You need a camera with shutter speed and aperture controls and a zoom lens that is about 300mm or 10x zoom. A tripod is a helpful accessory. Standing far away from your foreground subject helps compress the distance between the foreground subject and moon for the lens. Zoom lenses usually result in a shallow depth of field, but when you work with such a huge distance, the quirk of zoom lenses that tends to flatten a scene becomes a plus....

Particle Man First off, what we refer to as string theory here can also be called superstring theory — not because the strings are any more complicated, but because superstring theory came to incorporate ideas from another theory called supersymmetry. So supersymmetry + string theory = superstring theory. The basic concept in string theory concerns tiny elementary particles. Normally, when you hear particle, you think of a dot, like a point in space or the period at the end of the sentence....

The Indianapolis 500 is traditionally run on Memorial Day weekend. It’s an appropriate time for a race that has seen its share of tragedy. Forty drivers have been killed in accidents at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 15 during the race and 25 during qualifying and practice runs since 1911. The last occurred two years ago, when 37-year-old Scott Brayton died during a practice run after a rear tire rapidly deflated and sent him crashing into the outside wall at more than 200 mph....

In 1978, the American Art Clay Company (AMACO) purchased the Brent pottery wheel company from Mr. Brent and took over manufacturing. Brent pottery wheels are often cited as “the world’s most popular wheel.” Soldner pottery wheels have a patented type of foot pedal that is highly sensitive to pressure and very smooth in its operation. This controller costs about three times as much as an SCR controller (the ones most often used), which contributes to the higher cost of the Soldner wheels....

The oils of aromatic plants have been used for centuries for both their smell and their medicinal applications. But just because something is natural doesn’t mean it’s good for you. Essential oils are powerful chemical compounds. They may smell wonderful but they need to be used (both by you, the soap and candle maker and by the people who will be using your soaps and candles,) carefully and conscientiously. All essential oils must be used with care, but here are 5 categories of essential oils that need to be used with extra care....

If you need to use ​roombox building components (windows or doors) decide on the scale you will be working in, based on the main pieces you need for your model. Common scales for school and club projects include: 1:12 Scale: Common dollhouse figures and accessories are available, as well as building parts, windows, and doors. 1:24 Scale: Smaller dollhouse figures and building parts are available, or you can use a range of items from toymakers Playmobil or Schleich, or “G” scale railroad items....

“I’ve devoted my life to those other freaky kids who lick, sniff, and carry on over their books before they even read them.”—Maurice Sendak, Childhood Books I Remember “Perhaps no one has done as much to show the power of the written word on children, not to mention on their parents, as Maurice Sendak.”—President Clinton, January 9, 1997. Maurice Sendak wrote more than 80 books. He won almost every important prize in children’s literature, from the Caldecott Medal, to the Hans Christian Andersen Award, to the American Library Association’s Laura Ingalls Wilder Award....

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India’s General Elections, the largest democratic process on earth is underway nowadays. Combined with inherent complexity of Indian society, hundreds of political parties, big leaders, small leaders, independents, rallies, bad-mouthing, allegations and counter-allegations make Lok Sabha polls a very interesting event. This year, the game’s big players are Narendra Modi of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), Rahul Gandhi of Congress and Arvind Kejariwal of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). These elections are unique because this time social media is playing a significant (if not crucial) role....

For the war in Iraq, please see News of the Nation. Report Says Iran Has Halted Its Nuclear Weapons Program A National Intelligence Estimate, released in December 2007 and compiled by the 16 agencies of the U.S. intelligence community, reported “with high confidence” that Iran had frozen its nuclear weapons program in 2003. The report contradicted one written in 2005 that stated Iran was determined to continue developing such weapons....

Not long after this took place, a famous cartoonist named Clifford Berryman drew a cartoon based on Roosevelt ’s rescue of the bear. When a store owner in Brooklyn saw the cartoon, he decided to make toy bears to sell in his shop. He asked president Roosevelt for permission to use the name ““Teddy’s Bear”” for his toys, as a reminder of the bear Roosevelt had set free. Nowadays, everyone knows these toys as Teddy Bears, but few people know that they were named after President Theodore ““Teddy”” Roosevelt....