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Feeding Rena
Our Times; 6/1/2007; Tyler, Paul; 384 words
; Three times a day we gather them from chairs or corners, moving Rena last. Stuck in permanent squat, she is a rusty jackknife that won't open, sharp and brittle. Her hands, cramped, unfurl into mine, fingers cold as starving mice. I could lift her by her fists; she is breath enclosed in a box.
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The Amateur Naturalist Fuzzy washes of light defined: 'nebulae' and 'island universes'
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 7/23/2007; DANA WILDE; 530 words
; Before telescopes were invented in the early 1600s, most of what we now know exists in outer space was completely unimagined and largely unimaginable by ordinary human beings (like us). Galileo observed bizarre and shocking things - spots on the sun, planetlings orbiting Jupiter, countless stars
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Four more for kids on WB.(four more television shows on Warner Bros.)
Broadcasting & Cable; 1/19/1998; McClellan, Steve; 263 words
; The WB will debut four new shows in its 19-hour, six-day-a-week kids program lineup next season. Shows include Warner Bros. Histeria!, an animated comic look at history that WB says meets the FCC's requirements for children's educational programming. Histeria! will air on Saturday at 8 a.m. and
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AUTUMN'S CELESTIAL DUST CLOUD HIDES IN PLAIN VIEW
Roanoke Times & World News; 10/1/2007; John Goss ecoacres@rbnet.com; 551 words
; When city folk visit the country on clear, dark autumn nights, they are treated to an amazing sight. Arcing directly overhead glows the plane of our galaxy, the Milky Way. This magnificent band cannot be fully experienced in the city, whether it is Roanoke, Blacksburg, Rocky Mount or Pulaski.
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Zoo in the Sky.(nebulae)
Highlights for Children; 5/1/1999; Fortier, Edmund A.; 568 words
; If you wanted to see a pelican, a crab, or a swan, where would you look? The answer is simple--a zoo! But if you were an astronomer, you wouldn't have to go to a zoo at all. With a powerful telescope and a little imagination, you could spot each of these creatures in the night sky. This isn't as
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