Christchurch Hospital volunteer Noelani Ritchie has been recognised by Deaf Aotearoa for her dedication to New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL).
The 18 year-old, who was born Deaf and has a cochlear implant, received the NZSL Local Champion Canterbury award in Wellington.
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The word for today is… cantor (noun) - 1: a choir leader : precentor 2: a synagogue official who sings or chants liturgical music and leads the congregation in prayer Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The cantor is, after the rabbi, the most important figure in a Jewish worship service. A cantor not
The word for today is… astrolabe (noun) - : a compact instrument used to observe and calculate the position of celestial bodies before the invention of the sextant Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : “Thyn Astrolabie hath a ring to putten on the thombe of thi right hond in taking the height of thinges.
The word for today is… elicit (verb) - 1: to get (information, a response, etc.) from someone 2: to bring out (something latent or potential) Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Say them fast—or even slow—in isolation, and no one will know which one you mean: elicit and illicit both rhyme
Some men have learned. They have done the work of unlearning the old rules: man up, harden up, don’t be soft. But some men are still learning. Not because they don’t feel deeply, but because they were taught to lock it down, praised for being tough and rewarded for being silent.
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Crosswell said he had been rough sleeping on and off for close to 30 years and had spent much of that time in Auckland’s city centre, including several years on K Rd.
The word for today is… cantor (noun) - 1: a choir leader : precentor 2: a synagogue official who sings or chants liturgical music and leads the congregation in prayer Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The cantor is, after the rabbi, the most important figure in a Jewish worship service. A cantor not
And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our fathers:
