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• Civil War Book Acquisitions: November 2011

  
  TOCWOC - A Civil War Blog — Authority: 108
  Editor’s Note: For those who do not know, my wife had our second son, Brody, on December 30, 2011.  I’ve been away from the blog in an active role for far longer than I would have liked.  In my absence, Jim and Fred have done a fine job.  However, my batteries are recharged and I’d like to jump back in with a ...
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• Mars Photo of the Day - Jan 18 2012

  
  Mars Travel — Authority: 112
  Todays Image of Mars is of an inverted crater surrounded by dark dunes in Arabia Terra . The dark dunes surrounding the inverted crater are comprised of basalt , a black igneous (volcanic) rock commonly found on Mars. Inverted craters are formed in much the same way that inverted riverbeds are created. ...
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• Two Weeks Left In the FREE Civil War Book Giveaway

  
  TOCWOC - A Civil War Blog — Authority: 108
  There are only two weeks left in the TOCWOC/BTC free Civil War book giveaway . Anyone who subscribes to The Siege of Petersburg Online: Beyond the Crater via email before February 1, 2012 will be entered to win a free copy of Earl J. Hess’ In the Trenches at Petersburg . Three secondary winners will be given ...
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• Confederate Controversy at Fort Gregg

  
  TOCWOC - A Civil War Blog — Authority: 108
  I’ve been reading through and transcribing articles from the pages of the Southern Historical Society Papers for The Siege of Petersburg Online recently, and one heated controversy early in the life of the Papers caught my attention: Which Confederate units defended Fort Gregg, the “Confederate Alamo”, ...
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• Explore the Ngorongoro Crater – one of the great natural wonders of the world

  
  A Luxury Travel Blog — Authority: 112
  One of the most impressive natural wonders of Africa is the incredible Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.  The Ngorongoro Crater is part of a larger conservation area that covers vast expanses of savanna grassland and highland plains that are home to a huge variety of animals and birds – many of whom are endemic to the ...
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• Do These Places Really Exist? – 20 Breathtaking Photographies

  
  Create and Share - Creating a kinder world — Authority: 111
  Crater Lake, USA; Photo by Andrew Smith The following places and landscapes are 100% real, although these seem to be pure Photoshop magic or the result of somebody’s imagination. Enjoy the beauty and uniqueness of our planet! Namib Dessert, Namibia; Photo by Greg Willis   Palau Islands; Photo by ...
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• Will it spark an earthquake? Fears over plans to pour 24 million gallons of water – and $43 MILLION – into Oregon volcano to see if it can create electricity

  
  InvestmentWatch: Emerging markets, Real Estate, Personal finance, Business management, Politics, Economics — Authority: 148
  Engineers are set to pour 24 million gallons of water into a dormant volcano in Oregon to test whether it can create a renewable source of energy that does not rely on the weather. Water will be pumped into the Newberry volcano – 20 miles south of Bend, Oregon – to pick up heat from fractures in the base of the ...
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• Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, and Thebe

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 587
       Four Jovian moons are very close to the mother planet. The closest is Metis, followed by Adrastea, Amalthea, and Thebe. They all have fairly circular orbits, and the planes of their orbits are close to the plane of the equator of Jupiter. They move swiftly around their mother planet in a counterclockwise ...
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• Mars Photo of the Day - Jan 14 2012

  
  Mars Travel — Authority: 112
  Todays Image of Mars was taken in early 2007 by HiRISE after there was speculation that this crater was the landing site of the lost Beagle 2 lander . The Beagle 2 lander detached from the Mars Express orbiter in December 2003, but  all communication was lost with the lander six days before atmospheric ...
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• Can A Scientist Define “Life”? by Carl Zimmer

  
  WANDERLUST — Authority: 128
  Curiosity rover: Will it know life if it finds it? Courtesy NASA Carl Zimmer: In November 2011, NASA launched its biggest, most ambitious mission to Mars. The $2.5 billion Mars Science Lab spacecraft will arrive in orbit around the Red Planet this August, releasing a lander that will use rockets to control a slow ...
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• Crucial Rocket Firing Puts Curiosity on Course for Martian Crater Touchdown

  
  Universe Today — Authority: 653
  Curiosity completes Biggest and most Critical Interplanetary Rocket Firing to Mars on 11 Jan 2012 Artists illustrations show (left) the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft during its voyage from Earth to Mars and (right) the missions rover, Curiosity, working on Mars after landing. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s ...
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• The Top 10 Places to Ride a Camel

  
  culture-ist — Authority: 108
  Why a camel you ask? We figured a horse is too boring, a giraffe, impossible and an elephant always stirs up some good animal rights controversy. So, we decided to share several cultural tours that explore some pretty transcendental landscapes by camel, and we promise that none of these suggestions involve a circus ...
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• Mt. Etna and the Sicilian Hive-Mind

  
  Hola Valencia Blog — Authority: 106
  Everything You Need To Know About Volcanoes The eastern coast of Sicily is defined by the looming presence of Mount Etna, the largest and most active volcano in Europe. Though it had just erupted spectacularly a few days prior, we couldn’t resist checking it out during our final road trip on the island. ...
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• Peering down onto an ancient Australian impact

  
  Bad Astronomy — Authority: 674
  When the first episode of Bad Universe aired, my Aussie friends complained about us choosing Sydney as the impact site of a small asteroid. We chose it because most other major cities have already been wiped out in TVs and movies, and the Sydney Opera House was so iconic we knew it would make a great visual (it ...
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• ‘Greeley Haven’ is Winter Workplace for NASA’s Mars Rover

  
  Clarksville, TN Online — Authority: 510
  Written by Guy Webster NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA - NASAs Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity will spend the next several months at a site informally named "Greeley Haven." The name is a tribute to planetary geologist Ronald Greeley (1939-2011), who was a member of the science team for the Mars ...
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• The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader

  
  National Parks Traveler — Authority: 545
  
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• New Union Ordnance Returns for 3rd Quarter 1864: US Regulars, Connecticut, Delaware

  
  TOCWOC - A Civil War Blog — Authority: 108
  After working on some Confederate Inspection reports prior to Christmas, I’ve switched gears and started transcribing National Archives Microfilm M1281, Roll 7 containing the weapons carried by Union regiments on September 30, 1864, or 3rd Quarter 1864 (July-September). These are officially known as Union ...
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• Newt Gingrich Pushes For Monument at the Crater Battlefield

  
  Civil War Memory — Authority: 489
  Well, not really.  It looks like a reporter for the Petersburg Progress-Index just finished reading Newt’s Civil War novel on the battle and decided to follow up on a call [...]
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