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Terengganu Archaeology Seminar
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Bewah Man, the skeleton said to be 13,400 years old, will be the focus of Terengganu Archaeology Seminar and Exhibition here on Sept 25. Terengganu Museum Board Assistant Curator Azuan Haron said the exhibition seek to disseminate chronology of historical and cultural information on the state vi...
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Star-B-Q
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Telescopes to put on star show The largest collection of telescopes ever seen in Ireland will be available to the public during a barbecue under the stars. Astronomy Ireland's "Star-B-Q" will highlight the wonders of the universe via the dark skies of the highest village in the country -...
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Volturnalia Roman festival
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Volturnalia is the Roman festival on August 27 dedicated to Volturnus, 'god of the waters,' god of fountains. Volturnus was a tribal river god who later was identified as god of the Tiber river. The Volturno River, in southern Italy, is named for him. Read more
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SPORE award
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Universe Awareness outreach programme hosted locally at South African Astronomical Observatory honoured with prestigious international award The Universe Awareness (UNAWE) programme, with which the S.A. Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) is intimately involved, has been honoured with the...
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Pictavia
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a Visitor Centre which tells the story of Scotland's ancient Pictish tribes, a warrior people who roamed Angus nearly two thousand years ago. Discover their stories, battles, music, art - discover their lives. These 1st Millennium settlers in Angus left us a mysterious legacy of carved stones, be...
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Grand Traverse Astronomical Society
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Visions of Vesta As members of the public view asteroid Vesta through the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society's 25-inch Dobsonian telescope at the Open Space on Aug. 27, Society Secretary Joe Brooks will be waving them over for a look through his microscope. Brooks owns what some, including organ...
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Magpie Mine Stargazers
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Stargazers heading for old mine Stargazing experts will be organising an evening of exploring the night sky from an historic Peak District mine. The Peak District National Park Authority has teamed up with Nottingham Trent University to organise an event on Wednesday, August 31 at Magpie Mine, ne...
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MAKS-2011 Air and Space Show
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MAKS-2011 opens for general public[url=http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/08/19/54867317.html]Read
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Noorderzon Performing Arts Festival
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LOFAR telescope shines in show at Noorderzon Performing Arts Festival Between 18 and 28 August, the LOFAR telescope will be part of a show at the famous Noorderzon Performing Arts Festival in Groningen, the Netherlands. This festival is an 11-day international, cultural event with a huge number o...
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Emmet County's Dark Sky Park
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Dark Sky event to feature meteors Saturday The next in a series of monthly programs at Emmet County's Dark Sky Park at the Headlands will take place Saturday, Aug. 20, beginning at dusk. "The 7th Night of the 7th Moon" program will inaugurate the season of intense meteor activity. Sunset i...
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Archimedes Day
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Archimedes set to 'die' again at Swinburne One of the most famous deaths in the ancient world will be re-enacted at Swinburne University of Technology in celebration of National Science Week. The great Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer, Archimedes was famously killed by a Roman soldie...
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Bon Festival
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Obon or just Bon is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honour the departed (deceased) spirits of one's ancestors. This Buddhist custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and clean their ancestors' graves, and when the spirits of anc...
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Pramuka Day
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Gerakan Pramuka is the national Scouting organization of Indonesia. Scouting was founded in the Dutch East Indies in 1912, and Indonesia became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) in 1953. Each year August 14 is celebrated as Pramuka Day to honour the organization's fir...
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Festival of Diana
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In Roman mythology, Diana (lt. "heavenly" or "divine") was the goddess of the hunt and moon, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals. She was equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, though she had an independent ori...
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East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show
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East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show, West Springfield, MA Dates: August 12-14, 2011 200 dealers from all over the U.S. and abroad, offering a variety of items related to earth sciences. Door prizes, guest speakers, museum quality exhibits, and a large wholesale section. Air-conditioned ha...
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