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Applescript test 5

Swany — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:21:41 +0000

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Applescript test 4

Swany — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:21:30 +0000

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Swany — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:20:20 +0000

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Applescript test 3

Swany — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:19:32 +0000

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Applescript test 1

Swany — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:18:43 +0000

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Swany — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:06:20 +0000

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Hard times, come again no more

Swany — Fri, 13 May 2011 04:53:59 +0000

swan

Swany — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:53:30 +0000

Online Etymology Dictionary: Old English swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (cf. Old Saxon swan, Old Norse svanr, Middle Dutch swane, Dutch zwaan, Old High German swan, German Schwan), probably lit. “the singing bird,” from Proto-Indo-European base *swon-/*swen- “to sing, make sound” (see sound (n.1)); thus related to Old English geswin “melody, song” and swinsian “to make melody.”

In classical mythology, sacred to Apollo and to Venus. The singing of swans before death was alluded to by Chaucer (late 14c.), but swan-song (1831) is a translation of German Schwanengesang. A black swan was proverbial for “something extremely rare or non-existent” (late 14c.), after Juvenal [Satire vi. 164].

“Do you say no worthy wife is to be found among all these crowds?” Well, let her be handsome, charming, rich and fertile; let her have ancient ancestors ranged about her halls; let her be more chaste than the dishevelled Sabine maidens who stopped the war—a prodigy as rare upon the earth as a black swan! yet who could endure a wife that possessed all perfections? I would rather have a Venusian wench for my wife than you, O Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, if, with all your virtues, you bring me a haughty brow, and reckon up Triumphs as part of your marriage portion.

Swan dive is recorded from 1898.

swain

Swany — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:02:59 +0000

Online Etymology Dictionary: swain: mid-12 century, “young man attendant upon a knight,” from Old Norse sveinn “boy, servant, attendant,” from Proto-Germanic *swainaz “attendant, servant,” properly “one’s own (man),” from Proto-Indo-European *swoi-no-, from base *swe- “oneself, alone, apart.”

Cognate with Old English swan “shepherd, swineherd,” Old Saxon swen, Old High German, swein. Meaning “country or farm laborer” is from 1570s; that of “lover, wooer” (in pastoral poetry) is from 1580s.

boatswain: mid-15c., from late O.E. batswegen, from bat “boat” + O.N. sveinn “boy.” Phonetic spelling bo’sun is attested from 1868.

Coffee studies suggest it’s good for the heart

Swany — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:32:02 +0000

LA Times: “Numerous studies in recent years have reported that drinking coffee may be good for the cardiovascular system and might even help prevent strokes. Just last month, Swedish researchers announced results of a large study showing that coffee seemed to reduce the risk of stroke in women by up to 25%.”