Curtilage is the immediate, enclosed area surrounding a house or dwelling.  The U.S. Supreme Court noted in United States v. Dunn, 480 U.S. 294 (1987), that curtilage is the area immediately surrounding a residence that "harbors the `intimate activity associated with the sanctity of a man's home and the privacies of life.''  Curtilage, like a house, is protected under the fourth amendment from "unreasonable searches and seizures.''  Determining the boundaries of curtilage is imprecise and subject to controversy.  Find four factors used in determining an area as curtilage at:  http://definitions.uslegal.com/c/curtilage/ 

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hiemal  (HY-uh-muhl)  adjective:  Of or relating to winter.  From Latin hiems (winter).  Ultimately from the Indo-European root ghei- (winter), which is the ancestor of words such as chimera, hibernate, and the Himalayas (from Sanskrit him (snow) + alaya (abode)).   Earliest documented use:  1560.

ramify  (RAM-i-fy)  verb tr., intr.:  To divide into branches.  From Latin ramus (branch).  Ultimately from the Indo-European root wrad- (root) which also sprouted words such as root, wort, licorice, radical, radish, rutabaga, eradicate, and deracinate. Earliest documented use:  1425.

ameliorate  (a-MEL-yuh-rayt, uh-MEE-lee-)  verb tr., intr.:  To make or grow better; to improve.  From Latin melior (better).  Earliest documented use:  1767.

adhibit  (ad-HIB-it)  verb tr.:  1.  To let in; admit.  2.  To administer.  3.  To affix or attach.  

From Latin adhibere (to bring to), from ad- (to) + habere (to have, hold).  Ultimately from the Indo-European root ghabh- (to give or to receive), which is also the source of give, gift, able, habit, prohibit, due, duty, and habile.  Earliest documented use:  1528.  

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Subject:  Mendacity  Def:  1.  The quality of being untruthful: a tendency to lie.  2. A lie.

Reminded me of the lovely line in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof -- 'Big Daddy' comments that there is "a smell of mendacity" in the room.
 Subject:  marmoreal  Def:  Resembling marble or a marble statue, for example, in smoothness, whiteness, hardness, coldness, or aloofness.  What a marvelous word, and perhaps more useful in my workplace than you'd think:  I'm a musician with the tour of Mary Poppins, and there is a scene in which several marble statues come to life and dance about.  A funny moment is when the Park Keeper notes that one statue has left its plinth (another great word) and Mary replies, "So you've lost your marbles?"  The actors make themselves look marmoreal by dressing in skin-tight costumes of painted fabric and making their faces up with a gray-and-blue marble pattern.  They must put this on during every show and then remove it immediately following the park scene so that they can return a few minutes later as other -- less stony -- human characters.  Is it coining a word to say that they must be demarmorealized?  

New Guinea (also known by other names) is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km².  Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago.  Geologically it is a part of the same tectonic plate as Australia.  When world sea levels were low, the two shared shorelines (which now lie 100 to 140 metres below sea level), combining with lands now inundated into the tectonic continent of Sahul, also known as Greater Australia.  The two landmasses became separated when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded after the end of the last glacial period.  Anthropologically, New Guinea is considered part of Melanesia.  Politically, the western half of the island comprises two Indonesian provinces:  Papua and West Papua.  The eastern half forms the mainland of the country of Papua New Guinea.  The island has a population of about 7.5 million, with a very low population density of only 8 inh/km².  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Guinea 

Guam, located approximately 3,300 miles west of Hawaii, 1,500 miles east of the Philippines and 1,550 miles south of Japan, is the westernmost territory of the United States.  Approximately 30 miles long and 4 to 9 miles wide, the northern end of Guam is a plateau of rolling hills and cliffs rising to 600 feet above sea level.  Waterfalls, rivers and bays abound throughout Guam 's central and southern areas.  The original inhabitants of Guam, the ancient Chamorro, are widely believed to have been of Indo-Malaya descent with linguistic and cultural similarities to Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.  The first known contact with the West occurred with the visit of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521.  Guam was formally claimed by Spain in 1565.   Guam was ceded to the United States following the Spanish American War in 1898 and formally purchased from Spain in 1899.  Placed under the administrative jurisdiction of the U.S. Navy, Guam experienced many improvements in the areas of agriculture, public health, sanitation, education, land management, taxes, and public works.  The U.S. Navy continued to use Guam as a refueling and communication station until 1941, when it fell to invading Japanese forces shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor.  Guam remained under Japanese control until reclaimed by American forces in July of 1944.  In 1949, U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed the Organic Act, making Guam an unincorporated territory of the United States with limited self-governing authority.  http://www.guam-online.com/ 

A famous Russian proverb says that the first pancake is always lumpy.  Blini, or pancakes, are an essential feature of Russian cuisine.  Served with melted butter, sour cream, berry jam, honey, or the most luxurious option - caviar, they are made and eaten in gigantic batches during the Maslenitsa week that precedes the Lent.  But they are as well eaten all year round – sweet or savoury toppings and fillings change with the seasons.  See pictures and recipe for blini with beef or musrooms at:  http://www.russianseason.net/index.php/2009/10/russian-blini-with-beef-or-mushrooms/

Gastropub or gastrolounge refers to a bar and restaurant that serves high-end beer and food   The term gastropub, a portmanteau of gastronomy and pub, originated in the United Kingdom in the late 20th century.  British pubs were drinking establishments and little emphasis was placed on the serving of food.  If pubs served meals they were usually basic cold dishes such as a ploughman's lunch.  In South East England (especially London) it was common until recent times for vendors selling cockles, whelks, mussels and other shellfish, to sell to customers during the evening and at closing time.  Many mobile shellfish stalls would set up near pubs, a practice that continues in London's East End.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastropub  

Note:  Toledo's first gastropub is Bar 145.