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July 3rd 2009
Probe To The Sun
NASA has given the green light to send a probe deep into the Sun's corona to answer two of the most baffling mysteries of our solar system.
The unique spacecraft called Solar Probe + will have to withstand temperatures in excess of 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit and survive radiation bombardments never before endured by any object made by human hands.
Set for launch in 2015, the probe will make seven orbits close to the sun's seething atmosphere, measuring our star's violent nuclear activity.
Scientists hope it will be able to radio back answers to two puzzles that have had astronomers scratching their heads for decades.
Common sense says the sun should be hotter at its surface than anywhere else. Yet the surface temperature is about 11,000 degrees Fahrenheit, while in its outer atmosphere it's more than 1.8 million degrees. Why?
The second question concerns the solar wind, a stream of charged particles that spew forth from the sun. Like the temperature, this wind gets stronger the further away it is from the sun's surface.
"We are going to visit a living, breathing star for the first time," says NASA's Lika Guhathakurta. "This is an unexplored region of the solar system, and the possibilities for discovery are off the charts."

July 2nd 2009
Exorcism Of Anneliese Michel
Villagers in a small Bavarian town are shuddering as throngs of strangers gather at the grave of a young woman who died during an infamous exorcism.
The locals remember all too well the shocking events dramatized in the blockbuster film The Exorcism of Emily Rose, that are drawing crowds of pilgrims and curiosity seekers to the sleepy village of Klingenberg am Main.
Every month, cemetery caretakers have to replace as much as five bucketfuls of soil taken as souvenirs from the grave of the real-life Emily Rose, a 16-year-old devout Catholic girl named Anneliese Michel.
In 1968, she began shaking uncontrollably and losing control of her body.
Neurologists diagnosed the teen with epilepsy and had her hospitalized, but her case soon took on supernatural elements.
Anneliese began seeing demonic faces and hearing voices threatening her with eternal hellfire as she prayed.
The visions grew more severe, until in 1973, Anneliese's parents asked for an exorcism.
At first, the local bishop felt their request was unfounded and that the young woman's condition was simply due to mental illness.
But over the next two years, she became less rational, screaming for hours on end, breaking cruicifixes and portraits of Jesus and mutilating herself.
Finally, Bishop Josef Stangl of Wurzburg authorized two priests to perform "The Great Exorcism" to drive the demons from Anneliese's body.
From September 1975 to July 1976, they conducted two rituals every week. The slender girl, who had to be chained down to keep her from attacking the priests, spoke in the voices of demons who possessed Judas Iscariot, Cain and Adolf Hitler. For several weeks, she stopped eating.
On June 30, 1976, she was too weak to kneel by herself. By the next morning, she was dead.
Medical examiners blamed starvation.
Both priests who performed the exorcism and Anneliese's parents were convicted of negligent homicide. They recieved a six-month suspended sentence, three years of probation - and the haunting memories of losing their beloved Anneliese to the forces of darkness.

July 1st 2009
Happy Countries
Ready to put on your happy face? Then head to Denmark, rated by researchers as the happiest country in the world!
America, though it tops the planet in wealth, is only 16th on the happy list, while Zimbabwe, suffering under dictator Robert Mugabe, is the world's most miserable.
"Denmark is prosperous - not the richest country in the world, but prosperous," explains study leader Robert Inglehart, of the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research.
"From a global perspective, the United States looks pretty good. It's not only prosperous, it ranks relatively high in gender diversity and has high levels of political freedom."
Other top-ranking happy places include Colombia, Puerto Rico, Northern Ireland, Iceland and Switzerland.

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