I actually thought it was Harvester Of Sorrow for a second there. A slightly less auspicious tune, more in keeping with the Tories.

The establishment clause was put into the constitution because of the church of England. This is why many people fled from England to America, because of religious persecution. It was to prevent a state religion, and by religion we aren't talking about Christianity versus Islam, we are talking about different Christian denominations.

Look at what George Washington said in his inaugural address:

"Such being the impressions under which I have, in obedience to the public summons, repaired to the present station; it would be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official Act, my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the Universe, who presides in the Councils of Nations, and whose providential aids can supply every human defect, that his benediction may consecrate to the liberties and happiness of the People of the United States, a Government instituted by themselves for these essential purposes: and may enable every instrument employed in its administration to execute with success, the functions allotted to his charge. In tendering this homage to the Great Author of every public and private good I assure myself that it expresses your sentiments not less than my own; nor those of my fellow-citizens at large, less than either. No People can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the Affairs of men more than the People of the United States. Every step, by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation, seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency. And in the important revolution just accomplished in the system of their United Government, the tranquil deliberations and voluntary consent of so many distinct communities, from which the event has resulted, cannot be compared with the means by which most Governments have been established, without some return of pious gratitude along with an humble anticipation of the future blessings which the past seem to presage. These reflections, arising out of the present crisis, have forced themselves too strongly on my mind to be suppressed. You will join with me I trust in thinking, that there are none under the influence of which, the proceedings of a new and free Government can more auspiciously commence."

CBD possesses sedative properties (Carlini and Cunha, 1981), and a clinical
trial showed that it reduces the anxiety and other unpleasant psychological
side effects provoked by pure THC (Zuardi et al. 1982). CBD modulates the
pharmacokinetics of THC by three mechanisms: (1) it has a slight affinity for
cannabinoid receptors (Ki at CB1 = 4350 nM, compared to THC = 41 nM,
Showalter et al. 1996), and it signals receptors as an antagonist or reverse agonist
(Petitet et al. 1998), (2) CBD may modulate signal transduction by perturbing
the fluidity of neuronal membranes, or by remodeling G-proteins that
carry intracellular signals downstream from cannabinoid receptors, and (3)CBD
is a potent inhibitor of cytochrome P450 3A11 metabolism, thus it blocks the
hydroxylation of THC to its 11-hydroxy metabolite (Bornheim et al. 1995).
The 11-hydroxy metabolite is four times more psychoactive than unmetabolized
THC (Browne and Weissman 1981), and four times more immunosuppressive
(Klein et al. 1987).
CBD provides antipsychotic benefits (Zuardi et al. 1995). It increases dopamine
activity, serves as a serotonin uptake inhibitor, and enhances norepinephrine
activity (Banerjee et al. 1975; Poddar and Dewey 1980). CBD protects
neurons from glutamate toxicity and serves as an antioxidant, more potently
than ascorbate and α-tocopherol (Hampson et al. 1998). Auspiciously, CBD
does not decrease acetylcholine (ACh) activity in the brain (Domino 1976;
Cheney et al. 1981). THC, in contrast, reduces hippocampal ACh release in
rats (Carta et al. 1998), and this correlates with loss of short-term memory consolidation.
In the hippocampus THC also inhibits N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)
receptor activity (Misner and Sullivan 1999; Shen and Thayer 1999), and
NMDA synaptic transmission is crucial for memory consolidation (Shimizu et
al. 2000). CBD, unlike THC, does not dampen the firing of hippocampal cells
(Heyser et al. 1993) and does not disrupt learning (Brodkin and Moerschbaecher
1997).
Consroe (1998) presented an excellent review of CBD in neurological disorders.
In some studies, it ameliorates symptoms of Huntington’s disease, such
as dystonia and dyskinesia. CBD mitigates other dystonic conditions, such as
torticollis, in rat studies and uncontrolled human studies. CBD functions as an
anticonvulsant in rats, on a par with phenytoin (Dilantin, a standard antiepileptic
drug).
CBD demonstrated a synergistic benefit in the reduction of intestinal motility
in mice produced by THC (Anderson, Jackson, and Chesher 1974). This
may be an important component of observed benefits of cannabis in inflammatory
bowel diseases.

--"Cannabis and Cannabis Extracts:
Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts?
John M. McPartland
Ethan B. Russo"

^ he's right on the money

it's the auspiciousness of the first fish of the lunar new year

at this time, most businesses in asian culture give out yearly bonuses* and as such people are generally flush with cash -- there's also a huge aspect of traditions which supposedly bring good fortune in the coming year, and likewise taboos to avoid

virtually everything costs more during this season: airline tickets almost double (if you can even get a seat); taxis add surcharges; most all hotels and restaurants are booked to capacity, etc

*to their asian employees (one of the few times it sucks to be a western 'barbarian' out here - typically no bonus, but you're stuck with the extra costs of the holiday)

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)

Congrats and thanks Mycroft- you are the first congratulations on the new servers. very auspicious and a point that you will treasure forever I'm sure.

Say what you will against your better judgment and in reverence of the auspicious beginnings of capital I insurance as a game of chance in 1488 on the lives and shipments of Portuguese sailors venturing to Africa to it's seemingly omnipresence in our current society, Grayson is awesome.

What in particular? The whole spiel or the use of figurative references? Lemme translate-
-I'm no holy roller
-I know humans, animals, and I know history
-the "spiral" refers to the evolution of societies, empires, iterations of civilizations and their time lines, all have a beginning, middle, and end.
-flagrant and open homosexuality has been invariably associated the decline of great civs, hence, the reference to Belshazzar of Babylon.
-and I added a bit to the last comment, from the court record you reference-
San Francisco is a showcase for many things-lived there for 6 years-
The current mayor(worthless yes-man, run the city into the ground during his admin. faster than others), the one emotionally commenting (sound bites)on this auspicious occasion which was pretty much a unilateral effort on the part of some of the most radical and out-of-synche examples of the homosexual activist community in San Fran, to undermine majority public opinion for the sake of their own-fuck em. They don't deserve preferential treatment-on the contrary, they already have it....a whole town to play in, walk down the streets publicly during city-sanctioned events wearing only a cock-ring and pasties-(not all of em, some still have some dignity)
This is not a sign that a country is strong, healthy, or resolute in furthering positive societal evolution with a view to longevity-on the contrary, it has been an historical invariability towards a lower path-self-realization and actualization being the universal imperative-

Now with links included so people can see just what stemmed it, and it's easier to follow. Seriously choggie, just because I think "push hands" is ridiculous bullshit doesn't mean you had to have been an ass about it.

edit: lol I like how you left out my last post from your summary.

This my just be the internet, but you can be sure that you'll get back in turn when you're a dick to people.

That said, this whole situation is hilarious.

In reply to this comment by choggie:
\
re-reading last night's rant-
"My "lame-ass" accurate comment you mean. Wah, I don't think that your little dancers are a real martial art, and are therefore retarded. Boohoo, choggie. Seriously, nobody cares."

See.....somebody cares-I care, so you must be the nobody that does not-you really are a dim motherfucker, and freely admit it-please don't push my fucking buttons again....asking you nicely, you fucking moron.

In reply to this comment by choggie:
thanks for letting me.....

In reply to this comment by JAPR:
I have no beef with your comments on my posts, but you seem to have a beef with mine on yours. My comment was not an insult directed at you, but rather a statement expressing my amusement at the video. I think what you don't realize is that videos you post here are not your "personal space," so you shouldn't flip out when somebody comments unfavorably on it. Let's all just grow up and move on. I'll let you respond to this, but I'm done spending my time talking to you about such a trivial matter.

In reply to this comment by choggie:
now we're getting somewhere.....so, yer subjective assumptions aside, you have some beef in general with the flavor of my comments as they relate to your posts?? Dude, how many ways can I tell another in confidence, that it is the cut of the jib I dislike, withour having them take it like a bitch???

No, the sift is not mine, but you come to my personal space, and piss in a similar way that you do in public.....I'd love to be able to see you on some street somewhere, in some town I don;\'t live in....do you get it??
Piss the fuck, way off, please, kind sir.....and have the last word if you will..??...but have a fucking last dose of me, unless we meet on some, auspicious, fantasy occasion, where you pay less attention to me, and more to your own bullshit.....I have to..Why shouldn't you???

That's rhetorical, dumbfuck. Amscray from my personal space, and we can all comment as we please in public.....this long-winded method of telling you you don't know what the fuck about martial arts, brought to you by, fuck off-

In reply to this comment by JAPR:
choggie, the only suffering i'm getting is from trying to read your garbled english and make enough sense out of it to get the gist of what you're attempting to say. if you're going to be a dick, expect to receive in kind, that's all there is to it. videosift doesn't belong to you, and i could care less what you think about me or anybody else on this site. i'll post a comment if i feel like it, and you can just go bawl in the corner if it doesn't sit right with you.

or, alternately, you can be just as immature as that and post telling me to shut up or not look at your videos. either way, i don't really care, it doesn't bother me one bit.

cheers. hope you learn english properly someday.

In reply to this comment by choggie:
and he must suffer, yet another reply, ....ad infinitum-

japr, really, did you not get the message, if you have butt-fuck to say, say it not around me-i suffer bullshit like you, only if you show yerself to be recalcitrant or interesting, otherwise, i summed you up proper the first few days you showed up.....how do you say it ....nice?
Help me out here, please-
In reply to this comment by JAPR:
My "lame-ass" accurate comment you mean. Wah, I don't think that your little dancers are a real martial art, and are therefore retarded. Boohoo, choggie. Seriously, nobody cares.

In reply to this comment by choggie:
not really about agreeing or disagreeing...s'about yer lame-ass, par for the course comment
In reply to this comment by JAPR:
lol ITT we whine when somebody disagrees with how cool a video is. I didn't even downvote it, so quitcherbitchin.

In reply to this comment by choggie:
dude??....yer a cock....or perhaps, do you need some hugs????

In reply to this comment by JAPR:
Oh god choggie, get over it.

In reply to this comment by choggie:
watch me fuck a monkey jumping manic inna cage.....how bout keeping yer silly-ass away from my posts, published or un....?
In reply to this comment by JAPR:
Watch the silly little acrobats at play!


I don't even understand what you're trying to say in this one:
In reply to this comment by choggie:
fuckin' cretin, my favorite song!!!

Please do, cocksucker....if you'd like, I can reduce all responses to you in youtube speak, in order for you to grasp the meaning-Now....why don't you get together with a group of sympathetics, and mount a campaign-that way, the entire tribe of roaches hatched from the common egg-cask may be burned alive of their own accord.....Better yet, this piece of shit is a great place to do it....let me help you-



\
re-reading last night's rant-
"My "lame-ass" accurate comment you mean. Wah, I don't think that your little dancers are a real martial art, and are therefore retarded. Boohoo, choggie. Seriously, nobody cares."

See.....somebody cares-I care, so you must be the nobody that does not-you really are a dim motherfucker, and freely admit it-please don't push my fucking buttons again....asking you nicely, you fucking moron.

now we're getting somewhere.....so, yer subjective assumptions aside, you have some beef in general with the flavor of my comments as they relate to your posts?? Dude, how many ways can I tell another in confidence, that it is the cut of the jib I dislike, withour having them take it like a bitch???

No, the sift is not mine, but you come to my personal space, and piss in a similar way that you do in public.....I'd love to be able to see you on some street somewhere, in some town I don;\'t live in....do you get it??
Piss the fuck, way off, please, kind sir.....and have the last word if you will..??...but have a fucking last dose of me, unless we meet on some, auspicious, fantasy occasion, where you pay less attention to me, and more to your own bullshit.....I have to..Why shouldn't you???

That's rhetorical, dumbfuck. Amscray from my personal space, and we can all comment as we please in public.....this long-winded method of telling you you don't know what the fuck about martial arts, brought to you by, fuck off-

In reply to this comment by JAPR:
choggie, the only suffering i'm getting is from trying to read your garbled english and make enough sense out of it to get the gist of what you're attempting to say. if you're going to be a dick, expect to receive in kind, that's all there is to it. videosift doesn't belong to you, and i could care less what you think about me or anybody else on this site. i'll post a comment if i feel like it, and you can just go bawl in the corner if it doesn't sit right with you.

or, alternately, you can be just as immature as that and post telling me to shut up or not look at your videos. either way, i don't really care, it doesn't bother me one bit.

cheers. hope you learn english properly someday.

In reply to this comment by choggie:
and he must suffer, yet another reply, ....ad infinitum-

japr, really, did you not get the message, if you have butt-fuck to say, say it not around me-i suffer bullshit like you, only if you show yerself to be recalcitrant or interesting, otherwise, i summed you up proper the first few days you showed up.....how do you say it ....nice?
Help me out here, please-
In reply to this comment by JAPR:
My "lame-ass" accurate comment you mean. Wah, I don't think that your little dancers are a real martial art, and are therefore retarded. Boohoo, choggie. Seriously, nobody cares.

In reply to this comment by choggie:
not really about agreeing or disagreeing...s'about yer lame-ass, par for the course comment
In reply to this comment by JAPR:
lol ITT we whine when somebody disagrees with how cool a video is. I didn't even downvote it, so quitcherbitchin.

In reply to this comment by choggie:
dude??....yer a cock....or perhaps, do you need some hugs????

In reply to this comment by JAPR:
Oh god choggie, get over it.

In reply to this comment by choggie:
watch me fuck a monkey jumping manic inna cage.....how bout keeping yer silly-ass away from my posts, published or un....?
In reply to this comment by JAPR:
Watch the silly little acrobats at play!


I don't even understand what you're trying to say in this one:
In reply to this comment by choggie:
fuckin' cretin, my favorite song!!!

Wow, I got my gold the same day as sifty. An auspicious coincidence yet I have the distinct sensation that one might have in a rickshaw being passed by a Ferrari.

*quality shenanigans

This performance happened exactly 30 years ago today, on January 16 1978. In honor of this auspicious occasion I offer the following *promote.

yeah, and by Halloween I will be barricaded in a campus library... probably too busy to run contests... this was a great way to wrap up my summer break though, I had a lot of fun with this, Thanks again, and..

*quality for Silvercord, for pointing out to me the auspicious celestial timing that inspired this event!

Auspicious!

thanks ladybug, hope all is well for you as well.

As for me I have food pilling up in my throat what with all the eats I have consumed on this auspicious day of turkey slaughter.

We must remember, remember the 4th thursday of November.