If your check still hasn’t been cashed after 60 days, you’ll see a “Reissue payment” link next to the check’s status. Click Reissue payment and confirm that you want to reissue the payment. A new line item appears showing that the check has been stopped and that your refund isRead More →

noun Chess. a simultaneous check by two pieces in which the moving of one piece to give check also results in discovering a check by another piece. How do you do a double check? I will double-check the facts and write to them both. We will double-check to see whetherRead More →

Literally “emptying” in Greek, kenosis is a theological notion signifying the Christian belief that in the life and death of Jesus of Nazareth God empties out the divine selfhood in humble self-giving love to the world. What is Kenotic leadership? Kenotic leaders examine the character and motivations at the heartRead More →

Cardinal is a vivid red, which may get its name from the cassocks worn by Catholic cardinals (although the color worn by cardinals is scarlet). The cardinal bird also takes its name from the cardinal bishops. The first recorded use of cardinal as a color name in English was inRead More →

The main idea is the “key concept” being expressed. Details, major and minor, support the main idea by telling how, what, when, where, why, how much, or how many. Locating the topic, main idea, and supporting details helps you understand the point(s) the writer is attempting to express. What isRead More →

When one watches movies of ships and boats, the name of a boatswain or a bosun stands out quite clearly. … The main duties of bosuns revolve in the deck area of the ship. The Bosun is a member of the deck department and his duty, among others, is toRead More →

Deployment includes any movement from a military Service Member’s home station to somewhere outside the continental U.S. and its territories. One example would be when a unit based in the U.S. is deployed to another country to enter into a combat zone. How long is a US deployment? Deployments consistRead More →

: more than : in excess of they cost upwards of $25. How do you use upwards? The phrase upwards of is an informal expression meaning “at least” or “more than.” Informal: The Department will invest upwards of $6 billion over the next 10 years. Standard: The Department will investRead More →

slender women who have huge natural breasts. Who is Boo Boo’s bestfriend? Yogi Bear (best friend) Ranger Smith (friend) Cindy Bear (friend) Did Boo Boo Bear have a girlfriend? Buttercup is a resident of Jellystone Park. She was briefly the girlfriend of Boo Boo Bear, and has an older sister,Read More →

A hapten is a substance that can combine with a specific antibody but lacks antigenicity of its own. Many small molecules of Mr < 1000 such as toxins, drugs and hormones are not capable of invoking immune response when injected directly into animals. They are thus not immunogenic by themselves,Read More →