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Rock Sound

2006-04-25T09:15:30Z

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'''''Rock Sound''''' magazine launched in the UK in 1999 and has built up a great reputation for championing new music. It is not part of a big publishing house and so can be more underground and less commercial in its approach.

[[Image:MAY06.jpg|thumb|May 06 issue of rock sound]]

[[Image:rsuk83_cover.jpg|thumb|April 06 issue of rock sound]]
[[Category:Music magazines]]

== External Links ==
*[http://www.rock-sound.net www.rock-sound.net]
*[http://www.myspace.com/rocksound Rock Sound My Space Page]

Rebecca Wirfs-Brock

2006-04-13T07:47:13Z

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'''Rebecca Wirfs-Brock''' is an [[Object Oriented]] Writer.

Author of [[CRC]] Method.
Married to [[Allen Wirfs-Brock]].

http://www.objectsbydesign.com/books/RebeccaWirfs-Brock.html

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Psi-Rad

2006-04-13T07:37:28Z

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'''Psi wheel''' is a term for a device commonly used in telekinetic practice and exercise. The wheel itself, oddly enough, is not generally round but slightly pyramid shaped. It can be constructed using paper or foil by folding a tiny square of either material into quarters, re-opening the shape and pinching the sides until a pyramid shape is achieved. There are many methods and designs in regards to the shape of the psi wheel, but the most common is reversed funnel shaped (pyramidal). This wheel then balances upon a thumbtack, needle, or pen cover (or the like) that is firmly rooted to a flat surface. For example, the thumbtack and pen cover can stand on their bases by themselves. However, the needle will need to be rooted in a firm surface such as an eraser, sponge, or other such material providing it stability. Once the "pole" is ready, the wheel can rest on top. It must be made certain that the wheel can spin freely without stopping abruptly due to excess friction or poor set-up. To verify this, one should blow on the wheel and see if it spins freely without stopping, pausing, or leaning to one side. The wheel should be even, balanced, and free from any and all excess friction.

== Psi Wheel Exercises ==

Now that you've created a psi wheel, what do you do with it? These wheels are created lightweight and with minimal friction so that the operator's mind will be able to manipulate the wheel causing it to spin, rotate, twitch, twirl, or in some cases, possibly even levitate. Basic exercises would involve the operator (the one using the wheel) to sit back at a comfortable distance approximately eye-level to the psi wheel. With one hand extended over the wheel to assist in energy flow, the person should concentrate their thoughts on moving the wheel with their minds. After much practice and dedication, many telekinetics claim to successfully be able to manipulate these wheels to perform even the most basic tasks such as rotating the wheel half-way, then spinning around the other way. After excessive practice, the operator can eventually move their hands from above the wheel and still be able to cause it to move. Other variations include placing the psi wheel under a glass bowl, moving two or more psi wheels at once, and even moving a psi wheel through a webcam at another location miles and miles away. Be aware that the psi wheel can also move due to air currents, breathing (inhaling as well as exhaling), vibrations, and static or heat from the hands. (Encircling the psi wheel with your hands will cause it to spin due to heat and air currents.)

== Videos ==

[http://www.home.earthlink.net/~johnl87/annie00.avi Psi wheel spinning under glass bowl]

[http://www.home.earthlink.net/~johnl87/peebrain00.avi Typical psi wheel exercise]

[http://www.home.earthlink.net/~psipog/themandarin00.avi Typical psi wheel exercise ii]

[http://www.home.earthlink.net/~psipog2/brandcolt00.avi Typical psi wheel exercise iii]

== Skeptics ==

There are skeptics who claim that this believed telekinetic ability is nothing more than fanciful wishing. Here are some of the skeptics' thoughts in regards to how a psi wheel can be moved "mentally":

- The operator's breathing can and will affect the movements of the psi wheel.

- Air conditioning units, fans, drafts, or other such random sources of air currents will also affect the movements of the psi wheel.

- Heat and/or static from one's hand will cause the wheel to draw nearer to the hand, thus giving the effect that the wheel is being mentally drawn closer to the operator (easily demonstrated by combing one's hair and then placing that same comb immediately next to a psi wheel). Heat from the hand(s) can also cause the wheel to spin, independent of one's intention.

- Even when placed under a glass bowl, tiny air currents can rise up through the down-turned rim of the bowl, resulting in slight movements of the psi wheel.

Whether or not these facts discount claims of telekinesis, they should be taken into consideration when attempting telekinesis with the psi wheel.

== Sources ==

[http://www.psipog.net PsiPog]

[http://www.ppsociety.com Paranormal Practitioner's Society]

[http://www.ghosthunting.com Ghost Hunting Forums]

[http://labs.megatroniconline.com The Psionics Research Group]

Nick Abbot

2006-04-12T09:06:32Z

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'''Nick Abbot''' is a radio jockey.

==Early career==
Starting at [[VMR]] (Virgin Megastore Radio, Nick Abbot joined [[Radio Luxembourg]] in the early part of [[1988]], presenting an overnight show, which, to start with, was mainly music based. Later on he decided to change it to a phone-in show.

In October 1988, Nick presented the Breakfast show on [[BBC GLR]]. He wasn't happy there and soon left.

==Virgin Radio==
In [[1993]], Nick was offered the late night show on [[Virgin Radio]], every Sunday to Thursday from 10pm until 2am. This show was where Nick made his name in British broadcasting and built up thousands of fans and regular listeners throughout the course of the show.

He was taken off the late night slot in June [[1994]], after a number of complaints to the Radio Authority. [[Virgin]] was fined twice for Nick's outbursts on air; Virgin bosses decided enough was enough and they moved him to an earlier slot in which he had to tone down his act, mainly asking people for music requests. This show broadcast from 7 to 10pm on Mondays to Fridays.

In January [[1995]], Nick was allowed back on the late night slot from 11pm to 2am, but after only 4 months, Virgin bosses moved him to the weekday drivetime slot from 4 to 7.30pm with a show that was heavily music-based. Nick was then fired from Virgin in September 1995, leaving Virgin with a fine of £20,000.

==Talk Radio==
In late [[1996]], Talk Radio (now [[talkSPORT]]) hired Nick to fill in for many of their presenters while on holiday. Nick, who was also working for Virgin Megastore Radio at the time, proved very popular with the listeners.

After many stints on Talk Radio, Nick was once again hired at Virgin in [[1997]] as holiday cover by Virgin's then new bosses.

==And back to Virgin==
In the summer of 1997, Nick was offered his own weekly phone-in show on Talk Radio, working alongside [[Carol McGiffin]]. The two of them worked together during the close of the football season. In late 1997, Nick was offered his own Saturday evening show from 7.30 to 10pm as well as continuing stand in slots on Virgin.

As well as Talk Radio, in the early part of [[1998]] Nick was offered a permanent slot on Virgin. After moving around the schedule, he was eventually offered the weekday afternoon show from 1 to 4pm.

==Doing well==
In addition to his daily show on Virgin, in mid 1998, Nick also took over the weekday evening show on Talk Radio from 7-9pm. He was doing rather well, presenting two shows every weekday.

==Black Thursday==
Thursday 12th November 1998, coined Black Thursday, was the day that Talk Radio was taken over by a new set of bosses, headed by [[Kelvin MacKenzie]]. Nick, along with many other presenters, was axed without warning. He then went on to present his afternoon music show on Virgin from Sunday to Friday each week.

==LBC==
In March [[1999]], London-based [[LBC]] offered both Nick & [[Carol McGiffin]] a Saturday evening phone in show from 6 to 10pm. They remained here until September 1999, during which time Nick continued DJing on Virgin.

==More shows at Virgin==
In [[2000]], Nick was offered a Sunday morning phone in show on Virgin, whuch was to run throughout the summer. It broadcast from 10am to 1pm. He was also presenting the daily afternoon show, before moving to the drivetime show later in the year.

==Real Radio==
Nick remained at Virgin until May [[2001]]. In July 2001, he joined [[Real Radio (Wales)|Real Radio in Wales]] presenting their late night phone in show from Sundays to Thursdays at 10pm until 1am. October [[2001]] saw the beginning of a five-day stint at Manchester's Piccadilly [[Key 103]], during which he presented the 10pm-2am slot.

In January [[2002]], Nick went to [[Real Radio (Scotland)|Real Radio in Scotland]] where he again presented the late night phone in show from 10pm-1am. Later in 2002, his show was networked across all three [[Real Radio]] stations (Scotland, Wales & [[Real Radio (Yorkshire)|Yorkshire]]).

Nick presented his last Real Radio show on Thursday 19th December 2002. It is understood that Nick had quit the radio business for a while to pursue other projects.

==Freelancing==
After 2 and a half years, Nick was once again heard on the airwaves. On Saturday 3rd September [[2005]] he was heard on London's [[102.2 Smooth FM]], presenting a Saturday morning show from 10am-2pm. Since then he has stood in for various shows, including weekend breakfast, and has also been heard covering shows on digital station [[Planet Rock]].

==Planet Rock==
On Saturday 17th December [[2005]], Nick began a regular gig on [[Planet Rock]], every Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 2 to 6pm.

==More shows at LBC==
In [[2006]], Nick was offered a brief stint sitting in for [[Caroline Feraday]]'s weekend show on [[LBC]] 97.3, from 10th-19th February. However, he lost his voice during his 11th February show, cutting the show short. He was also unable to present the following evening's show, but returned on 17th February for the final three shows of the stint.

==External links==
* [http://www.nickabbot.com/ NickAbbot.com] - Directory of Nick Abbot fan sites

[[Category:British radio personalities|Abbot, Nick]]
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Junonia orithya

2006-04-10T14:53:10Z

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{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Blue Pansy
| image = Precis_orithya2.png
| image_width = 200px
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
| familia = [[Brush-footed butterfly|Nymphalidae]]
| subfamilia = [[Nymphalinae]]
| genus = '''''[[Junonia]]'''''
| species = '''''J. orithya'''''
| binomial = ''Junonia orithya''
| binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1764)
| synonym = ''Precis orithya''
}}

'''''Junonia orithya''''' the '''Blue Pansy''' is a [[Nymphalid]] butterfly of [[South Asia]] which occurs in open areas, often sitting on bare ground. This species has a stiff flap and glide style of flight and maintains a territory driving away other butterflies that may enter it.

[[image:Precis_orithya1.png|thumb]]

==Distribution==
[[India]]

[[Category:Butterflies]]
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Jenny Tomasin

2006-04-10T08:59:52Z

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'''Jenny Tomasin''' is a British actress

Tomasin became well known in the early 1970s when she joined the cast of [[Upstairs Downstairs]] playing the scullery maid Ruby in season two. She stayed with the series until the end, appearing in 41 episodes.

When the series ended in 1975 plans were drawn up for a spin off series following the further adventures of Ruby with Hudson and Mrs Bridges. The series was never made following the death of [[Angela Baddeley]] who played Mrs Bridges.

In recent years Tomasin's TV appearances had been confined to talking about her time in 'Upstairs Downstairs' but in 2005 she joined the soap ''[[Emmerdale]]'' as Noreen Bell, a cantankerous villager who seems certain to cause strife for those who get in her way.

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Christina Chang

2006-03-30T09:48:22Z

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== Biography ==

Christina Chang was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan by her Chinese-Filipino father and American mother. At 17, she moved to America to study Theatre and Film in her mother's home state of Kansas and later moved to Seattle where she got her first acting role in 'Niaomi's Road' at the Children's theatre in Seattle as well as being a graduate at the [[University of Washington]].
She later moved to New York and guest starred in various programs including Cosby and As the World Turns.She earnt feature film roles in such films as 28 Days and Random Hearts.
She recently starred in 24 Day 3 as Dr.Sunny Macer and as State Attorney Rebecca Nevins in CSI Miami.

== Filmography ==

"Breadwinners" (2005) TV Series .... Anne Lowell (2005-)
"Numb3rs"
- Soft Target (2005) TV Episode .... Val Eng
"[[Boston Legal]]"
- Let Sales Ring (2005) TV Episode .... Attorney Elizabeth Tyler
"[[CSI: Miami]]"
- Cop Killer (2005) TV Episode .... State Attorney Rebecca Nevins
- After the Fall (2004) TV Episode .... Rebecca Nevins
- Crime Wave (2004) TV Episode .... Rebecca Nevins
- Hell Night (2004) TV Episode .... Rebecca Nevins
"Medical Investigation"
- Escape (2004) TV Episode .... Jenny Small
"[[24 (TV series)|24]]"
- Day 3: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (2004) TV Episode .... Dr. Sunny Macer
- Day 3: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. (2004) TV Episode .... Dr. Sunny Macer
- Day 3: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m. (2004) TV Episode .... Dr. Sunny Macer
- Day 3: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (2003) TV Episode .... Dr. Sunny Macer
- Day 3: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (2003) TV Episode .... Dr. Sunny Macer
(1 more)
"Hack"
- One for My Baby (2004) TV Episode .... Cate Tann
''[[The West Wing (television)|The West Wing]]''
- The Warfare of Genghis Khan (2004) TV Episode .... Alex Moreau
"[[Without a Trace]]"
- Are You Now or Have You Ever Been (2003) TV Episode .... Ms. Rossi
"Dragnet" (2003) TV Series .... ADA Sandy Chang
... aka L.A. Dragnet (USA: new title)
War Stories (2003) (TV) .... Camera Woman
"Girls Club"
- Book of Virtues (2002) TV Episode .... Rhanda Clifford
- Pilot (2002) TV Episode .... Rhanda Clifford
- Secrets and Lies (????) TV Episode .... Rhanda Clifford
"Once and Again"
- The Second Time Around (2001) TV Episode .... Amanda
- Won't Someone Please Help George Bailey Tonight (2001) TV Episode .... Amanda
- Armageddon (2001) TV Episode .... Amanda
Dinner and a Movie (2001) .... Rhonda
"Deadline" (2000) TV Series .... Beth Khambu
"Cosby"
- Raising Paranoia (2000) TV Episode .... Wendy
28 Days (2000) .... Bridesmaid

Random Hearts (1999) .... Laurie
Brother Tied (1998) .... Camille

Henry Lucas

2006-03-28T07:17:55Z

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:''This article is about the parliament member. For the serial killer, see [[Henry Lee Lucas]].

The Reverend '''Henry Lucas''' (c.1610-December 1663) was [[Member of Parliament]] for [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] from 1639 to 1640.

In his will, he founded the Henry Lucas Charity with a bequest of £7000, to be spent on building an [[almshouse]] for poor old men and on employing a chaplain as its Master. The men were to be chosen from the poorest inhabitants of the Forest Division of [[Berkshire]] and the Bailiwick of [[Surrey]] in or near the Forest. The original Hospital was built by Lucas’s executors on 1.5 acres (6,000 m²) of land in [[Wokingham]] in 1666. On the death of the executors in 1675, the [[Drapers' Company]] of the [[City of London]] inherited the [[trust]]eeship of the Hospital. In 1923 an [[Act of Parliament]] dissolved the ancient Corporation, and provided for the admission of married couples, and for the employment of a Matron. By 1999 the original building was no longer suitable for use as a modern almshouse. The original Hospital was sold, and in July 2002, the Henry Lucas Charity was merged with the Whiteley Homes Trust. Sixteen double cottages were built in the Whiteley Homes Village in [[Walton-on-Thames]] in Surrey to provide accommodation for more than twice as many people as was possible in the Hospital, and are known as ''The Henry Lucas Cottages''.

Henry Lucas also bequeathed his collection of 4000 books (including [[Galileo Galilei|Galileo]]'s ''Dialogo'' of 1632) to the University Library at [[Cambridge]], along with enough land to give an income of £100 a year, which was to be used to fund a professorship of "mathematick" (now the [[Lucasian Professor]]ship of [[Mathematics]]).

[[Image:LucasArms.png||thumbnail|191px|right|Coat of Arms used at Lucas Hospital]]

The Drapers used a [[coat of arms]] to commemorate Lucas on the Henry Lucas Cottages at Whiteley Village, copying that on Lucas Hospital. This can be described as: ''Quarterly with a crescent for difference on the fess point: 1 and 4, Argent, a fesse between six annulets gules; 2 and 3, Gules, on a bend argent, seven billets one two one two and one palewise of the bend sable'', a quartering of the Lucas and Morieux families' coats of arms.

==External links==
*[http://www.thedrapers.co.uk/Charities/4_henry.html Henry Lucas' Charity]
*[http://www.whiteleyvillage.org.uk/ Whiteley Village]
*[http://fp.firedragon.f9.co.uk/puzzlefish/henry%20lucas%20cottages.htm Henry Lucas Cottages]

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Jonathan Larson

2006-03-27T09:00:47Z

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'''Jonathan Larson''' ([[February 4]], [[1960]] – [[January 25]], [[1996]]) was a [[Jewish-American]] composer from [[New York City]] who created [[musical theater|musicals]] including ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'' and ''[[Tick, Tick... BOOM!]]''.

These musicals seriously tackle issues such as [[multiculturalism]], [[addiction]], [[sexual orientation]] and [[HIV]], although he was heterosexual and HIV negative himself. ''Rent'' was awarded the [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]] and won four [[Tony Awards]]; the scores of his shows reveal that he was an apt [[composer]] and [[lyricist]].

One ''tick, tick...BOOM!'' song called "Sunday" is an homage to [[Stephen Sondheim]], who supported Larson, staying close to the melody and lyrics of Sondheim's own song of the same title but turning it from a manifesto about art into a waiter's lament.

Amongst many awards he received during and after his lifetime, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (for ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]''), the Richard Rodgers Production Award, the Richard Rodgers Development Grant, the Stephen Sondheim Award, the Gilman and Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Foundation's Commendation Award, the Tonys for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Score of a Musical for ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'', the Drama Desks for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Book, and Best Lyrics (also for ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]''), the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical (again for ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]''), the [[Outer Critics Circle Award]] for Best Musical in the Off-Broadway category (another for ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]''), and three Obie Awards for Outstanding Book, Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding Music (yet again for ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'').

Among his many creative works are ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'', ''[[Tick, Tick... BOOM!]]'', '''Sacrimoralimmorality''' with David Armstrong (retitled ''Saved'' for the one-week run on 42nd Street), '''Superbia''', the music for '''J.P. Morgan Saves the Nation''', numerous individual numbers, music for [[Sesame Street]], music for the children's book cassettes of '''An American Tail''' and '''Land Before Time''', music for Rolling Stone magazine publisher [[Jann Wenner]], and four songs for the children's video '''Away We Go!''' (which he also conceived and directed).

Larson died unexpectedly of an undiagnosed [[aortic dissection]], believed to have been caused by [[Marfan syndrome]], on [[January 25]], [[1996]]. It was ten days before his 36th birthday, and the night before ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'''s first preview off-Broadway.

After his death, Larson's family and friends started the [[Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation]].

== Production History ==

Playwright [[Billy Aronson]] [http://www.billyaronson.com/musicals.php] came up with the original idea to write a musical update of ''La Bohème'' in 1988. He wanted to create "a musical based on [[Giacomo Puccini]]'s [[La bohème]], in which the luscious splendor of Puccini's world would be replaced with the coarseness and noise of modern New York".

In 1989, Larson got together with Aronson to swap ideas. Larson came up with the title and suggested moving the setting from the Upper West Side to downtown, where Larson himself lived. Larson and his roommates lived in a run-down apartment. For a while, he and his roommates kept an illegal, wood-burning stove. He also dated a dancer for four years who sometimes left him for other men and eventually left him for another woman. Larson wanted to write about his own experience, and in 1991, he asked Billy if he could use the original concept they collaborated on and make ''Rent'' his own. They made an agreement that if the show went to Broadway that Aronson would share in the proceeds.

''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'' started as a staged reading in 1993 at the New York Theatre Workshop, followed by a studio production that played a three-week run a year later. The version now known worldwide opened [[Off-Broadway]] at New York Theatre Workshop on January 26, 1996, the day after Jonathan Larson died, and opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Nederlander Theatre]] on [[April 29]], [[1996]].

'''Tick, Tick... BOOM!''' has played off-Broadway at the '''Charles Street Playhouse''' in [[Greenwich Village]].

'''Superbia''' has played at [[Playwrights Horizons]], and as a rock concert at the '''Village Gate'''.

'''J.P. Morgan Saves the Nation''' was an '''En Garde Arts Company''' production.

'''Sacrimoralimmorality''' was Larson's first musical, co-written with David Armstrong, and originally staged at his alma mater - [[Adelphi University]] - sometime in the 1980s. Retitled '''Saved''' it played an unacclaimed one-week run in a 42nd Street theatre.

== External links ==

* [http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/3340 Playbill Biography]
* [http://www.thecheappop.com/rentrapp.html Anthony Rapp on the film Rent]
* [http://members.tripod.com/~Swirsky/jonathan.html Fan website]
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A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

2006-03-24T12:51:47Z

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'''A Year and a half in the life of Metallica''' is a two-part [[documentary film|documentary]] about the process of making the ''[[Metallica (album)|Metallica]]'' album (or "The Black Album"), and the following tour. It was produced by [[Juliana Roberts]] and directed by [[Adam Dubin]].

Part 1:

This 90-minute video shows how [[Metallica]] and their producer [[Bob Rock]] worked their way through making the album. This video also includes 3 of the videos they shot for this album:

*"[[Enter Sandman]]"
*"[[The Unforgiven (song)|The Unforgiven]]"
*"[[Nothing Else Matters]]"

Part 2:

In the second part of the documentary, we follow Metallica for 14 months on their tour after they finished recording their album ''Metallica''. We'll get to see them play on [[The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert]], the Metallica/Guns tour and other shows. They also have included 2 music videos:

*"[[Wherever I May Roam]]"
*"[[Sad But True]]"

''A Year and a half in the life of Metallica'' was released as a double [[VHS]] pack. Both parts are available on a single [[DVD]].

===External links===
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181173/ IMDB entry for this movie]

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Bank al-Maghrib

2006-03-15T09:21:37Z

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The '''Bank Al-Maghrib''' is the [[central bank]] of the Kingdom of [[Morocco]]. It was founded in [[1959]], and is based in [[Rabat]]. It holds reserves of foreign currency with an estimated worth of [[United States dollar|USD]] 14 billion (2003 worth). In addition to currency management, the Bank Al-Maghrib also supervises a number of privatized banks supplying retail services.

==Banknotes==
[http://www.bkam.ma/Anglais/Bilets%20Monnaies%20Circulation/BilletmonCircul.htm (click here for details)]

==Current exchange rate==
[http://www.bkam.ma/Anglais/affichage/dai/tauxchangeaffichage.asp (click here for rates)]

==External links==
*[http://www.bkam.ma Home page]

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ELODIE-Spektrograph

2006-03-10T15:24:45Z

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The ELODIE spectrograph is a cross-dispersion échelle spectrograph installed at the [[Observatoire de Haute-Provence]] 1.93-m reflector in south-eastern France. [[Michel Mayor]] and [[Didier Queloz]] discovered the first extra-solar planet [[51 Peg b]] in 1995 using this instrument. Over twenty such planets have been found so far with ELODIE. First light was achieved in late 1993 and it will continue to operate until the end of 2006, to be replaced by SOPHIE, a new instrument of the same type but with much improved features.

==Characteristics==
Spectra cover the 3895-6815 Å wavelength range in a single exposure, split into 67 orders. It has a nominal resolution of 42000. Wavelength calibration is done using a Thorium spectral lamp. The instrument, which is located in a temperature-controlled room, is fed with optical fibers from the Cassegrain focus. One of the unique features of ELODIE is an integrated data reduction pipeline which fully reduces the spectra immediately after acquisition and allows the user to measure highly accurate radial velocities through cross-correlation with a numerical mask. The accuracy can reach ±7 m/s when simultaneously exposing the Thorium lamp and using an optical scrambler in the fibers.

Over 30000 spectra have been taken with this instrument so far, and about one-half are publicly available through a dedicated on-line archive (http://atlas.obs-hp.fr/elodie). ELODIE is the result of a collaboration the observatories of Haute-Provence, Geneva and Marseille. A publication describing the instrument appeared in Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplements (Baranne et al. 1996, vol. 119, p.373).