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Aliens: Science asks, Is Anyone Out There? ed Jim Al-Khalili – review

Edit The Guardian 07 Nov 2016
Are we alone – a pale blue dot, bursting with life amid a vast, uninhabited universe – or is there life beyond Earth, existing in unimaginable forms, with extraterrestrial beings asking the same poignant question of themselves? ... For though the vast size of the universe and the rapid evolution of life on Earth make it a seemingly good bet, not everyone is sanguine....

Taking a Stand at Standing Rock

Edit CounterPunch 07 Nov 2016
In doing so, they have exposed for all the world to see the centuries-old racist war on Native Americans and the equally centuries old war on the earth itself, as well as the power of creative nonviolence when wielded properly ... In my speech, I thanked the Standing Rock people for their steadfast resistance and exemplary nonviolence, and reflected on Jesus’ connection between nonviolence and oneness with the earth....

tameside school first in uk to achieve top outdoor learning award (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Nov 2016
A Tameside school is the first in the UK to receive the highest level Forest School award ... The school has its own on-site Forest School area with a tree house and chicken run and pupils regularly take part in activities including den building, natural crafts, games and hot chocolate and songs around the campfire ... The Forest Schools Quality Award is administered solely through Archimedes Earth (www.archimedes-earth.com)....

Janet Reno, former US attorney general, dead at 78

Edit Times Union 07 Nov 2016
MIAMI (AP) — Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general and the epicenter of several political storms during the Clinton administration, including the seizure of Elian Gonzalez, died early Monday ... Known for being down-to-earth — her home number was listed in a city directory both before and after Washington — and even folksy, she crisscrossed the state to campaign in a red Ford Ranger pickup truck....

WVU study will determine amount of rare earth elements in the region's coal mining waste (West Virginia University)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Nov 2016
This follows a February 2016 NETLaward to WVUto explore the potential to recover and extract rare earth elements from AMDsolids, a project that is currently underway ... 'Together, the rare earths in AMDsolids range in value from $45 to $125/kg and our early sampling indicated that AMDsolids contain between 0.3 and 1.5 kg of total rare earth elements per ton of AMDsolid' said Ziemkiewicz....

Take That's Howard Donald isn't a fan of the "shite" X Factor

Edit Digital Spy 07 Nov 2016
Way back in 2012, Howard was one of many who complained about Rylan Clark staying on the show at the expense of Carolynne Poole - and yesterday he advised everyone to watch Planet Earth II over on the BBC instead of The X Factor results show ... The band didn't pop up in 2009, but they did share a theme week with Elton John, where the contestants ......

Fall Pops Concert November 12 Features Jazz Band, Magalia, Octet, Chorale (Mercersburg Academy)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Nov 2016
The Octet and Magalia are Mercersburg's boys' and girls' a cappella groups, respectively. The Jazz Band, directed by Bryan Morgan '07, will perform Hit And Run (by Jay Chattaway); September (recorded by Earth, Wind, & Fire with words and music by Maurice White et al., arr ... The Octet, which is directed by Richard Rotz, has the following songs on its portion of the bill....

NASA Small Satellites Will Take a Fresh Look at Earth (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Nov 2016
The RAVAN, HARP, IceCube and MiRaTA CubeSat missions are funded and managed by NASA's Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) in the Earth Science Division ... The rapidly developed, cost-constrained Earth Venture projects are competitively selected and funded by NASA's Earth System Science Pathfinder program within the Earth Science Division....

Planet Earth II Puts Stunning Images Above All Else

Edit The Atlantic 07 Nov 2016
Find someone who cares about your happiness as much as I cared about the baby iguanas in first episode of Planet Earth II ... Ten years later, the sequel—unfortunately not called Planet Earth II ... Many ecosystems in the original Planet Earth have been covered extensively by other series—the poles by Frozen Planet, and the various marine habitats by the upcoming Ocean....

Janet Reno, former US attorney general, dies at age 78

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 07 Nov 2016
During her tenure, the Justice Department prosecuted the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing case, captured the "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski that same year and investigated the 1993 terrorist attack on New York's World Trade Center ... Known for being down-to-earth — her home number was listed in a city directory both before and after Washington — and even folksy, she crisscrossed the state to campaign in a red Ford Ranger pickup truck....

Rock On 2 song You Know What I Mean: Farhan Akhtar STEALS the show with his terrific rendition – watch video

Edit Bollywood Life 07 Nov 2016
Farhan Akhtar, Shraddha Kapoor, Arjun Rampal’s Rock On 2 is just around the corner and while the buzz around the film has been average, the latest song might just make you excited for the film. Yes, after releasing quite a few numbers, the makers released another song today – You Know What I Mean and we have to say it is quite soothing....

The Chainsmokers' 'Closer' Tops Hot 100 for 12th Week, Rae Sremmurd & Drake Hit Top 10

Edit Billboard 07 Nov 2016
19) for a 12th week with "Closer," featuring Halsey, Meanwhile two songs enter the top 10 ... "Closer" remains the top-selling, most-streamed and most-heard radio song in the U.S. It leads the Digital Song Sales chart for a record-tying 13th week (72,000 downloads sold, down 15 percent, in the week ending Nov. 3, according to Nielsen Music; more on both the song matching the longevity mark at No....

Throbbing with energy

Edit The Hindu 07 Nov 2016
The replacement of natural with mechanical, traditional with modern, creative with trained minds makes tribal art obsolete. Lalit Kala Akademi is celebrating the folk and tribal art works titled “Earth Song” as a reflection of preserving the roots of art ... The ancient tribes used to paint their walls and decorate the huts by using the natural colours from the leaves, cow dung during festive seasons or during a celebration....
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