Aug 12, 2017
Wordology, Wamblecropt
It sounds just like it means. It means
overcome with indigestion. You might have observed your stomach
was wambling a bit. If the wambles (indigestion) got so bad you
could not move, you were wamblecropt. Sad that such a
descriptive word has gone out of favor.
Riot, Rout, Unlawful Assembly
Riot, rout, and unlawful assembly are
related offenses, but are separate and distinct. A rout differs
from a riot in that the persons involved do not actually execute
their purpose, but merely move toward it. The degree of
execution that converts a rout into a riot is often difficult to
determine.
A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. To be considered a riot in England and Wales it must legally involve a minimum of twelve people. Under US federal law it is only three people, in New York, US ten people, Lynchburg, VA, US, three people, and in Nevada, US only two people can constitute a riot.
An unlawful assembly transpires when persons convene for a purpose, if executed would make them rioters, but who separate without performing any act in furtherance of their purpose.
A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. To be considered a riot in England and Wales it must legally involve a minimum of twelve people. Under US federal law it is only three people, in New York, US ten people, Lynchburg, VA, US, three people, and in Nevada, US only two people can constitute a riot.
An unlawful assembly transpires when persons convene for a purpose, if executed would make them rioters, but who separate without performing any act in furtherance of their purpose.
Sticky Things
When measuring ingredients for cooking, like peanut butter,
honey, etc. Spray the measuring cup with cooking spray first. It
will make cleanup much easier.
Claddagh Rings
The Claddagh ring (Irish: fáinne Chladaigh) is a traditional
Irish ring given which represents love, loyalty, and friendship.
The hands represent friendship, the heart represents love, and
the crown represents loyalty.
The design and customs associated with it originated in the Irish fishing village of Claddagh, located just outside the old city walls of Galway, now part of Galway City. The ring, as currently known, was first produced in the 17th century, but the name Claddagh ring was not used before the 1830s. In recent years it has been embellished with interlace designs and combined with other Celtic and Irish symbols.
The ring belongs to a group of European finger rings called "fede rings". The name "fede" derives from the Italian phrase mani in fede ("hands [joined] in faith" or "hands [joined] in loyalty"). These rings date from Roman times, when the gesture of clasped hands was a symbol of pledging vows, and they were used as engagement/wedding rings in medieval and Renaissance Europe.
Incidentally, "Top of the morning to you." "And the rest of the day to yourself." Both are Hollywood inventions and never used in Ireland.
The design and customs associated with it originated in the Irish fishing village of Claddagh, located just outside the old city walls of Galway, now part of Galway City. The ring, as currently known, was first produced in the 17th century, but the name Claddagh ring was not used before the 1830s. In recent years it has been embellished with interlace designs and combined with other Celtic and Irish symbols.
The ring belongs to a group of European finger rings called "fede rings". The name "fede" derives from the Italian phrase mani in fede ("hands [joined] in faith" or "hands [joined] in loyalty"). These rings date from Roman times, when the gesture of clasped hands was a symbol of pledging vows, and they were used as engagement/wedding rings in medieval and Renaissance Europe.
Incidentally, "Top of the morning to you." "And the rest of the day to yourself." Both are Hollywood inventions and never used in Ireland.
New Spam
Yesterday I received a "thank you for your purchase" email
supposedly from Apple iTunes for $99. There was no credit card
info and when I hovered on the link, it was for a bitly web
site. Other things I hovered on were also not from Apple. Bottom
line, if there is no credit card info, delete the email after
you mark it spam.
Aug 4, 2017
Happy Friday
If you season your
friendships with joy you will taste the sweetness of life.
I always savor the sweetness of a Happy Friday!
I always savor the sweetness of a Happy Friday!
Fastest Computer
It was not that many years ago that we were anxiously awaiting a
computer that could do a million operations per second. Now we
have the Sunway computer, which has a linkpack benchmark rate (the
maximum speed at which it can operate) of 93 petaflops (a thousand
trillion floating point operations per second). China has been building its
next-generation high performance computer which will be at least
10 times faster than Sunway when the machine is finished during
2019.
Theater 4K HDR TV
Wow, 4K HDR just grew up. The same TV
technology that is in living rooms just began in theaters. A few
months ago, Samsung introduced its immense 34 foot Cinema TV LED
Screen, an alternative to projectors.
This cinema display TV features digital cinema 4K resolution and about 500,000 more pixels than what you will find in a normal consumer 4K TV.
Typical projectors will lose color quality as brightness is increased, but the Cinema TV Screen maintains perfect color accuracy at peak brightness levels regardless of the ambient illumination, similar to those found in the 2017 QLED 4K TVs, which also achieve strong color volume at high brightness levels. The most remarkable aspect of Samsung’s screen is its brightness that is 10 times more than that offered by standard projector technologies. Makes me want to raise the ceiling in the living room to fit a larger screen.
This cinema display TV features digital cinema 4K resolution and about 500,000 more pixels than what you will find in a normal consumer 4K TV.
Typical projectors will lose color quality as brightness is increased, but the Cinema TV Screen maintains perfect color accuracy at peak brightness levels regardless of the ambient illumination, similar to those found in the 2017 QLED 4K TVs, which also achieve strong color volume at high brightness levels. The most remarkable aspect of Samsung’s screen is its brightness that is 10 times more than that offered by standard projector technologies. Makes me want to raise the ceiling in the living room to fit a larger screen.
Wordology, Knickerbockers
Knickers is actually a
standard word for underwear, mainly in Britain. “Knickers”
derives from “knickerbockers,” or “loose-fitting short pants
gathered at the knee.” Because the city’s early Dutch settlers
wore those pants, “New Yorkers” became known as
“Knickerbockers.” The Knickerbockers, now more commonly “The
Knicks” is the name of New York’s NBA team. It does not have a
picture of knickerbockers in its logo.
Psychopath vs. Sociopath
The terms “psychopath” and
“sociopath” often get used interchangeably, but they are not
exactly the same. It is believed that psychopathy is the largely
the result of genetics, while sociopathy is more likely the
result of the environment. However, it is not completely nature
or nurture, but a complex combination of genetics, neurology,
and environment. They are both classified as Antisocial
Personality Disorders. They both show a disregard for laws and
social mores, a disregard for the rights of others, a failure to
feel remorse or guilt, and a tendency to display violent
behavior.
Psychopathy is related to a physiological defect that results in the underdevelopment of the part of the brain responsible for impulse control and emotions. Psychopaths are unable to form emotional attachments or feel real empathy with others. Traits include a total freedom from fear, anxiety, or guilt. They can be charming, outgoing, and charismatic. They thrive on power and control and are self centered and impulsive.
Sociopathy is likely the product of childhood trauma and physical/emotional abuse. Sociopathy can also be acquired, such as by dementia or a head injury. Sociopaths have a less severe form of lack of empathy and lack of guilt. Sociopaths may be able to form some deep bonds while a psychopath cannot. A sociopath would feel no guilt about hurting a stranger, but may feel guilt and remorse over hurting someone with which they share a bond. A sociopath is less organized in demeanor and might be nervous, easily agitated, and quick to display anger. Sociopaths are often crusaders or martyrs for a perceived cause and may see their wild acts as necessary.
Psychopaths are confident, social, and dominant, but sociopaths are reserved and inhibited, sometimes loners.
Psychopaths are exempt from negative emotion, but sociopaths do experience anxiety and rejection.
Psychopaths have no morals, but sociopaths have a sense of morality and a conscience however, it is skewed.
Bottom line, all psychopaths are sociopaths, but not all sociopaths are psychopaths.
Psychopathy is related to a physiological defect that results in the underdevelopment of the part of the brain responsible for impulse control and emotions. Psychopaths are unable to form emotional attachments or feel real empathy with others. Traits include a total freedom from fear, anxiety, or guilt. They can be charming, outgoing, and charismatic. They thrive on power and control and are self centered and impulsive.
Sociopathy is likely the product of childhood trauma and physical/emotional abuse. Sociopathy can also be acquired, such as by dementia or a head injury. Sociopaths have a less severe form of lack of empathy and lack of guilt. Sociopaths may be able to form some deep bonds while a psychopath cannot. A sociopath would feel no guilt about hurting a stranger, but may feel guilt and remorse over hurting someone with which they share a bond. A sociopath is less organized in demeanor and might be nervous, easily agitated, and quick to display anger. Sociopaths are often crusaders or martyrs for a perceived cause and may see their wild acts as necessary.
Psychopaths are confident, social, and dominant, but sociopaths are reserved and inhibited, sometimes loners.
Psychopaths are exempt from negative emotion, but sociopaths do experience anxiety and rejection.
Psychopaths have no morals, but sociopaths have a sense of morality and a conscience however, it is skewed.
Bottom line, all psychopaths are sociopaths, but not all sociopaths are psychopaths.
Yoda Toes
In different movies Yoda has different
numbers of toes. In The Phantom Menace he has 3 toes, in The
Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Sith he has 4.
What's in a Name, Groundhog
The groundhog (Marmota monax),
also known as a woodchuck, or whistlepig, is a rodent of the
family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground
squirrels known as marmots. It was first scientifically
described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The groundhog is also
referred to as a chuck, wood-shock, groundpig, whistler,
thickwood badger, Canada marmot, monax, moonack, weenusk, and
red monk. The name "thickwood badger" was given in the Northwest
to distinguish the animal from the prairie badger. Monax was a
Native American name of the woodchuck, which meant "the digger".
Whisky
Whisky is a spirit distilled from malted grain,
barley or rye. The word whisky is originated from the Old
English word usquebae. The word is derived from the words uisce,
which means water, and bethu, which translates to life. Summing
it up, the word whisky basically means 'water of life'.
Vanilla vs. French Vanilla Ice Cream
Both are made
with vanilla beans for flavor. Vanilla ice cream is more white
and French vanilla ice cream tends to have a slightly yellow
coloring.
The name French vanilla is derived from the classic French way of making ice cream using an egg custard base. French vanilla ice cream has egg yolks, which give it a smoother consistency and its distinctive yellow hue. The taste is a bit richer and a bit more complex than a regular vanilla, which is made with just milk and cream.
The name French vanilla is derived from the classic French way of making ice cream using an egg custard base. French vanilla ice cream has egg yolks, which give it a smoother consistency and its distinctive yellow hue. The taste is a bit richer and a bit more complex than a regular vanilla, which is made with just milk and cream.
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