Palindromes and Anagrams

The year 1973 will be remembered as witnessing the publication of a book that goes to the very heart of logology: Palindromes and Anagrams, by Howard W. Bergerson (Dover Publications, Inc., New York, paperbound, $2.50). The author is a former editor of Word Ways, and he has collected into one, compact volume much essential material available nowhere else. Consequently, the book becomes a sine qua non for all serious logologists, as well as for all laymen interested in verbal curiosities

An Anagram Anniversary

The nation is now observing the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It behooves logologists to commemorate the occasion in their own, inimitable fashion: by exhibiting a collection of the finest anagrams ever devised on subjects surrounding the birth of the United States of America

Impeach!

From time to time, a relatively plebeian English word, sheltered from prying eyes by hordes of more active companions, catches the attention of the public. At such times, the obligation devolves on logologists to examine the word of the moment from their special point of view, reporting their findings to an interested public

Four-Letter Words

We are addicted to using four-letter words

Mysterious Acrostics

Most of us know what a word square is -- or, at least, think we do. Those of us who do not know, consult Webster\u27s Third New International Dictionary in order to find out

Strange Paradoxes

The Colloquy in the November 1976 issue of Word Ways mentions the curious fact that buttermilk is milk from which the butter content has been removed. This makes buttermilk the opposite of what it ought to be, judging by its name: milk containing butter

Morbid Musing

From time to time, those of us who contribute to the pages of Word Ways turn to the subject of illness. Now is such a time

Loud Screams

The November 1973 issue of Word Ways included an interesting article about the wordplay of James Thurber. The article cited an observation made by Thurber that a startling affinity or antipathy exists between the letters C and M, when those letters occur as the first letters of words or names. Examples mentioned in the article included CAT and MOUSE, MALICE and CHARITY, and CHAMBERLAIN and MUNICH

A fundação da Faculdade Livre de Direito de Porto Alegre no contexto do ensino jurídico sul-rio-grandense e brasileiro do fim do século XIX e do início do século XX

O presente trabalho visa analisar a fundação da Faculdade Livre de Direito de Porto Alegre, primeira instituição de ensino superior a oferecer o curso de Direito no Rio Grande do Sul. A fim de ter-se um panorama amplo sobre o tema, apresentaram-se as bases históricas mais próximas, com o início da primeira República no Brasil e o cenário no governo estadual; o contexto do ensino jurídico nos âmbitos estadual e nacional; os primeiros anos da Instituição e seus atores; por fim, a repercussão e as consequências do início da instituição no meio jurídico (principalmente no ensino do Direito) e na sociedade sul-rio-grandenses no fim do Século XIX e no início do Século XX. Vale destacar, além das principais fontes de pesquisa acadêmicas utilizadas atualmente, foram explorados como fontes do presente trabalho revistas jurídicas, livros, jornais e outros periódicos da época, com os intuitos de resgatar este rico material e de obter resultados mais próximos aos participantes dos eventos narrados, em especial quanto aos pontos da repercussão e consequências da fundação da Instituição.This paper aims at analysing the foundation of the “Faculdade Livre de Direito de Porto Alegre”, the first institution of higher education to offer the course of Law in Rio Grande do Sul. In order to have a broad panorama on the subject, we presented the historical bases, with the beginning of the first Republic in Brazil and the scenario in the state government; the context of legal education at the state and national levels; the first years of the institution and its actors; and finally repercussion and consequences of the beginning of the institution in the juridical environment(especially in the teaching of law) and in the society of Rio Grande do Sul, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In addition, to the main source of academy resource currently used, legal journals, books, periodical and other periodicals were explored as sources of this work, with the purpose of retrieving this rich material and obtaining results that are closer to participants of the events, in particular as regards the points of repercussion and consequences of the founding of the institution

Young adults' experiences of providing social support to a parent with alcohol abuse problems

Magister Artium (Psychology) - MA(Psych)Supportive relationships have been found to be very beneficial for health and well-being. However, amongst alcohol dependent individuals, family support is often low, as alcohol abuse can pose a barrier between the individual and his or her family. The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of how adult children experienced providing social support to a parent with alcohol abuse problems or recovering from alcohol addiction. To conceptualize the study, Bowen's Family Systems Theory was used, which highlights the impact that alcohol abuse has on a family as a whole, and that it does not solely affect the individual who is addicted to alcohol. Participants were selected using convenience sampling. Adopting a qualitative approach, the researcher conducted individual semi-structured interviews in which participants were students between the ages of 25 and 38 years. The qualitative interviews were transcribed verbatim and transcriptions were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA).Ethical clearance was obtained from the University of the Western Cape Higher Degrees Committee. Informed consent for conducting this research study was obtained from the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and Kensington Treatment Centre (KTC) as well as from participants. The consent forms indicate that only the researcher and the researcher's supervisor have access to the data obtained. The researcher pledged confidentiality and adherence to ethical rules and regulations. The researcher ensured that participant anonymity was not compromised upon analysis of the data. The study found that parental alcohol abuse has negative effects on the support provider's well-being and their involvement in the parent-child relationship. Effects included feelings of anger and shame; giving in to peer pressure; engaging in substance use and risky sexual behaviours; distancing themselves emotionally; and keeping secrets. Furthermore, participants also experienced social alienation; emotional and sexual abuse; and a fragmentation of the parent-child relationship