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March – Strong Energies from Mars
The sun will still be in Pisces and forming a favorable sextile aspect, so you can expect to continue receiving beneficial vital energy from the sun. This pleasant period will last through March 20th, after which the sun will move into Aries to form a square. In general, a square position always indicates a certain level of challenge. It might be that someone suddenly turns against you - which can be highly disappointing. Of course that's how life is sometimes - other people have their own ideas and won't always agree with you one hundred percent. Not to worry, a change is coming.
Overcoming Professional Hurdles
Mercury will follow the path of the sun. It will start off in a very good position in Pisces, favoring your business-related and professional ambitions. You'll also find writing much easier than usual during this time. If you've learned to live by the stars, you'll know how to use this period to your best advantage. Mercury will then move into Aries on March 6th. With the planet in this square position, you can expect to see some misunderstandings and mistakes. As Mercury goes into retrograde on March 23rd, you should exercise the utmost caution with contracts and negotiations so you don't make any mistakes. Unfortunately, you might see the god of businessmen turned into a prince of thieves.
Venus will follow the other two celestial bodies. It will also start off in a very good position, delivering a harmonious period when all affairs of the heart will be favored - from partnerships to family relationships and friendships. However, as it enters a square position on March 6th, Venus's positive influence will generally disappear. You might see the less aesthetic side of the world, or negative influences suddenly entering your life.
A Strong Will Thanks to Mars
Mars will still be in Sagittarius, forming a secondary semi-sextile aspect that will deliver only a moderate amount of energy from the planet.
However, this will be more than enough to handle your everyday life. Mars will then enter Capricorn on March 17th, delivering a strong burst of energy to Capricorns. Be careful that it doesn't degenerate into expression. There's no need to try to force others to accept your opinion: just make the right arguments. You'll have a strong will, will feel on top of your game physically, and will be able to perform much better than usual.
The lucky planet Jupiter will be forming a positive sextile through November 8th, so get excited about that. Sometimes you really can make progress without too much effort. However, in the long term it's better to utilize all the skills you possess. Your relationships with other peoplewill generally be good, even with people who have influence and could help you out during this time. You'll be enthusiastic and optimistic, which will be contagious and could bring you luck. Thinking about religion and philosophy will lead to long-term fulfillment. It's also a good time to learn about legal, medical, or educational subjects. If you work hard to achieve these high intellectual ideals, your worldly cares and financial problems will take care of themselves.
A Difficult Saturn Transit
Saturn, the planet of restrictions, delays, and obstructions entered Capricon on December 20th, 2017 and will stay there for quite a while - all the way through mid-December 2020. Saturn will have an inhibiting effect on your interests and your personal ambition, which might feel very frustrating. You work and work and still can't get ahead. That can really be demoralizing. Of course, as we all know Saturn is apt to throw obstacles in our paths. So don't let it get you down – you'll still have great opportunities from Jupiter. But even if you're feeling disappointed you didn't achieve anything for all your efforts, don't stop working hard. If you do, you'll miss the opportunities Jupiter provides. This is what Capricorns need to focus on in the near future. Just don't give up, and try to take advantage of the opportunities that come your way. What would Cicero say? - The bigger the hardship, the greater the victory! Bullseye.
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Clonmel abandons two Chase races
Thursday's card amended after inspection of the racecourse
The winners' enclosure at Clonmel. Photograph: Lorraine O'Sullivan/Inpho
Clonmel has abandoned its two scheduled Chase races for Thursday's fixture following a Tuesday morning inspection.
Waterlogging has disrupted the card, which will instead by an all-hurdles and bumper affair. The ground is currently heavy.

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Silvia alerted me to the fact that today is Sylvia's birthday. I will take that as an excuse to post my favorite Plath poem. Yes, I've posted it before - at least three times. So what?
I know the bottom, she says. I know it with my great tap root:
It is what you fear.
I do not fear it: I have been there.
Is it the sea you hear in me,
Its dissatisfactions?
Or the voice of nothing, that was your madness?
Love is a shadow.
How you lie and cry after it
Listen: these are its hooves: it has gone off, like a horse.
All night I shall gallop thus, impetuously,
Till your head is a stone, your pillow a little turf,
Echoing, echoing.
Or shall I bring you the sound of poisons?
This is rain now, this big hush.
And this is the fruit of it: tin-white, like arsenic.
I have suffered the atrocity of sunsets.
Scorched to the root
My red filaments burn and stand, a hand of wires.
Now I break up in pieces that fly about like clubs.
A wind of such violence
Will tolerate no bystanding: I must shriek.
The moon, also, is merciless: she would drag me
Cruelly, being barren.
Her radiance scathes me. Or perhaps I have caught her.
I let her go. I let her go
Diminished and flat, as after radical surgery.
How your bad dreams possess and endow me.
I am inhabited by a cry.
Nightly it flaps out
Looking, with its hooks, for something to love.
I am terrified by this dark thing
That sleeps in me;
All day I feel its soft, feathery turnings, its malignity.
Clouds pass and disperse.
Are those the faces of love, those pale irretrievables?
Is it for such I agitate my heart?
I am incapable of more knowledge.
What is this, this face
So murderous in its strangle of branches? -
Its snaky acids hiss.
It petrifies the will. These are the isolate, slow faults
That kill, that kill, that kill.
Go read another poem. Go on, it's good for you. It'll make hair grow on your heart.


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Secrecy and Security - Issue 2 Call for Papers
This call for papers is a response to resurgent political trends, especially in the wake of recent world events and social movements. In issue 2 of Secrecy and Society, we address the subject of secrecy and authoritarianism, including how ideology and popular beliefs are constituted through knowledge claims such as "alternative facts," disinformation, disingenuous rhetoric, "populist conspiracy theory," "post-truth," and propaganda.
We welcome papers that also propose novel theories and methods that conceptualize these subjects. The inspiration for this special section is Richard Hofstadter's paranoid style in politics, history as conspiracy, and ideas on anti-intellectualism. We encourage scholars, including doctoral students, from around the globe to submit their work.
In addition to papers on the theme of secrecy and authoritarianism, submissions that address any aspect of secrecy and society will be considered.
Important Dates
Deadline for abstracts: March 20, 2017
Deadline for submissions: June 15, 2017
Publication of issue: July, 2017
Inquiries to the managing editor: Susan Maret


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In time for National Poetry Month, Penguin Classics is thrilled to publish our first classic from Peru: Cesar Vallejo's "Spain, Take This Chalice from Me" and Other Poems, which spans the arc of his career, bringing together more than eighty of his poems in a beautiful dual-language edition.
Born in 1892 in a remote village in the Andes, Vallejo is known for his intricate literary style and controversial political stance on communism. After becoming spiritually and emotionally involved in the Spanish Civil War, he published Poemas Humanos and España. The Penguin Classics edition of his poems, newly translated by award-winning translator Margaret Sayers Peden and edited with an introduction by Ilan Stavans, is an invaluable collection for anyone who wishes to enjoy the work of one of the greatest Latin American poets of the twentieth century.
Roll the dice and hold on to your favorite gal because Damon Runyon is back in town! Guys and Dolls and Other Writings boasts an eclectic sampling from this iconic New York writer, from sports writing to poetry, short fiction to the renowned Broadway storiesincluding "Guys and Dolls," "Blood Pressure," and "The Bloodhounds of Broadway"for which he is best remembered. Introduced by acclaimed journalist and author Pete Hamill and annotated by Runyon scholar Daniel R. Schwarz, Guys and Dolls and Other Writings finds the pulse of 1920s New York and delivers an American legend to a whole new generation of readers.
Last month we published a new translation of Kafka, and this month we publish a writer who did Kafka one better: "Kafka wrote a story in which a man turned into an insect, while Bruno Schulz wrote stories in which a man turned not only into one insect after another but into a crustacean too" (J. M. Coetzee, The New York Review of Books).Read more >>
Penguin Classics is thrilled to support The Nature Conservancy's momentous campaign to plant a billion trees in Brazil's Atlantic Forest and bring this ecologically important area back from the brink of destruction. We at Penguin Classics are aware of the importance of adopting an attitude of stewardship toward the earth. With great pride we publish such groundbreaking environmental works as Rachel Carson's Under the Sea-Wind, John Muir's The Mountains of California, and Ralph Waldo Emerson's Nature and Selected Essays—just a few of the Penguin Classics that we hope foster an awareness of and respect for nature. While we participate in and support sustainable business practices, Penguin Classics would like to go one step further by supporting The Nature Conservancy in their plan to rejuvenate Brazil's Atlantic Forest with a billion newly planted trees. We encourage you to do the same—visit www.nature.org or http://www.plantabillion.org to find out how.
To honor Cesar Chavez Day, celebrated in fifteen U.S. cities this March, and the fifteenth anniversary of Chavez's death in April, Penguin Classics is proud to publish the collected works of this nationally recognized civil rights and labor leader. Newly translated and with an introduction by Ilan Stavans, An Organizer's Tale collects the speeches of an iconic activist, environmentalist, and idealist, unveiling the trials of his childhood during the Great Depression, his tour in the U.S. Navy during World War II, his past as a farm worker and champion of nonviolent social change, and how he became one of America's great heroic figures of the twentieth century. Featuring previously unpublished material, as well as his well-known testimony before the House of Representatives about the hazards of pesticides, An Organizer's Tale is an indispensable book for all of us who believe that courage and conviction can generate positive change in America.
From campus to campus, we heard the many requests from professors and are pleased to welcome into the Penguin Classics family Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies. First published in 1863, this Victorian classic was a popular children's book until the late 1920s, when it became the subject of criticism over Kingsley's controversial views on Americans, Jews, Catholics, scientists, and the French. Our edition features the original unabridged text alongside illustrations from vintage nineteenth and early twentieth-century editions.
New to Penguin Classics, for the 175th anniversary of the Black Hawk War, is Life of Black Hawk, or Mà-ka-tai-me-she-kià-kiàk, edited by Gerald Kennedy. Read more >>
New York's Hotel Marlowe is a haven for idle, middle-aged women who, either divorced or widowed, fill their hours with gossiping, napping, and endless needlepoint. Co-written by Hollywood playwright Arnaud d'Usseau and the deliciously witty Dorothy Parker, founder of the famed Algonquin Round Table, The Ladies of the Corridor is a biting feminist commentary on the lives of women without children or men to care for. First published in 1954 by Viking, and staged at Broadway's Longacre Theatre starring Walter Matthau, these "hags in the corridor" teem with humor, pride, and heartbreaking frankness. Introduced by Marion Meade, author of the authoritative Parker biography, Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This?, The Ladies of the Corridor is Parker's last great work and a celebrated classic not to be missed.
Not sure what to get Mom for Mother's Day? We do! Choose from a selection of Penguin Classics' exciting new releases:The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine MansfieldSelected Poems by Alfred Lord TennysonOther perennial favorites sure to make Mom smile:Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Jane Eyre by Charlotte BronteLittle Women (Classics Deluxe Edition) by Louisa May AlcottThe Poems of Marianne Moore by Marianne MooreUnder the Sea-Wind by Rachel Carson Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyTwenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo NerudaThe Lost Estate (Le Grand Meaulnes) by Alain-Fournier
As we reported in the December 2007 / January 2008 newsletter, several Penguin colleagues have agreed to read a Penguin Classic as part of their New Year's resolution, to challenge the assumption that many classics, however deserving, go unread. Below you'll find Viking/Penguin Director of Advertising and Promotion Dennis Swaim's response to George Eliot's Middlemarch.First off, let me that I simply loved Middlemarch.Loved it! Though it centers on the young, fervent, yet broad-minded Dorothea Brooks as she grows from her home into the world, its real subject is the individual minds of a large cast of characters from all parts of society and the social world that they form—and that forms them. I can't think of another book that does such a good job of capturing all the nuances of different people's psyches, emotions, and motivations while at the same time showing you the social tissue that all of these characters share. You really get to know the characters' inner worlds, helping you understand exactly why they respond to people and events in the way they do. Plus, the humanism of this book is very appealing. No character is just a type: no one is entirely without fault or virtue. Even Mr. Bulstrode, the closest the book comes to having a villain, is not presented without compassion. Everyone in this book is a human being—and that's a rare and special thing, if you ask me. (True human beings are rare in fiction and even rarer in movies!) And so, I leave you with what I take to be the moral of this wonderful novel:"There is no doctrine which is not capable of eating out our morality if unchecked by the deep-seated habit of direct fellow-feeling with individual fellow-men."—Middlemarch, page 619Amen.
For each Penguin Classics newsletter we invite a professor to share an experience of teaching with a Penguin Classic. Alfred Mac Adam of Barnard College—Columbia University shares his thoughts on teaching the Penguin Classics editions of Choderlos de Laclos's Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Gustave Flaubert's Sentimental Education.
"Mad Love," a comparative literature course, traces the history of overpowering passion (and the flimsy means allotted us to avoid it) from Plato to the twentieth century. The students move forward like reluctant mules through Greece, Rome (Dido in The Aeneid), the Bible (David and Bathsheba), the Middle Ages (Dante), and the Renaissance (Fernando de Rojas), and then suddenly come alive when we read P. W. K. Stone's admirable translation of Laclos's epistolary novel, equipped with a frankly inflammatory cover by Fragonard (The Bolt). The godlike and doomed miscreants, Valmont and Merteuil, send the students into paroxysms of admiration and puritanical rage. This cools when they confront Robert Baldick's version of Flaubert, with its cover from Courbet (Man with Leather Belt), not because of the splendid translation but because they discover they are Frédéric Moreau and share both his youth and his susceptibility to a love that can culminate only in disillusion. These Penguin Classics are the pierced heart and suffering soul of the course.Alfred Mac AdamProfessor of Spanish and Portuguese, Barnard College—Columbia UniversityCourse: "Mad Love"
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Power House 9.14-68 defeated by Swinburne 15.10-100
Goal Kickers: J. Gatti 3, R. Humphreys 2, L. Johnston , L. Stubbs , A. Collett , A. Kuhanez
Best Players: D. Burnside, J. Gatti, B. Leske, R. Webb, A. Collett, D. Baker
We went to Swinburne for another away game and started off like "The House" on fire dominating the game booting 4.8 to a solitary point playing some inspired football.
The boys could have been further ahead but for some innacuracy in front of goal.
The second quarter was solid until a late rally got Swinburne ahead. We conceded 9 goals for the quarter in another lapse but managed to turn at the half only 12 points in arrears.
The third stanza was good again but we wasted plenty of opportunities to put the game away with poor disposal and poor kicking for goal.
A 5 goal to nil last quarter by Swinburne allowed them to run out 32 point winners.
Big Dave Burnside found some of his great form in the ruck and Jaydn Gatti provided a focal point up forward wth 3 goals. Co Captain Benny Leske was solid across half back again and Ricky Webb provided plenty of space and run.
We head to home for the first time this season next week when we take on South Mornington.
Power House 8.8-56 defeated by Swinburne 8.11-59
Goal Kickers: S. Devine 3, P. Arnold , D. Buckley , P. O'Grady , M. Lynch , P. Mackney
Best Players: M. Chylinski, P. Mackney, J. Brennan, J. Docker, D. Buckley, S. Devine
Thhis game broke the heart of coach Steve Webb as he saw his boys fail by 3 points in a disappointing result.
The game was tight all day but we allowed the opposition to kick some late goals and sneak ahead at the final siren.
Big Man Steve "The Mountain" Devine dominated all comers all day and finished with 3 goals in a best afield performance.
Power (Slimline) Midfielder Daniel Buckley and key Swingman Patrick Arnold were both among the goals.
Mike "Chilla" Chylinski was great while "China" Johnny Brennan was his physical selh around the packs.
New father "Lucky" Phil Mackney was awesome down back and Jonno "Swanny" Docker was alos amongst the best.
Still waiting for the coach to make the big call and bring in our secret weapon Rod "Rocket" Marshall to boost the side
Back to the Ross Gregory for our first home game of the season next week.


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HN4004 - Anatomy and Physiology for Nutrition and Dietetics (2017/18)
|Module specification
|Module approved to run in 2017/18, but may be subject to modification
|Module title
|Anatomy and Physiology for Nutrition and Dietetics
|Module level
|Certificate (04)
|Credit rating for module
|School of Human Sciences
|Total study hours
|Assessment components
|Running in 2017/18
Module summary
This module introduces students to the theoretical and practical aspects of human anatomy and physiology in health and disease. It is designed for life-science students with an interest in human biology, but particularly for those wishing to pursue advanced studies in forensic science, biomedical science, nutrition, dietetics, and other health related sciences.
Module aims
This module aims to provide students, through lectures, tutorials and practical classes, with a sound knowledge of human body structure using appropriate anatomical nomenclature and an in-depth understanding of the physiology of selected body systems. The module will also aim to introduce basic concepts in immunology and pathology.
This module will introduce to students the concept of homeostasis within a physiological context, highlighting where appropriate the relationship between the failure of homeostasis and the resulting disease.
This module will also instruct students on anatomical terminology and how such terms can be applied to describing the location of body structures and their spatial relationship to one other.
The structure, function and regulation of human physiological systems will be covered in –depth, and laboratory sessions will allow students to measure and evaluate their own respiratory and cardiovascular function.
This module will also introduce students to basic immunology, as well as covering the aetiology, pathology, clinical presentations and treatment of selected diseases affecting human body systems.
Learning and teaching
Student learning and understanding of human anatomy and physiology will be developed through an integrated programme of lectures, practical sessions, tutorials, directed coursework and on-line resources.
Lectures (50 hours) will be used to provide a conceptual framework and introduce students to the fundamental aspects of anatomical and physiological sciences. Tutorials (56 hours) will be used to expand knowledge into more applied areas of anatomy & physiology, often using case-study approaches. Students will be expected to prepare for tutorial sessions by reviewing appropriate material and devoting study time to problem-solving exercises.
Practical sessions (8 hours) will expand students' knowledge and understanding of applied anatomy and physiology and provide an opportunity for students to record experimental data rapidly and accurately, and to produce and interpret results.
A web based virtual learning environment is available to support, reinforce and test student understanding through the use of on-line quizzes and access to additional learning resources. Students would be expected to use the on-line resources for assisted study.
Learning outcomes
On completing the module students will be able to:
- Use appropriate anatomical terminology to describe the structures and compartments of the human body and their spatial orientation.
- Explain the concept of homeostasis and describe how constancy of the internal environment is controlled.
- Describe the major features of human physiological systems, the location of the major constitutive organs, and their anatomical and functional relations to each other.
- Explain the basis of immunological principles and how the immune system responds to disease.
- Discuss the aetiology, pathology, clinical presentations and treatment of selected diseases affecting human body systems.
Obtain and evaluate human physiological measurements using standard respiratory and cardiovascular apparatus.
Assessment strategy
In order to pass the module, students are required to obtain a minimum aggregate mark of 40%. The module will be summatively assessed by means of an end of semester one exam (25%), two practical quizzes (25% each) and an end of semester two exam (25%), and formatively assessed by on-line progress quizzes.
To pass the module, students need to achieve a minimum aggregate mark of 40%. There will be an attendance requirement for the practical sessions. If the module is passed on reassessment, then the maximum mark awarded will be 40%.
|Learning Outcomes
|Practical quiz (1 hour)
|Practical quiz (1 hour)
|Online exam (1 hour)
|exam (1 hour)
|Attendance - 80% tutotial attendance required to pass module
|Attendance - Practical attendance to pass module
Cohen, B.J. (2010) Memmler's The Human Body in Health and Disease. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Pocock, G and Richards, C.D. (2009). The Human Body. An introduction for the Biomedical and Health Sciences. OUP. (highly recommended for BSc Biomedical Science)
Tortora GJ and Derrickson B (2010). Essentials of anatomy and physiology, 8th edition. John Wiley and Sons.
Vander A, Sherman J and Luciano D (2010). Human Physiology; the mechanisms of body function (12th edition, with CD ROM). McGraw-Hill Higher Education.


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Formerly known as "WeCar", Enterprise CarShare is a membership-based car sharing program which was first introduced to Hawaii in 2011 by Enterprise Holdings. This program is a great way to get access to a car without owning one. People can sign up for this Car Sharing option on Enterprise CarShare's website. CarShare is now available at many locations on Oahu. See below for specific pick-up locations and links to registration information:
Universities: UH Manoa (or the university's website), Hawaii Pacific University (or the university's website), and Hawaii Student Suites
Other Locations: Kaneohe Bay Marine Base
Relay Rides is a car sharing program that allows vehicle owners to rent their personal vehicles out to others for various amounts of time (few hours to a few days) when they are not using them. A car owner can drive to work, rent their vehicle to an individual that does not own a car, and the vehicle can then be returned for the owners commute home at the end of the day. RelayRides screens all potential renters and covers the car for up to one million dollars of insurance. This service is available at many locations on Oahu and the outer islands.


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Directions to Sesame Street
on January 4, 2007 at 10:46 pm
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David likes Grover, so sometimes I'll search YouTube looking for Sesame Street videos, often coming cross complete garbage. Good thing Foldedspace created this big list of pretty much every good Sesame Street video clip you can find there.
Way neat.


text: Welcome! My doors officially opened on December 8th, 1902, but my beginning originated with William Wesley Van Orsdel (Brother Van, as he was better known). During the fall of 1872, Brother Van visited farms and ranches in the area. Following Brother Van, the "Cowboy Preacher," Rev. A.W. Hammer came to the area and became the first appointed pastor when I became an organized church on April 2, 1902. Since that time I have seen many changes within the community of Shelby and within my congregation. My current sanctuary (which you can see on this web page) was completed in the early '30's and remodeled into it's current form in 1953. An addition of the entry, office, Wesley room, education rooms and restrooms was completed in 1966. I have been blessed with being able to watch children grow into young adults, marry and baptize their own children, and grandchildren into the church. I have also been witness to the passing of many dear friends, taking comfort in the knowledge that they are in the gentle hands of our dear Lord. But mostly I look forward to meeting new faces as we come together in worship and praise of God. May the new faces that pass through my doors know that they can find comfort, friendship, support and the love of Jesus Christ within my walls! I hope you will come and see me and join all my dear friends who use my facilities for worship, education, prayer, fellowship, feasts, and fun!


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The Carlisle Corporation's planned development for its One Beale project at Riverside Drive and Beale Street includes an "assembly/performance hall and convention center" as well as a lounge or nightclub with more than 125 seats.
The details of the $150 million project are in the One Beale application to the local Office of Planning and Development filed April 27 by SR Consulting LLC.
Carlisle had previously stated its intent to have some kind of meeting space. But late Monday said the convention center category on the planned development application best fit its plans for the meeting space.
However, Carlisle representatives said the space will not amount to a convention center in its scale.
Carlisle Corp. is also seeking to raise the maximum building height to 450 feet for the twin tower complex with initial plans for 20,000 square feet of office space, another 40,000 square feet of retail and meeting space – including a 6,500 square foot restaurant, 280 apartments and a 300-room hotel.
The 3.21 acre site includes not only the land at Beale and Riverside long owned by Carlisle but also a parcel of land on the eastern side of Wagner Place south of Beale.
The application is due before the Land Use Control Board on June 11.
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Hillary Humor
One of many I-can't-get-over-it memes:
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Hillary's Tax-and-Spend Plans
Investor Business Daily analyzes Hillary's recent speech on her plans to improve the economy.
Hillary Clinton's Economic Plan: Tax-And-Spend With A Vengeance
But her answer to every question was the same: more government spending, more government mandates and regulations, and higher taxes on businesses and investors. Indeed, in 30 minutes she managed to pack in a huge number of new government programs.
It will be 8 years of the Obama economy part deux. Just remember that Obama is the first and only president in our 227 year history to fail to achieve 3% GDP growth even once during his term.
Compare and Contrast VP Announcements
Last week, Trump delayed announcing Pence as his VP choice for a day because of the horrific terrorist attack in Nice.
Today, a man yelling Allah Akbar gunned down children in Munich.
This afternoon, the Virginia Supreme Court struck down Governor McAuliffe's sweeping executive order to give voting rights back to 200,000 felons, jeopardizing a Democratic victory in November in a barely-blue battleground state.
Two hours later, under the shadow of the ongoing manhunt in Germany and as appalling details continued to emerge, Hillary announced Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate.
What Trump Portends
The big difference between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is that no one — Trump included, most likely — knows what a Trump presidency would look like. Everyone appears to know what a Clinton presidency would look like.
Of 3rd Parties Runs and Acting Presidential
After the Nevada Democrat convention went full-out cra-cra, the talking heads are having a field day. Fiscal Times says to get ready for a third party run from Bernie Sanders. MarketWatch lectures Bernie that he has to decide if he's a Democrat or a revolutionary. But I think that Professor Larry Sabato has it right: imagine the things Sanders will be able to demand when he goes to the DNC convention with 40% of the delegates in his pocket.
…think about what you can do with a raucous group of 40% of the delegates. He'll want all sorts of platform planks, he'll want influence on VP pick, he may want to control some of the scheudle [sic]. This is going to get really stick and messy…
I may watch the DNC convention for the first time in my life; it promises to be just as entertaining as the Trump show in Cleveland.
At least Romney has thrown in the towel on the #NeverTrump movement and finally abandoned the idea of recruiting a candidate for a third-party run.
I fully expect Trump to start pulling away from Hillary in the polls as he starts focusing his rhetoric in her and Bill's direction. I missed the interview with Hannity wherein he described Bill's assault as rape but that's just the beginning for Bill (we've already seen the "crooked Hillary" label stick … I wonder if he'll start saying "rapey Bill").
In other news, the video Hillary Clinton lying for 13 minutes straight has over 7 million views on YouTube. It will be interesting to see how damaging a similar video for Trump will be once that is published (the authors said he would be next) but I doubt that it will have the same impact. Everyone knows that the Don's positions have changed and solidified with his entry into politics and he doesn't have the same disappointing history of expected truth-telling as Hillary.
Meanwhile, Trump is starting to show his "presidential" persona to the voters. Scott Adams has a great analysis of Trump's interview with Megyn Kelly. In addition to his positioning to win over women (really, read the "excuse me" section of the analysis … hilarious), Adams notes the change in behavior now that Trump isn't trying to take out 16 simultaneous threats:
Voters worry that the dangerous-sounding guy Trump plays on television is real. So Trump successfully showed his sane side in the interview. Everything he said sounded reasonable enough, especially the part where he said he wouldn't have gotten so far in the campaign without getting ugly. You know that's true.
Then Trump proved he can modulate his behavior on demand by…modulating his behavior on command. Trump was personable and even a bit humble with Kelly. He turned a professional enemy into what looks like a friend, and he did it right in front of our eyes. Kelly even mentioned that she gave Trump her cellphone number. The two of them got along great, and we got to watch. It all looked genuine to me. No sign of any insanity.
One other thing that you probably didn't see mentioned in the mainstream press (Drudge featured it for a bit): Chelsea's husband shut down his pro-Greek hedge fund after losing 90% of investors' money:
The kid was betting on a bankrupt welfare state's ability to right its course, Hahahaha! He should blame his parents, both former Democrat members of Congress (and one – the father – an ex-con imprisoned for fraud). Nobody but a clueless liberal would bet serious money on a welfare state reforming itself. Yet somehow young Mezvinsky, was able to raise $25 mill.
Another nut that didn't fall far from the tree. I wouldn't trust him to hold my dog's leash, much less with anything of real value. Which pretty much goes for everyone in that crowd. Who are you going to trust with your tax dollars, your 401K investments, your children's futures … politician Hillary or businessman Don?
Disclaimer: I fully expect to be disappointed in a Trump presidency, particularly in domestic and economic policies. OTOH, I expect another Clinton presidency to be an unmitigated disaster from which the country will never recover.
Pantsuit Song
And now for a little humor at HC's expense.
Trump Promises to Prosecute H. Clinton
Trump has just stepped it up a notch. In an interview with Sean Hannity, the Donald said that other people have been prosecuted for less, that she is being protected, and that he would have no choice but to prosecute her.
"If I'm the nominee, this is not gonna be a subject that's gonna die down very easily," said Trump.
Hopefully, this is one promise he'll actually keep.
Best Benghazi Movie Review
PJ Media covers 3 Stunning Indictments of Obama and Hillary in Benghazi Movie which is hardly unexpected in a movie review from a conservative news source.
But then this:
In the end, 13 Hours isn't about a terror plot to destroy America, or the potentially damning decisions of elected officials in Washington. It's about six home-grown American family men who lay their lives on the line for each other against impossible odds. And that's a hero's tale worth telling, no matter the political fallout.
26 Things I Trust More than Hillary Clinton
Things I Trust More than Hillary Clinton…
- Mexican tap water
- A rattlesnake with a "pet me" sign
- OJ Simpson showing me his knife collection
- An elevator ride with Ray Rice
- Taking pills offered by Bill Cosby
- Michael Jackson's Doctor
- A Palestinian in Isreal with a backpack on a motorcycle
- Gas station Sushi
- A Jimmy Carter economic plan
- Brian Williams news reports
- Loch Ness monster sightings
- Playing Russian Roulette with a semi-auto pistol
- Emails from Nigerian princes
- The Heimlich Maneuver from Barney Frank
- A prostate exam from Captain Hook
- Prayers for peace from Al Sharpton
- Rosie O showing restraint at an all-you-can-eat buffet
- Prostitutes in Thailand
- Joe Biden with his arm around me.
- The government when it says a tax will be temporary
- North Korean media
- John Kerry's war record.
- Obama's Birth Certificate
- Kool Aid at a Jim Jones party
- Paris Hilton proofreading a college thesis
- Nancy Pelosi's grip on reality
See an expanded list of 109 things I trust more than Hillary Clinton at ThingsITrustMoreThanHillary.com.
Analyzing the Hack of Obama's Email
CNN reported that hackers in the employ of the Russian government were able to access President Obama's email system inside the White House.
The first question that springs to mind is this (and it's an important one):
If spies were able to penetrate the (supposedly) tight security of the U.S. Government computer systems, just how secure were then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails which were kept outside of government control on equipment stored in her own home?
The most powerful woman in the world depended on a non-official email system to conduct business that potentially dealt with the security of every citizen of the United States, and if that doesn't enrage you then nothing will.
But back to the Russians. The official line from the State Department is that this was reported last year and is no big thing.
Not exactly.
CNN citing unnamed U.S. officials that had been briefed on the investigation, reports that last year's admission "understated the sensitivity of the information accessed."
I'm shocked (not). And if that's true, what else are they lying, uh, I mean "understating" or just plain not telling us about?
Well let's see … a WH National Security Council spokesman poo-pooed the CNN report, calling it speculation about a previously disclosed breach.
"Any such activity is something we take very seriously. In this case, as we made clear at the time, we took immediate measures to evaluate and mitigate the activity," said spokesman Mark Stroh.
Really? Because it turns out that to access the White House servers, the Russian hackers used an exploit from an earlier hack in which the State Department's network was breached.
My oh my. Where were the evaluation and mitigation activities then? And have these so-called activities increased in efficacy over time?
The White House does not believe its classified systems, which contain national security information, were compromised, White House Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes told CNN in an interview.
Color me cynical, but I am not convinced.


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Absolutely no human is perfect in the eyes of the world or anyone else.
There has not been a perfect person in 2,000 years. Everybody makes
mistakes. No one is right all the time. Everyone has something wrong
with them. Everyone has a terrible and wicked secret with which they
live. Everyone, stripped to the bare essentials, is out for themselves
and will cut anyone's throat and walk away from anyone in trouble if
doing so means a little less trouble for themselves. All humans are but
a gene or two removed from the primordial slime. People are no good. No
one does anything for anyone. Parents prey on children. Children prey on
parents. People live like beasts of prey, predator or victim, and then
they die.
Well, puppy, all that is wrong.
It might well apply to you. It is possible it applies to me. It might
apply to 90 or so percent of the citizens of planet Earth. But if you
say that about my momma, you're wrong and you take just about as big a
chance on your subsequent survival as some demented ROT renegade
shooting a Ranger's dog.
I don't know about your momma, puppy. But mine is perfect.
That's the bottom line.
There is no more.
I don't know about your momma but mine is perfect. Burn that in what
passes for brain cells between your ears.
And that is why I write an essay or two about the only perfect person I
have ever known about this time of the year, every year, because the
second Sunday in May is Mother's Day and if you don't feel the same way
about your mother as I do, I think you ought to trot down there to the
Davis Mountains and take that shot at a Ranger's dog.
It has been fashionable for a decade or so to blame everything that goes
wrong in an individual's life on their parents. Well everything that
goes wrong in your life is your fault, puppy. It is not your momma's,
not even your daddy's. There is no way your momma had anything to do
with such terrible catastrophes as the Dallas Cowboys, Washington D.C.
or the Kervorkian-assisted death of the Southwest Conference. Your momma
is not responsible for crime in the streets, MTV, Astroturf, fast food
restaurants, property taxes, voice mail and selfish quarterbacks.
At least all this is true about my momma. I don't know about your momma,
puppy. But mine is perfect.
No one alive has ever denied that statement to my face.
My momma gave me life.
She recited Hiawatha to me before I could read. She handed me the Bible
when I was four, Tarzan of the Apes and the Leather Stocking Tales when
I was five.
She dried my tears when I cried and she taught me it was okay to cry so
long as you didn't do it in public.
Because my momma is not afraid of anything, she passed that lack of fear
on to her children. My momma cares more for intellectual and emotional
development than she does for money. But she also knows money is
necessary sometimes and she has helped me in those times through the
years when both my emotions and my wallet were bankrupt. This is a lady
who kicked cancer in the groin and made it say uncle. This is a lady who
never stops loving.
I love that lady. She loves me. That's a given.
It's Mother's Day.
I don't know about your's, but mine's perfect. And I don't even think
she knows it.
Happy Mother's Day, Mom, and many more.
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SwiftKristen Campbell Canada 5min
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This charming stop-motion animated fable tells the story of how a starving fox and a cunning chickadee, who find themselves trapped in a standoff. The chickadee turns the tables on the fox by proposing a plan that would provide enough food for the winter. But there's a catch: the two will need to work together in order to feast.
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The Fox and the ChickadeeEvan De Rushie Canada 2012 8min
This charming stop-motion animated fable tells the story of a starving fox and a cunning chickadee. They find themselves trapped in a standoff. Without chance on his side, the chickadee turns the tables on the fox by proposing a plan that would feed him for the winter. But there's a catch: the two will need to work together to steal the feast.
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A Gothic fairy tale combining live action and stop motion puppet animation to tell the story of two little girls who disobey their mother for a glimpse into a magical other world and end up paying dearly for their caprice. The screenplay, adapted from the classic fairy tale "The New Mother," by Lucy Lane Clifford, is set in England in 1882.
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Why Do We Put Up With Them?David Chai USA 3min
"This animated poem is about a little stinker I love."
WunderkinderMarcus O. Rosenmüller Germany 2011 100min
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Set in 1941 during World War II in the Ukraine, the young and highly talented violinist Abrascha Kaplan and the no less gifted pianist Larissa Brodsky are celebrated as child prodigies of classical music. They play in all of Russia's great concert halls - before the party elite and even Stalin himself. Hanna, daughter of the German brewer Max Reich, is herself a talented violinist and wishes for nothing more than to be taught with the Russian "Wunderkinder." Larissa and Abrascha are reluctant to accept the German girl until their teacher Irina Salmonova consents to teach Hanna - and a close friendship develop between the children. But when Hitler unexpectedly invades Russia, their friendship is put to a hard test.
In the tradition of The Pianist, Life Is Beautiful and The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, Wunderkinder is a triumph of human resilience, compassionately exploring a dark era of history through the innocence of youth.
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Fat Albert (Upper Ferntree Gully)
Distance: 1.7 km
Average Gradient: 7%
Elevation gain: 128 metres
Traffic: Light traffic
Terrain: Residential/Gravel
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Here is a link to the Strava segment here:
There are a series of streets that join onto one another. Winding their way up through the hills of Upper Ferntree Gully. The climb starts on Albert Street & due to its tough gradients was nicknamed "Fat Albert". This is a very challenging climb. Which finishes with 500 metres of gravel grinding and has some steep gradients pushing 15% at times. As an extra challenge, just over the top of the climb is arguably one of the Dandenong's hardest pinches to climb; Roma Parade.
This climb offers a great way to avoid the busy tourist road if you are looking for an alternative to get up to Upwey in the southern part of the Dandenong's. The climb starts at the roundabout on Albert Street and Alfred Street.
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So Scary Ornament... Not!
I think this little guy is trying too hard to sell the fact that he's So Scary:@) I'm not buying it, how about you? Sometimes when I see an idea that would work as a craft I do a quick sketch of it on my whiteboard, that was the case when I saw the snowmen in the 4th pic of this Magpie Ethel post HERE. While I don't have any vintage items I thought my thrifted bell would work well for the head and he turned out cute!
lot of little extra glitter never hurt anything!
Have a happy day:@)
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Aww he's too cheery to be scary! What a great job you did on him, Lynn. Are we going to see the Halloween tree soon??ReplyDelete
it's adorably spoooooky. : )ReplyDelete
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That is so cute and he can't be 'scary' with that smile!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 26, 2014 at 1:20 PM
He's even cuter than Casper, I'm not buying it either :-D.ReplyDelete
He's waaay too cute to be scary. :)ReplyDelete
I've never seen a bell with a smile...
You always do the cutest projects!ReplyDelete
Love him!
Super cute ghostie!!ReplyDelete
I agree, he's too cute to be scary.ReplyDelete
Where did you ever find the ghost face white jingle bell!! Too cute!! I love his sign too, a scary wanna be!ReplyDelete
So cute but not scary!ReplyDelete
Adorable little scary guy!ReplyDelete
Love that bell repurposed for your ghostly ornament, he's too cute Lynn! Thanks for the not so scary smiles this morning :)ReplyDelete
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It's been a bit under six months since I launched HelpSpot so I thought it was a good time to share some more sales data as I do from time to time. Overall I'm very happy with sales. They're well above what I expected for this point.
I'm especially encouraged since I've done pretty much no advertising or PR. I expect to be able to push sales a good percentage higher once I start to focus more on PR over the summer.
Below is the first 6 months charted out:
The points are in scale. I've left numbers off so they don't detract from the more interesting data. I've talked about some specific numbers before and I plan on doing so again when I hit a certain number I have in mind.
So let's go over each month. You'll see I started very nicely in October. That in fact is only the last week of October since HelpSpot launched on October 24th. That's the benefit of having a strong beta. You get a nice bump right up front.
In November there was a large dip which I expected. Most of the beta users had purchased that were going to purchase and I hadn't allowed new beta users near the end of the beta so there were no sales in the pipeline. November was mostly about getting new trial users.
December bumped back up as November trial users turned to customers.
I have nooo idea what happened in January. I assume that the slow down in trial users in late December due to the holidays led to the slow month.
In February sales went back up to the previous stable level around the same amount as October and December.
As you can see last month was a great month. Sales more than doubled over the previous monthly high. I'm not sure I can maintain that much momentum for this month, but it is lining up to be another good one.
Hopefully this was a bit informative. I know I couldn't find anyone sharing this information a few months back when I was looking. Nobody likes to show those down dips in their charts, but I think it's a great look at the way revenues roll when you're starting a small ISV.
Jeff asked for a trials graph, so I've happily added that below. I've graphed them together so you can see the trend, obviously their scales are different.


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The study was funded by the USA's National Science Foundation and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.


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Yes, that's right – the F-22 Raptor can literally fly faster than a speeding bullet! Think about that. While an average bullet flies between 500 and 1,000 mph, the Raptor is capable of flying at speeds between 1,200 and 1,500 mph. Since the F-22 is one of the fastest aircraft flying today, it is also one of the most expensive. According to the the Government Accountability Office the F-22 costs $361 million per per jet. All those millions in tax dollars translate into an airplane that is super stealthy, supersonic and almost invisible to radar and infrared sensors. And, amazingly, it can shoot down cruise missiles in mid-flight! Combine that with top-secret advanced electronics and software, it is to the military what Damian Hirst's diamond-covered skull is to the art world – an expression of political power and wealth. Yet as decadent as it appears to be, the platinum and diamond-encrusted skull only cost about $20 million to make – even with 8,601 diamonds on it. And wasn't paid for with tax dollars.
In fact, most art isn't paid for with tax dollars. American, British or otherwise. Another fact is that artists pay taxes too and expect something in return, not just fighter jets. Art institutions and museums employ thousands upon thousands of people who all pay both federal and state taxes across America. In turn art institutions make purchases and spend money in local communities, contributing to the economy in the same way as any other business. Yet ironically, they serve to educate and entertain the general public – the very same public that accuses artists and art-lovers of being liberal elitists, whatever that means. Few in the general public realize that the board of directors of many museums are made up of powerful bankers, business people and politicians, not old hippies with dirty pony tails. The reason is simple: art is a GREAT investment and there is BIG money in art.
Why else would the former Chairman and CEO of Bank of America, and infamous corporate raider, Hugh McColl Jr., tell the San Francisco Chronicle in 2008, "My art collection is holding up better than my stocks."? Because it's true! If one disregards things like meaning and love and cultural value and just focuses in on financial value, then over time, art just might be one of the best investments one could make.
But I digress. Although the Raptor is more expensive than any other fighter jet, the B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber costs a whole lot more. Almost seven times more, actually. Each Stealth bomber costs $2.87 billion. They are designed to be invisible to radar and to carry a payload of up to 64 nuclear bombs. Each one of those bombs would be able to incinerate over 100,000 people instantaneously. So isn't it fair to ask – with so much money being poured into such devastating weapons, – what's the harm of funding some art programs for kids in schools? Or funding theater productions in rural towns? Or helping museums put on exhibitions that teach our citizens about American history? Where's the harm in that? Those are the kinds things that the National Endowment for the Arts does. Tax money can be spent on nuclear bombs and it's o.k., so why can't tax money be spent teaching kids to be creative problem solvers and to be culturally literate?
Don't get me wrong – it makes sense to want the best military in the world, to protect our own children from the bad men out there, both real and imagined – especially so if that means we can have a country where people enjoy "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." But if we collectively decide to outspend all other countries on defense and then allow our largest corporations to pay little or no taxes, then the little revenue left over should go to creating a fantastic society, right? But it doesn't. When looked at honestly, our tax dollars are paying for gargantuan military spending – over $600 billion a year – a lot of which is wasted and never audited. And while Congress claims eliminating NPR and PBS and the NEA and Collective bargaining by Unions will save money, it's worth taking a look at how our taxes are also paying for what should be a criminal $800 billion tax cut for the financial industry and those involved in the military industrial complex. By now that's all ancient history. All of that money – and I mean ALL of it – is down the drain.
At least when we pay social security taxes the idea is that we get it back when we reach retirement age. Why would anyone in their right mind want to cut that – especially in an era when life savings evaporate over night as these huge companies, like Enron, fail catastrophically, leaving their investors with nothing? That said, the arts are a good investment – they teach critical thinking skills, creativity, tolerance and cultural history, which ultimately helps to unify rather than to divide people. If the United States wants to remain an innovative nation then it needs to provide people with the intellectual tools to get there. That's a big part of what the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities are best at.
Interestingly, the annual budget for the NEA is just $146.2 million – about half the cost of just one F-22. The budget for the NEH is likewise $146.2 million. It is a pittance! Less than a penny a year out of each tax dollar! Yet many conservative members of congress have been suggesting both the NEA and the NEH should be eliminated. What I wonder is this: if we can have the most expensive military in the world with the fastest and most powerful jets anywhere then why can't we have the best-funded art and cultural institutions in the world?


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Identity of the Pani
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The generally accepted view is that the Pani is a non-Arya tribe of tradesman who by nature were extremely miserly. Let us examine the evidence available in Mandala VI and see if it leads us to the same conclusion or something else.
In Hymn 53, the composer spews his hatred towards the Pani. Why?
Pusan – the third most important deity of the Bharadvajas – brings wealth to the Arya. Wealth in Vedic times was measured in terms of the number of cattle and steed one possessed.
Bring us the wealth that men require, a manly master of a house,
Free-handed with the liberal meed.
In the very next verse, Pusan is praised for he gives to even those who do not give, i.e. Pusan rewards even those that do not offer gifts to the Bharadvaja priests during sacrifices. And who are these people that do not offer the gifts? The Pani.
Even him who would not give, do thou, O glowing Pusan, urge to give,
And make the niggard's (Pani) soul grow soft.
From this verse alone, it is sufficiently clear that the Pani held the same religious beliefs as the rest of the Arya. However, the fact that the Pani did not consider it important to offer gifts to the Bharadvaja priests must have been appalling in those times. No wonder the Bharadvaja vent their hatred for the Pani as evident in verses RV 6.053.05 – 07.
Penetrate with an awl, O Sage, the hearts of (the Pani) avaricious churls,
And make them subject to our will.
Thrust with thine awl, O Pusan: seek that which the niggard's (Pani) heart holds dear,
And make him subject to our will.
Tear up and read in pieces, Sage, the hearts of avaricious churls (Pani),
And make them subject to our will.
From these verses alone, it is clear that the Pani were not a non-Arya tribe, on the contrary they were an integral part of the Arya social system.
Further evidence that they were not a non-Arya tribe stems from the fact that, despite the hatred espoused by the Bharadvajas, there is not a single instance of a conflict between the Arya and the Pani, in the same manner that the Arya have with the Dasa tribes.
About their trading antecedents, there is nothing in Mandala VI to suggest either way. The only other information we can glean about the Pani is that they are greedy. Not surprising coming from the Bharadvajas, and since we don't have the story from the other side, we have to accept it at face value.
Soma, these pressing-stones have called aloud to win thee for our Friend.
Destroy the greedy Pani, for a wolf is he.
But this characterization is very significant. At some point in time, the Pani are entwined in the Vala myth which evolved from its original release of sunlight. In a much later version of the myth, the greedy Panis have captured the cows within an enclosure, which Indra must release.
This article would be incomplete without the mention of the most famous Pani in the Rig Veda – Brbu. Three verses are devoted to him by the Bharadvajas in Hymn 45 – it what constitutes a mini Danastuti.
Brbu hath set himself above the Panis, o'er their highest head,
Like the wide bush on Ganga's bank.
He whose good bounty, thousandfold, swift as the rushing of the wind,
Suddenly offers as a gift.
So all our singers ever praise the pious Brbu's noble deed,
Chief, best to give his thousands, best to give a thousand liberal gifts.
Samyu Bharadvaja expresses his wonder at the sudden offer of gifts from Brbu and describes the latter as standing taller than the rest of the Panis and as generous as the fertile and wide banked river Ganga. It is understandable why this high praise, after all, Samyu Bharadvaja would have received a large number of cattle in gifts – thousand if one is to take the last verse literally.
In summary, we have established the Pani to be part of the Arya tribes, probably a wealthy section of the Arya society, which is perhaps why they did not need the Bharadvaja priests. Whether trading was their occupation, we could not establish either way solely on the basis of evidence in Mandala VI. That will need to wait for later…


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write 15 of 20 pages of research paper before work. run.
my day so far:
- woke up. hit snooze on 2 phones (5 alarms total.)
- tea, yogurt, and granola and being distracted by stupid "balloon boy", aka dustin's neighbor.
- off to the doctor (1st time in fort collins!)
- got a wad of earwax removed and i can hear now. received strange looks as i asked the doctor to keep the little remains. I had tubes in my ears when i was a baby, they were supposed to fall out but didn't for 21 years. the left one is now gone! i feel relieved but uneven.
- home. really healthy lunch after being weighed at the doctors office. (converse weigh a pound each, right?)
- killed a fly. actually, CONQUERED a fly.
- tried to work on 20 page research paper due monday.
- searched for the perfect pandora station.
- cleaned room.
- wrote an angry letter to CNN.
- killed/ Conquered another red bodied bug.
- changed pandora station.
- made more tea.
- did dishes. cleaned up after roommates.
- started thinking about shoes. wanting some booties like these that i found on a blog i follow:
- making hot chocolate out of sadness and considering taking a bath and reading time traveler's wife.
deep sigh. tomorrow will be better!!!


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