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The BFD Word of the Day
The word for today is… restaurateur (noun): : the operator or proprietor of a restaurant Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Restaurateur and restaurant were borrowed directly from related French words, and both ultimately derive from the Latin word restaurare (“to restore”). Restaurateur is the older of the two; our earliest evidence dates
The BFD Word of the Day
The word for today is… amicable (adjective): characterized by friendly goodwill Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Amicable comes from Latin amicabilis, meaning “friendly,” and amare, “to feel affection for” or “to love.” Am?re has a number of English descendants, including amiable (“friendly, sociable, and congenial”), amorous (“strongly moved by love
How Freedom Is Lost
T. K. Coleman fee.org T.K. Coleman is the Director of Entrepreneurial Education at FEE and is best described as a passionate voice for possibility. As a firm believer in the idea that freedom begins from within, his life mission is to help people reclaim a sense of personal
The BFD Word of the Day
The word for today is… fret (verb): to become worried or concerned. Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The meat-and-potatoes meaning of fret is “to eat.” The verb is used literally, as in “Moths fretted the clothing,” but more often figuratively to describe actions that corrode or wear away. A river “frets
A Sure-Fire Get Rich Quickly Opportunity
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Some time ago I predicted more books would be written about Trump than any other President. With circa 5,000 published to date, he’s currently in second place, although well behind Lincoln with 15,000. However, astonishing though it may seem, the production of
The BFD Word of the Day
The word for today is… scion (noun): 1 : a detached living portion of a plant (such as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft 2 :an heir or descendant of a wealthy or influential family. Source : Merriam -Webster
The BFD Word of the Day
The word for today is… cavalier (adjective , noun): adjective : marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful dismissal of important matters – a cavalier attitude toward money, has a cavalier disregard for the rights of others 2 : debonair 3a capitalized : of or relating to the party of Charles I of
Meet the German Biologist Hauled into Court for Critiquing ‘Gender Identity’
Ulrich Kutschera mercatornet.com Ulrich Kutschera, PhD, is a Professor of Biology at AK Evolutionsbiologie in Freiburg, Germany, and a scientific collaborator at research institutes in Stanford, California (USA). He has a website at www.evolutionsbiologen.de. This year marks the centenary of the birth of a man who is
The Value of a Reputation
Matt Judd As someone who has a science qualification with chemistry, physics, maths and statistics and also another set of qualifications which required a series of about fifteen tertiary level exams through my twenties and thirties, I know the struggle that the average doctor goes through to get where they
The BFD Word of the Day
The word for today is… loll (verb): 1 : to hang loosely or laxly : droop 2 : to act or move in a lax, lazy, or indolent manner Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Loll has origins similar to those of another soothing verb, lull, which means “to cause to rest or sleep.” Both
The BFD Word of the Day
The word for today is… intransigent (adjective): characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an often extreme position or attitude Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English speakers borrowed “intransigent” in the 19th century from Spanish intransigente (“uncompromising”), itself a combination of the familiar prefix in- (“not”) and “transigente” (“willing to
Pubic Hair, Nudism and the Censor
Annebella Pollen University of Brighton Dr Annebella Pollen is an academic with interests in material and visual culture. Her research areas include mass photography and the popular image, and histories of art, craft, design and dress, especially marginal, alternative and non-canonical forms. I look at nude bodies all the time
What Are ‘Death Doulas’ and Why Is the Assisted Suicide Lobby So Interested in Promoting Them?
Nancy Valko mercatornet.com Nancy Valko has been a registered nurse since 1969 and currently is a spokesperson for the National Association of Prolife Nurses (www.nursesforlife.org). She has also been a past President of Missouri Nurses for Life and past co-chair of the St. Louis Archdiocesan Respect Life
The BFD Word of the Day
The word for today is… mettle (noun): 1a : vigor and strength of spirit or temperament b : staying quality : stamina 2 : quality of temperament or disposition Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Originally, mettle was simply a variant spelling of the word metal (which dates to at least the 13th century), and it
Seven Theories of Why the Lockdowns Happened
Edward Hadas brownstone.org Edward Hadas is a Research Fellow at Blackfriars, Oxford. His book on Catholic Social Teaching appeared in 2020 1. First Level of Explanation: Panic Over a few weeks of March 2020, the collective consciousness of Western nations moved from curiosity about the new virus in China