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Venus transit of the Sun (Photo credit: MarkGregory007 ) Venus’s Transit Between Earth and Sun Will Be Last Until 2117 - NYTimes.com : " Look Now for Venus to Cross the Sun, or Wait Another Century" .. .ero . Related articles June 5-6 Is Your Last Chance (Ever) to See the Transit of Venus Venus not scheduled to make rare transit past the Sun again for 105 years Venus's Transit Between Earth and Sun Will Be Last Until 2117 Excitement Builds for Rare Transit of Venus on June 5 Last Transit of Venus for 105 Years Everything you need to know about next week's Transit of Venus (blogs.discovermagazine.com) The transit of Venus (phys.org) Why is the transit of Venus so rare? Why do transits of Venus happen twice in eight years, either in June or December, then not again for over 100 years? (thesciencebulletin.wordpress.com) Excitement Builds for Rare Transit of Venus on June 5 (livescience.com) Venus not scheduled to make rare

36 Firms Interested in Verizon Spectrum | News & Opinion | PCMag.com : Verizon this week revealed that it has at least 36 entities interested in purchasing the spectrum it owns in the 700-MHz band. That sale, however, is contingent upon whether regulators approve  Verizon's purchase of $3.6 billion worth of spectrum from a coalition of cable firms. The chairman of the Senate's antitrust subcommittee yesterday penned a letter to federal officials expressing concern with that deal.  ""In brief, without reaching any final judgment as to the legality of these transactions under the antitrust laws or Communications Act, I believe these transactions present serious competition concerns which should be examined closely by your agencies for the reasons set forth below," Sen. Herb Kohl wrote to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and Attorney General Eric Holder." .. .ero .

Senator Urges Potential Divestitures in Verizon-Cable Deals : "With one exception ... there appears to be no other spectrum of this type available for competitive carriers in the foreseeable future, and no prospect of the FCC auctioning any such spectrum for at least three or four years, or longer," Kohl wrote in an eight-page letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.

Google Gives Search a Refresh - WSJ.com :  "Google isn't replacing its current keyword-search system, which determines the importance of a website based on the words it contains, how often other sites link to it, and dozens of other measures. Rather, the company is aiming to provide more relevant results by incorporating technology called "semantic search," which refers to the process of understanding the actual meaning of words." .. .ero .

Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Maya Calendar Writing - NYTimes.com :  "“For the first time,” Dr. Saturno said, “we get a real look at this kind of work space in a Maya city and the scribes’ tight connections to the royal court.”" .. .ero .

ViddyMe! Record, send, done. No WiFi or 4G necessary. - YouTube : " " Send 20 second videos from Android 2.2 or newer smartphones by sms, email, or any app on your phone! Post to friends on Twitter , Facebook , wherever you like. Recipients can see your videos regardless of where they receive it or phone. Free, bare bones easy, and no need for WIFI or 4G to upload! "1 bar video messaging " is finally here. Try ViddyMe today! .. .ero . Related articles Review: Viddy for iPhone (macworld.com) RWW Recommends: The Best Social Video App (readwriteweb.com) Vyclone video app aims to out-social Viddy and Socialcam (guardian.co.uk)

How Male Orb-Web Spiders, Who Can Mate at Most Twice, Choose - NYTimes.com :  "When a male mates with a virgin, he is able to secure 100 percent paternity of her eggs. If she is not a virgin, paternity decreases by as much as 90 percent." {hmmmmm . . . ?} .. .ero .

Best of the Left Podcast : " 13 May 2012 (2012/05/13) The climate of our discontent ( Climate Change ) Edition #605 " .. .ero .