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Astronomical filter
An astronomical filter is a telescope accessory used by amateur astronomers to simply enhance the details of celestial objects (much as with amateur photography). By contrast professional astronomers rigorously use filters on telescopes in order to understand the astrophysics (such as stellar classification and placement of a celestial body on its Wien Curve), occurring for the object in a given bandpass via photometry.
Most astronomical filters work by blocking a specific part of the color spectrum above and below a bandpass, significantly increasing the signal to noise of the interesting wavelengths, and so making the object gain detail and contrast. While the color filters transmit certain colors from the spectrum and are usually used for observation of the planets and the Moon, the polarizing filters work by adjusting the brightness, and are usually used for the Moon. The broadband and narrowband filters transmit the wavelengths that are emitted by the nebulae (by the Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms), and are frequently used for reducing light pollution.[1]
Solar filters[edit]
Solar filters block most of the sunlight to avoid any damage to the eyes. They are usually made from a durable glass or a plastic film which transmits 1/100,000th of the light. Film filters are used over the aperture of the telescope and do not heat up significantly, whereas glass filters are used near the objective end causing them to heat up greatly and it is not unknown for them to shatter from thermal shock. Glass solar filters are therefore not recommended by most experts and some stockists refuse to sell them or remove them from telescope packages. "Solar filters designed to thread into eyepieces that are often provided with inexpensive telescopes are also unsafe. These glass filters can crack unexpectedly from overheating when the telescope is pointed at the Sun, and retinal damage can occur faster than the observer can move the eye from the eyepiece."[2]
They are used for observation, photography, and for viewing the sun as a yellow-orange disk. With a telescope, these filters can view the details of the sun directly and safely, especially the sunspots and granulation of the surface.[3] The Herschel Wedge is a prism based device used in conjunction with a neutral density filter that directs most of the heat and ultra violet light out of the telescope, generally giving better results than most filters. Another filter used for solar observing is the hydrogen-alpha filter, which transmits the H-alpha spectral line. These filters can view the solar flares and prominences[1] that are not visible in the normal solar filters.
Color filters[edit]
Color filters work by absorption/transmission, and can tell which part of the spectrum they are reflecting and transmitting. Filters can be used to increase contrast and enhance the details of the Moon and planets. All of the visible spectrum colors each have a filter, and every color filter is used to bring a certain lunar and planetary feature; for example, the #8 yellow filter is used to show Mars's maria and Jupiter's belts.[4] The Wratten system is the standard number system used to refer to the color filter types. It was first manufactured by Kodak in 1909.[1]
Professional filters are also colored, but their bandpass centers are placed around other midpoints (such as in the UBVRI and Cousins systems).
Some of common color filters and their uses are:[5]
- Chromatic aberration filters: Used for reduction of the purplish halo, caused by chromatic aberration of refracting telescopes. Such halo can obscure features of bright objects, especially Moon and planets. These filters have no effect on observing faint objects.
- Red: Reduces sky brightness, particularly during daylight and twilight observations. Improves definition of maria, ice, and polar areas of Mars. Improves contrast of blue clouds against background of Jupiter and Saturn.
- Deep yellow: Improves resolution of atmospheric features of Venus, Jupiter (especially in polar regions), and Saturn. Increases contrast of polar caps, clouds, ice and dust storms on Mars. Enhances comet tails.
- Dark green: Improves cloud patterns on Venus. Reduces sky brightness during daylight observation of Venus. Increases contrast of ice and polar caps on Mars. Improves visibility of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter and other features in Jupiter atmosphere. Enhances white clouds and polar regions on Saturn.
- Medium blue: Enhances contrast of Moon. Increases contrast of faint shading of Venus clouds. Enhances surface features, clouds, ice and dust storms on Mars. Enhances definition of boundaries between features in atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. Improves definition of comet gas tails.
Moon filters[edit]
Neutral density filters, also known in astronomy as Moon filters, are another approach for contrast enhancement and glare reduction. They work simply by blocking some of the object's light to enhance the contrast. Neutral density filters are mainly used in traditional photography, but are used in astronomy to enhance lunar and planetary observations.
Polarizing filters[edit]
Polarizing filters adjust the brightness of images to a better level for observing, but much less so than solar filters. With these types of filter, the range of transmission varies from 3% to 40%. They are usually used for the observation of the Moon,[1] but may also be used for planetary observation. They consist of two polarizing layers in a rotating aluminum cell,[6] which changes the amount of transmission of the filter by rotating them. This reduction in brightness and improvement in contrast can reveal the lunar surface features and details, especially when it is near full. Polarizing filters should not be used in place of solar filters designed specially for observing the sun.
Nebular filters[edit]
Narrowband filters are astronomical filters which transmit only a narrow band of spectral lines from the spectrum (usually 22 nm or less). It is mainly used for nebulae observation. Emission nebulae mainly radiate the doubly ionized oxygen in the visible spectrum, which emits near 500 nm wavelength. These nebulae also radiate weakly at 486 nm, the Hydrogen-beta line. There are three main types of Narrowband filters: Ultra-high contrast (UHC), Oxygen-III & Hydrogen-beta, and Hydrogen-alpha, the narrowest of the three filters with 8 nm range. The UHC filters range from 484 to 506 nm.[4] It transmits both the O-III and H-beta spectral lines, blocks a large fraction of light pollution, and brings the details of planetary nebulae and most of emission nebulae under a dark sky.[7]
The broadband, or light pollution reduction (LPR), filters are nebular filters that block the light pollution in the sky and transmit the H-alpha, H-beta, and O III spectral lines, which makes observing nebulae from the city and light polluted skies possible.[1] These filters block the Sodium and Mercury vapor light, and also block the natural skyglow such as the auroral light.[8] The broadband filters differ from the narrowband with the range of wavelengths transmission. LED lighting is more broadband so this is not blocked although white LEDs have from themselves a considerably lower output around 480 nm which is close to O III and H-beta wavelength. The broadband filters have a wider range because the narrower transmission range causes a fainter image of sky objects, and since the work of these filters is revealing the details of nebulae from light polluted skies, it has a wider transmission for more brightness.[4] These filters are particularly designed for nebulae observing, are not useful with other deep sky objects. However, it can improve the contrast between the DSOs and the background sky, which may clarify the image.
See also[edit]
- Filter (disambiguation)
- UBV photometric system
- Photometric system
- Filter (optics)
- Infrared cut-off filter
- List of telescope parts and construction
- Photographic filter
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- ^ [1] NASA Eye Safety During Eclipses
- ^ "solar filters". Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- ^ a b c "filters - popular and hot telescope filters". Lumicon international. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "Orion variable polarizing telescope filters". Orion Telescopes & Binoculars. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- ^ "UHC filters". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- ^ "Meade series 4000 Broadband Nebular filters". Meade Instruments. Retrieved 2010-11-23.


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In atomic physics, the Bohr model, devised by Niels Bohr, depicts the atom as a small, positively charged nucleus surrounded by electrons that travel in circular orbits around the nucleus—similar in structure to the solar system, but with electrostatic forces providing attraction, rather than gravity. This was an improvement on the earlier cubic model (1902), the plum-pudding model (1904), the Saturnian model (1904), and the Rutherford model (1911). Since the Bohr model is a quantum physics-based modification of the Rutherford model, many sources combine the two, referring to the Rutherford–Bohr model.
Introduced by Niels Bohr in 1913, the model's key success lay in explaining the Rydberg formula for the spectral emission lines of atomic hydrogen. While the Rydberg formula had been known experimentally, it did not gain a theoretical underpinning until the Bohr model was introduced. Not only did the Bohr model explain the reason for the structure of the Rydberg formula, it also provided a justification for its empirical results in terms of fundamental physical constants.
The Bohr model is a primitive model of the hydrogen atom. As a theory, it can be derived as a first-order approximation of the hydrogen atom using the broader and much more accurate quantum mechanics, and thus may be considered to be an obsolete scientific theory. However, because of its simplicity, and its correct results for selected systems (see below for application), the Bohr model is still commonly taught to introduce students to quantum mechanics, before moving on to the more accurate but more complex valence shell atom. A related model was originally proposed by Arthur Erich Haas in 1910, but was rejected. The quantum theory of the period between Planck's discovery of the quantum (1900) and the advent of a full-blown quantum mechanics (1925) is often referred to as the old quantum theory.
In the early 20th century, experiments by Ernest Rutherford established that atoms consisted of a diffuse cloud of negatively charged electrons surrounding a small, dense, positively charged nucleus. Given this experimental data, Rutherford naturally considered a planetary-model atom, the Rutherford model of 1911 – electrons orbiting a solar nucleus – however, said planetary-model atom has a technical difficulty. The laws of classical mechanics (i.e. the Larmor formula), predict that the electron will release electromagnetic radiation while orbiting a nucleus. Because the electron would lose energy, it would gradually spiral inwards, collapsing into the nucleus. This atom model is disastrous, because it predicts that all atoms are unstable.
Also, as the electron spirals inward, the emission would gradually increase in frequency as the orbit got smaller and faster. This would produce a continuous smear, in frequency, of electromagnetic radiation. However, late 19th century experiments with electric discharges through various low-pressure gases in evacuated glass tubes had shown that atoms will only emit light (that is, electromagnetic radiation) at certain discrete frequencies.
To overcome this difficulty, Niels Bohr proposed, in 1913, what is now called the Bohr model of the atom. He suggested that electrons could only have certain classical motions:
- The electrons can only travel in special orbits: at a certain discrete set of distances from the nucleus with specific energies.
- The electrons of an atom revolve around the nucleus in orbits. These orbits are associated with definite energies and are also called energy shells or energy levels. Thus, the electrons do not continuously lose energy as they travel in a particular orbit. They can only gain and lose energy by jumping from one allowed orbit to another, absorbing or emitting electromagnetic radiation with a frequency ν determined by the energy difference of the levels according to the Planck relation:\Delta{E} = E_2-E_1=h\nu \ , where h is Planck's constant.
- The frequency of the radiation emitted at an orbit of period T is as it would be in classical mechanics; it is the reciprocal of the classical orbit period: \nu = {1\over T}
The significance of the Bohr model is that the laws of classical mechanics apply to the motion of the electron about the nucleus only when restricted by a quantum rule. Although rule 3 is not completely well defined for small orbits, because the emission process involves two orbits with two different periods, Bohr could determine the energy spacing between levels using rule 3 and come to an exactly correct quantum rule: the angular momentum L is restricted to be an integer multiple of a fixed unit:
- L = n{h \over 2\pi} = n\hbar
where n = 1, 2, 3, ... is called the principal quantum number, and ħ = h/2π. The lowest value of n is 1; this gives a smallest possible orbital radius of 0.0529 nm known as the Bohr radius. Once an electron is in this lowest orbit, it can get no closer to the proton. Starting from the angular momentum quantum rule Bohr was a
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Answers:The Bohr model puts electrons in circular orbits around the nucleus that correspond only to the principle quantum #. It does not distinguish the subshells (s, p, d, etc). Carbon is 1s2 2s2 2p2 So in the Bohr model there would be two concentric circular orbits for n = 1 and n = 2 shells. The smaller n = 1 orbit would have two electrons and the larger n = 2 orbit 4 electrons. oxygen is 1s2 2s2 2p4 again two orbits; n = 1 with 2 electrons and n = 2 with 6 Oxygen has the greater electronegativity because it has a greater effective nuclear charge (Zeff)
Answers:Here's a Bohr Model of Carbon: http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/c.html Valence electrons are the electrons on the outermost shell. As you can see, Carbon has 4 valence electrons.
Answers:yeah that would be the right model to use. http://www.mbe.doe.gov/me70/manhattan/images/AtomLabeledLarge.gif is one thats more familiar. Are you going to do the styrofoam ball and pipecleaner route or otherwise?
Answers:The transition that will release the most energy (highest frequency of light) is the jump from n=5 to n=2 as this transition is from a high orbital to a low orbital. You can think of the electron as being attached to a spring. When you pull it out to a high orbital like n=5 you have a lot of potential energy then when you let go and let it fall back to the lower n=2 orbital, you release a lot of kinetic energy in the form of a high frequency photon of light. Now, this question asks which transition leads to the absorption of a photon of high frequency. Well, this is the opposite of the above. Now you are putting energy in to force an electron to jump from a low orbit to a high orbit. Therefore, based on the available choices, the transition from n=1 to n=3 would require the most energy (if you look at the Bohr model you'll see that the distance between n=1 and n=3 is greater than the distance between n=2 and n=4). In order for the electron to make the jump, it would need to absorb a higher-frequency photon of light. Answer: n=1 to n=3 Hope that helps.
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Recently, I was watching Project Runway and found myself thinking about a dynamic that is too prevalent and unhealthy: the belief that one's talent can compensate for a lack of social skills.
Just because the designers and judges on the show, for example, are extremely talented, doesn't mean they have the right to be rude or catty.
This isn't another rant about reality TV; that's a battle for another day. What struck me was how I have experienced this when my path crosses with a certain someone I know.
This person is unbelievably gifted, even awe-inspiring. Except when she stops and rubs your nose in her talent. I stand up, confused, amazed and a bit scuffed on the schnoz. She is opinionated, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but she's also disparaging and a force with which to be reckoned. I'm nice to her, hoping to not give her an excuse to degrade me. But that fuels her pride in getting away with it.
On the other hand, I want to stand up and confront her. While cowering in a corner only empowers her, I know that if I win one battle, I will be made into cannon fodder in a war to come. She looks at me expectantly, triumphantly even. I sit up ramrod straight, set my jaw and fix my gaze to the wall straight ahead of me. Not today.
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Talent and IQ can run on different levels, but I hold on to my self-confidence with the understanding that each and every person is born with humanity, dignity and value. When we keep this in mind, we can accept the differences and uniqueness we each bring to the table without limiting our value.
Just as vital as the need to cultivate our talents is the need to foster our own humanity. We are given gifts so that we may share and give back. The talent snobs of the world limit their full potential by being haughty. As much as we'd like to go in with some power tools and fix people, the best way to promote change is to "be the change …"
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So how about that: A former Indianapolis weatherman talking to a former Indianapolis head coach.
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American captain Buddy Marucci will give every one of his ten players at least three matches over the two days of the Walker Cup.
That's the same format he played under in 1995 and 1997 and unless something goes drastically wrong over the weekend, that's what he intends to do at Royal County Down.
"I think to work towards an event like this for two years and then play only once isn't right," he said.
"So the plan is to play everyone at least three time and two players in all four matches."
Outside of picking the original ten-man team, he says deciding on who to leave out of the eight singles matches each afternoon is the hardest part of his job.
"As a captain I think it would be wonderful to pick all ten players or even to play like a Ryder Cup format and play another day.
"But as I step outside that role it would be hypocritical of me not to appreciate the tradition that's been established over the years."
His opposite number Colin Dalgleish said he was taking a less rigid approach to selecting his teams, apart from trying to give all ten players a game on the first day.
"I think that what you do for the Sunday depends so much on what happens on the Saturday that you can't go in with a fixed plan in mind," he said.
"Right now I'm about 95 percent sure of my pairings for the Saturday foursomes so it's not completely decided just yet."
Rory McIlroy practised again with Jonathan Caldwell yesterday, another indication if one were needed that the Ulster pair will play together in tomorrow morning's foursomes, continuing on their successful partnership for Ireland in the European team championships.
Marucci, who played twice on the American Walker Cup team in 1995 and 1997 and who was runner-up to Tiger Woods in the 95 US Amateur Championship, is making a point of involving his players as much as possible in his decisions.
" You know this isn't my team; it's their team," he said.
" We have a team here and they are going to make the decisions as well, so it's not my decision entirely.
"So the players that will not be playing in any of the matches will be part of the decision to be in that position.
"At the end of the day I will have to make the call but frankly it will not be without the insight of the players."
Dalgleish reckons that this weekend will follow the pattern of the last two matches at end up extremely close.
"The expectation is that it is to be close and that GB&I have a good chance of winning," he said.
"And I think that expectation is all important.
"We don't know a lot about the American team apart from that they have some very good players but possible only five of them have maybe travelled overseas before to play in many events.
"But these players are of a level that they are adaptable.
"Our players travel around the world and they are world players in matchplay and I think they are quietly confident they will go out there and see what we can do."
Dalgleish knows he has a not-so-secret weapon in Rory McIlroy and is likely to play him in all four matches.
"It's a great and amazing coincidence to have someone of Rory's exceptional talent to come along at this moment in time when the matches are being played here at Royal County Down.
"Certainly as far as the matches are concerned he's going to raise the profile here in Ireland and we got a taste of that when we arrived into Belfast on Monday.
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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Kurt Busch likes where he sits in the Sprint Cup standings as he attempts a rare season sweep at NASCAR's two road courses.
"I'm glad that we're in a more comfortable position and having an 88-point cushion on that cutoff," Busch, fourth in the standings, said Saturday before qualifying for today's Cup race at Watkins Glen International. "You can gain 40-something points in a race. Right now we have a two-race cushion. I'm glad that we can sit on the outside of the fence and not be one of those guys trying to race their way in."
NASCAR's new points system has created more drama than ever since the 10-race Chase for the Championship was instituted in 2004. Race winners earn 43 points, plus three bonus points for the victory. Winners can earn an extra point for leading a lap and leading the most laps, bringing their total to a possible maximum of 48. All other drivers in the finishing order are separated by one-point increments. The top 10 drivers in points and the two with the most victories in 11th to 20th place earn spots for the Chase. Now, those wild-card slots belong to Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin.
With five races left — Watkins Glen, Michigan, Bristol, Atlanta and Richmond — before the Chase cutoff, the tension is mounting.
"There's more questions about who's going to make the Chase than we've ever had," said Jeff Burton, who has yet to register a top 10 and sits 24th in points. "You can make a solid argument there's six or seven teams, maybe eight or nine teams, that could go either way. That puts a lot of people in the mix to be excited or disappointed."
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is 10th with 641 points, just one point behind Tony Stewart. They're the only drivers in the top 10 without a win, giving hope to Clint Bowyer and Paul Menard of Richard Childress Racing, and Roush Fenway's Greg Biffle, among others.
"It's changed for some of those guys," said Bowyer, who sits 12th, 41 points behind Earnhardt. "For us, we don't have a win. Our best shot is to race our way into the top 10. I truly believe that. But for some of these wild-card guys, getting a second win is a big deal."
Despite a broken left ankle and sore back, Keselowski zoomed into the playoff picture with a win a week ago at Pocono. Still, he's only 19 points ahead of 21st-place Juan Pablo Montoya.
Rain is in the forecast for today, which could affect strategy as it did a week ago at Pocono. For 24th-place Burton, that gives him a ray of hope.
"As silly as it sounds, we've got some good races coming up, too," he said. "If we just were to finish the next five races the way that we've run, if we somehow were able to win two of them, we'd make the Chase. That's insane."
Pole to Kyle Busch: Kyle Busch won his first-ever pole on a road course, running 126.421 mph around the 11-turn, 2.45-mile circuit and shattering the track record at Watkins Glen.
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Celebrating Chinese New Year
We're psyched to ring in the Year of the Horse on February 2. Want to join us in celebrating? Follow these tips, which writer Lisa Milbrand first posted here last year, on throwing a great Chinese New Year Celebration. Xin Nian Kuae Le!
Planning A Chinese New Year Party
As soon as I put my Christmas decorations away, it's time to start getting ready for the next big holiday in my family—Chinese New Year. Preparations focus on getting a fresh start and sweeping away any bad luck that's lying around. You're supposed to clean up your house, get your hair cut and pay off any outstanding debts (all good things to do after the Christmas craziness).
And every year, as part of our family's celebration, we host a big dinner for our friends and their kids. Here's how you can plan a Chinese New Year celebration of your own, to help you ring in the new with your best foot forward.
Deck your halls in red and gold. Red is the color of joy and good luck in China, and gold symbolizes wealth—both things you're trying to usher in during the new year. The Chinese often post beautiful calligraphy of good luck symbols drawn on red paper to help draw good luck into their house—you can find some online to print or copy. You can pull out the red dishes and red linens from the holidays to bring that joyful color into your table setting. My go-to centerpiece is a cinch to pull together: I fill a red bowl with mandarin oranges, which are considered "golden" in Chinese, and represent good fortune. (They also make a simple dessert after the big meal). Or you could fill a vase with plum branches or other blossoming branches, which help symbolize the fresh start that comes with the new year.
Plan your menu. Food is a big part of the celebration, and there are special dishes that should be on any Chinese New Year menu. They're dishes that have come to symbolize good fortune, and eating them in the New Year is thought to bring you good luck. Luckily for you, you don't have to slave away in the kitchen for hours on most of these dishes—for the most part, they're pretty simple to prepare (or very easy to call in from your local Chinese takeout, if you'd rather get it from the pros).
Start off the meal with dumplings, steamed or fried. Dumplings resemble money, so eating them is thought to improve your chances of increasing your wealth.
The main course should feature a few key dishes (along with any favorites you love). Lo mein (long noodles) are usually served, because the long noodles symbolize a long life. (Just be sure you don't cut up the noodles—that's akin to cutting someone's life short!). Buddha's Delight, a vegetarian dish, is often served on Chinese New Year's Eve. Some of the vegetables in it are thought to improve your prosperity. Some Chinese serve whole fish, because the word for fish in Chinese, yu, is a homophone for the word that means "surplus."
For dessert, the tangerines or kumquats symbolize prosperity. There's also a dense, super-sweet rice cake, called nian gao, that is meant to increase your prosperity as well.
Share the wealth. One of the big parts of Chinese New Year is sharing hong bao (red envelopes) with your children. The red envelopes are traditionally filled with money—but at our parties, we usually offer gold-foil chocolate coins instead (they're just as popular!).
Make some noise. Firecrackers and drums have been a big part of Chinese New Year celebrations—the noise was once thought to scare away evil spirits. But now, they just add a festive vibe to your celebration. If firecrackers are illegal in your state, you can always let your kids loose with drums (or even pots and pans) for a noisy, fun-filled parade.
Have some fun. I usually try to set up some cool activities for the kids. In the past we've colored decorations on paper fans, built dragon puppets with paper cutout heads and popsicle sticks strung together with ribbon, and run chopstick relays, where teams carefully tried to carry pompoms using a set of chopsticks. You can even let the kids get in on the food prep—my kids have a ball helping to stuff wonton skins with a combo of pork, soy sauce and scallions for divine dumplings. And don't forget to wish everyone Xin Nian Kuae Le (Shin nee-in kwi la), which means Happy New Year in Chinese!
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Let us illustrate with this dramatization from the XL Girls files. The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent, with the exception of Lila Lovely who threatened to sit on our faces if we didn't spell her name correctly. That actually sounded pretty good to us.
Peter counts the number of bras Lila is bringing into the changing room. As soon as she enters, he moves to watch her activities. She looks suspicious and, to confirm his belief, he moves in to see what her big tits and big ass look like. He watches Lila checking herself out in the mirror as she tries on a bra, then he sees her stuff all the bras into her bag.
Bursting in on Lila, Peter confronts her. But Lila is experienced in these situations and uses her big bust to stop his bust in mid-bust before he calls the police. She does this by swallowing his fuck-tool to the root, getting every inch down the hatch. Holding her head, Peter throat-fucks Lila and makes her bend over. His cock wet from her mouth juices, Peter drives his shaft into her shoplifting pussy. Will this horny training session teach this bad girl a lesson never to shoplift again? Peter hopes not. There's plenty more bras to steal on her next visit so he can catch her again!
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VIDEO: Corbin Bleu Has the 'Verve of Ben Vereen' on DANCING WITH THE STARS
On last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS on ABC, contestants were asked to recall the most memorable year of their lives. Broadway vet Corbin Bleu (Godspell, In The Heights) chose to dedicate his performance to his 12-year-old sister Phoenix, who in 2011, was diagnosed with scoliosis, requiring her to wear a brace 24/7.
"She's never let it affect her" said the proud sibling."She is such an inspiration to me." Corbin and his partner Karina Smirnoff danced the FOX Trot to Rascal Flatts' "My Wish." Check out the performance below!
Following the performance, Len Goodman shared, "You really are a terrific dancer, I'm telling you. You always get the character of the dance straight away."
Added Bruno, "You can be the lost child of Fred Astaire and Ben Vereen. You have the smoothness of Fred Astaire and the slickness and the verve of Ben Vereen."
However, there seemed to be a discrepancy as to whether Corbin had lifted Karina off the ground, a one-point penalty in the eyes of judge Carrie Ann. While she gave the couple a 9 instead of a 10, she agreed to add back a point if a slow motion replay revealed that Karina's two feet had indeed remained on the ground.
The couple received a total of 28 out of 30 points including a 10 from Bruno. They will move on to the next round the competition.


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LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — A wildfire burning near the desert birthplace of the atomic bomb advanced on the Los Alamos laboratory and thousands of outdoor drums of plutonium-contaminated waste Tuesday as authorities stepped up efforts to protect the site and monitor the air for radiation.
Officials at the nation's premier nuclear weapons lab gave assurances that dangerous materials were safely stored and capable of withstanding flames from the 93-square-mile fire, which as of midday was as close as 50 feet from the grounds.
A small patch of land at the laboratory caught fire Monday before firefighters quickly put it out. Teams were on high alert to pounce on any new blazes and spent the day removing brush and low-hanging tree limbs from the lab's perimeter.
"We are throwing absolutely everything at this that we got," Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Udall of New Mexico said in Los Alamos.
The fire has forced the evacuation of the entire city of Los Alamos, population about 11,000, cast giant plumes of smoke over the region and raised fears among nuclear watchdogs that it will reach as many as 30,000 55-gallon drums of plutonium-contaminated waste.
"The concern is that these drums will get so hot that they'll burst. That would put this toxic material into the plume. It's a concern for everybody," said Joni Arends, executive director of Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety, an antinuclear group.
Lab spokeswoman Lisa Rosendorf said the drums are on a paved area with few trees nearby. As of midday Tuesday, the flames were about 2 miles from the material.
"These drums are designed to a safety standard that would withstand a wildland fire worse than this one," Rosendorf said.


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A free Texas Hold 'em Poker Tournament at Legends Pub, 6 p.m.; open to officers, civilians and guests 18 years of age and older; $10 player fee, 24 player slots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Spectators are welcome! Win gift cards: first place prize, $175; second place, $75; third place, $50. Players may register at the Club Hood Cashier Cage during normal business hour. Club Hood is located in Building 5764 on 24th Street at Tank Destroyer Boulevard, near the east gate. For more information, call (254) 532-5073.
April 27
Fort Hood's Month of the Military Child and Earth Fest is scheduled for April 27, inside Fort Hood's 79th Street Gate. Free and open to all, the event provides non-stop activities from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m., beginning with a performance by the Renegades Band. More than 30 exhibits will be on display including recycling, renewable energy resources, endangered species, natural resources, water conservation and other environmental topics. There will also be inflatables, arts and crafts, a teen zone, and live entertainment. A Games 2U mobile game theater will be at the event featuring the latest Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii games on six high-definition televisions. Zoomagination will also do a special exotic animal show at 5 p.m. featuring a two-toed sloth, wallaby, bearded dragon, snake, parrot and creepy crawlies. The rest of the evening will feature live entertainment by the Shoemaker High School Pandemonium Steel Drums Band and Lighter Ray Band. For more information call (254) 553-3988 or go to Hood MWR.com. Individuals requiring accommodations for a medical disability must contact (254) 288-2141 one week prior to the event.
May 1
Apache Arts & Crafts will open the Resiliency Art Room, a special place, free of charge and only open to active-duty soldiers. The room offers a quiet area with all the art materials (pens, pencils, markers, paints, chalks, clays, beads, feathers, buttons, yarns, thread and all types of paper) for soldiers to create whatever comes to mind. There will be no instructors, no set projects to make and no interference from anyone, just a quiet room to sit and relax and/or create. Soldiers may take their work with them or leave it at the center to be displayed and provide inspiration for others who use the facility. The room will be open Tuesday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Soldiers will be asked sign in at the Apache Arts & Crafts sales store prior to using the art room. Apache Arts & Crafts is in Building 2337, corner of 62nd Street and 761st Tank Battalion Avenue. For more information, call (254) 287-0343.
May 1 through June 30
Enter the 2012 All-Army Arts and Crafts Contest at the Apache Arts and Crafts Center, 761st Tank Battalion and 62nd Streets, Building 2337. Enter your best 2-D and 3-D artwork to compete for cash prizes against the best artists and artisans in the Army. There are two groups in which to enter: Novice and Accomplished. The categories for both groups are ceramics, drawings, fibers and textiles, glass, metals and jewelry, mixed media 2-D, mixed media 3-D, oil base painting, prints, water base painting and wood. The deadline for submission is June 30. Contact Apache Arts and Crafts for rules and entry forms. The contest is open to active-duty soldiers, airmen, reservists, retirees, National Guard soldiers and families, Gold Star family members, DOD civilian employees and their families. For more information,


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- December 2, 2013, 1:00 PM
The operation of a number of weekend-only test routes developed as part of Europe's Single European Sky ATM Research (Sesar) project have proved their value in time and fuel savings. The routes all departed Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport headed for eight Italian cities. The Weekend Free Route for Environmental Efficiency (We Free) routes linked Paris with Rome, Milan, Venice, Turin, Verona, Genoa, Bologna and Pisa.


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New York • Actress Scarlett Johansson gives SodaStream some sex appeal in a controversial spot, Kia revives actor Laurence Fishburne's "Matrix" character Morpheus in its commercial. And cute puppies and kids abound in ads for Cheerios to Anheuser-Busch.
Advertisers are planning to pull out the tools in their arsenal during Super Bowl time this Sunday, including celebrities, A-list rock bands and cinematic story lines.
Of course, there will still be ad surprises on Sunday with major brands like Chrysler and Coca-Cola staying mum on at least one of their ads. But the ones that are already out use a variety of tactics to draw viewers' attention.


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Aldar delivers IKEA Yas Island store
Dubai: Abu Dhabi-based developer Aldar Properties announced details of its construction of IKEA's flagship Mena store on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
Aldar handed over the completed project to the Al Futtaim Group company on January 2 for final store fit-out ahead of the opening planned for this week.
The project was delivered ahead of schedule by a team of 3,100 workers with the precast steel building completed in 10 months.
The 33,000 square metre store with a total sales area of 19,150 square metres will be the largest IKEA store in the Mena region and expects to serve nearly 1.3 million visitors in the first year of operations.
Joining the hotels, leisure and entertainment attractions welcoming visitors since 2009, IKEA's flagship store is the first of Yas Island's wide-ranging retail offer culminating with the delivery of Yas Mall.
Shopping experience
A regional shopping mall with approximately 300,000 square metres of gross leasable area, Yas Mall will offer a complete shopping experience with the full spectrum of shops to suit all tastes and needs, from volume retail to high-end designer labels.
Yas Island's proximity to the main Abu Dhabi/Dubai highway, residential communities such as Khalifa City, Al Raha Gardens and Al Raha Beach, as well as the Shaikh Khalifa highway that connects Yas Island to Saadiyat Island and the main Abu Dhabi Island, make this IKEA store and the future retail offer ideally located to reach the maximum target audience.
Commenting on the delivery, Sami Asad, Aldar's chief executive officer, said: "We were delighted to hand over this flagship store to Al Futtaim and IKEA ahead of schedule."
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A South Korean woman has been offered a little over $4 in government compensation for the death of her brother during the 1950-53 Korean War, embarrassing officials who say they were bound by an out-dated law.
The woman was two years old when her brother was killed in combat in 1950, but never knew of his existence until told of his death by a neighbor, local media reported, adding the children's mother has suffered from dementia.
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Greg Hall no longer slated to take Maryland House of Delegates seat
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A judge has ruled that former Delegate Tiffany Alston was removed from her office after entering a plea deal in October relating to misconduct in office.
Prince George's Circuit Court Judge C. Philip Nichols Jr. also said Wednesday that the county's Democratic central committee has the right to withdraw the nomination of Greg Hall to replace her.
Gov. Martin O'Malley, who makes the appointment, had asked the panel to withdraw Hall's name from consideration after details emerged about drug and gun charges in Hall's past.
Alston has contested her removal, and Hall has sought to block the committee from withdrawing his initial nomination.
Nichols says the circumstances of the case do little for the good name and reputation of Maryland and even less for Prince George's County.


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The second installment of the Chronicles of the Necromancer. Having escaped being murdered by his evil brother, Jared, Tris must take control of his magical abilities to summon the dead, and gather an army big enough to reclaim the throne of his dead father.
But it isn't merely Jared that Tris must combat. The dark mage, Foor Arontala, has schemes to raise the Obsidian King....
BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction written and read by author Gail Z. Martin.
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"loved it"
loved this book. hope you do as well. it will sweep you up and take you away to a different land.
These books just keep getting better and better. Very rare I listen to a audio book but I can't get enough of this series.
"so freaking good"
boik was so freaking good i can not wait to download the next one wow
"I was riveted!"
I really enjoyed this sequel! So worth a listen! The characters grew and flourished in this book! Start with The Summoner and hold on for the ride!
"Very good story."
I enjoyed the story. Interesting characters with a bit of humor to avoid too much darkness.
The narrator did an excellent bringing the story to life.
"As the saga continues..."
I like that Tris and his group of friends are slowly growing into their skills as they bond together as a group. The story has a good pace with action as well as story and character development.
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. It follows the same type of storyline. The main character is wronged and leads a group of friends to rise up and crush the ones that are abusing them. Plus, the main character is coming into his powers like Tris.
They are able to bring depth to all of the players in the story that I wouldn't have been able to do had I read the book.
"Great book, Author lacks creativity"
This book is a sequel to THE SUMMONER.
The book itself keeps you intriged for the most part, however, you can skip some entire chapters without missing anything. The book seems to add chapters for clarification, but the author gets side-tracked frequently.
4/5 for a successful sequel but it continues in the same vain as the first book to the point of repetition.
"formulaic, boring"
feels like this book was written by a computer processing an algorithm where the parameters are antagonist=person1, love interest=person2, spiritual=person3, academic=person4 blah blah blah you get the picture. Nothing original at any point, was a chore to listen to most times, wish I could get my money back but more importantly my time! avoid!!!!!
"good second book"
loved the first book this one almost as good, great naration really helps character
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I have loved these books, ever since they were first published. I really looked forward to listening to these books. It is such a shame that the narrator did such a poor job of telling the stories. I still love the books, but I doubt I'll listen to another book narrated by Peter Ganim.
Jonmarc Vahanion is my favorite character. I love his irreverent attitude to just about everything.
It could have been so much better if it had been narrated by someone else, someone who could read the dialogue with more feeling. It sounded very flat, and sometimes sounded ridiculous.
I know that there is a follow up story, and I also know that unfortunately it is narrated by Peter Ganim, which means it will not be narrated as well as it deserves to be.
I could wish that these books had been narrated by someone else. I still love the books, and will still enjoy reading them, in printed format.
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Grandparents frequently are the keepers of precious family memories, recipes and legends. With National Grandparents Day on Sept. 9, why not celebrate by visiting a grandparent and capturing some life history and wisdom for future generations?
Bloomington, IL grandparent and tutor Rona Chumbook is focused on making her mother's last wish come true by writing her memoir of raising six kids in the French Alps during WWII. The task is slow going and Chumbook regrets not capturing more information while her mother was alive.
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A blog like this one allows us to have a lot of fun and talk about a whole slew of interesting topics. One topic we've yet to cover that can be slightly unpleasant is the topic of bed sores. Those two little words leave most people shuttering in their latex mattresses. Fear not, because bed sores are preventable and treatable. Let's go over some natural cures for bed sores that will keep you in tip-top shape!
Before finding out how to cure bed sores, let's learn what causes them.
- Shearing and Friction: If a bedridden person is pulled or dragged from his or her bed it causes friction and stretches the skin muscles. Blood circulation of the skin gets marred which causes the damage and bed sores.
- Moisture: Skin is very sensitive at this stage. Perspiration, bed-wetting or feces leads to furthermore chances of bed sores.
- Lack of Movement: People, who have been bedridden for a prolonged period of time due to severe medical conditions, bear the brunt. Being in a same position without any movement is one of the main reasons for bed sores.
- Lack of Nutrition: A good diet can help you fight this condition easily. Due to lack of proteins, vitamins and other required substances in the body, the patient suffers moreover.
- Age: An elderly person is mainly affected because youth is not on his or her side. The thin skin and failing bodily functions deteriorates the chances of revival.
- Lack of Sensation: An injury which leaves you without sensation is another reason for bed sores. This lack of sensation does not allow you to determine the immensity of the pressure applied on the skin.
Preventative Measures
- Enhance circulation to your skin by keeping your legs elevated at night (try elevated leg pillows).
- If you're in bed for a long time, apply vitamin E to your body to keep excess moisture away.
- A rich and healthy diet of vitamins like A, B, C, E and zinc is very important in preventing bed sores.
- Avoid meat and include fiber in your diet.
Natural Home Remedies:
- Fill lysol in a spray can and spray it daily on your entire body to prevent excess germs.
- Pouring sugar and honey poultice on the bed sore wound helps to remove the poison from the wound.
- You can also apply zinc oxide ointment, aloe vera, wheat germ oil or comfrey.
- Mix powdered comfrey leaves and slippery elm in equal parts to make a paste. Put this paste on piece of cloth and tie it to the sore overnight. To disinfect the area you can sprinkle goldenseal or echinacea powder. Later cover the sore with cotton.
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I'll be visiting a friend in Rosslyn, Va., near the Newseum in June and hope to scope out early the good places to eat in that area across the river from Georgetown.
Inexpensive is a plus, takeout is fine -- we can't afford chic -- but midpriced meals once in a while we can handle. I love to try different ethnic foods, but my friend is less adventuresome. (He's learning.)
I'm hoping to find some good restaurants within walking distance in Rosslyn between the Potomac and Arlington Cemetery, then increase the radius and perhaps fan out to eateries close to some nearby Metro stops or right across the river in Georgetown.
I'll be making several trips to D.C. this summer and hope to eat my way -- gradually -- down any list of suggestions.


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DIW and AZ wrestling stars get together to run benefit show for Steve Gatorwolf
On Aug, 27th 2011 – Dangerously Intense Wrestling and the Arizona Pro-Wrestling Community are hosting the Emilie Ketcher Memorial Fund Show in Phoenix, Arizona. Tickets are $5.00 and 100% of the profits will go towards the hospital bills and funeral costs. 5115 North 27th Ave, Phoenix Arizona – Bell Time 5pm.
I had a chance to get some comments from Dangerously Intense Wrestling Owner – Nick "The Sickness" Wilkinson, who had this to say…
"On Saturday we will mourn the loss of 5 year old Emilie Ketcher. We decided to do this show for Steve Gatorwolf Ketcher, who lost his 5 year old daughter last week, because in the end we are a community, a brotherhood in wrestling. For so long Arizona wrestling has been about competition and backstabbing and name calling but at DIW we are trying to do something different, we are trying to bring the community of wrestling back from the edge of death. All of us, regardless of company affiliation are here for one reason, we love wrestling and would do anything for the sport. Here we have a brother, a great man, who has given so much to wrestling in Arizona and beyond. A man who suffered a terrible loss and if we as a community can come together and offer our support in the way we know how, wrestling, then why not? So what if it does not benefit us financially, what about the karmic or spiritual rewards in helping out a friend in need? This show will have people from almost every local fed in Arizona and will also feature NWA Heritage Tag Team Champions: The Tribe, who have generously donated their time to come out and show support as well! Wrestling as a community needs to change, and my hope, Dangerously Intense Wrestling's hope, is that this is the first step towards rebuilding our local wrestling community and working together for the good of wrestling and the good of all those involved. Its that simple."
As a former promoter myself in the Arizona area, I urge anyone who is reading this who is either close enough to attend the show or who can donate any money, to please do so to help the Ketcher family. Anyone not attending and wishing to make a donation and for futher information on the show or to see which local stars that will be in appearing, check out:
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Today, A Superfluous Man reviews an audiobook for the first time.
Title: Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Motivation: Crime and Punishment always rewards rereading, especially for dark and tormented souls like A Superfluous Man.
Completed: May 15, 2012 (#31)
Recommendation: A fine unabridged narration by Anthony Heald.
A Superfluous Man has read Crime and Punishment on three occasions, once at twelve years old, once as a college sophomore, and again last month. Naturally, the book has grown on me with age.
Dostoevsky's classic requires no further introduction, and A Superfluous Man would only embarrass himself if he attempted to say something clever or novel about it. Rather, let us limit our commentary to this very fine dramatic reading of the book by Mr. Anthony Heald.
Mr. Heald "does the voices" well, and although it requires far more hours to listen to Crime and Punishment than to read it, it is well worth the added investment of time. It takes a few dozen riveting hours to get to the climax, but A Superfluous Man will wager that you'll not regret it once you have heard an utterly emotionally depleted Mr. Heald sigh: "It was I killed the old pawnbroker woman and her sister Lizaveta with an axe and robbed them." A great moment in Western literature is only enhanced by Mr. Heald's solid performance.
Some will cavil that one has not truly "read" a book if one has only heard it on tape (or, nowadays, via MP3 files available at audible.com), but this is surely a fatuous criticism. In the days when books were dear and attention spans long, our forebears were quite accustomed to reading aloud to one another in parlors, around fireplaces, and over breakfast tables. There is no shame in enjoying a book aurally; indeed, numerous scientific studies indicate that one retains material better when absorbed through the ear.
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Incidentally, what is your recollection of the weather when Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov does the vile deed? A chilling St. Petersburg blizzard, perhaps? Funny that we tend to associate Russian literature with bitter cold, as though the Grande Armée were perpetually in retreat before a wintry Siberian blast.
In fact, Crime and Punishment takes place in the feverish heat of July and August—a perfect setting for a work that, inter alia, deals with guilt and its aftermath. The very first line of the novel:
On an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. bridge.
For some reason, the weather of Crime and Punishment has always stuck in A Superfluous Man's mind, even from the first encounter at the tender age of twelve. And you?


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Syracuse, NY-- A Canastota man has been charged in the Wednesday morning robbery of the M&T Bank near Clinton Square after members of the public helped identify him, Syracuse police said.
Leonard Stephens, 34, was charged with third-degree robbery.
According to police, Stephens walked into the M&T Bank, 101 S. Salina St., just before 9 a.m. Wednesday and handed a teller a threatening note demanding money. The teller handed over an undisclosed amount of cash and Stephens fled the bank onto South Salina Street.
Bank security cameras captured clear images of the robbery suspect, police said. The images were released to the media and detectives began getting calls from the public identifying the suspect as Stephens.
Detectives later learned through their own investigation that Stephens was at the Western Ranch Motor Inn, on State Fair Boulevard, Geddes, and arrested him at the motel, police said.
It is becoming very common for the police to catch bank robbery suspects in 24 or 48 hours in part due to improvements in security cameras, Sgt. Thomas Connellan said.
"This is getting to be the norm," he said.
Syracuse police arrested Stephens less than eight hours after the M&T Bank was robbed.
Stephens is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Syracuse City Court.