Some obscure and unusual words come to light when reviewing the history of hats and headdresses. Having recently finished reading THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN (by Simon Winchester, HarperCollins 1998) on the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary, I thought it would be fun to explore the definitions and etymology of some of these old terms, most of which have […]
White men are the oppressors that the Social Justice Warriors tell us, but as a white man, I do not mean to oppress anyone. Now, if you want to play the victim and use that as an excuse, go ahead, it doesn’t bother me too much, but if you want to accuse me of something that’s false, I’m going to […]
There have been similar websites/concepts, but these were based on older technologies, usually mobile phone using MMS, they were never able to provide the comprehensive service that newer technology internet news sites now offer. mobile phone technology While mobile phones have been successful in delivering news and images, for example the Tsunami in Thailand, the mobile phone network is often […]
Water is the most consumed liquid in the world. And what’s the second most you can ask for? TEA! A staggering 80% of homes in the US have tea, which is consumed by more than 158 million Americans each year, and 50% of the US population daily. Most of the world’s tea is grown in mountainous regions thousands of feet […]
Decorating cakes is a great hobby to learn, enjoy and unleash your creativity, and it is also a great skill that can earn you a lot of money. Whether it’s birthday cakes, wedding cakes or cakes for your children, everyone demands unique and attractive cake decoration to make the celebration more complete, but you don’t always have to rely on […]
YouTube subtitles YouTube has an automatic subtitle/transcript generator that uses Google’s speech-to-text algorithm. Its main goal is accessibility, to help people who are hearing impaired or speak another language find out what your video is about. It is also used for search engine indexing and thus can help with your SEO. Unfortunately, the software’s ability to automatically generate a meaningful […]
Did you know… London will host the 2012 Olympic Volleyball Tournament. A maximum of 12 teams will participate in the event. The United Kingdom and Brazil – 2008 Olympic gold medalists – have qualified for the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Interestingly, Great Britain has never competed in Qualifiers, World Cups, World Championships and Olympic Games. Great Britain did not qualify […]
Christian dating relationship should not be seen as boring because it is not. Although there are restrictions as each young Christian is expected to remain pure and unblemished until marriage, that does not mean that the entire Christian relationship is boring. In fact, it’s exciting. Almost everything else remains except the issues of sex. There is usually a profession that […]
If you’ve ever taken a creative writing course or read books on how to edit, you’ve been told at some point to “show, don’t tell.” In other words, try to make your “scenes” come to life. Look at this example: Tracey was furious, too nervous to continue cooking dinner. She paced up and down the small living room. How do […]
Many workers think that their hard work will speak for itself. They do their work quietly and stay late at the office hoping their boss will notice their efforts. Yet when a job promotion or pay raise goes to someone else, many employees retreat to a corner, wondering what happened. Many don’t realize that talking confidently about your accomplishments is […]
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