Daily Content Archive
(as of Sunday, June 4, 2017)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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disdainful
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Coordinating Conjunctions and PunctuationWhen a coordinating conjunction joins two independent clauses, a comma normally precedes it. When coordinating conjunctions are used to join words or phrases that are not independent clauses, what punctuation is used? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Islamic BankingIslamic banking is a system of banking that is consistent with Islamic Sharia law. In particular, it prohibits usury—the collection and payment of interest—and investment in businesses considered unlawful. In the late 20th century, a number of Islamic banks were created to cater to the needs of the Muslim banking market. These institutions rely on the common Islamic concepts of profit sharing, safekeeping, joint venture, and leasing. How are these banks able to operate without charging interest? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Chinese Warlord Zhang Zuolin Is Assassinated (1928)Zhang was a Chinese warlord who became ruler of Manchuria with the tacit support of the Japanese after his militia backed them in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904–05. By the mid-1920s, his Fengtien army had gained power in Beijing, but Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese Nationalists forced him out in 1928, and the Japanese began to doubt his authority over his Chinese countrymen. He was assassinated during his retreat to Shenyang when his train was bombed. Who planted the bomb, and why? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Heinrich Wieland (1877)Wieland was a German chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1927 for determining the molecular structure of bile acids, which are produced by the liver. His work provided insight into the mechanism by which bile acids aid in the resorption of food in the intestines and led to the establishment of the close relationship between cholesterol and the bile acids. How did Wieland help students who were persecuted under the Nuremberg Laws of Nazi Germany? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 It is kindness that makes one strong and brave; and so we are kind to our prisoners.L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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go out with the boys— To go and socialize somewhere with a group of exclusively male friends. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 International Festival-Institute at Round Top (2023)This teaching institute and music festival was founded by world-renowned pianist James Dick in 1971 to establish a center where talented student musicians could make a smooth transition to a professional career. The emphasis is still on pianists, but there is also instruction in strings, woodwinds, brass, chamber music, and orchestra. The faculty is composed of internationally known musicians who also perform as soloists at the concerts given there. Round Top is the smallest incorporated city in Texas; just north of the town square is the scenic 200-acre Festival Hill grounds. More... | |
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