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The expression 'Once in a Blue Moon' is used to express a rare and often special event. This is because a Blue Moon occurs just once in every two and half years or so. This special Moon occurs when a second full Moon falls in any one calendar month. Usually months have only one full Moon, but occasionally there can be a second one - named a Blue Moon.

Full Moons occur every 29 days, but most months are 30 or 31 days long; so it is possible to fit two full Moons in a single month. This happens rarely. The last Blue Moon was December 31 2009, and the next is August 31 2012. After that you'll have to wait until July 31 2015 for the next one.

The Moon phases are seen as important for many established and traditional religions, often marking special significant dates in the religious calendar.

Both the Islamic calendar and Jewish calendar are lunar. Christianity sets its most important event of celebrating Easter on the first Sunday following the first full Moon after the Spring Equinox. Buddhism, Sikhism, Hinduism and Jainism also follow the Moon cycles to mark significant festivals.

The practice of the 'Craft', known as Witchcraft, Paganism and Wicca, all place greater significance than other religions on the Moon and its phases. Of particular importance are the full Moons which are celebrated and honoured and known as 'Esbats'.

The full Moon, or Esbat, is seen as a potent and special time to celebrate, practice rituals, and to Cast Magic Spells for any positive purpose - love, money, health and happiness for example. And this rare Moon event is considered an exceptionally potent time to Spell cast.

So do not miss out on this 'Once in a Blue Moon' opportunity to mark the special event of a special Moon occurrence and do something monumental. To make your special wishes come true use the positive Blue Moon energy to Spell cast for yourself, or get an experienced professional Witch or Spellcaster to cast on your behalf.

Use the time to cast a Love Spell or Money Spell - or both. Benefit from this special Moon's Energy by cleansing your Aura. Perform a special Ritual to bring you good luck.

Here are a few simple rituals you can perform to take advantages of the specialness of the Blue Moon and hopefully bring to you all that you desire.

Magically Charge a Lucky Talisman

On the evening of the Blue Moon take any piece of silver jewellery or a silver coin, make a special wish and say it aloud 3 times. Place the jewellery or coin under the full Moon overnight. Silver is associated with the Moon and the Goddess and is the best material for use in a Blue Moon ritual.

Don't worry if you cannot physically see the Moon, as its special energy is still present. Once the jewellery or coin has been charged by the special energy of this particular Moon, it will act as a lucky talisman to allow your wishes to come true.

Wishing Well

On the evening of this special Moon take a silver coin, concentrate on the wish you want fulfilled, repeat aloud your wish and toss the coin into any body of water. This could be a wishing well, a river, the ocean or a lake.

The element of water is associated with the Moon and is utilised in positive Magic particularly associated with love.

Moon Bathe

On the Blue Moon evening, undress and stand naked under the full Moon. 'Bathe' by visualising the moonbeams cleansing you from head to foot. Once you feel thoroughly cleansed, say aloud 3 times your special wish.

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Special $3.95 A group of schoolgirls go off with two teachers on a field trip to the English countryside. They soon discover that the nearby town offers alcohol, drugs, and sex, at once tempting and terrifying. In this illicit, raw new world, isolated from the larger society and its familiar rules and repressions, some become more vulnerable, others more vicious. There are the almost casual daily cruelties the girls inflict on one another, the dangerous fault lines of their friendships, their insecurities and little shames, the awful power of the "most popular" girl and of the "in crowd." The sexual and social pressures that can break a girl emotionally and even physically and mark her forever are freshly and chillingly observed. Many readers will be reminded of Lord of the Flies. In Special, too, the shell of civilization is paper-thin, and the looming implosion of a tiny society inspires dread. It is not the unfamiliar countryside but the untried emotional landscape these girls must negotiate that proves difficult and disturbing and leads to a shattering conclusion. This is a spellbinding, haunting novel by a brilliant young writer.

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Special Collections 2.0: New Technologies for Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archival Collections $50.88 Based on surveys and firsthand research across the archivist's profession, "Special Collections 2.0: New Technologies for Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archival Collections" offers essential advice and practical ideas for creating, collecting, and preserving born-digital materials for optimal long-term access-using the best of what the new Web has to offer. "Special Collections 2.0" surveys the web's new options for interconnectivity and interactivity tool by tool, exploring the benefits and shortcomings of applying each to the special collection and archives profession. It combines expert analysis of the pros and cons of Web 2.0 with numerous reports of how wikis, blogs, photosharing, social networks, and more are already being put to work in this essential field. Creators, researchers, and caretakers of the historic record-even those anxious about using the Internet-will understand the best ways to put Web 2.0 to work in the service of our cultural heritage.

The Rare Find $12.99 One of the nation's biggest music labels briefly signed Taylor Swift to a contract but let her go because she didn't seem worth more than $15,000 a year. At least four book publishers passed on the first Harry Potter novel rather than pay J. K. Rowling a $5,000 advance. And the same pattern happens in nearly every business. Anyone who recruits talent faces the same basic challenge, whether we work for a big company, a new start-up, a Hollywood studio, a hospital, or the Green Berets. We all wonder how to tell the really outstanding prospects from the ones who look great on paper but then fail on the job. Or, equally important, how to spot the ones who don't look so good on paper but might still deliver extraordinary performance. Over the past few decades, technology has made recruiting in all fields vastly more sophisticated. Gut instincts have yielded to benchmarks. If we want elaborate dossiers on candidates, we can gather facts (and video) by the gigabyte. And yet the results are just as spotty as they were in the age of the rotary phone. George Anders sought out the world's savviest talent judges to see what they do differently from the rest of us. He reveals how the U.S. Army finds soldiers with the character to be in Special Forces without asking them to fire a single bullet. He takes us to an elite basketball tournament in South Carolina, where the best scouts watch the game in a radically different way from the casual fan. He talks to researchers who are reinventing the process of hiring Fortune 500 CEOs. Drawing on the best advice of these and other talent masters, Anders reveals powerful ideas you can apply to your own hiring. For instance: Don't ignore "the jagged résumé" -people whose background appears to teeter on the edge between success and failure. Such people can do spectacular work in the right settings, where their strengths dramatically outweigh their flaws. Look extra hard for "talent that whispers"- the obscure, out-of-the- way candidates who most scouting systems overlook. Be careful with "talent that shouts" -the spectacular but brash candidates who might have trouble with loyalty, motivation, and team spirit. Each field that Anders explores has its own lingo, customs, and history. But the specific stories fit together into a bigger mosaic. In any field, there's an art to clearing away the clutter and focusing on what matters most. It's not necessarily hard, but it requires the courage to take a different approach in pursuit of the rare find.

Rare Malts: Facts, Figures and Taste $46.01 This book is an endeavor to document the facts and figures of a formative and exciting segment of whisky history. Rare Malts portrays all the distilleries involved in the compilation of the Rare Malts Selection series; a collection of outstanding examples of the makes of 36 legendary distilleries. Each portrait contains histories and technical data, some never before published, as well as flavor profiles, tasting notes and comments. A special section deals with tasting methodology and another gives deeper insight into whisky nomenclature.

Used and Rare $9.99 Journey into the world of book collecting with the Goldstones-rediscover the joy of reading, laugh, and fall in love with books all over again. The idea that books had stories associated with them that had nothing to do with the stories inside them was new to us. We had always valued the history, the world of ideas contained between the covers of a book or, as in the case of The Night Visitor, some special personal significance. Now, for the first time, we began to appreciate that there was a history and a world of ideas embodied by the books themselves.

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Rare Breed, The(1966) (DVD) $4.93 A widow and her daughter enlist the help of a Sam 'Bulldog' Burnett to realise the dream of her late husband: to introduce Hereford cattle into the American West. However, the road to Texas is riddled with dangers - including those who would like to get their hands on the rare breed. Cast List: James Stewart , Ben Johnson , Maureen O'Hara , Jack Elam , Juliet Mills , Brian Keith , Don Galloway , David Brian Produced: 1966 Running Time: 93 min Details: Special Features $(document).ready(function() $('#ctl00_ctl00_mainContent_MainContent_ctlAtAGlance_lnkDetails').click(function(e) e.preventDefault(); displayContainer(); displayLoader('getting details...'); getFile('/searchandbrowse/dvddetails.aspx?id=264652', displayDetails); );); function displayDetails(msg) clearLoader(); setMessagecontent(msg); $('#' + containerID).center();

Rich, Rare & Red: A Guide to Port $16.36 Revised and updated third edition of the established standard book on Port. Long the Port guide for The International Wine and Food Socity and required reading for the Wine Education Trust diplomas. As the world demad and prices for Port continue to climb, as new Quintas and shippers emerge, updated infoirmation from an established authority becomes indispensable. The facinating history of the region and the trade along with detailed descriptions of the viticulture and winemaking techniques are covered. Special attention has been give to tasting notes and comments on new labels and through updatingt of the Vintage charts and the aging potential of the great ports. New information is provided on the changes in ownership, the role of great wine families, world market trends and viticultural and enological technical advances. Updated tips on touring the region with sound recommendations for dining and loading. Valuable notes on tasting and evaluating Port, Prot with food and "Ports" from other countries are included.

The Rare Find (Hardcover) $34.3 A journalistic quest to discover the secrets of the best talent hunters, revealing how they spot superstars before anybody else. Why are some people so much better than everyone else at spotting future stars? How do the best talent pickers in any field recognize future greatness-the subtle and reliable tells that indicate the potential for top performance? George Anders set out to find the best talent hunters in the worlds of business, sports, pop music, movies, venture capital, academia, medical research, and the military. As radically different as these fields may seem, all share an intense belief in the importance of finding high achievers. Anders reveals some surprising insights as he explores, for example: ? How Hollywood casting agents size up candidates ? How venture capitalists pick winners like Apple and Google ? How the army`s special forces culls top recruits Anders pairs his frontline observations with the rapidly expanding research findings of psychiatrists, economists, recruiters, and business strategists. He offers powerful tools that can help anyone tasked with tracking down tomorrow`s talent. The Rare Find shows how anyone hone the ability to recognize future greatness.

Everyone Is Special $29.06 Little Billy Bluebird canat fly, but he is very special. Do you know why? Everyone is special in their own special way. Find out what makes you special today

Ed Special = Special Edward $4.15 Edward is a classic slacker. He's got better ways to spend his time than toiling over homework, and as long as he gets passing grades he's happy. When his fifty percent average is threatened he has to find a way to pull up his grades without applying himself. Edward discovers that special education students get more time to complete tests, and he thinks he's found the perfect scam. Little does he know that manipulating everyone around him will take more work than he ever imagined.

A Choice Collection of Rare Secrets and Experiments in Philosophy as Also Rare and Unheard-Of Medicines, Menstruums and Alkahest $23.76 This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++"A choice collection of rare secrets and experiments in philosophy as also rare and unheard-of medicines, menstruums and alkahests: with the true secret of volatilizing the fixt salt of tartar"Choice collection of rare secrets and experiments in philosophyDigby, Kenelm, Sir, 1603-1665.Hartman, G.First edition; published later (1683) under title: Chymical secrets, and rare experiments in physick & philosophy.2d pt. has special t.p. "Chymical secrets.""Translated ... out of Latine, French, German and Italian tongues"--Pref. 16], 272 p., 3 leaves of plates: London: Printed for the author, and are to be sold by William Cooper ..., and Henry Faithorns and John Kersey ..., 1682.Arber's Term cat. / I 116Wing / D1426EnglishReproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery++++This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

Building a Special Collection of Children's Literature in Your Library: A Guide to Identifying, Maintaining, and Sharing Rare or C $4.67 Whether you're looking for innovative programming specialized literature resources, or suggestions on motivating young patrons to read, ALA Editions has something for you. With these authoritative selections, you can: -- Expand outreach to children with special needs and hard-to-reach public segments -- Create multicultural collections and programming -- Entertain children with top-notch programming material Within every library collection lie hidden treasures, temporarily "lost" or simply unnoticed books and resources just waiting to be rediscovered. A Special Collection of Children's Literature in Your Library shows you how to unearth and share these valuable items with interested patrons. ALSC and Dolores Blythe Jones, curator of the renowned de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi, have assembled in one place the leading special collection librarians to create a guide on finding and sharing a library's secret treasures. Experts explain the benefits of creating a special collection, no matter how small, which can add to the fun and excitement often missing from the everyday tasks of a librarian. They point out the tremendous publicity to be generated by unique titles in your collection, which can increase your library's stature in the community -- not only do friends groups love special collections, but so do donors In this engaging resource, curators and staff of established special collections dole out advice that extends beyond books -- to toys, comics, and even audiovisual materials for children. They expound on every aspect of maintaining a collection, from fundraising and achieving financial goals to establishingpolicies and making the collection accessible.

On This Special Night $3.94 On a silent winter's night, one star burns brighter than all the rest. "That must be a special star," Mother Cat whispers. When Little Kitten and Mother Cat join the animals journeying toward the starry light, they discover that it is a special star indeed -- shining with peace, love, and joy on this very special night.

Special People Special Ways $15.77 Arlene Maguire's delightful rhymes combine with Sheila Bailey's rich watercolor illustrations to take the reader on a journey of discovery. Each page portrays positive images of children with various disabilities. Winner of an iParenting Media Award, this book illustrates that beyond our physical limitations is a world of unique gifts for each of us to share. Teachers and parents love to read this book aloud to promote understanding and tolerance at school and at home. The detailed artwork attracts children of all ages.

Special Olympics $3.95 A history of the Special Olympics, how it is organized and how athletes and volunteers can get involved in their own communities.

Something Special $3.94 Friday is "special" day in Miss Brown's class, but Charlie can't think of anything that is special enough to bring to school and his mom is too busy with his baby sister to be of much help. He makes an important discovery about just how special baby sisters -- and big brothers -- can be.

Grandparents Are Special $3.95 Repackaged in a colorful, eye-catching jacket, this bestselling, inspirational quote book makes the perfect gift for the special people in our lives. To most of us, our grandma and grandpa are special people who have nurtured us from childhood into adulthood. A warm hug, freely given cookies and candy, a chance to stay up past bedtime are special memories that only our grandparents have given us. Today's grandparents are just as likely to serve chicken nuggets as chicken soup and teach a computer game instead of a card game. Still, grandparents are always different from parents, allowed to spoil a child with the special love they give. "Grandparents Are Special" is a loving tribute to those who seem to nurture with great patience, a celebration of the unique role grandparents play in our lives. Filled with anecdotes, poems, and quotes, this book is a perfect gift to those very special people.

You Are Special $3.95 YOU ARE SPECIAL It's a truth a child is never too young to hear, told in a way they will always remember. This heartwarming tale from the classic bestseller will help you tell them again and again...with love.

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Special Ops $3.95 W.E.B. Griffin returns to the series that launched his phenomenal career-- in an explosive new novel that pits a team of Special Forces warriors against the legendary revolutionary Che Guevara.

Mothers Are Special $3.95 A perfect gift book with humorous, inspiring, heartwarming, and always loving words about that most special of women-- mothers Includes anecdotes, proverbs, quotes-- all both funny and profound.

Somewhere Special $18.07 Somewhere Special takes the reader on a walk through a national cemetery and the funeral of a United States military member. There are pictures for all branches of service. The purpose of this book is to help prepare children for the symbolism and traditions they may experience and to show them that they are not alone. Somewhere Special is a book for families who have recently lost a military member as well as for those who have family members buried at our national cemeteries. This is one of many books showing support for our service members and their families.

Grandmothers Are Special $3.95 This wonderful collection of touching and inspiring quotes, poems, and anecdotes from famous and everyday grandchildren and grandparents celebrates very special people: grandmothers. Whether the type of grandmother who bakes cookies and knits or bikes and writes poetry; grandmothers are a unique, special part of any grandchild's life. With whimsical black-and-white drawings throughout, "Grandmothers Are Special" is published just in time for Grandparents' Day, September 11, 2005.

Special Relativity $56.53 Special relativity is one of the high points of the undergraduate mathematical physics syllabus. Nick Woodhouse writes for those approaching the subject with a background in mathematics: he aims to build on their familiarity with the foundational material and the way of thinking taught in first-year mathematics courses, but not to assume an unreasonable degree of prior knowledge of traditional areas of physical applied mathematics, particularly electromagnetic theory. His book provides mathematics students with the tools they need to understand the physical basis of special relativity and leaves them with a confident mathematical understanding of Minkowski's picture of space-time. Special Relativity is loosely based on the tried and tested course at Oxford, where extensive tutorials and problem classes support the lecture course. This is reflected in the book in the large number of examples and exercises, ranging from the rather simple through to the more involved and challenging. The author has included material on acceleration and tensors, and has written the book with an emphasis on space-time diagrams. Written with the second year undergraduate in mind, the book will appeal to those studying the 'Special Relativity' option in their Mathematics or Mathematics and Physics course. However, a graduate or lecturer wanting a rapid introduction to special relativity would benefit from the concise and precise nature of the book.

Special Treasure $22.48 While working as a Nursery assistant a child sadly lost his father in a tragic car accident on Christmas eve. The child was only two years old, after searching the shops we could not find a book that came down to the level of understanding of a two year old to help him grieve and cope with such a loss. After discussing this in the staff room we thought we should write our own book. I was given the challenge, so after a few ideas put down between us I proceeded to create Special Treasure. As the story is read Special Treasure helps a child talk about their loss, in their own way. The attached work book enables them to keep their own Special Treasure. The story was inspired by my own pets Cheeko an Amazon parrot, and Star my Border collie, and their playful antics.

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Special Functions $203.68 Special functions, which include the trigonometric functions, have been used for centuries. Their role in the solution of differential equations was exploited by Newton and Leibniz, and the subject of special functions has been in continuous development ever since. In just the past thirty years several new special functions and applications have been discovered. This treatise presents an overview of the area of special functions, focusing primarily on the hypergeometric functions and the associated hypergeometric series. It includes both important historical results and recent developments and shows how these arise from several areas of mathematics and mathematical physics. Particular emphasis is placed on formulas that can be used in computation. The book begins with a thorough treatment of the gamma and beta functions that are essential to understanding hypergeometric functions. Later chapters discuss Bessel functions, orthogonal polynomials and transformations, the Selberg integral and its applications, spherical harmonics, q-series, partitions, and Bailey chains. This clear, authoritative work will be a lasting reference for students and researchers in number theory, algebra, combinatorics, differential equations, applied mathematics, mathematical computing, and mathematical physics.

Sahara Special $3.95 Sahara Jones is going into fifth grade-again. Although she won't be "Sahara Special" anymore (special needs, that is), she doesn't expect this year to be any better than last year. Fifth grade is going to be different, though, because Sahara's class is getting a new teacher: Miss Pointy. From her eggplant-colored lipstick to the strange subjects she teaches, like "Puzzling" and "Time Travel," she is like no other teacher Sahara has ever known. With Miss Pointy's help, Sahara just might find a way to redefine special for herself. The latest chapter in her book unfolds when her mother insists that she be taken out of special Ed. So Sahara is facing fifth grade in the regular classroom, again. But why even try to do the work, Sahara wonders, if everything just winds up in the counselor's file? Enter Miss Pointy, the new fifth-grade teacher. With her eggplant-colored lipstick, and strange subjects such as "Puzzling" and "Time Travel," she's like no other teacher Sahara has ever known. Through Miss Pointy's unusual teaching, storytelling, and quiet support, Sahara finds the courage to overcome her fears and prove which file shows her true self.