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Fwd: Possibility of Help with a School Star Party in Lindon
by Richard Tenney 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

Anyone that can help with this please let me know. (See bottom of message for address...) Thanks. -Rich --- Jennifer Remy <jmremy(a)timpacademy.org> wrote: > Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:04:34 -0600 > From: "Jennifer Remy" <jmremy(a)timpacademy.org> > To: <retenney(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Possibility of Help with a School Star > Party > > I am the middle school science teacher at Timpanogos > Academy in Lindon. > We have a school star party planned for the evening > of November 16th. > Would it be possible for any of your members to help > with this? I, > personally, have a NextStar 4 and a smaller scope. > The school does not > have any scopes. We are planning on having the star > party from 7 pm to > 9 pm that evening. I anticipate ~150 people at the > star party. I have > a back-up plan in the event of inclimate weather but > am hoping that it > will not be needed (especially since this is one of > the peak nights for > the Leonids!). Please feel free to have anyone who > might be able to > help contact me personally. > Thank You! > > > Jennifer M. RÃ©my > Middle School Science > Timpanogos Academy > jmremy(a)timpacademy.org > 801.785.4979 > She also wrote: We have a large field that is actually fairly dark. Not ideal, I know, but it's the best we can do. We also will have access to our gym then so we can have a few things set up in their for people. Our address is 55 south 100 east in Lindon. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Reminder FOS lecture tonight 7:30 U of U
by Richard Tenney 24 Oct '07

24 Oct '07

Reminder-- The first Frontiers of Science lecture of this academic year is Wed, Oct. 24, 7:30 PM in the A. Wilmot Skaggs Biology auditorium room 220! See campus map here: http://www.map.utah.edu/index.jsp?find=82 This event features Larry R. Dalton, University of Washington, Seattle, who will discuss "Theory-guided Nano-engineering: A Technology Revolution!" Dalton will give a live radio interview on KCPW 105.3 FM and 88.3 FM on Wed, Oct. 24, 9:10 AM! Tune in! See the official University of Utah press release here: http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=101807-2 This event is free and open to the public! We hope to see you there! -- James R. DeGooyer Public Relations Specialist College of Science 1430 E. Presidents Cir. Rm. 220 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Ph. (801) 581-3124 Fax (801) 585-3169 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Fwd: A Nano-Engineering Revolution: Oct. 24 Frontiers of Science Lecture
by Richard Tenney 18 Oct '07

18 Oct '07

--- James DeGooyer <jdegooyer(a)science.utah.edu> wrote: > Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:45:52 -0600 > To: office(a)science.utah.edu > From: James DeGooyer <jdegooyer(a)science.utah.edu> > Subject: A Nano-Engineering Revolution: Oct. 24 > Lecture > CC: jdegooyer(a)science.utah.edu > > Dear Frontiers of Science patron: The first FOS > lecture of this > academic year is Wed, Oct. 24, 7:30 PM, on campus! > The event is free > and open to the public! See the official University > of Utah press > release below -- we hope you can join us Oct. 24! > > > > >FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE LECTURE > >Nano-engineering: A Technology Revolution > > > > Lecturer: Larry R. Dalton, George B. Kauffman > professor of > >chemistry, University of Washington > > > > Date: Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007 > > > > Time: 7:30 p.m. > > > > Place: Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology Building > Auditorium, > >University of Utah > > > >FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC > > > > Thirty years ago, few people could have imagined > the impact that > >personal computers, cell phones, flat-panel > displays and Global > >Positioning System navigation devices would have on > their daily lives. > > > > Today, we are faced with daunting technological > challenges: the > >energy crisis, rising medical diagnostic costs, > homeland security issues > >and bandwidth saturation in telecommunications. > "Great problems create > >great opportunities, and the limitations of current > technology are > >motivating transformative research that addresses > critical challenges > >and creates new economies," says Dalton. "A new > technology revolution is > >on the way that will be significantly greater than > the advances of the > >past three decades - a revolution that will impact > our lives in truly > >extraordinary ways." > > > > For example, electronic and photonic devices - > which use light > >to transmit information - now can be constructed > with dimensions smaller > >than the wavelength of light, and these devices and > circuits exhibit > >extraordinary properties. The integration of > electronics and photonics > >provides the route to super-fast computers and > information downloads > >from computers to devices and to the Internet with > terabyte or greater > >bandwidths. "Waiting for a file to upload or > download will be a thing of > >the past, and microprocessors will play an ever > greater role in the > >real-time control of devices," says Dalton. > > > > Technologies such as anti-collision radar and > phased-array radar > >will become commonplace, permitting 3-D real-time > awareness of the > >environments surrounding planes, cars and ships. A > new generation of > >sensor technology is on the way, and embedded > network sensing (which > >combines sensor, telecommunication, microprocessor > and actuator > >capabilities on a single chip) is already used for > monitoring civil > >infrastructure and the natural environment. An > extension of embedded > >network sensing promises point-of-care diagnostics > - no more waiting for > >a clinical laboratory to return important > analytical results. > > > > Nanotechnology - technology on the scale of > molecules or even > >atoms - is leading to new materials that exhibit > greater bandwidth for > >electronic and photonic applications, have > dramatically reduced power > >requirements and even harvest their own energy, are > lightweight and > >flexible, and are cheaper to produce than > conventional materials. > > > > Dalton attended the Honors College of Michigan > State University > >and graduated with highest honors in 1965 with a > bachelor's degree in > >chemistry and mathematics. His undergraduate > research in chemistry > >resulted in five research publications. In > mathematics, Dalton's > >achievements were recognized by election to Pi Mu > Epsilon, the honorary > >national mathematics society. He completed a > master's degree in > >chemistry in 1966 at Michigan State, then earned an > A.M. degree and a > >Ph.D. at Harvard University in 1971. He was awarded > a number of graduate > >honors, including a Harvard University Fellowship > and a National > >Institutes of Health Predoctoral Fellowship. > > > > Dalton has worked on the faculty at Vanderbilt > University, the > >State University of New York at Stony Brook, and > the University of > >Southern California. In 1998, he joined the faculty > at the University of > >Washington, Seattle, where he currently holds the > George B. Kauffman > >Professorship in Chemistry and is an adjunct > professor of electrical > >engineering. > > > > Recent awards and honors include the 2006 William > Streifer > >Scientific Achievement Award, the 2003 Chemistry of > Materials Award of > >the American Chemical Society, and the Quality > Education for Minorities' > >2005 Giants in Science Award. He is a Fellow of the > American Association > >for the Advancement of Science and senior member of > the Institute of > >Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is > coauthor of more than 500 > >peer-reviewed publications. > > > > The Frontiers of Science lecture series is > celebrating its 40th > >year in 2007, making it one of the longest-running > lecture series in the > >history of the University of Utah. The series is > co-hosted by the > >College of Science and the College of Mines and > Earth Sciences. > > > -- > James R. DeGooyer > Public Relations Specialist > College of Science > 1430 E. Presidents Cir. Rm. 220 > Salt Lake City, UT 84112 > Ph. (801) 581-3124 > Fax (801) 585-3169 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Fwd: 14 inch new Telescope for sale
by Richard Tenney 14 Oct '07

14 Oct '07

--- AARON ORULLIAN <orupsyd2000(a)msn.com> wrote: > From: "AARON ORULLIAN" <orupsyd2000(a)msn.com> > To: retenney(a)yahoo.com > Subject: 14 inch new Telescope for sale > Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:28:22 -0600 > > Richard - I am a member of the UVAA. We have a > common friend - Mike > Peterson. Anyway. I have this 14 inch Meade > LX200GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain > Telescope with GPS and UHTC - Ultra-High > Transmission Coatings with heavy > duty tripod and carry case I need to sell do to some > medical problems I > have. The scope is brand new, never been used. It > come with an Autostar II > system with over 200,000 objects in its memory. > See attachment for more > details on it and specifications. I paid $9000 for > it and I am asking > $6975.00 for it. The carrying case alone cost me > $750. Let me know if any > of the membership is interested. I am here in Orem > so can show it by > appointment. My cell # is 801-836-6632 or home > 426-6877. I think this > would be a great deal for someone > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. http://sims.yahoo.com/

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Rush Valley next weekend
by Richard Tenney 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

Debbie Whitaker is bringing up her 15" Obsession next weekend from St. George for some observing at the pit 'n pole with me and whoever cares to join us out there next Saturday (the forecast looks promising a week out). /Rich ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433

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Fwd: A science program you may be interested in
by Richard Tenney 05 Oct '07

05 Oct '07

Some "spam" that may be of interest to y'all... --- Amber Yoder <blast(a)artistshare.com> wrote: > Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:05:44 -0400 (EDT) > From: Amber Yoder <blast(a)artistshare.com> > To: retenney(a)yahoo.com > Subject: A science program you may be interested in > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > New Project Invites You to Participate in Creation > of Astronomy Film > > Hi, > > > > I found your email through a listing of > Amateur Astronomy organizations throughout > the U.S. I thought that you and your group > might be interested in a new interactive > science documentary project - BLAST > (http://blast.artistshare.com > (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=7xoxhfcab.0.6ppzhfcab.4w4uccbab.9392&ts=S0287&p=htt…)) > - a film that > follows a group of intrepid astrophysicist as > they travel to exotic locations all in the > name of science. Our web-based community > project on ArtistShare.com lets students, > professors and science enthusiasts learn more > about telescopes, cosmology, and astronomy > from an intimate and interactive perspective > - all while actively participating in the > creation of a great science documentary. > > > > > With extraordinary access to a new generation > of young astrophysicists, > BLAST puts a human > face on groundbreaking scientific research. > The story follows a close-knit team of > international scientists as they attempt to > launch a multi-million dollar telescope on a > NASA high-altitude balloon, taking them on a > dramatic journey from the Arctic to the > Antarctic. Please feel free to watch the > trailer for the film on our official site at: > http://www.blastthemovie.com/trailer.html > (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=7xoxhfcab.0.4ppzhfcab.4w4uccbab.9392&ts=S0287&p=htt…) > > > > > > > > As we enter the post-production phase of the > film, we are excited to reach and interact > with science fans through the ArtistShare > website - a website dedicated to creating > personal interaction between artists and > their fans. Through AritstShare, > participants may have access to: > > > > > Â· Videos/photos/documents related to the > science of BLAST > > Â· Behind the Scenes production videos > > Â· Interactive Q&A sessions with director Paul > Devlin and science writer Emily Kagan > > Â· The chance to edit a scene from the film > > > > We are the first film to work with > ArtistShare, and we are excited to be on the > forefront of this innovative technology. For > more information, please check out our site > at: http://blast.artistshare.com > (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=7xoxhfcab.0.6ppzhfcab.4w4uccbab.9392&ts=S0287&p=htt…) > > > > I certainly hope that you will take the time > to look into our project with ArtistShare. I > think that your science minded group would be > interested in the opportunity to > participate in the creation of the > BLAST > science documentary. Thank you for your time > and attention. If you have any questions or > would like more information, please do not > hesitate to contact me via email. > > > > Amber A. Yoder > > BLAST ArtistShare Project Manager > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > email: blast(a)artistshare.com > web: http://blast.artistshare.com > > > > Forward email > http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1100655263455&ea=retenney%40yah… > > > > > > This email was sent to retenney(a)yahoo.com, > by blast(a)artistshare.com > > Update Profile/Email Address > http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=oo&m=1100655263455&se=9392&t=110… > > Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe(TM) > http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=un&m=1100655263455&se=9392&t=110… > > Privacy Policy: > http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp > > > > > Email Marketing by > Constant Contact(R) > www.constantcontact.com > > > > > Paul Devlin Productions | c/o The Villager | 338 > First Avenue | New York | NY | 10009 > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow

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