Confucius suggested studying and teaching methods such as elicitation and advocated a discussion method among his disciples and himself. See also John Dewey.
zulu time - We should arrive there at 1700Z today. The Z means Zulu which means UTC which means Universal Time Coordinated which means Greenwich Mean Time GMT. Used in Antararctica.
zulu time - We should arrive there at 1700Z today. The Z means Zulu which means UTC which means Universal Time Coordinated which means Greenwich Mean Time GMT. Used in Antararctica.
zulu time - We should arrive there at 1700Z today. The Z means Zulu which means UTC which means Universal Time Coordinated which means Greenwich Mean Time GMT.
zulu time - We should arrive there at 1700Z today. The Z means Zulu which means UTC which means Universal Time Coordinated which means Greenwich Mean Time GMT.
Unit load devices also known as cans and pods, are closed containers made of aluminum or combination of aluminum frame and Lexan walls, used to load luggage, freight, and mail on aircraft.
Request for tenders, Reversals Frequency Test, Relational Frame Theory, Right First Time, Rat für Forschung und Technologieentwicklung (German: Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development).
Darjeeling Gorkha Autonomous Hill Council, originally known as Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC), now GHC is an autonomous body that looks after the administration of the District of Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal, India.
Situation of perception, presupposed-shared frame; how Buhler describes Wegener's view of language as embedded in a matrix of action and preunderstood meanings and intentions beyond articulation.
The American Miscellaneous Society formed in 1952 when Office of Naval Research geophysicists Gordon Lill and Carl Alexis found themselves handling research proposals that fit into no existing scientific categories.
Center for Deep Earth Research, is a collaborative effort with contributory support of the United States, several European countries, Canada, China and South Korea.
Seismic velocity discontinuity between lower mantle and outer-liquid core. After German geophysicist Beno Gutenberg who proposed idea from 1915-25. See Lehmann Discontinuity and Moho.
Inge Lehmann 1935 Denmark - found below Moho and Gutenberg Discontinuity seperates outer liquid core from inner solid core. This is suggested by the increase in p-wave speed.
Secondary or shear wave (sometimes called an elastic S-wave) is one of the two main types of elastic body waves that move through the body of an object, unlike surface waves. The S-wave moves as a transverse wave, so motion is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. See p-wave.
Seismic wave can travel through gases, elastic solids, and liquids, including the Earth. Can be produced by earthquakes and recorded by seismometers. This primary wave is faster than the S-wave. Discovery of the speed increase of p-waves across Lehmann Discontinuity suggests Earth has a solid core.
Very small type (fineprint), usually at the end of a document or in an inconspicuous place within it, containing details of which the reader must be informed but to which the source or publisher may not wish to call attention.
Erroneously spelled with an "e" - many people list mamihlapinatapai. Sometimes not so succinct, but what do expect from a language with one native speaker.
Contributes to conservation, sustainability of environment, ecosystem productivity and biodiversity by conducting long-term research in ecological science including human dimensions. link
1. Expose to financial hardship or bankruptcy by the accumulation of small expenses. 2. Barbara Ehrenreich book that investigates the impact of 1996 welfare reform on the "working poor" in the US. See: variety store & five and ten & five and dime & dimestore.
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or severe PMS. Originally called late luteal phase dysphoric disorder, LLPDD, the disorder was renamed PMDD by the American Psychiatric Association APA in May 1993.
n: type of mass wasting involving gradual downhill movement of soil and regolith. May be caused by the alternate expansion and contraction of surface material (by freezing and thawing, or wetting and drying) upward at right angles to the slope and downward through gravity.
From the famous phrase by a Roman lampoonist named Juvenails, "Mens Sana In Corpore Sano" (If you pray to God, you should pray for a sound mind in a sound body) the late founder of ASICS, Kihachiro Onitsuka took the initial letters of the phrase, changing the "Mens" to "Anima" which gives more of an active nuance of the mind. Go to Anima Sana In Corpore Sano
See: Anima Sana in Corpore Sano Est. Kobe, Japan 1949 with products today that are almost all PVC free. Those made either 100% recycled material or in part will soon exceed one thousand items, and have been awarded ISO14001 certification. They believe sport has a positive effect on the body and soul, and has a universal meaning that overcomes cultural differences and contributes to improve solidarity.
The motto Ancora Imparo is attributed to Michelangelo and means 'I am still learning' or "Still, I am learning". It is also the motto of the University of Monash founded in Australia 1958, with campuses in Malaysia and South Africa.
The Delaware Bay region is home to the largest population of the American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), found along the western shores of the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to the Yucatan. Another three species live in the coastal waters from Japan to Indonesia. Related to scorpions, ticks and land spiders, horseshoe crabs have their own classification (Class Merostomata). Each spring during the high tides of the new and full moons, thousands of horseshoe crabs descend on the Delaware Bay shoreline to spawn. Males, two-thirds the size of their mates, cluster along the water's edge as the females arrive. With glove-like claws on its first pair of legs, the male hangs on to the female's shell and is pulled up the beach to the high tide line. The female pauses every few feet to dig a hole and deposit as many as 20,000 green, birdshot-sized eggs. The male then fertilizes the eggs as he is pulled over the nest. After the spawning is complete, the crabs leave and the waves wash sand over the nest. Despite their size and intimidating appearance, horseshoe crabs are not dangerous. It's tail, while menacing, is not a weapon. Instead, the tail is used to plow the crab through the sand and muck, to act as a rudder, and to right the crab when it accidentally tips over. Their central mouth is surrounded by its legs and while harmless, it is advisable to handle a horseshoe crab with care since you could pinch your fingers between the two parts of its shell while holding it. Horseshoe crabs have 2 compound eyes on the top of their shells with a range of about 3 feet. The eyes are used for locating mates. Horseshoe crabs can swim upside down in the open ocean using their dozen legs and a flap hiding nearly 200 flattened gills to propel themselves. Horseshoe crabs feed mostly at night and burrow for worms and mollusks. Horseshoe crabs grow by molting and emerge 25 percent larger with each molt. After 16 molts (9-12 years) they will be fully grown adults. The medical profession uses an extract from the horseshoe crab's blue, copper-based blood called lysate to test the purity of medicines. Certain properties of the shell have also been used to speed blood clotting and to make absorbable sutures.
See Horseshoe Crab whose scientific name, Limulus means "odd" and polyphemus refers to the giant in greek mythology. It is based on the misleading idea that the animal had a single eye.
The first use of tag clouds on a high-profile website was on the photo sharing site Flickr based on Zeitgeist a visualization of Web site referrers. Tag clouds have also been popularized by Del.icio.us, Redrover and Technorati. The first published appearance of a tag cloud, or weighted list as the "subconscious files" in Douglas Coupland's "Microserfs."
Chumby™ is Wi-Fi that you can squeeze. This bean bag with a 3.5-inch touch screen and speakers, provides streaming access to social networking sites, podcasts, interactive games, sports scores and stock tips. Update your Twitter by shaking your Chumby™. Configure a message for each orientation. You will have three options on shake and one each on east, west, and south orientations. Chumby™ delivers your favorite parts of the Internet, with over 1,000 widgets from CBS, MTV Networks, New York Times, and Weather Channel Interactive. Chumby™ also offers user generated content as well as thousands of Internet radio stations, the ability to share photos, video conferencing, e-cards and more with family and friends. Stephen Tomlin, CEO Chumby™ from headquarters in San Diego, CA. link
The language of the Sun; characters like ancient Sanskrit. Of this ancient mystery language, Blavatsky says there was "during the youth of mankind, one language, one knowledge, one universal religion" (I, 341). In this idea, H.P.B. is echoing Ralston Skinner, who in a passage quoted in The Secret Doctrine postulates "an ancient language which modernly and up to this time appears to have been lost, the vestiges of which, however, abundantly exist" (I, 308).
Kumbum tree is supposed to grow only in Tibet and to have sprung originally from one of the hairs of the Lama Tsong-Kha-pa, an avatar of the Buddha. Blavatsky quotes an account by the Abbe Huc, who says that the leaves and, if the bark is peeled off, different characters appear on the inner layers. The writing on the Kumbum tree is in the Sansar language and contains in extenso the whole history of creation, and the sacred books of Buddhism.
The term hypochondria was coined by the ancient Greeks from Hypo = below + Chondros = cartilage (of the ribs). It was their opinion that the set of symptoms originated just below the ribs (i.e. in the upper abdomen). So, sit up straight and don't slouch. They also believed that the psychological symptoms which often accompanied the ailment were the result of the illness. See: cyberchondria.
Term used for newspaper in general, to carry fish home from the market, implying sly wit in expressing the coastal nature of a publication, or as a derrogatory for bad or useless print and writing.
Pronounced "cow-na" this is a word with hidden meaning, as in Hawaiian poetry; concealed reference, as to a person, thing, or place; words with double meanings.
The Beatles filmed part of the Magical Mystery Tour film in Newquay. (Scenes were filmed at the Atlantic Hotel and Towan Beach). Seaside resort and fishing port on the north Atlantic coast of Cornwall, Great Britain. A quay is a wharf or bank where ships and other vessels are loaded. A quay may be constructed parallel or perpendicular to the bank of a waterway. In 1439 the local Burghers applied to Bishop Lacey of Exeter for leave and funds to build a "New quay" - word is commonly used in the UK. link
In Persian and Iranian legends, the mighty Gaokerena "ox horn" was a mythic Haoma plant that had healing properties when eaten and juice from its fruit gave the elixir of immortality.
In Persian and Iranian legends, the mighty Gaokerena "ox horn" was a mythic Haoma plant that had healing properties when eaten and juice from its fruit gave the elixir of immortality.
National Center for Biotechnology Information - creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information - all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease. link
1) Entrez - French second person plural (or formal) form of the verb "to enter", meaning literally "come in". 2) Global web portal link that allows users to search health sciences databases at the National Center for Biotechnology Information. NCBI
Hebrew from Askenazic Jewish tradition: po nikbar or po nitman, meaning "Here Lies" and Sephardic custom is matzevet kevurat, meaning "the tombstone of the grave." matzevah, Matzeivah (stone pillar, monument) matzevat even (pillar of stone) matzevet (monument, idol images, stone pillars, monuments).ת.נ.צ.ב.ה. is customarily put on the bottom of a monument. These letters are an acronym for the Hebrew words תה�? נפשו/ה צרורה בצרור החיי�? (t'hay nafsho/ah tzrurah b'tzror hachaim), "May his/her soul be bound up in the bond of life." This paraphrases the words that Abigail told King David in I Samuel 25:29, "But my lord's soul shall be bound in the bond of life with the L-rd your G‑d."
Comments by artoparts
artoparts commented on the word uspp
Ultra-short-period planets have orbits of less than a day.
October 19, 2009
artoparts commented on the word uspp
Ultra-short-period planets have orbits of less than a day.
October 19, 2009
artoparts commented on the word planemo
Planetary-mass objects that were formed in a similar way as stars, yet do not orbit normal stars.
October 19, 2009
artoparts commented on the word l’esprit de l’escalier
See: l'esprit de l'escalier?
October 15, 2009
artoparts commented on the word corpuscular
Venture corpuscularian?
October 15, 2009
artoparts commented on the word corpuscularian
See: corpuscular and atomism.
October 15, 2009
artoparts commented on the word whist
See also: quadrille.
October 15, 2009
artoparts commented on the word quadrille
See also cotillion.
October 15, 2009
artoparts commented on the word cotillion
See also: quadrille and whist.
October 15, 2009
artoparts commented on the word elicitation
Confucius suggested studying and teaching methods such as elicitation and advocated a discussion method among his disciples and himself. See also John Dewey.
October 15, 2009
artoparts commented on the word carstensz
At 4884 meters, Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid) is the tallest mountain between the Himalayas and the Andes.
July 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word ripe
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/maillists/index.html
July 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word aconcagua
See: carstensz.
July 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word gmt
zulu time - We should arrive there at 1700Z today. The Z means Zulu which means UTC which means Universal Time Coordinated which means Greenwich Mean Time GMT. Used in Antararctica.
July 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word utc
zulu time - We should arrive there at 1700Z today. The Z means Zulu which means UTC which means Universal Time Coordinated which means Greenwich Mean Time GMT. Used in Antararctica.
July 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word zulu
zulu time - We should arrive there at 1700Z today. The Z means Zulu which means UTC which means Universal Time Coordinated which means Greenwich Mean Time GMT.
July 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word z
zulu time - We should arrive there at 1700Z today. The Z means Zulu which means UTC which means Universal Time Coordinated which means Greenwich Mean Time GMT.
July 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word uld
Unit load devices also known as cans and pods, are closed containers made of aluminum or combination of aluminum frame and Lexan walls, used to load luggage, freight, and mail on aircraft.
June 19, 2009
artoparts commented on the word tender
See: request for tenders.
June 19, 2009
artoparts commented on the word rft
Request for tenders, Reversals Frequency Test, Relational Frame Theory, Right First Time, Rat für Forschung und Technologieentwicklung (German: Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development).
June 19, 2009
artoparts commented on the word rfp
Request for proposals.
June 19, 2009
artoparts commented on the word pro forma invoice
See: pro forma.
June 19, 2009
artoparts commented on the word pro forma
See: pro forma invoice.
June 19, 2009
artoparts commented on the word haccp
Hazard analysis and critical control point
June 19, 2009
artoparts commented on the word eps
Earnings per share.
June 19, 2009
artoparts commented on the word locc
Local Operations and Classical Communication
June 19, 2009
artoparts commented on the word verschränkung
Entanglement literally or Quantum entanglement.
June 19, 2009
artoparts commented on the word schrödinger's cat
See: Verschränkung and Heisenberg effect.
June 19, 2009
artoparts commented on the word heisenberg effect
See also: Schrödinger's cat and Verschränkung.
June 19, 2009
artoparts commented on the word qwan
“The Quality Without a Name" - Christopher Alexander
June 12, 2009
artoparts commented on the word sericin
Silk protein used in shampoos etc.
June 2, 2009
artoparts commented on the word alkaret
In Greece was used as red cheek makeup, also a dye made from root described by Pliny.
June 2, 2009
artoparts commented on the word precise
Check PRÉCIS.
June 2, 2009
artoparts commented on the word prÉcis
See: precis, not precise.
June 2, 2009
artoparts commented on the word precis
Also: PRÉCIS
June 2, 2009
artoparts commented on the word darjeeling
Was the summer capital and health resort of the British in pre-Independence days. link
May 28, 2009
artoparts commented on the word ghc
See: dgahc.
May 28, 2009
artoparts commented on the word dgahc
Darjeeling Gorkha Autonomous Hill Council, originally known as Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC), now GHC is an autonomous body that looks after the administration of the District of Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal, India.
May 28, 2009
artoparts commented on the word empractic
Situation of perception, presupposed-shared frame; how Buhler describes Wegener's view of language as embedded in a matrix of action and preunderstood meanings and intentions beyond articulation.
April 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word sachwissen
Material knowledge or Peircean collateral knowledge.
April 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word amsoc
The American Miscellaneous Society formed in 1952 when Office of Naval Research geophysicists Gordon Lill and Carl Alexis found themselves handling research proposals that fit into no existing scientific categories.
April 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word cdex
Center for Deep Earth Research, is a collaborative effort with contributory support of the United States, several European countries, Canada, China and South Korea.
April 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word cuss
A consortium of Continental, Union, Superior and Shell Oil Companies.
April 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word gutenberg discontinuity
Seismic velocity discontinuity between lower mantle and outer-liquid core. After German geophysicist Beno Gutenberg who proposed idea from 1915-25. See Lehmann Discontinuity and Moho.
April 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word lehmann discontinuity
Inge Lehmann 1935 Denmark - found below Moho and Gutenberg Discontinuity seperates outer liquid core from inner solid core. This is suggested by the increase in p-wave speed.
April 23, 2009
artoparts commented on the word s-wave
Secondary or shear wave (sometimes called an elastic S-wave) is one of the two main types of elastic body waves that move through the body of an object, unlike surface waves. The S-wave moves as a transverse wave, so motion is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. See p-wave.
April 23, 2009
artoparts commented on the word p-wave
Seismic wave can travel through gases, elastic solids, and liquids, including the Earth. Can be produced by earthquakes and recorded by seismometers. This primary wave is faster than the S-wave. Discovery of the speed increase of p-waves across Lehmann Discontinuity suggests Earth has a solid core.
April 23, 2009
artoparts commented on the word moho
Name dervived from Andrija Mohorovi�?ić, a Croatian seismologist who observed abrupt increase in the velocity of earthquake P-waves. See Lehmann Discontinuity and Gutenberg Discontinuity.
April 23, 2009
artoparts commented on the word asthenosphere
Lithosphere link.
April 23, 2009
artoparts commented on the word jjsp
J.J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc., an animation/graphic design studio they est. 1990 in White Plains, NY.
April 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word odlis
Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science - link
April 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word fineprint
See mouse type.
April 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word fine print
See mouse type.
April 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word mouse type
Very small type (fineprint), usually at the end of a document or in an inconspicuous place within it, containing details of which the reader must be informed but to which the source or publisher may not wish to call attention.
April 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word mamihlapinatapei
Erroneously spelled with an "e" - many people list mamihlapinatapai. Sometimes not so succinct, but what do expect from a language with one native speaker.
April 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word mamihlapinatapai
Also erroneously spelled with an "e" - many people list mamihlapinatapei.
April 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word jalter
Contributes to conservation, sustainability of environment, ecosystem productivity and biodiversity by conducting long-term research in ecological science including human dimensions. link
April 16, 2009
artoparts commented on the word gcoe
Global Center of Excellence
April 16, 2009
artoparts commented on the word servons
Let us serve — the Cate School motto.
April 16, 2009
artoparts commented on the word muckety
Maps relations and measures influence allowing you to see the news by visually showing the connections between people, companies and organizations.
April 16, 2009
artoparts commented on the word gakuen
A comprehensive institution of education from kindergarten to graduate school level, within a single campus.
April 16, 2009
artoparts commented on the word katei saien
Home vegetable garden.
April 16, 2009
artoparts commented on the word egenkenshin
"Wisdom’s eye penetrates the truth" from the Buddhist sutra, Daimuryôjukyô.
April 16, 2009
artoparts commented on the word dajare
Japanese pun relying on similarities in the pronunciation of words to create a simple joke.
April 2, 2009
artoparts commented on the word edge
Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) species. Program of The Zoological Society of London.
April 2, 2009
artoparts commented on the word intercal
Compiler Language With No Pronounceable Acronym
April 2, 2009
artoparts commented on the word dimestore
See: Nickel and Dimed.
April 1, 2009
artoparts commented on the word variety store
See: nickel and dimed & five and ten & five and dime & dimestore.
April 1, 2009
artoparts commented on the word five and dime
See: variety store & nickel and dimed & five and dime & dimestore.
April 1, 2009
artoparts commented on the word five and ten
See: variety store & nickel and dimed & five and dime & dimestore.
April 1, 2009
artoparts commented on the word nickel and dimed
1. Expose to financial hardship or bankruptcy by the accumulation of small expenses. 2. Barbara Ehrenreich book that investigates the impact of 1996 welfare reform on the "working poor" in the US. See: variety store & five and ten & five and dime & dimestore.
April 1, 2009
artoparts commented on the word talpiot
Turrets (Hebrew) from Song of Songs 4:4
April 1, 2009
artoparts commented on the word eia
Energy Information Administration link
April 1, 2009
artoparts commented on the word vba
Visual Basic for Applications is a programming language in Microsoft Office and other applications.
March 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word mhra
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
March 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word ich
International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
March 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word tga
The Therapeutic Goods Administration.
March 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word llpdd
See: pmdd.
March 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word pms
See: pmdd.
March 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word apa
American Psychiatric Association
March 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word pmdd
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or severe PMS. Originally called late luteal phase dysphoric disorder, LLPDD, the disorder was renamed PMDD by the American Psychiatric Association APA in May 1993.
March 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word cbt
cognitive behavioral therapy
March 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word acc
The American College of Cardiology
March 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word amp
adenosine monophosphate
March 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word macros
Go to macro for more.
March 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word nacb
National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry
March 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word tsh
Aka: thyrotropin
March 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word thyrotropin
Aka: TSH for thyroid stimulating hormone.
March 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word pyroclastic flow
See: nuée ardente.
March 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word nuée ardente
Also nuee ardente see: pyroclastic flow
March 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word creep
n: type of mass wasting involving gradual downhill movement of soil and regolith. May be caused by the alternate expansion and contraction of surface material (by freezing and thawing, or wetting and drying) upward at right angles to the slope and downward through gravity.
March 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word anima sana in corpore sano
Sound mind in a sound body. See ASICS fitness apparel company, and origin mens sana in corpore sano.
March 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word mens sana in corpore sano
From the famous phrase by a Roman lampoonist named Juvenails, "Mens Sana In Corpore Sano" (If you pray to God, you should pray for a sound mind in a sound body) the late founder of ASICS, Kihachiro Onitsuka took the initial letters of the phrase, changing the "Mens" to "Anima" which gives more of an active nuance of the mind. Go to Anima Sana In Corpore Sano
March 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word asics
See: Anima Sana in Corpore Sano Est. Kobe, Japan 1949 with products today that are almost all PVC free. Those made either 100% recycled material or in part will soon exceed one thousand items, and have been awarded ISO14001 certification. They believe sport has a positive effect on the body and soul, and has a universal meaning that overcomes cultural differences and contributes to improve solidarity.
March 24, 2009
artoparts commented on the word gazuntide
See: gesundheit.
February 26, 2009
artoparts commented on the word gesundheit
See ague.
February 26, 2009
artoparts commented on the word gezóndheid
Also gesundheit.
February 26, 2009
artoparts commented on the word ague
Achoo! see gesundheit.
February 26, 2009
artoparts commented on the word ancora imparo
The motto Ancora Imparo is attributed to Michelangelo and means 'I am still learning' or "Still, I am learning". It is also the motto of the University of Monash founded in Australia 1958, with campuses in Malaysia and South Africa.
February 26, 2009
artoparts commented on the word horseshoe crab
The Delaware Bay region is home to the largest population of the American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), found along the western shores of the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to the Yucatan. Another three species live in the coastal waters from Japan to Indonesia. Related to scorpions, ticks and land spiders, horseshoe crabs have their own classification (Class Merostomata). Each spring during the high tides of the new and full moons, thousands of horseshoe crabs descend on the Delaware Bay shoreline to spawn. Males, two-thirds the size of their mates, cluster along the water's edge as the females arrive. With glove-like claws on its first pair of legs, the male hangs on to the female's shell and is pulled up the beach to the high tide line. The female pauses every few feet to dig a hole and deposit as many as 20,000 green, birdshot-sized eggs. The male then fertilizes the eggs as he is pulled over the nest. After the spawning is complete, the crabs leave and the waves wash sand over the nest. Despite their size and intimidating appearance, horseshoe crabs are not dangerous. It's tail, while menacing, is not a weapon. Instead, the tail is used to plow the crab through the sand and muck, to act as a rudder, and to right the crab when it accidentally tips over. Their central mouth is surrounded by its legs and while harmless, it is advisable to handle a horseshoe crab with care since you could pinch your fingers between the two parts of its shell while holding it. Horseshoe crabs have 2 compound eyes on the top of their shells with a range of about 3 feet. The eyes are used for locating mates. Horseshoe crabs can swim upside down in the open ocean using their dozen legs and a flap hiding nearly 200 flattened gills to propel themselves. Horseshoe crabs feed mostly at night and burrow for worms and mollusks. Horseshoe crabs grow by molting and emerge 25 percent larger with each molt. After 16 molts (9-12 years) they will be fully grown adults. The medical profession uses an extract from the horseshoe crab's blue, copper-based blood called lysate to test the purity of medicines. Certain properties of the shell have also been used to speed blood clotting and to make absorbable sutures.
February 26, 2009
artoparts commented on the word limulus
See Horseshoe Crab whose scientific name, Limulus means "odd" and polyphemus refers to the giant in greek mythology. It is based on the misleading idea that the animal had a single eye.
February 26, 2009
artoparts commented on the word adivasi
The term adivasi refers to the indigenous people of India, who belong to remote tribal groups and speak many different dialects.
February 26, 2009
artoparts commented on the word wordle
The first use of tag clouds on a high-profile website was on the photo sharing site Flickr based on Zeitgeist a visualization of Web site referrers. Tag clouds have also been popularized by Del.icio.us, Redrover and Technorati. The first published appearance of a tag cloud, or weighted list as the "subconscious files" in Douglas Coupland's "Microserfs."
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word mamihlapinatapai
Looking at each other hoping that either will offer to do something that both parties desire but are unwilling to do. Title of one of my paintings.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word nabaztag
Wifi rabbit; click 'W' for more...
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word usp
U.S.P. designation for United States Pharmacopoeia.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word qid
Rx abbv for q.i.d. quater in die = four times a day.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word quater in die
q.i.d. = four times a day.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word qd
Quaque die = everyday.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word quaque die
Every day, Rx abbv q.d.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word lozenge
L. is abbreviated in Rx as 'troche' for trochiscus.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word trochiscus
Rx abbv. troche = lozenge.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word od
Rx abbv - o.s. = oculus sinister = left eye. (od=right=dexter)
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word os
See: od
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word oculus sinister
Rx abbv - o.s. = left eye. (od=right=dexter)
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word ou
Rx abbv - o.u. oculus uterque both eyes.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word oculus uterque
Rx abbv - o.u. oculus uterque both eyes.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word pro re nata
Rx abbreviation prn = as needed.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word prn
Rx abbv. pro re nata = as needed.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word mist
Rx abbv/ mist. for mistura = mix.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word mistura
Rx abbv for: mist. = mix
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word nmt
Rx abbv for: N.M.T. not more than.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word lcd
Rx abbv. for: coal tar solution.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word hs
Rx abbreviation h.s. hora somni at bedtime.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word hora somni
Rx abbv h.s. = at bedtime
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word gtt
Rx abbv. gtt(s) gutta(e) drop(s)
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word ft
Fiat Rx abbv.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word fiat
Rx abbreviated (ft) make; let it be made.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word diebus alternis
Rx - dieb. alt. = every other day.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word cc
"With food" Rx abbv. cum cibos.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word bid
Rx abbv. for Bis in die.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word bis in die
Twice daily Rx - bid.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word au
Rx - auris utraque = both ears.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word auris utraque
Rx- au = both ears.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word as
Rx abbv. for auris sinistra, left ear.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word auris laeva
auris sinistra.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word auris sinistra
Also auris laeva, left ear.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word ad libitum
Rx- use as much as one desires; freely.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word ad lib
See: ad libitum.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word ad
Auris dextra.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word auris dextra
Right ear.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word ante cibum
Before meals.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word ac
Short for ante cibum on Rx.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word axial
This is the A in CAT scan. The C is Computerized.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word cat
n. acronym for: computerized axial tomography.
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word tomography
See: CAT scan
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word twitter
Does anybody on Wordie use a Chumby for Twitter?
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word chumby
Chumby™ is Wi-Fi that you can squeeze. This bean bag with a 3.5-inch touch screen and speakers, provides streaming access to social networking sites, podcasts, interactive games, sports scores and stock tips. Update your Twitter by shaking your Chumby™. Configure a message for each orientation. You will have three options on shake and one each on east, west, and south orientations. Chumby™ delivers your favorite parts of the Internet, with over 1,000 widgets from CBS, MTV Networks, New York Times, and Weather Channel Interactive. Chumby™ also offers user generated content as well as thousands of Internet radio stations, the ability to share photos, video conferencing, e-cards and more with family and friends. Stephen Tomlin, CEO Chumby™ from headquarters in San Diego, CA. link
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word zotero
Zotero (zoh-TAIR-oh) is a free, Firefox extension that helps collect, manage, and cite your research sources within the web browser. link
February 18, 2009
artoparts commented on the word de vulgari eloquentia
On the Eloquence of Vernacular: see Dante
February 14, 2009
artoparts commented on the word stylistics
The study of linguistic factors that place a discourse in context.
February 14, 2009
artoparts commented on the word saussurean signs
Linguistic structures that are pairings of meaning and form; may consist of sound patterns, movements of the hands, and written symbols.
February 14, 2009
artoparts commented on the word almucabala
Latin translation of Robert of Chester entitled Liber algebrae et almucabala
February 12, 2009
artoparts commented on the word algebra
Al-Jabr means "reunion" from the longer title of the 9th century book by al-Khw�?rizmī. The word algorithm derives from his name.
February 12, 2009
artoparts commented on the word larithmics
The study of population statistics.
February 12, 2009
artoparts commented on the word prunella
Shoes with square toes and no heels.
February 10, 2009
artoparts commented on the word weal
(n): Prosperity, happiness; The welfare of the community, the general good.
February 5, 2009
artoparts commented on the word in extenso
Latin(adverb) - At full length.
February 4, 2009
artoparts commented on the word sansar
The language of the Sun; characters like ancient Sanskrit. Of this ancient mystery language, Blavatsky says there was "during the youth of mankind, one language, one knowledge, one universal religion" (I, 341). In this idea, H.P.B. is echoing Ralston Skinner, who in a passage quoted in The Secret Doctrine postulates "an ancient language which modernly and up to this time appears to have been lost, the vestiges of which, however, abundantly exist" (I, 308).
February 4, 2009
artoparts commented on the word kumbum
Kumbum tree is supposed to grow only in Tibet and to have sprung originally from one of the hairs of the Lama Tsong-Kha-pa, an avatar of the Buddha. Blavatsky quotes an account by the Abbe Huc, who says that the leaves and, if the bark is peeled off, different characters appear on the inner layers. The writing on the Kumbum tree is in the Sansar language and contains in extenso the whole history of creation, and the sacred books of Buddhism.
February 4, 2009
artoparts commented on the word cyberchondria
Access hypochondria.
January 31, 2009
artoparts commented on the word hypochondria
The term hypochondria was coined by the ancient Greeks from Hypo = below + Chondros = cartilage (of the ribs). It was their opinion that the set of symptoms originated just below the ribs (i.e. in the upper abdomen). So, sit up straight and don't slouch. They also believed that the psychological symptoms which often accompanied the ailment were the result of the illness. See: cyberchondria.
January 31, 2009
artoparts commented on the word mount redoubt
Volcano to erupt soon in AK. Click second square for more (The Free Dictionary). Two other mts with same name are in Banff and WA.
January 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word 2.7 k
Temperature of interstellar space.
January 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word outre
See: outrecuidance.
January 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word floretum
Pope Gregory I's four-book Dialogues, written in 593. Anthology of the miracles of Italian holy men. (flowers lit.)
January 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word erysipelas
See: Anthony the Great.
January 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word schema
See: Tonsure, Rassophore, Stavrophore & Eskiem.
January 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word tonsure
See: Eskiem, Rassophore, Stavrophore & Schema.
January 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word eskiem
See: Tonsure, Rassophore, Stavrophore & Schema.
January 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word homily
See: homilist
January 30, 2009
artoparts commented on the word fish wrap
Term used for newspaper in general, to carry fish home from the market, implying sly wit in expressing the coastal nature of a publication, or as a derrogatory for bad or useless print and writing.
January 29, 2009
artoparts commented on the word esprit de l’escalier
Also spelled, "l'esprit de l'escalier" and the German, Treppenwitz.
January 29, 2009
artoparts commented on the word kaona
Pronounced "cow-na" this is a word with hidden meaning, as in Hawaiian poetry; concealed reference, as to a person, thing, or place; words with double meanings.
January 29, 2009
artoparts commented on the word vita sine litteris mors est, et hominis vivi sepultura
Life without learning is death, and the funeral of a living man.
January 29, 2009
artoparts commented on the word sine vita ars mors est
http://info.anu.edu.au/mac/Newsletters_and_Journals/ANU_Reporter/096PP_2007/_03PP_Winter/_afghan.asp
January 29, 2009
artoparts commented on the word vita sine litteris mors est
"Life without learning is death", appears on all variations of the school seal of Adelphi U. NY, est. 1869.
January 29, 2009
artoparts commented on the word breccia
Specifically: volcanic breccia.
January 29, 2009
artoparts commented on the word volcanic breccia
Just breccia.
January 29, 2009
artoparts commented on the word quay
Visit Newquay.
January 29, 2009
artoparts commented on the word newquay
The Beatles filmed part of the Magical Mystery Tour film in Newquay. (Scenes were filmed at the Atlantic Hotel and Towan Beach). Seaside resort and fishing port on the north Atlantic coast of Cornwall, Great Britain. A quay is a wharf or bank where ships and other vessels are loaded. A quay may be constructed parallel or perpendicular to the bank of a waterway. In 1439 the local Burghers applied to Bishop Lacey of Exeter for leave and funds to build a "New quay" - word is commonly used in the UK. link
January 29, 2009
artoparts commented on the word gondwanaland
Some like the short form, gondwana.
January 29, 2009
artoparts commented on the word gondwana
See the original: gondwanaland
January 29, 2009
artoparts commented on the word sparta
See: Laconophilia
January 29, 2009
artoparts commented on the word 220
See: Amicable numbers & 284
January 29, 2009
artoparts commented on the word 284
See: Amicable numbers & 220
January 29, 2009
artoparts commented on the word lemniscate
See: limaçon (Heart-like shape for Valentines Day)
January 28, 2009
artoparts commented on the word eumetazoa
See: placozoan & syncytium
January 28, 2009
artoparts commented on the word placozoan
See: Eumetazoa & syncytium
January 28, 2009
artoparts commented on the word rhyton
In Persian and Iranian legends, the mighty Gaokerena "ox horn" was a mythic Haoma plant that had healing properties when eaten and juice from its fruit gave the elixir of immortality.
January 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word haoma
See soma & gaokerena & rhyton.
January 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word gaokerena
In Persian and Iranian legends, the mighty Gaokerena "ox horn" was a mythic Haoma plant that had healing properties when eaten and juice from its fruit gave the elixir of immortality.
January 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word ncbi
National Center for Biotechnology Information - creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information - all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease. link
January 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word entrez
1) Entrez - French second person plural (or formal) form of the verb "to enter", meaning literally "come in". 2) Global web portal link that allows users to search health sciences databases at the National Center for Biotechnology Information. NCBI
January 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word genistein
Soybeans are the most common source of isoflavones in human food; the major isoflavones in soybean are genistein and daidzein.
January 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word naringenin
Naringenin is sequentially converted in to the isoflavone genistein by two legume-specific enzymes, isoflavone synthase, and a dehydratase.
January 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word soma
See also: haoma.
January 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word rip
Hebrew from Askenazic Jewish tradition: po nikbar or po nitman, meaning "Here Lies" and Sephardic custom is matzevet kevurat, meaning "the tombstone of the grave." matzevah, Matzeivah (stone pillar, monument) matzevat even (pillar of stone) matzevet (monument, idol images, stone pillars, monuments).ת.נ.צ.ב.ה. is customarily put on the bottom of a monument. These letters are an acronym for the Hebrew words תה�? נפשו/ה צרורה בצרור החיי�? (t'hay nafsho/ah tzrurah b'tzror hachaim), "May his/her soul be bound up in the bond of life." This paraphrases the words that Abigail told King David in I Samuel 25:29, "But my lord's soul shall be bound in the bond of life with the L-rd your G‑d."
January 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word tagungen
Conferences; Symposion oder häufiger latinisiert Symposium (Plural Symposien).
January 22, 2009
artoparts commented on the word deum domus alta
Olympus, entirely light, and replete with separate forms, where is the seat of the immortal gods, deum domus alta...
January 22, 2009
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