English has 3,000 words for being drunk

 English has 3,000 words for being drunk

‘Booze’ was once a popular term in the slang or ‘cant’ of the criminal underworld, which may explain its rebellious overtones today. But whether formally or informally, when it comes to alcohol, English has been hard at work for centuries.  ‘Alcohol’ itself is 800 years old, taken from the Spanish Arabic al-kuḥul which meant ‘the kohl’, linking it with the same black eye cosmetic you’ll find on any modern make-up counter. The term was originally applied to powders or essences obtained by alchemists through the process of distillation. This included both unguents for the face as well as liquid spirits of the intoxicating kind.

GOSPEL

 The Gospel Train

GOSPEL’s hour 1 takes the gospel train north to Chicago, where southern migrants Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe blended the melodic sounds and instrumentation of blues and jazz with lyrics about God’s goodness. Like the blues, gospel would become a commodity, but one built by Black-owned publishing companies like Martin and Morris and sustained by Black audiences.

Todays Word

 certiorari /sûr″shē-ə-râr′ē, -rä′rē/

noun

1. A writ seeking review of a lower court decision by a higher court.
2. A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to call up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, in order that the party may have more sure and speedy justice, or that errors and irregularities may be corrected. It is obtained upon complaint of a party that he has not received justice, or can not have an impartial trial in the inferior court.
3. A grant of the right of an appeal to be heard by an appellate court where that court has discretion to choose which appeals it will hear.
4. A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review.
5. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case.

Once the Southwest's biggest mall, Metrocenter will be demolished this spring

 Once the Southwest's biggest mall, Metrocenter will be demolished this spring

When will the mall be demolished?

Demolition of the mall, along with asbestos abatement and site grading is planned to start in the second quarter of the year, and will take roughly 12 months, Steve Betts, a Phoenix-based developer who is working as a consultant to Concord Wilshire, one of the owners of the mall, said.

he mall was built at a time when asbestos was very common in commercial buildings, so the demolition must be done very carefully to remove it safely. Betts said the two-tier mall site, which means the ground is not flat but allowed people to enter on both floors of the mall, also makes the demolition more complicated.

Betts said there are plans for eight pads that will be developed into multifamily housing, but a high volume of multifamily housing in the construction stages in Phoenix has made delivery of the pads "less urgent" because developers are looking to slow down some of those project starts.

African Cemetery at Higgs Beach

 Story of Place

 African Cemetery at Higgs Beach

​Key West has a special story to tell regarding slavery. Ironically it’s probably one of the earliest stories of our One Human Family philosophy.

 The African Cemetery at Key West exists because, in 1860, three illegal slave ships were intercepted by the US Navy and diverted to Key West.  The Key West community was so appalled at the treatment of the human cargo that they worked collectively to provide food and shelter for the almost 1500 Africans who would have been sold into slavery.  Despite their efforts, hundreds of them died and were subsequently buried at Higgs Beach in what has come to be known as the African Cemetery. 

In the summer of 2002, a team of archaeologists and volunteers conducted a Ground-Penetrating Radar survey in the area of Higgs Beach to locate any evidence of the African Cemetery. Grids were laid out on the ground, and using a hand-towed antenna, radar signals were generated and their reflections measured.  The data was collected into a computer, and once processed, clear images of the subsurface structures were revealed. A series of shallow graves was found near the sidewalk on the beach.  During additional surveys in 2010, at least 100 more graves were located in other areas of the park, especially further inland.

The site is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  A memorial honors the African Burial Ground at Higgs Beach.  The historical and archaeological details of cemetery can be found on exhibit at the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. located at 200 Greene Street in Key West.

The Veldt

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"The Veldt"
Short story by Ray Bradbury
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Science fiction
Publication
Published in	The Saturday Evening Post
Publication type	Periodical
Media type	Print (magazine)
Publication date	September 23, 1950

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"The Veldt" is a science fiction short story by American author Ray Bradbury. Originally appearing as "The World the Children Made" in the September 23, 1950, issue of The Saturday Evening Post, it was republished under its current name in the 1951 anthology The Illustrated Man.

In the story, a mother and father struggle with their technologically advanced home taking over their role as parents, and their children becoming uncooperative as a result of their lack of discipline.

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The Hadley family lives in an automated house called "the Happylife Home", filled with machines that aid them in completing everyday tasks, such as tying their shoes, bathing them, or cooking their food. The two children, Peter and Wendy,^[a] enjoy time in the "nursery", a virtual reality room able to realistically reproduce any place they imagine, and grow increasingly attached to it.

The parents, George and Lydia, wonder if the automated house's functions have rendered their roles as parents superfluous. They are also perplexed that the nursery seems stuck on a wild African veldt in which lions eat what they believe to be animals. There they also find recreations of their personal belongings and hear strangely familiar screams. Wondering why their children are so fascinated by this scene of death, they decide to consult psychiatrist David McClean, who suggests they leave the home, move to the country, and learn to be more self-sufficient.

Peter and Wendy strongly resist and beg their parents to let them have one last visit to the nursery. They relent and allow the children more time in the nursery. When George and Lydia come to fetch them, the children lock their parents into the nursery with the pride of lions, and the two realize that the screams belonged to simulated versions of themselves. Shortly after, David comes by to look for George and Lydia. He finds the children enjoying lunch in the nursery and sees the lions and vultures eating carcasses in the distance, which are implied to be the parents.

Todays Word

 

schrodinger’s douchebag

One who makes douchebag statements, particularly sexist, racist or otherwise bigoted ones, then decides whether they were “just joking” or dead serious based on whether other people in the group approve or not.

"Oh man women should just stay in the kitchen, it's the only place they're useful"
*with one group* "Haha just kidding, that's sexist"
*with anther* "lol amirite"
"You're a total schrodinger’s douchebag you know that right?"

by theoriginalspike October 24, 2013