KPIG.COM - Freedom, California dragoman A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg dragoman (DRAG-uh-man) noun: An interpreter or guide. The word took a scenic route to its present form via French, Italian, Latin/Greek, Arabic, and Aramaic, from Akkadian targumanu (interpreter). "Soon, Art Buchwald set himself up as the laughing dragoman to American celebrities. "Born in Jerusalem, Wadie Said went from being a dragoman to a salesman in the United States and thence to a hugely successful businessman in Egypt." Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as valuable to the child as it is to the caterpillar.
History Commons redolent A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg A picture is worth a thousand words, they say, and if that's true this week we're going to send you a thousand words a day. "I've always been fascinated by the conversation between words and images. "As a longtime fan of A.Word.A.Day, I was very excited when Anu Garg asked me to do a series of curiotypes for this week's words. "If you'd like to see more of my work, including earlier stages of these images and the scientific alphabet mentioned above, please visit my blog, Oddments & Curiosities." redolent (RED-uhl-uhnt) adjective: 1. From Old French redolent (smelling), from Latin redolens, present participle of redolere (to give off a smell), from re- (intensive prefix) + olere (to smell). "There's a heavy dose of irony in the title of Wendy Cope's new book of poems, Family Values. "Once again, living rooms are redolent with the pungent scent of sandalwood." See more usage examples of redolent in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.
Moon Phases: 2001 to 2100 The following table gives the date and time (Universal Time) of all phases of the Moon for a period of one century. This data is provided primarily to assist in historical research projects. For the year 2000, the length of the mean synodic month (New Moon to New Moon) is 29.530588 days (=29d12h44m03s). However, the length of any one synodic month can vary from 29.26 to 29.80 days due to perturbing effects of the Sun on the Moon's eccentric orbit. The phase table also indicates whether an eclipse of the Sun or Moon occurs on the date in question and gives the eclipse type. Historians should note that the astronomical dating system used in these tables includes the year "0" while the traditional BCE - CE dating convention does not. The last column of the phase table lists ΔT, the value used to convert Dynamical Time to Universal Time. Phases of the Moon: 2001 to 2005Universal Time (UT) Phases of the Moon: 2006 to 2010Universal Time (UT) Phases of the Moon: 2011 to 2015Universal Time (UT)
Faux pas Synonyms, Faux pas Antonyms Relevance Relevance ranks synonyms and suggests the best matches based on how closely a synonym’s sense matches the sense you selected. Complexity Complexity sorts synonyms based on their difficulty. Length Length ranks your synonyms based on character count. Common words appear frequently in written and spoken language across many genres from radio to academic journals. Informal words should be reserved for casual, colloquial communication. noun social error Synonyms for faux pas More words related to faux pas Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group. Cite This Source About Buddhism: What is Nam-myoho-renge-kyo? The invocation of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo was established by Nichiren Daishonin on April 28, 1253. Having studied widely among all the Buddhist sutras, he had concluded that the Lotus Sutra contains the ultimate truth of Buddhism: that everyone without exception has the potential to attain Buddhahood. The title of the Lotus Sutra in its Japanese translation is Myoho-renge-kyo. But to Nichiren, Myoho-renge-kyo was far more than the title of a Buddhist text, it was the expression, in words, of the Law of life which all Buddhist teachings in one way or another seek to clarify. Nam The word nam derives from Sanskrit. Myoho Myoho literally means the Mystic Law, and expresses the relationship between the life inherent in the universe and the many different ways this life expresses itself. Renge Renge means lotus flower. Kyo Kyo literally means sutra, the voice or teaching of a Buddha. Primary Practice Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo--also known as "Daimoku"—is the primary practice of SGI members.
baldachin A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg The US military pulls out of Iraq this month. And that marks the beginning of the end of a more than eight-year-long misadventure that resulted in hundreds of thousands dead, millions of displaced/refugees, trillions of dollars down the drain, and both countries -- the attacker and the attacked -- damaged. The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history. What a dreary topic this is. baldachin (BAL-duh-kin, BOL-) Also, baldacchino, baldachino (bal-duh-KEE-noh) noun: 1. English baldachin is derived from Italian baldacchino which is from Baldacco, the Italian name for Baghdad. "A rabbi married the couple a few weeks later, under a baldachin made of four brooms and an old blanket." See more usage examples of baldachin in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. It is my belief that the writer, the free-lance author, should be and must be a critic of the society in which he lives.
Which Kindle do you have? « I Love My Kindle Which Kindle do you have? This question comes up, and it can be important. For example, installing the wrong software update or using a keyboard shortcut intended for a different model can cause a problem. Amazon provides a help page here: Which Kindle Do I Have? The definitive way to tell is with your serial number. Home-Menu-Settings-Device Info If you don’t find it in one spot, try the other. B001 = Kindle 1 B002 = Kindle 2 US B003 = Kindle 2 International B004 = Kinde DX US B005 = Kindle DX International B006 = Kindle 3 wi-fi and 3G B008 = Kindle 3 wi-fi only B009 = Kindle DX Graphite B00A = Kindle 3 wi-fi and 3G for European customers Kindle 3 with Special Offers (not known yet) It’s possible B00A takes the place of B007 in the sequence. In terms of how they look: Kindle 1: has a “roller wheel” on the right-side that moves a silver square up and down a line Kindle DX (could be US or International): larger screen (9.7″ versus 6″). Here is an updated list of serial number prefixes: Like this:
nosh A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg We are taught to use the right tool for the right job. While Yiddish speakers may seem to have specialized in the art of insult, they do much more than that. nosh (nosh) verb tr., intr.: To snack or eat between meals.noun: A snack. From Yiddish nashn (to nibble). "We drank from a thermos of sweet tea and noshed on brown bread." See more usage examples of nosh in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. Kindle Lending Library comes with strict terms, preserved notes Kindle users will soon be able to borrow Kindle books from more than 11,000 US libraries. Amazon made the unexpected announcement Wednesday morning, noting that users would be able to read the borrowed books on any Kindle-enabled device, including older-generation Kindles and apps on iOS, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone, Mac, or PC. Amazon is working with digital content distributor OverDrive in order to deliver the library books to Kindle users. Although OverDrive offers e-books to a number of different devices in various formats, all the books borrowed through the Kindle Lending Library will apparently be in Kindle format only. What's cool, however, is how Amazon and OverDrive are treating any notes or highlights made in the borrowed e-books. Amazon announced in October 2010 that Kindle users would finally be able to lend books to one another, but under strict conditions. Although we're excited about the Lending Library, the lending terms are a bit of bummer.