Astronomical Year

En ...en Perú el 2008.11.12

Etched into the barren rocky desert plains of Nazca, in the region of Ica, is a mystery yet to be solved. Stretching for miles, and only visible from the air, are a series of lines, geometric shapes and figures that are 2000 years old. Created by the Nazca civilisation, their true purpose has yet to be determined. How they were made The deserts plains that span the distances between the narrow green valleys of southern Ica are a barren place strewn with rocky debris. Under the baking hot sun, no plant...

En History Of Art, historia del arte el 2008.10.30

The measure of time on which the calendar is based. It is the time taken for the earth to complete one orbit of the sun. The calendar year consists of an average of 365.25 mean solar days ? three successive years of 365 days followed by one (leap) year of 366 days. The solar year (or astronomical year) is the average interval between two successive returns of the sun to the first point of Aries; it is 365.242 mean solar days. The sidereal year is the average period of revolution of the earth with...

En Osdia el 2008.09.16

Britney Spears asistirá el día 16 de Septiembre a las Cortes. Se rumorea que la ganadora de 3 Moonmen en los premios Mtv Video Music Awards, Britney Spears, que recientemente ha hecho público que su single, Womanizer, se podrá oir a partir del 22 de Septiembre en las radios y que su nuevo álbum de estudio, titulado Circus, saldrá el mismo día a la vente que el cumpleaños de la cantante, tiene que asistir hoy, Martes 16 de Septiembre a las cortes. Al...

En Blog Goobuntu | Linux | Gmail | Google el 2008.09.10

With yesterday's refresh to Apple's iPod line, it was hard not to feel at least a little deja vu. I've been following new iPod announcements?which often come more than once a year?since 2001, when the first iPod showed up in stores for an...

En The Today Fix el 2008.08.18

Phil Collins, 57, is divorcing soon-to-be ex-wife Orianne Cevey, 35, in what will be the biggest ever celeb payout in British legal history (reported $46.68 million divorce settlement), trumping even the astronomical amount Heather Mills received ($45.37 million)from Paul McCartney earlier this year. I just have to say wowwwwwwwwww!!!!! Women sure do have...

En Dondequiera el 2008.06.08

Back in 2006, the future of the Arecibo Observatory started looking pretty bleak. During meetings by the Astronomical Sciences Division of the National Science Foundation, a committee recommended that the enormous radio telescope should be closed. Their justification for the recommendation was that the combination of several facilities would allow them (NSF) to continue existing studies. Of course, that set off a lot of political hand wringing here and many local politicians decided to acknowledge that we...

En AstroSideral el 2008.04.06

Image: cuneiform tablet with babylonian planetary positions. John Buzzard: The Babylonian AyanamsaThe zodiac as used by the Babylonians was sidereal. This makes one curious about the startingpoint of their zodiac. What 'Ayanamsa' did the Babylonian astrologers use? Well, actually the term Ayanamsa is Vedic and not used by the Babylonians. But they did calculate positions relative to the fixed stars. And we do know about several cuneiform inscriptions mentioning the date of a planet entering a sign. This...

En Spanish Football & Sports el 2008.03.15

Surfed through the Spanish Sports dailys & have selected three transfer rumours, or better said, way out speculations that have grabbed SFS attention. First news comes from Italy, from INTER MILAN & its President Morrati. The Inter President wishes to build for next season a powerful new side with the cornor-stone being - according to press ("Sport" for example) speculation - coach Mourinho who will have a blank cheque for signnings. The desired "World" star is FC BARCELONA Argentine star LIONEL MESSI &...

En del bichito expresivo el 2008.02.08

Many business owners or managers do not know whether they are Many makes a profit or not and whether they grow or contract Until the accountants and whether the summary of the end of the year completed. It can It is already too late and then. Maybe they think this is a thing will never happen, They - the business may fail. 70% of the enterprises do not meet The first five years. ? They by intuition or gut feeling. They believe it is as a Excellent managers. ? What is ironic is that, it needs a lot of time...

En Bolivia Today el 2007.12.05

In the Carrasco province, Pocona district, 142 Kms from the city, we find Incallajta (or Inca Land) -a protected area of Cochabamba- which in 1929 was declared National Monument. It is an inca fortress which has certain characteristics which make it the biggest arquitectonic expression of what was the expansion of the Tahuantinsuyo (Inca Empire) in the Cochabambine valleys. According to Spanish cronicles this fortress was built between the years 1460 and 1470 DC, under orders of the Inca Topa Inga...

En bochaísmos el 2007.06.08

which movie reviews should i believe? interesante sistema para determinar quién debe ser tu crítico cinematográfico de cabecera. is this the world's most polluted river? | the daily mail terrible. no exit: libertarianism is just anarchy for rich people funny. are we rome? | salon at a crude level, the parallels are striking. harbour bridge: 75th anniversary bridge walk espectacular panorámica de 360º desde lo alto del puente del puerto de sydney, el día de su 75 aniversario, desde 134 metros de altura. bbc...

En Mi Blog personal! ;) el 2006.08.19

New definition of planet: International Astronomical Union proposed that the term "planet" be redefined to include other objects beyond the traditional nine planets considered a part of the solar system in the year 2006. On August 24, 2006 in Prague, in the Czech Republic the members of the IAU will vote on the proposal. They have included three planets they are Ceres which is considered as a planet, then an asteroid. The next comes the Charon previously......

En Governance Focus el 2006.06.22

The astronomical rise of top executives' compensation has received a fair share of ink and outrage in recent years. But what do you know about how companies pay everyone else? Not much, according to a consulting firm's review of the largest U.S. companies' "human capital" costs. The two-year study of the 100 largest publicly traded American companies found that only a fifth discuss human capital and its contribution to business success in their annual reports. See full...