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Carolin Crawford 20th September, University of Cambridge - The Energetic Universe - X-ray astronomy Price: Adults £7.50 Concession (suitable for 15+) £5.50 Please call 01477 571 766 to purchase tickets Starts 7.30pm Dining Dinner can be pre booked with sittings at 6pm, 6.15pm, 6.30pm a...
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Creamfields festival
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Creamfields festival closes entrances after Daresbury floods Dance festival Creamfields has closed its entrances after heavy rain caused flooding. Tens of thousands of people are at the event in Daresbury, Cheshire, and thousands more were expected to arrive. [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/ne...
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Notting Hill Carnival
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The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event that since 1965 has taken place on the streets of Notting Hill, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, UK each August, over two days (the August bank holiday Monday and the day beforehand).[video=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krLs9U8ub...
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Northern Iota Aquarids meteor shower
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The Northern Iota Aquarids meteor shower peaks on the 25th August, 2011. Range: August 11- September 10 ZHR: 5-10 meteors per hour Speed: 31 km/s Radiant: RA=21:48, Dec= -06°
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Qixi Festival
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Qixi Festival (literally "The Night of Sevens"), also known as Magpie Festival, falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar; thus its name. It has sometimes been called Chinese Valentine's Day since the late 1990s, which is, strictly speaking, an inaccur...
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Volcanalia
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Vulcan (Latin: Vulcanus), aka Mulciber, is the god of beneficial and hindering fire, including the fire of volcanoes in ancient Roman religion and Roman Neopaganism. Vulcan is usually depicted with a thunderbolt. He is known as Sethlans in Etruscan mythology. He was worshipped at an annual festi...
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Consualia festival
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The Consuales Ludi or Consualia is a festival instituted by Romulus, which honours Consus, the god of counsel, and the one who protects the harvest which is in storage at the time of the festival, which took place about the middle of Sextilis. There were sacrifices to Consus on 7 July and 15 December. C...
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Vinalia Rustica
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On August 15, 293 BC, the Roman goddess Venuss oldest known temple was dedicated, and August 18 became a festival called the Vinalia Rustica. Read more
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Julian StarFest
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Free Public Star Party Saturday Night, August 18, 2012. Anyone can enjoy the Julian StarFest by participating in the free public star party on Saturday, August 18, 2012. Arrive in Julian between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. and you can enter the StarFest grounds (1150 Julian Orchards Ln, Julian, CA 92036...
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Turing Festival
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Important message. There are no full event tickets, only individual tickets starting at free with most events priced at £15. The Interactive Scotland Connected World £50 ticket gives access to that day conference at the Dynamic Earth [url=http://www.turingfestival.com/tickets/]Read more[...
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University of Adelaide
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University puts its best face forward for Open Day[url=http://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news55281.html]R...
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North York Astronomical Association StarFest
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The North York Astronomical Association invites you to attend its annual astronomy conference and star party. August 16-19, 2012, Ayton, Canada Read more
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The Dole Air Race
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The Dole Air Race, also known as the Dole Derby, was a tragic air race to cross the Pacific Ocean from northern California to the Territory of Hawaii in August 1927. Of the 15-18 entrant airplanes, 11 were certified to compete but three crashed before the race, resulting in three deaths. Eight eventua...
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Portumnalia
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Roman mythology, Portunes (alternatively spelled Portumnes or Portunus) was a god of keys, doors and livestock. He protected the warehouses where grain was stored. His festival, celebrated on August 16, the seventeenth day before the Kalends of September, was the Portumnalia, a minor occasion...
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Tiangong-1/Shenzhou-9 space delegation
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