Eighth graders must tackle “words no longer used by their English-speaking neighbors, including household terms such as “emetic,”“gimp,”“chiffonier,” and “poultice,”; industrial terms such as “magneto” and “adz”; urban terms such as “jitney” and “linotype”; and rural words ...
Dad, quite overwhelmed, would fire back, ‘Did you think, Hilda, the Russians would let the Americans say they had landed on the moon first if they hadn’t? It was a battle to see who was first, Hilda.’ My father regarded the moon landing as this world’s greatest achievement until...
In their own ways, of course, Cleveland and Cincinnati are unique, vibrant and great American towns. But we do think that in a fight between these two cities--you know, like a fist fight in the street as in days gone by--that gritty and blustery Cleveland would beat up smart, respectf...
And both these people, both of these heroes, are very impatient with what I call the careerists, the apparatchik, what the Russians call them, the people who are so focused on their careers and not on the national security. And yet Lane and and Paula are very much in the o...
With Russians, always be on time, but don't be surprised if your Russian contact is very late! It is not unusual for them to be one or even two hours late!In all four countries, it is best to dress formally and use dark colors. In Russia, designer clothes are very common. Don't...
Gallo is the largest wine company in the world and still family owned. Their premium brand, named Gallo because that was the only way Gina Gallo’s dad would fund it, has proven to be a success. They are far and away the biggest wine producer in the world and provided quality in which...
impart, pass on, give, leave - transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" brush down, tell off - reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off"3.tell...
his own party within Congress without the other party members of Congress there. The current administration is currently under investigation for collusion with Russians. Those in question seem to be very indiscreet and bold in their actions and attitude about the whole thing. Why shouldn’t they ...
President Joe Biden, Obama’s meat puppet, has been installed in office and protected by Deep State intelligence operatives who wrote the infamous propaganda letter that son Hunter Biden’s laptop was created by the Russians. It was a lie. We know that now. Later, Biden tried to portray Ame...
Last Thursday was Tomb Sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival. What did you do? Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It began in Zhou dynasty, over 2,500 years ago. Chinese people celebrate it to remember and honor their ancestors. It usually lies in early April. An...