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modeling:aneuploidy

In September I attended a discussion between President Saakashvili and President Ilves moderated by the President of Columbia University, Lee C. Bollinger. I was very impressed with how Mr. Saakashvili presented Georgia after the Rose Revolution – he fired at the audience all sorts of numerical data that proved his case of a capable leader with many accomplishments. The numbers from internationally renowned organizations such as World Bank did not leave a doubt that corruption was effectively fought, GDP was growing, and Georgia was becoming one of the most favorable countries for starting a business. I definitely became a believer. So what is happening now, a provocation organized by the Russian special services, or Georgians’ active disagreement with the accuracy of the mentioned above numerical data? 

What interests me even more is whether both Georgians and Ukrainians demand too much from their leadership, or whether both Rose and Orange Revolutions lost their momentum. Looking from across the ocean I see different things in the press than I hear from the people: could it be that these two focus on different aspects of the development and improvement? In Ukrainian case we just witnessed fair elections recognized by the international community, but Ukrainians sigh when asked about the political situation.

hm…

And since we already started talking about the revolutions, let us bow our heads in memory of the deceased October/November one because today it could have been its 90^th birthday, and many people might have been ploughing in the morning and criticizing in the afteroon by now. If only Lenin did not think  that he knew better than Marx

Once upon a time in grass
I sat down after class
Who could really I become,
Not forgetting to have fun?

 Lawyer, doctor or a banker
Teacher, seamstress, maybe baker?
For an hour I sat airy…
What about, say, a fairy? 

Fairy helped once Cinderella,
Mushroom can become umbrella,
There’s fairy that trades teeth,
But I need more fun than this! 

I would like to make a trouble -
People need to know and marvel,
And when I come into town
All the youngsters start to frown. 

Something has to disappear
Several people would feel freer,
Trouble would be easily fixed
Daily pains, get lost in mist!  

Thus I thought of transportation
Some, I thought, need a vacation.
Some are fat: an extra mile
Would not harm, but birth a smile. 

Thus from bikes I steel the wheels.
Note to self: don’t ride in heels
For an extra little walking
To be pleasant, thought provoking.