#Vel Satis

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2005 Renault Vel Satis

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Renault Avantime 3.0 V6 24V Privilège

The Avantime was designed and built by Matra, then affiliated closely with Renault and known not just for building vehicles like the Matra Bagheera and Rancho, but also for their defence arm that builds a range of missiles and bombs. The styling was handled by Renault design boss Patrick Le Quément, whose fingerprints are also on cars like the Twingo, Kangoo, and Vel Satis.

It was a design intended to shock passers-by. At the time, project manager Theirry Metroz said that "we wanted someone walking around the car to be continually astonished. When you look at the front, you can't imagine what the back will be like, and vice versa." Which is a very bold goal to set for a vehicle, though the company seems to have executed it well here. The company wanted buyers, who were migrating to the German luxury brands in worrying numbers, to take a fresh new look at Renault, and then hopefully decide that it was a brand they wanted in their driveways.

Matra designed the Avantime to sit on the platform of the Espace, a much more conventionally styled minivan. Cutting the rear doors (and significant length) from the Espace meant that a B-pillar wasn't needed, allowing a glass space mostly unencumbered by structure with the windows rolled down. It's the same elegant look you'd see in something like the current Mercedes-Benz E and S-Class coupes. The roof was a full panoramic glass piece, with a large opening front panel. It sat just four passengers, but the two in the rear enjoyed seats clad in leather from the same company used by Rolls-Royce, and the rear seats were higher than the fronts to allow better visibility from the theatre-style arrangement. The side windows would lower automatically, allowing easier access to those seats through the long front doors and the opening where the window would normally reside.Renault offered three engines in the Avantime, two gas and one diesel. This comes with the larger of the gas engines, a 3.0L V6 (badged 3.0 but really 2.9) that produced 204 hp. While a five-speed automatic transmission was offered, this one came with the six-speed stick, a box much more in tune with the car's grand touring ambitions.

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Wymiana sprzęgła Renault Warszawa

Trafic SpaceClass, Talisman, Kadjar, ZOE, Twizy, Captur, Latitude, Fluence, Koleos, Modus, Vel Satis, Avantime, Thalia, Scenic, Kangoo, Megane, Laguna, Twingo, Safrane, Clio, R25, R19

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1998 Renault Vel Satis Concept

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Renault Vel Satis Concept, 1998

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Angelus Politianus – Angelus Politianus Paulo Cortesio suo s. d.

Mihi certe quicumque tantum componunt ex imitatione, similes esse vel psittaco vel picae videntur, proferentibus quae nec intelligunt. Carent enim quae scribunt isti viribus et vita; carent actu, carent affectu, carent indole, iacent, dormiunt, stertunt. Nihil ibi verum, nihil solidum, nihil efficax. «Non exprimis», inquit aliquis, «Ciceronem». Quid tum? non enim sum Cicero; me tamen, ut opinor, exprimo.

[…] Sed ut ad te redeam, Paule, quem penitus amo, cui multum debeo, cuius ingenio plurimum tribuo, quaeso, ne superstitione ista te alliges, ut nihil delectet quod tuum plane sit et ut oculos a Cicerone nunquam deicias. Sed cum Ciceronem, cum bonos alios multum diuque legeris, contriveris, edidiceris, concoxeris et rerum multarum cognitione pectus impleveris, ac iam componere aliquid ipse parabis, turn demum velim quod dicitur sine cortice nates, atque ipse tibi sis aliquando in consilio, sollicitudinemque illam morosam nimis et anxiam deponas effingendi tantummodo Ciceronem tuasque denique vires universas pericliteris. Nam qui tantum ridicula ista quae vocatis liniamenta contemplantur attoniti, nec ilia ipsa, mihi crede satis repraesentant, et impetum quodammodo retardant ingenii sui, currentique velut obstant et, ut utar plautino verbo, remoram faciunt. Sed ut bene currere non potest qui pedem ponere studet in alienis tantum vestigiis, ita nec bene scribere qui tamquam de praescripto non audet egredi. Postremo scias infelicis esse ingenii nihil a se promere, semper imitari.

[HIS] Aquellos que se dedican exclusivamente a la imitación parecen similares a un loro o a una urraca, pues pronuncian cosas que no comprenden. Carecen de la fuerza y la vitalidad necesarias; carecen de acción, carecen de emoción, carecen de personalidad; yacen, duermen, roncan. No hay en ellos nada verdadero, nada sólido, nada eficaz. «No logras expresar a Cicerón», dice alguien. ¿Y qué? No soy Cicerón; pero al menos me expresaré. […] Pero para volver a ti, Pablo, a quien amo profundamente, a quien debo mucho, a quien atribuyo un gran talento, te ruego que no te adhieras a esa superstición, para que nada te deleite que no sea exclusivamente tuyo y para que no seas como aquellos que nunca apartan los ojos de Cicerón. Sino que, cuando hayas leído mucho tiempo a Cicerón y a otros buenos autores, cuando los hayas desglosado, estudiado, asimilado y hayas llenado tu mente con el conocimiento de muchas cosas, y te prepares para componer algo por ti mismo, entonces desearía que fueras tú mismo el que, con esfuerzo, habla, que seas tú mismo alguna vez en tus decisiones, que te deshagas de esa preocupación excesiva y ansiosa por simplemente imitar a Cicerón y no pongas en peligro todas tus propias habilidades. Porque aquellos que contemplan con asombro esas ridiculeces que llaman 'rasgos' (liniamenta), créeme, no las representan adecuadamente, de alguna manera retrasan el ímpetu de su propio ingenio, parecen, usando una expresión de Plauto, obstruir a alguien que está corriendo y hacen que se detenga. Pero así como aquel que se esfuerza por poner el pie únicamente en las huellas de otros no puede correr bien, tampoco puede escribir bien aquel que no se atreve a salir de los límites preestablecidos. En conclusión, debes saber que es desafortunado no producir nada propio, y siempre imitar.

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renault laguna, espace and vel satis, all equipped with the 3.5l V6

call that the french horns

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DE COGNATIONE INTER SINGULAS ET SOCIETATIS

1983. Bourgeoisia, satis stabilis in periodo inter 1881 et 1951, crevit inde ab 1.9% in 1951 ad 3.3% in 1983 .

Inclinatio incrementi mediarum urbanarum classium adhuc continuatur, sicut est declinatio agricolarum et classis operariorum. Medium genus praeterea, secundum Sylos Labini, non semper est homogeneum, complectens autonomum pusillum bourgeoisie (mercatorum, artificum et professorum minorum), collaris petiti bourgeoisie (technici, magistri et operarii varii generis) et particularia, uti. e clero et militari. Haec categoria, quamlibet numerosa, in rebus oeconomicis diversi sunt et interdum repugnant; diversos gradus culturales exhibent et aliam moralem civilem. Classis media dissimilis, nam Sylos Labini, bourgeoisie propria (superioris bourgeoisie) et operariorum genus magis homogenea sunt et eo magis classes similes.

Ad principium industriarum processuum, inaequalitates sociales decreverunt, quamvis adhuc altae differentiae manent et novae machinae ortae sunt quae novas paupertatis formas determinant (cf. fenestra 3, Absoluta paupertas et paupertas relativa in Italia).

Sociologi vocant stratum sociale, quod ab hominibus constitutum est, modo admodum irregulari et precario, in humilibus negotiis et cum demissioribus proventibus sicut in proletariis.

3 Absoluta paupertas et egestas relativa in Italia

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Absoluta paupertas reditus significat, innixus nummariae valore modii bonorum et officiorum essentialium, sub quo quis in hanc incidit conditionem (exempli gratia, anno 2002 pro uno homine in Italia ad 382, ​​66 nummos per mensem constituto; duos denarios per mensem in 573.63). Absoluta paupertas in Italia erat 4% in 2005, surrexit ad 4.1% in 2006 et 2007, et ad 4.6% in 2008.

Cum paupertas absoluta pensatur secundum postulata fundamentalia, relativa paupertas provenit ex calculo statistico, qui considerat valores mediocris reditus hominum. In Italia, exempli gratia, anno 2002 relativae paupertatis limen constitutum est 494.07 euros per mensem pro uno homine, ad 823.45 nummis per mensem pro duobus hominibus (limina quae periodice renovantur secundum "inflationem). Paupertas relativa in Italia erat 11.1%, eodem gradu permansit anno 2006 et 2007 ut 11,3% in 2008 surgeret. Haec paupertas

praesertim ad meridiem, magnas familias cum liberis minoribus et senibus. Ceteri paupertatis factores sunt: ​​humilis gradus educationis, defectus operis stabilis vel profile professio humilis.

Ad traditionalem paupertatem sic dictas "novas paupertates" addere debemus, quod significat omnes formas incommodi non directe ob inopiam accepti, sed ad factores relationes (coniuges discriminum, conflictus in familia), salutem (morbos inactivare). vel sociale (de segregatione et exclusione particularium coetuum socialium vel ethnicorum). Hae factores vim oeconomicam familiarum afficiunt et "multiplicatiorem" effectum habent, si vere modesti reditus consociantur.

Fontes: Ministerium Laboris et Politiae Social, Relatio de agendis contra paupertatem et exclusionem socialem. Anni 2003, 2005 et 2007. ISTAT, Paupertas in Italia in 2008.

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Renault Austral Coupé (2024): the new premium ambitions of the Losange

After the Austral launched in 2022, followed by the Espace last March, a coupe variant based on the same platform is expected by summer. Longer by about fifteen centimeters compared to the Arkana, it will adopt a more upscale positioning with regard to its state-of-the-art underbody. Enough to offer Renault a flagship differentiating capable of succeeding where the Safrane and Vel Satis failed in…

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<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Qua tu etiam inprudens utebare non numquam. Quid me istud rogas? Mihi enim satis est, ipsis non satis. Itaque his sapiens semper vacabit. </p>

<p>Sint modo partes vitae beatae. Duo Reges: constructio interrete. Falli igitur possumus. Videsne quam sit magna dissensio? Qua tu etiam inprudens utebare non numquam. Videsne quam sit magna dissensio? </p>

<p>Non est ista, inquam, Piso, magna dissensio. Hunc vos beatum; Et ille ridens: Video, inquit, quid agas; Eadem nunc mea adversum te oratio est. Tum ille timide vel potius verecunde: Facio, inquit. Si quicquam extra virtutem habeatur in bonis. Negare non possum. Nunc agendum est subtilius. </p>

<p>Tria genera bonorum; Negat enim summo bono afferre incrementum diem. Ut id aliis narrare gestiant? Non semper, inquam; </p>

<p>Cave putes quicquam esse verius. Istic sum, inquit. Qui est in parvis malis. Si quidem, inquit, tollerem, sed relinquo. Quam nemo umquam voluptatem appellavit, appellat; Sapiens autem semper beatus est et est aliquando in dolore; </p>

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Back to childhood. The Vel Satis toy. #renault #renaultclassics #renaultvelsatis #renaultsafrane #renaultsafranebiturbo #renault25 #renault25baccara #renaultavantime #renaultinitiale #renaultinitialeparis #toy #toys #toystagram #toydesign #toydesigner #arttoy #3ds #3d #3dmodel #3dmodeling #scalemodel #catia #madeinclermontferrand (à Clermont-Ferrand, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cme-P22DSOM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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2002 Renault Vel Satis

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Renault Vel Satis, 1998. To celebrate their centenary, Renault created a four-seater coupé designed by Florian Thiercelin. The name is derived from the words VELocity and SATISfaction and was later used on Renault’s flagship saloon

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Wymiana tarcz hamulcowych Renault Warszawa

Trafic SpaceClass, Talisman, Kadjar, ZOE, Twizy, Captur, Latitude, Fluence, Koleos, Modus, Vel Satis, Avantime, Thalia, Scenic, Kangoo, Megane, Laguna, Twingo, Safrane, Clio, R25, R19

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Joel Rust (*1989) Sunt etenim pennae volucres mihi. (2012) for three sopranos, three mezzo-sopranos

Sunt etenim pennae volucres mihi / quae celsa conscendant poli; / quas sibi cum velox mens induit / terras perosa despicit. / Aeris inmensi superat globum / nubesque postergum videt; / quique agili motu calet aetheris / transcendit ignis verticem, / donec in astriferas surgat domos / Phoeboque coniugat vias / aut comitetur gelidi Senis, / miles corusci sideris, / vel quocumque micans nox pingitur / recurrat astri circulum / atque ubi iam exhausti fuerit satis, / polum relinquat extimum / dorsaque velocis premat aetheris, / compos verendi luminis. / Hic regum sceptrum dominus tenet, / orbisque habenas temperat, / et volucrem currum stabilis regit, / rerum coruscus arbiter. / Huc te si reducem referat via / quam nunc requiris immemor: / «haec», dices, «memini, patria est mihi, / hinc ortus, hic sistam gradum». / Quodsi terrarum placeat tibi / noctem relictam visere, / quos miseri torvos populi timent / cernes tyrannos exsules. // [Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae, IV : M1]

Music For A King, The Winchester Troper, 11th century. – Pierre Chépélov, Joel Rust, 21st century. Discantus, Brigitte Lesne. (2014, æon – AECD 1436 2014)

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Murugan is known by numerous names in ancient and medieval texts of the Indian culture. Most common among these are Mahasena, Kartikeya, Kumara, Shanmukha, Skanda, and Subrahmanya . He is the Hindu god of war. He is a son of Parvati and Shiva, brother of Ganesha, and a god whose life story has many versions in Hinduism  

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Murugan – the Hindu God of Tamils

Murugan is hailed as ‘Thamizh kadavul’ — the Lord of Tamils by poets and Tamil cultural exponents who take pride in the uniqueness of Tamil culture. Murugan is a popular deity widely worshiped in Tamil Nadu and also in Kerala, Karnataka and Srilanka. Worship of Muruga is rather sporadic in other parts and linguistic segments of India.

The myriod Tamil names of Murugan

The word Murugan means one who is handsome. In India, naming children with popular names of God is very widely practiced. The name Murugan and his numerous other names like Murugaiyan, Sivamurugan, Velmurugan, Saravanan, Karthigeyan, Senthil, Arumugam, Subramaniyan, Subbaiah, Subbarayan, Swaminathan, Velan, Kadirvel, Shaktivel, Kandan (Skandan), Kandaswamy, Kadamban, Kumar, Kumaraswamy, Shivakumar, Shanmukham, Palani (it is actually the name of one of his abodes), Palaniswamy, Muthu Kumaran, Sakthi Kumar, Muthukumaraswamy, Dandapani, Dandayutapani, etc. are widely used in naming children; a vast majority in the above names are quite typical to Tamils.

The birth of Murugan

Murugan is Subramanya, the son of lord Shiva. According to mythology, Murugan was born out of the fire that emanated from Lord Shiva’s third eye — his eye at the middle of his forehead, when he opened it to burn Kamadeva, or Manmatha, the god of love and passion, who tried to disturb Shiva’s meditation and turn his mind towards romance. The very purpose of birth of Muruga was to annihilate the two demons Tarakasura and Surapadma. Elaborate details of this mythology can be obtained from “Skanda Puranam”. The tamil poetic version of this mythology is also available, known as “Kanda Puranam” written by the poet Kacchiappa Sivachariyar (1350-1420).

Puranas

The Skanda Purana narrates that Shiva first wed Dakshayani (also named Sati), the granddaughter of Brahma, and the daughter of Daksha. Daksha never liked Shiva, who, symbolizing destruction and detachment, begs for food, dances in a graveyard smeared with ashes, and has no possessions, not even good clothes for himself. Daksha publicly insulted Shiva in a Yagna ceremony, and Sati immolated Herself in anger over this treatment of Her husband. The Yagna was destroyed by the ganas of Shiva led by Virabhadra. Shiva withdrew himself from the universe and engaged himself in yogic meditation in the Himalayas. 

In the meanwhile, Surapadman (an asura) ravaged the earth and tormented its beings. Tarakasuran believed that, because Shiva is an ascetic and his earlier marriage was conducted with great difficulty, his remarriage was out of the question, hence his boon of being killed by Shiva's son alone would give him invincibility.

It was realized by the gods that only the son born of Shiva could lead the gods to victory over Tarakasuran, Surapadman and their companions. They plotted with Manmatha, also known as Kamadeva, the God of love, to shoot a flower arrow from his bow at Shiva, as he sat in meditation, so as to make him fall in love with Parvati (who was Dakshayani, reborn). When Kamadeva aimed his arrow, Shiva opened his third eye and incinerated him to ashes instantly.

Shiva handed over his effulgence of the third eye, used to destroy Manmatha, to Agni, as he alone was capable of handling it until it becomes the desired offspring. Even Agni, tortured by its heat, handed it over to Ganga, who in turn transported it into the Saravana Forest and deposited it in a pond of reeds called the Saravana Poigai (located at mouths of river Ganga) , where the sparks became six children. They were raised by the six Krittika or Kartika - the stars that make up the Pleiades, earning the name Karthikeya. Parvati combined these six babies into one with six faces, i.e. Shanmukha or Arumugan. Since he was born in the Saravana he was also called 'Saravanabhava'. 

Murugan became the supreme general of the demi-gods then escorted the devas and led the army of the devas to victory against the asuras. 

Murugan’s vehicle is peacock and his main weapon to destroy his enemies is “Vel” (lance). His army flag (“kodi“) carries the symbol of rooster (“seval“) and on account of it, he is also known as “Seval Kodiyon“. 

According to mythology, Lord Murugan is married to two wives, Devayani (daughter of Indra, the king of Devas) and Valli. Valli reportedly belongs to a Tamil tribal community.

Murugan and Gyana (Supreme Knowledge)

Mahavakyam -  "The Great Sayings" of the Upanishads:

प्रज्ञानम् ब्रह्म, Prajñānam Brahm,  Consciousness is God. ~ Aitareya Upanishad (Chapter 3, verse 3)

अहं ब्रह्मास्मि, Ahaṁ Brahmāsmi ~ Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10 of the Shukla Yajur Veda

Aham (अहं) means “I”, Brahm (ब्रह्म) means all possibilities and Asmi (अस्मि) means “am”. 

तत्त्वमसि, Tát Túvam Asi ~ Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7 of the Sama Veda

tát (तत्) means “That”, túvam means “You”, Asi “are”. Simply put, Thou art that.

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Realizing the highest truth of the Atman, and its oneness with the Brahman, is called gyana (true knowledge) in Hinduism. Attaining this knowledge is also known as the opening of the “third eye” in a person. Lord Murugan, who was born on account of the opening of the third eye of Lord Shiva is a knower of the supreme truth and is therefore referred to as “Gyana Panditan” (An exponent of Supreme knowledge).

The holy Hindu syllable “Om” is said to encapsulate the Supreme knowledge; one who knows the profoundest meaning of Om is indeed a Gyani who knows the Supreme Truth. According to mythology, Murugan, even as a little boy was aware of the meaning of Om.

On one occasion Murugan imparted a secret upadesa on pranava, the sound of Om, to Shiva and thus earned the title ‘Guru of Shiva’.

Since Murugan thus became a Guru (Swami) who taught to the very Lord (Natha) of the universe, he was called Swaminathan. In Tamil, he is hailed as “Thagappan Sami” – one who became a Guru to his own father.

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Ramana Maharshi as Skanda son of Shiva 

Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, the very embodiment of the beginningless infinite supreme Brahman, the Satchitananda (existence, consciousness, bliss), is considered by his ardent devotees to be an incarnation of Lord Muruga. Though he has not written any hymns about Muruga, his cryptic poems are a source of treasure which contains the essence of his philosophical teachings.

Maharshi Ramana has taught two principal paths as the main spiritual practices [sadhanas] for the attainment of Self-Knowledge, which is the state of eternal, perfect and unalloyed happiness. The first path He taught is the path of Self-Enquiry, that is, knowing oneself (one’s real nature) by enquiring ‘Who Am I?’, while the second path is the path of self-surrender, that is, surrendering oneself (the ego) completely to God. The former is the path of knowledge or gyana (jnana marga), and the latter is the path of devotion (bhakti marga).

Jane Adams Art - SACRED INDIA TAROT – RAMANA AS SKANDA SON OF SIVA

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The 6 great abodes of Murugan in Tamil Nadu

The six sites at which Karthikeya sojourned while leading his armies against Surapadman:

Swamimalai - Arulmigu Swaminatha Swamy Temple - A very famous temple of Swaminathan (i.e. Murugan), situated at Swamimalai (near Kumbakonam at Tamil Nadu, India), is treated as the most sacred place as where Lord Murugan preached the Pranav Mantra “OM” to His father Lord Shiva when He was a child.

The other 5 abodes are : Tiruttanikai, Tiruvavinankudi (Palani), PazhamudirSolai, Tirupparamkunram and Tiruchendur.

“Thirumurugatruppadai” is a famous and ancient Tamil literature written by poet Nakkirar of the Sangam period (circa the 3rd century AD), which contains the stories of the wondrous divine play of Lord Murugan in all these 6 main abodes.  

These six sites collectively came to be known as "Arupadai Veedu" (Lang:Tamil), it means the six battle camps of the Lord.

Worship  in Tamil Nadu

Thai Poosam during January-February month is celebrated as a 6-day festival. On Thai Poosam day, Kavadis and Palkudams are taken by devotees in procession around Chhedanagar. Special Abhishekams are performed to the Moolavar and Utsavar (festival deity's moorthi usually taken during temple festival processions; utsavar moorthi is generally made of metal, and Moolavar murthi is usually made of stone). Annadhanam (The Sacred Offering of Food) is provided to all devotees participating in the functions. In the night, Lord Muruga is taken in procession accompanied by Nadaswaram, Veda Parayanam around Chhedanagar.

Vaikasi Visakam day, during May-June month, Kavadis (a 'physical burden' made out of elaborate and decorated framework, lifted onto a person’s shoulders) and Palkudams (milk pots) are taken by devotees in procession around Chhedanagar.

Skanda Sashti during October-November month is celebrated as a 6-day festival. Spiritual discourses by learned scholars and/or music concerts by popular artists from South or from Mumbai are organized.