What’s up in the sky in June

Source: Akron Beacon Journal

The event for June is on the 5th, when we can follow the dark disk of Venus crossing 11 degrees of the sun’s surface, from about 6:04 p.m. until the sun sets about 8 p.m. The McKinley Presidential Library ...
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Misc. Quest, Umbra the Orc Warrior, Suran, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Source: 360-Faces

The player is myself, StoneMonkWisdom. If you check the video description or the credits in the video, you’ll note that there are two voice actors, a girl that helped me out and myself as Umbra. I was simply playing as a female characte ...
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St. Albert designer crafts boards a cut above the rest

Source: Edmonton Journal

EDMONTON - Geoff Lilge’s cutting boards, butcher blocks and knife holders are so much more than pieces of wood. Beautifully designed and crafted from walnut and maple, they are meant to be functional and lovel ...
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Earth's shadow on the Moon

Source: Astronomy.com

A partial lunar eclipse graces the sky above much of the Americas as well as eastern Asia and Australia on June 4. On June 4, plan once again to get out your lawn chairs, binoculars, and low-power eyepieces. ...
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Recent Top eBay Book Sales (March-May 2012)

Source: The Fine Books Blog

Back at the beginning of March I posted a list of top eBay book sales from December 2011 to the end of February 2012. Since eBay only keeps listings around for so long I thought I'd repeat the list every two to three months t ...
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Umbra’s second helpings: Proper glory for Old Glory

Source: Grist

“Like any proud American, I want to fly our flag 24 hours a day to show my reverence for this awesome country. I am torn, though, because section 6a of the Flag Code requires the flag to be lit up during hours of darkness and this conflic ...
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The Congregation for Divine Worship wants to lead a revival of Gregorian Chant, but the Secretariat of State is putting on the brakes...

Source: The New Advent

ROME, May 23, 2012 – At the Mass that Benedict XVI will celebrate in Milan next June 3 in front of an immense crowd of faithful, on the occasion of the world meeting of families, the performance of the Gregorian chants will be ...
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The other end of an eclipse

Source: PhysOrg.com

The Moon's shadow falling over the Pacific on May 20, 2012 As the annular eclipse on May 20 sent skywatchers around the globe gazing upwards to see the Sun get darkened by the Moons silhouette, NASAs Terra satellite ...
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Astronaut snaps solar eclipse's moon shadow from space

Source: MSNBC

As millions of skywatchers gazed up at a dazzling solar eclipse on Sunday, one astronaut was amazed by looking down at the eclipse's shadow moving across the Earth. NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured spectacular photos of the moon's shadow ...
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