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Jeff and Tricia Michael of Holyoke are in the final stages of preparation for a two-week missions trip to Africa. The couple will be traveling with eight other men and women from Evangelical Free Church in Grant, Neb.
Behind this particular missions trip is Children's HopeChest, an organization based out of Colorado Springs. HopeChest is dedicated to helping orphans through sponsorships and trips such as this one.
While on the mission, the group will be laying the groundwork for an orphanage in a village called Kayango in Uganda. Projects will include a well, kitchen and bathroom to get the facility started.
In addition to the construction work they'll be doing, the missionaries will be holding various events for the local people. For pastors in the area, there will be a pastoral conference focusing on discipleship training for the men. Women will be invited to seminars that address a woman's worth in God. A five-day kids' club will be offered for the children, and organizers are planning for 500-800 children to be in attendance.
Work to be done in Kayango is centered on 100 specific children. Individuals from Grant Evangelical Free Church have volunteered to financially sponsor these children, and now they are sending missionaries to continue providing assistance. Jeff and Tricia, while in Africa, will have the special opportunity to meet the 7-year-old girl they have been sponsoring.
When the 10 Americans arrive in Uganda, they will be giving the 100 children sandals and Bibles, as well as toys and children's books. While they are excited to give to those children, Tricia acknowledges one of the most difficult parts of the trip will be seeing hundreds of other children in need. They hope to take as much extra as possible for additional children, but recognize they can only do so much.
As their Jan. 13 departure draws near, the Michaels reflect on all the events leading up to this trip. The two have been involved in mission work in Mexico and Jamaica in the past, but the opportunity to serve in Africa is a new experience that has been a dream for quite some time. Since she was a child, Tricia has felt called to go to Africa, and is amazed that all the pieces are now falling in place for her and her husband to go.
Early last year, Tricia had a strong feeling that she should go to Uganda. In a casual conversation with their friend Rick Cleaver, Jeff found out about the team from Grant. Plans quickly came together, and the Michaels began to prepare. The two have been busy praying, fund raising and meeting with the other eight missionaries weekly to discuss their goals, plans and what to expect while abroad.
In their meetings, cultural differences have been one major topic of conversation. The team has been advised that there are different expectations of women in their culture, and the team should expect to dress and act differently than what they may be used to. Also, while most adults speak English, children are generally in the processes of learning, so they may encounter a language barrier there. Other differences they are expecting are life without electricity or running water, and a large Muslim population.
Despite all their planning, both noted they really don't know what to expect, but they are eager to see what God has in store for them. At this point, they are prayerfully considering further work in the mission field, and are waiting with open hearts and minds to see where they will go in the future.


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Of the many obnoxious media-fabricated terms (zero tolerance, too black, etc), the one that's been pissing me off the most of late is "the glass closet."
What is the glass closet?
Well, the glass closet is a place created by gossip columnists, such as Mike Signorile and Perez Hilton, to put pressure on allegedly closeted gay men and women to come out of the closet. A closet is considered to be made of glass when someone, such as Anderson Cooper, is openly gay in his personal life, but hasn't yet come out in his professional or public life. And while I understand the activist strategy behind the creation of the glass closet, I do not agree with its existence whatsoever.
Here's the thing: there are many different types of activists – those of the "we're here and we're queer" variety who believe that the louder they are, the more attention their issue will receive in the mainstream media and, thus, trickle down into society; those who believe actions speak louder than words; and those who speak up through their art, journalism, writing etc. ALL are important. Interestingly, none of them can exist without one another – which is why I'm a little frustrated.
Why can't we all realize that we're working towards the same goal?
Of the different types of activists I mentioned above, ironically the most closed-minded and conservative of the bunch, are the loudest of all. They have an extremely myopic and absolutist point of view about the world, and have no interest in entertaining other ways of thinking. If the "we're here and we're queer" queers bust open the doors, the more tempered activists keep them open. But what I've come to find is that often times (but not always) the loudest activists are a little older, and have a tough time relating to younger activists (and vice versa) – leaving so-called 'communities' in total disarray; not relating to one another.
While struggles between older people and younger people are certainly nothing new, the gay male community feels like an out of control high school cafeteria as opposed to a united force. Older gay men who lived through everything from the Stonewall riots of 1968 to the AIDS crisis of the 80s have spent a good majority of their lives fighting for the lifestyle and rights that we younger gays now enjoy – AND sometimes take for granted, I might add. But with the recent comings out (coming outs?) of Anderson Cooper, etc, the bickering around the "glass closet" has been louder than ever – and it's mostly coming from older gay men who believe Anderson should've come out sooner.
When Anderson (of the actions speak louder than words/journalist activist variety) came out of the closet a couple of weeks ago, I had the same reaction that many of my 20-30-something friends had: "And?"
You see, in 2012, coming out of the closet is not as big of a deal as it was even 5 years ago; largely due to the efforts of the men and women that loudly came out before us. It's a good thing, and while I know the pressure needs to be kept up, there are ways to do it and ways not to do it. Creating a glass closet is not the way.
Here in NYC (and in many other circles across the country), Anderson Cooper has been known to be gay for years. Why didn't he come out publicly and declare his gayness? I have no clue, but it's none of my business and none of yours either. Yes, he's a public figure – but does that mean he must adhere to some kind of gay rulebook just because he's well known? I mean, for what it's worth (and I think it's worth a lot), Anderson has devoted countless segments on his show to the bullying crisis in America. One could argue that his entire show portrays Anderson as a quiet activist who reports stories of injustice – no matter the type. He lets his journalism do the talking.
So, what's wrong with that?
The argument for following the gay rulebook is something that Mike Signorile and Perez Hilton have been preaching for years. They believe that by not coming out of the closet publicly, people like Anderson Cooper send a message of shame to the rest of the community, country, world, universe, solar system, etc – especially to those in the closet.
I disagree.
Is the world a better place for having Anderson out of the closet? Sure. But let him and other public figures do so on their own terms. Shame is something that is created. In the case of the glass closet, the shame behind it has been created by the media – not the person inside it (Anderson). Unless you're watching Sex & The City, glass closets don't exist. They've been fabricated by the media as a way TO SHAME the people supposedly living inside them.
As someone who's spent a good portion of his life living in shame created from sexual abuse, I can tell you right now that it's an awful feeling – one that you would not wish on your worst enemy. <—— See that word? Enemy. In essence, people such as Mike Signorile and Perez Hilton are creating more enemies than friends within their own community. Most people I know have never heard of Mike, but everyone I know despises Perez Hilton – largely because of what he's done to 'out' the personal lives of his fellow gays.
If people such as Mike Signorile and Perez Hilton are not going to evolve with society, then maybe we should help them to realize that it's not the private lives of public figures, such as Anderson Cooper, that should be held responsible for holding the torch-of-societal integration of gays. Being an activist is a choice, not an obligation. If you want to really help to change the small minds of middle America, people need to be able to come out on their own terms. Instead, why not spend your time helping to educate ignorant parents about how to support their children through their journey?
Who someone has sex with is their business. The kind of sex they like is their business. Who you are in the bedroom and in your personal life is not a juicy piece of gossip. The real shame is in people such as Mike and Perez making people feel a-shamed about their own personal decisions. Shaming someone is an awful way to get your point across. I appreciate the intention to 'normalize' and integrate gay people in with the rest of society, but there are better ways to do it than trying to make public figures speak about their personal lives.
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HANCOCK, MI - Four performances of the Finlandia University fall play, "What Now, Niskavuori," will take place November 1 to 4, 2012, at the Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock.
The Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening performances, November 1, 2, and 3, begin at 7:30 p.m. The Sunday, November 4, matinee begins at 2:30 p.m.
"What Now, Niskavuori," by Estonian-born Finnish playwright Hella Wuolijoki (1886 to 1954), is one of a series of popular plays she wrote between 1936 and 1953 about the people who live and work at a large manorial farm, Niskavuori, in the western Finland province of Häme.
In the play, Loviisa (Pam Puotto), Niskavuori's wily, iron-willed matriarch, learns that forty percent of her estate will be taken away by the Finnish government and given to Karelian refugees and Finnish war veterans. In order for her family to retain ownership of the remaining lands, it must remain a working farm.
Loviisa struggles to keep the estate intact in spite of family discord and the great national and international events shaking Finland during the 1930s and 1940s.
The play's five scenes cover the period 1938 to 1944, during and at the end of Finland's Continuation War, which ultimately resulted in Karelia again becoming a territory of the Soviet Union.
"What Now, Niskavuori?" is directed by Melvin Kangas. It was translated from the Finnish language and adapted for the American stage by Kangas and Hannu Leppanen. Players include community members and Finlandia faculty, staff, and students.
Tickets are $5.00 per person and may be purchased at the door prior to each performance. Finlandia students with a valid university I.D. may attend free.
The Finnish American Heritage Center is located at 435 Quincy Street in downtown Hancock, Mich. For additional information, please contact Lynne Sweeney at 906-487-7204.


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Now you expect them to pull a channel for some but not for others? It would get pulled. You don't get charged. That's it. Just like when the NHL was closed down. Folks who bought NHL Center Ice didn't get charged.
I would hope that the premiums are dealt with differently but it could happen. If the contract is bundled (say Showtime with the CBS contracts or Epix with MTV) it could be part of a larger thing.
Heck, one of the Viacom channels was a semi-premium. Palladia. It got pulled.
All I am saying is think through all the implications not just one. These things are more complex than one thread of thought.
I understand about the no charge kind of thing with NHL Center Ice during the strike..
D* would be commiting PR suicide billing for SHO/TMC & such should an impasse with CBS happen.
But the point I was making is that its a premium that we pay extra for, it shouldnt have the same complications and bickerings as a basic channel.


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Members of a local church gathered for a day of fun and fellowship on Saturday.
Saint Paul United Methodist Church in Meridian provided free food and activity to members of the community. The church's pastor says it's part of its mission to act out Isaiah 55 from the Bible, all part of a way to let the community know that the church is a place to come at any time.
"To the whole community," Pastor Elbrist Mason says. "Not just this community, but all the community, especially the children. We want them to know we care about them and we love them."
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WASHINGTON - Planting a paltry number on a national disappointment, the Obama administration revealed Wednesday that merely 26,794 people enrolled for health insurance during the first, flawed month of operations for the federal Obamacare website.
Adding in enrollment of more than 79,000 in the 14 states with their own websites, the nationwide number of 106,000 October sign-ups was barely one-fifth of what officials had projected - and a small fraction of the millions who have received widely publicized private coverage cancellations as a result of the federal law.
The White House raced to reassure anxious Democrats who are worried about the controversial program, which they voted into existence three years ago and which seems sure to be a major issue in next year's election campaigns. The administration, trying to regain the initiative, for the first time indicated a willingness to consider legislation to stave off the wave of cancellations that's compounding the website technology problems.
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In this photo taken Saturday, Gloria Ramirez, right, and her sister Erica, second from right wait to sign up for health insurance during a health fair held in Sacramento, Calif. Nearly 35,000 people had signed-up for health insurance during the first month of open enrollment, from Oct. 1 through Nov. 2.
Some Democrats are seeking changes in Obama's unpopular signature program, and key Republicans, many pressing for repeal, said that even Wednesday's feeble sign-up figures appeared to be pumped up. The final number - 106,185 people - would be even smaller if it counted only those who finalized their enrollment by actually paying their first month's premium, Republicans said.
Administration officials and senior congressional Democrats expressed confidence in the program's future. "We expect enrollment will grow substantially throughout the next five months," said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who is in overall charge.
"Even with the issues we've had, the marketplace is working and people are enrolling," Sebelius said. Responding to GOP critics, she said the first premiums are not due until Dec. 15.
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The online, state-level insurance markets were envisioned as the new portal to coverage for people who don't have health plans on the job. But the federal market was overwhelmed by technical problems when it opened Oct. 1, and the experience of state-run markets has been mixed.
The administration said an additional 1 million individuals have been found eligible to buy coverage on the markets, with about one-third qualifying for tax credits to reduce their premiums. Another 396,000 have been found eligible for Medicaid, the safety-net program that is shaping up as the health care law's early success story.
For many Democrats, concerns over the cascade of website problems has been compounded by the focus on Obama's misleading promise that Americans who liked their health insurance plans could keep them under the overhaul. But millions of people are receiving cancellation notices. They have plans that for various reasons don't qualify for the law's "grandfather clause" protection against cancellations.
Obama has said he's sorry that people are losing their coverage and has vowed to find ways to address "holes and gaps" in the law. Advisers originally said the White House was considering administrative fixes, not legislative options.
On Wednesday, Obama spokesman Jay Carney said, "If we can achieve this administratively, we will certainly look at that possibility," but he added that the White House was also considering legislative ideas.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., scheduled an all-Democrats meeting Thursday with White House health care officials.
Republicans, meanwhile, are holding hearings to keep the overhaul's problems in the spotlight ahead of an election year.
"It's kind of interesting to see as Obamacare implodes how everybody's running for cover," said Rep. John Mica, R-Fla. And Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said, "Obviously, panic has set in on the other side."
The administration has staked its credibility on turning the website around by the end of this month. From the president on down, officials have said that HealthCare.gov will be running smoothly for the vast majority of users by Nov. 30. They have not specified what "running smoothly" means.
The day was another blow for the administration and its supporters in Congress, who had been counting on Obamacare as a neutral if not winning issue in next year's midterm elections.
Three more swing state Senate Democrats seeking re-election in 2014 signed onto legislation drafted by Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana to ensure that anyone liking their current coverage would be able to keep it, an attempt to resolve the issue of cancellations.


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Cache Valley Cruise-In - Expanded for WebWritten by on March 1, 2011 These Utah Hot Rodders Know How To Put On A Car Show
The city of Logan is located in the northeast corner of Utah, 80 miles north of Salt Lake City and not very far south of the Idaho border in a beautiful area called Cache Valley, which lends its name to the Cache Valley Cruising Association (CVCA) and to their fantastic annual car show, the Cache Valley Cruise-In.
The Cache Valley Cruise-In has been a local tradition in Logan for almost 30 years. A lot of hot rodders consider it the best car show in the whole state of Utah. If you were a STREET RODDER reader in the late '90s, you probably remember reading Jim Rizzo's Cruise-In coverage. Riz always came home from Logan charged up with stories about wonderful people, amazing cars, and an overall terrific event-so we were excited about heading back up to Cache Valley after all these years to help the CVCA celebrate the 28th annual Cruise-In.
The CVCA club members are not professional event promoters, but they are experts at organizing a flat-out, foot-to-the-floor, hang-on-tight car show. The activities started on Thursday with a poker run through the mountains followed by a chicken lunch picnic. Back in town that evening we noticed the Cache County Fairgrounds and hotel and motel parking lots starting to fill up with vehicles. On Friday morning the parking lots were empty and the Fairgrounds were packed. The Cruise-In welcomes rods, customs, restorations, trucks, muscle cars, street machines, you name it, and close to 1,000 enthusiasts answered the call, joined by more than 60 commercial vendors and approximately 30,000 spectators. The show ended for the day by late afternoon-but not the action; it just moved a few blocks over to the host hotel and kept going with an outdoor '50s-style sock hop.
The heartiest partiers were back at the fairgrounds early on Saturday morning for the chuck-wagon breakfast, followed by another full day of show 'n' shine. The awards ceremony later that day featured a past-the-stage parade of Cruise-In favorites. There were plenty of awards to win in Cache Valley, but the really big prize of the weekend was the annual giveaway car. Everyone had been drooling over the built-up, beautiful '67 GTO convertible all weekend, and anyone in attendance was eligible to participate in the drawing to win it, but only one was lucky enough to drive it away.
By dinner time, the fairgrounds were empty and it was time to go home. Just kidding! The fun wasn't over yet, and crowds jammed the sidewalks of Main Street in Logan to cheer the cruising parade that rolled on for hours. For the participants, spectators, vendors, and me, the Cache Valley Cruise-In weekend did eventually end, but for the members of the Cache Valley Cruising Association it never really does. On Sunday morning, as club members hiked Main Street to clean up litter, conversations were taking place about the 29th Cache Valley Cruise-In, scheduled for June 30-July 2, 2011.
They've got it all up there in Cache Valley and they love showing it off. But don't take our word for it. Make the trip and find out for yourself. Information on the '11 Cache Valley Cruise-In is already available at www.cachevalleycruisein.net
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You need the right sunlight to see the subtle flames in the candy paint on Erwin and Jan Bartlett's chopped '41 Plymouth coupe. Molded fenders, frenched headlights, and white upholstery are just part of what makes the ZZ4-powered Plymouth an award winner.The sign on the bumper announces that this '37 Chevy was restored by the late Ray Brown back in 1978. Rich and Norene Brown from Nibley, UT, now drive the mildly modified, attention-getting coupe. The interior is brown mohair.The Cache Valley Cruise-In's opening day Poker Run involves an 80-mile round trip through the mountains to Bear Lake. The reward was the view from the final checkpoint, elevation: 6,500 feet. Here, five-and-a-half members of the CVCA eagerly await the arrival of the next participant. Dave and Lori Viternas are wearing their distinctive yellow club shirts.Brad and Lee Ann Ott said they built this '37 Ford woodie "to join the wooden car world." The steel is original and the lumber is white ash. The Chevy small-block-powered, slant-back phantom was finished the year before the show.Chad Norman from Sandy, UT, calls this a Kookie T, taking inspiration from another Norman with another T: Norm Grabowski's Kookie car. Look closely, and you'll see Chad's pinstriping all over his '23. The inside door panels are covered with vintage photographs and race decals.Sports coupes are one of our favorite early Ford body styles, so we had to show you this '28, owned by Daniel Dorman, from Idaho Falls, ID. Notice the Chevy 383 that powers this Model A.
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Gemini Closed Loop tracks in DEC too?
Posted 26 June 2009 - 10:10 AM
I owned an MI-250 for a couple years, loved the Gemini pointing model and how it corrected my GOTO's for an inaccurate polar alignment. Key word here is GOTO's as I never once thought it did anything more than that.
Since this is not an ALT/AZ mount then the dec motor does not track when on an object, only the RA?
I would like to hear other comments about the capabilities of the pointing model. Me experience says it does not track in DEC.
Oh and without starting an AP vs Gemini agrument please
And as a side note from actual user experience of owning and using both mounts, I find that the polar scope alone does just fine for the AP mount in locating objects, I may have to re-synch after a flip but not always. I was very concerned about this at first but it has become a complete non-issue. My Genimi did not always handle a flip perfectly either so it was about the same, even after building a model. I do alot of star parties, imaging only, and many times only use the polar scope and do not drift align and have no problem getting objects on my ccd chips.
I liked my MI-250, and I like my AP mounts. Its all good
Posted 26 June 2009 - 10:15 AM
Yes Gemini has a function of comet tracking and in that case it tracks in DEC too
You can train the comet tracking or there is the possibility to input some coordinates (it is explained in the instruction manual).
Posted 26 June 2009 - 10:24 AM
AP comes with a neat piece of software called Pulse Guide that says:
Pulse guiding. Corrects for drift due to mispolar alignment and atmospheric refraction. Pulse guiding is an idea originally suggested by Roland Christen of Astro-Physics and implemented in this application. It works by sending precisely timed serial commands that make the mount move faster in RA and/or Dec for a short period (hence "pulsesâ€).
Bascially what you do is take an image, let the mount track (not guide) for 5-10 minutes. Then take another image and it determines what the drift has been and will adjust your mount accordingly. Not sure how it handles PE but I can see how it would help with DEC drift.
Posted 26 June 2009 - 10:29 AM
But does it do it during normal operation? Again I never noticed mine doing it as I would get drift if I was not polar aligned very well. If it does track, then it should not drift much in DEC?
No, it does not track in DEC when using Sidereal or King Rate tracking nor does it do it when using Solar or Lunar tracking.
In the normal tracking mode Gemini behaves as any other tracking system for a GEM.
Posted 26 June 2009 - 10:51 AM
>>The Gemini controller can track an object both in Dec and RA for hours without an accurate polar alignment. The AP-GTO controller does not have that capability.<<
Perhaps if you set it up for comet tracking but not for normal visual or imaging settings.
Posted 26 June 2009 - 11:24 AM
That is correct. OK, you could turn on Comet Tracking and train the mount for an hour or so(maybe in this time you can detect a DEC drift ) and then leave it like that but you will have to do it for any position on the Sky
Posted 26 June 2009 - 04:10 PM
This feature is called closed loop tracking. See section 188.8.131.52 Rough Polar Alignment of the gemini_manual
Ok, Alph made a comment that I would like to know for a fact. He states his Gemini will track in DEC as well as RA.
Posted 26 June 2009 - 04:32 PM
Posted 26 June 2009 - 06:58 PM
I never did anything other imaging with mine so was always polar aligned very well. Never looked at any other tracking modes.
This sounds very similar to the AP Pulse Guide. Do you have to follow an object for a period of time to set up the correct tracking?
Have you actually tried this?
Posted 26 June 2009 - 08:02 PM
This sounds very similar to the AP Pulse Guide
No, not at all (Does anyone use pulse guide?)
The Gemini closed loop tracking is based on the same principles as the Alt-Az tracking.
Posted 26 June 2009 - 08:39 PM
I've never had a Losmandy mount so can add nothing to the Losmandy side of the discussion.
Posted 27 June 2009 - 07:09 AM
Although Closed Loop tracking will keep an object centered for a long time, it is not a
substitute for a good polar alignment
Because Gemini uses modeling parameters to calculate coordinates, Closed Loop
tracking is only available after a pointing model has been established
Sure, you don't *have* polar align a Gemini unit, but it's recommended, and, you have to perform other tasks (instead of a polar align) to achieve any result at all. I can see where this would be very useful to someone who doesn't have access to Polaris (trees, houses, etc), but, if you can see Polaris, why not just polar align? It's easier and faster...
Posted 27 June 2009 - 07:32 AM
Sure, you don't *have* polar align a Gemini unit, but it's recommended, and, you have to perform other tasks (instead of a polar align) to achieve any result at all. I can see where this would be very useful to someone who doesn't have access to Polaris (trees, houses, etc), but, if you can see Polaris, why not just polar align? It's easier and faster...
I'm pretty sure that you'll get universal agreement on this... but Closed Loop tracking looks like a nice feature to have *when you need it*.
Posted 27 June 2009 - 08:04 AM
Posted 27 June 2009 - 08:17 AM
I agree 100%. I'm just having trouble figuring out the "need" part. The only GEM systems I have any experience with are G11/Gemini and AP. Both use the same PAS so there's a huge comfort factor for me with that method. Both mounts offer methods of alignment that do not need Polaris, so I just don't see the "need" for closed loop tracking.
Posted 27 June 2009 - 08:27 AM
I think the need part is it increases unguided tracking times by using the pointing model to make corrections in Ra & Dec as the mount tracks. The more points in the model, the more accurate the unguided tracking will be.
While I am only familiar with the Bisque process I only use it after the scope is aligned. The initial alignment is refined after a limited pointing model run, then a full pointing model is created (100+ points). At that point the Ra & Dec unguiding tracking works very well.
I am surprised this is not available for more mounts as it would correct a lot of tracking issues that some mounts seem to have when used on long focal length OTA's.
Posted 27 June 2009 - 08:42 AM
They are similar in nature, but in practice they are somewhat different animals. The Bisque method relies on a TPoint model and decent polar alignment. The purpose of that software is to improve goto operations and unguided tracking for imaging. The purpose of the Gemini setup is to allow decent visual use in the goto/tracking department with poor alignment - it is not intended for use in imaging applications (e.g. field rotation).
BTW, the AP 3600 improves on the Paramount model with it's ultra-precision encoders, but it comes at a price!
Posted 27 June 2009 - 09:06 AM
Posted 27 June 2009 - 09:20 AM
I agree 100%. I'm just having trouble figuring out the "need" part. The only GEM systems I have any experience with are G11/Gemini and AP. Both use the same PAS so there's a huge comfort factor for me with that method. Both mounts offer methods of alignment that do not need Polaris, so I just don't see the "need" for closed loop tracking.
Ah... I think I can help here. When you take into account that on the Losmandy the PAS is an option (so you might not have one), and you could also find yourself in situations where you cannot see the pole even if you do have a PAS, then in certain scenarios - mostly where you're operating visually, quick setup time is a must and the G-11 doesn't have a PAS (or when you cannot *see* the pole) - the Closed Loop tracking could be quite handy. Given what they say about it in the manual all you'd need to do is a quickie bore-hole sighting on the pole (or just take your best shot if you can't see it), run two or three stars on one side of the meridian and one on the other, turn it on and you're done for the night.
I can envision a couple of scenarios where this would be quite handy, especially in the summertime when the sun goes down so late in the day. I hear it all the time - in the summer, setup time can often be the deciding factor for a lot of guys in either having an observing session or just leaving the scope packed up on a weeknight, particularly with a larger and more complex mount like the G-11. If the ability to use the Closed Loop tracking is what gets you out under the stars when you might not have bothered otherwise then that's a good deal in my book.
We do a lot of public outreach in our club and a lot of it is done in county or municipal parks where the employees aren't always disposed to stay too late. If we need to be wrapped up by say 10:00pm then this doesn't give you a lot of time at all to actually show things to folks, so speed of alignment is very important to a successful event. I completely agree with you that the PAS is the fastest way to get there if you can see the pole, but if you don't have one or you can't see the pole then IMO this Closed Loop tracking would likely be the second fastest way to get to a decent enough result to allow long lines of the public to observe without having to continually jump in and recenter your target like you do when you aren't tracking well.
Posted 27 June 2009 - 11:06 AM
This is a good thread, folks.
Posted 27 June 2009 - 11:30 AM
After reading this thread I went to read the Gemini manual again. I knew something about closed loop but honestly did not understand it quite well. Now afterreading about it it looks a little bit clearer for me. Will test the next time I am in the observatory.
One thing is not clear still.
If I use closed loop and go to an object I assume I must do a sync when I have the object in the center of the FOV so Gemini knows what the actual coordinates are the mount is pointing and so make the corresponding calculation for the closed loop tracking ¿ or ?
Posted 27 June 2009 - 12:46 PM
One thing is not clear still.
If I use closed loop and go to an object I assume I must do a sync when I have the object in the center of the FOV
Sync'ing is optional. It is a good practice though. It will improve tracking. I do it with my Alt-Az mount too.
Posted 27 June 2009 - 01:58 PM
Goto the star, center it with the HC, select Polar Axis Correction and the mount slews to where the star would be if the mount were polar aligned. Center the star mechanically and voila! It's polar aligned.
Posted 28 June 2009 - 05:40 AM
It's refreshing that this has turned into a civil, instructional thread. It may start to restore my lost faith in CN....
To be clear: I think the G11/Gemini combo is a wonderful visual rig. Probably the best bang/buck out there in that segment.
PAS not included... Yea, ditto with AP. Everything is ala carte over there! However, I do a good bit of public settings and I consider the PAS a required tool for such endeavorers.
I guess I don't see how CLT gets you under the stars any quicker. You have to wait for (at a minimum) dusk so you can do those alignments stars. Our club also does a lot of outreach - we have two sidewalk astro events every month like clockwork, plus other "special" events. Getting setup and being ready at dusk is a distinct advantage. Wouldn't it be more useful if the mount provided a method of polar aligning in the daylight instead? You'd be ready at dusk, instead of looking for a handful of stars to sync on.
This isn't to say that I think CLT is "junk". It's very clever, but, it has always felt like a "gimmick" to me. It's a GEM - don't give me Alt-Az solutions. I would prefer to see routines that provide for daytime alignment, and the ability to move the meridian. Those two features are huge for public outreach, personal use and imaging. CLT just never did anything "useful" for me. Even a rough polar alignment has always been "good enough" for any goto/tracking operation that I ever perform in a visual setting.
And no, I don't think AP is perfect... None of these systems are perfect. It bugs the you know what out of me that a $10k mount doesn't have a bubble level built in... How lame is that!?
Posted 28 June 2009 - 05:45 AM
IMHO this method is a little overkill for public settings. And no, to the best of my knowledge, no other mount provides a Meridian Delay type feature.
May I note that quick setup of AP mounts using the Meridian Delay alignment procedure allow very good (precise?) polar alignment during the day, which makes the PAS redundant and Solar outreach programs effective? Is it possible that this procedure would work on other GOTO mounts?
This is a good thread, folks.


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Magnus Jinstrand's V12 Shelby Cobra Kit Car - Crazy TrainWritten by on March 1, 2011 Contributors: Anders Odeholm It's A Cobra Kit Car, But This One Has A Blown Mercedes V12-And It's In Sweden.
The 427 Shelby Cobra instills every car guy with pure lust, and in fact is what got some people looking at cars in the first place, this author included. The original's aluminum body, complete lack of frill, and take-no-prisoners powerplant combined with a look and stance that say, "I will hunt you down and eat you for lunch," make for one of the most wicked cars of all time. And it's not just a domestic fascination.
The Cobra's reach is global, and it caught the attention of a 7-year-old in Sweden named Magnus Jinstrand as he flipped through a car magazine. As he grew into adulthood, Magnus ventured into the world of fast cars-some of them American muscle and many of them European sports cars-but the image of that Cobra remained in his head until he finally decided to build one. Parking his fully hot rodded Pantera next to a Cobra kit at a car show and talking to a sales rep of the Autofab kit company sealed the deal, and soon a body and frame were sitting in his garage.
In Sweden it's easier to find European stuff in junkyards than it is American muscle, so it's no surprise that there's no FE Ford under the hood. The original plan was to use a Mercedes V8, but the guy selling the engine said he had a Merc V12 that would be better. Adapting a big honkin' blower to the top of Mercedes mill proved difficult but not impossible, but then that's what we've come to expect from Swedish hot rodders-amazing fabrication abilities.
Magnus' sports car history demanded road-course competence, so the chassis uses top-quality parts around a Corvette suspension setup and Pirelli rubber. A big wing was inspired by a friend's Porsche Cup race car, and while the blower protrusion is a bit incongruous, it makes a statement. And it makes horsepower-like around 600.
Magnus and friends did the fabrication work, including making the intake manifold and intricate plumbing, and wired the car from scratch. He even mixed the paint (but didn't spray it) to match his Pantera.
The car has just been finished, so it hasn't been sorted out yet on the track, though photographer Anders Odeholm shot these photos at Mantorp Park in Sweden. The original plan was for Magnus' wife to drive the Cobra at track days while he wheeled his Pantera, but we suspect the Cobra is more fun, so she probably won't get much time behind the wheel. Magnus still has to run through Sweden's vehicle inspection jungle, and the Cobra has a bit of an overheating problem that he's chasing, but once that's all done, this wicked Cobra should strike plenty of European exotics on the street and the track. We need video of that.
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Magnus says the front spoiler and splitter took a lot of time. He started with a couple of cans of the expanding foam used to seal and insulate stuff in homes and sprayed it on in layers to create a very crude looking spoiler. Then he sanded it down until he was happy with things and built it out of carbon fiber. He says it was tricky, but we think it turned out awesome.Magnus and a buddy built 1 5/8-inch stainless headers and 4-inch side pipes and wrapped them with titanium-covered thermo tape. In his words, that meant, "measure 33 times, cut once."The chassis is an Autofab frame with C4 Vette front and rear suspension, a custom four-link, Sellholms adjustable sway bars, coil-overs with Ohlin springs, and a Dax rack-and-pinion. The brakes are Brembo (330mm front, 290mm rear), and Magnus built air jacks in all four corners.Magnus has run the car at a few track days at his home track, Mantorp Park, be he hasn't really beaten on it yet.Magnus' garage houses his Cobra and Pantera and also a GT40 (a Tornado kit from England) and a mini Cobra go-kart with a 100cc Rotax.The wing was inspired by a buddy's Porsche Carrera Cup race car. The wheels are from Rondell, 19x11 in the rear and 18x9.5 in the front, with Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires. The windshield is angled more than stock, and the 48x3mm rollbar follows the body contour.The Tillett Racing seats have carbon-fiber inserts; that material was also used in a custom housing for the Auto Meter gauges. The wheel is a Sparco suede unit mounted to an '87 Ford Sierra column.


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|Release Date: July 07, 1995
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Summary:In 1974, the United States government relayed a message containing information about Earth and its inhabitants--including the DNA sequences that make up the human cell--to the rest of the galaxy. Twenty years later, a reply finally arrives, containing a unique sequence of DNA--along with the friendly instruction to combine it with our own. A top secret experiment is undertaken and within weeks one of the injected human ova grows into a seemingly normal female child, called "Sil." It soon becomes apparent, however, that she possesses dangerous alien characteristics. The decision to exterminate the "child" meets with disastrous results when the rapidly-developing Sil escapes into the desert. A... Full Summary >>


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Why Hay on Wye?
Which is M6, M5, J7 A4440… B4350 (toll road)
… after swapping school chum gossip (Archie really should know better).
And 160 miles from Archie's stomping ground in Helmshore.
(How does this work – you give then something to focus on. This acts as a distraction to what is really happening. So Bread & Circuses? And even if spotted, 'it' can still be achieved.)
Well my contract is proceeding well, however it affords me little opportunity to do anything in a measured way. Hence the extra Jubilee extra bank holiday is an invitation to chill out.
And I've never been there.
Remind me not to drive through Hereford again – a one horse city populated with lunatic motorcycle riders whose one wish in life seems to how close they can come to suicide while carrying a passenger, pillion – by driving in yellow junctions grids on the wrong side of the road against oncoming traffic.
Spur of the moment that this is (i.e. making notes as I go) I had to decide between flying visit and overnighting.
Well overnight in Hay would be tricky as all was booked many moons ago. So I took one night at The Bay Horse (via a late cancellation) in Hereford.
20 miles from Hay, but what do you expect? I turned up on spec.
Parking £2.50
Down a short gunnel – the Back Fold – 100 yards to the centre.
My first stop is in the Addyman Annexe.
Which has a handily placed collection of classics.
Points of interest (choosing the appropriate from the significant – Archie's selections are partial at best) starting with the Addyman Annexe
Karamasov I & II (Dostoyevski) – Archie's selection would and should include The Brothers Karamazov, read many years back, but not yet on the trophy rack;
The Earth (Zola) – this more for study purposes as I intend to set a later piece in C19th France.
Here's a random photograph – to add colour and soak up yet more precious time:
The foregoing was written sipping… tea!
by the Bone China Tea Room.
Smelly soaps – the easiest of presents to buy. Lucky me, at least one of my offspring appreciates them.
I couldn't bring myself to venture in here:
The first signs of drizzle. Cool.
The sun speaks to some, the rain for me.
Next on the venue – The Globe – How the Light Gets in – Philosophy & Music 31 May – 10 June.
Archie is having withdrawal symptoms – all self inflicated.
Because he broke his lap top screen.
Witness Thursday morning. He stands outside his office. How shall he enliven the day? Hmm, how about throwing his laptop on the ground.
Not entirely how it happened, but as good as.
Which is why this started hand written. Arghh! I hate writing – and I can tell from the spider scrawl that writing hates me.
My chutzpah is running low. Soon I'll head back for the evening.
Night calls, yes I know it's only 19:15, but it calls.
The end of a day is essentially a lonely experience for the centres of small towns. Pedestrians flee the streets; shops shut and their owners tidy up.
For tea, orange juice, scallops served in a bacon roll, sea food tagliatelle, a pint of bitter shandy and a power cut. Not just one but several (power cuts). Torrential rain was believed to have induced failure in the local distribution network.
The food was delightful and to Archie's taste. The power failure gave The Bay Horse and its patrons opportunity to show their character – which proved resilient and up to the task – cheering each time it was returned (it lapsed five or six times).
When you've eaten your fill, your mind can slip a gear and look at matters more reflectively.
Night falls.
Morning calls and Archie wakes at 5:00 am.
Ablutions done, it's time for luxury – a bath.
Yippee this one isn't designed with midgets alone in mind.
Time for Archie's favourite past-time – reading in the bath.
So which is it to be?
Greek Pastoral Poetry or Zola's The Earth (I got both – do you see a pattern?)
Out for a morning stroll in Hay in the drizzle:
Richard Booth Books.
Which holds an SF cellar (stay away, stay away) but I checked the PK Dick section anyway. My collection is all but complete and what was there was of limited interest. One volume. Just the one. All alone. In the Dickian recesses of that cellar. Would Phil have appreciated that?
Make my purchases (The Satyricon, Byzantine Art…)
And I wait while the assistant tries to direct the chappy in front of me (to the Sufi section – seek and you shall find – but not in here, I'd already checked).
Parking can be a problem…
The Sound Castle (well might you ask why just flags [okay pennants!]?)
Clip at the Globe of (the Read ?)
Random clip
Then eventually homeward bound
Stops off in Frankly Services.
Families on outing – men all head shaven and swarthy, pale wives swapping English for unknown tongues, babes and children smiling sweetly.
Daughter tells me me how cool it is that I am within 100 miles of her (sub text – come no closer on peril of a doom worse than death)
Asked Mrs. Archie whether she ought to be informed of impending presents. She said no – so I told her that I wouldn't tell her.
For the record, here's my notebook for this blog post.
Archie's loot was:
The Satyricon and the Fragments (Petronius – Penguin Classics)
The Brothers Karamazov I & II (Dostoyevsky* – Penguin Classics)
The Earth (Zola – Pengiun Classics)
Greek Pastoral Poetry (Pengiun Classics)
Byzantine Art (Robin Cormack – Oxford University Press)
The Ark of the Covenant (Roderick Grierson & Stuart Munro-Hay – Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
*Archie – acknowledging some of his Eastern roots – varies this spelling
Plus some salt n peppa pots at the African market
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I guess you can tell it's a down year for wrestling.
Looks like Ben Cash just got beaten badly by #2 seed BJ Futrell.
May my posts be polite and not misunderstood. (And hopefully funny on occasion.)
And #5 seed Drouin just tech fall'ed Dardanes from Minnesota.
been following on the liveblog that was linked on here earlier....
It sucks to see some of our better wrestlers not make the tourney. We have no shot to win, but not having Weatherman, Finch, or Ward is a letdown.
I don't bring my own opinions, just attack others.
Sounds like we've got several guys who would be scoring points either dealing with family issues or nursing injuries.
According to the live-blog
Finch (personal family issue)
Sorenson (ankle, will be ready for National Duals)
Gadson (injured/redshirting)
Ward (had knee scoped during Christmas break, expected back for National Duals)
Hunter (mother ill, flying to see her today from Chicago)
Also, Weatherman got sick on the way to Chicago. Which is really too bad, I'd been hoping this could be his coming out party after a disappointing first part of the season.
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been following on the liveblog that was linked on here earlier....
Is there something better than the cyclones.com after-the-fact results? I haven't really searched (but then, I'm not that excited about it either this year to be honest).
Carr wins his first round match, looks like we're 2-1 so far. But have another back-up wrestler a #2 seed right now so will probably be 2-2 in a few minutes.
Judoka thanks for the inside information. I was a little disappointed not seeing these guys in the line up. It's nice to see we have 3 heavyweights and Spangler is back. It will be interesting to see how they do. Moreno always seems to get some good draws. I look forward to see how he does in his first match.
www.takedownradio.com has results. Video didn't work too well so I'm listening on the radio.
you will need to sign on.
And as predicted, down goes Max Mayfield. 4-14
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10:14 a.m. CST: David Bonin (N. Iowa) fought back from 6-2 by putting together a string of takedowns to eventually outscore and then hastily pin No. 3 Derek St. John (Iowa)with :02 seconds left in regulation. Welsh-Ryan went nutty.
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10:14 a.m. CST: David Bonin (N. Iowa) fought back from 6-2 by putting together a string of takedowns to eventually outscore and then hastily pin No. 3 Derek St. John (Iowa)with :02 seconds left in regulation. Welsh-Ryan went nutty.
That is awesome! Good for him.
Moreno lost 5-17 to #1 seed Andrew Howe from Wisconsin.
Reader gets a quick tech fall in his first match.
I'm most interested in our Heavyweights today. I think whoever places the highest here will be our starter going into National Duals.
Shafer pins the #7 seed at 184 in 2:22!!!!!!
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Dear Editor:
Two years have passed since the Saugerties town-village police merger and the savings promised by its advocates have yet to materialize.
Town Councilman Bruce Leighton disputes my claim that the merger has hurt town finances. He argues that taxpayers benefited because the current police budget is less than the combined town-village budgets before the merger. This is nonsense. Perhaps Leighton doesn't realize it, but eight out of 10 Saugerties residents live outside the village and don't pay village taxes. Therefore, non-village residents have not seen any savings.
The negative impacts of the merger in next year's town budget are obvious. The town is not receiving $208,000 from the village for police services that it received the prior two years and the police budget increased by $188,000. This loss of revenue and spending increase negatively impacted the budget by $396,000. This equates to a 7.5 percent general fund property tax increase.
Because the size of the police department doubled post-merger, the town budget is impacted in other ways. Since the merger went into effect two years ago, the town's cost for employee benefits, retirement, Social Security and worker's compensation increased by $1 million. None of this should come as a shock. The study used to justify the merger predicted taxes would increase for non-village residents if village subsidies ended and protected savings aren't realized.
Leighton's cohorts Greg Helsmoortel, Freddie Costello and Leanne Thornton had the audacity to list the police merger as one of their "accomplishments" last year. The truth is that this is yet another poor decision by the Democratic Town Board majority that will seriously strain town resources for many years to come.
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Newport Beach, CA (Sports Network) - David Frost fired a 5-under 66 on
Saturday to maintain his 1-stroke lead after two rounds of the Toshiba
Frost, a two-time winner on the Champions Tour, finished 36 holes at 13-under-
par 139.
Fred Couples kept pace with Frost as he also posted a 66 in round two. The
2010 champion remained one stroke off the lead at minus-12 at Newport Beach
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Jim Gallagher, Jr. managed a 3-under 68 to finish two rounds at 8-under 134.
Scott Hoch fired a 7-under 64 for the low round of the day Saturday. He jumped
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Americruise 2007 - Driving 'Em Crazy - Expanded For WebWritten by on October 21, 2007 The Summer's Most Enjoyable Weekend Went By In A Blur
At last count, there were a whole lot of car shows in the United States. Americruise is Rod & Custom's car show, and for more than 15 years we've tried to make it more fun than all those other shows by promoting it as a place for driving your rods and customs, instead of just displaying them. Somebody else can host Ameripark; we like Americruise.
In addition to actually driving to Lincoln, Nebraska, on tours from California and Texas, we set up some old-fashioned driving challenges at State Fair Park-the kind of fun that was part of almost every hot rod show 30 or 35 years ago. The Go & Whoa course, as well as the twisty handling course, gave Americruisers a chance to push their cars and trucks a little bit, without really risking anything-except maybe their egos.
These driving events were also part of our Rod of the Year and Custom of the Year competitions. The R&C staff picked five pre-'49 rods and five '49-64 customs from the judging area, based on our subjective opinions, and invited them to shoot it out in the timed driving events, followed by testdrives through the streets of Lincoln. Our foolproof points system determined the RotY and CotY winners, identified elsewhere in this issue.
Of course, in addition to the driving events, there were plenty of other activities at Americruise. There was a vendors midway, Participant Choice judging, the ever-popular Miss Americruise contest, plenty of roads for cruising, and plenty of shade for parking and relaxing (yeah, that's allowed).
We'll be taking Americruise to a new location in 2008, and we'll tell you where as soon as we figure that out. Wherever it is, it'll be cool, fun, and all about the driving.
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Steve Hansen's got the right idea. We couldn't keep his cool stretched T roadster pickup (running a Ford 351W and AOD) off the handling course-not that we wanted to.It's hard to see it here, but Josh Dunwoody is throwing his hot rod around a handling course somewhere amongst those cones.Hours before the gates opened on Friday,co-anchor Kate Ellingson and cameraperson Cassie Anderson from KOLN TV in Lincoln were out there with the Rebels Auto Club.The highlight of the awards ceremony was when R&C Editor Kevin Lee presented the 2007 Custom of the Year and Rod of the Year trophies to Bruce Ricks (pictured here) and John Boyce, respectively.Kim and Nancy Johnson know how to cruise in style. Their '40 Mercury convertible custom has toured 47 states and Canada since being completed.Bet you've never seen a Mercury wagon that wasn't a woodie before. Dave Dolman never had either, so he built one and lowered the lid a little in the process.There were some sweet trucks at Americruise, but John Bills' pickle-green '54 F-100 was one of our favorites.
This '29 roadster pickup has been finished for five years-out of the 35 years that Jerry Henke has owned it.On Saturday evening, "Speedy" Bill Smith invited all the Americruisers over to Speedway Motors for some ice cream and a tour of the amazing Smith Collection Museum.John and Nancy Burke's old-timey '28 highboy makes a great first impression, starting with the custom grille inserts, and the '53 DeSoto six-cylinder engine behind them.This sedan provided Editor Kevin with lots of inspiration to get back home and get going on his own '47 Tudor.His friends told him it was junk when he dragged it out of a ditch in 1973, but Bob Smith rebuilt the '33 coupe anyway, using all old parts, such as the Flathead, wishbone suspension, '40 Ford brakes and wheels, and the original instruments.


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