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The verb emission comes from Middle French émission, which comes from the Latin word emissio, meaning "a sending out" or "a letting go." It is the noun form of the verb ēmittere. meaning "to send out." It's itself formed from ex ("out") and mittere ("to send"). The English word "emission" first appeared in the early 15th century, initially referring to "something sent forth" and later, from the 1610s, to the act of emitting or giving off something. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the noun emission was first used in English in the early 1600s, with the earliest known evidence from 1607 in the writing of clergyman and author Edward Topsell. Examples of "emission" used in a sentence: "Human emissions of greenhoulse gases are causing the Earth to warm." "Sulfur emissions from steel mills become acid rain." "The emission of gases such as carbon dioxide should be stabilized at their present level."

A touching tale about multiple pendants, with each one symbolizing a gift of love. This short story should be high on your reading list, so do yourself a favor and read it today, if you haven't previously done so. It won't take you very long, and you'll be glad you took this advice.

An enchanting coming out tale. During this story there is the giving of multiple pendants, and each pendant symbolizes a gift of love. Do yourself a favor and read the wonderful and heartwarming short story.

The cordyceps fungus infects spiders by taking over their nervous system, transforming the arachnid into a "zombie". The fungus forces the infected spider to a specific location, usually on a plant or cave wall, where it then dies. After the spider's death, a mushroom-like structure sprouts from its body, releasing spores to start the infection cycle with new hosts. How it Works 1. Infection: The fungus infects the spider, often through spores that penetrate the body. 2. Control: The fungus gradually takes over the spider's nervous system, controlling its movement and behavior. 3. Behavior Manipulation: The fungus manipulates the spider to leave its home and climb to a specific, often exposed, location where spores can be dispersed more effectively. 4. Death: The spider dies in this new, strategic position. 5. Spore Dispersal: After the spider's death, the fungal body emerges from its corpse, and the spores are released to infect other spiders or invertebrates. Key Characteristics Zombie Fungus: This parasitic relationship has earned it the nickname "zombie fungus" due to the mind-controlling nature of the fungus. Host Manipulation: The fungus's goal is to ensure the survival and dispersal of its spores. Targeting Invertebrates: Cordyceps fungi primarily infect invertebrates, including insects and spiders. Human Safety: The cordyceps fungus that infects spiders and other invertebrates cannot infect humans.

The noun "omission" comes from Latin, derived from the verb omitto ("to let go, disregard"). It entered English via Old French (omission) (in the form of the Anglo-French omissioun), into Middle English (omissioun) in the mid-14th century. The Latin omissio is an action noun formed from the past participle stem of omitto, literally meaning "a letting fall". According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the noun omission was first used in English around 1400 during the Middle English period (1150-1500), appearing in works such as Rolle's Form of Living. Examples of "omission" used in a sentence: "it was an omission on our part" "He has lied large and small, directly and by omission." "There are a few omissions in the list." "The police officer was reprimanded for the omission of his duty to inform the suspect of his rights." "Her omission from the team was surprising." Don't confuse omission (leaving something out or excluding something) with emission (the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation).

You Canadians and Brits must get paid by the letter, because you're always adding letters to words like labor and color, which you use the 'our', and pediatric, which you spell paediatric, and dialog, which you spell dialogue. I pity your pour students when they're going through elementary school. 😂 The temps are gradually changing here in Georgia, since we're in the low to mid 80s during the day and mid to low 60s at night. Fall will soon be upon us, with winter not far behind. 🙃 Steve, I'm glad you had a week to get away and relax a bit, and I hope you didn't spend all of your money on beer. 😜

The word "odyssey" comes from Ancient Greek Odysseia, meaning "the story of Odysseus". Odysseus was the hero of Homer's epic poem The Odyssey, which recounts his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War. The English word "odyssey" was adopted around 1600 from the poem's title, and its figurative sense of a "long, adventurous journey" emerged later, by 1889. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the first recorded use of the noun "odyssey" (with a lowercase 'o') used in English referring to a long, adventurous journey was in 1886, appearing in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Kidnapped. Before this, the term was primarily used to refer to the ancient Greek epic poem by Homer. However, the word "Odyssey" (with an upper case 'O') was first used to describe Homer's epic poem in a translated English test around the early 17th century, with George Chapman producing the first complete English translation of the epic in 1614–1615. Examples of "odyssey" used in a sentence: "The story is about the emotional odyssey experienced by a teenage girl." "Once free of the camp, the greatest threats of their odyssey were hunger and men." "This book is about his odyssey to walk the entire length of the chasm with a friend." "To reach the location on the edge of town is an odyssey." "My twenty-year odyssey in the army allowed me to visit eighteen countries." "After enduring a messy divorce, Jill left the country and embarked on an emotional odyssey to rediscover herself."

The word ironic comes from French ironique or late Latin ironicus, from Greek eironikos ‘dissembling, feigning ignorance’, from eironeia 'simulated ignorance', which came from the Greek eiron 'dissembler'. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the adjective "ironic" first appeared in English in the early 1600s, with the earliest known evidence found in 1614 in the writings of William Cowper. The Oxford English Dictionary records its earliest use of the noun "irony" in 1502, in the book Ordynarye of Crysten Men. The adverb "ironically" is first recorded in the 1530s and the adjective "ironical" in the 1570s. Examples of "ironic" used in a sentence: "At the most solemn moments he will flash a mocking smile or make an ironic remark." "People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school, but they were being ironic." "I find it ironic that after all the motorbike accidents he has had, he should, in the end, die in his bed." "Our sense of gratitude added a strangely ironic twist to the ordeal." "Or perhaps that was just a little ironic joke that went over my head." "It is ironic to think that, in later years, the police would require help themselves." "As part of Nana's torment, in a bitterly ironic twist, she has been taken to a nursing home with suspected dementia."

According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the noun restraint was first used in English around 1439–1440. The earliest evidence cited by the OED comes from the Rolls of Parliament: Henry VI. Examples of "restraint" used in a sentence: "He says Earnhardt died because he was not wearing a head and neck restraint." "Never place a rear facing child restraint in front of a passenger side air bag." "You need to exercise care and restraint when you slip the CPU into the socket." "The paramedics now have him turned over and he is in a neck restraint."

Restrained from Old French restreign-, stem of restreindre, from Latin restringere, from re- ‘back’ + stringere "to tie, pull tight". A restrained person can be defined in two main ways: as someone who is calm, controlled, avoiding excessive emotion or extravagance, or, in a legal context, as someone who is physically held, restricted, or prohibited from acting by a legal authority or order. The meaning depends on whether "restrained" describes their demeanor or their physical and legal state. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the adjective restrained was first used in English in the late 1500s, with the earliest recorded evidence dating to 1578 in a translation by H. Wotton. Restrained is formed within English by derivation from the verb restrain plus the suffix -ed. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the verb "restrain" was first used in English during the 14th century. The OED's earliest evidence for the word's use in this period is approximately from the time of John Trevisa, a translator who lived before 1398. Examples of "restrained" used in a sentence: "Finally, he spoke up once more, his voice broken with restrained tears." "In the circumstances he felt he'd been very restrained." "Livy thought Caroline's greeting seemed a little restrained. "Her black suit was restrained and expensive." "She knew he heard the restrained emotion by his pause." "This time, she sensed restrained power of a different kind." "He restrained himself as much as possible to keep from injuring Ully's test subject." "He restrained the urge to reach out to her." "God, acting as a good king and a true father, has given us a will which cannot be restrained, compelled or thwarted."

I'll bet he's heading to the Three Broomsticks or the Leaky Cauldron, but I doubt he's going to settle for Butterbeer!

The word supremacy comes from Old French supreme (15th century) and directly from Latin supremus "highest," superlative of superus "situated above," from super "above". The term "supremacy" in the context of the English monarchy first appeared in a formal, political capacity with the Act of Supremacy in 1534, which established the King as the supreme head of the Church of England. This parliamentary act made King Henry VIII the supreme head of the Church of England, severing ties with the Pope. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the noun "supremacy" was first used in English in a non-political context was in recorded evidence dating to 1540 in the writings of Richard Taverner. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the adjective form of "supremacy" is supremacist, and was first used in the 1890s. Examples of "supremacy" used in a sentence: "It was crushed by Google Search's supremacy and closed in 2014." "Clark said divisions in the U.S. are linked to the same cause: white supremacy." "But she does not put her proposals in the context of a global struggle for supremacy." "How long before it asserted its economic supremacy and crushed British business overseas? "The supremacy of the Boston Celtics of the late 1950s and 1960s was led by Bill Russell." "The era of Green Bay Packers supremacy under coach Vince Lombardi lasted from 1959 to 1967."

They don't need a good mugshot, his beer breath gives him away every time.

The word "narcissist" comes from the Greek myth of Narcissus, a beautiful young man who was so captivated by his own reflection in a pool of water that he could not look away, ultimately leading to his demise or transformation into the narcissus flower. The story of Narcissus was popularized by the Roman poet Ovid in his work "Metamorphoses". The terms "narcissism" and "narcissist" were later adopted by psychologists, like Sigmund Freud and Havelock Ellis, to describe the pathological self-absorption and excessive self-centeredness that the myth's central figure embodied. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) the noun "narcissist" was first used in English in the 1910s, with the earliest evidence dated to 1917 in the Journal of Philosophy, Psychology & Scientific Methods. Narcissist was formed as a derivative of the term "narcissism", which itself was coined by British physician Havelock Ellis in 1898 to describe pathological self-absorption, or a mental illness. The term "narcissism" was independently used in German as Narzissismus by psychiatrist Paul Nacke in 1899. Sigmund Freud also adopted the term in 1910, expanding its use in psychological circles. Examples of "narcissist" used in a sentence: "She's a narcissist, striving to impress her tawdry wannabe high-brow friends." "The truth is, I generally just focus in on myself, the narcissist that I am." "Anyone could see it was more than a man, especially a narcissist, could take." "A narcissist of that magnitude could not resist parading his phiz on television." "The narcissist objectifies people and treats them as mere instruments of gratification." "The city's deputy mayor dismissed the activists as "narcissists" and insisted the wedding was the "high-quality tourism" Venice needs."

I think Louella believes she's so important that nothing can harm her, but I think she came outside expecting the raccoons and was surprised by the bears, but since she had the broom and was outside already, she felt she had to do something and that was the best she could come up with.

Thank you, Danilo, and I agree with you. I believe Gramps has something special planned for when the boys graduate from college.

Yes, the boys were able to be a nuisance and get back at Luella without revealing it was them, 😈 especially since they were going to be gone for the holiday. 🎅 There's no chance the bitch will be able to blame them for this. I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter. 😜

The word "regulate" comes from the Latin word regula, meaning "rule" or "straight piece of wood," which itself derives from the Proto Indo-European root reg-, meaning "to move in a straight line". The meaning of regulate evolved from the idea of directing something in a straight line or governing by rule, to the modern sense of adjusting or controlling something to a standard or a desired level. In the early 15th century, the word "regulate" was used to mean "adjust by rule, method, or control". According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the verb "regulate" was first used in English around 1549, appearing in the writings of W. Glynne. Examples of "regulate" used in a sentence: "Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas to regulate sugar metabolism." "It has been proven that chemical receptors in the brain regulate emotion." "Third, Congress has the power to regulate activities that substantially affect interstate commerce." "Thyroxine helps regulate your body's metabolism, including how quickly you burn calories." "We need better laws to regulate the content of the internet." "Laws have been made to regulate working conditions." "The government regulates how much lead may be found in our water supply." "The U.S. Department of State regulates foreign trade."

Chapter 20 – The Christmas Visit to the Hospital On Thursday, I told Devin that there was no need for him to go to the campus newspaper office with me, since Liam and Chuck were going to be there to help me load up the toys. He thanked me for this small gesture, since he felt tomorrow’s exam was going to be the hardest one of all. After he gave me the key, I headed out to meet the other two. When I reached the newspaper office, Liam and Chuck were already there. “Where’s Devin?” Li

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An outhouse would indicate that the facility is located outside of the building or house. But some older folks might refer to it as the privy. A navy man might used the term "head" to refer to such a facility, while other military men may call it the "latrine".

I've seen egg sac with other spiders before, and they usually appear more fragile than that object, seeing it's made out of webbing, so I assumed that was something else.

The word euphemism comes from the Greek word euphēmismos, meaning "use of auspicious words" or "avoidance of words of ill-omen," (from eu, "good", and phēmi, "I say"), reflecting its meaning of using words that are considered positive or less harsh. The concept of euphemism is ancient, with the Athenians, for example, referring to the Erinyes (Furies) as the "Eumenides" or "kindly ones" to avoid calling them by their ill-omened name. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the earliest known use of the noun euphemism in English dates back to the mid-1600s, specifically 1656, in the writings of antiquary and lexicographer Thomas Blount in his book, Glossographia. Examples of euphemism: * "My grandmother passed away peacefully in her sleep," is a common euphemism for saying someone died. * When a child asks, "Are you feeling sick?", a parent might say, "No, I'm just a little under the weather," which is a euphemism for being ill. * When a child asks, "Are you feeling sick?", a parent might say, "No, I'm just a little under the weather," which is a euphemism for being ill. * "We had to let him go due to budget cuts" is a euphemism for "we fired him". * The politician used the euphemism "collateral damage" to describe the accidental deaths of civilians. * Instead of saying the company is struggling financially, the CEO opted for the euphemism "negative cash flow".

An abbreviated update, but quite understandable. I was late a couple of times posting my next chapter. My readers forgave me, and I will extend my forgiveness to you. 😇

Now that's a close family! 😁 I hope the siblings all get along, because mama would have a tough time breaking up any squabbles. My question is, what's that under mama spider. Is it to help her support the weight of all her children on her back? Or is there another reason for it?