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This stone and glass Kiddush Cup features six small cups decorated with grape clusters, a large pruple Kiddush Cup and a tray that is decorated with glass panels and a metal plaque. Read more
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This stone and glass Kiddush Cup includes a large purple Kiddush Cup with a goblet design, six small cups and a stone tray. The six small cups have red blue and pink bases and are decorated on the sides with metal plaques modeled after grape clusters. The tray features the Hebrew phrase "Shabbat Kodesh" in the center of a metal plaque on the right side and the feet are decorated with red, blue, green, brown, pink, black and yellow glass panels. This tray also includes a large block for storing the six small cups and the large Kiddush Cup.
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Situated in Ostend, this hotel is steps from Casino Kursaal and Ostend Beach. Fish Market and Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul are also within 10 minutes.
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. This Ostend hotel also offers a sauna, tour/ticket assistance, and room service (during limited hours). Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
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Create these festive Card Gift Tags from A Spoonful of Sugar for all of the bridge-lovers in your life. These gift tags are an easy Christmas craft that you'll love attaching to presents.
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I punched them out with a circle punch and mounted them on a piece of red card cut with a shape punch.
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These are fun to make, my daughter and I made a few 2 years ago, we used them for making atc's as well and for making valentines day cards, really fun for crafting and great for many uses:) Dee
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Today is Saturday, Oct. 13, the 286th day of 2001. There are 79 days left in the year.
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In 1792, the cornerstone of the executive mansion, later known as the White House, was laid during a ceremony in the District of Columbia.
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In A.D. 54, Roman emperor Claudius I died, after being poisoned by his wife, Agrippina.
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Thought for Today: ''Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who has a low opinion of himself.'' -- Anthony Trollope, English author (1815-1882).
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As the Earth races on its orbit round the Sun, some of these particles are swept into the atmosphere and even something the size of a grain of sand will become a bright meteor in our sky. On any clear Welcome to Astro-Expeditions night away from the city lights you are likely to see perhaps two or three meteors every hour, but occasionally there can be far more. These "meteor The night sky has always been a source of wonder and curiosity even showers" can usually be traced back to the when glimpsed occasionally from a city backyard. passage through the solar system of a comet or asteroid, sometimes centuries in the past. The tail The sight of a "shooting star" or perhaps the planet or fifty meteors or "shooting stars" every hour rather of a comet is astronomical scale pollution but the Venus when it makes a dazzling appearance as than just one or two. We know when and where an resulting meteors can contribute some very useful an evening star will attract attention and at least eclipse of the Sun is going to happen and we can data for scientists to analyse and of course they passing interest from most people. It is, of course, call on over thirty years' experience in arranging to can produce a spectacular natural firework show. possible to live for months or years without being be in the right place at the right time. aware of the stars above - then on a clear night, We also know that if you are interested enough to Solar Eclipses perhaps when you are away on holiday, you join a group travelling to see such events, you are An eclipse of the Sun occurs when the orbit of the suddenly get a view of a myriad glowing points going to be interested in the sights and sounds moon crosses in front of the Sun as seen from the of light. and the flora and fauna in the world around you. Earth. 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The Geminids' low speed and abundance of bright events makes them a prime photographic target. Our desert location and the absence of a moon in the sky, makes this an even more favourable occasion. The trip includes a side visit to Leptis Magna, a magnificent ancient Roman city. Depart from London late morning for the three hour the flight to Tripoli for an overnight stay in a hotel flight to Tripoli and on arrival join our touring coach before an early morning flight back to London on for the one hour journey along the Mediterranean Wednesday 16th December. coast to the small town of El Khums. Overnight Price £995 per person stay in a local hotel and an early start the next day for our visit to Leptis Magna, when the morning Price includes flights to Tripoli, hotel or camp light offers the best opportunity to photograph this accommodation as indicated, local flights to spectacular site. 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Ubari tented camp Tel: +44 (0)203 195 7379 email: email@example.com Annular Solar Eclipse Kenya/Tanzania Departing Monday 11th January 2010 We have created a varied choice of outstanding safari options where you in Nairobi. Transport by specially designed can witness the eclipse and enjoy the sights and spectacular wildlife of safari vehicles (guaranteed window seat) with experienced English speaking driver/guide and all East Africa. game park entrance fees. The base for the eclipse is the world famous Eclipse Safari Masai Mara Game Reserve, home to the 'Big Eclipse Safari + Mombasa Nairobi (1 night), Masai Mara (4 nights) Five' (buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, rhino). Nairobi (1 night), Masai Mara (4 nights), Longer safaris include Tanzania's Serengeti and 11 Jan Overnight flight from Heathrow to Nairobi. Mombasa (4 nights) Ngorongoro Crater, Northern Kenya's Samburu 12 Jan On arrival transfer to the Jacaranda Hotel 11-16 Jan Itinerary as ECLIPSE SAFARI game park and a safari specially designed for for day at leisure in Kenya's Capital city. birdwatchers. Beach extensions on Kenya's 17 Jan Drive to Nairobi for flight to Mombasa. 13 Jan Depart for the Masai Mara - world famous Transfer to Indian Ocean Beach Club - nights. Mombasa coast or the mystical 'Spice Island' of game reserve and our base for the eclipse. Lunch Zanzibar are also available. 18-20 Jan Relax on Kenya's coast. Dinner and and afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight This will be an exceptionally long Annular Mara Sopa Lodge. overnights Indian Ocean Beach Club. Eclipse, therefore the ring of sunlight (the 21 Jan Transfer to the airport for your overnight 14 Jan Game drive before breakfast. Morning at annulus) around the disk of the moon will be flight to Heathrow via Nairobi. leisure. Lunch and afternoon game drive. Dinner quite bright. Because of this our expedition will and overnight Mara Sopa Lodge. £1,795 per person (single supp £269) be based at the edge of the eclipse track, where the most interesting effects can be observed. 15 Jan Day of the Eclipse. Positioning of vehicles to allow best viewing location. Meals and overnight Eclipse Safari + Zanzibar Mara Sopa Lodge. Nairobi (1 night), Masai Mara (4 nights), Our Expert... 16 Jan Game drive before breakfast. Morning at leisure. Lunch and afternoon game drive. Dinner Zanzibar (4 nights) 11-16 Jan Itinerary as ECLIPSE SAFARI Dr Nick Hewitt is well known among astronomical and overnight Mara Sopa Lodge. societies, particularly for his experience and 17 Jan After breakfast drive to Nairobi. You may 17 Jan Drive to Nairobi for flight to Zanzibar. expertise in deep sky astronomy. As a former wish to pre-book a day room before transfer for Transfer to Breezes Beach Resort for four nights. president of the British Astronomical Association, your overnight flight to Heathrow. 18-20 Jan Relax on this mystical Spice Island. he is able to communicate his enthusiasm for the Dinner and overnights Breezes Beach Resort. Price: £1,395 per person (single supp £165) subject to a wide audience at all levels of interest Price includes flights from London, accommodation 21 Jan Transfer to the airport for your overnight and knowledge. On this trip we particularly look as indicated, full board on safari, half board flight to Heathrow via Nairobi. forward to sharing his knowledge of the southern sky, with views of objects that are not visible from in Mombasa or Zanzibar and bed & breakfast £1,995 per person (single supp £399) our latitude. The very dark sites in the game Annular Solar Eclipse of 2010 January 15th parks will add a special element to Nick's night presentations, with his expert knowledge of this region of the sky. www.astro-expeditions.com Eclipse & Tanzania Safari + Mombasa Nairobi (1 night), Masai Mara (3 nights), Serengeti (3 nights), Ngorongoro (2 nights), Amboseli (2 nights), Mombasa (3 nights) 11-22 Jan Itinerary as ECLIPSE & TANZANIA SAFARI 23 Jan Game drive before breakfast. Drive to Mara Sopa Lodge Nairobi for flight to Mombasa. Transfer to the Indian Ocean Beach Club for three nights. Eclipse & Northern Kenya Safari 24 & 25 Jan Relax on Kenya's beautiful Indian Nairobi (1 night), Masai Mara (3 nights), Kigio Ocean coast. Dinner and overnights Indian Ocean (1 night), Lake Nakuru (1 night), Treetops (1 Beach Club. Eclipse & Tanzania Safari night), Samburu (2 nights), Nairobi (1 night) 26 Jan Transfer to the airport for your overnight Nairobi (1 night), Masai Mara (3 nights), 11 - 15 Jan Itinerary as ECLIPSE SAFARI flight to Heathrow via Nairobi. Serengeti (3 nights), Ngorongoro (2 nights), 16 Jan Depart for Kigio Game Sanctuary. Lunch Amboseli (2 nights), Nairobi (1 night) £3,349 per person (single supp £555) and afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight 11-15 Jan Itinerary as ECLIPSE SAFARI Kigio Wildlife Camp. Eclipse & Tanzania Safari 16 Jan Depart for Sirari on the Tanzania border. 17 Jan Game walk with bush breakfast. Depart for + Zanzibar Lake Nakuru National Park – the brilliant display of Complete Customs & Immigration formalities. Change vehicles and continue to the Serengeti Nairobi (1 night), Masai Mara (3 nights), pink flamingo on the soda lake is an unforgettable with game viewing en route. Picnic lunch. Dinner Serengeti (3 nights), Ngorongoro (2 nights), experience. Lunch and afternoon game drive. and overnight Seronera Wildlife Lodge. Amboseli (2 nights), Zanzibar (3 nights) Dinner and overnight Lake Nakuru Lodge. 17 & 18 Jan Full days of game viewing in the 11-22 Jan Itinerary as ECLIPSE & TANZANIA 18 Jan Depart for Nyeri. Lunch at the Outspan Serengeti – one of the last great wilderness areas SAFARI Hotel. Afternoon transfer through the Aberdares left in Africa. Meals and overnight Seronera Wildlife National Park. At leisure game viewing at the lodge 23 Jan Game drive before breakfast. Drive to Lodge. water hole/salt lick. Dinner and overnight Treetops Nairobi for flight to Zanzibar. Transfer to Breezes – Kenya's most famous lodge where Princess 19 Jan Leave the Serengeti game viewing en route. Beach Resort for three nights. Elizabeth learned she had become Queen. Picnic lunch. Visit the famous archaeological site of 24 & 25 Jan Relax on this mystical Spice Island. Olduvai Gorge. Dinner and overnight Ngorongoro 19 Jan Return to the Outspan for breakfast. Dinner and overnights Breezes Beach Resort. Wildlife Lodge. Continue to Samburu Game Reserve for lunch. 26 Jan Transfer to the airport for your overnight Afternoon game drive to see the abundant wildlife 20 Jan Full day game drive in the crater – ranked flight to Heathrow via Nairobi. along the banks of the Ewaso Ngiro River. Dinner amongst the seven Natural Wonders of the World. £3,599 per person (single supp £649) and overnight Samburu Sopa Lodge. Picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge. 20 Jan Game drive before breakfast. Morning at leisure. Lunch and afternoon game drive. Dinner 21 Jan Drive to Arusha for lunch at Riverhouse. and overnight Samburu Sopa Lodge. Continue to Namanga on the Kenya border. Complete Customs & Immigration formalities. 21 Jan After breakfast depart for Nairobi. Overnight Change vehicles and continue to Amboseli Jacaranda Hotel. National Park, game viewing en route. Dinner and 22 Jan Midday checkout. You may wish to pre- overnight Amboseli Sopa Lodge. book a day room before transfer for your overnight 22 Jan Game drive before breakfast. See flight to Heathrow. spectacular views of snow capped Mt Kilimanjaro £2,259 per person (single supp £435) – Africa's highest point. Morning at leisure. Lunch and afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight Amboseli Sopa Lodge. 23 Jan Game drive before breakfast. Morning at leisure. Lunch and afternoon drive to Nairobi. Overnight Jacaranda Hotel. 24 Jan Midday checkout. You may wish to pre- book a day room before transfer for your overnight flight to Heathrow. £2,995 per person (single supp £475) Tel: +44 (0)203 195 7379 email: email@example.com 5 Eclipse & Northern Kenya Safari + Mombasa Nairobi (1 night), Masai Mara (3 nights), Kigio (1 night), Lake Nakuru (1 night), Treetops (1 night), Samburu (2 nights), Mombasa (3 nights) 11-20 Jan Itinerary as ECLIPSE & NORTHERN KENYA SAFARI 21 Jan Drive to Nairobi for flight to Mombasa. Transfer to the Indian Ocean Beach Club for three nights. 22 & 23 Jan Relax on Kenya's beautiful Indian Ocean coast. Dinner and overnights Indian Ocean Beach Club. 24 Jan Transfer to the airport for your overnight flight to Heathrow via Nairobi. £2,495 per person (single supp £485) Eclipse & Northern Kenya Safari + Zanzibar Eclipse & Birdwatching Safari Eclipse & Birdwatching Safari Nairobi (1 night), Masai Mara (3 nights), Kigio Nairobi (1 night), Masai Mara (3 nights), Lake + Mombasa (1 night), Lake Nakuru (1 night), Treetops Nakuru (1 night), Lake Baringo (2 nights), Nairobi (1 night), Masai Mara (3 nights), Lake (1 night), Samburu (2 nights), Zanzibar Samburu (2 nights), Nairobi (1 night) Nakuru (1 night), Lake Baringo (2 nights), (3 nights) 11-15 Jan Itinerary as ECLIPSE SAFARI Samburu (2 nights), Mombasa (3 nights) 11 - 20 Jan Itinerary as ECLIPSE & NORTHERN 16 Jan Depart for Lake Nakuru National Park – the 11 - 20 Jan Itinerary as ECLIPSE & BIRDWATCHING KENYA SAFARI brilliant display of pink flamingo on the soda lake is SAFARI 21 Jan Drive to Nairobi for flight to Zanzibar. Transfer an unforgettable experience. Lunch and afternoon 21 Jan Drive to Nairobi for flight to Mombasa. to Breezes Beach Resort for three nights stay. game drive. Dinner and overnight Lion Hill Lodge. Transfer to the Indian Ocean Beach Club for three 22 & 23 Jan Relax on this mystical Spice Island. 17 Jan Game drive before breakfast. Depart nights. Dinner and overnights Breezes Beach Resort. for Lake Baringo. Lunch and afternoon cruise 22 & 23 Jan Relax on Kenya's beautiful Indian around the island viewing the hot springs and visit 24 Jan Transfer to the airport for your overnight Ocean coast. Dinner and overnights Indian Ocean to Njemps fishing village. Dinner and overnight flight to Heathrow via Nairobi. Beach Club. Island Camp. £2,795 per person (single supp £610) 24 Jan Transfer to the airport for your overnight 18 Jan Morning cruise across the lake to the flight to Heathrow via Nairobi. mouth of the Molo River. Waterfowl and hippo can be viewed. Continue cruising to the east of the lake £2,595 per person (single supp £489) where fish eagles can be seen feeding. Return to the camp for lunch. Afternoon at leisure with time Eclipse & Birdwatching Safari to walk around the camp and along the lake shore. Dinner and overnight Island Camp. + Zanzibar Nairobi (1 night), Masai Mara (3 nights), Lake 19 Jan Depart for Samburu and view the abundant wildlife along the banks of the Ewaso Ngiro River. Nakuru (1 night), Lake Baringo (2 nights), Dinner and overnight Samburu Sopa Lodge. Samburu (2 nights), Zanzibar (3 nights) 20 Jan Game drive before breakfast. A one hour 11 - 20 Jan Itinerary as ECLIPSE & BIRDWATCHING morning walk within the lodge premises bird viewing SAFARI with resident naturalist. Lunch and afternoon game 21 Jan Drive to Nairobi for flight to Zanzibar. drive. Dinner and overnight Samburu Sopa Lodge. Transfer to Breezes Beach Resort for three nights. 21 Jan Depart for Nairobi. Overnight Jacaranda Hotel. 22 & 23 Jan Relax on this mystical Spice Island. 22 Jan Midday checkout. You may wish to pre- Dinner and overnights Breezes Beach Resort. book a day room before transfer for your overnight 24 Jan Transfer to the airport for your overnight flight to Heathrow. flight to Heathrow via Nairobi. £2,279 per person (single supp £409) £2,795 per person (single supp £589) 6 www.astro-expeditions.com Total Solar Eclipse Tahiti Departing Tuesday 6th July 2010 Weather prospects for this event strongly favour Polynesia so our Total Solar Eclipse Tour will be based in Tahiti with observation from the islands of Anaa or Hikueru. The programme includes flights from London to hour flying time from Papeete, the second is to Papeete with a stay on the islands of Tahiti and Hikueru a journey of about 1 hour 5 mins. Moorea, and a special charter flight to Anaa with one night on this remote coral atoll. Extensions to Standard Programme (8 days) the programme will include an extended stay in £,99 per person, twin share (single supplement French Polynesia, a stopover in Los Angeles with £97) Includes international flights from London, all a visit to Mount Wilson Observatory, a tour of both transfers, hotel accommodation as indicated (room islands of New Zealand, and a choice of "round the These times are for a location just south of the air and buffet breakfast only in Moorea and Tahiti), world" itineraries. strip on the island, but the duration of totality could private charter flight to Anaa Atoll and accompanied increase if the event can be observed further south by expert guest lecturers and an experienced tour Itinerary escort. Supplement for observation from Hikueru is on the island. Your midday flight to Tahiti will be from Paris £5 per person. (connecting flights to Paris from London or local Observation from Hikueru airports are included) with an en route stop in Los Observation from Anaa This island is about as remote as it gets! We will Angeles. Arrival in Tahiti is late evening the same Accommodation for one night will be either in be staying two nights on this island and you will day (plus the time zone difference!). Your first night simple beach chalets or in islanders' homes and a need to bring your own sleeping bag and sleeping will be at the Manava Suite Resort on Tahiti and communal feast will be provided in the evening by mat. We are renting the local school ( rooms) for the next morning we join the ferry for the one hour the local people (with a little imported help...). The our accommodation and we have the use of the crossing to the idyllic island of Moorea, where we eclipse starts at around 7.0 in the morning and after showers and toilets. Other than that we will be stay at the luxurious Moorea Pearl Resort. Although the event your charter flight will return you to Tahiti for taking in our own rations and water so dining will just 1km from the island of Tahiti, this volcanic a final night on the island at the Manava Resort. not be a highlight. In return for the inconvenience, island has spectacular scenery with steep eroded you will be one of just 0 people enjoying almost cliffs soaring up to 1,00m and endless white sand Eclipse times for Anaa the longest eclipse duration of any island in beaches. We have three nights on this beautiful 1st contact 07.19.08 Polynesia. island before returning to Tahiti to join our flight to nd contact 08.. Eclipse times for Hikueru the eclipse observation site. We have arranged two special charter flights to rd contact 08.5.5 1st contact 07..10 observe the event, the first is to Anaa about one th contact 10.00.0 nd contact 08.7.0 rd contact 08.1. Our Experts... th contact 10.07. We have two special guest lecturers with us on our trip to Polynesia to observe this event, broadcasters and authors Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest. Heather and Nigel are always good company and their communication skills will be a great benefit to the party. Times for the charter flight are not yet available, but depending on those times you will either Nigel Henbest is an internationally recognized Heather Couper is a leading connect with your international return flight or we writer and broadcaster on astronomy, space international communicator will arrange an overnight stay at an airport hotel and science. He was Astronomy Consultant on astronomy and space. to New Scientist magazine and Editor of the She studied astrophysics in Papeete (additional cost). Journal of British Astronomical Association. A at Leicester and Oxford prolific author, (Nigel Universities and went on to run is also an award- the Greenwich Planetarium. winning TV producer After presenting two TV series and scriptwriter for Channel Heather was and runs Pioneer the producer of Universe and of the international award- Productions, bridging winning programme Electric Skies – the classic film on the arts and sciences lightning. Having left Pioneer to concentrate on a wider and specializing in range of ventures, she divides her time between writing factual and scientific and broadcasting, she has presented many radio and programming. television programmes including a profile of Stephen Hawking for BBC Television. Tel: +44 (0)203 195 7379 email: firstname.lastname@example.com 7 Manava Suite Resort Manava Suite Resort Moorea Pearl Resort Accommodation will be in the Garden Bungalows at the resort. Upgrade to Garden Bungalow with private pool is available for an additional £169 per person or an Overwater Bungalow for £9 per person. For additional information on the resort please see http://www.pearlresorts.com/moorea/ Moorea Pearl Resort Moorea Pearl Resort Moorea extension Enjoy an additional two nights on this spectacular island. £242 per person (twin share), room and buffet breakfast only. Manava Suite Resort A new hotel with a private beach on Tahiti, just 10 minutes from the centre of Papeete. More details on http://manavasuiteresorttahiti. blogspot.com/ Tahiti extension Four extra nights at the Manava Resort giving additional time to explore the main island of French Polynesia. £436 (twin share, single supplement £396), room and buffet breakfast only. 8 www.astro-expeditions.com Los Angeles stopover Mount Wilson Observatory Fly out earlier and enjoy a three day stopover in Los Angeles, with a tour of the highlights of this vibrant city plus a trip up the spectacular Angeles Crest Highway to visit the historic Mount Wilson Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains. Stopover price £349 (3 days) per person (twin share) Includes airport transfers, three nights' accommodation in the stylish Figueroa Hotel in downtown LA (room only), half day tour of the city and a visit to Mount Wilson Observatory. New Zealand tour After the eclipse, fly on to Auckland, the New Zealand capital and join a seven day tour of the scenic highlights of New Zealand. £1,100 per person (twin share). Includes onward flights from Tahiti, private charter coach travel, all accommodation with breakfast. Full itinerary will be available shortly. Fix your own flights? best weather prospects, but land-based sites are New Zealand fly drive If you wish to arrange your own flights to scarce... Mangaia and Easter Island are the largest Fly down from Tahiti and enjoy your own tour islands in the track, with more-or-less the same Papeete, the price for the base programme of this beautiful country. chances of sunshine – about 50%. If observing without international flights will be £1,98 Price £217 per person (based on 2 people) requirements dictate solid ground, then the choice or US$,69 (subject to exchange rate is among one of these or the few reachable islands Includes onward flights plus 7 days car hire. movements, we will confirm on request). in the Tuamotus (French Polynesia). Easter Island has, by far, the most developed infrastructure and Round the World options Weather prospects for the eclipse the most convenient travel, but the small French Various options taking advantage of "round The following summary is taken from the definitive Polynesian atolls offer the best weather." the world" air tickets can be used to include analysis published by NASA as part of their tailor-made stopovers in the Far East, please work in assisting observations of solar eclipses from NASA's Annular and Total Solar Eclipses of call for information on this. – "French Polynesia is the clear-cut choice for the 2010, Espenak & Anderson 2008. Tel: +44 (0)203 195 7379 email: firstname.lastname@example.com 9 Astronomy Notes 2009 Geminid Meteor Shower show that bright Geminids become more numerous some hours after the rates have peaked, a result of Currently the most active of the regular annual showers, particle-sorting in the meteor stream. The absence with rates outstripping those of even the Perseids for of a moon in the sky makes this an even more a -hour interval centred on their 1/1 December favourable occasion to view these meteors, with a New maximum, the Geminids are a real treat for observers Moon just three days away from the peak (Dec 16). prepared to brave the winter cold (or to travel to warmer Edited from an article courtesy of British Astronomical locations...)! Unusual in being associated with an Association - http://britastro.org/baa/ asteroid - (00) Phaethon - rather than a comet, the shower has grown in intensity since the 1980s as a result of the meteor stream orbit being dragged gradually Observing the 2010 Annular Solar outwards across that of the Earth. A consequence is Eclipse from the Edge that we currently encounter the most densely-populated For most people who travel to see solar eclipses, the parts of the meteor stream. intent will be to observe from at or near the "centre line" Geminid meteors enter the atmosphere at a relatively of the shadow track. For an annular eclipse however a slow 5 km/sec, and thanks to their robust (presumably better choice can be to travel to the edge of the track, rocky/asteroidal as opposed to dusty/cometary) nature and this is what we shall do in 010. Baily's Beads are tend to last longer than most in luminous flight. Unlike numerous, tiny points of light that pop up as the irregular swift Perseid or Orionid meteors, which last only shape of the moon moves tangentially across the solar a couple of tenths of a second, Geminids may be disc. At the time of central eclipse, bits of sunlight peek visible for a second or longer, sometimes appearing in and out of the darkened lunar valleys at the polar to fragment into a train of 'blobs'. Their low speed and regions. For those stationed near the projection of either abundance of bright events makes the Geminids a lunar pole onto the Earth, a prolonged enjoyment of the prime photographic target. beads can be had. Baily's Beads are only seen for a few At our location in the desert, the radiant rises shortly seconds at the centreline; but from the graze zone the before sunset and activity is expected to peak around beads can be seen for perhaps a full minute or more, .00 (local time) on Dec 1. The maximum is broad, depending on the length of the eclipse, as they form, however, and observations should be productive even merge, dissipate and shift along the edge of one limb of ahead of the peak. The following evening of Dec 1/15 the moon. The detail seen can be incredible. is also likely to be graced with high Geminid activity, with the added bonus of an increased proportional The Total Eclipse Experience create a thousand small arcs of light. The temperature abundance of bright events. Past observations A total eclipse of the Sun is visible from a very small only drops a degree or two, but there is a sense of chill strip on the Earth's surface, lasting only for a few in the air as the radiant heat from the Sun is cut off. A minutes once every eighteen months or so. Unless you blue sky has turned to a pale morning grey and bright are exceptionally lucky, you are almost certainly going planets have reappeared. The last couple of minutes to have to travel away from home to see this event. before totality race through at top speed as the moon's Success in observing the eclipse is going to require shadow hurtles towards you. The sun is reduced to a a mix of detailed research and as far as the weather single searing point of brightness and as this final point goes an element of good luck. First of all plot the track is extinguished, bright beads remain momentarily along the shadow will follow, then look at the climate data the edge as the sunlight shines through the valleys on along the track for that time of year. The eclipse will be the moon. Suddenly the brightness is gone, leaving a of shorter duration if your observation point is towards jet black disk of the moon clothed in the flowing robes either end of the track, but it is better to sacrifice some of the solar corona and surrounded by the delicate red duration in favour of better prospects of a clear sky. rim of the chromosphere. Crimson licks of prominences On the day of the eclipse the observation starts with reach out from the rim and as your eyes become "first contact", when the edge of the moon first touches accustomed to the dark, the fine structure of the corona the edge of the Sun. At this stage you will need a special becomes visible. There is an unearthly red glow around viewer to look at the Sun as a curved 'bite' is taken from the horizon and a sense of a large dark shadow looming one side. The light level gradually goes down, but at above. The time of totality ticks by, then a few flickers of the same time your eyes adapt to the changes so the bright beads on the edge of the dark disk herald the end change remains almost unnoticed until the eclipse of the performance. The burst of light which shocks your is well advanced. The landscape is drained of colour dark adjusted vision is the final climax. Always expected and shadows sharpen as the Sun is reduced to a but always a surprise: sunlight returns, colour and bright crescent and eventually a single point. Look at warmth are restored and everything is back to normal. the shadows under a tree and you will see the leaves Until next time... 10 www.astro-expeditions.com Terms and Conditions originally booked, in the case of tours, a significant change or deletion of a major part of the itinerary, where we have arranged your holiday for a specific purpose (e.g. diving), inability to carry out that purpose for an extended period during the holiday, for stays at particular accommodation for five nights or more, the withdrawal of the only or all advertised swimming pool(s) for an extended period. All other changes are treated as minor changes. Where known, minor changes will be shown on your Final Itinerary which will be sent to you with your travel documents about two weeks before departure. 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We will not be responsible for any injury, illness, death, loss (for example loss of enjoyment), damage, expense, cost or other sum or claim of any description whatsoever which results from any of the 5. Amendment by You following: - (a) the fault of the person(s) affected or any member(s) of their party or (b) the fault of a third party not connected Should you wish to make any changes to your booking after it has been confirmed, please advise us as soon as possible in with the provision of your holiday which we could not have predicted or avoided or (c) an event or circumstance which we or writing. We will endeavour to assist although we cannot guarantee that requests for amendment can always be met. 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An amendment fee of £5 will be payable together with any costs or charges incurred by us or incurred or levied provide for you where the services or facilities are not advertised in our brochure and we have not agreed to arrange them and by our suppliers to effect the transfer. any excursion you purchase in resort. 6. Cancellation by You ()The promises we make to you about the services we have agreed to provide or arrange as part of our contract - and the laws You have an option to cancel your holiday arrangements which must be exercised in writing. The fees for the exercise of this and regulations of the country in which your claim or complaint occurred - will be used as the basis for deciding whether the option are shown below. Notice of exercise of your option to cancel should be sent to us by Recorded Delivery. No refunds services in question had been properly provided. 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Except where loss of and/or damage to luggage or personal possessions is concerned or a lower 1 days or less 100% of total cost limitation of liability applies to your claim, the maximum amount we will have to pay you for such non personal injury claims if we Total cost means the total cost of the cancelled arrangements excluding insurance premiums and any amendment charges are found liable to you on any basis is twice the price (excluding insurance premiums and amendment charges) paid by or on which are non refundable in the event of your cancellation. Depending on the reason for your cancellation, you may be able to behalf of the person(s) affected in total. This maximum amount will only be payable where everything has gone wrong and you claim a refund of the above fees from your insurance company if you have taken out an appropriate travel insurance policy. have not received any benefit at all from your holiday. Where we are found liable for loss of and/or damage to any luggage or personal possessions (including money), the maximum amount we will have to pay you is £50 per person affected as you are 7. Changes by Us assumed to have taken out adequate insurance at the time of booking. Please also see clause 11() below. We reserve the right to make changes to your booked arrangements and our brochure at any time both before and after bookings have been confirmed. Most changes will be minor ones. Occasionally, it is necessary to make a significant change. 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When making any payment, we are entitled to deduct any money which you have received or are entitled to receive from the 14. Delays transport provider or hotelier for the complaint or claim in question. Unfortunately, delays in transportation (e.g. flights) can sometimes occur. We regret we cannot accept any liability in relation (5) This clause 11 is intended to set out our obligations to you as a tour operator/organiser in the light of the Package Travel, to any delays which are beyond our control or any expenses or losses you incur as a result. Depending upon terms of any Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 199. Please note, we regret we cannot make any payment to you or any insurance policy you have taken out, you may be able to seek reimbursement of any such expenses or losses together with member of your party if the person concerned is not entitled to one from us under these Regulations. You must provide ourselves compensation for the delay from the insurance company. We do not accept liability for loss of earnings or consequential and our insurers with all assistance we may reasonably require. If asked to do so, you must transfer to us or our insurers any rights business losses resulting from any delay and you should take out an appropriate insurance policy to cover such losses. In you have against the supplier or whoever else is responsible for your claim or complaint (if the person concerned is under 18, the event of your outward or return international flight being delayed, we will endeavour to arrange for the airline to provide their parent or guardian must do so). You must also agree to cooperate fully with us and our insurers if we or our insurers want to appropriate refreshments if possible. enforce any rights which are transferred. It is a condition of our acceptance of liability as set out in this clause that you fully comply 15. Conditions of Suppliers with our complaints procedure, as set out in clause 1 below. In respect of all services, the conditions of the supplier concerned (e.g. airline, coach operator, hotelier or other provider) (6) If you or any member of your party suffers illness, injury or death, through misadventure, as a result of an activity which does will apply. Such conditions will often limit the supplier's liability to you usually in accordance with applicable international not form part of your contracted holiday arrangements, we will provide you with all reasonable assistance. All assistance (financial conventions. Copies of these conditions are available from the suppliers concerned direct. or otherwise) is subject to our reasonable discretion and a maximum total cost to ourselves of £5,000 per booking form. If you are 16. Pre-Departure Contact entitled to have any costs and expenses arising from such an incident met by or from any insurance policy or if you obtain a costs It is essential to ensure you provide us with a telephone number or address where you can be reached up to hours prior to order against anyone in relation to the incident, you must repay to us the costs and expenses we spend in assisting you. your departure in the event of late changes or other problems. (7) Higher risk activities - Certain activities (e.g. trekking, diving, rafting etc) are of their very nature dangerous and carry a greater 17. Special Requests risk of personal injury and death. Such risks are compounded by the fact you may be participating in these activities in remote If you have any special requests, please ensure you notify us in writing at the time of booking. We will endeavour to pass such areas where even limited medical assistance may be some considerable distance and time away. 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If you are in any doubt as to possible risks, you should consult our staff before booking. You must ensure that 18. Insurance any insurance policy you take out covers you in relation to higher risk activities. It is a condition of our accepting your booking that you take out adequate travel insurance for the whole period of your holiday. Details of the policy we offer are shown in this brochure. We do not accept liability for any losses suffered by yourself (8) Special events, visits, observation programmes, exhibitions, excursions and facilities - All special events, visits, observation or your party as a result of your being uninsured or under-insured. Insurance cover will only be effective when your premium programmes, exhibitions, excursions and facilities referred to in our literature are shown in good faith and will, to the best of our has been paid. Please read your policy details carefully and take them with you on holiday. We do not check alternative belief be available. However, we do not control or arrange such matters. Where any special event, visit, observation programme, insurance policies exhibition or facility which forms a significant part of your confirmed holiday arrangements becomes unavailable, is disrupted by weather or other causes, cannot be provided or is not to take place for any reason, we will advise you before departure if possible. 19. Passport, Visa and Health Requirements The provisions of clause 7 will then apply. Unfortunately, we may be unaware of such non availability prior to departure or may be It is the party leader's responsibility to ensure that all members of your party have all necessary passports, visas and health/ unable to inform you of this prior to departure. In this event, the rest of the holiday arrangements will be provided as booked and vaccination certificates for your holiday prior to departure. 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Where this information is provided prior to departure (as will usually be arrangements) will immediately cease and we will not be liable to meet any expenses or costs incurred as a result, make any the case) a subsequent change at any stage will be treated as a minor change and will not entitle you to cancel without paying refund or pay any compensation. the normal cancellation fee. All flight times shown in our brochure or given on booking are subject to change. Please ensure Programme Costing Date 9th June 009. you carefully check all travel documentation and information relating to your arrangements as soon as it is received by you. This Exchange rates £1 = US$1.6 1.16 brochure is our responsibility. 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Gauging What 'Quality of Life' Means
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ROME, MARCH 6, 2005 (Zenit) - The much-bandied term "quality of life" was the theme of the annual meeting of the Pontifical Academy for Life. The Feb. 21-23 general assembly of the Vatican body brought together Church dignitaries, along with experts in medicine and bioethics, to reflect on the subject of "Quality of Life and the Ethics of Health."
In his presentation, the president of the academy, Bishop Elio Sgreccia, observed that the terms "quality of life" and "health" have become a sort of absolute, "to be pursued to the point of a sort of divinization of health."
The terms, he noted, reflect a strong influence of the utilitarian philosophy so widespread in English-speaking societies. This has led to a widespread belief that "the human being who does not possess the desired minimal 'quality' does not deserve to be kept alive -- hence, the proposal of eugenic parameters for the purpose of selecting those who do deserve to be accepted or kept alive and those who are to be abandoned or suppressed via euthanasia."
Trying to understand what the concept quality of life means was dealt with by A. G�mez-Lobo, professor of metaphysics and moral philosophy at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. The idea that lives can be judged according to their quality goes back to the ancient Greek philosophers, he noted.
It is a concept that covers diverse dimensions of life, but in the area of health the expectation of a low quality of life has become a standard rationalization to justify euthanasia, G�mez-Lobo explained. However, claiming to benefit a person by intentionally killing someone with a low quality of life is "deeply wrong," he argued.
A person suffering from health problems "is still enjoying the basic good of life, a good that is distinct from any evil the person may be undergoing," the professor said. Moreover, for an external observer to judge that the patient is a life "not worth living" is "an intolerable presumption," he added.
The prohibition against killing an innocent person, G�mez-Lobo continued, is based on respect for the dignity of the person, "and human dignity is logically independent of, and not reducible to, the quality of a person's life because dignity is an intrinsic property that does not admit of degrees." In fact, he added, "The suffering and the weak have a special claim on us." And the quality of life of the patient should not affect this obligation.
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The question of what to do with persons who are in a vegetative state was addressed by Gian Luigi Gigli and Mariarosaria Valente. They are, respectively, the president of the World Federation of Catholic Medical Associations, and director of the Department of Neurosciences at the Santa Maria della Misericordia hospital in Udine, Italy.
In analyzing the current situation they observed in a statement: "Faith in the omnipotent power of technology of being able to ameliorate the quality of life and lack of moral principles combine together." This technological approach considers every action ethical if it is the result of free choice, and every action legitimate if it is socially useful.
Regarding the vegetative state they explained: "This condition is still affected by important clinical uncertainties, leading to frequent misdiagnosis." It is difficult to distinguish between the vegetative state, and the persistent, also called permanent, vegetative state. In the latter case no recovery is expected, but the point of division between the two is not clear. They added that there are well-documented cases of patients who have recovered consciousness even after the criteria for permanence have been met.
So-called right-to-die advocates argue that once a vegetative state is diagnosed as permanent there should be a presumption against assisted feeding. In addition, the provision of food and water is redefined as a medical treatment, rather than the provision of basic needs. "According to this view, the ensuing death by dehydration and starvation should be regarded as a natural death," Gigli and Valente wrote.
However, they explain, in this situation patients do not die because of the vegetative state, but of malnutrition and renal failure. "The outcome (death) is fully intended."
The two explain that understanding how we have arrived to intending the death of someone in this state is linked to considerations about the quality of life. Often, in measuring the quality of life, the concept is reduced to the ability to produce and to be useful. It follows, then, that using health resources for people who cannot return to a productive life is considered wasteful.
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My 2006 750 li has only 60,000 miles on it. On vacation last month 800 miles from home my transmission failed. There was no warning or previous signs of a problem. The nearest BMW dealer said the only option was to replace it, it could not be repaired. Seemed strange that a failure should occur with such low mileage. $10,000 later I was on my way home. I called BMW NA customer service and got absolutely nowhere. This was called a"random failure" and offerd no help. Needless to say given this kind of a response my BMW buying days are over - Dave Chavoustie in Charlotte
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