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Ghoulies, Ghosties and Long-Leggity Beasties
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THE THRILL OF FEAR
250 Years of Scary Entertainment By Walter Kendrick
Grove Weidenfeld. 283 pp. $19.95
THE PROBLEMS with this book begin with its subtitle. Walter
Kendrick, a professor of English at Fordham University, has taken it
upon himself to write a history of horror fiction from the Gothic
novels of the late 18th century to the most recent books, films and
television shows; but he finds no virtues in this material other
than that of providing "scary entertainment." This implies two
things: first, that to "scare" is a prime or, indeed, the only
purpose of horror fiction; and ...
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HONOLULU, Hawaii: Institute For Astronomy To Hold First Maui Open House
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service
; ...Going On at the Institute for Astronomy on Maui," "The Akamai Program...our work on Haleakala in solar astronomy, and now the Pan-STARRS PS1 telescope, which...academic technical partnerships in astronomy," said Jeff Kuhn, Associate...
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Johns Hopkins University in Science Consortium for Powerful New Telescope; Built to Hunt Earth-Bound Asteroids, Pan-STARRS Will Also Survey All Transient Phenomena.
News Wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service
; ...Response System (called Pan-STARRS) will use...Planck Institutes for Astronomy and Extraterrestrial...Astronomy, is the Pan-STARRS project scientist...Hopkins Physics and Astronomy: http://physics-astronomy.jhu.edu/
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Astronomy and the kitchen sink. (Book Reviews).
Magazine article from: Skeptical Inquirer
; Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed...of the equator) and drains a pan of water on either side of it...some of the tourists read Bad Astronomy, a lively, informative guide to astronomy-related errors and deceptions...
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World's largest digital camera installed on Pan STARRS-1 telescope
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...advanced digital camera on the Pan STARRS-1 (PS 1) telescope...at Manoa's Institute for Astronomy in Honolulu, the gigapixel...release by the Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, the...revolutionize many areas of astronomy," said IfA Director Rolf...
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Haleakala becomes hot spot for astronomy
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin
; ...a back seat to Mauna Kea in astronomy. It has a leading role in...University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy's Maui Division. [Sidebar...University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy's Mees Solar Observatory...has been closed. The first Pan-STARRS telescope to search...
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII MANOA INSTITUTE FOR ASTRONOMY DIRECTOR AWARDED SCHWARZSCHILD PRIZE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...and in Reviews of Modern Astronomy. The event was presided over...ambitious University of Hawaii Pan-STARRS project, which will...in 2000, Kudritzki was an astronomy professor and director of the...in 1967, the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii...
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA INSTITUTE FOR ASTRONOMY DIRECTOR TO BE HONORED
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...and in Reviews of Modern Astronomy. In addition, Kudritzki will...ambitious University of Hawaii Pan-STARRS project, which will...in 2000, Kudritzki was an astronomy professor and director of the...director of our Institute for Astronomy." "I am both surprised and...
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Microsoft Research Delivers Tools to Help Accelerate Scientific Discovery; Workflow technology for scientists connects raw data to computing systems, facilitating research in oceanography, astronomy, environmental science and other disciplines.
M2 Presswire
; ...facilitating research in oceanography, astronomy, environmental science and...fields such as oceanography, astronomy, environmental science and...and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) project, which helps...pose a threat to Earth. The Pan-STARRS project uses an array...
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UH hosts open house promoting astronomy
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin
; ...the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy's annual Open House kicking off Astronomy Week from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday...are being made and tested, such as the Pan-STARRS I telescope. Pan-STARRS, which is being built on Haleakala...
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Astronomy: Good heavens It's 300ft tall, more powerful than Hubble and stands as a living monument to a lost scientific age. But the the high-maintenance Jodrell Bank telescope is now threatened with closure, says Peter Stanford. Photographs by Simon Norfolk
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...funding body, the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, reportedly considering...of raising funds to contribute to a new pan- European optical telescope in Chile...the facility in the forefront of world astronomy. The bowl's 7,100 surface panels...
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