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Happenings This Weekend in St Augustine, Ponte Vedra
August 22, 2012 Saturday: August 25 Walk on the Wild Side at Anastasia State Park A 2.5 mile Ranger-led walk that starts at 9 a.m. is a leisurely stroll through the Maritime Hammock, marsh, dunes and shore line at Anastasia State Park, 1340A A1A, St. Augustine. Participation is free with [...]
Generational Influences in 2012 American Presidential Election: A New Role for Millennials?
Generational influences will significantly impact our social interactions, labor force, politics, and practically every other aspect of American life over the near term. This is primarily due to the increasing influence of generation Y, a group more widely known as the Millennials. The following table is instructive: Birth range Generational Identifier [...]
Growth-Boosting Protein May Act As Pregnancy-Protecting Hormone In Humans
Semen doesn’t just ferry sperm. It also bears a mystery ingredient that turns on ovulation in some animals and may even pump up fertility in humans as well. The molecule, nerve growth factor, kick-starts egg release and revs up pregnancy-protective hormones in llamas, researchers report online August 20 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of [...]
Specialized Cells Host A Hitherto Unknown Cleansing System
The brain is a self-cleaning machine. A previously unknown plumbing system blasts out waste by flushing it with the brain’s cleaning solution — cerebrospinal fluid. Jeffrey Iliff of the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York and his colleagues watched cerebrospinal fluid flowing through the brains of living mice using an advanced imaging technique [...]
Stars Form Fast Thanks To Snoozing Black Hole
Nearly 6 billion light-years away, one of the most massive galaxy clusters ever seen is birthing stars at an incredible rate, with its central member producing more than 700 suns per year in its cold, cold heart. “It should be producing less than one, and it’s producing 740,” says Michael McDonald of MIT, coauthor of [...]
Events in St Augustine and Ponte Vedra This Weekend
August 15, 2012 Friday: August 17 The “Real” Florida Kayaking Experience Get in touch with nature with a relaxing kayak tour by an interpretive naturalist. Tour is $55 per person and starts at Faver-Dykes State Park, 1000 Faver-Dykes Rd, at 8:15 a.m. Space is limited. All levels of experience welcome. [...]
TWO NEW “SAUCER SERIES” SHOWS TO GO ON SALE
Flying Saucer Presents is joining with the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall to present the Saucer Series, a celebration of Americana music. From the iconic to the up-and-coming, the series will feature top tier artists, whose styles cut across a variety of music genres. This week, two new seated shows in the series will go [...]
Happening in St Augustine & Ponte Vedra This Weekend
August 8, 2012 Friday – Sunday: August 10, 11, 12 PGA Championship at World Golf Hall of Fame Learn about golfers who have won the PGA Championship, as you take a special scavenger hunt through the Hall of Fame located at 21 World Golf Place in St. Augustine. There will [...]
Historic Casablanca Inn Awards ‘Blanca Bucks’
Historic Casablanca Inn Awards ‘Blanca Bucks’ St. Augustine, Fl (August 3, 2012) The Casablanca Inn, one of the most admired historic boutique hotels in Florida, is awarding ‘Blanca Bucks’ for guest referrals through the coming months. How to earn ‘Blanca Bucks’ Beginning first week in August, send a friend to stay at the Casablanca Inn and [...]
Alien-Life Hunters Focus on Moons in Outer Solar System
The solar system’s spotted bully and its ringed sidekick are holding some tantalizing treasures in their gravitational clutches. Circling Jupiter and Saturn are more than a hundred moons, including some of the most promising hosts for extraterrestrial life in the solar system. But not every one of these moons is an equal opportunity extraterrestrial petri [...]