Epsilon Ursae Majoris
Epsilon Ursae Majoris (Epsilon UMa, ε Ursae Majoris, ε UMa) is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major (despite its Bayer designation being merely "epsilon"), and at magnitude 1.76 is the thirty-first brightest star in the sky. It has the traditional name Alioth. It is the star in the tail of the bear closest to its body, and thus the star in the handle of the Big Dipper (Plough) closest to the bowl. It is also a member of the large and diffuse Ursa Major moving group. Historically, the star was frequently used in celestial navigation in the maritime trade, because it is listed as one of the 57 navigational stars.
Peculiarities
According to Hipparcos, Alioth is 81 light years (25 parsecs) from Earth. Its spectral type is A1p; the "p" stands for peculiar, as the spectrum of its light is characteristic of an Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable. Alioth, as a representative of this type, may harbor two interacting processes. First, the star's strong magnetic field separating different elements in the star's hydrogen 'fuel'. In addition, a rotation axis at an angle to the magnetic axis may be spinning different bands of magnetically sorted elements into the line of sight between Alioth and the Earth. The intervening elements react differently at different frequencies of light as they whip in and out of view, causing Alioth to have very strange spectral lines that fluctuate over a period of 5.1 days. The kB9 suffix to the spectral type indicates that the calcium K line is present and representative of a B9 spectral type even though the rest of the spectrum indicates A1.
Alioth (Debian)
Alioth is a FusionForge system run by the Debian project for development of free software and free documentation, especially software or documentation to do with Debian.
Most of the projects hosted by Alioth are packaging existing software in the Debian format. However, there are some notable non-Debian projects hosted, like SANE project.
History
Alioth was announced in March 2003. Originally Alioth was to be hosted on the SourceForge code base; the Free Software version of GForge was chosen later as it avoided the need to duplicate effort spent on rebranding SourceForge. Since 2009 Alioth runs a GForge descendant called FusionForge.
Alioth administrators include Raphaël Hertzog and Roland Mas.
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References
Podcasts:
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- Rehearsal released: 2005
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- Channeling Unclean Spirits released: 2007
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Smiled On Me
by: AlatheaWhat cut straight through my blinds was
Light, light to live by
Open my eyes, and my oh my
This day is gonna be good
Not gonna fuss about fashion
Not fret about time
Open my door, and thank the Lord
This day is gonna be good
Life has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Callin' my name out loud
Life has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Hey, yeah...
Tan faces, pick-up trucks
Smiles break free and our eyes light up
Climb on in and sit on back
This ride is gonna be good
Who knows what this day holds
Barefeet or sandles?
I vow to live it, minute by minute
This life is gonna be good
God has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Callin' my name out loud
God has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Hey, yeah...
Bridge: Smiled on Me
Alathea
Verse 1:
What cut straight through my blinds was
Light, light to live by
Open my eyes, and my oh my
This day is gonna be good
Not gonna fuss about fashion
Not fret about time
Open my door, and thank the Lord
This day is gonna be good
Life has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Callin' my name out loud
Life has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Hey, yeah...
Verse 2:
Tan faces, pick-up trucks
Smiles break free and our eyes light up
Climb on in and sit on back
This ride is gonna be good
Who knows what this day holds
Barefeet or sandles?
I vow to live it, minute by minute
This life is gonna be good
God has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Callin' my name out loud
God has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Hey, yeah...
BRIDGE:
Hey friend, laugh away
Yesterday while today's today
Hold on to beauty in everything
Share all that's good
Love has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Callin' my name out loud
Love has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Hey, yeah...
What cuts straight through my world is God who is love and good...
Hey friend, laugh away
Yesterday while today's today
Hold on to beauty in everything
Share all that's good
Love has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Callin' my name out loud
Love has smiled on me
Mornin' sings to me
Happy trails are callin'
Hey, yeah...