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Work in Progress Wednesday #7 - Oops I did it again!
I know I should be finishing up some patterns or unpacking boxes or filing or loading new products on to the website but I've got myself distracted again. My cousin has just had a beautiful baby boy and it seems so rare to make something for a boy (we're a family of girls) that I got too excited to wait until the jobs are done.
So I've pulled some super cute ocean themed colours in the Bamboo Cotton DK...
... picked a stitch from my bumper book of crochet stitches and started on a blanket for the littlest member of our family.
So I've pulled some super cute ocean themed colours in the Bamboo Cotton DK...
It may seem a bit last minute to wait until the baby is here so I feel I should point out that I was organised enough to knit a cute, neutral cardigan when I found out the baby was on its way but I'm also disorganised enough that I have absolutely no idea where I've put it!!!
It looks like it's going to be another race to the finish. My cousin lives in Luxembourg and my sister is stopping by to see them all on an epic tour across Europe in a couple of weeks so I better get a wriggle on.
By the way, I know this is the wrong side of the stitch, but I think it looks really beautiful.


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The first time I've ever heard about SCP was while I was watching videos on YouTube. An SCP:Containment Breach mod parody popped up and I clicked it. I liked the game mechanics and the kind of enemies you could find. The fact of watching SCP173 as a telettubie did not made him/it less scarier. When the video ended I left and forgot about it, without knowing what was behind the game, where was it inspired from.
And two days ago I found a true SCP:Containment Breach video. I was bored, so I tried to search which company/studio had made it, on which engine… And I found this website (I know, it's not affiliated with SCP:CB game, just saying).
Then, after reading some SCPs files, ideas started to pop up. So here I am, about to write them.
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One of the most prestigious decking installers in country, Kingfisher, has recently been enrolled on our Approved Exterpark Installer program. Our CONGRATULATIONS goes out to Father and Son, Robert and Ricky Jones, who together run a successful, passionate and well organised Design and Installation company.
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Ipe is a great hardwood, especially for decking applications. It is a timber not for the unexperienced and certainly not for your DIY'er. Specialist tools are required for this behemoth of hardwoods to enable the skilled craftsman to present this magnificent material as it should…
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Yet another quality installer has become a member of our Approved Decking Installer program. Our CONGRATULATIONS goes out to Mike and Edward from McCombe Decking, who are the first Approved Installers in Devon.
McCombe decking are responsible for a number of beautiful, bespoke projects with curved edges, such as this beautiful lower level one below.…Continue
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We are proud to announce our first Approved Exterpark Installer in Hampshire, our second in Sussex and second in Dorset. All filled by quality Deck Installer James, from http://www.decked.co.uk/. Our congratulations goes out to him.
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Another Quality Approved Installer has just been signed up to cover the areas of Northumbria, Durham and Tyne & Wear for Exterpark.
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With so many of our recent Approved Exterpark Installers being based in the South of England, it feels good to proudly announce our first Installation partner in Scotland!
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text: I just got back from a great gig in Truro. It was basically just a party with no reason. Usually people want to have a party for a special birthday a wedding anniversary or something that they want to celebrate. In this case it was just to have a party – get some friends round and let loose. There was around 25 children so obviously I brought out the balloons for some balloon modelling. Before that I entertained the children with some visual magic a cup and ball routine which never seems to fail and my favourite cut and restored rope trick. After that I started on my speciality – entertaining the adults. I did some walk about magic entertaining the guests at this fabulous party in Truro. Everyone said that I was a top choice for the party entertainment which was great to hear.


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Swiss chard is one versatile leafy green.
It can be cooked into a stew, a side dish, added to sambar, cooked as a kootu, cooked with fettucine pasta or just stir fried and eaten with steamed rice.
This is a stir fry recipe specifically for a hurried dinner or lunch.
Garlic cloves-3 to 4
Chilli Flakes-50 gms
Swiss Chard- 500 gms
Cooking Oil- 1tsp
Salt to taste
1. Cut up the leaves and the stem. Finely Chop the garlic cloves.
2. Add oil to a wide-mouthed pan. Add the garlic and chilli flakes to it.
3. Once the garlic turns a brownish colour, add the stems to it and fry for a few minutes before adding the leaves.
4. Cook for 6 to 7 minutes. Add salt and remove from flame.
5. Serve hot with steamed rice.
6. If you like it to be a little saucy, add a bit of oyster sauce and water. Cook for 5 more minutes and serve.


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Soundscape, Landscape and Cultural Heritage: A Case Study in Proto-Historic Italy
The dominant perceptual sense in western culture is certainly that of sight: the "vision" of the world, even in everyday language, tends to coincide with what is perceived as reality. Not surprisingly, our being in the world is increasingly defined from the perspective of a single "point of view". The first consequence is the progressive absorption of the multisensory component, which inevitably characterises every act of perception, within the arrangements of an ever more debased and impoverished image. Landscape is an interface consisting of objects, situations and configurations that indicate precise locations of resources and meanings. Spatial configurations that allow the identification of a resource or a meaning can be both structural (such as a row of trees) and a type of energy (such as acoustic configurations or soundscape, or the light intensity, e.g. light spots within of a forest, or olfactory, e.g. smelling traces left by an animal). In this paper a case study is provided of some material contexts, examined through the conceptual lens of "soundscape" applied to archaeology. The examination of the sound components relates to pre-Roman Italy and involves the definition of "soundscape" as a subject of archaeological research. Soundscape frequently denotes the natural sound environment through its primary physical components such as the sounds of nature (wind, water, forests, birds, insects, animals), but it is also produced by human activity, and the outcomes of phonic instrumental artefacts and mechanical actions. The len is moved, therefore, from what is observed to what is heard; as regards archaeological analysis, data is projected onto culturally-contextualised acoustic scenery.
Soundscape, Latium, Rattles, Ornaments, Perception.
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NXIVM responds to founder Keith Raniere's arrest and alleged cult activity
- Author: Jacqueline Ellis Mar 31, 2018,
Mar 31, 2018, 7:40
A report from 2017 detailed these divisions by explaining, "DOS operates as a master-slave hierarchy, with Raniere at the top and Mack as his immediate subordinate..."
Following news that Kreuk was a celebrity group member, the 35-year-old star took to Twitter today where she denied having any involvement in helping recruit new people.
Kreuk starred as Lana Lang on the show Smallville, alongside Mack and Tom Welling who portrayed Clark Kent. Kreuk's character was the love interest of Clark throughout the majority of the show. Both actresses signed on with the sex cult in upstate NY. (Getty) Alleged cult co-founder Keith Raniere.
The pair were members of Keith Raniere's group NXIVM (pronounced nexium), in which women were forced to sleep with Raniere and forcibly branded near their groins, the New York Post reports. The newspaper said that Kreuk left in 2012 when the Albany Times Union printed allegations that the cult leader had sex with underage girls. He's been charged with sex trafficking and forced labor.
Creator and founder, Keith Raniere, is denying any lawlessness in the involvement with Mack and Kreuk.
Kreuk reveals that she was part of the weird "self-help group" (pronounced "Nexium") from 2006 to 2012, along with fellow Smallville star Allison Mack (who's still active in the group). Raniere wrote on the NXIVM website, stating, "These allegations are most disturbing to me as non-violence is one of my most important values".
A November investigation by the New York Times first exposed NXIVM and the DOS to a wider audience. Read her full post (below).
The website related to the group describes Raniere as a "scientist, mathematician, philosopher, entrepreneur, educator, inventor and author" who has "devoted his life to studying the human psychodynamic and developing new tools for human empowerment, expression and ethics". "The accusations that I was in the "inner circle" or recruited women as 'sex slaves" are blatantly false.
INSIDER reached out to Mack's listed talent representative, but they did not immediately respond.
According to Kreuk - now starring in CBC drama "Burden of Truth" - she was 23 when she took what she understood to be a "self-help/personal growth course that helped me handle my previous shyness, which is why I continued with the program".
In fact, Kreuk says she is "horrified and disgusted by what has come out about DOS". Mexican officials took Keith Raniere into custody in Puerta Vallarta, where he fled past year.


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April 24th, 2016 Dialogue Show:
This week Steve Kotchko talks to Douglas Schwartz, the Director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, about their polling data for the presidential primary in Connecticut and the national campaign as a whole. Schwartz tells who their poll shows Connecticut voters favor, and what is driving their choices this year. He also looks ahead to the general election's probable matchup in November.


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Nail Polish is very famous in females for nails decoration. Before the Nail Polish what the thing to use decorate the nails? Yes it is Mehndi or Henna. In Asia, Egypt and Spain Mehndi or Henna was used to decorate nails. Applying henna on nails also consider beneficial for reducing fungal infection.
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Latest Mehndi Designs and Mehndi Tutorials.
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Hot to make Beautiful Mehndi Design (Vidoe Tutorial)
Mehndi is basically a temporary decoration on the skin. Many people also think of it as a temporary Mehndi tattoos. Here we are with the beautiful video tutorials that tells you ho to make designs with Mhendi or Henna. This video is about Indian Mehndi / Henna Style Peacock Design. Hope you enjoy to learn with us.
Learn with us Mehndi Designs, Mehndi Videos, Mehndi Tutorials, Mehndi Design videos, Mehndi Tattoo Design and more information about Mehndi / Henna.
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Latest Mehndi Fashion, Pakistani, Indian and Arabic Mendi Designs 2013
Mehndi is basically a temporary decoration on the skin. Many people also think of it as a temporary Mehndi tattoo. It is applied by women to hands and feet in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Arab countries. They are applied on weddings as well as Muslim and Hindu festivals. Mehndi has now become quite popular in the west also where it is called henna tattoos. It is applied on the body and arms also. In the east, it is applied on hands and feet only where it is prominent. There are henna artists now all over the world who apply beautiful mehndi on the hands and feet of women. The designs can range from quite simple ones for kids and girls to quite intricate ones for brides.
Latest Mehndi Designs for Hands of Girls and Women 2013-2014
In Pakistan mostly women are crazy about Mehndi. So, Today we talk about latest Mehndi Designs 2013. These Designs are included Arabic, Pakistani and Indian styles.
Floral motifs and other traditional motifs like paisleys can be seen in mehndi designs 2013. Some of the designs are simple while others are quite elaborate and intricate. Some of mehndi designs 2013 include glitter and bead, which are in style in Pakistan these days. They are suitable for wedding and festivals. Mehndi designs 2013 are for both hands and feet. The designs will suit all age groups.
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North Dakotans who want to hunt elk, moose and bighorn sheep in 2018 are reminded the deadline for submitting applications is March 28.
Prospective hunters can apply online at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's website, gf.nd.gov. General lottery applications can also be submitted by calling 800-406-6409. Preferential landowner (gratis) applications must be submitted online. Paper applications are no longer available for any lottery or gratis licenses, which will also include deer gun, pronghorn, swan and fall turkey.
The status of the bighorn sheep season will be determined Sept. 1, after summer population surveys are completed. However, bighorn sheep applications must be submitted before the deadline. Once total licenses are determined for each unit in late summer, the bighorn lottery will then be held and successful applicants will be contacted to select a hunting unit.
Elk, moose and bighorn sheep lottery licenses are issued as once-in-a-lifetime licenses in North Dakota. Hunters who have received a license through the lottery in the past are not eligible to apply for that species again.
Tag: 2018, bighorn sheep, doug leier, elk, hunting, moose, North Dakota, outdoors


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Human after update
Egyptian Lebanese House for Publishing held a book signing earlier entitled, 'Human after Update' by Dr.Sherif Arafa on Tuesday at Diwan Bookstore.
The book discusses how to scientifically reach high levels of psychological ascension through giving new visions for daily issues in our lives; giving guides to having mature, loving relationship, developing your emotional intelligence and your own religious experience.
It is a mix between two genres of books, self development and specialized psychology.
Sherif Arafa has a Masters' degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of East London . He won several awards in writing, the last one was the award of Taryam Omran and was nominated for the Arabian Journalism award.
The book became the number one best seller as announced by the Publisher. followed by the authors previous book "How to become a humen?"


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In This Issue
|November Meetings
|Magazine Subscriptions
|DSRSG '99 Reflections
|Astro Primer -- Image Orientation
|Dark-Sky Updates
|Filippo Salviati J
|Member News
|AAS Web Page Stats
|Possible Leonid Storm
|Comet News
|Solar Filter Review
The November meeting of the Auburn Astronomical Society will be on Friday, November 5, in room 215 of the Aerospace Engineering building on the campus of Auburn University. Montgomery area car-poolers should meet at my house (518 Seminole Drive). We'll head for Auburn at 7:00 PM.
The regular November Star Party will be the following Saturday, November 6 at the Snipes' Farm. On Monday, November 15 you'll have a chance to observe the Transit of Mercury, low in the west, just before sundown. Then, on the following Wednesday, a possible Leonid Storm. Reminders and locations will be sent out a day or two before these two special events. As with any solar observation, use safe solar filters only!
Magazine Subscriptions
Sky & Telescope magazine and Astronomymagazine club subscriptions will be due this month.
Sky& Telescope magazine will cost $ 29.95 (regular $ 39.95). We will need at least 5 subscriptions to qualify. SKY Publishing gives 10% discount on books and products to those in Club Plan.
Astronomy magazine
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Q. What do the constellations of the Fall sky: Pisces, the fishes; Capricorus, the sea-goat ; Delphinus, the Dolphin; Picis Austrinus, the Southern Fish; Eridanus, the river ; Cetus, the whale; Aquarius, the water carrier ; the ancient constellation Argo, the ship (which today is subdivided into its component parts, Carina, the keel; Puppis, the stern; Vela, the sails; and Pyxis, the compass) have in common with the 1999 Deep South Regional Star Gaze?
A. The constellations are collectively known as the "Wet Region" of the sky while Deep South Regional Star Gaze '99 was the wet region on Earth.
Statistically, October offers the greatest number of clear nights for us here in the southeast U.S., and Wednesday, October 6, was great. The drive over was under clear skies that lasted until after midnight, followed by partly clear skies until just before dawn. Representing AAS this year were: Phillip Hosey, Tom McGowan, Robert Rock, and your editor, Russell Whigham. Tom had stayed up all night the Tuesday night before putting the finishing touches on his just completed 16-inch Dob and arrived to set-up with the rest of us just before dark. Tom was searching out faint planetary nebula as first light for his latest creation; Phillip was in full CCD imaging mode with his 8-inch, Celestar Deluxe; Robert was putting his Meade 4.5-inch SCT through its paces; and I stayed busy Messier hopping, and hunting down Comet Lee, C/1999 H1, with the C-11. The mag 9 comet made itself especially difficult to find by hiding right over a mag 7 star at the time I was trying to track it down. Once revealed, it moved at a respectable clip as we followed it for most of the evening.
This was to be the only evening of observing for the long weekend at DSRSG. Thursday's clouds and sprinkles gave way to Friday's deluges. Not even heavy applications of "cloud filter- in- a- can" in a heroic cooperative effort on the part of the Auburn and Mobile club members would deter the Mississippi Monsoon. Forecasts for Saturday night promised more of the same, so I headed back home midday Saturday.
On the brighter side of the weekend, the Friday afternoon programs, included a presentation by Ken Dauzat demonstrating his "Rings & Things" http://users.kricket.net/ken telescope accessories that he sells via the Internet ; Tom Klekamp with a progress report of his on-going struggle to battle light pollution on Lake Pontchartrain's North Shore, followed by a panel discussion that included myself, Marv Uphaus, of the Mobile Astronomical Society, and Astronomy Magazine editor, Dave Eicher on "The influence of the Internet on Amateur Astronomy".
The weekend was also redeemed by the social aspects of the event -- the virtually compulsory annual trips to the Fernwood Truck Stop for Wednesday supper, "Mr. Whiskers" catfish on Thursday evening, and long awaited reunions with our special friends from Mobile and Pensacola clubs, as well as the regulars from the Jackson, Baton Rouge, and "Nawlins" clubs. Special thanks to Barry Simon for the endless hours of work in preparation for the event.
Next year's DSRSG will be from October 25 - 29.
Clear skies,
Astro Primer
-- Image Orientation
No mirror in an optical system (or an _even_ number of mirrors, as in a Newtonian) means that the image is inverted, but mirror correct right to left.
An odd number of mirrors--an SCT with a diagonal or a refractor with a diagonal--means an right side up by mirror reversed image.
Emily Carter email@example.com wrote:
... I spoke with the District Ranger at Tuskegee National Forest and he indicated that it would be necessary to fill out a special use permit and indicate where in the forest we would like to hold the star parties. I am not familiar enough with the forest to recommend a viewing site and it might require a trip to look over the area. I am not sure about fees, if there are any. I downloaded a special use permit application but it does not look correct to me, so I was going to call the Ranger back and see if I have the right form. If I learn anymore before the next meeting, I will let you know. I will be out of town next week until Friday, so I will try him when I return.
Emily Carter
The point is an old airstrip of sorts is a great location to look up. It is usually cleared and out in the sticks. Plenty of parking and camping. Usually not used at night. Even someone's private airstrip would be great!
I dont know how to search all the
local (within 100 miles or so) airstrips but I throw this out for people
to ponder. Maybe we can come up with something.
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Cactus Point Society member Harmon Windsor, has been experimenting in amateur construction of wide field eyepieces. Harmon demonstrated his prototype 25mm eyepiece at a recent observing session. The eyepiece was made at a total cost of 75 cents, plus labor, and gives an impressive 105-degree apparent field of view.
His method involves careful grinding and polishing of the bases of eleven jars, which formally contained pickles and onions. Years of experimentation demonstrated that if the right combination of brand names was arranged in the correct sequence, minimum figuring and polishing was required.
Rough grinding was accomplished using a Ryobi Angle Grinder, while fine grinding was done using a small concrete mixer full of carefully screened Lonesome River sand.
The lenses were then polished using a domestic floor polisher and iron oxide fine ground using a coffee grinder. They were then inexpensively araldited in proper sequence using an empty beer can, so that Harmons focuser had to be fitted with a special adapter.
Field tests were encouraging. The eyepiece brilliantly displays all the colors of the moon, and many hitherto unsuspected planetary nebulae. Harmon hopes to use the new eyepiece with his Ultra Rich field 18" Newtonian with a stainless steel main mirror fabricated from a quality Chinese restaurant wok.
Filippo J
Please join me in welcoming our newest members: Nichole Long email@example.com of Montgomery and Jack C. Lewis, of Alexander City. Also, new to the mail list this month is Bob Willingham firstname.lastname@example.com of Mathews, in south Montgomery County, who owns a new Celestron Ultima-8. Bob writes:
But, more than likely it was just user error. I saw you web page linked from the Auburn Astronomical Society, and I need help. Are you guys still doing star parties? Can I attend? I am willing to be a dues paying member if necessary, I just want to enjoy the stars.
I live in Mathews just outside of Montgomery. I appreciate any and all help you can give, just ordered a few beginners books from amazon so I guess I start on them this week.
Thanks - Bob
Phillip Hosey has posted his first attempts at prime-focus astrophotography with his Celestar Deluxe 8" f/10 SCT on his web site http://www.mindspring.com/~jphosey/film.html.
The AAS roving ambassador of dark-sky observing, Tom McGowan, is taking his big Dobs to Ft. Davis Texas this week for a dream holiday of deep-sky observing with friends he made on his trip to Australia last spring. We will expect a full report on his for the December Astrofiles.
Total completed hits for October: 10,444
As if to reinforce the WORLD part of the WWW, we received the following "Who R U" biographical profile questionnaire submission:
Victor Smagin, from Moscow Russia email@example.com Victor ask that we not disclose all of his submission, but I'm sure he would like to hear from anyone to share observing reports. Victor enjoys observing deep-sky objects, planets, variable stars with his 150mm, Dobsonian.
Leonids In
The Crystal Ball
Most experts agree that 1999 is a likely year for a Leonids meteor storm.
Imagine tuning in to the local TV weather report and hearing this from the weatherman:
"Good evening space weather lovers! Last night Earth was hit by a high-pressure solar wind stream. Its expected to persist for 3 or 4 more days producing a 50% chance of mid-latitude aurora. But the big news today is the 1999 Leonid meteor shower. Experts are predicting a big storm on November 18th with up to 100,000 shooting stars per hour. Of course, we could be off by a couple of years. The storm might hit in 2001 instead. Or maybe not at all! Hey, if predicting these things were easy we wouldnt need experts!"
One day, space weather forecasts like this could be commonplace. As our society comes to rely on satellites, cell phones, and other space-age gadgets, forecasting solar storms and meteor showers can be just as important as knowing the chances of rain tomorrow. Three weeks from now we may be treated to a very visible reminder of space weather when the Leonid meteor shower strikes on November 18, 1999.
Whats the probability of significant meteoroid precipitation? Thats what stargazers and satellite operators everywhere would love to know.
Most experts would agree that predicting the Leonids can be tricky. To understand why its helpful to know the difference between a "meteor shower" and a "meteor storm." Simply put, meteor showers are small and meteor storms are big. Meteor showers produce a few to a few hundred shooting stars per hour. Meteor storms produce a few thousand to a few hundred thousand meteors per hour. A meteor storm, like a total solar eclipse, ranks as one of Natures rarest and most beautiful wonders.
A Leonid meteor shower happens every year around November 17 when Earth passes close to the orbit of comet Tempel-Tuttle. Usually not much happens. The Earth plows through a diffuse cloud of old comet dust that shares Tempel-Tuttles orbit, and the debris burns up harmlessly in Earths atmosphere. A typical Leonid meteor shower consists of a meager 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour.
Every 33 years something special happens. Comet Tempel-Tuttle swings through the inner solar system and brings a dense cloud of debris with it. For 3 or 4 years after its passage the Leonids can be very active. In 1966 for instance, over 100,000 meteors per hour were seen from parts of North America. Curiously, there isnt a full-fledged storm every time Tempel-Tuttle passes by. Sometimes theres simply a stronger-than-average shower. Sometimes nothing happens at all!
Will there be a storm in 1999? (Probably, yes.)
Tempel-Tuttle visited the inner solar system most recently in late 1997 and early 1998. The subsequent Leonids display, in Nov. 1998, was marvelous as observers all over the world were treated to a dazzling display of fireballs (shooting stars with magnitudes brighter than -3). Nevertheless, the 1998 Leonids were a shower, not a storm. The maximum rate of meteors last year was about 250 per hour. Scientists have learned that if Earth crosses the orbit of Tempel-Tuttle too soon after the comets passage, then there is no storm, just a strong shower. Apparently thats what happened in 1998. In recent history no Leonid storm has ever occurred less than 300 days after Tempel-Tuttle passed by Earths orbit. In 1998, Earth followed the comet to the orbit-crossing point by only 257 days.
The period of maximum activity during the 1998 Leonid shower took place about 12 hours before the earth crossed Tempel-Tuttles orbital plane. The early activity caught many observers by surprise, but it was business as usual for the unpredictable Leonids. Rainer Arlt of the International Meteor Organization noted that while the maximum activity came early, there was a secondary maximum when the Earth passed the comets orbit. This pattern is similar to that observed in 1965, the year that preceded the great Leonids storm of 1966. In his report, Bulletin 13 of the International Leonid Watch: The 1998 Leonid Meteor Shower, Arlt wrote:
Instead, there was an stunning display of shooting stars over western North America. This recollection by James Young at JPLs Table Mountain Observatory in California gives a sense of what the storm was like:
The shower peaked around 4 a.m., with some 50 meteors falling per second. We all felt like we needed to put on hard hats! The sky was absolutely full of meteors...a sight never imagined ... and never seen since! To further understand the sheer intensity of this event, we blinked our eyes open for the same time we normally blink them closed, and saw the entire sky full of streaks ... everywhere!"
Joe Rao, a Leonids expert who lectures at New Yorks Hayden Planetarium, also advocates 1999 as possibly the best year for a storm during this 33 year cycle. Writing for Sky &Telescope he says:
Rao is also a meteorologist for News 12 Westchester, which seems a suitable occupation for predicting meteor showers.
In 1999, the Earth will pass nearly three times as far from the comets orbital path as it did in 1966 and more than six times farther than it did during the great storm of 1833. If the peak of the Leonids arrives exactly when the Earth passes through the comets orbital plane, Donald Yeomans of JPL gives 01:48 UT on November 18, 1999 as the most likely time for the 1999 maximum. That would make Europe and West Africa the best places to watch the show. However, Leonid meteor showers frequently arrive much earlier or later than predicted, so any place on the globe could be favored.
If the peak of the Leonids occurs over Europe or the Atlantic Ocean, then observers in the USA could be in for an unusual treat. The Leonid radiant would just be rising over North America at the time. In the eastern US sky watchers would see a large number of earth-grazing meteors skimming horizontally through the upper atmosphere. "Earth grazers" are typically long and dramatic, streaking far across the sky.
To look or not to look, that is the question
From a first-hand account of the 1833 Leonid Meteor
Shower. by Elder Samuel Rogers
If 1999 is the year, when should you look? Most experts predict that the Leonids peak will occur between 0100 and 0400 Universal Time on November 18th. However, it is important to remember that such predictions are always uncertain. The 1998 Leonid fireball display occurred nearly 16 hours before the predicted maximum! No matter where on Earth you live, the morning of November 18 will probably be the best time to look for Leonids in 1999. This is true even if morning where you live occurs much earlier or later than 0100-0400 UT.
Conventional wisdom says that meteor observing is always best between midnight and dawn local time on the date of the shower (November 18 in this case). For a shower or storm like the Leonids that might be relatively brief, it is best to start watching no later than midnight. In fact, when the author of this story went outside last year at midnight to view the 1998 Leonids, the shower was already well underway! With this in mind you may decide its a good idea to begin observing even earlier, say, 10 p.m. on November 17.
In the coming weeks Science@NASA will post more stories about the Leonids with observing tips for meteor watching with the naked eye, video cameras and other types of recording devices. One thing seems sure, no matter where you live: The Leonids are coming and, on Nov 18, 1999 the place to be is outside, looking up!
Promising New Comet
A faint comet discovered on September 27th by MIT Lincoln Laboratorys LINEAR robotic telescope in Socorro, New Mexico, may become a naked-eye object next summer. The location of Comet LINEAR (C/1999 S4) then is still uncertain by a couple of degrees. Although extremely faint right now, this comet is expected to reach perihelion next July 24th after dipping inside the Earths orbit to about 0.75 astronomical unit from the Sun (that is, at roughly the same distance as Venus from the Sun). Around the time of the total lunar eclipse on July 16th, C/1999 S4 could be as bright as magnitude 3 or 4, low in the northwest evening sky.
The OTHER Comet LINEAR is slipping quickly south, making it easier to spot in the Southern Hemisphere. This coming week, the comet moves from Canis Minor, through Monoceros, and into Puppis. It rises after 1 a.m. By dawn in the Northern Hemisphere, LINEAR will drop from about 50 degrees up in the east-southeast to only 20 to 30 deg. In the Southern Hemisphere, the comet rockets upward moving from 40 to 60 degrees high before sunrise in the northeast in a weeks time. Here are positions for Comet LINEAR at 0 hours Universal Time for the coming week in 2000.0 coordinates:
Date R.A. Dec.
Comet Lee remains well placed for Northern Hemisphere observers. It is about 45 deg. above the northeast horizon at the end of twilight, climbs nearly overhead by 11:30 p.m., and is 25 to 30 deg. up in the northwest at dawn. This week Lee moves out of Andromeda and into Pegasus. Here are its positions for the coming week:
Date R.A. Dec.
New Comet May Put on a Show Next Year
A comet discovered last month may become bright enough to be visible to the naked eye come the middle of next year, although it is unlikely to be as brilliant as two other comets visible this decade.
Comet C/1999 S4 LINEAR was discovered last month by the LINEAR automated telescope in New Mexico as part of an asteroid and comet search program. First classified as an asteroid when discovered, follow-up observations by other astronomers revealed a distinct fuzzy coma around the body, evidence that the object is a comet.
Based on 18 observations in late September, astronomers at the Minor Planet Center of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory calculated a parabolic, highly-inclined trajectory for the comet, passing about 0.75 AU (112 million km, 70 million mi.) from the Sun at its closest approach in late July.
While the comet is very dim at the momentabout magnitude 16, requiring moderate to large telescopes to see itit will brighten considerably as it approaches the Sun. Taking into account both the comets distance from the Earth and the Sun, it may brighten to as much as magnitude 3 or 4 and thus be visible to the naked eye by July.
Predicting the brightness of comets is difficult, as it is hard to estimate in advance not only the size of the comet but how much gas and dust it will produce as it approaches the Sun and warms up. However, current indications are that the comet will not be anywhere as bright as comet Hyakutake in March 1996 or Hale-Bopp one year later.
The best time to observe the comet will likely be in mid-July, when the comet is near its peak brightness. It will be seen in the northwest sky after sunset in the northern hemisphere.
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The recently discovered Comet LINEAR (C/1999J3) may serve to give rise to a new meteor shower on November 11.
The circumstances concerning a prospective "Linearid" display on the evening of November 11th is most intriguing. The moment when Earth passes closest to the descending node of C/1999J3 at 2:41 p.m. EST/11:41 a.m. PST. Unfortunatelydaylight for North America, although well into evening darkness over Europe.
The radiant for this prospective display very near to the star Phecda, the lower left star in the bowl of the Big Dipper. From my own calculations, I come up with an RA of 11h 40m, Dec. +53 deg. So even for Europeans, the radiant stands only about a mere 5-degrees above the northern horizon (at latitude 40N) at the time that the shower may reach its peak!
Nonetheless . . . the separation between the Earths orbit and that of the parent comet is just over 0.011 a.u. As to what type of activity might be expected, it should be noted that the 1985 Giacobinids briefly produced an outburst of ZHRs of 600 to 800 from Japan, with the Earth following 21P/Giacobini-Zinner to its node by just 26.5 days. The separation between the orbit of the comet and Earth was 0.033 -- or three times the separation between the upcoming case of Earth and C/1999J3.
In 1933, when a major Giacobinid storm (ZHR = 3000 - 29000) occurred, these values were 80 days and 0.005 a.u. Earth is following LINEAR to its ascending node by ~39.9 days. Hence, the situation regarding the prospective LINEARIDS is roughly midway between the two above cases.
Among the chief differences between Giacobini-Zinner and LINEAR is that Earth intersected comet debris on the inside of Comet G-Zs orbit, whereas we would intersect debris on the outside of comet LINEAR. In addition, the dust-distribution surrounding LINEAR is completely unknown. Also, Giacobini-Zinner is a well-known short-period comet of 6.5 years and has been observed to circle the Sun on many other occasions, whereas LINEAR is a newly discovered long-period object of ~63,000 years.
Nonetheless . . . I would strongly urge all observers to carefully monitor the skies for possible meteors from this shower, especially during the pre-dawn hours of November 11 (when the radiant is high up in the northeast sky), as well as later that evening. It appears that should any significant outburst occur, those in western and central Asia would have the best chance of viewing it (for them, in the after-midnight/pre-dawn hours of November 12 local time).
Although we know that the Earth will be closest to the comets ascending node at ~19.6 UT on November 11, this doesnt mean that the actual peak of a prospective LINEAR display could not occur many hours earlier or later. An example of this occurred one year ago with the 1998 Giacobinids: the time when Earth was predicted to cross the node of 21P/Giaconini-Zinner was 20:53 UT on October 8; but the shower actually reached its peak at 13:15 UTmore than 7.5 hours earlier.
Thus, I would strongly suggest that all interested observers should be on high-alert for a 24-hour interval on either side of the predicted nodal crossing time of 19.6 UT/November 11.
Who knows? It might prove to be an interesting warm-up for the Leonids, which are due to peak just a week later!
More details concerning the (prospective) LINEARID meteor display:
1) On November 11, we will be arriving at the comets DESCENDING node, not ascending (as originally stated).
2) The comet in question (LINEAR or C/1999J3)
is a long-period comet. Its orbital eccentricity is estimated at 0.999366
giving it an estimated period of 60,475 years. As such it is not a "new"
or "virgin" comet in the Oort sense and may very well have been here before
in the far-distant past.
There unfortunately has never been a recorded case of any truly historic meteor showers emanating from a comet of such a long period as this. Most of the comets that have given rise to spectacular meteor outbursts are of the short-period variety (Tempel-Tuttle, Giacobini-Zinner, Biela, Pons-Winnecke). The Perseids are related to Comet Swift-Tuttle, whose period is roughly 130 years. Perhaps the most extreme case for a long-period comet are the Lyrids, which have produced occasional, unpredictable outbursts of activity (such as 1982 and 1803, the latter case producing many hundreds of meteors per hour). The Lyrids are associated with Thatchers Comet of 1861 whose period is approximately 415 years.
3) The prospective LINEARID radiant position was originally given as R.A .11h40m Dec +53 degrees. Which would place it within a few degrees of the star Phecda (Delta Ursae Majoris). This position was recently called into question by meteorobs member Chrystian Steyaert, who independently obtained a position of R.A. = 7h20m, Dec = -40 deg. However, once it was realized that the nodal crossing point was descending and not ascending (see #1 above), he later wrote: "After correction, my results agree fully with yours!" Steyaert also added that: "( I ) dont recall if you gave a velocity, but the 57 km/s is certainly a bonus for the radio observations."
4) While I commented that prospective observers
should be on high alert within 24 hours either side of the predicted nodal
crossing, I have since done some research into other comets that have produced
brief meteoric outbursts.
The "Bootids" or Pons Winnecke Meteors provided a very sharp and unexpected outburst on June 28, 1916, observed by the British Observer William F. Denning.
Interestingly, the parent comet passed through its nodal crossing point on September 8 of the previous year. The comets orbit at the node was 0.043 a.u. sunward from that of the Earth. More interestingly, the outburst observed by Denning came nearly three days before the Earth reached the node!
Similarly, another Bootid/Pons Winnecke outburst occurred on June 27.21 (UT), 1927 and was observed by both Russian and Japanese observers. On this occasion, at the nodal crossing point, the parent comet was 0.028 a.u. outside of Earths orbit. Earth would arrive at the node only 2 days behind the cometyet maximum activity again came about three days before the Earth reached the node.
Bielas Comet (which of course, no longer exists), apparently was the cause of large numbers of meteors and occasional bright fireballs from Andromeda which were observed on December 7, 1830 (from France) and on December 7, 1838 (Connecticut). What makes these observations interesting is that although the orbits of Earth and Biela very nearly coincided at the nodal crossing point, the 1830 observation came nearly two years before Bielas arrival at the node and the 1838 observation occurred about seven months before Biela reached the node. In addition, the 1830 and 1838 "Bielid" nodal crossing points corresponded to the November 30 point in our orbityet, as noted above, the two above displays were noted a full week later!
Which, put simply, means that we should not have tunnel-vision and concentrate solely on the aforementioned nodal crossing time for the supposed LINEARIDS of November 11.82 UT, but be on the lookout for any unusual prospective activity perhaps a week before to a week after this time (~November 4-18). This, of course, means a potential cross-over with both the northern and southern Taurid shower branches which peak in the first week of November, as well as the long-awaited arrival of the Leonids on November 17-18. In a recent exchange of e-mails on this subject, Dr. Brian G. Marsden of the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams noted that: "Im skeptical about meteors like this from a long-period comet, but I suppose one never knows."
Indeed, as noted above, a significant or noteworthy meteor display from a long-period object such as C/1999J3 is quite unprecedented. Absolutely nothing may come of it. But, on the other hand . . . you never can tell!
by Gordon Garcia
Here is a review I did of the new Baader Planetarium AstroSolar solar filter material.
In 1981, with a newly purchased full aperture solar filter, I turned my C8 telescope to the Sun for the first time. I was absolutely amazed that one could actually view the fiery surface of our daytime star. I was also amazed at how quickly it changed. It only took a year to add a hydrogen-alpha solar filter to my observing arsenal. I was hooked forever on solar observing. snip My first test of the material I received from Baader came on an evening shortly before sunset. I mounted a piece of the AstroSolar in a cardboard cell and went outside. I first checked the material by holding it up to the Sun. The Sun could be seen through the film. I judged it to be about neutral density 5. The image was white in color with little scatter and no pinholes apparent. I then mounted it securely to my 5.1" f/8 Astro-Physics refractor and pointed the scope towards the Sun. I next viewed the Sun through the telescope with a star diagonal, but no eyepiece. I again examined the filter for scatter and pinholes. Again, there appeared to be little scatter and what appeared to be one small pinhole in one side of the coating. This small imperfection was faint and not needing to be darkened with a felt tip pen because of the two-sided coating process. I then placed a 19 mm Panoptic eyepiece in the star diagonal and brought the Sun into focus. At 53x the Sun's image was an off white color with a slight blue-grey tint simulating what you would see through a Herschel Wedge Prism with neutral density filters. The image was sharp with black sky adjacent to the solar limb. Although seeing was particularly good this late in the day, granulation was easily seeing as were sharp boundaries between the sunspot's umbra and penumbra. Faculae were easily seen well into the disk. The image was bright, however, at low magnification the image should be fairly bright so that when higher magnifications are used the image is not too dim.
And a reply from Nick Martin
I have also used the film and it does give nice solar images but I have not observed the sky around the solar limb to be as black as Gordon Garcia describes.
I would suspect that a 5" aperture is best for using the filter. I have used a 4" aperture ( on a 20" f4.4 stopped to 4" f22) and the image is a bit dim for daylight viewing at higher magnifications around 150-200X. The best solar images I ever saw were with a 4.5" f30( I think) with an unsilvered mirror and the solar light dimmed by 2 Brewster angle (53 degrees) reflections from glass flats. The image brightness could be adjusted by rotating one of the flats to alter the degree of crossed polarization of the reflected sunlight. The sun was perfectly neutral white in color and the limb darkening was visible as a change in the color of the solar surface.
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Ayr, Ayrshire KA6 7EW ,Scotland, UK.
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Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 2. Whenever you use your Disguise Self trait one non-Charisma ability score of your choice temporarily increases by 1 until you use Disguise Self again.
Age. Changelings mature at the same rate as humans. They reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century.
Alignment. Changelings gravitate toward Neutral alignments and have a tendency to focus on their own concerns.
Size. Changelings vary in height, from just over 5 feet to just under 6 feet, and often have slender or lean builds. Regardless of their position in that range, their size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Disguise Self. You can assume the form of any Medium humanoid and maintain this physical alteration indefinitely. Anyone trying to see through your disguise makes a Wisdom (Insight) check contested by your Charisma (Deception) check. You add your proficiency bonus to the check, but cannot benefit from a Disguise kit. A True Seeing spell reveals your natural form. You can return to your natural form at any time (no action required). The effect also ends when you are killed.
Slippery Mind. You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed and or put to sleep magically.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Changelings often learn languages to help them blend into whatever society and culture they live in.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Age. Kalashtar mature at the same rate as humans, but they're considered young until they reach the age of 40. They live for about two centuries.
Alignment. Kalashtar are generally lawful good. They combine a sense of self-discipline that borders on the ascetic with a genuine concern for the welfare of all living things, or at least their souls.
Size. Kalashtar range in height from just over 5 feet to over 6 feet, and have aquiline features. Their size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Commanding Presence. You have proficiency in the Persuasion skill.
Dreamless Sleep. Kalashtar sleep but do not dream, and are thus immune to any effect that relies on the target's ability to dream.
Dual Mind. You have advantage on saving throws against mind-affecting spell and abilities, and against possession.
Mindlink. You can forge a telepathic bond with another creature within 30 feet, which must have an Intelligence score of 3 or higher. The bond can be established only with a willing subject. You can communicate telepathically through the bond even if you do not share a common language. No special power or influence is established as a result of the bond. Once the bond is formed, it works over any distance (although not from one plane to another), but only lasts for 1 round per character level. You cannot use this trait again until you finish a short or long rest.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Quor, the language of the Quori, and the common tongue of your homeland (Common in Khorvaire, or Riedran in Adar).
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2.
Age. Shifters mature at the same rate as humans. They reach adulthood by their twenties and live for about a century.
Alignment. Shifters are often Neutral, with many more interested in survival than complex moral matters.
Size. Shifters range in height from under 5 feet to 6 feet, and often have lithe builds. Regardless of their position in that range, their size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision. Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern colour in darkness, only shades of grey.
Shifting. You can tap into your lycanthropic heritage to gain short bursts of power. Shifting is a bonus action, and lasts for a number of rounds equal to 3 + your Constitution modifier. You cannot use this trait again until you finish a long rest. Each Shifter subrace has a Shifter trait which describes the additional trait manifested while Shifting.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice.
Subrace. Choose a subrace. Six subraces are described here: Beasthide Shifter, Longtooth Shifter, Cliffwalk Shifter, Razorclaw Shifter, Longstride Shifter, and Wildhunt Shifter.
Beasthide Shifter
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1.
Beasthide. While Shifting your skin grows tough (perhaps exhibiting scales, or a thick hide) and your Armour Class increases by 2.
Longtooth Shifter
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 1.
Longtooth. While Shifting you grow wicked fangs that you can fight with in melee combat. You are considered to have proficiency with your fangs. Your fangs are considered Light weapons that deal 1d8 piercing damage.
Cliffwalk Shifter
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Cliffwalk. While Shifting you become exceptionally surefooted and gain a climb speed of 20 feet. Slippery surfaces still require a successful Strength (Athletics) check.
Razorclaw Shifter
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 1.
Razorclaw. While Shifting you grow menacing claws that you can fight with in melee combat. You have 2 claws that are considered Light, one-handed weapons that deal 1d6 slashing damage. You are considered to have proficiency with your claws.
Longstride Shifter
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Longstride. While Shifting your stride becomes powerful and loping, and your base walking speed becomes 40 feet.
Wildhunt Shifter
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1.
Wildhunt. While Shifting your sense of smell becomes amazingly powerful. You can take a bonus action to detect living creatures within 30 feet by sense of smell. Strong scents can be detected at twice the range, and wind condition may introduce further modifiers to the range. You do not learn the precise location of detected creatures, but know their direction relative to your location. You are also considered to have advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks to Track.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Strength increases by 1.
Age. Warforged were created, not born. It is not known (except perhaps by top Cannith minds) how long a Warforged's body lasts, especially given regular care and maintenance.
Alignment. Warforged are usually Neutral, having been built and conditioned to fight and not consider if fighting is right or not.
Size. Warforged stand between 6 and 7 feet tall, with powerful builds. Despite this, their size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Composite Plating. Warforged were designed to fight in the Last War, and were built with armoured plates covering their most vital areas. You gain a +1 bonus to your Armour Class.
Living Construct. Even though you were constructed, you are a humanoid. You are immune to disease. You do not need to eat or breathe, but you can ingest food and drink if you wish. Instead of sleeping, you enter a sleep-like state. You need to remain in it for only 4 hours each day. You do not dream; instead, you are fully aware of your surroundings and notice approaching enemies and other events as normal.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.
House …
You are a member of one of the Dragonmarked Houses of Khorvaire, but not necessarily a bearer of a dragonmark. The 13 Dragonmarked Houses are the economic powerhouses of the continent, having used the unique powers of their dragonmarked scions to establish guilds controlling everything from the use of mercenary soldiers (Deneith's Blademarks Guild) to the inspection and approval of inns (House Ghallanda's domain). As a member of one of these houses you have been trained from a young age to join the family business, even if your adventures take you elsewhere in the world. This Background is actually 13 different Backgrounds: "House Cannith", "House Deneith", and so on.
|Mark of …
|Skill Proficiencies
|Languages / Tool Proficiencies
|Arcana, Investigation
|Alchemist's supplies, Tinker's tools
|Intimidation, Perception
|One language of your choice, one type of gaming set
|Brewer's supplies, Cook's utensils
|Medicine, Nature
|Alchemist's supplies, Herbalism kit
|Insight, Investigation
|One language of your choice, one type of artisan's tools
|Arcana, Survival
|Navigator's tools, Vehicles (air)
|Investigation, Perception
|One language of your choice, Inquisitive's kit
|Nature, Survival
|One language of your choice, Vehicles (land)
|Deception, Performance
|Disguise kit, one type of musical instrument
|History, Investigation
|Calligrapher's supplies, Forgery kit
|Half-Orcs, Humans
|Investigation, Survival
|One language of your choice, Inquisitive's kit
|Deception, Performance
|Disguise kit, one type of musical instrument
|Animal Handling, Nature
|One language of your choice, Vehicles (land)
Equipment: A set of artisan's tools or a gaming set (one of your choice), Sivis-certified scroll of pedigree, a set of common clothing, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp.
Feature: Dragonmarked House
As a member of one of the dynastic bloodlines of the Dragonmarked you are accorded special treatment, even if you do not possess a dragonmark yourself. Unless you turn rogue, you can find sanctuary in your House's enclaves (the locations of which depend on the House) and non-rival Houses will likely put you up for a few nights for the sake of courtesy. If you bear a dragonmark you are allowed to use the d' prefix before your House or bloodline surname. You must abide by the Korth Edicts or face censure.
Spells and Spell-like Abilites in italics do not exist in 5e… yet.
You have manifested a whorling, tattoo-like design on your skin that marks you as one of the Dragonmarked. This Dragonmark, which must be of one of the twelve varieties listed below, empowers you to cast certain spells or channel them through Dragonshards and Dragonshard-augmented items. As you attain character level 1, 5, 9, and 13 your Dragonmark grows and develops into a Least, Lesser, Greater, and Siberys Dragonmark respectively. As your Dragonmark grows, you must pick 1 of the spells from that tier which can be cast the noted number of times per day. Your spellcasting attribute for these spells is Charisma.
Mark of Detection
Least: Detect Magic 2 / day, or Detect Poison or Disease 2 / day.
Lesser: Detect Scrying 1 / day, or See Invisibility 1 / day.
Greater: True Seeing 1 / day.
Siberys: Moment of Prescience 1 / day.
Mark of Finding
Least: Identify 1 / day, Know Direction 2 / day, or Locate Object 1 /day.
Lesser: Helping Hand 1 / day, or Locate Creature 1 / day.
Greater: Find the Path 1 / day.
Siberys: Discern Location 1 / day.
Mark of Handling
Least: Animal Friendship 1 / day, or Speak with Animals 1 /.
Lesser: Dominate Beast 1 / day, or Magic Weapon 1 / day. Magic Weapon can only be cast on an animal when cast by someone with a Mark of Handling.
Greater: Enlarge 1 / day, or Conjure Animals 1 / day. Enlarge can only be cast on an animal. Conjure Animals is cast as if from a 5th-level slot.
Siberys: Awaken 1 / day or Conjure Fey 1 / day.
Mark of Healing
Least: Cure Wounds 1 / day, or Lesser Restoration 1 / day.
Lesser: Prayer of Healing 1 / day, or Protection from Poison 1 / day.
Greater: Greater Restoration 1 / day, or Heal 1 / day.
Siberys: Mass heal 1 / day.
Mark of Hospitality
Least: Purify Food and Drink 2 / day, Prestidigitation 2 / day, or Unseen Servant 1 / day.
Lesser: Create Food and Water 1 / day, or Leomund's Tiny Hut 1 / day.
Greater: Heroes' Feast 1 / day or Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion 1/day.
Siberys: Word of Recall 1 / day.
Mark of Making
Least: Mending 2 / day; +2 bonus on Craft checks.
Lesser: Minor Creation 1 / day.
Greater: Fabricate 1 / day
Siberys: True Creation 1 / day.
Mark of Passage
Least: Expeditious Retreat 1 / day, Find Steed 1 / day, or Dimension Leap 1 / day. A character with the Dimension Leap spell-like ability can teleport up to a total of 10 feet per character level per use. The character can leap a shorter distance than his maximum, as long as the distance is in 10-foot increments. Using dimension leap is a standard action.
Lesser: Dimension Door 1 / day, or Phantom Steed 1 / day.
Greater: Freedom of Movement 1 / day, or Teleportation Circle 1 / day.
Siberys: Teleport 1 / day.
Mark of Scribing
Least: Arcane Mark 2 / day, Comprehend Languages 1 / day, or Message 1 / day.
Lesser: Illusory Script 1 / day, Secret Page 1/day, or Tongues 1/day.
Greater: Sending 1/day. A description provided by a client can make you familiar with the recipient.
Siberys: Symbol (Death) 1 / day.
Mark of Sentinel
Least: Mage Armor 1 / day, Shield of Faith 1 / day, or Shield Other 1 / day.
Lesser: Protection from Energy 1 / day, or Otiluke's Resilient Sphere 1 / day.
Greater: Globe of Invulnerability 1/day.
Siberys: Mind Blank 1 / day.
Mark of Shadow
Least: Darkness 1 / day, Disguise Self 1 / day, or Silent Image 1 / day.
Lesser: Clairvoyance 1 / day, Major Image 1 / day, or Scrying 1 / day.
Greater: Arcane Eye 1 / day, Mislead 1 / day, or Shadow Walk 1/day.
Siberys: Mirage Arcana 1 / day.
Mark of Storm
Least: Fog Cloud 1 / day, Gust of Wind 1 / day, Resistance 1 / day.
Lesser: Sleet Storm 1/day, Wind's Favor 1/day, or Wind Wall 1/day. With Sleet Storm, a character can create either warm rain or freezing sleet. A character using Wind's Favor can create a localized area of strong wind approximately 30 mph) in an area 10 feet wide, 10 feet high, and 100 feet + 20 feet per caster level long. The wind blows for 1 hour per caster level or until the character dismisses it. By concentrating as a full round action, the character can change the direction of the wind by 45 degrees.
Greater: Control Weather 1/day.
Siberys: Storm of Vengeance 1 / day
Mark of Warding
Least: Alarm 1 / day, Arcane Lock 1 / day, or Nystul's Magic Aura 1 / day.
Lesser: Glyph of Warding (Explosive Runes) 1 / day, or Nondetection 1/day.
Greater: Forbiddance 1 / day, Guards and Wards 1 / day, or Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound 1 / day.
Siberys: Prismatic Wall 1 / day
Inquisitive's kit
This kit contains a variety of instruments (tweezers, magnifying glass, fingerprinting dust, vials, etc) that can assist an investigator examining the scene of a crime. Proficiency with this kit lets you add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to search the scene of a crime for clues.


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The Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania will bring the Voices from Japan poetry exhibit to Pittsburgh from April 8 through April 30 at the US Steel Tower (map). An overview of the exhibit from the JASP:
In recognition of the relief efforts carried out in Pittsburgh for the 3/11/2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania will present an exhibition of tanka poetry written by Japanese citizens in the aftermath of the disaster, "Voices from Japan." The exhibition features tanka poems translated into English, 3 brush calligraphies of tanka in original Japanese and two large collages of damaged photos that were washed away by the tsunami.To reiterate the flyer and release, after tonight's reception the exhibit will be appointment-only.
Led by the Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania and Brother's Brother Foundation, Pittsburghers and Pittsburgh businesses donated more than $500,000 for new hospital equipment and a youth center for orphans in one of the hardest-hit towns. With the generous sponsorship of UPMC, a major contributor in the Pittsburgh relief efforts, this exhibit reminds us that expression through poetry, art, and photographs connects us in the face of disasters.
The exhibition will be on view from April 8 -30, with a reception open to the public from 6-8 PM on April 8. Those wishing to visit the exhibition outside of reception hours must make an appointment with the Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania at 412-433-5021.
Register for the opening reception today!


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Tia has recently moved from Australia to the UK. As a qualified remedial massage therapist, Tia has experience in deep tissue, sports and rehabilitation techniques. She is passionate about helping people to improve their health and wellbeing and takes great pride in helping clients to achieve their goals.
Tia strongly believes that taking care of ourselves is just as important as everyday necessary activities. With that in mind, she likes to ensure every aspect of the treatment helps to improve these everyday tasks and responsibilities. Tia puts a high emphasis on making clients feel comfortable and understood and, as a result, each and every person receives a treatment suited to their individual goals.
Training and Education:
Tia completed her Remedial Massage course in Australia. However, her interest in how the human body works and her passion for helping others have started much earlier than that. In years leading to her massage career, Tia enrolled in a Physiotherapy course at James Cook University where she gained an extensive knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology. Spending 1.5 years at university was a valuable experience and gave Tia additional affirmation that soft tissue treatments and holistic approach to treating clients are her destiny. Since completing an extensive massage course, she also qualified in Dry Needling. Tia worked in leading massage clinics in Australia before moving to London.
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Interests and Hobbies:
Tia loves reading, cooking and running. Her passion to travel and seeing the world has brought her to Europe all the way from Australia. She enjoys listening to live music and absolutely adores outdoors adventures.
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Tuesday 3.45pm - 10pm
Wednesday 3.45pm - 10pm
Thursday 9.15am - 3.30pm
Friday 9.15am - 3.30pm
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Born: June 19, 1856, in Bloomington, Illinois, United States
Died: May 7, 1915, in East Aurora, New York, United States
Elbert Green Hubbard was an American author, businessman, printer and lecturer. He was the son of Dr. Silas and Francis Read Hubbard.
After graduating from Tufts College with a M.A. honors in 1899, he became salesman of soap. He was extremely successful, but was more interested in writing ideas and living a carefree life. While traveling Europe, he was influenced by the works of English craftsman William Morris and his Kelmscott Press. About this time, he married Alice Moore.
On his return from Europe, he formed Hubbard's Roycroft Press in East Aurora, New York. He enthusiastically started producing editions of classic books of literature, and household items (for example, furniture).
He was influenced by the writings of Emerson and Thoreau. Based on their model, he wrote a series several short stories, which include: Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Men; Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Women; Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters, and so on. He was also an active journalist for the Philistine and The Fra. The latter publication was named using his own nickname, Fra Elbertus.
His best known work, A Message to Garcia, was published in 1899. The essay, which recounts an event of the Spanish Civil War, became required reading for both Japanese and Russian troops during the Russio-Japanese war. In 1940, its circulation was estimated at 40 million copies.
With this success, he created series of vaudeville lectures that combined moral lessons with comic prose. Aurora became a commune-like center for his followers, whom he employed in the production of crafts, furniture and books. He died when the Germans sunk the oceanliner, the Lusitania.


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1. Complaining about work or other people. This seems so obvious, but it's something employers notice, and it can harm you if you're very vocal about your disinterest in someone or the work you do. If you do have concerns over your job, however, definitely bring it up to your supervisor in a professional way.
2. Not interacting with coworkers. It shows a lot if you make an effort to get to know your coworkers, especially if the company culture is very centered around the community of the company. If you get invited to a happy hour after work, go! Get to know the people you're working with because it could lead to new friendships and other job opportunities down the road.
3. Getting involved in gossip. Although you should interact with your coworkers, don't get involved in office drama. It could cost you your job and relationships with other people. Don't let anyone force you to take a side in some argument that you have no idea about, especially if you're new to the company. Stay neutral and remove yourself from toxic situations like these.
4. Not asking questions. I struggle with this sometimes, but it's important that you ask questions if you're just starting out and getting used to the job. Even if you're a month or so in and feel guilty for not knowing something, it's better to get clarification on how a job should be done than to do it wrong and suffer consequences.
5. Not owning up to mistakes. Lying and not owning up to your mistakes, no matter how small, makes you seem untrustworthy. You might feel terrible about messing something up, but it's better to be proactive and honest by owning up to it in order to fix the situation. Employers will see that and be glad that you were upfront with them.
Keep these tips in mind when you begin a new job, and you'll be a great employee. What's some other advice you guys have for anyone starting out at a new job? I'm always open for suggestions!
Quote of the day: "Respect doesn't come with age. You have to earn it by your behavior."


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Selling a Business
There is a lot to consider here.
We need to talk before you place your business on the market. We can assist you with establishing a realistic sale price, presentation of financial results, confidentiality agreement, etc.
By structuring the agreement correctly we can probably save you some tax.