Monthly Archives: March 2010
What are your thoughts on the proposal to extend the school year and/or day.?
The Obama administration is kicking around the idea of extending the school year from 180 days to 200 days as well as lengthening the school day. What are your thought on this? I think American kids definitely need to spend … Continue reading
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How did December 25 become the date of Christmass?
We don’t know exactly when Christ was born. December 25 was the pagan holiday because that’s when the winter solstace of the sun happens. But how did this date become the CHRISTIAN holiday? The other day I happened upon a … Continue reading
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December 21 is the shortest day of the year, but why is the daylight longer in the evenings already?
On a sunrise-sunset table the mornings are darker until the first part of January. Wlhy is this? It’s because the earth’s orbit is elliptical, and when the earth is close to the sun it moves faster around the sun and … Continue reading
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Does Sean Connary appear in Quantum of Solice in a cameo role?
I’m pretty sure I saw him in the lobby of the seedy hotel. He was reading a paper and watching Bond interact with the desk clerk.
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Could doomsday will happen in 2012?
sounds so serious here people. What really makes me frantic is the solstis of the planet colliding and all. Lady, I am going to be brutally honest with you: no. There was a lot of paranoia surrounding the year 2000, … Continue reading
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Why do flying ant colonies all appear on approximately the same day?
I have heard differing answers to this by two reliable (But clearly not) sources – The Guardian & The Times. 1, It is after the new moon at the time of (or just before) the summer solstace – The flying … Continue reading
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what is the latitude of a place where the subsolar point occurs on the june solistice?
Er, sorry but if, by subsolar point, you mean, the time the sun is at the zenith, i.e. right above you, then – at the summer solstice (22 June) -the latitude is the tropic of Cancer (23.5 N) and not … Continue reading
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How much daylight do we gain per day after the winter soltice?
I am NOT a winter person and look forward to longer days. PLEASE help. Thanks! PS… although I don’t know my latitude from the equator I am in NY State. that depends on where you live. See aa.usno.navy.mil to get … Continue reading
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Wintersong Honours Year’s Shortest Day With Dance
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_30206.aspx Duration : 0:3:2
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Stonehenge Winter Solstice 2008
A good time had by all on a mild midwinter’s morning. Duration : 0:3:10