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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) registered their first win in this season of Indian Premier League (IPL) over Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 8 wickets in Mohali on Saturday, April 13.
Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and chose to field first. Put into bat, Punjab openers Chris Gayle and KL Rahul added 60 runs in the powerplay. Apart from Gayle, other batsmen were not able to reach the 20-run mark. Gayle, on the other hand, scored 99* off 64, including 10 boundaries and 5 sixes and put up 173 on board.
Chasing 174, Bangalore captain Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers scored 67 and 59* respectively. Their 85-run partnership and Marcus Stoinis’ quickfire 28 off 16 helped them to claim their first win of the season.
Punjab came to bat after losing the toss. They were hoping for a flying start while they struggled to score in the first two overs. However, Gayle was the one who started hitting first. He hit Umesh Yadav for a boundary and a maximum in the consecutive deliveries and later KL Rahul took on Yadav for two back-to-back boundaries. They put up 60 runs in the powerplay.
KL Rahul couldn’t do much as he was dismissed for 18 in the 7th over which included two boundaries and a six. In-form Mayank Agarwal also failed to impress and was dismissed for 15. However, Gayle reached his fifty in the 9th over. Another in-form batsman Sarfaraz Khan also got out for 15 off 13.
Gayle, somehow, failed to maintain the same strike rate during the middle-overs (7-15). He managed to score just 18 runs off 23 balls. This cost Punjab’s batting as well because the other batsmen were not able to contribute much.
Gayle was lucky enough to not get dismissed in the very first over when he was trapped before the stump by Umesh Yadav. But umpire didn’t raise his finger and Virat Kohli also didn’t take any review. Gayle anchored the innings till the end and scored an unbeaten 99 which helped them to put up 173 on board after 20 overs.
Chasing the total, Bangalore opener Parthiv Patel started with a boundary off Sam Curran. Then Kohli took on Shami for two consecutive boundaries in the second over. There back to back boundaries showed that they were there to win the game. However, Parthiv Patel got out in the 4th over for 19 off 9 but that didn’t slow down their scoring.
His dismissal brought AB de Villiers in the crease; who showcased his talent from the very first over he faced. They put up 63 runs in the first six overs. However, they both rotated the strike beautifully and hit big shots whenever needed. They scored 98 runs in 11 overs and Kohli reached his half-century off 37 deliveries.
Kohli was dismissed for 67 off 53, including 8 boundaries. On the other hand, de Villiers was there, stood strong and anchored the innings till the end. Bangalore needed 38 runs in the last three overs when some big hittings from AB de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis took the team over the line.
The equation was 38 needed off 18 deliveries and the two set batsmen, AB de Villiers, and Marcus Stoinis were in the middle. Andrew Tye came to bowl the 18th over where he was hit by Stoinis for a boundary in the very first ball. Stoinis hit another boundary in the next ball through backward point. The fourth delivery went for a maximum over extra cover and Tye conceded 18 runs in the over.
Shami started the next over quite well but a boundary in the fourth ball by Stoinis and a maximum by de Villiers in the final ball of the over ease the pressure. When they were needed only 6 runs in the final over, Ashwin handed over the ball to Sarfaraz Khan; who haven’t bowled before and that was his first over in the IPL history.
However, he failed to restrict the runs as Stoinis hit a boundary in the very first ball, took two runs in the next ball and Bangalore registered their first victory of the season with four balls to spare. Had the bowlers able to restrict them in the death overs, the result might have been different.
Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers has signed for Middlesex to play in the upcoming Twenty20 Blast.
AB de Villiers will play his first English county cricket which will start from July. However, he has signed up for the first seven group matches but he will be available for the latter stages also.
The Twenty20 tournament is scheduled to start on 18 July where Middlesex will face Essex at Lord’s. It is expected that de Villiers might play in the opening match. The 35-year old retired from international cricket in May 2018. Since then, he has been taking part in T20 leagues all around the world, including the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the Mzansi Super League, and the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Middlesex head coach Stuart Law has expressed his excitement about de Villiers’ arrival to the club. This will surely strengthen their batting line up. Moreover, his inclusion will help the youngsters as well.
“I look forward to working with AB this season and can’t wait to watch one of my favourite modern day batsman up close and personal,” Law further added.
AB de Villiers too expressed that he has always wanted to play county cricket and playing at Lord’s is always special.
One of the greatest batsmen of all time, AB de Villiers has played 272 T20 matches and amassed over 7000 runs at a strike rate of 148.85. He has played more than 400 International matches and has more than 20,000 runs in his name.
He has been in a great form in the ongoing PSL and recently concluded BPL. He scored a 40-ball 45* and a 29-ball 52* in his last two matches for Lahore Qalandars in the PSL. He smashed a quickfire 50-ball hundred in the BPL, earlier this year.
However, the South African batsman is the second renowned player to sign for the club after Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman; who will join the squad for the upcoming campaign.
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth is in news again. This former Indian bowler is a participant in the latest edition of much controversial show Bigg Boss and is being anything but loved by the other contestants.
Sreesanth had already enough reasons to be disliked by the fans for his past and now he is adding some more to that. People from various fields come to the show to regain popularity or to change the image and here Sreesanth is becoming famous for all the negative reasons. One of his roommates termed him as enemy whereas he is being criticized for showing the least sportsman spirit in the house.
Sreesanth was banned by BCCI in 2013 for spot-fixing during IPL. Post that, he tried to make a comeback through the entertainment industry. Apart from few films, he was also seen in Jhalak Dikhla Ja before Bigg Boss.
Although Bigg Boss 12 has not been very effective for Sreesanth as of now, there was a time when this former cricketer used to win matches for India and was loved by the fans. Few of his iconic performances are still remembered by them.
When Rahul Dravid led Indian team finally won a test match on the South African soil in 2006, Sreesanth became the man of the match with his massive contribution. The match drew huge media attention not just for the ill record of the Indian team, but also for Sourav Ganguly who was making a comeback after a gap of 10 months.
Indian team scored 249 in the first innings which included Ganguly’s 51 and made his comeback worth remembering for fans. The score wasn’t enough to defend the South African side consisting of Smith, Amla, Kallis, and AB de Villers but the Indian side bowled in a splendid way to restrict them for just 84 runs. Sreesanth took 5 for 40 with Zaheer and Kumble each taking 2 wickets. India came to bat again and with Laxman’s 73 put a score of 236 with South Africa already trailing behind by 165 runs. In the second innings, Anil Kumble led the show with Sreesanth and each of them took 3 wickets. South Africa was all out for 278 and India won that historic match by 123 runs.
Sreesanth played his first test in 2006 in Nagpur against England and took 4 wickets in debut match. The performance in South Africa test showed his consistency and temperament. The aggressive bowler showed calm whenever he was on the crease, unlike his off-field image. He had an interaction with Allan Donald before the South Africa tour which helped him to deliver that magical spell. He played 27 test matches and 53 ODIs with 37.59 and 33.44 averages respectively.
It won’t be an exaggeration to say that he was here to stay but he lost it all for himself. We can certainly hope for his sanity in the show so that he doesn’t make it worse for his fans.
IPL 2018: SRH giving away points?
Sunrisers Hyderabad is on the lead on the scoreboard for IPL by giving out great performances throughout the series. However, it looks as though they are now slacking and have lost the last three matches consecutively, not only disappointing fans but also affecting their stand and net run rate. Although they haven’t fallen from their position yet, their weakness is becoming an advantage for other team members.
The subsequent loss started with their match with CSK. This was a highly anticipated match because the two teams on the top of the points table were going to have a face off. The match started off well for SRH however at a mere 18 runs and nearly just 3 overs into the game, Alex Hales was out by just making 2 runs. Deepak Chahar was one of the best bowlers of the match and in four overs, SRH was able to score only 16 runs and he managed to take a wicket. They were able to score a mere 29 runs in 6 overs. They were so slow that was only able to make 62 runs in 10 overs, which was very upsetting to look at. SRH and made 179 runs in total. They could have done much better, especially during such a match. CSK, on the other hand, took the pitch by storm by their wondrous batting and Ambati Rayudu managed a 100 not out!. Shane Watson and Ryaudu opened with a glorious 3 sixes by Watson. However, the sixes and fours did not stop with Ryaudu hitting 7 sixes and 7 fours in total. Manish Pandey dropped MS Dhoni’s ball and encouraged CSK even further. Siddharth Kaul and Shakib Al Hasan gave away 40 and 41 runs respectively. Their poor bowling resulted in the CSK win in 19 overs with a run rate of 9.47.
RCB was suffering by being at the bottom of the points table and it was crucial for them to win the match against SRH, in order to secure a place for themselves and stay in the running. RCB’s reputation was shoddy this time, probably, making SRH overconfident. It is well-known fact that RCB’s batting lineup is categorized as one of the strongest and this time, they indeed proved themselves. Although Kohli and Parthiv Patel were out without making any significant differences to the scoreboard, AB de Villiers and Moeen Ali certainly did make a great score! a grand total of 107 runs over 57 balls. However, with Rashid Khan onboard, they did not manage to get too far. Nevertheless, apart from the 19-year-old, it appeared as though no other bowler was up to the mark and Basil Thampi was highly disappointing by letting slip 70 runs in 4 overs. Shakib Al Hasan wasn’t up to the mark at all either. On the other hand, the RCB bowlers were doing a relatively better job than SRH and pulled the team through. Dhawan was out at 18 by Yuzvendra Chahal. Alex Hales was ousted by De Villiers by his breathtaking catch. When SRH was about the turn of the tables, Williamson was ousted by Mohammed Siraj. Tim Southee successfully curbed their win in the final overs.
The third match that SRH consecutively lost was against KKR. This was a must-win if SRH wants to keep up its reputation. SRH started off good, however, it soon began slacking by the 8th over, one of the most promising batsman till then, Shreevats Goswami was out and leaving SRH at 79-1. Not a loss they cannot recover from. However, Russell who caught Goswami caught Williamson too. Although his bowling was not exceptional, it appears as though his fielding most certainly was. Dhawan who was going great until now gets out just three overs after Williamson by an LBW. This is where the fall of risers begins to happen. 15 overs down and a score of 140 was not what we were expecting, it’s slightly disappointing. Eventually, almost every over after this, one player gets out and the team is all out by the 20th over. When KKR starts batting it’s a spree of fours until the 3rd over when Sunil Narine is caught out. However, no other damage is caused to the batting until later in the 13th over when the second wicket falls, giving them enough time to Chris Lynn and Robin Uthappa to balance the scores. Sandeep Sharma‘s bowling is disappointing as he gives away 30 runs in 2 overs. Although SRH does take down 5 of the opposing team’s men, their good play compared to SRH’s slacking game makes them win the match.
Thus, it can be said that SRH were out of form for these three matches and it did cost them. Their Net run rate would drop and although they haven’t fallen off the top, it has affected the fans’ nerves and is proof of their weaknesses which might be aimed at again if they do not cover it up. All the best SRH!
IPL 2018 | Match 53 | RR vs RCB: Rajasthan Royals defeat the Royal Challengers Bangalore to kick them out of the tournament yesterday at Jaipur.
RR is now still in contention for the playoffs, placed fourth. Their net run rate, however, still remains low at -0.250, allowing them to be easily surpassed by Mumbai Indians if they win today.
RCB, on the other hand, see themselves out of the tournament with their loss placing them in the sixth position with no more matches left to allow them to make a comeback. This came as a definite shocker with RCB having the more potential of winning yesterday.
RR won the toss and opted to bat. Rahul Tripathi (80) and Jofra Archer (0) opened the innings for the team. RR lost Archer for free to Umesh Yadav in the first over itself. A good auspicious start for RCB, but apparently not as great with the next wicket being taken only in the fourteenth over. Tripathi remained undefeated to complete the innings at 80. Captain Ajinkya Rahane (33) came in to replace Archer and partnered with Tripathi to smack Yadav for three boundaries in the fourth over, taking revenge for the early wicket. By the end of power-play, the duo had 45 runs in their pocket. Rahul Tripathi reached his third IPL fifty in just 38 balls Their partnership pushed the score to 100 for 1 by the fourteenth over, when Umesh Yadav came in again to take out Rahane and Sanju Samson (0) one after the other.
Sanju Samson’s golden duck left everyone reeling – yesterday was not his day to make it back to form. Heinrich Klaasen’s cameo over five overs added 32 runs to the scoreboard. He went down with a bang as he infuriated Siraj with twelve runs in the nineteenth over only to be dismissed right after. Krishnappa Gowtham (14) went out on the final ball, ending the innings with a score of 164 for five.
Jofra Archer’s debut as opener did not go as planned, he will probably not be seen doing it again in their next match (if there is one).
Umesh Yadav is arguably the best bowler in RCB as he finished with a figure of 3/25. He gives away a few runs but he does remove the crucial players off the field when the team needs him to. He is second to the Purple cap Andrew Tye as he lagged behind by four wickets. Yuzvendra Chahal did not take any wickets but the leg-spinner only conceded 26 runs in his four overs.
With a target of 165 to chase, RCB decided to continue with its same line-up and opened with Virat Kohli (4) and Parthiv Patel (33). Kohli was seen off the field by Karnataka boy, Krishnappa Gowtham in the third over – the first massive blow to the team. AB de Villiers came in to replace him and secured his sixth half-century this IPL season in 32 balls. Shreyas Gopal then started his hunt with Parthiv Patel being his first wicket in the ninth over. He immediately dismissed Patel’s replacement, Moeen Ali (1), in the very same over. Mandeep Singh (3) came on to the field only to end up being Gopal’s third wicket of the evening. Even Colin de Grandhomme (2) couldn’t save his team as Ish Sodhi took him out in the twelfth over. But all through these wickets, they still had De Villiers but he was not spared by the Gopal storm as he became his fourth and final wicket for the night. After this major blow, it was all downhill for RCB with Mohammed Siraj’s (14) wicket sealing their fate at 134-all out in 19.2 overs.
Harsh Bhogle expressed his sentiments regarding RCB’s loss just as all their fans must have felt.
Oh, #RCB, you are changing things on the points table, but not in a manner we thought you would.
RCB played well in phases and every time they got a momentum going, Shreyas Gopal hit them with a wicket. AB de Villiers delivered as usual but with no major support from any of his teammates, he was unable to single-handedly serve them this victory. RCB’s biggest flaw has been the inability of the middle-order batsmen to sustain the fall of the top order but hopefully, the team will come back next season with a new and improved batting line-up.
RR will keep their fingers crossed as they hope the results of today’s remaining matches do not push them out of the top four and they make it into the playoffs.


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We were awarded the Queens Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for voluntary groups that recognises outstanding work – without our volunteers we just couldn’t provide such a fantastic, effective, service.
We’re looking for someone who loves to cook! Every Thursday lunchtime we operate an ‘open house’ where positive people can meet and socialise. We provide them with a hot meal which they sit and eat together, its a really sociable environment. If you like planning meals to a budget and catering for small groups, usually between 10-15 people, then this role is for you. We cover the cost of all ingredients and keep a well stocked store cupboard, all we need from you is your creativity and time. This role is based in our Slough centre.
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I admit it. I am addicted to the rummage and devoted to the thrill. My name is Fran and I am a dedicated follower of charity chic.
There’s just something about the rows and rows of different clothes in a thrift store, that present a unique fashion challenge. It’s the promise of finding that hidden gem, that has me hooked. Age Concern, Sue Ryder, Oxfam or British Heart Foundation, to me they are treasure troves of unloved items looking for a new lease of life. Could this shop be the one where I find that well- made vintage one off?
Over the years found some exceptional examples. This is not about finding a Primark top and buying it because its £1. This is about finding that tailored vintage velvet jacket, a sweater made from cashmere of the silkiest weave, or that delicately embroidered linen dress.
Gone are the days when stores are like jumble sales. Now many have whole floors dedicated to vintage, they are becoming better merchandised, with some taking on a distinct boutique-like interior.
I regularly go vintage shopping with a friend of mine, Laura from Grandma Eileen’s online vintage and we always find charity shops to be a huge source of good stock, as well as additions for our own wardrobes. Here we are in Sue Ryder York.
Don’t just buy it because it’s cheap. Sorry to start with the obvious but this golden rule of thrifting is worth reiterating. Remember it’s about quality. Before you get carried away with the low cost and start piling the jersey tops in your arms. STOP. Take some time to hunt and enjoy it.
Double check the quality. Buying a worn or tatty item isn’t being savvy. Check for stains and look for materials like wool, leather, or original denim Levis and well structured blazers that fit you like a glove prise du viagra.
Don’t forget online. Can’t find what you are looking for? Did you know Oxfam has an online store? Why yes they do and it’s a peach.
Get over the mothball smell. We all love new clothes. The un-faded pristine cut of 100% silk top but when it comes to charity stores you have to adjust your attitude. If it’s quality then invest in dry cleaning it. It will still be cheaper than if you had brought it brand new.
Check out the homewares– Your up-cycled home would look lovely with some blue and white patterned china vase, or pretty wooden side table just waiting to be painted in aqua green. Tempted? Then don’t forget the bric-a- brac section.
Check the labels. If you look hard enough you could stumble upon something that a few weeks ago was hanging on the rails in Harrods. I come across both Vivienne Westwood and Amanda Wakeley on my travels.
Location, location, location- Typically the thrift stores in a “well to do” area will have more designer items or real vintage than than somewhere else . It is known that Victoria Beckham donated many an item to her local charity store. Imagine the stampede on that day.
Let’s not forget that the fundamental benefit of charity shopping is of course charity. Statistics show that every year charity shops raise £110 million and thankfully the number of stores opening is on the increase. But they always need stock so instead of binning your unwanted clobber and it sitting in landfills, please drop it off at your local store. This simple, small gesture, helps these organisations do big things. Charity shops and all your volunteers I take my (second hand) hat off to you!
Good advice. Charity shop rummaging is great fun and let’s face it, there is no shortage of stores and they’re getting better and better at choosing and displaying interesting items. Got a great pair of Next shorts this week. They’re too big but at £3.50, they’re a great bargain and worth the alteration charge.


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Mesoamerican Paleo-Indian up to 8000 BCE, Archaic period from 8000 to 1800 BCE.
Feminine worship, Venus Figures, lunar bone markings of Moon phases and feminine cycles, reflecting astronomical observations. Evidence for the recognition of 3 constellations; The Bear (Europe and Native America), The Pleiades (Lascaux) and Orion (Australian aborigines). (23,000) Woman holding Bison horn (or crescent) with 13 marks (lunations) on relief found in France.
Described in each period listed.
Sun, Venus and Moon worship. The development of megalithic sites for astronomical purposes. This period will overlap with the development of astrology in the Mesopotamian and Middle eastern, Greek, and Hellenistic cultures and periods.
The origination of astral religion would develop more rapidly as the Sumerians integrated with Babylonians (currently accepted as the originators of astrology), by intermarrying with, and replacing the language of, the Ubaidians. Megaliths at Malta. (3500) Female head sculpture thought to be Inanna (Goddess associated with the planet Venus) from Uruk. Egyptian 1st Dynasty.
The Sumerians developed cuneiform by impressing wedge-shapes into soft clay. Astrological information would be then impressed into tablets. Stonehenge and other megalithic sites oriented and designed to reflect celestial orientation. Egyptian first dynasty alludes to Sirius as "opener of the year" calandric reference. Stars and constellations mentioned in the old kingdom pyramid texts in Egypt. Pyramids. Beginning of Indus Valley culture.
Gudea rules Lagash as king.
Gudea of Lagash records a dream in which he sees a goddess (Nisaba) who studies a clay tablet with the constellations on it, to build a temple in accordance with the stars. Stele of Narim Sin depicting sun and planets. The decans first appear as drawings on the inner side of coffin lids in Egypt.
viii. Early Pre-classic Olmec sculpture and cave monuments in Veracruz Mexico.
List of star names in the "Prayer to The Gods of The Night".
Hammurabi, ruler of Babylonia reigns.
A diviner reports the eclipse of the moon suspecting it a bad omen. Stele of Hammurabi.
Venus Tablet of Ammissaduqa. The Venus Tables of Ammissaduqa are the oldest surviving tables of systematic observations of planetary and astronomical movements. They contain astronomical data and omen lore concerning the phases of Venus.
Height of Minoan civilization and bull worship.
Egyptian monotheism during reign of Amenhotep. New Kingdom in Egypt. The rise of the Assyrian Empire.
Astrology in eastern Turkey. Prominent stars recorded, Shang dynasty, China (1400). Constellations represented in the royal tombs of new kingdom Egypt (1570), and in the ceiling of Seti 1 (1291-1278). Constellations occurs in Vedas in India (1500). (1500-1250) Text from Cassite period measures distance between 8 constellations.
Saul, first king of Israel.
The Mul.Apin (The Plough-star) lists the constellations in three broad bands running roughly to the equator, Seventeen constellations listed along ecliptic.
Homer (800). Hesiod in Greece (750).
The Enuma Anu Enlil, (when the gods Anu (Heaven), Enlil (Earth) and Ea (Water) established in council the plans of the sky and earth)- 7,000 omens and predictions from Nineveh inscribed in the 7th century incorporating material from about 1646 B.C.E.
(539) The conquest of Babylonia by Persia. For a second time Egypt and Babylon came under one regime. Mesopotamian planetary astronomy and astrology could have begun coming into Egypt at this time. This is only supposition as evidence is lacking.
Earliest surviving astrological diary, (652). Eclipse prediction by Thales (585). Anaximenes- macrocosm and microcosm (550). Babylon conquered by the Persians (539). Pythagoras in Babylon (530). Heracleitus- Worlds of Being and Becoming, Parmenides - founder of Eleatic School: spherical Earth?, Philolaus - movement of the Earth, Anaxagoras - studied surface of the Moon (500). (650-450) The development of a twelve-fold zodiac with equal 30 degree signs.
490 Empedocles Developed theory of the four immutable "substances"
(495) Empedocles - the four elements. (460) Hippocrates - origin of medical astrology. (432) First known use of Zodiacal signs. (428-348) Plato The Timaeus, and Epinomis, the stars are living beings, and the heavens teach us number--discusses elements and the stars as living gods . (410) First known individual birth chart and nativity omens (409). (400) Eudoxus - planetary spheres, description of the constellations. (470-399) Socrates (?) (432) Meton expounded on the Metonic eclipse cycle.
384-323 Aristotle. 350 Herakleides- the Earth spins on its axis. 331 Alexander conquers Babylon: Hellenistic era. 315-c.250, Aratus - Phaenomena, earliest surviving description of constellations. 311 Zeno- Stoicism. 310 Birth of Aristarcus - discoverer of Heliocentric system. 308 First known Ephemeris.
Teotihuacan; Temple of the feathered serpent (200). Goddess worship.
(290) Berossus of Cos, Chaldean (Babylonian) priest who settled on the island of Cos and is said to have first introduced natal astrology into Greece. (263) The first cuneiform chart with degrees given. (200) Nechepso & Petosiris, Egyptian pharaoh and his priest, said to have invented astrology. An extensive astrological textbook bearing their names was written or translated into Greek around 200. (200) Hermetic writings. Roughly contemporary with the Nechepso and Petosiris writings, a diverse group of writings most attributed to Hermes, some to other Egyptian sages such as Anubis and Agathodaimon. (221) First known Egyptian Zodiac.
Galen, 130 -Pergamum. Compiled eastern system of medicine. Thoroughly integrated astrology into medicine. Used pulse diagnosis as a primary diagnostic system.
(190-120) Hipparchus- figures out the precession of the Equinoxes. Hipparchus also composed a star catalog listing some 1000 stars. (150) Mystical writings of Nechepso in Egypt. (135) Birth of Posidonius - teacher of astrology to the Romans. (68) Last cuneiform horoscope. (61) First 'Greek' Horoscope. (30) Zodiacs of Denderah in Egypt. (4) First known astrological chart to use a 'horoscope' e.g. Ascendant.
(14) Astronomica of Manilius. (120) Birth of Galen, physician and author writing considerably on astrology. (144) Birth of Vettius Valens, compiled the Anthology, a long writing dealing with most facets of Greek astrology. Dorotheus of Sidon, wrote the Pentateuch, a long and important astrological poem in 5 books. (100) Dorotheus is the oldest source for the three triplicity rulership system. (100) Teucer of Babylon, was the first to delineate the decans astrologically (may be an incorrect tradition). Late First Century, Balbillus. Son or nephew of Thrasyllus and almost as eminent. (76-138) Hadrian reigned (117-138) and was a patron of astrology, his birth data have apparently survived. (120) Ptolemy: Tetrabiblos. Claudius Ptolemy, an Egyptian by birth although possibly descended from ethnic Greeks, was also probably a Roman citizen although he wrote in Greek.
xxi. Tlamimilopa phase of Teotihuacan. Figurines mass produced by molds. Acceleration of city life. Classic Teotihuacan Mesoamerican period (250-900 AD). Early lowland Maya villages. Calendar writing.
(203) Plotinus - founder of Neo-Platonism argues against the flaws of "fated" astrological philosophies. (232) Porphyry; disciple of the Neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus, and commentator on Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos is attributed to him. (222 - 235) Pseudo-Manetho, responsible for a didactic poem in 6 books. (250-330) Iamblichus; Neoplatonist of Syrian birth attempted to create a Neoplatonic religion combined with magical practices of a tantric nature. In De Mysteriis, Iamblichus deals directly with the problem of "malefic" planetary energies and how their quality is derived from shortcomings within the soul rather than from the intrinsic nature of the planet. (218) Sol Invictus Elagabal, cult of the sun, became the state religion of Rome.
(331-363) Julian the Emperor called the Apostate, reigned from 361-363. In reign he attempted to disestablish Christianity and institute a new state religion based on the teachings of Iamblichus. (347-395) Theodosius the Great, reigned 379-395. In his reign Christianity was declared to be the only tolerated religion although Paganism survived for a long time afterward.
(350) Julius Firmicus Maternus, the only other author who wrote in Latin aside from Manilius. His text Mathesis was known through the Middle Ages and is a good source of late Hellenistic techniques. (354-430) St. Augustine, one of the more articulate opponents of astrology in ancient times, did not dismiss the influence of the planets upon historical and natural events, only upon individual human beings. (378) Paulus Alexandrinus, wrote the Introductory Matters, an introduction and overview to mainstream Greek astrology. (379) Anonymous of 379. Wrote a work on the natal delineation of 30 bright fixed stars, the same stars Ptolemy used in his Phases.
(476) Birth of Aryabadha - Indian astronomer. (480) Boethius 'Consolation of Philosophy'. (410-485) Proclus was the last of the great Neoplatonic philosophers of the Classical Era who attempted to systematize the philosophy of the ancients into a coherent and axiomatic system, and attempted to straighten out some of philosophical shortcomings of the astronomical theories of Ptolemy and his successors. (415) Hephaistio of Thebes wrote an organized Apotelesmatics to reconcile the traditions of Ptolemy and Dorotheus. His text is the largest source of actual fragments of Dorotheus, useful because he is one of the earliest interpreters of Ptolemy that still exists.
(564) Olympiodorus. Wrote commentary on lectures.
Early 7 Century, Rhetorius of Egypt, makes a large collection of excerpts from early astrological writings.
The Arabic Era - In this time astrology flourished on a grand scale under the influence of the Syrians, remaining Greeks, Egyptians and Persians, as well as a number of Jewish writers.
980-1037 Avicenna Bokhara, The Canon of Medicine, an attempted reconciliation between Galen and Aristotle, but favoring Aristotle.
967 C.E. A1-Qabisi, in Latin Alchabitius. He is the promoter of the house system, although he did not actually invent it. The system dates from the late Classical Era. A1-Qabisi's Introduction to astrology was one of the most popular works in Latin translation.
1092-1167 C.E. Abraham Ben Meir Ibn Ezra (the son of Meir, the son of Ezra) Ibn Ezra was a Jewish scholar of great importance in addition to his astrology. Author of The Beginning of Wisdom and The Book of Reasons among many others. An extremely influential author in the Latin West.
Astrology powerful--1210, 1215, 1231, 1245, 1270, 1277 astrology condemned by the church SIX times!
Late 13'", early 14th Centuries. Peter of Abano. Involved in magic and astrology and wrote much on astrological images. His longest work, the Conciliator, contains many scholastic questions which discuss astrology and astrological medicine. He also corrected and translated the Old French translations of Ibn Ezra from Old French into Latin.
1572. The "New Star" observed by Tycho Brahe and others.
1497-1560. Philip Melanchthon, A great patron of astrology and rendered the first Latin translation of the Tetrabiblos from the original Greek of Ptolemy (as opposed to the Proclus Paraphrase). He was also close to Schoener.
1642-1660. The English Civil War, and the Commonwealth, later dominated by Oliver Cromwell.
1751-1799. Ebenezer Sibley. Wrote the 18th Century's most influential text.
Revival of astrology in the 19th and 20th Centuries.


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Senior Salesforce Business Analyst - Miami area - $90k-$110k posted 18 days ago.
Salesforce Service Cloud Administrator posted 21 days ago.
Senior Salesforce CRM Analyst | 80K-95K | Ann Arbor, Michigan posted 23 days ago.

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No one likes duplication of efforts and especially when they are mundane repetitive tasks like verification of accounts in the webmaster tools. Google seems to understand that and has added another option for verification in webmaster tools.
Google will find all Google Analytics tracking codes that are active on the index page for this site. Ownership of the site is established if you are an administrator for any of the Google Analytics website profiles found. The Google Analytics tracking code is used only to verify site ownership.
Once you've verified ownership, you can add other verified owners quickly and easily through the Verification Details page. There's no need for each owner to manually verify ownership. More effort and time saved.
· Add a DNS record to your domain's configuration You can use this option if you can sign in to your domain registrar or hosting provider and add a new DNS record.
· Add a meta tag to your site's home page You can choose this option if you can edit your site's HTML.
· Upload an HTML file to your server You can choose this option if you can upload new files to your site.
The verification of the site via the analytics snippet is surely a time saver. A very big thanks to Google indeed .


text: Multi-instrumentalist and producer, he has busted that door down in the most major way possible. Pomo has always been about excellent of production and nailing expectation. Don’t overlook his most inspirational affair of electronic beats influenced by hip hop, house, 70s and 80s funk music, only in LaLaLa Festival 2019!


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"Spider-Man 2," though a box-office blockbuster if ever there was one, has taken on the favorite theme of the indies: coming- of-age/identity crisis. The title character's big question is: would I rather marry the love of my life, get better grades in college and be on time for my job as pizza delivery man, or fly through the air with the greatest of ease whenever I hear police sirens and remain an anonymous super hero? What's missing in the conflict is an understanding of just why New York's finest cannot do their jobs without Spidey's help. Strangely enough, crime shoots up 75% when the hero throws in his costume for what he considers the last time, starts answering questions in his Columbia University physics class, and begins to turn around his girl friend who, despite being engaged to a rich, handsome lad has second and third thoughts about going through with the ceremony.
It helps quite a bit that the girlfriend in question is the ubiquitous Kirsten Dunst, here in the role of off-Broadway actress and perfume poster model Mary Jane Watson and the love of her life is Tobey Maguire in the dual role of Peter Parker and Spider-Man. No-one has the slightest idea that Parker is in reality a super-hero but all his deeds of derring-do have become compulsive. Couldn't he have a happier life if he hung up his costume and became a normal guy with good grades and best friend of his aging Aunt May (Rosemary Harris)?
What makes the sequel better than the original is that we in the audience are more aware of how limited Peter Parker really is. We can identity with a guy who is failing his courses, who is fired for consistent lateness, and who is too shy to declare how he feels about the woman who considers him her best friend, and he can't even do a wash in the laundromat without ruining his clothes. His reversion to just plain Peter is frustrated when a physicist about whom he is writing a paper botches an experiment in the production of cheap energy. Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) becomes a reluctant villain when four tentacles he has fused to his spine have taken on lives of their own, beyond his control. Like Spider-Man, Doc Ock is able to scale skyscrapers, but while Spidey uses his power instantly to weave powerful webs, Doc Ock drives his tentacles into brick walls. In addition to fighting off this villain, Peter must also deal with the hostility of his rich friend, Harry Osborn (James Franco), who blames Spider-Man for the death of his father.
If there's one quality that makes this somewhat overlong pic soar above other CGI productions, it's the ability of director Sam Raimi to interest the audience equally in the down-to-earth dialogues perhaps even more than in the scaling of buildings and the tossing of police cars about the city. The rapt audience at the SRO screening I attended appeared riveted even to such adult matters as Aunt May's problems with her mortgage. The talk family conferences between May and Peter and the romantic interludes between Peter and Mary Jane came across as involving as the aerial exhibitions. Happily we do not have to say goodbye yet to Spidey as the ending virtually calls out for another sequel.


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Here’s another set of wheels you can use to travel around Niagara Falls to see what Niagara has to offer is to take one of the many WEGO buses you’ll find in the Park system and throughout the city.
This bus transportation system connects all parts of the city. It is a state- of- the- art, hop-on hop-off bus system. It is also fully accessible and provides space for your bicycle to ride along with you.
A 24 hour pass costs $7.50 for adults 13 years and up, children 6 to 12 years, $4.50.
For more information go to: www.wegoniagarafalls.com.

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There are several others in Genesis. Can someone explain this to me?
I believe the 120 years refers to the time period God gave man to repent before sending the flood.
God extends peoples ages according to his purpose. As a side note i find it interesting that as a consequence of sin and the dying of this world peoples ages have been declining right up until within the last hundred or so years when science has been trying to stabilise and reverse the process.


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It is beginning to look a little like Christmas, even here in Iraq.
Lots of goodies from PowerSchool and Cub Scouts. As soon as I open a box the goodies all disappear.
All the gifts really help moral here.
Last night all the officers got together for a Gift Exchange including gift "stealing". It was a really good time.
Gifts ranged from chocolates, to CD's to the essential toilet seat covers. It was a nice party. Not the same with out my kids, but Marines are always fun to be around. So thank you to everyone who sent gifts. Keep us all in your prayers. Our enemy is still out there looking for his opportunity, but we are ever watchful and ready, even on the day of our Savior’s birth.


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For perhaps the first time ever after reading a Mitchell book, I wished he hadn't set it in the same fantastical world as a previous novel (i.e., The Bone Clocks). Mitchell is such a good writer, and I don't really want to read a series by him, I want to read unique and diverse offerings.
It's not that I wasn't intrigued by where he was going here. You feel the angst and the horror and the thrill and, above all, the oddness of this story. Plus he gets to give a fabulous speech on the deficiencies of humans who can't remember their own history, which, if it wasn't hugely depressing would have had me smiling. But the story became, well, repetitive, and when the final solution reveals itself, it's rather deflating.
I'll give him a bit of a break in that this book feels more like a novella than a true novel. It's possible he wrote it as a short story and then developed it into a short novel? I don't fault him that, but I do hope he writes something wholly different next time around.

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I started Connection Expert to detect instruments connected to my GPIB network.
I'm only connected by hardware to a counter (5334A Universal Counter), however, Connection Expert shows me a lot of fake GPIB addresses.
How can I eliminate all of them simultaneously? Eliminating one by one is almost impossible.
The only way I found to eliminate all these instruments was through the reinstallation of IO Libraries Suite.


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Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet or line with parchment paper (I used parchment paper and it worked out great). Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and spices in a large bowl. Using a pastry blender, fork, or food processor, cut butter into the dry ingredients until mixture is crumbly and no chunks of butter are obvious; set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together pumpkin, half and half, and egg. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Form the dough into a ball.
Pat out dough onto a lightly-floured surface and form it into a 1-inch thick rectangle, about 9 inches long and 3 inches wide. Use a large knife or pizza cutter to slice the dough twice through the width, making three equal portions. Cut those three slices diagonally so you have 6 triangular slices of dough (I dipped my knife in flour as I was cutting the pieces, and it definitely made the cutting easier). Place the 6 slices of dough on your prepared baking sheet. Bake at 425 degrees for 14 to 16 minutes, until scones just begin to turn light brown (I baked mine for 15 minutes). Place on wire rack to cool.
POWDERED SUGAR GLAZE: Mix the powdered sugar and half and half together, blending until smooth.
When scones are cool, either use a brush to paint the glaze over the top of each scone, or just put a dollop of glaze on the scone with a teaspoon and use the back of the spoon to spread the glaze over the top.
SPICED GLAZE: Combine the powdered sugar and half and half, blending until smooth. Then add in the spices, and blend mixture until smooth.
Drizzle this thicker glaze over each scone (I just used a teaspoon to drizzle it, but you can also use a whisk or plastic squirt bottle–whatever you find easiest). Allow the icing to dry about an hour before serving.
Enjoy these scones with your favorite coffee or hot tea…perfect on a chilly autumn morning!
Linked to Foodie Friday, I’m Lovin’ It!, Sweets for a Saturday, Full Plate Thursday.
This entry was posted in Autumn/Thanksgiving, Breakfast/Brunch, Food and Recipes, Muffins, Biscuits, Scones, Seasonal and tagged breakfast, brunch, cinnamon, Everyday, glaze, pumpkin, Scone on October 4, 2011 by nancyc.
These look fabulous, way better than what you’d get at a coffee shop. I love the spiced glaze.
Oooh delicious. I made pumpkin scones last year for thanksgiving breakfast! The glaze looks so yummy on these!
I think our recipes started out the same. Next time I will try the brown sugar. Is it an even measurement swap?
I also had no cloves so I used pumpkin pie spice in place of all the spices.
Glad you liked the scones! 🙂 Yes, I substituted the same amount of brown sugar for the white sugar–7 Tablespoons–just make sure the brown sugar is “packed.” Substituting the Pumpkin Pie spice is a good idea, too!
Mmmm pumpkin scones, it’s one I haven’t tried yet!
I would vote for better than Starbucks, these look awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great week end and come back soon!

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


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The ACL is a band of tough, fibrous tissue that stabilizes the knee. Injuries to the ACL are very common-especially among athletes. Most often, the injury occurs when the knee is forced beyond its normal range of motion. This can stretch or tear the ligament, much like the fibers of a rope coming apart. You may have pain and swelling and feel like your knee "gives out." A treatment called thermal shrinkage can help repair the ACL.
Heating parts of the ACL causes them to shrink. This tightens the ligament and allows it to better stabilize the joint. Thermal shrinkage is done during an arthroscopic procedure. A long, thin lighted tube called an arthroscope is used to see and operate inside the knee.
Before the Procedure: Follow your surgeon's instructions on how to prepare for the procedure. You may need to stop eating and drinking after midnight before the procedure. When you arrive at the hospital or surgery center, you will change into a hospital gown. You will be given medication to relax you. You may be partially awake or completely asleep during the procedure.
During the Procedure: Small incisions are made around your knee. The arthroscope and surgical instruments are placed through these incisions. Magnified images of your knee joint appear on a monitor. To perform thermal shrinkage, the surgeon inserts a probe into the joint. This probe heats specific parts of the ACL. When these parts cool, they shrink, causing them to tighten and better hold the joint in place.
After the Procedure: You will go home the day of the procedure or stay 1 night(s). You will be given a rehabilitation program of exercises and physical therapy to strengthen your knee. This program may continue for 3-6 months.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


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A man slit the throat of his common-law wife early Tuesday morning and later hanged himself from a tree- a murder suicide that rocked the usually sleepy agriculture-dependent island of Leguan.
Family-friends said the woman’s throat was slit by her husband, Vicky, with whom she shared a “rocky” relationship. She leaves behind three children ranging from one year to six years old.
The incident occurred at Endeavour about 3 AM.
The children were taken to their grandmother.


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If you have an iPhone with 3D Touch capability (i.e. the iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, 7, or 7 Plus), you’re in luck. Editing text on your phone just got a whole lot easier with this new hidden feature.
When you’re typing away and look back on your message to see that you’ve made a mistake, your instinct is probably to tap the screen where you want to edit, or press and hold to create the magnifier tool and edit from there. But sometimes your finger gets right in the way of what you’re trying to edit, so you can’t fully see where the cursor is going, or it doesn’t register your click correctly.
Luckily, Apple has remedied this issue with its latest batch of iPhones. Your keyboard now doubles as a mousepad, making edits easier and more precise than the tapping or magnifying manoeuvers.
To activate the hidden mousepad, press firmly on any key until all of the keys turn blank and you feel a light tap on your finger from the screen, also known as the taptic feature. This turns the keyboard into a mousepad and your finger into the mouse.
The keyboard tracks your fingers movement, making the cursor on the screen smaller and easier to navigate. It also solves the issue of blocking your edits with your finger, since it stays on the mousepad the whole time.
You can also select groups of text with this feature for bulkier editing. First, make sure the trackpad is activated. Then ease the pressure your finger is applying to the screen without letting go, and press again firmly to activate the highlighter and move your finger to select what you want to edit.
This new feature definitely takes some getting used to, as it is incredibly responsive to how much pressure you apply and much faster and more accurate than the old “tapping” methods. But once you get the hang of the iPhone’s handy new editing tool, you’ll be typing away all day with ease.
Did you know about this secret mouse? Let us know in the comments!
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“Having researched the law, this Chambers has filed a civil suit in the High Court at Kota Baru for the federal government of Malaysia,” he said in a statement on Friday (Jan 18).
“Although the Kelantan state government has jurisdiction over matters relating to land, forestry and mining, it is also bound by a paramount and non-delegable duty to protect and preserve the welfare of the Temiar orang asli,” he said.
Thomas said commercial development and the pursuit of profit must not come at the expense of the Temiar orang asli and their inherent right as citizens of the country, to the land and resources which they had traditionally owned and used.
“The orang asli have a rich and ancient history. Since time immemorial, they have lived a peaceful and sustainable existence in the forests of Malaya,” he said.
He added that the orang asli had a deep connection with their ancestral land, which they rely heavily upon for economic and cultural sustenance.
"Rapid deforestation and commercial development have resulted in widespread encroachment into the native territories of the orang asli. In most instances, they are not consulted or even considered.
They are seldom given fair compensation.
"Moved by their plight, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet resolved that legal proceedings be considered to reflect the federal government’s commitment to the orang asli. Additionally, this is honouring a promise in its manifesto," he said.
Thomas said across the globe, the fundamental rights of indigenous peoples had been recognised, declared and enforced in landmark court cases.
“It is time that Malaysia joins the rank of nations recognising and protecting the rights of our orang asli,” he added.

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Yes, but 100 €/100 £ ‘padding’ will be applied to make sure you have enough funds on the card to pay for the fuel, this effectively ‘ring fences’ that money and those funds will not be available to you to spend. This ‘padding’ amount will be returned to your card but may take up to 14 days.
Will I be charged for withdrawing cash from ATM?
Can my WRC P1 card be used for online purchases?
Can I use my WRC P1 card to withdraw cash?

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Bay City, Michigan - Walk Ride U.S.A.
Bay City is located in Bay County in Eastern Michigan. The city is situated on Saginaw River as it flows out to Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. This is a beautiful part of Michigan and it offers lovely views of boats on Saginaw Bay and a quaint old downtown area.
The Bay City area has a system of paved recreational trails known as the Riverwalk, the Bay City Loop and the Bangor Township Railtrail. These are paved pathways for riding your bike, walking, seeing the sights and commuting about town.
The Riverwalk is a 1.5-mile long paved pathway that follows along the banks of the Saginaw River in the heart of Bay City. The pathway extends from Midland Street to Lafayette Street and goes through Veterans Memorial Park. From this location you can connect with the Bay City Loop that wraps around the city to the east or the Bangor Township Railtrail that heads to the north.
The Bangor Township Railtrail is a 7.5-mile long paved pathway that was constructed along an abandoned railroad right-of-way and stretches from the Bay City State Recreation Area on Saginaw Bay to Downtown Bay City. The south end of the trail is located near E. Vermont Street on the west side of the Saginaw River.
Following are links to official off-site resources to find out more details about the recreational trails in Bay City, Michigan.

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text: I am a voracious reader. Here are just a few of the hundreds – maybe even thousands – of books that are on my 2B or Not 2B Reads and Books I’ve Read lists. Currently on my bedside table….The Golem and The Jinni (worth reading), The Moor’s Account (another good read), and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (next up in my reading que). Are you a reader? What’s on your ‘must read’ list?


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An immersive ambient video + soundscape. Kabbalah + cosmology inspired relaxation. Chill out here!
The Four Worlds sets up dynamic interactions between four layers; video, translucent photograph, audio and the viewer. The title references the Four Worlds concept of Kabbalah in which Emanation, Creation, Formation and Action connect the spiritual and physical realms.
Through my photographs, videos and soundscapes I seek to create dynamic spaces in which participants can experience slowly shifting atmospheres of light and shadow, immersive ambient soundscapes and an expansion of their own perceptions and awareness.


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Installation of the new High Sheriff of Shropshire, Charles Lillis. Attended in court dress with Gillian, and it was followed by afternoon tea. Congratulations to Christine Holmes’ year in office; she did a remarkable job.
Dinner at the Town Hall in aid of the Herefordshire Community Champions Awards hosted by Councillor Brian Wilcox, Chairman of the Council, and Mary Thompson, Managing Director of Cargill Meats Europe. It was an amazing group of people from throughout the county who justly deserve recognition.
At 6pm I attended the Mayors Parlour at the Town Hall in court dress for a reception for the Macmillan nurses.
At 1.30pm I had a meeting with Glyn Morgan at the Hereford Cathedral to thank him for his help and advice during my shrieval year.
At 7.15pm I attended the Lord Lieutenant’s Cadets Award Ceremony at the Town Hall in court dress.
Attended the Hereford Magistrates Mock Trial Competition 2017 at 10am, together with the Lord Lieutenant, and his Honour Judge Pearce-Higgins QC. The schools performed very well, and Whitecross School thoroughly deserved to win the competition.
A working breakfast to hear Steve Thomas, Managing Director of XReach Ltd, give a talk on Cyber Security. It certainly made one think about how vulnerable we are! There is excellent news of a new cyber faculty to be built at the Enterprise Zone in Hereford, under the umbrella of Wolverhampton University.
Attended a drinks evening at Monique Heijn’s house to celebrate the successful funding to launch the new university in Hereford.


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This has nothing to do with what most employees expect this time of year. Don't you notice that more people have been getting sick or dying lately? If you had a choice, up to how old would you want to live?
I have often heard people (most of them priests during a funeral mass) say that to live up to 70 is already a blessing. After awhile, I realized that this statement had some Biblical basis. I don't remember where now (was it in the Psalms?) but there's a part there which goes: "Seventy years is all we have. Eighty, if we are strong." No wonder most people consider living beyond 80 as a big bonus already.
Anyway, here's wishing all of you the Christmas bonus you all expect. I wish you more years too. Better yet, at the end of this life, may we all get the biggest bonus of all -- finding a special room for us in Our Father's house.
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I qualified as a barrister four years ago. My legal life started out by doing a BA in NUIG (Legal Science and French), following on to do a one year LLB in NUIG. Upon graduating from NUIG I spent the summer studying for the Kings Inns entrance exams which were at the end of August. My decision to become a barrister and not a solicitor was based on the fact that I loved debating and public speaking and hated the idea of being stuck in an office. Plus I found the idea of being in and out of court arguing cases really exciting.
So now I work in the area of criminal law as a defence barrister. I love the work as every day is different and I meet all sorts of people from all walks of life. It is a tough job too as the pay for a junior barrister is very bad and we all work on our own as we are each self-employed so you have to work hard to build up a good reputation. But if you enjoy your job you will push yourself to succeed, as the saying goes, if you love your job you will never work a day in your life.
I work mostly in the District Court and deal with cases from drink driving, to minor assaults, to public order offences (drunk & disorderly, breach of the peace) to theft. More serious matters will go directly to the Circuit Court where the sentences will be greater. In the District Court a person can only be sentenced to a maximum of two years imprisonment for two or more offences.
On an average day I arrive at the Lawlibrary for 9.30 as Court sits at 10.30. I will do my main preparation for my case the night before so in the morning I will print out copies of the law and any caselaw I wish to rely on.
The Lawlibrary is really a library!! There are approximately 1,900 barristers who pay membership fees every year and they have access to this library. Every law book we need is in there plus articles and judgments and copies of Statutes and Acts. There are seats but these are assigned based on seniority, however as it is a library while that member is away anyone can use his seat. We can borrow books to take home or sit in there to do research. Also that is where we change into our gowns, tabs and wigs. The wigs these days are optional and a lot of people have opted not to wear them. Personally I feel that it sets me apart from my client where I would like to build a relationship with them. If I am to represent someone in Court I want them to feel I am on their side and will do the best I can for them. We must wear black/dark suits and the white tabs and the gown.
When Court starts there is a long list of names to get through and it is packed. There are lawyers and Gardaí everywhere waiting for their case to be called. I spend time waiting for Judge chatting with old law school classmates and catching up. When my client’s name is called it is up to me to inform the Judge what is happening and how we are proceeding – whether we will be pleading guilty and being sentenced or pleading not guilty and taking a hearing date.
The Gardaí must hand over copies of all the evidence they will be relying on when prosecuting the offence. This can take a few weeks/months depending on the type of evidence – statements/photographs/CCTV. So this means there will be various court dates where we must inform the Judge on the progress and if we are ready for sentencing or a hearing. I will meet my client numerous times before the case ends so this will give me a chance to get to know them and see the best solution for them in their situation.
If we are in Court for a short matter it all usually winds down by lunch time. If we are in for a hearing we could be in all day as there could be many Gardaí and witnesses giving evidence. If Court ends early, that gives me a chance to visit one of my clients in prison to discuss their upcoming case. Visiting times are restricted so we grab any chance we can.
I would probably defend anyone charged with any crime. Everyone is entitled to a defence and a well-represented defendant helps assure that justice is really done. Law can be an amazing, diverse, exciting, challenging career. But those positions – the positions that you come to love – are at the lower end of the spectrum. If you go into law school thinking that you’re owed a well-paid career simply because the entry fee is so high, you’re out of luck.


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As you work with Human resources, you'll decide how to structure your organization, using elements, such as departments, jobs, and positions. These are among the foundational elements that you'll configure in Human resources. Individual employees are assigned to positions which are associated with jobs.
Departments, jobs, and positions are organizational elements that are maintained within Human resources. This video describes conceptual information about the worker record.
The worker record in Dynamics 365 is where you record all the information about members of your workforce. It’s the place to store personal info about the worker, like their name and address, as well as contractual information about their relationship with the company. It’s also one of the places where you can manage the positions that this worker is assigned to, manage their compensation and benefit information, monitor their performance record, maintain competencies, and pretty much everything else relating to an individual.


text: “Faith milestones are a vital part of ministry in our church. They are a great way to reach out to those homes and families beyond the church walls. At the last congregation I served, many of our new families came in through our Milestones Ministry program because someone within the congregation invited them. There are currently 17 faith milestones shared at that congregation; one for almost every age. Several years ago, there was not a milestone for the four-year olds and those kids knew it, too. They would let me know that they were sad that they didn’t get a milestone that year. Thus, we added the ‘sanctuary crawl’ milestone from Vibrant Faith Ministries for those children.


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YACHTING MONTHLY MAGAZINE : Written by sailors, for sailors, Yachting Monthly is at the heart of the British yachting market for people who actively sail their boats. Yachting Monthly provides an authoritative, yet entertaining, mix of information for yachtsmen with any level of experience. Each issue contains informative and inspirational articles, readers share real-life experiences in the Sailing Skills section and the 'Confessional' page. Plus read authoritative reports on yachting equipment, new technology and new and second-hand boats by one of the most trusted test teams in the industry.
YACHTING Monthly is a serious magazine combined with humor in the writing style. It contains much information about coastal sailing around the UK. It deals about new sailing boat mostly, but older ships are not forgotten.


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Sam joined Atlantic Retail in 2019 after serving as a Senior Director in the Capital Markets Group at Cushman & Wakefield and previously co-founded a real estate firm focused exclusively on investment property sales. Sam has been brokering NNN Properties and Shopping Centers for more than 20 years. Sam brings extensive experience in marketing investment properties, structuring sale-leaseback transactions, representing private buyers in the acquisition of investment properties and facilitating 1031/1033 exchanges. Sam’s clients include Developers, Public REITS, High Net Worth Investors, Family Offices and Real Estate Funds & Partnerships.
Sam is a North Carolina native and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Away from the office, Sam is an avid outdoor enthusiast especially enjoying mountain biking, snow skiing, boating and traveling to off the beaten locales. Sam resides in Charlotte, NC with his wife Kimberly and their three children.

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Each year, hundreds of millions of dollars are donated to organizations dedicated to strengthening the Jewish community. When it came time to give in 2013, I wanted to try something new and give in a way that I could be certain my dollars were being put to good use. Not only did I contribute the same amount as I always do, but the impact of my gift this year will be doubled, most likely even more.
The American Jewish community has changed, and so has its priorities. According to the Pew survey’s “A Portrait of Jewish Americans” 2013 report, it found that 32% of Jews born after 1980 self-identify as “Jews of no religion” yet 94% of Jewish Americans are proud to be Jewish and 80% find it important to their lives even though 58% of them have non-Jewish spouses. These numbers tell us that while Jewish Americans strongly identify as Jewish, they participate less in traditional organized Jewish life. This demonstrates that there is significant room for engagement with these demographics. This begs the questions: How do we know which programs are most wanted and needed? Also, how big and effective an impact are our donations making? Well, the best way to figure it out is to ask them directly!
My goal is to engage and empower millennials, especially those less connected to Judaism, in building programs that they want and need. So, I chose to contribute in a way that responds to the younger generation of Jews and guarantees a bigger impact from my donation. I am doing this through a Community Matching Grant, or CMG, in partnership with Jewcer.
Jewcer is a social good startup that uses crowdfunding as a means of engagement and empowerment within the Jewish community. After sharing my goals with Jewcer, we decided to create a grant opportunity together, Jewcer SPARK. Unlike traditional grants, the SPARK grant process incorporates crowdfunding as a condition to receiving the grant. After a standard solicitation for initiatives, ideas, events and programs, I get to choose which submissions proceed to raise at least $1,800 from at least 50 people in 30 days. If the potential grantee succeeds in crowdfunding, they receive a matching grant of $1,800 – that is, they will now have $3,600 to implement their initiative, hence the term Community Matching Grant. This process allows me to hand-pick the ideas that I think will best meet the goals of innovation and engagement with younger, less connected Jews while the vetting and final selection process is really done by the community through crowdfunding.
The Jewcer team and I worked together to select the criteria for SPARK that would achieve the best results for our experiment with Community Matching Grants. The grant amount $1,800 is an obviously Jewish choice, and doubling that to $3,600 is a significant enough amount that can make a difference for an initiative. Running this crowdfunding campaign over 30 days was recommended by Jewcer from their deep understanding of what it takes to run a successful campaign, and since crowdfunding, at its core, demonstrates community participation, we decided at least 50 people must support an initiative as part of the grant process.
We frequently see an elitist approach to philanthropy that assumes knowledge of what young people want and need. Philanthropic decisions often don’t include direct engagement with young people, even though they are the target demographic for many philanthropists. Generally, when people engage with initiatives that are relevant in their communities, they feel more ownership and collective responsibility for them. By allowing this up-and-coming generation to contribute to innovation that touches their lives, we get a glimpse into what they are willing to invest in and what they want. I believe in the relationships that are built through community organizing and Jewcer is a great tool for community investment through crowdfunding.
Some will say that traditional philanthropy should remain paramount and that engagement and charitable contributions should remain siloed. Others might argue that philanthropists shouldn’t determine where their dollars go because professional organizations know best. In some instances, they are correct. I am not arguing that traditional philanthropy should be trumped by Community Matching Grants or crowdfunding, but that it should be enhanced by the community. This new way of grant-making can strengthen and compliment traditional giving and make philanthropy more efficient and effective over the long term.
We as Jews are a small community, but we have great human potential and we cannot solely rely only on traditional grant-making to float us into the future. We must listen to the next generation by giving them an opportunity to show us what they support through the participation in our philanthropy. We must empower the best leaders, programs and causes to create deeper engagement. Community Matching Grants coupled with crowdfunding, do this and more. I now know that every $1,800 I give will strengthen or start an initiative with the power of $3,600, and moreover, I know the initiative is something the community needs and wants to take part in and come to fruition. It is time to listen to what young Jewish Americans are saying, and then strengthen their ideas with our contributions.
Marita Anderson is a dedicated Jewish community leader with experience serving on boards and committees of organizations such as AIPAC, Save a Child’s Heart, Project Kesher, Jewcer, and was a member of the Slingshot Fund. Her personal mission is to facilitate access to Judaism and engagement of the Jewish community beyond the established institutions. Marita is earning her MA in Jewish Studies at the Academy for Jewish Religion California.


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Experience the top sights of Madird on a panoramic bus tour and see the Gran Via, Puerta del Sol, Puerta de Alcalá, the bull ring, and more. Visit Bernabeu Stadium afterwards and have access to all those parts of the stadium you’ve dreamed of seeing.
During a panoramic tour of the Spanish capital you’ll see the most important buildings, monuments, squares, and avenues, and hear about Madrid’s history from the old Habsburg and Bourbon quarters to the modern-day city.
On this 2.5-hour program, you’ll take in the Gran Vía, Plaza de España, Moncloa, Calle Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Puerta de Alcalá, and more. See Columbus Square, making a brief stop at the Hard Rock Café for a complimentary soft drink refreshment, before heading to the Real Madrid stadium, Santiago Bernabéu.
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Look around the stadium with no limits, and experience the tunnel to the locker rooms, the bench, the pitch, and even the presidential box. To round it off, you’ll visit the new museum, where the story of the Real Madrid legend is told.


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The local structural organization of chromatin in mitotic chromosomes is not well understood. A new cryo‐electron tomography study from the Daban laboratory (Chicano et al, 2019) reveals that mitotic chromatin isolated from human cells can assume a plate‐like fine structure, containing layers of interdigitated nucleosomes. Such a multilayered organization suggests a possible model for mitotic chromatin compaction.
Genome sequences on eukaryotic chromosomes are packaged into chromatin, a nucleoprotein complex in which arrays of nucleosomes organize the genomic DNA. During interphase, chromosomes occupy distinct territories within eukaryotic cell nuclei. Chromosome conformation capture (3C) methods have been instrumental at revealing principles of long‐range organization within chromatin in vivo. At the DNA megabase (Mb) scale, the chromatin polymer exhibits a fractal organization into clusters of self‐interacting domains (Lieberman‐Aiden et al, 2009). At the 100 kilobase (kb) scale, distinct domains called topologically associating domains (TADs) can be identified. These TADs are demarcated by insulator complexes, exhibit high degrees of self‐interaction, and often contain co‐regulated genes (Dixon et al, 2012). Finally, at even shorter‐range, single‐kilobase scales, individual nucleosomes self‐associate through histone–protein contacts (Hsieh et al, 2015; Risca et al, 2017). This results in the formation of chromatin secondary structure, such as segments of two‐start (or zig‐zag) fiber structure (Dorigo et al, 2004).


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Two Catholic primary schools in Peterborough and another in Cambridge are among the first to be proposed amid a new round of government funding for voluntary aided (VA) faith schools in England.
The three bids are in areas of significant housing development where there is a shortage of school places, and if approved would open in September 2022 or 2023.
The Department for Education (DfE) announced plans to open new VA faith schools in May 2018. It made the decision after campaigning by the National Secular Society (NSS) and others forced it to abandon plans to scrap a 50% cap on discriminatory admissions to new academies.
VA faith schools are able to teach confessional religious education and select all pupils (and potentially all staff) on religious grounds.
In December the NSS wrote to all local authorities including Peterborough, urging them to resist proposals for new VA faith schools. The letter also urged councils to monitor the impact of faith-based education on school choice in the wake of the publication of the NSS's recent report The Choice Delusion.
In the same month, the DfE's own impact assessment showed its decision to fund new VA schools would lead to religious discrimination in admissions, through their teaching of denominational RE and in their employment practices. The assessment also showed the move would undermine social cohesion.
No More Faith Schools campaigner Alastair Lichten said: "Local councils should be standing up for all their residents, not facilitating discrimination. We will continue to monitor new VA school proposals as they come in and engage with local councils, councillors and activists to ensure they are challenged. Councils have a duty to ensure adequate school provision which if fulfilled leave little room for such discriminatory proposals.
"Supporters can read our guide to challenging new faith schools and get in touch for further advice."
Helen Bates, assistant director for schools at the Diocese of East Anglia, told the Peterborough Telegraph: "This bidding round represents the first opportunity to build new Catholic schools in East Anglia for many years."
Mr Lichten called this claim "misleading".
"The offer has always been open to Catholic groups to open new state funded academies. However they refuse to do so unless they are able to apply 100% religious selection."
The Peterborough Telegraph's article originally stated that the schools would be free schools (academies). The paper corrected this after being contacted by the No More Faith Schools campaign.
Should the schools be approved they may later convert to academy status.


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Teaching English is not just a cool way to travel in a foreign country. You will actually have to teach class, write lesson plans, evaluate students. If you work in a school, you will have to teach kids and even deal with their parents. If you don’t like working with people or teaching or grammar (do you know what the negative past perfect progressive tense is?), this profession is probably not for you.
That being said, many people, especially travelers, do not treat teaching English like it’s a real job, and, likewise, English teachers rarely get much respect.
You will probably be asked to do things that aren’t in your job description while working in China. You are there as part of a for-profit business. The company will use you however they want, regardless of whether it’s in your job description. That being said, a lot of times your Chinese co-workers also have to do things that aren’t in their job descriptions — like helping you open a bank account on their weekend or translating the directions to your new ice cream maker. Also expect to have your photo used in promotional materials without your prior consent. Right now, a flier with a big picture of my daughter and I is being distributed all over the city we live in. It’s strange, to say the least, to find pictures of yourself lining the streets and piled up in the trash cans of a Chinese city.
But being used in ways that are not in your job description or contact is just the way it is for everybody working in China, so get used to it.
Believe only what is written in your contract, treat all the other information they give you about the job as a best case scenario.
It helps if you like surprises and don’t get frustrated every time people forget to tell you things. Like last week I was told that I actually have three once-a-week classes that nobody told me about until they started. Surprise! Or today I show up for class and the Chinese teacher was lining up the kids to go outside. When I asked her what was going on, she told me the whole school was going out right now to make three year olds stand in lines and watch the flag being raised. Surprise! Yes, it can be a little stressful having last minute changes flung upon you, but that comes with the territory of working in a foreign country.
There are so many different ways of teaching a foreign language that I am not going to venture into that territory. All I can say is if you think the material is boring, it’s probably boring for your students too. If you’re having fun in class, students have a better chance of having fun too. Students (both kids and adults) like games, and a fun, interactive class will probably go better for everyone.
Creativity is key. There are definitely those times when students fly through lessons you thought would take two classes or when they just aren’t getting a concept you thought they would understand (come on guys, present perfect continuous tense isn’t that difficult!) or they look like they’re ready to fall asleep and you still have four more new words to drill them on. Learning some good games and improvisation are essential for any ESL teacher.
Finally a word about some of the unexpected benefits of being an English teacher in China.
Naming your students is one such benefit. Chinese names are usually nouns. Likewise, they tend to give their kids English names after English nouns. So while many kids are named Mary and John there are also kids with English names like Robot and Shark. If you work teaching English, you will probably get to name people, which is actually a lot of fun, especially if your husband wouldn’t let you name your daughter Rocket.
You can treat all your weird eccentricities as normal foreigner behavior. I have used the excuse “That’s how we do it in America…” more times than I care to remember.
When taking a teaching job in China you also walk in to a pre-set identity. Chinese citizens are used to seeing foreign English teachers. You don’t have to give a vague explanation as to why you are staying for months in their town and where your money comes from. Also, there are often other foreign English teachers who welcome other foreigners as friends.
Have you ever worked as an English teacher abroad? What were you surprised by?
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After you have your teaching certification send me an email and I can help you find a good job in China!
After traveling on her own for three or four years, Chaya met up with Wade Shepard, the editor of VagabondJourney.com. They were married in 2009, and continue to travel the world together with their young daughter. From time to time Chaya blogs about family travel and life on the road. Chaya Shepard has written 102 posts on Vagabond Journey. Contact the author.
I’ve been travelling for 7 months so far and also experienced most of the things you mentioned in your post: I worked as an English teacher in Beilun (a Ningbo district) and it was a real nightmare! Not to mention the children’s English nicknames like Only or Nono. I left after 2 months: China is not my element. And they treated me like a business card.
I have been reading these blogs for the past several days and found them AMAZINGLY helpful and hilarious. I am moving to China in June to teach English and have been doing my research. I found out that the everyday news of China was boring, dry, and skewed. I was so pleased to find this blog because it gave me a much better understanding of the inside workings of China, the people of China, not just China itself. I’m still reading through these blogs, but I wanted to say thank you for your insight on this country. This has been the most honesty I’ve read about China so far. It’s been entertaining too!
Wow, thank you. This is very much appreciated.


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If visiting the city of Boston isn’t your bucket list, then this might be a good time to add it.
Besides being a center for higher education, this old town has a lot to offer. There are numerous things that you could do that would make your weekend experience worth remembering.
If you want to get in touch with your roots, then the Freedom Trail is the best place to visit. It highlights the significant role played by the city of Boston in the American Revolution. It’s a self-guided tour and tops the list of the free things to do in Boston.
The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile walking stretch that tells you all you need to know about the historical sites that contributed to the nation’s founding. A red line denotes the start of this famous trail on the sidewalk at Boston Common, one of United States’ oldest parks, and the famous Bunker Hill Monument marks its end.
It’s both an educative trip and an effective workout.
Meanwhile, a decide in Maryland agreed that anti-Muslim sentiment was behind the president’s government orders. It is permission for travelers from 38 nations collaborating within the Visa Waiver Program. Be certain the travel company provides you with a degree of contact that may be reached any time of the day or evening. He said he was given no reason for the travel ban, though added that he was facing costs together with obstructing government establishments and spreading false information after he helped draft an anti-torture bill for parliament in 2015.
Travel offers travel and tourism businesses and organizations the chance to register their identify within the high level area,travel, the segment of the Web designated for their trade. The Dam is the place you’ll set off in your rafting adventure, and because these motorized boats can carry 19 passengers, it’s an amazing choice if you happen to’re traveling with family or associates.


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May 18, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares bounced back Tuesday as price gains on index heavy high value stocks pushed the market up, while heavy institutional interest on Commercial Bank drove trading volumes up, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 4,257.67, up 15.18 points, while the Milanka index of more liquid stocks gained 0.80 percent (38.07 points) to close at 4,822.65.
Turnover was 2.0 billion rupees, according to stock exchange provisional figures.
“Apart from a few large blocks that dominated turnover the market was mainly dominated by speculative trading,” Thakshila Hulangamuwa, vice president at stock brokering house Asha Phillip Securities said.
In a privately negotiated off-the-floor deal two million shares of Commercial Bank of Ceylon changed hands at 246.00 rupees. It closed at 245.75 rupees, up 1.75.
Hatton National Bank closed at 238.50 rupees, up 4.25, Nations Trust Bank closed at 37.50 rupees, down 25 cents, Sampath Bank closed at 285.00 rupees, up 1.75 and Seylan Bank closed at 55.25 rupees, down 1.75.
Ceylon Leather Products was the second most actively traded stock on the market. It closed at 159.75 rupees, up 15.25, brokers said.
Airken Spence closed at 1,550.25 rupees, down 50 cents, John Keells Holdings closed at 183.00 rupees, up 50 cents, Hayleys closed flat at 285.00 rupees and Hemas Holdings closed 141.25 rupees, down 75 cents.
“Profit-taking in selected stocks still continues in market,” Hulangamuwa said.
ACME Printing and Packaging closed at 26.00 rupees, down 2.00, Nawaloka Hospitals closed at 6.00 rupees, down 25 cents and The Colombo Fort Land and Building closed at 87.25 rupees, down 2.75.

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Lucky St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes.
I haven’t quite celebrated St Patrick’s Day the same way since college – Lucky Charm cupcakes are a long way from my days of kegs and eggs and shamrock stickers on my cheeks. But one thing hasn’t changed, my penchant for playing with my food! Making these ‘lucky’ rainbow St Patrick’s Day cupcakes was a treat for my color-coordination obsessed tendencies, it felt like a nice therapy session sorting through the marshmallows and dropping them into like-colored piles. Assembling them is as simple as can be, make your favorite cupcake recipe (funetti box mix, guilty as charged), top with white frosting and finish them off with a rainbow of lucky charms. I found it looked the best when you start with cupcakes already on your serving dish, and split some of the colors across the cupcake so they blend together as one rainbow. And don’t throw out that extra cereal! Use it to display your cupcakes by spreading it around the rainbow of treats in a serving tray. Happy St Patrick’s Day!
Veggie Ribbon Salad with Walnuts. Gilded Easter Eggs.


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My book Invisible Nature: Healing the Destructive Divide Between People and the Environment, is at the printer, sent there by my publisher Prometheus Books. I’m getting excited for the August 6 release date. I hope you’ll take a look!
Meanwhile, several strong endorsements have rolled in, including one by the esteemed environmental philosopher J. Baird Callicott, who calls Invisible Nature “a tour de force.” His endorsement, along with Vandana Shiva’s can be seen here.
Invisible Nature is at the printer is licensed by Ken under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.


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This is Saturn last night at about midnight,taken with a 900nc Webcam and a 3x barlow on a lx200gps 10".
I reckon that has come out really well. Saturn is not a brilliant target this time round due to its relative lack of altitude.
Whereabouts in the UK did you take that from?
I thought Saturn was fairly high to be honest and in a good position apart from the moon close by.
It was taken from romford essex under 5 sodium street lights and moonlight to boot.
I did not use any filters,not even a IR cut.
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Here at the Aurora Zone, we offer a tailored and personalised service for corporate and leisure group travel, catering to the needs and budgets of any group size, whether it is 8 people celebrating a special birthday or 80 people travelling for a product launch.
With our huge network of expert suppliers across Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland, we can create a trip you’ll remember forever. Your group can hunt the Northern Lights and experience winter adventures galore with dog sledding, snowmobiling and a wealth of other activities, or we can make things more leisurely with drinks receptions in ice bars, sauna experiences, magical reindeer sleigh rides and unique accommodation. Your trip will be fully tailored to your requirements.
Whether you are rewarding staff with the chance to see the Northern Lights, celebrating a special birthday with family in a log cabin or simply getting a group of friends together to enjoy an exceptional holiday, we can create your ideal itinerary using our vast experience. Our group experts will ensure that you receive the best possible experience, from beginning to end.
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Auora Cabins and Aurora Kotas are the latest in Northern Lights accommodation at Muotka Maja Wilderness Lodge and Nellim Wilderness Hotel, two of our very best destinations. Specially created by managers Jouko and Mari Lappalainen, they are innovative and homely options to include in your itinerary.
Both are similar in design, however, an Aurora cabin is slightly larger than an Aurora kota. A 'Kota' is a traditional tent of the Sámi – Finland’s indigenous people, who have herded their reindeer through its lands since time immemorial. The roof shape of the Aurora Kotas and Aurora Cabins pays tribute to this heritage, while their main structure reflects the architecture of a modern cabin.
A section of glass extends over the sleeping area, providing you with a superb view of the shimmering Nordic sky allowing you to watch the Northern Lights from the comfort of your bed. Upgrade to stay in one of these during your holiday and you will spend a night in style; with Nature’s very own atmospheric show unfolding before your very eyes.
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We spoke with Jane about music, social media and why it's more important to vote now than ever.
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Daily Show producers and correspondents performed standup live in Central Park.
Known as the King of the Rant, Lewis Black's comedic trademarks include comedic yelling and angry finger-pointing. His stand-up act mocks the absurdities of topics like current events, social media, and politics. He has also written three bestselling books: Nothing's Sacred, Me of Little Faith, and I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas.
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Kryddlegin Hjörtu (Spicy Hearts) is a bio-restaurant, and a bar and a café. Kryddlegin Hjörtu specializes in healthy and rich gourmet soups, homemade spelt bread and an exclusive salad bar.
Geysir Bistro & Bar offers a delicious menu for hungry travellers; soups, salads, burgers, fish and meat dishes, for lunch or dinner. We also provides internet access.


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