UFOs the Phoenix Lights http://www.examiner.com/x-2174-Phoenix-Family-Examiner~y2009m1d16-UFOs-The-Phoenix-Lights The morning of March 13, 1997 started like any other beautiful day in the Valley of the Sun. By that evening, an amazing sighting marked the date in history. The Phoenix Lights experience involved a…
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The physical sciences (also known as the “natural”, or “hard” sciences) emerged during the Age of Enlightenment and evolved into the disciplines we know today as physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, and others. As the names imply, these sciences are aimed…
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We drive up to the church on Sunday morning and there are no other vehicles. Have we moved the clock ahead a week early? Has everyone else forgotten to set their clocks ahead? We settle into a pew, wondering silently…
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Society today misunderstands what science really is. It is not magic. It is not a religion. It’s a rational process of determining reality, nothing more and nothing less. By its very nature, the body of increasing scientific knowledge will, over…
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Ephemeris Time (ET) and Terrestrial Dynamic Time (TDT) are both stable time standards devised to replace variable solar time. They are extremely precise methods of measuring time. The difference is that Terrestrial Dynamic Time is based on atomic time, while…
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One of the signs that winter is approaching is setting back the clock one hour. You gain an hour of sleep but you also lose an hour of daylight. When spring comes you get that hour back but you lose…
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“In its broadest sense, science (from the Latin scientia, meaning “knowledge”) refers to any systematic knowledge or practice. In its more usual restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method, as well as to…
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There are many positive effects that daylight saving time affords us, such as extra daylight hours in the evening and the opportunity to spend more time outdoors. Due to some of the more pronounced negative factors however, the practice is…
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“You have to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time,’ my instructor told me on my first flying lesson. His point was well take. Flying a plane requires excellent coordination because there are several things that…
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Daylight Saving Time (DST) is, to many, a bizarre concept. While living in Paris, Benjamin Franklin first suggested that the populace should be awaken by cannon to make the most of the early sunlight, saving money on candles. It was,…
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