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With the Z100fd, Fujifilm offers its most advanced "Z" series camera yet. It is a small and slender 8-megapixel camera with eye-catching design and color options. The fully internal 5X optical zoom means no annoying lens barrel protruding from the camera. A combination xD Picture Card and standard SD card slot provides more storage options. The Fuji Super CCD HR imager makes for excellent picture quality, and the camera has both mechanical and digital image stabilization. The Z100fd lists for US$249.99, far less than older "Z"series top of the line cameras, but at the high end of 8-megapixel consumer cameras. Its performance and features justify the price. Read review of the Fujifilm FinePix Z100fd.
There are cameras with built-in WiFi, but wouldn't it be nice to be able to add wireless to any digital camera? You can do that with the amazing Eye-Fi card that combines 802.11b/g wireless with a nice 2GB of storage capacity. The bright-orange card looks just like a standard SD card and fits into any camera that uses the SD card format. The software loads automatically, has a browser-based interface, and you can upload to your PC or Mac and/or almost 20 photo sharing sites. How much does it cost? US$99.99 retail. Read full review of the Eye-Fi 2GB wireless SD Card.
Almost everyone now offers lots of megapixel and a slew of advanced features at very low cost, so manufacturers have been forced to differentiate low and high end cameras in different ways. The current approach is to have different "families" of cameras, with each appealing to a different group of customers. The new stainless steel 8.1 megapixel Coolpix S510 (US$299.95) and brushed aluminum 12.1 megapixel S700 (US$379.99), combine sophisticated elegance with advanced technology and speed. Read descriptions and specs of the Nikon Coolpix S510, and the Nikon Coolpix S700.
The 8.1 megapixel Coolpix S51c is an elegant, small and handy camera with a fully internal 3X zoom. It offers an interesting feature in its built-in wireless connection that lets you send and store pictures. It primarily connects to Nikon's own my Picturetown service, which limits choices. The camera is small enough to fit anywhere, yet has a very large and razor-sharp 3.0-inch LCD that remains quite readable outdoors thanks to an anti-reflection coating. The design is clean and uncluttered,and the camera offers full voice recording, VGA movies with sound, and active lens shift vibration reduction that eliminates most blur when you zoom. It also includes a slew of Nikon's in-camera goodies and technologies. Read descriptions and specs of the Nikon Coolpix S51c.
Those who want more power and versatility than point & shooters offer will be interested in two new "performance series" cameras from Nikon. The Coolpix P50 (US$229.95) is a small and handy 8.1 megapixel camera with some manual control, face recognition, red-eye reduction and electronic vibration reduction. The 12.1 megapixel Coolpix P5100 (US$379.95) offers full manual control, a high-resolution 2.5-inch LCD and true optical lens-shift image stabilization. Both have optical viewfinders to complement their LCDs, have 16 scene modes, and fit into most pockets in spite of their considerable power. Read descriptions and specs of the Nikon Coolpix P50, and the Nikon Coolpix P5100.
If you want a really inexpensive Coolpix camera, the L14 fits the bill. It is simple and easy to use, yet takes good pictures. For a bit more you can get the L15 that has a larger, higher res LCD and optical image stabilization. Read descriptions and specs of the Nikon Coolpix L14, and the Nikon Coolpix L15.
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Now renting Summer 2014! Sleeps 6-8 in Beach Haven
- bedrooms 2
- baths 2
- sleeps 8
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Beach Haven Park
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 1,950 - $ 1,950 / week
vacation rental description
Spring/Summer Rental:
First Floor unit completely renovated from floor to ceiling in 2013
One Queen Bed, Two Twin Beds, Two Full 8" thick Futon Sofabeds
2 Bedrooms - 2 bathrooms with showers!
Air conditioning - Dishwasher!! - Washer/Dryer - Outside Shower - Plenty of Parking
2 FREE Beach Badges
Beach chairs, beach umbrellas and children's beach toys for your use!
Propane Grill and Charcoal Grill
This great, clean first floor unit is only 8 houses to the beach on the Oceanside - no crossing the main boulevard to get to the beach! It has everything you could possibly want to have a comfortable, quiet, relaxing vacation! Because of these tough economic times, we have priced our home very fairly compared to others in our area!
The home is set back off the road with a huge driveway to fit 4-6 cars. Plenty of privacy on a quiet street! Great yard for the kids to play safely off the street. We have beach chairs, beach umbrellas and children's beach toys for your use!
Walk to Beach (with lifeguard on our beach block), Acme Grocery Store, Skipper Dipper Icecream Parlor, Joey's Pizza, Bike Rentals, etc.
There is a kitchen/dining room/living room open floor plan, 2
bedrooms (1 queen bed, 2 single beds), and 2 Full bathrooms - a
Great Bonus over other homes for rent. Makes showering in the
morning easy for everyone! Also has TWO 8" futon sleeper sofa beds in the
living room - sleeps up to 8 people comfortably!
There is an outdoor shower,washer/dryer, clothes line for wet
towels and bathings suits, outside patio area with plenty of
tables/chairs and a BBQ Grill. There is air condition with window units
in every room as well as ceiling fans in all rooms which helps circulate the air.
We rent to families only since this is a very quiet street with most
families living there all year round - Sorry but no high school or
college student groups. Pets and smoking are prohibited indoors.
property availability
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Chris 973-214-0130
house rental amenities
*2 Full Bathrooms - Easy to get everyone showered in the a.m.!
*Air Conditioning (units in every room) plus ceiling fans in every room
*Children's beach toys available for you to use!
*Privacy blinds and shades on all windows
*Outside Shower
*2 FREE beach badges
*Washer/Dryer and outside clothes line
*Tons of off-street parking (4-6 cars)
*Digital Cable TV and FREE WIFI !!!!
*DVD player
*BBQ Grills
*Outside picnic area with tables/chairs/umbrellas
*Safe off-street play area for young children
*House is set way back off street for privacy w/some trees in front
activities and attractions in Beach Haven New Jersey
*8 houses to beach (no boulevard to cross)
*1/2 block to Acme Grocery Store and Movie Theater
*1 block to Skipper Dipper Icecream Parlor
*Walk to Bike Rentals
*Walk to Joey's Pizzeria
*Tons of activies on the island include miniature golf, live
theatre, Fantasy Island Amusements, arcade, boat and jetski rentals,
shopping, etc.
vacation rental rates
Summer Rentals are Saturday to Saturday. Check in time is 3pm, check out time is 11am.
SUMMER RATES: $1950 for first floor unit (2 bedrooms/2 full bathrooms)
Nightly & Holiday Rates:
Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day Weekend - $299/night
May, June, September and October: $249/night
All other off-season months: $175/night
We are very flexible in the off-season for nightly rentals - you can
do 2, 3, 4 nights, as long as home is available - just email or call
me to discuss options.
Payment Terms: Small deposit due at contract signing. Balance due before check in date. Security Deposit due at contract signing - $500 per floor/weekly rentals or $250 per floor/nightly
Chris 973-214-0130
accepted payment methods
Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.
Learn more in our Security CenterTop things to do in Beach Haven
- Beach
- Water Park
- Amusement Park Fantasy Island
- Waterpark
- Live Theatre "Surflight"
Top things to do on a budget
- Beach
- Relax!
- Bike Ride
- Fly Kites
- Crabbing
Top things to do with a family
- Beach
- Amusement Park
- Water Park
- Arcade
- Movies
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Follow all the action through our live chat as the Marist women's basketball team takes on Quinnipiac in the 2014 MAAC Women's Basketball Championship on Monday.
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Rider University women's basketball's run ends vs. Marist
They can't miss nine foul shots. They can't have the best player in school history pick this opportunity to have her least productive game of the season.
Water Polo Loses in Competitive Contest against San Diego
BOSTON, Mass. The Marist water polo team dropped a 9-7 loss to San Diego State to open the Harvard Tournament.
Softball Falls 2-0 Against Eastern Kentucky
ROCK HILL, S.C. After a day full of rain delays yesterday, the Marist softball team was able to hit the dirt today to kick off the Winthrop/Adidas Invitational.
MAAC basketball notebook: Marist's Hart tops Rider's Taylor for rookie award
Khallid Hart, of Marist, beat Rider's Jimmie Taylor for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's Rookie of the Year Award announced at last night's award banquet.
Hot-Shooting Marist Downs Siena in MAAC Tournament Quarterfinal
The Marist women's basketball team defeated Siena by a score of 87-65 in the quarterfinal round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Championship on Friday night at the MassMutual Center.
Men's Lacrosse Drops 12-9 Loss to Towson
The Marist men's lacrosse team fell 12-9 to Towson University tonight. Sophomore Joseph Radin led the Red Foxes with three goals.
Ockenden Wins MAAC Defensive Player Of The Year For Second Straight Season
Senior Leanne Ockenden has been named the 2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season.
Tonight, it's the #10-seed Siena women facing #2-seed Marist. Siena beat Manhattan last night 87-66 in Springfield, MA at the MAAC Tournament.
Badalato, Baas Earn Awards From The Big East
As we've discussed before, it's important for both of Marquette's lacrosse teams to show signs of improvement this season, even if it doesn't translate into wins.
Cizynski has realized her potential, leads Fairfield women into MAAC tournament
Of course, Katie Cizynski remembers the conversation with Joe Frager almost three seasons ago.
Men's Lacrosse To Face Off Against Towson On Friday Night
Marist men's lacrosse hosts Towson on Friday, Mar. 7. Face-off is set for 7 p.m. at Tenney Stadium.
Women's Lacrosse Continues Road Slate At Hofstra
The Marist women's lacrosse team travels to Hempstead, N.Y. on Friday, Mar. 7 to face Hofstra .
Marist men face Niagara in first round of tourney
The Marist men's basketball team finished just about where it was picked in the preseason poll and has a favorable draw headed into the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament.
Easthampton's Pat Ramsey, Marist men's basketball set for...
Pat Ramsey of Easthampton and his Marist University men's basketball teammates will play in the MAAC Championships this weekend in Springfield.
Marist Women Earn Share Of MAAC Title
The Marist women's basketball team defeated Iona in a battle of the top two seeds on Sunday, 79-67.
Softball Sweeps MAAC Weekly Awards After Weekend Opener
EDISON, N.J. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference honored three Marist softball players for weekly awards, as the Red Foxes swept the honors for their performances at the Mercer Bear Classic.
Bower says Marist ready for tourney
The last time Jeff Bower worked the sidelines in a college basketball tournament game was 1995.
Three Red Foxes Named To Women's Basketball All-MAAC Teams
EDISON, N.J On Monday, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced the 2013-14 All-MAAC Women's Basketball Teams as voted upon by the 11 head coaches.
Vandermolen Breaks Record, Molloy Claims Gold in Third Place Finish
ANNAPOLIS, Md. The men's swimming and diving team placed third at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships, tallying 407 points throughout the weekend, while also claiming a school record.


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Capture the spirits from an ancient crypt, recreate a cave from medieval times or sail the Caribbean caves. Two heads are better than one and twelve in a bag add drama to your decor - just like adding spice to soup. Cannibals, bring the stewpot!
- Item is a black woven string bag filled with twelve small plastic faux skulls.
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Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Mocs didn't go far to find a new defensive coordinator this off-season. When Adam Fuller left, UTC safeties coach Adam Braithwaite was picked to replace him. And he plans to pick up where his predecessor left off.
Adam Braithwaite might be a clone of the Mocs defensive-minded head coach in Russ Huesman. Huesman jokes he never watches the offense, and apparently Braithwaite doesn't either. "During a game, they'll say did you see that play by Terrell? I have no idea. I'm totally focused on the defense. I coached on offense my first year of college coaching. Coached wide receivers. Didn't have any idea what I was doing. I've been on defense now for ten years, so that's all I know at this point."
Braithwaite enjoys the challenge of overseeing the entire defense. "I look forward to being in a leadership role. Look forward to the challenges that come with that. Just very fortunate to have this opportunity."
Braithwaite doesn't plan many changes for the Mocs defense, and why would he. UTC was second in the SoCon in both scoring defense and total defense last season. Plus they return ten starters. Said Braithwaite,"We have some good players. We have a lot of experience coming back, so that always makes things easier. We're just trying to build on what we've accomplished so far."
But Braithwaite has to make sure the Mocs don't rest on those accomplishments. "Creating competition within your position group or within your unit is probably the best motivator there. Just finding a way to create competition. Develop depth. Our goal is just for each individual to improve, so that we can hit the summer running, and really build on what we've done. Just come into fall camp ready to go."
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text: JANUARY 5, 2004The California based environmental organization Sea Turtle Restoration Project compliments the Northeast Distant Fishery Sea Turtle Bycatch Reduction Project announced yesterday by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a move in the right direction to solve the problem of sea turtle bycatch. However, the plan itself will not stop the slide of the leatherback sea turtle toward extinction. Despite the development of a circle hook (which features a slight adjustment in the angle of of a J hook), a change in bait from squid to mackerel and the development of a leatherback lift, the new plan will have little impact on leatherback sea turtles. According to Robert Ovetz, Ph.D., a Marine Species Campaigner with the Sea Turtle Restoration Project, changes that longliners employ as a result of the study will not affect the continuing decline of the Pacific leatherback whose female nesting population has been estimated to have declined by 95% in the past two decades. Furthermore, as is shown in the NOAAs own video Leatherbacks Aboard at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mediacenter/turtles/, leatherbacks are mostly caught on their flippers by longline hooks and will be unaffected by the new bait since they feed on jellyfish not squid or mackerel. Todd Steiner, Executive Director of the Sea Turtle Restoration Project explains that it is unclear from the NOAA report how much such a lift will cost, who will pay for it, if it will be mandated for all US longline vessels, and if there will be enforcement to ensure that it is actually used. Most importantly, NOAA estimated a reduction in leatherback bycatch of 70%. Although this study may help reduce turtle bycatch, the achievable reduction is inadequate for protecting the plunging Pacific Leatherback population. These new techniques are insufficient to fulfill guidelines for reducing bycatch rates to levels approaching zero for endangered sea turtles, says Ovetz. Any incidental take of leatherbacks is detrimental to their continued survival. The only way to protect the leatherback is to maintain the closures to longline fishing in US waters of the Atlantic and Pacific not reduce bycatch related restrictions as NOAA is recommending. The Sea Turtle Restoration Project is also currently advocating a UN moratorium on longline fishing in the Pacific. Finally, the project does little to protect consumers of fish from high levels of methylmercury in tuna and swordfish, which are caught by longline fishing. The FDA issued a warning that swordfish, shark, king mackerel and tilefish (also known as golden snapper) contain enough mercury to affect the central nervous system and harm developing fetuses. Pregnant and nursing women, women who might become pregnant and young children should not eat these fish. The NOAA project would encourage an intensification of longline fishing by opening currently closed longline tuna and swordfish fisheries thereby further endangering both endangered sea turtles and seafood consumers, warns Ovetz. Both sea turtles and consumers would suffer in order to keep longliners afloat in our waters. The Sea Turtle Restoration Project is currently working with the State of California to ensure the proper posting of mercury warnings at all supermarkets in the state required under Proposition 65 to further protect consumers from mercury and sea turtles from deadly longline fishing.


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Paths in a water-wise garden use traditional hardscape materials -- like pavers, concrete, bricks, river rock, pebbles and pea gravel. How they differ from non-water-wise landscape design lies with what's growing -- or not growing -- between and surrounding the pathway materials. While many walkways are placed across a carpet of grass, the growing stuff on a waterwise pathway might be a drought-tolerant groundcover -- like thyme or stonecrop -- or another hardscape material, like bark or loose aggregate.
The same landscape design rules apply to pathways in a water conservation garden as they do in traditional landscaping. A straight path is formal, while a curving path presents a meandering feeling. A curving pathway that does not have an end in sight lends an air of mystery, intrigue and the possibility that your outdoor space is large, even if it isn't.
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You don't have to be a jazz aficionado to recognize ''Take Five,'' the smoky instrumental by the Dave Brubeck Quartet that instantly evokes swinging bachelor pads, hi-fi systems and cool nightclubs of the 1950s and '60s.
''Take Five'' was a musical milestone — a deceptively complex jazz composition that managed to crack the Billboard singles chart and introduce a new, adventurous sound to millions of listeners.
In a career that spanned almost all of American jazz since World War II, Brubeck's celebrated quartet combined exotic, challenging tempos with classical influences to create lasting standards.
The pianist and composer behind the group, Brubeck died Wednesday of heart failure at a hospital in Norwalk, Conn. He was a day shy of his 92nd birthday.
Brubeck believed that jazz presented the best face of America to the world.
''Jazz is about freedom within discipline,'' he said in a 2005 interview with The Associated Press. ''Usually a dictatorship like in Russia and Germany will prevent jazz from being played because it just seemed to represent freedom, democracy and the United States.
''Many people don't understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz. ... And that is really the idea of democracy — freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don't just get out there and do anything you want.''
The common thread that ran through Brubeck's work was breaking down the barriers between musical genres — particularly jazz and classical music. He was inspired by his mother, a classical pianist, and later by his composition teacher, the French composer Darius Milhaud, who encouraged his interest in jazz and advised him to ''keep your ears open'' as he traveled the world.
''When you hear Bach or Mozart, you hear perfection,'' Brubeck said in 2005. ''Remember that Bach, Mozart and Beethoven were great improvisers. I can hear that in their music.''
Brubeck was always fascinated by the rhythms of everyday life. In a discussion with biographer Doug Ramsey, he recalled the rhythms he heard while working as a boy on cattle drives at the northern California ranch managed by his father.
The first time he heard polyrhythms — the use of two rhythms at the same time — was on horseback.
''The gait was usually a fast walk, maybe a trot,'' he said. ''And I would sing against that constant gait of the horse. ... There was nothing to do but think, and I'd improvise melodies and rhythms.''
Brubeck combined classical influences and his own innovations on the seminal 1959 album ''Time Out'' by his classic quartet that included alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, drummer Joe Morello and bassist Eugene Wright.
It was the first jazz album to deliberately explore time signatures outside of the standard 4/4 beat or 3/4 waltz time. It was also the first million-selling jazz LP and is still among the best-selling jazz albums of all time.
Columbia executives blocked its release for nearly a year — until label President Goddard Lieberson intervened.
''They said, 'We never put out music that people can't dance to, and they can't dance to these rhythms that you're playing,''' Brubeck recalled in 2010. He also wanted a painting by Joan Miro on the cover, something else the record company had never done.
''I insisted that we go with something new,'' he said. ''And to their surprise, it became the biggest jazz recording they ever made.''
The album opens with ''Blue Rondo a la Turk,'' a piece inspired by Turkish street musicians Brubeck heard on a 1958 State Department tour. The piece was in 9/8 time — nine beats to the measure instead of the customary two, three or four beats — and blended folk rhythms with jazz and a Mozart piece.
The album also featured ''Take Five,'' the cool and catchy odd-metered tune that became the Brubeck quartet's theme. The tune was derived from a pattern that Morello liked to play backstage. Brubeck asked Desmond to write a two-part melody over the rhythm, and Brubeck patched the pieces together.
''It was a song that people could relate to, and it influenced the future of the music,'' said George Wein, a jazz pianist and founder of the Newport Jazz Festival.
Brubeck ''proved that a song with five beats in it and one with nine beats in it could become popular,'' pianist Herbie Hancock said in an email.
The jazz master played a key role in popularizing the first jazz festivals in the 1950s, playing at the Newport festival at least 50 times and helping to found the Monterey Jazz Festival.
He was also the first modern jazz musician pictured on the cover of Time magazine — on Nov. 8, 1954.Continued...


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When someone comes to look at your home, you have very little time to make a good first impression. It's said that, within the first minute of entering your home, most buyers may have already made a decision not to buy based on some things that seem trivial in the larger scheme of things. In this article, we'll look at five cheap fixes that will help you get them past that critical first minute and closer to buying your home. (For more on selling a home, read 7 Ways To Improve Your Home's Sell-ability.) TUTORIAL: Buying A Home
Focus on the Approach
Potential buyers need to walk up to your house before they see the inside, so the outside needs to match the quality of the inside. Some low-cost steps to increase the curb appeal include:
- Repainting the outside window trim
- Repainting the front door
- Straightening, cleaning and securing the eaves and downspouts
- Clearing and maintaining the yard
- Placing some plants along the walk up
The smell upon entering a home is very important. You don't want your place to be remembered as "the smelly place" or "the cat house." Ideally, you want it to be odor free, if possible, or at least have a pleasant scent if odor free can't be achieved. Some steps to take are:
- Cleaning everything from top to bottom
- Getting rid of items that have trapped odors
- Placing air fresheners or scented candles in areas where odors remain
Decluttering costs nothing, in theory, but it's vital if you're going to make your home attractive. Potential buyers want to fill it with their stuff, and that's hard to visualize with all your stuff in the way. Some cheap solutions include:
- Buying storage bins for clothes, toys and so on
- Installing shelving to clear floor space
- Emptying medicine cabinets and sink surfaces and storing items in a box beneath the sink
- Clearing the kitchen of rarely used appliances like blenders and toaster ovens
- Taking the pictures off the wall
- Throwing out some of the furniture you plan to get rid of in the move, sooner rather than later
Although a fully renovated entryway, kitchen or bathroom do usually pay off, there are lower cost ways to get by with what you have. These include:
- Updating the light fixtures, switches and plugs
- Replacing handles on cabinets, internal doors, closets, etc.
- Doing small touch-ups where paint has peeled or chipped, flooring has worn or wear and tear is otherwise visible.
Perhaps the most valuable experience for anyone looking to sell their home is to go and visit showhomes in the area to see what professional designers are doing. You'll want to note:
- The colors being used for paint. These will likely be neutral tones that are popular at the moment.
- The furniture layout. This will give you an idea of the mix of furniture people will be expecting to see, and how you can lay it out to create the illusion of more space.
- Design touches. Artfully placed plants and paintings make a difference. Note your own feelings in the showhome and try to source them to things you can create in your own home.
Although there is a science to presenting your home in the best light, it is not too difficult to pick it up. Try to see your place with fresh eyes or, failing that, ask a friend or family member to walk through with you; to bring problems you've grown used to back to the forefront. Remember, potential buyers are looking for a long-term home, so they are going to look at even the small details with a critical eye. If you can fix some of the cosmetic flaws before they see them, then your chances of selling fast - and at the price you want - will increase. (For things to avoid when selling your home, read The 5 Biggest Mistakes Home Sellers Make.)


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Today's blog post is written by Joshua Ladd, Open MPI developer and HPC Algorithms Engineer at Mellanox Technologies.
At some point in the process of pondering this blog post I noticed that my subconscious had, much to my annoyance, registered a snippet of the chorus to Paul Simon's timeless classic "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" with my brain's internal progress thread. Seemingly, endlessly repeating, billions of times over (well, at least ten times over) the catchy hook that offers one, of presumably 50, possible ways to leave one's lover -- "Hop on the bus, Gus." Assuming Gus does indeed wish to extricate himself from a passionate predicament, this seems a reasonable suggestion. But, supposing Gus has a really jilted lover; his response to Mr. Simon's exhortation might be "Just how many hops to that damn bus, Paul?"
HPC practitioners may find themselves asking a similar question, though in a somewhat less contentious context (pun intended.) Given the complexity of modern HPC systems with their increasingly stratified memory subsystems and myriad ways of interconnecting memory, networking, computing, and storage components such as NUMA nodes, computational accelerators, host channel adapters, NICs, VICs, JBODs, Target Channel Adapters, etc., reasoning about process placement has become a much more complex task with much larger performance implications between the "best" and the "worst" placement policies. To compound this complexity, the "best" and "worse" placement necessarily depends upon the specific application instance and its communication and I/O pattern. Indeed, an in-depth discussion on Open MPI's sophisticated process affinity system is far beyond the scope of this humble blog post and I refer the interested reader to the deep dive talk Jeff gave at Euro MPI on this topic.
Tags: HPC, NUMA, NUNA, process affinity


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Arjun (pronounced [ɐrˈɟunɐ] in classical Sanskrit) (lit. 'bright' or 'silver' (cf. Latin argentum)) is the third of the Pandavas, the sons and princes of Pandu, who, with Krishna is considered as the main hero of Mahabharata. In his role in the Mahabharata, Arjuna is a key part of the Bhagavad Gita, which is perhaps the best known sacred Hindu text in the West.[1][2][3][4]
Arjuna was considered the finest archer and a peerless warrior by many notable figures in the Mahabharata, such as Bhishma, Dronacharya, Krishna, Vidura, Sage Narada and Dhritarashtra. According to his rival Karna, only Shiva would not fear the sight of Arjuna bearing down on him. He played a key role in ensuring the defeat of the Kauravas in the Kurukshetra War. He was considered to be an undefeated hero, claimed to have never tasted defeat until losing the dice game to his cousins. Arjuna was an avatar of Nara, who along with the avatar of Narayana, Krishna, established Dharma in the Dvapara Yuga.[5]
He was the student of Drona. He also learned archery with Kirats of Nepal in a disguise as Kirats were renowned archers of that time.
His grandson, Parikshit, ends up being the sole heir to Hastinapur. Married multiple times, Arjuna married Draupadi, Subhadra, Uloopi, and Chitrangada. His children included Shrutakirti, Abhimanyu, Babruvahana, and Iravan.
- 1 Etymology and other names
- 2 Birth and early years
- 3 Tutelage under Drona
- 4 Marriage to Draupadi
- 5 Burning of Khandava Vana
- 6 Arjuna's Tirtha-yatra and Indraprastha
- 7 Conquest for Rajasuya
- 8 Exile
- 9 Kurukshetra War
- 10 Conquest for Ashvamedha
- 11 Death
- 12 Character of Arjuna
- 13 The Rivalry with Karna
- 14 Modern references
- 15 Notes
Etymology and other names[edit]
The Mahabharata refers to Arjuna by twelve different names.
In the story, these names are conveyed to the reader when Prince Uttar of Matsya asks Arjuna to prove his identity. The names and their meanings are as follow:.[6][7][8]
- Arjun - one of taintless fame and glow like silver
- Phalgun - one born on the star of Phalguna
- Jishnu - conqueror of enemies
- Kiriti - one who wears the celestial diadem, Kiriti, presented by Indra
- Shwetavahana - one with white horses mounted to his chariot
- Bhibatsu - one who always fights wars in a fair manner
- Vijaya - victorious warrior
- Paarth or Paartha - son of Pritha or Kunti. Incidentally his father is the Lord of Heavens, Indra.
- Savyasachi - skillful in using both arms, ambidextrous
- Dhananjay - one who conquers bows (dhanush) referring to his skills as an archer
- Gudakesh - One who has conquered sleep (gudaka "sleep")
- Kapi Dhwaj - Having flag of Kapi (Monkey) in his chariot (Arjuna's flag displayed an image of Hanuman from a previous encounter)
- Parantap - one who concentrates the most, destroyer of enemies from his concentration
- Gandivi - one who possessed the mighty bow - Gandiva given by Agni
Birth and early years[edit]
Once, a Brahmin sage named Kindama and his wife were making love in the forest when Arjuna's father Pandu accidentally shot at them, mistaking them for a deer. Before dying, Kindama cursed the king to die when he engages in love making with his wife . Due to this curse, Pandu was unable to father children. As an additional penance for the murder, as well as his own declining health, Pandu abdicated the throne of Hastinapura and retired to the forest. His blind brother Dhritarashtra, the original heir, took over the reins of the kingdom.[9]
After Pandu's disability, the Pandavas were conceived in an unusual way. His mother, Kunti, had in her youth been granted the power to invoke the devas by the sage Durvasa. Each deva, when invoked, would impregnate her with a child. Urged by Pandu to use her boons, Kunti gave birth to Arjuna by invoking the Lord of Heaven, Indra. According to popular legend, no other birth in the Mahabharata except Krishna's was celebrated by the devas, sages and apsaras. Arjuna was the third Pandava, after Yudhishthira and Bhima. Younger to him were Pandu's twin sons begotten of Madri, Nakula and Sahadeva. Like Arjuna, all of them were devakin.
After the death of Pandu (and Madri's subsequent suicide), the Pandavas and their mother returned to Hastinapur. With Duryodhana's status as the Kuru heir now contested, there was a lot of fighting between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Along with his brothers, Arjuna was trained in religion, science, administration and military arts by the Kuru-guru Kripacharya and "Grandsire" Bhisma.
One day, when the princes were playing a game, they lost their ball in a well. When the rest of the children gave up the ball as being lost, Arjuna stayed behind trying to get it. A stranger came by and extracted the ball for him using divine weapons. When Arjuna related the story to Bhishma, Bhishma realized that the stranger was none other than Dronacharya. Bhisma tracked down the sage and asked him to become the Kuru princes' teacher. Seeking asylum from Panchal, Drona agreed.
Tutelage under Drona[edit]
Under Drona's tutelage, the Kauravas and the Pandavas, along with the princes of Hastinapur's allies and vassals, learned weaponry. Arjuna became Drona's favorite and most accomplished pupil; specifically, he became a master in using the bow and the arrow. In a famous incident, Drona deemed that out of all his students, even his own son Ashwatthama, none but Arjuna had the steadfast focus to shoot the eye of a bird on a tree; he was proven right.[10]
In two other incidents, the reader sees how Arjuna's destiny is shaped. Arjuna was the only one with the skill and fortitude to save his teacher from an attack from a crocodile. In reality, the attack was a ruse Drona used to test his students. In another story, Arjuna, noticing Bhima eating in the dark, trained himself to shoot accurately without visualizing his target. Impressed by Arjuna, Drona promised his pupil that he would make Arjuna the greatest archer that ever lived or ever would live. Drona adhered to this vow so strongly, that when he discovered a Kirat prince Ekalavya of superior archery skill, Drona tricked him into cutting off the thumb of his hand(needed to string the bow) so that he kept his promise to Arjuna.
As part of his gurudakshina, Arjuna and his brothers, with no other soldiers, attacked Panchal and captured King Drupada, with Arjuna making the arrest himself. Drona requested this in order to settle an old grudge he had with Drupada. Secretly, Drupada was greatly impressed by Arjuna and wished for him to marry his daughter, Draupadi.
At the end of their training, the Kuru princes displayed their talents to their elders in an arena. There, Arjuna steals the show, using divine weapons to great effect. However, before he can be crowned as the victor of the tournament, he is challenged by Karna. Due to his low birth, Karna is not allowed to compete and gets insulted by the Pandavas for being a sutaputra; this marks the beginning of a feud between Karna and Arjuna that lasts until the end of the story.
As the Pandavas and Kauravas grew older, a crown prince had to be named. Yudhishthira won the nomination over Duryodhana. Angered, Duryodhana plotted with his uncle Shakuni, who masterminded a plan to kill the Pandavas. The Kauravas have a house of wax built; they desired to send the Pandavas vacationing to the wax house, under some pretense, before setting the house on fire. Alerted of the scheme by Vidura, the Pandavas evaded the trap. Arjuna and Bhima wanted to declare war, but Yudhisthira cooled them down. Under his orders, Arjuna, Kunti, and the Pandavas faked their deaths and went into hiding.
Marriage to Draupadi[edit]
Still in hiding, the Pandavas disguised themselves as brahmins and attended the Swayamvara of Panchala princess Draupadi. Out of all of the great kings and other Kaurava princes, Arjuna was the only one able to pass the established challenge: lift, string, and fire Pinakin to pierce the eye of a golden fish whilst only looking at its reflection. This test demanded concentration, sense of timing, and precision of an archer. Drupada had designed this test with Arjuna in mind.
In some versions of the story, Arjuna is forbidden by Kunti to attend the Swayamvara. Kunti's reasoning is that Yudhishthira or Duryodhana would be the only acceptable candidates for Draupadi's hand; anyone else, not set to inherit the throne, would be an insult to Panchal. She allows Bhima to attend because he is Yudhishthira's heir and could win Draupadi for his brother without controversy. When Arjuna disobeys her anyways, as he is firing the arrow, he swears to God that if wins Draupadi's hand, he would never disobey his mother's commands.
When the brothers returned with Draupadi, Arjuna joked to his mother that they had brought alms. Dismissingly and without looking, Kunti, per habit, asked him to share it with his brothers. Holding his mother's orders as a divine command(or in some cases, because of Arjuna's promise to God), Arjuna unquestionably agreed, and even refused to back down when his brothers and Kunti attempted to talk him down. Draupadi had to marry all five of the Pandavas. Her five sons, one each from a Pandava brother are known as the Upapandavas.[11] Srutakirti was the son of Arjuna.
The brothers followed Narada's advice on a sharing arrangement with regard to Draupadi: each brother would have exclusive rights over her for a year, after which the mantle will shift to the next brother. Moreover, any brother intruding on the privacy of the couple would have to go on a twelve year Tirtha-yatra.
At this point in the Mahabhartha, the Pandavas revealed that they were alive. With both Duryodhana and Yudhishthira being crown princes, tension were high. Under Bhisma's advice, the kingdom was split, with the Kauravas getting Hastinapur and the Pandavas getting Khandavaprastha. With Khandavaprastha being very underdeveloped and having infertile soil, requiring tilling, the Pandavas set to work rebuilding the land. Their cousins Krishna and Balarama gave them aid.
Burning of Khandava Vana[edit]
In some versions of the story, this was the first time Arjuna meets Krishna. In any case, Khandavaprastha was where Arjuna and Krishna's friendship is truly forged. Once when roaming in the Khandava Vana, Arjuna and Krishna met the god of fire, Agni. Agni was in great hunger and needed to burn down the entire Khandava Vana to quench his hunger. But Takshaka, the serpent-king lived in the same forest and was a friend of Indra's. So the latter brought down heavy rains to thwart Agni's plans to burn the woods. Agni requested Krishna and Arjuna to help him realize his goal.[12]
The three of them then invoked Varuna, the God of the oceans, who blessed Arjuna with the Gandiva – the moon bow created by Brahma. In this way, Arjuna came into possession of his famous bow. Agni also gave Arjuna an incandescent chariot with four horses yoked, and bearing a flag that would one-day be occupied by Hanuman. Arjuna also obtained his famous conch.[13]
With Krishna using the Sudarshana Chakra [13] Arjuna and Krishna waged a successful battle against Indra and helped Agni burn down the entire Khandava Vana including all its demons and evil spirits. Indra's anger was metered by his pride in his son.
Saving Mayasura[edit]
In their demolition of Khandava Krishna and Arjuna had saved one demon, Mayasura.[12] Owing Arjuna a boon, Mayasura told that he would build a palace for Yudhishtra. As Mayasura was a great architect of the Asuras, he soon constructed the Maya assembly hall – a gigantic palace for the Pandavas, filled with ancient books, artifacts, and jewels. Thus, Khandavaprastha was renamed Indraprastha.[14]
Arjuna's Tirtha-yatra and Indraprastha[edit]
During an incident where dacoits are attacking some farmers, Arjuna was forced to violate Yudhishthira and Draupadi's privacy, as he had left the Gandiva in their room. Despite the understanding of all and being forgiven by both Yudhishthira and Draupadi, Arjuna accepted the punishment agreed with Narada and set off on a twelve-year tirtha-yatra.
Meeting Uloopi[edit]
Arjuna started his pilgrimage by visiting the source of river Ganga. It was here that he accidentally met the Naga princess, Uloopi. She was deeply infatuated by him and the couple were drawn into days of passionate love-making (in some stories Uloopi hits Arjuna with love potions). Before departing, Ulupi granted him the boon of invincibility in water bodies. Iravan was Arjuna's son with Ulupi.[15][16]
However, Arjuna was reluctant to marry Uloopi, as because of all the magic Uloopi had used to keep him in the netherworld, Arjuna would remember none of what had happened. After he learns of her pregnancy, he consents to the marriage.
Chitrangadaa at Manipura[edit]
Arjuna visited other Tirthas in India, including Kalinga and the ashrams of the Saptarishis, Agastya, Vasishta and Bhrigu. Finally he reached the palace of Manipur. Here he met king Chitravahana's daughter, Chitrangadaa. He fell in love with her and requested the king for his daughter's hand in marriage. Upon discovering Arjuna's true identity, the king readily agreed. Since Chitrangadaa was his oldest child and Manipur practiced equal primogeniture, which Hastinapur did not practice, the king sought a promise from Arjuna that Chitrangadaa and any of her and Arjuna's children would remain in Manipur as Chitravahana's heirs. Arjuna agreed, and later spent time in the palace until the birth of his son, Babruvahana.[17][18]
Reaching Dwarka and Subhadra[edit]
Arjuna moved to other Tirthas, including the southern regions in Kerala. Finally he reached Dwarka, the place where his cousin Krishna resided. Arjuna had, in his childhood, heard about Krishna's beautiful sister, Subhadra. Krishna, wishing to further tie their families, knew of Arjuna's visit and devised a plan to arrange their meet. Accordingly, Arjuna disguised himself as a "yati" and stayed at Subhadra's palace. Soon, the couple managed to fall in love. Because Balarama had already promised Subhadra to his favorite disciple, Duryodhana, Arjuna had to steal Subhadra way. Per Krishna's suggestion, Subhadra was Arjuna's charioteer, proving to all who witnessed that Subhadra was departing of her own free will.
They spent a year together in Dwarka. Later, they moved to a small ashram in Pushkara where they stayed for another year, before moving to Indraprastha after Arjuna's penance had ended. After a few years Abhimanyu was born to Arjuna and Subhadra.[19][20]
Conquest for Rajasuya[edit]
Arjuna was sent north by Yudhisthira to subjugate kingdoms for the Rajasuya Yagya, so that he could be crowned Emperor of Indraprastha. The Mahabharata mentions several kingdoms to the east of Indraprastha which were conquered (or otherwise peacefully bent-the-knee) by Arjuna. Some of them are:[21]
- Bhagadatta of Pragjyotisha
- Vrihanta, the king of Uluka
- Modapura, Vamadeva, Sudaman, Susankula, the Northern Ulukas, and the kings of those countries and peoples
- Devaprastha, the city of Senavindu
- Viswagaswa of Puru's race
- Seven tribes called Utsava-sanketa
- Kshatriyas of Kashmir and also king Lohita along with ten minor chiefs
- Trigartas, the Daravas, the Kokonadas, and various other Kshatriyas
- town of Avisari
- Rochamana ruling in Uraga
- Singhapura adi
- Regions Suhma and Sumala
- Valhikas
- Daradas along with the Kambojas
- Robber tribes that dwelt in the north-eastern regions
- Lohas, the eastern Kambojas, and northern Rishikas
- country of the Limpurushas ruled by Durmaputra
- Harataka
- Various lakes and tanks sacred to the Rishis
- regions ruled by the Gandharvas that lay around the Harataka territories. Here the conqueror took, as tribute from the country, numerous excellent horses called Tittiri, Kalmasha, Manduka.
- North Harivarsha
- city of Sakraprastha
After Yudhisthira succumbed to Shakuni's challenge in the game of dice, the Pandavas were forced to be in exile for 13 years, which included one year in anonymity.
Penance for Pashupatastra[edit]
Indra had promised Arjuna to give him all his weapons sensing an impending war with the Kauravas, on the condition that he obtain the Pashupatastra from Lord Shiva. Following the advice of Sage Vyasa to go on a meditation or "tapasya" to attain this divine weapon, Arjuna left his brothers for a penance.
Arjuna traveled for a while before reaching the mountain Indra keeladri, Vijayawada. Here he sat in meditation in the name of Lord Shiva. Shiva appeared soon enough in the guise of a hunter, who challenged Arjuna to a fight. While being thoroughly dominated by Shiva, Arjuna became confused as to how an ordinary hunter could best a warrior like himself. He prays to Shiva for strength, and then sees the offerings he made to Shiva around the hunter's neck. Shiva was very pleased with the bravery and prowess of the prince. Consequently, Shiva transformed himself to show his real avatar and blessed Arjuna with the Pashupatastra. Other devas like Kubera, Yama, Varuna and Indra followed suit and blessed each of their potent weapons to Arjuna. Indra also invited his son to his palace in heaven. Arjuna was amazed at the splendor of his father's palace at Amaravati. Dancers like Urvashi, Tilottama, Rambha and Menaka entertained him. There was a huge banquet serving different varieties of heavenly dishes. Arjuna learnt song and dance from the Gandharva, Chitrasena. Indra himself taught him to wield the divine weapons and also gave him his own Vajra.
Urvashi's curse[edit]
Indra noted the passionate glances exchanged between Arjuna and Urvashi during his stay. However, Arjuna refuses her advances, alleging that he had heard of her relationship with his ancestor Pururava, and hence she had the status of a mother, equal in respect to Kunti.[22] Urvashi, annoyed at this, cursed him that he would become a eunuch who would have to live among women, singing and dancing. On Indra's request, and regretting her anger, Urvashi reduced her curse to a period of one year of Arjuna's choice. In some versions of the story, Urvashi curses Arjuna with womanhood, but always reduces the curse to a year's length.
Trial with Devastras: slaying Rakshasas at heaven[edit]
Arjuna gets the opportunity to test his skills with the divine weapons at Indra's palace itself. Arjuna was taken to the palace of the Nivatakavachas, a tribe of Rakshasas who had a magnificent palace under the oceans. Arjuna used the mohini-astra and the madhava-astra to demolish these asuras.
He was also taken to Hiranyapuri, a palace in the sky created by a witch Puloma and his asura tribe of the Kaalakeyas. Here Arjuna uses the Pashupatastra and annihilates the demons.
Meeting Hanuman[edit]
Continuing his quest, Arjuna visits the site of Rama Setu in Dhanushkodi. There, he openly questions why, if Rama had been such a great archer, he hadn't simply built the bridge out of arrows. Hearing this, Hanuman gets angry and challenges Arjuna to prove his superiority by building such a bridge, which Hanuman would try to destroy. Tensions escalate until Arjuna pledges to defeat Hanuman or kill himself, going so far as to frivolously use divine weapons to build the bridge, while Hanuman uses his god-given strength and ability to increase his size to destroy Arjuna's bridge. Eventually, Krishna intervenes, criticizing Arjuna for his excessive pride and Hanuman for allowing his love of Rama to overcome his pacifism. Regaining his sense, Hanuman pledges to reside in Arjuna's standard(flag) during the Kurukshetra war.[23]
Eunuch at Virata's Kingdom[edit]
Along with his brothers, Arjuna spent his last year of exile in the kingdom of Virata, Hastinapura. This is the place where Urvashi's curse is implemented and Arjuna becomes a eunuch called Brihannala (within themselves Pandavas called him Vijaya).[24] At the palace, he teaches song and dance, qualities he had learnt from Chitrasena, to the King Virata's daughter, Uttarā. Later, Arjuna arranges for Uttara to become his daughter-in-law by marrying his son Abhimanyu to her. At the same time, he prevents Subhadra from marrying Abhimanyu to Balarama's daughter Vatsala, as the Kurus find cousin-cousin marriages taboo.
Hearing about the death of Kichaka, Duryodhana surmises that the Pandavas were hiding in Matsya. A host of Kaurava warriors attack Virata, presumably to steal their cattle, but in reality, desiring to pierce the Pandavas' veil of anonymity. Full of bravado, Virata's son Uttar attempts to take on the army by himself while the rest of the Matsya army has been lured away to fight Susharma and the Trigartas. Per Draupadi's suggestion, Uttar takes Brihannala with him, as his charioteer. When he sees the Kaurava army, Uttar loses his nerve and attempts to flee. There, Arjuna reveals his identity and those of his brothers'. Switching places with Uttar, Arjuna takes up the Gandiva and Devadatta. Eager to defend the land that had given him refuge, Arjuna single-handedly defeats this legion of Kaurava warriors, putting them to sleep using divine weapons. He takes their scarves to present to Uttara as a gift.
Kurukshetra War[edit]
Bhagavad Gita[edit]
As the battle draws close, Arjuna is overcome with self-doubt about the righteousness of the war against his own kith and kin. He is aggrieved at the thought of having to fight with his dear teacher, Drona and the fatherlike Bhishma. It was then that Krishna took charge and explained the necessity and inevitability of the war to Arjuna. This conversation is a key part of the Mahabharata known as Bhagavadgita, and is considered as a holy scripture of Hinduism.
Arjuna plays the role of the reader in the Bhagavad Gita. As Krishna dispenses the advice, Arjuna asks the questions.
The Bhagavad Gita primarily takes the form of a philosophical dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna.
Battles fought at Kurukshetra[edit]
Arjuna was a key Pandava warrior and played a huge role in the Kurukshetra war. His flag bore the symbol of Hanuman.[25]
Some of the crucial battles fought by Arjuna are as follows:
- Death of Bhagadatta: On the thirteenth day when Abhimanyu was slayed. Arjuna was busy fighting Bhagaddata the king of Pragjyotisha who came with a thousand elephants and attacked him. During the battle Bhagaddata shot an irresistible arrow Vaishnavastra which could kill Arjun but he was saved by Krishnas timely intervation. Which fell on Krishna nd formed a garland. Bhagadatta was later killed by an arrow shot by Arjun
- Defeat of Bhisma: Throughout the first nine-days of battle, Arjuna was unable to defeat Bhisma. At times, the most he was able to do was drive Bhisma's chariot away. This was partially due to his own reluctance to fight his grandsire, as well as Bhisma's terrific skill. As Krishna became frustrated with Arjuna, he took up arms against Bhishma himself, at least twice. Not wanting history to blame Arjuna for forcing Krishna to break his vow of non-aggression, Arjuna managed to talk Krishna down and fought with renewed vigor. On the tenth day of the war, after asking Bhishma himself how to best defeat him, Arjuna took Shikhandi in his chariot. As Bhishma would not raise weapons against a woman, Arjuna was able to attack Bhisma unimpeded. Tears flowing from his eyes, Arjuna pierced Bhishma's entire body with arrows, eventually forcing Bhisma to fall down with Arjuna's arrows acting as a bed. Per Bhishma's request, he provided a pillow of arrows for his head, as well as water by piercing the earth and allowing Ganga to nourish her son.[26]
- Killing of the Trigartas: Attempting to distract him so that Dronacharya could capture Yudhishthira, Susharma and the Trigarthas challenged Arjuna to a fight to the death. On the twelfth and thirteenth days of battle, Arjuna killed them to a man.[27]
- Defeat of Jayadratha: Arjuna held Jayadratha responsible for Abhimanyu's death on the thirteenth day of the war. He vowed to kill him the very next day before sunset, failing which he would kill himself by jumping in a pyre. The Kauravas hid Jayadratha from Arjuna, knowing that Arjuna's death would result in a Kaurava victory. However, Krishna created an artificial eclipse by using his Sudarshana Chakra to hide the sun, forcing Kauravas to believe the day was over and Arjuna's death was imminent. Wishing to mock Arjuna, Jayadratha went to the head of the army in joy, even as the sun emerged from the eclipse. Arjuna promptly used one of his most powerful weapons, Vayavastra (wind weapon) to slaughter Jayadratha. This was difficult because Jayadratha had a boon from his father that whoever would be responsible for his head falling to the ground would have his own head blown up. That is why Arjuna used the Vayavastra to carry the decapitated head of Jayadratha to his father, who was awaken from his meditation by the sudden landing of a decapitated head on his body and since he ended up dropping it to the ground, he had his head blown up.
- Defeat of Karna: Karna and Arjuna were sworn enemies in the epic, each having taken an oath to kill the other in the battle. On the seventeenth day of battle the two foes faced each other once more. This battle between Arjuna and Karna is perhaps the most cataclysmic and awesome of the great epic. Krishna anticipated a likely battle to the death between Karna and Arjuna. The warriors on the battlefield and the devas in heaven watched the battle in speechless amazement and terrified admiration of the strength and skill of these greatest of warriors. The epic states that initially, the battle was even between the two foes, but then Karna's chariot wheel became stuck in the mud. Further, owing to a curse Karna received from his guru Parasurama, Karna forgot the mantra to invoke the Brahmastra. The epic stated that Arjuna, always righteous, hesitated to attack his foe at this juncture. Reminding Arjuna of all the atrocities that Karna committed against the Pandavas, such as his instigation and participation of their wife Draupadi's public humiliation and disrobing and his participation in the treacherous and cowardly killing of Arjuna's son Abhimanyu, Krishna commanded Arjuna to attack. Krishna reminded Arjuna that Karna sided with adharma and had no right at this point in his life to hide behind the rules of engagement. Arjuna decapitated Karna using the Anjalika weapon. Later, when it was revealed that Karna was actually Arjuna's older brother, Arjuna's Gandiva slipped from his grasp for the first time. Arjuna became haunted by Karna's killing, and took it upon himself to treat Vrishakethu, Karna's only remaining son, with great care.
Conquest for Ashvamedha[edit]
After the conclusion of the war, the Pandavas take charge of Hastinapura, the undivided realm of their ancestors. Yudhishira appointed Arjuna as the in-charge for the army and security forces of Hastinapura.[28]
Yudhisthira decided to hold the Ashvamedha Yagna, or "horse sacrifice", to grant them the title of Chakravarti ("Emperor"). Arjuna led the armed forces which followed the horse around its random wanderings. He received the submission of many kings, either without or following an armed confrontation. He was thus instrumental in the expansion of the Pandava domains. Some of the campaigns are as under:
- Uttarapatha, including those of Pragjyotisha, Uluka, Modapura, Vamadeva, Sudaman, Susankula, Northern Uluka, Puru kingdom of Viswagaswa, Utsava-Sanketa, Lohita, Trigarta, Darava, Abhisara, Kokonada, Ursa, Simhapura, Suhma, Sumala, Balhika, Darada, Kamboja.
- Transoxiana region (Sakadvipa or Scythia), the Lohas, Parama Kambojas, Northern Rishikas (or Parama Rishikas), Limpurushas, Haratakas, Gandharvas and the Uttarakurus.
- Trigarta: Ketuvarman and Dhritavarman
- King Vajradatta, son of Bhagadatta
- Saindhava
- Manipura and death by Babruvahana:
- Arjuna went to Manipura, where the king was Babruvahana, his own son with Chitrangadaa. Seeing his father Babruvahana came all the way to receive Arjuna. Arjuna was very upset that Babruvahana did not respect the duties worthy of a King and did not ask for war. He cursed his son as a coward and asked him to prepare for war. In the fight between father and son Babruvahana killed Arjuna, but Ulupi, the snake-princess used the Mritasanjivani, a boon from Ganga Devi to bring Arjuna back to life. It is later stated that the defeat was because of Arjuna's using Shikhandi to plot Bhishma's death.[29]
- Magadha, Rajagriha and King Meghasandhi
- Chedi and other kingdoms
- Kasi, Anga, Kosala, Kirata and Tanga kingdoms. Arjuna accepted due honors from respective rulers.
- Dakarna
- Nishada: Arjuna was able to defeat the Nishada King, the son of Eklavya.
- Andhra people led by Mahishaksha, tribes of Kolwa hills
- Saurashtra, Gokarn city and Prabhaska
- Dwarvati and Vrishni race
- Punjab
- Gandhara
Upon the onset of the Kali yuga and the departure of Lord Krishna, Arjuna and other Pandavas retired, leaving the throne to their only descendant to survive the war of Kurukshetra, Arjuna's grandson Parikshita. Giving up all their belongings and ties, the Pandavas, accompanied by a dog, made their final journey of pilgrimage to the Himalayas. It is also to be noted that the listener of the Mahabharata is Janamejay, Parkishit's son.
Except for Yudhishthir, all of the Pandavas grow weak and die before reaching heaven (only Yudhishthir is allowed to keep his mortal body). When Bhima asks Yudhishthira why Arjuna isn't permitted the same, the reason given is Arjuna's extreme pride in his skills as an archer and also because he had an enemy- Karna. Draupadi also falls because while she claimed to love all the Pandavas equally, she had a soft spot for Arjuna.
Character of Arjuna[edit]
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The character of Arjuna is described as one whose mind is spotless and clean of all impurities. Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita refers to Arjuna as Anagha, which means pure of heart or sinless. Arjuna's nobility is manifested in his magnanimity in victory and compassion towards adversaries. He bears all the injustice of the Kauravas with stoicism and yet hesitates to kill them just before the war.
As Nara of Nara Narayana (an avatar of Vishnu), Arjuna embodies Kshatriya manhood. Krishna being Narayana of the Nara Narayana avatar, symbolizes the atman, and hence the two are inseparable. Arjuna was chosen by Krishna to be his dearest friend and disciple. In the great epic, on several occasions, Krishna reveals his great and eternal love for Arjuna. Krishna states that no one in the world is dearer to him than Arjuna and that there is nothing in the world that he wouldn't give his friend. In the epic, when Arjuna takes a vow to either kill Jayadratha before sunset or else immolate himself, Krishna remarks to his charioteer, Daruka, that neither his wives nor friends nor kinsmen nor relatives nor any other is dearer to him than Arjuna. He further states that he is unable to live in a world deprived of Arjuna for even a moment. Krishna refers to Arjuna as Purusharshva, which translates to best of men.
The Rivalry with Karna[edit]
1. On the arrival of all Kuru princes in Hastinapur from Guru Drona's Hermitage, a huge procession was organised where all the princes showed their skills and valor. In this same procession, Guru Drona, openly declared Arjuna as the archer, whose skills can never be matched by any other warrior in the entire world. At that very moment, Karna entered the Rangbhoomi (Procession Hall) and challenged Arjuna for a fight, where he was insulted hugely by many, for being a sootputra (son of a charioteer). This surge for being the best archer in the world, bore seeds of the one of the greatest rivalry in the history of India.
2. At the time of Swayamvar of Draupadi, a competition, which, only a great archer would win, was organised. As quoted by Lord Krishna, there were only two archers who could complete the task, Arjuna and Karna. Unlike all other princes, Karna easily picked up the bow and tied it. As he was about to shoot, Draupadi said that she won't marry a Sootputra (Son of a charioteer) as she was a princess. Later, Arjuna, who was then disguised as a Brahmin, won the swayamwara. This created a sense of anger in Karna's heart, for he was rejected for being of the lower caste.
3. At the historical game of dice, Karna said to Draupadi that it won't be any harm to her to have Duryodhana as her sixth husband as she already has married five. He also called her a whore, quoting, "A women who marries five men is not a women, but a whore. And what's respect and disrespect for a whore anyway!" This act of adharma done by Karna finally made Arjuna swore to kill Karna.
4. Karna was the eldest son of Kunti. Kunti banished him to protect her and her father's integrity. Karna was thus, a Kshatriya, but was grown a sootputra. He wished to learn archery, but, as quoted by many great Guru's (Teachers) of his era, "Knowledge was a right only of the higher class, that is, bramhins and kshatriyas." Thus, Karna was rejected every time for he being known as a person of lower caste. He fought against hardship and misfortune his entire life, and yet, lost track of dharma only once in his life. He kept his word under all circumstances. All these wounds finally turned out into a rage against the only competitor he had during his life, Arjuna.
In the end, Karna was slayed by Arjuna, only after all the curses he bore upon him were put to practice. He was defeated by a combination of two curses, Indra's help, Krishna's witness (by telling him his true identity before the war), and his promise to Kunti.
Modern references[edit]
Arjuna's extraordinary talent and skills have made him a common name in popular culture.
- The American astronomer Tom Gehrels named a class of asteroids with low inclination, low eccentricity and earth-like orbital period as Arjuna asteroids.[30][31]
- The Arjuna Award is presented every year in India to one talented sportsman in every national sport.
- Arjun is a third generation main battle tank developed for the Indian Army.
- Mayilpeeli Thookkam is a ritual art of dance performed in the temples of Kerala. It is also known as Arjuna Nrithyam (lit. Arjuna's dance) as a tribute to his dancing abilities.
There have been a serial and a film based on Arjuna's life and exploits.
- Earth Maiden Arjuna is a Japanese animated television series created by Shoji Kawamori. This series is based on Arjuna and the Mahabharata. Arjuna: Into the Another World is the soundtrack produced for the series.
- Arjun: The Warrior Prince is a 2012-mythological action film narrating the events in Arjuna's life.
Additionally, the protagonist in Steven Pressfield's book The Legend of Bagger Vance, Rannulph Junuh, is based in part on Arjuna (R. Junuh).[32]
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8:10pm Friday 25th January 2013 in News By Bill Gardner, Senior Reporter
A tiny parish council has come under fire for demanding thousands of pounds more from residents.
At a meeting earlier this month Rottingdean Parish Council voted to increase the annual amount of cash it requests from taxpayers to £45,000 – a steep rise of more than 66% since 2011.
One angry resident said the rise was "worrying" but the council's deputy chairman defended the decision as "quite reasonable".
By law parish councils are allowed to raise their precept as much as they want, while district and borough councils must not raise tax by more than 2%.
Councillor Ken Humphreys, Rottingdean's deputy chairman, admitted the council's fear that parish precepts might be capped for the first time next year had influenced the decision to boost taxpayer takings.
He said: "There's no doubt that the possibility of a cap next year meant the council was keen to put the rate up.
"But this money is also much needed. There's the new toilets being repaired on the seafront and we have to pay about 50 to 60% of that.
"The only way we can get these toilets repaired is if we shell out for it."
Difficult to justify
But Coun Humphreys, who abstained from the vote, also suggested it was difficult to justify demanding more money from hard-pressed residents.
He said: "I disagreed with the rate going up last year but I was outvoted so I have gone with the majority. That's democracy.
"But I did think that we should keep the precept the same, because we do have quite a bit in the bank and people are finding it tough at the moment, even if we are asking for quite a small amount of money."
The council was plunged into turmoil in October last year when it lost nearly half its nine members, as well as its clerk, due to resignations.
One resident, who did not want to be named, said: "It is very worrying that the parish council can set any amount it wishes to be collected from residents of Rottingdean parish.
"Last April the parish council promised the rise would be a one off. Residents cannot refuse to pay this extra money."
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10:36pm Fri 25 Jan 13
John Steed says...
1:27am Sat 26 Jan 13
Mr Sworld says...
So how much per household does this cost?
5:50pm Sun 27 Jan 13
0nthec0ast says...
That I think puts into perspective.
Also, the fact that 4 out of 9 Parish councillors decided to step down for various reasons did not mean that the council was 'plunged into turmoil in October' and is a total irrelevence.
Perhaps the journalist, Bill Gardner might like to pursue why Rottingdean residents are having to fund a considerable portion of the cost of rebuilding the public toilets on the seafront that have been allowed to reach a disgraceful state of disrepair by Brighton and Hove City Council.
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Dynamics Induced by β-Lactam Antibiotics in the Active Site of Bacillus subtilisl,d-Transpeptidase
Dynamics Induced by β-Lactam Antibiotics in the Active Site of Bacillus subtilisl,d-TranspeptidasePutting a Stop to l,d-Transpeptidases
Structure, Volume 20, Issue 5,
Pages 850-861,
Publication Date 9 May 2012
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2012.03.015
Lauriane Lecoq
Catherine Bougault
Jean-Emmanuel Hugonnet
Carole Veckerlé
Ombeline Pessey
Michel Arthur
Jean-Pierre Simorre
CEA, DSV, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), Grenoble F-38027, France
CNRS, UMR 5075, 41 Rue Jules Horowitz, Grenoble F-38027, France
Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble 1 F-38000, France
Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, LRMA, Equipe 12, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6, UMR S 872, Paris F-75006, France
Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR S 872, Paris F-75006, France
INSERM, U872, Paris F-75006, France
Corresponding author
► Detailed structure of the Cys-His-Gly catalytic triad in the active site of LdtBs ► The noncovalent binding of beta-lactam is weak and is not specific to carbapenems ► Full structural and dynamical characterization of the imipenem acylated enzyme LdtBs ► Covalent modification of the active site cysteine induces ms-timescale flexibility
β-lactams inhibit peptidoglycan polymerization by acting as suicide substrates of essential d,d-transpeptidases. Bypass of these enzymes by unrelated l,d-transpeptidases results in β-lactam resistance, although carbapenems remain unexpectedly active. To gain insight into carbapenem specificity of l,d-transpeptidases (Ldts), we solved the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) structures of apo and imipenem-acylated Bacillus subtilis Ldt and show that the cysteine nucleophile is present as a neutral imidazole-sulfhydryl pair in the substrate-free enzyme. NMR relaxation dispersion does not reveal any preexisting conformational exchange in the apoenzyme, and change in flexibility is not observed upon noncovalent binding of β-lactams (KD > 37.5 mM). In contrast, covalent modification of active cysteine by both carbapenems and 2-nitro-5-thiobenzoate induces backbone flexibility that does not result from disruption of the imidazole-sulfhydryl proton interaction or steric hindrance. The chemical step of the reaction determines enzyme specificity since no differences in drug affinity were observed.


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