Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Thought of the Day

Today's Thought of the Day comes from Mother Teresa





"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."


For more information on Mother Teresa. please check out her biography on http://www.biography.com/

Word of the Day

Today's Word of the Day is: animadvert

1.To comment unfavorably or critically.
2.Obsolete. To take cognizance or notice of.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Word of the Day

Today's Word of the Day is: mesmerize

1.To spellbind; fascinate.
2.To hypnotize.
3.To compel by fascination.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Word of the Day

moot

\moot\ , adjective;
1. to discussion or debate; doubtful.
2 .little or no practical value or meaning; purely academic.
3.Law Not actual; theoretical; hypothetical.
verb:
1.resent or introduce (any point, subject, project, etc.) for discussion.
2.reduce or remove the practical significance of; make purely theoretical or academic.
3.Archaic To argue (a case), especially in a mock court.
noun:
1.An assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
2.An argument or discussion, especially of a hypothetical legal case.
3. obsolete A debate, argument, or discussion.

Historical Fact of the Day



10/18 1851 – Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Thought of the Day

Today's Thought of the Day comes from William Shakespeare.
"Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none."


For more information on William Shakespeare, please check out his page on http://www.biography.com/

Word of the Day

Today's Word of the Day is: etiology

1.In Pathology the study of the causes of diseases.
2.Any study of causes, causation, or causality, as in philosophy, biology, or physics.