Helium

• North American Helium Inc. (“NAH” or the “Company”) today announced several updates supporting the continued growth of its business, including plans to add two additional helium purification facilities in Saskatchewan.
• Mr. Nicholas Snyder, Chairman and CEO stated, “We are excited to continue increasing our production of reliable and sustainable helium supply in North America.
• While the most recent global shortage has eased in recent months, the world continues to grapple with major risks to other global sources of helium.
• The expanded capacity of our credit facility reflects the Company’s success to date and provides ample financial capacity to fund ongoing growth initiatives.”

• The House of Sport blimp takes to the skies again!
• With a jam-packed calendar, residents in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and more East Coast spots are in for a treat as they witness the grandeur of the DICK'S House of Sport blimp.
• Owned and operated by Skyship Services Inc. (SSI), the world's foremost authority in Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) technology platforms, this majestic airship represents the pinnacle of aeronautical engineering.
• SSI's illustrious pedigree spans decades, offering a comprehensive suite of fully certified airships, aerostats, and cutting-edge airborne radar systems for both lease and purchase.

• These shallow wells, cheap to drill, from proven, previously drilled holes could translate into quick cash flow for MCF Energy.
• MCF Energy has adopted a laser focus on Europe's energy security requirements, which is most significantly emphasized by Germany, the largest economy of the European Union.
• MCF Energy ( MCF.V ; MCFNF.QX ) believes the answer is found in domestic natural gas, the increasingly accepted bridge fuel for a green energy transition.
• In Europe, where the energy landscape is rapidly evolving, Halliburton's contributions to oil and gas exploration and production are invaluable.

• Eclipse fever has gripped North America, where many people are talking, worrying — and obsessing — about the April 8 total solar eclipse.
• In a solar eclipse, the moon passes in between Earth and the sun, casting its shadow on Earth.

Palpable excitement

• Totality will occur along the diagonal path of total shadow for a precious few minutes.
• The excitement around the eclipse is palpable, coming from kids to adults, locals to visitors.
• Municipalities are worried: Niagara Falls predicts up to a million people visiting and Kingston predicts up to 500,000.

Astrological contributions

• Babylonians thought the eclipse could foretell death for the king, while Mayans believed diabolical spirits would come out to attack people.
• Read more:
  Archeoastronomy uses the rare times and places of previous total solar eclipses to help us measure history

  Today’s scientists may scoff at astrology, but it was this potential astrological doom that led to ancient civilizations making increasingly accurate models of how the sun, moon and planets moved.

Historical spectacles

• Astronomers like British Francis Baily and George Biddell Airy travelled to see the eclipse.
• It was by studying the light from the sun’s wispy corona — only visible during eclipses — that the element helium was discovered.

A shared passion

• The global passion to witness and experience the eclipse is one that science educators can’t ignore.
• Across the continent, astronomers and teachers are educating people on how to watch safely using pinhole cameras or eclipse glasses.
• However, astronomers use a similar dimming of distant stars as evidence that an exoplanet must have passed in front of it.

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