BarTender is available as a single user version, multi-user version and a print only version.
The most popular version we supply is the "Professional" single user version. Designed for people that have one Zebra printer (or any barcode label printer) and one PC. Typically you want to design a few label formats and link to your data either in a CSV, Excel or some type of database, such as Microsoft Access.
For companies that have many users and several Zebra printers the better choice is the "Enterprise" version. This allows you unlimited users and limits the number of printers to 3, 5, 10, 20 and unlimited printers. So you only pay for what you need and can always buy more licenses when needed.
Why use Seagull Windows Printer Drivers - this article explains the advantages of using Seagull Windows printer drivers with BarTender.
Integration Overview - Importing data into BarTender and controlling BarTender from other programs.
Commander - Middleware for automatically printing labels in response to User-Defined events (no programming required). This is one common method for printing labels from Pronto software.
Commander Examples - step by step instructions on how to use Commander in a variety of common scenarios.


This night, their eyes met.
as they gazed into each others eyes.
This night, they were alone in the world.
as he held her in his arms.
trembling to each others touch.
they had been searching for their whole lives.
This night, would be special, as every night together was.
But this night, he would make her his.
This night, they would become one.
Two coming together as one for all eternity.
Sharing their love, taking care of each others wants.
they had before they met.
This night, she became his.


inov-8's EXTREME THERMO SKULL is a close-fitting skull hat that delivers increased levels of warmth when running on the coldest of days. Featuring a breathable mesh on top and a wind resistant fabric around the forehead and ears, warmth and comfort are at the heart of this running cap's design. Lightweight and packs away small, this cap qualifies as mandatory kit if a hat must be carried.
The mesh on top of the hat increases breathability when running hard.
Lightweight and packs away small.


Links: Pre-Hike, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4- Machu Picchu!, Post-hike Inti Raymi!
There was a couple of set of ruins today, one of the more interesting being Phuyupatamarca (3,850 metres) which translates to something like "Town above the Clouds". It really started to dawn on us just how much work he Inca's had to do to build these ruins and to construct the pathways and staircases leading to them. It all seemed endless. And this was just a few of the sets of ruins and just one trail, Peru had thousands of kilometers of trails and a civilisations worth of ruins.
As we arrived at the campsite, our favorite porter, the shorter tubby, stocky one, high-fived us as we came in! Seriously this trip was just fun. The Campsite was well established and was just a short walk away for the Winay Wayna ruins. This was my favorite set of ruins other than Machu Picchu itself. We could free roam around them, thoroughly exploring despite feeling tired. I think we entered every room and climbed every staircase. I was feeling quite cold and tired at this point and was blaming coca leaves for the sickly feeling in my stomach.
Just before the evening meal I became horrendously ill. Thank goodness the campsite had a real toilet block. Could it have been the fish from the night before? Was it the altitude or the water or just a bug? I remember the feeling coming over me very quickly, I excused myself and headed to the loo. I ended up running to the toilet block, not quite making it, throwing up a little in the hallway of the toilets before finally bursting into a toilet stall and purging. I was gone for ten minutes. All I could think of was the mess I had made in the hallway. When I had finally emerged from the toilet bowl I grabbed my toilet paper and headed out to wipe up but the cleaners had already beaten me to it. I suppose another hiker reported the mess or it was simply seen by the cleaners themselves. Its possible I didn't actually make a mess and caught everything. Needless to say I wasn't eating dinner. Which was a shame because it looked extraordinary! It was a kind of mountain high tea! Popcorn, nutella on a cracker, some kinda of meatloaf with a carrot in it (?!), skewers, a pasta bake and an amazing meringue type cake (mango?). Celso, our guide, told me that I needed to eat but I just couldn't so I went to lie down. There was a little shop near the toilet block that was used to purchase beers for all the porters to thank them for their efforts. The girls had an excellent evening!
We would be waking up extremely early the next day, hiking in the dark so we could reach the sun gate to watch the sunrise over Machu Picchu.
There's nothing worse than being ill away from home! I hope you soon felt better. Such a pity you missed that wonderful looking feast!


On Wednesday, July 29, the Minister of National Defence Mircea Duşa will attend the ceremony dedicated to the celebration of the National Anthem Day that is to take place at 09.00 hrs at the Romanian Soldier's Statue, in 1 Decembrie Park, Oradea.
The National Anthem Day was declared by Law no. 99/1998 and is celebrated every year on July 29.


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Theodor Bertram, född 1869 och död 1907, var en tysk operasångare, hjältebaryton.

Han studerade vid konservatoriet i Stuttgart, och var anställd i Hamburg, Berlin och München, men sjöng även i Bayreuth, London och Amerika. Till hans bästa roller hörde Don Juan, Almaviva, Hans Sachs, Beckmesser, Wotan och Amfortas. Bertram gästspelade i Stockholm 1904. Han dog genom självmord.

Han var från 1897 gift med sångerskan Fanny Moran-Olden.

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Techniques offered are ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, cheer dance, acrobatics, hip hop, and competition teams. Classes start at a very affordable $45/month for 1 hour/week and an annual $25/year registration charge per family. Additional classes, or other family members, are just $35/month tuition with no additional registration charges. The best form of advertisement is word-of-mouth so ask about our current referral bonus when a friend joins.
We offer open enrollment all year long so sign up today!
Great job on the website!!!It looks good!!!
hi! are these the summer classes, or are the classes like this all year round?
Our classes are year round, however we are currently updating our class schedule! Please check back soon for our updated schedule!


This Saturday we will be meeting at 8:00 AM at Enterprize landing on the Waccamaw river where we will drop vehicles for the return trip to the Savannah Bluff put in. Enterprize Landing is at the end of Enterprize road off highway 707 just south of the highway 544 overpass.
This paddle will be a distance of 14.8 miles and again due to the distance is rated a intermediate paddle for boats at least 14 ft or longer.
Weather forcast currently is for 65 with a 40% chance of showers. Bring your rain gear, water, snack, sun screen and don't forget your coastguard approved PFD and whistle. You are required to wear you PFD on all Longbay Paddlers club paddles.


The history of the courts provides a glimpse into Weld County's past. Through the years, courtroom drama has been the source of anger, anxiety, fear and joy. We invite you to look with us at milestones that have marked the court's history.
Early settlers ventured west induced by stories of gold and free land opening the pathway to Weld County as we know it today. Many communities started as Union Colony as individuals and families acquired land in the vicinity. Laws were simple - fulfilling the immediate needs and conditions.
Colorado was admitted to the union as a state on Aug. 1, 1876. The state's original constitution provided for a Supreme Court with a bench of three justices, as well as four judicial districts, with one judge serving each. Justices of peace settled basic civil cases while the judges rode the circuit traveling between the counties hearing more serious cases. At the time our Court House was completed, Weld County shared judges with Larimer and Boulder counties.
Join us in journey through time looking at court cases that have captured the attention of the nation, a pictorial history of the Court House building and its unique architectural features, the influence water court has had on Weld County's journey into the Twentieth Century, and educational information for all ages.


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Behind The Scenes on a Steam Locomotive [4K]
Добавлено 5 дней назад от Admin В Боевики
•A behind the scenes look of what goes on both inside and outside the cab of a steam locomotive working its way up a mountain side.
•This was filmed on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and Museum located in Durango, Colorado. The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad started construction of this line in the fall of 1881 and it was completed by July of 1882 and has been in active service ever since.
•If you would like to ride this gorgeous and historic railroad, tickets can be purchased here:
https://www.durangotrain.com/
•My Social Media:
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/JeffryPBerrier/
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#Steam Engine- How does it Work | Steam Engine Working Function Explain | How Locomotive Engine Work
How To Fire a Full-Size Coal-Burning Steam Locomotive [4K]
Canada's Last Steam Locomotive to RETIRE - A DAY ON THE RAILWAY
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Rare Heisler Steam Train In West Virginia!! Coal Burning Steam Locomotive Train With Caboose!
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The Bachelor Finale and St.Pattie's!
SO the season finale of The Bachelor aired last night and Ben Higgins gave his final rose to one lucky lady but who is it?! Was it Lauren B or JoJo? Ben admitted to being in love with both of these ladies, but in the end he only proposed to one. And the winner is…..LAUREN B! But not to worry all you JOJO fans, the next Bachelorette was announced on Monday during The Bachelor: After the Final Rose. Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher will be the next bachelorette!!
On another note, the hit reality TV show 'Dance Moms' will be losing their most popular dancer. Maddie has been on the show for six seasons and is leaving to act in a movie directed by Sia and appear as a judge on So You Think You Can Dance. At Saturday nights Kids' Choice Award the studio owner Abby Lee Miller said she is "very proud" of her famous student, who is leaving the Lifetime reality show.
Tune in next week for more Entertainment Insight! Stay happy, stay healthy and stay GREEN (Happy St. Pattie's Day)!


Dentures give you the opportunity to smile brightly again. When you get dentures, you should also know about relining. But, where do you get same day denture reline in London Ontario?
A denture reline means changing and adjusting the lining of your dentures so it fits you perfectly. Relining makes your daily life easier and more relaxed.
Why do your dentures need relining?
When dentists remove your teeth, tissues around the area break down on a cellular level. Tissues travel to other body parts to work and be used there. Your gums endure a change especially in its shape and density as it recovers from the procedure done.
There are three types of denture reline at Creative Dentistry. These are called temporary, soft, and hard relines.
Temporary relining makes use of a medicated component that reduces the irritation in your gums. After a few weeks, you need to return to your dentist to have it checked. Your dentist determines whether your gums have healed or if you will still need a new denture or hard relining.
Soft relining means your dentist uses pliable materials like rubber or wax that last for at least two years. Dentists recommend this if your gums have become tender as this leads to more painful spots in your mouth. When you opt to try this, you can get same day denture reline in London Ontario.
Hard relining involves your dentist at Creative Dentistry removing some plastic from your dentures. They place the putty right where the denture touches the tissue. Your dentist makes an impression in the putty by returning the denture back in your mouth. This lasts for about two years.
Where to get your same day denture reline in London Ontario?
Same day denture reline in London Ontario now cost lesser and has become more affordable with prices below $300. Your dentures may feel loose and ill-fitting at times due to the changes that happen in you mouth. With this cost, maintaining your dentures will no longer be heavy on the pocket.
Regain your confidence with relining your denture at Creative Dentistry!


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Khabib Nurmagomedov shows impressive Liverpool knowledge in UK interview
'The Eagle' is a Real Madrid fan, but he likes Liverpool's style.
Khabib Nurmagomedov was in London this week to help promote UFC 242, which takes place in Abu Dhabi this September.
Nurmagomedov will put his 155lbs belt on the line and face off against interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier at the pay-per-view event. He was suspended for six months for instigating a brawl at UFC 229, moments after submitting Conor McGregor with a hefty neck crank.
The 30-year-old could have returned in April but he opted to wait until all of his teammates' suspensions had elapsed. He has also demanded to have Dagestanis such as Islam Makhachev and Muslim Salikhov on the fight card.
The UFC 242 press conference was several notches less interesting than even the quietest day during the build-up to Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor. Both Poirier and Nurmagomedov back themselves to become undisputed champion but were respectful of each other.
After the main press conference, Nurmagomedov gave a much more engaging interview to Nick Peet of BT Sport. During their 20-minute chat, the lightweight champ impressed with his football knowledge.
"I think I am not only a fan, I think I know [football] history," he declared. "English Premier League, for me, is the best league in the world. I follow everything."
Nurmagomedov then went on to recall watching Liverpool's remarkable 2005 Champions League final win over AC Milan.
"I like Liverpool," said Nurmagomedov.
"I remember when I was a kid in 2005 when I watched Liverpool versus Milan, in Dagestan. We had a big screen TV on the beach, thousands of people [were] watching this match.
"And when they were losing after the first half 3-0, and I really believed, 'They have to come back, they have to come back' because I liked the team.
"It was Milan Baros, [Vladimir] Smicer, [John Arne] Riise, [Sami] Hyypia. I remember this. Stevie Gerrard! It was a very good team, but right now they have a very good team too. I watch all the Champions League matches and Liverpool. But I'm a big fan of Real Madrid."
"But I like English Premier League, even if the worst teams are playing, they have the best games."
Nurmagomedov also stated, during his interview, that he would never fight in Las Vegas again. Check out the full interview here:
Your guide to a great weekend of sport and how to stream it all
The Dagestani has claimed he will cement his lightweight legacy by defeating Dustin Poirier and then Tony Ferguson to defend the 155lbs belt four times (beating the current record of three) and then seek a legacy-defining fight.
We reckon the only fight that may tempt him back to Las Vegas would be Georges St-Pierre in a catch-weight humdinger.
Real Madrid,
Champions League,
Khabib Nurmagomedov.
UFC fans want to see Khabib vs Conor McGregor rematch
T.J. Dillashaw: Conor McGregor is right to pull out of USADA testing pool


Small - designed to be used on suitcases, boxes, mailboxes, and other small things.
Medium - these are standard general-purpose models used almost everywhere.
Large - these bulky and rather heavy padlocks are mainly used to lock warehouse gates and other industrial and farm buildings.
Some locks can perform a purely decorative function. In this case, the size and looks are the main criteria when choosing.
Lever lock. This is the most perfect mechanism available for regular users. It is quite safe, because the levers can only be move with the right key. It can only be broken using brute force.
Cylinder lock. The lock is operated by a pin mechanism. The key has notches that shift pins to a certain position and the cylinder is rotated so that the lock is released.
Disc lock. The lock is locked by discs, and to unlock it it is necessary to remove them with a key with protrusions and notches.
Screw lock. The lock is locked by tightening deadbolts on the thread. To move it a special key is needed that is inserted into the hole.
Combination lock. This is the most expensive system. In order to unlock the door, you need to know a combination of digits. As soon as the combination is entered, bolts are withdrawn and the lock is unlocked.
So, we have outlined the main types of locking mechanisms, but in order to better understand how to choose the right padlock, we should also consider materials of which they are made.
If you want your lock to serve you as long as possible, it is important to pay attention to the materials of which its parts are made. It's hard to say for sure what materials are the most reliable, since all materials have certain advantages and disadvantages.
Aluminum. The lightest models of locks, that do not rust, but due to the fact that the metal is soft, are not strong enough.
Steel. These are perhaps the most durable and reliable products, they perfectly resist breaking, so they are not cheap.
Cast iron. These are affordable and sufficiently robust models, but when the temperature changes, cast iron can become brittle, and when used with certain situations can quickly corrode.
Brass. They do not corrode and look very attractive, but despite their high cost, such models are not sufficiently strong.
Open. This is a standard model, it is represented by the lock body, a hidden locking mechanism and a semicircular shackle, which can be removed completely or only from one side. It is very easy to break it with a crowbar or simply to cut the shackle.
Advanced open model. The shackle just insignificantly protrudes over the body and is almost completely hidden in it, which gives extra protection from saw cut.
Rectangular. Instead of the shackle, a straight rod is used; it is partially hidden in the body and the eyelets, which makes it very reliable.
Enclosed (puck lock). The most reliable form of padlocks. The locking part is completely hidden in the body. In a certain position it even hides the eyelets, which makes it particularly resistant to breaking.
If you need extremely reliable padlock, highest quality, the best option is to have it made to order. This allows you to better take into account all the requirements of the door and adjust each item according to the required size.


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Q: print selected value from re.split I am trying to get values from a string like:
   4 F= -0.15857709E+03 E0= -0.15857306E+03  d E =-0.612557E+01  mag=   111.0022

To print the numbers only, eg, like:
4 -0.15857709E+03 -0.15857306E+03 -0.612557E+01 111.0022

I am doing:
indices = [1, 4, 7, 11, 14]
slist = re.split(" +|=|\n", line)# for i in indices)
qlist =[slist[i] for i in indices]
print(*qlist)

Am I required to do all that? (I mean, I am creating 2 list just to print the numbers).
Is there a better way of doing this(directly from re.split, may be)?
I was trying:
        print(re.split(" +|=|\n", line)[i] for i in indices)

which is yielding error:
<generator object <genexpr> at 0x7f90bfbb80d8>
NB This will created a 2-d list like:
1 -0.15245151E+03 -0.15244677E+03 -0.152452E+03 104.3267
2 -0.15552770E+03 -0.15552383E+03 -0.307619E+01 108.0036
3 -0.15807566E+03 -0.15807147E+03 -0.562415E+01 111.0046
4 -0.15857709E+03 -0.15857306E+03 -0.612557E+01 111.0022

A: Perhaps something like this:
>>> import re
>>> s = "4 F= -0.15857709E+03 E0= -0.15857306E+03  d E =-0.612557E+01  mag=   111.0022"
>>> re.findall(r'[+-]?(?<!E)\d+(?:\.\d+(?:E[+-]\d+)?)?', s)
['4', '-0.15857709E+03', '-0.15857306E+03', '-0.612557E+01', '111.0022']

Debuggex Demo

A: You could use the following regex:
import re

s = '4 F= -0.15857709E+03 E0= -0.15857306E+03  d E =-0.612557E+01  mag=   111.0022'
qlist = [s.split()[0]] + [x.strip() for x in re.findall(r'(?<==)\s*[^ ]+', s)]
print(qlist)

Output
['4', '-0.15857709E+03', '-0.15857306E+03', '-0.612557E+01', '111.0022']

The first number is extracted using str.split() for simplicity. The remainder of the numeric strings are then extracted using regex and stripped of whitespace at either end where necessary.

A: I'd like to try following regex.
 ([-]?\d+(?:\.\d+(?:E[+-]\d+)?)?)(?=(?:\s|$))

Sample code.
import re
p = re.compile(r'([-]?\d+(?:\.\d+(?:E[+-]\d+)?)?)(?=(?:\s|$))')

test_str = "4 F= -0.15857709E+03 E0= -0.15857306E+03  d E =-0.612557E+01  mag=   111.0022"

matches = re.findall(p, test_str)

Given your sample input string and running demo, output will be
['4 ', '-0.15857709E+03 ', '-0.15857306E+03 ', '-0.612557E+01 ', '111.0022']

Please see demo at https://regex101.com/r/sO0aD8/3

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Pepsi looks to lower soda price to attract…
Pepsi looks to lower soda price to attract regular buyers
Reuters Photo Cases of Pepsi are displayed for sale in Carlsbad, California in this February 7 file photo. PepsiCo Inc. reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by price increases, and stood by its full-year outlook.
By Reuters |
PUBLISHED: May 23, 2013 at 9:41 a.m. | UPDATED: September 24, 2021 at 8:43 a.m.
PepsiCo Inc. said it is tweaking its drink-pricing strategy in some parts of the United States, as it aims to wean consumers off the habit of buying soda only when it is on sale.
The strategy, which PepsiCo refers to as 'hybrid everyday value,' involves narrowing the gap between soda prices on holidays and regular days. It aims to lessen the discounts on holidays, when a 12-pack of 12-ounce cans can cost as little as $2.50 to $3, and lower prices throughout the rest of the year, when the same package can cost as much as $5.99.
The strategy has been tested with a few retailers in several markets and is rolling out a little more broadly this summer, said PepsiCo Americas Beverages CEO Al Carey this week at the Beverage Forum conference in New York.
'This is a very important idea,' Carey said. 'We are way too dependent on deep discounting 12- and 24-packs of our drinks during the holidays.'
The entire industry sells half of its annual volume during roughly 12 weeks, he said, with the remaining 50 percent sold in the other 40.
'We have trained the consumer to wait until the price goes down and then go fill up your garage and then don't buy it again for a very long time until the price goes down,' he said.
That has made the economics of the soft-drink business very challenging for drink makers and retailers, who often use discounts on soda to drive traffic. It costs companies more to store the big inventories they have built up, hurts employee morale and sometimes leads to unsold product.
'If you can get the discipline to execute this, I think it improves the profitability of the total business for us and also for our customers,' Carey said.
Coca-Cola Co did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether it was pursuing a similar strategy.


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Q: 32-bit .dll doesn't work despite SysWOW64 I am writing a python code that works with a 32-bit DLL. This DLL is in the SysWOW64 folder as it is also stated in the data sheet of the microcontroller that I want to controll.
When I try to run the program I get:
OSError: [WinError 193] %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
How do I solve this problem?


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"Playing the idiot Elon Musk has always served him well"
Published on: 07/12/2022 – 21:38
Since the acquisition of Twitter, on October 27, for 44 billion dollars, Elon Musk has chained media escapades. Is the richest man in the world "overheated"? Has he lost sight of his goals? Interview with Olivier Lascar, author of the book "Investigation of Elon Musk, the man who defies science" (ed. Alisio).
Every week – even every day – its new sparkles. Sometimes he issues an ultimatum to Twitter employees, sometimes he declares war on Apple: since he bought the social network from the blue bird at the end of October, Elon Musk has multiplied controversial announcements. The dashing billionaire blows hot and cold. It appears to be the spearhead of free speech, but users, advertisers and authorities are panicking, worried about possible abuse without requiring content moderation.
The visionary at the head of Tesla and SpaceX, who executes his industrial projects brilliantly, is he losing his way on Twitter? Olivier Lascar, author of the book "Investigation into Elon Musk, the man who defies science" (ed. Alisio) and digital editor at Sciences et Avenir, answers our questions.
"Playing the idiot, Elon Musk, it's always served him well."
Since the acquisition of #Twitter, #ElonMusk the media escapades continue. Is the Tesla boss off track with Twitter? ➡ Interview with @olascarauthor of "Investigating Elon Musk, the Man Who Defies Science" pic.twitter.com/jU9Ax19kjB
— FRANCE 24 French (@France24_fr) December 7, 2022
France 24: Where is Elon Musk going with the takeover of Twitter, in your opinion? ?
Olivier Lascar : Looking at Elon Musk's activities, especially with Twitter today, we get the impression of a general bazaar. Yet when you look at each of his companies, each piece of the puzzle ultimately comes together well enough to build an overall vision that resembles the future according to Elon Musk.
With Twitter, he enjoys extraordinary leverage to promote his other businesses. For example, in space, he still does not have permission from the US administration to launch the starship, and this, no doubt, to give NASA time to send its own mega rocket to the Moon. If Elon Musk has the sympathy of politicians, he can get laws that are favorable to him and allow him to speed up the implementation of his obligations.
For Elon Musk, Twitter can be a formidable tool for lobbying, but Twitter can also become something else. Elon Musk has already said that he wanted to create a total application on the model of Chinese WeChat, that is, an application that would allow you to do everything in all circumstances in life. It's kind of like the sum of Doctolib, Amazon, Uber… We can use it for absolutely everything. It raises questions about monopoly of information, monopoly of data, so it will not be easy to make such an application. Being the owner of Twitter, Elon Musk could accelerate the creation of this application, which he has already called X.
Since taking over Twitter, Elon Musk has chained media escapades. Should we take it seriously? ?
It is very tempting to make Elon Musk into some kind of media clown. He plays a lot, yet he is someone who has revolutionized the aerospace and automotive industries. Without it, there would be no rockets that take off and land vertically – and thus can be reused. So Elon Musk is much more than the Zebulon that he shows on social networks and that he is happy to show in the media. Playing the idiot Elon Musk has always served him well. His industrial opponents didn't take him seriously for a long time, and it's like the story of the hare and the tortoise: Elon Musk was able to move forward much faster, much more efficiently, because his opponents didn't take it seriously. Today, the lesson from all this is that it is absolutely necessary to take it seriously, because what it advertises generally does, and therefore it has a real impact on our lives and society. .
How is Elon Musk a visionary ?
Elon Musk's method is to question dogma. He asks himself all the time: what is the first principle of physics or science that would prevent me from doing such and such? For example, when he wants to send humans to Mars and he is told that it is not possible, he asks the question: "Is it really physically impossible? However, we are already sending robots to Mars. – Oh yes, it is true, but we're already sending robots to Mars. robots, we're doing it." Starting from there, if one thing is not impossible, it is that it becomes possible. This is Elon Musk's position. He has an insatiable scientific curiosity that leads him to always question the technological and industrial assumptions that currently govern the space and automotive industries and all the areas in which he is active.
After all, he doesn't put himself in danger by exposing himself to this point ?
Elon Musk is surrounded by the best engineers and this has allowed him to achieve feats in recent years. But for a few weeks, since the takeover of Twitter, we still have the impression that it is overheated. Day after day he puts himself in danger. Never really siding with a political camp, he was able to do business with anyone, for example by becoming a NASA contractor and sending astronauts to the International Space Station. Now he's on the Republican side, and that puts him in danger because a Democratic government doesn't want to give him contracts anymore. So yes, Elon Musk is beyond ambiguity, and today it feels like he's putting himself at risk. And, as they say from ancient Rome, the Tarpeian rock is close to the Capitol, so after the dizzying successes he has known, he could break his face.
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Here are the top 5 of the best restaurants in Rouen according to Gault et Millau 2023
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Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Водне́вский (15 февраля 1922, Боровка, Брянская область, Россия — 4 сентября 2008, Сакраменто, Калифорния) — христианский поэт и прозаик. Основатель-редактор христианской газеты «Наши дни».

Родился в России, в Брянской области, в деревне Боровка Новозыбковского уезда.

Во время Второй мировой войны попал в плен в Германию. В конце 1950 года эмигрировал с семьей в США. В течение 24 лет работал электриком на консервном заводе «Кэмпбелл Суп». Член Церкви евангельских христиан-баптистов. Пастор Церкви евангельских христиан-баптистов.

Известный христианский поэт и прозаик. Автор многочисленных сборников христианских стихов и прозы. Работал на радиостанции, основанной миссией «Свет на Востоке» (г. Корнталь, Германия).

В 1974 году основал и стал главным редактором издаваемого миссией «Свет на Востоке» журнала «Вера и жизнь». Основатель и ответственный редактор газеты «Наши дни», издаваемой Тихоокеанским объединением славянских евангельских христиан-баптистов (г. Сакраменто, шт. Калифорния, США).

Автор многих книг. Проживал в г. Сакраменто (шт. Калифорния, США). Скончался 4 сентября 2008 года, на 87-м году жизни.

Издательство газеты «Наши дни», миссия «Свет на Востоке» и другие издания в Аргентине, России и Украине неоднократно издавали книги : «Хочу знать», «Небесная лестница», «Золотые колосья», «Синие дали», «Слава Богу», «Лицом к свету», «Вчера и сегодня», «Жизнь, как она есть», «Дорогой к свету» , а также много брошюр.

Николай Александрович также принимал участие и сотрудничал с миссией «Слово к России», где записывал свои произведения на диски и кассеты. Записано более двух тысяч радиопередач, которые разные радиостанции передавали на бывший Союз Советских Социалистических Республик. Со своим служением он посетил много городов в США, Канаде, Австралии и странах Европы.

Примечания

Литература
 О друге, о жизни, о вере: «Воспомиания о Родионе Березове.» — Wheaton: SGP, 1989. — 83c.
 Избранное: Стихи. — Ульм: «Свет на Востоке», 1992. — 231c.
 "Не хлебом единым: " 52 радиобеседы. — Ульм: «Свет на Востоке» — 189c.
 «Под голубым небом.» — Ульм: «Свет на Востоке» — 158 c. (2-е изд. — «Под небом голубым» — Тимашевск: Милосердие, 1991. — 158c.).

Ссылки
 Еженедельная христианская газета «Наши Дни»

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Военнопленные СССР
Деятели баптизма
Христианские писатели
Русские поэты США
Русские поэты второй волны эмиграции
Родившиеся в 1922 году
Умершие в 2008 году


a mix of girl group & soloist songs related to water.
a mix of girl group and soloist songs that have retro vibes.
a mix of horror concepts by girl groups & soloists.
a mix of girl group songs that would be played in an arcade.
a playlist of burlesque style songs by girl groups.


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A professional dog trainer since 1968, Tom Rose is one of the top trainers in America, personally training and supervising the training of well over 300 dogs per year. He is the author of three books, Training the Competitive Working Dog, Dogs That Love and Protect, and his most recent, Dog Training With the Touch.
Tom has a number of firsts under his belt. He is the first American Trainer to earn an advanced tracking degree with a perfect score of 100 points, topping his previous record of 97 points. He was the first to coin the certification "Professional Dog Trainer." he also coined the phrase "Imprinting" in reference to dog training. And he was the first to import and promote the Belgian Malinois breed into the United States as a police K-9.
Tom also has an extensive and impressive record of winning competitions. He had the highest-scoring "trained by exhibitor" dog in Schutzhund III in the National Championships in 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984. He won the National Championship in Shutzhund I in 2003 and Shutzhund II in 2004 and had the highest-scoring dog in the Championship. He holds the highest score (298 points out of a possible 300) ever earned by an American trainer in the history of the Schutzhund sport. Tom is also the winner of the 1981 United States DVG Schutzhund III Championship.
Tom was honored to represent The German Shepherd Dog Club of America at the World Union Championship in Salzburg, Austria 1982. He has earned the VDH Gold Trainers medal for his outstanding achievements in dog training and exhibition.


Congratulations! This new venture is a brilliant idea. The readers of The Grain — including yours truly of course — thank you for it. Inviting us to write in, taking an interest in our lives, offering to send us reading lists that match our individual tastes and needs…such generosity is not of this world. Everybody is in a rush — eyes fixed on the future, untethered from the past, oblivious to the present. Standing still is a forgotten art. Giving a person your undivided attention, devoting your time to another — rare as rain in summer.
A text in place of a conversation.
An email instead of a phone call.
A video conference instead of a face-to-face meeting.
Contact without making real contact.
Hard to tell the difference between man and machine. Hard to find a beating heart.
This is why I banned cellphones from my classes. You understand I had to do something to slow down humanity's descent into madness. Students had to put away their phones when they signed up for my lectures. I saw their panicked looks, their fidgety eagerness to be reunited with their phones. Some of them staged dramatic outbursts. Some cursed me under their breath. I stood my ground and refused to revoke the rule. An hour of separation became an endurance test. Happy to report all of them came out of it alive!
When old favourites visit me now — a small, but loyal band — I see them clinging to their phones like drowning sailors to ropes. I resist the temptation to lecture them. Now that I am retired, it is not my place to lay down rules. Obedience in a classroom is rooted in fear — fear of your teacher's disapproval, fear of bad grades, an avalanche of tangible consequences headed your way. All that is history now.
"They gave up their phones for you," Seema would say. "Out of love for Professor Sen. Out of respect for you." My wife was a romantic. Always giving people the benefit of the doubt. Always seeing the best in them — even when there was little reason to do so. Once when we were on holiday, she lost her wallet at an antiques market. The place was teeming with unsavoury characters. The antique dealers looked shifty, which made me wonder if they sneaked around the country, stealing statues and rugs and ornate cabinets from ruined temples and palaces everywhere. It wasn't just the dealers. Even the men who stood around doing nothing — neither buying nor browsing — had a shifty look. The market was a rogues' gallery of sorts. But Seema was oblivious to it. She believed her carelessness, and her carelessness alone, was responsible for the missing wallet.
Ignoring her protests, I insisted we head to the nearest police station to file a complaint. We walked down the street, side by side, maintaining a pointed silence. At the station, we were greeted by a droopy-eyed constable, the only man on duty at the time. With him manning the fort, the pickpockets in town had nothing to fear. Seema reported the theft to him. He took notes like a sleepwalker. No questions asked. Not a flicker of interest on his part.
The wallet was gone and he had no intention of hunting the thief down. Registering the complaint was too much effort for him. It was obvious he wanted to be rid of us so he could go back to sleep. What he needed was a punch on his sagging jaw. A blow to jolt him awake.
Seema took my arm before I gave into the impulse and steered me towards the exit. She didn't let go till we were a block away from the station and the comatose guardian of the law. The streets had emptied out. There was no one to be seen except a lone cyclist. The quiet deepened the sea's hum. The song, soothing and familiar, filled the dusky air. Seema pointed at the sky. The sunset had set off an explosion of colour up there: red, pink, orange, russet, hues whose names were new to me, hues that I had only seen in my dreams. I forgot the lost wallet and the ridiculous cop. A weight lifted. I stared at the sky like a wonderstruck kid.
Seema was always pointing out the important things to me, the ones that matter in the end. What is worth seeing, what needs to be ignored — the distinction was clear to her. Anger or anxiety never clouded her judgment. I am a lucky man to have married her. Ours was an arranged marriage. The two families, hers and mine, got together and decided it was a suitable match. Caste, social standing, educational qualifications — check, check, check. We shared the same modest middle-class background. We were both teachers. What more did we need to build a future together?
The two of us were given a chance to meet once before the wedding. On a blazing summer morning, I sat in Seema's living room, sweaty and tongue-tied, surrounded by a throng of relatives who had gathered around to chaperone us. They gave me all sorts of useless advice. Someone cracked risqué jokes that fell flat. My cousin sang a love song from a popular film in a syrupy voice. All of it grated on my frazzled nerves. When Seema walked into the room, she was perfectly poised. Unlike me, she radiated an air of calm, a confidence that was endearing and impressive. She went around the room, serving us tea; sweet and milky, seasoned with cardamom. I instantly liked the tea and the maker.
To be frank, even if I had reservations the wedding would have gone ahead as planned. An astrologer had picked an auspicious date for the ceremony. Caterers had been hired, florists lined up, invites to the ceremony were already at the printers'. Our meeting was only a formality. The wedding juggernaut was unstoppable. The bride and the groom had only one choice: get on board. That was the way it went.
I've lived a whole life this way: fitting into stories others have scripted, following instructions, accepting the roles handed out to me. My father was a teacher and he expected me to walk the same road. So I did. My mother approved of Seema. So I married her. Not that I resent them for dreaming my dreams. Not that I wasted my time wallowing in regret. But I confess there have been moments — wistful flashes, unquiet ones — when I've wondered, secretly, what shape my life would have taken had I rebelled.
Do you think it was the same for Seema? In the thirty years we shared, how often did she long for a different life? I never heard her complain. Never saw her turn into a bitter person. Stoic, calm, gentle, and brave — even when she had to spend the last weeks of her life at the hospital, hooked to a machine that monitored her erratic heartbeat, she stayed the same. If there were regrets, she kept them to herself. If there was bitterness, she hid it well. The heart is a fortress; we hoard what we hoard, we take our secrets with us to the grave.
Even if Seema had regrets, even if shadows lurked behind her smile, I like to think they were fleeting. We had a good marriage; the bond between us like a river running deep, nourishing, generous; an intimacy that never sapped our individuality. We danced, cheek to cheek, but we treaded carefully. A delicate balancing act, a dance we got better at with each passing year. Time taught us how to live better, love better.
Being a childless couple, we perfected the art of fending off questions — from family members, friends, nosy acquaintances. In the early years of our marriage, we were pitied and censured, put on trial for failing to bring a child into the world. People love the revolting game of assigning blame. There were many who enjoyed blaming Seema and me. Whispered comments. Innuendo. Cloying sympathy. Barefaced lies. Our world of two came under attack constantly. I let it get under my skin. Angry and hurt, I tore into the gossips, picked ugly fights, hit out at everybody like a man gone mad. The battles left me exhausted, but the victories I won were short lived. Idle talk flared up again and again. Tongues wagged. Waves of speculation came and went.
Seema showed me, by example, to tune out the deafening noise. Slowly, I stopped reacting to the barrage of questions and thoughtless remarks. I learnt to pick my battles wisely. Those who took pleasure in baiting me backed away. I stopped living in a constant state of agitation. Peace returned to our home to Seema's relief.
Life without her is a strange, shadowy thing — I find myself adrift, a kite cut loose. Her absence is an ache that can't be dulled. Sometimes I think this is a bad dream from which I will wake and find her, alive and well, at my side. I'm always collecting things to share with her — conversations, anecdotes, my observations on the state of the world. I cram them into my head. I hoard them in the nooks of my mind. My pile grows — I cannot understand things fully or feel their true intensity unless I unpack them in front of her.
How do I shore myself up against the ruins? How do I fill the empty hours? Every morning and evening, I work on her garden; tending to the plants, watering, weeding, pruning, mending the hedges at the borders. This patch of land was Seema's dream, obsession, object of desire. She sweated over it — planning the layout, preparing the soil, potting, seeding, tending to the plants.
I wasn't much help, I confess. I have no natural instinct for gardening. Don't get me wrong. Gardens are works of art. I admire their symmetry and grace, their beauty and lush grandeur. I've spent many happy hours in them. A walk in a garden makes my heart sing, but growing a garden is not a skill I possess.
I watched in awe as Seema worked her magic: tender saplings shot up, buds burst into bloom, vines launched their upward climb, creepers curled around delicately mounted arches. Roses, a riot of carnations, daisies, zinnias, creamy white jasmine, shocking pink asters. Blaze of colour. Scented air. Dappled light. Her garden grew like a dream, a painting, a song. Perfection took root on the patch of land in front of our home.
Now that she is gone, I water the plants every evening without fail. I add fertilizer to the soil. Sprinkle pesticide, yank weeds out by the roots when they spring up, keep the flower beds moist and clean. Trim and prune. Cut and graft. All the lessons I learnt from Seema by osmosis, I apply diligently to the tasks at hand. Flowers bloom under my watch. Buds like tiny curled fists appear. Leaves gleam, emerald green. My hands grow calluses; my feet are caked in mud. I brave the sun and the rain, summer's glare and winter's sting. Neither the weather nor my brittle bones get in the way of my labours.
Every time a flower blooms, my heart swells with pride. Each new shoot, pale and delicate, is a glorious surprise. The neighbours stop by to admire the garden; my friends congratulate me on doing a fine job. You work so hard! You deserve a medal! I brush aside their compliments. Seema is the one they should be praising. She has pulled off a miracle by teaching me, a man without a green thumb, the art of keeping a garden alive.
To work on the soil and rest in the shade, to breathe in the scents and soak in the colours, to walk past the flowers swaying on the stalks — all of it is pure joy. I feel Seema's presence here. I hear the echoes of her laughter in the wind.
I have the garden to take care of. I have friends who visit me every day. We stick to our old routine — head to the park around the corner at first light, stretch our legs, chat about everything from the weather to our health to the rotten state of politics. We never run out of things to talk about. I am not starved of human contact or conversation. My nieces and nephews, scattered across the country, call me every day. My students come knocking on my door from time to time. I have nothing to complain about, but my days feel incomplete, my mornings drained of light. Seema's side of the bed is empty when I wake up. When I make my tea, her cup, perched on the kitchen shelf, reminds me of our shared morning ritual. I take my tea out to the garden. I hear the wind brushing past the trees. I watch the sun climb a new rung in the sky. Seema's voice calls out to me from memory. The sound pierces my heart like a knife.
You ask about my current state of mind. You ask what kind of books I like to read. I've been a voracious reader of fiction all my life, but I have lost interest in it of late. Grief has tainted my imagination. Stories slither out of my grasp; plot twists elude me. Because a world without Seema makes no sense, the worlds authors conjure up on the pages don't hold my interest. My state of mind is hard to describe. I live a strange half life. I'm here, but not here. A creature of flesh and blood, a shadow without a presence. Memories feel more real to me than my everyday reality. They haunt me at night. They stalk me in the bright light of day.


Georgia has received a letter of intent from their highly-coveted junior college recruit. Javon Wims, out of Hinds Community College in Jackson, Mississippi, has decided to play his final two years of eligibility in Athens.
Wims tallied 1775 yards with nine touchdowns for Hinds this past season. Georgia's coaching staff raves over his skill set.
Wims had committed to Georgia in November, however he opened up his recruitment after the coaching change, while still "100% committed" to the Bulldogs. Wims had strongly considered South Carolina and Miami, enjoying his official visits, but Georgia still prevailed as his top choice.
Wims seems to be a part of the group who thinks Georgia is in the beginning stages of national championship discussion. Bulldog fans should be ecstatic to see Wims is a Bulldog due to his performance on the field as well as his leadership and character off the field.


This, uhh, developed quickly: the Chicago Tribune had Tillman "recently" beginning FBI training at Quantico in September of 2017; if this Sporting News report is correct, Tillman went from an FBI-admirer with no background in law enforcement (although he did major in criminal justice at University of Louisiana-Lafeyette) to a full-fledged agent in, like, maybe six months? Is that how that goes?
At any rate, Tillman is the first former football star to pursue a career with the FBI after a devastating knee injury cut short his playing career since Johnny Utah.


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Seeing in the Dark with Spitzer
Saturday, June 11 2005 @ 11:19 pm EDT
by Patrick Barry and Tony Phillips
Artist's rendering of brown dwarf OTS44 with its rotating planetary disk. (Click for larger image.)
Have you ever gotten up in the middle of the night, walked to the bathroom and, in the darkness, tripped over your dog? A tip from the world of high-tech espionage: next time use night-vision goggles.
Night vision goggles detect heat in the form of infrared radiation—a "color" normally invisible to the human eye. Wearing a pair you can see sleeping dogs, or anything that's warm, in complete darkness.
This same trick works in the darkness of space. Much of the exciting action in the cosmos is too dark for ordinary telescopes to see. For example, stars are born in the heart of dark interstellar clouds. While the stars themselves are bright, their birth-clouds are dense, practically impenetrable. The workings of star birth are thus hidden.
That's why NASA launched the Spitzer Space Telescope into orbit in 2003. Like a giant set of infrared goggles, Spitzer allows scientists to peer into the darkness of space and see, for example, stars and planets being born. Dogs or dog stars: infrared radiation reveals both.
There is one problem, though, for astronomers. "Infrared telescopes on the ground can't see very well," explains Michelle Thaller, an astronomer at the California Institute of Technology. "Earth's atmosphere blocks most infrared light from above. It was important to put Spitzer into space where it can get a clear view of the cosmos."
The clear view provided by Spitzer recently allowed scientists to make a remarkable discovery: They found planets coalescing out of a disk of gas and dust that was circling—not a star—but a "failed star" not much bigger than a planet! Planets orbiting a giant planet?
Last Basics of Astronomy Classes for Summer 2005
Thursday, May 26 2005 @ 03:50 pm EDT
The Arkansas Oklahoma Astronomical Society announces the summer schedule for classes in our Basics of Astronomy. These classes will be held at the club's Coleman Observatory located 8 miles NW of Van Buren, AR, on Tuesday OR Thursday evenings.
Update Notice: The July classes are filling up and begin July 5th and 7th. To attend the July classes, prospective students must PRE-register and payment must be received by July 2nd. Please call for more information on the July classes. Click on Coleman Observatory (in the Main Menu) for a map to the site.
These classes will be 5 weeks in length and class begins at 6:00 pm on the night of the student's choosing. There is a limit of 10 people to each class size, and there must be an adult attending with any students of at least 7 years of age and up to 17 years of age.
These classes will be the last offered until next summer, so make certain to contact us as soon as possible if you'd like to attend. These classes will begin on either Tuesday, July 5th, or Thursday, July 7th, and again will run for 5 weeks through August 2nd and August 4th. Students must PRE-register for these second classes and payment must be received through Coleman Observatory by July 2.
This will be the first time that books will be used for these Basics of Astronomy classes. Two wonderful books are available from DK publishers and will be included in the price of the class. The books are "Children's Night Sky Atlas" (96 pgs) and "Universe" (64 pgs), both by Eyewitness books. Don't let the 'Children' in the title fool you. Every adult will appreciate these classy stellar images and constellation figure overlays. They are simply the best way to show which stars belong to which constellation that I've ever seen. These books complement each other very well with the "Atlas" constellation images and star-fields helping you learn to identify by seeing, along with clear representations of the different types of telescopes and how to use them, the motions of the stars and planets, and MUCH more. The "Universe" gets more involved in the mechanics of astronomy by revealing how professional astronomers use major observatory telescopes to study the light from distant stars and galaxies by the process of spectroscopy.
NEW - The course Outline can be dowloaded from this URL: http://www.aoas.org/filemgmt/singlefile.php?lid=28.
How to Find an Asteroid
Contributed by: Marcus
Asteroid 1/Ceres - The first asteroid discovered, Ceres shows its best face to date in this Hubble Space Telescope Near-Infrared image. At nearly 600 miles in diameter, not even Hubble can see much detail, yet it's obvious that Ceres is spherical. Marcus Blair's observation and description of Ceres appearing as a small "disk" is an accurate description. - Bob Moody
We've had great, clear skies the last couple of nights, so I've been doing a lot of observing. On Monday night, despite the nearly half moon, I spotted several Messier objects to add to my log. All of this is made much easier by my Meade ETX 90 scope with the "go to" feature. It's becoming second-nature to set up this scope and have it locked on and accurate within a few minutes. The only trade-off is the lack of aperture, but a true beginner like me can greatly benefit from the go-to function.
Despite what some might say, having a go-to scope is not cheapening the experience for me, but is enriching it. I struggled for years to find things in the sky. Now, I am able to find them, but best of all, I learn and remember their positions. For example, once I finally locate M82 with the ETX, I will be able to find it next time without the go-to feature because I know (a) what it looks like and (b) where to find it.
Monday night I decided to try something entirely different, so I was scrolling through the AutoStar controller's memory banks of thousands of objects. I came across the "Asteroids" category and wondered whether I could find one. I knew Ceres is the largest known asteroid, so I told the scope to go to it.
The scope slewed to an area containing several star-like objects. Nothing was obviously an asteroid. I looked at the area with different magnifications and finally decided the brightest object in the field was Ceres, but I wasn't sure.
Hope for the Hubble?
By Richard Tresch Fienberg
NASA's new chief, Michael D. Griffin, has told the Hubble servicing team at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland to resume preparations for a possible shuttle flight to upgrade the orbiting observatory. Although a decision on returning astronauts to Hubble won't be made until after at least two successful shuttle missions to the International Space Station, the telescope's prospects look better now than they have at any time since Griffin's predecessor, Sean O'Keefe, abruptly canceled Hubble servicing in January 2004 — a decision that outraged astronomers, key members of Congress, and the public.
At his Senate confirmation hearing in early April, Griffin said he would consider reauthorizing a Hubble house call once the shuttle was flying again. But after just two weeks on the job he called a press conference to announce a two-month slip in the first post-Columbia launch, from mid-May to mid-July. This means that the second of two "return-to-flight" missions won't occur before September. By then there may not be enough time to mount a servicing mission that would reach Hubble before its electronics give out. So, said Griffin, "what we're going to be doing is getting the...folks at Goddard started on the work that they would have to do if a servicing flight can yet be done."
Griffin reiterated that a robotic servicing mission, once offered as a less risky alternative to a shuttle flight, is no longer under consideration. Robotic servicing "is just not feasible within the time and the money that we have to allow for it," said Griffin. "So that's off the table."
Astronauts have serviced Hubble four times between 1993 and 2002, replacing failed components and installing new instruments. If they do it again, they'll have three main goals. One is to extend the spacecraft's operational lifetime by replacing its onboard gyroscopes and batteries. Another is to upgrade the telescope's scientific capabilities by installing a new camera and spectrograph. The third and most important task is to attach a retrorocket module that will steer Hubble to a harmless splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at the end of its mission early in the next decade. If the shuttle's return to flight doesn't go as planned, or if something else happens to preclude servicing Hubble, NASA probably will instead fly a limited robotic mission just to attach the deorbit module.
Starting an Online Observing Log
Thursday, May 19 2005 @ 09:33 am EDT
It seems amateur astronomers who are just beginning to observe face a number of challenges, but maybe none is as monumental as the task to learn HOW to observe effectively. I decided maybe there was something I could do about that, since I have spent a great deal of time bumping my head as I cruise the stars.
Since last summer, I've been keeping a Messier log in my home computer using the logsheets provided on the AOAS Web site. I like those sheets, but I somehow always manage to procrastinate when it comes to logging my finds. I decided it would be easier if my logsheets were available at work and elsewhere instead of just at home. The only way to accomplish this task was to keep my observing log online.
Then I realized that the effect of this project would be twofold – first, I would have access to my observing log from any computer, but second and more importantly, other novices can read about my experiences and get help. Maybe someone else is thinking about finding Ceres. I have done it. They can read my site and find out how to accomplish this. I can also share helpful sites and lead people to the AOAS site, so my log also becomes a public relations tool.
New Moon Found in Saturn's Rings
The international Cassini spacecraft has spied a tiny new moon hidden in a gap in Saturn's outer ring, scientists said.
The moon was spotted earlier this month in the center of the Keeler gap, making waves in the gap edges as it orbits. Tentatively called S/2005 S1, the moon measures four miles across and is about 85,000 miles from the center of Saturn.
More observations are needed to determine the shape of the moon's orbit, but preliminary findings show it is in the middle of the gap, Joseph Spitale, a planetary scientist at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo., said Tuesday.
S/2005 S1 is the second moon known to exist within Saturn's shimmering rings. The other is Pan, which orbits in the Encke gap. All of Saturn's other known moons are outside the main ring system.
The $3.3 billion Cassini mission, funded by NASA and the European and Italian space agencies, was launched in 1997 and took seven years to reach Saturn.
Cassini/Huygens Home Page
Question about water and space
Contributed by: kedi151
Hey everybody. I gave presentations to my daughters 4th grade science classes yesterday and as usual, the kids never fail to amaze me with their level of knowledge and the questions that they ask. I had talked briefly about the presence of ice in comets and in the rings of Saturn. I was then asked where the water comes from to which I had no answer. Can anybody tell me how water is created and does any reside in the innerstellar world of space? They also asked what the effect to earth would be if Jupiter blew up and what color would Uranus be if it wasn't blue. There were numerous extremely good questions and although I could answer most, I will need to study up on the finer details of the planets. I was lucky enough to do a little research before hand and know that Jupiter is now up to 63 moons. I had a great time and the kids seamed to really enjoy it as well. The 50 minutes for each class passed by in an instant. One class, I was only a 4th of the way thru my presentation and the teacher informed that there were only 10 minutes left. Well, lunch break is over but if anybody can help me out, I would appreciate any contributions to the water questions.
Answers as best I can give them.........by Bob Moody
Water exists by the combination of the elements that make it up, namely, one atom of oxygen bound to two atoms of hydrogen. We know that hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, and we believe we understand that oxygen came about as a result of the deaths of so-called "first-generation stars". These are stars which were made up almost exclusively of hydrogen and helium, with a thin sprinkling of lithium. These three were the original elements from the creation of the universe, and everything on the Periodic Table of Elements above these three elements have come about as the result of large first-generation stars which went supernova and literally "cooked up" the heavier elements during those supernova explosions. It takes titanic explosions with super-hot temperatures to forge the heavy elements.
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First Planet Outside Solar System Observed
Monday, May 02 2005 @ 12:59 am EDT
By ALICIA CHANG
LOS ANGELES - New images taken of an object five times the mass of Jupiter confirm that it is a giant planet closely orbiting a distant star, an international team of astronomers reported. The team of European and American astronomers said this is the first time a planet outside of our solar system has been directly observed — a claim other scientists have also made.
The team first spotted the object last year as a faint reddish speck of light circling a dim brown dwarf — or failed star — 225 light-years away from Earth near the constellation Hydra. At the time, scientists guessed the faint light was a planet, but said further observation was needed.
The discovery touched off a debate over whether the object was actually a planet or a background star. Since the mid-1990s, scientists have discovered more than 130 of these so-called extrasolar planets by indirect means, but observing them directly has proved difficult.
The Backyard Astronomer's Guide - Answers Galore
Saturday, April 23 2005 @ 10:00 pm EDT
The Backyard Astronomer's Guide - By Terence Dickinson & Alan Dyer - Firefly Books 2002
There are only a very few books that get me excited, that make me want to read every word, and that I would recommend to anyone and everyone.The Backyard Astronomer's Guide is one I'll refer to and recommend often for probably the next 20 years or more.
I usually don't recommend a book as highly as I'm going to recommend this book. If you are an amateur astronomer, of ANY level of experience or expertise, you will find and learn things from this book that you never knew before, and you're also likely to find better explanations, illustrations and/or tables for most of the other things that you have seen before.
Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer are both well known authors and writers, and their collaboration on this book is likely to cause The Backyard Astronomer's Guide to be regarded as a classic for a long time to come. At the turn of almost every page, I have been either knocked out by the imagery or illustrations, or I've marveled at the way the clear and concise, even poetic text, takes me to some deeper level of understanding on so many different subjects. It even gave me an image of our solar system's orientation as it relates to the plane of our Milky Way galaxy that I've never seen represented before. I'd wondered what our orientation was on so many occasions over the last 20 years, and in this book, I finally found it! In the plane of our galaxy, we are about 2/3 of the way out from the center to the outer edge. Our solar system's plane is tilted at about 65 to 70 degrees perpendicular to the plane of the galaxy. That's why we see the Milky Way appear differently in the summer versus winter, and it's also why the direction of the Milky Way runs N-S directly overhead at midnight on the first day of summer versus the E-W direction overhead at midnight on the first day of winter.
Asian Tsunami Seen from Space
Saturday, April 23 2005 @ 04:34 am EDT
by Patrick L. Barry
This December 26, 2004, MISR image of the southern tip of Sri Lanka was taken several hours after the first tsunami wave hit the island. It was taken with MISR's 46° forward-looking camera.
When JPL research scientist Michael Garay first heard the news that a tsunami had struck southern Asia, he felt the same shock and sadness over the tremendous loss of human life that most people certainly felt. Later, though, he began to wonder: were these waves big enough to see from space?
So he decided to check. At JPL, Garay analyzes data from MISR—the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite. He scoured MISR images from the day of the tsunami, looking for signs of the waves near the coasts of India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Thailand.
Looking at an image of the southern tip of Sri Lanka taken by one of MISR's angled cameras, he spotted the distinct shape of waves made visible by the glint of reflected sunlight. They look a bit like normal waves, except for their scale: These waves were more than a kilometer wide!
Most satellites have cameras that point straight down. From that angle, waves are hard to see. But MISR is unique in having nine cameras, each viewing Earth at a different angle. "We could see the waves because MISR's forward-looking camera caught the reflected sunlight just right," Garay explains.
In another set of images, MISR's cameras caught the white foam of tsunami waves breaking off the coast of India. By looking at various angles as the Terra satellite passed over the area, MISR's cameras snapped seven shots of the breaking waves, each about a minute apart. This gave scientists a unique time-lapse view of the motion of the waves, providing valuable data such as the location, speed, and direction of the breaking waves.


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MEXICO CITY—The population of monarch butterflies wintering in central Mexico is up 144 per cent over last year, experts said Wednesday.
The data presented by Andrew Rhodes, Mexico's national commissioner for protected natural areas, was cheered but scientists quickly warned that it does not mean the butterflies that migrate from Canada and the United States are out of danger.
This winter, researchers found the butterflies occupying 14.95 acres (6.05 hectares) of pine and fir forests in the mountains of Michoacan and Mexico states. That's an increase from 6.12 acres (2.48 hectares) a year ago.
This year's is the biggest measurement since the 2006-2007 period, Rhodes said. A low of just 1.66 acres (0.67 hectares) was recorded in 2013-2014.
Jorge Rickards, director of World Wildlife Fund in Mexico which participates in the monitoring, cautioned that the butterflies like other insects see their annual populations rise and fall and the monarchs have had a declining trend. This year's number was positive, but there is no guarantee it will continue.
"It buys us time, but that's the best it does," said Norris, who was in Mexico City for scientific meetings about monarchs.