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For University use only Ack Interview Admission conditional on: Application for Admission to Academic Signature Date Postgraduate RESEARCH Studies* (MPhil, PhD, MD, Professional Doctorates, Final PhD by Published Work, MRes, MClinRes) Leave blank - Application Number This form should be word-processed or typed 1 Personal Information Surname Forenames Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms Permanent home address Home telephone number E-mail address Address for correspondance and postcode (between March and Daytime telephone number September if different to permanent home address) Sex Marital Date of Birth School or college last attended as full- Leave Country of Birth Date of entry to write Status e.g. 16 May 1984 time student up to 18 years of age blank UK e.g. May 2000 M or F write 16.05.84 code write 05.00 Disability/medical condition. If you have a disability or medical condition which might affect Degree applied for (A separate form should be your studies and for which special arrangements might have to be made please provide full completed for each degree applied for) details here. PhD MPhil MRes MClinRes Other National Insurance number Mode of attendance Campus (note that students will be based on the campus of the first supervisor and this may not be as indicated below) Part-time Full-time Faculty Have you always lived in the United Kingdom? (Please tick box) Yes No If No, give details and exact dates of any non-holiday periods spent abroad Dates from to Enter the date in the format dd.mm.yy, e.g. for 23 May 1997 write 23.05.97 Address Reason 2 Summary title for proposed investigation * Please ensure that you have read the current regulations for research degrees prior to completing this form 1 3 Financial Support — full-time applicants only Indicate if you wish to be considered for funding (Notes of Guidance are attached, please note advertised projects and closing date) UK and European Union students (Please read attached notes on residence and necessary qualifications) • DEL Research Studentship (N.I. Department for Employment and Learning) • DEL CAST Award (N.I. Department for Employment and Learning) • ESF (for MRes only) European Union students only (Please read attached notes on residence and necessary qualifications) Do you wish to be considered for a DEL fees only award? Please note that if this field is left blank you will not be considered for a DEL award I wish to be considered for a DEL fees only award YES NO UK, European Union and overseas students Other studentship (Please consult list of available awards supplied by Research Office and specify one or more funding sources for which you wish to be considered. Web address: http://www.ulster.ac.uk/research/rps/prospects) Other postgraduate studentships Have you previously received a postgraduate award? Yes No If Yes give details: date of studentship, awarding body, course for which award was given 4 Financial Support — part-time applicants only State the name and address of the organisation or person who will guarantee financial support or state self-funded, if appropriate. Name: Address: Duration of studentship (if applicable): 5 Financial support — overseas Students State the name and address of the organisation or person who will guarantee financial support or state self-funded, if appropriate. (Overseas students should note that admission to a research programme does not automatically entitle you to access to public funding). Name: Address: Duration of studentship (if applicable): 2 6 Current Studies — qualifications pending University/College Dates Qualification Subjects List main subjects and results where known.* (Overseas applicants MUST provide transcripts and syllabus details) First Year Second Year Third Year Fourth Year Subjects Result Subjects Result Subjects Result Subjects Result * The University reserves the right to refuse students permission to undertake concurrently any other full-time or part-time course leading to an academic award or professional qualification. 7 Higher education qualifications obtained University/College Dates Qualification Classification Subjects List main subjects and results obtained.* (Overseas applicants MUST provide transcripts and syllabus details) First Year Second Year Third Year Fourth Year Subjects Result Subjects Result Subjects Result Subjects Result 3 8 Professional or Other Qualifications Give details of professional or other qualifications including name of awarding body, dates and subjects taken 9 English Language Applicants whose first language is not English MUST provide, with their application, evidence of proficiency in English Language e.g. TOEFL, IELTS or equivalent. Please consult the prospectus for current requirements. I confirm that I have read and understood these requirements and have enclosed evidence of my formal English language qualifications. I understand that my application may not be considered otherwise. Please tick 10 Employment since graduation Name and address of employer Dates Position held and duties 11 Referees Give the names and addresses of two referees to whom reference may be made concerning your academic work 1. Name 2. Name Position Position Address Address e-mail e-mail 12 Where did you hear of this opportunity? If in the press please enter University web site the advertising code Other 4 13 Proposed Research Programme Applicants should describe below their main field of research interest including, as far as possible, the aim of the investigation, the proposed plan of work and its relationship to previous work with references to key publications in the field. NOTE: The information provided in this application will be used solely in terms of the University's registration under the 1998 Data Protection Act. Completed forms should be returned as follows: For Belfast and Jordanstown applications For Coleraine and Magee College applications Research Office Research Office University of Ulster at Jordanstown University of Ulster at Coleraine Shore Road Cromore Road Newtownabbey Coleraine County Antrim County Londonderry BT37 0QB BT52 1SA email@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com 5 14 Additional Projects You may apply for up to two additonal projects — links to projects are available at http://www.ulster.ac.uk/research/rps/prospects. If you require more space you may attach one A4 page for each additonal project. Please list you projects in order of preference. Project Two Project Three 6 Applicants with Criminal Records 1. Subject to 2 below an applicant for admission to the University who at the time of application has been convicted of a criminal offence and who has not been rehabilitated under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Order (NI) 1978, or against whom criminal procedures are pending, must declare this fact at the time of application. 2. Under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order (NI) 1979 as amended by the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendments) Order (NI) 1987 spent convictions may be a reason for refusing a person em- ployment in certain classes of employment. (Details of excepted professions, offices, employments and occupations are given in the Schedules to the 1979 Order.) For this reason applicants for admission to certain courses including those which involve work with children or other vulnerable groups are required to disclose convictions that are spent. Further- more, before confirming the enrolment of students on such courses, the University is required to arrange for a check to be carried out to ensure that there is no relevant information about the student's background which could have a bearing on their ability to complete placement or practical training requirements associated with their course. 3. An applicant who is convicted after applying, and before the date of admission to the University, or a student who is convicted after admission to the University, must inform the University without delay. 4. When disclosing a conviction, an applicant should give the University written permission to request a police check or seek information from any other appropriate body or person. Failure to do so may prevent further consideration of the application for admission or lead to the student being unable to complete the requirements of his or her course. 5. If the University discovers that an applicant has failed to disclose information about convictions as outlined above it may withdraw or amend any offer(s) of admission or terminate the applicant's enrolment at the University. 6. In the case of any applicant or student convicted of a criminal offence or given a custodial sentence whether suspended or not, the University may, subject to 4 above, seek further information including a character reference from any indi- vidual or body which the University considers appropriate. Admission may be refused on the basis of the reference so obtained. Consent and Declaration An applicant for admission to the University who at the time of application has been convicted of a criminal offence and who has not been rehabilitated under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Order (NI) 1978, or against whom criminal proceedings are pending, must declare this fact at the time of application. Have you ever been convicted at a court or cautioned by the police for any offence? YES NO Do you have any prosecutions pending? YES NO (Please tick the appropriate response) If YES, please list details of all convictions, cautions or bind-over orders and all pending prosecutions. Give as much information as you can, including, if possible, the offence, the approximate date of the court hearing and the court which dealt with the matter. Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary. I understand that a Pre-Employment Consultancy Service check may be required before enrolment on certain programmes of study can be confirmed and that if I am provisionally enrolled by the University pending the check such enrolment may become null and void should the University decide as a consequence of the check that I am unsuitable for the course. 15 Signature of applicant I consent to the University processing the information on this form for administrative purposes, including consideration of my application, but only insofar as it is permitted to do so within the constraints imposed by the Data Protection Act 1998. In particular, I understand that the University may continue to process this information even if I am refused admission or if I should decline an offer of admission.The information which I have provided on this form is complete and accurate. Signed Date * Please ensure that you have read the current regulations for research degrees prior to completing this form 7 General Notes of Guidance Please read these notes before completing the application form. • The form should be word processed, typed or completed in capital letters using black ink. • You must complete a separate application form for each degree applied for. • The academic authorities within the University make all decisions regarding the allocation of places and nomination of students - any queries regarding the procedures involved, or progress of your application, should be directed to the institution itself and not the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL). • It is a University requirement that all applicants for research studentships should be interviewed. Applicants should consult the individual advertisement for interview dates and note that it is their responsibility to be available for interview. 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Kim Kardashian,Kanye West Officialy Dating & Spotted Out On Hunger Games Movie Date
Kim Kardashian,Kanye West officially dating & spotted out on Hunger Games movie date. According to TMZ, it has been confirmed that "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star Kim Kardashian is now officially dating mega rap star Kanye West,and they were recently spotted out on a Hunger Games movie outing this past Wednesday night,April 4th in the big apple New York City.
They say,it looks like Kanye has been trying to land Kim for a while,even when she was married too Kris Humphries,which lasted as long as me blinking my eye. But anyways,he also made a song about it called "Theraflu."
You wanna hear it? Here it go: "And I admit I fell in love with Kim Round the same time she fell in love with him. That's cool, babygirl, do your thing. Lucky I ain't had Jay drop him from the team," which referred to his partner Jay Z,who owns the New Jersey Nets that Kris Humphries plays for.
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Vegetarian Bean Chili – A delicious recipe for the slow cooker
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A delicious way to make Chicken Tortilla Soup with black beans, cilantro and corn
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Slow Cooked Pepper Steak – a delicious meal for the slow cooker
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- 8 Ounces Cream Cheese (softened)
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US torpedoes UN nuclear disarmament conference
Dutch restaurant replaces Israel name with Palestine in place mat
"The future destruction of Palmyra will be a day of rejoicing for Israel" (Yev. 17a)
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Ed-note (Sabba) – While Palmyra has absolutely no value whatsoever to Islam, Christianity or even to ISIS as an 'islamic group', it holds a TREMENDOUS significance for the jews and judaism.
The key to understanding why the ruins of this ancient pearl of the desert have become a target rests in jewish 'sacred' texts:
"The day on which Tadmor is destroyed will be made a holiday" (Yeb. 16b-17a).
"Happy will he be who shall see the downfall of Tadmor" (Yer. Ta'an. iv. 8)
"The future destruction of Palmyra will be a day of rejoicing for Israel" (Yev. 17a)
Palmyra is the Tadmor of the Bible
And if more clarifying is needed, let us quote Rabbi Nir ben Artzi:
"God has sent ISIS against nations that want to destroy Israel".
The destruction of Palmyra is signed and sealed. It is another crime against Humanity, against the Memory of the Gentiles. It is a crime like no other, it is a crime for which even capital punishment would not be not enough.
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Wade Barrett Resurfaces, CM Punk Longest Title Reign, Problems Ordering PPV
by Amish Patel - June 18, 2012
– Wade Barrett was spotted at a Philadelphia restaurant over the weekend, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. Entertainment reporter Dan Gross reported the following.
"WWE wrestler Wade Barrett was happy to sign autographs for a few young fans over dinner Saturday at Saloon (750 S. 7th)."
– CM Punk's title reign is now the longest since John Cena (September 17, 2006 to October 2, 2007).
– Several readers have sent word that DirectTV customers were having problems ordering WWE's No Way Out pay-per-view event last night.
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The Elemental Tarot is an extraordinary deck, a distillation of centuries of mystical ideas and generations of symbolic design. Caroline Smith's cards depict clear, bold imagery rich in symbolism. John Astrop's engaging descriptions, interpretations and astrological system explains each card concisely and evocatively.
The Elemental Tarot quickly gets down to easy-to-understand basics and speeds up the learning process. Its beauty and wisdom will heighten your own awareness of life and its possibilities, and it will soon become an indispensable companion.
***** "A sophisticated synthesis of Tarot, Astrology and Mythology." - Amazon Review
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*****"Each image is very evocative and designed with such precision, infusing symbols in clothes, the background and even in borders. There is always so much there." Aeclectic .com
• Beautiful cards designed by artist/symbolist Caroline Smith in high-resolution retina detail
• Simple intuitive interface
• Easy to learn system based on numerology and elemental symbolism
• More Interpretations and descriptive text than any other tarot app available
• In depth unique interpretations for daily, past, present future written by Author/Astrologer John Astrop co-creator of the tarot.
• 3 Spreads - Daily - Past,Present,Future - Elemental
• Full astrological explanation for each card
• Extensive manual on the cards and how to read them
• View the cards by suit at your leisure and learn the deeper secrets of each card
• Email your readings and screenshot of your spread with a tap of a button
• Special realistic shuffle algorithm to ensure truly random deals
More features to be added in future updates
Tarot Illuminati
Voted Tarot Deck of the Year & Tarot Art of the Year (for The High Priestess), Tarosophist Awards 2013, Tarot Professionals.
Voted Outstanding Tarot Deck, Outstanding Tarot Artist (Erik C. Dunne), & Outstanding Collaboration for a Tarot Deck (Erik C. Dunne and Kim Huggens), 4th Annual PECTO Awards, 2013, The Academy of Cartomancy Arts & Science.
~ Focus on the issue that concerns you. Shuffle, and then select the Tarot cards you're drawn to. You will receive a wise message that will help you bring light to your shadows, get clear about your issue, find peace, and be guided forward. Whether your wondering about love, money, career, family, or just about living a more fulfilling life, the Tarot Illuminati can help you! ~
"In the Tarot Illuminati every detail is meaningful, each scene a rich and sumptuous tapestry of colour, action, expressions and nature. It floods the senses with the essence of each card so that the associated meanings or concepts are almost tangible. The style of artwork also invites you to interact with the cards as if they were friends or allies, enemies and strangers, family members and professional associates: these cards represent real-world, human emotions, problems, fears, hopes and actions, and we must therefore be able to relate to them on a personal level. Every card of the Tarot Illuminati speaks to you, as if you had just walked into its world, and offers you its hand to draw you into its mysteries, so that not only might you read the cards, but you also might gain revelation of your self."
- Kim Huggens, from the Tarot Illuminati companion book.
- Intuitive, easy to use interface. Do your own Tarot readings or learn about the cards in-depth.
- "Using the Tarot" guide for beginners.
- 16 ready to use Tarot spreads. Layouts for all kind of questions. Includes four spreads especially for the Tarot Illuminati, designed by Kim Huggens, and classic spreads like the popular Celtic Cross and Horseshoe Spreads.
- Gorgeous, high-resolution images of all 78 Tarot cards. Zoom in to see details.
- Card interpretations written by Kim Huggens from the Tarot Illuminati companion book.
- Save your readings including your own notes.
- Add your own interpretations and notes to every Tarot card. Perfect for in-depth Tarot study.
- Detailed card browsing. Learn what the number, suit, and element of each card mean.
- Card of the Day home screen widget.
- Reversed Tarot cards option.
- Major suits only option.
- Share your reading through email, Facebook, Instagram and many other applications.
- Option to have animated shuffling and card selection.
- Seven gorgeous high resolution backgrounds. Make the application look just the way you want.
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The fortune-telling of the computer will be a random number after all...Do you think so? The application of Zappallas devoting itself to fortune-telling seriously is not a thing only as for showing it by a result. It is full-scale tarot fortune-telling got a divine message from in a procedure same as real tarot. Without a place widening the cards, or even if you have no cards, you can enjoy tarot fortune-telling anywhere anytime.
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It does not need the complicated, incomprehensible operation. Touch the cards of the screen directly ,mix them and choose. That's it. You may shake the device in top and bottom and right and left or may mix the cards on a screen with a direct finger. You may stir it to the full while praying for what you want to know or it will be good to mix it by a blow game quickly. Anyone can operate it easily.
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It's most suitable for an introduction to tarots.
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Create a card set in complete 3D graphic by OpenGL. Even if a card is flat, I don't do a slipshod job.Because I pursued presence of the tarots which is the leading role of this fortune-telling, there is a sense of reality as if it really opened a card.
A beautiful card dances in your hand and directs the world of mysterious fortune-telling.
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Gilded Tarot Royale
Just as with our other apps, Legacy of the Divine and Tarot of Dreams, this Gilded Royale offers you the ability to create your own spreads and to save them for future use. You can also add your own notes for any reading, and save them to a journal for future access and reference. These notes can also be e-mailed along with a screen capture of the corresponding reading spread, to clients or friends, directly from your mobile device.
Most apps use scans of the the original artwork which often compromises quality and detail. Whereas this Gilded Tarot Royale app incorporates the same very high resolution files that were used to print the physical deck. This ensures that the detail and color of the original artwork is faithfully maintained even when zoomed in and displayed at several times the size of the actual deck.
Our apps do not not provide "canned" meanings as we consider that would be of questionable value and credibility. Instead we have strived to produce apps that closely resembles the functionality of their physical counterparts, namely as a tool in the hands of a reader. But with the added convenience of mobility.
This Gilded Tarot Royale app is intended for entertainment purposes only.
Ciro Marchetti is also the artist behind the Legacy of the Divine Tarot and Tarot of Dreams. All three of his decks were voted most popular decks of the year by the members and visitors of the influential Aeclectic.net tarot site. To see more work related to this and other projects visit the artist's site at www.ciromarchetti.com and www.mysticpallet.com
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Darkana Tarot
The Darkana Tarot is not for the faint of heart. Combining modern grunge style and non-traditional Tarot symbolism with honest, piercing interpretations, the Darkana Tarot will help you get straight to the core of any situation.
From the creator of the hit sensation, Inappropriate Tarot Readings, this Tarot deck challenges the status quo to bring a completely new perspective.
- Intuitive, easy to use interface. Do your own Tarot readings or learn about the cards in-depth.
- 10 ready to use Tarot spreads. Layouts for all kind of questions.
- Gorgeous, high-resolution images of all 78 Tarot cards. Zoom in to see details.
- Card interpretations written by Janden Hale, creator of the Darkana Tarot.
- Encyclopedia of card associations. Learn what the number, suit, and element of each card mean.
- Card of the Day home screen widget.
- Reversed cards option.
- Major suits only option.
- Share your reading through email, Facebook and many other applications.
- Option to have animated shuffling and card selection.
- Seven high resolution backgrounds. Make it look the way you want.
- Save your readings including your own notes.
- Add your own interpretations and notes to every card.
Tarot Cards
Tarot Cards includes card spreads for any type of physic reading you might be interested in.
... Daily Psychic Card Reading
... Three Card Psychic Reading
... Five Card Psychic Reading
... Six Card Psychic Reading
... Seven Card Psychic Reading
... Ten Card Psychic Reading
Tarot Cards also includes a section to help you learn the meaning of playing cards as used in Tarot
Each reading comes with it's own help page.
Archangel Power Tarot Cards
It's not enough to receive answers— you also need courage, motivation, and empowerment to take steps based on those answers. Now you can receive accurate guidance in a gentle way and get the confidence to act upon it. With the archangels as your guides, you'll feel driven to move forward with positive life changes.
This 78-card deck retains the magic of traditional tarot, with beautiful and inspiring words and imagery.
With the Archangel Power Tarot Cards app you can:
- Give readings anywhere, anytime on your Android device
- Choose between 5 different readings, including the Celtic Cross
- Save and load your readings for review at any time
- E-mail readings to friends
- Flip cards over to read the full meaning of each card and message
- Review the entire deck of cards in Browse mode
About the Authors
Doreen Virtue holds B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in counseling psychology, and is a lifelong clairvoyant who works with the angelic realm. She is the author of the Healing with the Angels book and oracle cards; Archangels & Ascended Masters; and Angel Therapy®, among other works. She recently released the Angel Blessings Candle Kit (with her son Grant) and her first children's book Thank You, Angels. Her new works, Angel Numbers 101, Magical Messages from the Fairies Oracle Cards, Angel Therapy Meditations CD, and her first novel—Solomon's Angels is available now. Her products are available in most languages worldwide.
You can listen to Doreen's live weekly radio show, and call her for a reading, by visiting www.HayHouseRadio.com
Radleigh Valentine is an internationally known speaker, author, spiritual intuitive, and radio-show host. He has studied tarot for more than 20 years and teaches workshops around the U.S. He is also the creator of RadScopes, weekly horoscopes with an enchanting twist of tarot.
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The Psychic Tarot Oracle Cards
This fascinating deck will work for you whether you're a novice or are already in tune with your psychic abilities. In the accompanying text, psychic medium John Holland imparts techniques that he's practiced himself and taught in his workshops, relating to colors, symbology, shapes, words, card spreads, divination, numerology, energy centers, imagination, and more. By using the cards, you'll be able to incorporate John's techniques when you do a tarot reading for yourself or others.
With this Oracle Cards app you can:
- Give "readings" anywhere, anytime on your Android device
- Choose between 1-card, 3-card, 5-card and 12-card readings
- Save and load your "readings" for review at any time
- E-mail "readings" to friends
- Flip cards over to read the full meaning of each card
- Review the entire deck of cards in Browse mode
About the Author
Internationally renowned psychic medium John Holland has been lecturing, teaching, demonstrating, and reading for private clients for more than 18 years. He believes passionately that once the physical body dies, our spirit lives on. He has dedicated his life to his own spiritual development and teaching, as well as offering peace and comfort during times of loss and bereavement. "To see a group of students walk out of one of my workshops inspired, awakened, motivated, and energized is all the gratitude that I need," John says. "If I somehow help them to start their own journey, then I've done my job."
Author of the bestsellers Power of the Soul, Born Knowing, Psychic Navigator, and 101 Ways to Jump-Start Your Intuition, John also hosts his own weekly radio show on Hay House Radio, Spirit Connections. He has become a familiar face on TV on programs such as the A&E special Mediums—We See Dead People, as well as appearing as a psychic authority on the History Channel's Psychic History. John's story was originally profiled on CBS's Unsolved Mysteries.
For further information about John, to find out about his series of workshops and other events, or to sign up for his free email newsletter, visit: www.johnholland.com
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Tarot of Marseilles: Love
Whether you opt for the crossed reading using five cards or the small reading using three cards, it will guide you towards a lovely encounter if you are single and reveal what the future holds for your relationship if your heart is already taken.
Find out right now about the founding principles of your relationship, the hindrances preventing your couple from moving forward, but also what makes it so special between you and your partner.
Wait no longer, pick your cards and let Tarot of Marseilles: Love be your guide!
Tarot of Dreams
A more economical standard version was subsequently produced and currently available from the artists web site www.ciromarchetti.com This latest version incorporates four additional "palace cards" This app is based on this latest version.
As with our other Legacy of the Divine Tarot app, we do not pretend that this app will provides readings, no app can do that and we feel its disingenuous to suggest otherwise. Furthermore we do not suggest that any beginners rely on this app in order to learn tarot, there are numerous alternative option for that, so we have not incorporated a list of canned "meanings". What we have done is incorporate a general description and orientation for each card based on the original text by co author of the original companion guidebook, Lee Bursten. Along with the following list of features , we consider our apps to be the best available in the tarot genre, and provide probably the most realistic virtual alternative to using a physical deck.
Higher quality graphic resolution from original files, as opposed to
scans of printed decks.
Random card of the day selection
"Zoom in" function on the phones, to see close up detail of the cards. This is not required on the tablets as the cards are already shown at almost twice the size of the physical deck.
Ability to drag cards onto a reading table graphic and create any spread you wish. (You are not restricted to a limited list of predetermined spreads)
Ability to write notes, and save those notes for later retrieval and reference.
Ability to e-mail both the notes and image of the reading spread to friends or clients.
PLEASE NOTE. That this app is intended for entertainment purposes only
Ciro Marchetti is also the artist behind the Gilded Tarot and Legacy of the Divine Tarot. All three of his decks were voted most popular decks of the year by the members and visitors of the influential Aeclectic.net tarot site. To see more work related to this and other projects visit the artist's site at www.ciromarchetti.com and www.mysticpallet.com
Tony Newell is the producer and developer woppletopple.com
Galaxy Tarot Pro
and finding crystal clear answers,
a comforted heart, and a calm mind.
Imagine doing that instantly, any time, any place.
Welcome to Galaxy Tarot. An Oracle for the 21st Century.
★☆ Voted Tarot Professionals 'Best Tarot App' Tarosophist Awards 2013 ☆★
*** Award-Winning Tarot Card Reader & Tarot Encyclopedia ***
Pull Tarot cards, do your own Tarot readings and learn all about Tarot Cards!
Whether you're brand new to Tarot cards or an experienced professional, Galaxy Tarot is made to guide and delight you!
- gorgeous images from the classic 1909 Tarot deck like you've never seen them before. looks beautiful on phones and tablets.
- Seven stunning application themes, featuring high definition backgrounds and interchangeable card backs.
- Card of the Day widget and notification
- share images, cards and readings using Facebook, Instagram, Evernote, Dropbox, email, and more
- ad free
- 26 spreads to choose from. Tarot spreads for most of life's questions.
- interpretations from Galaxy Tone and A.E. Waite's "Pictorial Key to the Tarot"
- reversed card option including reversed keywords and interpretations
- add your own card meaning notes to each card
- unique spread analyzer that helps you understand the patterns in your reading
- option to select cards to place in your spreads
- Journal to save your readings and personal notes
- Card of the Day journal including optional autosave
- Journal statistics show patterns in your readings
- encyclopedia of tarot card correspondences and attributions. includes: astrology, elements, numerology, chakras, colors, symbols, crystals, runes, iching, and more
Whether your wondering about love, money, career, family, or just about living a more fulfilling life, Galaxy Tarot can help you!
Basic Spreads
- One Card
- Past, Present, Future
- Two Card
- Four Card General Spread
- Relationship
- Celtic Cross
Galaxy Tone Spreads
- Truth Spread
- The Very Bad Day Spread
- Galaxy Spiral Spread
- Shooting Arrow Spread
- Week Spread
- Galaxy Relationship Spread
- Galaxy Horseshoe Spread
Classic Spreads
- What Should I Do? Spread
- Chakras
- Houses of Astrology
- Horseshoe Spread
- Qabalistic Tree of Life
- Reflection on the Year
- World Tree
- Element Spread
- Choice Spread
- Story Spread
The Wild Unknown Tarot
Tune in to the wisdom that always resides within you.
78 cards filled with magical and mysterious imagery. Intricately illustrated and gently interpreted by Kim Krans.
Great for seasoned readers or those totally new to the tarot.
- do your own tarot readings using The Wild Unknown Tarot
- intuitive, easy to use interface
- high-resolution images of all 78 tarot cards
- support for tablets
- zoom in to see details
- keywords and interpretations written by Kim Krans, including special daily card messages
- eight sweet handmade backgrounds created by Kim Krans
- eleven elegant and useful tarot spreads, chosen and created specifically for The Wild Unknown Tarot
- learn tarot easily using the 'explore' feature.
- 'using the tarot' guide for beginners
- save your readings including your own notes
- add your own meanings and notes to every tarot card
- option to choose specific cards to place in any position in a spread
- reversed tarot cards option
- major arcana only option
- home screen widget and daily notification of your daily card
- sophisticated sharing features --share your readings and cards to Instagram, Facebook, email, Evernote, and more
- many settings to customize the app to your personal preferences
Want to know more? We're here to answer any questions you have
Email firstname.lastname@example.com
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Tarot of Marseille
You have access to four drawing methods to learn everything in a few finger pressures: you are holding the tarot cards of your future...
People often look to the Tarot of Marseille just like when they look to the sky, with the simple purpose of learning the future and knowing their prospects. Is it that simple? Is raw information, without further processing and interpretation, really enough to interact effectively with future events? This should be a very helpful message for us, a message that refers us to images requiring indispensable steps in order to optimize our quest for balance and peace...
With Tarot of Marseille, you will be able to interpret the cards of the most famous and oldest divinatory tarot through four drawing methods performed from the 22 Major Arcanas.
The Simple Cross Spread: the most widely used methods amongst all fortune-tellers; the best method to assess your current situation, draw conclusions from it and finally reach your goal.
The Gipsy Spread: do you have a precise question? With only three cards, you will be able to quickly take the right decision.
King Solomon's Star: this spread unveils the obstacles and unforeseen events that may slow down your projects.
The Fourteen Cards Spread: it offers a complete and precise view of your future, in every aspects of your life.
Tarot Touché
There are many good Tarot Card applications on the web. So why another one? What makes this one different, even unique? We will answer this question and you will hopefully find it impossible to resist.
The unique aspect of this application is the innovative 'CARD LAYOUT EDITOR' . This enables you to create your own, individualized 'CUSTOM LAYOUTS'
Your individual 'CARD LAYOUTS' can be exported and shared with other Tarot and Touche users.
In addition to the 'CUSTOMED LAYOUTS' there are also 'DEFINED LAYOUTS'for instant insight and fun. For example there is Single Card (to answer a quick question), a 3-card spread, the 'Celtic Spread', the 'Year Ahead', the 'Zodiac Spread', 'Our Relationship', 'The Pyramid of Love', 'Lovers Triangle', 'Letting Go;, and 'Moving On'.
A comprehensive card reference is included which you are encouraged to enhance with your own notes and interpretations.
There is an additional innovative and unique feature of this application which is a special and fun way to shuffle and cut the cards interactively.
Finally you will get a complete history of your readings and can export or email these individual readings as well as a screen shot of the associated layout.
This is a convenient way to learn about the Tarot cards and to understand their deep meanings and implications for life. If you read the text on the card of the day, you will find, you will notice that the card's essential meaning will be woven into the fabric of your day as you live it.
This is an extensive and comprehensive text about the meanings of all 78 Tarot cards. These include the historical meanings, various psychological interpretations and insight into how a particular card can be applied to your modern day life.
There is a choice between automatic or manual dealing of the cards. It deals the cards face up or face down. With a simple click on a card it will be enlarged to full screen so that you can read the text. Also from the menu, the user can reveal all the cards, hide some cards, take a screen-shot of the layout, and so much more.
This is an easy way to save your readings so that you can return to them over and over again. The special thing about this history is that you can recall the cards in the exact layout they had on the day of the first reading. The information about this reading can be exported for use in any of your other Tarot applications making it part of this unique experience.
Mein Tarot
Inspirational artwork, holistic interpretations, intuitive handling. Refreshing and soon to be state of the art.
Use "Mein Tarot" in manyfold fields: love, job, future and more! Gain new insights, daily inspiration and help where you did not expect some! Experience enrichment and deeper understanding in your personal life. Enjoy the unique experience of your first expedition into the stunning world of "Mein Tarot"!
Mein Tarot for now supports English and German language.
Free Tarot Reading
Free Tarot Reading is a free application for Tarot in English, very complete and easy to use, designed by the team of http://www.portaldeltarot.com. It is available for all of the Android devices, such as mobiles, smartphones and tablets.
Its operation is really simple:
1º You choose between the 10 different types of Tarot that we have according to your preference and desire.
2º Focus on the question or doubt that you want to ask to the Tarot cards.
3º Select the cards and read the meaning and interpretation that these make about your question.
5 Advantages about: Why should I use the "Free Tarot Reading" App?
✓ 10 Different Types of Tarots in just 1 App.
Tired of having to download different cartomancy apps to know the answers that the Tarot cards provide us? With "Free Tarot Reading" this is going to end. A magic solution in a single application. We currently have 10 types of Tarot, each and every of them present in our application "Free Tarot Reading".
1. Tarot of Marseilles – Discover the meaning of the 22 Major Arcana from the Tarot of Marseilles: The Magician, The Papess or The High Priestess, The Empress, The Emperor, The Pope or The Hierophant, The Lovers, The Chariot, Justice, The Hermit, The Wheel of Fortune, Strength or Fortitude, The Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, The devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon, The Sun, Judgment, The World and The Fool.
2. Love Tarot – Get to know all about your loving doubts: breakup, separation, dating, getting back with your ex-girlfriend or boyfriend.
3. Health Tarot – Health is the most important thing. Will my health improve? Will I get pregnant? Am I getting sick?
4. Work, Money and Study Tarot – Problems at work, money or studies? Am I going to find a job? Am I losing my job? Am I going to get promoted? Is my salary rising?
5. Celtic Tarot – This is going to show you the 10 fundamental aspects of life according to the Celtic culture and cycle: concerns, past, relations, health, work, friendships, fortune, and future, among others.
6. Egyptian Tarot – Read and learn about the Tarot cards of the ancient Egypt, based on the writings and the book of the god Thoth.
7. Gypsy Tarot – Explore the gypsy esoteric world and learn about the 36 cards which comprises the Gypsy Tarot deck.
8. Tarot of the Angels or Angel Tarot – God's messengers of great energy and light come represented on their own cartomancy with 78 cards of angels and archangels.
9. Osho Zen Tarot – The life and philosophy of the Zen lessons is in this deck of 78 cards. Get to know yourself, reflect and look inside yourself the path to follow.
10. Yes or No Tarot – Ask a precise and specific question, wait a few seconds and you will have your immediate answer: affirmative (yes) or negative (no).
✓ It's FREE!
Yes, as you read, the 10 types of Tarot, their meanings and interpretations are totally free and are in English.
✓ Easy to use, Fast and 100% Secure!
The Free Tarot Reading app is optimized and tested by professionals so that the user experience can be outstanding. If you have any trouble, error, bug while using it, please feel free to write us at firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll do all the possible to help you.
✓ You can use it daily and as many times as you want. There are no limits!
✓ Share it on Twitter, Facebook or Google Plus with your friends and relatives. Sure they will thank you ;)
Please, if you liked this App leave us your "feedback": a message, a review and/or the rate that you think that we deserve. It will help us a lot to keep growing. Thanks a lot and we hope you enjoy our app! :)
Tarot Deluxe 2015 Grátis
Inclui 9 tipos diferentes de Tarot (tarô) grátis e em português:
- Tarot Clássico
- Tarot dos Anjos
- Tarot Cigano
- Tarot Osho
- Tarot Egípcio
- Tarot do Amor
- Tarot do Trabalho
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Jack Reacher review: Armed vigilante has poor timing
Tom Cruise makes a convincing title vigilante in Jack Reacher, but is the "why" more important than the "who" in violent movies such as these?
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Starring Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall, David Oyelowo, Richard Jenkins and Werner Herzog. Written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. 131 minutes. Opens Dec. 21 at major theatres. 14A
"Who the hell is Jack Reacher?" people keep saying about Tom Cruise's title character in Jack Reacher, and well they might ask.
Although "why" is the better question.
Reacher is a recurring character in a novel series by the author Lee Child, books so pulpy they almost leave juice stains on the pages. He's an ex-cop, ex-military hard nut who travels by bus around America, violently defending the weak and innocent against the strong and culpable. Blunt as a fist (his preferred weapon) and resistant to romance, he's also something of a phantom, taking pains to erase his tracks and sever all personal ties.
Cruise has described Reacher as a combo of Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry and Outlaw Josey Wales characters, and that certainly applies to Reacher's street-justice attitudes. Cruise also compares Reacher to James Bond, although I'd argue he's closer to the modernincarnations of Sherlock Holmes, given his penchant for making arcane deductions — such as why a killer would stop to put a quarter into a parking meter.
You could even measure Reacher against the Batman seen in Christopher Nolan's superhero trilogy, whom Christian Bale plays with a hoarse Clint Eastwood voice. It all comes full circle, but then all such characters blur into something you could call the Vigilante With a Thousand Faces (with apologies to mythologist Joseph Campbell).
This brings us back to the "why" question. At a time when America seems absolutely infected with gun violence, last week's Connecticut schoolhouse massacre being the most horrific of all such tragedies, you have to wonder why we continue to make and go to pictures such as Jack Reacher.
The film opens with a sniper calmly picking off five victims in a waterfront park in Pittsburgh. The crosshairs find a target, a finger squeezes the trigger and a body falls as blood and tissue erupt. There probably couldn't be a worse timing for this film to open, unless it had been last Friday, the day the school shooting horror occurred.
Who really wants to see something like this, right now? But I also wonder if it's fair to put too much of a burden upon Jack Reacher, which is no worse and maybe a little better than most of the vigilante movies that clutter the multiplex. And the story is about bringing a crazed sniper to justice, albeit a "justice" not concerned with the civility of law.
Cruise makes a convincing Reacher, no mean feat considering he stands a good nine inches shorter than the 6-foot-5 height the author assigns his man in the book series. More important, Cruise stands and delivers, making you believe that he can take on five guys in a parking-lot brawl while barely cracking a sweat.
He's portrayed versions of this character before, but he seems to pull Reacher from some deeper well of personal conviction, the notion of one good man against a corrupt world that so often seems to energize him, both on and off the screen.
Pity that the film he's in, written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, suffers from the same bloat affecting so many movies of late. What could be a taut 90 minutes turns into a puffy 130, as McQuarrie attempts to pack as many characters and twists into his plot as he did for his screenplay for The Usual Suspects.
McQuarrie has a quixotic sense of casting. He hires such usual competent suspects as Richard Jenkins, Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo to play various hardboiled representatives of the legal system.
Then he takes a walk on the wild side by tapping Robert Duvall to play a humorous rifle range owner (talk about your contradiction in terms) and documentary filmmaker Werner Herzog to play an over-the-top villain known as "the Zec."
Herzog gets some of the ripest lines in McQuarrie's citrus dialogue, the highlight being a speech where he describes eating the fingers off both his hands as survival tactics while incarcerated in a prison hellhole.
McQuarrie seems to have ghoulish sustenance on the brain. At one point, Reacher vows to his criminal prey, "I'll drink your blood from my boot."
In happier times, rarer of late, such macho banter would make for a merry time at the movies. Today, it's not so easy to laugh, especially as we wonder if films like Jack Reacher are a cause or a symptom of the world's violent affliction.
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Kroger supermarket, 1950s.
In the United States and other advanced economies, the major disruption will be in the service sector—which is, after all, where the vast majority of workers are now employed. This trend is already evident in areas like ATMs and self-service checkout lanes, but the next decade is likely to see an explosion of new forms of service sector automation, potentially putting millions of relatively low-wage jobs at risk.
"Our device isn't meant to make employees more efficient. It's meant to completely obviate them"
I'm going to guess that the unwelcome patron would be the one creating an unsanitary environment for everyone else.
Went to Kroger. That place is huge, got a second walk there. Sumo oranges finally went on sale, hope they are good. Friendly visitor kitty out on the back deck.
Presenting at an IEP be like
Snowpocalypse, Kentucky edition. However, there was plenty of milk.
Selfies for Mother's Day cause I'm your bird mom
How To Fix a Turkey in Fifteen Minutes
Published by The Kroger Food Foundation.
I don't have a date. I am guessing sometime in the late 1950s (definitely pre-1964).
Moms Demand Action calls out Kroger on their policies. They don't allow shirtless people outside food or drink, or skateboards; however, they do allow guns in their stores. This shows the hypocrisy that is alive and well in many American stores.
via http://act.everytown.org/sign/kroger-petition-2
I'm stuck in a kroger right now
With Open Carry just becoming legal in my state, I am _very_ interested in this campaign. I'm fine with concealed carry (that person at least has a minimum requirement of background checks and training), but I will not tolerate open carry of weapons in the places I shop at.
I'm willing to walk out a restaurant, without paying, if someone with a weapon is allowed to enter. The staff is more than welcome to make a scene, but I missed out on a mass shooting in a restaurant by mere minutes when I was overseas. No way am I letting that happen now with a family.
Feel free to unfollow or block me if you don't agree. If you think this is right, I really don't want anything to have to do with you anyway…
Happy Easter!
Yoda butter?
It Begins.
Atlanta's most dubiously nicknamed grocery store will host a ceremony next week to kill off its unsavory moniker once and for all. Can't-miss improvements to the Kroger store at 725 Ponce de Leon Ave. are complete, and officials have planned a "re-grand opening" next Wednesday to recognize these killer alterations and officially rebrand the retailer as "Beltline Kroger."
Hahaha, good luck with that, Kroger.
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Bolero Live Fuel Effect Gas Fire With Solid Dark Oak Adam Style Surround, Marble Hearth and Back. All Excellent Condition. Complete with Installer Guide. Buyer To Collect.
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Modern electric twin bar fire with slate hearth. Nearly new. Selling because moving.
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cannon gas fire good conditions comes with all fixing,coals and instructions no offers
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Lloytron 1800w convector heater in perfect condition only used for 6 months 3 different settings
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Changes Need To Be Made in White Sox Organization
The complete 180 degree turn that the White Sox have gone over the past week has just been astounding. Obviously back to back series with the Red Sox and the Yankees is going to be tough for any team, but when the Sox need to keep winning series to stay relevant in the AL central, losing their last 6 is not a way to do it.
Who has the answers for this club? It's obviously not the manager. Guillen has a ton of talent on this team, and they find themselves 6 games under the .500 mark and are having trouble scoring runs. I know it can be hard to put all of the blame on manager that isn't the one striking out and underachieving. But when the players are not performing to the level that they usually do, you have to blame the manager for not getting the most out of them.
Say you don't want to go the route of the manager, and think that the problem is higher up. One could easily make the case for Kenny Williams being the one who is to blame about the underachieving with poor signings. As of right now, the Adam Dunn looks to be the worst signing in White Sox history. The move to get Rios is looking to be costly. Even the Jake Peavy trade right now looks to be more of a winner for the San Diego Padres.
Has the time run out for these two men in the White Sox organization? If the team continues to be as bad as they are in a season that they claimed to be "All In", maybe it is time for both of them to go. White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf has a great relationship with these two men also. They have all been extremely close ever since the championship run in 2005. Regardless of what happened in '05, that time is far over, and if the Sox ever want to get back to that spot, changes have to be made.
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Leadtek K7N420-DA nForce Motherboard Review - Benchmarks - MadOnionWhen the original nForce based motherboards were in production, they were supposed to be the greatest thing since bread and butter. Unfortunately, their performance was nothing to be proud of. But nVidia hasn't given up on the idea of a chipset for AMD processors with decent built-in graphics. Come join Cameron "Sov" Johnson as he takes a look at the Leadtek K7N420-DA Motherboard. It is based on the newest 420D nForce chipset and again has onboard graphics. But can they pull themselves out of the hole that they dug last time around? Let's find out!
Synthetic 3D and System Benchmarks
3DMark2000 is a synthetic Direct3D benchmark that is compatible with DirectX 7. It takes full advantage of the Geforce2, ATi Radeon and DirectX 7 enhancements. 3DMark2000 has become one of the world's most used benchmark utilities.
Here we see the Leadtek board falter compared to KT266A and KT333. Poor memory performance accounts for this.
3DMark2001 SE
3DMark2001 SE is the latest installment in the popular 3DMark series. By combining DirectX 8.1 support with completely new graphics (including the GeForce4), it continues to provide benchmark results that empower you to make informed hardware assessments.
Same trend in 2001 as in 2000. The poor memory performance of the nForce makes the Leadtek take the back seat to the VIA Athlon masters.
PCMark2002 Pro
PCMark2002 is a completely new, multipurpose benchmark, suited for benchmarking all kinds of PCs, from laptops to workstations, as well as across multiple Windows operating systems. This easy-to-use benchmark makes professional strength benchmarking software available even to novice users. PCMark2002 consists of a series of tests that represent common tasks in home and office programs. PCMark2002 also covers many additional areas outside the scope of other MadOnion.com benchmarks.
Here we see that PCMark2002 shows just how bad the memory performance really is. It gets even worse when using the onboard GF2MX video controller.
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- Leadtek K7N420DA - Page 1 [Introduction]
- Leadtek K7N420DA - Page 2 [Specifications]
- Leadtek K7N420DA - Page 3 [Features]
- Leadtek K7N420DA - Page 4 [Benchmarks - Test System and Sandra]
- Leadtek K7N420DA - Page 5 [Benchmarks - System Productivity]
- Leadtek K7N420DA - Page 6 [Benchmarks - MadOnion]
- Leadtek K7N420DA - Page 7 [Benchmarks - OpenGL]
- Leadtek K7N420DA - Page 8 [Benchmarks - Direct3D]
- Leadtek K7N420DA - Page 9 [Conclusion]
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Cast Offs, Channel 4
Gavin and Stacey, BBC1
When characters mock each other's disabilities, we're not sure if it's OK to chuckle. No such worries on Barry Island
Sunday 29 November 2009
Brash guitar music blares in the background as we are informed, via shouty, capitalised intertitles, that "18 months ago Channel 4 marooned six disabled people on a remote island ... our cameras followed them during their time on the island and in the year leading up to them being stranded. Will they survive as ... Cast Offs?".
For anyone who caught Britain's Missing Top Model, last year's excruciating reality show that pitted disabled women against each other for the doubtful prize of a career as a fashion model, the Cast Offs format seems dismally credible. However, few people can have been taken in, even momentarily, given the interest that this mock-doc has attracted in the run-up to its broadcast.
Cast Offs is Castaway meets the aforementioned BMTM: six fictional characters with different disabilities ranging from blindness to paraplegia and dwarfism are challenged to live self-sufficiently on an island off the coast of Britain. Each episode traces the back-story of one of the characters through flashbacks while keeping track of the present-day goings-on among the group.
It's not that this is the first time we have seen disabled characters on our screens – TV and film are peppered with tragic victims and sage martyrs, firmly defined by their respective disabilities and almost always portrayed by non-disabled actors. Which is why Cast Offs – a show written by, acted by and about disabled people – has been hailed as landmark television.
But while the involvement of individuals with real-life disabilities is itself a milestone, it's the licence that this gives the programme to tread some ultra-sensitive ground that makes it such an exciting prospect. The occasional drama has approached the subject of disability thoughtfully, but the idea of placing it within a darkly comic frame remains contentious.
With this in mind, I was prepared for my moral compass to be set spinning – if it's OK for disabled people to crack jokes about each other's disabilities, is it OK for me, a non-disabled person, to laugh at them? It was both a relief and a disappointment that I never had to confront that question fully, because too little of it made me chuckle.
The segments on the island are the weak links, a problem since this is where the interaction between the main characters occurs, giving rise to the supposedly "edgy" humour as they squabble. But while the spectacle of a deaf woman goading a blind man for his inability to master sign language or telling a dwarf that her lips are too small for her to read makes a good point about tolerance within the disabled community, for me it wasn't funny enough to conceal the skeleton of the sermon beneath.
The at-home scenes worked better, sending up the misplaced concern and breathtaking ignorance of the surrounding able-bodied characters. A particular treat was Tom, a blind struggling actor, coaching a pompous RSC buffer to play Gloucester, post-eye-gouging, in King Lear. ("How would you look if you were standing on a cliff? Would you know you were on a cliff?" asks the actor. "Well, yes, after I'd fallen off it, I might think 'that's probably a cliff I've just fallen off'," shoots back Tom.) As the thesp fluffs his lines, Tom takes over the role with a quiet, moving delivery.
The potential strength of this absurd interlude is its stealth. A brief spark meets touchpaper and suddenly the most monolithic of ideas – in this case that blind people are possessed of some magical sixth sense – begin to crumble. So when Tom's love interest later asks plaintively "Why aren't you playing that part?", it dulls an already beautifully made point.
Cast Offs is an important moment in the intertwined histories of television and collective attitudes towards difference. But its value is as a cultural artefact rather than a piece of comedy drama. It's a shame, because there is the potential here for it to have been both. Edgy comedy is something that Gavin and Stacey, meanwhile, has never purported to be. At this point I should probably declare, for those who haven't deduced my nationality from my name, what may well be a genetically predisposed affection for the show.
All the same, I was interested to see whether the gentle BBC series, which returned last week for a third and final series, would have shed a little fairy dust in the aftermath of the lamentable solo efforts of James Corden and Mathew Horne. It didn't take long, however, to be reminded that neither actor has ever been a main draw among the superlative cast (though credit goes to Corden as co-writer). The action has shifted to Barry Island, which will please fans of Ruth Jones's brilliantly deadpan Nessa and Rob Brydon's Uncle Bryn – a caricature, but an excellent one.
The christening of Nessa and Smithy's son provides the excuse to lure the Essex contingent over the border, and the seeds are planted early for what promises to be a warm and fuzzy finale. No surprises perhaps, but for the home straight, I'm perfectly happy with more of the same.
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