Tag: money
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On matters of predatory employment practices and a fifty-dollar federal minimum wage
Today, we confront a question that strikes at the very foundation of our Republic: whether businesses may profit at the expense of the liberty and dignity of their employees. Let me be unequivocal: NO BUSINESS is entitled to profit by trampling on the constitutional guarantees of freedom, fairness, and economic justice. The proposal for a
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Turms, Etruscan equivalent of Mercury and Hermes
InĀ Etruscan religion,Ā TurmsĀ (usually written as šššššĀ TurmÅĀ in theĀ Etruscan alphabet) was the equivalent of RomanĀ MercuryĀ and GreekĀ Hermes, both gods of trade and the messenger god between people and gods.Ā He was depicted with the same distinctive attributes as Hermes and Mercury: aĀ caduceus, aĀ petasosĀ (often winged), and/or winged sandals.Ā He is portrayed as a messenger of the gods, particularlyĀ TiniaĀ (Jupiter),Ā although he is also thought
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Castoreum
Castoreum is a yellowish exudate from the castor sacs of mature beavers. Beavers use castoreum in combination with urine to scent mark their territory. Both beaver sexes have a pair of castor sacs and a pair of anal glands, located in two cavities under the skin between the pelvis and the base of the tail. The castor sacs are not true glands (endocrine or exocrine)
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Treasuries of death, viaticum, obol, more
Viaticum is a term used ā especially in the Catholic Church ā for the Eucharist (also called Holy Communion), administered, with or without Anointing of the Sick (also called Extreme Unction), to a person who is dying; viaticum is thus a part of the Last Rites. Usage The word viaticum is a Latin word meaning “provision for a journey”, from via, or “way”. For Communion as Viaticum,