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Over the next 6 months, our cafe science programmes offer a chance to meet 25 top social and natural scientists, engineers, clinicians and medical consultants. CURRENT SERIES RUNNING: Cafe Scientifique Aberdeen CITY; Cafe Scientifique AberdeenSHIRE, CafeMED and our new series CafeCOSMOS. No...

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The bacchanalia were wild and mystic festivals of the Roman god Bacchus (or Dionysus). The bacchanalia were originally held in secret and only attended by women. The festivals occurred in the grove of Simila near the Aventine Hill on March 16 and March 17. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bac...

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Asteroid 23187 (2000 PN9) will fly past Earth on March 6th, 2006, passing 0.0203396 AU (7.9 lunar distances or 3,037,793 km) from the Earth. The asteroid was discovered by the LINEAR search program on August 8, 2000. Radar and optical observations in 2001 showed that 2000 PN9 is...

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The search for planets around other stars - a talk at Stanford Natalie Batalha, an astrophysicist at San Jose State University, is the deputy science leader of the Kepler team. She will explain this galactic search during the 28th Annual Bunyan Lecture, presented by the Stanford Astronomy Program...

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The annual Leeds Festival of Science hits town this week promising to be bigger and better than ever. More than 90 interactive experiments, demonstrations and debates will take place during the city-wide festival, which aims to bring science subjects to life. [url=http://www.leeds.ac.uk/new...

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Maslenitsa, also known as Butter Week, Pancake week, or Cheesefare Week, is a Russian religious and folk holiday. Maslenitsa has a dual ancestry: pagan and Christian. In Slavic mythology, Maslenitsa is a sun festival, celebrating the imminent end of the winter. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/...

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Whuppity Scoorie is a traditional festival dating from the early 19th century observed by people in Lanark, Scotland on March 1 to celebrate the approach of spring. Local children gather around the local St. Nicholas kirk where at 6 pm the wee bell is rung. This is the starting sign for the children to...

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Sky gazers gear up for Messier marathon Sky gazers are set for a week-long celestial treat from Saturday with the start of Messier marathon, an annual astronomy event. The event is named after French astronomer Charles Messier, who compiled a list of 110 relatively bright deep sky objects - galaxie...

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Husband & wife duo create cosmic harp concert Professional harpist Janet Witman and her husband Kevin, a planetarium operator, will merge harp strings with astrophotography at the Music School of Delaware on Feb. 23. The Witmans sat down with the Community News to discuss their upcoming Astr...

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Rare fossils identified at rock swap The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology hosted a rock swap and rock identification Saturday in its Museum of Geology. Collectors were able to bring in rocks and fossils they had found and have them identified by geologists. They could also bring in a roc...

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Kali Yuga, lit. "age of (the male demon) Kali", or "age of vice") is the last of the four stages that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas described in the Indian scriptures. The other ages are Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga and Dvapara Yuga. According to the Surya Siddhant...

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Meteor Showers February has no major meteor showers but there are a couple of minor showers for Southern hemisphere observers, the Alpha and Beta Centaurids. Although the Alpha Centaurids is considered a minor shower, in some years the number of meteors rises enough to reach the level of a major sho...

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Tucson's Biggest Fossil Display Opens to the Public A 4,000-square-foot display of authentic fossils, currently being assembled at GeoDecor's Tucson showroom for their upcoming annual show, will include a huge duckbill dinosaur skull and other dinosauria, a 12-foot-long Cretaceous fish, a m...

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In downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's ethnic Chinese population are busy with preparations ahead of the Lunar New Year next week, which will usher in the Year of the Rabbit. Shops selling festive decorations have stocked up on bunny-shaped ornaments in gold and auspicious banners adorned with rab...

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	Cafe Scientifique Aberdeen (Preview) Over the next 6 months, our cafe science programmes offer a chance to meet 25 top social and natural scientists, engineers, clinicians and medical consultants. CURRENT SERIES RUNNING: Cafe Scientifique Aberdeen CITY; Cafe Scientifique AberdeenSHIRE, CafeMED and our new series CafeCOSMOS. No...	Blobrana	0	Mar 16 11:25 2011 by Blobrana
	Bacchanalia Festival (Preview) The bacchanalia were wild and mystic festivals of the Roman god Bacchus (or Dionysus). The bacchanalia were originally held in secret and only attended by women. The festivals occurred in the grove of Simila near the Aventine Hill on March 16 and March 17. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bac...	Blobrana	1	Mar 14 23:24 2011 by Blobrana
	2000PN9 (Preview) Asteroid 23187 (2000 PN9) will fly past Earth on March 6th, 2006, passing 0.0203396 AU (7.9 lunar distances or 3,037,793 km) from the Earth. The asteroid was discovered by the LINEAR search program on August 8, 2000. Radar and optical observations in 2001 showed that 2000 PN9 is...	Blobrana	1	Mar 10 00:21 2011 by Blobrana
	28th Annual Bunyan Lecture (Preview) The search for planets around other stars - a talk at Stanford Natalie Batalha, an astrophysicist at San Jose State University, is the deputy science leader of the Kepler team. She will explain this galactic search during the 28th Annual Bunyan Lecture, presented by the Stanford Astronomy Program...	Blobrana	0	Mar 9 01:36 2011 by Blobrana
	Leeds Festival of Science (Preview) The annual Leeds Festival of Science hits town this week promising to be bigger and better than ever. More than 90 interactive experiments, demonstrations and debates will take place during the city-wide festival, which aims to bring science subjects to life. [url=http://www.leeds.ac.uk/new...	Blobrana	0	Mar 7 12:00 2011 by Blobrana
	Maslenitsa (Preview) Maslenitsa, also known as Butter Week, Pancake week, or Cheesefare Week, is a Russian religious and folk holiday. Maslenitsa has a dual ancestry: pagan and Christian. In Slavic mythology, Maslenitsa is a sun festival, celebrating the imminent end of the winter. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/...	Blobrana	0	Mar 6 16:08 2011 by Blobrana
	Whuppity Scoorie Day (Preview) Whuppity Scoorie is a traditional festival dating from the early 19th century observed by people in Lanark, Scotland on March 1 to celebrate the approach of spring. Local children gather around the local St. Nicholas kirk where at 6 pm the wee bell is rung. This is the starting sign for the children to...	Blobrana	0	Mar 6 00:41 2011 by Blobrana
	Delta Leonids meteor shower Meteor shower (Preview) PeriodMaximumRadiantVelocityZHRDateR.A.Dec.km/sDelta	Blobrana	0	Feb 26 17:11 2011 by Blobrana
	Messier marathon (Preview) Sky gazers gear up for Messier marathon Sky gazers are set for a week-long celestial treat from Saturday with the start of Messier marathon, an annual astronomy event. The event is named after French astronomer Charles Messier, who compiled a list of 110 relatively bright deep sky objects - galaxie...	Blobrana	3	Feb 25 13:26 2011 by Blobrana
	Astral Harp Experience concert (Preview) Husband & wife duo create cosmic harp concert Professional harpist Janet Witman and her husband Kevin, a planetarium operator, will merge harp strings with astrophotography at the Music School of Delaware on Feb. 23. The Witmans sat down with the Community News to discuss their upcoming Astr...	Blobrana	0	Feb 22 16:04 2011 by Blobrana
	South Dakota rock swap (Preview) Rare fossils identified at rock swap The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology hosted a rock swap and rock identification Saturday in its Museum of Geology. Collectors were able to bring in rocks and fossils they had found and have them identified by geologists. They could also bring in a roc...	Blobrana	0	Feb 20 16:19 2011 by Blobrana
	Kali Yuga (Preview) Kali Yuga, lit. "age of (the male demon) Kali", or "age of vice") is the last of the four stages that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas described in the Indian scriptures. The other ages are Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga and Dvapara Yuga. According to the Surya Siddhant...	Blobrana	0	Feb 17 23:24 2011 by Blobrana
	February 2011 Calendar (Preview) Meteor Showers February has no major meteor showers but there are a couple of minor showers for Southern hemisphere observers, the Alpha and Beta Centaurids. Although the Alpha Centaurids is considered a minor shower, in some years the number of meteors rises enough to reach the level of a major sho...	Blobrana	6	Feb 13 20:53 2011 by Blobrana
	Tucson Fossil Show (Preview) Tucson's Biggest Fossil Display Opens to the Public A 4,000-square-foot display of authentic fossils, currently being assembled at GeoDecor's Tucson showroom for their upcoming annual show, will include a huge duckbill dinosaur skull and other dinosauria, a 12-foot-long Cretaceous fish, a m...	Blobrana	1	Jan 30 14:04 2011 by Blobrana
	Year of the Metal Rabbit (Preview) In downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's ethnic Chinese population are busy with preparations ahead of the Lunar New Year next week, which will usher in the Year of the Rabbit. Shops selling festive decorations have stocked up on bunny-shaped ornaments in gold and auspicious banners adorned with rab...	Blobrana	0	Jan 26 23:08 2011 by Blobrana
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