“A veritable bedlam of activity reigned in leading stock brokerage houses in Seattle today as the greatest avalanche of security selling known to history was launched on New York exchanges. Executives and clerks, worn by almost constant application to duty for days past, and with little respite gained by the Saturday afternoon and Sunday intermission breasted the great tide of buying and selling orders with philosophical resignation… Curiosity seemed to prompt attendance of the greater part of the milling throngs in the board rooms.” (The Seattle Times, October 29, 1929)

 

 

 REST IN PIECE

 

In 2467 bc an invisible line linking these two stars, when they are vertically aligned, would pass precisely through the north pole. A plumb line intersecting these stars would then point straight to north on the horizon. A similar observation made before or after this date would include a systematic error caused by the alignment being offset slightly from true north (as is the case here). Such astronomical errors show up in the orientations of the ancient pyramids of Giza.

The next morning (possibly September 28, but the exact date is unknown), the Persians were exhausted from searching for the Greeks all night, but they sailed in to the straits anyway to attack the Greek fleet. The Corinthian ships under Adeimantus immediately retreated, drawing the Persians further into the straits after them; although the Athenians later felt this was due to cowardice, the Corinthians had most likely been instructed to feign a retreat by Themistocles. Nevertheless none of the other Greek ships dared to attack, until one Greek trireme quickly rammed the lead Persian ship. At this, the rest of the Greeks joined the attack.

As at Artemisium, the much larger Persian fleet could not manoeuvre in the gulf, and a smaller contingent of Athenian and Aeginan triremes flanked the Persian navy. The Persians tried to turn back, but a strong wind sprang up and trapped them; those that were able to turn around were also trapped by the rest of the Persian fleet that had jammed the strait. The Greek and Persian ships rammed each other and something similar to a land battle ensued. Both sides had marines on their ships (the Greeks with fully armed hoplites), and arrows and javelins also flew across the narrow strait. The chief Persian admiral Ariamenes rammed Themistocles’ ship, but in the hand-to-hand combat that followed Ariamenes was killed by a Greek foot soldier.

Only about 100 of the heavier Persian triremes could fit into the gulf at a time, and each successive wave was disabled or destroyed by the lighter Greek triremes. At least 200 Persian ships were sunk, including one by Artemisia, who apparently switched sides in the middle of the battle to avoid being captured and ransomed by the Athenians. Aristides also took another small contingent of ships and recaptured Psyttaleia, a nearby island that the Persians had occupied a few days earlier. It is said that it was the Immortals, the elite Persian Royal Guard, who during the battle had to evacuate to Psyttaleia after their ships sank: they were slaughtered to a man. According to Herodotus, the Persians suffered many more casualties than the Greeks because the Persians did not know how to swim; one of the Persian casualties was a brother of Xerxes. Those Persians who survived and ended up on shore were killed by the Greeks who found them.

Xerxes, sitting ashore upon his golden throne, witnessed the horror. He remarked that Artemisia was the only general to show any productive bravery ramming and destroying nine Athenian triremes, saying, “My female general has become a man, and my male generals all become women.”

Umberto Anastasio
September 26, 1902(1902-09-26)
Tropea, Calabria, Italy

 

Abe “Kid Twist” Reles, Frank “Dasher” Abbandando, Louis Capone, Martin “Buggsy” Goldstein, Harry “Happy” Maione, Harry “Pittsburgh Phil” Strauss, Allie Tannenbaum, Seymour “Blue Jaw” Magoon, Emanuel “Mendy” Weiss, Santo “Sonny Boy” Ricchiettore, Albert “The Mad Hatter” Anastasia, John “Dandy Jack” Parisi, and Charles “Charlie the Bug” Workman.

Jah Children. Jah children. Yeah the meek shall inherit the earth. Jah children. Yeah. The meek shall inherit the earth. Why must the Rasta live this way. The creator has shown us a better way. So why must I n’I fight each other. With unity and love for your brother, there’s always a better day. In due season each will pay according to works that they have done on earth today. So I n’I. We shall live in truth. His majesty. His majesty has shown us a better way.

Ms. Babylon your queendom is doomed, across this land you’ll spread  no more gloom. Cause one ah these days you gonna get your jilt and we’ll never have to deal with no more of your filth. We will not do what they want or do what they say. Oh no. We will not do what they want or do what they say. Oh No.  Oh, Mr. Bacon, your future time is near and to the people, no more lies do they wanna hear. We read the bible and see your 666. And now we’ll never have to deal with no more tricks.  We will not do what they want or do what they say.