Posts Tagged ‘vastly-improved’

All about Comets

Oct.20, 2009 in UncategorizedComets can be spectacular objects seen in the night-time sky. They have been associated by the superstitious with disasters and other notable historical events. Until the 1986 opposition of Halley’s comet, the true nature of a comet’s nucleus was the subject of argument amongst astronomers. The passage of the Giotto probe close to the nucleus of Comet Halley and the many observations that were carried out worldwide have vastly improved our knowledge of the nature

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Phoenix: Live at The Wireless 2009

Photo by The Cobra SnakePhoenix live is a totally different animal – raw and rocking. It all comes to life when Thomas Hedlund steps behind that drum kit. Here is a little souvenir for all of you who witnessed them live Download: Phoenix: Live at The Wireless 2009 – Sydney, AustraliaTracklist : 01. Intro 02. Lisztomania 03. Long Distance Call 04. Consolation Prizes 05. Rally 06. Sometimes in the Fall 07. Love Like A Sunset Part 1 08. Love Like A Sunset Part 2 09. Too Young 10. Rome 11. 1901 12.

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I heart the Hudson Valley

I know I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, but this part of the world where I live is wonderful.  The more I explore it, the more I love it. I would be no Hudson Valley blogger worth her salt if I didn’t write up a little something about our new crowning jewel, Walkway Over the Hudson .  For those of you who haven’t heard of it, the walkway is a state park that connects Poughkeepsie to Highland via a bridge that used to be an elevated railway.  There’s not much to the walkway, just sl

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