Negotiation and Mediation Concepts and Terminology by
John Wade Negative
intimacy is the psychological state of enjoying the conflict
(colloquially, a "conflict junkie"
or "resentnik"). Someone who is negatively intimate will
undermine settlement, and continue the conflict at almost any cost. It gives him/her a meaning to life. Find
other mediation terms at https://www.mediate.com/articles/bondV2sept99.cfm
Resentnik has been used at least
since 1994.
The English suffix -nik is
of Slavic origin. It approximately corresponds to the suffix
"-er" and nearly always denotes an agent noun (that is, it describes a person
related to the thing, state, habit, or action described by the word to which
the suffix is attached). In the cases where a native English language
coinage may occur, the "-nik"-word often bears an ironic
connotation. The suffix existed in English in a dormant state for a
long time, in borrowed terms. An example
is raskolnik, recorded by the Oxford English
Dictionary as known since 1723. There have been two
main waves of the introduction of this suffix into English language. The first was driven by Yinglish words contributed by Yiddish speakers from Eastern Europe. The second surge was observed after the launch
of the first Sputnik satellite by
the Soviet Union on
October 4, 1957. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-nik
Utopia (Libellus vere aureus, nec
minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula
Utopia) is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More (1478–1535) published in 1516 in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its
religious, social and political customs. The original name was even
longer: Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de
optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia. This translates, "A truly golden little
book, no less beneficial than entertaining, of a republic's best state and of
the new island Utopia". "Utopia"
is derived from the Greek prefix "ou-" (οὐ), meaning "not",
and topos (τόπος), "place", with the suffix -iā (-ία)
that is typical of toponyms; hence the name
literally means "nowhere", emphasizing its fictionality. In early modern English, Utopia was
spelled "Utopie", which is today rendered Utopy in some editions. A common misunderstanding has that
"Utopia" is derived from eu- (eὐ), "good",
and "topos", such that it would literally translate as "good
place". In English, Utopia is
pronounced exactly as Eutopia (the latter word, in
Greek Εὐτοπία [Eutopiā], meaning “good place,” contains the
prefix εὐ- [eu-], "good", with which the οὐ of Utopia has
come to be confused in the English pronunciation). This is something that
More himself addresses in an addendum to his book Wherfore not Utopie,
but rather rightely my name is Eutopie, a place of felicitie. Read more and see graphics at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(book)
Quinine
The original antimalarial agent, quinine took its name from the Peruvian
Indian word "kina" meaning "bark of the tree" referring to
the cinchona tree. From this tree,
quinine was first obtained The Peruvian
Indians called it "the fever tree." Quinine, a large and complex molecule,
is the most important alkaloid found in cinchona bark. Until World War I, it was the only effective
treatment for malaria. In fact, quinine was the first chemical
compound to be successfully used to treat an infectious disease. Quinine was isolated in crystalline form in
1820 by J.B. Caventou and P.J. Pelletier.
In one of the classical achievements of synthetic organic chemistry,
R.B. Woodward and W. Doering first made synthetic quinine in 1944. Quinine acts by interfering with the growth
and reproduction of
the Plasmodium,
the malarial parasite that
lives within the victim's red
blood cells. Quinine causes the
parasites to disappear from the blood and the symptoms of the disease are
thereby alleviated. However, when
quinine treatment ends, many patients relapse. They suffer another attack of malaria due to
the failure of quinine to kill the malarial parasites in cells of the body
other than the red blood cells. These
parasites persist and, after a time, they reinvade the red blood cells and
precipitate the relapse. Since quinine
does not permanently cure malaria, better drugs were sought. A number were discovered that replaced
quinine during and after World War II.
Some of these drugs (such as chloroquine and chloroguanide) are more
effective than quinine in suppressing the growth of the blood forms of the
malarial parasite. Others (such as
primaquine and pyrimethamine) act upon both the blood and tissue phases of the
parasite, producing a complete cure and preventing a relapse. Quinine has been used outside of malaria as
a remedy for
fever and pain and
to treat and prevent leg cramps.
Prolonged administration of quinine may produce toxic symptoms such
as deafness,
disturbances in vision, skin rashes, and digestive upsets. https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5178
Sleep, a meditative eight-hour contemporary classical symphony, is performed
overnight while the audience is tucked in and preferably sleeping.
That’s right, Max Richter actually wants people to sleep through his
concert. Sleep was released in 2015 as a set of eight albums alongside a
condensed From Sleep standalone
album. Despite being an enormous feat to
pull off, Richter chooses to perform the full eight-hour version, and
intersperses occasional Sleep performances
with those for his latest album, Three
Worlds: Music from Woolf Works,
which comprises his composition for Royal Ballet choreographer Wayne McGregor’s
lauded Woolf Works. Richter, who was born in West Germany but
grew up in England, is also building a fine resume in film and TV score
work. Recent works include his music
for Hostiles, starring Christian
Bale; the Matthew McConaughey-starring White
Boy Rick; and for Mary Queen of
Scots, which stars Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie. These pieces join his hauntingly beautiful
soundtrack to HBO’s The Leftovers. https://www.sxsw.com/world/profile/2018/exploring-science-sleep-max-richter/
This might very well be the ultimate lullaby. Right at the
start of the 2018 SXSW Music Festival, Max Richter's eight-hour composition Sleep was performed overnight to an
audience tucked into 150 beds. The
audience slept, dreamed and sometimes snored through this trance-inducing
experience. Link to 11:51 video at https://www.npr.org/2018/03/17/589337022/south-x-lullaby-max-richter
Will tonic water prevent nighttime leg cramps? Q. It's been suggested that drinking 2 to 3
ounces of tonic water before bedtime can prevent leg cramps at night. Is that true?
A. Tonic water—and the quinine it
contains—have been promoted for preventing leg cramps for decades despite the
lack of evidence that they are effective.
Quinine is FDA-approved only for treating malaria and is sold with a
warning against using it to treat leg cramps or muscle pain, because it
increases the risk of bleeding and heart rhythm disturbances. Tonic water contains no more than 83 mg of
quinine per liter—a much lower concentration than the 500 to 1,000 mg in the
therapeutic dose of quinine tablets.
Drinking a few ounces of tonic water shouldn't be harmful, but it isn't
likely to prevent your leg cramps. There
are a few other things you can do, however.
Because cramps are often caused by dehydration, make sure to get enough
fluids. But avoid caffeinated and
alcoholic beverages, which are dehydrating.
(Don't mix gin with that tonic!)
Stretching during the day or before bed may also help prevent them. Once a cramp starts, getting out of bed and
standing on the affected leg may abort it.
Using ice or heat and gently massaging the affected muscle may provide
some relief. Hope Ricciotti, M.D., and
Hye-Chun Hur, M.D., M.P.H. Editors in Chief, Harvard Women's Health
Watch
We set out to create a vibrant pearl
barley salad with a balance of sweetness, tang, and nuttiness. First, we had
to find a consistent cooking method for the barley. We turned to what we call the “pasta method,”
in which we simply boil the grains until tender. Inspired by the flavors of Egypt, we
incorporated toasty pistachios, tangy pomegranate molasses, and bright
cilantro, all balanced by warm spices and golden raisins. Salty feta cheese, pungent scallions, and
pomegranate seeds adorned the dish for a colorful composed salad with dynamic
flavors and textures. Find recipe at https://thecookscook.com/recipes/egyptian-barley-salad/ Thank you, Muse reader!
How to Open a Pesky Pistachio Nut by TechShopJim Grab a
discarded pistachio nut shell half, and stick the top of the small end into the
partially-opened pistachio. With the
shell top inserted into the crack, twist the shell half like you would turn a
screwdriver. Clockwise or
counterclockwise directions both work. As you twist, the shell will separate with a
loud report as if by magic. https://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Open-a-Pesky-Pistachio-Nut/ A small screwdriver works just as well if not
better in opening pistachios.
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