The Grass Doctor

Mowing pattern in my lawn? I am a big golfer! So i would like to know how to stripe our lawn like a fairway! So last week i tried going up and down but no striping appeared! So i am mowing again tonite but i wanna know how to get a nice stripe! By the way we have Floratam/ St. Augustine grass

Can you determine what type of person you are by how you mow your lawn? Circular, straight or diagonal? I would like to know if the way you mow your lawn has any bearing of what type of personality one has? Some mow their lawns in a circular pattern, others diagonally, and some of course straight. Any shrinks out there want to tackle this one?

Favorite Mowing pattern? Having watched some baseball games lately, it got me thinking about putting some mow patterns in my own lawn. I did some research on how to do it, but i was wondering if any of you had any ideas or favorite patterns that you suggest i use

Using an Aerator machine on Lawn -- What is the best aerating pattern to execute on my lawn? I am renting a core aerator machine and i have never used one before. My lawn is 10,000 sq ft in a very new neighborhood with between 13 to 26 sprinklers in the lawn. I plan to set up markers at these sprinklers so i can dodge them while aerating. What is the best pattern i should follow when using this aerator machine to cover the entire area? ** My plan is to start along the edge of the lawn and follow it all the way around until i loop back to where i started and then move in to paralel my the holes...and then keep doing this until i wind up doing circle after circle until i get to the center of the lawn. Is that ok to do ... or should i do it in 1 direction (like mowing a lawn) and then do another pass at a right-angle to the original way i was doing it? Pleas help!

how do you mow your lawn to make your grass appear "patterned"? where each row is going at an angle. every other appears lighter in color.

How about a better, more sustainable life without the illegals to clean your house and mow your lawn? The pro-illegals kept saying that without the work of these illegals, the U.S. would not be able to function. Any one with a brain could see how untrue it is, but if we look at the way many American citizens live and work today, it's not too hard to see that the dependency on cheap illegal labor is also the excuses for companies, communities, even the states to not take on the inevitabble transition to a more sustainable way of living. Take a closer look at the spending/consumption patterns of the majority of people, you can see how wasteful and unnecessary people spend their money(likely on things they can live without). What the need for cheap illegal household help(landscape, maids, nannies) really shows, is not how much we need the illegals to clean our houses or mow our lawns, it really shows how far away many are from a normal, wholesome, balanced family life. whoever voted down Turtle is legal, is, like many of the chest-pounding, lie-spewing, arrogant, illegal Mexicans on this site, a certifieble MORON!!! Spazz, one doesn't have to be "rich, stuckup, white" to not want to do a lawn mowing job for $2 an hour. It has nothing to do with what color or race you are. It simply is because $2 an hour is not a livable wage for any self respecting citizen.

Different Ways to Mow your Lawn? I usually mow around the hard in a big circle motion, but when I get into the middle there is way to much clippings and my mower cant turn that sharp. Are there anyways to make my lawn look better by using a different pattern to mow the lawn?

Do we spend our whole lives stuck in patterns we cannot recognize? The guy who mows his lawn diagonally, in perfect symmetry.. The housewife who has to have her towels folded just so... The old lady who always pays with perfect change.. The teenager who will wear nothing but name brand... the young girl who always dates the wrong guy. Isn't it true we are all stuck in patterns of our own making? patterns we repeat again and again while bemoaning the same result we get every time. Can we truly change until we recognize the patterns we follow that prevent it?

What should I do about a neighbor who is retired and only mows her lawn when my family is over? It is a pattern that I have recognized where she mows on Sunday afternoons when she has the whole week to do it. We'll be outside enjoying the peace, and suddenly it starts up and goes on for the duration of my family's visit. It is very annoying... I live by the lake and work very hard all week to enjoy my 2 day weekend. She is not very friendly btw, and is hard of hearing. There was another situation on a Thursday, a relative was over and had the stomach flu, and was resting outside on the chaise lounge because she needed quiet...all of a sudden the weed-wacker starts up. It drove my relative inside. Once inside, the weed-wacker is turned inside. Could that have been any more obvious that this woman is annoying (and twisted) More details... there are two strong 20 somethings that sponge off of her and NEVER help her with her yard work, so I think if anyone should help it should be THEM!!! (the 20 somethings live with her)

how do i get the "chess board" look on my lawn? i have a big, green, full yard. normally i cut it parallel to the road and go back and forth and it looks nice. for special occasions, i use the push mower and cut perpendicular to the travel of the sun to get the lines to show better. if i do this, then cut it again at a perpendicular angle, will i get the chess board effect? or will the line just end up running in the other direction? just tell me what pattern to mow to get the nicest looking yard.

how do they mow the lawns on baseball diamonds into perfect patterns?

Question about a lawn problem.? My stupid landlord has been mowing my grass for a few months now and he goes in a slanted pattern each time he does it so I bought a new lawn mower and mowed my grass in a different pattern then his and now my lawn looks dead, there is all kinds of yellow dead grass mounds all over the yard but under the dead grass is green but some is still dead because of where he would mow in the same direction everytime. So he came to me pissed off and said it was my fault about the yard, and I told him the dead grass is from him mowing in the same pattern each time cause it all built up instead of going in different directions so is it my fault or his the yard looks the way its does?

What kind of local entertainment do you have? Could be anything. Street vendors, music events, fairs, carnivals or neighbors! Today ours was the neighbors. The cops are over there every other week it seems. Our next door neighbors called the cops on the house on the other side of them because they were "vacuuming" their livingroom too loudly. It was in the early evening, between 5 and 6pm. These people call the authorities over everything unpleasant that goes on during the day. We have a guy who comes and trims our hedge and mows the lawn sometimes. They have complained at us before because they don't like the checkerboard pattern he mows on our lawn. They are so stupid it's funny.

Question about lawn maintenance? We live in a rural area so our land is left to grow as it pleases. We mow it once every couple weeks, and that's it so maybe that's why I don't understand lawn maintenance but... How do you, or do you, maintain your lawn? I giggle when I drive by a housing subdivision that is down the road from us and everyone is out mowing their yards in pretty patterns and watering their grass day and night, plucking weeds, seeding, fertilizing, etc. It's almost like an obsession! I've even seen people get in disputes over "You threw your yard trimmings in MY yard!" and stuff like that. Do you give a flying hoot if your yard is continually green, weed free, and fertilized? Or do you just mow it?

why is the middle blade on my mower burning the grass? My mowers middle blade is leaving a wide brown stripe on my lawn and it appears almost instantly as I mow. its not an existing brown stripe because i mow different patterns and no matter how i mow it appears

How to make a small pattern on lawn like those advertising logos/motifs on professional sports grounds? The motif needed could fit within a circular shape of about 2.5 metres^2 or about 27 square feet. It doesn't have to be a circle because we want, maybe, a flower design, family crest, or Chinese characters in the middle of some lawn to be used for a wedding. How do you make a template? What should it be made out of? What sort of paint is used? How is it applied onto the grass? Does the grass have to be evenly mowed first? Will it kill the patch of lawn and its roots if painted? Is removing it as simple as letting it grow and mowing? To the first replier, I'm more keen to do it now that you make it sound fun and simple. We might practise first at home. Sounds do-able so far 'Wiseornotyoudecide' but do you mean we should cut the pattern into the grass using only a lawn mower? A step by step guide with an example would help. Thankyou anyone with knowledge and/or experience doing this. Googling key words got me no answer. Instead this question is the first ever on how an amateur can make lawn logos! I'll make an educated guess that acrylic house paint and spray paints can be used. I suppose whoever designs the template or chalk outline should already be artistic, with a steady hand.

Am I guilty of using a hover mower? I've been hover mowing Old Mrs. Cuthbert's lawn for years but her nephew watched Chelsea on her new 42 inch Plasma TV and now she wants it mowed with a criss-cross pattern like the pitch at Chelsea's ground. I can't do it with a hover and Gerald Playfoot down the Close won't lend me his real lawn-mover because he says I'm a vandal who has destroyed her lawn.

How do baseball fields get the dark green/light green strips of grass when they mow it? My mother is infatuated with her lawn and gardens. Watching a Phillies game one day she saw how the stadium workers mowed the grass so one strip was dark green and the strip next to it was light green. She didn't want the criss-cross pattern but she fell in love with the dark/light green pattern. How could a residential lawn achieve that?

What must you be to Support Wigan Athletic? A masochist B have a Self-defeating personality C Suffer from Insanity D enjoy torture I am sick to death of our manager now, I have been patient , supportive considerate .... but I am starting to be slipping my grip on my temper we are a football team, not a lawn mowing team, I don't want to see us drawing pretty patterns on the pitch. Get to Arsenal Roberto if that is what you want to do. You would make a good reserve team coach .... Most Latics closet their temper with you a long time ago. OQ looking at all the teams games this season, who has the hardest run up to Xmas lost not closet

The problematic electrical cord on elec. lawn mower Any suggestions? other than mowing "away from the house" pattern. What about something along the lines of a spring loaded/retractable cord like on my mom's old canister vacuum cleaner? It's brand new so a cordless model is not an option. Thanks

Novice Gardener HELP! - Few Q's? We are new to gardening and now the weather is getting warmer (UK) we going to be mowing our lawn for the 1st time in a couple of days (moved in during the winter). We have a Flymo 330 hover mower We have a fair size garden (40x20foot) all lawn Some parts of the lawn has gone loads, another section is completely dead!, and another section is very low... Would love to get those nice neat lined pattern in the lawn - no idea how to achieve it... any advice? What is the best lawn feed to use? How often do we mow the lawn? Any tips and advice???! Or useful links would be fab...

Questions about tires (lawn and garden tires)? Ok im looking to buy tires for my lawn tractor that are ag bar type anyways i i know what size of tires mine are now and what the manual reccomends for the ag type... the problem is that it is hard to get those exact ag tires so i was wondering if i could ones slightly bigger or smaller or wider etc anyways i need to know how to decode tire measurements and i dont know how so my questions are A.)if my tire is 23x10.5-12 what does each number mean? B.) are all 5 lug pattern on garden tractors the same? like the space between each lug and the is the hole circumfernce in the middle the same etc... C.) would it matter if i got slightly bigger tires for the back wheels.. i dont plan to mow with them on just use them this winter for snow plowing... Thanks in advance!

Is there any point to life, according to these beliefs? Hello, Note: Sorry for any mistakes in spelling, punctuation and grammar; it is past midnight here, and I am tired. I am going to ask you to imagine, for the sake of the question, that the following beliefs are correct, and if there is any point to life according to them. So you don't have to believe them; please just look at this objectively as if a hypothetical situation. This is a question anyone could answer. I do not follow any religion: These ideas are simply put, and I do not have the time to expand to cover the flaws. Ok, here goes: There is no God, yet we live in a multidimensional universe. So when we die, our souls (consciousness, or whatever) continue over. Now, when we die, we are greeted by souls such loved ones, or guides. Next, we project out what we believe we will see. For instance, if you are a Christian, you will see Jesus, and God. If you are an Islamic person, you will see Allah, and if you believe in something else, like some animal God, that is what you will see. If you are an atheist in the West, the chances are you will see something along the lines of Christian faith, because you would realise that there is more to this world, yet you instantly know that you were wrong, and that those "bible thumpers were 'right' all along". These are illusions, yet are "real", just like a hologram is real, but the actual image being projected is not actually, "real". These thought projections are weak individually, and you end up being caught into other 'belief system territories'. These systems are collective thought patterns that have been weaved through out the ages by many souls that have crossed over. Therefore, if your beliefs are based on Christianity, but vary from many Christians, you will still eventually be 'pulled' into a strong collective 'ring' or thought realm that is similar to yours. Of course, these are all make belief realms of thought. However, those souls that are considered quite evolved and good, and are a little questioning of those beliefs predominant on Earth, they are then gathered by 'ascended masters' or beings along those lines. They (the ‘masters’) then tell these souls that one part of their evolution is complete, and now they have to go back and watch over humans on the planet, as 'spirit guides', help them, and learn lessons at the same time. So, off these spirits go, and they are all around us, guiding us and learning lessons from us. But before these spirit guides are off, they are told a few things in 'great halls of learning'. They learn ideas of karma, astrology and reincarnation and a few other things. However, one thing they aren't told is what the origins of humanity is/are. No, they don't know. They apparently have to ‘evolve’ more to find out 'the secrets'. Seriously, if you are psychic, go ask your spirit guides if they know how humanity began...they don't know. Hmm, very interesting, but let's continue. Now, we as souls, reincarnate, and learn lessons of life in order to evolve. We continue to evolve through different dimensions. This is all very 'true', but there is something else here that doesn't feel right. What kind of lessons do we need to learn, and why? I mean to say, is there an end point? Think about this: most of our lives are consumed with trivial and mundane tasks that we really don't like. Furthermore, I don't see any sense in learning lessons from the jobs and actions we take in this life. For example, how does learning how to fly a plane, or learning how to fix a car, making a chair, teaching English, serving customers, hunting for food, giving birth, mowing the lawn, understanding [corrupt] laws, learning about stocks and money - and the list goes on - have anything to do with what I will have to do when I cross over? NOTHING. It is like the questions asked in school: Why am I learning this? And the teacher would reply: Because you have to. To further explain, I believe those actions we take are merely relative to Earth. (Note: I am not a complete relativist, believing all truth is relative to its culture, yet, those opponents of the concept, I believe, are analysing it far too superficially). For example, learning how to fly a plane is quite meaningless because when you pass over, you can fly and transport yourself to any part in the cosmos in a blink of an eye. So why learn such things. Why learn about the money system? Do you think that there is a need for money over on the other side? Of course not. Why learn how to hunt for food? Do you need to eat over there? Of course not. This brings us to one of the biggest points, but I will explain that soon. So if it is not on our daily actions, it must be the conduct in which we carry out such actions? Yes? Hmmm, let us analyse this for a second. We are sent back here (by an illusory God - which I will explain shortly) into a world based on scarcity and suffering. I do believe that there is a state of nature, to a certain degree, but that is complicated. I reall On the topic of environments, it would be pretty obvious to most on this planet, that we, as humans, have had a pretty hellish existence. It would be highly pretentious to say that this 'world is perfect the way it is". Usually such comments come from the wealthy and comfortable. Try being poor a decade. So we are here to ‘evolve’, yet are sent into miserable situations, that pretty much breed horrible people - just look at history. Today's society has a lot of morons as well. Sorry for the cynicism, but it is true. In fact, when a lot of people do ‘good’, they do it because it makes them feel better – it is all an ego trip. Please don’t take this the wrong way, I am not exempt from the ego, and I do like people helping and doing good in this world. But the problem also is scarcity. In order to survive, we pretty much have to manipulate the world around us to get what we want in order to survive. This, I believe, partially led the course of evolution in a horrible direction. Nearly eve Consequently, these spirit guides, who are more ‘evolved’ than us, are suckered into not challenging what is happening, and let people suffer, because it is the ‘will of God’ that ‘people learn lessons’. But why would an alien(s) be doing this? As I stated before, we are in an energy farm, and we, as humans, are being drained of the energy we produce. Earth is also like a Petri-dish. Negative events are created so we produce lower vibrational energy such as that which is produced from fear, hate and anger, so they can harvest and continue with their doings. It might sound farfetched but as evolution continues, consumption does not cease, and their (the aliens) food is our emotions and energy. In the astral world, many ‘demonic’ entities (nothing religious) suck the energies we emanate and add to the harvest. One might disagree and think that these negative events are really human doing based on stupidity, greed and ignorance. I actually agree with that a lot. I really suggest studying every bit of academic thought and science on this - it is quite a complicated question. This leads to the idea of nature vs. nurture. I have, after my years of hard study, inconclusive results on this, but I have theories, which I will shoot down the second I type them up. I believe there is valid truth in both sides of the argument. If this is the case, then nurture is a fundamental question we need to ask ourselves in relation to the conduct of our lives. Such conduct must therefore be (partially) based on conditioning and the environment. Consequently, sending and making someone reincarnate into a horrible situation will most likely make them into bad people. Sending people into spiritually nice families will breed nice people. I am not talking about religious families here. After my study of religion, I believe that it creates a lot of rebellion, if not manipulated into the child correctly. Look at Alistair Crowley. His parents were strictly religious. I am adding the quesitons as it did not fit: Look at an abattoir. It's horrific. The amount of animals slaughtered by us is worse than what happened throughout many of the world wars. We eat these animals for our own pleasure and survival. Also look at nature. What do most animals do all day? They hunt for food, and then feast on the flesh of the dead or dying animal. It is sickening. What kind of God would create such a nightmare? Not a benevolent one. Such nature affects the nurture, and we are sent down to become 'spiritual' by not being spiritual. In fact, every part of our lives are really just geared up for survival. In these bodies, we exist to continue to exist. But, we get ‘fun’ out of this. We have fun through sex, competition, social interactions and more. I am not condemning these, but all these actions are merely in built into us for the mere idea of survival. We like sex and crave it because we need to procreate. We like competition, as this gives rise to hierarchies, control patterns, and learning skills for survival. That is it. It is hardwired in our DNA. Our pleasures are pointless as they are merely a means for survival. Even in the contemporary context, we work our asses off, to gain money (through a corrupt and unjust system) so we can buy what? Bigger and better stuff. Does that bring any real happiness? No. But we do it mainly for social interactions. For example, buying clothes. When we are around the house, we don't bother wearing classy suites, but when we are out dining with others, we make our selves look good. It is, really, just a primitive concept hardwired into our DNA, and is the same in any context. This fuels our ego, and makes us feel 'secure'. Of course, any real intellectual would know that there is no such thing as emotional/psychological security. In fact, I believe most of what we do is a means to further means. We are unhappy with what we have, and we are unhappy when we do have things. Interesting. There does not see seem to be any logic in making people learn trivial lessons such as these, but the question: If these ‘lessons’ are hypothetical necessary, what are they for in the long run? I am sorry is I have not explained this part too well, and I know that this would be subject to much debate, but it is midnight where I am, and I will be needing my sleep soon. Moving on, we know that the nature of reality is quite meaningless as everything is just a means to exist. That is it. Just primitive fleeting pleasures and pains. So this brings me back to my spirit guides who have been denied how humanity was formed. We know that these lessons are trivial and the nature of reality is horrible, so why are these spirit guides being denied such information? If anyone has studied Gnostic texts or ideas, you would know that the Archons, run by the Demiurge, control the influx of spirits on the others side. I believe that our genuine spirit guides, and many souls in the astral world are being deceived by these corrupt thought forms, making them believe in information, such as karma – which is relative to Earth’s religions and cultures – for a particular purpose. I believe that we live in an energy farm, and we, as humans, are cattle to these Archons, which are really inter-dimensional aliens. But before I go into the idea of the energy farm, let us look at some of the beliefs that these spirits are being told and ‘taught’. The biggest is karma. I believe that the concept of karma is not only stupid and contradictory, but ‘evil’. New Age ideas, spouted out by the likes of Alice Bailey and others, propose (and I believe she really did have a spirit communicating with her, but it was really one of those inter-dimensional aliens) that the holocaust and WWII were inevitable and were necessary because ‘the Jews had a price to pay’ – karmically. Now, if this is the case, then Hitler was ‘justified’. This is, and many would agree, quite ludicrous. Moreover, then Hitler and the Germans would have some sort of karmic debt now. I guess, according to the law of karma, there would need to be another World War to make those souls ‘learn lessons’. Then the ones who would perpetrate WWIII would have a karmic debt and it would just continue forever. New Age thought also advocate not dealing with people who have problems, as they have to ‘deal with their karma’. Again, if this were the case, we might as well get rid of our entire [corrupt] justice system. When one looks into the idea of karma it gets beyond bogus. Yet, I believe these genuine and innocent spirit guides have fallen into these lies. But here is where is gets really interesting. This false God, an alien, is being worshiped over on the other side when we die. These Archons set up negative events in our world, and have been doing so for thousands of years, and then blame it on karma. I am a bit of a (neo) pluralist in a way, but not completely. However, I still think that elitism holds some valid argument in any context. Anyway, when our souls pass over, we go into realms of thought, completely distracted by illusory and meaningless endeavours, while humans, here on earth, are left high and dry. Such trivial and meaningless endeavours include ‘learning lessons’, which, as I stated before, have no real meaning. Sorry to repeat myself. Yes, there are spirits on the other side doing very much what we do, even though it is more pointless, as they don’t need to eat food like we actually do. In conclusion, we are swimming in a sea of lies, and really have no point living in this world, I think, as it is far more interesting in the astral world. Now, I really don’t like the idea of suicide, so I won’t take my life. But if (hypothetically) most of this information is true, then is there any point to life here on Earth? Thank-you very much for your time. Note: I could not fit my question in, so my added details are in a bit of a mess, but it is still readable. Cheers.

Why do women say they can do anything a man can do? Yet, when a man goes to do something that a woman typically does, they roll their eyes and laugh? For example, my wife left this morning for business travel leaving me to care for our 2 year old son. I have no problems or concerns with how to raise my own child... yet for some reason, I awoke to find a weeks worth of clothes already laid out for him with instructions. Granted, I'm not the one that normally dresses him in the morning, but why does she think I can't figure it out. If she were to say that she was going to mow the lawn, and I got the lawnmower out, the gas out, and instructions on how to start it and what pattern to mow the grass in, she'd be livid..... What gives?

May easily be the dumbest question yet? How do you mow a lawn? This is my first experience of mowing a lawn each week. It is not even a big yard but has lots of nooks and crannies and things to mow around, a bench, table, dog toys to pick up? Is there a pattern you follow? Do you mow in straight lines, circles, squares? I don't think it should take as long as it does and I don't even weedeat or edge, just mow! Maybe I could rent out the goat to others! Why do you mow the front at 45 degree angles? just curious. Great answers. Anyone want to come show me how it's done? Maybe every week through summer?

Lawnmower & Human behavior = Sociology or mega $ for designers.? if you have ever watched we Men and Women Mow the Lawn with and old fashioned Push Lawn Mower.it dont seem to matter what Name Brand it is we allways seem to Pull it like A wagon rather the Push it as it was designed to be opperated.all the Yahoo.com Lawn Mower creators out there included is Yahoo's Yazoo Lawn Mower's and Yes I had attended that paticular School system wher Comedian Jerry Clower's Family settled.yet remember how much fun you and I had when the Radio Flyer wagon went on Sale at the Local retail store and we took it home and draged it all over the yard.imagine if sum wizkids or Adult team were to create A series of Dragon Wagon Lawn Mowers just like that old wagon.mowing the Yard would be A gravy job rather than Hard Work.and A Comb just under the front Pull Tongs axle would Ruff up the grass just before cutting it much like hair clippers do when cutting hair. or atleast turn the swirl pattern around so the push mower opperates in pull mode and throws the grass out the front rather than the standard direction.

Flying Insect that burrows thin tunnels? I was mowing my lawn today; and noticed a flying style insect in our yard. I live in Central Florida, in a temperate, sandy area; suburban neighborhood. I destroyed their nest on accident, not knowing they were there, with said lawn mower. It collapsed all their entry tunnels. I watched them to see where they went for their main entry, as we had digger wasps before. These are not the same type of wasps we had before; as the ones we had before, dug a larger hole, more like the shape of a turtle den. We were able to buy a bug grenade/bomb, and place it in the den entrance, at night, and then place a piece of plywood over it, to keep them from getting out. These ones are landing on the ground, and digging like ants, burrowing tunnels only roughly the size of their body, and in erratic pattern. They built 'hills' of some sort, and the dirt around it was specifically a white/yellow color, different than the normal grey sand we have in our yard. What are they, and what would be a good way to get rid of them?

Barn Swallows - Devil Birds???? I have a bird phobia, been hit in the face by two and pooped on three times in my life. My house has a big front porch and the woman before me let them nest there each year. So I have tried different methods to get rid of them. Knocking down the nest is not good, they are relentless and do it over and over again. I noticed they will only build on the West side of the porch since that is the wind pattern. They only build in one corner because the other has siding. I put up plastic bags and this year netting in the corner. Those birds attack anyone that comes up to my porch, my children riding their bikes, my neighbors and me mowing the lawn. I wander how anyone lives with this diseased ridden dive bombers. How do others get rid of them? I should ad the plastic bag worked for two years although they try. This year I am using netting for the first time. I look forward to their return to see if it works. I just wondered what other methods people use that is successful. Mockingbird, I did not kill them, just dont want them to nest on my house. Unless they are willing to pay half the mortgage they need to go. Why not take your birds outside and let them fly around and see if they come back to you. I think keeping birds prisoner in your home is more cruel then making them move their nest. At least I let my birds fly free and make friends other then be stuck with you as their only friend.

Helps someone help me.....? Scarcity means that there is less of a good or resource available than people wish to have. a. true b. false The adage, "There is no such thing as a free lunch," means a. all costs are included in the price of a product. b. even people on welfare have to pay for food. c. people face tradeoffs. d. the cost of living is always increasing. Which of the following is not correct? a. When studying the relationship between two economic variables, graphs allow economists to draw indisputable conclusions about causes and effects. b. When analyzing economic data, graphs provide a powerful way of finding and interpreting patterns. c. Graphs are one way of expressing the relationships among variables. d. When developing economic theories, graphs offer a way to visually express ideas that might be less clear if described with equations or words. Assume for the United States that the opportunity cost of each airplane is 100 cars. Which of these pairs of points could be on the United States' production possibilities frontier? a. (300 airplanes, 25,000 cars) and (200 airplanes, 40,000 cars) b. (200 airplanes, 5,000 cars) and (150 airplanes, 4,000 cars) c. (200 airplanes, 10,000 cars) and (150 airplanes, 20,000 cars) d. (300 airplanes, 15,000 cars) and (200 airplanes, 25,000 cars) Which of the following is not an example of the principle that trade can make everyone better off? a. All of the above are examples of the principle that trade can make everyone better off. b. Residents of Maine drink orange juice from Florida. c. A homeowner hires the kid next door to mow the lawn. d. Americans buy tube socks from China.

lets see how smart you are in math.? answer these questions to see if you are smart and win the best answer.here they are Find the 100th term of the arithmetic sequence: 2, 4, 6, 8 … A. 198 B. 200 C. 202 D. 396 Megan earns $6.00 per hour mowing lawns. a. Write a rule to describe how the amount of money m earned is a function of the number of hours h spent mowing lawns. b. How much does Megan earn if she works 2 hours and 45 minutes? A. m(h) = 6h; $14.70 B. m(h) = 6h; $16.50 C. m(h) = 2h + 45; $57.00 D.if answer not there give own answer.________ Find the common difference in the arithmetic sequence: 4, 11, 18, 25 … A. -7 B. 7 C. 14 D. 21 Find the common difference in the arithmetic sequence: 5, 4, 3, 2 … A. -3 B. -1 C. 1 D. 2 A snail travels at a rate of 2.07 feet per minute. a. Write a rule to describe the function. b. How far will the snail travel in 5 minutes? A. d(t) = 2.07t; 10.35 ft B. d(t) = 2.07 + t; 7.07 ft C. d(t) = 5t; 10.35 ft D. if answer not there give one_______ A tomato plant in Amanda’s garden was 9 cm tall when it was first planted. Since then, it has grown approximately 0.7 cm per day. a. Write a rule to describe the function. b. After how many days will the tomato plant be 0.188 meters tall? A. h(d) = 0.7d ; 27 days B. h(d) = 0.7d + 9; 14 days C. h(d) = 9d + 0.7; 1.3 days D.if answer not there give one_______ Find the constant of variation k for the direct variation: 7x + y = 0. A. k = 1 B. k = 7 C. k = -7 D. k = 1/7 Find the 12th term of the arithmetic sequence: 10, 5, 0, -5 … A. -550 B. -60 C. -50 D. -45 Use inductive reasoning to find the next three numbers in the pattern: 256, 128, 64, 32 … A. 0, -32, -64 B. 16, 8, 4 C. 24, 18, 6 D. 26, 18, 4 The length of a field in yards is a function f(n) of the length n in feet. Write a function rule for this situation. A. f(n) = 3n B. f(n) = 1/3n C. f(n) = 12n D. f(n) = n/12 Use inductive reasoning to find the next three numbers in the pattern: 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 … A. 10.1, 10.01, 10.001 B. 11, 110, 1100 C. 100, 1000, 10000 D. 101, 1001, 10001 Find the constant of variation k for the direct variation: 7x = 2y. A. k = - 2/7 B. k = 2 C. k =2/7 D. k =7/2 Use inductive reasoning to find the next three numbers in the pattern: 1.5, 1, 0.5, 0 … A. -5, -10, -15 B. -1. -1.5. -3 C. -0.5, -1, -1.5 D. 0.1, 0.15, 0.5 Use inductive reasoning to find the next three numbers in the pattern: 2, 4, 8, 16 … A. 18, 22, 30 B. 20, 24, 28 C. 24, 32, 40 D. 32, 64, 128 Find the constant of variation k for the direct variation: 3x - y = 0. A. k = -1 B. k = 3 C. k = -3 D. k = - 1/3 Write an equation of the direct variation that includes the point (-3, 14). A. y = 1/14x B. y = - 3/14x C. y = - 4 2/3x D. y = 4 2/14x Find the constant of variation k for the direct variation: 3x + 5y = 0. A. k = - 3/5 B. k = 5 C. k = 3/5 D. k = 5/3 answer them all and win the best answer.

MATH HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!? Noel earns $25 each week mowing lawns. each week he spends 2/5 of his earnings on himself and has the rest of his earnings placed directly into savings account. every third week he withdraws $20 from his savings account to take his girlfriend to the movies. if he continues this same spending pattern, how many weeks will it take for noel to first exceed $125 in his savings accounts? Exprees your answer as a whole number.

Will you please help me with these math problems? I need help with these type of problems so will you solve...? and check them! thank u! i need to understand how to do them though! 1. The sale price of a sweater is $48. The price is 20% less than the original price. What was the original price? 2.Elena has $240 in the bank. She withdrew $15 each week to pay for piano lessons. How many lessons can she afford with her savings? 3.The perimeter of a rectangle is 64 cm. The length is 4 cm less than twice the width. Find the length and width. 4.Solve using any strategy. Strategies * Act It Out * Draw a Diagram * Guess, Check and Revise * Look for a Pattern * Make a Model * Make a Table * Simulate the Problem * Solve by Graphing * Use Multiple Strategies * Work a Simpler * Work Backward * Write an Equation * Write a Proportion 4. Lamar's summer job is mowing lawns for a landscaper. His pay is $7.50/hr. Lamar also makes $11.25/h for any time over 40 h that he works in one week. He worked 40 h last week plus n overtime hours and made $339.38. How many overtime hours did he work? 5. Find two whole numbers with a sum of 15 and a product of 54. 6. A farmer is building a square pen 21 ft on each side. He puts one post at each corner and one post every 3 ft in between. How many posts will he use? 7. Cathy has a collection of dimes and quarters. The number of dimes equals the number of quarters. She has a total of $2.80. How many of each coin does Cathy have? (Hint: Let n = the number of dimes. Since each dime has a value of 10¢, the value of n dimes is 10n. Since the number of quarters is also n, the value of n quarters is 25n. Also change the value of $2.80 to its value in cents.) Solve each equation. 8. 3/5k + 1/5k = 4 9. 1.4x + 8.8 = 92.8 Write each percent as a fraction in simplest form and as a decimal. 10. 52% 11. 0.5%

math questions!!? 1.What is the largest perfect square factor of 1512? 2.The total area of 4 squares, each with whole # side measurements, is 23 square inches. In inches, what is the positive difference between the perimeter of the largest square and the perimeter of the smallest square? 3.The ration of the lenght of the base to the lenght of the height of a triangle is 2:3. the area of the triangle is 81 square centimeteres. what is the number of centimeters in the height of the triangle? express your answer in simplest radical form. 4.noel earns $25 each week mowing lawns. each week he spends 2/5 of this earnings on himself and has the rest of his earnings placed directly into a savings account. every third week, he withdraws $20 from his savings account to take his girlfriends to the movies. if he continues this same spending pattern, how many weeks will it take noel to first exceed $125 in his saving accounts?

I need to stay awake cause I have to do some work tomorrow bright and early.I woke up at 2 today.Help.? lemme start by saying-in 7 in the morning i have to mow the lawn,bathe the dogs,clean garage,house,go helpout my cousin install a air filter kit in this SUV and come back and change a tire and oil on our minivan. and fyi Im not tired. First week of summer I maintained my school pattern then, it went horrible, I went to bed at 2-3-4-5-6.then 2 weeks later got back to school pattern.that didint last 3 days. today central time I fell asleep at 6 in the morning and woke up at 2 on the couch.I always regret it.I feel like a slob,not to mention I miss like 10 phonecalls.It always happens I think im back on scedule then its Jay Leno time and I cant resist.I know my own way.Staying up for so long and falling asleep once it turns dark. Which leads to my question what can I do to stay awake.Get myself out of the drowsyness stage.Any and all expirience helps.Please dont just say 1-5 words give me a good answer.Does coffee work,if you add spice or something like cinnammon. my dad leaves for work at 5 in the morning and comes back at 4 so ya im basically alone all day.

Can anyone give suggestions for this poem? Fold the laundry Wash the dishes Clean your room Feed the fishes comb your hair Sweep the floor Mow the lawn Get the door Wash the car Brush the cat Pluck my eyebrows Get my hat Cook my dinner Swat the flies Paint the walls Blink my eyes Shut the lights Take your pill Eat your greens Clean the spill You probably see the pattern, right? [1 syllable verb] [article/possessive] [noun] A [1 syllable verb] [article/possessive] [noun]B [1 syllable verb] [article/possessive] [noun]C [1 syllable verb] [article/possessive] [noun]B (and so on) Can you give me more ideas using this pattern? I already know where I'm going with this poem, so I don't need suggestions on that. Any help is much appreciated!

Could I commit this crime without fear of consequences? In my neighborhood, every Friday and Saturday night for the past two weeks, someone has been spray painting swastikas on front doors. About three hits a night. This is apparently happening quite late, like around 2 or 3 in the morning, so the vandal can be sure that no one is out and about when they are doing it. Well Earlier today a neighbor kid who has mowed my lawn before came to me and informed me that he knows who the culprits are. There are actually two of them, age 13, who are in his class. These boys bragged to the neighbor kid about how they are the vandals, and apparently they just decided to do it for shits and giggles. The neighbor kid didn't want to name them specifically because he doesn't want to be known as a snitch (Understandable) The neighbor kid informed me of their pattern of how they chose houses, and that they plan on starting again Friday night and hitting MY house. I have contacted the police, and they have NOT guaranteed they will be able to patrol the area at that time. So I may need to take matters into my own hands. What I am considering is to keep watch and wait by the front door tomorrow night, and if these brats come by, as soon as they start spraying my door, I quickly swing it open and mace them right in the eyes. (And maybe kick them a few times as they fall to the ground) And what can they do? I seriously doubt that these 13 year old punks will go to the police and say "Yeah, we're the vandals that you've been looking for, and when we were hitting a house this evening the guy maced us." They'd be arrested themselves if they did. It's not like they could deny it. If they were at my door at 2am for some unexplained reason, while coincidentally the real vandal was already there spraying but for some reason didn't finish the job, that would be a hell of a co-inky-dink, and the police would not buy it. So seeing how they would inevitably have to expose their own illegal activity to turn me in, can I pretty much consider this action to be an unreported crime?

Can I commit this crime without having to worry about prosecution? In my neighborhood, every Friday and Saturday night for the past two weeks, someone has been spray painting swastikas on front doors. About three hits a night. This is apparently happening quite late, like around 2 or 3 in the morning, so the vandal can be sure that no one is out and about when they are doing it. Well Earlier today a neighbor kid who has mowed my lawn before came to me and informed me that he knows who the culprits are. There are actually two of them, age 13, who are in his class. These boys bragged to the neighbor kid about how they are the vandals, and apparently they just decided to do it for shits and giggles. The neighbor kid didn't want to name them specifically because he doesn't want to be known as a snitch (Understandable) The neighbor kid informed me of their pattern of how they chose houses, and that they plan on starting again Friday night and hitting MY house. I have contacted the police, and they have NOT guaranteed they will be able to patrol the area at that time. So I may need to take matters into my own hands. What I am considering is to keep watch and wait by the front door tonight, and if these brats come by, as soon as they start spraying my door, I quickly swing it open and mace them right in the eyes. (And maybe kick them a few times as they fall to the ground) And what can they do? I seriously doubt that these 13 year old punks will go to the police and say "Yeah, we're the vandals that you've been looking for, and when we were hitting a house this evening the guy maced us." They'd be arrested themselves if they did. It's not like they could deny it. If they were at my door at 2am for some unexplained reason, while coincidentally the real vandal was already there spraying but for some reason didn't finish the job, that would be a hell of a co-inky-dink, and the police would not buy it. So seeing how they could not turn me in without exposing their own illegal activity, can I pretty much consider this to be a crime that will go unreported?

Spraying mace in preteens eyes? In my neighborhood, every Friday and Saturday night for the past two weeks, someone has been spray painting swastikas on front doors. About three hits a night. This is apparently happening quite late, like around 2 or 3 in the morning, so the vandal can be sure that no one is out and about when they are doing it. Well Earlier today a neighbor kid who has mowed my lawn before came to me and informed me that he knows who the culprits are. There are actually two of them, age 13, who are in his class. These boys bragged to the neighbor kid about how they are the vandals, and apparently they just decided to do it for shits and giggles. The neighbor kid didn't want to name them specifically because he doesn't want to be known as a snitch (Understandable) The neighbor kid informed me of their pattern of how they chose houses, and that they plan on starting again Friday night and hitting MY house. I have contacted the police, and they have NOT guaranteed they will be able to patrol the area at that time. So I may need to take matters into my own hands. What I am considering is to keep watch and wait by the front door friday night, and if these brats come by, as soon as they start spraying my door, I quickly swing it open and mace them right in the eyes. (And maybe kick them a few times as they fall to the ground) And what can they do? I seriously doubt that these 13 year old punks will go to the police and say "Yeah, we're the vandals that you've been looking for, and when we were hitting a house this evening the guy maced us." They'd be arrested themselves if they did. It's not like they could deny it. If they were at my door at 2am for some unexplained reason, while coincidentally the real vandal was already there spraying but for some reason didn't finish the job, that would be a hell of a co-inky-dink, and the police would not buy it. So seeing how they could not turn me in without exposing their own illegal activity, can I pretty much consider this to be a crime that will go unreported?

Need Opinion: Fiance has plans with me but an old friend came into town and he diched me. Is this ok? It's a gorgeous fall day. When woke up this morning I asked him what he wanted to do. He said clean his car, mow the lawn, laundry. I said I wanted to go to the park n asked him if he wanted to go. He said no. ( I actually expected this answer because anytime I want to do something, he's busy. But if his FRIENDS wantto do something - he has all the time in the world. This is whatis really bothering me because it's a pattern and been like this for a long time. This is why I haven't made wedding plans yet.) Anyhow, I went for a walk and decided it was gorgeous out and wanted to go for a bike ride, came home, and his friend asked him to go mountian bike riding and he said yes to them! I was furious. I called him and asked him if he would meet me at the park at3:30. Well 3:30 came around he called n said his OLD FRIEND is in town and blocking his car. I said "whos more import? Tell him to move his car"N he hung up on me. Should he ditch me for friend or kept plans with me?

Need Opinion: Fiance had plans with me but ditched me for an old friend in town. This ok? Its a gorgeous fall day. When woke up this morning I asked him what he wanted to do. He said clean his car, mow the lawn, laundry. I said I wanted to go to the park n asked him if he wanted to go. He said no. ( I actually expected this answer because anytime I want to do something, he's busy. But if his FRIENDS wantto do something - he has all the time in the world. This is whatis really bothering me because it's a pattern and been like this for a long time. This is why I haven't made wedding plans yet.) Anyhow, I went for a walk and decided it was gorgeous out and wanted to go for a bike ride, came home, and his friend asked him to go mountian bike riding and he said yes to them! I was furious. I called him and asked him if he would meet me at the park at3:30. He said yes hesitated. Well 3:30 he called n said his OLD FRIEND is in town and blocking his car. I said "whos more import? Tell him to move his car"N he hung up on me. Should he ditch me for friend or kept plans with me?

Could I do this without fear of consequences? In my neighborhood, every Friday and Saturday night for the past two weeks, someone has been spray painting swastikas on front doors. About three hits a night. This is apparently happening quite late, like around 2 or 3 in the morning, so the vandal can be sure that no one is out and about when they are doing it. Well Earlier today a neighbor kid who has mowed my lawn before came to me and informed me that he knows who the culprits are. There are actually two of them, age 13, who are in his class. These boys bragged to the neighbor kid about how they are the vandals, and apparently they just decided to do it for shits and giggles. The neighbor kid informed me of their pattern of how they chose houses, and that they plan on starting again Friday night and hitting MY house. I have contacted the police, and they have NOT guaranteed they will be able to patrol the area at that time. So I may need to take matters into my own hands. What I am considering is to keep watch and wait by the front door, and if these brats come by, as soon as they start spraying my door, I quickly swing it open and mace them right in the eyes. (And maybe kick them a few times as they fall to the ground) And what can they do? I seriously doubt that these 13 year old punks will go the the police and say "Yeah, we're the vandals, and when we were hitting a house this evening the guy maced us." They'd be arrested themselves if they did. It's not like they could deny it. If they were at my door at 2am for some unexplained reason, while coincidentally the real vandal was already there spraying but for some reason didn't finish the job, that would be a hell of a co-inky-dink, and the police would not buy it. So could I do this without fear of consequences?

Pointing a gun at teenagers? Okay, so Now that I have your attention, here's my situation in which this action might come to pass: In my neighborhood, every Friday and Saturday night for the past month, someone has been spray painting swastikas on front doors. About three hits a night. This is apparently happening quite late, like around 2 or 3 in the morning, so the vandal can be sure that no one is out and about when they are doing it. Well yesterday a neighbor kid who has mowed my lawn before came to me and informed me that he knows who the culprits are. There are actually two of them, age 15, who were in his class. These boys bragged to the neighbor kid about how they are the vandals, and apparently they just decided to do it for shits and giggles. The neighbor kid didn't want to name them specifically because he doesn't want to be known as a snitch (Understandable) The neighbor kid informed me of their pattern of how they chose houses, and that they plan on starting again tonight and hitting MY house. I have contacted the police, and they have NOT guaranteed they will be able to patrol the area at that time. So I may need to take matters into my own hands. What I am considering is to keep watch and wait by the front door tonight, and if these brats come by, as soon as they start spraying, I go out the back door and come around to the front yard and point a Glock 33 (.357 sig pistol) at them and scare them off. So then they probably shitt themselves and run away like a couple of dogs with their tails between their legs. Then they never think of hitting another persons property again after that kind of wake-up call. And what can they do? I seriously doubt that a couple of teenage punks are going to go running to the police and say, "Yeah that's right officer, we're the vandals you've been looking for these past two months, and when we were tagging a house this evening the guy had a gun." They can't claim that they were just walking by and I randomly attacked them, because they will have left their calling card right there on my front door, so If they show up at my house with the cops, when I tell them what really happened, I'll have proof. So even though they *could* have me arrested, they would know full well that they too will be arrested if they put themselves into contact with law enforcement in this manner. So can I pretty much consider my act of brandishing a firearm to be an unreported crime?

Could I do this without fearing prosecution? In my neighborhood, every Friday and Saturday night for the past two weeks, someone has been spray painting swastikas on front doors. About three hits a night. This is apparently happening quite late, like around 2 or 3 in the morning, so the vandal can be sure that no one is out and about when they are doing it. Well Earlier today a neighbor kid who has mowed my lawn before came to me and informed me that he knows who the culprits are. There are actually two of them, age 13, who are in his class. These boys bragged to the neighbor kid about how they are the vandals, and apparently they just decided to do it for shits and giggles. The neighbor kid didn't want to name them specifically because he doesn't want to be known as a snitch (Understandable) The neighbor kid informed me of their pattern of how they chose houses, and that they plan on starting again Friday night and hitting MY house. I have contacted the police, and they have NOT guaranteed they will be able to patrol the area at that time. So I may need to take matters into my own hands. What I am considering is to keep watch and wait by the front door tomorrow night, and if these brats come by, as soon as they start spraying my door, I quickly swing it open and mace them right in the eyes. (And maybe kick them a few times as they fall to the ground) And what can they do? I seriously doubt that these 13 year old punks will go to the police and say "Yeah, we're the vandals that you've been looking for, and when we were hitting a house this evening the guy maced us." They'd be arrested themselves if they did. It's not like they could deny it. If they were at my door at 2am for some unexplained reason, while coincidentally the real vandal was already there spraying but for some reason didn't finish the job, that would be a hell of a co-inky-dink, and the police would not buy it. So seeing how they would inevitably have to expose their own illegal activity to turn me in, can I pretty much consider this action to be an unreported crime?

Have you ever seen the TV show "Worlds Strictest Parents?" and if so what do you think of the program? This is a fairly new program, I think it started airing this past Summer, and to summarize the program, Two teens, (a boy and a girl) who usually disrespect their parents (such as using foul language, not doing their household chores, etc) and they are sent to a family with strict parents for a week, and they make them, (along with their own kids) clean the barn, mow the lawn, and so forth. If they break the rules (they are told about the rules when they first enter the house) they are most likely to do a consequence such as doing more housework, or doing dirty work. They also get letter from home, and 95% of the time they changed their behavior pattern, and do respect their parents. So if you seen this program, what do you think of it. It is usually aired on CMT, or MTV (check local listings) Do you think it is a good program or not?

Could I do this without fear of prosecution? In my neighborhood, every Friday and Saturday night for the past two weeks, someone has been spray painting swastikas on front doors. About three hits a night. This is apparently happening quite late, like around 2 or 3 in the morning, so the vandal can be sure that no one is out and about when they are doing it. Well Earlier today a neighbor kid who has mowed my lawn before came to me and informed me that he knows who the culprits are. There are actually two of them, age 13, who are in his class. These boys bragged to the neighbor kid about how they are the vandals, and apparently they just decided to do it for shits and giggles. The neighbor kid informed me of their pattern of how they chose houses, and that they plan on starting again Friday night and hitting MY house. I have contacted the police, and they have NOT guaranteed they will be able to patrol the area at that time. So I may need to take matters into my own hands. What I am considering is to keep watch and wait by the front door, and if these brats come by, as soon as they start spraying my door, I quickly swing it open and mace them right in the eyes. (And maybe kick them a few times as they fall to the ground) And what can they do? I seriously doubt that these 13 year old punks will go the the police and say "Yeah, we're the vandals, and when we were hitting a house this evening the guy maced us." They'd be arrested themselves if they did. It's not like they could deny it. If they were at my door at 2am for some unexplained reason, while coincidentally the real vandal was already there spraying but for some reason didn't finish the job, that would be a hell of a co-inky-dink, and the police would not buy it. So could I do this without fear of consequences?

Could I do this without fear of consequences? In my neighborhood, every Friday and Saturday night for the past two weeks, someone has been spray painting swastikas on front doors. About three hits a night. This is apparently happening quite late, like around 2 or 3 in the morning, so the vandal can be sure that no one is out and about when they are doing it. Well Earlier today a neighbor kid who has mowed my lawn before came to me and informed me that he knows who the culprits are. There are actually two of them, age 13, who are in his class. These boys bragged to the neighbor kid about how they are the vandals, and apparently they just decided to do it for shits and giggles. The neighbor kid didn't want to name them specifically because he doesn't want to be known as a snitch (Understandable) The neighbor kid informed me of their pattern of how they chose houses, and that they plan on starting again Friday night and hitting MY house. I have contacted the police, and they have NOT guaranteed they will be able to patrol the area at that time. So I may need to take matters into my own hands. What I am considering is to keep watch and wait by the front door tomorrow night, and if these brats come by, as soon as they start spraying my door, I quickly swing it open and mace them right in the eyes. (And maybe kick them a few times as they fall to the ground) And what can they do? I seriously doubt that these 13 year old punks will go to the police and say "Yeah, we're the vandals that you've been looking for, and when we were hitting a house this evening the guy maced us." They'd be arrested themselves if they did. It's not like they could deny it. If they were at my door at 2am for some unexplained reason, while coincidentally the real vandal was already there spraying but for some reason didn't finish the job, that would be a hell of a co-inky-dink, and the police would not buy it. So seeing how they would inevitably have to expose their own illegal activity to turn me in, can I pretty much consider this action to be an unreported crime?

Spraying mace in preteens eyes? In my neighborhood, every Friday and Saturday night for the past month, someone has been spray painting swastikas on front doors. About three hits a night. This is apparently happening quite late, like around 2 or 3 in the morning, so the vandal can be sure that no one is out and about when they are doing it. Well yesterday a neighbor kid who has mowed my lawn before came to me and informed me that he knows who the culprits are. There are actually two of them, age 13, who are in his class. These boys bragged to the neighbor kid about how they are the vandals, and apparently they just decided to do it for shits and giggles. The neighbor kid didn't want to name them specifically because he doesn't want to be known as a snitch (Understandable) The neighbor kid informed me of their pattern of how they chose houses, and that they plan on starting again tonight and hitting MY house. I have contacted the police, and they have NOT guaranteed they will be able to patrol the area at that time. So I may need to take matters into my own hands. What I am considering is to keep watch and wait by the front door tonight night, and if these brats come by, as soon as they start spraying my door, I quickly swing it open and mace them right in the eyes. (And maybe kick them a few times as they fall to the ground) And what can they do? I seriously doubt that these 13 year old punks will go to the police and say "Yeah, we're the vandals that you've been looking for, and when we were hitting a house this evening the guy maced us." They'd be arrested themselves if they did. It's not like they could deny it. In order to play innocent with the police, they would have to come up with a very convincing story about why they were out and about, at 13 years old, at 2am and knocking on a complate stranger's door. And they would KNOW that I would tell the police what they did, they would KNOW that they left a partial swastika sprayed on my door as proof of my claim, and they would likely drop their spray cans at the scene of the crime when fleeing, leaving their prints on it. So there is no way in hell they would want to get the police involved, as no one who is involved in criminal activity would willingly put themselves in contact with law enforcement. So seeing how they could not turn me in without exposing their own illegal activity, can I pretty much consider this to be a crime that will go unreported? But would a couple of 13 year olds want any legal exposure at all, seeing how they could choose not to get the police involved and be on their way? You all seem to be missing the question. I KNOW I'd be breaking the law. My question is, is there any way in hell the kids will report it knowing they will immeidiately be arrested themselves if they do? In order for me to be charged with a crime, someone has to report that the crime took place.

Spraying mace in preteens eyes? In my neighborhood, every Friday and Saturday night for the past month, someone has been spray painting swastikas on front doors. About three hits a night. This is apparently happening quite late, like around 2 or 3 in the morning, so the vandal can be sure that no one is out and about when they are doing it. Well yesterday a neighbor kid who has mowed my lawn before came to me and informed me that he knows who the culprits are. There are actually two of them, age 13, who are in his class. These boys bragged to the neighbor kid about how they are the vandals, and apparently they just decided to do it for shits and giggles. The neighbor kid didn't want to name them specifically because he doesn't want to be known as a snitch (Understandable) The neighbor kid informed me of their pattern of how they chose houses, and that they plan on starting again tonight and hitting MY house. I have contacted the police, and they have NOT guaranteed they will be able to patrol the area at that time. So I may need to take matters into my own hands. What I am considering is to keep watch and wait by the front door tonight night, and if these brats come by, as soon as they start spraying my door, I quickly swing it open and mace them right in the eyes. (And maybe kick them a few times as they fall to the ground) And what can they do? I seriously doubt that these 13 year old punks will go to the police and say "Yeah, we're the vandals that you've been looking for, and when we were hitting a house this evening the guy maced us." They'd be arrested themselves if they did. It's not like they could deny it. In order to play innocent with the police, they would have to come up with a very convincing story about why they were out and about, at 13 years old, at 2am and knocking on a complate stranger's door. And they would KNOW that I would tell the police what they did, they would KNOW that they left a partial swastika sprayed on my door as proof of my claim, and they would likely drop their spray cans at the scene of the crime when fleeing, leaving their prints on it. So there is no way in hell they would want to get the police involved, as no one who is involved in criminal activity would willingly put themselves in contact with law enforcement. So seeing how they could not turn me in without exposing their own illegal activity, can I pretty much consider this to be a crime that will go unreported? There have been 22 reports of this already. There is no way they would "get off scott free" from 22 counts of vandalism. The community wants them found and prosecuted, and what reason would a prosecutor have for passing up the case? And even so, they are out breaking curfew. If you are under 18, then you cannot be out between the hours of 11pm and 6am in my county. I remember when I was 13, if two weeks before school was out, a police officer brought me home at 2am just for being out, it would have been over for me. I would have had NO summer vacatation because I would have be confined to my room for the next three months. I would have taken my actions to the grave just so my parents wouldn't find out.

Need Opinion: Fiance had plans with me but ditched me for an old friend in town. This ok? 's a gorgeous fall day. When woke up this morning I asked him what he wanted to do. He said clean his car, mow the lawn, laundry. I said I wanted to go to the park n asked him if he wanted to go. He said no. ( I actually expected this answer because anytime I want to do something, he's busy. But if his FRIENDS wantto do something - he has all the time in the world. This is whatis really bothering me because it's a pattern and been like this for a long time. This is why I haven't made wedding plans yet.) Anyhow, I went for a walk and decided it was gorgeous out and wanted to go for a bike ride, came home, and his friend asked him to go mountian bike riding and he said yes to them! I was furious. I called him and asked him if he would meet me at the park at3:30. He said yes hesitated. Well 3:30 he called n said his OLD FRIEND is in town and blocking his car. I said "whos more import? Tell him to move his car"N he hung up on me. Should he ditch me for friend or kept plans with me?

Pointing a gun at teenagers? Okay, so Now that I have your attention, here's my situation in which this action might come to pass: In my neighborhood, every Friday and Saturday night for the past month, someone has been spray painting swastikas on front doors. About three hits a night. This is apparently happening quite late, like around 2 or 3 in the morning, so the vandal can be sure that no one is out and about when they are doing it. Well yesterday a neighbor kid who has mowed my lawn before came to me and informed me that he knows who the culprits are. There are actually two of them, age 15, who were in his class. These boys bragged to the neighbor kid about how they are the vandals, and apparently they just decided to do it for shits and giggles. The neighbor kid didn't want to name them specifically because he doesn't want to be known as a snitch (Understandable) The neighbor kid informed me of their pattern of how they chose houses, and that they plan on starting again tonight and hitting MY house. I have contacted the police, and they have NOT guaranteed they will be able to patrol the area at that time. So I may need to take matters into my own hands. What I am considering is to keep watch and wait by the front door tonight, and if these brats come by, as soon as they start spraying, I go out the back door and come around to the front yard and point a Glock 33 (.357 sig pistol) at them and scare them off. So then they probably shitt themselves and run away like a couple of dogs with their tails between their legs. Then they never think of hitting another persons property again after that kind of wake-up call. And what can they do? I seriously doubt that a couple of teenage punks are going to go running to the police and say, "Yeah that's right officer, we're the vandals you've been looking for these past two months, and when we were tagging a house this evening the guy had a gun." They can't claim that they were just walking by and I randomly attacked them, because they will have left their calling card right there on my front door, so If they show up at my house with the cops, when I tell them what really happened, I'll have proof. So can I pretty much consider my act of brandishing a firearm to be an unreported crime? Also, they have committed 20 plus counts of vandalism. I, being in a high middle class suburb, having had a couple of seedy looking teens come by at 2am, could easily say "I thought they were breaking into my house." They know full well they will be taken to jail if they put themselves in contact with law enforcement in this matter.

Pointing a gun at teenagers? Okay, so Now that I have your attention, here's my situation in which this action might come to pass: In my neighborhood, every Friday and Saturday night for the past month, someone has been spray painting swastikas on front doors. About three hits a night. This is apparently happening quite late, like around 2 or 3 in the morning, so the vandal can be sure that no one is out and about when they are doing it. Well yesterday a neighbor kid who has mowed my lawn before came to me and informed me that he knows who the culprits are. There are actually two of them, age 15, who were in his class. These boys bragged to the neighbor kid about how they are the vandals, and apparently they just decided to do it for shits and giggles. The neighbor kid didn't want to name them specifically because he doesn't want to be known as a snitch (Understandable) The neighbor kid informed me of their pattern of how they chose houses, and that they plan on starting again tonight and hitting MY house. I have contacted the police, and they have NOT guaranteed they will be able to patrol the area at that time. So I may need to take matters into my own hands. What I am considering is to keep watch and wait by the front door tonight, and if these brats come by, as soon as they start spraying, I go out the back door and come around to the front yard and point a Glock 33 (.357 sig pistol) at them and scare them off. So then they probably shitt themselves and run away like a couple of dogs with their tails between their legs. Then they never think of hitting another persons property again after that kind of wake-up call. And what can they do? I seriously doubt that a couple of teenage punks are going to go running to the police and say, "Yeah that's right officer, we're the vandals you've been looking for these past two months, and when we were tagging a house this evening the guy had a gun." They can't claim that they were just walking by and I randomly attacked them, because they will have left their calling card right there on my front door, so If they show up at my house with the cops, when I tell them what really happened, I'll have proof. So even though they *could* have me arrested, they would know full well that they too will be arrested if they put themselves into contact with law enforcement in this manner. So can I pretty much consider my act of brandishing a firearm to be an unreported crime?

please help with math? 1. What is the place value of the 2 in the following number?B. 15,275.01 C. 1,527,501 D. 152.7501 23. Solve. (1 point) A. 12.52 B. 1.252 C. 1252 D. 125.2 24. In a class of 20 students, 13 were boys. What percent of the class were boys? (1 point) A. 65% B. 13% C. 75% D. 35% 25. 60 is 20% of what number? (1 point) A. 30 B. 300 C. 1200 D. 12 26. Select the mixed number that is equivalent to: (1 point) A. B. C. D. 27. Solve. (1 point) A. B. C. D. 28. What three numbers come next in this number pattern? 1, 8, 27, 64, __, __, __, … (1 point) A. 25, 36, 49 B. 100, 121, 144 C. 125, 216, 343 D. 75, 88, 100 29. Select the correct answer for this equation. (1 point) A. 15 B. 0.85 C. 44 D. 14 30. Solve. (1 point) A. B. C. D. 31. Solve for x. (1 point) A. 8 B. 11 C. 10 D. 6 32. Solve for x. (1 point) A. B. C. D. 33. Select the two letters that are next to the points that are on the line, 2X=Y. (1 point) A. A and C B. A and D C. C and D D. B and C 34. A square has how many lines of symmetry? (1 point) A. 4 B. 2 C. 1 D. 0 35. Which geometric shape is equilateral? (1 point) A. B. C. D. 36. Select the formula for the area of this triangle. (1 point) A. B. C. D. 37. What is the measure of angle C in this triangle? (1 point) A. 48.5° B. 253.5º C. 103.25º D. 180.25º 38. Select the 100 degree angle. (1 point) A. B. C. D. 39. Calculate the perimeter of the rectangle. (1 point) A. 48 units B. 30 units C. 56 units D. 15 units -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use the chart to answer items 40–41. 40. How many hours did Student A and Student C spend doing homework combined? (1 point) A. 4 hours B. 2 hours C. 16 hours D. 18 hours 41. How many more hours did the student who spent the most time doing homework study compared to the student who spent the least time doing homework? (1 point) A. 10 hours B. 2 hours C. 4 hours D. 16 hours 42. The AVERAGE is the same as the (1 point) A. median B. mean C. range D. mode 43. The table below shows the grams of sugar in servings of each of five breakfast cereals. What is the median amount of sugar per serving of the cereals. (1 point) A. 4 grams B. 6 grams C. 7 grams D. 10 grams 44. Select the probability of rolling a 6 on a single roll of one die. (1 point) A. B. C. D. 45. If you wanted to test a coin to see if it was “fair” you would: (1 point) A. toss the coin ten times, if you didn’t get 5 heads and 5 tails, it’s not a ”fair” coin. B. toss the coin twice and see if you got a head and a tail. C. toss the coin the most times possible to see how closely the number of heads you got compared to the number of tails. D. toss two coins and add up the data. 46. If sales tax is 7.5%, what would be the total cost of an item with a price tag of $15.46? (1 point) A. $1.16 B. $15.62 C. $14.30 D. $16.62 47. Paul needs to earn $29 to buy the game he wants. He earns $7 an hour at his job and works from 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM with no breaks. How much money does Paul earn in a day? (1 point) A. $49.00 B. $20.00 C. $29.00 D. $78.00 48. If you were taking a math test in class and were having trouble on one of the problems, which strategy would be the best one to help you in this situation? (1 point) A. get advice or do research B. make a picture or diagram C. act out the problem D. sleep on it overnight 49. Sam earned $146.50 mowing lawns. This was $65.80 more than he earned the week before. How much did he earn the week before?

I have OCD, and something weird happened 5 days ago..? I'm fifteen, and I haven't told anyone this, especially my parents, but five days ago, I was mowing the lawn, and I heard this voice tell me to mow in a certain pattern. The voice was one that I had never heard before, and it seemed androgynous. I have never had this happen before, and when it first happened, I was scared to death. I know this isn't normal. I wanted to know if this had anything to do with OCD. On the OCD.....4 years ago, I had to go to the school counselor/psychiatrist for two weeks(long story) and she told me I was developing OCD. About 3 months ago, I took a personality type test, and, being bored, took a personality disorder test. The result for the first test said I had OCD, well, not believing the accuracy of this test, I decided to take a few more different tests to see what they said. All of them said the same thing, OCD. Now, I wouldn't normally take this test seriously, but all of the tests asked detailed questions about thoughts and thought processes that I normally have, or have every once in a while, about sometimes having thoughts of hurting random people, or people that I love. I love my family, and would do anything for them, so these thoughts aren't normal for me(or anyone for that matter). I told my parents, and my dad freaked out saying that I was psycho-analyzing myself, and shouldn't take any of those seriously. We never speak of it anymore, But I asked my aunt about it and she said that my grandmother had OCD. I like the number 3, count everything I see and hear, organize everything, do trivial things a certain number of times, I have constant visions of being injured, or accidentally injuring people I love, and have a fear of germs. I know these things are associated with OCD. I would like to know if random voices come with the OCD. Thanks for your help. Oh, and by the way, I have tried to get a psychological evaluation, but my parents aren't willing to pay for it. And I don't know if this makes any difference, but my parents always said I was quiet and reserved, and didn't interact well with kids my age. I have a VERY hard time making friends, because kids just don't like me..... I made this account just so nobody I know could find this... thanks again.....

Need Help at least with fifthteen question please? Multiple Choice 1. Lena makes home deliveries of groceries for a supermarket. Her only stops after she leaves the supermarket are at traffic lights and the homes where she makes the deliveries. The graph shows her distance from the store on her first trip of the day. What is the greatest possible number of stops she made at traffic lights? (1 point) 3 4 9 5 For questions 2–5, graph the function. 2. y = |2x| + 1 (1 point) 3. y = –3x2 – 1 (1 point) 4. y = –2x + 3 (1 point) 5. y = |x| – 1 (1 point) 6. Crystal earns $5.50 per hour mowing lawns. a. Write a rule to describe how the amount of money m is a function of the number of hours h spent mowing lawns. b. How much does Crystal earn if she works 3 hours and 45 minutes? (1 point) m(t)= 3h + 45; $61.50 m(t) =; $0.68 m(t)= 5.50h; $18.98 m(t)= 5.50h; $20.63 7. The amount of a person's paycheck p varies directly with the number of hours worked t. For 16 hours of work, the paycheck is $124.00. Write an equation for the relationship between hours of work and pay. (1 point) p = 77.50t p = t + 77.50 p = 7.75t p = t + 7.75 8. The common difference in an arithmetic sequence is ____ a positive number. (1 point) sometimes always never 9. Find the common difference of the arithmetic sequence. 9, 13, 17, 21, . . . (1 point) 4 1 22 For questions 10–11, find the first, fourth, and tenth terms of the arithmetic sequence described by the given rule. 10. A(n) = –6 + (n – 1) (1 point) –6, –5, –4 0,, 1 –6, –5, –4 5, –5, 1 11. A(n) = –3 + (n – 1)(–2.2) (1 point) –3, –11.8, –25 0, –6.6, –19.8 –3, –9.6, –22.8 –2.2, –11.8, –19.8 12. Write a function rule that gives the total cost c(p) of p pounds of sugar if each pound costs $.59. (1 point) c(p) = 59p c(p) = c(p) = p + 0.59 c(p) = 0.59p For questions 13–14, find the constant of variation k for the direct variation. 13. 3x + 5y = 0 (1 point) k = k = 5 k = k = 14. 4x = –6y (1 point) k = – k = k = k = –6 15. Use inductive reasoning to describe the pattern. Then find the next two numbers in the pattern. –5, –10, –20, –40, . . . (1 point) multiply the previous term by 2; –80, –160 add –5 to the previous term; –35, –30 subtract 5 from the previous term; –80, –160 multiply the previous term by –2; –80, –160 16. A snail travels at a rate of 2.37 feet per minute. a. Write a rule to describe the function. b. How far will the snail travel in 6 minutes? (1 point) d(t) = 6t; 14.22 ft d(t) = 2.37t; 14.22 ft d(t) = t + 2.37; 8.37 ft d(t) = ; 2.53 ft 17. Which graph is the most appropriate to describe a quantity decreasing at a steady rate? (1 point) 18. A function is ____ a relation. (1 point) always sometimes never 19. Identify the mapping diagram that represents the relation and determine whether the relation is a function. {(–3, –6), (–1, –6), (5, –6), (8, –6)} (1 point) The relation is not a function. The relation is a function. The relation is a function. The relation is not a function. 20. Identify the mapping diagram that represents the relation and determine whether the relation is a function. {(–8, –6), (–5, 2), (–8, 1), (7, 3)} (1 point) The relation is a function. The relation is a function. The relation is not a function. The relation is not a function. Short Answer Note: Your teacher will grade your responses to questions 21–30 to ensure you receive proper credit for your answers. For questions 21–22, look at the data in each table, and tell whether y varies directly with x. If it does, write an equation for the direct variation. 21. (2 points) 22. (2 points) For questions 23–24, is the equation a direct variation? If it is, find the constant of variation. 23. x – 6y = 0 (2 points) 24. 5x = y (2 points) 25. Find the range of f(x) = –x + 4 for the domain {–3, –2, –1, 1}. (2 points) 26. A plane that carries mail makes a round trip each day from Chicago to New York. It makes 3 intermediate stops on the way to New York and 1 intermediate stop on the way back to Chicago. Suppose you make a graph of the altitude of the plane for one day, with time on the horizontal axis and altitude on the vertical axis. How many times will the graph touch the horizontal axis? (2 points) 27. The distance a spring will stretch varies directly with how much weight is attached to the spring. If a spring stretches 9 inches with 100 pounds attached, how far will it stretch with 90 pounds attached? Round to the nearest tenth of an inch. (2 points) 28. Find the common difference of the arithmetic sequence. 5, 5.3, 5.6, 5.9, . . . (2 points) 29. A taxi company charges passengers $2.00 for a ride, no matter how long the ride is, and an additional $0.20 for each mile traveled. The rule c = 0.20m + 2.00 describ

AlGeBrA HeLp...NoT hOmEwOrK...? 6. Crystal earns $5.50 per hour mowing lawns. a. Write a rule to describe how the amount of money m is a function of the number of hours h spent mowing lawns. b. How much does Crystal earn if she works 3 hours and 45 minutes? (1 point) m(t)= 3h + 45; $61.50 m(t) =; $0.68 m(t)= 5.50h; $18.98 m(t)= 5.50h; $20.63 7. The amount of a person's paycheck p varies directly with the number of hours worked t. For 16 hours of work, the paycheck is $124.00. Write an equation for the relationship between hours of work and pay. (1 point) p = 77.50t p = t + 77.50 p = 7.75t p = t + 7.75 15. Use inductive reasoning to describe the pattern. Then find the next two numbers in the pattern. –5, –10, –20, –40, . . . (1 point) multiply the previous term by 2; –80, –160 add –5 to the previous term; –35, –30 subtract 5 from the previous term; –80, –160 multiply the previous term by –2; –80, –160 16. A snail travels at a rate of 2.37 feet per minute. a. Write a rule to describe the function. b. How far will the snail travel in 6 minutes? (1 point) d(t) = 6t; 14.22 ft d(t) = 2.37t; 14.22 ft d(t) = t + 2.37; 8.37 ft d(t) = ; 2.53

Lawn Mower Spewing Oil? My older son took the Toro mower out for the first use this season on Friday. He added 10W-30 oil to the crankcase to the mark, then my younger sun started it and started to mow. When it got hot, it started to smoke (through the exhaust) and run erratically. He stopped the mower and called me at work. I told him to let it be until I got home to take a look. That evening, I found that my older boy had filled the oil to the appropriate mark, but I pointed out to him the difference beetween 10W-30 oil and the 30W oil called for on the mower's fill cap. I started the machine, and it ran fine. I did not have time to replace the improper oil with the 30W until later the next day, put I did put a new air filter element on the mower. My younger son tried the next day to operate the machine, and this time he ran it longer, but he called me that oil was leaking from the air filter. He told me that he stopped the mower to change the bag; the mower did not stop on its own. When I got back home, I drained the oil, checked the plug condition (black, but not oily, and no buildup that could short the plug--although I will replace the plug soon anyway), cleaned the fuel jet, and looked the machine over. I found nothing amiss. Examination of the interior of the filter cartridge indicated a shot-gun pattern of droplets at the end opposite the carburetor throat. I estimate that about 3 to 6 cc of oil leaked--enough to soak the bottom of the filter element paper and drip about 20 to 40 square cm on the mower deck. I started it and ran it for 10 minutes, it ran fine, and it did not spew oil. My question: Can the wrong viscosity oil leak from the crankcase through the intake valve stem or piston rings into the INTAKE? I have never seen oil leak like this, and would like a little insight.

Any advice on this essay? How is it so far? So I've got to write this descriptive essay. It's about a house I know, and its not nearly done, but I want to know if it seems off to a good start. "On Thornton Avenue, there lies a long row of white crisp houses, with perfectly mowed lawns, with grass that could be described as faultless, but leaves with you a sense of emptiness, making you long for those unsightly weeds. This row of white houses continue, parallel to the cold and busy street, until you reach one so alive, you cannot help but start to imagine your own secret garden there, complete with magic, fairies, and maybe even a troll of some sort. This house, with trees so tall and green, makes you think you’re peeking at a mythical kingdom for the slightest second, belongs to a family of four, still unaware of the magic that resides in their home. The branches from the beautiful and enchanting trees weave up, twisting and turning, as if trying to avoid stumbling upon the hidden secrets between them, afraid of the power the spaces hold. They tower of the street, providing a few seconds of relief for a passerby on a hot summer’s day, not only from the blaring heat, but from their own reality, as they look up into tree and swear they saw something that could not be. Upon closer inspection, you see the silver gate wrapping around the house with a hold just a bit too tight. It somehow appears as if it is writhing in pain, struggling to keep the boundary. The bottom of the gate grows out of the soil beneath it, with small nicks here and there, resembling a reptilian pattern somehow, and seems harsh against the grace of the trees. The silver gate looks broken to the point of questioning its ability to be a gate any longer, as the tree trunks have woven in and out of the crisses and crosses, sculpting it with a sense of bittersweet grace, ashamed they even touched the gate, but scarred with the metal contraption beneath its skin forever." So i tried making the trees seem like people. And the gate, a snake. I'll get more into how the house is a bit like the garden of eden. I hope you got that. I was then going to move onto the black cat, which i was going to describe like the cheshire cat in alice in wonderland. Then a white bunny, like the bunny in that alice in wonderland. any other things i could refer to? advice? anything sincere would help.

Poll: Did you like The Oddysey or The Iliad better? I liked the Iliad better. This was my favorite part: Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Jove fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles, first fell out with one another. And which of the gods was it that set them on to quarrel? It was the son of Jove and Leto; for he was angry with the king and sent a pestilence upon the host to plague the people, because the son of Atreus had dishonoured Chryses his priest. Now Chryses had come to the ships of the Achaeans to free his daughter, and had brought with him a great ransom: moreover he bore in his hand the sceptre of Apollo wreathed with a suppliant's wreath and he besought the Achaeans, but most of all the two sons of Atreus, who were their chiefs. "Sons of Atreus," he cried, "and all other Achaeans, may the gods who dwell in Olympus grant you to sack the city of Priam, and to reach your homes in safety; but free my daughter, and accept a ransom for her, in reverence to Apollo, son of Jove." On this the rest of the Achaeans with one voice were for respecting the priest and taking the ransom that he offered; but not so Agamemnon, who spoke fiercely to him and sent him roughly away. "Old man," said he, "let me not find you tarrying about our ships, nor yet coming hereafter. Your sceptre of the god and your wreath shall profit you nothing. I will not free her. She shall grow old in my house at Argos far from her own home, busying herself with her loom and visiting my couch; so go, and do not provoke me or it shall be the worse for you." The old man feared him and obeyed. Not a word he spoke, but went by the shore of the sounding sea and prayed apart to King Apollo whom lovely Leto had borne. "Hear me," he cried, "O god of the silver bow, that protectest Chryse and holy Cilla and rulest Tenedos with thy might, hear me oh thou of Sminthe. If I have ever decked your temple with garlands, or burned your thigh-bones in fat of bulls or goats, grant my prayer, and let your arrows avenge these my tears upon the Danaans." Thus did he pray, and Apollo heard his prayer. He came down furious from the summits of Olympus, with his bow and his quiver upon his shoulder, and the arrows rattled on his back with the rage that trembled within him. He sat himself down away from the ships with a face as dark as night, and his silver bow rang death as he shot his arrow in the midst of them. First he smote their mules and their hounds, but presently he aimed his shafts at the people themselves, and all day long the pyres of the dead were burning. For nine whole days he shot his arrows among the people, but upon the tenth day Achilles called them in assembly- moved thereto by Juno, who saw the Achaeans in their death-throes and had compassion upon them. Then, when they were got together, he rose and spoke among them. "Son of Atreus," said he, "I deem that we should now turn roving home if we would escape destruction, for we are being cut down by war and pestilence at once. Let us ask some priest or prophet, or some reader of dreams (for dreams, too, are of Jove) who can tell us why Phoebus Apollo is so angry, and say whether it is for some vow that we have broken, or hecatomb that we have not offered, and whether he will accept the savour of lambs and goats without blemish, so as to take away the plague from us." With these words he sat down, and Calchas son of Thestor, wisest of augurs, who knew things past present and to come, rose to speak. He it was who had guided the Achaeans with their fleet to Ilius, through the prophesyings with which Phoebus Apollo had inspired him. With all sincerity and goodwill he addressed them thus:- "Achilles, loved of heaven, you bid me tell you about the anger of King Apollo, I will therefore do so; but consider first and swear that you will stand by me heartily in word and deed, for I know that I shall offend one who rules the Argives with might, to whom all the Achaeans are in subjection. A plain man cannot stand against the anger of a king, who if he swallow his displeasure now, will yet nurse revenge till he has wreaked it. Consider, therefore, whether or no you will protect me." And Achilles answered, "Fear not, but speak as it is borne in upon you from heaven, for by Apollo, Calchas, to whom you pray, and whose oracles you reveal to us, not a Danaan at our ships shall lay his hand upon you, while I yet live to look upon the face of the earth- no, not though you name Agamemnon himself, who is by far the foremost of the Achaeans." Thereon the seer spoke boldly. "The god," he said, "is angry neither about vow nor hecatomb, but for his priest's sake, whom Agamemnon has dishonoured, in that he would not free his daughter nor take a ransom for her; therefore has he sent these evils upon us, and will yet send others. He will not deliver the Danaans from this pestilence till Agamemnon has restored the girl without fee or ransom to her father, and has sent a holy hecatomb to Chryse. Thus we may perhaps appease him." With these words he sat down, and Agamemnon rose in anger. His heart was black with rage, and his eyes flashed fire as he scowled on Calchas and said, "Seer of evil, you never yet prophesied smooth things concerning me, but have ever loved to foretell that which was evil. You have brought me neither comfort nor performance; and now you come seeing among Danaans, and saying that Apollo has plagued us because I would not take a ransom for this girl, the daughter of Chryses. I have set my heart on keeping her in my own house, for I love her better even than my own wife Clytemnestra, whose peer she is alike in form and feature, in understanding and accomplishments. Still I will give her up if I must, for I would have the people live, not die; but you must find me a prize instead, or I alone among the Argives shall be without one. This is not well; for you behold, all of you, that my prize is to go elsewhither." And Achilles answered, "Most noble son of Atreus, covetous beyond all mankind, how shall the Achaeans find you another prize? We have no common store from which to take one. Those we took from the cities have been awarded; we cannot disallow the awards that have been made already. Give this girl, therefore, to the god, and if ever Jove grants us to sack the city of Troy we will requite you three and fourfold." Then Agamemnon said, "Achilles, valiant though you be, you shall not thus outwit me. You shall not overreach and you shall not persuade me. Are you to keep your own prize, while I sit tamely under my loss and give up the girl at your bidding? Let the Achaeans find me a prize in fair exchange to my liking, or I will come and take your own, or that of Ajax or of Ulysses; and he to whomsoever I may come shall rue my coming. But of this we will take thought hereafter; for the present, let us draw a ship into the sea, and find a crew for her expressly; let us put a hecatomb on board, and let us send Chryseis also; further, let some chief man among us be in command, either Ajax, or Idomeneus, or yourself, son of Peleus, mighty warrior that you are, that we may offer sacrifice and appease the the anger of the god." Achilles scowled at him and answered, "You are steeped in insolence and lust of gain. With what heart can any of the Achaeans do your bidding, either on foray or in open fighting? I came not warring here for any ill the Trojans had done me. I have no quarrel with them. They have not raided my cattle nor my horses, nor cut down my harvests on the rich plains of Phthia; for between me and them there is a great space, both mountain and sounding sea. We have followed you, Sir Insolence! for your pleasure, not ours- to gain satisfaction from the Trojans for your shameless self and for Menelaus. You forget this, and threaten to rob me of the prize for which I have toiled, and which the sons of the Achaeans have given me. Never when the Achaeans sack any rich city of the Trojans do I receive so good a prize as you do, though it is my hands that do the better part of the fighting. When the sharing comes, your share is far the largest, and I, forsooth, must go back to my ships, take what I can get and be thankful, when my labour of fighting is done. Now, therefore, I shall go back to Phthia; it will be much better for me to return home with my ships, for I will not stay here dishonoured to gather gold and substance for you." And Agamemnon answered, "Fly if you will, I shall make you no prayers to stay you. I have others here who will do me honour, and above all Jove, the lord of counsel. There is no king here so hateful to me as you are, for you are ever quarrelsome and ill affected. What though you be brave? Was it not heaven that made you so? Go home, then, with your ships and comrades to lord it over the Myrmidons. I care neither for you nor for your anger; and thus will I do: since Phoebus Apollo is taking Chryseis from me, I shall send her with my ship and my followers, but I shall come to your tent and take your own prize Briseis, that you may learn how much stronger I am than you are, and that another may fear to set himself up as equal or comparable with me." The son of Peleus was furious, and his heart within his shaggy breast was divided whether to draw his sword, push the others aside, and kill the son of Atreus, or to restrain himself and check his anger. While he was thus in two minds, and was drawing his mighty sword from its scabbard, Minerva came down from heaven (for Juno had sent her in the love she bore to them both), and seized the son of Peleus by his yellow hair, visible to him alone, for of the others no man could see her. Achilles turned in amaze, and by the fire that flashed from her eyes at once knew that she was Minerva. "Why are you here," said he, "daughter of aegis-bearing Jove? To see the pride of Agamemnon, son of Atreus? Let me tell you- and it shall surely be- he shall pay for this insolence with his life." And Minerva said, "I come from heaven, if you will hear me, to bid you stay your anger. Juno has sent me, who cares for both of you alike. Cease, then, this brawling, and do not draw your sword; rail at him if you will, and your railing will not be vain, for I tell you- and it shall surely be- that you shall hereafter receive gifts three times as splendid by reason of this present insult. Hold, therefore, and obey." "Goddess," answered Achilles, "however angry a man may be, he must do as you two command him. This will be best, for the gods ever hear the prayers of him who has obeyed them." He stayed his hand on the silver hilt of his sword, and thrust it back into the scabbard as Minerva bade him. Then she went back to Olympus among the other gods, and to the house of aegis-bearing Jove. But the son of Peleus again began railing at the son of Atreus, for he was still in a rage. "Wine-bibber," he cried, "with the face of a dog and the heart of a hind, you never dare to go out with the host in fight, nor yet with our chosen men in ambuscade. You shun this as you do death itself. You had rather go round and rob his prizes from any man who contradicts you. You devour your people, for you are king over a feeble folk; otherwise, son of Atreus, henceforward you would insult no man. Therefore I say, and swear it with a great oath- nay, by this my sceptre which shalt sprout neither leaf nor shoot, nor bud anew from the day on which it left its parent stem upon the mountains- for the axe stripped it of leaf and bark, and now the sons of the Achaeans bear it as judges and guardians of the decrees of heaven- so surely and solemnly do I swear that hereafter they shall look fondly for Achilles and shall not find him. In the day of your distress, when your men fall dying by the murderous hand of Hector, you shall not know how to help them, and shall rend your heart with rage for the hour when you offered insult to the bravest of the Achaeans." With this the son of Peleus dashed his gold-bestudded sceptre on the ground and took his seat, while the son of Atreus was beginning fiercely from his place upon the other side. Then uprose smooth-tongued Nestor, the facile speaker of the Pylians, and the words fell from his lips sweeter than honey. Two generations of men born and bred in Pylos had passed away under his rule, and he was now reigning over the third. With all sincerity and goodwill, therefore, he addressed them thus:- "Of a truth," he said, "a great sorrow has befallen the Achaean land. Surely Priam with his sons would rejoice, and the Trojans be glad at heart if they could hear this quarrel between you two, who are so excellent in fight and counsel. I am older than either of you; therefore be guided by me. Moreover I have been the familiar friend of men even greater than you are, and they did not disregard my counsels. Never again can I behold such men as Pirithous and Dryas shepherd of his people, or as Caeneus, Exadius, godlike Polyphemus, and Theseus son of Aegeus, peer of the immortals. These were the mightiest men ever born upon this earth: mightiest were they, and when they fought the fiercest tribes of mountain savages they utterly overthrew them. I came from distant Pylos, and went about among them, for they would have me come, and I fought as it was in me to do. Not a man now living could withstand them, but they heard my words, and were persuaded by them. So be it also with yourselves, for this is the more excellent way. Therefore, Agamemnon, though you be strong, take not this girl away, for the sons of the Achaeans have already given her to Achilles; and you, Achilles, strive not further with the king, for no man who by the grace of Jove wields a sceptre has like honour with Agamemnon. You are strong, and have a goddess for your mother; but Agamemnon is stronger than you, for he has more people under him. Son of Atreus, check your anger, I implore you; end this quarrel with Achilles, who in the day of battle is a tower of strength to the Achaeans." And Agamemnon answered, "Sir, all that you have said is true, but this fellow must needs become our lord and master: he must be lord of all, king of all, and captain of all, and this shall hardly be. Granted that the gods have made him a great warrior, have they also given him the right to speak with railing?" Achilles interrupted him. "I should be a mean coward," he cried, "were I to give in to you in all things. Order other people about, not me, for I shall obey no longer. Furthermore I say- and lay my saying to your heart- I shall fight neither you nor any man about this girl, for those that take were those also that gave. But of all else that is at my ship you shall carry away nothing by force. Try, that others may see; if you do, my spear shall be reddened with your blood." When they had quarrelled thus angrily, they rose, and broke up the assembly at the ships of the Achaeans. The son of Peleus went back to his tents and ships with the son of Menoetius and his company, while Agamemnon drew a vessel into the water and chose a crew of twenty oarsmen. He escorted Chryseis on board and sent moreover a hecatomb for the god. And Ulysses went as captain. These, then, went on board and sailed their ways over the sea. But the son of Atreus bade the people purify themselves; so they purified themselves and cast their filth into the sea. Then they offered hecatombs of bulls and goats without blemish on the sea-shore, and the smoke with the savour of their sacrifice rose curling up towards heaven. Thus did they busy themselves throughout the host. But Agamemnon did not forget the threat that he had made Achilles, and called his trusty messengers and squires Talthybius and Eurybates. "Go," said he, "to the tent of Achilles, son of Peleus; take Briseis by the hand and bring her hither; if he will not give her I shall come with others and take her- which will press him harder." He charged them straightly further and dismissed them, whereon they went their way sorrowfully by the seaside, till they came to the tents and ships of the Myrmidons. They found Achilles sitting by his tent and his ships, and ill-pleased he was when he beheld them. They stood fearfully and reverently before him, and never a word did they speak, but he knew them and said, "Welcome, heralds, messengers of gods and men; draw near; my quarrel is not with you but with Agamemnon who has sent you for the girl Briseis. Therefore, Patroclus, bring her and give her to them, but let them be witnesses by the blessed gods, by mortal men, and by the fierceness of Agamemnon's anger, that if ever again there be need of me to save the people from ruin, they shall seek and they shall not find. Agamemnon is mad with rage and knows not how to look before and after that the Achaeans may fight by their ships in safety." Patroclus did as his dear comrade had bidden him. He brought Briseis from the tent and gave her over to the heralds, who took her with them to the ships of the Achaeans- and the woman was loth to go. Then Achilles went all alone by the side of the hoar sea, weeping and looking out upon the boundless waste of waters. He raised his hands in prayer to his immortal mother, "Mother," he cried, "you bore me doomed to live but for a little season; surely Jove, who thunders from Olympus, might have made that little glorious. It is not so. Agamemnon, son of Atreus, has done me dishonour, and has robbed me of my prize by force." As he spoke he wept aloud, and his mother heard him where she was sitting in the depths of the sea hard by the old man her father. Forthwith she rose as it were a grey mist out of the waves, sat down before him as he stood weeping, caressed him with her hand, and said, "My son, why are you weeping? What is it that grieves you? Keep it not from me, but tell me, that we may know it together." Achilles drew a deep sigh and said, "You know it; why tell you what you know well already? We went to Thebe the strong city of Eetion, sacked it, and brought hither the spoil. The sons of the Achaeans shared it duly among themselves, and chose lovely Chryseis as the meed of Agamemnon; but Chryses, priest of Apollo, came to the ships of the Achaeans to free his daughter, and brought with him a great ransom: moreover he bore in his hand the sceptre of Apollo, wreathed with a suppliant's wreath, and he besought the Achaeans, but most of all the two sons of Atreus who were their chiefs. "On this the rest of the Achaeans with one voice were for respecting the priest and taking the ransom that he offered; but not so Agamemnon, who spoke fiercely to him and sent him roughly away. So he went back in anger, and Apollo, who loved him dearly, heard his prayer. Then the god sent a deadly dart upon the Argives, and the people died thick on one another, for the arrows went everywhither among the wide host of the Achaeans. At last a seer in the fulness of his knowledge declared to us the oracles of Apollo, and I was myself first to say that we should appease him. Whereon the son of Atreus rose in anger, and threatened that which he has since done. The Achaeans are now taking the girl in a ship to Chryse, and sending gifts of sacrifice to the god; but the heralds have just taken from my tent the daughter of Briseus, whom the Achaeans had awarded to myself. "Help your brave son, therefore, if you are able. Go to Olympus, and if you have ever done him service in word or deed, implore the aid of Jove. Ofttimes in my father's house have I heard you glory in that you alone of the immortals saved the son of Saturn from ruin, when the others, with Juno, Neptune, and Pallas Minerva would have put him in bonds. It was you, goddess, who delivered him by calling to Olympus the hundred-handed monster whom gods call Briareus, but men Aegaeon, for he is stronger even than his father; when therefore he took his seat all-glorious beside the son of Saturn, the other gods were afraid, and did not bind him. Go, then, to him, remind him of all this, clasp his knees, and bid him give succour to the Trojans. Let the Achaeans be hemmed in at the sterns of their ships, and perish on the sea-shore, that they may reap what joy they may of their king, and that Agamemnon may rue his blindness in offering insult to the foremost of the Achaeans." Thetis wept and answered, "My son, woe is me that I should have borne or suckled you. Would indeed that you had lived your span free from all sorrow at your ships, for it is all too brief; alas, that you should be at once short of life and long of sorrow above your peers: woe, therefore, was the hour in which I bore you; nevertheless I will go to the snowy heights of Olympus, and tell this tale to Jove, if he will hear our prayer: meanwhile stay where you are with your ships, nurse your anger against the Achaeans, and hold aloof from fight. For Jove went yesterday to Oceanus, to a feast among the Ethiopians, and the other gods went with him. He will return to Olympus twelve days hence; I will then go to his mansion paved with bronze and will beseech him; nor do I doubt that I shall be able to persuade him." On this she left him, still furious at the loss of her that had been taken from him. Meanwhile Ulysses reached Chryse with the hecatomb. When they had come inside the harbour they furled the sails and laid them in the ship's hold; they slackened the forestays, lowered the mast into its place, and rowed the ship to the place where they would have her lie; there they cast out their mooring-stones and made fast the hawsers. They then got out upon the sea-shore and landed the hecatomb for Apollo; Chryseis also left the ship, and Ulysses led her to the altar to deliver her into the hands of her father. "Chryses," said he, "King Agamemnon has sent me to bring you back your child, and to offer sacrifice to Apollo on behalf of the Danaans, that we may propitiate the god, who has now brought sorrow upon the Argives." So saying he gave the girl over to her father, who received her gladly, and they ranged the holy hecatomb all orderly round the altar of the god. They washed their hands and took up the barley-meal to sprinkle over the victims, while Chryses lifted up his hands and prayed aloud on their behalf. "Hear me," he cried, "O god of the silver bow, that protectest Chryse and holy Cilla, and rulest Tenedos with thy might. Even as thou didst hear me aforetime when I prayed, and didst press hardly upon the Achaeans, so hear me yet again, and stay this fearful pestilence from the Danaans." Thus did he pray, and Apollo heard his prayer. When they had done praying and sprinkling the barley-meal, they drew back the heads of the victims and killed and flayed them. They cut out the thigh-bones, wrapped them round in two layers of fat, set some pieces of raw meat on the top of them, and then Chryses laid them on the wood fire and poured wine over them, while the young men stood near him with five-pronged spits in their hands. When the thigh-bones were burned and they had tasted the inward meats, they cut the rest up small, put the pieces upon the spits, roasted them till they were done, and drew them off: then, when they had finished their work and the feast was ready, they ate it, and every man had his full share, so that all were satisfied. As soon as they had had enough to eat and drink, pages filled the mixing-bowl with wine and water and handed it round, after giving every man his drink-offering. Thus all day long the young men worshipped the god with song, hymning him and chaunting the joyous paean, and the god took pleasure in their voices; but when the sun went down, and it came on dark, they laid themselves down to sleep by the stern cables of the ship, and when the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared they again set sail for the host of the Achaeans. Apollo sent them a fair wind, so they raised their mast and hoisted their white sails aloft. As the sail bellied with the wind the ship flew through the deep blue water, and the foam hissed against her bows as she sped onward. When they reached the wide-stretching host of the Achaeans, they drew the vessel ashore, high and dry upon the sands, set her strong props beneath her, and went their ways to their own tents and ships. But Achilles abode at his ships and nursed his anger. He went not to the honourable assembly, and sallied not forth to fight, but gnawed at his own heart, pining for battle and the war-cry. Now after twelve days the immortal gods came back in a body to Olympus, and Jove led the way. Thetis was not unmindful of the charge her son had laid upon her, so she rose from under the sea and went through great heaven with early morning to Olympus, where she found the mighty son of Saturn sitting all alone upon its topmost ridges. She sat herself down before him, and with her left hand seized his knees, while with her right she caught him under the chin, and besought him, saying- "Father Jove, if I ever did you service in word or deed among the immortals, hear my prayer, and do honour to my son, whose life is to be cut short so early. King Agamemnon has dishonoured him by taking his prize and keeping her. Honour him then yourself, Olympian lord of counsel, and grant victory to the Trojans, till the Achaeans give my son his due and load him with riches in requital." Jove sat for a while silent, and without a word, but Thetis still kept firm hold of his knees, and besought him a second time. "Incline your head," said she, "and promise me surely, or else deny me- for you have nothing to fear- that I may learn how greatly you disdain me." At this Jove was much troubled and answered, "I shall have trouble if you set me quarrelling with Juno, for she will provoke me with her taunting speeches; even now she is always railing at me before the other gods and accusing me of giving aid to the Trojans. Go back now, lest she should find out. I will consider the matter, and will bring it about as wish. See, I incline my head that you believe me. This is the most solemn that I can give to any god. I never recall my word, or deceive, or fail to do what I say, when I have nodded my head." As he spoke the son of Saturn bowed his dark brows, and the ambrosial locks swayed on his immortal head, till vast Olympus reeled. When the pair had thus laid their plans, they parted- Jove to his house, while the goddess quitted the splendour of Olympus, and plunged into the depths of the sea. The gods rose from their seats, before the coming of their sire. Not one of them dared to remain sitting, but all stood up as he came among them. There, then, he took his seat. But Juno, when she saw him, knew that he and the old merman's daughter, silver-footed Thetis, had been hatching mischief, so she at once began to upbraid him. "Trickster," she cried, "which of the gods have you been taking into your counsels now? You are always settling matters in secret behind my back, and have never yet told me, if you could help it, one word of your intentions." "Juno," replied the sire of gods and men, "you must not expect to be informed of all my counsels. You are my wife, but you would find it hard to understand them. When it is proper for you to hear, there is no one, god or man, who will be told sooner, but when I mean to keep a matter to myself, you must not pry nor ask questions." "Dread son of Saturn," answered Juno, "what are you talking about? I? Pry and ask questions? Never. I let you have your own way in everything. Still, I have a strong misgiving that the old merman's daughter Thetis has been talking you over, for she was with you and had hold of your knees this self-same morning. I believe, therefore, that you have been promising her to give glory to Achilles, and to kill much people at the ships of the Achaeans." "Wife," said Jove, "I can do nothing but you suspect me and find it out. You will take nothing by it, for I shall only dislike you the more, and it will go harder with you. Granted that it is as you say; I mean to have it so; sit down and hold your tongue as I bid you for if I once begin to lay my hands about you, though all heaven were on your side it would profit you nothing." On this Juno was frightened, so she curbed her stubborn will and sat down in silence. But the heavenly beings were disquieted throughout the house of Jove, till the cunning workman Vulcan began to try and pacify his mother Juno. "It will be intolerable," said he, "if you two fall to wrangling and setting heaven in an uproar about a pack of mortals. If such ill counsels are to prevail, we shall have no pleasure at our banquet. Let me then advise my mother- and she must herself know that it will be better- to make friends with my dear father Jove, lest he again scold her and disturb our feast. If the Olympian Thunderer wants to hurl us all from our seats, he can do so, for he is far the strongest, so give him fair words, and he will then soon be in a good humour with us." As he spoke, he took a double cup of nectar, and placed it in his mother's hand. "Cheer up, my dear mother," said he, "and make the best of it. I love you dearly, and should be very sorry to see you get a thrashing; however grieved I might be, I could not help for there is no standing against Jove. Once before when I was trying to help you, he caught me by the foot and flung me from the heavenly threshold. All day long from morn till eve, was I falling, till at sunset I came to ground in the island of Lemnos, and there I lay, with very little life left in me, till the Sintians came and tended me." Juno smiled at this, and as she smiled she took the cup from her son's hands. Then Vulcan drew sweet nectar from the mixing-bowl, and served it round among the gods, going from left to right; and the blessed gods laughed out a loud applause as they saw him ing bustling about the heavenly mansion. Thus through the livelong day to the going down of the sun they feasted, and every one had his full share, so that all were satisfied. Apollo struck his lyre, and the Muses lifted up their sweet voices, calling and answering one another. But when the sun's glorious light had faded, they went home to bed, each in his own abode, which lame Vulcan with his consummate skill had fashioned for them. So Jove, the Olympian Lord of Thunder, hied him to the bed in which he always slept; and when he had got on to it he went to sleep, with Juno of the golden throne by his side. Now the other gods and the armed warriors on the plain slept soundly, but Jove was wakeful, for he was thinking how to do honour to Achilles, and destroyed much people at the ships of the Achaeans. In the end he deemed it would be best to send a lying dream to King Agamemnon; so he called one to him and said to it, "Lying Dream, go to the ships of the Achaeans, into the tent of Agamemnon, and say to him word to word as I now bid you. Tell him to get the Achaeans instantly under arms, for he shall take Troy. There are no longer divided counsels among the gods; Juno has brought them to her own mind, and woe betides the Trojans." The dream went when it had heard its message, and soon reached the ships of the Achaeans. It sought Agamemnon son of Atreus and found him in his tent, wrapped in a profound slumber. It hovered over his head in the likeness of Nestor, son of Neleus, whom Agamemnon honoured above all his councillors, and said:- "You are sleeping, son of Atreus; one who has the welfare of his host and so much other care upon his shoulders should dock his sleep. Hear me at once, for I come as a messenger from Jove, who, though he be not near, yet takes thought for you and pities you. He bids you get the Achaeans instantly under arms, for you shall take Troy. There are no longer divided counsels among the gods; Juno has brought them over to her own mind, and woe betides the Trojans at the hands of Jove. Remember this, and when you wake see that it does not escape you." The dream then left him, and he thought of things that were, surely not to be accomplished. He thought that on that same day he was to take the city of Priam, but he little knew what was in the mind of Jove, who had many another hard-fought fight in store alike for Danaans and Trojans. Then presently he woke, with the divine message still ringing in his ears; so he sat upright, and put on his soft shirt so fair and new, and over this his heavy cloak. He bound his sandals on to his comely feet, and slung his silver-studded sword about his shoulders; then he took the imperishable staff of his father, and sallied forth to the ships of the Achaeans. The goddess Dawn now wended her way to vast Olympus that she might herald day to Jove and to the other immortals, and Agamemnon sent the criers round to call the people in assembly; so they called them and the people gathered thereon. But first he summoned a meeting of the elders at the ship of Nestor king of Pylos, and when they were assembled he laid a cunning counsel before them. "My friends," said he, "I have had a dream from heaven in the dead of night, and its face and figure resembled none but Nestor's. It hovered over my head and said, 'You are sleeping, son of Atreus; one who has the welfare of his host and so much other care upon his shoulders should dock his sleep. Hear me at once, for I am a messenger from Jove, who, though he be not near, yet takes thought for you and pities you. He bids you get the Achaeans instantly under arms, for you shall take Troy. There are no longer divided counsels among the gods; Juno has brought them over to her own mind, and woe betides the Trojans at the hands of Jove. Remember this.' The dream then vanished and I awoke. Let us now, therefore, arm the sons of the Achaeans. But it will be well that I should first sound them, and to this end I will tell them to fly with their ships; but do you others go about among the host and prevent their doing so." He then sat down, and Nestor the prince of Pylos with all sincerity and goodwill addressed them thus: "My friends," said he, "princes and councillors of the Argives, if any other man of the Achaeans had told us of this dream we should have declared it false, and would have had nothing to do with it. But he who has seen it is the foremost man among us; we must therefore set about getting the people under arms." With this he led the way from the assembly, and the other sceptred kings rose with him in obedience to the word of Agamemnon; but the people pressed forward to hear. They swarmed like bees that sally from some hollow cave and flit in countless throng among the spring flowers, bunched in knots and clusters; even so did the mighty multitude pour from ships and tents to the assembly, and range themselves upon the wide-watered shore, while among them ran Wildfire Rumour, messenger of Jove, urging them ever to the fore. Thus they gathered in a pell-mell of mad confusion, and the earth groaned under the tramp of men as the people sought their places. Nine heralds went crying about among them to stay their tumult and bid them listen to the kings, till at last they were got into their several places and ceased their clamour. Then King Agamemnon rose, holding his sceptre. This was the work of Vulcan, who gave it to Jove the son of Saturn. Jove gave it to Mercury, slayer of Argus, guide and guardian. King Mercury gave it to Pelops, the mighty charioteer, and Pelops to Atreus, shepherd of his people. Atreus, when he died, left it to Thyestes, rich in flocks, and Thyestes in his turn left it to be borne by Agamemnon, that he might be lord of all Argos and of the isles. Leaning, then, on his sceptre, he addressed the Argives. "My friends," he said, "heroes, servants of Mars, the hand of heaven has been laid heavily upon me. Cruel Jove gave me his solemn promise that I should sack the city of Priam before returning, but he has played me false, and is now bidding me go ingloriously back to Argos with the loss of much people. Such is the will of Jove, who has laid many a proud city in the dust, as he will yet lay others, for his power is above all. It will be a sorry tale hereafter that an Achaean host, at once so great and valiant, battled in vain against men fewer in number than themselves; but as yet the end is not in sight. Think that the Achaeans and Trojans have sworn to a solemn covenant, and that they have each been numbered- the Trojans by the roll of their householders, and we by companies of ten; think further that each of our companies desired to have a Trojan householder to pour out their wine; we are so greatly more in number that full many a company would have to go without its cup-bearer. But they have in the town allies from other places, and it is these that hinder me from being able to sack the rich city of Ilius. Nine of Jove years are gone; the timbers of our ships have rotted; their tackling is sound no longer. Our wives and little ones at home look anxiously for our coming, but the work that we came hither to do has not been done. Now, therefore, let us all do as I say: let us sail back to our own land, for we shall not take Troy." With these words he moved the hearts of the multitude, so many of them as knew not the cunning counsel of Agamemnon. They surged to and fro like the waves of the Icarian Sea, when the east and south winds break from heaven's clouds to lash them; or as when the west wind sweeps over a field of corn and the ears bow beneath the blast, even so were they swayed as they flew with loud cries towards the ships, and the dust from under their feet rose heavenward. They cheered each other on to draw the ships into the sea; they cleared the channels in front of them; they began taking away the stays from underneath them, and the welkin rang with their glad cries, so eager were they to return. Then surely the Argives would have returned after a fashion that was not fated. But Juno said to Minerva, "Alas, daughter of aegis-bearing Jove, unweariable, shall the Argives fly home to their own land over the broad sea, and leave Priam and the Trojans the glory of still keeping Helen, for whose sake so many of the Achaeans have died at Troy, far from their homes? Go about at once among the host, and speak fairly to them, man by man, that they draw not their ships into the sea." Minerva was not slack to do her bidding. Down she darted from the topmost summits of Olympus, and in a moment she was at the ships of the Achaeans. There she found Ulysses, peer of Jove in counsel, standing alone. He had not as yet laid a hand upon his ship, for he was grieved and sorry; so she went close up to him and said, "Ulysses, noble son of Laertes, are you going to fling yourselves into your ships and be off home to your own land in this way? Will you leave Priam and the Trojans the glory of still keeping Helen, for whose sake so many of the Achaeans have died at Troy, far from their homes? Go about at once among the host, and speak fairly to them, man by man, that they draw not their ships into the sea." Ulysses knew the voice as that of the goddess: he flung his cloak from him and set off to run. His servant Eurybates, a man of Ithaca, who waited on him, took charge of the cloak, whereon Ulysses went straight up to Agamemnon and received from him his ancestral, imperishable staff. With this he went about among the ships of the Achaeans. Whenever he met a king or chieftain, he stood by him and spoke him fairly. "Sir," said he, "this flight is cowardly and unworthy. Stand to your post, and bid your people also keep their places. You do not yet know the full mind of Agamemnon; he was sounding us, and ere long will visit the Achaeans with his displeasure. We were not all of us at the council to hear what he then said; see to it lest he be angry and do us a mischief; for the pride of kings is great, and the hand of Jove is with them." But when he came across any common man who was making a noise, he struck him with his staff and rebuked him, saying, "Sirrah, hold your peace, and listen to better men than yourself. You are a coward and no soldier; you are nobody either in fight or council; we cannot all be kings; it is not well that there should be many masters; one man must be supreme- one king to whom the son of scheming Saturn has given the sceptre of sovereignty over you all." Thus masterfully did he go about among the host, and the people hurried back to the council from their tents and ships with a sound as the thunder of surf when it comes crashing down upon the shore, and all the sea is in an uproar. The rest now took their seats and kept to their own several places, but Thersites still went on wagging his unbridled tongue- a man of many words, and those unseemly; a monger of sedition, a railer against all who were in authority, who cared not what he said, so that he might set the Achaeans in a laugh. He was the ugliest man of all those that came before Troy- bandy-legged, lame of one foot, with his two shoulders rounded and hunched over his chest. His head ran up to a point, but there was little hair on the top of it. Achilles and Ulysses hated him worst of all, for it was with them that he was most wont to wrangle; now, however, with a shrill squeaky voice he began heaping his abuse on Agamemnon. The Achaeans were angry and disgusted, yet none the less he kept on brawling and bawling at the son of Atreus. "Agamemnon," he cried, "what ails you now, and what more do you want? Your tents are filled with bronze and with fair women, for whenever we take a town we give you the pick of them. Would you have yet more gold, which some Trojan is to give you as a ransom for his son, when I or another Achaean has taken him prisoner? or is it some young girl to hide and lie with? It is not well that you, the ruler of the Achaeans, should bring them into such misery. Weakling cowards, women rather than men, let us sail home, and leave this fellow here at Troy to stew in his own meeds of honour, and discover whether we were of any service to him or no. Achilles is a much better man than he is, and see how he has treated him- robbing him of his prize and keeping it himself. Achilles takes it meekly and shows no fight; if he did, son of Atreus, you would never again insult him." Thus railed Thersites, but Ulysses at once went up to him and rebuked him sternly. "Check your glib tongue, Thersites," said be, "and babble not a word further. Chide not with princes when you have none to back you. There is no viler creature come before Troy with the sons of Atreus. Drop this chatter about kings, and neither revile them nor keep harping about going home. We do not yet know how things are going to be, nor whether the Achaeans are to return with good success or evil. How dare you gibe at Agamemnon because the Danaans have awarded him so many prizes? I tell you, therefore- and it shall surely be- that if I again catch you talking such nonsense, I will either forfeit my own head and be no more called father of Telemachus, or I will take you, strip you stark naked, and whip you out of the assembly till you go blubbering back to the ships." On this he beat him with his staff about the back and shoulders till he dropped and fell a-weeping. The golden sceptre raised a bloody weal on his back, so he sat down frightened and in pain, looking foolish as he wiped the tears from his eyes. The people were sorry for him, yet they laughed heartily, and one would turn to his neighbour saying, "Ulysses has done many a good thing ere now in fight and council, but he never did the Argives a better turn than when he stopped this fellow's mouth from prating further. He will give the kings no more of his insolence." Thus said the people. Then Ulysses rose, sceptre in hand, and Minerva in the likeness of a herald bade the people be still, that those who were far off might hear him and consider his council. He therefore with all sincerity and goodwill addressed them thus:- "King Agamemnon, the Achaeans are for making you a by-word among all mankind. They forget the promise they made you when they set out from Argos, that you should not return till you had sacked the town of Troy, and, like children or widowed women, they murmur and would set off homeward. True it is that they have had toil enough to be disheartened. A man chafes at having to stay away from his wife even for a single month, when he is on shipboard, at the mercy of wind and sea, but it is now nine long years that we have been kept here; I cannot, therefore, blame the Achaeans if they turn restive; still we shall be shamed if we go home empty after so long a stay- therefore, my friends, be patient yet a little longer that we may learn whether the prophesyings of Calchas were false or true. "All who have not since perished must remember as though it were yesterday or the day before, how the ships of the Achaeans were detained in Aulis when we were on our way hither to make war on Priam and the Trojans. We were ranged round about a fountain offering hecatombs to the gods upon their holy altars, and there was a fine plane-tree from beneath which there welled a stream of pure water. Then we saw a prodigy; for Jove sent a fearful serpent out of the ground, with blood-red stains upon its back, and it darted from under the altar on to the plane-tree. Now there was a brood of young sparrows, quite small, upon the topmost bough, peeping out from under the leaves, eight in all, and their mother that hatched them made nine. The serpent ate the poor cheeping things, while the old bird flew about lamenting her little ones; but the serpent threw his coils about her and caught her by the wing as she was screaming. Then, when he had eaten both the sparrow and her young, the god who had sent him made him become a sign; for the son of scheming Saturn turned him into stone, and we stood there wondering at that which had come to pass. Seeing, then, that such a fearful portent had broken in upon our hecatombs, Calchas forthwith declared to us the oracles of heaven. 'Why, Achaeans,' said he, 'are you thus speechless? Jove has sent us this sign, long in coming, and long ere it be fulfilled, though its fame shall last for ever. As the serpent ate the eight fledglings and the sparrow that hatched them, which makes nine, so shall we fight nine years at Troy, but in the tenth shall take the town.' This was what he said, and now it is all coming true. Stay here, therefore, all of you, till we take the city of Priam." On this the Argives raised a shout, till the ships rang again with the uproar. Nestor, knight of Gerene, then addressed them. "Shame on you," he cried, "to stay talking here like children, when you should fight like men. Where are our covenants now, and where the oaths that we have taken? Shall our counsels be flung into the fire, with our drink-offerings and the right hands of fellowship wherein we have put our trust? We waste our time in words, and for all our talking here shall be no further forward. Stand, therefore, son of Atreus, by your own steadfast purpose; lead the Argives on to battle, and leave this handful of men to rot, who scheme, and scheme in vain, to get back to Argos ere they have learned whether Jove be true or a liar. For the mighty son of Saturn surely promised that we should succeed, when we Argives set sail to bring death and destruction upon the Trojans. He showed us favourable signs by flashing his lightning on our right hands; therefore let none make haste to go till he has first lain with the wife of some Trojan, and avenged the toil and sorrow that he has suffered for the sake of Helen. Nevertheless, if any man is in such haste to be at home again, let him lay his hand to his ship that he may meet his doom in the sight of all. But, O king, consider and give ear to my counsel, for the word that I say may not be neglected lightly. Divide your men, Agamemnon, into their several tribes and clans, that clans and tribes may stand by and help one another. If you do this, and if the Achaeans obey you, you will find out who, both chiefs and peoples, are brave, and who are cowards; for they will vie against the other. Thus you shall also learn whether it is through the counsel of heaven or the cowardice of man that you shall fail to take the town." And Agamemnon answered, "Nestor, you have again outdone the sons of the Achaeans in counsel. Would, by Father Jove, Minerva, and Apollo, that I had among them ten more such councillors, for the city of King Priam would then soon fall beneath our hands, and we should sack it. But the son of Saturn afflicts me with bootless wranglings and strife. Achilles and I are quarrelling about this girl, in which matter I was the first to offend; if we can be of one mind again, the Trojans will not stave off destruction for a day. Now, therefore, get your morning meal, that our hosts join in fight. Whet well your spears; see well to the ordering of your shields; give good feeds to your horses, and look your chariots carefully over, that we may do battle the livelong day; for we shall have no rest, not for a moment, till night falls to part us. The bands that bear your shields shall be wet with the sweat upon your shoulders, your hands shall weary upon your spears, your horses shall steam in front of your chariots, and if I see any man shirking the fight, or trying to keep out of it at the ships, there shall be no help for him, but he shall be a prey to dogs and vultures." Thus he spoke, and the Achaeans roared applause. As when the waves run high before the blast of the south wind and break on some lofty headland, dashing against it and buffeting it without ceasing, as the storms from every quarter drive them, even so did the Achaeans rise and hurry in all directions to their ships. There they lighted their fires at their tents and got dinner, offering sacrifice every man to one or other of the gods, and praying each one of them that he might live to come out of the fight. Agamemnon, king of men, sacrificed a fat five-year-old bull to the mighty son of Saturn, and invited the princes and elders of his host. First he asked Nestor and King Idomeneus, then the two Ajaxes and the son of Tydeus, and sixthly Ulysses, peer of gods in counsel; but Menelaus came of his own accord, for he knew how busy his brother then was. They stood round the bull with the barley-meal in their hands, and Agamemnon prayed, saying, "Jove, most glorious, supreme, that dwellest in heaven, and ridest upon the storm-cloud, grant that the sun may not go down, nor the night fall, till the palace of Priam is laid low, and its gates are consumed with fire. Grant that my sword may pierce the shirt of Hector about his heart, and that full many of his comrades may bite the dust as they fall dying round him." Thus he prayed, but the son of Saturn would not fulfil his prayer. He accepted the sacrifice, yet none the less increased their toil continually. When they had done praying and sprinkling the barley-meal upon the victim, they drew back its head, killed it, and then flayed it. They cut out the thigh-bones, wrapped them round in two layers of fat, and set pieces of raw meat on the top of them. These they burned upon the split logs of firewood, but they spitted the inward meats, and held them in the flames to cook. When the thigh-bones were burned, and they had tasted the inward meats, they cut the rest up small, put the pieces upon spits, roasted them till they were done, and drew them off; then, when they had finished their work and the feast was ready, they ate it, and every man had his full share, so that all were satisfied. As soon as they had had enough to eat and drink, Nestor, knight of Gerene, began to speak. "King Agamemnon," said he, "let us not stay talking here, nor be slack in the work that heaven has put into our hands. Let the heralds summon the people to gather at their several ships; we will then go about among the host, that we may begin fighting at once." Thus did he speak, and Agamemnon heeded his words. He at once sent the criers round to call the people in assembly. So they called them, and the people gathered thereon. The chiefs about the son of Atreus chose their men and marshalled them, while Minerva went among them holding her priceless aegis that knows neither age nor death. From it there waved a hundred tassels of pure gold, all deftly woven, and each one of them worth a hundred oxen. With this she darted furiously everywhere among the hosts of the Achaeans, urging them forward, and putting courage into the heart of each, so that he might fight and do battle without ceasing. Thus war became sweeter in their eyes even than returning home in their ships. As when some great forest fire is raging upon a mountain top and its light is seen afar, even so as they marched the gleam of their armour flashed up into the firmament of heaven. They were like great flocks of geese, or cranes, or swans on the plain about the waters of Cayster, that wing their way hither and thither, glorying in the pride of flight, and crying as they settle till the fen is alive with their screaming. Even thus did their tribes pour from ships and tents on to the plain of the Scamander, and the ground rang as brass under the feet of men and horses. They stood as thick upon the flower-bespangled field as leaves that bloom in summer. As countless swarms of flies buzz around a herdsman's homestead in the time of spring when the pails are drenched with milk, even so did the Achaeans swarm on to the plain to charge the Trojans and destroy them. The chiefs disposed their men this way and that before the fight began, drafting them out as easily as goatherds draft their flocks when they have got mixed while feeding; and among them went King Agamemnon, with a head and face like Jove the lord of thunder, a waist like Mars, and a chest like that of Neptune. As some great bull that lords it over the herds upon the plain, even so did Jove make the son of Atreus stand peerless among the multitude of heroes. And now, O Muses, dwellers in the mansions of Olympus, tell me- for you are goddesses and are in all places so that you see all things, while we know nothing but by report- who were the chiefs and princes of the Danaans? As for the common soldiers, they were so that I could not name every single one of them though I had ten tongues, and though my voice failed not and my heart were of bronze within me, unless you, O Olympian Muses, daughters of aegis-bearing Jove, were to recount them to me. Nevertheless, I will tell the captains of the ships and all the fleet together. Peneleos, Leitus, Arcesilaus, Prothoenor, and Clonius were captains of the Boeotians. These were they that dwelt in Hyria and rocky Aulis, and who held Schoenus, Scolus, and the highlands of Eteonus, with Thespeia, Graia, and the fair city of Mycalessus. They also held Harma, Eilesium, and Erythrae; and they had Eleon, Hyle, and Peteon; Ocalea and the strong fortress of Medeon; Copae, Eutresis, and Thisbe the haunt of doves; Coronea, and the pastures of Haliartus; Plataea and Glisas; the fortress of Thebes the less; holy Onchestus with its famous grove of Neptune; Arne rich in vineyards; Midea, sacred Nisa, and Anthedon upon the sea. From these there came fifty ships, and in each there were a hundred and twenty young men of the Boeotians. Ascalaphus and Ialmenus, sons of Mars, led the people that dwelt in Aspledon and Orchomenus the realm of Minyas. Astyoche a noble maiden bore them in the house of Actor son of Azeus; for she had gone with Mars secretly into an upper chamber, and he had lain with her. With these there came thirty ships. The Phoceans were led by Schedius and Epistrophus, sons of mighty Iphitus the son of Naubolus. These were they that held Cyparissus, rocky Pytho, holy Crisa, Daulis, and Panopeus; they also that dwelt in Anemorea and Hyampolis, and about the waters of the river Cephissus, and Lilaea by the springs of the Cephissus; with their chieftains came forty ships, and they marshalled the forces of the Phoceans, which were stationed next to the Boeotians, on their left. Ajax, the fleet son of Oileus, commanded the Locrians. He was not so great, nor nearly so great, as Ajax the son of Telamon. He was a little man, and his breastplate was made of linen, but in use of the spear he excelled all the Hellenes and the Achaeans. These dwelt in Cynus, Opous, Calliarus, Bessa, Scarphe, fair Augeae, Tarphe, and Thronium about the river Boagrius. With him there came forty ships of the Locrians who dwell beyond Euboea. The fierce Abantes held Euboea with its cities, Chalcis, Eretria, Histiaea rich in vines, Cerinthus upon the sea, and the rock-perched town of Dium; with them were also the men of Carystus and Styra; Elephenor of the race of Mars was in command of these; he was son of Chalcodon, and chief over all the Abantes. With him they came, fleet of foot and wearing their hair long behind, brave warriors, who would ever strive to tear open the corslets of their foes with their long ashen spears. Of these there came fifty ships. And they that held the strong city of Athens, the people of great Erechtheus, who was born of the soil itself, but Jove's daughter, Minerva, fostered him, and established him at Athens in her own rich sanctuary. There, year by year, the Athenian youths worship him with sacrifices of bulls and rams. These were commanded by Menestheus, son of Peteos. No man living could equal him in the marshalling of chariots and foot soldiers. Nestor could alone rival him, for he was older. With him there came fifty ships. Ajax brought twelve ships from Salamis, and stationed them alongside those of the Athenians. The men of Argos, again, and those who held the walls of Tiryns, with Hermione, and Asine upon the gulf; Troezene, Eionae, and the vineyard lands of Epidaurus; the Achaean youths, moreover, who came from Aegina and Mases; these were led by Diomed of the loud battle-cry, and Sthenelus son of famed Capaneus. With them in command was Euryalus, son of king Mecisteus, son of Talaus; but Diomed was chief over them all. With these there came eighty ships. Those who held the strong city of Mycenae, rich Corinth and Cleonae; Orneae, Araethyrea, and Licyon, where Adrastus reigned of old; Hyperesia, high Gonoessa, and Pellene; Aegium and all the coast-land round about Helice; these sent a hundred ships under the command of King Agamemnon, son of Atreus. His force was far both finest and most numerous, and in their midst was the king himself, all glorious in his armour of gleaming bronze- foremost among the heroes, for he was the greatest king, and had most men under him. And those that dwelt in Lacedaemon, lying low among the hills, Pharis, Sparta, with Messe the haunt of doves; Bryseae, Augeae, Amyclae, and Helos upon the sea; Laas, moreover, and Oetylus; these were led by Menelaus of the loud battle-cry, brother to Agamemnon, and of them there were sixty ships, drawn up apart from the others. Among them went Menelaus himself, strong in zeal, urging his men to fight; for he longed to avenge the toil and sorrow that he had suffered for the sake of Helen. The men of Pylos and Arene, and Thryum where is the ford of the river Alpheus; strong Aipy, Cyparisseis, and Amphigenea; Pteleum, Helos, and Dorium, where the Muses met Thamyris, and stilled his minstrelsy for ever. He was returning from Oechalia, where Eurytus lived and reigned, and boasted that he would surpass even the Muses, daughters of aegis-bearing Jove, if they should sing against him; whereon they were angry, and maimed him. They robbed him of his divine power of song, and thenceforth he could strike the lyre no more. These were commanded by Nestor, knight of Gerene, and with him there came ninety ships. And those that held Arcadia, under the high mountain of Cyllene, near the tomb of Aepytus, where the people fight hand to hand; the men of Pheneus also, and Orchomenus rich in flocks; of Rhipae, Stratie, and bleak Enispe; of Tegea and fair Mantinea; of Stymphelus and Parrhasia; of these King Agapenor son of Ancaeus was commander, and they had sixty ships. Many Arcadians, good soldiers, came in each one of them, but Agamemnon found them the ships in which to cross the sea, for they were not a people that occupied their business upon the waters. The men, moreover, of Buprasium and of Elis, so much of it as is enclosed between Hyrmine, Myrsinus upon the sea-shore, the rock Olene and Alesium. These had four leaders, and each of them had ten ships, with many Epeans on board. Their captains were Amphimachus and Thalpius- the one, son of Cteatus, and the other, of Eurytus- both of the race of Actor. The two others were Diores, son of Amarynces, and Polyxenus, son of King Agasthenes, son of Augeas. And those of Dulichium with the sacred Echinean islands, who dwelt beyond the sea off Elis; these were led by Meges, peer of Mars, and the son of valiant Phyleus, dear to Jove, who quarrelled with his father, and went to settle in Dulichium. With him there came forty ships. Ulysses led the brave Cephallenians, who held Ithaca, Neritum with its forests, Crocylea, rugged Aegilips, Samos and Zacynthus, with the mainland also that was over against the islands. These were led by Ulysses, peer of Jove in counsel, and with him there came twelve ships. Thoas, son of Andraemon, commanded the Aetolians, who dwelt in Pleuron, Olenus, Pylene, Chalcis by the sea, and rocky Calydon, for the great king Oeneus had now no sons living, and was himself dead, as was also golden-haired Meleager, who had been set over the Aetolians to be their king. And with Thoas there came forty ships. The famous spearsman Idomeneus led the Cretans, who held Cnossus, and the well-walled city of Gortys; Lyctus also, Miletus and Lycastus that lies upon the chalk; the populous towns of Phaestus and Rhytium, with the other peoples that dwelt in the hundred cities of Crete. All these were led by Idomeneus, and by Meriones, peer of murderous Mars. And with these there came eighty ships. Tlepolemus, son of Hercules, a man both brave and large of stature, brought nine ships of lordly warriors from Rhodes. These dwelt in Rhodes which is divided among the three cities of Lindus, Ielysus, and Cameirus, that lies upon the chalk. These were commanded by Tlepolemus, son of Hercules by Astyochea, whom he had carried off from Ephyra, on the river Selleis, after sacking many cities of valiant warriors. When Tlepolemus grew up, he killed his father's uncle Licymnius, who had been a famous warrior in his time, but was then grown old. On this he built himself a fleet, gathered a great following, and fled beyond the sea, for he was menaced by the other sons and grandsons of Hercules. After a voyage. during which he suffered great hardship, he came to Rhodes, where the people divided into three communities, according to their tribes, and were dearly loved by Jove, the lord, of gods and men; wherefore the son of Saturn showered down great riches upon them. And Nireus brought three ships from Syme- Nireus, who was the handsomest man that came up under Ilius of all the Danaans after the son of Peleus- but he was a man of no substance, and had but a small following. And those that held Nisyrus, Crapathus, and Casus, with Cos, the city of Eurypylus,