aviation safety and improves fleet management while reducing costs for the operator.
Certain statements contained in this News Release constitute forward-looking statements. When used in this document, the words "may", "would", "could", "will" and similar expressions, as they relate to Star or its management are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect Star's current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause Star's actual performance or achievements to vary from those described herein. Should one or more of these factors or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Star does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this release.
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