By combining simultaneous images of 3C273 from a Japanese satellite and 11 radio telescopes across the U.S. and Germany, they exposed features as small as 5 light-years across--an extraordinary resolution, considering that the quasar itself is 2.3 billion light-years away.
(A resolution was considered impossible to pass, as indeed it was).
So, as the end of 2011 rolls around, and you think about your new year's resolutions, consider a class that you know will be difficult, a gym routine that will be a challenge, or a new skill that you fear you may not be cut out for.
Crucially, such a resolution would be considered "privileged" and could not be filibustered.
The notice of the meeting shall state that such a resolution will be considered.
The campaign's organizers point to Seattle's commitment, a bill in Vermont's state senate, a resolution to be considered by the United Church of Christ General Synod in June, and citizen-led campaigns in Portland, St . Louis and New York City.
European governments may get more involved; a resolution to be considered Thursday at the European Parliament meeting in Strasbourg calls for halving food waste by 2025, with help from awareness campaigns and other mechanisms.
Diplomats said the United States might try to block a resolution that it considered too weak.
Under a resolution to be considered Friday, the California Ocean Protection Council would direct state agencies to incorporate science-based sea level rise projections into all decisions, projects and regulations.
