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• 2012: the End of the World

  
  IENACE — Authority: 142
  Many people seem to believe that the year 2012 end of the world disaster is truly going to happen. Will it? And what will it bring? There are many theories that occur about this. Some people believe that the earth is going to be torn apart by some sort of spatial object. This could be a so-called black hole coming ...
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• Depp ‘to be paid highest salary in Hollywood history for Pirates 4′

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 717
  London, November 15 (ANI): Johnny Depp will reportedly receive the highest salary in Hollywood history, amounting to 33 million pounds, for the next installment of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ series.The figure is apparently more than double the fees paid to A-list stars, like Tom Cruise, Will Smith and Harrison ...
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• Extrasolar planet confirmed to have highly tilted orbit

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 717
  Washington, November 14 (ANI): Two teams of astronomers have found that extrasolar planet HAT-P-7b, discovered in 2008, has a retrograde or highly tilted orbit. On May 30, 2009, a Japanese collaboration team led by Norio Narita (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan) used the Subaru Telescope’s High Dispersion ...
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• Sudden Hair Loss Can be capable to Be Stopped Dead In Its Tracks

  
  Sparkliesunshine.net — Authority: 162
  Rapid hair loss can be capable to be halted though your hair is falling out in astronomical rates, after that you decidedly require to do anything concerning the problem. You have to halt sudden hair loss or you may perhaps very promptly end up hairless ahead of you in effect realize it. The majority of us by no ...
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• Sudden Hair Loss Could Be Halted Dead In Its Tracks

  
  Techtoucian.net — Authority: 161
  Rapid hair loss can be able to be stopped even if your hair is falling out in astronomical rates, subsequently you decidedly like to do anything as regards to the problem. You must halt sudden hair loss or you may perhaps most quickly end up bald prior to you in fact become skilled at it. A good number of us never ...
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• Auction Report: Astronomical Regulator, Henry Rifle Pace Cottone Auctions Sale

  
  WorthPoint — Authority: 131
  This rare .44 caliber Henry rifle, purchased by the U.S. Government for use during the Civil War, sold for $48,300 at an sale held by Cottone Auctions in August. GENESEO, N.Y. – A vintage E. Howard & Co. (Boston) Astronomical Observatory Regulator clock soared to $52,900 and a rare and antique Henry rifle ...
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• Astronomical Clocks – Literally and Metaphorically

  
  Pictures — Authority: 114
  Clocks are clocks are clocks – or so you may think. However, some clocks are astronomical both literally and metaphorically. Here is a great selection of astronomical clocks of Europe. Image Credit The term astronomical clock is one that is used fairly loosely.  Effectively any clock that shows ...
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• The Mysteries of the Medicine Wheel

  
  History Blog — Authority: 122
  Like innumerable peoples before them, pre-Columbian Native American tribes practiced a form of sacred architecture for ritualistic purposes. Unlike the Pyramids of Giza or Stonehenge, these monuments didn’t require herculean feats of strength to construct. They were, however, enormously complex. Across the Great ...
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• Auction Report: Antique Duffner & Kimberly and Tiffany Lamps Highlight Fontaine’s Sale

  
  WorthPoint — Authority: 131
  This Tiffany Studios 20-inch Dragonfly table lamp with excellent 6-dragonfly shade is estimated to bring between $75,000 and $100,000 at a massive three-session auction on Nov. 21 hosted by Fontaines Auction Gallery. PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Antique lighting by Tiffany, Handel, Duffner & Kimberly, Pairpoint and ...
  6 days ago

• Astronomical Clocks – Literally and Metaphorically

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 786
  Astronomical clocks – amazing works of engineering that are sometimes six hundred years old – can be found throughout the world.  Europe, however, has the lion’s share.  Here are some of the more remarkable examples of the form. To say that this clock is astronomical is, perhaps, stating the obvious. ...
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• Astronomical Pseudoscience and the 2012 Hoax

  
  The Urban Astronomer — Authority: 115
  With the imminent release of the movie "2012" there is a blitz of pseudoscience on the internet that is helping to market the movie but is also unnecessarily fueling fears of "Doomsday." My view is that good science fiction is fun and entertaining, but the movie 2012 has opened a new chapter in viral marketing and the ...
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• Monthly Wall Calendars

  
  The Article Blog — Authority: 141
  Calendars function as part of an overall timekeeping system where time of day and date together mark a specific moment in time. In today’s modern world, the written calendar is no longer essential as part of these systems, as the invention of highly accurate clocks have made it possible to record time independent of ...
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• A Career of Communicating Astronomy

  
  TheSpacewriter's Ramblings — Authority: 410
  Sharing the Universe’s Information In a recent edition of Science News (a magazine I heartily recommend to anybody who wants to keep up with science), there was an article about an old friend of mine, Stephen Maran.  Steve has been the heart and soul of the American Astronomical Society’s press room for as ...
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• Astronomical Clocks – Literally and Metaphorically

  
  Trifter — Authority: 543
  Image Credit The term astronomical clock is one that is used fairly loosely.  Effectively any clock that shows astronomical information – as well as the time – can be so classified.  They can show the location of the sun in the sky, for example.  In addition to that they can show the position of the moon – ...
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• Massive 3-session multi-estate sale to be held Saturday, Nov. 21, by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery in Pittsfield, Mass.

  
  Antiques, Collectibles and Auction News — Authority: 493
  (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) - A massive three-session cataloged auction boasting nearly 525 lots of vintage clocks and watches, lighting (by Tiffany, Handel, Duffner & Kimberly, Pairpoint and others), Arts & Crafts furniture and accessories, bronzes, coins, paintings, porcelains and more will be held Saturday, Nov. ...
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• The Mysterious Green Flash at Strasbourg Cathedral

  
  Trifter — Authority: 543
  The green flash is an optical phenomenon taking place just after sunset or before sunrise. It has become a myth and a novel by Jules Verne in 1882. If you happen to see it, you will always be sure about your love feelings. That is for the legend. Twice a year, for the Spring and Autumn equinoxes, crowds throng into ...
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• Shedding light on the cosmic skeleton

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 616
  "Matter is not distributed uniformly in the Universe," says Masayuki Tanaka from ESO, who led the new study.
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• E. Howard Regulator clock hits $52,900 and vintage Henry rifle brings $48,300 at auctions held by Cottone

  
  Antiques, Collectibles and Auction News — Authority: 493
  (GENESEO, N.Y.) - A vintage E. Howard & Co. (Boston) Astronomical Observatory Regulator clock soared to $52,900 and a rare and antique Henry rifle purchased by the U.S. government for use during the Civil War hit a bull’s eye for $48,300 at a pair of sales held Aug. 15 and Aug. 29 by Cottone Auctions. [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Metro Manila, 16 provinces under Signal 2 with approach of typhoon

  
  Pinoy News and Blogosphere Buzz — Authority: 134
  MANILA - Weathermen placed on Friday Metro Manila and 16 provinces under signal No. 2 with the approach of typhoon “Santi” which maintained its strength of 150 kilometers per hour (kph) center winds and gusts of up to 185 kph.
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• Scientists build first optical frequency comb to display visible ‘teeth’

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 717
  Washington, October 30 (ANI): Scientists have built the first optical frequency comb-a tool for precisely measuring different frequencies of visible light-that actually displays comb-like ‘teeth’.It has been built by scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany and the National Institute of Standards and ...
  2 weeks ago

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