stars foretell

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understandinguncertainty.org was produced by the Winton programme for the public understanding of risk based in the Statistical Laboratory in the University of Cambridge. The aim was to help improve the way that uncertainty and risk are discussed in society, and show how probability and statistics can be both useful and entertaining.

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Simultaneousl coincidental reading of news paper astrological reading with a nescently developing friendship revealed that both shared the same Zodiac sign. Also it predicted meeting a platonic friend and establishing a relationship for next two to three months. It characterised the relationship as one of the most important in life. This was in the year 1971. It reflected the mood and was true for duration. Culminationof the relationship in separation was due to the normal wordly factors.Yet there remained lingering feelings and some some longings for keeping the bonding more cemented. After 30 years gap , in the year 2007, one of the partener could gather some clues about the other from a random meeting with a stranger and considered reviving contacts. This was considerd unwise and abandoned but revived again by a strong prodding from the weekly news paper forecast which said about the parterners equal desire to meet. When the contact was revived the weekly forecast had predicted "working wonders in love life and some one meeting and complementing on the day. This was read after the event. The subsequent series of forecasts reflected ehe scope and dimension of the relationship in vivid details. Allthese were shared to the bewilderment of the partener. Original prints of the news paper clippings except for 1971 one are preserved.
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Date submitted:Thu, 03 Oct 2013 09:06:53 +0000Coincidence ID:7225