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August 12, 2010
Hells Angel gunned down
Upon hearing that a full-patch member of the Hells Angels died in a shooting near Vancouver City Hall this morning, SFU organized crime expert Robert Gordon responded: “It’s started again.” Gordon and another SFU gang expert Neil Boyd are available to elaborate by phone and email.
Robert Gordon, 604.418.6640; rgordon@sfu.ca
Neil Boyd, 604.947.9569; nboyd@sfu.ca
Star show peaks tonight!
If you weren’t able to make it out to Aldergrove last night to be part of a mass viewing of the Perseid meteor shower, SFU Starry Nights founder Howard Trottier says: “Don’t worry. The shower reaches its peak tonight.” Trottier, a physicist and amateur astronomer who has built his own observatory in Osoyoos has some viewing tips. “There are about a dozen notable meteor showers that occur every year, but the Perseids are usually the best,” says Trottier who is at his observatory. “Under dark skies one can usually see about 60 meteors an hour. You won't see that many from an urban or suburban location, but it can still be quite a treat. Simply look to the northeast after dark, and keep an eye on as much of the sky above the northeastern horizon as possible. More meteors will be seen after midnight.”
Howard Trottier, 604.612.2786; trottier@sfu.ca
Upon hearing that a full-patch member of the Hells Angels died in a shooting near Vancouver City Hall this morning, SFU organized crime expert Robert Gordon responded: “It’s started again.” Gordon and another SFU gang expert Neil Boyd are available to elaborate by phone and email.
Robert Gordon, 604.418.6640; rgordon@sfu.ca
Neil Boyd, 604.947.9569; nboyd@sfu.ca
Star show peaks tonight!
If you weren’t able to make it out to Aldergrove last night to be part of a mass viewing of the Perseid meteor shower, SFU Starry Nights founder Howard Trottier says: “Don’t worry. The shower reaches its peak tonight.” Trottier, a physicist and amateur astronomer who has built his own observatory in Osoyoos has some viewing tips. “There are about a dozen notable meteor showers that occur every year, but the Perseids are usually the best,” says Trottier who is at his observatory. “Under dark skies one can usually see about 60 meteors an hour. You won't see that many from an urban or suburban location, but it can still be quite a treat. Simply look to the northeast after dark, and keep an eye on as much of the sky above the northeastern horizon as possible. More meteors will be seen after midnight.”
Howard Trottier, 604.612.2786; trottier@sfu.ca