Word of the Day: October 24, 2017
Abstruse Definition: (adjective) Difficult to understand. Synonyms: Deep, Recondite Usage: The professor’s lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them.
Abstruse Definition: (adjective) Difficult to understand. Synonyms: Deep, Recondite Usage: The professor’s lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them.
Annie Edson Taylor (1838) On her 63rd birthday, Taylor became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. The interior of the barrel was cushioned and the air was compressed with a bicycle pump. Before […]
If you don’t get what you want, it’s a sign either that you did not seriously want it, or that you tried to bargain over the price. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
On Monday November 6th at 11am which will be a panel discussion with subject matter experts and practitioners on “Child/Youth Mental Health, Emotional Wellness, Trauma and Suicide” at Metropolitan College of New York, Bronx Campus, 463 E 149th St., Bronx, NY, 10455 (take # 2/5 train […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on House Passage of Aid Package for Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and California (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after the House approved $36 billion in disaster and […]
Senator Jeff Klein hosts celebration for students of Urban Health Plan’s Countdown to Fitness Program Klein announced $50,000 in state funding for the continuation of the weekly program BRONX, NY – Senator Jeff Klein and Urban Health Plan hosted a […]
Fixity Definition: (noun) The quality of being incapable of mutation. Synonyms: Immutability Usage: Darwin challenged the fixity of species with his theory of evolution.
Michael Crichton (1942) While pursuing a medical degree at Harvard University, the intensely private Crichton began writing novels under a pseudonym. He published The Andromeda Strain during his final year and went on to write several best-selling works, many of […]
Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation. Henry Fielding (1707-1754)
Washington, D.C., October 20, 2017 — The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the extension of the comment period for potential updates to the Animal Welfare Act licensing requirements. The comment period […]
Crowley, Chabot Call for Strong, Ongoing Response to Refugee Crisis in Burma (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Representative Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), along with 41 bipartisan Members of Congress, have sent a letter to Secretary […]
BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ HOSTS ANNUAL ITALIAN HERITAGE & CULTURE CELEBRATION On Thursday, October 12, 2017, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted his annual celebration of Italian-American Heritage & Culture Month, “Mese della Cultura Italiana,” at the Schiff Family Great […]
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