*Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
Seriously, glad you're alright. "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
Am I correct in my surmise that the tornado pictured occurred in Central Europe? How frequent are such events in your locale? As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
Am I correct in my surmise that the tornado pictured occurred in Central Europe?
Yes, in the South-Eastern part of Hungary. And yes, such events are rather rare here: between one every few years and a couple in one year, and usually the weakest sort. In fact I think this is the very first one filmed by stormchasers (a relatively new and increasingly popular hobby here). *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
The NOAA FAQ on tornados As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
"We've travelled the world together from Europe to Asia to Australia. We've shared the good times as well as struggled through the bad. "He helped me care for my ailing mother who lived with us for the last years of her life. He is my love and I can't imagine life without him."
"He helped me care for my ailing mother who lived with us for the last years of her life. He is my love and I can't imagine life without him."
That's what it is all about, really. I send my love to them. You can't be me, I'm taken
From another camera angle:
The attacker says in very bad English (but probably not worse than mine...): "Hey, You! Microsoft has caused 25 billion Forint [€100 million] damage to the Hungarian people. Give the money back! Right now!"
(Of course, all others who came to see Ballmer have another view, and you can hear their outrage in the second video.) *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
Microsoft's Ballmer attacked by egg-tosser | InfoWorld | News | 2008-05-19 | By John Fontana, Network World
Despite the attacker mostly speaking in Hungarian, at one point he begins talking in English and is heard to say: "...to the Hungarian people, give that money back, right now."
"Mostly speaking in Hungarian", LOL... *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
Ballmer didn't throw a chair at the kid, did he? Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
I wish Ballmer learned a lesson and thanked Hungary, because in a US university, just that, could have become a tragedy, since the automatons always assume there are weapons involved. Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.
slower metabolism actually works in one's favour, as far as i understand.
teddy's had a great run.
long may it last... ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
We thought we'd suggest some tribal names for ETers for your amusement. Ceebs came up with the brilliant 'He-who-walks-with-short-legged-dogs'. I am sure you know who it is. Please send us your best tries.
I wanted to be Locoweed Magpie, but I am told I cannot choose my own name. You can't be me, I'm taken
Speaking of Paris, the Iroquois are not the only tribe with a french name. (Of course, in Onondagan they are the Haudenosaunee, in Mohawk Rotinnosonni.) I'm thinking of Nez Perce. Can anyone think of any others? "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
Wiki
The word Iroquois has many potential origins. First, the Haudenosaunee (People of the Longhouse) often ended their oratory with the phrase hiro kone;[2] hiro translates as "I have spoken", and kone can be translated several ways, the most common being "in joy", "in sorrow", or "in truth". Hiro kone to the French encountering the Haudenosaunee would sound like "Iroquois", pronounced iʁokwe in the French language of the time. Another version is however supported by French linguists such as Henriette Walter and historians such as Dean Snow[3]. According to this account, "Iroquois" would derive from a Basque expression, Hilokoa, meaning the "killer people". This expression would have been applied to the Iroquois because they were the enemy of the local Algonquians, with whom the Basque fishermen were trading. However, because there is no "l" in the Algonquian languages of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence region, the name became "Hirokoa", which is the name the French understood when Algonquians referred to the same pidgin language as the one they used with the Basque. The French then transliterated the word according to their own phonetic rules, thus providing "Iroquois". Yet another alternate possible origin of the name Iroquois is reputed to come from a French version of a Huron (Wyandot) name--considered an insult--meaning "Black Snakes". The Iroquois were enemies of the Huron and the Algonquin, who allied with the French, because of their rivalry in the fur trade.
First, the Haudenosaunee (People of the Longhouse) often ended their oratory with the phrase hiro kone;[2] hiro translates as "I have spoken", and kone can be translated several ways, the most common being "in joy", "in sorrow", or "in truth". Hiro kone to the French encountering the Haudenosaunee would sound like "Iroquois", pronounced iʁokwe in the French language of the time.
Another version is however supported by French linguists such as Henriette Walter and historians such as Dean Snow[3]. According to this account, "Iroquois" would derive from a Basque expression, Hilokoa, meaning the "killer people". This expression would have been applied to the Iroquois because they were the enemy of the local Algonquians, with whom the Basque fishermen were trading. However, because there is no "l" in the Algonquian languages of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence region, the name became "Hirokoa", which is the name the French understood when Algonquians referred to the same pidgin language as the one they used with the Basque. The French then transliterated the word according to their own phonetic rules, thus providing "Iroquois".
Yet another alternate possible origin of the name Iroquois is reputed to come from a French version of a Huron (Wyandot) name--considered an insult--meaning "Black Snakes". The Iroquois were enemies of the Huron and the Algonquin, who allied with the French, because of their rivalry in the fur trade.
Here, the French showed up and heard "Illiniwek" as "Illinois". "Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
or does that just sound french? ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
Various proposals have been given for the origin of the word "Cheyenne". Some have suggested that it comes from French fur traders, who named Cheyennes with the French word "chien," meaning "dog." Further suggested in this folk etymology is that that name would make sense because at the time of French-Cheyenne contact, the Cheyennes did not yet have horses, but were using dogs for pulling their travois, loaded with their tepees and other supplies. More often it is suggested that "Cheyenne" derives from a Sioux word. The Sioux words most often cited have meanings related to 'red' or 'alien'. Sometimes the meaning has been given in the literature as "those who speak an alien tongue." These Siouan explanations are reasonable, but they do not stand up to the most rigorous linguistic and historical analysis. Ives Goddard, Algonquianist and a curator at the Smithsonian Institution, says (personal email communication, 28 May 1997]: There is no question about the etymology of Cheyenne. It comes into English from French; the J.B. Franquelin map of 1678-1679 has Chaiena, a direct rendering of Dakota (dialect) šahíyena (Riggs 1890, p. 440)], corresponding to Lakota (dialect) šahíyela. This is the regular diminutive of šahíya, the name of the Cree. So the Cheyenne are [called] the "little Cree" [by the Sioux].
More often it is suggested that "Cheyenne" derives from a Sioux word. The Sioux words most often cited have meanings related to 'red' or 'alien'. Sometimes the meaning has been given in the literature as "those who speak an alien tongue."
These Siouan explanations are reasonable, but they do not stand up to the most rigorous linguistic and historical analysis. Ives Goddard, Algonquianist and a curator at the Smithsonian Institution, says (personal email communication, 28 May 1997]:
There is no question about the etymology of Cheyenne. It comes into English from French; the J.B. Franquelin map of 1678-1679 has Chaiena, a direct rendering of Dakota (dialect) šahíyena (Riggs 1890, p. 440)], corresponding to Lakota (dialect) šahíyela. This is the regular diminutive of šahíya, the name of the Cree. So the Cheyenne are [called] the "little Cree" [by the Sioux].
Sioux
The name "Sioux" is an abbreviated form of Nadouessioux borrowed into French Canadian from Nadoüessioüak from the early Odawa exonym: naadowesiwag "Sioux".[6] It was first used by Jean Nicolet in 1640.[3]
But we have no sympathy for you skinny guys when you fall, as there's no real impact, other than gravity. ;-)
If i were to come up with a native name for you, i couldn't, because there's no word for "cynical." (Said with a smiley of respect for your political astuteness.)
I would call you "Dances Against Penn." PENALTY! GELBE KARTE! "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
In many native societies, Clan Mother carries at least the same weight.
For example, in Rotinnosonni (Mohawk) society, the women held the power of impeachment. The Chiefs were approved by the Clan Mothers, and it was only they who had the right to remove the men. If a Chief was not obeying the will of the Clan Mother's circle, she would send a warrior to inform him. He was always given the chance to have second warning, which was more public. There would be no third warning, simply, his antlers were removed by force if necessary.
This right of impeachment from the oldest WORKING democracy in the world was studied by Ben Franklin in great detail, as he spent several decades learning it's methods. (When he invited Thomas Paine to come from England, he recommended that Paine learn basic Mohawk so he could attend the treaty meetings to see democracy in action. Ben's second greatest income after the Farmer's Almanac was the publication of treaty minutes with the Iroquois.) Among other practices taken from his understanding of the Iroquois Confederacy was the idea of impeachment. Sadly, he gave it to the men, though Pelosi doesn't honor the tradition well. "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
The whole story of "contact" between the cultures is fascinating. Did you know that early US settlers often tried to recapture settlers taken by "Indians" only to find that they didn't want to leave? Especially women, as European women had never before experienced equality and respect.
There was so much of the European "Enlightenment" based upon the early contact with "natural man." Locke, Rousseau, Hobbes. One of the most popular French novels of the 17th century was a supposed recount of a trader's experience with "natives." (Why can't i remember the name?) "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
"Dances on Penn" perhaps? Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
The Berlin Philharmonic Hall is on fire.
This is one of the best if not THE best concert hall in the world.
;-)
Cabinet (Labour): 16 in favour of allowing hybrid embryo research, three against, three non-voters.
Shadow cabinet (Conservatives): 7 in favour of research (including the Party leader, David Cameron), 13 against, 5 non-voters.
I've decided that the award for the most ridiculous intervention during today's debate goes to Desmond Swayne.
And the award for the most decent but utterly unimpressive speech goes to Chris McCafferty. I agree with where she seemed to be coming from, but she was frankly terrible. Member of the Anti-Fabulousness League since 1987.
Tory MP Nadine Dorries, an ex-nurse, who proposed the 20-week limit, said she was not anti-abortion, but said the baby involved "had rights". But her proposed cut was defeated by 332 votes to 190. MPs also voted down plans for a 12 or 16 week limit. Pro-choice campaigners dismissed efforts to cut the limits as "cynical".
But gosh, what a scare. Member of the Anti-Fabulousness League since 1987.
(far more basic: what really is the % of that crude oil actually earned by Aramco and its equivalents?)
so much to ask, so much forgotten or unnoticed. perhaps 30% of portuguese economy's major companies are detained by Sonangol (Angola National Oil Company), a friend of mine suggested. Many yers ago he was installing solig gold pipes on Luanda's bay Villas.
Another night of terror in Gauteng : Mail & Guardian Online
In Kagiso, west of Johannesburg, many foreigners, mostly women and children, started arriving at the Kagiso police station early on Tuesday evening, saying they were fleeing sporadic fighting in the area that had been going on since the previous night.Dozens of people were arriving in trucks and vans, with some running along the road, to seek safety. Some parents had sent their children away to family members living around the area while they sought sanctuary at the police station.At least 50 refugees had to be redirected to another police station that had more space to accommodate them.
And there are cryptic hints being given of "a third force" behind the attacks. The NIA is investigating - fuel to the flames of a Zimbabwe conspiracy?
The National Intelligence Agency is involved in the investigation to uncover the root of the xenophobic violence. Agency spokesperson Lorna Daniels on Tuesday confirmed the involvement of the agency, saying the body is working with the police and other law-enforcement agencies. She did not elaborate further.Gauteng minister of sport Barbara Creecy -- speaking on behalf of community safety minister Firoz Cachalia -- at the Gauteng legislature on Tuesday said police had "concrete evidence" of a suspected "third force" involvement in the attacks.Provincial African National Congress spokesperson Nkenke Kekana said there had to be a "hidden hand" aiming to destabilise communities in the province, which is Southern Africa's economic hub. The party's provincial leadership was to receive reports from its branches and members on the ground at a meeting later on Tuesday.
you are the media you consume.
