Truman didn’t originate the phrase, although it isn’t likely that we would ever have heard of it had he not adopted it. Fred M. Canfil, United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri and a friend of Truman’s, saw a sign like it while visiting the Federal Reformatory at...
I keep returning to the phrase Community of Enhancement to describe my philosophy behind my staff development role. It is not astounding but, significantly for me, it is a better than Community of Practice. It reflects and models the ethos of student-centred active learning which is so often ...
It’s about using bare hands and weapons to punch, kick, choke, twist and even cut and bash an opponent, so how can you consider the purity (sei) and impure (kegare) dichotomy in arts that originally were meant for a warrior’s training? In actuality, you need to go back in history...
Thus, though the historical record is unclear as to the exact origin of the term “useful idiots,” Lenin is said to have deemed them as such, whether or not he actually used the phrase. *** At least initially, American communists only saw the righteousness of the Bolshevik cause. Equality!
And then there are those who just use phrasebooks—they do not actually understand the words they’re saying, but the phrase solves their questions.” After leaving the LCP, Brody started to design sleeves for small independent record companies. Working on low budgets, he had to push his ...
For budget travelers staying at camping grounds is the cheapest way to travel. The drawback is that you have to carry a tent with you. Camping grounds can be found across Europe, America and Australia. However, if you intend on camping in busy cities, check first where the nearest campsit...
At a recent Rotary Club meeting, our speaker, Mike Sheppard, a retired college and professional football coach, remarked that, “the best coaches teach at three levels: basics, art and heart.” This simple, but elegant phrase captures the essence of what our best teachers, coaches and mentors...
[A big shout-out to http://pacificparatrooper.wordpress.com/ for providing today’s image. Please visit the site if you have a chance. — kmab] . On This Day In: 2023 Christmas Wishes For 2023 2022 Christmas Wishes For 2022 2021 Christmas Wishes For 2021 This Simple Phrase (A Christmas...
Chase the phrase “one another” through the last half of your New Testament and you’ll see what I mean. We really do need each other. More profoundly, more desperately than we even begin to realize. As a matter of fact, we were given to one another by the Lord of the Body—...
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