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A Cantata Of Errata, Don Hauptman

Word Ways

A review of the book The African Svelte.

Adding Digits, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

After assigning letters their alphabetic values, the author looks at words that produce one of three patterns when the value of their individual digits are added together.

It's All Low-Hanging Fruit On Steroids: Many More Mixed And Mashed Metaphors, Don Hauptman

Word Ways

A Mixed metaphor is a phrase in which two or more figures of speech are contradictory, ludicrous, or impossible when visualized as if they were literal. In some cases, the tropes don't meet this definition but still clash awkwardly or create a string of eye-rolling clichés. I've dubbed this latter phenomenon a mashed metaphor.

Extending The Number Names - Naturally, Robert Superty

Word Ways

An essay on the naming of very large numbers and the various systems for doing so.

Spices Of Life, Steve Kahan

Word Ways

A quiz in which letters are subtracted from one set of words and added to another, allowing the letters of both sets to be re-arranged into the names of spices.

Immigrants, Cultural Distance, And Trade Costs, Roger White, Bedassa Tadesse

Economics

We examine the effects of immigrants and cross-societal cultural differences on bilateral trade costs using two alternative measures of cultural differences (i.e. cultural distance and genetic distance). We find that bilateral trade costs generally increase with a rise in the cultural distance between trading partners but fall with a rise in the stock of immigrants. This implies that immigrants counter bilateral trade costs that are associated with greater cultural differences. Our observation is relevant from both migration and trade policy perspectives as it provides further evidence that immigrants serve as conduits for bridging cultural differences, facilitate international transactions, and enhance …

Scholarworks Statistics - February 2017, Scholarworks

ScholarWorks Reports

For the month of February 2017, ScholarWorks recorded a total of 20,767 full-text and additional file downloads and 10,214 page views.

South Africa Service Learning Program Brochure, Tammy Meyers

South Africa Service Learning Program

An informational and promotional brochure for Marquette University Office of International Education South Africa Service Learning Program. Brochure lists the academic requirements, brief culture component, and photos of past SASL alumni.

A Spirituality Of Citizenship: Cultivating The Ignatian Charism Of Dialogue, Michael P. Murphy

Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education

No abstract provided.

An Avenue To Transformation: Five Attributes Of Fruitful Conversation, Cindy Schmersal

Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education

No abstract provided.

We Remember A Great Educator: Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., 1928-2016, Edward W. Schmidt S.J.

Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education

No abstract provided.

Himmelfarb Headlines - February/March 2017, George Washington University, Health Sciences Library

Himmelfarb Headlines (2009 - present)

News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users.

Scott F. Johnson, Literary Territories: Cartographical Thinking In Late Antiquity. Oxford And Next York: Oxford University Press, 2016. Pp. Xiv + 195. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-19-022123-2) $74.00., Robert L. Cioffi

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.

Letter From The President, Anne Mahoney

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.

Information Outlook January/February 2017, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2017

Volume 21, Issue 1

Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 50, Number 1, Editor Word Ways

Word Ways

Front cover and publication information for this issue, including table of contents.

A. Ross Eckler, Jr. August 29, 1927-December 9, 2016, Editor Word Ways

Word Ways

An obituary and tribute to a Word Ways former editor and contributor.

Anagrammatical Clusters, Steve Kahan

Word Ways

A challenge to discover anagrammatical clusters based on clues provided.

Conundrums: What's The Difference?, Will Shortz

Word Ways

Out of 1,500 entries, the author shares his favorite "what is the difference between…?" conundrums that involve the transposition of words.

Colloquy, Editor Word Ways

Word Ways

Readers' responses to recently published articles.

Orchard Problems In Wonderland, Jeremiah Farrell

Word Ways

An explanation of word problems known as "orchard problems" followed by examples based on Alice in Wonderland, including a challenge for readers to solve.

Nihonium Moscovium Tennessine Oganesson, Darryl Francis

Word Ways

An explanation of the names of four newly discovered elements and logological observations about them.

Anagram Quiz 20, . Anil

Word Ways

A Quiz.

Equally Spaced Bigrams, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

Here are all the bigrams whose letters progress 1 to 24 places along the alphabet, along with words which can be made by linking them together.

Words Containing Smaller Words In Consecutive Order, Lawrence Somer

Word Ways

Many words can be split into smaller words by reading the letters consecutively and dividing the letters at various points.

Derived Palindromes Three Months Later, T.A. Hall

Word Ways

An expansion on the subject of derived palindromes, this time looking at moving a part of a letter at one edge to a letter on the opposite edge.

Answers And Solutions, Editor Word Ways

Word Ways

Answers and solution to the puzzles and quizzes in this issue.

A Keep-Away Puzzle, Jeremiah Farrell

Word Ways

A word puzzle

The Story Pastor: A Faithful And Fruitful Identity For Pastors, Jordan Rimmer

Doctor of Ministry

Pastors are experiencing an identity crisis. Many are not sure how to process who they are and what they do. While old metaphors for ministry—like shepherd or prophet— do not connect as well with today’s culture, new metaphors—like leader or counselor— are not biblically complete. This identity crisis negatively affecting clergy health and ministry. How can pastors pursue sustainable ministries, based on an identity, that is faithful to the tradition and fruitful in the world today?

Story is a paradigm for ministry that shapes pastoral identity. Pastors benefit from thinking of their ministry in terms of story because it is …

Metaphors That Communicate Weight-Based Stigma In Political News: A Case Study Of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, J. Anderson, Y. Zhu, J. Zhuang, J.C. Nelson, M.J. Bresnahan, X. Yan

Communication Studies Publications

News media use metaphors to describe politics (Landau & Keefer, 2014) and obesity (Barry,Brescoll, Brownell, & Schlesinger, 2009). Weight-based stigma is prevalent in U.S. news media (Heuer,McClure, & Puhl, 2011). Media coverage of politicians’ body size may contain metaphors that stigmatizeweight. Metaphors reflect and shape how people think about important issues like politics or obesity(Landau, Sullivan, & Greenberg, 2009; Landau, Meier, & Keefer, 2010; Landau & Keefer, 2014).
Objective – This study uses stigma communication theory (Smith, 2007) to examine stigmatizing metaphors used in media coverage of a United States politician, and candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, New …