The big man with the whitened hair murmured something: his words sounded as if they were in the Manu tongue, which I recognized, having studied the dialect in my Anthropology 6, class at the University of Chicago.

Progenitors represents the 14 Progenitors (" Manu ") in Indian cosmology or 14, " twins " means 2, " Ursa Major " represents the seven stars of Ursa Major or 7, " Vedas " refers to the 4 Vedas or 4, dice represents the number of sides of the tradition die or 6, and so on.

The Laws of Manu, for instance, are not revelation ; they are not Sruti, but only Smriti, which means recollection of tradition.

The word Manali is regarded as the changed name of " Manu-Alaya " which literally means " the abode of Manu ".

" It has an affirmation of life, a triumphing agreeable sensation in life and that to draw up a lawbook such as Manu means to permit oneself to get the upper hand, to become perfection, to be ambitious of the highest art of living " Contra Nietzsche, Nipissing University philosophy professor W. A.

In ancient Indian vedic society, the law or Dharma, as followed by Hindus was interpreted by use of " Manu Smrti "-a set of poems which defined sin and the remedies.

* Manu River, Tripura, which originates in India and flows into Bangladesh

The Germans in particular began to show great commercial interest in the Samoan Islands, especially on the island of ' Upolu where German firms monopolized copra and cocoa bean processing ; the United States laid its own claim and formed alliances with local native chieftains, most conspicuously on the islands of Tutuila and Manu ' a ( which were later formally annexed to the USA as American Samoa ).

The United States began operations at the excellent harbor of Pago Pago on Tutuila in 1877 and formed alliances with local native chieftains, most conspicuously on the islands of Tutuila and Manu ' a ( which were later formally annexed as American Samoa ).

On Funafuti and Vaitupu the founding ancestor is described as being from Samoa ; whereas on Nanumea the founding ancestor is described as being from Tonga ; These stories can be linked to what is known about the Samoa-based Tu ' i Manu ' a Confederacy, ruled by the holders of the Tu ' i Manu ' a title, which confederacy likely included much of Western Polynesia and some outliers at the height of its power in the 10th and 11th centuries.

* In Manu ' a, Tagaloa sent a vine to earth that resulted in maggots which became human beings.

Beneath the shield is the motto " Manu et Mente " ( with hand and mind ), which was the motto of the Sydney Technical College, from which the University developed.

But it was Emmanuel ' Manu ' Dibango who popularized it to the world with his song " Soul Makossa ", which came out in the early 1970s.

Although San Antonio now had new offensive threats in Tony Parker and Manu Ginóbili, during the playoffs, it was Duncan's performance in the semi-finals against the Los Angeles Lakers which was singled out for praise by Popovich, who stated: " I thought in Game 5 and Game 6, he was astounding in his focus.

African Jazz, which included Kabasele, sometimes called the father of modern Congolese music, as well as legendary Cameroonian saxophonist and keyboardist Manu Dibango, has become one of the most well-known groups in Africa, largely due to 1960's " Indépendance Cha Cha ", which celebrated Congo's independence and became an anthem for Africans across the continent.

Manu Point is a left hand point break which works from 2 to 10 feet +, breaking over 300m.

McDonnell marched through dense rata forest to reach Te Ngutu o Te Manu, which he had last visited in May and was surprised to find a new palisade in front of the village.

It was decorated with threatening symbols like a smoking gun or hangman's noose and signed with a hand imprinted in black ink ; hence the Italian name ' La Mano Nera ( The Black Hand ) ( Sicilian: ' A Manu Niura ) which was readily adopted by the American press as " The Black Hand Society ".

The most famous and the earliest known text is the Laws of Manu, which dates to approximately the first century AD.

The Laws of Manu, the foundational work of Hindu law, mentions a " third sex ", members of which may engage in nontraditional gender expression and homosexual activities.

Other notable performers included Arcade Fire, which had made a memorable 2005 Coachella appearance, LCD Soundsystem, Manu Chao, a rare American performance by former Pulp-frontman Jarvis Cocker, and Scarlett Johansson singing with a reunited the Jesus and Mary Chain.

Seventy-one Mahayugas form a Manvantara, a period of time over which a Manu resides.

It was in the Caksusa manvantara, which immediately preceded the present manvantara, that king Prthu, the great grandson of Caksusa Manu, leveled the earth, built cities and villages and developed agriculture, trade, pasture and cattle-breeding.

The stance of the Manu Smriti about women has also been widely discussed.

Manu has given women the equal share in the parental property.

Nonetheless, Mancuso maintained his niche, breaking such unconventional records as Manu Dibango's " Soul Makossa " and the Steve Miller Band's " Macho City " at his weekly events.

* September 7 – Titokowaru's War: Māori leader Titokowaru defeats a New Zealand military force at Te Ngutu o Te Manu, North Island.

According to tradition, Ikshvaku was the eldest son of Vaivasvata Manu, who established himself at Ayodhya.

Manu Chao also appeared at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland to a sellout crowd on June 23, 2007.

Women married Sine Manu experienced no legal changes, so if her father was alive at time of marriage she continued to be his dependent and before the reign of Marcus Aurelius he could even force an end to the marriage.

von Tempsky's death in fighting against Titokowaru at Te Ngutu o te Manu, 1868 by Kennett Watkins

Titokowaru remained at Te Ngutu o Te Manu during the battle.

Less than three weeks later, on 7 September, McDonnell returned to the Ngāti Ruanui heartland, this time determined to skirt Te Ngutu o Te Manu and first strike at another village to the east, Ruaruru, before returning to Te Ngutu.

A major piece of the Hindu law tradition is, however, not represented in the main body of this translation, but rather in its footnotes – namely, the commentarial or scholastic tradition that took texts like the Laws of Manu and explained and elaborated upon them in an unbroken tradition that extended at least up to the time of the British and in some ways beyond.

In 1868 at Te Ngutu O Te Manu ( Beak of the bird ), a battle took place between the forces of the Hah Hau rebel Titokaworu and the Colonial army commanded by Thomas McDonnell.

Whereas all of Europe has some 321 butterfly species, the Manu National Park in Peru ( 4000 hectare-survey ) has 1300 species, while Tambopata National Park ( 5500 hectare-survey ) has at least 1231 species.

Iksvaku, the eldest son of Manu, establishes the solar line ( from Vivasvan, the sun-god, the father of Vaivasvata Manu ) at Ayodhya in Kosala.

Such a metaphysics, being by essence beyond any contingency, is necessarily at the source of all orthodox traditions, these latter being considered as direct derivations of the great " primordial tradition " ( corresponding to the Hindu notion of Sanātana Dharma, or Manu law ).

* Nihoa ( Moku Manu ) at

alt = Manu Ginóbili at a training ground

Later that night, having missed the last train, Nadine meets Manu at the railway station.

Emmanuel Larcenet, also known as Manu Larcenet, studied graphic art at the Sèvres lycée and then went on to art school.

The current age of Manu is described at length, including the traditional history of the Solar Dynasty founded by Ikshvaku and the Lunar Dynasty of Pururavas.

Chapter 7 describes Honda's stuffy household, and includes his musings on the Laws of Manu, which he has been required to study, and an anecdote about a second cousin, Fusako, who was caught making a pass at him at a family gathering.