CNN 11/14/11

Life in the Dead Sea has finally been found. Eventhough they are just bacteria and algae that has grown in the mouths of Salt and fresh water springs. But it is still amazing and it could help with medical situations.  The Nasa Assembly center has been reopened. Because the shuttle program has closed they finally reopened the doors after almost thirty years of no visitors.

WOD Week of 11/14/11

 Fascicle-A section of a book or set of books published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes Origin:  Fascicle originates in the Latin word fascus meaning “a bundle or pack” and the suffix “cle” that implies a smaller version, as in particle
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 apocrypha- Various religious writings of uncertain origin regarded by some as inspired, but rejected by most authorities. Origin:Apocrypha comes from the Greek apokryphos meaning “hidden, unknown or spurious.”
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opuscule- A small or minor work.

Origin:

Opuscule is from the Latin roots opus meaning “work” and cule which is a suffix that implies a diminutive version, as in molecule and fascicle.

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 bibliophage- An ardent reader; a bookworm.

Origin:

Bibliophage derives from the Latin biblio meaning “books” and phage meaning “a thing that devours.”

Debating Values and value criterion

Millitary conscription is unjust
Value: Justice
Criterion: Its not fair for certain people to go to war.
               Everybody doesnot want to go to war.
               Certain people are not prepared for war.

Mine is better because it explains why its not fair.
It shows the actual philosophy of the United States.
Justice is the best value to prove this.

Attack: It doesnt explain why its not fair it just states thaat
             The philosophy is "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of happiness"
             Actually Peace is better because if you draft random people they might rise against the government and riot.

CNN Student News 10/26/11

Japanese debris is showing up on the coast. Perhaps the debris came from the earthquake that ruptured the nuclear power plant reactors. The earthquake that shook Japan in early April took out the entire power plant causing a nuclear meltdown. The Yucatan peninsula is  bracing itself for a hurricane that is supposed to hit in the next few days. Officials are planning to start the evacuation process to get people out of the area before the hurricane fully affects the area.

CNN Student News 11/7

The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest pilgrimage in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so. The Hajj is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim people, and their submission to God The pilgrimage occurs from the 8th to 12th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th and last month of the Islamic calendar. Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, eleven days shorter than the Gregorian calendar used in the Western world, the Gregorian date of the Hajj changes from year to year. Ihram is the name given to the special spiritual state in which Muslims live while on the pilgrimage.

CNN Student News 11/4

Daylight savings time has been practiced for years. Eventhough some countries no longer use DST other countries like the US still does.
The practice has been both praised and criticized. Adding daylight to afternoons benefits retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours, but causes problems for farming, evening entertainment and other occupations tied to the sun. Its effect on health and crime is less clear. Although an early goal of DST was to reduce evening usage of incandescent lighting, formerly a primary use of electricity, modern heating and cooling usage patterns differ greatly, and research about how DST currently affects energy use is limited or contradictory.

CNN Student News 11/2

The tsunami in Japan that caused the nuclear reactors to explode has also caused a major cleanup project. Temperatures in the plant were too high to do any work to clean up. it could take up to 10 years to get all of the nuclear fel out of the reactors to fully decommision them. The fuel takes almost a million years to half break down. and almost never fully breaks down.

CNN Student News 10/31

A deadly attack in Kabul, Afghanistan killed 12 people including nine americans, for of which were US troops. it all started when a suicide bomber drove his car into an armored bus, which was part of a convoy transporting supplies and troops. Snow covered almost four US states with almost nine inches of snow in a day, more snow that each state has ever gotten in that short time period. power was out flights were cancelled and trees blocked roads for travelers trying to flee the storm.  The NBA has already cancelled two weeks of the 2011 season. Agreements have yet to be made between players and the owners to split up the money that the league makes.

CNN 10/28

The 13th Ammendment does not oly apply to humans. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) feels that the 13th ammendment which states that there is no slavery in the United States argues that it doesnt apply only to humans. They are suing SeaWorld for the unethical treatment of their Orcas. They were captured from the wild and FORCED to work at SeaWorld as involuntary slaves. PETA is suuing SeaWorld not for themselves......,but on behalf of the Whales!!

WOD 10/31/11

1. nyctophobia- Abnormal fear of the night or darkness

Nyctophobia stems from the Greek nyktos- meaning night and phobia meaning fear.

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2.  Aioli- A sauce made of oil and eggs, usually flavored with garlic, from the Provence region of France.

Aioli comes from the Provençal word for garlic, ai and the Latin word for oil, oli.

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3. Metemperical- Beyond or outside the field of experience

Metempircal derives from the Greek words met- meaning “beyond or before” and empirical meaning “experience.”

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4. Obscurcantism- Opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.

Obscurantism originally comes from the Latin root obscur meaning “dark” and the suffix -ant which turned a verb into a noun (as in the word servant), so the word literally meant “one that makes dark.”
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5. prehensible: able to be seized or grasped.

Prehensible comes from the Latin word prehension meaning “a taking hold.”

WOD 11/24/11

To spellbind; fascinate

mesmerize-to spellbind; fascinate.

Mesmerize is an eponym from Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), an Austrian physician who developed a theory of animal magnetism and a mysterious body fluid which allows one person to hypnotize another.

To comment unfavorably or critically

animadvert-to comment unfavorably or critically.

Animadvert comes from the Latin animadvertere meaning to heed or censure.

A state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation

perdition- a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.

Perdition stems from the Latin perditiōn- meaning destruction. It was the equivalent of perdit, the past participle of perdere meaning to do in, ruin or lose.

Violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged.

berserk-violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged.

The English usage of berserk lies in an Old Norse story introduced by Sir Walter Scott in 1822. It is from the Old Norse word berserkr (n.) meaning a raging warrior of superhuman strength. Linguistically, it probably from stems from ber- meaning bear and serkr meaning shirt, thus literally "a warrior clothed in bearskin."

Proper to or suggestive of a tomb; funereal or dismal.

sepulchral-proper to or suggestive of a tomb; funereal or dismal.

Sepulchural is derived from the Latin sepulcrum, from sepul- meaning to bury and -crum which was the suffix denoting place, so it literally meant “place to bury