Happy New Year 2010!

Google logo - Happy New Year 2010!

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays from Google 2009

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Happy Holidays from Google 2009

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Google has been changing its own logo lately, often turning it into a series of doodles with a riddle attached. It seems we’re about to see another series of logo changes, but this time their purpose is quite easy to discern.

If you’ve visited Google today, you may have noticed that the logo has turned into a holiday postcard. Clicking on it leads to a “Happy Holidays” landing page, with the current logo listed as the first in a series.

What can we say; thanks, Google, we wish you happy holidays, too!

Sapsan Train Opening

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EVS, aka Sapsan (Russian Сапсан, "Peregrine Falcon", known as Velaro RUS in Germany) is a 1,520 mm gauge high speed train in Russia. The design is part of the Siemens Velaro family.

The trains were expected to start regular service on the Moscow — Saint Petersburg High-Speed Line by November 2009 at a maximum speed of 250 km/h (an upgrade of the tracks for up to 330 km/h is planned). The service was launched on 18 December 2009; tickets went on sale on 23 November. [Read more on Wikipedia]

Jan Evangelista Purkyne's Birthday

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Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈɛvaŋɡɛlɪsta ˈpurkɪɲɛ]; also written Johannes Evangelist Purkinje) (17 December 1787 - 28 July 1869) was a Czech anatomist and physiologist. [Read more on Wikipedia]

Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1837 drawing)

Discovery of the Aztec Sun Stone

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The Aztec calendar stone, Mexica sun stone, or Stone of the Sun (Spanish: Piedra del Sol), is a large monolithic sculpture that was excavated in the Zócalo, Mexico City's main square, on December 17, 1790. [Read more on Wikipedia]