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Dec 2011
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Solstice Across the Blue Ocean
Santa Barbara Independent Our winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It is a beautiful day marked by cobalt blue skies and cool winds from the Pacific Ocean. Down under, in New Zealand, while we celebrated our shortest day, … |
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Dec 2011
 Indian Country Today Media Network.com |
Mayan 2012 Predictions: Apocalypse or a Game of Telephone?
Indian Country Today Media Network.com But in the year running up to the next Winter Solstice, on December 21, 2012, the impending changeover to we know not what is already causing buzz, plus hotel reservations. But the voices of reason warn that this is not much more than a long-term game … The end of the world? Happy New Year: Our hopes for 2012 for state and nation If 2012 Is The Year Civilization Ends, It's Going To Need To Work Hard To Beat … |
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Dec 2011
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Tailor-made seasonal sentiments
Toronto Star To All My Politically Correct Friends: Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, … |
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Dec 2011
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Beijing set for 1st countdown
People’s Daily Online … first official New Year's Eve outdoor celebration will feature a lavish laser and light show, against the backdrop of one of the city's historic landmarks, where emperors performed elaborate ceremonies to worship the heavens on the Winter Solstice. … |
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Dec 2011
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Listening to each other with respect is our best hope
Irish Times The notion of a new year celebrates the possibility of freshness, of starting anew, even if the date could just as easily have been the day after the winter solstice, or indeed, any other day. Wishing each other “Happy new year! |
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Dec 2011
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Winter solstice images capture the moment
Washington Post I wanted to commend your use of a high dynamic range (HDR) photo on the Dec. 23 front page. It was an excellent photo capturing the holiday-time view of the Capitol. Your explanation of an HDR photo, however, was off. HDR is all about extending the … |
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Dec 2011
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'Optimism abounds for 2012' – DAVE DALE's Soapboxing
The North Bay Nugget By DAVE DALE The Nugget The next cycle of the so-called Mayan calendar begins after the coming winter solstice Dec. 21, 2012 — give or take 60 days, depending on which star watching expert you believe. Sorry to burst your doomsday bubble, but the … |
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Dec 2011
 Longboat Key News |
Sunshine — still
Longboat Key News Just to get you up to speed; the winter solstice in our northern hemisphere occurred this year at 0530 (UTC), Dec. 22. At that time the sun reached its most southerly declination — the North Pole was tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun. |
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Dec 2011
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New Year: Here We Go Again!
Huffington Post (blog) The Winter Solstice, when the sun is reborn with new strength and the days begin to lengthen is New Year for those who live in Arctic climates, like the Koryaks of northern Siberia, the East Greenlanders and the Eskimos of Hudson Bay. |
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