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Doha And Baku Cut From 2020 Olympic Bid Field
thestate.com 1 week, 1 day agoThe IOC has eliminated Doha and Baku from the list of candidates to host the 2020 Olympics. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul made the cut as the IOC executive board trimmed the five-city field to a shortlist of three finalists. Doha, the Qatari capital, and Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, were rejected for a second time in a row after failing to make the final list for the 2016 Games. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul now advance to the final phase, a 17-month race that will end with the IOC vote on Sept. 7, 2014, in Bueno
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Space Weather Expert Has Ominous Forecast
latimes.com 3 weeks, 4 days agoMike Hapgood, who studies solar events, says the world isn't prepared for a truly damaging storm. And one could happen soon.A stream of highly charged particles from the sun is headed straight toward Earth, threatening to plunge cities around the world into darkness and bring the global economy screeching to a halt.


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