It is not an auspicious bequest in a system that relies on stability to justify unopposed Communist Party rule, and it is precisely why any significant threats to the economy will be met with an unmistakable policy response.
If the negotiations on party funding had not been cynically halted by the Tories just when circumstances seemed, at last, auspicious, the patronage-based system of appointment might at least have felt a little less tawdry.
The Panther's combat debut in the Battle of Kursk (July 1943) was not auspicious: transmission, suspension, and cooling-system problems brought most of the tanks to a halt before they could even reach the battle zone.
But recent events have fueled fears that greed may be debasing the practice of feng shui, the Chinese system of geomancy by which the auspicious positioning of objects is believed to ensure harmony, health and fortune.
"Feng shui is a Chinese philosophical system used to position ourselves within nature when creating auspicious sites; using astronomy, geography and concepts of chi," Ludy tells us.
But the PlayBook appeared to be very much a work in progress when it was released, giving the new operating system of the next-generation phone a less-than-auspicious debut.
Malagasy people traditionally consult Mpanandro ("Makers of the Days") to identify the most auspicious days for important events such as weddings or famadihana, according to a traditional astrological system introduced by Arabs.
Feng shui, the slightly mystical system of belief that incorporates Chinese natural science and philosophy to align buildings and pinpoint auspicious locations, is also popular among hard-nosed New Yorkers.
Strong agreement is auspicious for future development of cloud-based CDS that can support centralized knowledge management functions associated with operational CDS systems.
The timing was auspicious.
