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For more than 30 years the Shortwave radio spectrum has been used by the worlds intelligence agencies to transmit secret messages. These messages are transmitted by hundreds of “Numbers Stations”. Shortwave Numbers Stations are a perfect method of anonymous, one way communication. Spies l...

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A UC Santa Cruz scientist will share in a $1 million astrophysics prize for work in designing telescopes that can see deeper into the universe and farther back in time. Jerry Nelson, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, is one of three winners of the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, sharing the priz...

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Scientists testing a cosmetic anti-ageing product sold on the high street have shown it can clinically reduce wrinkles and improve the appearance of skin damaged by everyday exposure to sunlight. Dermatologists at The University of Manchester carried out a clinical trial on 60 volunteers with t...

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Man accused of stealing Sally Ride's flight suit Every time they passed a replica of astronaut Sally Ride's flight suit on their visits to NASA or Space Centre Houston, Calvin Dale Smith would laugh, his wife recalled. She told NASA investigators her husband would comment that he knew where Ride's o...

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The received wisdom that ivy destroys buildings has been overturned by a new study by Oxford University. In a three-year project, Oxford researchers analysed the effects of ivy growing on buildings in five different parts of England and discovered that the plant plays a protective role. They foun...

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The Latin word for Grey is Griseus. Canus means light grey, (not to be confused with Canis -dog). 'Griseus' is medieval Latin; classic Latin has no word for grey.

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On 14 May 2010, Roger Davies, Philip Wetton Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, will become President of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). Professor Davies will begin his term of office at the 190th Annual General Meeting of the RAS and will serve until May 2012. [url=http:/...

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It is 100 years since the birth of the only British woman ever to have won a Nobel Prize for science. Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, who lived most of her adult life in Warwickshire, is credited with discovering the three dimensional structures of penicillin, vitamin B12 and insulin. [url=http://news....

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The Fifie is a design of sailing boat developed on the east coast of Scotland. It was used by Scottish fishermen from the 1850s until well into the 20th century. These boats were mainly used to fish for herring using drift nets, and along with other designs of boat were known as herring drifters. [url=h...

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Günter F. Wendt (August 28, 1924 - May 3, 2010) was a German-American engineer noted for his work in the U.S. manned spaceflight program. An employee of McDonnell Aircraft and later North American Aviation, he was in charge of the spacecraft close-out crews at the launch pads for the entire Mercury a...

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Engineer and astronomer Bill Gordon, who designed and managed the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, has died of natural causes at his home. Read more

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Several pieces of gold, including a 42-ounce nugget valued at more than $50,000, was stolen last week from a Hillsboro museum, police from the Washington County Sheriff's Office said. Read more Gold nugg...

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* 1. Opening of Tai Chi * 2. Grasp Sparrow's Tail: Left * 3. Grasp Sparrow's Tail: Right * 4. Single Whip * 5. Step Up and Raise Hands * 6. White Crane Spreads its Wings * 7. Brush Knee, Twist Step: Right * 8. Play the Pei Pa * 9. Brush Knee, Twist Step: Right * 10. Brush Knee, Twist Step: Left * 11. Brush Knee, Twi...

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A Putnam County couple got a startling surprise when they found a piece of depleted uranium at the bottom of a box of tools. Susan and Lance Greninger called NASA because they had bought the box at an auction near the Kennedy Space Center. A Hazmat team from the fire department examined the metal an...

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	Shortwave Numbers Stations (Preview) For more than 30 years the Shortwave radio spectrum has been used by the worlds intelligence agencies to transmit secret messages. These messages are transmitted by hundreds of “Numbers Stations”. Shortwave Numbers Stations are a perfect method of anonymous, one way communication. Spies l...	Blobrana	3	Jun 6 16:50 2010 by Blobrana
	Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (Preview) A UC Santa Cruz scientist will share in a $1 million astrophysics prize for work in designing telescopes that can see deeper into the universe and farther back in time. Jerry Nelson, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, is one of three winners of the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, sharing the priz...	Blobrana	0	Jun 6 10:53 2010 by Blobrana
	Cosmetics (Preview) Scientists testing a cosmetic anti-ageing product sold on the high street have shown it can clinically reduce wrinkles and improve the appearance of skin damaged by everyday exposure to sunlight. Dermatologists at The University of Manchester carried out a clinical trial on 60 volunteers with t...	Blobrana	2	Jun 3 15:39 2010 by Blobrana
	Sally Ride's flight suit (Preview) Man accused of stealing Sally Ride's flight suit Every time they passed a replica of astronaut Sally Ride's flight suit on their visits to NASA or Space Centre Houston, Calvin Dale Smith would laugh, his wife recalled. She told NASA investigators her husband would comment that he knew where Ride's o...	Blobrana	0	May 30 20:58 2010 by Blobrana
	Hedera helix (Preview) The received wisdom that ivy destroys buildings has been overturned by a new study by Oxford University. In a three-year project, Oxford researchers analysed the effects of ivy growing on buildings in five different parts of England and discovered that the plant plays a protective role. They foun...	Blobrana	0	May 14 12:45 2010 by Blobrana
	Grey (Preview) The Latin word for Grey is Griseus. Canus means light grey, (not to be confused with Canis -dog). 'Griseus' is medieval Latin; classic Latin has no word for grey.	Blobrana	0	May 14 12:25 2010 by Blobrana
	Roger Davies Person (Preview) On 14 May 2010, Roger Davies, Philip Wetton Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, will become President of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). Professor Davies will begin his term of office at the 190th Annual General Meeting of the RAS and will serve until May 2012. [url=http:/...	Blobrana	0	May 13 12:30 2010 by Blobrana
	Dorothy Hodgkin Person (Preview) It is 100 years since the birth of the only British woman ever to have won a Nobel Prize for science. Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, who lived most of her adult life in Warwickshire, is credited with discovering the three dimensional structures of penicillin, vitamin B12 and insulin. [url=http://news....	Blobrana	0	May 13 12:26 2010 by Blobrana
	Fifie Boat (Preview) The Fifie is a design of sailing boat developed on the east coast of Scotland. It was used by Scottish fishermen from the 1850s until well into the 20th century. These boats were mainly used to fish for herring using drift nets, and along with other designs of boat were known as herring drifters. [url=h...	Blobrana	0	May 12 19:52 2010 by Blobrana
	Günter F. Wendt (1924 - 2010) (Preview) Günter F. Wendt (August 28, 1924 - May 3, 2010) was a German-American engineer noted for his work in the U.S. manned spaceflight program. An employee of McDonnell Aircraft and later North American Aviation, he was in charge of the spacecraft close-out crews at the launch pads for the entire Mercury a...	Blobrana	1	May 6 14:13 2010 by Blobrana
	Bill Gordon (1918 - 2010) Person (Preview) Engineer and astronomer Bill Gordon, who designed and managed the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, has died of natural causes at his home. Read more	Blobrana	2	Apr 22 16:58 2010 by Blobrana
	Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals (Preview) Several pieces of gold, including a 42-ounce nugget valued at more than $50,000, was stolen last week from a Hillsboro museum, police from the Washington County Sheriff's Office said. Read more Gold nugg...	Blobrana	0	Apr 21 18:38 2010 by Blobrana
	Jade lady works the shuttles (Preview) * 1. Opening of Tai Chi * 2. Grasp Sparrow's Tail: Left * 3. Grasp Sparrow's Tail: Right * 4. Single Whip * 5. Step Up and Raise Hands * 6. White Crane Spreads its Wings * 7. Brush Knee, Twist Step: Right * 8. Play the Pei Pa * 9. Brush Knee, Twist Step: Right * 10. Brush Knee, Twist Step: Left * 11. Brush Knee, Twi...	Blobrana	0	Apr 2 17:50 2010 by Blobrana
	Missile test (Preview) [url=http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=410855&sid=ENV&ssid=27]Read	Blobrana	8	Mar 16 07:31 2010 by Blobrana
	Depleted uranium Found Nuclear (Preview) A Putnam County couple got a startling surprise when they found a piece of depleted uranium at the bottom of a box of tools. Susan and Lance Greninger called NASA because they had bought the box at an auction near the Kennedy Space Center. A Hazmat team from the fire department examined the metal an...	Blobrana	3	Mar 4 23:37 2010 by Blobrana
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