I have always pronounced “March” as two syllables. Mar Ch. Yet looking at sites such as Merrium-Websters or my dictionary, New World Dictionay, they show “March” as a single syllable. Is it 1 or 2 syllables? Let’s look first at the combinations with the word is: he’s, she’s, and it’s.Read More →
From 4 January 2021 to 28 March 2021, the fortnightly payment will reduce to $1,000 for those who worked 20 hours or more a week on average in the four weeks before 1 March 2020 and $650 for all other eligible employees. Will JobKeeper extended past March? On 7 AugustRead More →
Apple just finished its first event of 2021 by streaming a virtual keynote for the “Spring Loaded” event. During the event, Apple announced several new hardware products including new iPad Pros, a new iMac, a new Apple TV, Tile-like AirTags for tracking everyday items, and a purple iPhone 12. WhatRead More →
Beware the ides of March (and all the other ides, too) We say “Beware the ides of March” because it’s the date Julius Caesar was murdered, and Shakespeare immortalized the phrase in his play about those events. Why was Caesar warned about the Ides of March? In modern times, theRead More →
Hunger marches The 1922 marchers sought a meeting with the new prime minister, Bonar Law, who refused to see them because of their undemocratic leadership. Did the Jarrow March succeed? Dr Perry says: “In the short term, the Crusade did not succeed in its stated goal: To reverse the decisionRead More →
By March 1945 the first of the prisoners forced to march through the Borneo jungle from Sandakan had reached Ranau. Every day more sick and starving prisoners died. Why did the Japanese established the Sandakan prisoner of war camp? In July 1942, the Japanese POW camps in Sandakan received aboutRead More →
JobKeeper is due to end this Sunday, March 28. Employers can make claim payments for JobKeeper up until this date. JobKeeper allows employers to pay full-time employees $1000 a fortnight and part-time employees (or those who work less than 80 hours in a 28-day period) $650 a fortnight. What willRead More →