Stratosphere
A layer of the atmosphere that lies between about 7 and 31 mi (11 and 50 km) above the earth's surface, bounded at the bottom by the tropopause and at the top by the stratopause....
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Passion has determined the life of John Calamos.At age 16, he became fascinated with the workings of the stock market. He wasn't just interested in the market. He was thrilled by it.He began invest...
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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is selling the Stratosphere and three other southern Nevada casinos to an affiliate of the Goldman Sachs investment firm for $1.3 billion.Along with the tallest stru...
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Sky-high views // Observation decks around the country let visitors take in spectacular sightsCoit Tower, San FranciscoAt 230 feet tall, the Coit Tower benefits from being situated atop Telegraph H...
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If the sun warms the Earth too dangerously, the time may come to draw the shade. The "shade" would be a layer of pollution deliberately spewed into the atmosphere to help cool the planet. This...
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Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building since July, has also become the tallest free-standing structure on Earth, reaching 1,822 feet, the developers said.The Dubai Tower's final height is a close...
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Geneva (dpa) - The ozone hole above the Antarctic is one of the
smallest recorded in almost a decade, but this is not a sign that the
hole is repairing faster than expected,...
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Three high-profile casino properties are on the road to new ownership and licensing following actions Jan. 9 by the state Gaming Control Board.Board members unanimously recommended approval for own...
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Scientists say that Neptune, one of the coldest planets in the solar system, has a surprising warm spot _ relatively speaking. An international team of astronomers has found that Neptune's south po...
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Stockholm (dpa) - Gerhard Ertl of Germany won this year's Nobel
Prize for Chemistry for groundbreaking studies in surface chemistry,
it was announced in Stockholm on Wednesd...
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Stratosphere
John Calamos Flew To Fund World's Stratosphere
