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anthropogenic \an-thruh-puh-JEN-ik\, adjective: Caused or produced by humans: anthropogenic air pollution. Oh that is mighty mean | |||||||
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Arthropod???
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Friday, December 28, 2012
OO-B-Doo-B-Doo
antepenultimate \an-tee-pi-NUHL-tuh-mit\, adjective:
1. Third from the end.
2. Of or pertaining to an antepenult.
noun:
1. An antepenult
If you are not at the beginning, maybe the antepenultimate is good enough for government work...
1. Third from the end.
2. Of or pertaining to an antepenult.
noun:
1. An antepenult
If you are not at the beginning, maybe the antepenultimate is good enough for government work...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Please Sir, I want some more!
avidity \uh-VID-i-tee\, noun:
1. Enthusiasm or dedication.
2. Eagerness; greediness.
I ask you, who is basta-ing who's Pasta?
1. Enthusiasm or dedication.
2. Eagerness; greediness.
I ask you, who is basta-ing who's Pasta?
Monday, December 24, 2012
Merry Christmas
Christmas in upon us with a swooshing rush.
Be happy, Merry and let your star shine brightly!
Merry Merry and Happy Happy!
glissade \gli-SAHD\, verb:
1. To perform a glissade, a sliding or gliding step.
noun:
1. A skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
2. Dance. A sliding or gliding step.
I accept the challenge to reach out, sent to me by Nic (not St Nic, Santa or any other 'official' {or unofficial, Grinch-like entity) and I will Press On...
Be happy, Merry and let your star shine brightly!
Merry Merry and Happy Happy!
glissade \gli-SAHD\, verb:
1. To perform a glissade, a sliding or gliding step.
noun:
1. A skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
2. Dance. A sliding or gliding step.
I accept the challenge to reach out, sent to me by Nic (not St Nic, Santa or any other 'official' {or unofficial, Grinch-like entity) and I will Press On...
Friday, December 21, 2012
fugid?
algid \AL-jid\, adjective:
Cold; chilly.
Winter solstice in Northern Hemisphere.
The winter solstice is the solstice that occurs in winter. It is the time at which the Sun appears at noon at its lowest altitude above the horizon. [2] In the Northern Hemisphere this is the Southern solstice, the time at which the Sun is at its southernmost point in the sky, which usually occurs on December 21 to 22 each year.[3]
In the Southern Hemisphere this is the Northern solstice, the time at which the Sun is at its northernmost point in the sky, which usually occurs on June 20 to 21 each year.[4]
The axial tilt of Earth and gyroscopic effects of the planet's daily rotation keep the axis of rotation pointed at the same point in the sky. As the Earth follows its orbit around the Sun, the same hemisphere that faced away from the Sun, experiencing winter, will, in half a year, face towards the Sun and experience summer. Since the two hemispheres face opposite directions along the planetary pole, as one polar hemisphere experiences winter, the other experiences summer.
More evident from high latitudes, a hemisphere's winter solstice occurs on the shortest day and longest night of the year, when the sun's daily maximum elevation in the sky is the lowest.[5] Since the winter solstice lasts only a moment in time, other terms are often used for the day on which it occurs, such as "midwinter", "the longest night", "the shortest day" or "the first day of winter". The seasonal significance of the winter solstice is in the reversal of the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening of days.
Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, but most Northern Hemisphere cultures have held a recognition of rebirth, involving holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals or other celebrations around that time.[6]
Cold; chilly.
The sun weakens and grows pale as though seen through algid water and the air is stale and still.
-- Bryce Courtenay, The Family Frying Pan
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Winter solstice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the astronomical and cultural event of winter solstice, also known as midwinter. For other uses, see Winter solstice (disambiguation), Midwinter (disambiguation) or also see Solstice.
"Goru" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Goru, Iran.
| UT date and time of equinoxes and solstices on the earth [1] |
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| event | Northward equinox |
Northern solstice |
Southward equinox |
Southern solstice |
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| month | March | June | September | December | ||||
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| day | time | day | time | day | time | day | time | |
| 2010 | 20 | 17:32 | 21 | 11:28 | 23 | 03:09 | 21 | 23:38 |
| 2011 | 20 | 23:21 | 21 | 17:16 | 23 | 09:04 | 22 | 05:30 |
| 2012 | 20 | 05:14 | 20 | 23:09 | 22 | 14:49 | 21 | 11:12 |
| 2013 | 20 | 11:02 | 21 | 05:04 | 22 | 20:44 | 21 | 17:11 |
| 2014 | 20 | 16:57 | 21 | 10:51 | 23 | 02:29 | 21 | 23:03 |
| 2015 | 20 | 22:45 | 21 | 16:38 | 23 | 08:20 | 22 | 04:48 |
| 2016 | 20 | 04:30 | 20 | 22:34 | 22 | 14:21 | 21 | 10:44 |
| 2017 | 20 | 10:28 | 21 | 04:24 | 22 | 20:02 | 21 | 16:28 |
| 2018 | 20 | 16:15 | 21 | 10:07 | 23 | 01:54 | 21 | 22:23 |
| 2019 | 20 | 21:58 | 21 | 15:54 | 23 | 07:50 | 22 | 04:19 |
| 2020 | 20 | 03:50 | 20 | 21:44 | 22 | 13:31 | 21 | 10:02 |
In the Southern Hemisphere this is the Northern solstice, the time at which the Sun is at its northernmost point in the sky, which usually occurs on June 20 to 21 each year.[4]
The axial tilt of Earth and gyroscopic effects of the planet's daily rotation keep the axis of rotation pointed at the same point in the sky. As the Earth follows its orbit around the Sun, the same hemisphere that faced away from the Sun, experiencing winter, will, in half a year, face towards the Sun and experience summer. Since the two hemispheres face opposite directions along the planetary pole, as one polar hemisphere experiences winter, the other experiences summer.
More evident from high latitudes, a hemisphere's winter solstice occurs on the shortest day and longest night of the year, when the sun's daily maximum elevation in the sky is the lowest.[5] Since the winter solstice lasts only a moment in time, other terms are often used for the day on which it occurs, such as "midwinter", "the longest night", "the shortest day" or "the first day of winter". The seasonal significance of the winter solstice is in the reversal of the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening of days.
Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, but most Northern Hemisphere cultures have held a recognition of rebirth, involving holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals or other celebrations around that time.[6]
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Oh I say!
echolalia \ek-oh-LEY-lee-uh\, noun:
1. The imitation by a baby of the vocal sounds produced by others, occurring as a natural phase of childhood development.
2. Psychiatry. The uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person.
1. The imitation by a baby of the vocal sounds produced by others, occurring as a natural phase of childhood development.
2. Psychiatry. The uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
I am who I am
lagan \LAG-uhn\, noun:
Anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
I am not a lagan, pagan orwhatever...
Anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
I am not a lagan, pagan orwhatever...
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Bingo, you have mail!
buttress \BUH-tris\, verb:
1. To give encouragement or support to (a person, plan, etc.).
2. To support by a buttress; prop up.
noun:
1. Any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall.
2. Any prop or support.
3. A thing shaped like a buttress, as a tree trunk with a widening base.
4. A bony or horny protuberance, especially on a horse's hoof.
Don't lick ass or you might be a 'Buttress'...careful of the opposing trusts.
1. To give encouragement or support to (a person, plan, etc.).
2. To support by a buttress; prop up.
noun:
1. Any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall.
2. Any prop or support.
3. A thing shaped like a buttress, as a tree trunk with a widening base.
4. A bony or horny protuberance, especially on a horse's hoof.
Don't lick ass or you might be a 'Buttress'...careful of the opposing trusts.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Thursday 13, a day to remember.
plication \plahy-KEY-shuhn\, noun:
1. The act or procedure of folding.
2. The state or quality of being folded; a fold.
3. Surgery. A. The folding in and suturing of tucks, so as to tighten weakened or stretched tissue. B. The folding of an organ, as a section of the intestine, and the attaching of it to another organ or tissue.
And what a suture it was, quite organisational!
Work like you don’t need the money.
Love like nobody has ever hurt you.
Dance like nobody is watching.
Sing like nobody is listening.
Live as if this was paradise on Earth.
1. The act or procedure of folding.
2. The state or quality of being folded; a fold.
3. Surgery. A. The folding in and suturing of tucks, so as to tighten weakened or stretched tissue. B. The folding of an organ, as a section of the intestine, and the attaching of it to another organ or tissue.
And what a suture it was, quite organisational!
Work like you don’t need the money.
Love like nobody has ever hurt you.
Dance like nobody is watching.
Sing like nobody is listening.
Live as if this was paradise on Earth.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
What's up then?
cruciverbalist \kroo-suh-VUR-buh-list\, noun:
A designer or aficionado of crossword puzzles.
Alarms are ringing...what's the matter??
Off now 22:10 Night.
A designer or aficionado of crossword puzzles.
Alarms are ringing...what's the matter??
Off now 22:10 Night.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Blog, blog, blog
mulligrubs \MUHL-i-gruhbz\, noun:
Ill temper; colic; grumpiness.
Oh I say, WTF is James Robert Bruce???
Ill temper; colic; grumpiness.
Oh I say, WTF is James Robert Bruce???
Saturday, December 8, 2012
A bit of fig?
anopisthograph \an-uh-PIS-thuh-graf\, noun:
Manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on only one side of the leaves.
And that's what she said to me...talk about the leaves...Ficus Macro phylum!
Ficus macrophylla, commonly known as the Moreton Bay Fig, is a large evergreen banyan tree of the Moraceae family that is a native of most of the eastern coast of Australia, from the Atherton Tableland (17° S) in the north to the Illawarra (34° S) in New South Wales, and Lord Howe Island. Its common name is derived from Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia. It is best known for its beautiful buttress roots.
As Ficus macrophylla is a strangler fig; seed germination usually takes place in the canopy of a host tree and the seedling lives as an epiphyte until its roots establish contact with the ground. It then enlarges and strangles its host, eventually becoming a freestanding tree by itself. Individuals may reach 60 m (200 ft) in height. Like all figs, it has an obligate mutualism with fig wasps; figs are only pollinated by fig wasps, and fig wasps can only reproduce in fig flowers.
Ficus macrophylla is widely used as a feature tree in public parks and gardens in warmer climates such as California, Portugal, Italy (Sicily, Sardinia, Liguria) and Australia. Old specimens can reach tremendous size. Its aggressive root system allows its use in only the largest private gardens.
Manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on only one side of the leaves.
And that's what she said to me...talk about the leaves...Ficus Macro phylum!
Ficus macrophylla
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Moreton Bay Fig | |
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| Ficus macrophylla (Moreton Bay Fig) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. macrophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers. |
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| Synonyms | |
| Ficus macrocarpa Hugel ex Kunth & Bouche Ficus magnolioides[1] |
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As Ficus macrophylla is a strangler fig; seed germination usually takes place in the canopy of a host tree and the seedling lives as an epiphyte until its roots establish contact with the ground. It then enlarges and strangles its host, eventually becoming a freestanding tree by itself. Individuals may reach 60 m (200 ft) in height. Like all figs, it has an obligate mutualism with fig wasps; figs are only pollinated by fig wasps, and fig wasps can only reproduce in fig flowers.
Ficus macrophylla is widely used as a feature tree in public parks and gardens in warmer climates such as California, Portugal, Italy (Sicily, Sardinia, Liguria) and Australia. Old specimens can reach tremendous size. Its aggressive root system allows its use in only the largest private gardens.
Friday, December 7, 2012
I have seen the light, discerned, and Life's Good
Well, That's what its all about, tell you what!
Definition of DISCERN
transitive verb
1
a : to detect with the eyes <discerned a figure approaching through the fog>
b : to detect with senses other than vision <discerned a strange odor>
2
: to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : discriminate <discern right from wrong>
3
: to come to know or recognize mentally discern
intransitive verb
: to see or understand the difference
— dis·cern·er noun
— dis·cern·ible also dis·cern·able adjective
— dis·cern·ibly adverb
dis·cern
/diˈsərn/
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