http://www.dailywritingtips.com/75-contronyms-words-with-contradictory-meanings/
75 Contronyms (Words with Contradictory Meanings)
by Mark Nichol
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The English language includes an interesting category of words and phrases called contronyms (also spelled contranyms, or referred to as autoantonyms) — terms that, depending on context, can have opposite or contradictory meanings.
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“contronyms”?
Another thing I never knew.
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http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/a+fortiori
a fortiori (pronounced ah-for-she-ory) prep. Latin for “with even stronger reason,” which applies to a situation in which if one thing is true then it can be inferred that a second thing is even more certainly true. Thus, if Abel is too young to serve as administrator, then his younger brother Cain certainly is too young.
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I never heard this one!
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Upon reflection, and thinking about those Japanese tsunami stones marking the high water mark of the last killer tsunami, perhaps NJDOT should be marking roads where there is a flash flood threat. Cars swept away; fatalities, remember. A good bureaucrat or maybe even a fat old white guy injineer would design a road marking that would alert a driver to “get out of dodge” should the rains start. Or even more wisely not blindly drive into a potential flood zone. I’ve seen such signs in Vegas. Why not here in NJ.
Let’s color the road surface red the next time it’s repaved?
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iThenticate Examines “The Ethics of Self-Plagiarism” in New White Paper
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“Self-plagiarism is one of the most potentially dangerous forms of misconduct in scholarly research due to the lack of understanding of the ethics involved in repurposing one’s own work,” said Robert Creutz, general manager of iThenticate, iParadigms’ plagiarism checking software for scholarly publishers and researchers. “This white paper offers a clear definition of self-plagiarism and how authors and publishers can avoid this issue and the costly retractions associated it.”
The pressure to publish, combined with an ever-growing body of scholarly research, makes it difficult for publishers and institutions to investigate and prevent cases of self-plagiarism. The issue continues to be a major source of misconduct and cause for retractions in scholarly research. Most recently, a noted Brazilian entomologist was forced to retract a paper for self-plagiarism.
According to the report, “self-plagiarism is defined as a type of plagiarism in which the writer republishes a work in its entirety or reuses portions of a previously written text while authoring a new work. Writers often maintain that because they are the authors, they can use the work again as they wish; they can’t really plagiarize themselves because they are not taking any words or ideas from someone else. But while the discussion continues on whether self-plagiarism is possible, the ethical issue of self-plagiarism is significant, especially because self-plagiarism can infringe upon a publisher’s copyright. Traditional definitions of plagiarism do not account for self-plagiarism, so writers may be unaware of the ethics and laws involved in reusing or repurposing texts.”
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This definitely sounds strange to me.
I guess it’s possible if I sold the rights to something and then reused it.
I guess Paterson writing the Alex Cross series is guilty?
Makes no sense, unless in selling, I promised exclusivity?
Yet another concept I really don’t understand.
Good thing no one wants to buy my writing.
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http://www.booktv.org/Program/12751/quotAfter+America+Get+Ready+For+Armageddonquot.aspx
“After America: Get Ready For Armageddon”
Mark Steyn
About the Program
Mark Steyn argues that the United States is destined for financial collapse and a decline in its role as a world leader if current political and cultural norms continue. The author contends that American debt has placed the country in a precarious position and that regulation and lack of innovation have become hallmarks of the country’s business climate. Mark Steyn speaks at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics and Political Library at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire.
About the Authors
Mark Steyn is a syndicated columnist, whose writing has appeared in several publications, including the National Review, The Irish Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Steyn is the author of America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It. For more information, visit steynonline.com.
Future Airings
Sunday, September 4th at 3pm (ET)
Monday, September 5th at 10:45am (ET)
Monday, September 5th at 10:45pm (ET)
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In an attempt to escape the non-stop Irene-o-blab-a-thon, I dvr-ed anything that looked interesting. This show was pretty good and assumption challenging. FWIW
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http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-1108.html
Crypto-Gram Newsletter
August 15, 2011
by Bruce Schneier
Chief Security Technology Officer, BT
schneier@schneier.com
http://www.schneier.com
Developments in Facial Recognition
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“A driver’s license is not a matter of civil rights. It’s not a right. It’s a privilege,” she said. “Yes, it is an inconvenience [to have to clear your name], but lots of people have their identities stolen, and that’s an inconvenience, too.”
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“Privilege”?
In the suburbs, it’s essential to travel.
Is this another form of population control?
When did I decide that the Gooferment has the power to restrict me from going to the grocery store?
How did I agree that the Gooferment has that power of me?
I don’t remember signing that.
Maybe I do need to go on strike against this and all the other Gooferment intrusions.
Oh yeah, I am!
Power to the people.
Note that the Gooferment can’t even do this right!
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http://www.movies.com/movie-news/tom-hanks-larry-crowne-refund/4090?wssac=164&wssaffid=news
Tom Hanks Personally Refunded Disappointed Couple’s ‘Larry Crowne’ Tickets
By Peter Hall Aug 16, 2011
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A novel way to make Customer’s happy. Now what about all the rest of the folks?
Guess not so much!
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Aug 11, 8:50 PM EDT
Romney: ‘Corporations are people, my friend’
By PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, clearly irritated by a handful of hecklers amid supporters at the Iowa State Fair, insisted Thursday that “corporations are people,” a comment Democrats gleefully predicted would be a defining moment of his campaign.
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I’ve tried to convince folks that the correct rate of corporate tax is zero.
(I think I could make a case for a 1% tax on gross receipts so the Gooferment could collect some un-fudge-able statistics. And, since “corporations” are a creation of the Gooferment, then any Gooferment intervention is just a fee fro their existence.)
Just last night, I was in a heated discussion about Exon Mobil. Taxes paid by them is merely wealth redirected from real people via pension funds to the Gooferment.
Sigh!
There is some validity to the argument that executive compensation is out of control. And corporations engaging in crony capitalism are bribing politicians and bureaucrats to insulate them from competition and secure “franchises”.
Socialists always want to control everything. This is no different. Hitler, Stalin, Mai. They all need control.
We have to be clear in our paradigms and memes.
Corporations are merely a useful fiction for a bunch of people.
Argh!
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From NATGEOTV
Titanic: How it really sank (2009)
Iron rivets failed.
“The side opens like a zipper.”
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FROM LUDDITE
http://www.shoonsports.com/switch-hitter-vs-switch-pitcher-pat-venditte/
So what is the rule?
Wish Frau Reinke was here; she’d probably know!
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