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star charts of space

2008jan-2014dec
Month Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto
 Jan Sco M Tau Sgr Leo Aqr Cap Sgr Feb Sgr M Tau Sgr Leo Aqr Cap Sgr Mar Cap M Tau Sgr Leo Aqr Cap Sgr Apr Aqr M Gem Sgr Leo Aqr Cap Sgr May Ari M Gem Sgr Leo Aqr Cap Sgr Jun Tau O Cnc Sgr Leo Aqr Cap Sgr Jul Gem O Leo Sgr Leo Aqr Cap Sgr Aug Leo E Leo Sgr Leo Aqr Cap Sgr Sep Vir E Vir Sgr Leo Aqr Cap Sgr Oct Lib E Vir Sgr Leo Aqr Cap Sgr Nov Oph E Lib Sgr Leo Aqr Cap Sgr Dec Sgr E Oph Sgr Leo Aqr Cap Sgr Jan Aqr E Sgr Sgr Leo Aqr Cap Sgr Feb Psc E Sgr Cap Leo Aqr Cap Sgr Mar Psc E Cap Cap Leo Aqr Cap Sgr Apr Psc M Aqr Cap Leo Psc Cap Sgr May Psc M Cet Cap Leo Psc Cap Sgr Jun Psc M Ari Cap Leo Psc Cap Sgr Jul Tau M Ari Cap Leo Psc Cap Sgr Aug Gem M Tau Cap Leo Psc Cap Sgr Sep Cnc M Gem Cap Leo Psc Cap Sgr Oct Leo M Gem Cap Vir Psc Cap Sgr Nov Vir M Cnc Cap Vir Aqr Cap Sgr Dec Lib M Leo Cap Vir Aqr Cap Sgr Jan Sgr O Leo Cap Vir Aqr Cap Sgr Feb Cap O Cnc Aqr Vir Psc Cap Sgr Mar Aqr E Cnc Aqr Vir Psc Cap Sgr Apr Ari E Cnc Aqr Vir Psc Aqr Sgr May Tau E Cnc Aqr Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Jun Gem E Leo Psc Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Jul Leo E Leo Psc Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Aug Vir E Vir Psc Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Sep Vir E Vir Psc Vir Psc Cap Sgr Oct Lib E Lib Psc Vir Psc Cap Sgr Nov Vir M Sco Aqr Vir Psc Cap Sgr Dec Vir M Oph Aqr Vir Psc Cap Sgr
Jan Lib M Sgr Psc Vir Psc Cap Sgr Feb Sgr M Cap Psc Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Mar Cap M Aqr Cet Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Apr Aqr M Psc Psc Vir Psc Aqr Sgr May Psc M Psc Psc Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Jun Ari M Ari Psc Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Jul Tau M Tau Ari Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Aug Cnc O Tau Ari Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Sep Leo O Gem Ari Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Oct Vir E Cnc Ari Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Nov Lib E Leo Ari Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Dec Sgr E Leo Ari Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Jan Cap E Leo Psc Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Feb Aqr E Vir Ari Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Mar Psc E Leo Ari Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Apr Tau E Leo Ari Vir Psc Aqr Sgr May Tau E Leo Ari Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Jun Tau O Leo Tau Vir Cet Aqr Sgr Jul Tau M Vir Tau Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Aug Tau M Vir Tau Vir Cet Aqr Sgr Sep Gem M Vir Tau Vir Cet Aqr Sgr Oct Leo M Lib Tau Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Nov Vir M Oph Tau Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Dec Lib M Sgr Tau Vir Psc Aqr Sgr Jan Sgr E Vir Gem Lib Psc Aqr Sgr Feb Sgr M Vir Gem Lib Psc Aqr Sgr Mar Sgr M Vir Gem Lib Psc Aqr Sgr Apr Cap M Vir Gem Lib Psc Aqr Sgr May Psc M Vir Gem Lib Psc Aqr Sgr Jun Ari M Vir Gem Lib Psc Aqr Sgr Jul Tau M Vir Gem Lib Psc Aqr Sgr Aug Gem M Vir Cnc Lib Psc Aqr Sgr Sep Leo M Lib Cnc Lib Psc Aqr Sgr Oct Vir O Oph Cnc Lib Psc Aqr Sgr Nov Lib O Sgr Leo Lib Psc Aqr Sgr Dec Oph E Sgr Leo Lib Psc Aqr Sgr


http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/Planets/planet-const.cgi?year=2014

Choosing Pi Vir also places the galactic center within 1° of a sector boundary, adding compatibility with galactic coordinates. Thus, Pi Vir is the best origin of sidereal longitude.

Horoscope Chart, or Natal Chart


http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/educators/resources/astronomy/astronomy.asp

Constellations

Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius, and Ophiuchus. The annual cycle of the zodiac was used by ancient cultures to determine the time of year. 

Illustration of the "zodiac band" with a few of the constellations depicting the they represent.

Demand defined

1. to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
2. to ask for peremptorily or urgently: He demanded sanctuary. She demanded that we let her in.
3. to call for or require as just, proper, or necessary: This task demands patience. Justice demands objectivity.
4.
Law .
a. to lay formal legal claim to.
b. to summon, as to court.

to entrust
to commission
to order

Origin:
1250–1300;  ME demaunden  < AF demaunder  < ML de-manda-re  to demand, L to entrust, equiv. to de-- de-  + manda-re  to commission, order; see mandate

—Related forms
de·mand·a·ble, adjective
de·mand·er, noun
coun·ter·de·mand, noun
o·ver·de·mand, verb, noun
pre·de·mand, verb (used with object)
su·per·de·mand, noun
un·de·mand·ed, adjective 

—Synonyms
Demand = claim = require 
3.  exact.  imply making an authoritative request. 
To demand  is to ask in a bold, authoritative way: to demand an explanation.  
To claim  is to assert a right to something: He claimed it as his due.  
To require  is to ask for something as being necessary; to compel: The Army requires absolute obedience of its soldiers.

to ask for with proper authority

16 Shocking Facts About The Student Loan Debt Bubble And The Great College Education Scam

As you read this, there are over 18 million students enrolled at the nearly 5,000 colleges and universities currently in operation across the United States.  Many of these institutions of higher learning are now charging $20,000, $30,000 or even $40,000 a year for tuition and fees.  That does not even count living expenses.

#1 Americans now owe more than $875 billion on student loans, which is more than the total amount that Americans owe on their credit cards.

#2 Since 1982, the cost of medical care in the United States has gone up over 200%, which is horrific, but that is nothing compared to the cost of college tuition which has gone up by more than 400%.

#3 The typical U.S. college student spends less than 30 hours a week on academics.

#4 The unemployment rate for college graduates under the age of 25 is over 9 percent.

#5 There are about two million recent college graduates that are currently unemployed.

#6 Approximately two-thirds of all college students graduate with student loans.

#7 In the United States today, 317,000 waiters and waitresses have college degrees.

#8 The Project on Student Debt estimates that 206,000 Americans graduated from college with more than $40,000 in student loan debt during 2008.

#9 In the United States today, 24.5 percent of all retail salespersons have a college degree.

#10 Total student loan debt in the United States is now increasing at a rate of approximately $2,853.88 per second.

#11 There are 365,000 cashiers in the United States today that have college degrees.

#12 Starting salaries for college graduates across the United States are down in 2010.

#13 In 1992, there were 5.1 million "underemployed" college graduates in the United States.  In 2008, there were 17 million "underemployed" college graduates in the United States.

#14 In the United States today, over 18,000 parking lot attendants have college degrees.

#15 Federal statistics reveal that only 36 percent of the full-time students who began college in 2001 received a bachelor's degree within four years.

#16 According to a recent survey by Twentysomething Inc., a staggering 85 percent of college seniors planned to move back home after graduation last May.


http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/16-shocking-facts-about-the-student-loan-debt-bubble-and-the-great-college-education-scam

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Images: Schematic drawing of N@C60. Courtesy Simon Benjamin.

http://www.google.com/images?q=hexagonal+array

The number of African mobile-phone subscribers went from zero a little more than a decade ago to 506 million by the end of September 2010, and they are expected to total 800 million by 2014, according to industry analyst Informa Telecoms & Media.

Read more: http://www.time.com

in 2007, when Safaricom launched a money-transfer-by-text-message service called M-Pesa (M for mobile, pesa for money in Swahili). The idea is simple: A Safaricom subscriber takes cash he wants to transfer to another person, along with the recipient's mobile number, to a Safaricom agent like Maina. The agent takes the sender's money and, for a small fee, uploads the value to his or her prepaid phone account, then sends on the credit to the recipient's phone account.


Feynman 'Fun to Imagine 2: Fire

To believe that science can only be appreciated by scientists, is like believing that music can only be appreciated by musicians.

wood = (C+h2o+SUN.energy.stored) ... ADD HEAT ... fire = (Co2 / SUN.energy.released)  >> chain reaction O jiggling into C ... up the volcano ramp into the hole ... jiggly jiggly  ... repeat.
wood comes from the air ... Co2 spliting via SUN.energy +few minerals

Your Infrastructure Will Kill You

hexayurt
DIY city/state
military efficient roll out emergency communities PRE designed for evolving upgrades into superior living communities
21Century supply chains
flowcharts and design patterns
multi-levels

L1 ... starve (food, water), shelter (hot, cold, flood), defence (bear attacks)
L2 ... friends and neighbourlys
L3 ... Regional Fail-Safe Systems (insurance)
L4 ... States, Nationals, Unions, Federations
L5 ... Earth Congress 

Banking Infrastructure (if REPAIR.cost$ > REPLACE.cost$) --> REPLACE
Bridge Infrastructure

Occam’s razor

Occam’s razor says that if two models fit equally well, the simpler model is likely to be a better description of reality.

A simple model makes sharper predictions than a more complex model. For example, consider fitting a linear model and a cubic model. The cubic model is more general and fits more data. The linear model is more restrictive and hence easier to falsify. But when the linear and cubic models both fit, Bayes’ theorem “rewards” the linear model for making a bolder prediction. See Berger’s paper for a details and examples.

From the conclusion of the paper:

Ockham’s razor, far from being merely an ad hoc principle, can under many practical situations in science be justified as a consequence of Bayesian inference. Bayesian analysis can shed new light on what the notion of “simplest” hypothesis consistent with the data actually means.