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SLAS Blast - U of U map link
by Lowell Lyon 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

Hello everyone: For your help and information, here's a map of where the Engineering/Mines Classroom Building is in relation to the Kennecott Building parking lot. I hope this helps in helping you find your way to future SLAS general meetings. Thanks. Lowell http://www.map.utah.edu/index.jsp?xmax=428698&ymax=4513408&xmin=428439&ymin…

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Fwd: Texas Star Party Reservations Open
by Richard Tenney 28 Nov '06

28 Nov '06

--- tsprooms(a)texasstarparty.org wrote: > From: tsprooms(a)texasstarparty.org > To: retenney(a)yahoo.com > Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 19:47:21 -0600 > Subject: Texas Star Party Reservations Open > > 2007 Texas Star Party - Sign up Now! > > The great tradition of dark sky observing continues > with the 29th Annual TEXAS STAR PARTY, May 13 - 20, > 2007! > > TSP WILL NOT BE MAILING A FLYER this year, so keep > this e-mail or print it out! > > Note: If you have already filled out the TSP form > and received a reply email with your choices, then > there is no need to submit another form. > > 1. You should submit a Registration/Reservation > Request Form to ENTER THE TSP DRAWING before January > 20, 2007. This will provide you the highest possible > chance of being selected as one of the 700 people > who will be able to attend TSP this year. > http://www.texasstarparty.org/draw.html > > or fill out the Request Form immediately at: > http://www.alphadata.net/cgi-bin/forms/forms.cgi?form=3 > > READ THE REST OF THIS E-MAIL BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR > REQUEST. > > 2. Participants at the TEXAS STAR PARTY can select > from a variety of accommodations on the Prude Ranch, > including bunkhouses, private cabins, trailer > hookups, and campsites with convenient bathhouses. > All accommodations include access to a TV lounge, a > western-style dining room, and an indoor swimming > pool. And of course the convenience of the observing > fields! > > For rates and more information on ranch and nearby > accommodations please visit: > http://www.texasstarparty.org/travel.html > > 3. The TSP Registration Fee (DOES NOT INCLUDE your > accommodations ) is $50/person if you pre-register > before April 7, 2007. (Each additional family member > is just $30 more.) For more information about TSP > Registration rates and policies, visit: > http://www.texasstarparty.org/tspreg.html > > The drawing for names is in late January, and if > your name is drawn you will get a link to a TSP > Registration Form (and optional Prude Ranch > Reservation Form) to send in with your payments in > February/March. > > SIGN UP NOW! > > Questions? Visit our web site for the latest and > complete details! > http://www.texasstarparty.org/ or email > tsprooms(a)texastarparty.org > > We look forward to seeing you next May! > > Sincerely, > the volunteers for Texas Star Party > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com

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SLAS Blast - One more thing I forgot
by Lowell Lyon 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

Hello again everyone: I forgot to ask for anyone who has a laptop computer with both wireless internet and built-in Ethernet along with Microsoft PowerPoint to please contact me if you could bring it to the November 28th meeting. Dr. Christensen will need internet access for his presentation and the club's laptop computer does not have the capability needed. Thank you. Lowell Lyon

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SLAS Blast - November General Meeting of the Salt Lake Astronomical Society
by Lowell Lyon 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

Hello Everyone: If your schedule will permit, please plan on attending the final general meeting of the Salt Lake Astronomical Society on Tuesday, November 28th at 7:30pm. We will be meeting in the Engineering/Mines Classroom Building on the University of Utah campus, Room 105. This month's special guest speaker is Dr. Clark Christensen from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Brigham Young University. His topic is astrobiology. Here is a brief synopsis provided by Dr. Christensen: "The question of the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life is one that has been asked for a very long time. Those who asked the questions anciently may have been as close to guessing the correct answer as many current scientists. Giving careful consideration or at least intelligent speculation to this matter requires integrating knowledge from many fields. The astronomer, the chemist, the radio technician, the biologist, the social scientist and the theologian are all needed in a serious quest for answers. Dr. Chirstensen will address the question using the approach taken in the so-called Drake equation (Frank Drake, 1961). Consideration will be given to all of the factors in that equation, but most of the discussion will focus on those factors which are astronomical in nature." Please invite your friends and family so that we can fill the new classroom to capacity at 200 people!! The biography of Dr. Christensen is found on the SLAS website for those interested to learn more about our guest speaker. The easiest way to get to the new meeting venue in my opinion is to get on 100 South and head east from downtown Salt Lake. Continue east on 100 South Street past 1300 east as you enter the University of Utah campus. The road will take a sharp bend to the left heading north. The building on your left at the bend will be the Kennecott Building. Your may park for free at the Kennecott Building parking lot. Cross the street heading east again, walk a short distance and you will see the sign identifying the Engineering/Mines Classroom Building. We are in Room 105. See you there!! Lowell Lyon

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Fwd: Light pollution help/Crelin
by Richard Tenney 21 Nov '06

21 Nov '06

SPAM that might be of interest to some of you... I haven't seen the book, but the idea is certainly good. --- Bob Crelin <bob(a)bobcrelin.com> wrote: > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:57:16 -0500 > Subject: Light pollution help/Crelin > From: Bob Crelin <bob(a)bobcrelin.com> > To: <retenney(a)yahoo.com> > CC: <uvaa(a)linkrealms.com> > > Hello Utah Valley Astronomy Association, > > Through my children's book, I'm having a lot success > changing everyday > peoples' ideas about protecting the starry night > skies. But, I'm only one > person. Please read my open letter below and > consider putting it in your > club newsletter, online discussion groups, etc. > > Appreciated! > Bob Crelin > bob(a)bobcrelin.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > Dear Friends of Dark Skies, > > As you may know, I've been very involved in dark sky > efforts for the past > twelve years. I've dedicated most of my efforts to > dreaming up the best > tools that help bring light pollution > awareness/action into mainstream > society. > Here's some news on one of those tools... > > After selling out of a short paperback run, my > children's book 'There Once > Was a Sky Full of Stars' (Sky Publ.), has been > re-introduced as a beautiful, > large format hardcover. This book is the first, > lyrical children's book > that teaches kids about the stars AND fixing light > pollution. The story's > environmental message is simple, educational and > unforgettable for young > readers (listeners and parents, too!) > > This hardcover release now has expanded > distribution, which means that There > Once Was a Sky Full of Stars is available to Barnes > & Noble, Borders, and > any other national book chain or local book store. > However, because Sky is > a smaller publisher, many stores have not heard of > the book. This book > can't deliver it's important message if it is > sitting in boxes in a > warehouse. > > YOU CAN HELP GREATLY to get this book on the store > shelves, into libraries, > into schools, etc. Please encourage your club > members, friends and family > members to ask for it at your local book stores, > libraries (the more places > that stock it, the more LP awareness gets spread!) > Consider it as a gift to > children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great > grandchildren, etc. for the > holidays. > > We might just change the world! > > Sincerely, > > Bob Crelin, author > bob(a)bobcrelin.com > > http://bobcrelin.com/author.html > > > 'There Once Was a Sky Full of Stars' by Bob Crelin, > Sky Publishing Corp. > ISBN# 1931559376 > > "Bob Crelin's enchanting, educational tale explains > how light pollution > steals the stars and how children can lead the way > to restore the nighttime > sky for the enrichment of future generations." > -Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President, Waterkeeper > Alliance > > "What a beautiful job of communicating the dark sky > issue to the next > generation. I enjoyed reading it myself, and very > much appreciated the tone > of voice. It's such a lovely telling that I think it > will have a wide > appeal." > -Award-winning & NY Times Best Selling Author > Dava Sobel of Longitude, Galileo's Daughter > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Degrees online in as fast as 1 Yr MBA, Bachelor's, Master's, Assoc http://yahoo.degrees.info

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Fwd: General Meeting
by Richard Tenney 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

Sorry, forgot to send this part too... --- SLAS Announcements <announce(a)slas.us> wrote: > Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:12:40 -0600 > From: SLAS Announcements <announce(a)slas.us> > To: Richard E Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: General Meeting > > Hello All, Remember our new meeting location at the > U of U, there is still construction of the Warnock > Enginering Building so best access is the Merrill > Eng Bldg parking. For members with Disablities the > access will improve greatly once the Warnock > building is complete (soon). Contact me with any > further questions. See You There, Erik Hansen > Sec/Tres > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Fwd: Tuesdays General Meeting (Salt Lake Astronomical Society)
by Richard Tenney 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

SLAS website is http://www.slas.us --- SLAS Announcements <announce(a)slas.us> wrote: > Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:00:30 -0600 > From: SLAS Announcements <announce(a)slas.us> > To: Richard E Tenney <retenney(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Tuesdays General Meeting > > Hello All, Some people have asked for the location, > it is the Engineering/Mines Classroom EMCB #105. > Check SLAS website for map, click on "construction" > for more details. The Classroom entrance is located > in the SE area of the plaza. Thanks, Erik > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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October General Meeting of The Salt Lake Astronomical Soceity
by Lowell Lyon 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

Hello again everyone: I have just been informed by my contact at the Physics Department, Lynn Higgs, that SLAS will be able to park for free in the parking lot of the Kennecott Building. Our meeting location in the Engineering/Mines Classroom Building is a short walk east of the Kennecott Building. I confirmed with Dr. Ostlie this morning that he is still planning to come and is looking forward to speaking to our group. Lynn has also offered to help with on-campus promotion of the SLAS meeting. Thank you. Lowell Lyon

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October General Meeting of The Salt Lake Astronomical Society
by Lowell Lyon 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

Hello Everyone: Please remember to attend this month's general meeting at our new venue on the campus of the University of Utah. The facility is the Engineering/Mines Classroom Building, Room # 105. The main page of the SLAS website has a map of the U of U campus. You may also check out the Events Calendar link for October 24th where you will find another link to the U of U's online campus map. The Engineering/Mines classroom building is due south of the old Merrill Engineering Building. Parking is free. Available parking areas are also shown on the campus map. The meeting is on Tuesday, October 24th beginning at 7:30pm sharp. Our very special guest speaker is the Dean of the College of Science at Weber State University. Dr. Dale Ostlie has prepared an exciting lecture entitled "The Ins and Outs of Pulsating Stars". Those of you who remember when he spoke at the old Hansen Planetarium may recall just how good he is. Please check out the SLAS website for Dr. Ostlie's biography. See you there!! Lowell Lyon

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Upcoming Frontiers of Science Lectures at the U of U
by Richard Tenney 13 Oct '06

13 Oct '06

Frontiers of Science lecture series Frontiers of Science The COLLEGE OF SCIENCE and THE COLLEGE OF MINES AND EARTH SCIENCES have teamed-up to present FOUR lectures during the 2006-2007 academic year! The 2006-2007 Frontiers lecture series will feature eminent scientists and researchers from across the country who are exploring the latest frontiers in their fields. The Frontiers lecture series was established in 1967, and will celebrate its 40th year in 2007, making it the longest-running lecture series on campus! Over the years, we have hosted many Nobel laureates, Guggenheim Fellows, MacArthur Fellows, and members of the National Academies. Free and open to the public! All lectures begin 7:30 p.m. in the Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology building (lower campus, near University Bookstore) The first lecture is Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006. This lecture features James P. Keener, distinguished professor of mathematics at the U, who will discuss "Heart Attacks Can Give You Mathematics" Heart attacks kill hundreds of people daily in the United States; many more than are killed by math anxiety! A heart attack is fatal when there is a subsequent disruption of the normal electrical signal of the heart, leading to fibrillation. There is very little understanding of why this occurs, and there are essentially no reliable predictors for the onset of fibrillation. Professor Keener will give an overview of some of the ways that mathematics can help our understanding of cardiac arrhythmias, how they occur, what they are, and how they might be eliminated or even prevented. The main emphasis will be on how mathematics can be used to give us insights into biological problems that could not otherwise be found. The second presentation will take place on Wednesday, January 31, 2007. This event will feature Matthew P. Golombek, NASA senior research scientist in Pasadena, California. His lecture title is "Mars Exploration Results: Climate Change from Wet to Dry" Dr. Golombek is a research geologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratories in Pasadena. He is also a science operations team chair on NASAs twin Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, currently exploring the Red Planet and led the team that selected the landing sites for these missions. Golombek has lectured about Mars internationally and co-wrote the book Mars: Uncovering the Secrets of the Red Planet for the National Geographic Society. He has served as editor and associate editor of professional journals, has convened scientific sessions at national and international meetings, and has served on numerous NASA science advisory groups. The third Frontiers of Science lecture is on Wed, March 28, 2007. This event will feature Kerry A. Emanuel, professor of meteorology at MIT. His presentation, "Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes," will address the historical importance of hurricanes, and focus on the current state of scientific research. "Imagine standing at the center of a Roman coliseum that is 20 miles across, with walls that soar 10 miles into the sky, towering walls with cascades of ice crystals falling along its brilliantly white surface. That's what it's like to stand in the eye of a hurricane." --excerpt from Divine Wind In his latest bestseller, Divine Wind, Kerry Emanuel, one of the world's leading authorities on hurricanes, gives an engaging account of these awe-inspiring meteorological events, revealing how hurricanes and typhoons have literally altered human history, thwarted military incursions and changed the course of explorations. Offering an account of the physics of the tropical atmosphere, the author explains how such benign climates give rise to the most powerful storms in the world and tells what modern science has learned about them. Kerry Emanuel has been chosen as one of TIME Magazine's '100 People Who Shape Our World.' The book, Divine Wind was named One of the Top Twenty Science Books of 2005 by Discover Magazine. The fourth and final Frontiers of Science lecture is on April 18, 2007, 7:30 PM, presented by Lucy Shapiro, professor of developmental biology at Stanford University. Her lecture title poses a very serious question for researchers and the general public-- "Why Are Bacteria Winning the Antibiotics War?" "Since antibiotics were discovered in the 1950s, they have been over-used. Bacterial cells are smarter than scientists and find ways to build up resistance to current antibiotics. While many antibiotics still function today, the rate at which they are becoming useless is faster than the rate that we are discovering new ones. Furthermore, there is an increase in prevalent infectious diseases, due to overpopulation, globalisation and urbanisation. This results in a lethal combination of emerging diseases and loss of our effective antibiotics. We are rapidly reaching a critical stage," says Shapiro. All Frontiers of Science lectures are videotaped! To obtain a video or DVD, please contact James DeGooyer, (801) 581-6958 at the College of Science. Mark your calendar now for these lectures! Watch your mailbox for our direct mailers. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, contact James DeGooyer, (801) 581-6958 at the College of Science. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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