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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

herald (noun,verb) – noun: – 1a : an official at a tournament of arms  b : an officer with the status of ambassador acting as official messenger between leaders especially in war  c : officer of arms 2 : an official crier or messenger 3a : one that precedes or foreshadows  b : one that conveys news

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Marie Stopes International’s First Abortion Clinic Closes

Right To Life News righttolife.org.uk MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly known as Marie Stopes International) permanently closed its flagship central London clinic last Friday. The clinic performed 4,235 abortions over 2018 and 2019. The Marie Stopes House clinic, located on Whitfield Street in Bloomsbury, was Britain’s first

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… rococo (noun, adjective) – noun – : rococo work or style adjective –  1a : of or relating to an artistic style especially of the 18th century characterized by fanciful curved asymmetrical forms and elaborate ornamentation b : of or relating to an 18th century musical style marked by light gay

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16 Businesses You Can Run from a Shipping Container

ConexBoxes – Steel Storage Container Solutions conexboxes.com Starting a business is tough and expensive. As a business owner or potential business owner, you are always looking for ways to keep costs low while not compromising the quality of your services. One of the greatest costs is your space, and renting

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‘This Is How You Get Your Power Back’

‘This Is How You Get Your Power Back’

Catherine Rentz propublica.org **This story is the third of a three-part series. “This Is How You Get Your Power Back” by Catherine Rentz; Illustrations by Isabel Seliger, special to ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom.  Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

epicure (noun) – 1 : one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine 2 archaic : one devoted to sensual pleasure Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word epicure is currently associated with indulging the appetite, but that is a long way from the teachings of the man to whom we

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… clandestine (adjective) – marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In 1658, the English poet John Milton wrote of “clandestine Hostility cover’d over with the name of Peace.” Three and a half centuries later we use clandestine in much the

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… impresario (noun)- 1 : the promoter, manager, or conductor of an opera or concert company 2 : a person who puts on or sponsors an entertainment (such as a television show or sports event) Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English borrowed “impresario” directly from Italian, whose noun

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… fatuous (adjective) – complacently or inanely foolish Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : ‘I am two fools, I know, For loving, and for saying so’.  In whining Poetry, wrote John Donne, simultaneously confessing to both infatuation and fatuousness. As any love-struck fool can attest, infatuation can make buffoons

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The Boomers Are Not Okay

The Boomers Are Not Okay

Who are the real “Snowflake Generation”? Boomers might not like the answer suggested by a new study. Older folks like to deride “young people these days” as over-sensitive, narcissistic cry-babies, but are they really yelling at their own, wrinkled reflections? The new study suggests: yes. A study has found that

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Woke INC. Celebrates Pride Month — but Not in the Middle East

Woke INC. Celebrates Pride Month — but Not in the Middle East

Kurt Mahlburg rt.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young

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How to Take Firmer Control of the NZ Property Market: Part One

How to Take Firmer Control of the NZ Property Market: Part One

NZ real estate agents write their own listing agreements and every company’s is different. It seems ridiculous but it is true. Each company writes their own to protect themselves. I will discuss what is directly affecting house prices the most. The biggest issue we have is the CMA (current

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Unconscious Bias

Unconscious Bias

The first person I heard speak about the idea of unconscious bias was Prince Harry. He claimed that his upbringing made him completely unaware of ‘unconscious racial bias’, until he met Meghan Markle. The fact that he grew up in a family where his grandmother was head of the Commonwealth,

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… ebullient (adjective) – 1 : boiling, agitated 2 :having or showing liveliness and enthusiasm Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Someone who is ebullient is bubbling over with enthusiasm, so it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that the adjective ebullient derives from the Latin verb ebullire, which

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