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The Amazing Race episode 10 recap, November 27, 2011.
Welcome to the tenth episode of The Amazing Race! Last week ended with a continuing Race with no eliminations as five teams remain in the Race around the world.
After they finish in first place and win a travel prize, Marcus & Amani find out from Phil that "the next leg of the Race starts right now!" Marcus looks surprised to find out that it's only halftime. Hah! They'll drive to the Ford Proving Ground in Lammel, Belgium for their next task.
Ernie & Cindy reach the mat in second place and get a "however…" from Phil. No, it's not about the missing train tickets to Brussels, so they dodged that bullet. Instead, Phil just tells them that the next leg has already begun. Ernie & Cindy stop to get directions; so do Amani & Marcus. Meanwhile, Jeremy & Sandy are the third team to arrive at the mat. Andy & Tommy and Bill & Cathi are still doing the body building judging task and Andy & Tommy finish it first, putting them in fourth place.
At the Ford Proving Grounds, one member of each team will get to test drive a Ford Mustang in the "Master Your Mustang" series of challenges. First, they must speed the Mustang up to 100 miles per hour along a straightaway and then bring it to a quick stop. Then they must navigate a slalom course in 15 seconds or less and finally do a double "victory donut" spin something like you see NASCAR racers do when they win a race. To give them a feel of the car as a passenger, a test driver drives the car around the speed circuit at full speed. Ernie almost looks terrified! "This car's got power!" Ernie completes the straightaway speed and braking task, looking like he's thoroughly enjoying it. At the end, though, the test driver has to tell him to keep braking.
Meanwhile, Bill & Cathi arrive last to the mat, already thinking they're out of the Race. They're pleasantly surprised to find out that they're still racing through another leg.
Back at the Proving Grounds, Ernie tries the slalom and takes it a little too fast going wide on the turns to finish in 16.9 seconds. Having to do this in 15.0 seconds or less, he gets the thumbs down. He tries it a second time and bumps into a test car (actually a large car-shaped balloon) after waiting to brake after the slalom run. "Be safe, please," the test driver tells him. Apparently, he doesn't heed this advice as he says "I must have completed this challenge 15 times" as he keeps bumping into the test balloon after several runs.
Jeremy & Sandy are the next to arrive there while Marcus & Amani seem to have gotten lost and are still asking for directions. Jeremy has no problem doing the speed run and now joins Ernie in the slalom run, where only one car can go at a time. Jeremy does a lot better job of it than Ernie, taking narrower sweeps around the cones, but he finishes his first run in 15.1 second and taps into the test balloon. Ernie (apparently seeing the line Jeremy took) does a much better job in the next run and barely completes the slalom course in time. He does the double donut and gets the next clue. Jeremy completes the slalom course on the second try right behind Ernie and also does the double donut. From the Proving Grounds, teams must then drive to Gent, Belgium to the Hoofdburg bridge there.
Just as Marcus & Amani reach the Proving Grounds, Andy & Tommy wheel into the parking lot right behind them. Marcus completes the speed challenge with Tommy completing it right behind him. After one failed try, Marcus gets the best time of the day on the slalom course at 13.8 seconds. The instructor tells him to floor it and release the brakes and go full throttle when doing the donuts. No problem, and Marcus & Amani head to Gent in third place, just as last-place team Bill & Cathi arrive.
Bill hops in the car and gets a "very nice" comment from his test driving on the straightaway speed challenge. Tommy has just finished the course and they're off to Gent in fourth place. Andy admits to feeling jealous about Tommy having fun driving the car and comments that he "had to ask for forgiveness through Christ and Christ just took that from me and the burden was lifted." With the other teams already gone ahead of them, Bill says "I love it!" as he completes the Proven Grounds test driving.
Ernie & Cindy reach the Hoofdburg bridge in Gent, where the next clue is found inside a barrel. It's a Detour, "Water" or "Waffle". The Water task requires teams to assemble a barrel raft and search for the two halves of their next clue along the waterway. The Waffle task requires teams to assemble a waffle stand and bake and prepare 18 Belgian-style waffles, complete with chocolate and strawberries. Yummy!
Ernie & Cindy opt for the Waffle task, as do Jeremy & Sandy. Cindy says she's too short when they try to assemble the roof to the stand. She has to climb up to help Ernie, who's holding the roof up while she gets the pillars under the roof. Then they start making waffle mix after watching another guy at a stand do it. Ernie also takes notes of the different kinds of waffles that were made. Jeremy & Sandy complete building their stand pretty quickly and Cindy asks Ernie how they did it so fast. Ernie replies, "I don't know… because they're tall, we're not."
Marcus & Amani arrive at the bridge in third place. It seems Marcus is still woozy from the test drive at the Proving Grounds as he haphazardly parks the car on top of the curb. They pick up their clue and wave to Andy & Tommy just as they arrive. Marcus & Amani see Jeremy & Sandy at their waffle stand and decide to do the Water task with the barrels instead. Andy & Tommy also decide to do the water barrels. Andy & Tommy make quick work of assembling their barrel raft while Marcus is trash talking them. Andy & Tommy hit the water and their raft holds up. They find the first of the two halves of the next clue alongside the canal.
Ernie & Cindy finish preparing their waffles, but get a "No" for quality control. After they inspect their waffle tray, the find out that the only thing wrong is that one strawberry fell off of a waffle into the tray. They put the strawberry in place and get their next clue, running in first place. Having finished the barrel task, Andy & Tommy are not far behind. They walk away from Marcus & Amani, who are still assembling their barrel raft. Jeremy & Sandy don't have it quite right upon first inspection of their waffle stand. They also fail a second quality control inspection and are considering whether to switch tasks after all the work of setting up the waffle stand. Sandy suddenly realizes that two waffles are in the wrong order and then they pass inspection. Bill & Cathi arrive, see the waffle stands and decide to try the barrel task instead.
Following the Water or Waffles Detour, the next stop is De Muur Van Geraardsbergen. Ernie & Cindy are the first to get there and find out what they must do next. Teams will assist a pigeon trainer in releasing a flock of pigeons. Then they will follow the flock of pigeons to where they go to pick up their next clue. They're given a card that reads "Steenweg op Ukkel 75, Beersel" as the destination. After Ernie & Cindy drive off, Andy & Tommy arrive and do the same thing and their card has a different address, "Stoofstraat 52, Beersel". Marcus & Amani and Jeremy & Sandy arrive next at the same time. Their addresses are one each of the first two that were handed out.
Andy & Tommy reach their pigeons' location first. Attached to a pigeon's leg is a stamp-sized picture of the Atomium. a huge structure representing the atomic structure of the iron atom located in Brussels. This is the location of the Pit Stop for this leg of the race. Phil tells us that "the last team to check in here will be eliminated."
Jeremy & Sandy are the second team to reach the address where their pigeons have flown. They're on their way back to Brussels as Ernie & Cindy can't seem to find their way and start getting tense about it. They ask for directions and realize they've lost quite a bit of time, at least half an hour, as it begins to get dark outside.
Meanwhile, Andy & Tommy reach the Atomium and finish in first place, each winning a Ford Mustang! Wow, now they can both go racing around in their own car. Somebody upstairs must have heard Andy's request for forgiveness in being jealous about Tommy being the one to do the driving at the Proving Grounds. Not only that, they can go online and customize their Mustangs to their own taste. Nice prize, best of the season.
Meanwhile, Bill & Cathi are looking for the pigeon release location and seem to get some very convoluted directions. Ernie & Cindy get to where their pigeons have flown, but don't recognize the picture of the Atomium. They ask someone who tells them that they'll need to take the highway to Brussels. It's almost dark when Amani & Marcus reach the same location where their pigeons have flown. Bill & Cathi are still finding their way (or getting lost) somewhere.
Jeremy and Sandy arrive to the Pit Stop in second place. They look both surprised and glad and share a hug. It's already dark when Ernie & Cindy arrive in third. He's glad, she looks exhausted and can't even smile. Marcus & Amani stroll into fourth place. Marcus likens to Race to an NFL conference championship, knocking other teams out of the Race and "it's on to the Super Bowl."
The remaining team Bill & Cathi are still a long way away, 24 kilometers from Brussels. They know they're in last place and will be eliminated, so they already talk about how they've enjoyed the race and they're not ashamed of themselves. "It's been a hoot," he says, "and it's improved Cathi's and my relationship totally." They finally arrive to the mat where Phil tells them that they're the last team to arrive. They smile, taking it gracefully. Phil tells them that they've proven that "age is nothing that will stop you from doing well in the Race." Bill says they'd do it all over again, "same person, same way."
Kudos to Bill & Cathi, who no doubt were a favorite of many viewers this season. Here's a tip of the hat to you two!
Next week, it's a battle for a spot to make the Final Three. Sandy has to face her fear of heights, there are cryptic clues, and Ernie & Cindy find themselves in last place during the leg.
Stay tuned!
The Amazing Race episode 9 recap, November 20, 2011.
Welcome to the ninth episode of The Amazing Race! With the elimination of Laurence & Zac last week, only five teams remain in the Race around the world.
Ernie & Cindy, as the winners of the last leg, are the first to depart at 9:01 in the morning. They read the clue and find out that they and the other teams will proceed to the Hans Christian Anderson statue to pick up their next clue. It's a Roadblock where one team member must memorize a short Hans Christian Anderson poem inscribed on the bottom of the statue. Then they pick one of several bicycles with a map on the hub of the wheel to get to their next destination. There, they must recite the poem on a stage to a drama critic. They must not only recite it correctly, but also with some dramatic flair!
The poem is very appropriate for the Amazing Race as it reads:
To move, to breathe, to fly, to float,
To gain all while you give,
To roam the roads of lands remote,
To travel is to live.
It's a tough memory test. If they fail to remember it on stage, they'll have to return back to the statue to re-memorize it. Cindy does the task with flair, getting it correct the first time. Ernie & Cindy get their next clue, which takes them to Legoland Park.
Meanwhile, Bill & Cathi leave the Pit Stop at 10:34, with Andy & Tommy five minutes behind them. They reach the statue and practice reciting the poem several times before going to the theater. Cathi, however, can't find the theater on the map and has to ask for directions. Tommy also has trouble finding his way and finds out he is "off the map". Meanwhile, Marcus & Amani depart the pit stop at 11:43, more than hour behind the second and third place teams. Surprisingly, Amani easily finds her way to the theater and gets there ahead of Cathi and Tommy. She also does it with flair and now she & Marcus have just moved up into second place! As Marcus put it, "We just took the opening kickoff and ran it for a touchdown. That is unreal."
Cathi is the third person to reach the theater. Will she remember the lines after wandering around for so long on the bike? It goes well until she says "lands untold" instead of "lands remote". Oops. It's time to go back to square one. About this time, Jeremy & Sandy depart the Pit Stop at 12:08, already running well behind some of the other teams. They reach the statue with Bill and Andy still waiting for their partners and decide that Sandy will be reciting the poetry.
Cathi makes it back to the theater and recites the poem correctly the second time (and gets a kiss on the hand!), just as Tommy parks his bike on the same bike stand that Cathi did. Cathi departs and very soon thereafter Sandy arrives as Tommy is doing his recitation. He recites it correctly, but with no flair at all! "More drama, please," the critic asks Tommy. Tommy walks out to his bike to go back to the statue. "Drama for your mama," Tommy flippantly says to the camera man, "they want more drama." Sandy also doesn't give enough drama and she goes back to the statue too! Tommy practiced it a bit more for Andy while Sandy just rode by the statue to go back to the theater. Tommy gets it right, barely saving himself as he stumbled on remembering the "lands remote" bit. Still, he gets a pass and he leaves the theater just as Sandy arrives. She also gets it with the right amount of dramatic flair in the second try.
Ernie & Cindy, meanwhile, have already reached the Legoland Park. Here they find out that teams will have to assemble a lego puzzle while spinning around in a theme park pirate perch ride a lot like the spinning cups in Disneyland. The assembled pieces will reveal the next clue. Cindy is already saying that she is feeling sick from all of the spinning around. Even with one piece missing, they manage to put together the puzzle, which looks like the train station "Hamburg Hbf". From the Legoland park, the teams will have to drive across the border into Germany to reach the Hamburg train station.
Marcus & Amani reach Legoland second. After a few spins on the ride, Amani is about to throw up. We get a shot of a barf bag on the floor of the ride. After a few stopped rides, during which time they can't work on the puzzle and have to hold their hands up, they manage to piece together the puzzle. Meanwhile, Bill & Cathi are still on the way, stopping by a pizza parlor to get directions to Legoland. Andy & Tommy reach the park just as Amani & Marcus leave, meeting them in the parking lot. Jeremy & Sandy reach the park a few minutes later while Bill & Cathi still on the road somewhere.
Andy & Tommy are assembling one piece at a time, leaving most of the pieces in the box with one of them handing a piece over. Jeremy & Sandy don't seem to be making any progress even after a few rounds, with at least one piece having flown out of the ride on to the platform. Sandy is the next one about to throw up. And it gets worse after they found out the piece is missing. Andy & Tommy finish the puzzle and then start mocking Jeremy & Sandy, showing them the puzzle and then doing some throwing up sounds and spinning their ride around. Jeremy & Sandy realize a piece is missing and look for it. They find it and eventually get the puzzle put together, leaving the park in fourth place. Bill & Cathi arrive after Jeremy & Sandy have already left, so they're pretty far behind the pack at this point.
Ernie & Cindy, meanwhile, have finished the drive to Hamburg train station where they pick up their clue. Teams will ride a train to Brussels, Belgium and then make their way to the European Parliament Building to look for their next clue. Ernie & Cindy find out the next train is at 12:30 a.m. and… did Cindy just drop their tickets on the floor? Yup. They realize they've lost their tickets and can't seem to find them after retracing their steps. They check a ticket machine and determine that they don't have the 77 Euros to buy new ones. For some reason, they don't go to a manned ticket counter to get some help to replace them. Meanwhile, the other teams arrive one by one and it looks they'll all be on the same sleeper train.
The train conductor comes around checking tickets. Ernie tells the conductor that he and Cindy lost their tickets. Cindy looks sick. The conductor asks them if they have receipts or anything else and they don't. The conductor says she can't help them. "This could be a game ender," Ernie remarks. "We blew it big time."
The train ride transits at Cologne and Tommy says, "all aboard." Indeed they are, as Ernie & Cindy are also on the train. They're hoping that there won't be a conductor to check for tickets on this route. Sure enough, nobody checks for tickets and Ernie & Cindy seem to have dodged the bullet.
It's an equal race now with everyone rushing out of the train station and looking for a taxi. The taxi line is very long (and in Europe, don't even think of cutting the line!). So the teams decide to hoof it out onto the streets, hoping for an available taxi somewhere else. They all manage to find taxis and make their way to the Parliament Building. The clues are tucked into a bag attached to a bike.
The next task is a body building routine. Everyone must put on a body building uniform and do some routines which will be judged. Once they get judged with a high enough score, a total of 12 or more from three judges, they will be able to move on. Cathi says, "I was pretty mortified. I'm not sure I have ever worn a bikini that was so small." Most of them weren't comfortable with the attire at all. "Horrendous," Marcus puts it simply. Yikes, Cindy looks like she has a big bruise on her left hip.
Not only do they wear speedos and bikinis, but they also get their whole body smeared up in gobs of tanning oil. After that, they're shown the muscle flexing routines they're supposed to do. Ernie & Cindy are the first to appear on stage in front of the judges. They get a 3, 2 and 4, not quite enough, as the judges explain to them what they need to do to score higher. Andy & Tommy do worse with a 1, 2 and a 1.
Amani & Marcus do a lot of practice before hitting the stage and they put on a pretty good show. The small audience is whistling at them and the judges award them with a 4, 4, and 4 score, allowing them to move on in first place. They get the Route Info and from here, teams go to a gazebo in Parc Elisabeth as the next Pit Stop. "The last team to check in here may be eliminated," Phil tells us.
On their second try, Andy & Tommy again get failing marks, being told that there was no improvement. Ernie & Cindy are next up again and they're working on pleasing the small crowd watching along with the judges. They figure if they smile enough and attract some applause, the judges will up the score a bit. Sure enough, they get a 4, 4 and 4 and are the second team to finish the routine.
Bill & Cathi give it their first try and score 1, 1, and 1. Yikes. They might be here a while. Jeremy & Sandy, though, go up and nail it with a 5, 4 and 4. The crowd loved them. They're the third team to leave the building.
Meanwhile, Amani & Marcus reach the Pit Stop first. Phil greets them with his trademark raised eyebrow and tells them they are team number one! Amani & Marcus are high-fiving it as they learn they've won a trip to Panama. They're also told…
"The next leg of the Race starts right now." Oh, a super leg. No rest for the teams today.
Next week: Building barrels boats and auto racing on the speed circuit!
Stay tuned!
The X Factor episode 18 recap, Final 9 results show, November 23, 2011
Welcome to The X Factor Final 9 results show! Tonight, not one, but two acts will be going home. By the end of the night, we will know who the final seven acts are that make it through to next week's show.
Right from the start, Kelly Clarkson begins the show with her new hit What Doesn't Kill You from her new album Stronger. We don't get any close ups of her in her gold dress at first. She is on stage with "STRONGER" showing up with a fist in vivid lights in the background. At last we get a close up as we listen to her performance. Both the crowd and the judges like it with a long round of applause.
In a backstage clip, we see Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid still feuding (and fuming) over L.A.'s comments about Drew's performance of Demi Lovato's Skyscraper. Simon tells L.A. that he's really annoyed and then shoos the camera away. L.A. might be looking for a new job next season if they don't make up soon!
Up next is the the group performance, otherwise known as the Pepsi Choice Performance. Fans of The X Factor got to select choreography and outfits for each of the contestants with rather bizarre results. Lesson learned — don't leave decisions up to the voting American public.
The group sang a mix of Pink's Raise Your Glass, actually raising their glasses while sitting around a swirly rotating table, along with So What with a circus arrangement. All of the flashing lights and lasers dancing around is migraine inducing. It's so distracting that we completely miss the vocals in the performance.
Without delay, we get to the first round of the results. Lakoda Rayne and Drew are called up to find out which of the two will be the first to be eliminated. This seems obvious (Drew? Are you kidding us?), but you can never trust the voters. Steve tells us that Lakoda Rayne is the first act of two acts to go out tonight and they're quickly sent packing. Thus goes the last of Paula's acts in the Groups category.
Tonight's second guest performer is Bruno Mars with his latest hit, It Will Rain. There's a large red neon-lit broken-heart throbbing along with the bass drum in the background as he sings. He remains behind the microphone during the entire performance as rather extreme visual lighting effects flash throughout. Not bad, and the crowd loves it.
"Okay, back to the results," Steve reminds us. Based on the votes, five of the seven remaining acts are automatically sent through to next week. "In no particular order" (as usual), Chris Rene, Rachel Crow, and Josh Krajcik make it through before the commercial break. After the return back to the show, Steve Jones tells us Melanie Amaro is the fifth act to make it through. Will Astro make it after last week's debacle? Steve gives us a run down of the judges' comments last night and… yes, Astro the sixth one to be called safe for next week.
This leaves two guys who have never been in the bottom two before, Marcus Canty and Leroy Bell. Steve Jones calls it "unfamiliar territory" for both of them (with 'territory' pronounced in his characteristic accent) . Steve asks Marcus how he feels. "I'm feeling kind of funny, I've never been down here before," Marcus replies. When Steve asks how Leroy is feeling, Leroy responds with a single word: "Scared."
The first to sing for his survival is Marcus with Christina Aguilera's You Lost Me. With the first line of the song being "I am done…", we have to question his song choice for the occasion. Yikes, it's almost as if he is actually singing his swan song. Nonetheless, he gives a fairly good performance that showcases his vocal abilities. Scorecard: B for a fairly good performance, although it may have not been the best of song choices given where he's at.
Leroy is up next with the Beatles' Don't Let Me Down. It's a fairly good song choice that fits in with his style and vocals. He keeps it simple, stepping up close to the judges' table as he sings with passion and conviction. The crowd is clapping along with the beat as he approaches the edge of the stage. Oh, oh, don't let me down. Scorecard: B+ for a nice rendition of the original.
Now it's time for the judges to decide between these two guys. It looks like it could go either way.
L.A. says, "It's a funny thing, I happen to really like both of these guys." He says Marcus has been consistent while Leroy has the "sizzle factor". In the end, he thinks Marcus has the "star factor" and he votes to send Leroy home. As Leroy's mentor, Nicole stands by him and sends Marcus home. After a brief explanation of how she liked Leroy's performance better, Paula also chooses LeRoy for to stay and to send Marcus home. It's now 2-1 for Leroy to stay and Marcus to go home and Simon will cast the deciding or tying vote.
Simon realizes that if he votes for Leroy to stay, Marcus is out. If he votes the other way, it's a tie which will be decided based on the actual votes. Simon decides, "I'm gonna let the public decide tonight" by voting against Leroy and setting up the 2-2 tie. And the guy with the lowest votes is… Leroy Bell! Steve congratulates Marcus for making it through.
Leroy accepts the result gracefully. "I'm actually feeling okay," he says. "It was a great ride. It was a wonderful journey. I learned a lot. I gave it my all tonight and, um, I'm okay." He gets hugged on stage as a send off. He also gets a chance for some last words, with which he thanks everybody. It's very likely we haven't heard the last of him.
And so ends tonight's double elimination results show, folks. Seven acts remain to vie for the final five, which means two more acts will be sent home next week! Stay tuned!


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Oct. 20, 2009 -- A diagnosis of cardiovascular disease significantly increases the risk of future hip fracture, and there may be a genetic predisposition to both conditions, a new study shows.
Ulf Sennerby, MD, of Uppsala University, Sweden, and colleagues studied records of 31,936 twins in the Swedish Twin Registry. The researchers looked at whether elderly people may be genetically predisposed to develop both cardiovascular disease and hip fractures.
Previous data have suggested that common biologic factors underlie both diseases, and the investigators wanted to determine the extent of any relationship between the diseases and genes or lifestyle factors.
Their results are reported in the Oct. 21 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.
The researchers note that a study that includes twins provides a framework for an ordinary group analysis while simultaneously examining whether the relation between cardiovascular events and hip fracture is explained by genetic and early environmental factors.
The twins were born from 1914 to 1944 and data on each was studied from the age of 50. Twins with cardiovascular disease and fractures were identified by the National Patient Registry from 1964 through 2005.
Among the study's findings:
• The absolute rate of hip fractures was highest after a diagnosis of heart failure or stroke. The rate was not as high following a diagnosis of peripheral atherosclerosis or ischemic heart disease, and was lowest for people without cardiovascular disease.
• Compared to people without cardiovascular disease, patients with heart failure had about a fourfold increase in hip fracture rates; individuals with a stroke had a fivefold increase in hip fracture rates.
"Identical twins without heart failure and stroke also had an increased rate of hip fracture after their co-twins were exposed to these respective diseases," the researchers write. The association was also present, but not as strong for non-identical twins.
This suggests that genes predispose people to the development of both cardiovascular disease and hip fractures, the researchers report.
In the total population studied:
• The average hip fracture rate was 12.6 per 1,000 person-years after a diagnosis of heart failure.
• The hip fracture rate also was 12.6 per 1,000 person years after a stroke, 6.6 after a diagnosis of peripheral atherosclerosis, and 5.1 after a diagnosis of ischemic heart disease.
Those numbers compared with just 1.2 per 1,000 person years for those without cardiovascular disease.
"Clinicians should be aware of the considerably increased rate of hip fracture in both sexes, especially after a recent hospitalization for [cardiovascular disease]," the researchers argue. "Genetic predisposition is probably a major determinant of the excess fracture rate."


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** Object you have selected by an identification we can use with the telescopes.
** Object you have selected by an identification we can use with the telescopes.
** A brief statement of what that object is.
** A brief statement of what that object is.
Today's computer technology, modern optics, and electronics allow astronomers and students to "see" the sky without enduring long freezing nights looking through an eyepiece. The data we acquire are quantitative measurements of how much light arrives from fields of view that can be tiny and cover only a few stars, or vast, and cover constellations. They can tell you the positions of moving objects, the variations in their brightness, their colors, details of the structure, and how they interact or relate with nearby companions. Modern astronomy is evolving in the development of a new class of very large telescopes that by mid-2020's will have public data over the entire sky updated almost nightly. Smaller telescopes and instruments in space follow up on the discoveries offered by these big telescopes with closer inspection and careful analysis.
If you are interested in this future world, you can read more at websites for Gaia, a new satellite beginning to return amazing measurements of distances throughout our own galaxy, and of LSST, a "synoptic survey" telescope under construction in Chile.
The University of Louisville and the University of Southern Queensland operate remotely controlled telescopes at Moore Observatory near Brownsboro, Kentucky, at Mount Kent Observatory near Toowoomba, Australia, and on Mt. Lemmon in Arizona. For more than 10 years we have been acquiring data for research and student use, and we have an archive of many of the bright objects that may interest you. This semester our telescopes in Kentucky, Arizona, and Australia are operating robotically under the supervision of professional astronomers and can also acquire new images to meet your requests as well.
This week your lab activity is to thoughtfully identify something in the sky that really grabs your interest. It can be anything, but because there are limitations on what we can observe we will make a few suggestions to guide your thoughts. With that, ask some questions yourself -- we are reversing roles here! Why would you like to see this object, and what would you like to learn about it that a telescope image or measurement could reveal?
The observatories are described on our website at
and you are encouraged to explore it to see about the observatories and their telescopes. The content is currently under development, and may change during the semester.
The facilities we have access to include:
At both observatories we have identical 0.5 meter (20 inch) diameter "CDK20" research telescopes operating with a CCD camera and a selection of filters. These are the primary telescopes for this program. We offer other instruments too, and we are developing the capability to have you visit us through the web when the telescopes are in operation and to press the "shutter button" yourself. For example there are
Also we have a substantial improving archive of the best images that we add to often. We will draw from it when we can to satisfy your requests.
Except the color cameras used to record wide field images of constellations and the occasional comet, the CCD cameras on the telescopes return scientific images as digital files in "FITS" format. These images may be viewed in your computer's browser with some tools we will provide, or with other software you load on your own computer. those images require some effort to analyze, but they offer quantitative data on positions and brightnesses. Over the next few weeks you will be using some of the software that is needed and gain experience with what it can do.
In many cases we will produce color images from these data that may be useful if you are interested in seeing form or structure, watching craters or shadows on the Moon, following the rotation of Saturn, Jupiter or Mars, or looking for the colors of stars. The color images often are not "true" color but a combination of different filters to highlight some aspects of the objects of interest. You can make them too by working with the original data.
Except for the special wide field cameras, these telescopes cover a field less than about half a degree across, the apparent size of the Moon. Each pixel resolves about 0.5 arcsecond (there are 3600 arcseconds in a degree), and measures how much light arrived at that spot in the image for the duration of the exposure. By comparing one pixel with another, you can tell how much brighter or fainter one feature of the image is compared to another. The image that you see, while visually exciting, is also a tool to measure how much light there is and where it is.
Some images may be returned to you with a calibration for the position in the sky, and as you explore them you can measure the celestial coordinates of any point in the image. In this way, you can identify individual stars, clusters, nebulae, and galaxies in the images. You can follow the changing positions of asteroids and satellites of planets. You can spot a new supernova, watch variable stars, measure the separation of double stars, measure the diameter of a distant galaxy, or follow a new comet.
With the scientific cameras each image is taken through a filter that isolates a narrow band of the spectrum by passing the light through a filter that removes all but the part we want to record. If you looked through one of the filters, you would see only part of the light that is collected by the telescope. A "blue" filter would should light our eyes sense as blue, while an "infrared" filter would should light our eyes cannot see at all. Here's how we designate the filters that are usually available by the wavelengths they transmit:
The numbers are the wavelength of light in the spectrum, from blue light at 450 nanometers (nm) to red light at 650 nm (nm). Infrared has a longer wavelength than red, and ultraviolet has a shorter wavelength than blue. Since our telescopes respond well to "near" infrared light, out to 1100 nm, but not well to ultraviolet light, we observe in the bands that are most efficiently detected by the optics and electronics.
A measurement with different filters allows us to determine the "color" of a star, or we can put images from blue, green, and red together to make a color image that will resemble what you would see if your eyes could detect this faint light. Images through a filter that isolates light emitted by hydrogen gas would show few stars, and if you could "see" through this filter the scene would look dark red and show only the gas. You may read more about all the filters that are available here.
The faintest stars you will find in most images are about 18th magnitude. These stars are more than 10,000,000 times fainter that the brightest stars in the night sky. Typically the telescoped cover a field of about 1/2 degree, the diameter of the full Moon, but in some cases it can be smaller to see very fine detail,or larger, to get an entire constellation or a big comet. If the air is steady, the smallest detail you will see is about 1 arcsecond across. For comparison, Jupiter appears about 40 arcseconds across in our sky, and the Andromeda galaxy extends thousands of arcseconds. Some of our planetary and lunar images show detail as small as 0.3 arcseconds, the resolution limit of our telescopes in perfectly stable air.
Within our solar system you could expect to see
Within our Milky Way galaxy you could see
Beyond our galaxy there are
However, what is available to see depends on the time of year (where Earth is in its orbit), where the planets are in their orbits, and whether you are using a telescope in the northern or southern hemisphere.
If you are in the astronomy lab on campus and working in a small group (usually 3 students), you may make a decision as a group about what to request. This is easiest for us too, since we have fewer requests to handle that way. However, if you prefer you may work on your own too.
This project has two parts that are graded separately. The first part you need to do this week is to define a problem and propose an observation. After that, we will find data for you in our archive, or even acquire data with our telescopes over the following weeks. Once we have something useful, we will provide it to you and, where you need it, assist you with understanding what it has to offer. Our expectation is to have data back to you in early April, and the last activity of this semester will be to tell us what you can find in it. When the data are available there will be an announcement, probably a comment on the discussion forum, and the last activity page will open up on the class website too.
The first big step is to decide what you would like to do. Almost always, this is a very challenging exercise because there is so much to chose from. There is no right answer. Here is a guide to help you think about it. Also, before submitting your request, we welcome a discussion on line or email if you need advice.
What would I like to know more about that I could expect to "see" with one of these telescopes?
Our telescopes can provide data allowing you to measure how stars vary in brightness ("variable stars"), to follow the motions of satellites of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, track asteroids, and capture the latest new supernova or recently discovered comet. When the skies are dark and the Moon is not out, they can record faint nebulae and distant galaxies too. We offer views of the clouds of Jupiter and the rings and atmosphere of Saturn in better detail by selecting the very best images that are not blurred by Earth's atmosphere. Our wide field telescopes show faint nebulae and star clusters that span several degrees on the sky.
Use your imagination!! Satisfy your curiosity by selecting an object or objects, and the sort of data you would like to have on it. Once you have made a decision, you have to submit your request so that we know what you want, and you have to answer questions about your request.
First, check that the object of interest is visible to us now unless you want what we already have. Indeed, our best planetary images are ones we have selected from among thousands taken, so even if a planet is not favorably placed now we can probably offer something. However currently the choices in our own solar system are
You might use Stellarium, for example, to see what is in the sky now and later this spring, or the on-line tool n-the-sky.org. Sky-Map and Aladin-Lite will let you explore images and data from professional observatories on the web. You could also use Google simply to search for more information about your proposed target. If your request is inappropriate for what we can do, we will work with you to help refine your selection.
We will make the selection of the telescope and other resources for you based on what you tell us about your request. For example, if it is well below the celestial equator and seen only in the southern hemisphere we will use a telescope at Mt. Kent, and if it is better seen from the northern hemisphere, we will use one of the telescopes at Moore Observatory in Kentucky. The Moon, Jupiter and Saturn are best recorded with the special purpose planetary telescope at Moore Observatory. Objects that cover a wide area of sky may be better seen in the wide field telescope or even the color cameras, but most requests will be directed to the 20-inch "CDK" telescopes. You are welcome to request a specific telescope and if it is available and appropriate we will try to use it for your data.
Complete the simple form at the link below.
Telescope Use Request Form at http://www.astro.louisville.edu/moorerequests
We use your responses to schedule our telescopes, so please complete it while you are in the lab. Make a note to yourself of your request, and keep some notes about what you responded since they will help you complete the second part later. If you are working with others we only need one on-line request. In the comments section, if you note who is working together it will simplify sorting out the requests and responses later.
For this lab we need the following from each student.
For this lab it will help us a lot if you put your preferred email address on the form you submit to the assistant, and list the names of those who are working with you on this. Should groups re-organize later in the semester or you find your self working with someone else, this will insure we can get data to you.
After you have submitted the request, then each student should answer the questions asked here on the usual lab response form and and give them to the lab assistant. He may have an immediate suggestion about your choice and you probably should discuss it with him before you get to this last step. Remember that we need both the answers from you on the usual lab sheet, and the completed web submission from your group while you are in class today.
Once your data are available we will provide a link from which you can download images and there will be another activity in class for you to use in completing the work. Expect it in early April, or before if the weather is good to us.


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I've been in Miami since Tuesday morning and have been going non-stop since the plane touched down. I should be in bed right now because mañana is the big day (Latin Billboard Awards!) … but I have too much I want to share.
First, the hotel. Okay, gente, this place is so chic and exclusive – and yet the design of it is … well, let me show you.
Chandeliers inside of bronze bells.
The decor reminds me of chess and Alice and Wonderland… pero, when we arrived, our rooms weren't quite ready yet, so Carrie, (from TikiTikiBlog.com) – and I, waited out by the pool. (I was also waiting for Carlos to arrive since he took a different flight.)
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A Cuba Libre is basically a rum and Coke with lime. (Gracias for getting me half-borracha, Carrie!)
Soon enough our rooms were ready except I had a small problem. I had been told my debit card would suffice for check-in, but it wasn't working for some reason. I didn't have a credit card to offer them so I called up my little sister and thankfully she gave them her card instead. I felt totally naca, but I got my room key.
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Really – The Mondrian is amazing in every way, but I do have one complaint and it's this…
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The Congressional Research Service caused a mild flap in the nation's capital when it disclosed that the country spent nearly $3.7 million last year supporting its four living ex-presidents and one presidential widow.
The Congressional Research Service caused a mild flap in the nation's capital when it disclosed that the country spent nearly $3.7 million last year supporting its four living ex-presidents and one presidential widow.
Ex-presidents receive an annual pension of $200,000, another $96,000 for staff, and the government picks up the cost of travel, office space, staff benefits and communications. The Secret Service protection that stays with them is covered under a separate budget.
The Associated Press noted that's a pittance compared with the trillions the government spends each year. But the news service indulged in today's obligatory handwringing when it comes to federal spending:
"Still, with ex-presidents able to command eye-popping sums for books, speaking engagements and the like in their post-White House years, the report raises questions about whether the U.S. should provide such generous subsidies at a time when spending cuts and the deficit are forcing lawmakers and federal agencies to seek ways to cut back."
Once this wasn't a problem. Presidents tended to be old and worn out when they left office and, in any case, they didn't receive a pension, not until Harry Truman left office basically broke.
John Quincy Adams went back to the U.S. House; William Howard Taft became chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, but the range of second careers is limited. Unlike retired ballplayers, decorum prevents former presidents from opening restaurants, doing card shows or greeting casino customers.
Former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton support a range of good works through their foundations. When George W. Bush finishes his post-presidential chores - his library and his book - perhaps he will again take up the cause of public health in Africa, where he did great work during his presidency but got little recognition.
There are 12 presidential libraries, with the younger Bush's soon to make 13. The law requires the ex-president to raise the money to build the library and then the National Archives takes over running it. The cost of those libraries has been rising steadily. George H.W. Bush's library in College Station, Texas, cost $104.7 million in today's dollars; Clinton's in Little Rock, Ark., $180 million; and George W. Bush raised an estimated $500 million for his in Dallas.
President Barack Obama will be a special case because he will be relatively young - 55 - when he leaves office. Writing books and giving speeches is fine, and you can only play so much golf. It seems that our ex-presidents are something of a wasted resource. We should ask more of them.


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There are small technical details of i18n which are not that easy to keep in mind at all times, as well as number of i18n recommendations to uphold during the development. To help you with this, the Krazy code checker also looks for some frequently encountered i18n issues. This article documents these issues as reported by Krazy, for cases when you are not sure what the remedy should be.
The i18n API is very strict about congruence between the %number placeholders in the message, and the arguments actually supplied to substitute them. Effectively, the placeholders directly index arguments, albeit one- rather than zero-based.
i18n("Found key: %1", key); // correct
i18n("Found key: %1").arg(key); // ***wrong
i18n("Line: %1 Column: %2", lineNo, colNo); // correct
i18n("Line: %1 Column: %3", lineNo, colNo); // ***wrong
i18np("Found a file in folder %2",
"Found %1 files in folder %2", nfiles, folder); // correct
i18np("Found a file in folder %2",
"Found some files in folder %2", nfiles, folder); // also correct
i18np("Found a file in folder %1",
"Found some files in folder %1", folder, nfiles); // ***wrong
English is a rather noninflected language compared to many others; single English word can frequently be noun, verb, or adjective, while retaining its original form. This presents frequent problems for the translator while translating into inflected languages when the original message is short, especially single-worded. The solution is to add context to the message via i18nc() call.
titleFinal = title.isEmpty() ?
i18n("Unknown") : title; // ambiguous
titleFinal = title.isEmpty() ?
i18nc("An unknown title", "Unknown") : title; // clarified
While you are at adding contexts, consider providing the appropriate KUIT context marker as well, which will further zero-in translators' job:
titleFinal = title.isEmpty() ?
i18nc("@item:intable An unknown title", "Unknown") : title;
// way to go!
The ambiguity warning can also be issued for .ui, .rc and .kcfg files. In .ui files, text labels can have the comment attribute (accessible in Qt Designer as a "disambiguation" property to the label, or "comment" prior to Qt 4.5), which can be used for adding contexts same as the first argument of the i18nc() call. In .rc and .kcfg files, contexts are added via the context attribute.
The number-valued (either integer or real) arguments to i18n messages are formatted automatically into given language, without programmer's intervention. Using other methods to format numbers into strings may circumvent proper formatting for the language.
i18n("Number of pages: %1", numPages); // good, localized amount format
i18n("Connected to port %1.", port); // bad, amount format not desired
i18n("Connected to port %1.", QString::number(port)); // bad, not localized
i18n("Connected to port <numid>%1</numid>.", port); // good
Even when the complete message is a single number, it should be i18n'd, with a proper context:
result = QString::number(z); // bad
result = i18nc("Atomic number", "%1", z); // good
When the number is to be formatted in a special way (field width, number of decimals, etc.) into the message, still neither QString::number() nor KLocale::formatNumber() should be used, but ki18n*() series of calls with subs() methods (see KLocalizedString documentation):
i18n("Percent complete: %1", QString::number(percent, 'f', 1)); // bad
ki18n("Percent complete: %1").subs(percent, 0, 'f', 1).toString(); // good
Every i18n message in KDE4 is effectively XML markup. HTML tags come from Qt's rich text, and can be used only in rich-text capable widgets; KUIT tags are new KDE4 semantic markup, which should be preferred to HTML, and can be used in any i18n message (plain or rich-text output is decided on the basis of context marker).
1 i18n("headers go into <includes>"); // ***error in XML markup
2 i18n("headers go into <includes>"); // no markup problem, but...
3 i18n("headers go into <placeholder>includes</placeholder>"); // better
"...this cannot be undone."); // Krazy complains
"...this <emphasis>cannot</emphasis> be undone."); // fine
"Really delete %1?", filename); // complains
"Really delete <filename>%1</filename>?", filename); // fine
Semantic context markers give great deal of information to translators of where and how the message is used at runtime. Providing them for any future messages is strongly encouraged, and even equipping existing messages when not in message freeze is welcomed. Krazy helps with the following checks.
When Krazy complains about ambiguity in i18n translation in an UI file. You can either add a comment="" attribute using QtDesigner or using a text editor.
For any questions or suggestions, Krazy i18n checks are presently maintained by Chusslove Illich <firstname.lastname@example.com>.


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Recruitment Consultant- Power Team
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We are looking for a Recruitment Consultant to join our expanding team, supplying technical staff within the Power sector.
Whether you are an experienced recruiter or have no experience in the recruitment sector previously, we're interested in speaking to you. Experienced Consultants should be able to demonstrate a successful recruitment career and for those new to the industry, this is an excellent opportunity to start your career in recruitment. You don't need any previous recruitment experience as all training will be provided.
As a Permanent Recruitment Consultant, you will be responsible for the full recruitment cycle. This will involve every aspect of recruitment from developing the initial business opportunity to the placement of a candidate. Typical duties will include but are by no means limited to:
- Identifying and developing new business opportunities, this will include cold calling/ meeting clients.
- Managing existing client accounts to maximize revenue generating opportunity.
- Negotiating terms of business and offers of employment.
- Using internal and external databases, as well as your professional network, to identify potential candidates.
- Qualifying candidates against vacancy requirements by means of a face to face or telephone interview.
- Creating enticing job adverts and administering responses.
- Formatting CV's and writing comprehensive cover notes to sell suitable candidates against vacancy requirements.
- Preparing candidates for interview by providing comprehensive research materials, instructions and conducting pre-interview sessions during which you will advise candidates on interview techniques etc.
- Administering our internal database.
- Fielding internal enquires.
We're growing fast and looking for individuals that can grow with us. There is plenty of opportunity for career development with clear and achievable goals in a supportive environment. This is a difficult and demanding role, but we pride ourselves on having a great culture that empowers our people to reach their full potential with the opportunity to earn great money along the way.
We firmly believe in fairly rewarding our people for their hard work and as such offer generous commission structures, competitive salaries and excellent benefits as follows:
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5000hands necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 96 diseños de 30 diseñadores freelance.
We are a new internet start-up company. We provide a service that enables people to create a volunteer project, list the requirements and allow people to volunteer to serve. Our site is 5000Hands.com
Our target markets are primarily non-profits and their volunteers. They like things to be easy and simple. They care about their causes and often provide their time, talents and resources to help support the causes with great personal sacrifice.
The causes that they support can be diverse but their intent is to help improve society. They care for animals, the needy and victims among others.
We want:
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How can influence the so called 'Grexit'in gold prices?
Greece became the epicenter of all attention during the elections of the past January and hasn't stopped to be ever since. The previous government's radical budget squeeze and the current debt have led politicians and economists in Greece as well as in the rest of the European Union wonder whether the cradle of democracy will remain in the euro zone any longer.
Even though the decision hasn't been made, the European Central Bank already believe Greece can't stand the pace under this situation, and is preparing a new currency for the country.
Its influence regarding the gold market, according to Capital Economics, is that the risk of leaving the euro zone would increase gold prices up to $1,400 per ounce at the end of 2015.
Some countries may think that Greece stopping using euro could be the solution thanks to which other countries would not suffer the consequences. Meanwhile other people foresee bigger events such as a stream of countries leaving the euro zone.
Nonetheless, according to Der Spiegel, German news, the rest of the countries that find themselves today in a quite similar situation to Greece, can hand tough and won't exit. Still, this is just a theory.
In a recent interview with Varoufakis, Minister of Economy in Greece, he stated that this 'Grexit' could mean, besides politic tension, "an increase in rate interest, a bigger general crisis and hyperinflation in euro".
And as every expert knows, hyperinflation has always involved the return to use of gold to guarantee the security of the capital when fiat money is devalued. Therefore if such scenario takes place, gold prices will receive a higher support than the already expected one and they could easily reach the levels prior to the recent crisis.
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KidsHealth is some of the most-visited health information on the Web. Pediatricians and other medical experts frequently and carefully review all of the information in the Kids Health articles, animations, and games to make sure they are accurate and up-to-date. While KidsHealth can never replace a personal visit with a doctor who can examine you and answer questions, we can help you and your child learn about and develop healthy habits that last a lifetime.
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The Institute awards some 40-45 stipendary and non-stipendary fellowships to internal and external applicants each year. The College of Letters and Science and generous gifts to the Institute fund Institute fellowships. Institute fellowships are open to applicants in any discipline or field whose project has clear significance for the humanities. Most Institute fellowships are not limited by theme or research area, with the exception of the external Solmsen Fellowships for projects on pre-1700 Europe, the external Kingdon Fellowship on Judeo-Christian religious traditions, and the internal Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity Fellowships.
Fellowships are awarded across the humanities, at all ranks, and to independent scholars based on the significance of proposed research, the record and potential of applicants, and the promise of interdisciplinary engagement in the Institute's intellectual community. The Institute is a member of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI) and can serve as a residency site for ACLS fellows as part of the CHCI and American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) partnership. The Institute also welcomes scholars with other grants or funding to apply for non-stipendary Honorary Fellowships.
Institute fellows are expected to attend the weekly Monday seminars and, schedule permitting, to make a seminar presentation. The weekly follow-up Tuesday lunch seminars and the many institute symposia, lectures, conferences, lectures, and workshops are available for Institute fellows as time and interest warrant. Fellows have access to all UW-Madison libraries and campus facilities, email/internet access, office space at the Institute (if available), photocopying, mailbox, and assistance from Institute staff.
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I recently read somewhere that "the true spirit of Christmas is what fills the room if you stop opening your presents, close your eyes, and listen!". The statement was made by a 7 year old (!), who clearly has tapped in to a higher level of understanding. Children are so wise!
From the land of glistening snow, Northern lights, and happy reindeer I wish you a very heartfelt Merry Christmas, a peaceful ending to an eventful year, and a fabulous start to what I believe will be a truly magical 2013! Here's to you, to life, and the adventures that lay before us!


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