Novacaster Community: Simon's Blog - Hot news from the future!Novacaster CommunityWhat I did on my holidays- December 30, 2007 Over Xmas I received a letter from one of the local conservation groups of which I'm a member asking for volunteers for an archaeological rescue dig. Six late Bronze Age palstave and socketed axes had been turned up in a recently cultivated field and the race was on to try and see whether it was part of a still-buried hoard.http://community.novacaster.com/showarticle.pl?id=7816 Sunny Winter Solstice 2007- December 23, 2007 ... and happy New Year, all.http://community.novacaster.com/showarticle.pl?id=7806 Lakota Sioux Nation secedes from US- December 21, 2007 I, for one, wish them the very best of luck. "Lakota Sioux Indian representatives declared sovereign nation status Wednesday in Washington D.C. following Mondays withdrawal from all previously signed treaties with the United States Government"http://community.novacaster.com/showarticle.pl?id=7800 Oversized lordships abused in Festive scandal- December 21, 2007 Shocking news from wiltshire.bbc.co.uk...http://community.novacaster.com/showarticle.pl?id=7799 Petition against cutbacks in Physics and Atronomy funding in the UK- December 20, 2007 Here's the background: "Due to cost overruns the UK's funding agency for particle physics and astronomy, STFC, is recouping 80M with deep cuts to UK physics operations in these areas. These include ending the UK's involvement in the International Linear Collider - the next generation of particle physics experiment. This risks relegating the UK to second tier involvement in future research and critically damaging the country's standing within the community. Furthermore UK Astronomy will be.http://community.novacaster.com/showarticle.pl?id=7785 Google Earth of Solstice Park- December 19, 2007 Amesbury's Solstice Park's missing off the latest Google Earth aerial photos, so you can see where the barrows were before they were all bulldozed away. Looks like the photos they've got at present were taken during the archaeological rescue dig immediately prior tothe new development.http://community.novacaster.com/showarticle.pl?id=7784 Stonehenge - an idea- December 19, 2007 Reading the transcript of yesterday's Westminster Hall debate on the future of the roads past Stonehenge, I'm struck by an idea...http://community.novacaster.com/showarticle.pl?id=7783 Astrophotography with Finepix S2 Pro- December 18, 2007 Borrowed Bruce's DSLR from Jonathan on Saturday, and here's the first test image.http://community.novacaster.com/showarticle.pl?id=7777 |