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2012 Isn't the End of the World, Mayans Insist
KTLA NewsMEXICO CITY -- Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly "running out" on Dec. 21, 2012. After all, it's not the end of the world. Or is it? Definitely not, the Mayan Indian elder...Tags: John Major, Indiana Jones (fictional character), Monuments and Heritage Sites, Chile, White House
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Clocks Return To Daylight Saving Time
FOX 17 MeteorologistI have good news and bad news! First, we all lose one hour sleep this weekend. Second, beginning Sunday we get an extra hour of daylight. THIS weekend is when we move the clocks FORWARD one hour Saturday night into Sunday morning as we return to Daylight...Tags: Michigan, Weather Reports, Human Interest, WXMI, Weather
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Happy New Year!
Staff reporterNearly a million revelers crowded New York's Time Square to witness the traditional dazzling ball drop, fireworks lit up Australia's Sydney Harbor and communist Vietnam held a rare Western-style countdown to the new year as the world ushered in 2011....Tags: Australia, Michael Bloomberg, Elections, Guerrilla Activity, Madrid (Spain)
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Being good without God
South Florida Sun-SentinelKen Loukinen, in brief Other job experience: Firefighter and paramedic. Other community posts: South Florida regional director for American Atheists. Education: Diploma from Medical Arts Training Center, Miramar; certification from Broward Fire...Tags: Montana, Thomas Jefferson, Washington (U.S. state), Frank Zappa, Kevin Smith
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Hallowe'en recalls ancient Catholic, Celtic fests
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS: Today is Hallowe’en, more properly expressed as All Hallows’ Eve. It’s the evening before All Saints (or Hallows) Day, designated by the Roman Catholic pope in A.D. 835 to honor all the saints. Before that,...Tags: Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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The Craft Beer Chronicles: Sipping seasonals at the Bruery
Brand XOn Sunday, I took the Metrolink to Orange County, riding my bicycle from Fullerton Station to the Bruery in nearby Placentia. There I found Patrick Rue -- the Bruery's founder, CEO and fellow Mater Dei High School alumnus -- waiting for me in the... -
"Long Night Moon" also a "Blue Moon"
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:The moon is full at 12:28 p.m. today, rising over Baltimore at 4:38 p.m. As the third full moon since the autumn equinox, this one’s called the Long Night Moon, or the Moon Before Yule. But you...... -
Autumnal aromas: Blessed with good scents
Brand XTHANKSGIVING ISSUE: It is said that Southern California has no seasons, but we who live here have learned to recognize its subtle tonal shifts. When the sycamore trees flare crimson and giant breakers pound the empty beaches, my thoughts to turn... -
December brings total lunar eclipse
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:December arrives on Wednesday. It’s a busy month. The year’s earliest sunset occurs on the 8th as Sol drops below Baltimore’s western horizon at 4:43 p.m. The annual Geminid meteor shower – one of the...Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Astronomy
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Tonight's full moon is the Hunger Moon
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:The moon rises over Baltimore tonight at 5:19 p.m., and is officially full at 3:36 a.m. Friday. The second full moon since the winter solstice is the Wolf Moon or Hunger Moon, so-named for reasons chillingly obvious......Tags: Rentals
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Crow Moon on the rise
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:The moon is full tonight. It’s the third full moon since the winter solstice, making it the Lenten Moon, the Sap, Crow or Worm Moon. Take your pick; each one evokes something about the season we’re in.......Tags: Lent
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