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Greetings!
Last week, I bought an iphone on a website: www.elecls.com <
http://www.elecls.com>, it is very cheap and I get it in 5 days. Its
quality is very good. The website also sell psp, motor, tv , laptop
and so on. the website is promoting their products。The promotion only
has 45 days。I never forget to share good things with friends. So , if
you are interested in , you can spend several minutes to have a look.
I think you will be very surprise.
Greetings!
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
What's my sign?
Babylonian astronomers at some point during the 1st millennium BC divided the ecliptic into twelve equal zones of celestial longitude to create the first known celestial coordinate system.
I believe that this was when the concept of astrology was developed. The basis for determining a person's zodiacal sign was the location of the sun on the day of a person's birth. By my reasoning this was calculated based on charts of the heavens since it it is quite difficult to see the constellations during the daylight hours.
It was the Greeks--from the time of Alexander the Great to their conquest by the Romans--who provided most of the fundamental elements of modern astrology. The spread of astrological practice was checked by the rise of Christianity, which emphasized divine intervention and free will. During the Renaissance, astrology regained popularity, in part due to rekindled interest in science and astronomy. Christian theologians, however, warred against astrology, and in 1585 Pope Sixtus V condemned it. At the same time, the work of Kepler and others undermined astrology's tenets. Its popularity and longevity are, of course, irrelevant to the truth of astrology in any of its forms.
We have since divided up the sky into hours, minutes, seconds, and degrees. Instead of 12 divisions, we now have 24 circling our view of the heavens which correspond to the longitude marks of our earth. The 12 Babylonian divisions and our hourly divisions do not correlate well.
Since that time millennia ago, the seasonal constellations have changed significantly. How does this happen? Our ancestors determined the celestial sphere was everlasting and unchanging. But as we now know, the universe is anything but static. Our planets move, our sun moves, our solar system moves, even our galaxy is racing away in space. Everything is in a constant state of motion in relation to everything else. We further complicate our view of the universe by the movement of our earth about it's axis. Because of the precession of the equinoxes, the equinox and solstice points have each moved westward about 30 degrees in the last 2,000 years. That is at least the width of one of the ancient Babylonian wedges. The bottom line is that the night sky we see is not the same as what our ancestors observed so many thousands of years ago when astrology was invented. This is NOT a result of the evolving boundary lines.
I find it interesting that although the sky has changed, astrology has not kept up to date. The sun now travels through different constellations in relation to the dates of the year. Yet the old Astrology date table has remained static.
The constellation boundaries were drawn up by Eugène Delporte in 1930. But his divisions recognized common accepted boundaries for the constellations. They may tread on the Babylonian twelve zones some, I will admit. But the fact remains that the constellations are now several degrees off what they were in ancient times.
I have determined the apparent location of the sun in each constellation throughout the year based upon the division allocated by Delporte and now accepted by the Astronomical Union.
Dec 18 - Jan 19 Sagittarius
Jan 20 - Feb 15 Capricornus
Feb 16 - Mar 11 Aquarius
Mar 12 - Apr 18 Pisces
Apr 19 - May 13 Aries
May 14 - Jun 21 Taurus
Jun 22 - Jul 20 Gemini
Jul 20 - Aug 10 Cancer
Aug 11 - Sep 16 Leo
Sep 17 - Oct 30 Virgo
Oct 31 - Nov 22 Libra
Nov 23 - Nov 29 Scorpius
Nov 30 - Dec 17 Ophiuchus
Note that there are 13 constellations through which the sun travels. The additional constellation to the original 12 is "Ophiuchus". Ophiuchus is one of the largest constellations in the sky and this wedge into the standard signs of the zodiac is interesting.
If our lives depend on the true location of the sun in one of the constellations, we should get this information updated!
I know that many of us read our horoscope for fun and some of us are true believers. Here are some things to ask yourself:
- Which sign of the zodiac do you now use knowing this?
- Why are the initial conditions more important than all subsequent conditions for one's personality and traits?
- Why is the moment of birth chosen as the significant moment rather than the moment of conception?
- Why aren't other initial conditions such as one's mother's health, the delivery place conditions, forceps, bright lights, dim room, back seat of a car, etc., more important than whether Mars is ascending, descending, culminating, or fulminating?
- Why isn't the planet Earth—the closest large object to us in our solar system--considered a major influence on who we are and what we become?
- There were some really major planets discovered after the invention of astrology, namely Uranus and Neptune... how do these fall into play?
- Other galaxies exert significant gravitational influence on our own. Is this taken into account in astrology? If so, how are the hundreds of billions of variables taken into account? (we can hardly get a handle on these things with advanced celestial mechanics)
Here's an interesting activity. Get any copy of the daily horoscope for any day of your choosing. Make a copy. Have someone cut out the horoscopes and separate them from the zodiac reference so that you don't know which belongs to which. Mix them up and see which applies best to you. Check it against the original list. Do it for several days. How good are the predictions?
Copyright 2007 by Cindi Jones, Author of Squirrel Cage
I believe that this was when the concept of astrology was developed. The basis for determining a person's zodiacal sign was the location of the sun on the day of a person's birth. By my reasoning this was calculated based on charts of the heavens since it it is quite difficult to see the constellations during the daylight hours.
It was the Greeks--from the time of Alexander the Great to their conquest by the Romans--who provided most of the fundamental elements of modern astrology. The spread of astrological practice was checked by the rise of Christianity, which emphasized divine intervention and free will. During the Renaissance, astrology regained popularity, in part due to rekindled interest in science and astronomy. Christian theologians, however, warred against astrology, and in 1585 Pope Sixtus V condemned it. At the same time, the work of Kepler and others undermined astrology's tenets. Its popularity and longevity are, of course, irrelevant to the truth of astrology in any of its forms.
We have since divided up the sky into hours, minutes, seconds, and degrees. Instead of 12 divisions, we now have 24 circling our view of the heavens which correspond to the longitude marks of our earth. The 12 Babylonian divisions and our hourly divisions do not correlate well.
Since that time millennia ago, the seasonal constellations have changed significantly. How does this happen? Our ancestors determined the celestial sphere was everlasting and unchanging. But as we now know, the universe is anything but static. Our planets move, our sun moves, our solar system moves, even our galaxy is racing away in space. Everything is in a constant state of motion in relation to everything else. We further complicate our view of the universe by the movement of our earth about it's axis. Because of the precession of the equinoxes, the equinox and solstice points have each moved westward about 30 degrees in the last 2,000 years. That is at least the width of one of the ancient Babylonian wedges. The bottom line is that the night sky we see is not the same as what our ancestors observed so many thousands of years ago when astrology was invented. This is NOT a result of the evolving boundary lines.
I find it interesting that although the sky has changed, astrology has not kept up to date. The sun now travels through different constellations in relation to the dates of the year. Yet the old Astrology date table has remained static.
The constellation boundaries were drawn up by Eugène Delporte in 1930. But his divisions recognized common accepted boundaries for the constellations. They may tread on the Babylonian twelve zones some, I will admit. But the fact remains that the constellations are now several degrees off what they were in ancient times.
I have determined the apparent location of the sun in each constellation throughout the year based upon the division allocated by Delporte and now accepted by the Astronomical Union.
Dec 18 - Jan 19 Sagittarius
Jan 20 - Feb 15 Capricornus
Feb 16 - Mar 11 Aquarius
Mar 12 - Apr 18 Pisces
Apr 19 - May 13 Aries
May 14 - Jun 21 Taurus
Jun 22 - Jul 20 Gemini
Jul 20 - Aug 10 Cancer
Aug 11 - Sep 16 Leo
Sep 17 - Oct 30 Virgo
Oct 31 - Nov 22 Libra
Nov 23 - Nov 29 Scorpius
Nov 30 - Dec 17 Ophiuchus
Note that there are 13 constellations through which the sun travels. The additional constellation to the original 12 is "Ophiuchus". Ophiuchus is one of the largest constellations in the sky and this wedge into the standard signs of the zodiac is interesting.
If our lives depend on the true location of the sun in one of the constellations, we should get this information updated!
I know that many of us read our horoscope for fun and some of us are true believers. Here are some things to ask yourself:
- Which sign of the zodiac do you now use knowing this?
- Why are the initial conditions more important than all subsequent conditions for one's personality and traits?
- Why is the moment of birth chosen as the significant moment rather than the moment of conception?
- Why aren't other initial conditions such as one's mother's health, the delivery place conditions, forceps, bright lights, dim room, back seat of a car, etc., more important than whether Mars is ascending, descending, culminating, or fulminating?
- Why isn't the planet Earth—the closest large object to us in our solar system--considered a major influence on who we are and what we become?
- There were some really major planets discovered after the invention of astrology, namely Uranus and Neptune... how do these fall into play?
- Other galaxies exert significant gravitational influence on our own. Is this taken into account in astrology? If so, how are the hundreds of billions of variables taken into account? (we can hardly get a handle on these things with advanced celestial mechanics)
Here's an interesting activity. Get any copy of the daily horoscope for any day of your choosing. Make a copy. Have someone cut out the horoscopes and separate them from the zodiac reference so that you don't know which belongs to which. Mix them up and see which applies best to you. Check it against the original list. Do it for several days. How good are the predictions?
Copyright 2007 by Cindi Jones, Author of Squirrel Cage
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Why did god ignore me?
I've been having many depressing feelings today. My folks came to visit for four weeks and left early yesterday. I look forward to their visit every year. I plan all year for it. And when they leave, I am totally crushed. I cried all day yesterday and today. I've been doing nothing but moping around. Why did this thing have to tear my family apart? Why did I have to leave my home state to pursue my life? Why was my own family rent so needlessly?
I plead with God for many years for answers. And finally I stopped, for my answer had been there all along. The problem was mine to resolve.
Will I ever have a real answer? In my case it no longer matters. I know that I've done everything that I can to provide for my family and take care of them. I've done my best to rebuild our relationships. I still grieve at times and suppose that I always will. Sometimes I hate this situation.
BUT. I do have a new life. I have a husband who loves me more than "they" do. For he loves me unconditionally. I have friends who care deeply for me. That which I've gained has tremendous value. Those who could not grow beyond this thing are still stuck at the crossroads and will not let the past become history. They may never get over it. And for that I am very sorry. For the rest of my family, our relationships have grown ever stronger over the years.
So, while I'm feeling down right now... while I am still wondering why.... the answer still remains the same. These are my problems. I am still working on them. I am still growing. And, I still miss my family.
You know it's funny. If we were crippled in an accident, they'd not have a problem with it. If we were born with some other physical defect, they'd fully accept us and dote over us our whole life. They can't see or understand this.
So why does it have to tear us apart? Only because we let it. And sadly, it is a "WE" thing. Both parties must work on it. Why does God let it happen? Perhaps he let it happen as a biological mistake. Perhaps he doesn't care. Perhaps there is no god. It doesn't matter. It's all part of the rich tapestry of life.
Cindi
I plead with God for many years for answers. And finally I stopped, for my answer had been there all along. The problem was mine to resolve.
Will I ever have a real answer? In my case it no longer matters. I know that I've done everything that I can to provide for my family and take care of them. I've done my best to rebuild our relationships. I still grieve at times and suppose that I always will. Sometimes I hate this situation.
BUT. I do have a new life. I have a husband who loves me more than "they" do. For he loves me unconditionally. I have friends who care deeply for me. That which I've gained has tremendous value. Those who could not grow beyond this thing are still stuck at the crossroads and will not let the past become history. They may never get over it. And for that I am very sorry. For the rest of my family, our relationships have grown ever stronger over the years.
So, while I'm feeling down right now... while I am still wondering why.... the answer still remains the same. These are my problems. I am still working on them. I am still growing. And, I still miss my family.
You know it's funny. If we were crippled in an accident, they'd not have a problem with it. If we were born with some other physical defect, they'd fully accept us and dote over us our whole life. They can't see or understand this.
So why does it have to tear us apart? Only because we let it. And sadly, it is a "WE" thing. Both parties must work on it. Why does God let it happen? Perhaps he let it happen as a biological mistake. Perhaps he doesn't care. Perhaps there is no god. It doesn't matter. It's all part of the rich tapestry of life.
Cindi
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Monday, April 09, 2007
I love the British
I've always admired the British. They are students of language. At least that's the impression I get when watching their news reports or see one of their citizens interviewed on television. Their prime minister can also speak in real sentences…something that escapes our esteemed leader these days (President Bush).
Perhaps it is their perfect accent. My first impression is that of intelligence. Those who express themselves with eloquence demand my admiration.
So I'm delighted when I see that sales of my book have skyrocketed in
I wonder why that is? What is it about my story that garners greater interest in the
Cindi
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Steve Stanton's Reply
Many of us have been following the trials and tribulations of Steve Stanton, the city manager of Largo, Florida. Steve's legal representative has prepared a response to the city council:
Steve Stanton's reply to Largo Commision
Most of the response is two included articles titled "Workplace Gender Transition Guidelines" and "Transition Issues in the Workplace" both by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. These are both excellent articles and I highly recommend that all here read them thoroughly.
The preceding letter by Karen Doering of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Stantons legal council, presents a strong case for Stanton's highly regarded performance during his tenure as city manager. She also discusses briefly how Stanton was "outed" by the media before the proper presentation could be made to his employer. This is followed by a brief on the standards of care and a capsulized history of treatments. She summarizes by stating that "Mr. Stanton respectfully asks that the Commission reconsiders its preliminary decision and permit him to remain in office."
I like the way this story is unfolding. Stanton is pleading his case with calm resolution. However, the best resolution I see is a settlement in Stanton's favor. I think that it would be a very difficult thing for him to return to his job in such an electrically charged situation. BUT…. if he does and pulls this off…. he/she will be a shining example for all to see.
Cindi
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