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A Newbie Tarot Crash Course #2: All About Tarot Decks

If you want to learn how to read tarot cards, your first challenge is to choose a deck from the approximately 8,000 published brands of fortune telling cards on the market. What works for one person often doesn’t work for another. Some people are comfortable reading multiple decks and others just identify with one deck. In my experience, you’ll find that over time, you’ll grow in and out of various decks. You may also find that the deck you prefer to use to read yourself is not the deck you prefer to use to read others.

For example, when I started reading, I started with a deck that was too heavy for me: The Crowley Deck. The end result of that was that I ended up selling them because I was scared of the images on the deck. I was simply too young to handle the images on this dark deck and it was giving me nightmares. Then I switched to the Rider Waite Deck for a few years, which is the ultimate in single, all-purpose decks. Then I fell in love with the Renaissance Deck, which is much more elaborate in terms of imagery and a bit more defined in its meanings when it comes to describing relationships. Then I went into a period where I was yearning for more simplicity, I switched to the Palladini deck, which is very pure and has a “lighter feel”. (Something like the Pollyanna of Tarot decks). Now that I’m older, I’ve gone back to the Crowley deck and the Order of the Golden Stair, which are a bit heavy.

There are also many specialty or eclectic decks on the market that may appeal to you more than Rider Waite, but learning Rider Waite is like going to high school. The Psychic Realm reader Bacchus, for example, uses Haindl’s deck for his readings, which has a Nordic feel to it and is a permutation of the classic Rider-Waite deck, but as wonderful as it is, I don’t think it’s a deck for beginners

Here are some good decks I can recommend for beginners that are based on the Rider Waite meaning system.

The Rider Waite Deck

The Aquatic Tarot – same as the Rider Waite but done in watercolors

The Pamela Colman Tarot: Same images as the Rider Waite but done in brighter, more psychedelic colors.

The Golden Tarot: the same as Rider Waite but the images are more medieval

The Palladini Tarot – the same as Rider Waite but with very simple and cheerful drawings

The Renaissance Tarot: Same as Rider Waited but enhanced with images from the Renaissance era.

You can find a selection of Tarot Decks in the Psychic Realm store off the main page or browse the web and purchase one that appeals to you online. I recommend doing some research online first and finding places where you can view different decks online because most store owners won’t let you open and handle your deck because it means removing the plastic from your packaging. The best way to be sure, though, is to go to a store, pick up the deck, and see if you like the feel of the cards once you’ve done some research on the images on them. The feel, weight, or look of the cards often “speaks” to you. If you feel a connection to the images on the cards or even how they feel in your hands, then that’s probably the deck you’ll relate to best. I also recommend a platform that comes with a small book inside the package or box so you have something to quickly refer to if you get lost while reading.

A tip for beginners! When I started reading the Tarot, I wrote myself a sheet that resembled a chart so that all the meanings of each card upside down and upside down were apparent to me at a glance. Writing the meanings this way really helps you learn the cards quickly.

Your next step would be to familiarize yourself with your cards. The best way to learn is to study the image on each card, one at a time, while memorizing the meaning. Be patient. There are usually 78 meanings to learn, so this is not always a quick process. Some tarot masters recommend that you place the deck of cards under your pillow at night so that you can become more familiar with them. The idea is that your subconscious absorbs the information in the same way that a sponge absorbs water. You can also meditate or dream on the individual cards in the same way by placing them under your pillow.

Some people like to charge their cards after receiving them, either by praying or meditating on them, placing a crystal or passing them through the smoke of incense, or placing them in the light of the full or new moon overnight.

Picky readers believe that the power of the cards is increased if they are placed inside a special box or wrapped in a silk bag. Personally I don’t think this makes much of a difference because I KNOW I’m accurate and my cards have so much dirt and wear on them it’s ridiculous. Still, they say that pomp and circumstance is supposed to add to the power of all ritual and magic, so if storing your cards in a special way or in a special place helps you read them better than doing it.

Also many readers protect their cards by not letting anyone touch them. There is a belief that others can “infect” the cards with their beliefs, fears or anxieties. The cards act as a portal to the other side, so keeping them away from other people can be a good way to prevent people from accidentally “touching” you through the cards and giving you possibly toxic energy.

Once you get your own cards, spend some time looking at them, playing with them, and getting to know them. It is essential that you feel good about your cards because in the future they will be your best allies when telling the future.

Stay tuned for our Crash Tarot Course #3: Card Spreads.

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Importance of spices in our life

Spice has its own flavor and essence. They are always very important when taken as food or medicine. There are many spices that we use in cooking, mainly cumin, black pepper, turmeric, and coriander seeds. Spices have several health benefits. Sometimes spices are used as an antimicrobial property for infectious diseases. Spices are used in food for their aroma and flavor. These spices are also brought to a boil in water to extract their essence and used for drinking.

Spices are also used to cure foods like fever, malaria, stomach aches, nausea, and many others. Spices are also used as natural food preservatives.

BENEFITS OF SPICES:

1. ANISE: It is used as an antispasmodic and antiseptic and for the treatment of coughs, asthma and bronchitis. Star anise is rich in antioxidants and vitamins A and C.

2. BLACK PEPPER- Also known as the king of spices, it promotes weight loss, helps relieve cold and cough, improves digestion, speeds up metabolism, and treats many skin problems.

3. BLACK CUMIN- Black cumin seed oil helps prevent asthma, allergies, and respiratory problems. Contains antioxidants, beneficial acids and B vitamins that balance the immune system.

4.NAIL – They are antibacterial, antifungal and antiseptic. Clove is mainly used as an antiseptic and analgesic, especially for toothache and stomach ache.

5.CINNAMON- It is one of the all-time leading house spices. It has a large amount of antioxidants that protect the body from diseases.

6.CARDAMOM- Also known as elaich, one of the most expensive spices. It is rich in vitamin A and vitamin C, calcium, iron and zinc, aids in digestion, reduces oral problems, helps in diabetes, helps fight depression, treats skin infections.

7. FENUGREEK- Helps in digestion. And it helps those who suffer from eating disorders and also reduces inflammation.

8.MUSTARD- This seed comes from the ground and has a spicy flavor. Including mustard oil in your diet proves to be beneficial for your heart health.

9. STAR ANISE– It is rich in fiber and can help prevent constipation. It is packed with antioxidant properties, which has vitamin C. Anise is frequently used as an exotic spice in India. Due to its strong and delicious fragrance, it is mainly used in biryanis.

10.TURMERIC- This spice is well known for its antioxidant, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, antimutagenic, and anti-inflammatory properties. It is good for the brain, relieves arthritis, prevents cancer, and has healing properties.

11. PAPRIKA- Packed with a rich source of anti-inflammatory agents, paprika helps lower blood pressure and promotes eye health.

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Imagine a private sector, a free market economy that guarantees enough predictable income,,,

Imagine, if you can, a private sector-oriented free-market economy that is designed to systematically ensure that all American citizens, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation, have ENOUGH PREDICTABLE INCOME to pay for decent food, shelter, and clothing. . , education, basic transportation, and yes, medical care. In other words, imagine, if you can, a free market economic system designed specifically to produce…

• No homeless

• No people living in slums or ghettos infested with cockroaches and rats

• There are no single mothers who have to choose between raising their children or feeding them.

• No wage slaves working on corporate plantations for exploitative corporate dictators

• Seniors are not allowed to eat dog food to pay for their medications.

• No systematically induced anxiety and stress due to financial instability

• No militarized police trying to control angry mobs

• No cyclical recessions or depressions, bankruptcies or foreclosures

• There is no need to escape inhumane living conditions through alcohol, drugs and mental illness.

• No debt is created, either consumer debt or government debt

• People who are truly free to develop their individual potentials, whatever they may be.

• And, in the long run, there’s no need for social safety nets (ie Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid) because everyone has ENOUGH PREDICTABLE INCOME to pay their bills.

Although this list sounds almost impossible, consider these FACTS. On average, the US economy grows at a rate of $4 trillion dollars a year. That translates to about $12,000 for every man, woman, and child in the United States. But generally speaking, the beneficiaries of this annual growth are currently limited to those people who can buy the stocks, bonds, real estate, and technological developments that drive this growth.

90% Lacks the Opportunity

More specifically, we’re talking about the less than 10% of Americans who have the means to take advantage of this relatively predictable growth and the 90% who don’t have the opportunity to participate. Thus, we now have a 21st century wealth gap that is wider and more toxic than at any time since the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression that followed.

To make matters worse, this was the case long before the current pandemic-driven economic crisis reared its ugly head. In response to the loss of income and health care for millions of workers due to the virus, the federal government increased unemployment benefits for several months and issued so-called “stimulus checks ($1,200)” to millions of people in an effort to artificially reactivate demand and prevent the ship of state from sinking into oblivion.

Nasty but necessary steps

By taking these ugly but necessary steps, the government has significantly increased the already huge debt burden, which means it’s a short-term solution, not a long-term one. The hope, of course, is to artificially revive demand, which in turn should recreate jobs and get people back to work and get us all back to where we were before the virus hit.

The problem is, even before the virus hit, we the people were not in a very good place. Even before the virus broke out, more than half of all Americans were living paycheck to paycheck, unable to pay a $500 bump in the road without having to borrow money to pay it off. Things are dramatically worse than they were several months before the virus. But the place where we were is still not the place to which the people long to return. So what can we do?

The idea of ​​$4 trillion dollars that does not create debt!

In that sense, let’s remember that, on average, the US economy grows at a rate of $4 trillion dollars annually. Again, that translates to about $12,000 a year for every man, woman, and child in the United States. But the beneficiaries of this annual growth are those who can buy stocks, bonds, real estate and new technology. This usually excludes us, the people.

The question I want to ask here is, how can we make sure that the average American citizen has consistent access to the property side of the economy, where most of the wealth is generated? How can the average Joe get access to that predictable $4 trillion dollar growth to generate a second stream of investment income, while eliminating the fear and instability that so many Americans endure in today’s incredibly lopsided economy?

Paying “We the People” to unite…

Consider this. What if the Federal Reserve, through local banks, issued $12,000 of INSURED CAPITAL CREDIT annually to each US citizen, along with the provision that these funds could only be used to purchase shares of new and transferred capital assets that were they expected to generate enough future earnings to pay for the purchase of these assets and create a predictable and stabilizing residual income for their owners?

This strategy, known as Capital Homesteading, would cost American taxpayers NOTHING. Do not create public debt! And without consumer debt! And, instead of currency backed by government debt, the purchase would be backed (collateralized) by real, productive, private sector assets.

And it will not be inflationary. All money created would be instantly backed (collateralized) by the full value of private sector assets that citizens would receive secured loans to purchase. Citizens would actually be buying newly issued, fully dividend-paying, voting shares of companies that need new capital assets to grow.

What this would do, however, is give all American citizens equal access to the property side of the American economy, where most of our nations’ wealth is generated. In the long run, it will help democratize the free market.

In this time of political division and conflict, Capital Homesteading literally pays all Americans to work together, at the same time, in the same direction, toward the same goals! Translate mere political talk (like… we’re all in this together) into real live action, driven by results!

Systematically counter concentrated wealth!

Over time, every American citizen will accumulate more equity, more residual income, and benefit from their investment income in a way that only the wealthy can today. As a result, the need for federally supported social safety net programs (ie, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps) will gradually fade into sunset. More people will be able to pay taxes, which in turn reduces the burden on those among us who still pay taxes. Systematically counter and impede concentrated wealth as you gradually democratize America’s free market economy!

Today’s crisis would not be a crisis

If Barack Obama, George W. Bush, or Bill Clinton had implemented Capital Homesteading during their respective administrations, the current COVOD 19/unemployment crisis would not be a crisis. We the people could afford to stay home and still have enough income to weather a much less severe storm. Trump has had the same opportunity for 3 years, but he has shown no interest in making America great again. Joe B? And you?

Capital Homesteading in Detail

I confess, this comment has been a general portrait that badly needs more details. So, for a full and detailed explanation of how this strategy could be implemented, visit CESJ.ORG and check out the concept that Dr. Norman Kurland calls CAPITAL OWNERSHIP LAW. It’s an ingenious idea whose time is long overdue. And it’s a very good thing that could actually come to fruition as a result of this horrible COVID 19 crisis.

Appendix…

UBI vs. Capital Housing Comparison

Stimulus checks are effectively a short-term form of Universal Basic Income (UBI), an idea that has been championed by, among others, former presidential hopeful and serial entrepreneur Andrew Yang, as well as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla’s Elon Musk. Although the suggested annual amount of money issued ($12,000 annually) is the same as Capital Homesteading, that’s where the similarity ends. Look at the differences.

1. Since it issues homestead credit loans that are repaid through future pre-tax earnings, and can only be used to purchase wealth-producing capital assets, Homesteading Homestead Creates NO GOVERNMENT DEBT or CONSUMER DEBT! The UBI and stimulus checks create a public debt that will eventually be paid for by us the people (not the spectacular tax evading 1%) in the form of higher taxes.

2. Capital Homesteading systematically creates universal capital ownership opportunities and access to the means to acquire wealth-producing capital assets. UBI does not.

3. Capital Homesteading systematically finances the predictable and sustainable growth of the economy. UBI does not.

4. Capital Homesteading systematically enables individual citizens to become financially empowered and free through ownership of capital. UBI does not.

5. Capital Homesteading systematically allows citizens to be financially independent from the government. UBI does not.

6. Capital Homesteading systematically generates massive purchasing power through increasing citizen ownership of income-producing capital. UBI does not.

7. Capital Homesteading systematically creates new owners of advanced technologies and green growth assets that UBI does not create.

8. Capital Homesteading systematically creates an increasing tax base to pay government costs, thereby eliminating deficit spending and eventually paying off today’s huge public debt. UBI does not.

9. UBI/Stimulus controls are simple and immediate. That is his strength.

10. Capital Homesteading takes some time (usually several years) for the benefits to accumulate. That’s why UBI must start immediately and be phased out in favor of Capital Homesteading.

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Are you a parent with high hopes? How your positive thinking affects your child

Quick… what song won an Academy Award for song of the year in 1959?

If you know that trivia, congratulations! It was the song, High Hopes in the movie Hole in the Head (not the most famous movie, I admit). The song became more popular after Frank Sinatra recorded it in 1961.

In the wake of today’s turbulence, the lyrics seem banal:

The next time they find you, with your chin on the ground,

There’s a lot to learn, so look around.

Just what makes that little old ant

Do you think it will move that rubber tree plant?

Anyone knows that an ant can’t move a rubber plant,

But he has high hopes, he has high hopes…

And an ant probably can’t move a rubber plant on its own, but if you stay hopeful enough, your chance of success increases, because with a hopeful attitude, inspiration has a place to strike. And with hope, resilience reigns. Without it, despair can paralyze and slow effective solutions to a halt.

High hopes may seem like a myth when we look around us today at all the suffering, the defragmentation, the unhappiness and the fear, the terror and the paranoia. Yet brain research continues to accumulate data that hopeful people are more effective problem solvers. In addition, it is very clear that what we pay attention to grows. And conversely, what we do not pay attention to shrinks. If we focus on our hope, our hope grows. If we’re awash in despair… well, that, of course, takes away our hope.

Are we seeing our son’s strengths or are we overwhelmed by his lack of motivation? If we don’t pay attention to his strengths, they will surely not grow and the motivation “problem” will surely increase. Are we noticing our daughter’s thoughtfulness or do we always comment on her bad temper? That is the way to grow a bad mood. The human brain is not a capricious device that acts at random. No, it acts according to a finely tuned set of principles. And one of those fundamental principles is that the focus of our attention, to a large extent, creates the reality that we experience. This is not New Age gibberish, although the New Ages have capitalized on this fascinating aspect of our brain’s operating system. There has been a lot of academic research on the subject. In fact, Appreciative Inquiry, one of the cornerstones of the PCI coaching model, is a process methodology that stems from this research. Appreciative Inquiry itself has been researched to work powerfully because it applies strategies taking into account the propensities of the human brain.

The fact is that hope will increase, if we pay attention to hopeful events. Soon enough, there are more hopeful things to talk about and our talk is filled with more hope. With more hope in front of us, we detect it in others and in our world more often and more quickly. Before we know it, the negatives are shrinking from lack of attention and the positives have increased, almost like magic! Of course, then we have more hope… the upward spiral continues… more good things happen.

Our world greatly challenges us to shift our attention to what holds hope, to what brings and enhances life. And I think it profoundly affects our upbringing. How can we stay focused on hope, on the positive, and on what is working in our daily lives with our children?

Here are five considerations for hopeful parenting in difficult times.

In his research, CR Synder (The Psychology of Hope, The Free Press, 1994) found these important indicators:

1. Hopeful parents know how to get what they want. They are determined and enjoy being enterprising and flexible, especially in difficult times. Determination can be found in having a clear vision of what we want for our children and our families. Determination means having the mental energy and physical stamina to stay with a challenge long enough to sweat out an effective solution. If we give up, we can be sure to be defeated. Your self-care goes a long way in helping you stay determined when the going gets tough. Pay attention to the signs when you feel like giving up. Instead, think about what you can give yourself and your children that will focus on your inner strengths and improve your perseverance.

2. Hopeful parents listen well. Listening and paying close attention to our children’s strengths increases our flexibility to change course if our parenting strategy isn’t getting the results we’re looking for. We can often learn from our children what is needed once we follow our instincts and answer this question from our integrity: What will bring more life to this situation? As we look at our children from this perspective, we may suddenly realize many things we can do to give them a sense of accomplishment, appreciate their present talents, and look to the future with hope.

3. Children view hopeful parents as successful. It seems that hopeful parents demonstrate their autonomy by feeling successful. This definition of success is not the definition that seems to matter to our world: big house, big car, lots of money, etc. Rather, success is measured as “Having high self-esteem and positive self-images.” This affects children on many levels: positive parents with high self-esteem grow hopeful, happy, self-confident children with high self-esteem!

4. Hopeful parents comfort each other well. When things get scary or really tough, hopeful parents comfort kids and act supportively during high-stress situations. Being there emotionally is a characteristic of parents who are more hopeful. They do not allow negative energies to affect their ability to be present and available to their children. They are able to keep negativity at bay so that children do not translate it as: “There is no time for me.” Anxiety-laden parents cannot be responsive to children’s emotional needs. Hopeful parents instill trust and openness in the parent-child communication process, keeping those doors open, even during the teen years!

5. Hopeful parents support children’s autonomy and competence. This does not mean that everything goes. What it does mean is that by focusing on what the child does well every day, the parent builds a strong sense of self in the child over time. With that comes the conviction in the child of his talents and abilities. In the words of one of the children in Synder’s research: “The most important thing I remember about my parents is that they taught me to do things for myself. But I always knew that they would be there for me if I got into trouble. ..If I messed up something, they would talk to me and not me.”

The bottom line of high hopes parenting, it seems, is that it can help us stay our best, even in difficult times, and bring out the best in our children.

Then everything is possible… for us, our children… even our world.

Copyright Gloria DeGaetano, 2010. All rights reserved.

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Global storms hurl towers of dust into the Martian sky

No other planet in our Solar System has inspired the human imagination more than Mars. This is because, historically, the Red Planet was considered the most likely world to be the distant home of life beyond Earth. While this view has certainly become very outdated, Mars still appeals to Earthlings with its rusty-red surface, etched with small valleys carved into slopes, eerily similar in shape to ravines formed by flowing water. on the surface of our own planet. and where liquid water exists, life as we know it can also exist. But today, Mars is a frigid, dry wasteland, where violent dust storms are common, but every ten years something unpredictable happens, and a series of runaway storms breaks out, blanketing the entire planet in a thick swirling blanket of dust. dust. In November 2019, planetary scientists announced that a fleet of NASA spacecraft got a good look at the life cycle of the huge, and highly destructive, global dust storm of 2018 that ended prematurely with the visiting rover. of opportunity exploration mission on the surface of the Red Planet.

At this time, planetary scientists are still in the process of studying the puzzling new data. However, two papers have recently been published that shed new light on a phenomenon observed within the enormous dust storm:dust towers, which are concentrated clouds of dust that are heated by sunlight and then rise into the air. Planetary scientists have proposed that water vapor, imprisoned by dense, swirling dust, may be riding them in a way that has been compared to an elevator into space, where radiation from our Sun shreds their molecules apart. This suggestion could help explain how Martian water vanished over billions of years.

Our Solar System is about 4.6 billion years old. Before about 3.8 billion years ago, Mars may have had a much denser atmosphere than it does today, as well as higher surface temperatures. These ancient conditions would have allowed large amounts of liquid water to exist on the Martian surface, including a vast ocean that covered a third of the planet.

Almost all the water on Mars today is in the form of ice, although some of it also exists as water vapor in its atmosphere. The only place where water ice is seen on the Martian surface is in the north polar ice cap. However, a large amount of water ice is also present below the permanent carbon dioxide ice cap at the Martian south pole, as well as in the shallow subsurface in more temperate conditions.

More than 21 million kilometers of ice have been discovered on or near the Martian surface. This equates to enough water ice to cover the entire planet to a depth of 115 feet. It is even more likely that water ice lurks deep in the Martian subsurface.

Large amounts of dust have formed on the surface of the Red planet as a result of its currently dry conditions. dust towers they are huge, churning clouds that rise considerably higher than normal background dust in the thin Martian atmosphere. Although dust towers they have also been seen under more normal conditions, appearing to form in greater numbers as a result of global storms.

IN tower first forms on the surface of a planet. It begins as a region of rapidly kicking up dust about the width of Rhode Island. By the time this dusty tower reaches the lofty height of 50 miles, as observed during the infamous 2018 global dust storm, it may be as wide as the state of Nevada. As the tower begins to lose strength, it can form a layer of dust 35 miles above a planet’s surface that may be wider than the entire continental United States.

The findings of 2019, belonging to the exotic Martian. dust towerswere derived courtesy of NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)which is run by the agency Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) located in Pasadena, California. Although dust storms blanket the Martian surface, MRO is able to use its heat sensor Mars climate probe instrument to penetrate heavy mist. The instrument is specifically designed to measure dust levels. Their data, along with images obtained from a camera aboard the orbiter called Mars Context Image Generator (MARC)allowed planetary scientists to detect numerous dust towers

the kingdom of Red planet

Mars is the fourth planet from our Sun, as well as the second smallest major planet in our Sun’s family after Mercury. In English, Mars is named after the Roman god of war because of its rusty red hue. This reddish coloration is courtesy of the large amounts of iron oxide on the Martian surface, and is unique among astronomical bodies visible to the unaided human eye. Mars is a solid terrestrial planet, showing only a thin atmosphere. It also possesses surface features reminiscent of both Earth’s Moon impact craters and Earth’s polar ice caps, valleys, and deserts.

Martian days and seasons are also comparable to those of our own planet. This is because the period of rotation, as well as the tilt of the axis of rotation in relation to the ecliptic plane, are similar for both sister worlds. Mars also hosts Mount Olympus, the largest volcano and highest known mountain in our entire Solar System. Another surface feature, called Valles Marineris, is one of the largest canyons in the familiar family of planets, moons, and smaller objects on our Sun. The smooth Boreal The basin, located in the northern hemisphere of Mars, covers 40% of the planet and is believed to be a gigantic impact scar left by a huge crashing object. Mars is also surrounded by a duo of small moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are irregularly shaped and resemble potatoes. The two small moons are considered captured asteroids.

The first observations of Mars were made by ancient Egyptian skygazers. In 1534 B.C. C., these early astronomers were already familiar with the retrograde motion of the red planet. At the time of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, Babylonian skygazers made regular records of the positions of the planets, as well as systematic studies of their behavior. In the case of the Red Planet, ancient astronomers discovered that it made 42 turns of the zodiac every 79 years. These ancient astronomers even devised mathematical methods to make minor corrections to the predicted positions of the planets in our Solar System. Ancient skygazers called the planets “wandering stars.”

In the fourth century B.C. C., the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle noted that Mars disappeared behind Earth’s Moon during an occultation. This indicated that the Red Planet was farther from Earth than our Moon. The Greek astronomer Ptolemy, who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, tried to determine the orbital motion of Mars, and his collective works and his model on astronomy were presented in his multi-volume collection, entitled Almagest. Tea Almagest it was the authoritative work on Western astronomy for the next four centuries.

Ancient Chinese astronomers were also familiar with Mars no later than the 4th century BCE. C. In the 5th century CE, the Indian astronomical work titled surya siddhanta presented a measurement of the estimated diameter of the Red Planet. In East Asian cultures, Mars is often called the “fire star,” based on the Five elements: wood, water, earth, metal and fire.

In the 17th century, the astronomer Tycho Brahe measured the diurnal parallax of Mars that Johannes Kepler had used to make the first calculations of the distance from Mars to Earth. When the first telescopes, used for astronomical purposes, became available, the day parallax of Mars was determined to make this measurement in 1692. However, these first measurements were flawed due to the poor quality of the telescopes.

Mars hasn’t always looked the way we do today. The Red Planet suffered a catastrophic tilt billions of years ago. Before this tilt occurred, the Martian poles were not located where they are now.

There is current research evaluating the habitability potential of the Red Planet in the past, as well as the possibility of life today. Future astrobiology missions are currently being planned. These missions include the March 2020 and rosalinda franklin homeless. Today, liquid water cannot accumulate on the Martian surface, except at the lowest elevations for short periods, due to the low atmospheric pressure, which amounts to less than 1% of that on Earth.

The United States, Europe, India and the Soviet Union have sent dozens of uncrewed spacecraft to Mars, including rovers, orbiters and landers. These missions observed the red planet’s surface, climate, and geology. Over the last twenty years, cameras in orbit around Mars have returned a large number of revealing images of the “fiery star” to our planet.

Dust towers in the Martian sky

Although dust towers shape throughout the Martian year, MRO observed something unusual about the catastrophic global dust storm of 2018. “Normally, the dust would fall in a day or so. But during a global storm, dust towers are continuously renewed for weeks,” commented the paper’s lead author, Dr. Nicholas Heavens, in a Nov. 26, 2019, statement. JPL press release. Dr. Heavens is from Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia.

In some cases, multiple towers they have been observed for almost 4 weeks.

The activity rate of the dust surprised Dr. Heavens and his colleagues. But what they found particularly intriguing was the possibility that dust towers they function as “space elevators” for other material. If this turns out to be the case, then dust towers it can play the important role of transporting other materials through the Martian atmosphere. When dust in the air heats up, it forms updrafts that carry gases along the journey, including small amounts of water vapor that are sometimes seen as wispy clouds on Mars.

In a previous paper, Dr. Heavens had shown that during a global Martian dust storm in 2007, water molecules were flung high into the upper atmosphere, where radiation from our Sun could break them up into particles that escape screaming into interplanetary space. That mechanism could provide an important clue about how the Red Planet lost its lakes and rivers billions of years ago, thus becoming the icy, desolate wasteland it is today.

Planetary scientists aren’t sure how global dust storms form. This is because so far they have only managed to study less than a dozen of these storms. But with more time to collect additional data, the MRO team will seek a new understanding of how dust towers form within global storms and what role they may play in removing water from the Martian atmosphere.

Dr. David Kass, Climate Sounder scientist at JPLhe commented to the press that “global dust storms are really unusual. We don’t really have something like that on Earth, where the weather of the entire planet changes over several months.”

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Before you join a gym to lose weight and exercise, take a look at these 5 extremely important things

Exercise is one of the two things that make weight loss effective and permanent, the other being proper nutrition. A good place to get the necessary fitness equipment you need is at a gym. Many people prefer going to the gym to exercising at home for many obvious reasons. So how do you tell a good gym from a bad one? Here are 5 extremely important things to check before joining a gym.

1. The general interest of your gym

Does the gym ask for feedback from members? Does he respond to comments and genuinely care what you, as a member, think? If not, then your gym might be more interested in getting more new members than taking care of existing members.

2. Equipment

The second thing to consider is the type of equipment that the gym has. Some gyms are packed with cardio and stationary resistance machines with only a small space for stretching exercises and stability balls. A good gym provides plenty of space with plenty of free weights, cardio equipment, stability balls, and only a small area for resistance machines.

3. Do you have qualified personnel?

Not every ‘professional’ is a professional. You need to check the qualification of the staff working in the gym you want to join. These people will be responsible for making your time in the gym worthwhile, so you want to make sure they are ‘really’ qualified and know what they are doing.

4. Do you offer customized programs?

Everyone is not the same. Your weight loss goal is not the same as the next person’s. You will need a program that is tailored to your body and your goals. Also, if you have a medical condition that will make some sort of physical challenge a concern, giving you an “out of the box” program that everyone else is given isn’t going to do it. Also, if you are paying, you want to see the real value of your hard earned money.

5. What about other areas of health and fitness?

As you probably already know, exercise isn’t all there is to losing weight. Does your gym offer other services as well? Do they really care about you? Do you receive remedial programs, massage therapy sessions, nutrition advice, etc.? these are the other things that matter. If your gym only gives you intense hours of training, you may want to try somewhere else.

These are some of the things you check before joining a gym. Of course there are others, but these will give you a starting point and a clue.

Ultimately, successful weight loss is all about good nutrition, regular physical activity, and proper motivation. Usually you need information.

Home Kitchen

Cabinet Knobs and Pulls: Choosing Which One Will Work For You

When remodeling a kitchen in your home, there are many decisions that need to be made regarding renovation and design elements. One decision you must make when renovating a kitchen is the type of appliances you would like to use. There’s no need to upgrade every appliance when you’re completing a renovation; However, if the appliances are old and not performing to standards, then it may be time to invest in new appliances. There are numerous appliances to choose from including stainless steel, black and white. See there are plenty of options when it comes to appliances, there is sure to be a style appliance to fit the look you are looking for.

Another area to consider when renovating is the cabinets. Depending on your budget, you can go for completely new cabinets or you can upgrade the cabinets you currently have. By refinishing existing cabinets, you can save yourself a lot of money budget-wise. If your cabinets are in good shape, you can simply sand the existing cabinets and repaint or apply a fresh coat of stain to make them look like new.

In addition to repainting and applying a fresh coat of stain, another way to spruce up kitchen cabinets is by applying new cabinets and pulls. When you’re working on a tight budget, upgrading kitchen cabinet knobs is an inexpensive way to give your kitchen a new look. A homeowner can easily replace all of the kitchen hardware for less than $100, but it sounds like they spent a lot more money. There are many types of cabinet hardware to choose from, so there is a style that will fit in with any kitchen design.

The first thing to consider when choosing what type of cabinet knobs to install is what finish you would like to accent the kitchen with. Cabinet pulls and knobs come in many different finishes to fit any type of kitchen style. Finishes include Oil Rubbed Bronze, Satin Nickel, Matte Black, Polished Brass, Antique Copper, Distressed Nickel, Swedish Iron, Antique Iron, Satin Pewter, and many other finishes. With the variety of finishes available, there’s sure to be a style to fit your kitchen and match your other kitchen appliances and accessories.

Once you decide what type of finish you would like for your cabinet pulls and other hardware, you need to choose what style of pull or knob you would like. It is important to make sure all the cabinet hardware matches each other in finish, however you can mix and match the style of door handles or knob of your choice. You can go with flat pulls, but choose to spice things up with intricate detail on the knobs. By mixing and matching you can give yourself variety and add character to the kitchen.

Auto

5 things to avoid when choosing a courier service

1. But they are the cheapest!

As the old adage goes, the cheapest is the most expensive. I mean, it’s old, and an adage for a reason, it’s true! Cheaper businesses often have a revolving door of dissatisfied contractor employees, not the guys you want to trust with your precious paperwork, critical items, or anything else. The most reputable services are generally priced accordingly. Some extra spending is worth its weight in gold when your critical items and reputation are on the line.

2. They answer the phone with a “yeah, wait.”

This is not your local pizzeria. Getting fired before you get to “hello” is probably a sign of the direction of your future business relationship. Telephone skills are only one aspect of customer service. But rest assured that if talking on the phone is a chore for them, they won’t treat the delivery of your item much differently.

3. Your idea of ​​half an hour is actually 3 hours.

Nobody likes verbiage, well, at least not the commercial kind. Don’t you wish more companies realized that a little honesty goes a long way? Sure, not many will complain when a half hour is actually 45 minutes, but more than that and they’re pushing it. Time is money, a well used cliché for a reason.

4. The car they pull up in appears to have returned from the future after barely surviving World War III.

Reliability is a big issue here. And if they don’t care enough to drive a decently running vehicle, they probably don’t care much. Some people run their businesses and vehicles by a thread and hire contractors who do the same. Lack of maintenance on your vehicle can end up costing you money, time, or an important customer you simply cannot afford to lose. Make sure your courier has updated and varied vehicles.

5. His name starts with “A” or, better yet, “AAA.”

This is no longer the early ’70s, when putting an “A” in front of your name was a bona fide promotional tactic to get in the yellow pages. Granted, attacking the choice of a generic business name is not the end of all arguments, but not even bothering to try to update something that shows a modicum of effort just shows laziness and a lack of creativity. Messengers can be called many things, but “slackers” should never be one of them.

A courier service is an extension of your business, and choosing the right one is an important choice. By heeding these tips from the inside, you’ll have a head start on what to avoid and fewer headaches the next time you order express delivery.

Digital Marketing

SEO Tips and Tricks for Joomla Websites

Hello,

I would like to write an article on SEO tips and tricks. I’m sure my SEO techniques work well enough, but if you can improve them, please let me know. Everyone knows that the real key to good SEO after your site is properly ‘optimized’ is new content, but these are my top tips for Joomla website SEO. I hope you find it useful:

keyword research

Use Google to help you find keywords associated with your business. When you type words in the search bar, Google suggests other keywords that you could use. The Google Keyword Tool is a great resource for finding keywords for your business. It allows you to analyze a word to see how many people are searching for that word on a monthly basis in a regional area.

Personally, I think it’s better to optimize for keyword phrases rather than individual words, as people are more likely to specify their searches on ‘web designer Melbourne’ rather than just ‘web designers’.

Google prefers to show its customers more localized returns by displaying local search returns on a map in the right column. When you scroll down, the map actually hovers over the paid ads.

google places

If you don’t have a Google account, it’s worth creating one to access all the tools Google has to offer. For your account page, you can create a Google Places listing for your business. You can add business hours, payment terms and the categories you want to be found for and it’s free. Everything counts.

Browser Page Titles

Each web page must have its own unique browser page titles and must not be longer than 70 characters. Include keywords in your browser’s page title. In Joomla, the browser page title is controlled by the menu or its page/item title. If you are creating a menu item to link to a single page, you can control the browser page title by clicking Menus.

Select the link to edit

Click ‘System Parameters’ and enter the keyword-rich page title in the Page Title field.

If you are viewing an article that is in a category, the browser page title is taken from the title of the page you are viewing.

tags

Make sure each page has H1, H2, and p tags. Remember to include keywords in your page titles. When setting up a Joomla site, I prefer to use K2 to create my pages/elements and write my page titles on the page using the H1 tag. There must be only one instance of an H1 tag on the page; otherwise it looks like spam.

Photos

Each image should have an ‘alt’ and ‘title’ description so search engines know what it is. Make sure your images are optimized before uploading them to your website to ensure faster load times.

interconnection

This is easier to do once you have a few pages on your site. When writing articles, link the keywords in your text to other relevant pages, a bit like Wikipedia. This makes it much easier for people to navigate your website by having to go to the menu and search for information. Internal links are also ranked, as well as some external links to your site.

backlinks

When you’re looking for backlink sites, you really want PR1 sites. These are Page Rank 1 sites that allow you to write to their blogs or create an account where you can add a backlink. Remember that the anchor text is the most important part of the backlink as it needs to be descriptive and include your keywords. The link would probably work better if it linked directly to the page that the anchor text refers to.

Example: Web Designers Melbourne

Ideally, you want your backlink to be placed on an ‘important’ page on a well ranked site. Do not use backlink farms. Your website will take a nosedive if you do. Build backlinks slowly over time and be patient.

SEO friendly URLs in Joomla

When creating your Joomla site, it is best to use search engine friendly URLs. If your server is Apache, you will need to rename a file on your server. In the root folder find htaccess.txt and change it to .htaccess

If an .htaccess already exists, I usually delete it and rename the htaccess.txt and use it.

When you have done that, login to your Joomla website and go to:

Site/Global Settings

Make sure the ‘Site’ tab is selected and you will see the SEO settings on the right.

Search Engine Friendly URLs – Yes

Use Apache mod_rewrite – Yes

Add suffix to URLs – No

Press Save.

Now all your urls will have easy to read urls.

Articles / Items

When writing an article (or item in K2), you must fill in the ‘Metadata Information’. The description box is the short description that people see when they search for pages on Google, so write it neat and concise. The ‘Keywords’ field is self-explanatory. Add keywords and phrases separated by commas.

In the Robots field enter: ‘index, follow’

In the Author field enter: Your name and keyword. It can’t hurt.

Don’t forget the H1, H2 and alt tags when writing your article.

Site Map

When your site is ready, you need to create a sitemap.xml file. Search Google for xml sitemap builder and you’ll find a site that will help you create one of these. When complete, download the sitemap.xml file to your computer and upload it to your server. Now sign in to your Google account and click on Webmaster Tools. Add your site to your Google Webmaster Tools

Submit your sitemap to Google

The best way to submit your site to Google is not through a submission URL, but through their webmaster tools. Click ‘Diagnostics’ in the left column. Then click ‘Get as Googlebot’. Here you can add his home page and any other key pages on your site. Google will find your other pages, but it’s good to tell them about your key pages.

robots

Your site should have a robots.txt file that tells visiting search engine robots which pages to view.

This is mine as an example:

User Agent: *

Allow: /sitemap.xml

Allow: /index.php

Allow: /index.html

Allow: /index.htm

User Agent: *

Disallow: /akeeba-backups

Disallow: /cgi-bin

Do not allow: /logs

Disallow: /plugins

Disallow: /tmp

Disallow: /xmlrcpc

Disallow: /admin

Disallow: /cache

Do not allow: /editor

Disallow: /help

Disallow: /includes

Do not allow: /language

Disallow: /media

Disallow: /modules

Do not allow: /templates

Do not allow: /installation

Google analytics code

Sign in to your Google account and go to Google Analytics. Create the correct analytics code and place this code in your index.php file just before the tag. This way, you can keep track of the search terms people use when they land on your site along with a lot of other information.

Submission to many search engines

If you want to submit to many search engines, a good site to do so is http://www.addme.com. Just fill in the details and you’re done. Some submissions need to be confirmed.

Business directories

Directories can help with backlinks to your site, as well as pushing people to your site from those directories. Do a quick search of local business directories and submit today.

keyword density

The Addme website also has an excellent ‘Keyword Density’ checker. Here you can analyze your site’s keyword density and adjust your article writing according to what you want to optimize for. Your keywords should appear for 10% of the length of your article. That is, 10 instances for every 100 words. You just have to be smart in the way you write so it doesn’t sound contrived.

I think that’s it. If you have any other top SEO tips, please let me know.

Health,

Neil.

Relationship

Birthday gifts and various instances of birthday gifts

Birthdays are special occasions that call for celebration. There is joy, laughter and joy. These celebrations are incomplete without the right gifts. Proper planning will result in the purchase of a gift, the most suitable for a person. Choosing the appropriate birthday gifts is an art in itself.

However, the most important task is to buy appropriate birthday gifts for your loved ones. Celebrations do not always have to be stereotyped. Add a spark of novelty to the celebrations. It is important that you add a creative touch to birthday gifts so that your birthday gifts are a real treasure.

The different instances that call for the celebration, with exclusive birthday gifts, are the following:

Birthday wishes in advance:
Your absence at your loved ones’ birthday celebrations may be unavoidable. How do you compensate for that? Well, it’s better to be early than late, and I’m sorry. Shop for a suitable birthday gift that can include a watch, jewelry, electronics, curios, or a suitable combo gift and present it before you leave. Another option is to take advantage of the online shopping service and receive the gift on d-day.

Midnight Birthday Gifts:
The clock strikes twelve, you wake up your friend/relative and wish them a happy birthday. To add to the surprise quotient, you’ll need a nice birthday cake, some candles to go with it, and of course, the thoughtful birthday present. Well, birthdays can’t get any better than this.

Birthday gifts for her can include fresh flowers to brighten up the midnight celebrations, jewelry, chocolates, perfumes, and much more. Birthday gifts for him can include curiosities, perfumes, watches, electronics, etc. Some good music and wine will also add fervor to the celebrations.

Long Distance Birthday Gifts:
Being separated by distance from family and friends is sometimes unavoidable. In such circumstances, there has to be a way out, to send timely gifts to your loved ones. Online markets are the best option to buy and receive gifts on time. To add a personal touch to these gifts, you can take advantage of the personalized products option available on some online sites. Flowers, personalized mugs and t-shirts, chocolates, curios, clothing, electronics, and automobiles can be given on the special occasion.

Belated birthday gifts:
Forgot to wish a loved one on their birthday? Do not freight. There are several ways to compensate for this. Although there is no replacement for well-timed birthday wishes and gifts, you can always go for the belated birthday wishes option.

Belated birthday gifts can include a belated birthday card and a bouquet of flowers. Other options are souvenirs, watches, books, clothing, electronics, or a box of chocolates with a personalized card. Various personalized gifts like greeting cards, picture frames, and much more are great belated gift options.

Corporate birthday gifts:
Celebrating your birthday at the office? You don’t need to worry about birthday bumps, as corporate celebrations are usually formal. There is the traditional birthday cake and sweets. People have a break to get out of their work desks and sing a short birthday song. The head of the corporate team usually presents a bouquet, a box of chocolates and, in most cases, gift certificates from reputable stores. These are the all-time favorite corporate birthday gifts.

The art of gift buying is important, even more so when the person in question is a person near and dear to you, who will cherish the gift forever. Think of ways to surprise the person with the most thoughtful gifts. For everything else, trust online markets. They offer an excellent bouquet of products and assure you of timely delivery.

Whatever the gifting medium, just make sure you choose the right birthday gifts. Birthdays are really special. Take care to remember birthdays and present thoughtful gifts for your loved ones.