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Skysports.com examines where it all went wrong for England's bid to stage the 2018 World Cup.Back to story
Comments (77)
Dennis Marsden (Oldham Athletic fan) says...
The Russian mafia will have a field day with fingers in every pie, if they haven't had them in already.
Posted 07:32 3rd December 2010
Kev I says...
Firstly congratulations to Russia, if in a fair voting system they won we wouldn't mind their selection, unfortunately with the none transparent voting process, the proven corruption and the guiding pressure from Blatter to support his forth coming re-election, the system is rotten to the core. The selection of Qatar simply proves it, playing football in 40c is dangerous, in a region with high security risk does not add up. Australia or the solidification of the USA bid would be more preferable for expansion reasons. Finally if you manage a franchise you do not turn your back on your existing customer base, expansion should be tempered with supporting your existing strong markets, every other world cup for expansion would have suffice. FIFA is tarnished from the top to the bottom, we should withdraw from it totally.
Posted 07:31 3rd December 2010
Barrie Vesty (Liverpool fan) says...
As a person who has travelled to see a WC and savoured in the spirits of fans from across the globe in Germany 2006 I have to say England didnt deserve this. It doesnt matter if Becks, Prince william and the like back a presentation that shows our infrastructure etc we forget one thing. England Thugs in Germany swilling beer...insulting locals...pot bellied middle aged guys throwing glasses we think we are the greatest just because we have passion. If I were a Neutral its great Russia got the vote...why?? when i went to Germany I hated Germans...when I came back i realised what great people they are...brought together by one passion...football. This is what its about, yes England is the mecca...I understand the history, the names, but our fans let us down. Im a LFC fan we have travelled to watch football with humour, spirit and a sense of fun...we all think of the GREAT BRITISH EMPIRE...we are English...respect us...but most see us as beer swilling idiots hellbent on confrontation because of the minority not majority and its not the founding of our friendly society. Im still English...and still proud there is no where in the world like Anfield on a saturday afternoon...or Old Trafford..but its those fans not our country obviously why we now must go to Moscow.....I for one will be looking forward to the football..
Posted 05:28 3rd December 2010
Henry Nyakoojo says...
I can understand England's frustration. But the English, especially their popular press always overhype everything English. So the presentations were "the best"; and "footbal's most famous ambassador" made an impressive appearance; and the most popular heir to the world monarchy - Prince William was there; and to cap it all, the second most powerful head of government after Obama was there in David Cameron. To all that the rest of the world said: so what? England may have the most popular league, but most of the palyers that bring glamour to it are Russian, Belgians, Africans, Dutch and Brazilian. The famous managers are Scots, Italians, French and Welsh. So noone hates the English; the English just think to highly of themselves and think the must win every contest. Sadly the world does not operate that way. Often the best are not the most deserving. The sad thing for me at my age of 59 is that I will probably never witness a football world cup staged in England. In 1966 I was too young to know what was going on. Besides television had not yet come to my part of the then Dark Continent.
Posted 05:11 3rd December 2010
Ronald Bassarath says...
Several members of FIFA's executives have been accused of various wrong doings in the past. It is very difficult to imagine that this could be just a witch hunt. My personal view is that the majority had merit. These men are at their prime and will certainly not be around for the next round of bids. Hence the reason for having two world cup venues dedided. It is their last opportunity to bow out with a very fat purse. The two countries selected are the only two countries in the lot where accountability is practically no real issue and where freedom to extract information is almost impossible to obtain. My best wishes to English football and Sky Sports in making available to me the beauty of sports in reeal time.
Posted 04:19 3rd December 2010
Mike Cassidy says...
We refuse to give 'brown envelopes' to the corrupted officials of FIFA. I hope Blatter doesn't come to this country for some time - he won't like his welcome.
Posted 04:07 3rd December 2010
Gordon C says...
All your comments Chris about the baggage are spot on. The lead-up to the final voting could not have been worse for England, despite the late arrivals of Cameron and Prince William. FIFA is not a 'clean' organisation and everyone (from all nations) know that. However, it is a shame that only England and its free press are willing to disclose such news. Anyhow, as one of the other readers mentions, England are not liked by FIFA, and on top of that, they clearly want to continue down the track of giving 'new countries' an opportunity at the game. All I can say is, now England need to act out their revenge by reaching the Final of the 2014 world cup and showing Blatter where the real home of football is. (and I'm a Scotsman !!!!)
Posted 03:21 3rd December 2010
Colin Mcrobbie (Celtic fan) says...
Congrats to Russia on winning the 2018 bid. I did not think England had much chance, people across the world dont really care about Prince william, i know most Scots dont so why would Fifa. 1st time in russia is a good thing, you must remember, england has hosted the world cup (canżt remember who won), and the Euro Championships as recently as ż96 where it regularly failed to fill its stadia and its fans utterly disgraced themselves. Its domestic game is awash with cash and has used it ill advisedly, pouring billions into wasting assets and agentsż bank accounts. Not exactly where fifa want our football to go in future.
Posted 02:05 3rd December 2010
Jjw Clark (Hamilton Academical fan) says...
This is an insult to Britain, and insult to David Beckham and our national pride, having read and digested the commentaries, I say, WE WIZ ROBBED, bullying, threats, corruption, politics and vast amounts of money decided the future of football world cup events. If,,,,, if David, or any one of the other "representatives" is prepared to tell the truth of this (nothing to do with football) EVENT, Mr Putin wasn`t even there!!! yesterday he said it was CORRUPT Today, Britain takes another plane home. who was it who voted for Britain??? apart from ourselves?
Posted 02:04 3rd December 2010
Chris Porteous says...
It was obvious from the outset we were never going to win the right to host in 2018. England will never host again - it is all politics. We are looked on as the poor relations by FIFA. They would rather give it anyone else but us - if there was only us up to host we still wouldn't get it. The BBC certainly didn't help by showing that programme - why not wait until the night of the draw. I agree if there is corruption within FIFA they should be brought to book. Those named - whether guilty or not - definately stuck the knife in a bit further than the BBC had already put in. The fact that we only got 2 votes should tell us not to bother again. Why waste all that money when it could be spent on something other than an impossible dream. Football United? Yes, as long as England is not invited along to the party. A sad day, not only for England but football in the UK as a whole. I certainly believe that we will never see the biggest competition in the world held here in my lifetime.
Posted 01:55 3rd December 2010
Mark Blandford (Southampton fan) says...
An utter disgrace to sport and democracy. This has to be about bribes and back room deals. Imagine standing in an 80k stadium built in a rush under Russian building 'codes' would you feel safe? Not on your life. Of course the train that was supposed to get you to the stadium would have to be working before you'd actually be at risk so maybe you'll be fine after all. FIFA is having a laugh but their day of reackoning will surely come.
Posted 01:40 3rd December 2010
Scott Clements (Manchester United fan) says...
About legacy well i totally disagree. This whole thing stinks (2 votes come on). Russia got the vote because its a country full of corruption and FIFA know that the real Russian president (Putin) will gag the Russian press and stop them from exposing any more corruption within FIFA. Perhaps if the FIFA committee was made up of former professional who know the game and don't have a political agenda then maybe we would stand a change.
Posted 00:35 3rd December 2010
Brian Darlington (Chelsea fan) says...
After looking at the bidding process and everything that FIFA had to say , it was obvious that England wasn't going to win. We having been saying all along to the FIFA delegates, the best stadium , strongest and most lucrative football leagues. Now what level of legacy could be left in the home of football,have a think //.Compare it to Russia and you should see the difference,yes that's right, England has everything in the world of football and so the most important thing will be left in Russia , a legacy.............................
Posted 23:52 2nd December 2010
Shaheed Islam says...
I am disappointed, bbc and other rubish media has to take the blame.
Posted 23:13 2nd December 2010
Steve Anderson says...
FIFA are in danger of losing sight of what has made football so successful around the world today, namely western Europe and south Americawhere the major of revenue and players are generated. To not have a world cup in western Europe for at least 20 years is ridiculous and you are in danger of biting the hand that feeds you. To award e tournament to Qatar is ridiculous, a nation that is a desert hs a population of over a million and has no football heritage is simply about oil money goi to FIFA pockets. Who in their right minds wants to travel to e middle east to watch a world cup, in the danger that you may be the victim of a terror attack, hatred of westerners and not be able to enjoy a few beers after the match. I can only imagine that FIFA and Qatar have struck a deal to make sure Israel won't qualify for that world cup as last time I checked Israelis could not travel there.
Posted 23:13 2nd December 2010
Bill Mckelvie (Ayr United fan) says...
Now is the time for the Home FA's to go it alone and bring in video replays. Secondly organise a Commonwealth football competition. We should lead from the front we invented the game. I agree with David Asprey it should rotate round the continents. But despite what you tell FIFA, they will tell you the Western Half of Russia up to and including Moscow is in Europe !!!!!
Posted 23:07 2nd December 2010
Jerry Birkbeck says...
It seems a shame that some cannot accept that it is a World Cup, not a European, Asian or American Cup. If the aim is to spread the impact of football to new territories then one can easily see why both Russia and Qatar got the vote. I wonder if this was apparent to those putting forward a bid. Indeed we will ever know this? Frankly to say that we deserve it because of the support from the followers of the game in the UK is a rather sad and selfish argument. Let's face it we did not cover ourselves in glory at the last and earlier World Cups. Perhaps we should have had more sympathy for the Spain/Portugal bid - after all Spain won the World Cup!
Posted 22:55 2nd December 2010
Rori M says...
What is wrong with the media in this country?? Why is it that whenever we have the slightest chance of success, that the media mainly the papers, do everything to wreck. It happens every year before a major tournament, all the players get slated and they try to find some sort of dirt on them which no doubt has an effect on them. For the world cup bid they went one further, by getting a couple of officals suspended and the panorama programme so close to the event. Why could this not take place after, so that it does not have an effect on the bid. Spain and holland are a great example of how to do it right, sure they didnt get the bid but they both got to the final, the media wouldnt dream of bringing the team down, they only encourage. When Spain lost to Switzerland in the opening game they had every right to go at them but they didnt. Whenever England DREW with USA they got torn apart
Posted 22:14 2nd December 2010
Richard S says...
Maybe it's time for all federations to abandon FIFA and start a new federation that puts the interests of the sport and its fans front and centre.
Posted 22:13 2nd December 2010
Chris Lane says...
I agree with you Chris and Scott C, I don't think the media harmed the bid in fact programs like panoramma should continue in seeking out corrupt officials before they retire without being caught. I think the FA and government need to focus on promoting football more from the grass roots up. But does annoy me about FIFA is if they want to travel new frontiers then why is Brazil hosting the next world cup? Also if we are to talk about corruption Russia are oil rich just like Qatar.
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My friend Debby, owner of the blog Everybody's Boy, has a new post up. It's called "Clara."
It's about the friendship between my 4-year-old daughter and Debby's 4-year old son Peter, a curly-haired cutie with autism.
"I have to admit to feeling slight trepidation last spring when Peter came home talking about his verybestfriendinthewholewideworld," Debby writes. "I was skeptical at best. I wasn't entirely sure he knew what a friend was."
Debby worried that the friendship wasn't reciprocal – that Clara not only wasn't friends with Peter, but that she never even mentioned him. After all, he was a new kid to the class, having recently moved out of a self-contained classroom. And then, there was his autism, which can create difficulty with interpretation of social cues.
But what Debby didn't know was that Clara was also coming home and talking about her "best friend, Peter."
Read her post to see what happened next. (Warning – it's a tear-jerker).
I just want to add one thing: Clara gets as much out if this friendship as Peter does. Probably more. She doesn't think about his autism much – what she thinks about is his personality, which is so genuinely sweet and kind that it makes me proud of her choices in friendships. Yes, I want to tell her. This is exactly the kind of person I want you to hang out with.
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My friend Debby, owner of the blog Everybody's Boy, has a new post up. It's called "Clara."
18 Responses to When friendship transcends autism
OMG i am sitting at my desk balling! Evonne you must be an awsome mom to have raised such an awsome little girl. I'm going to just sit here and cry for a little while longer. Happy Chanukah
I did my master's practicum on how to decrease social isolation of children with autism and help them interact with the peers. This can be a really difficult thing for both ASD kids and non-ASD kids, so good work Clara and Peter!!!! Mutual friendships are so important to all children, and in particular it can a world of difference for children with autism to feel like they are being included (helps fight off depression and anxiety and improve learning in higher-functioning kids).
That is so sweet! My son has autism, I hope someday he finds a friend like Clara!
Oh my God. I'm all teary over here. What a beautiful post
so sweet & so much hope. my son has adhd/odd & sensory issues & even that is enough to make him have some difficulty socially.
Wow. You have raised a beautiful little girl, inside and out.
What a beautiful story, Evonne! How proud you must be of Clara for being such an open-minded, kind-hearted, loving little girl.
My favourite part of the post, ""Peter won't have anymore Autism when he's a teenager. He hardly has any left now, Mama." That she knows of the disability and is able to see beyond it is so incredible. Many adults can't do that.
I hope Peter and Clara enjoy their friendship for many years to come; it is clearly something very special to both of them.
"It just so happened that they shared a birthday month. Naturally both Taureans."
As a Taurus myself, I couldn't agree more
How gorgeous — thank you for pointing us her way and for raising such lovely kids.
Wow…the things kids say
Beautifully written, Evonne. Our kids are amazing. Maybe we'll have that wedding someday…
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Absolutely gorgeous.
Wow how awesome. I understand thinking that is the kind of person you want your daughter to be friends with. My daughter goes to a private/ charter school. They specialize in children on the spectrum and have an inclusion program. Most of the classrooms are close to a 50/50 ratio with typical children and children on the spectrum. Typical children are referred to as peer models. Its a wonderful school and program and cirriculum I think it is beneficial to both types of children. My daughter is a peer model. She has been doing well. She was there for kindergarten and is now in 1st grade. Every time she starts telling a story about someone or something out of the ordinary from school I sit on the edge of my seat waiting to see if she will say so and so is different or has autism, she never does though. I have never told her any children in her class are autistic. She has never mentioned it I don't know if she knows or sees anyone being that different from herself. All the children in her class are referred to as friends, I think it's great.
That was a beautifl story, I have a 3yo autistic daughter and I worry that she won't have friends. That gives me hope.
Those are two awesome kids. Much love to Clara and Peter.
I am happy and sad. If the little girl is normal, she's headed for a big fall. I am normal and was raised by a family of high-functioning autistics/Aspergper Syndrome. The detriment to normal people in ongoing relationships is known and real. If the girl has lots of other normal friends and the autistic is an exception, this is fine. no worries.
Dear "anonimous",
Don't worry. Clara has other normal friends besides my son. Phew, I guess she dodged a bullet there.
I'm sorry that your childhood was so tumultuous, but did it occur to you that perhaps that might not be related to your parent's Autism? Individuals with Autism are just as diverse as "normal" folks.
People who make comments like yours are the very reason I feared Peter having "normal" friends.
I'm thankful that Evonne and Clara are the rule rather than the exception.
How beautiful. Props to everyone involved!


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Ask any adult if they remember what costume they wore, as a child on Purim and I guarantee you it will bring a smile to their face. It certainly brings a huge smile to mine and my husband's. In fact, most times a giggle, when we think back as to how we dressed our poor, innocent children for Purim! At least one of them would go as a walking advert for our butchery, Nussbaums Kosher Butchery, with biltong (Jerky) and dry sausage hanging around their necks, stickers pertaining to every cut on the forequarter stuck to their white coats and a butcher's apron filled with prepacked cold cuts ready to win over the toughest of teachers! What were we thinking?
Probably the same thing my parents were thinking when they dressed us as doctors and painters – my grandfather was a doctor and my father had a paint factory! My "baby" brother went 5 years running as a clown in the orange and white family hand-me-down clown outfit until the costume got so small for him it finally became a health hazard!
We celebrate this colourful festival with absolute joy – not only is it Purim, but on this day in 2009 we were blessed with our first grandchildren, twin girls, our very own princesses. Laylah and Zahara have truly brought us the best Purim joy this chag could ever offer, and more. So it's party time on Purim in the Lurie household, and nothing could have portrayed this better than the Purim chapter opener in my latest book "Celebrating with the Kosher Butcher's Wife", where pretty in pink cup cakes and Barney purple balloons and masks set the scene for the perfect birthday party!
The adult celebrations that follow always seem to be Lebberdik with a capital Lechaim! So once the Shalach Manot are delivered it's time to get ready for the Seuda where Persian Carpet Rides, Fall off the bone Lamb Shanks with Almond Couscous and to Crown- it- all Peaches will be the order of the day this Purim. Chag Sameach !
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From the public discussion board of Catholic Family Radio: 5 April 2000. My Protestant opponent is responding to my paper: A Biblical and Theological Primer on Mary Mediatrix. His words will be in blue:
Thanks for your excellent post, filled with relevant and interesting comments, the exact opposite of another notorious recent member of this board. :-)
I feel in some ways invited to this discussion by Dave's self-identification as an informal theologian.
Kewl! :-)
If the church is as she has been defined, then she has every right to make anyone co-redemptrix.
Not really, because she can't go against the apostolic Tradition, which holds that there was only one such person: Mary. The Church's power is not absolute: it is subordinate to the "Tradition Received."
If any man can agree to that role of the Catholic Church, then every other point falls in line behind it.
Well, it has the "power" to authoritatively declare Tradition on any given point, but not to create it, as many Protestants caricature our position. Just as with the NT Canon: the Church didn't create it, but rather, authoritatively proclaimed it, thus settling the issue. But in general terms, Church authority is very central to this discussion, yes.
I must agree to the idea that God chose to involve a woman in the salvation of men, but can do so only in a very general sense . . . If identification of her as co-redemptrix is confined to this level of understanding, who could object?
I assume that you outline your areas of disagreement below. If not, please elaborate.
I can even agree to the idea that Mary is chief among creatures and therefore chief among co-redeemers. But, I can only see that designation as function of grace offered her, not by any virtue of her own actions.
Of course. Every good thing we do goes back to grace, lest we become Pelagians. Yet we cooperate with God's grace. We can choose not to, so there is some measure of merit due to us by virtue of our free cooperation. All the more so, Mary.
Was the reason that Christ experienced birth (as opposed to being a 30 year old theophany) in order to give a special station to Mary, or so that we could rightly say that he was in all ways like us?
The latter; yet that doesn't rule out the former also, does it? The fact remains that Mary's place is highly exalted by the plain fact of being Theotokos. But this is not to be seen as a "competitor" to Christ's glory and uniqueness. Rather, it is an obvious corollary of it, and protector of it - as all Marian doctrines are intended to be, rightly understood. Mary is "moon" to Christ's "sun." She reflects; her "light" is not self-generated.
The emphasis in "Mother of God" is on GOD, not "mother," but again, it is still an unfathomably glorious thing to be "Mother of God." One could spend their whole life contemplating the profundity and sublimity of it (as Luther fully grasped).
A corollary effect of being born of a woman may have been that Mary receives honor greater than that of any creature, but can we say that it was the reason for it?
No; nor does the Catholic Church say that. But it will not minimize Mary's role out of a false and unnecessary philosophical either/or schema.
The distinction is important because it makes the point between lower case and upper case mediation.
Indeed. We have no significant disagreement on this point.
Mary is a mediator. I think we would agree that God has always chosen to involve human mediation in every act, even creation (as I could see giving man the right to name the animals as a co-creative act).
We would; many Protestants (particularly Reformed) would balk at such expression as idolatrous.
The question remains as to whether Mary is a Mediator with a capital M, involving more than God's usual modus operandi.
She is qualitatively more so than the rest of us, being Theotokos.
Some of the language above (point 7) seems to indicate that Mary had some special consent to give regarding the suffering of our Lord. What I do not understand is how her assent becomes consent. I too, assent to the crucifixion every day. (Most days I insist on it, to my shame.) In fact, this is alluded to in point 13.
Maybe that was a poor choice of words on my part. It's not like God wouldn't have done it if Mary said "no." He would have simply chosen another - knowing all things - but Mary did cooperate with her free will, and that is what is being emphasized in that portion of the paper.
It would seem to me that the ability to give consent to the crucifixion ended after a certain point in our Lord's life. She could have chosen to abort (wanted to choose, that is, whether she actually could have is another matter) or to neglect him as a newborn, but at the time of his offering he was an adult male who did not need her consent any more than he required that of the apostle (recall that he identified one protest as satanic).
"Consent" can mean not just to "give permission" or "cause," but also, "to agree in one's will" (whereas "assent" is mental and intellectual, not a function of the will). That is what I was getting at, and what the Catholic teaching is. Mary understood what was going on at the Crucifixion, as no one else did, not even St. John. She knew this was part of redemption. In that fashion, she agreed with God's plan and willfully participated in it, unspeakably horrible from a mother's standpoint though it was.
On a popular level, does anyone think that Mary could have prevented the presentation of the sacrifice?
No; you're barking up the wrong tree here, based on your limited definition of "consent," which the dictionary doesn't require.
Could she have ordered her Son from the cross and lessened him to the role of a divine beverage fountain for Palestinian weddings?
No. And if she had, I don't believe God would have elected her for the role she had in the first place.
As for point 10, there is no reason for thinking that God could not have done such a thing, but what is the reason for thinking that he would?
Centuries of reflection, according to the mind of the Church and of her saints and doctors and greatest theologians; analogies to other biblical involvements of human beings; elements of propriety and plausibility.
How will dogmatically identifying Mary as co-redemptrix bring him glory?
I think it brings God the Father glory in the sense that He once again chose to involve human beings in His Providence, in such a way that we can only marvel at what is called "divine condescension." It is similar to the Incarnation in that "God didn't have to do it that way." It shows Divine Humility. I see many parallels with the Incarnation itself, in those senses.
Point 15 states that all graces come through Mary and I have heard this before without questioning it, because I understood it differently than what seems to be unwrapping in my mind now. Certainly Mary is the mother of Jesus, but is it understood that other that her giving birth to the Christ, she somehow now is the high priestess of every grace to the Church. I appeal to the rudimentary theologians here… Am I to picture Jesus handing something to Mary and Mary handing that
same thing to me?
Some theologians have used the word picture of Mary being the "neck" of the Body of Christ. Jesus is the head and distributes His graces through Mary the "neck," so that a creature would have the honor and privilege of being involved in the redemption of the human race: always secondarily, as an agent, not as a primal cause.
Or it is understood in the sense that Mary intercedes for every grace offered.
This begs the question, if Mary becomes co-redemptrix, does it lay the foundation for a type of female co-priesthood?
No, because the priest is an alter Christus. He is representing Christ at the Last Supper at every Mass, so that maleness is fundamental to it. Mary, I think, is more analogous to a figure for the Church, or for the lay Christian.
Thanks for a very stimulating post.
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N-YHS Children's History Book Prize Winner – The Lions of Little Rock!
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Congratulations to the winner of our first annual Children's History Book Prize, Kristin Levine! Last year we dug into middle-reader history books from 2012 – both non-fiction and fiction. The DiMenna Children's History Museum staff read dozens and dozens of terrific books, and then we shared four finalists with our book prize jury. This jury […]
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And for the sake of disclosure I was inspired by this gentleman's work. The "softness" of the image adds an ethereal quality I like.
Step 1: Equipment
An Ultraviolet irradiator, I used my FOD but a compact fluorescent blacklight in a reflector should work also.
A target holder, I used a pair of helping hands.
A convex lens, mine was sourced from a pair of binoculars.
and mount
A measuring stick
A fluorescent screen.
A dark room (by which I mean a room you can make dark)
A target ( preferable one which shows strong disparity in appearance under UV irradiation compared to visible light, so as to prevent DIGGer's from dying of apoplexy when you do something they're convinced can't be done.) In this case a yellow lantana.
Step 2: First find the focal length of your lens
Lay the tape out on a flat surface and place the screen at the zero point. Then place the lens at 2N on the tape (with N being any reasonable number to start, say 2 inches) and the light source at 4N. Now slowly move the lens and the light source away from the screen, while keeping the distance ratio the same, until the light source is in focus on the screen. At this point the lens focal length is equal to N.
I assume this is a valid approach since 1/u+1/v=1/f The basic simple lens calculation. Sorry no image, but you can do this empirically as well.


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Aioli! - What now?
Made my first batch of aioli last night. We tucked it into pitas with grilled veggies--Yum! I'd love your ideas on what I can do with the rest of it.
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The monastery was built by order of Emperor Justinian I between 527 and 565, enclosing the Chapel of the Burning Bush ordered to be built by Helena, the mother of Constantine I, at the site where Moses is supposed to have seen the burning bush; the living bush on the grounds is purportedly the original. The site is sacred to Christianity and Islam.
Though it is commonly known as Saint Catherine's, the full, official name of the monastery is, The Sacred and Imperial Monastery of the God-Trodden Mount of Sinai, and the patronal feast of the monastery is the Transfiguration. The site was associated with St. Catherine of Alexandria (whose relics were purported to have been miraculously transported there by angels) and it became a favorite site of pilgrimage.
Catherine of Alexandria was a Christian martyr initially sentenced to death on the wheel. However, when this failed to kill her, she was beheaded. According to tradition, angels took her remains to Mount Sinai. Around the year 800, monks from the Sinai Monastery found her remains.
According to the Charter of Privileges, a document in the possession of the monastery purportedly signed by Muhammad himself, Muhammed gave his protection to the monastery. A Fatimid mosque was built within the walls of the monastery, but has never been used since it is not correctly oriented towards Mecca.
During the seventh century, the isolated Christian anchorites of the Sinai were eliminated: only the fortified monastery remained. The monastery is still surrounded by the massive fortifications that have preserved it. Until the twentieth century, access was through a door high in the outer walls. From the time of the First Crusade, the presence of Crusaders in the Sinai until 1270 spurred the interest of European Christians and increased the number of intrepid pilgrims who visited the monastery. The monastery was supported by its dependencies in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Crete, Cyprus and Constantinople.
The complex houses irreplaceable works of art: mosaics, the best collection of early icons in the world, many in encaustic, as well as liturgical objects, chalices and reliquaries, and church buildings. The large icon collection begins with a few dating to the 5th (possibly) and 6th centuries, which are unique survivals, the monastery having been untouched by Byzantine iconoclasm, and never sacked. The oldest icon on an Old Testament theme is also preserved there. A project to catalogue the collections has been ongoing since the 1960s.
The monastery along with several dependencies in the area constitute the entire Orthodox Church of Mount Sinai, headed by an archbishop, who is also the abbot of the monastery. The exact administrative status of the church within Eastern Orthodoxy is ambiguous: by some, including the church itself, it is considered autocephalous, by others an autonomous church under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem. The archbishop is traditionally consecrated by the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem; in recent centuries he has usually resided in Cairo. During the period of the Crusades, marked by bitterness between the Orthodox and Catholic churches, the monastery was patronized by both the Byzantine Emperors and the rulers of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and their respective elites. The monastery was an important centre for the development of the hybrid style of Crusader art, and still retains over 120 icons created in the style, by far the largest collection in existence. Many were evidently created by Latins, probably monks, based in or around the monastery in the 13th century.


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AceProject: An All-In-One Project Management Application
Info: This is a review of a paid application.
As a part of a project, knowing your tasks and completing them on time, collaborating with the team members, reaching the necessary documents and analyzing the time/effort spent on a project, using a project management application is definitely a "must". No matter you are a freelancer or a huge team.
AceProject is a professional project management application that can control simple to complex projects pretty easily.
It allows assigning multiple users to a project (each having their own access rights), creating tasks (and task groups for a better categorization), setting the details of the tasks and assigning them to users.
Tasks can have almost every detail you may need where you can decide which ones to use according to the complexity of them, like:
- status, percentage of completion, priority
- estimated completion time
- hours worked
- dependencies with other tasks
- and more..
In order to have a snapshot of the project, AceProject can instantly generate Gantt charts and a calendar-view using the data in these tasks.
Documents are an important part of a project and the application manages them very well. Unlimited number of documents can be added, attached to tasks and they can be marked as private or public.
A nice feature is "versioning" of the documents so you'll know who edited the document and reach the past versions. Also, it is possible to "lock" documents to protect them from being edited or deleted.
For a company who charges by hours, timesheet management is very important. AceProject can handle this automatically with the help of a "time clock" where users just push when starting and stopping a task. Rest is handled with the system. And, manual updates are always possible.
As a group of users will be collaborating on the same project, getting notified on actions important for your workflow is necessary. AceProject sends e-mail notifications on such events (a task being assigned, timesheet approved, etc.). Also, it lets you know when a task is "soon due" to help preventing any delays.
There is a built-in per-project-forum to discuss any details and an integrated mailbox to see the messages received from the system and project users.
AceProject comes with many other features including mobile-access for all major smartphones, ability to brand the application, API support for 3rd party product integration and much more.
The project management software has various plans that can meet the requirements of any team. And besides the paid plans, there is a free plan provided which can be enough for a small project team.
P.S. There is also an "Intranet Package" for anyone who wants to install the application to their own servers.
Compatibility: All Major Desktop & Mobile Browsers
Website: http://www.aceproject.com/
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Rick April 21st, 2011 at 3:33 am
Is there a chance you could post up a 'top free project management systems' style post? These ones are all well and good, but for the opensource community they are simply too expensive.
$24/mo for their basic package seems very high, and their free package is crippled beyond use.
upravljanje projektima April 22nd, 2011 at 11:19 am
I agree with Rick. It would be nice to have rang list of free project management software and comparation of their prices and features.


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While to any parent it's not a big surprise, a recent survey showed that kids are clamoring for iOS devices this holiday season. And our Ultimate Gift Guide series continues today with a look at some perfect accessories for kids and their new iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, or iPod touch.
Feel Safe Letting Your Child Borrow The iPad
X-Doria Widge, $49.99
Even though many parents turn to a rugged case option to protect their kids' iPad, there are other options out there – including X-Doria's Widge. Simply put, the Widge provides a kid-proof layer of protection for an iPad. Made of soft, squishy rubber, the light-red Widge is geared strongly toward kids. With a large wedge protruding from the back, the case can be used in both a media viewing and typing orientation.
I reviewed it earlier this year, and can highly recommend it. My 5-year-old daughter really enjoyed the built-in carrying handle and fat corners that let her little fingers easily tote the iPad around our house.
The Widge is compatible with the iPad 2 and up, and can be purchased for $49.99 on Amazon.com.
An Inexpensive And Kid-Friendly iPhone 5 Case
Animal Parade from Griffin Technology, $19.99
And if you're looking for an inexpensive and kid-friendly iPhone 5 case, the Animal Parade Case Series from Griffin Technology looks like a nice option. Available in either a koala or tiger motif, the case allows for easy screen and headphone access. As a nice touch, you can also download the free Animal Parade app and use it to make your screen background match the case.
The case is $19.99 and can be purchased from Griffin.
It's The Sound Of Silence
Kidz Gear Wired Headphones, $19.99
While there are a plethora of headphone choices for adults, finding a good pair for kids can be a little more tricky. Neither of my kids like earbuds, and over-the-ear headphones are usually laughably huge for their little heads. And then there is the problem of them damaging their hearing by turning up the volume to 11. But the Kidz Gear Wired Headphones is a nice option. Designed for kids 2-12 years old, the best feature of the headphones is the technology that limits the volume to 80 percent of the maximum. With a 4.5 foot cable, the set has a built-in volume knob and is very lightweight and comfortable. My daughter actually enjoys putting these headphones on.
Avaibile in blue, pink, orange, and purple, the headphones are $19.99 on Amazon.com.
Can A Speaker Really Be This Cute?
Electric Friends Speaker Dock, $59.99
Probably one of the cutest iOS device accessories you'll ever see, the Electric Friends Speaker Dock would match up quite well with any of your kids iOS devices that have the older 30-pin dock connector. The four friends – Chew Chew (dog), Ki Ki (cat), Sing Sing (panda), and Kwack Kwack (duck) – each contain two 5-watt speakers and a 3.5 mm auxiliary input for other devices. Volume can be adjusted with touch controls on the ears. You can use either the included AC adapter or take the speaker with you after inserting batteries.
The $59.99 speaker is available at many retailers, including Amazon.com, Best Buy, and Toys 'R' Us.
Because Every Child Needs To Learn Furbish
Furby from Hasbro, $54
One of the most iconic toys of the 1990s is back. And this time, the updated version interacts with iOS devices. The 2012 Furby works in combination with the free app available for download in the App Store now. My colleague Bryan M. Wolfe recently reviewed the Furby, with help from his daughter, and my sentiments are very strongly the same.
My daughter has thoroughly enjoyed her purple Furby and plays with it pretty much every day that she can "borrow" an iOS device from me. The toy retails for $59.99 and comes in many differenct color combinations. Target currently has the Furby on sale for $54.
Bringing Family Game Night Into The Digital Age
Duo Plink from Discovery Bay Games, $29.99
While the Furby is great for solo play, iOS devices can also be used for family fun nights as well. I recently reviewed the Duo Plink from Discover Bay Games, and I thought it did a great job of combining two passions at my house – the iPad and games. Designed to be used with a full-sized iPad, the Duo Plink works with four different game apps. Each game app is basically a trivia contest as each question has two different answers to choose from. Players place one of their tokens on the Duo Plink color that matches up with their best guess. And the first person with no tokens wins the game.
My family and I have enjoyed the simplicity and the fun of the Duo Plink. Even my daughter quickly picked up how to play. Hopefully, there will be more compatible apps released soon. Along with being available on Apple's online store, the Duo Plink can be purchased at Amazon.com and Target for $29.99.
For The Budding Artist In The Family
Disney's Creativity Studio, $49.99
Art is always a popular pastime at my house, and Disney's Creativity Studio looks like a nice gift for any child who is a fan of Disney characters. Compatible with all iPads, including the new iPad mini, the wireless smart stylus and $3.99 app teach budding artists how to draw real Disney characters with step-by-step tutorials. The app has more than 45 unique pages of fun activities like coloring, tracing, and connect the dots. With the stylus, artists can access five different drawing tools and flip it to erase or shake to achieve "magical" effects.
The Creativity Studio is available for $49.99 at Apple Stores or website.
Maybe The Next American Idol Is Living In Your House
Disney's Spotlight Digital Wireless Microphone And App, $99.99
If your child is a fan of music, Disney's Spotlight Digital Wireless Mic and companion app can turn your house into a kid-friendly karaoke bar. With Spotlight, aspiring singers can belt out 10 Disney songs from the original artists recordings. Along with the ability to record a song or make a music video, the free app features pitch enhancements and professional vocal effects like reverb, echo, and tone. If you get tired of the included songs, singers can also sing along with all of their favorite tunes in their music library.
The system is $99.99 and is available in Apple's online store. It is only compatible with iOS devices that have the older 30-pin docking connector.
Who Doesn't Need A Monster Truck?
MOTO TC Monster and MOTO TC Racer from Griffin Technology, $59.99 and $29.99
Griffin Technology is also well-known for its fleet of iOS-controlled toys. And two new ground vehicle options have been added to the lineup just in time for the holiday season. The pictured MOTO TC racer uses Bluetooth technology to connect to an iOS device while the smaller MOTO TC Racer uses and RF transmitter that is attached to the headphone jack of the device. The vehicles are controlled by separate companion apps available to download in the App Store.
The MOTO TC Monster retails for $59.99 and the MOTO TC Racer is $29.99. Both are available through Griffin now.
If you missed it last week, take a look at our Gift Guide For Guys. Next week, on Dec. 5, we'll take a look at some great iOS accessory gift ideas for women.


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You don't would like to be screaming at each other when differences arise so sort out on a plan as to how you are going to handle disputes that arise and they do arise in all businesses. Once more take a look at how businesses are run, have weekly meetings or even morning every day meetings to look at what you are going to accomplish that day. In case you commence your business but by no means, take time to communicate with each other as to precisely what is happening your business will fail.
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14 U.S. Code § 722 - Suspension of this subchapter in time of war or national emergency
In time of war or national emergency declared by Congress, the President may suspend the operation of this subchapter or any part hereof. If this subchapter or any part hereof is suspended by the President, prior to placing the suspended provision in operation, the President shall by regulation, in so far as practicable, adjust the grades of Reserve officers in the same manner as adjustments in grade are made for Regular officers.
Source(Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1,Aug. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1007.)
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We snap the dual screen Toshiba Libretto W100
With two touchscreens and a severe lack of anything even remotely keyboard-ey, we get hands-on and snap happy with the new Toshiba Libretto W100 and find out what it's all about.
You'll be able to type using the bottom of the two screens and the device also works in portrait, so any digital bookworms will be kept happy.
In terms of the specs Spec-wise you're looking at an Intel Pentium U5400 processor with 2GB of DDR3 RAM and a 62GB SSD. It's got Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 and there's also a built-in 3G module so mobile data surfing is available if you want it.
Release date is looking like late summer, so in the interim check out the photos and let us know what you think.


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Addicting Info: 'God Loving' Conservative Sticks A Gun In The Face Of Liberals
-By Wendy Gittleson
August 3, 2012- The Being Liberal Facebook fan page had a shocking surprise posted to its wall Friday evening. I'll let the post from Kevin Kordes of Gravois Mills, MO speak for itself.
Kordes' Facebook page (while it lasts) lists him as,
Mother Jones: After Bachmann Allegations, Clinton Deputy Reportedly Under Police Protection
—By Nick Baumann
July 23, 2012- In June, five Republican members of Congress, including Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), sent letters to the nation's top law enforcement, defense, and intelligence agencies warning that the Muslim Brotherhood, an international Islamist organization, had infiltrated the United States government. Bachmann and her associates—Reps. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), Thomas Rooney (R-Fla.), and Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.)—demanded an investigation, and Bachmann told radio host Sandy Rios that "it appears that there are individuals who are associated with the Muslim Brotherhood who have positions, very sensitive positions, in our Department of Justice, our Department of Homeland Security, potentially even in the National Intelligence Agency."
WJW Cleveland: Officers Fired After Alleged President Obama, First Lady Threats
-by Dan Jovic
July 13, 2012- RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – On the eve of President Barack Obama's visit to Central Virginia, city leaders say two Richmond police officers accused of making threats against the president and first lady during their last visit have been fired.
CBS 6 News' Shelby Brown received a statement from Mayor Dwight Jones's office Friday afternoon:
"The mayor agreed with the recommendations brought forward by Police Chief Norwood and CAO Byron Marshall and the two officers are no longer in service."
Brown reports the two men were fired last week.
There have also been reports that an area pastor has called for Richmond Police Chief Bryan Norwood's resignation over how the investigation was handled. And a state lawmaker has also called for the two men to be fired.
The alleged threats happened before the president stopped at VCU's Siegel Center in May.
Talk To Action: Nessie a Plesiosaur? Louisiana To Fund Schools Using Odd, Bigoted Fundamentalist Textbooks
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Figure 1.Two types of filaments
Within a myofibril, actin and myosin filaments are parallel and arranged side by side. The overlapping filaments produce a repeating pattern that gives skeletal muscle its striated appearance. Each repeating unit of the pattern, called a sarcomere, is separated by a border, or Z disc (Z line), to which the actin filaments are attached. The myosin filaments, with their protruding heads, float between the actin, unattached to the Z disc.
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Electric Shock: Electric shock may result in no injury, or severe injury, even death. Causes of electric shock to infants and children include chewing on electrical cords or playing with electrical outlets. Electric shock injuries to adults are generally work-related. Symptoms of electric shock include burns, shortness of breath, chest pain, and abdominal pain. Treatment of electric shock depends on the severity of the injury.
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FEW situations could be more distressing. Femke, a girl aged 14, has terminal bone cancer, cannot tolerate the pain and wants to die. The Belgian government is proposing to grant such a wish. It wants to legalise euthanasia for children of all ages – the first country in the world to do so.
The change in the law, which is likely to be voted on in 2014, has the broad backing of political parties and the majority of the public. In 2000, the Netherlands became the first country to allow euthanasia. The law applies to anyone aged 12 and above – with children under 16 needing their parents' consent. Belgium legalised euthanasia for over-18s in 2002. If the option is extended to children regardless of age, it will inevitably raise the question: when is a child mature enough to make such a difficult decision?
There will be safeguards built into the law, to be debated on 6 November in the Belgian Senate. Parents will have the final say, for example, even if their child requests euthanasia. Two doctors and a psychiatrist would also vet each case to check that the child is competent to make the decision. "But what happens if one person objects?" asks Johan Bilsen of the End-of-Life Care Research Group at Vrije University in Brussels. "It's not clear."
Nor is there a wealth of research on issues related to childhood euthanasia. Usually a doctor gives the individual an anaesthetic, followed by drugs that make the heart stop. However, there is little guidance on effective dose levels in children.
The amendment stipulates that the child must be able to decide for themselves. But at what age is that? Behavioural brain research is of limited help. Previous studies show that the prefrontal cortex – an area involved in decision-making and understanding the consequences of your actions – is the last part of the brain to fully mature anatomically and functionally. A functional MRI study in 2010 by Nico Dosenbach's team at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, suggests that major changes to structures in the PFC don't level off until around age 20. The trouble is that it's not yet clear how such changes in the brain tally with a person's behaviour. So it probably won't help parents forced to make the heartbreaking decision of whether to agree to a child's wish to die.
There is some research on how children themselves view euthanasia. Femke, for example, is fictional – a hypothetical case presented to 1769 Belgian teenagers aged around 14 at 20 secondary schools in Flanders. Of these, 61 per cent said Femke should be offered euthanasia, compared with only 18 per cent for Nathalie, a girl with severe but not life-threatening burns (Child: Care, Health and Development, doi.org/dwf326). In another study, 90 per cent of adolescent cancer survivors interviewed said terminally ill children should be free to make end-of-life decisions (Pediatrics, doi.org/dqcjkh).
"Most children say they would want to make the decision on their own," says Bilsen, who co-authored both studies, "but would want their parents involved." Whatever happens, it is a situation for which even science and rationality provide little salve.
This article appeared in print under the headline "Should young children be given the right to die?"
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A guide to coastal shark fishing
Fishing for coastal sharks is not all that difficult. Of course, you need much heavier gear than you normally use.
Many anglers tend to use heavy-duty reels and heavy shark or tuna fish rods. The line used varies from thirty to fifty to one-hundred pound test line. The best to use is the one-hundred pound test, but generally the fifty pound test works fine. The sharks caught the most are Blue sharks, and some Makos. Most angler don't like to catch Blue sharks, because the Blues aren't as acrobatic as the Makos. The Blue sharks reach enormous sizes though. Some of these monsters reach near twelve feet. Catching big sharks is an extraordinary experience. Some anglers will testify that the Blues give a great fight, but no matter what the species you're catching is, it will be fun. Catching WHOPPER sharks is a must do in your lifetime.
Chum setting is an important technique. Make sure you have applied a good chum slick to the water. This chum setting is similar to that when fishing for flounder, but a whole lot more chum. Two different kinds of chum are Bunker chum, which is ground up Bunker in a can frozen. It is very oily, and sets a magnificent slick. The other type of chum is Mackerel this produces the same effect as Bunker chum. You'll need a chum bag or put holes in the tin can to let the chum leak out. BEWARE!!! Sharks will sometimes attack the bags or cans while chumming. Also, a plastic milk crate will work incredibly well, just put the chum in the crate. This will give you immediate strikes almost. The sharks appear much sooner when chumming with this style. Often, sharks will swim up right beside the boat through the slick of chum. Be sure to wear polarized sunglasses while fishing. These will protect your eyes from the UV rays of the sun, and decrease the glare so you can see into the water. The best brand of polarized sunglasses is Ocean Wave.
For successful shark fishing you will need to use a variety of baits. The best baits to use are: whole Bluefish (LIVE), Bluefish fillets, Mackerel, Mackerel fillets, and Tuna fillets. They are different line rigs for different baits. So, you will need a heavy leader ten to fifteen feet in length, one-hundred pound monofilament, and hooks from sizes 6/0 to 10/0. Also, an important piece of equipment is your bobber. The color should be either red, white, or pink, because these are easy to see on the water. You should use at least three fishing rods. One of the lines should be out fifty yards, another should be out about seventy-five yards, and you need to keep one in close for the sharks that attack the chum bag. That's it the shark fishing basics have been covered. Now, you need to begin drifting, and stay in the southern wind. Reason being is that the boat drifts towards the shore, which is good in case you need to get back urgently. While drifting keep your drag turned off, but have the clicker on. This will warn you when a shark begins to strike. When shark strikes hook them quick, because sharks will sometimes spit out the bait. Also, you should set the hook at least three times to ensure a good hook up.
Sharks are normally off shore, but some come in close to the beach. Some anglers may say that the bigger sharks are caught in canyons. While others tend to fish old wrecks, but it's this simple sharks follow the bait, so, wherever it is more than likely they are too. The best fishing is usually around fifteen to twenty miles off shore in one-hundred and thirty feet to one-hundred and eighty feet water depth. Most of the time Blue sharks are caught. They are fun to catch, but aren't edible. Mako sharks on the other hand are very seldom caught, but very, very fun to catch, and they are great eating, too.


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The Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO) is an astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California. The MWO is located on Mount Wilson, a 5,715 foot (1,742 m) peak in the San Gabriel Mountains near Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles.
Thanks to the inversion layer that traps smog over Los Angeles, Mount Wilson has naturally steadier air than any other location in North America, making it ideal for astronomy and in particular for interferometry. The growth of greater Los Angeles has limited the ability of the observatory to engage in deep space astronomy, but it remains a productive center with many new and old instruments in use for science.
It was first directed by George Ellery Hale, who had built the 40 inch (1 m) telescope at the Yerkes Observatory. The Mount Wilson Solar Observatory was first funded by the Carnegie Institution of Washington in 1904, leasing the land from the owners of the Mount Wilson Hotel in 1904. Among the conditions of the lease was that it allow public access.
The 60 inch (1.5 m) reflector became one of the most productive and successful telescopes in astronomical history. Its design and light-gathering power allowed the pioneering of spectroscopic analysis, parallax measurements, nebula photography, and photometric photography. Though surpassed in size by the Hooker telescope nine years later, the Hale telescope remained one of the largest in use for decades.
In 1992 the telescope was fitted with an early adaptive optics system, the Atmospheric Compensation Experiment (ACE). The 69-channel system improved the potential resolving power of the telescope from 0.5-1.0 arc sec to 0.07 arc sec. ACE was developed by DARPA for the Strategic Defense Initiative system, and the National Science Foundation funded the civilian conversion.
Today the telescope is used for public outreach. Eyepieces are fitted to its focus instead of instruments. It is one of the largest telescopes in the world which the general public can look through freely.
Another telescope, the telescope at the Palomar Observatory, is also called the "Hale Telescope".
Hale immediately set about creating a larger telescope. John D. Hooker provided crucial funding for it, along with Carnegie. The Saint-Gobain factory was again chosen to cast a blank in 1906, which it completed in 1908, After considerable trouble over the blank (and potential replacements), the 100 inch (2.5 m) telescope was completed and saw "first light" on November 2, 1917.
The mechanism incorporates a mercury float to provide smooth operation. The Hooker telescope was equipped in 1919 with a special attachment, an optical astronomical interferometer developed by Albert Michelson, much larger than the one he had used to measure Jupiter's satellites. Michelson was able to use the equipment to determine the precise diameter of stars, such as Betelgeuse, the first time the size of a star had ever been measured. Henry Norris Russell developed his star classification system based on observations using the Hooker.
Edwin Hubble performed his critical calculations from work on the 100 inch (2.5 m) telescope. He determined that some nebulae were actually galaxies outside our own Milky Way. Hubble, assisted by Milton L. Humason, discovered the presence of the redshift that indicated the universe is expanding.
The Hooker's long reign as the largest telescope came to an end when the Caltech-Carnegie consortium completed its 200 inch (5 m) telescope in 1948 at Mount Palomar, 90 miles (150 km) south, in San Diego County, California.
By the 1980s, the focus of astronomy research had turned to deep space observation, which required darker skies than what could be found in the Los Angeles area, due to ever-increasing problem of light pollution. In 1986, the Carnegie Institution, which ran the observatory, handed it over to the non-profit Mount Wilson Institute. At that time, the 100 inch (2.5 m) telescope was deactivated, but it was restarted in 1992 and outfitted with adaptive optics. The Hooker telescope remains one of the pre-eminent scientific instruments of the 20th century.
The telescope has a resolving power of 0.05 arcsec.
The Infrared Spatial Interferometer (ISI) is an array of three 65 inch (1.65 m) telescopes operating in the mid-infrared. The telescopes are fully mobile and their current site on Mount Wilson allows for placements as far as 70 m apart, giving the resolution of a telescope of that diameter. The signals are converted to radio frequencies through heterodyne circuits and then combined electronically using techniques copied from radio astronomy. ISI is run by an arm of the University of California, Berkeley. The longest (70m) baseline provides a resolution of 0.003 arcsec at 11 micrometers. On July 9, 2003, ISI recorded the first closure phase aperture synthesis measurements in the mid infrared.
The Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) array is an interferometer formed from six 1 m (40-inch) telescopes arranged along three axes with a maximum separation length of 330 m. The light beams travel through vacuum tubes and are combined optically, requiring a building 100 meters long with movable mirrors to keep the light in phase as the earth rotates. CHARA is operated by the Georgia State University and began scientific use in 2002 and began "routine operations" in early 2004. In infrared the integrated image can resolve down to 0.0005 arcseconds. As of 2005 four of the six telescopes have been commissioned for interferometric observations.
These and other astronomical interferometers are included in the List of astronomical interferometers at visible and infrared wavelengths. The history of the development of these instruments is given in History of astronomical interferometry.
In 1968, the first large-area near-IR (2.2 µm) survey of the sky was conducted by Gerry Neugebauer and Robert B. Leighton using a reflecting dish they had built. The instrument is now in the Smithsonian.