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Word of the Day
unlettered | |
| Definition: | (adjective) Uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication. |
| Synonyms: | ignorant, nescient, unlearned |
| Usage: | On points where the learned have, in purity of heart, been compelled to differ, the unlettered will necessarily be at variance. |
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Islamic Script CalligraphyRevered as the primary means by which the Qur'an has been preserved, Islamic calligraphy is the art of decorative writing that often employs Arabic script, which consists of a 28-letter alphabet and 18 different forms of writing. These calligraphic scripts are often woven into intricate pictographic calligrams depicting animals, mosques, and various other figures. Which Christian saint's relics are wrapped in a shroud decorated with Islamic calligraphy? More... |
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Planet Neptune is Discovered (1846)Neptune is notable for being the first planet to be discovered by way of mathematical prediction rather than standard observation. Galileo observed Neptune twice in the early 1600s, but he mistook the planet for a fixed star and therefore is not credited with its discovery. Centuries later, small changes in Uranus's orbit led astronomers to seek out and discover the eighth and outermost planet of our solar system. Who predicted Neptune's location in the 1840s within 1° of where it was found? More... |
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Augustus Caesar (63 BCE)Augustus Caesar was the first emperor of Rome. Known as Octavian for the period of his life prior to 27 BCE, he came to power after defeating Mark Antony and Cleopatra. He ended a century of civil wars and gave Rome an era of peace, prosperity, and imperial greatness. Although he preserved the outward form of the Roman Republic, he ruled with extraordinary powers for more than 40 years and filled the Senate with sympathizers who named him "Augustus." What was the significance of this title? More... |
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Pakistan's Capital Rocked by Hotel BombingA little-known Pakistani militant group called Fedayeen Islam has claimed responsibility for Saturday’s deadly suicide bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. An explosives-laden truck was rammed through the hotel’s security gate and detonated, leaving a crater nearly 60 feet (18 meters) wide and 24 feet (7 meters) deep. The blast also caused a natural gas leak that set the top floor of the building on fire. At least 53 people were killed and more than 250 wounded in the attack. According to government officials, Pakistan’s president, prime minister, and a number of other cabinet members were scheduled to dine at the hotel that day, but a last-minute change of venue likely saved their lives. More ... |
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Quote of the Day
 Sublime is the dominion of the mind over the body, that for a time, can make flesh and nerve impregnable, and string the sinews like steel, so that the weak become so mighty.Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) |
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