Why not eat insects?

                                   

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VOCABULARY:

Magnitude- n. Greatness of rank or position

That you could not tell the exact magnitude of the temporal displacement?

The magnitude of Cranston's discovery left Mileson weak.

Cochineal- n. A red dye made of the dried and pulverized bodies of female cochineal insects. It is used as a biological stain and as an indicator in acid-base titrations

I added a few drops of cochineal, which is a tasteless scarlet colouring matter.

After some thought Robert writes a series of messages on pieces of parchment made from seals' bladders, with ink obtained from cochineal insects.

 To proliferate- v. To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.

Everything grows, swells, proliferates.

Like cancer cells, the original constituents of the universe proliferated without direction, a total panoply of newness.

Manure-n. Material, especially barnyard or stable dung, often with discarded animal bedding, used to fertilize soil.

The familiar scents of horse, straw, and manure filled my head.

Boswell and Johnson went and watered it with liquid manure.

 To malign- v. To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about; speak evil of.

That there was, indeed, some malign divinity in that hideous carcass!

Jasper's, who maligns him every day?

Shrimp-n. Any of various small, chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the suborder Natantia, many species of which are edible, having a compressed or elongated body with a well-developed abdomen, long legs and antennae, and a long spinelike projection of the carapace.

I just want to eat"' She sighed, as she speared a princess prawn on her fork.

Archie snuck in a quick prawn before the crab meat.

Crayfish- n. Any of various freshwater crustaceans of the genera Cambarus and Astacus, resembling a lobster but considerably smaller. Also called mudbug; also called regionally crawdad.

As he sank, he saw waving before him the gaping claws of the huge crayfish, large enough to sever a limb with one stroke of their jagged jaws.

The leeches and crayfish should have you stripped to the bone in a day or so.

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Something for those with  sweet teeth... :)

                             My year living biblically.                        

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To immerse-  v. To cover completely in a liquid; submerge.

She was dancing, immersed in the joy of movement and of his nearness.

Are you still immersed in this role of yours?

Adultery- n. Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a partner other than the lawful spouse.

Anne was too clever to commit adultery.

You pointed out what the Christ said to the woman taken in adultery.

Pebble- n. A small stone, especially one worn smooth by erosion.

He held up the pebbles close to his face.

I picked up a pebble and tossed it over the side.

To retaliate- v. To return like for like, especially evil for evil.

“However, attempting to retaliate is either futile or dangerous ethically due to c.”

“Dorian Warren " Boeing is Wrong, the NLRB Is Right ," Letters, May 11 use a definition of "retaliate" that my dictionary doesn't have.”

Barbaric-  adj. Marked by crudeness or lack of restraint in taste, style, or manner.

Barbaric fool, why must you open your mouth in front of them?

Under Macbeth, Scotland became barbaric.

Wager- n. An agreement under which each bettor pledges a certain amount to the other depending on the outcome of an unsettled matter.

“My wager is that no active judge (including Reinhardt) will even call for a vote (after all, he has already had his say).”

“The wager is after we have completely crawlerd inside ourselves the terrorists will then strike.”

Pamphlet- n. An unbound printed work, usually with a paper cover.

And Sebell slapped the dirty pamphlet in his hand.

The smartbot had a stack of pamphlets tucked under its stiff arm.

A broken body isn’t a broken person

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Gravel -  n. An unconsolidated mixture of rock fragments or pebbles.

The AK-47 he was carrying dropped into the gravel.

It felt as if the slide rail were made of gravel.

To fracture- n. The act or process of breaking.

We are so fractured, so far from ready.

They're sick, hurt, fractured, frightened.

Stitch up- v. to close by sewing

Catheter- n. A hollow flexible tube for insertion into a body cavity, duct, or vessel to allow the passage of fluids or distend a passageway. Its uses include the drainage of urine from the bladder through the urethra or insertion through a blood vessel into the heart for diagnostic purposes.

Carefully, she pulled the catheter off the needle, sliding it into the vein.

Instantly Catherine thrust the tip of the urinary catheter into the hole.

Calipers- n. usually, plural only A device used to measure thickness between two surfaces, especially for small or precise measurements.

“Not 'calipers', those little measuring, pinchy-things.”

“What kind of calipers do you use to measure human dignity, anyhow?”

To tarmac-  n. A tarmacadam road or surface, especially an airport runway.

Dozens of small planes sat in neat rows on the tarmac.

They scraped him off the tarmac like a dab of strawberry jam.

Paraplegia- n. Complete paralysis of the lower half of the body including both legs, usually caused by damage to the spinal cord.

“Paralysis of the posterior half of the body is known as paraplegia and results from derangement of the spinal cord.”

“Mr. Callahan said he realized his paraplegia was not the problem; his alcoholism was.”

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What we're learning from online education.
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Vocabulary:

scarcity n.- Insufficiency of amount or supply; shortage: a scarcity of food that was caused by drought.

“The types of anxiety that I associate with this level are what I refer to as scarcity and avoidance.”

Scarcity of water in the Mid Realm means that much of it must be harvested from plant life

apartheid- n. An official policy of racial segregation formerly practiced in the Republic of South Africa, involving political, legal, and economic discrimination against nonwhites.

“He said that the United Nations should not be afraid to use the term apartheid to describe what is happening in occupied Palestine.”

Lock all the anti-apartheid types up?

 to sribble- v. To write hurriedly without heed to legibility or style.

The pages had dates scribbled on them.

She scribbled something on a message pad.

reproducible  Susceptible or capable of reproduction.

“But the rigorous process of peer review, a process that requires any new findings to be reproducible, is meant to weed out, as much as possible, political bias.”

“I have noticed it is somewhat difficult to obtain reproducible results.”

incetive n. Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort.

What incentive do I have to do the right thing?

I have real incentive now to get to Oregon.

trajectory n. The path of a projectile or other moving body through space.

They were coming into their landing trajectory.

But trajectory analysis does not bear that out.

tremendous adj. Extremely large in amount, extent, or degree; enormous: a tremendous task. See Synonyms at enormous.

Louis Wu was alone before these tremendous faces.

Her recuperative powers are tremendous.

Hallo everyone!
On our last classes I had a presentation about polish serial killers.
I am enclosing some photos and informations connected with this topic.
Enjoy :)

1. Zdzisław Marchwicki

Zdzisław Marchwicki (b. October 18, 1927 in Dąbrowa Górnicza - April 29, 1977 in Katowice, Poland) called the "Zagłębie vampire", was a Polish serial killer. Marchwicki was charged with the murder of fourteen women and the attempted murder of another six. One of Marchwicki's murder victims was the niece of Edward Gierek. Marchwicki received the death sentence in July 1975. His execution took place in 1977.

2. Joachim Knychała

Joachim KnychałaSeptember 8, 1952 - October 28, 1985) was a Polish serial killer, known as the "Bytom Vampire" or "Frankenstein", who murdered six women between 1975 and 1982 in Upper Silesian Industrial Region. He was apprehended, sentenced to death and hanged.

3. Bogdan Arnold

35-year-old electrician, known as calm, quiet person, in years 1966-67 was perpetrator of 4 
homicides and 1 attempt (one victim escaped), on occasionally encountered prostitutes, brought
to his flat. He was tying, torturing and sexually abusing his victims and after that he was killing
them (by strangulation, choking and head trauma caused by the hit with the hammer). Corpses,
after dismemberment and attempts of chemical dissolving in bath, were keeping in his own flat,
where he was living all that time. Victimologically and in psychopathological assessment
sadism with the component of necrophilia were diagnosed, probably because of alcoholism.
Arnold as a motif of his murders considered desire for revenge on females for experienced harm
from their side. He regretted that he didn’t kill his wife.


4. Karol Kot

Karol Kot (December 18, 1946 - May 16, 1968) was a Polish serial killer.. Kot terrorized Kraków, the city he was born and raised in, with monstrous crimes for two years before he was finally captured on July 12, 1966. Because of the accidental choice of the victims which included children and elderly people, as well as the horror his crimes evoked in the citizens of Kraków, Kot was remembered as the Kraków’s vampire and a monster. Before his detention, Kot acted as a normal young citizen, who passed the school-leaving examinations in high school and planned to become a student at an Officer Candidate School.. After the trial, in which he pleaded guilty of the crimes he was charged with, the killer was sentenced to death, which was announced on July 14, 1967. The death penalty was executed on May 16, 1968.

5. Władysław Mazurkiewicz

Władysław Mazurkiewicz (January 31, 1911 - January 31, 1957) was a Polish serial killer who lived in the city of Kraków, Poland and also had property in Warsaw.

He was nicknamed the "gentleman killer", and was charged with the murders of at least 30 people. He confessed to everything, by saying "Yes, that's true." He was convicted and executed by hanging.

6. Skin Hunters

The "Skin Hunters"  ("Łowcy skór" in Polish) is the media nickname for four hospital casualty workers from thePolish city of Łódz, who were convicted of murdering at least five patients and selling information regarding their deaths to funeral homes. They were apprehended in 2002. Their descriptive designation was coined by a newspaper article which first brought the story to the public's attention.

Vocabulary:

1.      Perpetrator- n. one sho perpetrates; especially, one who commits or has committed some objectionable or criminal act.

2.      Cadaver-  n. a dead body, especially one intended for dissection.

3.      To slay- v. to kill violently.

4.       Forensic- adj. relating to, used in, or appropriate for courts of law or for public discussion or argumentation.

5.       Homicide-n. the killing of one person by another.

Finding the story inside the painting.

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1. "Girl with Pearl Earring"

2."Boy building the House of Cards"

3. "Anonymous"

Vocabulary

 to compartmentalize- v. To separate into distinct parts, categories, or compartments

e.g.

“The Maldives 'president, Mohamed Nasheed, told the two to "compartmentalize" their problems.”

“Let's just say I don't think they are able to "compartmentalize" very well.”

sumptuous- adj. Of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish

“They live in sumptuous quarters, with beautiful flowers in large vases, and have a butler, Alfred.”

Preston was a vice-president of the bank, and his office was sumptuous.

bodice- n. The fitted part of a dress that extends from the waist to the shoulder.

She touched each button lining the bodice front.

Bodices are off one or both shoulders.

snug- adj. comfortably sheltered; cozy. /adj. Small but well arranged: a snug apartment

His silver mane was pulled back into a snug braid.

Make sure the fit is good and snug.

puffy- Swollen, as with air or some soft substance; puffed up; tumid; soft: as, a puffy tumor.

The sliced fish was puffy and crisp to the touch.

Her eyes were puffy and her cheeks dragged down.

coverlet- n. A bedspread.

As soon as he touched them they crumbled to dust on the coverlet.

A tiny stab of guilt made her shift her seat on the coverlet.

 to flush- v. To turn red, as from fever, embarrassment, or strong emotion; blush.

Tony flushed and looked at her.

The businessman felt his face flush red.

claret- n. A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France.

We sipped the claret in silence, eyeing each other over the wine.

Perhaps some claret for your brother?

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longevity-n.  Long life; great duration of life

e.g

His longevity vexed his heirs.

“No matter how much money he raises, or how many endorsements he snags, John Dingell can't shake the "age" issue; he's 84-years-old, and this time around his longevity is a liability.”

debunk-v. To expose or ridicule the falseness, sham, or exaggerated claims of: debunk a supposed miracle drug.

e.g.

“And in the 20th century, we shortened that to bunk, and in the 1920s, someone came up with the term debunk as an antidote to bunk.”

“A more thorough debunk is available here, but one point bears mentioning.”

exponentially- adv. Growing or decaying in an exponential manner.

e.g.

“World War II again exponentially expanded the bureaucracy and D.C. and its neighboring suburbs exploded.”

“But a reason GDP/capita might grow exponentially is because new knowledge is gained faster than old knowledge is forgotten.”

astute-adj. Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns. See Synonyms at shrewd.

e.g.

To that astute girl it seemed a shade unnatural.

He's always been a very astute politician.

heterogenous-adj. Not arising within the body; derived from another individual or species

e.g.

“Parents should also keep in mind that autism is a "heterogenous" disorder, Dawson said.”

“If the crowd is too heterogenous, the reasoning becomes group think rather than collected wisdom.”

legume-n. A pod, such as that of a pea or bean, that splits into two valves with the seeds attached to one edge of the valves.

e.g

With one hand, he made as if to eat from the steaming tureen of legume stew.

High protein-Meat eaters: Meat; Fish; Vegetables; Fruit; Limited grains, beans, legumes.

stave off-v. to prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert

e.g.

“Bribed with a little sunlight and a few prismatic tints, we bless our Maker, and stave off his wrath with hymns.”

“Somehow I've got to stave off the crash till Tuesday when we sign with Par-Con.”

to bluff-v. to mislead or deceive.

e.g.

Jerry bluffed a very confident nod.

Lawless did, and my bluff is working out strong.

Extrovert-n. A person who is extroverted; a person who is marked by an interest in others or concerned primarily with external reality.

e.g.

She mentions that the results say she is an extrovert, which is not something she agrees with.”

“In the realm of humour the extrovert is a success; what amuses him amuses the crowds.”

Introvert-n. (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts

e.g.

“But the introvert is the boy who stands apart in a corner of the playground; he is timid and fears the rough and tumble of team games.”

“I’m not sure introvert is the right word for shyness.”

Neocortex-n. The dorsal region of the cerebral cortex, especially large in higher mammals and the most recently evolved part of the brain. Also called neopallium.

e.g.-

“The neocortex is a thin sheet of cells, folded to form the convolutions that have become a visual synonym for the brain itself.”

“Although the entire neocortex is fairly uniform, it is divided into dozens of areas that do different things.”

Body language-n. The gestures, postures, and facial expressions by which a person manifests various physical, mental, or emotional states and communicates nonverbally with others.

e.g.

“The ability to read and interpret body language is known as kinesics.”

“Her body language is dramatic—the wayshe crosses her arms to say ‘What do you mean by that?’”

Interrogator-n. One who interrogates or asks questions.

e.g.

“Koubi believes that the most important skill for an interrogator is to know the prisoner's language.”

“If the prisoner has the information the interrogator is seeking, then torture can compel the prisoner to reveal the information through this process of “mind control.””

Herky-jerky-adj. Spasmodic, irregular, and unpredictable, as in movement or manner.

e.g.

“Too many offroaders employ a herky-jerky on - and off-throttle type of driving.”

“So the region is likely to have a herky-jerky second half, with sentiment dominated by Greece, Portugal and Ireland.”

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