tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82707180705278907792024-08-29T22:37:48.034-07:00Are you smarter than 5 grader? Language and Linguistics TestingDr. Mart Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11539951485335975313noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270718070527890779.post-78590891136394844572011-02-24T02:00:00.000-08:002011-02-24T02:00:09.287-08:00Love doesn't make the world go 'round. It's what makes the the ride worthwhile<br /> <br /> baxter,mary patDr. Mart Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11539951485335975313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270718070527890779.post-23921555257808794522011-02-24T01:55:00.000-08:002011-02-24T01:55:42.159-08:00In other cultures, making a direct sales pitch might backfire. Brazilians, for example, are often offended by a direct solicitation. Even Supervisors are expected to suggest instead of request. In India, people often assume that a direct request conceals a more subtle message. Often, people ignore the direct statement and focus on the supposed "message".<br /> <br /> baxter,mary patDr. Mart Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11539951485335975313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270718070527890779.post-55908548514376137712011-02-24T01:41:00.000-08:002011-02-24T01:41:35.987-08:00"The superiority of chocolate, both for health and nourishment, will soon give it the same preference over tea and coffee in America which it has in Spain". <br /> <br /> -Thomas Jefferson in a 1785 letter to John AdamsDr. Mart Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11539951485335975313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270718070527890779.post-3516840901509972532011-02-22T20:29:00.000-08:002011-02-23T00:53:18.734-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">THE SHORT HISTORY OF MEDICINE</span></strong><br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> <br /> 2000 B.C. -&nbsp; Here, eat this herbal root.<br /> <br /> 1000 A.D. - That root is blasphemous or irreligious.&nbsp; Here, say this prayer.<br /> <br /> 1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.<br /> <br /> 1940 A.D. -&nbsp; That potion is snake oil. Here,&nbsp;swallow this pill.<br /> <br /> 1985 A.D.&nbsp;- That pill is&nbsp;ineffective.&nbsp;Here, take this antibiotic.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: left;">2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial. Here,&nbsp;eat this&nbsp;herbal root.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I guess the more some things change, the more they stay the same.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Dr. Mary Pat Baxter</div></div>Dr. Mart Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11539951485335975313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270718070527890779.post-69773200455513292282010-11-28T08:38:00.000-08:002010-11-28T08:38:46.213-08:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1B_7RyOlbqo/TPKFk7cSNDI/AAAAAAAAFis/x8SPI-AKXqo/s1600/09-25-2010%2B01%253B03%253B11AM.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1B_7RyOlbqo/TPKFk7cSNDI/AAAAAAAAFis/x8SPI-AKXqo/s320/09-25-2010%2B01%253B03%253B11AM.jpg" /></a> </div> The Healing Touch is a universal act of caring<br /> and warm communication known around<br /> the globe as bodywork or massage.<br /> Infants suffering with colic have been relieved<br /> by gentle massage and regular massage may<br /> help babies sleep better.<br /> Before starting, make sure the room is room<br /> warm; then with the baby lying face up, slowly<br /> and gently rub a little baby oil all over the body,<br /> moving the palms lightly in rhythmic circles-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">al</span>-<br /> ways move in a clockwise direction.<br /><br /> Babies thrive on touch and massage can provide<br /> parents a special way of comforting a tiny new<br /> presence.<br /><br /> Dr. Baxter, Professor of Pharmacy Practice<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Dr. Mart Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11539951485335975313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270718070527890779.post-52576475174803146162010-11-21T01:21:00.000-08:002010-11-27T19:24:13.336-08:00<strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br /> Aught-noun. <em>Eight followed by three aughts represents the number 8,000</em>: zero; nothing, null. <em>Slang</em> goose egg, zip,<br /> aught pronoun.<em> "For aught I know, she's gone, and four aught I care, she</em> <em>she can stay</em>:all.<br /> Usage note<em>-Aught</em> meaning all-is never used nowadays- except as in the sentence above; Until our grandparents' generation <em>aught</em> was also used as a literary word <em>meaning</em> " anything at all" as in the following line by Tennyson: " Unfaith in aught is want of faith in all."<br /> <br /> Word origin:&nbsp; <em>Aught</em> comes from the phrase a naught, which people began to pronounce as "<em> an aught</em>."<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr. Mart Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11539951485335975313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270718070527890779.post-65971478032360014732010-11-20T02:51:00.000-08:002010-11-21T02:36:42.015-08:00<a href="http://mythofer.blogspot.com/2010/11/logically-match-historical-terms.html?spref=bl">&nbsp;Logically Match historical terms</a>: "Tabula rasa-<br /> &nbsp;a. A parable at the end of Plato's Republic Myth of Er<br /> &nbsp;b. stud..."Dr. Mart Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11539951485335975313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270718070527890779.post-10978718169317851132010-11-20T02:35:00.000-08:002010-11-21T02:42:22.849-08:00Match the Term with Author-<br /> <br /> 1.&nbsp;&nbsp; " <em>If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him"-</em><br /> <br /> <br /> 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>"Cogito, ergo sum</em></span>" -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 3.&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="font-size: large;">"<em> The life which is unexamined is not worth living</em>"&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <br /> 4.&nbsp; <strong>&nbsp;<em>"&nbsp;Knowledge is Power</em></strong>"<br /> <br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> &nbsp;<span style="font-size: x-large;">&nbsp; Match the Philosopher to his famous Quote listed above</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Karl Marx</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Aristotle</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Socrates</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Francis Bacon</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Plato&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.<br /> <br /> Voltaire<br /> <em></em><br /> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Rene Descartes</span>Dr. Mart Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11539951485335975313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270718070527890779.post-61766233351567964782010-11-20T02:30:00.000-08:002010-11-20T02:30:58.941-08:00<span style="font-size: large;">Tabula rasa-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.&nbsp; A parable at the end of Plato's Republic </span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Myth of&nbsp; Er&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;b.&nbsp;&nbsp; study of reasoning and logic-formulated</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Aristotle&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c.&nbsp; "blank&nbsp;slate"- Locke&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Dr. Mart Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11539951485335975313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8270718070527890779.post-36230982426641840442010-11-20T01:32:00.000-08:002010-11-20T01:32:14.481-08:00<div style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>IDIOT SAVANT</b></span></div><br /> <span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>&nbsp; </b></span><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>normal deviation&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></span></span></i></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>&nbsp;</b></span>&nbsp;<b>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Even Odds</span></span></b></span></i></span></span><br /> <span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #20124d;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></i></span></span><br /> <span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #20124d;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><span style="color: red;">Cardinal Sin</span></b></span></span></span></i></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Bitter<span style="font-size: x-small;">sweet</span></span></span></b></span><br /> <br /> <span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">&nbsp;</span> </b></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">pretty </span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">perfect&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="font-size: large;">Same Difference&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><br /> <br /> <br /> Jumbo <span style="font-size: large;">Shrimp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Old News</b></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">Friendly Takeover &nbsp; </span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><b> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; clearly confused</span></b></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #a64d79;">least favorite &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp; sweet<span style="color: magenta;"> <span style="font-size: large;">sorrow</span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;">linear Curve &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <span style="color: red;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Taped Live</span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span>&nbsp;</span></b></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue;">unbiased opinion &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span></span></b></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #0c343d;">terribly enjoyable</span></span></span></span></b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue;">passively aggressive</span></span>&nbsp;</span> </b></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Freezer </b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>burn &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</b> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span> </span>Dr. Mart Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11539951485335975313noreply@blogger.com0