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An exciting contract opportunity has arisen within a central London charity where you will be responsible for the delivery of a range of marketing programmes in order to generate targeted income. You will also be responsible for customer retention as well as the acquisition of new customers and supporters.
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We all have experienced moments we wished wouldn't end. They may have been intimate scenes or silly, fun ones.
For instance, I recall an exquisite piece of carrot cake that nearly raptured me. And the time I stepped into a pâtisserie famished from trekking and getting my first taste of flan. I could have eaten a pan of it. Continue reading "Some Cake for Your Journey"

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I am the very first to think I need no one. I like my space. I like my time alone. I like my silence. A great day for me would be me and Jesus, a pot of really good, hot and strong Italian Roast coffee, my favorite coffee cup; a pile of books I want to read; a pen and a journal. No one else would be around except maybe Hawken, my 11 year old who doesn't speak and who is content to lay on the floor and watch his ceiling fan for hours.
Time alone is okay. There's nothing wrong with it. If you are a person who finds strength being alone, finds her center that way, then you need time alone.
But, the more time you spend alone, the easier it is to think that that's enough. You can isolate yourself from other people so quickly. You forget they need you and you need them. We are made to be in community.
If you aren't in a community of Believers, giving and taking, then you are missing out. Your faith isn't balanced. It can't be balanced in constant aloneness.
It is hard to be a part of Believers if you are hurting or if you have been hurt by a church body in the past. But they need you. And you need them.
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Recently, Singapore and Malaysia have been griped in Castella cake fever. Several brands popped up in Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore offering the aromatic eggy milky cheesy sponge cakes which were snapped up by long enthusiastic queues.
I came to Tamsui to look for where it all started. The original 😄
Castella cakes have been around for a long time. It was first brought to Japan by Portuguese traders in the 1500s and the simple sponge cake is popular throughout Asia. The Japanese called the Portuguese sponge cake カステラ Kasutera, hence the English name Castella.
The rendition that caught the imagination of legions of Castalla cake lovers was created in Tamsui 淡水 district of Taipei (Taiwan) in around 2012. Taiwan have long been the incubator of food trends around the world, especially among the global Chinese community.
The main innovations that set the Tamsui Castella cake apart from 500 years of Portuguese sponge cakes in Asia are it's sheer size and the use of cheese. A Tamsui Castella cake weighs 10 kilos 😱
The other key innovation is the addition of cheese, resulting in eggy milky cheesy bouncy aromatic sponge cakes that people crave for.
The Tamsui Castella cake is now replicated throughout Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore under many different brands.
I spent an entire day at Tamsui and this shop 緣味古早味現烤蛋糕 has a constant queue despite ceaseless rain, the whole of today.
Chef 盧太誠 founded 緣味古早味現烤蛋糕 where he created his original Tamsui Castella cake. Chef 盧 started as a motorcycle mechanic at age 15, before working as a baker. His popular Tamsui Castella cake is the fruit of his hard work and an innovative spirit.
(緣味古早味現烤蛋糕 in Tamsui have no English name at the moment.)
Lots of eggs go into each 緣味古早味現烤蛋糕 Tamsui Castella cake for that signature eggy aroma and flavour. Customers queueing for 緣味古早味現烤蛋糕 are entertained with the eggy aroma while they wait 😄
Layers of New Zealand cheddar cheese for that gooey oozy cheese in Tamsui Castella cakes.
The finishing touches of a 緣味 Tamsui Castella cake - waves on top and a dusting of grated Parmesan cheese.
Making the giant Tamsui Castella cake is hard work as much of the process is still manual. The big part of a good Tamsui Castella cake is the baker's skill.
Chef 盧 and his cheerful team were churning out Tamsui Castella cake after cake the whole day to clear the never ending queue at the shop. All 緣味古早味現烤蛋糕 Castella cakes are freshly baked at the shop.
緣味古早味現烤蛋糕 Castella cakes have that signature wavy golden brown top.
Some people like their Tamsui Castella cakes without cheese.
Personally, I like the cheese version more as it adds a bit of cheesy savoury flavour to the sweet eggy milky puffy sponge cake.
In the mouth, the eggy, milky and cheesy aroma and taste of bouncy 緣味古早味現烤蛋糕 Castella cakes are unmistakeable because of the sheer amount of eggs, milk, and cheese that went into each cake.
緣味古早味現烤蛋糕 now has 6 outlets in Taipei and 6 franchised outlets under the brand Grand Castella Cake in East Malaysia. There are no 緣味古早味現烤蛋糕 outlets at the moment in West Malaysia and Singapore.
緣味古早味現烤蛋糕 Castella cakes are so widely replicated that they actually have a staff holding a placard outside the shop day and night, rain or shine warning customers of copycats.
👉 If you are a fan of Tamsui Castella cakes, do pop by at 緣味古早味現烤蛋糕 at Tamsui Old Street to taste the famous giant eggy milky cheesy sponge cakes at the place where it all started.
Restaurant name: 緣味古早味現烤蛋糕 (original shop in Tamsui has no English name)
Address: No. 135, Zhongzheng Road, Tamsui District, New Taipei City, 251
Tel: 02 2626 7868
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By Joe Romm, ThinkProgress, 7/28/12\
The Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Study (BEST) is poised to release its findings next week on the cause of recent global warming.
UPDATE (9 pm, 7/28): A NY Times op-ed by Richard Muller, BEST's Founder and Scientific Director, has been published, "The Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic."
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CALL me a converted skeptic. Three years ago I identified problems in previous climate studies that, in my mind, threw doubt on the very existence of global warming. Last year, following an intensive research effort involving a dozen scientists, I concluded that global warming was real and that the prior estimates of the rate of warming were correct. I'm now going a step further: Humans are almost entirely the cause.
Yes, yes, I know, the finding itself is "dog bites man." What makes this "man bites dog" is that Muller has been a skeptic of climate science, and the single biggest funder of this study is the "Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation ($150,000)." The Kochs are the leading funder of climate disinformation in the world!…
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A quick dispatch from the landscaping dispute prevention file:
Last week, the shubbery-conscious village of Southampton, N.Y., passed a law requiring property owners to manicure their boundary-line hedges at least once a year. Those defiant of the new legislation, created by the village board to minimize landscaping-related altercations between neighbors and "prevent such hedges from becoming overgrown and unsightly," could face a $1,000 fine or a two-week stint in the slammer. Yep, two weeks in jail for not keeping your hedge up to snuff.
The Hamptons, exclusive summer playground of ultra-rich water hogs, has emerged as ground zero for hedge-related rows in recent years. Even domestic doyenne Martha Stewart has had her fair share of shubbery drama in the past. In addition to the hedge-grooming requirements that must be performed by July 31 of each year, the legislation states that property owners must seek written permission from their neighbors to trim the oft-neglected hedges that face their neighbors' properties.
Southampton Village Attorney Richard Deptris describes the importance of the "pretty unique" law that's due to go into effect next year to 27East.com:
It's a practical matter. The adjacent neighbor has to either tolerate an expanding, growing hedge overhanging onto his property or has to cut it himself — or has to go out and hire somebody to cut it himself, and there's no recourse for getting that expense back from the actual owner of the hedge.
Hmmm. The whole "overgrown and unsightly" thing is a bit vague (you can read the law here) but whatever keeps Southampton residents from tearing at each other's throats is a good thing, I guess.
I've asked it before and I'll ask it again: what are your thoughts on city/town/village-mandated landscaping ordinances? Are they a necessary method of keeping up appearances within a community or totally unnecessary and intrusive? Have you been fined (or been threatened with jail time) for not keeping your yard "properly" groomed?
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9/11 Museum's Upcoming Programs Feature 'Homeland' creators, Joe Torre
The creators of the award-winning TV series "Homeland," Hall of Famer Joe Torre and CIA Director John Brennan headline public programs this fall at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
Born and raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Harold Buisson has seen the borough transform dramatically since 9/11. In the latest Our City. Our Story. podcast episode, he notes how the physical landscape of his neighborhood and New York City has changed over the last few years.
"In my old neighborhood, when I saw that they started installing additional fire hydrants and more trees, that gave me the signal, 'Oh, they actually care if this building burns down now and they're beautifying the area,'" Buisson said.
On the morning of Sept. 11, Buisson was heading to a meeting at his office, located near the World Trade Center. He ran for his life as the debris from the collapsing South Tower threatened to overtake him. Buisson eventually found himself standing in the middle of a crowded street with other onlookers. They watched in utter disbelief as the second tower fell.
"I remember looking at the remaining building, which had the big antenna. And right when I'm sitting there you hear a rumble and you see it going down, like slow. And I was like, 'Oh, wow.' And then it got silent for a minute. And then people start panicking again. You could smell all the smoke and burning all the way up there."
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Lamborghini to double output by 2019
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Thanks to a new SUV, Lamborghini expects to see its production increase dramatically in the coming years.
Stefano Domenicali, CEO of Lamborghini, told Reuters that the sports car maker expects to at least double output to 7000 cars per year by 2019.
Most of this growth will be fuelled by the brand's new SUV, which is expected to go on sale in 2018 and may take the Urus name from a crossover concept that debuted in 2012.
Above: Lamborghini Urus concept.
Domenicali said that the company "will push like hell" to sell 3500 or more of the high-riding wagons per year. The CEO stated that interest in the SUV is particularly high in the US, and believes that the new crossover will be a "game changer".
Last year, Lamborghini confirmed that it will build the new SUV at its Sant'Agata factory, just outside of Modena, Italy. To accommodate the new model, the 80,000 square metre facility will be expanded to 150,000 square metres, while 500 staff will also be added to the company's payroll.
The SUV will initially be powered by a petrol engine, but in 2020 a plug-in hybrid will join the range. Down the line, the company could also produce a pure electric vehicle.
Above: Lamborghini Centenario roadster.
In 2015 the company sold a record-breaking 3245 cars across the globe. Despite the company's adventure into the world of SUVs, Domenicali declared that the brand "will not … give up on our DNA, which is to produce super sports cars".
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Dissertation: "Amplified Whispers and the Artifice of Inaction: for Electroacoustic Music and Interactive Dance"
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Previous Placement: Assistant Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts, Technology in Music and Related Arts Program, Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Oberlin, OH)
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Swendsen spent 2006-07 working on a soundscape composition project while in residence as a Fulbright Fellow at the NoTAM Computer Music Studios in Oslo, Norway. His dissertation project at UVA is a large- scale composition for electroacoustic music, interactive dance, and extended/prepared piano. Swendsen's music has been called "highly skillful" by the San Francisco Bay Guardian and "marvelous" by the San Francisco Chronicle. He received his MFA from the Mills College Center for Contemporary Music and his BM from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. His music has been heard throughout the United States and recently in Canada, Italy, Slovakia, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Norway, India, Korea, Chile, Argentina, and as part of a CD release called "Resonance: Steel Pan in the 21st Century." Swendsen has studied composition with Gary Nelson, Richard Povall, Kristine Burns, Gail Wight, Maggi Payne, Fred Frith, Pauline Oliveros, Matthew Burtner and Judith Shatin, and is currently creating and performing with electroacoustic music, extended instrumental techniques, interactive environments, dance, installation, and video. He also serves as Assistant Editor for Journal SEAMUS. Swendsen is the co-artistic director of Prospect Dance Group and works extensively in collaboration with choreographers.
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Wedding caterers have an important role to play—making sure the food and drink are top notch on your big day! Whether you'd prefer a casual buffet-style meal or a formal plated dinner, wedding caterers will create a delicious menu your guests won't soon forget. Be sure to read reviews on WeddingWire of wedding caterers in Belfast before booking!
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When most people think of farms they typically think of vegetables or fruit, not fish. But Fish farming has increased by 400 percent since 1980. This had led to concerns about the health of the environment and the nutritional quality of the fish we eat.
Farm-raised fish are raised in floating net-like cages in bays along coasts. However, not all fish farms are the same. Problems arise when farms are not run sustainably. Questionable farming practices involve the use of antibiotics, growth hormones, chemicals and over-crowded cages. These practices may harm wild fish populations if farmed fish escape.
Fish farming can raise environmental concerns and might also produce fish with a different nutrient profiles than wild-caught animals. But there are also concerns over contaminant levels found in wild fish habitats, with certain farmed fish recommended over wild-caught due to the potential toxins they might carry. This can leave eaters feeling like fish out of water, wondering what choices are best!
To help navigate the seafood counter at the market, consider these tips:
- When fresh-caught wild fish is not available, look for fish that was frozen at sea.
- Choose fish that are caught and farmed responsibly, like Alaskan wild salmon, U.S. farmed tilapia, Pacific halibut, U.S. farmed rainbow trout and Canadian or U.S. pole/troll-caught albacore.
- Refer to montereybayaquarium.org for more information on choosing healthy and sustainable fish and to download a Seafood Watch Pocket Guide.
— By Andrea Lopriore, 2012-2013 Bastyr dietetic intern, and Debra Boutin, MS, RD, chair and dietetic internship director, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Science at Bastyr University.


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well, i added a folder on a network drive for my "user content" / sample library content in the left content tab, and got a crash. Crashes on startup all the time now. Is there a reset to defaults / clear the folder location outside of the app? cant get into app to clear the location.
The same here, if I use thrid party pluigins, everything is working fine, till saving and restarting. I havent even the possibility to send the crash report... But here is it not own sample libraries, here it is thrid party plugins VSTs.
"Is there a reset to defaults / clear the folder location outside of the app?"
Yes, go to the Appdata Folder and delete there your location entries.
P.S.: If I could upload screenshots here I could show you the apppcrashes, but this function is not working here, dont why.... Tried it with direct upload and file hoster link...
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Official American Guard Statement On Venezuela
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With Spanish Translation JANUARY 20, 2019 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The American Guard is dedicated to the liberties guaranteed in our Constitution, particularly the first 10 Amendments. Under the Venezuelan Constitution, in absence of a President, the leader of the National Assembly assumes the presidency until there's a new election. That leader is Juan Guaidó, … More Official American Guard Statement On Venezuela


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Listen to the East Coast Wine Geeks Wine of the Year Podcast Here! But…read my blog post first.
Enjoying craft beer requires expansion of the limitations you put on the beverages you consume. If you've been a slave to one particular brand of light beer for years and years, you have to knock down the barriers that prevent you from enjoying the other options available to you. You must expand your comfort zone and try new things.
Of course, that methodology doesn't just exist on a beer level. Breaking out of your comfort zone is how you succeed in business, how you get the boy or girl you want, how you meet new people, and how you develop as a human being.
For a guy that started drinking beer in his mid-teens (you all did, too…stop judging) and loved it, wine was pretty far off my radar. To tell a quick tale of my minimal involvement with wine, at a younger (legal) age, I was invited to the Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Dinner at the Lexus Club inside PNC Park where I THOUGHT wine was the only beverage being served. Three glasses in and I was slurring. Not drunk…just slurring. Made me think twice about my consumption of wine in public settings.
But as I've aged, my tastes have undoubtedly changed, so I decided to give it another whirl. At this point, I am so far away from what anyone would consider a wine guy, you would need an industrial-strength telescope to see my knowledge. So far, I've learned I'm a fan of Apothic Red and White, and most wine aficionados laugh at wine from a box. But I'm appreciating wine more and more each time I familiarize myself with it.
All that said, I was honored to be asked to serve as the "beer guy" on a panel of judges for the East Coast Wine Geek's Wine of the Year Podcast on February 21st, 2014! This was a new scene for me, but I was more than willing to meet some new faces and have a go at the wine judging game.
Throughout the year, the East Coast Wine Geeks discuss, among lots of other things as you'll hear if you tune into their podcasts, a specific bottle of wine and the various elements that make its contents worth consuming. Through their own scoring system that breaks down sight, aroma, taste, and overall impact, they ranked each wine they covered and narrowed it down to four choices that would earn the prestigious title of 'Wine of the Year.'
The judges for this event were chosen from outside the group and brought different backgrounds to the table. UNFORTUNATELY, some of the chosen judges brought excuses to the table and decided to cancel last minute, while others had unfortunate events that prevented them from attending. FORTUNATELY, there were enough fans of wine in the house to assemble the most fascinating, intelligent, and expertise-laden judging committee in the world (data unofficial).
After sampling four different wines that resonated varying viewpoints on aromas and tastes, as well as some humorous comments about said aromas and tastes, the winning wine was crowned in a landslide!
The following description of the winning wine, Frank Family Vineyards 2011 Napa Carneros Pinot Noir, was provided by Jennifer Stockdale and the rest of the Wine Geeks crew on Episode 140 of their podcast. Thanks for providing this, Jen!
And there you have it. The 2013 Wine of the Year has been crowned!
What I took from the opportunity to judge this contest was two-fold. Not only did I get to expand my own comfort zone and learn more about a drink I'm appreciating more these days, but also that life has so many enjoyable things to offer, whether it be in the drink you consume, the food you eat, the activities you do, or the people you meet. Think of how many things you've missed out on simply because it was something you weren't used to.
Expand your comfort zone. Enjoy a craft beer. Sip a glass of award-winning wine. Sky dive. Just enjoy what's in front of you!
I'd like to personally thank the East Coast Wine Geeks for inviting me to partake in this extremely fun evening, as well as Jen and Chris Stockdale for inviting me into their home. I hope this was just the first time we get to enjoy a glass of wine together!
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14th November 2014
Leaving money to charity when you die not only helps a good cause but can cut the inheritance tax (IHT) bill for your family.
Not only is money left to charity exempt from IHT but leaving 10% of an estate to charity automatically reduced the IHT rate from 40% on assets over the nil rate band threshold of £325,000, to 36% – reducing the amount your loved ones have to pay.
Ian Dyall, head of estate planning at advisory firm Towry, said individuals who were considering leaving a percentage of their estate to charity may want to increase the amount to 10%, leaving your family and the charity better off.
He uses the example of an estate worth £825,000. After the £325,000 nil rate band is applied it leaves a net estate of £500,000 of which is taxable for IHT.
Leaving nothing to charity would mean a tax bill of £200,000 on the net estate, with the beneficiaries receiving £625,000 in total.
If you left 4% of the estate to charity, it would receive £20,000 from the net estate and the beneficiaries would receive £613,000 in total. However, leaving 10% to charity, a total of £50,000 of net estate, still means the beneficiaries receive £613,000 because of the reduction in IHT to 36%.
Dyall said individuals can also leave surplus pension funds to charity, that are passed over tax free to the good cause.
'Gifting via your will is not the only way of gifting to charity. Another way is to leave your surplus pension fund,' he said. 'Funds paid as a lump sum to charity are free of tax, whereas lump sums paid to your family could be subject to a 55% tax charge – although proposals were announced in the Budget to bring this figure down to the donor's marginal income tax rate.
'So in some cases it may be more beneficial to use your pension fund to make charitable gifts, even if the remainder of your estate is then subject to the full 40% IHT rate.'
He added that a person may also choose to gift through their lifetime so 'the charity benefits earlier, and Gift Aid will increase the gift to the charity and may reduce the tax liability of the donor'.


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Riley wanted to bake again and she picked all the ingredients as we experiment in the kitchen!
Super easy! Pretty clean
Dump all it in the food processor.
1 Banana
2 cups old fashioned oats
1/2 tsp Pumpkin Pie spice
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1tsp baking soda
1tsp baking powder
1/2 cup honey
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 cup coconut milk
2 tbsp sugar (probably not necessary but she wanted to add it!)
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Process till blended.
Pour into greased muffin tin. Peel and dice 3 small apples and top the muffins. Bake at 350 for 22 min.


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Still no sale on Etsy
It is a little discouraging not to have a sale by this point. Doing research on prices and taking better pictures. More earrings have been posted. I signed up for a showcase on Etsy next week which may bring more traffic to the site. I look at the Google analytics and the site is getting a good bit of traffic but only looky loo's. Recently joined a Craft Corner and talking with other crafters. more earrings on the way, I keep making them like I am being pushed to get more and more on the site. There is the other site with the buttons and trim which has even less traffic. I may have to sell it at a yard sale. I hate to because some of the buttons are from the 50's and are still on the original cards. one day at a time as they say.


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An ordinary school lunchtime transformed into something spectacularly memorable. Miss McWilliam reports:
The success of Friday's Flash Mob undoubtedly belongs to the Year 12 students involved. This is less the story of the day itself; you can see the finished product in the link below. This is the story of how truly special our school and our students are.
Officially, plans to create the Flash Mob started in September, but this is something that Etta, Abbie, Beth and many others have been discussing for years.
The 150 hour Creativity Action Service requirements of the IBDP seemed like a convenient excuse to get the project up and running, but it wasn't the motivating force. Above all else, this project was about uniting a year group, and by proxy, the whole school. The girls that organised this Flash Mob might have all been natural performers and dancers, but this was an event that was open to all; some participants were new to performing, some new to the school, others new to the country and what a way to begin your life at Dane Court!
Part of the reason why this Flash Mob was so special was the attention to detail in the planning stages; the girls were meticulous in their choice of music, opting for a mash-up of popular classics, rather than the simplicity of a single song. They worked closely with Mr Lycett on multiple versions of the final track before they set about choreographing something that would be effective, yet accessible. Then came the Herculean task of organising 46 of their peers, and perhaps more problematically, 8 members of staff, all the while trying to keep this epic endeavour as secret as possible. Stealthy rehearsals meant late night rehearsals, and the sixth form could regularly be seen beavering at homework tasks while they waited for the school to clear. This Flash Mob was a huge commitment in terms of both time and energy, but one that each participant embraced with gusto.
The success and enjoyment gained from this project was not limited to those involved; you just have to listen to the audience's rapt silence as the final lines of "Never Forget" conclude, only to be followed by the roar of utter delight that resonated around the school's Heart as the performers went back to the real world. The final song choice was no accident, it had special meaning to that year group, but it will also now have special meaning to the rest of the school; they witnessed their peers achieve something exceptional. For 8 minutes, our entire school was united in a single space, but the spirit and the enthusiasm of the project will live on. Congratulations Project 12; you did it and I am so very proud of you all.
Students Involved:
Abbie Coombs, Etta Williams, Beth Templeman, Annie Batten, Megan Abbott, Lizzie Rees, Lauren Ellender, Natalie Stafford, Ashley Cole, Zoe Valle Session, Christie Burton, Ben Hoenes, Elias Votta, Andy McIntyre, Lily Breuer, Becky Epps, Eden Jessiman, Rebecca Slevin, Aiden Shaw, Amber Bradford, Amy Mallet, Andy Lau, Anna Harris, Cecile Sorensen, Cecile Nicolajsen, Charlotte Dickens, Cormac Roberson, Eden Turner, Filippo Frabetti, Francesca Amato, Frank Guagliardo, Frankie Minter, Jack Marshall, Kathryn Solly, Katie Endersby, Katie Khamsoda, Maisie Cope, Maxine Campbell, Megan Fagg, Millie Bent, Molly Gallentree, Molly Thompson, Becky Wickenden, Sophie Evksine, Sophie Valentine and Tessa House
Mr Wallace, Mr Towe, Mr Spillett, Mrs Stivarius, Mrs Walsh, Mrs Sotiri, Mrs Snadon and Miss McWilliam.
Special Thanks To:
Mr S. Lycett, Mr J. Lycett, Mr Stivarius, Mr Stocken, Taff, Sally and the cleaning staff


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Yuddham Sharanam - Movie Review
Cast: Naga Chaitanya, Srikanth, Lavanya Tripathi, Rao Ramesh, Revathi, Priyadarshi, Murli Sharma, Ravi Varma, Vinod Kumar and others
Story, screenplay: David R Nathan
Dialogues: Abburi Ravi
Director of Photography: Niketh Bommireddy
Music: Vivek Sagar
Art: Rama Krishna
Line Producer: SS Karthikeya
Editor: Kripakaran
Stunts: King Solomon
Costume Designer: Pallavi Singh
Producer: Rajani Korrapati
Presented by: Sai Korrapati
Director: Krishna RV Marimuthu
CBFC Rating: UA
Running time: 148 mins
Release date: Sep 08, 2017
What's it about!
What's it about! Arjun (Naga Chaitanya) leads happy life with a doting family consisting of parents, two sisters. He also has a beautiful girlfriend Anjali (Lavanya). His peaceful life leads into turbulence when a politician orders a gangster Naik (Srikanth) to plant bombs in city so that the politician's scams get diverted. The gangster does as instructed. After the blast, Naik kills people who are involved in the execution. Arjun's parents happen to watch an incident that changes their life. How Arjun goes after Naik forms rest of the story.
A youngster's family lands in trouble when they accidentally watch a criminal act and then the youngster goes on the mission to take revenge! This single line has been used widely in many movies. 'Yuddham Sharanam' which is written by David R Nathan who earlier has written an interesting thriller 'Gentleman' starring Nani in dual role has got the same formulaic line.
Not just David Nathan's plot point is old but even the narration is quite predictable and routine. The story is opened with the bomb blast and it is revealed that Arjun's parents are missing and then it goes to reveal the happy family life he has been leading and the love story between Arjun (Naga Chaitanya) and Anjali (Lavanya). Major part of the first half is focussed on this. So, it is bearable to the some extent but post interval, it drives in quite predictable manner and it goes at snail pace.
The so-called usage of drones and 3D cameras hardly adds any interesting drive to the story. The director's inability to tell the story in an engaging way and the writer's formulaic screenplay have made it a boring affair. Very recently Sree Vishnu starrer 'Maa Abbayi' told the similar story line in similar way.
Naga Chaitanya in this role is just okay. This is not a challenging character for him at all. Lavanya Tripathi who got bad name for her performance in recently released 'Mister' has got another girlfriend role who doesn't do much beyond being in two songs or scenes. Srikanth, who started off his career as villain in the beginning stage, is back to playing them after a gap of two decades. As the ruthless villain, he is convincing. Murali Sharma and Ravi Varma are okay. Rao Ramesh and Revathy as Naga Chaitanya's parents have lent beauty to the screen.
Camera work done by Niketh is major asset. The songs are not effective on the screen. Abburi Ravi's dialogues and screenplay are mediocre. New director Krishna Murimuthu fails to impress.
Bottom-line: 'Yuddham Sharanam' has formulaic revenge theme that is told in quite predictable manner. The slow pace puts off further. Despite glossiness, it puts us into boredom in most parts.


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Milan: convergence and optimisation
Milan's firm determination to promote the use of public transport comes as no surprise, as the city is battling to reduce traffic congestion and control air pollution. Drawing on its extensive expertise, Parkeon has met the city's requirements by offering evolutionary solutions that resolve both the car parking and the transport issues with the use of existing equipment.
Milan, being the capital of Lombardy and also the largest urban area in Italy (with a population of more than 7 million people, including its conurbation), is considered to be the economic hub of the country.
In 2001, the city commissioned the installation of 500 Parkeon Strada parking meters, and subsequently wished to add on various new functionalities in order to improve the local transport service for its residents and also to reduce traffic by promoting the use of public transport.
Parkeon smart solution
Parkeon, in partnership with the operator ATM Milan, opted to upgrade the existing equipment that was already well-established by fitting the parking meters both with a contactless vending and ticket topping-up functionality. This facility manages the on-line communication with the back-office servers of the transport company for pricing purposes and also for encoding end-users' smart cards.
Other functionalities, such as the payment of parking fines, city centre congestion tolls, as well as the renewal of parking subscriptions for local residents, have also been added to the plethora of opportunities provided by the terminals. The system offers multiple payment methods, e.g. payment by contact or contactless bank card.
Great Advantages
Parkeon's response to the City of Milan's requirements has resulted in a multitude of advantages for all the players concerned. The end-users are delighted with the system because they find it so practical, convenient and fast, and the operators are pleased to have been able to reduce their operating costs.
Multifunctional Parking Meters, a dual advantage:
- a single access point available to anyone, anytime and anywhere,
- optimisation of the existing infrastructure.
Multimodal and multifunctional platform
The City uses the Strada not only for parking payments but also for off-board bus fare collection. Two major issues have been resolved by switching from on-board payment to the platform payment terminals: increased safety for the conductors who no longer have to handle any money and an improved transport service by eliminating lengthy queues at stations.
"The parking meter as a multimodal and multifunctional platform - a powerful lever in a dedicated environmental protection policy"


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BC Welfare, Karnataka Department has released Online BC Welfare Application form 2020 -20 on its official site. The last date of Submission application form is 20th November 2020. Candidates will be hired based upon the Performance in the Written / Interview.
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So- this is the card I gave my ex for our 3rd and last anniversary. It is what it is- I used a manila folder as the base and glued some wrinkled tissue paper on it with mod podge for my substrate. From there- just basically a lot of acrylic paint and some gelatos and whatnot.
Not much of a tutorial, I know-but i wanted to share it with you in case you see something here that you might want to try on your next art project.
I did the lettering with black india ink and a paintbrush.
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My introduction to surds this year was by setting a problem to my class:
Calculate the exact value of the length of each missing side:
Initially the class knew exactly where to start. Pythagoras. Great. The problem arose when calculating the length of the hypotenuse of the red triangle. The class wanted a calculator. This led to a discussion about exact values and accuracy.
Then I set the class the challenge of drawing the Spiral of Theodorus and to calculate the hypotenuse of each triangle and also to calculate the area of each triangle. Continue reading


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Additional reporting from the Nation
60,000-seater Stade Olympique Rades in Tunisia last Sunday, Esperance may have unleashed the demons in full force against Gor Mahia during the return match of the first round of Caf Champions League qualifiers, if the claims by an official of the club is anything to go by.
The hosts won 1-0 to progress to the group stage.
In the ill-tempered match, Gor Mahia players and members of the team's technical bench were mistreated in Tunisia as the partisan home crowd chanted chauvinistic slogans.
Gor coach Dylan Kerr, his assistant Zedekiah 'Zico' Otieno, team manager Jolawi Abondo and goalkeeper trainer Willis Ochieng were all assaulted in the 90-minute melee.
After the match, Kerr called it "the worst football game I have ever had to be part of."
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"It was very scary. At one point we had to go into the pitch for our own security. We were all attacked. Willis was roughed up and thrown to the ground by the stewards and when Zico went to help, he was also assaulted. From the touchline, I ducked and missed at least three objects made of hard plastic that had been aimed at us while the game was going on. The worst thing is that when I turned to look, I saw that it was a uniformed police officer aiming the missiles," Abondo told Nation Sport on Monday from Tunis.
The stakes were indeed high for both teams, as the first leg clash had ended 0-0. This gave both teams equal chances of making it o the prestigious group stage where clubs are rewarded with a Sh54 million bounty.
It was a highly emotional and ill-tempered match, with a three-minute stoppage just before half time when K'Ogalo technical bench ventured onto the pitch to escape missiles from the stands.
The Esperance fans were protesting against what they thought was bias by match referee from Botswana Joshua Bondo.
During the match, that was beamed live online, Esperance coach Khaled Yahia was seen entering the pitch twice in protest at the referee's decision but escaped with a verbal caution, although Fifa rules are clear that such an offence warrants tougher punishment.
Gor however survived the intense hostility, and lost 1-0 courtesy of Anice Badri's goal in the 21st minute after poor clearance from Wesley Onguso.
Gor now await their fate in Caf Confederation Cup play-offs round, where Caf Champions League losers will be pooled against Caf Confederation Cup first round winners.
The draw will be done on Wednesday at Caf headquarters in Egypt, and Gor's possible opponents include Algeria's CR Belouizdad (Algeria), Al Masry of Egypt, Nigeria's Enyimba, CS La Mancha of Congo and SuperSport United of South Africa.
Kerr: Esperance were unsportsmanlike
Coach Dylan Kerr thinks his side did well in Tunis but were undone by unsportsmanlike conduct by the Esperance players.
"That was a hell of a game today i watched it and how these guys over power and take dives,They must now play in Kenya and get the same treatment,they acted like bullies and then run to protect the officials who i thought had a good game for them" said Kerr on social media.
Kerr have his side credit for battling to the end despite missing important players like Guikan, Kevin Omondi, Wellington Ochieng and Walusimbi.
"Pole [Sorry] to K'Ogalo, my Chairman and my hard-working players. Today I saw unreal things in football but We never gave up. We lost the game because at Machakos we didn't score and we battled even when two players were missing, one injured and the other mmmmmmm no comment. I tried, we tried!" he added.


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No words can express how thankful we are for our family and friends for their support, kind words and prayers during this difficult time. We would like to thank the staff of Genesis HealthCare and Hospice of Miami Valley for the car and compassion shown to our mother during her illness.
In addition, we would like to thank Jackson-Sarver Funeral Home and Pastor John Shelton for helping us through this time of loss.
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Dakota Access fight moves to Louisiana's Bayou Bridge pipeline
Karen Graham
Jan 22, 2017 in
Baton Rouge
- The Dakota Access Pipeline fight is not over, but it has expanded to include another pipeline being constructed by Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners. This time, the oil company is seeking approval for the Bayou Bridge Pipeline extension in Louisiana.
Now that Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) has had any further construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota put on hold after the US Army Corps of Engineers announced plans to do an environmental impact study on January 18, 2017, the oil company has turned its efforts southward, to Louisiana.
At a
hearing in Baton Rouge
last week, the crowd of people against the proposed pipeline was almost 50 times larger than previous hearings, according to Scott Eustis, a coastal wetland specialist with the Gulf Restoration Network, who also attended the meeting.
ETP is attempting to build a pipeline extension in Louisiana that would eventually carry crude oil from the DAPL to refineries on the Gulf Coast. Vicki Granado, a spokesperson for ETP told
the Guardian
last week the Bayou Bridge Pipeline extension was approved in June 2015.
US Army Corps of Engineers
If the pipeline is approved, it will carry 480,000 barrels of crude oil a day and will run through 11 parishes and cross the Atchafalaya Basin, the world's largest swamp, and 700 bodies of water, including wells that provide drinking water for over 300,000 families.
And, according to Cory Farber, the project manager of the Bayou Bridge pipeline, the project will create 2,500 temporary jobs.
When asked how many jobs would be left after the pipeline was finished, Farber said the project would produce 12 permanent jobs. That statement drew hoots of laughter from the crowd of over 400 people.
While there were plenty of oil industry reps, state representatives, and a retired Louisiana State University professor, all in favor of the pipeline, there were plenty more people there who were against the pipeline, including members of indigenous communities, climate activists, fishermen, and rice farmers.
Basically, Energy Transfer Partners contend that there are already a number of pipelines running through the Atchafalaya Basin, and pipelines are the safest way to transport oil. So it seems that they think one more pipeline won't hurt. But the basin is already damaged and degraded, and most of the rest of us in this country just don't know the extent of that damage.
Because of the dredging of canals for pipelines, the US Geological Survey reports that the swamplands are degrading at a rate of 29 square miles per year.
vast area of wetlands
is owned by The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (11,780 acres), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (15,220 acres), and the remaining 17,000 acres is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
They have already warned that if the Army Corps of Engineers approves the project, they will fight back aggressively and the Atchafalaya Basin will be the next Standing Rock, reports the Grist.
Note: The website that references the US Geological Survey's information on the rate of degradation in the Atchafalaya swamplands has been removed.
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Apple to Install Solar Farm at iCloud Data Center
When Mat wrote about 5 note worthy green moments in Steve Jobs' tenure as Apple CEO, he praised Apple's efforts on energy efficiency, but argued that it was very important to ask where the power it does use is coming from. That question has become increasingly pertinent as Apple has rolled out iCloud, with the energy hungry nature of data centers suggesting that the company needs to tackle not just its energy usage, but its energy sourcing too.
There are signs that such an effort is well underway.The Charlotte Observer reports that Apple has been awarded permits for preliminary construction work for a solar farm on a 171-acre site that it owns across from its data center in Maiden, North Carolina—a billion dollar facility that PC Mag says is believed to house support for the iCloud.
Details are very sketchy at this stage as to the size of the solar farm, or the timeline for implementation, but given that this would mark a shift from buying Duke Energy's primarily coal and nuclear sourced electricity, and to supporting 100% clean, renewable energy, it is a very positive sign. As the Charlotte Observer notes, plants in Austin, Texas; Sacramento, Calif.; and Cork, Ireland are already powered by 100% renewable energy.
With Google investing in residential solar power, wind farms and desert solar power plants; and with everyone from Wal-Mart to IKEA investing in large-scale renewable energy, we are increasingly witnessing an realignment of some major corporate interests to the technologies and the mindset of the next industrial revolution.
The competition had better shape up or ship out. But as I asked in my post on whether corporations should enact their own green stimulus measures, the question for us lowly green activists is how do we encourage more of the same?


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Zodiacal Mythology
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Essay by: Yono
The world today started as a fresh universe. Trillions of stars in existence, but there was absolutely no life. For millenniums, the universe remained silent, unmoving, and lifeless. A strange force suddenly pushed millions of stars into a single mass. The bright mass became the creator of the universe although the stars themselves created him. This creation became known as Arri, the newborn giant god. For the next several years, he wandered the galaxies.
Soon, Arri became lonely. He remembered how he was created, so he tried the same process to create another god. He grabbed a handful of stars in each hand, and clapped them together. A tiny god grew from his hands. Since he was made from stars, he would be considered Arri's brother. Arri named his little brother Taurn. Taurn grew rapidly, and became Arri's size. Arri felt that one brother wasn't enough, so he decided to create more. He repeated this process of smashing the stars together several times. He created his siblings* in this order; Geni, Cacir, Leoh, the twins Vira and Lira, Scopio, Agitar, Caprifo, Aquira, and Pises. After the creation of Pises, he was satisfied. Arri then gave them a role. Arri, the Lord of Gods, he gave to his siblings an important role.
Taurn became the God of Life, and Geni became the Goddess of Light and Duality. Arri made sure to make the roles as equal as possible, but it was difficult, he'd already given Taurn a more godly role than Geni. He let it go, and was more careful. Cacir became the Goddess of Earth. Leoh pleaded to be the God of the Hunt, and Arri agreed. The twins, Vira and Lira wanted the same roles, but they couldn't. Arri had a tough decision, but in the end, Vira became the Goddess of Chastity and Lira became the Goddess of the Scale. Arri let Scopio be the God of Death, which seemed fitting to his personality. Agitar wanted to be the God of Metal and Weaponry, and Arri figured it made sense, he looked like the kind of God who would be in charge of that. Aquira had the most obvious one, she was the Goddess of the Sea. Lastly, Pises got the last choice, but she was fine with it. She became the Goddess of Music and Season. Everyone was satisfied.
Aquira made a world of water. Cacir saw the ball of water and insisted she could add some land to it. Aquira agreed, and together, they made Earth. Taurn created millions of creatures to inhabit the newly created planet. One of the creatures was the human. Geni then took over the creation of Earth. She gave the planet a star, which is now the Sun. While creating the Sun, she accidentally let out some of her magic. Because of Geni, some people have dual personalities or twins. Leoh became a miniature lion god and visited Earth because he saw the humans dying. What Leoh did changed the humans again.
He taught the humans to hunt animals so they could survive. He also taught them several other skills that he thought might be useful. Leoh taught to them competiveness, strength, and ferocity. Arri saw Leoh teaching them, and soon, he had thoughts it could end badly, so he ordered Leoh to leave. Agitar came and visited, and gave them quick lessons how to make weapons and left before Arri noticed. Pises was the last to come down to Earth. She sang songs and played songs to the humans and they learned to entertain themselves quickly. Then there were no more visits to Earth.
Over time, the gods and goddesses created the worlds. There were so many worlds they had created that a few accidents happened while working together. Many of them involved Taurn's ability to create entirely new creatures. Mostly, it was Taurn's clumsiness that caused the accidents. The first accident occurred when creating the first few species of today's ancestors. Taurn accidentally shot Arri with his ability to create creatures, and Arri became a ram god. Then Taurn himself became a bull. After a series of clumsy accidents, Cacir became a crab, Leoh became a lion, Scopio became a scorpion, Agitar became a mutant, a centaur rather than an ordinary horse, Caprifo became a goat, and finally, Pises somehow became two fish. Pises's mutation is only a miracle she survived, she became two fish who constantly were in some sort of a trance, as if they were chasing each other's tails. After Pises's mutation, Arri made Taurn more careful, with his magic. There were no more accidents.
The Solar System today was made after the accidents. First, Leoh took over the Sun, because Geni had left it. The Sun was too hot to physically live there, so Leoh spent the rest of his day in orbit around it. She and Vira created Mercury together and lived there. Then Lira and Taurn shared their next creation, Venus. Earth was left alone to the creatures that inhabit it. Cacir made a moon for Earth and lived there. Arri took his turn, and created a giant red ball to live on. He named it Mars. Agitar then stepped in, and made the largest planet he could possibly make, yet it's still smaller then Geni's enormous Sun. Agitar named his planet Jupiter. Caprifo wanted something unique, so he gave his planet a huge size and dazzling rings, and called it Saturn. Aquira simply created a blue planet and named it Uranus. Pises liked the idea, and made a smaller blue planet named Neptune. Finally, Scopio fled to the outskirts of the Solar System and gave himself a dwarf-planet called Pluto. There were several moons made for other planets, but none of the gods or goddesses wanted them. They were left alone.
Eventually, the gods and goddesses went along with their daily lives. They simply lived on their planets, watching over the creatures on Earth. Then one day, Arri got tired of living. He felt that everything was done. He told his five brothers and six sisters about it, and they were feeling the same. To keep the universe going, they would give up their bodies to the stars, and the magical abilities they had would be dispersed all over Earth. That explains why some people are stronger than others, or more completive. So their magic went down to Earth and the other planets to keep them alive, and the remains became the twelve Zodiacal constellations in the sky. It took several years to get them settled in their afterlife, when they will be gliding across the sky, not shifting positions, or breathing.
The twelve Zodiacs received new names as constellations. Arri, being the first god and the Lord of Gods was renamed Aries after leaving his life. The siblings all died in the same order they were born. Taurn was renamed Taurus, Geni renamed Gemini, and Cacir was renamed Cancer. Leoh couldn't have a real dramatic change, so he simply dropped a letter and was renamed Leo. Then the twins Vira and Lira were renamed Virgo and Libra. Scopio didn't want a change, but Arri told him beforehand that Scopio had to obey, so he simply became Scorpio. Agitar renamed himself with a complicated name, Sagittarius. Caprifo was renamed Capricorn. The last two were renamed Aquarius and Pisces. After Pisces died, all twelve Zodiacs took years to settle in their new positions in the night sky. Today, people recognize the 12 gods as the astrological Zodiacs.
*The names have unusual pronunciations.
Arri - Ah-ree - Aries
Taurn - Tawrn - Taurus
Geni - Jen-ee - Gemini
Cacir - Ka-seer - Cancer
Leoh - Lee-oh - Leo
Vira - Vee-ra - Virgo
Lira - Lee-ra - Libra
Scopio - Scop-ee-oh - Scorpio
Agitar - Ah-gee-tar - Sagittarius
Caprifo - Cap-ree-foh - Capricorn
Aquira - Ah-kwee-rah - Aquarius
Pises - Peh-sehs - Pisces
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interesting effort with a "spin" on mythology... However not quite accurate a bit more abstract and knowledgeable about the constellations would enhance this piece dramatically.
Hmm, this type of read certainly isn't what I usually read. But you made it interesting enough for even a person like me to read it, so I give you that. I like the names--they're interesting, as I expected they would be.
I find this one very interesting, and you get a like.
Hope you have a lovely day.
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Maybe Papa was a rolling stone and Mama was a big spender. And if they racked up a significant amount of credit card debt through the years, you might be concerned about how their rock star lifestyles will affect you once their gone.
It's not disrespectful or even distasteful to worry about your parents' debt, whether they are living or passed on. It's part of being a financially responsible adult.
Fortunately, even if your parents maxed out multiple cards, it's highly unlikely you'll have to pay off their credit card debt in the event of their death.
Credit cards are 'unsecured' debt
Secured debts (like mortgages and auto loans) are tied to collateral or property the bank can take if the borrower fails to pay off the balance. But credit cards are considered unsecured debt. This means lenders don't have a right to seize property for unpaid credit card balances in the event of death or otherwise.
In the event of a borrower or cardholder's death, creditors can make attempts to collect on the debt, but those attempts can only go so far. They know they are taking a risk with each credit card they issue, and not being paid when a cardholder dies is just one of those risks.
How credit card debts are paid in the event of death
When someone dies with unpaid credit card balances, money from the estate will likely be directed to the debt. This means any savings your parents have could be used to pay off the balance.
In the case of inheritances, the money to pay unsecured debts will be taken out before you (or other beneficiaries) receive what's left over.
If there is no inheritance or not enough money in the estate to cover the debt, the bank will write off the balance as a loss. In other words, they will accept that the debt will go unpaid and cease collection efforts.
Of course, there are exceptions to this. If you co-signed on a credit card or are a joint account holder with your parent, you will be responsible for the remaining balance. Likewise, if your parent made purchases on your account as an authorized user, the debt will be your responsibility.
In these cases, transferring potentially high balances onto a balance transfer credit card could help you pay off the debt with less stress and less money being directed toward interest.
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March 2009
Each month I will describe sights of interest in the night skies of South Carolina. These sights will be broken down into three sections; what you can see with the naked eye, with binoculars, and with a small telescope. The best time to view the night sky is at and around the times when the Moon is not visible, what is known as a New Moon; which will occur this month on March 25th. For March, your best viewing nights will be from March 13th through March 28th. The Star chart below is set for Florence, SC on March 15th at 9 pm.
ScienceSouth's New Astronomy Program! The Sidewalk Astronomer.
An update of our Sidewalk Astronomer Program: Our first event was a nighttime viewing on January 27th at the Florence County Library from 6:30 to 8 pm. However, there was total cloud cover the entire time. The weather report predicted a "hole in the clouds" about 7 to 8 pm. However, they were only off by one hour. After we left the library, there were clear skies from 8 to 9:15 pm.
Our second event was a daytime viewing on January 31st, also at the Florence County Library. This time we had clear skies. Unfortunately, the Sun is just coming out of an activity minimum, so it has been very "quiet," meaning no sunspots or major surface activity such as the solar prominences, discussed last month. However, we were lucky that day, and although there were no sunspots, we were able to view a nice set of solar prominences.
We are using two instruments for our solar sidewalk astronomy. First is a Sunspotter. This simple wooden instrument uses one lens and three small mirrors to project a large image of the Sun on to a white screen. When the Sun is active, this allows you to see sunspots as they move across the surface of the Sun, and can also be used to view transits of the planets Mercury and Venus across the Sun's disk. Note: a Venus transit is very rare, however, there will be one in June 2012, mark your calendar.
The second instrument for solar viewing is our H1α telescope, mentioned last month. It is often referred to as simply H-alpha. This telescope sees only one wavelength of red light emitted by the hydrogen on the sun. This allows us to clearly see the solar eruptions on the Sun's surface.
Below are the two instruments we use.
We did our solar viewing from 1-3 pm. While we were viewing, 1.3 million miles above the Earth, the SOHO satellite took an image of the Sun at 1:19 pm. Although with our simple telescope we could not see all the Sun's surface features, or all of the prominences shown in the SOHO image below, we could clearly see the two large solar prominences seen in the lower right area of the photo.
For our night time Sidewalk Astronomer viewing in February, we had a public viewing of Comet Lulin on February 24th. To view the comet, we had to leave the "sidewalk" to go to a dark sky site at Lynches River County Park. The night was cold but clear, and the comet was only a "smudge," but still fun to see. While waiting for the comet to rise over the tree line, we enjoyed viewing the Orion nebula, the Beehive Cluster, the Pleiades, and Venus in crescent phase.
The International Space Station (ISS):
A fun naked eye event is viewing the flyover of the International Space Station (ISS). These flyovers occur many times a month at any given location on the Earth, however, at any given location, there are not many good viewing times.
The ISS is in a low orbit 219 miles above the Earth. Due to its large size and low orbit, it is an easy naked eye object as it passes over. However, it can also be viewed with amateur telescopes, and some amazing photos have been taken. Below are three such amateur photos. Number 1 shows the space shuttle separating from the ISS. Number 2 also shows the space shuttle and the ISS, as they transited the Sun. Number 3 is a recent image done by an amateur with the help of his 5 year old daughter.
So now it's your turn to check out the ISS. Your best source to locate the ISS throughout the year is Heavens Above website http://www.heavens-above.com/. It is best if you register and lock in your home location. Then each time you log on, just go to the ISS link and look for good flyovers. Unless you like to get up very early, you would search for evening flyovers. Next you would search the maximum altitude column. Any flyover at 50 degrees and above is preferred. Below is a typical ISS table. Note that is uses a 24-hour clock. You can see on the table that March 15th is a good fly over for Florence, SC and begins at 8:19 pm and ends at 8:24 pm, with a maximum altitude of 63 degrees. March 13th at 9 pm is another possibility. When you are at their website, just keep clicking on "next" to advance forward to find more good flyovers.
Next, click on the blue date on the left, and you can find a perceptive of the pass (1), and the position of the ISS as it moves through the stars (2). The March 15th flyover is shown below.
Naked Eye Sights: Look to the east and watch as Saturn moves higher into the spring sky. Try to view the ISS this month, it's easy!
Binocular Sights (7 to 10 power): Try for the ISS. If your binoculars are strong enough, you may see some shape to the bright ISS as it passes over.
Telescope Sights (60-100mm): Also, visit Saturn on its return to the night skies, even with the rings tipped towards us; it is still an impressive sight
See you next month.


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