Holy mackerel, @npr.org has pretty much given about an hour of the two hours of #AllThingsConsidered this evening. They're trying to help make him into a martyr for the Republicans aren't they.
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Ari Shapiro, “All Things Considered” Host, To Depart NPR After 25 Years
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https://deadline.com/2025/08/ari-shapiro-npr-all-things-considered-1236493186/
Why the origin of the word ‘dog’ remains a mystery : NPR
Why the origin of the word ‘dog’ remains a mystery
August 13, 2025, 5:00 AM ET Heard on All Things ConsideredBy Juliana Kim, 2-Minute Listen Transcript
A dog poses for a photo on Sept. 6, 2023 in Straffan, Ireland. Oisin Keniry/Getty ImagesThey’re known as man’s best friends, fur babies, pooches.
But the most widely used word for these beloved animals — “dog” — is also a great linguistic mystery.
“The most everyday, commonplace words are often the most mysterious,” said Colin Gorrie, a linguist who has written about the origin of “dog.”
Descended from wolves, dogs were among the first animals to be domesticated, and their close bond with humans can be traced back thousands of years. Much like the animal itself, the word used to describe canines has evolved over time; “dog” only became the standard term within the past 500 years or so, according to Gorrie.
“This is a process that we see over and over again,” he said. “I think what the source of it is — is the fact that dogs live with us so much and we have such an emotional association with dogs, they become parts of our family and they attract these kinds of pet names.”
From insult to standard pet name
Centuries ago, dogs were more commonly called “hounds” — a term derived from the Old English word “hund.” Today, “hound” typically refers to a specific breed of dog, but back then, it referred to all domestic canines, according to Gorrie.
Early forms of the word “dog” did appear in land charters and place names over a millennia ago. But most notably, during the Middle English period from roughly 1100 to 1450, “dog” was often used as an insult directed at people.
“ The use of terms for dog to insult people are pretty common historically and across cultures and we see it all over the place,” Gorrie said. “So not just in the history of English but in related languages of Europe and Asia.”
Over time, the positive emotions people felt toward the four-legged creature eclipsed some of the word’s negative, derogatory charge, he said. Around the 1500s, “dog” replaced “hound” as the standard term we use for the pet today.
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... and here was that #NPR #AllThingsConsidered story, interviewing the author and inadvertent eavesdropper on US national security secrets.
Health care providers are including spiritual wellness into their practice, including my friend and fellow Friend Kathy: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/14/nx-s1-5252809/why-some-doctors-have-started-asking-patients-about-their-spiritual-lives
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Im Rahmen der #FSMET24 werde ich auch einen Selbstverwalteten-Online Vortrag halten. #AllThingsConsidered: Social & Secure by Fair & Smart: Giving; Trading; Taking; Keeping? Wobei es sich dabei mehr oder weniger um eine DeepL Übersetzung hier von https://rkslp.org/2024/07/13/das-ganze-mal-abstrakt/ handeln wird.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85813818590?pwd=SbJFIlF1Cjev77aNu9YLymBrMawFye.1
As your resident astrologer it would be unethical of me to tell you what this means.
“Among the blackened remnants of roofs and walls, there are mounds of silvery ash, even nine months later. After the fire, the Environmental Protection Agency sprayed a glue-like substance called Soiltac to stabilize the debris and prevent it from running off” due to the proximity of #coral #reefs. #npr #atc #allThingsConsidered #lahaina #fire #mauiStrong #coralReef “Maui community mobilizes to protect water quality from runoff after Lahaina fires” https://www.npr.org/2024/05/10/1248856713/lahaina-maui-fire-ocean-water-quality-safety
Did anyone else catch this story about Voyager I on #NPR’s #AllThingsConsidered yesterday? It brought me to tears a bit, but I have a soft spot for robots doing their best. The reason I’m posting though is that the outro music was the theme from #StarTrekVoyager. I see what you did there, NPR.
Edit: forgot to paste in the link. https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1246392066/nasa-voyager-1-spacecraft-talks-back
#Wordle fans may be interested in this episode from #NPR's #AllThingsConsidered on the 'New York Times' and the puzzle wars. Apparently, "The games department now is about the same size as the business desk at the Times." 😮
Link to episode on NPR: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/31/1241923496/new-york-times-and-the-puzzle-wars
Immigrants to the United States commit fewer crimes than those native born: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1237103158/immigrants-are-less-likely-to-commit-crimes-than-us-born-americans-studies-find
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