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A Matter of Semantics
The renaming of pharmaceutical products is a common and potentially dangerous situation which the FDA is allowing. Why? It could be a matter of higher profits for the company, without regard to the welfare of the patient.
medical ethics • healthcare • prozac • sarafem • wellbuterin

Semantics of Zionist Occupation
Current media reports about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict compare apples to oranges. Its time to be fair and compare apples to apples using comparable rhetoric.
israeli palestinian conflict • israel • palestine • zionist • occupation

Euphoria and Dysphoria in Norway's Vestfold Dialect - part I
Among linguists, anthropologists, psychologists, and philosophers, there’s a growing interest in the relevance and accuracy of translating particular key cultural concepts into a foreign language or distant time. How accurately can we represent another culture’s sentiments through word-for-word translations? If certain concepts can be claimed to be universal, which ones are they? As the Vestfold dialect of Norway’s southern region is the one I have most familiarity with, I have chosen to focus on this dialect to go over the most commonly used terms and concepts of euphoric and dysphoric emotions in Norwegian.
emotion • norwegian • language • semantics • meaning

Euphoria and Dysphoria in Norway's Vestfold Dialect - part II
Among linguists, anthropologists, psychologists, and philosophers, there’s a growing interest in the relevance and accuracy of translating particular key cultural concepts into a foreign language or distant time. How accurately can we represent another culture’s sentiments through word-for-word translations? If certain concepts can be claimed to be universal, which ones are they? As the Vestfold dialect of Norway’s southern region is the one I have most familiarity with, I have chosen to focus on this dialect to go over the most commonly used terms and concepts of euphoric and dysphoric emotions in Norwegian.
emotion • norwegian • language • depression • sadness

Dragon East - Dragon West
In support of Kipling's truism that East is East and West is West, dragons are a symbol for even our mythology cannot seem to find a common ground.
east • diverge • west • cultures • dragons

Specific Language Impairment
Specific Language Impairment (SLI) is a language disorder that is not caused by any known neurological deficit.
specific language impairment • sli • language disorders • speech difficulties • children

What do Linguists Do?
Linguists study the structure of languages and apply their knowledge in careers as diverse as teaching, forensic science, and computer programming.
what do linguists do • linguistics • careers linguistics • language structure • study world language

Self-Actualization and Education
Self-actualization should be the main goal of education, because the main reason for learning is to further one's knowledge of the self and one's environment.
self-actualization • education • the purpose of education • the role of education • self-actualization in education

Data Warehousing Architecture: Options
Data warehousing has evolved from a relatively simple concept involving the collection and storage of customer data to gain knowledge about customer behavior patterns.
federated data warehouse • data mart • customer relations • enterprise-wide • enterprise data warehouse

That Jesus Christ Was Born a Jew: Part 8, almah vs bethulah
Luther addresses Isaiah's choice of words in the original Hebrew. Luther discusses the common usage of the words and states that the word used is definitely a word used to mean a virgin.
virgin • almah • bethulah • words • hebrew

Remembering Robert Frost
Part One of a Two-Part Article on Robert Frost and His Work
robert frost • frost • poetry • american literature • audrey mccrone

Alfred Tarski and His Philosophy
The philosophy of Alfred Tarski, best known for his contribution to logic, metamathematics, semantics and the philosophy of language.
alfred tarski • alfred tarski philosophy • alfred tarski biography • tarski logician and philosopher • tarski philosophy of language

Luther's Tragic Mistake: Commentary on Parts 12-17
Luther discusses salvation by Grace apart from the Law using the Old Testament as a guide. Luther also discusses the scepter and Shiloh. What do we do about debates over words? What tone do we use in public to proclaim the Gospel?
shiloh • scepter • old testament • clarity • promised land

Viewing Robert Frost (Part One)
A critical essay on poet Robert Frost, Part One of Two. See Part Two also!
frost • robert frost • essays • criticism • poetry

Viewing Robert Frost: Part One
A critical essay on poet Robert Frost, Part One of Two. See Part Two next week!
frost • robert frost • essays • criticism • poetry

Recovered Memories
Recovered memories have been described as losing parts of the memories of traumatic events, and then later recovering part or all of these memories.
recovered memory • child abuse • trauma • sexual abuse • repressed memory

Sometimes in April Movie Review
This is a review of the film "Sometimes in April," written and directed by Raoul Peck and exploring the story of Rwanda's genocide.
rwanda • genocide • the west • colonialism • movie

Speech Therapy for Autism
Speech-language pathologists are tasked with assisting individuals on the autism spectrum with their communication deficits through the use of speech therapy.
speech therapy autism • pecs • electronic aac device • semantic-pragmatic language • autism talkers

Start Your Year with Feng Shui
New beginnings are a good place for feng shui. Feng shui has so many small ways to bring harmony to your life. Add "Use more feng shui." to your list of goals for 2007.
feng shui • new year's resolution • windchime • birthstone • calming

The Stuff of Thought
A review of The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker's excellent and thought-provoking book on the meanings of words and what our use of language can tell us about the mind.
steven pinker • the stuff of thought • the stuff of thought by steven pinker • review of the stuff of thought • steven pinker review

AKA Lost
A review of Jim Henderson's book currently published as "Evangelism without Additives" which addresses finding creative ways to connect with the people Jesus misses most.
lost • aka • evangelism • additives • jim henderson

Beginning Yoga, Understanding Yoga
Many new students of yoga are confused not only by the variety of styles of yoga, but by vague responses to their basic question, what is yoga?
"what is yoga?" • "basics of yoga" • "benefits of yoga" • "philosophy of yoga" • "beginning yoga"

Capital Punishment And Legislative Unfairness
Witness to Innocence and other death penalty opponents asked Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell to issue a moratorium on the death penalty.
crimes of poverty • disposable people • capital punishment and classism • social exclusion • death penalty

Columbidae – Doves and Pigeons
The Columbidae, pigeons and doves, have played a large part in human cultures all over the world. A diverse and fascinating group, they are both loved and despised.
doves • pigeons • difference between a pigeon and a dove • columbidae • rock dove

Diplomacy and Obama's Turban Photo
Bush did the sword dance with bedouins in Saudi Arabia - other than some ribbing from late night talk hosts, no big deal. Obama wore a turban in Kenya - why the fuss?
obama turban • international protocol • diplomatic protocol for attire • international • dress protocol

Effective use of Language
Terminology means a lot and can make a big point. When you are using special education terminology, it is important to use effective language to bolster your points.
people first language • special education terminology • adhd • kids with special needs • using correct special education language

From Documentation to Information Science
What is this mysterious field called 'Information Science?' This article dispels the myths by introducing key pioneers which formed this inter-discipline.
information science • library science • ranganathan • peter morville • vannevar bush

hakia, Search Engines, and Librarians
hakia is working with librarians to help make its results even more credible in the attempt to win the race to ouster Google in the current search engine wars.
hakia • search engines • semantic web • ontologies • qdex

LPGA's New Language Policy is All American
News broke this week that the LPGA has established a new rule which would force tour members to able to speak at least a moderate level of English by the end of 2009.
lpga new language policy • english profiency rule • lpga • lpga rule • english-only policy

Skaters, Supplements & Steroids
Recent research revealed several top brands of common sports supplements contain controlled or banned substances that may compromise the long-term health of athletes.
figure skating • speed skaters • steroids • unsafe nutritional supplements • product regulation

The Female Diety
Throughout history, humanity has felt it necessary to have a female deity that they look to for guidance.
goddess • goddesses • lore • legends • folklore

The Grammatical Adjunct in English
The following article explains the two grammatical forms that can function as the grammatical adjunct in the English language.
adjunct • grammatical form • grammatical function • adverb phrase • prepositional phrase

Vine's Expository Dictionary
Theologians and non-theologians alike can expand their study of scripture by using the Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary.
biblical resources • bible dictionary • biblical dictionary • biblical languages • bible references

A Philosophy of Education
Summer is a good time to think about WHY we do what we do. Whether you're a teacher of a parent, time off gives us all time to reflect...
education • special education • philosophy of education • greg cruey • government

Anti-Americanism in Latin America
In his recent book, historian Alan McPherson attempts to get at the root of Latin American Anti-Americanism by comparing four countries' experiences with the U.S.
alan mcpherson • latin american anti-americanism • anti-americanism • why latin americans protest • us occupation of latin america

Buddha Statues, Bodhisattvas and Artifacts
Although Buddhism is broadly seen to be more of a philosophy than a religion, its practice seems overtly replete with religious statues, artifacts and rituals. Why?
buddha • buddhism • statues • tibetan buddhist • artifacts

DEAL ON THE DIAMOND : ALL YOU NEED IS THE CALZONE
<img src="/files/mysites/theycallmethecloser/yankees%20logo.bmp"><br> Tale of the tape : In one corner is the most feared owner in sports history...George "THE BOSS" Steinbrenner. In the other corner, Tony Soprano's stunt double, future Hall of Fame manager...Joe Torre. In the center of the ring...a calzone?
george • steinbrenner • joe • torre • yankees

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