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Sky News - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sky News is facing increasing competition from BBC News 24, however the BBC Head of News, Peter Horrocks, admitted in November 2005 in a leaked email that it was Sky News that was the first port of call for 'key opinion formers', not the BBC. Sky News was the only UK 24 hour news service until the launch of BBC News 24 in November 1997, followed by the ITN News Channel (changing to the ITV News Channel before it closed down in December 2005) in August 2000. Sky News' "sister channel" in the United States is Fox News Channel, launched on October 7, 1996. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sky_News   (2367 words)

Sky Sports News: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic Sky one is british sky broadcastings flagship entertainment channel in the united kingdom and republic of ireland.... Sky mix (launched and branded as sky one mix until september 21 2004) is a united kingdom satellite television channel run by british sky broadca... Sky Sports News is a 24-hour sports news channel in the United Kingdom[For more info, click on this link]. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sk/sky_sports_news.htm   (680 words)

Sky Italia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sky Italia has recently introduced MySky - based on a new digital receiver with HDD recording capabilities and surround sound output (not previously available on the normal decoder). Sky Italia is an Italian digital satellite television platform owned by News Corporation. PACE, Amstrad and Thomson, all Digibox licencsors, produce Sky Italia boxes identical to their Digibox offerings, albeit with different branding and the potential removal of the second card slot and UHF modulator. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sky_Italia   (196 words)

Sky Burial - Tibet Travel Info Sky burial is an astonishing and mystical Tibetan tradition which remains Tibet in mystery. Sky burial is the main disposal of corpse for the commons. Although the mystical tradition arouses curiosity, a visit to the sky burial site is strongly objected. www.tibettrip.com /features/sky_burial.htm   (196 words)

Sky Movies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia All of the Sky movie channels have always carried commercials between movies, although the movies themselves are uninterrupted. Sky Movies is the collective name for the British subscription television movie channels operated by Sky Television, later British Sky Broadcasting. When Sky merged with rival British Satellite Broadcasting it acquired BSB's The Movie Channel, and with the launch of the second Astra satellite in 1991 The Movie Channel was relaunched as part of the Sky package. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sky_Movies   (649 words)

Knowledge King - British Sky Broadcasting The Astra satellite was owned by a Luxembourg-based consortium and controlled from there, but Sky's broadcasts originated in the UK and were subject to British regulation, originally by the Cable Authority and later by the Independent Television Commission. Sky TV originated as a four-channel service on the Astra satellite at 19.2° east. Once again Sky faced competition, this time from ONdigital (later renamed ITV Digital), and once more saw off its rivals partly thanks to aggressive marketing and partly because of its rivals' technical and financial failures. www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/b/br/british_sky_broadcasting.html   (230 words)

Singularity Sky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Singularity Sky is set in a universe where human societies have been involuntarily taken from Earth and widely distributed, seemingly at random, across the galaxy in the aftermath of a technological singularity. Singularity Sky ( ISBN 0441010725) is a hard science fiction novel by author Charles Stross. Although human civilization on Earth collapsed in the wake of singularity, by the time of the events in Singularity Sky, Earth has recovered and become one of the more powerful and influential human societies. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Singularity_Sky   (230 words)

Slavic fairies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The belief that the thunder and lightning of spring time was brought by the Sky Women mating with the thunder gods; so Spring festivals included celebrating the return of the Rusalki from the waters by placing wreaths on the waters, circle dances, and fire festivals. In Polish mythology, Sky Women were the warm weather incarnations of the Rusalki. Slavic women would go out in the first snow fall and make snow women to honor them, as it is believed to be brought by the Sky Women. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sky_Women   (982 words)

British Sky Broadcasting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sky Three used to be occupied by Sky Travel until it was replaced on October 31, 2005, allowing BSkyB to air it's exclusive licenced content with delays of between 12-18 months from their original air dates on Sky One. Sky is allowed to restrict certain channels such as Sky Sports Xtra to its direct customers, who are also able to use certain interactive features of its programming which are not available to cable viewers. However, Sky was more receptive to ITV Digital's FTA replacement, Freeview, in which it holds an equal stake with the BBC and Crown Castle International. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Sky_Broadcasting   (1624 words)

Sky Travel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sky Travel ceased to be broadcast on Freeview at 5pm on 31 October 2005. On 22 September 2005, it was announced that Sky Travel would be replaced on Freeview by new entertainment channel Sky Three. Sky Travel is a channel from BSkyB that shows extensive programmes about travel, adverts for travel agencies, and documentries. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sky_Travel   (311 words)

Encyclopedia: Sky Tower Sky Tower is constructed from a high strength, high performance silica fume concrete; the main structure is a reinforced concrete shaft of 12 metres in diameter. Sky Tower is Auckland& premier broadcasting and telecommunications facility, hosting major television and radio transmission as well as emergency and commercial RT communications. Sky Tower is a tower located in downtown Auckland, New Zealand. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sky-Tower   (374 words)

Parachuting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A tracking dive is a skydive where the intention is to track for the entire duration of freefall. During the tandem jump the jumpmaster is responsible for the stable exit, maintaining a proper stable freefall position, and activating and controlling the parachute. The tracking body position is generally assumed by tilting the body with the head slightly downwards toward the earth, holding the arms closely to the body, and curving the body slightly in the shape of an airfoil. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sky_diving   (4530 words)

Sky Dayton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ankeny, Jason (March 2005), "Sky Dayton's Newest Next Big Thing (Again)". Dayton is the founder of EarthLink, co-founder of eCompanies, founder and Chairman of Boingo Wireless, and the CEO of Helio. Dayton serves on the boards of Helio, EarthLink, Business.com and on the advisory board of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sky_Dayton   (750 words)

Sky Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sky Kingdom (in the Malay language, Kerajaan Langit) was the name of the commune of the so-called “teapot cult” founded and led by Ariffin Mohamed, also known as Ayah Pin (Ayah is a common honorific meaning "father"). Sky Kingdom attracted worldwide mass media attention in mid 2005, over concerns about efforts by the Malaysian government to suppress its followers as apostates from Islam. Sky Kingdom had existed on the site since the mid-1980's, though the group itself dates back to the late 1970's. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sky_Kingdom   (1216 words)

Sky One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sky One is British Sky Broadcasting 's flagship entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. In 1993 Sky One was encrypted as part of the Sky subscription package, and could no longer be viewed outside the UK and Ireland without fraudulently exporting a box, or receiving it over cable. A companion channel, Sky Two, launched on September 1, 1996 but was not a success and closed after just one year, on August 31, 1997. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sky_One   (1216 words)

Sky father - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema The sky father is frequently invoked in feminist spirituality, which helped to revive the concept even as the notion of earth mothers and sky fathers was rejected as oversimplified and implausible in the world of anthropology, archaeology, and comparative religion. The sky father is a recurring theme in pagan and neopagan mythology. The sky goddess whose name is reconstructed as *aus-os- is even more widespread; goddess of dawn, she appears in Greek mythology as Eos, in Rome as Aurora, in Germanic mythology as Eostre, in Baltic mythology as Ausra, in Slavic mythology as Zorya, and in Hinduism as Ushas. www.egnu.org /thelema/index.php/Sky_father   (787 words)

Sky island - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography Sky islands are mountains in ranges isolated by valleys in which other ecosystems are located. Other sky islands of note are the Great Basin montane forests of the United States' Great Basin, the Tepuis of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana, and in Africa. The best known examples of sky islands are the Madrean sky islands at the northern end of the Sierra Madre Occidental in New Mexico, Arizona, Chihuahua and Sonora on the United States-Mexico border. www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Sky_island   (189 words)

The Seeds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sky Saxon joined the Yahowa religious sect, inspired by their divine leader Father Yod, released several albums as the Yahowa 13 in the mid-70s. In the 1980s, Saxon collaborated with several bands—including Redd Kross and The Chesterfield Kings—before reforming the original Seeds in 1989 to headline "The Summer of Love Tour", along with Big Brother and the Holding Company, Arthur Lee and Love, The Music Machine and The Strawberry Alarm Clock. Saxon now remains the only original member of The Seeds, currently augmented by the aforementioned Collins as well as organist Ryan Maynes, guitarist Nate Greely, and drummer Justin Smith. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Seeds_(band)   (397 words)

Sky Valley, Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is home to Sky Valley Resort, which offers golfing in the summer, and in the winter is the only ski area in Georgia. Sky Valley is a city located in Rabun County, Georgia. Sky Valley is located at 34°59'10" North, 83°19'29" West (34.986008, -83.324688) en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sky_Valley,_Georgia   (470 words)

Sky One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sky One is British Sky Broadcasting's flagship entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. On September 1 1993 Sky One was encrypted as part of the Sky subscription package, and could no longer be viewed outside the UK and Ireland without fraudulently exporting a box, or receiving it over cable. More recently, Sky One Mix (since renamed Sky Mix and then Sky Two in October 2005) was launched as a "catch-up" channel, screening repeats of key Sky One programmes later in the same week. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sky_One   (741 words)

Sky Travel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sky Travel ceased to be broadcast on Freeview at 5pm on 31 October 2005. Sky Travel is a channel from BSkyB that shows extensive programmes about travel, adverts for travel agencies, and documentries. On 22 September 2005, it was announced that Sky Travel would be replaced on Freeview by new entertainment channel Sky Three. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sky_Travel   (292 words)

Sky One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A companion channel, Sky 2, launched on September 1, 1996 but was not a success and closed after just one year, on August 31, 1997. Sky One is British Sky Broadcasting's flagship entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. On September 1 1993 Sky One was encrypted as part of the Sky subscription package, and could no longer be viewed outside the UK and Ireland without exporting a box, or receiving it over cable. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sky_One   (759 words)

British Sky Broadcasting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sky Three used to be occupied by Sky Travel until it was replaced on October 31, 2005, allowing BSkyB to air it's exclusive licenced content with delays of between 12-18 months from their original air dates on Sky One. Sky is allowed to restrict certain channels such as Sky Sports Xtra to its direct customers, who are also able to use certain interactive features of its programming which are not available to cable viewers. The launch of the first Astra 2 series satellite at a new orbital position, 28.2° east, in 1997 (followed by more Astra satellites as well as Eutelsat's Eurobird 1 at 28.5°E), enabled the company to launch a new all-digital service, Sky Digital, with the potential to carry hundreds of television and radio channels. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Sky_Broadcasting   (1665 words)

Sky (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sky was an English based progressive rock band, formed in 1978 when classical guitarist John Williams decided to team up with Herbie Flowers, Francis Monkman, Tristan Fry and Kevin Peek. Their followup double album, "Sky 2", was even more so being the tenth highest selling in Britain for all of 1980. Sky were to record only two more albums, "The Great Balloon Race" and "Mozart". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sky_(band)   (196 words)

British Sky Broadcasting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sky Three used to be occupied by Sky Travel until it was replaced on October 31, 2005, allowing BSkyB to air it's exclusive licenced content with delays of between 12-18 months from their original air dates on Sky One. Sky is allowed to restrict certain channels such as Sky Sports Xtra to its direct customers, who are also able to use certain interactive features of its programming which are not available to cable viewers. However, Sky was more receptive to ITV Digital's FTA replacement, Freeview, in which it holds an equal stake with the BBC and Crown Castle International. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Sky_Broadcasting   (1650 words)

Weather lore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The unmistakable herringbone pattern of mackerel sky and the long, wispy cirrus which is mare's tail are all high-altitude indicators that a moisture-bearing low pressure system is moving in from the west. While March thunderstorms indicate that the weather is unusually warm for that time of year (thunderstorms can occur only with a sufficiently large temperature difference between ground and sky and sufficient amounts of moisture to produce charge differential within a cloud), it is no indicator of the long-term weather trend. If the morning skies are red, it is likely that clear skies to the east permit the sun to light the undersides of moisture-bearing clouds coming in from the west. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weather_lore   (1650 words)

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