ACT Test Results Released Online: Check Your Exam Scores Today
Posted on 27. Sep, 2010 by Tony Valencia in World
If you took took the ACT exam recently, you can check your ACT score online, starting today. ACT stands for American College Testing. Most academic institutions require a high school student to take the ACT exam prior to entering college. Actstudent.org has the results posted. You must register an account with the web site to [...]
Super Harvest Moon Twilight Show Displays For First Time In 20 Years
Posted on 23. Sep, 2010 by Tony Valencia in World
Many had the chance to experience the Super Harvest Moon this evening. Scientifically speaking, the Super Harvest Moon involves the sun setting in the west, while the moon rises in the east directly opposite of it. This layout leads to a clear reflection off of the moon. The illumination off of the moon creates somewhat [...]
Autumnal Equinox Defined: What Does The First Day of Fall 2010 Signify?
Posted on 22. Sep, 2010 by Tony Valencia in World
Today, September 22, marks the first day of Fall 2010. Scientifically, this day is coined the Autumnal Equinox. For those who were wondering, an equinox is defined as either of the two times during the calendar year when the sun crosses the celestial equator and the time of day and night are equal. Many are [...]
Tomorrow Marks The Autumnal Equinox: First Day Of Fall 2010
Posted on 21. Sep, 2010 by Tony Valencia in World
Tomorrow, September 22, marks the first day of Fall 2010. Technically known as the Autumnal Equinox, the first day of Fall 2010 is symbolic in many ways. It is during this time that the sun is directly above the Earth’s equator, resulting in an exactly equal time period for day and night. It is during [...]
Mexican Independence Day – El grito de La Independencia
Posted on 15. Sep, 2010 by SemjonovNikita18 in World
Mexican Independence Day – El grito de La Independencia: Mexicans prepare to celebrate the Bicentennial of the “el grito de Independencia” cry of Independence also known as Mexican Independence Day. A celebration is announced apotheosis in the capital but has been surrounded by controversy over the bill for this party and other issues such as [...]
14 dead in Kashmir
Posted on 13. Sep, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in World
On Monday, clashes in Kashmir Valley, a Muslim-majority area in India, between Kashmir youths and the Indian Military left 14 people dead and as many as 60 injured (I wonder which side took the most damage: the armed and trained military men or the rock-throwing children?). After several months of such clashes between youths and [...]
Chilean Miners begin 2nd month underground
Posted on 07. Sep, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in World
The Chilean miners trapped underground have now been deprived of fresh air and sunlight for an entire month, while efforts continue to be made to free them. In an interview with reporter Annie Murphy, Linda Wertheimer asked about the condition of the 33 miners now that they are entering their second month underground. While the [...]
Iranian media calls Carla Bruni a “prostitute”
Posted on 06. Sep, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in World
In an editorial criticizing the French first lady’s opposition to the stoning of Sakineh, Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian state media has referred to French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife Carla Bruni as a “prostitute”. In a letter written to Ashtiani from Bruni, perhaps partly responsible for Iran’s extreme criticism, Bruni explains her opposition to Ashtiani being [...]
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani whipped over photo error?
Posted on 06. Sep, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in World
According to reports, it is possible that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman who has recently became a matter of international attention after being sentenced to death by stoning, received 99 lashes because of a mistakenly identified photograph in a British newspaper. According to Ashtiani’s lawyer, she received the lashes as an extra punishment after [...]
Pope could appeal stoning in Iran
Posted on 06. Sep, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in World
An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for committing adultery may find a saviour in an unexpected place; namely, from the Vatican. The Roman-Catholic Church has said that it could have grounds for a diplomatic appeal to spare the life of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani. Following an international outcry over the brutality of the announced [...]