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Genealogy tip for the day: Glossary of Legal Terms

As promised here is a list of Glossaries for Legal Terms. They do pretty much repeat themselves, but you may not be able to open one but can another, - for whatever reason: 

United States Courts

http://www.uscourts.gov/Common/Glossary.aspx

US Courts – Idaho

http://www.id.uscourts.gov/glossary.htm

New York State Unified Court System

https://www.nycourts.gov/lawlibraries/glossary.shtml

SCOTUS blog – Glossary of terms – this is a short list:

http://www.scotusblog.com/reference/educational-resources/glossary-of-legal-terms/

National Association for Court Management

https://nacmnet.org/glossary.html

Judicial Education Center, Glossary of Legal Terms

http://jec.unm.edu/manuals-resources/glossary-of-legal-terms

These are just the ones that popped up first. If you want more, just google "legal terms glossary" in your search engine.

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Edward III 

Today in History

January 20

1327		Edward II of England is deposed by his eldest son, Edward III.
1616		The French explorer Samuel de Champlain arrives to winter in a Huron Indian village after being wounded in a battle with Iroquois in New France.
1783		Britain signs a peace agreement with France and Spain, who allied against it in the American War of Independence.
1908		The Sullivan Ordinance bars women from smoking in public facilities in the United States.
1930		Charles Lindbergh arrives in New York, setting a cross country flying record of 14.75 hours.
1935		Belgium arrests some Nazi agitators who urge for a return to the Reich.
1941		Hitler meets with Mussolini and offers aid in Albania and Greece.
1942		Nazi officials meet in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to decide the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question."
1944		Allied forces in Italy begin unsuccessful operations to cross the Rapido River and seize Cassino.
1945		Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for his fourth term.
1945		The Allies sign a truce with the Hungarians.
1946		France's Charles DeGaulle hands in his resignation.
1952		British troops occupy Ismalia, Egypt.
1954		Over 22,000 anti-Communist prisoners are turned over to UN forces in Korea.
1977		President Jimmy Carter is sworn in and then surprises the nation as he walks from the U.S. Capitol to the White House.
1981		Ronald Reagan is sworn in as president at the same time 52 American hostages are released from their captors in Tehran, Iran.
Born on January 20
1760		Charles III, King of Spain.
1732		Richard Henry Lee, American Revolutionary patriot and signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
1820		Anne Clough, promoter of higher education.
1893		Bessy Colman, first African American aviator.
1896		George Burns, comedian and actor in vaudeville, radio, television and film.
1910		Joy Adamson, British author and naturalist (Born Free).
1930		Dr. Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, second man to walk on the moon.

Buzz Aldrin

Word for the Day

Once upon a time, a person's name was his complete identification and address. It could comprise his given name, profession, father or mother's name, a personal trait, and even the name of his village. That was because where one lived defined a person as much as anything else. The place of origin often turned into a generic term for some personal characteristic.

The English language is replete with such expressions where the name of a place has become associated with a particular quality, such as laconic (using few words) from Laconia in ancient Greece or bohemian (unconventional) from Bohemia in the Czech Republic. There are hundreds of toponyms -- words derived from the names of places.

This week we'll visit five places that have become toponyms in the English language. Our stops will be South Africa, Italy, Iran, Turkey, and Syria.

stellenbosch

PRONUNCIATION:

(STE-len-bosh)

MEANING:

verb tr.: To relegate someone incompetent to a position of minimal responsibility.

ETYMOLOGY:

After Stellenbosch, a town in South Africa. Earliest documented use: 1900.

NOTES:

Stellenbosch, near Cape Town, was a British military base during the Second Boer War. Officers who had not proven themselves were sent to Stellenbosch, to take care of something relatively insignificant, such as to look after horses. Even if they kept their rank, this assignment was considered a demotion. Eventually the term came to be applied when someone was reassigned to a position where he could do little harm.
Also see Peter Principle.
A similar term is coventry.
Another word derived from the name of a South African town is maffick.

USAGE:

"His erstwhile colleague acknowledged Mr Myers's absence. Has Mr Myers been stellenbosched?"

Does RTE Object to Frugality?; Irish Independent; (Dublin, Ireland); Nov 13, 2008.

Quote for the Day
Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility. -James Thurber, writer and cartoonist (1894-1961)

Today’s Recipe

Soups for Cold Winter Days

Winter Vegetable Soup

There are vegetable soups and then there are vegetable soups, each one a little different. This one gives a twist I haven’t seen – floating your bagel or toast on top. (Sorry, no picture today.)

Makes 6 servings

The holidays are gone, and the relatives have left. You can also say farewell to the season's fatty foods with this veggie-loaded soup created by Lulu Powers, Madonna's caterer. One bowl dishes more than all of your RDA for vitamin A and 20 percent for potassium. Bonus: Eating soup before a meal means you'll consume fewer total calories.

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup coarsely chopped onion
• 1 cup peeled, cored and coarsely chopped Granny Smith apple
• 1 cup peeled and coarsely chopped turnip
• 1 cup peeled and chopped butternut squash (seeds discarded)
• 1 cup coarsely chopped carrot
• 1 cup peeled, chopped sweet potato
• 5 cups vegetable (or chicken) stock
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• Cayenne pepper
• 1 small whole-grain baguette
• 3 oz goat cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives

Preparation

For soup, heat oil in a large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent. Add apple, turnip, squash, carrot, and sweet potato; season with salt, then sauté 5 minutes. Add stock, bring to a boil and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add syrup, then cayenne pepper to taste. Cool slightly. Puree with a handheld mixer, food processor or blender. For toast toppers, cut 6 slices bread and toast them. Spread 1/2 oz goat cheese on top of each; sprinkle with chives. Pour soup into 6 large bowls; float toast on top.

Nutritional analysis per serving: 289 calories, 12.5 g fat (4 g saturated), 40 g carbohydrates, 8.5 g protein, 4.5 g fiber

Nutritional analysis provided by Self

Read More http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Winter-Vegetable-Soup-230205#ixzz2qyIv55Am

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Surname/Language Glossary

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Genealogy tip for today: Surname Glossary

When the New World was first being founded and settled there were three major players. These were England, Spain and France. They all left their footprints in the sand in so many ways. In this country we are all Americans but we all have varying influences in our background. But sometimes unknowing to ourselves we will find ancestry of which we were not aware.

Across the country we see some of that in our culture-our food, our terminology, and our customs. It is also found in our names. Roughly one-third of our population was infused with French ancestry. If your ancestors trace back to Louisiana, Canada or the Northeast – you might have some Francois in your family tree.

Along the way our ancestors would sometimes anglicized their names. How they went about it can be tricky. Sometimes they would translate the French name into English: Leroux – Red, St Jacques – St James, or LaCroix-Cross. Some folks would take sound for sound but spelling it according to the language: Robert-Robar, Chaloux – Sharlow,  Primeau-Premo. Then, I am sure there are others that don’t fit either of these two categories.

The CanadaGenWeb.org has provided a list/glossary of English names that came from French surnames. If you’re working backwards, this list will be easy to use. Take your English name and go down the list on the left. It is alphabetical of the English names. If you have a French name and want the English, you may have to do a little bit more browsing of the list. It is not in alphabetical order by the French. Still it is a good tool and may solve a problem or even breakdown a brick wall for you.

It could be that you had no thought or idea that your person was actually of French descent. If you can find the French version of his anglicized name, it just may throw wide open the door that will bring those bricks tumbling down. Or be the clue of which brick to pull out so that wall will fall!!!

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Today in History

1397		John of Gaunt marries Katherine Rouet.
1846		President James Polk dispatches General Zachary Taylor and 4,000 troops to the Texas Border as war with Mexico looms.
1862		President Lincoln names Edwin M. Stanton Secretary of War.
1900		To combat Czech nationalism, Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary decrees German the official language of the Imperial Army.
1919		California votes to ratify the prohibition amendment.
1923		Hitler denounces the Weimar Republic as 5,000 storm troopers demonstrate in Germany.
1927		A woman takes a seat on the NY Stock Exchange breaking the all-male tradition.
1931		The bridge connecting New York and New Jersey is named the George Washington Memorial Bridge.
1937		The United States bars Americans from serving in the Civil War in Spain.
1943		General Leclerc's Free French forces merge with the British under Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery in Libya.
1944		Plants are destroyed and 64 U.S. aircraft are lost in an air attack in Germany.
1945		The Red Army opens an offensive in South Poland, crashing 25 miles through the German lines.
1947		British troops replace striking truck drivers.
1955		Chase National and the Bank of Manhattan agree to merge resulting in the second largest U.S. bank.
1965		Two U.S. planes are shot down in Laos while on a combat mission.
1968		U.S. reports shifting most air targets from North Vietnam to Laos.
1976		Argentina ousts a British envoy in dispute over the Falkland Islands.
1980		The United States offers Pakistan a two-year aid plan to counter the Soviet threat in Afghanistan.
1982		Air Florida Flight 90 Boeing 737 jet crashes into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge shortly after takeoff, then plunges into the Potomac River; 78 people, including 4 motorists, are killed.
1990		In Virginia, Douglas Wilder, the first African American elected governor of a US state, takes office.

Salmon Chase

Birthdays today

1808		Salmon P. Chase, U.S. Treasury Secretary, sixth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
1832		Horatio Alger, Jr., American children's author (Ragged Dick, Tattered Tom).
1919		Robert Stack, actor; portrayed Elliot Ness in TV series The Untouchables.
1926		Michael Bond, author, best known for his series of Paddington Bear children's books.
1929		Joe Pass, considered one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century.
1961		Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actress, producer (Seinfeld TV series)

Word for the Day

It takes all kinds to make the world and it shows in this week's selection of words. For the next five days we'll see words to describe people of various persuasions. These are people you may meet at work or on a train, in a park or in the house next door -- almost anywhere on earth.

Here's a fun exercise for you: find at least one person epitomizing the day's word, every day this week. With some seven billion of us around there can't be any excuse for insufficient data.

voluble

PRONUNCIATION:

(VOL-yuh-buhl) 

MEANING:

adjective: Speaking incessantly or fluently.

ETYMOLOGY:

Via French, from Latin volvere (to roll). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wel- (to turn or roll), which also gave us waltz, revolve, valley, walk, vault, volume, wallet, and helix. Earliest documented use: 1575.

USAGE:

"As Mr Barroso, a voluble sort, talked about strong transatlantic relationships and the like, Mr Obama gazed stony-faced at his shoes."
A Surfeit of Leaders; The Economist (London, UK); Apr 8, 2009.

Quote for the Day

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Several excuses are always less convincing than one. -Aldous Huxley, novelist (1894-1963) 

Today’s Recipe

Soups for Cold Winter Days
Tortellini Florentine Soup

 

Ingredients

1 ounce of refrigerated three-cheese tortellini

2 ounce of reduced-sodium chicken broth

1 ounce of refrigerated light Alfredo pasta sauce

2 cups of shredded deli-roasted chicken

½ cup of oil-packed dried tomato strips, drained

½ ounce of fresh baby spinach

Shaved or shredded Parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions

1.       In a 4-quart Dutch oven cook tortellini according to package directions; drain and set aside.

2.       In the same Dutch oven combine broth and pasta sauce. Stir in chicken and dried tomatoes. Bring just to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.

3.       Stir in cooked tortellini and spinach. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes or just until tortellini is heated through and spinach is wilted. If desired, top each serving with cheese.

ENJOY!

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Medical Glossaries

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Genealogy tip for today: Medical Glossaries

 

To follow the thread of conversation we’ve been having, here is a listing of glossaries that I have found. It is by no means comprehensive. You may find others. But these are medical and/or cause of deaths listings that should help you in your research. 100 years ago terms were used on records that we no longer use today. These glossaries can help you interpret or define the terms that were used, so you can understand their meaning now.

 

Antique causes of death, terms:

http://www.antiquusmorbus.com/English/English.htm

Glossary: external causes of death:

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Glossary:External_cause_of_death

WHO = World Health Organization

Glossary: avoidable causes of death:

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Glossary:Avoidable_cause_of_death

Genealogy-Quest’s list of archaic medical terms for cause of death:

http://www.genealogy-quest.com/glossaries/diseases1.html

Glossary of medical terms used in the 18^th and 19^th centuries (From History of Medicine):

http://www.thornber.net/medicine/html/medgloss.html

Glossary of Ancient Diseases, from the Olive Tree Genealogy:

http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/disease.shtml

Oracle Think Quest: Death Glossary:

http://library.thinkquest.org/16665/glossary.htm

 

 

 

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Today in History 1521   Martin Luther, above, is excommunicated from the Catholic Church. 1777   General George Washington defeats the British led by British General Lord Charles Cornwallis, at Princeton, New Jersey. 1861   Delaware rejects a proposal that it join the South in seceding from the Union. 1903   The Bulgarian government renounces the Treaty of Commerce tying it to the Austro-Hungarian empire. 1910   The Social Democratic Congress in Germany demands universal suffrage. 1912   Plans are announced for a new $150,000 Brooklyn stadium for the Trolley Dodgers baseball team. 1916   Three armored Japanese cruisers are ordered to guard the Suez Canal. 1920   The last of the U.S. troops depart France. 1921   Italy halts the issuing of passports to those emigrating to the United States. 1924   King Tutankhamen's sarcophagus is uncovered near Luxor, Egypt. 1930   The second conference on Germany's war reparations begins at the Hague, in the Netherlands. 1931   Hundreds of farmers storm a small town in depression-plagued Arkansas demanding food. 1933   The Japanese take Shuangyashan, China, killing 500 Chinese. 1946   President Harry S. Truman calls on Americans to spur Congress to act on the on-going labor crisis. 1958   The British create the West Indies Federation with Lord Hailes as governor general. 1959   Alaska is admitted into the Union as the 49th and largest state. 1959   Fidel Castro takes command of the Cuban army. 1961   The United States breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba. 1966   Cambodia warns the United Nations of retaliation unless the United States and South Vietnam end intrusions. 1977   Apple Computers incorporates. 1978   North Vietnamese troops reportedly occupy 400 square miles in Cambodia. North Vietnamese Army (NVA) troops were using Laos and Cambodia as staging areas for attacks against allied forces. 1985   President Ronald Reagan condemns a rash of arson attacks on abortion clinics. 1990   Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, surrenders to US forces. 1993   George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). 1994   More than 7 million people receive South African citizenship that had previously been denied under Apartheid policies. 1996   The first mobile flip phone, the Motorola StarTAC, goes on sale. 1999   Mars Polar Lander launched. 2000   The last original weekday Peanuts comic strip is published after a 50-year run, following the death of the strip's creator, Charles Schultz.

Birthdays today

106 BC		Marcus Cicero, above, Roman statesman and author.
1621		William Tucker, believed to be first African-American born in the New World.
1793		Lucretia Coffin Mott, women's rights advocate and founder of the first Women's Rights Convention.
1901		Ngo Dinh Diem, South Vietnamese president assassinated by his own generals.
1907		Ray Milland, Welsh actor and director; won Academy Award for his role in The Lost Weekend.
1909		Victor Borge, pianist, comedian, conductor.
1911		John Sturges, director (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape).
1917		Vernon A. Walters, US Army lieutenant general, diplomat, deputy director of Central Intelligence; member of Military Intelligence Hall of Fame.
1923		Bud Adams, owner of Houston Oilers (later Tennessee Titans) football team; instrumental in founding the former American Football League.
1929		Sergio Leone, Italian director, instrumental in creating the "Spaghetti Western" genre (A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly).
1956		Mel Gibson, actor, director, producer, screenwriter (Mad Max, Passion of the Christ).

 

Word for the Day

ruck

PRONUNCIATION:

(ruk)

 

MEANING:

noun: 1. A large mass, especially of ordinary people or things. 2. A crease or wrinkle.
verb tr., intr.: To make a crease or to become creased.

 

ETYMOLOGY:

From Old Norse hrukka (wrinkle, fold). Ultimately from the Indo-European root sker- (to turn or bend), which is also the source of ranch, rank, shrink, circle, circa, crisp, corolla, search, ring, curb, ridge, curve, corolla, and coronary. Earliest documented use: 1225.

 

USAGE:

"Any genuine pilgrim would have to fight his way past a ruck of tourists to get close to such an object."
Keith Miller; St Peter's; Profile Books; 2010.

"She ran across the room and tripped on the rucked carpet under the bed."
Liz Ryan; Sometimes a Rogue; Hodder & Stoughton; 1997.

Quote for the Day

Sin is geographical. -Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, author, Nobel laureate (1872-1970)

 

 

 

Today’s Recipe

Soups for Cold Winter Days

Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup

Makes: 6 servings
Serving size: 1 cupYield: 6 side-dish servings

Prep 30 mins Cook 25 mins

 

Ingredients

• 3  cups  peeled, diced butternut squash (about 1 small squash)
• 2  cups  thinly sliced carrots (4 medium)
• 3/4  cup  thinly sliced leek or chopped onion
• 1  tablespoon  butter or margarine
• 2 14 1/2 ounce cans  reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground white pepper
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground nutmeg
• 1/4  cup  half-and-half or light cream
•  Creme fraiche or dairy sour cream (optional)
•  Toasted pumpkin seeds (pepitas) (optional)
•  Fresh tarragon sprigs (optional)

Directions

1. In a large covered saucepan cook squash, carrots, and leek in hot butter over medium heat about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add broth. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 25 to 35 minutes or until vegetables are very tender. Cool slightly.

2. Place one-third of the squash mixture in a food processor or blender. Cover and process or blend until almost smooth. Repeat with remaining squash mixture. Return all of the mixture to saucepan. Add white pepper and nutmeg; bring just to boiling. Add half-and-half; heat through. If desired, garnish each serving with creme fraiche, pumpkin seeds, and/or fresh tarragon.

Nutrition Facts (Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup)

• Servings Per Recipe 6,
• cal. (kcal) 82,
• Fat, total (g) 3,
• chol. (mg) 9,
• sat. fat (g) 2,
• carb. (g) 12,
• Monosaturated fat (g) 1,
• fiber (g) 2,
• sugar (g) 4,
• pro. (g) 3,
• vit. A (IU) 5199,
• vit. C (mg) 8,
• Thiamin (mg) 0,
• Riboflavin (mg) 0,
• Niacin (mg) 2,
• Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
• Folate (µg) 20,
• Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
• sodium (mg) 364,
• Potassium (mg) 344,
• calcium (mg) 50,
• iron (mg) 1,
• Vegetables () 1,
• Starch () 1,
• Fat () 1,
• Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
  

 ENJOY!

 

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