#90107
12/21/2002 5:06 PM
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All of the ceramics made in the West for thousands of years were made from clays tht
contained ferric and other minerals that colored the final product. It was a long time before
Europeans were able to learn the secret and find kaolin to copy the Chinese porcelain.
"Porcelain
Porcelain is a hard, translucent ceramic which originated in China in
the 7th or 8th century A.D.. True porcelain is a hard paste which
involves the use of white china clay (kaolin). Porcelain was highly
desirable on the Continent, so much so that countries were desperate
to discover the secret of its production. The consequent rivalry in
Europe resulted in rulers pouring money into speculative ventures.
Grand Duke Francesco I founded the Medici factory in Italy in the late
16th century - the first European factory to produce soft-paste porcelain
of which examples are known today. Soft-paste porcelain was an
imitation of hard paste in which a variety of ingredients were used to
replace that unknown quantity, kaolin. Although Böttger discovered the
secret of true porcelain in 1708 (which he went on to produce at the
famous Meissen factory), France was not to discover high enough
quality deposits of kaolin until well into the 18th century. Thus, whilst
the secret of hard paste diffused to centres such as Vienna and Doccia
(just outside Florence), French factories such as St. Cloud and, later,
Sèvres, produced the most exquisite soft-paste porcelain. Sèvres did
go on to locate suitable kaolin, producing hard-paste porcelain, in
tandem with soft paste, between 1768 and 1800."
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#90108
12/21/2002 5:15 PM
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supinate
vt., vi.
3nat#ed, 3nat#ing 5< L supinatus, pp. of supinare, to lay backward < supinus, SUPINE6 to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm faces upward or forward See PRONATE (the opposite)
su#pi[na4tion
n.
The mnemonic is that in the supine position, the hand could hold soup.In the lower extremity, the ankle is displaced medially, in pronation it is rotated laterally.
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#90109
12/21/2002 5:25 PM
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kyphosis
n.
5ModL Gr kyphbsis kyphos, a hump, hunch IE *keubh3 base *keu3, to bend, arch > HIP1, HUMP6 abnormal curvature of the spine resulting in a hump
ky[phot$ic 73f9t4ik8
adj.
Dorsal kyphosis is commonly called "hunchback". In the lower spine the lumbar curve may be
exaggerated, making buttocks more prominent.
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#90110
12/21/2002 5:26 PM
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tachylyte
n.
5Ger tachylit < Gr tachys, swift (see TACHY3) + lytos, soluble < lyein, to dissolve: (see LYSIS): from its rapid decomposition in acids6 a kind of basaltic volcanic glass
tach#y[lyt$ic 73lit4ik8
adj.
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#90111
12/21/2002 5:30 PM
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tafferel
n.
5Du tafereel, a panel, picture, for *tafeleel, dim. of tafel, table < L tabula, tablet: see TABLE6
1 [Archaic] the upper, flat part of a ship‘s stern: so called from its carved panels
2 TAFFRAIL
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#90112
12/21/2002 5:33 PM
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tamarau
n.
5Tagalog6 a small, black, wild buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis), native to Mindoro in the Philippines and now rare Also sp. ta#ma[rao$
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#90113
12/21/2002 5:36 PM
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thalassemia
n.
5ModL < Gr thalassa, sea + 3EMIA6 an inherited chronic anemia, initially found among Mediterranean peoples, resulting from faulty hemoglobin production
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#90114
12/21/2002 5:40 PM
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tilapia
n.
any of various cichlids (genus Tilapia) introduced to the fresh water of the U.S., from Africa and Israel, to control the growth of algae, etc.
Also raised in fish farms for food. I recently had some from the supermarket. Very good.
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#90115
12/21/2002 7:44 PM
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Speaking of Tamaru, you must be getting pretty close to tiramisu, the Italian dessert. Where did _that_ come from ? It sounds much more likely to be of Japanese than Italian origin.
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#90116
12/21/2002 8:14 PM
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From Internet:
"Stories are told about how Tiramisu was the favorite of Venice's courtesans, who needed
a "pick me up" (the literal translation of "tirami-su") to fortify themselves between their
amorous encounters. True? Probably not. But it makes for a colorful history. Its
American popularity arose in San Francisco, and today, Tiramisu can be found in
restaurants throughout the nation."
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#90117
12/22/2002 4:36 PM
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enthusiast
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The literal meaning of tiramisu (=tira me su) is
push me up ( in a moral or even physical sense)
or
cheer me up.
And no hidden meaning!
Anyway, it is quite modern dessert, I don't believe in an ancient origin.
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#90118
12/22/2002 5:18 PM
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...And no hidden meaning!
The mere suggestion of it implies its existence.
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#90119
12/24/2002 9:36 AM
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enthusiast
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birichino = naughty boy
The meaning is related to the saying "tirare su il morale di qualcuno" = to push up someone's MOOD!
You remind me a joke I heard in a movie:
the psychiatrist is showing absolutely innocent Rorschach inkblots to a man:
-What do you see here?
-Sex
-Sex
-Sex... and so on.
After a lot of trials, the psychiatrist says
-But you are obsessed about sex!
And the guy:
-No, doctor, it's up to you: you are showing me just obscene drawings!
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