By the day, the evidence mounts for taking action to change the black-out rule: ticket sales across the NFL have been decreasing for the past two seasons and there is an increasing number of people staying home to watch games two conditions that were thus in effect before the economy hit its turbulent patch.

FORBES: Time to Abandon The Blackout Rule, Pro Football's Sacred Cow

The images from the Hubble, which has a clear view of the cosmos from its orbit above the Earth's turbulent atmosphere, will enable astronomers to gain a better understanding of black holes and the effect they have on material captured in their gravitational trap.

BBC: Hubble spies black hole gobbling galaxy

The cumulative effect of these actions will be dramatically to reduce our ability to contend with the turbulent conditions of our generation's gathering storm.

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