The Undark Night, Ctd

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Aug 03 08

How sad that so many never see the heavens: In his book "Nightwatch," the well-known Canadian astronomer Terrence Dickinson comments that in the aftermath of the predawn 1994 Northridge, California earthquake, electrical power was knocked out over a wide area.... Full story...

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Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  13 hours ago

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