International Date Line

Type: Keyphrase

Name: International Date Line

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 Documents

Transit of Venus: Feeling solar withdrawal? Watch Venus cross sun

Feeling down after the end of the eclipse? Another rare astronomical treat will happen in just a few weeks: Venus will block the sun in June. And it's a good opportunity to watch — the next chance on Earth won't come for 105 years. It's the same idea ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Los Angeles Times ]

Entities: Transit of Venus, International Date Line, Climate, Continental United States

First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 Documents

NASA

Annular Eclipse over the Pacific Ocean

, sky watchers from eastern Eurasia to western North America saw a fiery ring around the Moon as it passed between the Sun and the Earth. Known as an annular eclipse, the event blocked sunlight across a swath of Earth up to 300 kilometers (185 miles) ... [ Published 15 hours ago by NASA ]

Entities: Pacific Ocean, NASA, Solar Eclipse

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Annular Solar Eclipse Sunday First in 18 Years

An annular solar eclipse will be visible Sunday afternoon and evening from China and Japan across the International Date Line (effectively commencing Monday and continuing on Sunday!) and across the eastern Pacific and southwestern U.S.The direct path, ... [ Published May 18 2012 by NBC4 Columbus ]

Entities: Solar Eclipse, International Date Line, Attenuation, Delaware (Ohio, United States), Black Hole

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

'Ring of Fire' eclipse to be visible from Panhandle to China

Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they'll have a special ring to them in a few days for millions of people from the Panhandle to Asia: The moon will slide across the sun, blocking everything but a blazing halo of light.The solar spectacle will be ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Austin American Statesman ]

Entities: China, International Date Line, Solar Eclipse

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Essex Returns to San Diego after 12 Years

br /> From USS Essex Public Affairs SAN DIEGO (NNS) — USS Essex (LHD 2) is returning to San Diego May 17, after completing 12 years as the Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed amphibious assault ship in Sasebo, Japan. The crew of USS ... [ Published May 16 2012 by militaryfeed.com ]

Entities: San Diego (California, United States), USS Essex, Bonhomme Richard

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute

Local geography whiz places first in national contest

051612Richardson35a Kyle Richardson, a Cameron Heights Colligiate Institute student, has won a Canada-wide geography award.Robert Wilson/Record staffLoading...KITCHENER — Kyle Richardson has a penchant for facts — the kind of facts many of us couldn’t ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Kitchener Record ]

Entities: Kyle Richardson, Geography, Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute, International Date Line

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Alaska to The Pacific

Cruise specialist ecruising.travel have just released a 42-night cruise/land package departing on August 31, that includes visiting Las Vegas, Anchorage and Denali National Park before boarding the Radiance of the Seas to cruise through Alaska and across ... [ Published May 15 2012 by EGlobal Travel Media ]

Entities: Anchorage (Alaska), MS Radiance of the Seas, International Date Line, Seward (Alaska, United States), Picton (New Zealand)

First Reported May 11 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

No sun show for southwest Georgia

Jessica Fairley is a reporter with FOX 31 News0Read more: Local, News, Sun Show, Southwest Georgia, Solar Eclipse, Facebook Story of the Day, Allison Young, Total Eclipse, NASA, Thronateeska Heritage Center.NASA traces the solar eclipse around the globe. ... [ Published May 11 2012 by WFXL ]

Entities: Georgia, Solar Eclipse, Allison Young, NASA

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Waterfront mystery: Where’s the Reuben E. Lee?

Follow Twitter: @sdutBell Facebook: sdutDianeBellThe Reuben E. Lee is gone. For 43 years, the paddle wheeler restaurant, really a faux boat on a barge, has been moored at the foot of Harbor Island. Although oddly out of place as a New Orleans-style river ... [ Published May 10 2012 by U-T San Diego ]

Entities: E Lee, Steve Smith, Wheelwright, Kentucky Derby

First Reported May 07 2012 - Updated May 08 2012 - 1 Documents

Songwriters Burt Bacharach, Hal David to receive Gershwin Prize

Burt Bacharach is calling from the future, but also from the past. On a hotel telephone across the international date line, the 83-year-old songwriter is on tour in Australia, where it’s tomorrow morning. But he’s happy to zip down memory lane, 55 ... [ Published May 07 2012 by The Sleuth ]

Entities: Hal David, Burt Bacharach, International Date Line, Manhattan

First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

LCS 2 to Arrive in San Diego

SAN DIEGO -- The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) is scheduled to arrive at Naval Base San Diego May 2, marking the completion of the ship's maiden voyage to her homeport.Independence is the first Independence-variant of the new LCS class ... [ Published May 01 2012 by Military.com ]

Entities: San Diego (California, United States), Mine Countermeasures, International Date Line, Military.com, Joint Force

First Reported Apr 24 2012 - Updated Apr 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Cruising in New Zealand, a growing destination

Santa Ana New Zealand Travel Examiner+ SubscribeTo many people New Zealand is a land far, far, away that takes hours to fly to and with seasons opposite to ours. While it is true that the seasons are opposite, flying time can take about 12 hours, you ... [ Published Apr 24 2012 by Examiner.com ]

Entities: New Zealand, International Date Line, Ports

Quotes

Knowing it was so rare, countries sent out ships around the world "to time, to the second, how long it took the disc of Venus to move from one edge of the sun to the other" the video said. It was from this data that scientists were able to calculate the distance of the Earth to the sun, according to the video

Transit of Venus: Feeling solar withdrawal? Watch Venus cross sun [Los Angeles Times - May 21 2012]

"Is it bad that instead of just going outside I'm watching photo updates of the eclipse on Instagram?" . This event held special significance for American skywatchers: It marked the first time in 18 years that an annular solar eclipse could be seen from...

Ring of fire: Solar eclipse goes social … and global [MSNBC - May 21 2012]

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USS Makin Island Arrives in Malaysia [ Published May 18 2012 by militaryfeed.com ]
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Essex Returns to San Diego after 12 Years [ Published May 16 2012 by militaryfeed.com ]
Alaska to The Pacific [ Published May 15 2012 by EGlobal Travel Media ]
Carl Vinson Returns to 3rd Fleet [ Published May 14 2012 by GlobalSecurity.org ]
Bacharach, David win Gershwin prize [ Published May 13 2012 by Columbia Daily Tribune ]
Carl Vinson Returns to 3rd Fleet [ Published May 12 2012 by militaryfeed.com ]
A solar eclipse darkens American skies [ Published May 12 2012 by Astronomy Magazine ]
No sun show for southwest Georgia [ Published May 11 2012 by WFXL ]
Waterfront mystery: Where’s the Reuben E. Lee? [ Published May 10 2012 by U-T San Diego ]
Japan To Hawaii In A DC-8 [ Published May 08 2012 by FlightSim.com ]
Songwriters Burt Bacharach, Hal David to receiv... [ Published May 07 2012 by The Sleuth ]
Queer in the Equatorial Zone [ Published May 03 2012 by EdgeBoston.com ]
BMH Administrator "moonlighting" [ Published May 02 2012 by Blackfoot Morning News ]
LCS 2 to Arrive in San Diego [ Published May 01 2012 by Military.com ]
Jerrie Mock is the first woman to fly solo arou... [ Published May 01 2012 by Examiner.com ]
An astrological rarity: Venus moving across the... [ Published Apr 29 2012 by Washington Post ]
Out There - Queer in the Equatorial Zone [ Published Apr 26 2012 by Bay Area Reporter ]

Blogs

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Pacific Partnership 2012 Celebrates Asian Pacif... [ Published 12 hours ago by MaritimeSecurity.Asia ] PACOM Headlines Pacific Partnership 2012 Celebrates Asian Pacific Heritage Month By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Clay M. Whaley From Navy Public Affairs Support Element West USNS MERCY, At Sea – ...
Solar eclipse goes social ... and global [ Published May 20 2012 by Cosmic Log ] Slideshow: Greatest solar eclipse hits Roger Ressmeyer / Corbis See stunning images from past solar eclipses going back to the 1920s. Launch slideshow /div>By Alan Boyle Follow @b0yle /div> The sun, moon and Earth lined up today for a ...
Partial phases of May 20-21 solar eclipse will ... [ Published May 20 2012 by EarthSky ] Partial solar eclipse photo: UK A wondrous annular or ring eclipse of the sun takes place on May 20, 2012 as seen from the southwestern U.S. – on May 21 according to calendars in Asia and Indonesia. For a comprehensive post about the annular eclipse, ...
USS Makin Island Sailors, Marines Volunteer at ... [ Published May 19 2012 by militaryfeed.com ] br /> By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Alan J. Gragg, USS Makin Island Public Affairs KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (NNS) — Sailors and Marines deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD volunteered their ...
Annular eclipse of the sun – China to Texas – o... [ Published May 19 2012 by EarthSky ] Annular eclipse photo: sancho_panza If you’re at just the right place in the United States, you can watch an annular eclipse of the sun in the afternoon hours on Sunday, May 20, 2012. If you’re in Asia, you will see this same eclipse on the morning ...

Audio/Video

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Samoa to switch time zones, skip Friday [ Published Dec 30 2011 by CBS - YouTube ]
Samoa to skip Friday in time zone change [ Published Dec 30 2011 by News On ABC - YouTube ]
Samoa to cross International Date Line [ Published Dec 30 2011 by News On ABC - YouTube ]
The Early Show - Samoa skipping December 30th o... [ Published Dec 29 2011 by CBS News Online - YouTube ]
Samoa skipping December 30th on calendar [ Published Dec 29 2011 by CBS - YouTube ]

Press Releases

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RECORD EARTH HOUR PARTICIPATION WITH ONE DAY TO GO [ Published Mar 30 2012 by CisionWire - English ]