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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… callow (adjective): : lacking adult sophistication : immature Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : You might not expect a relationship between the word callow and baldness, but that connection does in fact exist. Callow comes from calu, a word that meant “bald” in Middle English and Old English. By

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Are They Really Gene Therapies?

Marc Grey Many of the covid vaccines are made using completely new medical tech involving the use of genetic material instead of proteins from the appropriate virus. This has led to them being described as ‘gene therapies not vaccines’ in some circles. In this article, we discuss these new medical

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… Nimrod (noun): 1 : a descendant of Ham represented in Genesis as a mighty hunter and a king of Shinar 2 not capitalized : hunter 3 not capitalized, slang : idiot, jerk Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Nimrod is described in Genesis as “the first on earth to be

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… garnish (verb, noun): verb 1a : decorate, embellish b : to add decorative or savory touches to (food or drink) 2 : to equip with accessories noun 1 : embellishment, ornament 2 : something (such as lemon wedges or parsley) used to decorate or flavor food or drink 3a : an

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Medical Journals Recruited as ‘Useful Idiots’ in Transgender Campaign

Medical Journals Recruited as ‘Useful Idiots’ in Transgender Campaign

Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. The word “bizarre” is becoming shop-worn in articles about the transgender movement, but it’s difficult to find a more accurate and less offensive synonym. The latest incident concerns the hitherto innocuous word “woman”. Last week the American

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… abject (adjective): 1 : sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe 2a : cast down in spirit : servile, spiritless b : showing hopelessness or resignation 3 : expressing or offered in a humble and often ingratiating spirit Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Abject

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… hubris (noun): exaggerated pride or self-confidence Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English picked up both the concept of hubris and the term for that particular brand of cockiness from the ancient Greeks, who considered hubris a dangerous character flaw capable of provoking the wrath of

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day The word for today is… utopia (noun) 1 : a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions 2 : an impractical scheme for social improvement 3 : an imaginary and indefinitely remote place Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In 1516, English humanist Sir Thomas

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The World’s Most Memorable Obituaries

The World’s Most Memorable Obituaries

Obituaries usually follow a fairly standard template: sadly missed, beloved husband/wife/father/mother/child, and so on. Round it up with a few homely anecdotes, and you’re done. Then there are the people who just say, “f- that: I’m telling it like it was!” For instance, the

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135 Top Digital Libraries for Your Reading and Research Needs

John getfreeebooks.com Michael Stern Hart is the founder of the first project for digital library—Project Gutenberg, which makes electronic books freely available via the Internet. A digital library, also called an online library, an internet library, a digital repository, or a digital collection is an online database of

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In the Beginning There Were Weapons

In the Beginning There Were Weapons

Marc Grey In previous articles, we have covered nuclear reactor designs, accidents and the mechanics of nuclear reaction physics. However, the way the nuclear industry got started was in the manufacture of nuclear weapons, not to provide nuclear power! In this article, we look at how the first nuclear weapons

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… resilience (noun) – 1 : the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress 2 : an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In physics, resilience is the ability

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