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Thursday, 04 November 2021

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New access road in Nanticoke named Dziak Drive

The Citizens' Voice 04 Nov 2021

He took the helm of the Earth Conservancy in 1994, which coincided with the purchase of the bankrupt Blue Coal Corporation's holdings ... Terry Ostrowski, current president and CEO of the Earth Conservancy, said more than 16,000 acres of former bankrupt Blue Coal land were restored under Dziak's leadership.

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We’re Gonna Need Another Space Telescope

The Atlantic 04 Nov 2021

If that vision crystallizes into reality, it could change human knowledge as profoundly as the moment Copernicus realized that Earth wasn’t the center of the universe ... Some might be blue, others red or purple ... Earths could turn out to be quite common, and we could find ourselves marveling at someone else’s pale blue dot.

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Astronomers are urging NASA to build a huge space telescope to see Earth-like worlds outside ...

Business Insider 04 Nov 2021

NASA GSFC Astronomers are asking NASA to build a huge space telescope that could image Earth-like exoplanets ... According to Vanderbilt University astronomer Keivan Stassun, those images would resemble the famous "Pale Blue Dot" photo of Earth, which NASA's Voyager spacecraft snapped in 1990 after it zipped past Neptune.

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Astronomers say it’s time to start looking for another planet we can live on

Raw Story 04 Nov 2021

This time around, they're talking about finding the next Earth that could sustain life. The 500-page report was released Thursday explaining that there are many things that scientists could address, but the one that sticks out is finding Earth 2.0 ... Jeff Bezos is blasting people into orbit with his Blue Origin program.

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Blooming Prairie puts 28-game win streak on line in Section 2AA finals

Post Bulletin 04 Nov 2021

BLOOMING PRAIRIE vs. MAPLE RIVER. What. Section 2AA championship game. When. 7 p.m., Friday. Where ... Records. No ... Last meeting ... Last game ... Clair/Loyola 47-19; Maple River nipped Blue Earth 8-7 in overtime ... 10 in the state, have won seven straight games and earned a berth in the section title game by nipping fifth-ranked Blue Earth in overtime in the semifinals.

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For Baleen Whales, Meals Are Tons of Fun and Lots of Tons

The Epoch Times 04 Nov 2021

The blue whale, the largest animal on Earth, eats about 16 tons of krill daily in the North Pacific, gobbling up these tiny shrimp-like crustaceans with a filter-feeding system in the mouth ...

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Tom Hanks Says He Turned Down Jeff Bezos' Offer to Join a Blue Origin Space ...

Democratic Underground 04 Nov 2021

Tom Hanks is happy to stay right here on Earth. The Oscar winner recently turned down an invitation from Jeff Bezos to join a Blue Origin flight to outer ...

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Baleen whales eat about 16 tonnes per day: study

Taipei Times 04 Nov 2021

The blue whale, the largest animal in Earth’s history, eats about 16 tonnes of krill daily in the North Pacific, gobbling up these tiny shrimp-like crustaceans with a filter-feeding system in their mouths using baleen plates made of keratin, the substance found in people’s fingernails, scientists said on Wednesday.

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People Routinely Live Beyond the Age of 100 in These Rare Blue Zones

Interesting Engineering 04 Nov 2021

Blue Zones are areas of the Earth where people live the longest, often reaching well beyond 100 years of age ... "Blue Zones" got their name from the color which Poulain and Pes used to highlight the first such area identified, which was located in the province of Nuoro on the Italian island of Sardinia.

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City, county lighting regulations need consistency

Mankato Free Press 04 Nov 2021

The city of Mankato and Blue Earth County should get on the same page when it comes to light pollution standards ... .

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Suspect Threatens Driver, Leads Deputies On Chase Near Waseca

CBS Sports 04 Nov 2021

The Minnesota River Valley Drug Task Force says officers tried to pull over a car around 5.30 p.m ... The car initially stopped but then sped off, going west ... The man is currently being held at Blue Earth County Jail on multiple charges, including second-degree assault and being a felon in possession of a firearm.   ... .

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Eddie Vedder Shares Live Performance of ‘Long Way’ From Ohana Festival

Spin 04 Nov 2021

The video of “Long Way” from that first weekend is out now was shot and edited by Pearl Jam video director Blue Leach. Earthing doesn’t have a release date yet, and will be the Pearl Jam frontman’s first solo record since Ukulele Songs, which was released ...

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Why Romeo + Juliet is an enduring cultural classic

Harpers Bazaar 04 Nov 2021

Presenting the Best Supporting Actress category at this year’s Academy Awards, Brad Pitt was tasked with explaining how each nominee fell in love with movies ... Courtesy ... For me, and the legions of other teenage girls who first saw the film in English class, Romeo + Juliet was quite simply a revelation, an earth-shattering bolt from the blue ... .

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Prince William meets Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos at COP26 weeks after the royal criticised space ...

The Daily Mail 03 Nov 2021

'I was told that seeing the Earth from space changes the lens through which you see the world ... As a shaky Shatner emerged from the capsule, he instantly wrapped his arms around the Blue Origin and Amazon founder and said he was struck by the vulnerability of Earth and the relative sliver of its atmosphere.

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Tom Hanks says he was offered William Shatner’s space flight but refused to pay $28million

NME 03 Nov 2021

The revelation comes after the 90-year-old Star Trek actor took part in a Blue Origin rocket flight from Texas last month (October 13) which saw him go above the internationally recognised boundary of space known as the Karman Line, reaching about 66 miles above Earth ... encounter Earth from incredible views at apogee pic.twitter.com/Gzsnkv97K9.