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day The rotation period of the Earth relative to some external point. Several types of day are defined according to the reference point chosen. For most purposes the day is defined as 86 400 s (i.e. 24 hours exactly), which corresponds to the
mean solar day, but the mean solar day depends on the rotation of the Earth, which is neither completely uniform nor completely predictable. The
apparent solar day, the interval from one meridian transit of the Sun (apparent noon) to the next, has a considerable annual variation of about 30 s due to the changing value of the
equation of time. This is averaged out to give the mean solar day. The
mean sidereal day, on the other hand, is the Earth's period of axial rotation relative to the stars, with a minor correction of 0.0084 s to allow for precession. It is the interval between successive transits of the mean
equinox, and is nearly 4 min shorter than the mean solar day. Due to the Earth's orbital motion around the Sun there is precisely one more sidereal day in the year than the number of solar days.
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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2-DAY'S 2 CENTS: Sports books; Glory days revisited; Magic Johnson and Larry Bird look back at their storied rivalry.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 11/2/2009; 700+ words
; ...was with the Lakers. Here is some of what they had to say: -On what they used to think of each other during their playing days: Magic: "I disliked the guy. Hated the guy. Because I knew he could beat me. ... I'm just happy we were able to have...
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 "The Sunday Independent (South Africa)")
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The day our past hit home, the day they killed Bianca.(Dispatches)
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Independent (South Africa); 11/8/2009; 700+ words
; ...Alexandra. WEDNESDAY, October 14, 2009, dawns like any other day. A warm early summer's morning already brightened by the extravagant...an irrational fear - one that harked back to the old apartheid days when whites were brainwashed into seeing "swart gevaar" all...
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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I'm like a protective mum to Kerry. Some days I want to hug her, other days I'd like to smack her legs; THE NOLAN GIRLS ARE BACK WITH A BANG.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 11/8/2009; 700+ words
; ...Kerry's a very complex character," she says. "On a good day we'd get on very well. "I feel like a protective mum towards her. "Sometimes I want to hug her and other days I want to smack the back of her legs. I tell her to try to keep...
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 "Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales)")
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One perk is that we both get Mothers Day and Father's Day cards; GAY COUPLE BREAK THE MOULD TO GIVE BROTHERS A HOME.(News)
Newspaper article from: Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales); 11/8/2009; 700+ words
; ...over two weeks, starting off with an hour on the first day, two hours on the second, and so on until we were both...One perk is that they both get cards on Father's Day and Mother's Day. Their family set-up is entirely natural to them but...
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The day the Wall fell... 20 years later ; Celebrations mark the euphoric collapse of Berlin's hated divide
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 11/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...thousands, then hundreds of thousands crossed over the following days. Stores in West Berlin stayed open late and banks gave out 100...Pounds 50, to each East German visitor. The party lasted four days and by November 12, more than three million of East Germany...
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 "The Saturday Star (South Africa)")
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ANGELA DAY'S SATURDAY RECIPE Triple chocolate biscuits.(Entertainment)(Recipe)
Newspaper article from: The Saturday Star (South Africa); 11/7/2009; 472 words
; ...drizzle with melted white chocolate. For more delicious Angela Day recipes, look in the Verve section of The Star on Mondays and...household queries, recipes, hints and tips, call The Angela Day Helpline at 011 836 7181 from 8.30am-12.30pm weekdays.
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 "Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)")
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Landlords let Adam's team take care of it all; Adam Rastall, Belvoir Lettings My Day: Adam Rastall set up Belvoir Lettings in West Derby Village in 2005, and has just added a city centre office on Cheapside. This is his day ...(Features)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 11/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...around 45 minutes, which sets me up for the day. 8.30am: Arrive at the West Derby Village...staff to see what we have lined up for the day ahead. I also look over the viewing records from the previous day. 9am: My letting negotiator and I discuss...
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OSV Day Rates: only 18 jackups working.(At AGlance)
Magazine article from: Workboat; 11/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...forecasting about a 10-rig average increase in jackup activity over 2010," Marsh said. SEPTEMBER 2009 DAY RATES, FLEET UTILIZATION VESSEL TYPE AVERAGE DAY RATES UTILIZATION AUG. '09 SEPT. '09 SEPT. '08 SEPT. '09 SEPT. '08 AHTS Over 8,000 hp...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Two-day planner.(Neighbor)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 11/6/2009; 700+ words
; ...are $25. Sponsored by Brass Bands International, this full-day invitational event features the finest British-style adult...Cavalry Civil War re-enactment regiment will hold a Veterans Day memorial service at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Newton War Memorial...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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The day Vesuvius erupted, a split opened up at Parkhead.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 11/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...squad. Di Canio, an undecorated playmaker in Serie A, arrived for a knockdown [pounds sterling]650,000. In his first days at the club, he pursued roommate Pet e r Grant around a hotel room brandishing a fish and boasted of shaving every hair on his...
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Caring for Children
Book article from: Growing Up: Issues Affecting America's Youth
...receiving public assistance benefits while not working, requiring poor parents to work even if they had to place young children in day care. In 2007, 72.8% of mothers in single-parent households worked. (See Table 3.2.) Nearly two-thirds (64...
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Almanacs
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
11. Almanacs See also 25. ASTRONOMY ; 65. CALENDAR almanagist a person who compiles almanacs. ephemeris an astronomical almanac giving, as an aid to the astronomer and navigator, the locations of celestial bodies for each day of the year.
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Catholicism
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...lives and deaths of martyrs. 3. an official catalog of martyrs and saints, arranged according to the dates of their feast days. —martyrologist, n. —martyrologic, martyrological, adj. Molinism the doctrine of the 16th-century...
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Dreams
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...hence, any series of images that move and change rapidly, as a dream. —phantasmagorial , phantasmagoric , adj. pnigalion a nightmare. reverist a person much inclined to dream, especially to day-dream; a dreamy person.
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Food and Nutrition
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...formal discussion. syssitia the practice or custom, as among the ancient Spartans and Cretans, of eating the main meal of the day together in public to strengthen social and political bonds. trichinosis a form of food-poisoning, caused by infestation...
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