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AIBU and mean or friend is trying to take advantage?(107 Posts)
Sorry if this will be long and boring, I will try and do my best to explain the situation.
I am friends with "Betty" for a long time now and so are our kids. We constantly pass second hand stuff to each other, anything really, be it for the kids, ourselves, household...we usually check with each other first before offering to someone else or charity shop.
One day Betty came to my house and asked to buy a specific item that I had bought brand new for business use but no longer needed anymore. The item is in mint condition. I let her take it to her home so she could show to her husband and try at hers, even though she had tried at mine may times before. I said to her I couldn't price it at that point as I wasn't even thinking of selling it now and I needed to check on eBay how much the item is selling for.
So she took it home and 4 days later, in replying to my txt regarding other subject, she said that they decided to buy the product and asking me about my price, but she had just seen a similar one (not in great condition like mine and an old version too) at a charity shop going for £6, so she was just giving me an idea...
I than checked on eBay and saw that there is none like mine for sale (mine has an extra useful bit), but there is the old version going for £30+. I bought it brand new for £65.
So I texted her and said that my price was £30. And that I knew a neighbour who could sell one of the old ones for £25. She than txt me back saying that she is better go and check if the charity shop one is still there available and I suggested she give them a call and ask them to hold it for her (as she was working).
Anyway, no more communication since and she still using my item, never paid anything and doesn't really bother me as I don't need it nor need the money.
However we usually meet every Thursday with another friend, usually in my home, I couldn't hosted today but the other friend said that Betty invited her to go to her house...
And I was not invited...
So now I am wondering if she is angry with me because I am not selling the item for £6 or even giving it to her for free, or if she is only avoiding me because she doesn't want to pay for the item?
Am I being mean and selfish after all?
We move in few same circles so I think the kids will have a chance to play without much organised playdate stuff.
O 'own' her a sleep over so I said she can just let me know whenever she needs it. So I will just wait. Not going to ask or offer again.
OK, so now you have it again, you can just back off a bit from the friendship and let the dust settle. Just do the kids' get togethers and say you are busy for any suggested meetings of just the two of you.
yes I got it back but as it as its own carrier bag for travel and storage, I haven't take it out and check. I believe everything is ok and she had it for one week and a half only.
Have you got it back yet OP? Interested to hear the condition it comes back in
I'd feel the same as you op. Still, now you now know that she doesn't value you, as much as you need a friend to, and you can gradually minimise her presence in your life, without a big "fallout".
I think I totally get what you are saying.
And it is not even about the material side of things.
It is about the feeling that you are being used and the doubt if you are truly appreciated for who you are instead of what you can offer to their benefit.
I have been rummaging this for the last few years but I think the last situation was the ice on the cake and I just don't want to have this in my life anymore.
At least not so often.
But still need to keep the kids friendship going.
I think you just need to put the boundaries back in place as they have got very blurred. Next time don't give her something 'to try out'. Just say talk to your DH and I'll think of a price and we'll talk again soon.
Fwiw I have a well off 'friend' who totally takes advantage of me, and thus I don't see him any more as I figured he was always going to come off better in any given situation, and I couldn't spare the headspace this cost me in trying to figure out if he intended to be such an arsehole.
I don't think he did but I think it is hardwired into him that other people's needs come second to his own, so he is unlikely to change, however nice he is to everyone - underneath is a true businessman iykwim.
so why didn't accept the other one?
far too young to sit in a swivel chair
i think she was intending to use it indefinitely and has come up with this crap.
Maybe she found this thread out?
I don't understand though
Didn't she wanted the other one because it has a hole on it and does not look perfect?
Or would she use the good one for 2 months only and just give it back?
Anyway, I do think her child is to young to sit on a swivel chair but not my call I guess.
Glad it is over and I can stop over-thinking about it now.
Cheeky mare. At least you're getting it back though.
That seems like a good outcome .
Sent a txt today asking friend to swap the high chairs as I wanted to keep the good one safe until I close and sell and wouldn't mind for the 'damaged' one to be in use so she could borrow it.
She than apologised and said that she didn't need a swap and was going to bring my high chair back.
I asked her if she got the charity shop one and she said that she just figured that her child is 2 months away for not accepting the high chair anymore and he will be sitting in one of the swivel chairs at the breakfast table (he was 1 in March).
But do make sure you've got the good one in your hands before you mention the other or she'll talk you into letting her keep the good one.
If you are closing your business, then it is expected that you sell off the assets, btw.
I think your idea is a good one, but too complicated for an opening gambit. I would send her a text asking for the chair back, but if she makes a fuss about it - "oh dear, it's so useful, what shall I do" blah blah blah - then when she brings the chair back, you can say that you've found another, very serviceable but slight damage, and she can borrow that.
I actually think you're getting a bit of a rough ride on here and I don't think you are a mug either.
You asked if you were being mean/selfish/unreasonable and clearly you are not so that's the AIBU answered. Surely what you choose to do now is up to you? you sound like you have good morals and she's lost a friendship and that's enough for you.
A lot of posters on here seem so genuinely irritated for you that she's taken advantage (which is nice) but it doesn't mean you should get grief for not taking it back if you don't want to.
Personally I couldn't afford to lose that amount of money so would have to get it back, but if I didn't I'd be the same as you - fuck her if that's what she thinks the friendships worth and good riddance.
I think the idea of slipping 'hey, by the way did you decide whether you wanted to buy the highchair?' into the conversation is the way to go.
I know the money will not change your life but you are friends and if it annoys you it's only fair to you both to sort it out, otherwise it will fester.
I can be a bit socially dense at times and I would much rather someone said if they were getting annoyed with me.
Be brave and address it.
Actually I think you are doing the right thing. If she is prepared to risk your friendship for £30 then so be it. You now know what she is like and can act accordingly. I would also let it go.
She wont regret what she did as it sounds like she doesnt care much for your friendship because if she did she wouldnt have behaved like this.
Phone her & ask for it back.
Sorry, but I think your behaving like a bit or a martyr. Just grow a pair and ask for it back.
I'd just ask for it back.
Hopemore. You are making it too complicated. Just send a text asking if she wants to buy it or give it you back. It really is that simple. She isn't sitting at home thinking about it. She is just pleased to have a lovely chair for free and is hoping you are too embarrassed to mention it.
I would send one of the texts suggested.
No more Thursdays for her in my household
I hear you all, I'm a mug, but I will let her have it her wag this one last time .
And than she will realise that my friendship was worth more than £65. She will regret not being honest or humble enough to ask me to give or lend it to her.
However, I just had an idea.
I hve another high chair, exactly the same, however slightly damaged on the padding of the seat, the foam is coming off. It's just cosmetic and doesn't affect the performance.
I will txt or call asking for the chair she got back, and offer to LEND the damaged one. Making sure to make it clear I will want it back when she finishes.
She is allowed to fix the hole if she wants too, I won't do it.
And yes, I'm a CM, bought the chair when I was opening the business, and I'm closing in one year time, not looking for new clients but we never know, that's why I wasn't thinking about selling the high chair yet.
I agree just a quick text to say did you pick up the highchair from the charity shop? I'll pick mine up tomorrow or you can drop it off next Thursday.
Non confrontational and it makes it clear you expect the highchair back.
Assuming you're a childminder (which you might not be but its the most logical deduction), how many hours of childcare would you have to provide to pay for the chair? 13 (assuming £5 an hour)? So a day and a half.
If you're prepared to forgo that that's clearly your call. Your friend however is a cheeky bitch who has manipulated you into giving her this item that you weren't even going to get rid of before she asked to BUY it.
I have a beautiful vintage 50s dress worth a similar amount of money. I haven't worn it for about 5 years since I've put a bit of weight on. So because i'm not using it by your logic I should just give it to my slim friend who might wear it
Just NO.
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Talk about children – Believe it or not this is one of the biggest mistakes newlyweds make. They peruse over the child subject but never actually discuss it in depth. Now you tell me what happens when one of you wants kids and the other is adminantly against having children. World war 3 is what happens.
Then on top of that you have the nasty divorce and court crap to go through. Who wants that? No one as far as I know, so do both of yourselves a favor and talk about having children BEFORE you walk down that isle.
Discuss finances – This is another big conversation that has and will continue to lead to divorce if people don't take the time to talk about it. You two should try and decide (realistically of course) what kind of lifestyle you want. If you're not a millionaire then don't plan for a summer home in the Hamptons.
Who is going to bring home the bacon? One of you? Both of you? Who will be spending the majority of the money? What will it be on? Do you need a set budget to stay afloat?
Serious questions that deserve serious attention and serious answers. Get to talking or hire a lawyer. You'll need a good divorce one.
Prenup? – Dunt Dunt Duuuuuhhhhh the huge question, should we get a prenup? Honestly that depends on your personal situation but if either one of you feels it may be necessary then you should talk about it. What if the man comes in the marriage with a whole lot and the woman comes into it with nothing?
At that point it doesn't seem fair that the man loses half his stuff if the marriage doesn't work out. Now this is obviously void in cases of adultery or spousal abuse, but irreconcilable differences are the leading cause of divorce these days. That means if you grow apart then she still gets half your stuff. Go over things, and talk about it. A conversation can't hurt, but leaving things unsaid can.
Now a days it seems as though marriage is more of a joke, or a fun thing to do for a couple months. But what the celebs aren't telling us is how much money and time and grief it costs to go through. If you truly want to marry someone then you need to have these big discussions, trust me they could literally make or break your marriage if you let them sit un-discussed. Don't put yourself through that nonsense.


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If you want to own a priceless piece of iconic designer history, now's your chance.
The stunning mansion owned by the late Gianni Versace is currently up for auction, with bids starting this September at a mere $25 million.
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The impressive pad, which was also the location of Versace's tragic murder in 1997, was actually once listed for a cool $125 million, so the starting bid for the swanky digs is totally a steal.
Wondering what this seaside South Beach estate has to offer?
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We have a feeling weekend pool parties (complete with Versace swimwear) will totally be in order for the new homeowners of this one.
The sparkling palace also has gorgeous seaside views, endless frescoes, statues arched doorways and more—making for a truly indulgent living experience!
After all, who wouldn't want to live in a decadent Italian fashion mansion?
While we have yet to hear of any leads on who might snap up the impressive space, we do know that countless celebs like Jennifer Lopez, Halle Berry, January Jones, Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow are just a few loyal fans of the iconic designer label.
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Additionally, according to New York Daily News, the sprawling property served as a major tourist attraction for the area and had even previously been operating as a 10-room boutique hotel for several years before a bankruptcy court mandated a sale on the home earlier this year.
To note, there must be something in the air when it comes to fashion and real estate right now.
Several other properties owned by fashion moguls are also currently on the market including homes owned by Manny Mashouf of Bebe, Armand Marciano of Guess? and Luca Formilli Fendi of luxury fashion house Fendi.
Would you bid on the Versace mansion?
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I was sucked in because #5 on their list happens to be my beloved kakapo. They mention its lack of a 'fight or flight' response, although they fail to cite its propensity for gleefully skirt-chasing random zoologists and their cranial anatomy.
(I still haven't been able to get in any wet-work on my Last Chance to See project- the temperatures seems to be taking a nose dive into the single digits every time I've got a couple days to work. I really need to insulate and heat my studio space).
It's a pretty funny article… but there's always a snarky superiority in write-ups like this that gets under my skin. For one thing, it's easy to forget how utterly odd and superficially dysfunctional human beings are.
Forget the fact that we have mediocre eyesight, an abysmal sense of smell, and the auditory sensitivity of a turnip. There doesn't seem to be a single environment- terrestrial, arboreal, aquatic- where we move with any fluidity or grace (ignoring the bar-stool, recliner and golf cart, of course).
Born to Run is one of the most joyful, paradigm-shifting works of non-fiction I've read in ages. On the surface, it's one man's exploration of the global 'natural born running' community. Along the way, however, the author touches on…
- An indigenous people- the Tarahumara- who subsist in remote, desiccated Mexico (Copper Canyon) and appear to be the best long distance runners on the face of the planet.
- The reasons why cushioned running shoes are not only useless for running, but actually promote injury in runners. 50+ years of global marketing and billions of dollars in sales based on a lie.
- The weird, unlikely histories of long distance runners across recent history.
It's McDougall's commentary on human evolution that really fascinated me, however.
I won't break down the argument in too much detail- read the book. However, there are some wonderful sidelines the book explores in the process of making its case. Just a few examples…
- There are still indigenous societies in the world that will pursue and kill fleet mammals like antelope over a 20-40 mile chase. The Kalahari bushmen are one example. The human biomechanical design appears to be optimal for this.
- The average duration- in miles- of such a hunt equates almost perfectly to the distance of a modern marathon.
- The end of the last Ice Age coincided with an explosive increase in availability of mid-size, fleet footed game. Coincidentally, this was the approximate epoch where Homo sapiens outcompeted Homo neanderthalensis (Neanderthal man) for good.
Note- Neanderthals probably had a cranial capacity that equaled or exceeded ours, as well as superior physical prowess on most counts. There are various theories as to why we out-competed our evolutionary cousins, but we certainly didn't outstrip them because we were 'smarter' or stronger. In fact- there's a real possibility that we won the evolutionary lottery because we were able to run down elands on the open Savannah.
It makes me think about how little we understand the role that other organisms play in the ecological web. How little we comprehend the eons of natural selection, cataclysm, competition and niche adaptation that have produced a kakapo or spotted hyena.
Not saying that I want to lay a 36-inch egg, mind you…


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An AFSIG article by: Paul Trittenbach
Grains of salt lie on a mat
In contrast to the velvet's black
Suspended in their cosmos
They are orphans even as brothers…
I penned the opening stanza to that poem in 1982. Although I had interest in astronomy at the time, the poem was a philosophical treatment on how each of us assigns meaning to his life and not an ode to astronomy. I was reminded of this poem one afternoon while I was eating lunch. As I reached across the table for a platter of food, I accidentally spilled the saltshaker.
Throughout my life I have never been able to see shapes in the clouds. I never spotted a rabbit, a choo-choo train, an elephant— nothing other than a big puffy collection of condensed water vapor floating in blue sky. Up until the moment that I spilled that saltshaker, if someone had given me a Rorschach test, I would've seen nothing more than a huge splotch of ink on a piece of paper that couldn't have been recycled. People who knew me found that ironic because I had exhibited artistic talents — photography, creative writing, painting and drawing — all of my life! Nevertheless, I always saw clouds and most other worldly shapes for what they literally were, not as abstracts.
In the second when the salt spilled out onto the table in front of me I became a student—albeit for a brief moment—in psychology. As the salt scattered across the table a very personal apparition appeared to me and without deliberation or hesitation I recognized it. For there, in front of me, wasn't a rabbit, a choo-choo train or an elephant, but Messier 37. The ghost of Rorschach had reared up from the grave and taken his revenge upon me!
It is an interesting human trait — almost instinctual — that our brains habitually search for objects that are common to us. Recognizing human faces is one of our greatest idiosyncrasies and we seem to find them almost everywhere we look: the grills of cars, the man on the moon (or the woman on the moon, if you prefer), in landscape formations (some people even found a face on Mars created by the lighting on a mountain range), and even some foods. It seems that human faces — especially smiley faces — seem to abound. I have no doubt that many of us stargazers have seen smiley-faced asterisms in the stars.
So this month, in tribute to Dr. Herman Rorschach and completion of my lunch, it seems only fitting to offer a topic that will broaden your understanding of another cosmological object and hopefully bring a smile to your face. Open star clusters were one of the first types of cosmological objects to seize my attention as a beginning stargazer. They were so beautiful to my eyes, that to this day I liken them to diamonds, sparkling against the black velvet background of space. While some stargazers may succumb to adopting a "they all look alike to me" policy, when one delves into the physics and chemistry — the magic of the universe, if you will — they suddenly become intriguing.
Star clusters are associations of stars that are gravitationally bound to each other and moving independently of the rest of our galaxy. They fall into two categories — open and globular. Open star clusters are loose associations wherein the distance between the stars is so apparent that it is easy to resolve them in a pair of binoculars or a telescope. Open clusters generally contain hundreds to thousands of members formed from the same nebula with members of the same type and age. Globular clusters can possess tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of members. Globular clusters, on the other hand are densely packed associations wherein the nucleus is difficult to resolve into individual stars. They are also much old, nearly as old as the universe itself. Both types have separate histories and origins.
Located in the constellation of Canis Major is the open star cluster Messier 41. Also designated as NGC 2287, Messier 41 (M 41) is a congregation of 100 young, blue-white stars generously spread over a diameter of 25 light years. At 2300 light years distance the cluster is relatively close to earth. M41 is speeding away from us at 52,120 mph.
At 250 million years of age, the stars of M41 are young in comparison to stars like our sun, which is 5 billion years old and can burn for 10 billion years. These stars burn hot and bright and will expire within only hundreds of millions of years. Although the members are born out of the same stellar nebula, as they wonder through the galaxy they tend to pick up stragglers. Messier 41 is known to contain several red giant stars and at least two white dwarfs.
At star parties I compare Messier 41 to a single member of the Perseus Double Cluster — albeit with one-third the number of stars. These diamonds spread across the background of space offer a delightful view as they sparkle in our binoculars or telescope. In our brief lifetimes we will never be able to perceive M41s migration through the Milky Way. To us it will always be a permanent fixture in Canis Major.
Because the members of open clusters are of similar chemical composition and age, they generally possess the same properties and provide excellent laboratories for studying stellar formation. Some open clusters are so large — spread over many light years of distance — that they are visible to the unaided eye. Some examples of these include the Pleiades, the Hyades and M41. Many open clusters will easily resolve in a pair of binoculars. Some large clusters, such as M7 and IC 2391, have been described as far back as ancient times.
NGC 752 (Caldwell 28) is a gorgeous star cluster hidden in the constellation Andromeda. It is generally overshadowed by the Perseus Double Cluster, and the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies, but I don't think it is a cluster that should be overlooked. Although this cluster will resolve in a pair of binoculars it is best viewed through a telescope. The cluster contains 70 stars.
NGC 752 is a contradiction among open clusters. While most open clusters contain young stars — in the millions to hundreds of millions of years in age — the stars of this cluster are nearly 2 billion years old. Many of the most massive blue-white stars of this cluster have already moved off the main sequence and become red giants. Some of the most massive have already reached the end stages of their lives and become white dwarfs and neutron stars.
NGC 752 has a magnitude of 5.7 and is located 1300 light years away. It is a very large cluster, spread out over a large swath of space, approximately 75 x 75 arc minutes. It is the distance between the stars that gives away the cluster's age. Over time, all open cluster disintegrate as their gravitational grip weakens. Use a wide-field eyepiece, sit back and enjoy viewing this sparkling cluster.
While some clusters, such as the Pleiades, have been described since ancient times, they are best viewed through binoculars or a telescope, which is able to resolve more of their individual components. Galileo was the first astronomer to describe 50 members among the Pleiades. Previous descriptions by ancient astronomers counted as few as 6 to 7 members. Nine of the brightest stars were named after the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology. Today, the Pleiades is known to contain 1000 members. Clusters of both types were classified by early astronomers as nebulae because early telescopes and the unaided eye were unable to resolve those patches of light into stars.
577 light years away, in the constellation Cancer is the open star cluster Messier 44 (M44). Also known as the Beehive Cluster, Praespe, Cr 189 or NGC 2632, it is one of the nearest open clusters to Earth and can be seen as a blurry patch with the unaided eye. M44 is known to contain 1,000 members, residing in a radius of 39 light years. The young stars of this cluster are between 600 to 700 million years old.
As mentioned before, most stars within a cluster are of similar age and type. But M44 is somewhat of an enigma, with its population consisting of various stars that simply don't fit the model. The population of M44 is divided between M-class red dwarfs, which constitute 68% of its members; F, G and K spectral classes constitute 30% of the cluster's population; and 2% are spectral class A stars. The cluster is also known to possess 11 white dwarfs and five giants of KOIII and GOIII have also been discovered.
The heaviest members have migrated toward the center of the cluster in a process known as Mass Segregation. While less faint members of the cluster now occupy the halo, or outer region of the cluster, the brighter more massive stars occupy the interior. The brightest members of the cluster possess a magnitude of 6.0 and are spectral class BO.
In 2012 astronomers discovered two planets orbiting two sun-like stars within the cluster — the first discovery of its kind. These planets are hot super Jupiters and orbit very close to their parent stars. Astronomy has come a long way since Galileo first turned his telescope on this cluster in 1609. At that time, he reported observing 40 members in the cluster. The ancients knew of this cluster and documentation of it reaches as far back as the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy (AD 90-168), who described it as a nebulous mass within Cancer.
The Hyades ( Collinder 50, Melotte 25, Caldwell 41), in the constellation Taurus, is one of the closest open clusters to Earth at a distance of 151 light years. This spherical group of stars covers a diameter of 15 light years and shines at a magnitude of 0.5. The cluster consists of stars of the same age, chemical composition, origin and motion through space, providing a valuable laboratory for the study of open clusters. The stars of the Hyades are approximately 800 million years in age.
The cluster is located in the head of the bull, and visually appears to be associated with the red giant Aldebaran. Aldebaran, however, is not a member of the cluster. The cluster forms a V-shaped asterism consisting of five stars: Gamma, Delta 1, Theta Tauri, Zeta 1 and Epsilon Tauri. Of those stars, Epsilon Tauri is the first to be identified as having a planet — a super Jupiter.
The Hyades cluster is believed to have formed from the same stellar nebula as M44, the Beehive cluster. Both clusters appear to contain stars of the same age, composition and traveling in the same direction, from a similar point of origin. The Hyades is one of the few clusters of which the distance has been accurately measured, allowing astronomers to more accurately measure distances and scales in the universe. Anyone who enjoys viewing the Perseus Double Cluster should enjoy viewing the gorgeous blue-white gems of this cluster.
Open clusters may no longer reside within the molecular clouds of the nebulas that created them. One such example is M45, the Pleiades. The molecular cloud associated with M45 is not the progenitor of the cluster, but instead is one through which the cluster is currently moving. Because they are loosely bound together, most open clusters will disintegrate over a period of a few hundred million years. At times, the most massive open clusters survive longer.
Probably the most famous open cluster is Messier 45 (Melotte 22), the Pleiades in the constellation Taurus. I knew of it as a child, before I possessed an interest in astronomy. From the small town I grew up in, people would point to the cluster and tell me "it's the Seven Sisters." I remember their claims that seven stars were the most anyone with good eyesight could see, and they believed that was how the nickname came about. Until I developed an interest in astronomy, I carried that explanation with me. In reality, from a good dark location, people have seen up to 14 stars in this cluster of 500 members.
The Pleiades is a cluster of hot, young B-type stars of approximately 100 million years in age. The cluster seems to be immersed inside a reflection nebula, that was originally believed to be a remnant of the progenitor to this cluster and is known as the Maia nebula, named after the star Maia. However, this nebulosity is not the nebula from which Messier 45 formed, but a separate structure M45 is traveling through.
At a distance of 444 light years, M45 is one of the closest clusters to Earth. The cluster occupies a radius of 43 light years and possesses a mass of approximately 800 suns. Surrounding the star Merope is a bright reflection nebula known as Merope's Nebula or Temple's Nebula (named after its discoverer, astronomer Wilhelm Temple). Additional reflection nebulas have been discovered around the stars Electra, Taygeta, Celaeno and Alcyone. These nebulas are illuminated by the bright, hot blue stars of M45, which emit ultraviolet radiation to ionize the gases of the nebula. The Merope Nebula can be seen through a 4-inch aperture telescope under dark skies. M45 is currently breaking up, as the gravitational attraction between the member stars weakens. The cluster is expected to survive for only another 250 million years.
Estimates show that 25% of the objects in the Pleiades are brown dwarfs. Brown dwarfs are gas giants that range in mass from 15 × to 75 × the mass of Jupiter. These planets do not contain enough mass to create the core temperatures necessary to initiate thermal nuclear fusion. In essence, they are failed stars. The entire combined mass of these brown dwarfs is only about 2% of the total mass of M45.
Spitzer Space Telescope analysis of one of the stars, HD 23514, has resulted in the discovery of a large planetary disk orbiting that star. HD 23514 is a main sequence star that is less than 1 million years old. The Pleiades are also known to contain some white dwarfs. This creates a conundrum because astronomers cannot understand how a cluster so young can contain stars that have begun with enough mass to have reached the end of their life cycle in such a short period (100 million years). Astronomers believe that the stars are not stragglers, picked up by M45 on its trek through our galaxy. Stars with such low mass as the B-type members of M45 would usually take billions of years to evolve to the white dwarf stage. The only conclusion astronomers can form is that the stars started out so massive that they rapidly evolved to the white dwarf phase. ( Perhaps one day astronomers will confirm the discovery of a luminous A-class star with seven brown dwarfs orbiting it.)
The B-type stars of M45 do not possess enough mass to result in supernovas at the end of their life cycles. Instead, they will shed their outer shells to create planetary nebulas (PN). With its close proximity to Earth these planetary nebulas should be a spectacular sight for professional and amateur astronomers like.
The radiant gems of the open star cluster Messier 37 — my saltshaker cluster — in the constellation Auriga has often been referred to as one of the most brilliant and beautiful open clusters in the winter sky. Of the three clusters of the constellation — M36, M37 and M38 — M37 is the brightest. The cluster possesses 150 members at a visual magnitude of 12.5 or less. Collectively, this cluster shines at a magnitude of 6.2. Of the three clusters in Auriga, M37 and M36 are visible to the unaided eye from a dark location.
The members of this cluster are relatively young, at around 300 million years. But scattered among the blue-white stars that dominate this cluster there are at least a dozen red giants and some white dwarfs. These are likely stragglers picked up by M37 on its trek through the Milky Way. CCD observations of the cluster down to magnitude 22.0 have revealed that it has a population of more than 14,000 members.
Messier 37 (M37, NGC 2099) is located 3,600 light years from Earth and spans a diameter of approximately 25 light years. When viewed through a pair of binoculars or a small telescope the core of the cluster reveals about a dozen stars down to magnitude 10.0. By employing averted vision, dozens of stars surrounding the center of the cluster come into view. The center of the cluster is dominated by a bright red giant.
There are worlds of salt and sand
scattered throughout the universe
where upon them someone may stand
questioning his place and worth
Throughout history, salt has played a significant role in society. Salt has been used to purify, season and as a form of currency—every bit as important as gold. In the Bible, salt is referenced 30 times and Jesus is quoted as telling his disciples "Ye are the salt of the earth," a reference to a good and worthy person. But some historians believe that Jesus' reference to "salt of the earth" was not about the goodness and worthiness of the person, but as a reference to the fact that some types of salts — including magnesium salts — have been used as fertilizers since ancient times.
Ancient Greeks traded salt for slaves and when a salve was not worth his price it was said that he "was not worth his "salt." It was a scarce commodity in ancient times, having to be extracted either from surface outcrops, such as dried-up inland seas, or boiled from brine. Some historic references claim that the ancient Romans paid their soldiers partially in salt — and our modern word for salary is derived from solarium argentum, a soldier's pay. This claim is refuted by historians who claim that by the time of ancient Rome, processes for extracting salt from boiling brine had been perfected. But, today, in Ethiopia, many people are paid in pressed bars of salt.
Some historians have traced the use of salt back to prehistoric times. Ancient trade routes were established by the Romans, the Phoenicians and the empires of the Mediterranean along salt trails. The Romans are said to have salted their leafy greens and vegetables, leading to the modern-day word of salad. The word salvation is supposedly derived from Catholic religious rituals in which covenants were often sealed in salt.
Salt is literally a sustainer of human and animal life. Sodium chloride, the chemical that we identify as table salt, provides ions in solution that are essential for nerve and muscle function as well as regulation of body fluids. It plays a significant role in blood volume and blood pressure. But when it is taken in excess amounts it can lead to serious health conditions that can damage the heart, kidneys and lead to strokes. All terrestrial life evolved from the ocean and in a normal concentration the salt content in our bodies is the same as that of seawater.
Salt and sand play both metaphorical and literal roles in my poem. In previous paragraphs I outlined the role that salt has played in human history — both literally and figuratively. Oxygen is the most abundant element in the earth and it is no surprise that combined with silicon it forms the most abundant mineral basis for rocks. Silicon dioxide also plays an important role of trace element — albeit in very minute amounts — within the human body. It has often been said that there are more stars in the universe than gains of sand on all the beaches of the world. Like salt, silicon dioxide, and more specifically, silica, plays a significant role in our materials and technology.
I don't believe that the jury is in on whether or not intelligent life can exist on planets in star clusters. Open star clusters contain stars too young, and with a limited lifespan, to be capable of developing the planets necessary to promote the evolution of intelligent life. However, astronomers are still debating whether or not intelligent life may exist on planets in globular clusters. Although my poem was not astronomy themed, it contains stanzas that could easily fit a discussion about intelligent life on other worlds. Certainly we stand upon a grain of sand, one of possibly billions in the universe, gazing in awe into the cosmos and pondering our existence.
Ever since I received my first telescope at the age of eight I have looked up into the night sky and wondered if there was intelligent life on other worlds. No, it wasn't because I was concerned that we might be alone in the universe. I wondered if intelligent life elsewhere endured similar problems to mankind. Did they suffer from the pettiness, the greed, the desire to overpower and the lust to conquer that we do? Do they have pollution in their air and water? Do they suffer from poverty and disease? Do they have wars that threaten them with extinction, or have they solved the complex problem of cooperation?
Astronomers, philosophers and men of the cloth have all stared skyward asking the same questions of existence and hoping to arrive at slightly different answers. I imagine that the Jesuit priests of the Vatican Observatory are hoping to look into the face of God for the answers to our existence, while astronomers are hoping to reveal the ultimate equation for everything, and philosophers simply want the answer to the meaning of life. Astronomy is definitely a humbling experience, wherein we deal with such enormous distances, sizes and power that it is mind-boggling! No matter how you dice or slice the numbers, the universe is huge and we are definitely small. Perhaps it is this revelation of scale that drives us to seek an answer to the meaning of our existence.
I don't pretend to have an answer to the meaning of existence. In all my years in amateur astronomy I have never stood at my telescope and pondered it. I am a fan of the universe. I marvel at its elegance and how everything in existence can be constructed out of the evolution of the hydrogen atom into all the atoms, chemical compounds and structures found in nature. While each structure may appear to be different, it is simply an optical illusion caused by a rearrangement of the building blocks of the cosmos. Perhaps Rorschach is rolling in his grave with laughter now that I realize how much my poems' analysis of the way each of us assigns a meaning to our lives is similar to the very questions that our species has asked ever since the very first human gazed upon the night sky.
Ironically, I have never referred to the stars as grains of salt in any my conversations. Today, I liken them to diamonds against the velvet background of space. At one time, however, salt was every bit as valuable as diamonds are today. But for the time being, I will stand at my telescope and gaze upon those grains of salt on velvet black. All of the stars of the universe, created from the same Big Bang, are living out their lives in this universe as galaxies, star clusters and solar systems — they are orphans, even as brothers.
On a good winter night, take it upon yourself to get outdoors under a black velvet sky and look at the glittering grains of salt in the open clusters of the Milky Way. Perhaps you will just simply marvel at the radiant beauty of these cosmic gems. Perhaps you will visualize the elegance of chemistry and physics. Perhaps you will find some familiar personal shapes or even smiling faces. Whatever you see when you gaze upon them, I guarantee that you are not crazy.


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It was great to see Jorge. The show itself wasn't so good though. It's supposed to be a madcap comedy about the wacky life of Ben, the manager of a San Diego sports/circus/concert arena (Matthew Perry), and the colorful eccentrics surrounding him, but with the exception of a few funny moments, the jokes fell flat. The best part was actually the semi-serious subplot about Perry's fear of commitment driving away his love interest, Andrea Anders, the liveliest actor among the regular cast.
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I'm gonna go out on a limb and say 'Crash Goes The Hash'....?My line: "Hmmm! This ain't a bad lookin' dump!"
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I'm preparing to publish a book called Modern Perl which explains how Perl 5 works and how to write great code. The draft of the Modern Perl book is available for review. I'm especially interested in hearing from people who don't consider themselves expert Perl 5 programmers. The goal of the book is to explain how Perl 5 works (and how to write Perl 5 effectively) to help novices become adepts.

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Sun And Depression--------
Geomagnetic storms are periods of high geomagnetic activity. Their effect on people has been linked to clinical depression. Could our body's magnetosphere be picking up on earth changes which are perhaps charged electrical particles?
The sun has moved out of its quiet period into an active phase. This activity is in the form sunspots that are exploding and shooting solar flares into the atmosphere. The geomagnetic energy from the solar flares is affecting all life on earth. The effect to humans is that they are becoming more sensitive to the energies that surround them, intensifying and amplifying all human emotions.
Every person will experience increased sensitivity to the changes happening in the world and are becoming emotionally sensitive to life in general. Happy people will feel happier. For others anxiety, bewilderment, sadness, and depression will deepen as well. The effect on the physical body will increase sensitivity to toxins or allergies. The energy around money issues may attract more money issues. With the heightened energy, people react stronger.
What is the best method to get through this energetic phase? Experience your emotions, and then consciously release the emotions. Move forward from that moment. The Hopi Indians call this period "The Great Purification."
Everything is energy. Every living thing has an aura, a luminous cocoon of electromagnetic energy. The magnetic fields of humans and animals respond to the changes in the sun's magnetic field.
The EMF (electromagnetic field) in constant motion and changes with our moods and feelings as it responds to the energy around us. It is measurable, gives off both light and heat, and surrounds us at all times. It is affected by health and injury. When we are happy, the aura is large and bright with clear colors emanating with a denseness that reflects solid energy.
When we are sad or ill, the aura gets small and dark with dull, murky colors and appears thin and jagged if we are angry or fearful. We can adjust the energy of our auras by changing our attitudes. The more energy a person has the larger and more visible the aura. The aura is never constant in size or shape. It bubbles and bulges around our body.
We receive and send energies connecting us to the cosmos. Geomagnetic storms and solar flares affect your auric field because they alter the chemistry in your brain and body. Melatonin is secreted by the pineal gland. The Pineal gland is sensitive to magnetic fields and links geomagnetic activity and human health.
The EMF is as individual as DNA or a fingerprint. Each person is be affected differently by a geomagnetic storm. Those people who are sensitive to energies may be more alert or may feel more in tune with their intuitions. There will be an activation of their strongest intuitive ability.
At a physical level, geomagnetic storms affect blood pressure and melatonin. Increases cancer, reproductive, cardiac and neurological diseases. Other effects are headaches, sinus problems, sleeplessness, itchy eyes, breathing difficulties, dizziness, and disorientation. Scientific research shows the heart is the most powerful generator of electromagnetic energy in the human body producing the largest electromagnetic field of any of the body's organs, and synchronizes the body's brain waves with the brain waves of the people around us. Solar magnetic activity influences the earth's geomagnetic activity and earth's geomagnetic activity influences the human magnetic field.
Well,I am being treated for depression.My counselor belives this has well,and suggested i buy
full spectrum light bulbs for the short winter days.


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Skip to comments.RANDOM THOUGHTS ON 11/6/2012
The Balkanization of America now requires that office seekers pander to all narrow special interest voters to secure their support. Have we become so selfish and self-interested that we now no longer concern ourselves with what the Founders called the general Welfare ?
Its what happens when a nation fails to secure its borders, allowing in those who not only do not even speak the language but have no understanding of the traditions, mores, folkways and HISTORY of that nation and fail or REFUSE to assimilate. And that millions of them are here ILLEGALLY makes fools of those who stand in line for up to 10 years to come here legally!
There is good news and bad news:
The good news: Obama now inherits a mess of HIS creation.
The bad news: That mess will impact us all and, as a marxist, he will use the ensuing misery and turmoil to further infringe on our declining freedoms.
More good news: Obama may have no choice but to compromise with a pubbie House (assuming Boehner has located his spine).
The bad news: For Obama and the Democrats compromise = CAPITULATION to Democrat demands that Boehner, et al abandon their principles Oh wait! (Can someone tell me what those are?)
There is much chatter on the net among conservatives and libertarians to Go Galt. If youve read Atlas Shrugged, you understand the reference to John Galt who, when confronted with statist tyranny, dropped out and refused to participate or contribute to the thing. Well probably see a good bit of that over the next 4 years as the producers say To hell with it. And talk of secession is also abroad in the land!
An interesting Going Galt activity we saw a bit of when Barry was elected in 2008 was employers culling their workforces of Obama supporters. The 2008 culling was a little risky as it subjected the employer to possible NLRB action that such dismissals were based on race or politics. That risk is far less now that Obamacare employer costs loom on the horizon. With millions of unemployed, employers should have little trouble replacing these fools with more productive, more intelligent folks.
And another Going Galt mechanism is to organize mass boycotts of the so-called main stream media (you know who they are) and their paid advertisers. As painful as it will be for me, Ill devote a little time watching these mendacious morons to compile a list of them. If youd like to have that list, Id be happy to share it with you as it grows. Ill try to include contact information for them so you can send them your thoughts on various matters.
Of course, the KEY question is How the hell did we get here? We got here in large part because the humanists/marxists/progressives have devoted nearly 100 years of diligent effort to install their twisted, utopian, dehumanizing worldview into ALL the major institutions of this nation. Decades ago Dr. Gary North told us that they captured the robes. By that he meant that a traditional symbol of high authority and rank in the big 3 vocations/life callings (the clergy, the judiciary and education) in Western culture is a robe. From the lowliest government run grade school to the Ivy League, Marxist/socialist/progressive philosophy (I almost said thought until I realized thought doesnt belong in the same sentence with those terms) rules the day.
And heres a genuinely fascinating and prophetic -- aspect to all of this: These double-domed professors and so-called journalists in the alleged mainstream media who have facilitated the rise of an unvetted marxist and his Chicago thugs and cohorts have apparently failed to understand the histories of tyrants. Once they had consolidated power, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Castro and Pol Pot (and many others) ALL ELIMINATED those who aided their rise to that power LEST THEY BECOME THREATS TO THAT POWER! (Gee, that may also be good news within an otherwise bad situation!)
Cant happen here? Riiiggggghhhhhtt!
Stay tuned as this is by no means an exhaustive recap. Im sure more will be forthcoming.
PS: Yes, marxist is supposed to be capitalized. As with muslim and islam, I simply refuse to honor those terms with initial capitals. If my autocapitaliztion feature screws up and caps it, just imagine lower case.
WASHINGTON ON IMMIGRATION the policy or advantage of immigration taking place in a body (I mean the settling of them in a body) may be much questioned; for, by so doing, they retain the language, habits, and principles (good or bad) which they bring with them. Whereas by an intermixture with our people, they, or their descendants, get assimilated to our customs, measures, laws; in a word, soon become one people. George Washington in a letter to John Adams
JEFFERSON ON IMMIGRATION Every species of government has its specific principles. Ours perhaps are more peculiar than those of any other in the universe. It is a composition of the freest principles of the English constitution, with others derived from natural right and natural reason. To these nothing can be more opposed than the maxims of absolute monarchies. Yet, from such, we are to expect the greatest number of emigrants. They will bring with them the principles of the governments they leave, imbibed in their early youth; or, if able to throw them off, it will be in exchange for an unbounded licentiousness, passing, as is usual, from one extreme to another. It would be a miracle were they to stop precisely at the point of temperate liberty. These principles, with their language, they will transmit to their children. In proportion to their numbers, they will share with us the legislation. They will infuse into it their spirit, warp and bias its direction, and render it a heterogeneous, incoherent, distracted mass. That xenophobic radical, Thomas Jefferson
Mr. Jeffersons concerns go right to the heart of the questions of uncontrolled immigration and, in Obozos case, natural born citizenship, dont they?
Site reference: http://www.vindicatingthefounders.com/library/notes-on-virginia-8.html
The only thing we get out of this is we all know whats coming these drones do not have a clue and I believe most will not care. The republican party will not get a dime from me ever, boner couldnt wait to capitulate on raising taxes, they forced romney on us like Mccain. We are toast as a nation, shame on all you that didnt vote, shame on all of our reps who sat back and watched and shame on all who still believe the liar and chief, wont you be surprised in the next few years.
Random thought - The number of vanities has been astronomical
Please post the link to yours.
For a time, I referred to obama as "that son-of-a-xxxxx" or something equivalent. I have come to realize that there are only two words that work in all cases when talking about him--evil and obama. To describe him using profanity only profanes myself.
In American politics he is a singularity. Calling him obama will be adequate. No capital needed, not even to start a sentence.
Some of those "vanities" have been better that the postings of the professional scribbling class.
We are no longer concerned with the "general welfare", but instead with "welfare in general".
Pay no heed to that jerk. He's been in to take a dump on everybody who posts a vanity, and frankly I like them because we get good, honest analysis. We all have a lot to get off our collective chest.
I can't go any more Galt without cancelling internet.
What next.
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The Healing Power of Voice
The Divine Name (the Sound That Can Change the World)
My intention when doing this workshop is to bring forward the
Awareness that is needed to recognize the Divine in each and
everyone. The Sacred Sound is a vehicle of great
Transformation in our beings, and right now the Planet Earth
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Sound through Voice is amazingly powerful and healing to the
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Meditation with Crystal Bowl
Singing your name as a Mantra
Introduction to Sound (The Seven Secrets of Sound
Healing according to Jonathan Goldman)
Human Voice (frequency + Intention= Healing, and
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Experiencing different instruments and being aware of its effects on your energy centers
Vocalization Preparation:
Releasing sounds exercise / Humming
How to Sound your Chakras (Sacred Vowels as Mantras) / Healing in small groups
Chanting and toning each others Vibration
The four Vowels of The Divine Name/ Sounding the Divine
Name (practice)
The Divine Name as a Prayer
How to start your own Sacred Sound Circle
Wear comfortable clothes
No musical background required
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