Now in its seventh year of compilation and the second year running on Universe Today, we’re proud to feature our list of astronomical happenings for the coming year. Print it, bookmark it, hang it on your fridge or observatory …

(Photo: Twitter)An image of a 3-year-old drown Syrian boy, identified as Aylan Kurdi, was tweeted on Sept. 2, 2015, after he washed up face-down on a Turkish beach after the he, his father and 5-year-old brother were trying to flee to the Greek island of Kos.Police shootings, urban riots, terrorist attacks, civil wars, refugees pouring across borders — 2015 offered no shortage of events to lament. It also gave us reasons to rejoice: the World Bank announced significant reductions in extreme poverty, Read more [...]

RYE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GAMCO Investors, Inc. (GAMCO) (NYSE:GBL) today announced that following the expiration of its offer to purchase for cash up to US$100 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.875% Senior Notes due June 1, 2021 (the “Notes”), $75,775,000 of the Notes were tendered pursuant to the Offer. The Offer, which commenced and is dated November 18, 2015, expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on December Read more [...]

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Comments (0) ORGANISERS of the UK City of Culture 2017 programme should focus strongly on celebrating both the history and future of Hull, say Mail readers.When asked what they would most like to see in 2017, 21.5 per cent of respondents to the Mail's Big Hull Survey voted for "a celebration of the future and history of Hull".The second most popular choice was "live music" with 16.5 per cent of the votes, followed by family events (16.3 per cent).Top 80 pictures Read more [...]

Here it is… our year end look at upcoming events in a sky near you. We’ve been doing this “blog post that takes four months to write” now on one platform or another every year since 2009, and every year, it gets bigger and more diverse, thanks to reader input. This is not a top 10 listicle, and not a full-fledged almanac, but hopefully, something special and unique in between. And as always, some of the events listed will be seen by a large swath of humanity, while others grace Read more [...]

Matthew Peters is the fourth-ranked junior high jumper in the country. Last week I covered the local athletes who appeared in the open-grade listings of the Athletics NZ national ranking lists, this week I will look at the age-grade listings.The Athletic New Zealand age groups are junior - athletes those aged under 20 on December 31, 2015 - and youth athletes - those under 18 on this date.The Read more [...]

The New Orleans Saints ended the home portion of their 2015 season on a winning note Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome as they hammered the Jacksonville Jaguars 38-27. Quarterback Drew Brees, who was listed as questionable all week with a torn plantar fascia on his right foot, was sensational, passing for 412 yards and three touchdowns. It was the 13th time Brees has thrown for more than 400 yards, tied for second in NFL history with Dan Marino. His top target was receiver Brandin Cooks who Read more [...]

Nottingham Council House and Old Market Square From the opening of a new gallery of national importance to accommodation in ‘Byron’s backyard, Nottinghamshire is full of must-visit new openings and major events for 2016.  Gardener’s Cottage at Newstead Abbey Newstead AbbeyOpening in January 2016, visitors will now be able to stay in the original Gardener’s Cottage in the beautiful grounds of Newstead Abbey, once the home of the romantic poet Lord Byron. Set within the heart Read more [...]

Americans also are much less likely than they were a year ago to believe that 2015 was better for the United States — 17 percent compared with 30 percent a year ago. Thirty-seven percent think this year was worse for the country than last year, while 44 percent don't think there was much difference. On a personal level, 29 percent believe 2015 was better for them than 2014, while 21 percent feel it was worse, compared with 15 percent in 2014. Jason Pruitt,43, a corporate pilot Read more [...]