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Closed Doors | owainglynevans
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About the Man Behind the Words. Why do human beings need answers? Partly I suppose because without one the question itself soon sounds silly. Better then to ask no questions? Better then to be a contented pig than an unhappy Socrates? Since factory farming is tougher on pigs that it is on philosophers I’ll take my chance. – Jeanette Winterson. By OWAIN GLYN EVANS. What goes on behind closed doors? That door and you’ll. What you don’t know can’t hurt you, and what’s wrong with that, eh? Open it, mate.
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Global Warming. It’s just gettin’ started… | .a thousand things astronomy.
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About ‘A Thousand Things…’. A thousand things astronomy. A Pakistani's Take on the wonders of the universe, one post at a time. June 8, 2014. Global Warming. It’s just gettin’ started…. Since Karachi is experiencing the hottest day of this year so far and the country is undergoing one of the worst heatwaves in history, I thought it was appropriate to educate everyone on a little thing known as…Climate Change! Commonfolk dependent on travelling by foot for their business, farmers dependent on rain for cro...
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Science: Moon Sighting Prospects in 10 Sentences or Less | .a thousand things astronomy.
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About ‘A Thousand Things…’. A thousand things astronomy. A Pakistani's Take on the wonders of the universe, one post at a time. August 7, 2013. Science: Moon Sighting Prospects in 10 Sentences or Less. The Eid-ul-Fitr in Pakistan is likely to fall on this Friday as per the Ruet-e-Hilal’s decision to sight the Moon on Thursday, creating a 2 DAYS difference (! Check the comments for a pre-requisite of why I wrote this blog post…). Http:/ www.timeanddate.com/calendar/moonphases.html? If you add 20 hours, th...
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Driving Things to the Extreme | .a thousand things astronomy.
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About ‘A Thousand Things…’. A thousand things astronomy. A Pakistani's Take on the wonders of the universe, one post at a time. February 15, 2011. Driving Things to the Extreme. It was nothing more than what one would call, a ‘junk’ 65 mm refractor. So why do I consider myself to be lucky? Because scopes are difficult, if not completely impossible to come by here in Pakistan! Fast-forward to 2005; I made a few upgrades to my telescope. Bought a sturdy tripod. The existing eyepieces and barlow uni...Of 20...
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August | 2013 | .a thousand things astronomy.
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About ‘A Thousand Things…’. A thousand things astronomy. A Pakistani's Take on the wonders of the universe, one post at a time. August 7, 2013. Science: Moon Sighting Prospects in 10 Sentences or Less. The Eid-ul-Fitr in Pakistan is likely to fall on this Friday as per the Ruet-e-Hilal’s decision to sight the Moon on Thursday, creating a 2 DAYS difference (! Check the comments for a pre-requisite of why I wrote this blog post…). Http:/ www.timeanddate.com/calendar/moonphases.html? If you add 20 hours, th...
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June | 2014 | .a thousand things astronomy.
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About ‘A Thousand Things…’. A thousand things astronomy. A Pakistani's Take on the wonders of the universe, one post at a time. June 8, 2014. Global Warming. It’s just gettin’ started…. Since Karachi is experiencing the hottest day of this year so far and the country is undergoing one of the worst heatwaves in history, I thought it was appropriate to educate everyone on a little thing known as…Climate Change! Commonfolk dependent on travelling by foot for their business, farmers dependent on rain for cro...
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Viewing the ISS on 3rd June (and How to View Satellites from your Home. Part 1) | .a thousand things astronomy.
https://1000thingsastro.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/viewing-the-iss-on-3rd-june
About ‘A Thousand Things…’. A thousand things astronomy. A Pakistani's Take on the wonders of the universe, one post at a time. June 3, 2013. Viewing the ISS on 3rd June (and How to View Satellites from your Home. Part 1). Did you know that stars, planets, comets and Nebulas aren’t the only “things” in space you can view from the comfort of your own house? If you did, then congratulate yourself. Why are you still reading this post? I kid) Well for the unaware, there is a host. Let’s Start…. Initially, IS...
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July | 2011 | .a thousand things astronomy.
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About ‘A Thousand Things…’. A thousand things astronomy. A Pakistani's Take on the wonders of the universe, one post at a time. July 8, 2011. Astronomy Podcast Ep 1. Here it is, an astronomy podcast from Pakistan! A lot of it is general as I have no experience with speaking on astronomy publicly. Topics talked about: General introduction, Karachi Astronomers Society, Progress of Pakistan in Space Tech, Space Shuttle Program, Dark Skies of Pakistan. I hope to make this a regular feature from now on. Farja...
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June | 2013 | .a thousand things astronomy.
https://1000thingsastro.wordpress.com/2013/06
About ‘A Thousand Things…’. A thousand things astronomy. A Pakistani's Take on the wonders of the universe, one post at a time. June 3, 2013. Viewing the ISS on 3rd June (and How to View Satellites from your Home. Part 1). Did you know that stars, planets, comets and Nebulas aren’t the only “things” in space you can view from the comfort of your own house? If you did, then congratulate yourself. Why are you still reading this post? I kid) Well for the unaware, there is a host. Let’s Start…. Initially, IS...
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Astronomy Podcast Ep 1 | .a thousand things astronomy.
https://1000thingsastro.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/astronomy-podcast-ep-1
About ‘A Thousand Things…’. A thousand things astronomy. A Pakistani's Take on the wonders of the universe, one post at a time. July 8, 2011. Astronomy Podcast Ep 1. Here it is, an astronomy podcast from Pakistan! A lot of it is general as I have no experience with speaking on astronomy publicly. Topics talked about: General introduction, Karachi Astronomers Society, Progress of Pakistan in Space Tech, Space Shuttle Program, Dark Skies of Pakistan. I hope to make this a regular feature from now on. The p...
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