The word for today is… inalienable (adjective): : incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Alien, alienable, inalienable—it’s easy enough to see the Latin word alius, meaning “other,” at the root of these three words. Alien joined our language in the 14th century, and one
Matthew 16:25 “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.”
Ridoan Karim Ridoan is a Lecturer at the Department of Business Law & Taxation, School of Business, Monash University Malaysia. He has taught and researched in the fields of business and international trade law. When OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, it provoked extreme reactions: “Oh my God! It’s
Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. Qatar Airways has been voted the World’s Best Airline at the 2024 World Airline Awards, the eighth time that the airline has scooped the Airline of
Lauren Dickason has apologised to her family for failing them after being sentenced to 18 years in mental health care for the murder of her three children. In a statement released through her lawyers after her sentencing at the High Court in Christchurch on Wednesday, Dickason said: “I loved Liané,
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 26, 2024 is: zero-sum • \ZEER-oh-SUM\ • adjective Zero-sum describes something, such as a game, mentality, or situation, in which any gain corresponds directly with an equivalent loss. // Dividing up the budget is a zero-sum game. See the entry > Examples: “Domestic migration
The word for today is… furlong (noun): : a unit of distance equal to 220 yards Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Furlong is an English original that can be traced back to Old English furlang, a combination of the noun furh (“furrow”) and the adjective lang (“long”). Though now standardized as a
Leviticus 19:18 ““‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.”
Garet Garrett Garet Garrett (1878–1954) is a case study in a forgotten genius, about whom Ludwig von Mises said: “His keen penetration and his forceful direct language are … unsurpassed by any author.” Mises was speaking about his book The People’s Pottage (1953), which is a collection of three
Augusto Zimmermann Augusto Zimmermann is Professor and Head of Law at Sheridan Institute of Higher Education. He is a former Associate Dean, Research, at Murdoch Law School. The modern nation of Russia was formally the centre of the Soviet Union, a socialist state founded after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com In a troubled world to a degree unprecedented since the end of the 2nd World War, which as individuals we’re all helpless to do anything about, thank God for the salvation of sport. Yesterday, we watched Afghanistan hand a hiding to Australia, something which
Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. A 250-strong New Zealand Army formation from Burnham Military Camp will march through Christchurch’s central city on Friday to mark the start of the local battalion’
The word for today is… brusque (adjective): 1: markedly short and abrupt 2: blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you’ve ever felt swept aside by someone with a brusque manner, that makes a certain amount of etymological sense.
Victor Gambarini, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Marine plastic pollution is a massive environmental issue, with a plastic smog of an estimated 170 trillion particles afloat in the world’s oceans. This highlights how urgently we need to develop strategies to mitigate this environmental crisis. We know some microbes
Former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman will have to wait until Thursday to find out her sentencing decision after pleading guilty to charges of shoplifting. Ghahraman was charged in January following a shoplifting investigation which found she had stolen around $8367 worth of clothing from three shops. She pleaded guilty to
The word for today is… surfeit (noun, verb): noun 1: an overabundant supply : excess 2: an intemperate or immoderate indulgence in something (such as food or drink) 3: disgust caused by excess transitive verb : to feed, supply, or give to surfeit intransitive verb archaic : to indulge to satiety in a
