Washington, D.C., August 18, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is pleased to announce the rollout of the refined public search tool that provides access to Animal Welfare Act compliance records. […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on Departure of Steve Bannon (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on White House advisor Steve Bannon’s departure from the Trump administration: “Steve Bannon should have never been given […]
Dusky Definition: (adjective) Characterized by little or inadequate light; shadowy. Synonyms: Twilight, Twilit Usage: I met him on the road one dusky evening, and he insisted on seeing me safely home.
Siaka Stevens (1905) Almost immediately after being sworn in as prime minister of Sierra Leone in 1967, Stevens was overthrown in a coup. He was recalled from exile after another coup 13 months later. In 1971, he became the first […]
When he stepped off the straight and narrow path of his peculiar honesty, it was with an inward assertion of unflinching resolve to fall back again into the monotonous but safe stride of virtue as soon as his little excursion […]
Now the Size of New York State’s 7th Largest School District, Success Academy Is # 1 in State for Student Achievement With 46 Schools and 15,500 Students, Success Academy Is Larger than Most Suburban School Districts. Its Students Get Far […]
Attention: All homeowners receiving unwanted real estate solicitations! We are currently within a 45-day public comment period on the reestablishment of a “Cease & Desist Zones” across The Bronx and Queens. If you’re a homeowner in Throggs Neck, Waterbury-La Salle […]
Suppliant Definition: (noun) One praying humbly for something. Synonyms: Petitioner, Requester, Supplicant Usage: “Oh, God!” prayed the kneeling suppliant, “protect my husband, guard my son, and take my wretched life instead!”
Ernst Krenek (1900) Krenek was an Austrian-American composer born in Vienna to Czech parents. He studied in Berlin and Vienna and began composing in the 1920s. His 1926 jazz opera, Johnny Strikes Up, was extremely successful and has been translated […]
Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. Charlotte Bronte (1819-1855)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is publishing a final rule to allow the importation of fresh Hass avocado fruit from Colombia into the continental United States using a systems approach designed to […]
CITY PARKS FOUNDATION HOSTS 2017 TRACK & FIELD CITYWIDE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT ICAHN STADIUM 2,000 NYC Kids Competed in Track & Field Events… Javelin, Shot Put, Long Jump, Runs, Relays, Hurdles and more! New York, NY — On Wednesday, August 9, City Parks […]
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