Community Connect

Community Connect Livingston County Residents – Come on Down to the 11th Annual Livingston County’s Community Connect! The  11th Annual Community Connect will be held on Saturday, February 3rd.   This important community event provides a one-stop-shop for social services, legal and utility assistance/information, health screenings, free clothing and baby items, books, food, personal care products, and more. This is open to anyone in Livingston County.The event is hosted by the  Homeless Continuum of Care Committee.Disability Attorneys of Michigan has participated in this event for many years. This event is a wonderful opportunity to obtain free resources from community members in Livingston County. Attorney Frank Cusmano and our paralegal Daniel Dzierbicki look forward to attending this year’s event! We hope to see you there!Community Connect provides a one-stop-shop for a variety of services including:Social ServicesLegal utility assistance/informationHealth screeningFree clothingFree booksFree FoodFree personal care itemsSave The DateDate:  Ã‚  Ã‚     Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã ‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Saturday February 3, 2018Time:  Ã‚     Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   9:00am – 2:00pmPlace:  Ã‚     Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Parker Middle SchoolAddress:   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   400 Wright Road, Howell MI 48843To learn more about this event click here.With the help of hundreds of community volunteers, including staff members from  Disability Attorneys of Michigan,  residents throughout Livingston County will be able to receive a variety of services.Disability Attorneys of Michigan. Compassionate Excellence.

Demons, Daemons and Daimons

Demons, Daemons and Daimons Demons, Daemons and Daimons Demons, Daemons and Daimons By Maeve Maddox The three English words demon, daemon, and daimon all derive from Greek ÃŽ ´ÃŽ ±ÃŽ ¯ÃŽ ¼Ãâ€°ÃŽ ½ (daimà ´n), the word for a spirit that served as a link between the human and divine spheres. Daimons could be benevolent or malevolent. They were much lower in the divine hierarchy than gods like Jupiter and Diana. In first century Rome, a good way to make a pagan angry was to refer to all his gods as daimons. In Christian writings the word was used to signify pagan god or unclean spirit. Much later, when the Bible was translated into Old English, demon was rendered as devil. One type of daimon recognized by pagans was a benevolent spirit, a guardian angel that attended the individual from birth to death. This personal genius was a kind of soul. Its presumably the concept of daimon as soul that underlies the daemons of Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials trilogy. Some of Pullmans readers were bothered by the pronunciation of daemon as [dÄ“mÉ™n] in the movie The Golden Compass (2007). Although Merriam-Webster and the OED indicate that both demon and daemon are pronounced the same, Id guess that many a silent reader has been giving daemon a different mental pronunciation. At least one IMDb commentator declares outright that he plans to pronounce daemon day-mon in order to distinguish Pullmans helpful little soul creatures from malevolent demons. The word daimon [dÄ «mÃ… n], with the meaning of guiding spirit, is a latecomer to English (earliest OED citation 1852). With its different pronunciation, daimon stands as a possible alternate choice for writers who want the sense of the word without the confusion with demon. Nevertheless, the spelling daemon has its appeal. Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Vocabulary category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:When to Use â€Å"That,† â€Å"Which,† and â€Å"Who†"Have" vs "Having" in Certain ExpressionsPeople vs. Persons