January 1, 2013
Mohenjo
Science
2013 Comet, 2013 Eclipse, 2013 Meteor Shower, architecture, arts, aviation, business, Celestial Events, climate, Environment, huffingtonpost, nature, photography, research, Science, Science News, Skywatching 2013, Space Events 2013, Stargazing 2013, Stargazing Next Year, Stargazing This Year, technology, travel, vacation, Video
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As 2012 comes to a close, some might wonder what is looming sky-wise for 2013.What celestial events might we look forward to seeing?
I’ve selected what I consider the top 13″skylights” (get it?) for the coming year, and have listed them in chronological order. Not all these night sky events will be visible from any one locality (you may have to travel to catch all the eclipses), but you can observe many of them from the comfort of your backyard, weather permitting.
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Jupiter shines bright near a halo-wrapped moon in this amazing photo by stargazer
Hunter Davis of Durango, Colo., on Dec. 25, 2012.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/31/2013-stargazing-events-comets-eclipses-meteor-showers_n_2387623.html?ref=topbar
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December 28, 2012
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Medical
54, ather plunged 350ft, aviation, business, climate, Environment, Fell on to an icy ledg, home, human-rights, just grateful to be alive, lifestyle, medicine, research, Roger Parker, Science, Science News, technology, transportation, travel, vacation, wakes from coma in time for Christmas, wedding
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Family’s joy after father who plunged 350ft off a mountain while raising money for charity wakes from coma in time for Christmas
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Roger Parker, 54, was abseiling down a glacier with a climbing team in August when the rock his rope was attached to crumbled
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Fell on to an icy ledge before it collapsed and he plummeted further down the mountain
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Father-of-three says he is ‘just grateful to be alive’ and home for Christmas
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Has already raised £100,000 and started fundraising again
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Home for Christmas: Roger Parker, who suffered a major fall in the Alps in August, with his wife Lesley-Ann and children Aimee, William and Lucy
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2253792/Father-plunged-350ft-mountain-raising-money-charity-wakes-coma-time-Christmas.html
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December 26, 2012
Mohenjo
Science
animals, aviation, business, concrete tank, Environment, gaming, huffingtonpost, Killer Whale Facts, Killer Whales, Killer Whales Sea World, nature, Orca Facts, Orca Whale Facts, Orca Whales, Orcas, Orcas Sea World, research, Science, Science News, Sea World, Sea World Killer Whales, sperm whale, technology, transportation, travel, vacation, Video
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Life for killer whales in the ocean is infinitely different, and many would say far better, than a life of captivity in a concrete tank. In the wild, most orcas stay near or with their families for life, travel up to 100 miles a day, and display complex communal rituals that provide stability, cooperation and regular opportunities for the unbridled expression of sheer joy.
Orcas are smart—among the most intelligent species in the world—making them particularly unsuitable to captivity, as I explain in my book Death at SeaWorld. Few people realize that killer whales are members of the family Delphinidae, making them the planet’s largest dolphins, giant cousins to the far more common bottlenose (think TV’s Flipper) and other species of seagoing dolphins. Orcas not only have the largest brain of any dolphin, but at 12 pounds it is also four times larger than the human brain, and second only to the sperm whale in heft and volume.
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.Click link below for article and Orca facts:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/15/killer-whale-facts_n_2300797.html?utm_hp_ref=science&ir=Science
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December 25, 2012
Mohenjo
Technical
aviation, business, Cara Santa Maria, climate, computer, computer simulation, Environment, gaming, huffingtonpost, ir technology, Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics, Martin Savage, Physics, research, Science, Science News, Simulation, sophisticated computer simulation, Talk Nerdy To Me, technology, Technology News, transportation, travel, Universe, Universe Computer Simulation, University Of Washington, vacation, Video
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Have you ever wondered whether all this–you, your life, the universe–is just a sophisticated computer simulation?
Martin Savage, a physicist at the University of Washington, thinks we can’t discount the idea. In fact, he and two colleagues (Silas Beane and Zohreh Davoudi) published a paper in November 2012 exploring the possibility. I spoke to him about why he thinks we may be the byproduct of some sophisticated computer code.
As we spoke, I noticed he used the word they a lot, when referencing the proposed simulators. I couldn’t help but ask, “who is they?” His answer will blow your mind.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/24/universe-computer-simulation_n_2339109.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&ir=Technology
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December 14, 2012
Mohenjo
Human Interest
$4.8 million, aviation, Babe Ruth, basketball, business, celebrities, Environment, Jack Nicklaus, Jordan, July 2009, MailOnline, michael jordans, Muhammad Ali, research, Science, Science News, sports, technology, tennis, The Bears Club, transportation, travel, vacation
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The house is within The Bears Club, golf legend Jack Nicklaus‘ luxurious development, and is apparently twice as big as the other luxury homes in the gated community, Eurweb.com report.
Jordan bought two lots at the club for a total $4.8 million in early 2008.
Construction started in July 2009 and is now well into its third year and is expected to continue for another year.
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Scale: The sheer size of Jordan’s new home can be seen from the air.
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.Click link below for story:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2244798/Holding-court-First-look-NBA-icon-Michael-Jordans-37-000-square-foot-palace.html
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December 12, 2012
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Science
business, climate, Deccan Traps, Dinosaur Death, Dinosaur Extinction, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs Asteroid, Dinosaurs Deccan Traps, Dinosaurs India, Dinosaurs Lava, Dinosaurs Volcano, Environment, huffingtonpost, India, lava flow, mass extinction, Mumbai, research, San Francisco, Science, Science News, technology, travel, vacation, Video, volcanic activity, Volcanic Activity Dinosaurs, volcanic region, Volcanoes Killed Dinosaurs, What Killed Dinosaurs
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SAN FRANCISCO — Volcanic activity in modern-day India, not an asteroid, may have killed the dinosaurs, according to a new study.
Tens of thousands of years of lava flow from the Deccan Traps, a volcanic region near Mumbai in present-day India, may have spewed poisonous levels of sulfur and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and caused the mass extinction through the resulting global warming and ocean acidification, the research suggests.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/08/volcanoes-killed-dinosaurs-india_n_2258395.html?utm_hp_ref=science
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December 11, 2012
Mohenjo
Crime
aviation, Bow And Arrow Attack, Bow And Arrow Shooting, Bow Arrow Attack, Casper College, Casper College Attack, Casper College Bow And Arrow, Casper College Bow And Arrow Shooting, Casper College Shooting, Casper College Wyoming, Crime News, Education, Environment, occupy-wall-street, politics, transportation, Video, Wyoming, Wyoming Bow And Arrow Attack
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CASPER, Wyo. — A man wielding a sharp-edged weapon killed one person in a Casper neighborhood Friday before killing a male teacher and himself in front of students in a community college classroom, causing a campus-wide lockdown as authorities tried to piece together what happened.
Police found the suspect and teacher dead at a science building on the Casper College campus, which was locked down for about two hours, school and police officials said. The other victim, a woman, was found in a street about two miles away.
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December 10, 2012
Mohenjo
Technical
blogging, Bring on the Learning Revolution, business, celebrities, Chris Anderson, Do Schools Kill Creativity, Education, entertainment, Environment, Epiphany, Findind your passion, gaming, How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, huffingtonpost, media, passion, research, Science, Science News, Sir Ken Robinson, social-media, technology, ted, TedTalks, travel, vacation, your passion, YouTube
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I’ve spoken twice at TED. The first time was in 2006. TED was a very different event then. It was a private conference for about 1,200 people. After the event, the talks were packaged in a box set of DVDs and sent just to the attendees. I gave a talk called “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” A few months later, Chris Anderson, the curator of TED, called to say they were planning to put a few talks on their website as an experiment and asked if they could include mine. The timing was perfect. Social media was beginning to take shape and the insatiable appetite for YouTube and short videos was about to emerge.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sir-ken-robinson/do-schools-kill-creativity_b_2252942.html
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December 9, 2012
Mohenjo
Human Interest
A 7.3-magnitude quake, bbc, bbc news, BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo, Buildings swayed violently in Tokyo, business, climate, devastating earthquake, Environment, higher ground, Japan's eastern coast, magnitude quake, Miyagi Prefecture, one-metre wave hit Ishinomaki, research, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, Science, Science News, technology, Tokyo, travel, tsunami, us geological survey, US-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, vacation, Video, wingfield, world asia, www bbc co uk
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A 7.3-magnitude quake has struck off Japan’s eastern coast, triggering a small tsunami and sparking evacuations.
A one-metre wave hit Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture and many people heeded calls to move to higher ground before all alerts were later lifted.
The quake epicentre was about 245km (150 miles) south-east of Kamiashi at a depth of about 36km, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Miyagi was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.
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The BBC’s Rupert Wingfield-Hayes said he felt his building shake “violently”
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20638696
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December 7, 2012
Mohenjo
Science
climate, Environment, huffingtonpost, impact craters, Mercury, Mercury Messenger, Mercury Messenger Announcement, Mercury Messenger program, messenger program, NASA, Nasa Announcement, Nasa Announcement Mercury, Nasa Announcement Messenger, nasa images, Nasa Mercury, nature, research, Science, Science News, Sean Solomon, technology, travel, vacation, Video, Water Mercury, Water On Mercury
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NASA announced Thursday that its Messenger probe has discovered new evidence of water ice on Mercury.
In the announcement, Sean Solomon, principal investigator for the Mercury Messenger program, said the probe had uncovered new evidence that deposits in permanently shadowed regions of Mercury’s poles is water ice. The ice is found predominantly in impact craters, according to data obtained by Messenger.
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NASA images showing Mercury’s north polar region.
The red areas are permanently shadowed, and the
yellow are radar bright spots that are now thought
to be deposits of water ice.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/29/water-on-mercury-nasa-announces-ice-poles_n_2212433.html?ref=topbar
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