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Sun-Earth Day Alert!

Sun-Earth Day Alert!

From NASA's Sun-Earth Day

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psychiatrist - podictionary 2

psychiatrist - podictionary 2

From podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history

Psychiatry is different from psychology in that psychiatry is a bra... More

Psychiatry is different from psychology in that psychiatry is a branch of medicine aimed at treating mental illness whereas psychology is the science that studies the mental aspects of motivation and behavior. Both words, however, come from a common Greek root psyche . In ancient Greece psyche referred that ethereal aspect of ourselves that isn’t our physical self. And also more literally to our breath, needed for life.  By extension, this word for the fluttery breath of life became the Greek word for “butterfly.” In Greek mythology Psyche is also the name of a most beautiful mortal young woman with whom the young god Cupid falls in love. Cupid being the god of love this has a nice sort of “love of life” tone to it. The cover of my book Carnal Knowledge has two images of the human body on it; one male, one female. The male is Bacchus. The female is that beautiful Greek Psyche. Her image is actually a detail from a painting called The Awakening of Psyche by Guillaume Seignac. It isn’t shown in the detail on the book but here’s a link to a more complete image where you can see that the lovely Psyche actually has butterfly wings sprouting out of her back. Returning to our word of the day, psyche meaning “soul” or “spirit” came into English in the 17th century during the renaissance when the most scholarly things always had something Latin or Greek about them. The word psychology also appeared in English in the 17th century but psychiatry waited another hundred years before it appeared in print—this because there wasn’t much thought of curing crazy people before that, mostly they were locked up in asylums. The ending of the word psychiatry is also from Greek and means “healing” whereas the end of psychology is from the Greek word logos which literally means “word”—which is why a logophile is a “word lover.” But logos also has to it the sense of “to speak,” “discuss” and “reason.” So the literal meaning of psychiatry is “spirit healing.” Breaking down psychology into its parts we get “spirit understanding.” Less

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Interview with Mary Lou Wallner

Interview with Mary Lou Wallner

From Jesse Woodrow Show

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152 - What Newspaper Do You Read?

152 - What Newspaper Do You Read?

From BrazilianPodClass - Learn Portuguese

In this episode, we are going to learn the vocabulary related to a ... More

In this episode, we are going to learn the vocabulary related to a newspaper and the first conjugation verbs starting with the letters "j" and "l". Less

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ONE WORLD CURRENCY... HERE WE COME!!
or not?

ONE WORLD CURRENCY... HERE WE COME!! or not?

From Jesse Woodrow Show

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Pigion: Dim podlediad yr wythnos hon

Pigion: Dim podlediad yr wythnos hon

From Pigion: Highlights for Welsh Learners

Bydd Pigion yn dychwelyd ar Ionawr y 12fed 2009. Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda.

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Crackers

Crackers

From Listen to English - learn English!

Christmas crackers. Photo by Miss Shari/flickr. A Happy New Year, e... More

Christmas crackers. Photo by Miss Shari/flickr. A Happy New Year, everyone. Many thanks to all of you who sent e-mails to wish me a speedy recovery from the flu. I am now much better – thank you. Today’s podcast is a delayed Christmas podcast. I would have made it before Christmas, but I was unwell so I could not do so. I hope you will like it nonetheless. In the podcast, we meet the words “crack” and “crackers”, and we learn what you should do at a Christmas dinner in England. Let’s start with the word “crack”. Imagine that you drop a plate – a china plate – on the floor. It does not break into lots of pieces, but when you pick it up you see that the plate now has a line running across it. You know that soon the plate will break completely along this line. The line is a “crack”. You have “cracked” the plate. The plate is “cracked”. Here are some other things which you can crack. A piece of wood can crack if you hit it hard. Ice on a river or a pond can crack if you walk on it. A window can crack if you throw a stone at it. And an egg can crack if you tap it with a knife or a spoon. We also use the word “crack” to describe the sound of something cracking – a sudden, short sound – “crack” – like that. And a “cracker”? What is that? It is something which makes a cracking sound. In America, they call a savoury biscuit – the sort you eat with cheese, for example – a “cracker“. A “firecracker“ is a firework, especially a firework which makes a cracking sound. “Crackers” is also a rather old-fashioned slang word meaning “mad” or “crazy”. And in England, we have Christmas crackers. Imagine that your English friend has invited you to join his family for dinner on Christmas Day. When you sit down at the dinner table, you will probably find a strange object made out of coloured paper and cardboard on the plate in front of you. If you pick up the strange object and shake it, you will hear something rattling inside. The strange object is a Christmas cracker. There is a picture of some Christmas crackers on the website, and (I hope) on your iPod screen as well, so you can see what they look like. What do you do with the Christmas cracker? Perhaps you remember what I just said about biscuits in America. Perhaps you should eat the cracker? No. Do not try to eat a Christmas cracker. Perhaps a Christmas cracker is like a firecracker. Perhaps you should find a match and set fire to the Christmas cracker? Wrong. Do not set fire to the Christmas cracker. Well, perhaps the best thing is just to put the Christmas cracker in your pocket so that you can look at it more closely later, when you are alone. No. No. No. You hold of one end of the cracker and give the other end to the person sitting next to you. Together you pull the cracker. The cracker will break open with a “crack” sound – that is why it is called a cracker! And the things inside the cracker will fall out. First, you will find a silly little hat made of paper. Etiquette requires that you put this silly paper hat on your head and wear it throughout the meal. Do not feel embarrassed. Everyone else will wear silly paper hats as well. Second, you will find a toy, or a puzzle. You are allowed to play with the toy or puzzle during the meal. Indeed, if you are lucky you may find a whistle inside the cracker; you can blow the whistle as often and as loudly as you like. Third, you will find a little piece of paper. On the paper is a joke. It will be a bad joke. For example, this is the joke from my Christmas Day cracker: “Why did the skeleton not go to the party?” “Because it had nobody to go with.” “No body” – “nobody” – do you understand? Never mind, I said it was a bad joke. You should read the joke from your cracker out loud to all the other people at the table. Everyone will laugh. You should laugh loudly when other people read their jokes as well, even if you do not understand the joke, and even if you do not think that it is funny. You may be thinking, perhaps all this stuff about Christmas crackers and paper hats and things is an ancient Christmas tradition, going back hundreds and hundreds of years. Wrong again. Christmas crackers have nothing – absolutely nothing – to do with the birth of Jesus, which is what we are celebrating at Christmas. The first Christmas crackers were made in the middle of the 19th century by a man called Tom Smith. Today, you can buy boxes of Christmas crackers in the supermarket in the few weeks before Christmas. Or you can make your own crackers, if you wish. So now you know that the English really are mad. Crackers, in fact. Happy New Year! File Download (7:08 min / 3 MB) Less

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Bryozoan creature feature

Bryozoan creature feature

From Our Ocean World

You may notice a thin, crusty coating on the bottom of boats. This ... More

You may notice a thin, crusty coating on the bottom of boats. This is actually a colony of microscopic animals. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks! Less

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John Warnock

John Warnock

From Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford

John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe speaking at Oxford University’s S... More

John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe speaking at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School for the annual Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford meeting. Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford is a vibrant and fast-paced mix of masterclasses run by leading Valley figures, panel debates focusing on the big issues in Silicon Valley, innovation workshops where specific ideas could be developed, and one-to-one clinics for aspiring entrepreneurs. Less

Added 2 days ago    In Formal Education

Gehen

Gehen

From Stichwort | Deutsch Lernen | Deutsche Welle

"Wie geht's? – Gestern ging's noch!" Ha, ha, sehr komisch, aber vor... More

"Wie geht's? – Gestern ging's noch!" Ha, ha, sehr komisch, aber vor allem wollen wir heute nicht zurückschauen, sondern nach vorne sehen, ins neue Jahr: "Ob da wohl alles gutgeht? – Wird schon gehen." Less

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A Few Tips

A Few Tips

From The English Desk

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Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters

Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters

From Irish Roots Cafe Videos: History and Genealogy

Added 2 days ago    In History

Colonial Journalism

Colonial Journalism

From Colonial Williamsburg Podcasts

Political pressure and personal bias have hounded American journali... More

Political pressure and personal bias have hounded American journalists since the first newspapers were printed. Interpreter Dennis Watson talks about the Virginia Gazette. Less

Added 2 days ago    In History

Pirate Dampier Part 2

Pirate Dampier Part 2

From History According to Bob

A nasty virus has robbed Bob of his voice, so for the next few days... More

A nasty virus has robbed Bob of his voice, so for the next few days we'll be posting podcasts from the archives. Less

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How the Emancipation Proclamation Worked

How the Emancipation Proclamation Worked

From Stuff You Missed in History Class

When Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation, he hoped to d... More

When Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation, he hoped to demoralize the South. Learn the details behind President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in this podcast from HowStuffWorks. Less

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You’re quite right!

You’re quite right!

From English Essentials 2

Today’s sentence Hello again. How are things? Here’s the latest in ... More

Today’s sentence Hello again. How are things? Here’s the latest in the series on the uses of quite. You’re quite right! Notes Do you remember yesterday’s sentence? “That’s quite impossible!” Quite means completely. Today’s sentence means, “you are 100% correct.” You could also say, “you’re half right.” Your teacher might say this if you have the right idea but not the correct answer. Or, you could say, “You’re nearly right,” if someone has just made one small mistake in say, a maths problem. However, “you’re quite right” is an emphatic way of saying you are 100% right. I hope that was useful. We’ll look at this theme again tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Less

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What do you think you can bring to this position?

What do you think you can bring to this position?

From English Situations

Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence ... More

Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. What do you think you can bring to this position? Notes This question means: “tell me about all of the positive things which you will do if you get this job.” Obviously, you will then explain all of the brilliant things which you will do if they give you the job! Now is the time to tell to tell them just how progressive you are and how they simply can’t do without you! I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Less

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Montag, 5. Januar 2009

Montag, 5. Januar 2009

From Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten | Deutsch lernen | Deutsche Welle

Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutz... More

Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle vom Montag - als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei. Less

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Montag, 5. Januar 2009

Montag, 5. Januar 2009

From Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten | Deutsch lernen | Deutsche Welle

Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutz... More

Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle vom Montag - als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei. GAZA-STADT: Auch am zweiten Tag nach Beginn der Bodenoffensive im Gazastreifen setzt die israelische Armee ihre Angriffe auf Ziele der radikal-islamischen Hamas-Organisation fort. Der israelische Rundfunk meldete, zuletzt seien 30 Ziele angegriffen worden. Bislang zeige Hamas allerdings noch keine offensichtliche Schwächung. Am Wochenende hatten die Soldaten bereits Gebiete im Norden unter ihre Kontrolle gebracht, aus denen militante Palästinenser Raketen auf Israel abgefeuert hatten. Nach übereinstimmenden Berichten gilt der Gazastreifen inzwischen als militärisch geteilt. Seit Beginn der israelischen Offensive sind weit mehr als 500 Palästinenser getötet worden. Israel meldet bislang einen getöteten Soldaten. KAIRO: Vor dem Hintergrund der israelischen Militäroffensive im Gazastreifen gibt es zahlreiche diplomatische Bemühungen um eine Feuerpause. Tschechiens Außenminister Karel Schwarzenberg führt an der Spitze einer Delegation der Europäischen Union Gespräche zunächst in Ägypten. Dort und auch bei anschließenden Terminen in Jerusalem und im Westjordanland gehe es vorrangig um humanitäre Hilfe für die Palästinenser, hieß es. Parallel befindet sich Frankreichs Präsident Nicolas Sarkozy zu einer Vermittlungsmission im Nahen Osten. Nach örtlichen Fernsehberichten wird in Kairo auch eine Verhandlungsdelegation der radikal-islamischen Hamas erwartet. BERLIN: Für das geplante zweite Konjunkturpaket der Bundesregierung stehen nach Angaben von Unions-Fraktionschef Volker Kauder bis zu 50 Milliarden Euro zur Verfügung. Diese Summe verteile sich auf die Jahre 2009 und 2010, um die Verschuldungsgrenzen der Europäischen Union nicht zu verletzen, sagte er. Die SPD bringt vor den heute in Berlin beginnenden Koalitionsverhandlungen ein Paket von 40 Milliarden Euro vor allem mit Investitionen in den Kommunen ins Gespräch. CDU und CSU hatten sich erst in letzter Minute auf gemeinsame Vorschläge geeinigt. Dazu zählen Steuererleichterungen, niedrigere Krankenkassenbeiträge und Ausgaben für die öffentliche Infrastruktur. MÜNCHEN: Der Chef des ifo-Wirtschaftsinstituts, Hans-Werner Sinn, sieht Deutschland vor der schwersten Rezession der Nachkriegsgeschichte. Auch im Jahr 2010 werde es noch keinen Aufschwung geben, sagte Sinn der 'Bild'-Zeitung. Die Wirtschaftsleistung wird nach Erkenntnissen des Münchner Instituts um mindestens zwei Prozent schrumpfen. Der Ökonom rechnet zudem mit einer dramatischen Entwicklung am Arbeitsmarkt. 2010 könnten dann wieder vier Millionen Menschen erwerbslos sein. PARIS: Fast sieben Jahre nach dem Anschlag auf eine Synagoge im tunesischen Djerba mit 21 Todesopfern beginnt in der französischen Hauptstadt der Prozess gegen drei mutmaßliche Hintermänner. Vor dem Schwurgericht in Paris stehen ein deutscher Islamist sowie der Bruder des tunesischen Selbstmordattentäters. Dritter Angeklagter ist der El Kaida-Führer Khalid Scheich Mohammed, der wegen der Attentate in den USA vom 11. September 2001 in Guantanamo festgehalten wird. Im April 2002 hatte ein Selbstmordattentäter durch die Sprengung eines mit Flüssiggas gefüllten Lastwagens auf der tunesischen Ferieninsel 14 deutsche und und zwei französische Touristen sowie fünf Einheimische getötet. NEU-DELHI: Die indischen Behörden haben Pakistan mutmaßliches Beweismaterial für eine Verwicklung von Pakistanern in die jüngsten Terrorangriffe in Bombay vorgelegt. Zugleich wurde die politische Führung in Islamabad aufgefordert, weitere Ermittlungen anzustellen und dabei zu helfen, die Hintermänner der Attacken vor Gericht zu bringen. Die Anschlagsserie von Ende November hatte zuletzt die Spannungen zwischen den Nachbarländern erheblich verschärft. Indien macht die in Pakistan ansässige Extremistengruppe Lashkar-e-Taiba für die Terrorwelle verantwortlich. Bei den Angriffen auf insgesamt zehn Ziele in Bombay, unter diesen auch zwei Luxushotels, waren 164 Menschen getötet worden. MOGADISCHU: Im Golf von Aden hat ein französisches Kriegsschiff Piraten-Angriffe auf zwei Handelsschiffe vereitelt. 19 somalische Seeräuber wurden festgenommen, wie ein Regierungssprecher in Paris mitteilte. Sie hätten Waffen, Munition und Geräte zum Entern bei sich gehabt. Die Piraten sollen den Behörden in Mogadischu übergeben werden. An der EU-Mission vor der Küste Somalias beteiligt sich auch die deutsche Marine mit einer Fregatte. ATHEN: Ein griechischer Polizist ist in der griechischen Hauptstadt von Unbekannten mit etwa 20 Schüssen aus einer automatischen Waffe lebensgefährlich verletzt worden. Der Angriff richtete sich nach Angaben der Behörden gegen einen Wachposten vor dem Kultusministerium in der Innenstadt von Athen. Bei der Suche nach den Tätern sind inzwischen mehrere Personen festgenommen worden. Erst im Dezember war es nach tödlichen Schüssen auf einen 15-Jährigen bei einem Polizeieinsatz in Athen mehr als zwei Wochen lang gewaltsamen Protesten in ganz Griechenland gekommen. KÖLN/BONN: Bis zu 20 Zentimeter Schnee und Glatteis haben den Verkehr in weiten Teilen Deutschlands lahmgelegt. Tausende kamen zu spät zur Arbeit. Mehrere Autobahnen wurden gesperrt. Der Flugverkehr war ebenfalls behindert. Der Airport Düsseldorf musste wegen des starken Schneefalls vorübergehend komplett gesperrt werden. Auch die Bahn meldete Probleme mit dem Schneewetter. DAS WETTER IN DEUTSCHLAND: Von den Mittelgebirgen bis zu den Alpen meist stark bewölkt und zeitweise Schneefall. Nach Norden hin Auflockerungen. Höchstwerte minus fünf bis null Grad. Zuletzt meldeten bei Schneewetter: Hamburg: minus 7 Grad;Berlin: minus 4 Grad; Dresden: minus 1 Grad; Köln/Bonn: minus 1 Grad;Frankfurt am Main: minus 2 Grad undMünchen: minus 5 Grad; Less

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